Chapter 39: Expanding the Seal, Silver Emperor Tian Xuan Descends

  "Brother Yun, wait for me." After Emperor Tifu sent off Zhou Weiqing with a dazed gaze, she suddenly came to her senses and took a few steps forward to arrive at Ming Yun's side. "Brother Yun, what's going on between him and..."

  "Moonlight smiled faintly, 'Fuya, you should know my temper. Snatching someone else's fiancée is not a reputation I want to have. Moreover, I've never gone back on my word, so I won't pursue the matter of your deception towards me, but don't come looking for me again either, or else...you understand the consequences.' With that said, he turned and entered the Taoyuan Palace without looking back, leaving Emperor Fuya standing there with a stunned expression."

  Zhou Weiqing's good mood was completely ruined because of Di Tianyin, walking on the streets of Fei Li City, he felt a bit annoyed in his heart. "Uncle, uncle, it's not that I don't give you face." Compared to Bing'er, Di Tianyin was far inferior and couldn't be reasoned with. The guilt he originally felt towards retreating from the engagement due to Di Fenglin had vanished at this moment. He shook his head forcefully, let out a cold hum, and muttered to himself: "It's not worth getting angry for her sake."

  However, the two collisions with that middle-aged man just now also made Zhou Weiqing deeply feel his own lack of strength. That Ming Yun's heavenly power was at least above the eighth level of Tian Shen's cultivation, much thicker than himself. If it weren't for his extremely strong physical body, he would have been in big trouble by now. But if both sides were using their intent pearls to imprint skills and condense equipment shapes, even if he used all his skills, he probably wouldn't have had a chance of winning. This was the fundamental difference in strength. No good, he still needed to quickly complete the imprinting of all the skills on his intent pearl, and also condense that legendary suit scroll. The Lihuo Empire wasn't like the Tianbao Empire, there were too many powerful people, he had to have some ability to protect himself first.

  Thinking of this, Zhou Weiqing found a nearby hotel and checked in. He decided to recover his Heavenly Energy first, then proceed with the Condensation of the scroll, and continue to Taohu Palace tomorrow to make another imprint. With the rapid recovery ability of the Undying Divine Art, making two imprints a day should still be no problem.

  The East City of Vermeer Castle, which was originally the most prosperous, is even more bustling today, especially around the Taoyin Palace, where the school district is crowded with people. No wonder, today is the day when various universities and colleges recruit students once a year.

  The enrollment process lasted for three days, and each college had different admission numbers and conditions. However, the Empire of Faleer had a unified regulation that regardless of whether they were nobles or commoners, they must take the entrance examination to enter these higher learning institutions.

  Among a dozen or so academies, the most famous are three: the Imperial Military Academy of Fali, the Imperial Tianzhu Academy of Fali and the Jili Palace Academy.

  Among them, the Imperial Academy of Fali is a cradle for cultivating civil servants, and the requirements for new students are also the most stringent. They must have the nationality of the Fali Empire and pass nine exams in three days to be admitted. The Imperial Academy of Fali is also the place with the most registrations, with an admission ratio of almost one hundred to one.

  Nowadays, nearly eighty percent of the civil servants in the Imperial Court of Yunli are graduates of this college, which can be seen from its huge influence in the Imperial Court of Feili.

  In contrast, the one with the simplest admission requirements but also the smallest number of admissions is the Imperial Heaven's Jewel Academy. The requirement is only one, Heaven's Jewel Master. Only Heaven's Jewel Masters can apply, regardless of their household registration status, and non-native students are required to pledge allegiance to the Imperial Heaven. This academy has a very small number of students, with fewer than 100 students in total, and it's already considered good if they can admit 10 or 8 new students each year. It is also known as the cradle of strong warriors. To know that during their studies at the Imperial Heaven's Jewel Academy, students can go to the Taoyin Palace for free Heaven's Jewel imprinting. The attractiveness of such a generous treatment to young Heaven's Jewel Masters is self-evident.

  The last one is the Royal Military Academy of Flanders, with an enrollment number of about one-third that of the Imperial Court Academy of Flanders, but its admission rate has also reached a staggering ratio of thirty to one. It is a cradle for famous generals. The academy that Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Xue'er are going to take the exam for is this very academy.

  When Zhou Weiqing arrived at the entrance of the Holy Royal Military Academy early in the morning, he was stunned. The entire street was packed with people, making it impossible for him to find Shangguan Xue'er! Helpless, he could only stand guard at one of the twenty registration points lined up horizontally in front of the academy, searching for Shangguan Xue'er's figure amidst the crowd under the scorching sun.

  As he was anxiously waiting, a slender man suddenly approached him and said, "Brother, do you want the exam rules? With the exam rules, you can be better prepared for the assessment after signing up. This is a rare opportunity to buy. It's only ten gold coins."

  Looking at the stack of papers in his hand, Zhou Weiqing said with a bad tone: "One piece of paper is sold for ten gold coins, why don't you go rob." Who knew that the thin man would say: "Robbing doesn't make money this fast, and it's also dangerous."

  Zhou Weiqing couldn't help but be amused. "Alright, then give me a copy." Anyway, waiting here was just as boring, and with his tall stature of over 1.9 meters, standing in such an obvious spot, it would be easier for Shangguan Fei'er to find him than the other way around. He spent ten gold coins to buy a copy of the rules and stood there reading them. When he saw the content on that piece of paper, he immediately realized he had been scammed, because at the very top of the page were the words "Recruitment Notice". It was clear that this thing was something everyone received after signing up, but he had been cheated out of ten gold coins. Thinking about finding that person from earlier, in such a crowded sea of people... how could he possibly find him again?

  Zhou Weiqing's eyes flashed with a hint of anger, and he thought to himself, "If that old scoundrel were here, I'd definitely be cursed to death."

  In fact, he was deceived not because of carelessness, but mainly because he was anxious to wait for Shangguan Bing'er's heart, and when his heart was confused, he didn't think much more. Moreover, there were tens of millions of gold coins on him now, so he didn't care about this small amount of money.

  The recruitment brochure only stated that after registration, candidates with admission certificates would enter the college for assessment. The assessment was divided into three items, each with a score of 100 points: personal strength display in actual combat, military literacy in written test, and interview. At the same time, there were notes that if any one of the assessments reached full marks, the other two subjects' scores would not be counted and they could be directly admitted.

  Then comes the admission score line. The noble admission score line is 150 points, and the commoner admission score line is 180 points.

  Looking at this, Zhou Weiqing couldn't help but frown. The Empire of Felia sounded good, saying that all identities had to undergo assessment, but it turned out that there were still differences when recruiting. He didn't know whether his title as the Viscount of the Bow Empire today should be considered noble or commoner.

  "What are you looking at?" Zhou was startled. While he was reading the admission brochure, his shoulder was suddenly tapped, and when he turned around, a smiling face with a hint of annoyance and joy appeared in front of him, wasn't it Shangguan Bing'er?

  Zhou Weiqing was stunned for a moment, then without hesitation, he pulled her into his arms and tightly hugged her slender body, instantly attracting the attention of many people around them.

  From the time he met Yu Guo'er to now, this was still the longest time Zhou Weiqing had been apart from her. Previously when they were making Condensed Scroll everyday at Hua Yang's place, he didn't feel it that much, but after leaving Fei Dian City, his longing for Yu Guo'er grew stronger and stronger. Two days ago, after seeing Empress Wu Ya, the strong contrast in their personalities made Zhou Weiqing wish he could grow wings to fly to Yu Guo'er's side. Now that he saw her, how could he bear the turmoil in his heart?

  Shangguan Bing'er was suddenly hugged by him, and she was originally greatly embarrassed in her heart, but she quickly felt Zhou Weiqing's heartbeat violently pounding as well as the unusually tight arms embracing her, and the shyness in her heart instantly softened. She turned around and wrapped her arms around his waist, feeling a sense of fullness in her heart.

  These past few months, she hasn't been feeling well either. Usually when Zhou Weiqing was by her side, it wasn't too noticeable, and this guy would often make her angry or tease her. But once he left, the calmness around Shangguan Xue'er was palpable, yet this calmness also made the longing and nostalgia in her heart grow stronger. Even staying at home with her mother made her feel restless, and if she wasn't afraid of affecting Zhou Weiqing's studies on condensed scroll production or worried about taking a different path from him, she would have already gone to Fei Diao City to look for him.

  Just now, she saw Zhou Weiqing standing foolishly on this side from afar in the crowd. At that moment, she felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction in her heart and finally squeezed over with great difficulty.

  At this moment, they met again in the crowd, and the joy, excitement, and release of nostalgia made them completely ignore everything around them.

  "Bing'er, I miss you. Especially these past few days, I've been missing you even more." Zhou Weiqing lifted his head, looking at the lovely face that was slightly flushed, and for a moment he had already forgotten why he came here today. Shangguan Bing'er softly hummed in agreement, saying in a low voice: "I miss you too. Xiao Pang, you seem to have lost weight."

  I miss you too. These words made Zhou Weiqing feel a gust of happy wind hit him, and he smiled, saying: "Let me kiss you, okay?" Fang Xingyu was startled and hurriedly said: "No way."

  "Seeing Wu Qingshan's disappointed face, she lowered her head and quietly added a sentence, 'It won't work here.'"

  Zhou Weiqing's eyes lit up and he leaned in close to her ear, saying: "Understood."

  Shangguan Bing'er's face turned red with shame and she pounded on his shoulder "What do you understand?"

  Zhou Weiqing puffed out his chest and laughed loudly, "Understood is understood. Let's go sign up." As he spoke, he pulled Ouyang Xue'er's hand and squeezed inside. He was originally tall and sturdy, and with his great strength, they soon squeezed in and found a registration point. Facing the senior student responsible for registration, he said, "Beauty, I'm here to sign up."

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