Because he would take the martial arts exam tomorrow, the dinner ended early. Xiao Sizi grabbed Gongsun and Zhao Pu's hands and ran back quickly. Finally, Zhao Pu simply carried him on his shoulder and rushed back to Kaifeng.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both very curious. What did the Grand Master come up with to Xiao Si Zi? As the saying goes, a clever wife cannot cook without rice. No matter how powerful the Grand Master is, it cannot change the fact that only three people in Taixue can do kung fu. How can we win if the strength gap is so huge?

Even Zhao Pu, who is good at using troops, was very interested in the idea that the Grand Tutor gave to Xiao Si Zi.

However, compared to the enthusiasm of Taixue and other people in Kaifeng, Lord Bao was busy with his own efforts and seemed to be unwilling to care about Bao Yan's competition.

For this reason, Chen Xing'er and Yue Ya'er both pouted when they delivered tea to Mr. Bao.

Lord Bao looked up and saw the two girls squinting their eyes at him, and was shocked, "What's wrong?"

The two girls felt that the competition was unfair. There were no martial artists in the Imperial Academy, and Lord Bao did not help with advice.

Lord Bao shook his head, "Didn't the little fourth son ask the Grand Master? If the fat man gives an idea, he will be at a loss?"

Both girls were surprised, "Can the Grand Master deal with the martial artists in those three academies?"

Lord Bao made them amused, shook his head and pointed at the two girls, "You must remember that the one you should beware of the most is often the one you seem the most useless and harmless!"

And at this time, in the yard.

The little fourth son pulled Lin Xiao, Ouyang Chunhua, Lin Yueyi, Bao Yan and Pang Yu to hold a secret meeting. The little guy closed the door and no one allowed him to enter.

Tianzun and Yin Hou were slashing through the cracks in the door and listening to the movement inside.

Zhan Zhao stood in the yard with a cup in his arms and asked Bai Yutang who was yawning, "Is no one really concerned about Lin Miao's affairs?"

Bai Yutang looked through the accounts given to him by Bai Fu and said slowly, "It's not long after the martial arts trial, the Chinese New Year will be around."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows and came over to ask, "Are you going back to Xiankong Island for the New Year this year?"

"Well..." Bai Yutang nodded, "My mother said that she hadn't gone to Xiankong Island for a long time, so she asked me to go with her master."

Zhan Zhao said listlessly, "Oh" and the mouse went home for the New Year and would not stay in Kaifeng...

"But my mother seems to be trying to take you with her." Bai Yutang said.

Zhan Zhao blinked, "But I want to go back to the Demon Palace with my grandfather to celebrate the New Year. Uncle Xiaohuo and Jiuniang will get married after the New Year!"

"This is the problem." Bai Yutang finally moved his eyes away from the account book, looked up at Zhan Zhao, and said, "It is impossible for my mother to not go when she gets married, and I haven't been to the Demon Palace for a long time."

"What should I do?" Zhan Zhao was a little excited, "After the New Year, come to the Demon Palace together?"

"Well, Zhao Pu and the others seem to be going to Heifeng City to celebrate the New Year." Bai Yutang continued, "Xiao Liang is going to return to Wolf King Castle, Lin Yehuo and the others are going to Devil City... I heard Zhao Pu tell Gongsun that day, and go to Heifeng City to celebrate the New Year together."

Zhan Zhao touched his chin, "They will also go to the Demon Palace for wedding wine, right?"

Bai Yutang nodded, "That natural."

"So..." Zhan Zhao frowned, "Are you going home for the New Year, and then going to the Demon Palace to have a relationship?"

Bai Yutang was helpless, "It seems that this is the only choice."

Zhan Zhao wrinkled his nose. At this time, someone from behind him said quietly, "Is a small separation better than a newlywed? Don't always stick together, won't you get tired of it?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned around and saw no one... they lowered their heads and saw Grandma Hei Shui standing behind them, holding two big brocade boxes in their hands. It seemed that they had just returned from outside.

"Mrs., where have you been?" Zhan Zhao was curious, "I didn't see anyone in the literary exam today."

"I went out with your mother to buy Xiaohong's dowry and New Year's goods." Hei Shui's mother-in-law glanced at the two of them, "Everyone is preparing for the New Year, what are you doing? I've been busy all day long, kids, don't worry about adults."

After saying that, the old lady left.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and it was indeed the New Year was about to be celebrated. After the martial arts examination, they all went home, which meant they would have to be separated for a while.

At this time, Gongsun walked in from the gate of the courtyard, and behind him Zheying and Ziying helped him carry two boxes of files.

Gongsun glanced at the closed door and was funny, "Are you still discussing countermeasures?"

Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang nodded.

Zhan Zhao looked at the files placed on the stone table in front of him, and found that they were all dragon patterned scrolls, so he wondered, "Gongsun, what's this?"

"After the New Year, Lord Bao will also go to the Demon Palace to attend Jiu Niang and the others' wedding." Gongsun said, "My dear Lord asked me to sort out and see if there are any nearby cases that have not been investigated. After the wedding banquet, I continued to go on a tour."

"That's it..." Zhan Zhao came over to see, "I went to the Demon Palace and Changzhou Prefecture before, and I have visited the Jiangnan area for a few times. Is there any unsolved case?"

"It's just gone. These two boxes have just been delivered these days. I can only check if there are any strange cases that have happened recently." Gongsun was helpless.

As I talked, the door opened.

Everyone turned their faces and looked over, and saw Lin Xiao and the others coming out, discussing what they were going on. There were also a few students from the Imperial Academy who came here for some time and discussed together. The little Sizi came out the last one, holding a large piece of paper he had written and painted after asking the Imperial Master for advice.

Zhan Zhao pointed out, in addition to Lin Xiao, Yi Yi, Ouyang Chunhua, Bao Yan and Pang Yu, there were five students from the Imperial Academy, all of whom were talented girls from the Imperial Academy, Zhao Lan and four others.

Zhan Zhao and others looked at each other - they were all girls?

After the talented women went out, they said goodbye to the little Sizi one by one, and were escorted home by the shadow guards.

After everyone left, everyone in the Taixue dispersed, and the little fourth son was taken away by Gongsun and went to bed early.

Zhan Zhao and others surrounded Bao Yan and asked him how he arranged the arrangements.

Xiao Baoyan refused to say it, so he left a sentence, "Let's see tomorrow." After that, he went to bed with a yawn.

The students of the Imperial Academy slept comfortably, while the others were heart-wrenching. Zhan Zhao and Lin Miao had temporarily forgotten about it. He grabbed Bai Yutang and asked, "What is the comparison?"

The shadow guards came back after a visit and told everyone that the weakest Taixue team had already slept, while the strongest Qiankun Academy and Wencheng Academy were practicing martial arts, and even the smallest Yuanqing Academy was practicing at night.

Tianzun felt that the situation was not good, "Did you give up on yourself?"

Xiaoliangzi was also anxious, "It doesn't matter if this is the case? It's embarrassing to lose!"

"But practice is not a matter of cramming for a moment." Yin Hou waved his hand, "Let's see it tomorrow."

Everyone fell asleep with doubts. I don’t know if the students of the Imperial Academy were good. Anyway, Zhan Zhao had been struggling all night and didn’t close his eyes. He just got into a dream, and the competition was mixed with Lin Miao.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao who was rolling around like the rolling pot raised by Xiao Sizi on the bed, thinking that this cat was too worried? Old people also care about the little ones. He should really give him a good rest during the New Year.

...

There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, as soon as everyone got up, they saw Pang Yu and Bao Yan coming in from outside the door.

"So early?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"I had a morning tea!" the two of them replied with a smile.

At this time, the door of the next room also opened. The little Sizi stretched out and asked as soon as he saw them, "Is it done?"

Pang Yu and Bao Yan raised their eyebrows, "Well! Everything goes well!"

Xiao Sizi nodded and nodded.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other - what should I do?

After saying that, Pang Yu and Bao Yan seemed to have something else to do, so they went out again.

The little Sizi and the Tianzun Yin Hou ran to the yard in Xishan early in the morning. The master who was responsible for taking students in each college could enter the yard early to see the environment. Master Lin went there early this morning, and the little Sizi and the Tianzun Yin Hou went there naturally.

Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang saw it was still early, so he went out to have breakfast... Sure enough, the restaurant and teahouse were all talking about today's martial arts test.

Moreover, the topics that everyone talked about at this time were quite unified - in this martial arts examination, Taixue and Yuanqing Academy were basically out of reach, just Qiankun Academy and Wencheng Academy competed for the first place.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang listened and thought it was true. The martial artists of Qiankun Academy had good masters, and there were even more people from the Wencheng Academy, so it was understandable that these two families competed for the first place. As they were chatting, the taste seemed to have changed a little.

I don’t know who said it, but Zhao Zhen intended to use this martial arts test to select a group of outstanding talents. It seems that he valued martial arts too much before, so the emperor wanted to balance it... So this martial arts test is no less important than the palace test. After the Taixue won the literary test, the basic task was completed. The winner and lose in this game really have nothing to do with them.

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang curiously, "Have you ever said that this martial arts examination is so important?"

Bai Yutang also shook his head. He had never heard of Zhao Zhen selecting officials. No matter from any angle, this idle emperor just wanted to watch the fun...

The two of them came out after breakfast and heard a lot of people talking about this along the way, and the more they talked, the more outrageous they became... I felt that Zhao Zhen would choose a new group of officials today, and all of them would be moved to the Ministry of War in the future.

When the two returned to Kaifeng Mansion, they saw many people in the yard.

It was a gaze at first glance... It was the house of the girls yesterday, led by Zhao Lan, five talented women, all wearing white long skirts, holding seven-stringed talismans in their hands.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were puzzled - isn't it a war? No matter how these girls look, they look like they are going to visit the lake.

At this time, Yi Yi also ran out.

As soon as he came out, Lin Yehuo was startled. He saw Yi Yi not wearing the beautiful dress he bought for her. He wore a black dress, his hair was tied up, and he also wore a hood. The super scary mask in his hand felt...it was almost the same as the costume he had used to kill the sand ghost in the maze.

"Oh!" Huo Feng stomped his feet, and Yi Yi hid behind Zhao Lan and stared at Lin Yehuo. That's what he meant - you are not allowed to make trouble! You won't wear a skirt if you die today.

Lin Yehuo was heartbroken and was finally dragged away by Zou Liang to avoid causing trouble. A group of talented women from Imperial College surrounded Yi Yi and said that she was dressed so handsome!

Jiuniang came out of the room, grabbed a pocket in her hand and handed it to Yiyi.

Everyone was curious - what was in this pocket?

Yi Yi reached out and took out one from it. He saw a small silver ball, which felt like a big pill.

Yi Yi picked it up and threw a piece at the wall in the distance. He heard a "bang", and then thick smoke rolled and flames burst out everywhere. However, it was a little loud and quiet, and the flames did not burn, only Mars and flames, and the smoke and dust were very large.

Everyone thought about it and thought it was the same. Did Jiu Niang give it? It was natural. Then again, what is this similar to a thunder and fire bomb?

The students from the Imperial Academy gathered in Kaifeng Prefecture, and Lin Xiao and Ouyang Chunhua also came. They were all dressed in black, with the same style as Yi Yi's.

Bao Yan also came out, but he was wearing a student robe, unlike he was going to take the martial arts exam.

Zhan Zhao asked him, "You won't go?"

Bao Yan shook his head, "I'm helping with the outside world!"
To be continued...