This stone statue is a huge beast with a height of more than 15 meters and eight tails. Its eyes are flashing red fire, its mouth is open with sharp teeth, and the whole image looks extremely aggressive, which makes people stay away.

“No wonder so many people gathered here. It turns out they are the guardians of the Apocalypse Empire.”

Seeing the fierce light in the eyes of this giant guardian, Zhu Ziwen sighed inwardly, wondering if this Golden Palace test was going to be a little dangerous.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, please enter the Golden Palace and take the exam there." An inspector shouted.

“Buzz buzz buzz”

Suddenly, all the candidates present rushed towards the Golden Palace, and their figures gradually disappeared at the end of the square.

Zhu Ziwen looked at the giant guardian in front of him and thought to himself: "I wonder how powerful this giant guardian is."

After thinking about it, he also walked towards the Golden Palace. Before entering, he looked around and found that there was no danger around. So he stepped into the Golden Palace with confidence.

“Buzz buzz buzz”

As soon as he entered the Golden Palace, he saw calligraphy and poetry walls all around him. The words on the poetry walls shone with a brilliant golden light, and everything around him was trembling. The poetry walls formed an inexplicable pressure that attacked Zhu Ziwen.

The shadow of the giant beast in front also appeared in the air, as if it had a bloody mouth that wanted to swallow everything here.

At this time, Zhu Ziwen's body was filled with a bright starry sky, and star power actually burst out. He barely resisted the pressure, but a thin layer of sweat still appeared on his face.

How strange! Under this kind of pressure, even breathing became difficult for him.

"It's really powerful!" Zhu Ziwen exclaimed in his heart.

He knew that if he continued to stay in this golden palace, he would probably be swallowed up by it, so he had to walk forward quickly.

He had to get to the end as quickly as possible so as not to delay the examination in the Golden Palace.

Shortly after Zhu Ziwen left, the giant guardian above the golden palace shot out a red light from his eyes and watched his departing back.

Main hall.

Several examiners dressed in brocade robes patrolled back and forth.

Rows of golden-armored guards stood ready.

Inside the hall, candidates sat cross-legged, concentrating on writing their answers on the desks.

Zhu Ziwen was one of them. He wrote the article "Shengping Fu", which was written with great elegance and grace, as if he had divine power, and wrote down thousands of words in a fluent and unrestrained manner.

The literary ideas are as swift as a spring, the writing is as smooth as flowing water, and it is completed in one go, creating a unique and magnificent chapter.

On the pages of the scroll, golden light shone brightly, a red light broke through the sky, a dragon swung its tail in the sky, and a phoenix danced in the sky...

"Such an auspicious sign from heaven is a good sign for the prosperity of the country. Among those who take the test in the Golden Palace, there must be someone outstanding and a treasure of the country. It is so rare, this is the first time I have seen it in the Golden Palace examination!"

The examiner sighed.

“I wonder which candidate’s essay this is?”

At this time, there was a brilliant red light above Zhu Ziwen's head, and the "Shengping Fu" he wrote was full of pearls and shining with golden light, projected onto the palace wall inside the hall.

On the palace wall inside the hall, there appeared a huge painting of a poem written in gold characters, titled "Shengping Fu" and signed by Zhu Ziwen.

"The dawn is free from dust, and the imperial guards are lined up in the red court. The holy court faces the sun, and the dragon's tail competes with the clouds. ..."

Zhu Ziwen? "Ang...ang...ang...!"

The divine beast outside the palace let out an earth-shaking roar, striking everyone's heart like a giant bell.

"Shengping Fu! Strange phenomena appeared in the sky, and the divine beasts appeared. It is a sign of great fortune! A sign of great fortune!"

"Who is this Zhu Ziwen?"

At this time, several palace guards had hurried into the court to report the news to the emperor.

The examiner was the Prince of Zhennan of the Tianqi Dynasty, and he was also greatly surprised to see this strange sight.

The current emperor is incompetent, and he is the one who controls the government and has the most power over the world. Everything he says is approved.

He had accepted a large sum of money from a powerful official in the court and wanted to recommend a scholar named Liu as the top scholar. As for the second and third place, he had his own ideas and would have someone to arrange it. As for the scholars who were not his disciples, he would not consider them.

But today, with such a strange phenomenon, if Zhu Ziwen is not included in the list, I am afraid of being punished by heaven. So let's designate Zhu Ziwen as a recent scholar.

He thought to himself.

So, the people on standby were to present those articles to the emperor so that he could select the top scholar.

Suddenly, he saw a horrifying scene: the body of his precious son was held in the mouth of the divine beast outside the temple, which was as if trying to bite him. His face was filled with fear.

The divine beast transmitted a message: "The will of heaven cannot be violated! If you do not report to the emperor and appoint Zhu Ziwen as the top scholar, heaven will not tolerate it. Your whole family will suffer a heavenly calamity!"

A white rainbow pierced the sun, a white light flashed, and an extremely sharp sword energy shot out from the sky, cutting the table in front of him into two halves.

A sword from outer space was stuck in the marble floor in front of him, making a humming sound. On it were written the words "Wen Gong Zhi Bao Zhu".

The Prince of Zhennan was shocked. Could this really be God's will? God's will is hard to defy. It seems that the best option now is to appoint Zhu Ziwen as the top scholar of this year's imperial examination.

He was so frightened that he lost his mind and said hurriedly, "Don't panic, my beast! I will immediately ask His Majesty to appoint Zhu... Zhu Ziwen as the top scorer of this year's exam!"

While commanding:

"Quick! Quick! Submit Zhu Ziwen's essay to His Majesty and designate him as the top scorer of this year's exam!"

The words haven't finished yet.

A gust of wind blew, and Zhu Ziwen's golden answer sheet flew into the air, shot into the palace, and even landed in front of the emperor.

After reading this peerless article, the incompetent emperor was full of praise. In addition, the Prince of Zhennan came hurriedly to report, and he was immediately delighted and said, "Okay, then I will appoint Zhu Ziwen as the top scorer of this year's exam. Summon Zhu Ziwen to the court to meet him and receive the title and reward."

"The emperor has issued an order to appoint Zhu Ziwen as the top scorer in the imperial examination."

"Send Zhu Ziwen to the court to meet him. He will receive his title and reward."

The voice of the messenger spread far away.

"It turns out that Zhu Ziwen is the top scorer in this year's exam!"

"Send Zhu Ziwen to the court to meet him. He will receive his title and reward."

"No way, no way? Who would have thought of that?"

The candidates were talking about it.

Zhu Ziwen couldn't believe his ears. He thought that being a Jinshi was already a great achievement. He didn't expect that he would be the top scorer. It seems that hard work pays off. He is really the reincarnation of Wenquxing.

Hahaha.

He couldn't help but laugh wildly towards the sky.

Led by the eunuch in charge of the seal, he entered the palace to meet the Emperor.

The emperor wore a purple gold crown, a dragon robe, and sat on the dragon throne, but he looked plain and was a bit short.

Civil and military officials are lined up on both sides.

"My dear minister, please stand up. My dear minister Zhu is knowledgeable and talented. He is the pillar of our Tianqi Dynasty. He is also the lucky star of our Tianqi Dynasty. I hereby appoint Zhu Ziwen as the governor of Nanyang and reward him with a thousand taels of gold and ten thousand rolls of silk."

Zhu Ziwen was stunned for a moment. He knew in his dreams that this day might come. He didn't expect it to come so soon.

"You still don't want to accept my order and express your gratitude? Zhu Ziwen?"

Zhu Ziwen quickly knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you for your grace!"

Tears welled up in his eyes. His dreams and ambitions had finally come true.