The luxurious carriage drawn by Mu Mansion's eight white horses stopped in front of a three-story restaurant on the most luxurious road in Luyang City.
The bright red and purple glazed lamps in this large restaurant are brightly lit and full of festive atmosphere.
All the waiters were waiting inside and outside, and the attendants were waiting outside. There was not a single person waiting in the huge restaurant.
Dean Mu Fengshan of the Fuyuan, the deans of the ten major martial arts academies, and many people from wealthy families are hosting a banquet here tonight to entertain the top ten martial arts students in the martial arts department examination.
Ye Fan, led by the woman in green, went up to the third floor of the attic.
As soon as he stepped into the hall, he saw nine young girls in brocade clothes outside the hall, waiting for him, the top one in the martial arts department, to arrive.
Including Ye Fan, who just arrived, they are the top ten young martial arts students in Luyang Mansion's ten-academy joint examination this year.
As soon as Ye Fan arrived, all the young people looked at him with burning eyes.
The eyes of these nine young warriors were extremely complicated, some were filled with jealousy, and some were filled with fanatical admiration and admiration.
Some of them have seen with their own eyes how Ye Fan performed the "Basic Three" martial arts at the god level. The shock cannot be described in words.
Others are confused because they have not seen Ye Fan perform martial arts with their own eyes.
But they all wondered in their hearts how a martial arts student like Ye Fan, who had no noble birth, no appearance, no outstanding temperament, and was an extremely ordinary martial arts student, could overwhelm them all and win the first place in the martial arts department of the Ten Academy Joint Examination in one fell swoop.
There was a gloomy look on Zhao Feiyang's handsome face. His eyes flickered and he glanced at Mark, feeling a deep hatred of being humiliated.
These people were summoned by dean Mu and received no special treatment.
Only Ye Fan, who topped the list, came with a grand invitation in the carriage of Miss Mu Bing of the Mu Mansion.
The treatment between them is as different as heaven and earth. There is a huge difference.
Ye Fan stood with nine teenagers. He was not familiar with them, so he did not say hello to them, and his expression was slightly reserved.
He has always been at the bottom of the Nanchen Martial Arts Academy, and these high-ranking and proud people are all the top figures in the top ten Martial Arts Academy.
There is an obvious gap between him and them.
Soon, the voice of an attendant sounded from the inner hall: "We would like to invite the top ten martial arts students of the Luyang Mansion this year, including the number one Ye Fan, the number two Zhao Feiyang, Tanhua Wang Lie and others, to attend the celebration night banquet of the martial arts department of the mansion! "
Ten young martial arts students, including Ye Fan and Zhao Feiyang, who were waiting outside the hall, filed into the hall.
In the hall filled with glazed lamps, Dean Mu sat at the banquet chair.
Next to Dean Mu's seat, a beautiful girl with a face like ice and snow sat on the mat. Her eyes were clear and cold, and she glanced at Ye Fan lightly.
She is Mu Bing, the daughter of Dean Mu, the legitimate daughter of the Mu family.
A woman in green clothes whom Ye Fan had seen earlier was already standing behind the girl, whispering something.
On the left are the guests accompanying the banquet.
The other ten deans are all present.
In addition, there were also people from major aristocratic families who also attended the banquet.
These people are either rich or noble, and they are all powerful family leaders in Luyang Mansion.
Behind them were some young warriors, sitting or standing with a formidable aura. Apparently they are outstanding young people from various wealthy families, who brought this night banquet to make some new acquaintances.
On the right side are the seats for the top ten in the martial arts department, and they are also the core protagonists of tonight's banquet.
Ye Fan bowed to Dean Mu and others, came to the first seat on the right and sat down. He is the number one in the martial arts department and the most important guest at this night banquet.
Zhao Feiyang, Wang Lie and other nine martial arts students sat in turn under Ye Fan.
Almost all the guests in the hall focused their eyes on Ye Fan, carefully looking at this young man from a poor family.
Not only a few martial arts students were confused, but everyone here was curious about Ye Fan.
In the previous joint examinations of the ten colleges, the first place at the top attracted the most attention. Even if a disciple from a wealthy family wins the top spot in the martial arts department, it is a huge honor.
But this year, Ye Fan was the only one in Luyang Mansion for hundreds of years to win the first place in the rankings as a martial arts student from a humble family and become the focus of this night banquet.
The most important thing is that the general manager of Zhao Mansion raised objections on behalf of the Zhao family, expressed doubts about Ye Fan's assessment results, and protested to Dean Mu.
The wealthy Zhao family is unwilling to give in and will definitely take action at tonight's banquet to try to overturn Ye Fan's assessment results and allow Zhao Feiyang to regain the top spot.
This also made many guests who were ready to watch the excitement full of gloating "anticipation" for tonight's banquet.
Ye Fan sat upright, feeling calm in his heart.
Since he was attending this banquet, he had already been mentally prepared to be watched. He was even mentally prepared to be "provoked" during the night banquet.
Old Dean Mu Fengshan sat in the main seat, staring at Ye Fan with bright eyes, carefully observing Ye Fan's every move.
His vision has always been extremely sophisticated and keen, and he has an extremely good ability to recognize people.
Most of the deans of the top ten junior martial arts academies in Luyang Mansion are his direct disciples, and the rest are also closely related to him, which shows how outstanding his ability to recognize people is.
However, Mu Fengshan could not see anything.
The young man in front of him is just an ordinary young man.
This young man has handsome features and is a simple young man.
His eyes were not sharp, his eyes were clear, and he was obviously pure in heart and kind in nature.
His expression is slightly calm, but this is normal for a precocious young man from a poor family.
The pace is steady, but it is obviously far from the level of an expert.
Judging from all the subtle aspects, this young man... is just an ordinary young man from a poor family who disappears from everyone.
It is hard to imagine how this ordinary young martial arts student could defeat thousands of young martial arts students of the same age from the top ten martial arts academies.
He even suppressed nine talented young people from eight wealthy families, including Zhao Feiyang and Wang Lie, and won the first place in the martial arts department in one fell swoop.
But what if this boy is cheating? How could he possibly deceive all the chief and deputy examiners present at the time, as well as the thousands of young martial arts students taking part in the examination? !
Except for the Zhao family who said that Ye Fan cheated without any basis, no one else raised any objection to Ye Fan's results.
Dean Mu was filled with doubts for a moment and was silent.
In the situation before him, it was difficult for him to make a correct judgment.
The elders of the wealthy families in Luyang Mansion all looked at Ye Fan, whispering to each other, full of doubts.
"Dean Mu, do you think this Ye Fan...is strong?!"
A clan elder asked.
"Unrecognizable!"
Mu Fengshan shook his head, noncommittal.
The elder of the Zhao family who was sitting on the left saw the serious look on Dean Mu's face and winked at Zhao Feiyang. Whether he could sway Dean Mu's opinion would depend on Zhao Feiyang's performance at tonight's banquet.
Zhao Feiyang understood the idea and suddenly stood up. He cupped his hands in front of the guests and said with a smile, "This is for the deans and elders. Since today is a banquet to celebrate our ranking in the top ten of the martial arts department, why not add some to the lower class?" In a festive atmosphere, each person will demonstrate one or two programs for the deans and seniors to appreciate!"
"Okay! There are so many elders here, just give you some guidance!"
The elder of the Zhao clan immediately laughed.
"Zhao Feiyang, I heard that your high-level sword skills and mid-level bow skills are both top-notch, and you are the strongest among your peers. Why don't you demonstrate your bow and sword skills to us in public!"
"Yes, it has long been rumored that Brother Feiyang is the number one person in the martial arts department this year. Tonight is just an eye-opener for us."
There were many young warriors in the guest seats who were watching the excitement and were not too busy. They applauded one after another, deliberately cheering for Zhao Feiyang, and did not give any face to Ye Fan, the leader of the martial arts department.
"Don't dare to take it!"
Zhao Feiyang bowed to the guests and smiled respectfully. Then he smiled and turned to Ye Fan and said, "Brother Ye is at the top of the list, why don't you invite me first and perform your best skills for the seniors!"
Zhao Feiyang sneered in his heart.
It is relatively easy to deceive those low-level martial arts students and some examiners with low cultivation level.
But it is absolutely impossible to deceive the president of the Luyang Mansion Martial Academy and the many young masters from wealthy families who are here.
Among the warriors here, many are top masters at the eighth or ninth level of warriors, and all of them have flaming eyes. No, both in terms of cultivation and proficiency in martial arts, they are all top-notch.
Zhao Feiyang dared to conclude that as long as Ye Fan dared to show his hand, his true colors would be revealed and he would be exposed on the spot.
Immediately, several attendants walked to the center of the hall carrying a weapon rack that had been prepared long ago.
There are many weapons for them to choose from.
Ye Fan looked cold and smiled secretly in his heart. He had long expected that this night banquet would be a banquet, and Zhao would definitely come up with some means to target him, and sure enough, it happened.
He stood up and came to the weapons rack.
I saw a dazzling array of weapons, including iron knives, green-edged swords, bright silver spears, divine arm bows, sergeant crossbows, willow leaf flying knives... dozens of kinds.
Ye Fan hesitated for a moment, not thinking about which weapon to use.
Finally, Ye Fan grabbed a pair of divine arm bows and pulled the bowstring awkwardly.
This divine arm bow is a heavy bow with a draw weight of 200 kilograms.
He is a second-level warrior, and he can just pull this bow string with a tension of 200 kilograms.
"bow?"
Zhao Feiyang was a little surprised when he saw the divine arm bow chosen by Ye Fan, "Have you ever learned bow and arrow martial arts? Even the elementary bow martial arts talisman book costs fifty taels of silver. Can you afford it?"
"No! I was born as a commoner. I have only practiced a few basic martial arts skills, and occasionally practiced basic archery skills on the school field. How can I have spare money to buy a book on basic bow martial arts skills?"
Ye Fan shook his head.
Zhao Feiyang frowned. Since Ye Fan doesn't know the basic bow and arrow martial arts, why would Ye Fan choose a divine arm bow?
Watching Ye Fan clumsily playing with the divine arm bow with both hands, he didn't even figure out where to place his fingers. If you want to say that Ye Fan's archery skills are rubbish, he believes it.
"If he has never practiced elementary archery, what is he doing with a bow and arrow?"
"Are you planning to use "Basic Bow and Arrow"?"
"Haha, I have never seen anyone demonstrate basic bows and arrows at such a grand martial arts celebration banquet. Isn't this embarrassing?"
Some young warriors in the hall suddenly laughed.
Most of the people in the hall, including the top ten deans and elders of wealthy families, all looked puzzled and did not understand what Ye Fan wanted to do.
But the few young candidates who had seen Ye Fan perform miraculous basic martial arts skills all remained silent.
They shook their heads and sighed, a little worried.
They were not worried about Ye Fan, but worried about whether Zhao Feiyang would have the confidence to pick up a bow and arrow again after this competition. Because they had seen it with their own eyes and felt the shock when Ye Fan displayed his god-level martial arts skills... So far, they have not had the courage to show their martial arts skills in front of Ye Fan.
"Zhao Feiyang, why don't we all show off our bow and arrow skills at the same time! This will be more interesting."
Ye Fan got familiar with the Divine Arm Bow and said with a smile.
"You want to compete with me in bow skills?"
Zhao Feiyang's cold pupils shrank suddenly, and a sharp light flashed.
In the martial arts department assessment of the ten-academy joint examination, he scored 78 points in the high-level sword skill "Star Reaching Sword" and 71 points in the intermediate bow skill "Hundred Steps Piercing Poplar Arrow", and scored 149 points in martial arts. High scores.
The total score of martial arts is not just a matter of randomly picking up a bunch of bad martial arts to make up the points. The level of proficiency in a martial skill must reach a high score of over 60 before it can be counted into the total score of the martial skill.
With his extremely high talent in martial arts, he only achieved a high score of over 60 in the training of these two martial arts.
There are very few candidates like him who can get scores above 60 in both intermediate and high-level martial arts. There are only Wang Lie and a few other wealthy family members.
Most of the martial arts candidates in the other ten martial arts academies can only focus on practicing one martial skill.
To avoid being distracted, all martial arts skills are lower than 60 points, which will result in not getting a single point.
Even if we take a step back, Ye Fan's "Basic Three" boxing, kicking, and footwork are as superb as the legend says, and they all reach full marks.
But don't even think about competing with Zhao Feiyang in sword and bow skills.
Compare your bow skills?
That's a big joke!
"Why would he want to compete with Zhao Feiyang in his bow skills?"
"I have seen with my own eyes that Zhao Feiyang's archery skills are not average. It is easy to kill five eagles with one arrow."
In the hall, many guests were shaking their heads.
Zhao Feiyang turned coldly and said to the other eight candidates, "Wang Lie, you guys come together too!"
"No, no! Just show the top and second place in front of all the seniors! There is a clear gap between the strength of the two of us and you two, so we won't be embarrassed if we go up."
Wang Lie waved his hands quickly, sweating in his heart. He really didn't have the confidence to show his martial arts skills in front of Mark, which would make him feel huge pressure.
The other young candidates also waved their hands and shook their heads, not wanting to get involved.
Except for Ye Fan, even if they are inferior to Zhao Feiyang, why should they leave a bad impression in the eyes of the deans and wealthy family elders.
"Oh! Whatever!"
Zhao Feiyang showed a hint of coldness and arrogance, and regardless of the eight of them, he picked up another divine arm bow from the weapon rack.
He secretly hated it.
Ye Fan!
Since you want to humiliate yourself, then as you wish!
"Ye Fan, in the history of Canglan Country, there have been people who have mastered entry-level basic martial arts to perfection, but they are like meteors flying across the starry sky. After shining for an instant, they are no longer seen. I hope you're not one of them."
Zhao Feiyang said in a deep voice.
"After three shots, let's shoot the arrow together!"
He deliberately did not specify the target he was going to shoot.
It's clear that everyone shoots what they want and does whatever they want.
This casual shooting method further tests an archer's true archery skills.
It not only tests the difficulty and skill of archery, but also tests the target chosen by the archer and how he can best shine at this banquet.
Even if two people have the same archery skills, but the difficulty and target of the choice are different, and the results are different, one will fall into the inferior position and be completely overwhelmed by the other.
"good!"
Ye Fan said softly, ignoring the innuendo in Zhao Feiyang's words.
"The ninth form of "Hundred Steps Piercing Yang Arrows"! 'Five Eyes in a Row'! One, two, three, let go!"
Zhao Feiyang raised his arm and opened his bow, narrowed his eyes, and released it suddenly, without giving Ye Fan more time to choose the target to shoot.
"Whoosh!"
A lightning-like flying arrow quickly passed through the hall.
This shooting arrow flew over the flames of five red candles scattered in the hall.
Puff puff puff puff puff!
The five candles, which were more than tens of feet apart, were shot through the candle wicks one after another and were extinguished instantly.
Finally, the flying arrow hit a landscape painting screen in front of the hall with a "chi" sound.
Approximately in the center, the arrow tail feathers were vibrating violently.
It seems to be showing off its outstanding performance.
"good!"
"What a five-eyed continuation bead! This archery skill is simply amazing. This calculation power and control power are completely comparable to the sharp archers in the Luyang Army who have been training hard for decades!"
"A third-level warrior with such outstanding archery skills is indeed an amazing talent in martial arts!"