Caixueqin, from a humble background, is not as difficult to approach as Gong Feixuan, the noble-born young master. In the academy, there are countless students who have fallen in love with Caixueqin.
Fang Xueqin once played a piece for the Empress Dowager in her palace at the recommendation of Mr. Yin, and was deeply loved by the Empress Dowager, who directly took her as her adopted daughter. Fang Xueqin suddenly became the Emperor's sister, and even Tang Qian had to call her "Little Aunt" when he saw her.
Fang Xueqin was a phoenix flying on the branch, and for a time became a legendary figure in the Eastern Dynasty.
Su Da Xing had a deep impression of Fang Xueqin because before he became famous, the Su family had tried to set him up with Fang Xueqin. Unfortunately, Fang Xueqin declined, citing her young age and not considering marriage as the reason. Afraid of offending the Su family, she promised to give them an explanation in three years' time.
Of course, three years have passed and Fang Xueqin has become the Emperor's sister. The Su family no longer dares to mention the old affair from three years ago.
Fang Xueqin took the prize and came to the martial arts stage, standing right next to Su Daoming.
"Are you Su Dao Xing?" Fang Xueqin obviously still remembered the thing from three years ago, her lively eyes curiously sizing up Su Dao Xing.
Fang Xueqin's figure and temperament are both captivating.
After becoming the Fourteenth Martial King, Su Dao Xing's willpower became extremely strong. Looking at Fang Xueqin who was as beautiful as a fairy, he only slightly appreciated her and replied: "I am Su Dao Xing, Master Fang. I apologize to you for what the Su family did three years ago."
Having said that, Su Dao woke up in the morning and Snow Qin bowed her head slightly.
Su Dao Xing's actions attracted the attention of a student on the side.
Fang Xueqin's face suddenly turned crimson and she didn't dare speak with Su Daowei again.
The commendation meeting came to an end and the students dispersed one after another.
Su Dao Xing nodded slightly in the morning, and left with the members of Shen Yue Society.
"Director, is there a story between you and Fang Xueqin?" Yang Huwei asked Su Daowei with a smile in his eyes.
The members of the Shingetsu Society gathered around him one after another.
"Remember an old saying: a toad wants to eat swan meat!" Su Dao Xing ignored them and strode towards the Shén Yuè Society.
"The director is comparing himself to a toad and Fang Xueqin to a swan."
"Isn't the toad always thinking of eating swan meat in his heart? Is it possible that the president's heart wants to be with Fang Xueqin, but is too humble and dares not approach Fang Xueqin?"
"The president is a small master-level martial king, and he is also the son of the Su family, matching up with Fang Xueqin. The only thing the president is worried about is that Fang Xueqin is the emperor's adopted sister."
Everyone was talking at once, discussing it heatedly.
Su Dao Xing had just returned to Shen Yue Society when he was informed by a teacher that he would have to go to Dean Nie's private residence in the afternoon.
The Dean of the Huqing Palace, Nie Dean, has always been a mysterious figure who is rarely seen. He didn't even attend this morning's Excellent Talent Commendation Conference at the Academy. The fact that he summoned Su Daoying and others means there must be something extremely important going on.
It is said that Dean Nie was once one of the two wise men of the Eastern Imperial Court, with Dean Nie in charge of the Huqing Mansion and the other wise man in charge of the Holy Temple. The dean of the Holy Temple had a very private relationship with Dean Nie. Su Daoxian muttered to himself, sitting quietly in another courtyard, "Could it be that this time Dean Nie summoned me, it will have something to do with the Holy Temple."
Su Dao Xing was actually quite looking forward to it.
The Holy Institute has formally invited Tang Qian, Yue Tianwu, and Baiyi Dahui, the top three winners of the Hundred Arts Assembly, to become students of the Holy Institute. These three are currently the most renowned students in the Eastern Earth Imperial Dynasty.
Tang Qian doesn't need to be mentioned, as the son of the Light Emperor, he has the qualifications to enter the Sacred Institute. Yu Tianwu is the Holy Maiden of the Moon Clan, with transcendent talent, and it's only natural that she enters the Sacred Institute. Quan Heng won first prize at the Hundred Arts Assembly held by the Imperial Family, and was praised by the Emperor as a literary king who appears once in a hundred years, so he naturally has the qualifications to enter the Sacred Institute.
The Holy Court recruits students irregularly, and it is impossible to recruit only three people each time. In addition to Tang Qian, Yue Tianwu, and Quan Heng, some other students will definitely be recruited. These students can only be selected from among the top talents of the Ten Thousand Talents Academy, which is why there is a Holy Court Entrance Examination Invitation.
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A quiet place in Huqingfu, a garden-style courtyard stands there, which is the residence of Nie Yuanlong, the head of Huqingfu.
Outside the wooden gate of the other courtyard, Wen Wang Xu Zhi-xiong, Fang Xue-qin, Wu Wang Wang Chao, Wei Ke, Tang Guo-qiang, Kong Fei Xuan and Luo Song-tao were standing there, waiting to be summoned.
Su Dao woke up and came here, seeing such a grand scene, his heart moved slightly, standing behind the crowd.
The wooden door creaked open, and a middle-aged man who looked like a steward walked out. He said to the students standing outside the door: "Dean Nie is dealing with an urgent matter, you follow me first, and wait for a moment at the banquet."
"Yes, Mr. Tang." Táng Guóqiáng bowed to the middle-aged man who looked like a butler, obviously recognizing Mr. Tang's identity.
From Tang Guoqiang's actions, everyone knew that Mr. Tang, who seemed to be a housekeeper, must have a remarkable background.
Su Dao Xing could feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy from Mr. Tang, as for Mr. Tang's cultivation level, he couldn't sense it, at least not weaker than Mu Zong Jiao Shi's.
Everyone followed Mr. Tang to another courtyard, as if they had come from a noisy place to a secluded paradise, where the air was filled with spiritual energy, and it was quiet and natural, without any dust or wind.
Mr. Tang led everyone into the courtyard and went straight to the residence inside to invite Dean Nie.
"Tan Guoqiang, do you know Mr. Tan? What's his background?" Xu Zhiyong usually got along well with Tan Guoqiang, and as soon as he saw the back of Mr. Tan disappear into the distance, he immediately inquired about Mr. Tan's identity.
Su Dao Xing, Kong Fei Xuan, Wang Chao and others leaned in to listen.
Mr. Tang said in a low voice, "Mr. Tang is the disciple of a prominent saint-level figure and was originally appointed by the Emperor as the Dean of Huqing Prefecture. Later, Mr. Nie returned from overseas and the Emperor appointed him as the Dean instead. Mr. Tang voluntarily became Deputy to Dean Nie, but actually, he is the one who truly holds power in Huqing Prefecture. Dean Nie is a recluse and rarely shows his face, so all matters are handled by Mr. Tang."
It wasn't until then that everyone suddenly realized that Mr. Tang was actually the second master of Huqing Fu, who was often mentioned by the students.
The banquet in the courtyard was already set up, with one person per table. The tables were filled with rare and precious spiritual fruits that emitted a strong spiritual aura just by smelling them.
The two tables at the very front are for the host, with four tables on each side, left being superior and right being inferior.
Su Dao Xing and Xu Zhi Xiong walked towards the seat on the left side of the master's table at the same time.
Xu Zhi Xiong saw Su Dao Xing competing with him for the position, his eyes turned cold, and he said to Su Dao Xing: "Su Dao Xing, in the imperial court's discussion, the left is Wen Wang, and the right is Wu Wang. This time, the president's banquet, our seats should also follow the imperial court's discussion, with the left being Wen Wang, and the right being Wu Wang."
Only Fang Xueqin agreed with Xu Zhiyong's words.
The kings glared at Xu Zhi Xiong with unpleasant expressions.
Su Dao Xing heard the words and smiled brightly, saying: "Xu Zhi Xiong, do you know that in the Hu Qing Fu, the martial king is revered on the left, so naturally the left seat belongs to the martial king, and the right seat belongs to the literary king."
The struggle between the two is no longer a personal vendetta, but a struggle between Wen Wang and Wu Wang.
Fang Xueqin thought for a moment and said: "I propose that Su Daowei and Xu Zhiyong have a competition, the winner gets to choose their seat first."
Hearing this, Gong Fei Xuan said: "If King Wen and King Wu were to compete, if they competed in martial arts, it would be unfair to King Wen. If they competed in various skills, it would be unfair to King Wu. We must choose a way of competition that is fair to both King Wu and King Wen."
"Why don't we compare our inner strength instead?" Tang Guoqiang suggested.
"It's all right, just as you think."
Everyone agrees on the strength and weakness of this comparison.
"Hmph!" Xu Zhi Xiong snorted coldly, "Comparing the strength of our wills, as a member of the Xu family, I'm somewhat bullying Su Dao Xing."
The Xujia family has produced many literary leaders throughout history. Their intention is considered to be the intention of the sage Su Xuan, and it is believed to be one of the strongest intentions among the saints.
Xu Zhi Xiong was afraid that the crowd would change the way of trial, and immediately dispersed with a hint. A holy shadow appeared behind him.
"Xu Zhi Xiong's will has actually become strong enough to manifest the holy saint's virtual shadow." Wei Ke exclaimed, his organization inherited from Yun Sheng, he had studied the saint's will and was extremely shocked by Xu Zhi Xiong's achievements in terms of will.
Su Dao woke up with a calm and peaceful mind. He emitted his own will, and behind him appeared a sacred temple. The sacred temple emitted a holy sound.
"Huh?"
A shocking scene appeared.
As soon as Su Dao Xing's will was revealed, the Holy Temple appeared, and Xu Zhi Xiong's will transformed into a saint who bowed to the Holy Temple.
The strength of one's intentions is evident at a glance.
"Your will is stronger than mine, I admit defeat willingly." Xu Zhi Xiong walked towards the seat on his right side.
Su Dao Xing sat in the seat on the left side.
Tang Guoqiang, Wei Ke, Fang Xueqin, Wang Chao, Kong Feixuan and Luo Songtao sat down in their seats one by one.
Mr. Tang and Dean Nie walked over from the backyard together, gave a greeting to the students, and sat down cross-legged in the host's seat.
Director Nie looks spirited and energetic, although he is over 70 years old, his demeanor is no less than that of a middle-aged person.
"Long live Director Nie!"
The students stood up and bowed to Dean Nie.
"No need for formalities, please take a seat." Nie Yuanzhang, although one of the two most virtuous officials in the imperial court, was approachable and humble, without any airs about him. With a wave of his hand, he produced five wooden tokens engraved with the character "Sheng".
"A decree issued by the Holy Court?"
"Students who possess a sacred order are qualified to participate in the entrance examination of the Sacred Institute, and the number of such orders issued by the institute at one time will not exceed twenty."
The students were all people of great status and immediately recognized that the token taken out by Nie Dean was indeed a token issued by the Holy Institute.
Dean Nie exuded an aura of elegance, his cultivation was unparalleled, and every move he made gave off a sense of harmony with nature: "Not bad, this is indeed the six Sacred Edicts. The Sacred Institute has allocated six Sacred Edicts to Huqing Prefecture, one of which has other uses, leaving five Sacred Edicts for your use."
Eight people, five holy orders, one person one holy order is not enough to share.
The students were naturally excited in their hearts, but they looked extremely serious. Next, the principal would announce which five people could get the five sacred orders.
Nie Yuan Chang pondered for a moment before saying, "Among the eight of you, the first five to enter the Fourteen Cage Wu Wang or Wen Wang realm can receive one Holy Order each."