Today, the list of those who will end their college life will be announced. The college has sophisticated methods, and these people will disappear silently. Maybe they were still talking to someone the moment before, and in the blink of an eye, they, their desks, and even the bed cabinets in the dormitory will disappear. So as soon as Xia Xiao opened his eyes, he looked at Qin Feng beside him, hoping that he was still alive.

Sure enough, the guy was naked and sleeping on his side.

Xia Xiao stood up and looked at Mu Lin, who was also sleeping at the head of the bed. He had escaped a disaster. The only person in the dormitory who made him feel at ease was Tian Ming. That guy would never be eliminated by the academy.

Today is a day that many people are worried about, because the academy has given out 50 hard elimination quotas, which is extremely rare. This number means that each country will have to leave five people, which is a lot!

The college examines students comprehensively in terms of literature, martial arts, talent, and effort. The more comprehensive the examination, the more convincing it is. If you are eliminated, there is nothing to say. However, this kind of elimination is equivalent to an invisible negation, and no one wants to leave.

Only in the first year will the academy actively remove people, because when they complete the six-month mission and go up the mountainside, they will come into contact with the real academy. That is where the mystery of the academy lies, not the foothills. Just like the teachers that Xia Xiao and others admire, they are powerful in the foothills, but in the eyes of the people on the mountainside, they are just some guys who are retired.

After washing up, it was already dawn. Xia Xiao lit the lights as usual, then woke everyone up, watched them rub their eyes, and prepared to practice.

Tianming was the slowest to get up, but Qin Feng and Mu Lin didn't dare to delay for even a second, and got up and dressed the moment they woke up. Their strength was not top-notch, and their talent was even more ordinary in a place full of elites, so they could only make up for it with time.

"I'm going out first."

Xia Xiao closed the door and went to the small pond with Shu Shuang.

"Mulin, the old place later?"

"OK!"

Mu Lin was still a little sleepy, and splashed some cold water on his square face. He felt refreshed only when it was covered with cold water marks. Looking in the mirror, Mu Lin was a little scared. If he returned to his hometown in the blink of an eye, wouldn't it be too embarrassing?

Qin Feng, who was standing by, saw Mu Lin sighing and asked:

"What's wrong?"

"If I leave, we'll meet again in Jianghu."

Mu Lin's expression was serious, and Qin Feng found it difficult to laugh like usual.

"You are good at both civil and military affairs. What is there to worry about?"

It is said that there are different ways to persuade others, but different ways to persuade yourself. Qin Feng turned his head and thought deeply. He and Mu Lin were both the same, so he hoped that nothing would happen.

The disappearance of fifty people may not have a particularly big impact on the entire college, but for the students, no one wants the people who have gone through spring and summer together and experienced autumn to no longer be able to accompany them to watch the snow in winter.

When the sun rose, everyone gathered in the hall on the first floor of the school to look at the announced list.

Due to the nature of the academy, the list was not arranged by country, but by class. The teachers liked to use class statistics to deliberately improve the unity of the students. In addition to daily thinking and practice, the academy has never been so concerned about anything except the emphasis on classes. In a class of four years, there are definitely very few who can go to the end together, but by then, they are already friends for life and death.

The number of students in each class was about the same, with a total of 21 classes, and the number of students fluctuated around 20. But now it was disrupted because the number of people leaving was different. Eleven people were eliminated from Class 8, leaving only nine people, but no one left Class 18. Class 9, where Xia Xiao was, was fine, with only three people leaving, not Mu Lin and Qin Feng!

Looking at the entire Daxia, there were very few people who were eliminated. The cautious character of the Daxia people was fully reflected from the moment they entered the academy.

On the contrary, among the various countries and forces, a small number of people from the Adventurer's Guild left. They were passionate, bold and careful, but lacked a lot of seriousness.

The Adventurer's Guild, like the Ningshen Academy, was one of the five major forces in the Great Wilderness, but they still sent people here, just taking advantage of the fact that the Ningshen Academy was open to the public. In fact, they were here to explore the details, and they had no real intention of learning. Even many truly gifted juniors were still receiving their resources and training in the Guild.

The education at Ningshen Academy is naturally good, but the age limit is very strict, which holds many people back. The course setting also makes many people disdainful. What kind of deep thinking education do practitioners need? Isn't that pretentious?

“These people really don’t know how to appreciate their opportunities.”

"Yeah, if you try harder, maybe you can stay."

"It's better to leave. We will have one less threat and no longer have to worry."

"This is just the first big elimination. In the next six months, we will start taking on missions. Those who don't complete enough missions will have to leave. After six months, if you can't walk up the mountainside, you will have to pack up and go home. So, don't be too happy too soon!"

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If the list was not announced, people would definitely not know who would leave and who would stay. Now that they saw it, they couldn't help but discuss it. The first floor hall, where the extremely wide mirror was placed, immediately exploded.

There are people on the list who deserve pity, but this is the decision of the academy. The academy does not classify such actions as elimination, that word is too cruel and lacks some humanity. If the academy really wants to say it, it must call them talents who are not suitable for the academy, rather than incompetents who are eliminated.

As long as the people you care about are still here, Xia Xiao pulled Shu Shuang and prepared to continue practicing. Starting from tomorrow, they will take on tasks. Brother Chuan Lian said that these tasks are all tailored for them, but no matter how the content of the task changes, it requires the support of strength.

There are both big and small trees in the forest. If you want to chop more firewood and bring it home, you need a sharp enough axe.

"Xia Xiao."

At the side, Xie Yi came over. He was wearing a long gown and holding a paper fan. If he wasn't so handsome, I would have thought he was a comedian at the entrance of some alley.

Half a year later, Xia Xiao had grown taller, and compared to Shu Shuang, he looked petite. Xia Xiao put his arm on her shoulders, like leaning on his own pillar. Seeing Xie Yi coming, Xia Xiao was not surprised, after all, he was going to marry Da Xia, and he didn't know which beautiful Da Xia girl he was going to marry.

Daxia women don't have the beauty of the south, because they are more cautious and careful in everything, but lack the softness and tenderness of the water town, and don't have the wild and primitive beauty of Gou Longbang. But this is a political marriage. To put it bluntly, the marriage is fake, and strengthening the relationship is real.

"Brother Xie, regarding the marriage, you still have to ask Si Qingling. She knows the situation of the families of the civil and military officials of Daxia, and maybe she can help you find a suitable and virtuous woman."

Xie Yi lowered his head and gave a bitter smile.

"The marriage was arranged by my father and King Xia. If I could choose, there wouldn't be this forced marriage."

Xie Yi lied. This marriage was the result of him asking his father for permission because he saw Xia Xiao's talent. But if he didn't say that, it would be very embarrassing. But judging from Xia Xiao's reaction, he probably hadn't received the letter from home yet.

"Although it was ordered by His Majesty, the selection is still ongoing, so you are naturally qualified to make requests."

“It’s already been booked.”

Xia Xiao and Xie Yi walked out of the building and took the path leading to the small pond. The noise around them gradually faded away.

"I've never heard of it. Who is the woman?"

Xie Yi was a little hesitant. Even though he had made preparations before coming, he was still quite fearful.

Seeing him like this, Xia Xiao already had the answer in his mind, but he would not believe it unless Xie Yi said it himself. Xie Yi stopped and broke a few withered dogtail grasses, with an apologetic look on his face.

"It's Xia Wan."