"Are you Mu Zimo?" Jin Xuan asked, looking at Xiao Moer wantonly.
Xiao Moer responded neither servilely nor arrogantly, "That's right."
The tall and thin man beside Jin Xuan glanced at Xiao Mo'er with contempt, "You are the child prodigy? How come I can't see how you are so great?"
Xiao Moer didn't say anything.
"I heard that the imperial examination in your Great Zhou Dynasty was very easy. Even a four or five-year-old child could pass the exam. I wonder how much knowledge you have?" Tao Jing said sarcastically, his tone full of disdain.
Qiu Ziming's face darkened slightly. "Tao Jing, don't go too far. You haven't even participated in the imperial examinations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so how can you make such a rash judgment?"
"Tsk, just look at the person in front of you and you'll know how easy it is." Tao Jing said indifferently.
Xiao Mo'er, who had been silent the whole time, looked at Tao Jing and asked, "Are you a scholar?"
"Yes, my talent is much more valuable than yours. It is not comparable to your talent that is just an embroidered pillow." Tao Jing said proudly.
Xiao Moer nodded in agreement, "Indeed, the quality of our scholars is incomparable."
Tao Jing laughed, "You are quite self-aware."
After he finished speaking, he addressed his companions and the crowd of onlookers, "You all heard it, didn't you? This kid himself admitted that his scholar status isn't as good as ours in the Southern Tang. In my opinion, from now on, scholars from the Great Zhou Dynasty will only be considered tongsheng when they come here."
Xiao Moer listened to his self-righteous words, raised her eyebrows slightly, opened her mouth slightly, and stopped him from continuing.
"What's your name?" Xiao Moer interrupted him.
Tao Jing said with a look of arrogance, "I am Tao Jing, a student of Xiangshan Academy."
With so many people watching around, it’s a good opportunity to become famous by announcing your name.
When Tao Jing introduced herself, her voice was several times louder than before.
"Tao Jing, do you dare to compete with me?" Xiao Moer suddenly asked.
Tao Jing was stunned.
Xiao Moer continued, "If anyone among you feels unworthy of my status as a scholar, you can join Tao Jing in a duel with me. It doesn't matter who you are."
As he said this, his eyes swept over the people in Xiangshan Academy.
Everyone in Xiangshan Academy was stunned. They didn't expect that he would dare to challenge them.
"Hey, what a big mouth you have." Jin Xuan sneered.
"It's not just our Xiangshan Academy that is dissatisfied with you. There are students in Hanshan Academy, Beixing Academy, and Taibai Academy who are questioning your status as a scholar. Are you going to challenge them too?" Jin Xuan asked in a cold voice.
Qiu Ziming's face darkened. This Jin Xuan was really insidious. He said this on purpose. He was planning to gather people from all the major academies to attack Zimo.
Qiu Ziming was about to speak and remind Zimo not to be fooled, but Xiao Moer spoke before him.
"I challenge those who are dissatisfied with my status as a scholar."
After hearing his answer, Qiu Ziming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Do you dare?" Xiao Moer's cold eyes swept over the people from Xiangshan Academy.
Even if they didn't dare to face Xiao Moer's challenge in public, they would have dared to do so. What's more, they were not afraid of him, so they naturally accepted it with pleasure.
"Why not?" Tao Jing said proudly, "Since you've challenged me, let's go big. Whoever loses this competition will lose his or her status as a scholar. How about that?"
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