Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 29 This seems to be a big deal
Looking at Leng Buchen's solemn expression, Ouyang Luoluo and Li Xiaoren both nodded heavily at the first opportunity.
Both of them have known Leng Buchen for many years and know that he is extremely serious and does not like jokes.
Besides, no one dared to joke about the Jade Bird's Letter.
So both of them didn't even have the mood to continue reading Tang Zheng's paper. To them, this paper was indeed a good paper, but after Leng Buchen's behavior, reading further became a psychological burden.
Leng Buchen himself, on the other hand, looked much more relaxed after releasing the Jade Bird's Letter. He continued to read Tang Zheng's copy of Xingyao's adapted version of "The Art of War" as if nothing had happened, secretly praising it.
Most of the candidates in the inner courtyard were also startled by the strange sound of the Jade Bird's Fire Signal just released, but most of them, apart from thinking that this Fire Signal was a bit strange, did not understand the great significance of this Fire Signal.
After all, not everyone has access to a military fire signal of the level of the Jade Bird's Signal. For most people, the less than one-fifth of the Star Sand hourglass left makes them feel even more dazzling and eye-catching.
As a result, most people looked up and took a look at the excitement, then ignored it and continued to answer the questions.
Only a few people, after seeing the letter from the Jade Bird, had their faces changed drastically, and they immediately lost the mood to answer the questions.
Jiang Wuyan, the leader of the Zhaixing Sect, is unfortunately one of them.
If the three deacons Leng Buchen, Ouyang Luoluo and Li Xiaoren were not standing next to him and Tang Zheng, he would probably have already raised his star sign, fully alert, ready to meet the attacking monsters at any time and fight to the death.
If you see the jade bird, think about your last wishes!
These were the joking words spoken by several elders of the sect who had experienced a crisis moment when the Jade Bird's Letter was released, when they mentioned the Fire Letter, the highest military level in Jade Stone City, to their core disciples.
Jiang Wuyan would never forget the tragic and painful looks in the eyes of those elders whose strength was unfathomable to them when they mentioned the battle against the Jade Bird's Letter.
He really didn't expect that he would actually see this kind of fire signal in his lifetime, and he actually encountered it in the inner courtyard of the academy in the heart of Feishishi City, when he was quietly answering questions in the examination room.
What was going on? Jiang Wuyan felt like he was not feeling well.
The other candidates who knew something about the Jade Bird's Letter were in the same mood as Jiang Wuyan. Everyone looked pale, and they were anxiously waiting for the big event to happen...
Compared with the undercurrents in the examination hall, the area outside the examination hall has completely turned into a boiling pot of porridge.
When the Jade Bird's Letter flashed, the audience outside the examination room was still immersed in the once-in-a-century "Wenqu Resonance" phenomenon that Tang Zheng had just triggered.
While everyone was still discussing the brilliance of "The Road Is Hard" and speculating which talented candidate had written such a great poem, a big change took place in the examination room again.
However, this change shocked the entire Jade City.
All warriors in Feishi City whose strength exceeded that of a three-star mid-level warrior rose up and rushed to the inner courtyard of the Yisu Academy examination hall where the Fei Bird's letter was sent as soon as possible.
Then, in the Feishishi City military camp, the most elite Red Tassel Army was fully equipped within just ten breaths. Hundreds of fully armed cavalrymen, with star-like glittering figures, rushed straight to the inner courtyard of the examination hall with a sound like thunder.
In less than a moment, the entire examination hall inside and outside was surrounded by the most elite and highest-level military forces in Feishi City.
The war horses' manic breathing and the pressure from the high-level warriors' star power made many of the less powerful people present feel their legs go weak. Everyone was stunned by the exaggerated formation that seemed like they were facing a formidable enemy and a massive army was approaching.
For a moment, the crowd outside the inner courtyard examination room didn't even dare to breathe. There were only solemn soldiers and warriors with dignified expressions.
"Old Wang, what's going on? Why would the Jade Bird's Letter be released here?!" A four-star warrior in the Jade Stone City looked at Wang Danyang, whom he knew well, and asked in confusion.
Wang Danyang shook his head: "I don't know either, but since the letter was sent, it must be an emergency. One team, follow me into the examination room to investigate, and the rest of you, stay put!"
"Understood sir!" The soldiers of the Red Tassel Army responded in unison.
Wang Danyang, holding weapons, did not delay at all. He led a small team and walked into the examination room in a defensive formation.
At this time, the crowd calmed down a little and started to discuss in low voices.
"Looking at the situation, there must be a big monster in the examination room!"
"That's right. A monster that can transform into a human form must be at least a four-star or five-star monster. With today's lineup, I'm afraid we may not be able to subdue it. We are probably in great danger!"
"Ah, just looking at the excitement of an exam can reveal such a disaster. It seems that I am unlucky this year..."
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The commotion outside the examination room did not affect the situation inside at all.
Under the cover of Leng Buchen's jade starlight magic weapon, the examination room was still silent, with only the breathing of the candidates and the swish of brushes writing quickly on the test papers.
When Wang Danyang walked into the examination room with a small team of elite soldiers, most of the candidates were still immersed in answering questions and were unaware.
Only Leng Buchen and a few other examiners, as well as a few candidates who knew the inside story of the Jade Bird's Letter, had long lost interest in answering the questions. They finished the questions hastily and looked at them anxiously as they walked into the examination room.
"Deacon Leng, was it you who sent the Jade Bird's letter?" Wang Danyang came into the examination room. The expected traces of fierce fighting and tragic scenes did not appear. After breathing a sigh of relief, he immediately frowned and asked Leng Buchen who was walking towards him quickly.
"That's right!" Leng Buchen nodded.
"Is there something important?" Wang Danyang asked directly without being polite.
"Yes, follow me, other soldiers, move away one zhang!" Leng Buchen said.
Several other Red Tassel soldiers looked at Wang Danyang, and when they saw him nod, they stopped and stood still.
With a puzzled look on his face, Wang Danyang walked behind Tang Zheng across Leng Buchen, looked at Leng Buchen, made a gesture of asking Leng Buchen to look, and patiently looked at Tang Zheng's test paper.
At this time, Tang Zheng's copying work was nearing completion. He was concentrating on it and knew there was someone behind him, but he didn't care who it was.
Leng Buchen looked at Wang Danyang's face and saw his expression change from curiosity to admiration, then to amazement, and finally to standing there in shock. He couldn't help but feel a little amused, not realizing that he had just gone through the same exact mental journey.
"Whenever the army wishes to attack a city, capture a city, or kill a person, we must first know the names of the defending commander, his subordinates, messengers, gatekeepers, and servants, and have our spies learn them..."
When Wang Danyang read the final conclusion of Chapter 13 written by Tang Zheng in one breath, he felt that he was suddenly enlightened, sometimes as if he was in a fog, sometimes he was deep in thought, and sometimes he gained something.
"Commander Wang, Commander Wang!" He didn't wake up from his dream until Leng Buchen reminded him repeatedly and patted him heavily on the shoulder.
"This?! Take it away now?" After reading Tang Zheng's Art of War, Wang Danyang understood why Leng Buchen sent out the Jade Bird Fire Signal.
A piece of military strategy is worth a thousand troops!
If the military tactics on this test paper fell into the hands of impure forces, or worse, into the hands of demons, it would definitely be a disaster for the human race!
Not only was the Jade Bird's message not excessive, but even if there were a higher level Fire Message, it would be worth releasing.
Wang Danyang's first reaction was to immediately collect the military strategy written by Tang Zheng, escort it to the Feishi City military camp at the highest level, and then transfer it to the hands of the head of the Changyuan Leng family. Absolutely, it must not be allowed to be lost!
But after all, Leng Buchen was in full charge of the examination hall, Tang Zheng was also a candidate taking the exam at Yisuli Academy, and the Jade Bird Letter was also released by Leng Buchen.
For the final decision, Wang Danyang still has to refer to Leng Buchen's opinion.
At this time, Tang Zheng had finished writing the last word. He picked up the pen, stretched lazily, turned his head back with some curiosity, and was immediately stunned.
Wang Danyang? And a team of Red Ribbon Army?
What does this fully armed, star-studded, ready-to-go-at-anytime posture mean?
It's just an exam invigilation, is it necessary to deploy the same level of security as that for protecting the city lord?
Seeing Tang Zheng's somewhat surprised expression, Leng Buchen did not answer Wang Danyang's words, but asked kindly: "Tang Zheng, you have finished the test paper, can you hand it in?"
"Uh, I still want to check... Never mind, you can hand in the paper now." Tang Zheng was a little confused and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he saw Wang Danyang's face that looked as anxious as if he wanted to chop someone, he wisely changed his words.
"Okay, then please put away your test papers and come with me and Commander Wang." Leng Buchen stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
"Ah?" Tang Zheng was a little confused as to when the test papers needed to be handed in to the military camp. However, looking at the expressions of Leng Buchen and the others, and seeing that Leng Buchen had been standing behind them and peeping during the test.
Tang Zheng suddenly realized that this situation was probably related to the Art of War by Sun Tzu that he had memorized and adapted.
"Fuck, this time I've gone too far and pretended too much that I forgot that in this war-torn world, the works of this old man Sun Tzu are enough to make all the military commanders willing to be his grandsons..." Tang Zheng was speechless, but since things had come to this, he had no choice but to put away the test paper and followed the fully-armed Wang Danyang and Leng Buchen out of the examination room.
"Deacon Ouyang, Instructor Li, you continue to arrange the exam. Wang Tong and I will take care of this matter first!" Leng Buchen gave Ouyang Luoluo a few instructions and left the inner courtyard examination room with Tang Zheng.
The changes in the examination room only attracted a little attention, except for Jiang Wuyan and a few others who were puzzled as they saw that after the Jade Bird Letter was sent, the expected life-and-death battle did not come, but instead a few Red Tassel soldiers rushed in and took Tang Zheng away.
On the other side…
Several examinees who had ulterior motives showed joy on their faces and whispered to themselves: "Did our plan succeed? But, isn't this a bit too much? Why are the Red Tassel Army here? Haha, Tang Zheng is dead anyway!"
The candidates responded silently. Tang Zheng was completely unaware of what was happening. However, after he walked out of the examination room, the pointing and talking of the onlookers made him completely speechless.
"Ah? It's out, it's out. The monster caught it?"
"So it's that Tang Zheng? I was wondering how he could get full marks in his first exam. Turns out he's an old demon !"
"This monster is really powerful. He almost let us get away with it before. If this old monster joins the academy, the consequences will be disastrous, disastrous!"
"But the devil is only one foot taller than his Taoism. No matter how powerful his magic is, he will still be captured by my Red Tassel soldiers..."
Tang Zheng listened to the onlookers' frank discussions and his face turned black.
Monster? What the hell...
Where is the amazing talent and brilliant painting style that you have worked so hard to build up?
Tang Zheng's heart was bleeding, but he couldn't explain it on the spot, so he had to wave his folding fan lightly, and with a smile on his face, he rode a warhorse prepared for him under the guidance of everyone, and a group of people headed towards the Feishi Military Camp in a grand manner.
