"What? Only two hours? Is the old teacher joking with us?”
"Master He? This question was really too difficult. It was impossible to complete it in two hours. Moreover, we have just passed the trial of Mount Ni's stone steps. Our physical strength and thinking have reached their limits.”
"Such a test is really unfair!"
"Yes, it's unfair!"
The students protested.
After nearly a day of climbing, many students who were physically exhausted were already dizzy.
Some of them were even starving.
Under such harsh conditions, they had to start the examination without stopping.
It was really a little unbearable.
"As expected of the Nishan Academy, it is indeed unexpected.”
Liang Shanbo sighed inwardly.
At the side.
Zhu Yingtai rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes looking around as she searched through the students.
Where was he?
With his ability, such a question should be easy, right?
At this moment.
In a corner building in the academy.
Young Master Xiao was quietly watching the exam.
The afterglow shone on his fair face, making him look even more beautiful and elegant.
Her phoenix eyes were as red as fire.
Behind him.
The three of them stood respectfully.
Wang Xizhi, Huangfu Yu, Hua Mulan!
This handsome Young Master Xiao was the current Empress of the Eastern Jin Dynasty!
At this moment.
Of course, it was a woman dressed as a man!
"Young Master, forgive me for my incompetence, but the Headmaster still doesn't seem willing to take you as his disciple. Teacher seems to have some unspeakable secret that I have yet to find out.”
Wang Xizhi looked troubled.
The empress had already instructed him.
Outside of the palace, everyone addressed him as Young Master.
"It's fine. It's not the first time.”
The empress gently shook her neck. Her gentle tone didn't sound like she was blaming him.
From her tone.
Ding Chengbing seemed to have rejected him many times.
"Young Master, don't be discouraged. I have good news.”
Huangfu Yu said faintly.
He was prepared to tell the empress that he had found Liang Shanbo.
"I know! Young Master, we've already found that Qilin talent! He was also a student who came to the Ni Shan Academy to study. His name was Liang Shanbo, and he should be taking his exams below.”
Before Huangfu Yu could finish speaking, Hua Mulan raised her hand high.
“……”
Huangfu Yu's lips twitched.
This damned girl!
"Oh?"
The empress finally had a slightly different reaction after she uttered this word.
"Young Master Yi, I'll leave that Qilin talent to you to take care of. You must nurture him well. I hope that he can enter and leave the imperial court in the future and benefit the people.”
"This lowly subject obeys the decree!"
Wang Xizhi looked solemn.
Mister Huangfu's divination was a great Qilin talent!
This could not be delayed.
At this moment.
Hua Mulan glanced at Huangfu Yu.
She couldn't hold it in any longer.
He really wanted to tell His Majesty about that youth.
Huangfu Yu shook his head calmly.
It wasn't time yet!
Hua Mulan pouted and did not say anything else.
On the square outside.
They were still arguing.
Even though they were in the corner building, the students 'complaints were clear.
"Mount Ni Academy has always been known for its strict assessment methods. Last year's Winding Stream Flowing Goblet, this year's Mount Ni Stone Steps, it's really getting harder and harder each year.”
"I just don't know if there will be another 'Ji' level person this year, just like the results His Majesty obtained in the Winding Stream Flowing Goblet Assessment.”
Huangfu Yu's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Last year.
The empress transformed into Young Master Xiao and entered Mount Ni Academy to study.
That time, the test topic was called Winding Stream Flowing Goblet.
The rules were simple.
A wine bottle was placed in the stream.
A question was placed under the wine cup.
He drank first, then wrote a poem.
The unique assessment method made the students feel novel and eager to participate.
But who doesn't know?
This was the shrewdness of the old man Ding Chengbing.
After three rounds of wine.
The students were already in a daze.
Some couldn't even hold the pen steadily, let alone write poems.
During this period.
Only a handful of people managed to persevere through their perseverance and talent.
One of the best was the empress!
As she drank, she composed a poem.
Drunk on the nine-arch bridge, waving brush in the temple of Mount Ni!
His peerless demeanor and unparalleled talent had convinced the entire Nishan College.
After the assessment.
Dean Ding Chengbing had categorized it as "Extreme"!
The peak of perfection!
This was the old teacher's unique grading method.
Above the superior, the highest grade is determined.
For many years.
Students who were rated as extremely rare were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Before the empress entered the academy.
It had been many years since anyone had received an Extreme evaluation.
It could be seen.
The empress's talent had already reached such a level.
"Brother Huangfu, at the very least, the Qilin talent you chose should be able to barely qualify for an Extreme grade evaluation, right?”
Wang Xizhi smiled faintly.
He had worked with Huangfu Yu for a long time and admired each other.
Since he was a talent selected by Huangfu Yu, he was naturally extraordinary.
Huangfu Yu smiled and shook his head."A great Qilin talent is hard to find. I was just lucky."
Although his words were modest.
However, anyone could hear the confidence in Huangfu Yu's tone.
It looked like…
He was very confident in Liang Shanbo.
He spoke his mind.
Liang Shanbo's literary talent was indeed rare in the world.
It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a Qilin talent.
The empress didn't participate in the conversation.
A slender and thin figure stood at the edge of the turret.
Her fiery red eyes moved slowly.
In the end.
His gaze stopped at a corner of the square.
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