one's door

Time for three breaths!Ordinary people can run three or four feet away if they move quickly, let alone a warrior at the early stage of the Hundred Refinement Realm, the distance between the two sides is so close.

As a result, the royal children of Nanyuan Kingdom didn't even think about it. The moment they regained their breath, they slashed obliquely, smashing the inner armor of the royal children of Huayue Kingdom and knocking them to the ground.Just as he was about to catch up with the inertia and make another cut, the referee who was assigned to the side of the Huayue country moved, and once again saved the Huayue country's people.

Maybe adding a referee from his own side to the ring, so far, it seems that Hua Yueguo has done the most correct thing in today's competition.

"Okay! Mr. Zhang is a great talent! Hahaha, it is my great fortune to have Mr. Zhang's help!"

Yang Sheng had reason to be excited.Princess Qingling's victory before was really just a little bit of face, and even the fight itself was like a joke, it was just a cutscene for Huayue Kingdom to humiliate Nanyuan Kingdom, and Nanyuan Kingdom was forced to accompany it.But the two wins in front of them were all real fights between the royal family.Being able to win not only won the face, but also increased the momentum.For Nanyuan Nation, there are many benefits.In particular, the revival of internal confidence is of great significance.

Although Yang Sheng didn't understand why people from Huayue Kingdom suddenly became inexplicably dazed in the arena, he didn't need to ask any questions to be sure that it was definitely not a voluntary move by people from Huayue Kingdom. means.

These Yang Sheng plans to ask the children of the royal family who won the two games in the future, they may have the most say.

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high." Zhang Yan smiled and humbled himself.The effects of the first two games were within his expectation.The methods of Taoism are completely unfamiliar to these warriors in Huangtianyu, even if Guo Yulong is scheming, it is impossible to guess Zhang Yan's subsequent methods and actions from the fight with Princess Qingling.

The first game still used talismans, but it was changed, focusing on "resistance to attack ability", and continued to ambush people from Huayue Kingdom along the way.In the second round, they did the opposite, and did not give positive blessings at all, so that the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom who had just stepped into the Hundred Refining Realm had no time to stabilize his foundation, and had no time to hone his combat skills. The disciple went up to resist.Zhang Yan's only request to him was to stand as long as possible.

Finally, I left a sentence: Once there is a turning point, don't hesitate, just hit the killer.There are masters on the field who will avoid the situation of life and death, so there is no need to restrain your hands.

In addition to one sentence of explanation, Zhang Yan also pasted a "Soul Suppressing Talisman" under the chest robe of this Southern Yuan Kingdom royal child who was still in a fog before the battle.This kind of talisman is aimed at the soul, and is generally used on ghosts, but it can also be used on living people under special circumstances.For example, the inexplicable daze of the people of Huayue Kingdom just now was due to the external sensation of the soul being suppressed by the soul-suppressing talisman. Although it was only for a short time, it was enough to form a fatal flaw.

Of course, the driving of the soul-suppressing talisman needs to be activated by monks, so strictly speaking, Zhang Yan, who was sitting on the viewing platform just now, directly participated in the competition.He chose a critical moment to activate the aura that had been stuffed into the soul-suppressing talisman in advance, and then relied on the power of the talisman to make a comeback directly.

Outsiders can't understand it, so they think it's amazing.But any monk with a cultivation level similar to Zhang Yan's could see it clearly at a glance.

Yang Sheng didn't even ask about the third match.At this time, Zhang Yan gave him confidence that he never had before.

"It's Guo Xu, the Seventh Prince of Huayue Kingdom! Late stage of the Hundred Refinement Realm!?"

There was a sound of exclamation, because the opposite Huayue Kingdom stepped into the arena was a new face, and many people in Nanyuan Kingdom did not know each other. It was only when they were called by their names that they realized that these were the ones who really belonged to the forefront of the younger generation in Huayue Kingdom. One of the children of the royal family.

Under 30 years old, late stage of Hundred Refinement Realm!This is an unimaginable achievement in a lower country like Nanyuan Kingdom, but in Huayue Upper Kingdom, Guo Xu couldn't even get into the top three.

The arrival of Guo Xu made the original smile on Yang Sheng's face disappear by three points immediately.

It is not that there are no geniuses among the young disciples of Nanyuan Kingdom.The one in the second round counts as one, without the help of Wuchi, he can reach the late stage of the Tongqiao state before the age of 30, and then rely on Zhang Yan's bone strengthening pill to break through and enter the early stage of the hundred refinement state in one fell swoop.And the person who will play in the third game is the most talented genius that the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom can hide.Even at the early stage of the Hundred Refinement Realm at the age of 28 without the need for a martial arts pond, he is the treasure of Nanyuan Kingdom.

This time, relying on the Bone Strengthening Pill, he also entered a small realm, reaching the middle stage of the Hundred Refining Realm.But the problem is that there is no time to settle after the new realm, the realm is vain, and the corresponding methods such as combat skills are completely unfamiliar.Previously, I thought that I could defeat the previous Huayue Kingdom at the Hundred Refining Realm in the early stage, and even in the middle stage, I could rely on Zhang Yan's off-the-chart means to fight.

But now, Hua Yueguo directly called Guo Xu over.This is far beyond the plan planned by Nanyuan Nation.

A vain middle stage of the Hundred Refinement Realm versus a solid state of the late Hundred Refinement Realm... No matter how you look at it, the result seems to be a foregone conclusion, a loss.

There is a saying that "in the face of absolute strength, all tricks are meaningless."

"Sir, is there a way to win?"

"Let's try it." Zhang Yan was still smiling as before, and even Guo Xu's appearance didn't make him look panicked at all.

Zhang Yan's calmness remained the same, which gave Yang Sheng back his confidence.

If Zhang Yan was [-]% to [-]% sure of the previous two matches, then the third match had a [-]% chance of winning, a match that must be won!It's the same even if it's that Guo Xu.

"Later, please ask your Majesty to arrange someone to help me protect the law. Don't let anyone disturb me, let alone touch me." Zhang Yan's confidence came from his own means.What about the late stage of the Hundred Refining Realm?He has his own way of dealing with it.

What is this for?

Yang Sheng didn't understand, but he knew that what Zhang Yan said was not joking with him, there must be a reason for it.So he waved his hand, and the guards around the viewing platform gathered around and surrounded Zhang Yan tightly.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan didn't delay anymore, bowed his hands to Yang Sheng, then stopped talking, even closed his eyes, his whole body was as motionless as a stone, and even his breathing began to sink rapidly, becoming extremely weak.

Yuanshen out of body!

At the same time, the genius of Nanyuan Kingdom who was preparing to take the stage under the ring also sensed the vibration of a talisman hidden in his chest. Thinking of Zhang Yan's arrangement before, he didn't dare to delay, and quickly relaxed his mind, feeling a force coming Trying to enter his body through the talisman hidden in his chest, but he deliberately avoided not resisting it, and took the initiative to hand over the control of his body.

Chapter 294 Rolling

The primordial spirit is out of the body, entrusted to the talisman of return, immersed in the body of others, like possessing a state, but can use other people's body to cast spells to a limited extent.

This is not the category of surgery, but the means of the divine way.

With Zhang Yan possessing him, the aura of the genius child of Nanyuan Kingdom changed suddenly, an aura like a majestic mountain peak, step by step on the stage, and step by step press towards Guo Xu, the seventh prince of Huayue Kingdom.

If Guo Yulong on the viewing platform of Huayue Kingdom sensed something was wrong, then Guo Xu on the ring stage was facing the storm head on.The oppressive force coming from the opposite side made him tense up involuntarily, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

How is this going? !

"when!"

No matter how surprised and confused the people on and off the ring are, the referee's bell will not be delayed by this, and the signal for the start of the third match will sound as scheduled.The last competition about the secret game between Nanyuan Kingdom and Huayue Kingdom officially began.

Guo Xu didn't dare to rush in, the pressure on him from the opposite side was too great and too weird, so he could only cautiously spread out his movements and walk carefully looking for an opportunity to attack.

However, Guo Xu soon discovered that the other party didn't seem to have any intention of taking a defensive or attacking posture. He just stood there so loosely, but his eyes kept falling on him.

Um?What does this man want?This body is slack and full of flaws, is it deliberately tempting me to attack first?

wrong!That look seems to be a little...strange...strange...

It was as if there was some mysterious and endless attraction in those eyes, and Guo Xu's attention soon fell into it involuntarily, followed by his consciousness.In a short while, Guo Xu appeared in a state where his consciousness was imprisoned by himself.

Although it looks a bit similar to the state of being suppressed by the "Soul Suppression Talisman" in the previous scene, there is actually a fundamental difference.

Because this is not a talisman method.

It's the pupil technique, ecstasy.

No matter how cautious Guo Xu was, no matter how cautious he was, he would never think that a person's eyes could hide a killer move.He is even used to judging the internal factors of the opponent's mental state and fighting spirit by watching and observing the opponent's eyes.Who would have thought that this habit would make him fall into the pit Zhang Yan arranged for him.

Pupil technique is the most effortless technique for Zhang Yan in the current state where the soul is out of the body and borrowed from the human body. It does not need to rely on aura, and it is mainly a method at the soul level, coupled with the suppression of momentum Very high, even for unsuspecting warriors in the Hundred Refinement Realm, it is almost a must.This is sharper and more difficult to resist than Soul Rescue.

Consciousness being imprisoned by the fascination, it is like taking the initiative to remove all defenses and resistances.No matter what treasure armor you are wearing, what magic weapon you have in your hand, and how many secret techniques you have not yet used, everything will be empty talk.

Zhang Yan never thought about taking human life or destroying him.However, he pulled out the weapon and put it on Guo Xu's neck without any fanfare, then turned his head to look at the competition referee at the edge of the ring.

It wasn't until Zhang Yan looked over and met Zhang Yan's eyes that the dean of the Yuanding Imperial City School of Martial Arts came out of his daze.He rang the bronze bell at hand and at the same time loudly announced the end of the fight.

"The third level! Nanyuan Kingdom wins!"

Afterwards, Zhang Yan withdrew his long knife, glanced at the referee from Huayue Kingdom who came up to the stage to treat him badly, smiled, turned around and walked down the stage.

And in the process of stepping down.Zhang Yan's primordial spirit began to return along the original path, first retreating the returning amulet on the chest of his body, then completely separated, and then returned to his physical body on the viewing platform not far away.And at the same time that Zhang Yan Yuanshen completely left.As a result, the Return to God Talisman exhausted all the infused spiritual energy, became dim, and quickly shattered into tiny scraps of paper as if it had rotted.

Zhang Yanyuan's spirit was withdrawn, and the child of the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom would not feel abruptly taking back the control of his body. He was not locked in the small black room unconsciously just now, but shared all the senses of his body, Including the inexplicable and shocking scene where Zhang Yan manipulated his body and put the long knife on the opponent's neck lightly.

So it was just a slight pause in the pace of the feet, and then continued to walk off the stage with a smile and maintained the previous appearance, welcoming the waves of congratulations and cheers from the audience.

But there are also masters like Guo Yulong and the three referees in the ring. Their perception is more acute, and they can feel the sudden change in momentum from the winning royal child of Nanyuan Kingdom.Just like what he looked like before and after he took the stage, there was an obvious alternation in momentum in an instant.

It's reminiscent of what Eldar possession looks like.These masters are the most powerful people in the wild world, so they naturally know many things that ordinary people don't know. They are very clear about the haze of the spirit race.

But compared to the state when the Spirit Race possessed him, the scene in front of him on the arena was significantly different.

The most obvious difference is that after being possessed by the Eldar, there will be a strong sinister aura overflowing, and this cannot be done in broad daylight, and it will cause great damage to the possessed person, unless that person has a saint physique.And the momentum change in the scene just now was not only carried out in broad daylight, but also had no sinister atmosphere, and added a majestic and upright momentum.

If it is not the means of the Spirit Race, then what is it?

Guo Yulong's eyes flickered for a moment, and he crossed half a square in front of him, and saw the bucket formation on the viewing platform of Nanyuan Kingdom dissipating, revealing Zhang Yanlai, who was inexplicably surrounded by guards before.

"How did he do it?!" Guo Yulong was extremely curious.

Different from the cheers of celebration in Nanyuan Kingdom, the atmosphere in Huayue Kingdom was dull.The person who panicked the most was naturally Princess Baowen who was the "bet" who lost in this "break through three levels" competition.She was terrified to feel the strange gazes around her, and felt terrified about her next fate.

"Prince Long, I, I don't want to stay in Nanyuan Kingdom, I..."

Guo Yulong interrupted Princess Baowen with a wave of her hand, and said, "Don't worry, I promised your concubine mother and uncle that I will take you back, so I won't break my promise."

"Thank you Longqin..."

Before Princess Baowen finished speaking, Guo Yulong pointed out without any warning, directly on Princess Baowen's eyebrows.A gentle force rushed into the forehead and knocked Princess Baowen unconscious in an instant.

"Take the princess back to recuperate. Tell the people of Nanyuan Kingdom that the princess is unable to adapt to the water and soil of Nanyuan Kingdom, and she is no longer seriously ill. She will return to Huayue Kingdom soon to recuperate. Regarding the marriage, Huayue Kingdom agrees, Nanyuan Kingdom can send a wedding envoy over here, and we will choose another suitable princess to fulfill the promise."

After finishing speaking, Princess Baowen was carried down by her bodyguards.Guo Yulong got up and glanced at the viewing platform opposite. He saw that Zhang Yan seemed to be looking at him too.So he smiled and cupped his hands as a greeting.Then he turned around and got off the stage, and left the Nanyuan Kingdom Palace without looking back...

Chapter 295

On the same day, Yang Sheng hosted a banquet in the palace for all the ministers.All the top figures in the entire imperial city were present.No matter what you pretend in your heart, this face must be given to Yang Sheng, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable.

Zhang Yan also participated in the banquet, and was arranged by the emperor to be next to his right hand, which directly broke the habit of seating the Wen phase on the right.So much so that Zhang Zeyu, Minister of North Korea and Chinese, was seated next to Zhang Yan.

Nanyuan Kingdom, like most human nations, implements a civil and military dual-track system, and the civil and military divisions are still in charge of each.

The first official position of the military position is called Wu Xiang, and the first official position of the civilian position is called Wen Xiang.

In a country like Nanyuan Country, where border wars are endless all the year round, and there are powerful enemies stalking them, the status of the Minister of Military Affairs is higher than that of Minister Wen.Therefore, the military minister will generally be on the left hand side of the emperor in the grand etiquette.Wenxiang is on the right hand side of the emperor.

But now the situation is interesting.The first place on Yang Sheng's right is not Wenxiang Zhang Zeyu, but Zhang Yan, a fresh face.

What does this mean?Is it because the emperor is happy today, so he made a temporary arrangement to hold Zhang Yan?Or is there another reason?

Anyway, the ministers sitting in the front row had the same guess tacitly.

"My dear friends, let me introduce to you. This is Zhang Yan, a master of miscellaneous studies, Mr. Zhang. At the same time, Mr. Zhang is also a rare craftsman in the world. It is the great fortune of Nanyuan Kingdom to have Mr. Zhang's help, and it is also our What a great honor! Raise your glasses, and join me in toasting Mr.!"

Yang Sheng's words were sent out by his vitality, and everyone in the hall could hear them.While each was startled, they quickly filled the wine glasses in front of them, raised their glasses and stood up.

With smiles on their faces, everyone toasted with the emperor.This scene is rare.Generally, military commanders will receive this kind of treatment when they return to court after victory.What's more, Zhang Yan is not even an official.If you look deeper, you used to be a criminal soldier, but now you are treated with such courtesy as a civil and military man of the Manchu Dynasty.At this moment, even the most unresponsive people began to ponder the emperor's deep meaning.

In fact, the emperor treated Zhang Yan with such courtesy. On the one hand, he was indeed thanking Zhang Yan for his vital role in today's three competitions. Without Zhang Yan, let alone three competitions, he would not have won any of them today.On the other hand, Yang Sheng also realized that the value of Zhang Yan was far greater than he had expected through the means Zhang Yan showed in these three fights.Give enough courtesy, first make a good relationship, and then leave a hole to continue to win.At least in this way, he has an advantage over other forces that are greedy for Zhang Yan.

These are of course the most superficial meanings.

What's more, Yang Sheng's introduction to Zhang Yan on such a formal occasion did not mention the word "Jianwuyuan", although the guest teacher at the Jiangwuyuan is still one of Zhang Yan's most important identities.It can't be temporary forgetting, it must be intentional.Yang Sheng even mentioned Zhang Yan's identity as "a scholar of miscellaneous studies", which is even more meaningful.

The people on Wuzhi's side smiled very naturally. Wuxiang Yang Rongqing was also from the royal family, so he was still Yang Sheng's uncle by seniority, so he naturally stood firmly on Yang Sheng's side.In addition, the Army Department has always had a lot of contacts with Zhang Yan. From the experience in the Yubei Mountain Fortress, Zhang Yan has a lot of relationship with the Army, which belongs to closeness.

Many generals have heard of Zhang Yan's name for a long time.Whether it's bone strengthening pills or magical weapons, they are enough to make their eager hopes to get close to Zhang Yan.Naturally, he didn't care how much the emperor praised Zhang Yan.

The faces of many people on Wenxiang's side are not so beautiful.Ninety percent of them were born in the mainstream school, and more than half of them are also active in the affairs of the school.In addition to academic discussions, the school is now an important gathering circle for civil servants in their official careers.The relationship among them is so intricate that in many cases it can even be called a comprehensive force belonging to the civil service group.

He is most sensitive to the word "miscellaneous learning" in Zhang Yan's identity.He pinched his nose and was led by the situation before, so that the School of Miscellaneous Studies appeared in Beijiang County. This is already an unprecedented and huge concession.I thought that with these concessions, the royal family, which suppressed this matter and favored miscellaneous studies, should be able to calm down.

But who would have thought, how long this time?The emperor would actually honor Zhang Yan's status as a "scholar of miscellaneous studies" in public in this very formal occasion where he feasted his officials.

What is this for? !What kind of message is this going to convey to the following?

A big banquet with different thoughts unfolded in an atmosphere of noise and joy.Zhang Yan thought about the emperor's attitude tonight, but he was not surprised.

Holding the power of Nanyuan Kingdom, it is also surrounded by monster races, upper kingdoms, and feuds in an extremely poor geographical location and changing external situation. The emperor of this kind of country cannot be a foolish king, a mediocre person, or an inflexible person. .Because of any flaws in any aspect, the country may be annexed or directly divided.In that case, there would be no such thing as the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom.

Therefore, for the emperor, whoever is useful will be used, and there is no principle.In the past, miscellaneous studies were useful, but there was a feud with mainstream schools of thought, and they were strongly resisted.After weighing it, the emperor found that the gain outweighed the loss.That's why we secretly give miscellaneous students some room to breathe, but they don't help them openly.

Later, there was Zhang Yan, a wonderful work in miscellaneous studies.Only then was there the Miscellaneous Academy in Beijiang County.

From Zhang Yan's point of view, the reason why the emperor praised Zaxue again at this big banquet was because his value soared, so the emperor gave Zaxue some reputation from the side, and the idea was to continue to show him favor through these.

But Zhang Yan's simple opinion will not be accepted by many senior officials of Nanyuan Kingdom.

In the view of Zhang Zeyu, Minister of Literature, this is not just a school of miscellaneous learning that the emperor favored Zhang Yan.Perhaps before this competition, the emperor was simply showing favor to Zhang Yan.But now, the emperor's thoughts obviously didn't just fall on Zhang Yan, but had another plan.

Martial Minister Yang Rongqing, who is also the prime minister, said to his cronies in this way: "It seems that this time, His Majesty is going to start to take seriously those people in the mainstream schools who eat vegetarian food and eat from the inside out. When those people are facing Huayue His schizophrenia seems to be beyond His Majesty's patience.

It was okay before, there was no replacement, and they were tightly bound together within the school, and it was difficult for His Majesty to move them.Now Zhang Yan took the lead, rushing all the way with miscellaneous studies.Hey, it depends on how those people from the mainstream schools resist.If they are still stubborn, His Majesty probably won't give them much time.

By the way, recently there was a report from Xiyuan County that some people from miscellaneous studies took the initiative to send two types of improved ordnance into the village, and the effect was not bad.He also expressed his willingness to stay and continue to improve various existing ordnance.It has to be said that these miscellaneous people meet at the right time. This is pushing people from mainstream schools to the bottom of the cliff! "

Chapter 296 Liu Rui

Zhang Yan no longer has a rigid need for food, and is more concerned with satisfying his appetite.

When he was in Langyuan City, Zhang Yan often wandered around the city, buying and tasting delicious food when he saw it.Later, after having errands in the martial arts academy and the academy of miscellaneous studies, it was considered to have subsided.In addition, sister Mei at home is very good at cooking, and she often learns some new dishes from her friend who used to be a chef in a restaurant. Zhang Yan is also very lucky at home.

But the banquet in the palace was beyond Zhang Yan's expectations.

I thought that the higher the grade, the better the food.Wang Nian also often goes to the imperial dining room, and when he comes back, he talks in his sleep about "delicious" and "I still want to eat".On Zhang Yan's first day here, he was treated to a meal in the emperor's study, although it was simple, it tasted good.

But in today's big banquet, the dishes on the table are exquisite, and the dishes are arranged like paintings, but holding a chopstick in your mouth is a completely different experience.You can't say it's unpalatable, after all, the ingredients are there, and the cook didn't blow them out.But if you want to talk about delicious food, you really can't talk about it.The taste is bland, and even the seasoning salt seems to be deliberately reduced a lot.

Is it because you are afraid that the food will be so delicious that the ministers will think about it all day long?So you made it like this on purpose?

In fact, Zhang Yan had misunderstood.State banquets are no more than usual meals, and there are fixed rules.Whether it is dishes, tastes, or even tableware, there are regulations.Unless there are special circumstances, the future generations of the royal family are not allowed to change it at will.Even the chefs who cook state banquets are not the same as the chefs who supply the palace halls on weekdays.

So the taste of the state banquet was weird. It can only be said that the taste of the former emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom who set the rules of this table banquet was really light to the extreme.

However, although the chefs are not from the same group, the eunuchs and court ladies who can work in the imperial dining room will not change.

"Hey! Little Mantou! Little Mantou!"

Just like that, when Zhang Yan was still lamenting that the original taste of the "emerald shrimp" in the bowl was actually pretty good, Wang Nian, who had been sitting beside him all this time, suddenly jumped up from his seat and shouted loudly. Shout out to a little palace lady who was holding a plate not far away.

small bun?Zhang Yan immediately remembered that Wang Nian caused trouble in the palace before, scaring the prince and the prince to the brim and burning down a side hall, as if the reason was to help a court lady named Xiao Mantou.Have you seen the Lord now?