"There should be an ambush in the palace for major repairs at the academy, right?"

Liang Yuzhi still didn't answer directly: "It's good if you can see clearly, I won't say anything more in this seat." She lost her interest and wanted to leave. However, Sun Changming asked again, with great incomprehension: "This world belongs to him, what on earth does he think?!"

Liang Yuzhi smiled wryly, and said, "The matter in the courtroom is not that simple." After thinking about it, Liang Yuzhi folded back, waved his hand and dropped the Sealing Spirit Formation to make it clear to Sun Changming.

"The current queen mother is my aunt."

"Your Majesty likes extravagance, and his internal funds have long been depleted. Those of the inner court officials, whoever earns Lingyu, will be promoted. Even the inner officials at all levels have clearly marked prices."

"Recently, His Majesty is going on a trip and wants to build a palace chariot, which costs thousands of dollars. The inner court is trying to find ways to help His Majesty raise funds."

Sun Changming couldn't help stunned: "The palace chariot? Are you going to build a palace on the chariot?"

"Exactly."

"It really is extravagant!"

"And it's not just one car, there is one for each of the accompanying concubines, but the regulations are slightly smaller. If the Queen Mother is willing to go, naturally there will be an additional large one. But the Queen Mother refused strictly, but unfortunately the Queen Mother can no longer control Her Majesty. , and you can't manage too much, otherwise, the descendants will control the government."

Liang Yuzhi believed that Sun Changming had understood: "Don't make it difficult for me."

Liang Yuzhi herself is a member of the royal family, and all her powers come from the support of the Queen Mother.

Sun Changming robbed Ji Su, in fact he robbed the emperor. The first time Liang Yuzhi was invisible, if Sun Changming did it again, she would be really embarrassed.

Sun Changming nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Liang, I won't be reckless anymore."

…

Now, in the second round of assessment, a thousand people will be screened out at a time, and one out of thirty people will be selected. All the cultivators feel a great increase in the sense of crisis, which directly causes the business of the Oude Academy to be extremely hot.

Zhao Xiaoyao spends all day studying the different characters of 険, and eagerly hopes that the Dragon and Snake List will end soon. It doesn't matter what rank Master Sun is, he will rush back to Wang Yunya and preside over the breeding work of Zun Zun.

Zun Zun also seemed impatient.

Wu Yuanji has been with Sun Changming for the past few days, and he can see the adult's mind and ask, "Do you want to buy the question?"

Sun Changming shook his head decisively: "No."

"It really depends on Mr. Liang's face. If you don't ruin Ji Su's good deeds, can you bear this injustice?"

Sun Changming was indeed very resentful, even though he knew very well that the Great Wu Dynasty had rotted from top to bottom, but he really knew that the dignified emperor, for personal enjoyment, was playing this kind of thing behind his back, or let him out of anger. What's the difference between this and selling an official vend?

But can you endure this injustice?

Sun Changming struggled for a while before saying, "Don't make it difficult for Mr. Liang to do it."

Wu Yuanji nodded secretly. Your Excellency is a sympathetic person, which is good news for his subordinates. What Wu Yuanji didn't know was that, in fact, when Sun Changming guessed that the real profit grabber was the emperor, he had already lost interest in this matter and did not want to continue.

Liang Yuzhi is only part of the reason.

Sun Changming knew very well that even if he acted arbitrarily, he was actually "saving" the Great Wu Dynasty to some extent - and he didn't want to do more for it. After thoroughly seeing the emperor's absurd face, he became even more determined.

If Liu Zhi and Lu Guangxiao wanted to save the Great Wu Dynasty, at least, at least an extremely drastic top-down change was needed. If you don't change the emperor, there is no drama at all.

And now the external environment of the Great Wu Dynasty, can it withstand such a drastic change...

In fact, there is another way, Lord Liu Zhi is promoted to the ninth realm.

This one seems more difficult to achieve, cross it out.

In a word, Sun Changming was too lazy to pay attention to the broken affairs of the academy, and did not inquire about the related matters of the second level. He focused on cultivating in his residence, and secretly discussed with his second brother: a sixth-order magic weapon, a sixth-order demon Dan, I want a new version of the flying sword!

It's not that Sun Changming is playing tricks with his second brother, it's just that Master Sun is greedy and dissatisfied: the five-toothed ship is also a little behind, it's better to improve together with Feijian.

But the old man was reluctant.

This sixth-order magic weapon was sent by Song Gongquan, and it was called "Broken Sky Hook". Hundreds of years ago, there was a sixth-order master craftsman, who diligently pursued the way of making tools, but unfortunately he was always a step behind the seventh-order master. When he felt that his lifespan was about to end, he exhausted his life's accumulation and exchanged a lot of high-level treasures. He was going to make the last weapon in this life, and he hoped to be able to refine a seventh-order magic weapon before he died.

It's a pity that it didn't work out. At the last minute, it fell short. Originally, I wanted to make a seventh-order flying sword, but it still fell short of the sixth-order. The craftsman was hit and vomited blood and died, and the flying sword was not finally formed. When it was released, it was twisted and deformed into a long hook.

This piece of high-level treasures, which should have been a seventh-order sixth-order magic weapon, was a failure after all, so it was not considered outstanding in the sixth-order.

With such a sixth-order magic weapon, with a sixth-order demon pill, Sun Changming felt that he was sincere, but the second brother excused that he did not have other parts of the five-toothed ship, so at most he could only improve the flying sword, the related five-toothed ship. Impossible.

Sun Changming bargained with the second brother. Anyway, I am not in a hurry. There are still a few days left for the second test, but the second brother is already drooling.

Another sixth-order magic weapon given by Song Gongquan was an ancient bronze plate named "Chengtianlu". There is a special large formation to cooperate with, the big formation is arranged, and this instrument is placed in the eyes of the big formation. Every three days, a drop of "heaven dew" can be condensed to irrigate spiritual medicines and spiritual plants. Equivalent to ten years of effectiveness!

That is to say, if all goes well, a hundred-year-old elixir can be cultivated in one month. Moreover, this "Tianlu" can also be taken directly as a panacea, which can replenish qi and blood, improve cultivation, repair damage, and so on.

The only problem is that the materials consumed by the big array are too expensive...

Sun Changming can use this thing, and he doesn't plan to feed it to his second child for the time being.

The eldest brother and the second brother are still "playing games", but the third sister can't wait, and pesters the eldest brother to take herself out to play every day. Then go out to eat in the name of going out to play.

Along the way, there are street snacks and restaurant banquets. If you see it, you will not let it go.

After feeding Hanmei that day, Sun Changming remembered that his hometown still had a job in the capital, so he took Hanmei to see it. When he came back, he happened to pass by the academy. The road in front was somewhat congested. The car slowly moved past. Sun Changming opened the car window and saw a long queue on the street, waiting outside an academy.

There is a flag hanging in front of the academy, with four big characters floating in the wind: Oude Academy.

"Cultivators who bought questions."

However, the team did not move for a long time. Sun Changming's carriage had already passed, and a group of people came out of the academy. The middle-aged man at the head was dressed in silk and satin. The guys behind him were carrying a large suitcase.

The middle-aged man put his hands on his hips and shouted to the cultivators in the queue: "Don't crowd, come one by one, 50,000 Lingyu each, and throw the Lingyu into the box by yourself."

This box should be a treasure similar to a storage kit, and the inside is very huge. He stood beside the box and shouted loudly, "That little thief! If you have the ability to go to my brother-in-law's house to steal chickens and dogs, why don't you dare to come to Lao Tzu's Oude Academy?"

"I've seen it clearly. Your grandfather and I put all the income from selling questions in this box and store it in my academy. You come to steal it. If you don't come, I will look down on you, rat!"

"Your grandfather is so arrogant, what can you do to me? I know you don't like me and my brother-in-law, bah! What's the use, do you have such great ability? My brother-in-law Shengjuan Zhenglong, you That filthy method that is not on the table can't hurt my brother-in-law in the slightest!"

"Who do you think you are, my brother-in-law is the real big man, don't let us catch you, crushing you is like stepping on a bedbug!"

Sun Changming heard it and looked through the car window again, his eyes turning cold. He stopped a young boy in the store next to him who was watching the fun: "Does this old man scold like this every day?"

Xiao Er replied with a smile: "Yeah, it's been a few days, scolding the street like this every day, and it's become a scene in our school."

Sun Changming closed the car window silently, and Wu Yuanji persuaded him, "Don't be impulsive, my lord, this person just wants to anger the lord with words, and there must be an ambush in the academy..."

Sun Changming smiled lightly: "Don't worry, don't make it difficult for Mr. Liang to do it."

Wu Yuanji just breathed a sigh of relief, but then heard the adults say: "Let's deal with them in another way."

…

That night, Sun Changming invited Ruan Sansheng over: "I want Brother Ruan to help you with two things." Ruan Sansheng glared at him: "Your Excellency is so polite that you're out of sight!"

Sun Changming smiled and pleaded guilty, and then said bluntly: "The first thing, please Big Brother Ruan to investigate what the second exam question on the Dragon and Snake Ranking might be. It's not right, you can also refuse."

Sun Changming can directly spend money to buy it, but he is not willing! As for how to investigate... Secretly collect clues, such as the price of the cultivation resources in the capital has risen as a whole recently, which type of magic tools are in short supply, etc. After summarizing and analyzing, we can definitely narrow the second test question to a very narrow one. within the range.

In fact, in the first test, even if you don't buy the test, according to this method, you can find out that there are a large number of cultivators secretly asking for the safety circuit map of the Jingying school grounds, and you can know what to test.

But if you want to do this, you must have a huge intelligence network in your hands. And those who have mastered this network... are all short of money, can't they just buy it?

Only Mr. Sun was upset, and he was unwilling to spend this money!

Ruan Sansheng nodded: "This is easy to handle." He didn't care about the scruples of "private use of public tools".

"The second thing, help me find someone, who is also the cultivator who participated in the Dragon and Snake List this time. His name is Zhang Chunfa."

Ruan Sansheng was extremely efficient in his work. The next morning, he brought a person to find Sun Changming. He first asked that person to wait outside the yard, and then went in and talked to Sun Changming himself.

"Sir, you must never have imagined, what did we find out this time!" Ruan Sansheng rarely sold out, with a look of "what I'm going to say next is very exciting".

Sun Changming poured him tea: "Brother Ruan, come and listen."

"According to the movement in the city in the past two days, we have found the question of the second test, which may be related to spirit worms." Ruan Sansheng drank the tea, wiped his mouth and said, "This is not the key, the key is that the fifth prince's sect has Qingke and Jisu's family are in frequent contact! Does your lord know what this means?"

Before Sun Changming could answer, Ruan Sansheng waved his hand: "You are not from the capital, I'm afraid you don't understand the joints. The fifth prince is the entire capital, the biggest worm dealer!"

"Bug?"

Ruan Sansheng explained a little, and Sun Changming quickly understood that it was similar to fighting crickets in his previous life, except that all spirit worms were used here, and the battles were divided into ranks, which was like the fighting weight rules of the previous life.

But every year at the end of the year, there will be the "Ultimate Fighting Bugs Battle", which is a carnival feast. At this time, all tiers are abandoned, and the worms will fight indiscriminately!

"Don't underestimate the income of this worm, the fifth prince is not favored among the six princes and eleven princesses, and there is no royal estate under his name, but with this worm competition, he is among the princes and princesses. The top three in wealth!"

Having said this, Ruan Sansheng looked at Sun Changming with his eyes. Master Sun also thought it was incredible: "Ji Su not only sells the exam questions, but also intends to let 30,000 Xiuzi help the Fifth Prince catch spirit worms!"

"Cut two ends of a radish, it's a good deal!"

"I guess, what the disciples of the Fifth Prince and Ji Su's family have negotiated these days is the price of these spirit worms being packaged and sold to the Fifth Prince!"

"What a genius!" Sun Changming almost missed his mouth, selling exam questions to honor Lao Tzu, catching spirit bugs and selling his son, Lord Ji Su really seized the opportunity and his career was bright!

Does the situation change the rhythm of the dragon?

I always feel that in the past few years, you were subservient on the cold bench of the Guozijian.

Ruan Sansheng finally said: "In short, the assessment of the second level is almost the spirit insect. Thirty miles southeast of the capital city, there is a 'Xuanyou Grotto' where various spirit insects and demon insects are produced. Most of the examination rooms are in where is it.

Adults prepare in advance. "

He called someone outside again: "Zhang Chunfa, I brought it to you, I still have official business to say goodbye first. Please let me know if you have anything."

Sun Changming thanked him and sent him out in person, just in time to meet Zhang Chunfa who came in.

Zhang Chunfa, who had short eyebrows, small eyes and a round face, was originally uneasy, but when he saw Sun Changming, he slapped his thigh: "Oh, it turns out that my brother was looking for me."

He rushed up and was about to hold Sun Changming's hand enthusiastically, but was stopped by the scabbard of the Chaotian Squadron next to him: "This is my commander, Chaotian Simeng Jiang, see you in prayer!"

Zhang Chunfa seemed to have no bones, and he was about to kneel down when he curled up, but Sun Changming supported him: "No big gift." Zhang Chunfa still greeted him with a smile and clasped his fists: "I really regret it, I should have been following the adults in the first level, As a result, I was not firm enough, and I ran halfway, but in the end, the adults rescued me.

The adults didn't notice me at the time, after all, with so many people together, you dragged me out with vines. "

He regretted again and again: "I can clearly see that the adults are extraordinary, but unfortunately I couldn't stick to my own judgment. It's a pity, a pity."

Sun Changming first thanked Ruan Sansheng for helping him find someone, and then said to Zhang Chunfa, "I have something I want to ask for your help."

"Sir, don't be so polite. If you have any orders, just give me your orders." He patted his chest and seemed righteous, but suddenly he smiled: "My lord's status will never let me work in vain."

Sun Changming laughed dumbly and said, "This officer really did not see you wrong. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

"Hey, it's enough to have your words. What do you want me to do?"

"Go and contact Xiuzi from the poor family. This official wants those who have real talents and real learning."

…

The emperor temporarily designated a courtyard in the Jingying barracks, surrounded by heavy troops, provided food and drink every day, and sealed off Ji Su, the chief examiner of the Dragon and Snake Rankings.

However, after the first level of assessment, these blockades are useless.

Before the first stage of the assessment, because Guozijian and Jingying were isolated from each other, Jisu was unable to open up the joints in his urgency, so the communication inside and outside was not smooth. As a result, there was a problem in the first pass, which led to Mr. Lin from the Ministry of War. You can see that this is a blessing in disguise. With the middleman, the supervision of the Beijing camp has been greatly relaxed. , the remote control family negotiates with the fifth prince!

Even tonight, my brother-in-law spent money to bring in the delicious food and wine of Meiji, which added a happy color to Jisu's boring life, and also added a good sister to her already out-of-shape figure. of bright colors.

In general, even if the three-level assessment is set, the entire time span of the Dragon and Snake List should not exceed one month. But there was an accident at the first level, and the cultivators were almost exhausted, so Ji Su gave everyone a rest for 20 days!

The main reason is that everyone's strength has not recovered, the second stage assessment will not be able to perform well, and the spirit insects captured for the fifth prince are not enough and not strong enough.

Ji Su spent more than ten days in the Beijing camp, and there was good news from his brother-in-law. All the thousand exam questions he prepared were sold!

"Hahaha, they are indeed poor and prosperous. These cultivators who have come from afar are indeed rich! Go to Xuanyou Cave tomorrow to start the second round of the Dragon Snake Ranking Exam!"

"Come on, the beauty's chief official has a glass of wine, and I wish the cultivators who have generously donated their money in advance to victory and return with a fruitful result!"

…

Ma Qizhi spent the past 20 days sharpening his spear, thoroughly refining the various treasures his father had prepared for him.

Tomorrow is the day of the second test. The family of three eats dinner together. The mother feels very warm, and the son is finally sensible and no longer embarrassing her.

After dinner, Song Gongquan put down the tableware and said to Ma Qizhi, "Come with me to the study." Ma Qizhi knew that his father had something to explain, so he quickly followed.

"Don't overdo it tomorrow, just squeeze into the third round. Don't worry, even if the spirit worm you brought out is of a slightly inferior rank, Ji Su will not dare to dismiss you."

Ma Qizhi was a little curious: "Father, do you have any inside information?"

Of course Song Gongquan knew what Ruan Sansheng had found. He simply told his son, and then said, "Old Ji Su is confused, he wants money, not his life. The fifth prince is not favored by His Majesty, and is destined to miss the throne. He flattered the fifth prince, When the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, there will be no guarantee that the Ji family will be full!"

Ma Qizhi is horrified: "My child understands."

After coming out of his father's study, Ma Qizhi thought of Sun Changming again. The feeling in his heart is still very contradictory. Although he understands that Sun Changming saved him for the benefit of his father, and everyone has cleared it up, he still thinks... the life of the young master is more important!

"No, this time I go to Xuanyou Cave, I must find a chance to save him once!"

"Get those treasures back from him, especially the Jiao Rhinoceros Treasure Horn, which is very important for my father to advance to the seventh realm."

"I still don't believe it. My lord, I am higher than him, better than him, better than him, more handsome than him, why should he save me? I will definitely have a chance to save him once!"

"Humph!"

This second-generation ancestor did not know that at this moment, his group of friends and friends had used the authority of Chaotian Division to seize the handle of a senior "insect hunter". People told all the secrets about Xuanyou Cave, and helped to design a sinister trap.

"Everyone can see it: Ma Shao has a heart problem because of the last incident. Then we will help him get rid of this heart problem, give him a chance, let him in turn save Sun Changming once, and the disease will be cured. already."

"Let that Sun Changming be grateful to Ma Shao, hahaha!"

…

Just like in the first stage of the assessment, many cultivators were waiting behind the city gate before dawn. As soon as the city gate opened, they rushed towards the Xuanyou Grotto.

Xuanyou Grotto is also an extermination domain, but it is special because it is located underground. The cave has three large openings on the ground, which are like Tiankeng, and there are more than 30 small openings. There are even occasions when it rains continuously, and the collapse of the original small hole is covered up, but new small holes are exposed elsewhere.

The caves below are connected, there are big and small, I don't know how vast it is. And how this peculiar extermination domain came into being, there are still different opinions to this day.

In history, many major cultivators in the capital went deep into it, but they have never been able to find out how deep the Xuanyou Grotto is.

The alien species here are mainly spirit insects and spirit plants, there are few beasts, and there are not many other monsters. The deeper you go, the higher the level of Yaoyi, but they are all limited by the domain of destruction and are reluctant to come out.

In order to ensure the absolute safety of the capital, the Great Wu Dynasty has sent overhauls many times in history to try to completely annihilate this area of ​​destruction, but every time it advances to the depths, it returns with heavy losses and no success. Over time, the imperial court also changed its strategy, from complete annihilation to periodic suppression.

In recent years, this kind of "regular crackdown" has continued, but only God knows if anyone will go to crackdown.

Jingying has stationed a group of people near Xuanyou Grotto, and has the sixth realm in charge. Once a group of monsters occurs in Xuanyou Grotto, it can be dispatched quickly to ensure the safety of the capital.