"You guys please leave for now. Report to the academy in three days." As soon as Wenren Qingqiu left, Gong Hongru's expression returned to normal and he said to Mu Hanyan and others.
Although his expression was still calm, there was obviously a bit more intimacy and joy in his eyes.
"Yes, Master." Mu Hanyan and the others bowed and left the selection venue.
"It's getting late, let's call it a day." Gong Hongru said as he looked at the late sky.
After hearing his words, the crowd in the audience slowly dispersed.
"I never expected, I really never expected that Mu Hanyan would eventually become Master Gong's disciple."
"I don't know what Lord Gong sees in her. Judging from her performance just now, she seems to be no better than a few servants and civilian swordsmen." Today's election was full of ups and downs, especially Mu Hanyan. She had attracted everyone's attention before she even entered the venue, and she made many shocking moves afterwards. So people dispersed while whispering about culture.
"What do you know? Can you understand the mystery of the Heart-Enlightenment Sword?"
"I don't understand, can you understand?"
"It's not just me who doesn't understand. In my opinion, even Lord Long and the others don't understand, otherwise they would have been vying to accept Mu Hanyan as their disciple. As a result, they all ridiculed Mu Hanyan, and in the end, they were slapped hard in the face by Lord Gong and Lord Wenren." The man said with a smile.
Sure enough, Long Congyuan and the others looked very unhappy at this moment, as if they had been slapped hard in the face. Of course, the slap was not from someone else, but from themselves.
In the viewing seats, Mu Chengxuan no longer had his previous high spirits. He thought that he could pass the assessment and be accepted as a disciple by Long Congyuan, and then he would deservedly become the first person in this election. He stepped hard on Mu Hanyan, but he didn't expect that in the end, Mu Hanyan would steal the limelight.
Everyone was talking about Mu Hanyan. Judging from their excited expressions, they had probably forgotten about Mu Chengxuan completely.
Even the Mu family members around him all turned their eyes to Mu Hanyan, as if they had forgotten his existence. Even the Supreme Elder and the Third Elder looked at Mu Hanyan with complicated eyes and remained silent for a long time.
Mu Chengxuan clenched his fists in resignation. While others might not know the mysteries of the Heart-Enlightening Sword, he certainly did. In that illusion, he'd given his all, finally defeating the middle-aged man. But after facing the young swordsman, he was powerless. He struggled until time ran out, finally passing the test. And because he'd managed to comprehend ten of the young swordsman's moves in the illusion, he was noticed by Long Congyuan and accepted as his disciple.
But Mu Hanyan only comprehended one sword technique. What does this mean?
Or, his comprehension was too poor, and he couldn't even defeat the number one man, and he just bought enough time to pass the test.
Or, he had extraordinary talent, not only defeating the young swordsman, but also defeating the subsequent illusion, and comprehending the strongest sword meaning of the Wuxin Sword.
Although he himself did not reach this step, it can be inferred that the further he goes, the more powerful the illusions he faces, but the fewer sword moves he needs to comprehend.
Even though Wenren Qingqiu and Gong Hongru fought fiercely to accept Mu Hanyan as their disciple, Mu Chengxuan was still unwilling to believe that Mu Hanyan had such good aptitude and understanding.
You know, he couldn't even defeat the young swordsman, and was even forced into danger. If the test time was not only half a quarter of an hour, if it was extended for a moment, he would most likely be defeated by the illusion technique, and suffer a mental breakdown and serious injuries like those losers.
No matter how talented and understanding Mu Hanyan is, she can only defeat the young swordsman in the illusion at most. She will never be able to defeat the strong man who comes after him and comprehend the strongest sword meaning of the Wuxin Sword.
After thinking about it, Mu Chengxuan still felt that the first possibility was more likely.
Could it be that Gong Hongru and Wenren Qingqiu had both made a mistake? But how was that possible?
And Mu Hanyan's last sword strike clearly had no mystery at all, let alone any power. It didn't make sense to say that she had comprehended the strongest sword art.
Mu Chengxuan couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. He just felt a little unwilling and a little dissatisfied.
"Is today's election over? What a pity, we came too late and didn't get to see how much these trash weigh." At this moment, an arrogant voice sounded in the square.
The voice was not loud, but it was full of energy and spread throughout the venue in an instant.
The first day of Longyan College's enrollment election was also a day filled with talented people. Yet, someone dared to call someone "trash"? Who on earth was that person, so arrogant? Everyone was slightly startled, and then, perplexed, they looked in the direction of the voice.
Three sturdy young men, surrounded by a young man with a cold and arrogant look, slowly walked towards the selection site.
Thousands of curious eyes were looking at them, but they were completely unaware and looked arrogant and conceited.
Yue Fanchen! He had indeed arrived. Mu Hanyan recognized these people at a glance. She had previously suspected that their visit to Anyun Country wasn't simply for the purpose of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries, but was likely related to the Longyan College election. And judging by the situation, her guess was correct.
"Junior Yue Fanchen pays his respects to Master Gong." Zhao Fanchen came before Gong Hongru and bowed. His manners were admirable, but his expression lacked much respect.
"Get up." Gong Hongru said lightly.
"Thank you, sir. I, your junior, have always been arrogant and rude. I spoke without restraint before. I hope you can forgive me." Yue Fanchen stood up and said.
"Tell me, what are you here for?" Gong Hongru glanced at Yue Fanchen and asked calmly.
"We juniors have passed the test of the Sword of Enlightenment and have come to Longyan College to report on the orders of the Emperor of Yue," said Yue Fanchen.
"Since you have passed the test, you can come directly to the academy in three days." Gong Hongru waved his hand and said.
"They are people from Shangyue Kingdom!" There was a cry of surprise from the audience.
Needless to say, there is a grudge between Anyun and Shangyue. No one expected that Shangyue would actually send people to Longyan College to study and practice. Could it be that the two countries are preparing to establish diplomatic relations?
"Thank you, sir. I have another humble request." Yue Fanchen bowed again and said.
"Go ahead."
"I heard that Longyan College has gathered many talented people for the election, which is a major event in Anyun. I would like to take this opportunity to compete with the young talents of Anyun to demonstrate the prestige of our Shangyue country!" Yue Fanchen said this, puffed out his chest, and looked around the audience with pride.
"What!" Everyone present changed their expression.
What do you mean by showing off the power of the Shangyue Kingdom? This isn't a competition, it's clearly a showdown! It's a challenge to the Anyun Kingdom!
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