Seeing that the King of Yunwu County did not punish Zhang Ruochen, but instead punished Concubine Xiao, Concubine Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately pulled Zhang Ruochen aside.
Concubine Lin still couldn't believe what happened just now, and said, "Chen'er, have you really become a real warrior?"
"Yes!" Zhang Ruochen nodded, no longer hiding.
"You have just become a martial artist, and you are going to participate in the year-end assessment. What if you are in danger?" Concubine Lin was a little worried.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Even if you don't do anything, won't you be in danger? Mother, don't worry, I will do my best and do what I can."
Only young warriors under the age of twenty can participate in the year-end assessment.
King Yunwu has nine sons and thirteen daughters.
The fifth prince, the sixth prince, the seventh prince, the eighth prince, and the ninth prince are all under the age of twenty. Except for the seventh prince who is not in the royal city, the other four princes will all participate in the assessment.
In addition to the direct princes and princesses, the families of the princes and relatives will also select the three best young warriors to participate in the end-of-year assessment. For example, the Lin family.
Those relatives of the royal family have already rushed over and gathered around the periphery of the royal family's martial field, forming camps one by one.
In the royal city, some important figures, such as martial arts experts from the extreme earth realm, the suzerain of the sect, and the patriarch of a large patriarch, also received invitations and came to the royal martial arts field to observe the ceremony.
"Miss Boss, invitation letters from the royal family were also sent to Qingxuan Pavilion in previous years, but you have never been there. This year, why do you plan to go to watch the ceremony?" Mo Hanlin followed behind Qin Ya, asking a little puzzled.
Although it was cold winter, Qin Ya was wearing a long crimson dress, revealing two snow-white jade arms and sexy collarbones, as if she couldn't feel the cold.
There was a charming smile in Qin Ya's eyes, her lips were rosy and sparkling, and she said: "When I meet someone who is interested, I naturally want to know more about him."
"The proprietress is talking about the Ninth Prince?" Mo Hanlin asked.
"Hehe! Besides him, is there anyone else?" Qin Ya laughed.
Two months ago, after Zhang Ruochen went to Qingxuan Pavilion, Qin Ya sent someone to investigate him.
What surprised Qin Ya was that that determined young man hadn't activated the mark of martial arts in the past sixteen years, and was just an ordinary person. What's more, he is weak and sickly, and has been bedridden all year round.
She even found out about Zhang Ruochen's miserable situation in the palace, the grievances between Concubine Lin and the Lin family, and so on.
However, such a young man spent one hundred thousand silver coins to buy a lot of pills and two real martial arts treasures from Qingxuan Pavilion.
Where did he get the huge amount of silver coins?
What is the secret behind him?
From Qin Ya's point of view, the Ninth Prince, who was looked down upon by everyone, was completely enigmatic, which made her unable to figure it out.
Driven by curiosity, she planned to watch the year-end assessment in person, and wanted to see how many secrets Zhang Ruochen still hid.
"Miss Boss, you actually came to the Royal Martial Arts Field? It's really unexpected." Lin Fengxian saw Qin Ya in a long crimson dress from a distance, and greeted him proactively.
In Lin Fengxian's eyes, Qin Ya is also a very mysterious woman.
He only saw Qin Ya once from a distance, so he was not familiar with her. But he knew that the other party had huge financial resources, enough to affect the economic operation of the entire royal city, and she was definitely not a simple woman.
It is said that in Wushi, five out of ten shopkeepers are helping her.
It's just that the proprietress has always been Shenlong not seeing Kamio, even if the head of a big family wants to see her, it is quite difficult.
If you can make friends with her, it will only be good for the Lin family, and there will be no harm.
Qin Ya glanced at Lin Fengxian, raised her eyes slightly, and said, "Your Excellency?"
Mo Hanlin said in a low voice: "Miss Boss, he is the head of the Lin family, Lin Fengxian."
"The Lin family? Oh! It's interesting!" Qin Ya's eyes lit up, and she immediately showed an elegant smile, and said, "So it's the head of the Lin family, so I'm rude, I'm rude!"
Lin Fengxian didn't expect Qin Ya to be such a talkative woman, and said with a smile: "Two years ago, when Lin went to Qingxuan Pavilion to buy a batch of pills, he asked to see the proprietress. It's a pity that the proprietress had to go out in a hurry. I just glanced at the proprietress from a distance. Two years have passed, and the proprietress has become even more beautiful!"
"Two years ago..."
Qin Ya has no impression at all, but there is still a smile on her face.
She looked at the warriors of the Lin family behind Lin Fengxian, fixed her eyes on Lin Ningshan, and said, "This should be the second lady of the Lin family, right? She is such a little beauty, and the servants feel ashamed."
Standing behind Lin Fengxian, Lin Ningshan was dressed in white clothes like snow, with swaying blue hair, a slender figure, a beautiful and delicate face, she was simply a standard little beauty.
But to say that the lady boss is not as beautiful as her is not necessarily the case.
It can only be said that each has its own temperament.
"Miss Boss, you actually know the little girl?" Lin Fengxian asked in surprise.
Qin Ya naturally didn't know Lin Ningshan, but she had investigated Zhang Ruochen. Among them, one of the people who had the greatest influence on Zhang Ruochen was this beautiful woman Lin.
So, she memorized the name Lin Ningshan by the way.
Qin Ya smiled and said: "One of the four beauties in Yunwu Commandery, the slave family has heard of it. It is said that even His Royal Highness Ninth Prince has been pursuing Miss Lin. It is really enviable!"
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old martial artist from the Lin family sneered, "The Ninth Prince is just pretending to be sentimental. With his aptitude, even if he has practiced for a hundred years, he cannot be worthy of sister Shan'er."
Another young warrior from the Lin family, who was a little older, said with a smile: "After the year-end assessment, sister Shan'er will be engaged to His Highness the Seventh Prince. The Ninth Prince is a toad who wants to eat swan meat. It is not only stupid, but also ridiculous."
These two young warriors from the Lin family are called Lin Chengwu and Lin Tianwu respectively.
Lin Ningshan, Lin Chengwu, and Lin Tianwu are the three most outstanding young geniuses selected by the Lin family. Represent the Lin family and participate in the year-end assessment.
Qin Ya touched Xuebai's chin, as if she had discovered some great secret, and said, "Miss Lin is actually going to be engaged to His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, which is really something worthy of congratulations. If the news spreads, I'm afraid the entire royal city Every woman will be envious and jealous because of this!"
Lin Ningshan pursed her lips lightly, and there was a bit of joy in her eyes. After all, being able to marry the seventh prince is definitely the dream of countless women in Yunwu County.
She is now very close to her dream!
The end-of-year assessment is divided into literary examination and martial arts examination.
Literary examinations are not taken seriously.
Even if you get the first place in the literary test, you will only be praised for a few words at most. Only when you perform well in the martial arts test can you get rich rewards from the royal family.
The martial arts test has begun!
The first round of the martial arts test: a test of strength.
In the martial arts field, there are black stone plates of different sizes, which are divided into ten weight classes.
The smallest stone plate is only half a meter in diameter and weighs a hundred catties!
The largest stone plate has a diameter of three meters and weighs a thousand catties!
According to the order of age, from young to old, test your own strength in turn.
Xiaojun advocated that Yulin was the first to enter the martial arts arena. This year, she is only six years old. She is one meter tall, beautifully carved, cute and cute.
"Wow!"
The little princess walked to the side of the black stone plate with a diameter of only half a meter, stopped, and the true qi in the body circulated in the meridians. Her hands clasped the edge of the stone plate, and she seemed to be struggling, but she finally lifted the stone plate that weighed a hundred catties.
"Boom!"
She tried her best to throw the stone plate out, and the stone plate fell to the ground one meter away.
The little princess looked a little disappointed, and stared at the second stone plate.
The second stone plate weighed two hundred catties, and the little princess couldn't lift it even with all her strength, so she had to give up and retreat in the end.
"Little Princess, when she was four years old, she activated the Imprint of Divine Martial Arts, and now she can actually lift a stone plate weighing one hundred catties. It's really amazing, and she will definitely be another amazing daughter of heaven in the future."
Prince Yunwu, who was sitting above, also nodded lightly. He was naturally very happy to have an extra genius among his children.
Subsequently, the tenth and eleventh princesses also tested their strength. Their ages were fourteen and ten years old respectively.
The master of ten princesses, whose cultivation had reached the middle stage of Huangji Realm, lifted a stone plate weighing 200 jins and hit it seven meters away. Unfortunately, she couldn't lift the stone plate weighing three hundred catties, so she had to give up in the end.
The master of ten princesses also reached the middle stage of Huangji Realm, and he also lifted the stone plate weighing 200 jins and shot it six meters away.
However, considering that the eleventh county master is four years younger than the tenth county master, in a comprehensive evaluation, the eleventh county master's performance is even better.
The first three princesses are all under the age of fourteen, and they are all women, weaker than men in terms of strength, so they can only lift a stone plate weighing two hundred catties at most.
Next, is the contest between the real geniuses.
Lin Ningshan, fifteen years old this year, is the youngest among the warriors except for the three princesses. Therefore, she became the next young genius to enter the martial arts arena.
She directly skipped the nine stone plates in front and walked to the tenth stone plate.
The tenth stone plate has a diameter of three meters and a weight of one thousand catties.
"rise!"
Lin Cuishan circulated the infuriating qi in her body, and with only one hand, she clasped the stone plate larger than her body with one hand, and easily lifted the heavy stone plate above her head.
Ordinary people can't imagine that such a slender body can bear such a terrible weight.
She is only fifteen years old!
Lin Ningshan twisted her five fingers, and the heavy stone plate flew out of her palm and fell to the ground fifteen meters away, making a huge pit in the ground.
"Oh my god! It's amazing! Another great genius was born in the Lin family."
"It's just a woman. Her physical body can't compare with a man's, but she can lift a stone plate weighing a thousand catties with one hand. I don't know how powerful her cultivation has reached?"
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The Yunwu County King who was sitting above also showed a look of surprise, and said: "Whose genius girl is this? Such a talent, even if compared with the Ninth County Lord, I am afraid it is almost the same!"
The queen was very satisfied with Lin Ningshan's performance, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, she is the daughter of the Patriarch of the Lin family, named Lin Ningshan. The concubine also thinks that she is very good, and intends to let her be engaged to the seventh prince and marry her." Lian Li."
"It turned out to be that little girl. This king has some impressions of her. With her talent and family background, she is still worthy of Qi'er."
The King of Yunwu County frowned slightly, looked at Zhang Ruochen who was standing on the edge of the martial field, and said, "However, I remember that she and Jiu'er were good playmates when she was young, and they are cousins, they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts At the beginning, this king had discussed with the old man of the Lin family and planned to make a baby marriage for them. Unfortunately, after the incident three years ago, the engagement matter was over."
The queen laughed and said, "Your Majesty is so confused! With Lin Ningshan's current talent, how could he possibly like the Ninth Prince? The two of them are no longer from the same world, and the gap will only grow wider in the future."
"With her talent, even if she is a side concubine for the seventh prince, I believe she will be quite willing. The Lin family will never let go of this opportunity to curry favor with the seventh prince."
The King of Yunwu County also nodded slightly, and had to admit that the talent of the Ninth Prince was indeed far inferior to that of Lin Ningshan. This is also impossible!
In the world of martial arts, the combination of strong men and weak women is very common.
But the combination of strong women and weak men, if the gap is too big, it will definitely not be a good thing for the man or the woman!