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After Gu Xuejiang reconciled with Lin Duzhi, the Nanyuan four idiots got together to discuss the game arrangement.Everyone has a booklet that they received yesterday.

Cheng Qianren originally planned to book a private room in Feifeng Tower, but after thinking about it, he decided to go to the West Market to buy vegetables and wine, and cook at home.Lin Lu is shy and probably doesn't want to talk in crowded places. The home is always cleaner and more comfortable than outside.

Sitting in the familiar small courtyard, eating the long-lost home-cooked food, the braised pork still tastes the same, Xu Ran was very moved: "Is there any rice in the pot?"

Cheng Qianren nodded: "I'll scoop it up for you." Zhu Liu's cooking skills were taught by him, and the taste of the dishes is of course the same.

Gu Erchou: "Look at her like this, the Year of the Monkey will be able to fast the grain."

Lin Duzhi was eating stir-fried cabbage sum.He lives in the college, there are many people in the big kitchen, and he doesn't know how to cook, so he simply saves eating.But not having to eat doesn’t mean he can’t eat. Now he thinks it’s interesting to eat with everyone.

It turns out that this is what it feels like to have friends.

In summer night, the small courtyard is peaceful and quiet, with the fragrance of plants and trees accompanied by the crisp sound of insects, echoing in the cool night wind, and the galaxy above the head is bright and deep.

With enough wine and food, the cups and dishes were messed up, Xu Ran suddenly asked, "Who is it to do the dishes today?"

Cheng Qianren was happy tonight. He filled the wine bowl for himself and drank slowly: "This time, Senior Brother Lin is officially welcome to join us. He must not wash. I cook hard, so I don't need to wash. You two can figure it out."

Gu Xuejiang slumped on the chair and looked at Xu Ran: "Of course whoever eats the most washes."

Xu Ran was beaten to death and quit: "We draw lots, you can also guess punches!"

Habitually trick the other party to wash the dishes, and do it well.

Lin Duzhi couldn't help laughing: "Did you often come to Qianren's house for dinner? He did it?" Seeing how Cheng Qianren practiced his sword, it didn't seem like cooking.

The two guessing players thought of Zhu Liu, and the atmosphere was silent for a while.

Cheng Qianren drank another bowl of wine after hearing the words: "My younger brother used to cook, and everyone ate together. Later, his family found him, and I sent him away. We started eating out."

Not as hard to speak as I imagined.The wine is not intoxicating, but the emotions are surging at night.He looked at the vast galaxy and thought that I would eventually get used to a life without drifting.

Lin Duzhi's perception was keen, but he suddenly felt desolate and sad.Let him familiarize himself with thousands of Buddhist scriptures, but he can't persuade his friends with any reason: "...you, don't be too sad."

Cheng Qianren laughed: "No."

Gu Er: "Why are you so sad, we can enjoy Cheng San's handicrafts only because of you tonight."

Xu Ran suddenly thought of something: "Deer, we plan to buy a house to live together, are you coming?"

"It's 'Du', not 'Deer'." Lin Duzhi thought she was slurred after drinking, so he blushed in embarrassment, but his eyes were full of hope, bright and clear: "Will it be troublesome? I have some books, two cabinets of medicinal materials, Four potted flowers, one bird."

Xu Ran couldn't hold back, and rubbed his face fiercely: "You still raise birds, why don't you raise a deer?"

Gu Xuejiang lazily said: "But we can raise deer."

Cheng Qianren: "It seems that there are not enough mansions with three entrances and three exits. We need to build a deer garden."

Lin Duzhi was caught off guard and rubbed, and found that even Cheng Qianren was also teasing him.At a loss, he said in a low voice, "Don't get too close suddenly... Hug or pinch your face, I'm about to break through, and sometimes I can't control the coercion."

Cheng Qianren was really pitiful when he saw how shocked he was.He took out the rule book of the double court fight, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's discuss the business." He was most worried about Xu Ran: "Have you read all these?"

Sure enough, Xu Ran didn't. She waved her hand and said, "There are too many words. I've made an outline. Just ask you a few questions."

Cheng Qianren nodded helplessly.

"It says that the score is calculated according to the winning time. The shorter the time, the higher the score, and there are more missed timings beside it... But what should I do if the winner is not determined after timeout?"

He has already mastered the part of the martial arts test by heart: "Then it will be a double loss. The preliminary round is limited to one hour. The rematch final will be postponed."

"Okay!" Xu Ran asked again, "If you finish the fight within an hour, but you lose both, how do you count?"

"Both teams are hurt in the martial arts test. The winners and losers are divided according to the literary test. If the results of the literary test happen to be the same, then you will consider yourself unlucky and both teams will be eliminated." Cheng Qianren thought for a while and added: "This kind of situation is too rare. The scoring system is stricter than ours, and it is easy to tell who is superior."

Xu Ran hastily flipped through a few pages: "Two-on-two in the preliminary round, shall we cooperate? What tactics?"

Cheng Qianren recalled fighting with her a few times, and pondered: "The two of us can't cooperate with anyone because of the number of exercises. Let's fight on our own. The only thing to pay attention to is to separate the other two and let them fight too. Can't cooperate."

Xu Ran poured down a bowl of wine: "Okay! I'm fine now!"

But Lin Duzhi has a problem: "The preliminary round of the literary examination is answer papers, which is easy. But the semi-finals are difficult to argue, I..."

Speaking in public is not his forte, and he has never done arguing with others. What should he do if he makes his friends tired because of himself?

Gu Erfang said softly: "If you don't want to talk about this kind of thing, just sit by the side and drink tea and snacks. Because..."

He stood up suddenly, bursting out with astonishing confidence: "One of me is enough!"

Cheng Qianren squinted slightly, it was so glaring.

The stars are so bright today.

Xu Ran was also dazzled by Gu Er, and stood up: "Come on, for the money! For the house! Do it!"

Nanyuan four idiots celebrate together with wine.

The brilliant star river falls in the wine bowl, the night wind is gentle, the flowers are fragrant, and the summer insects are chirping tirelessly.

***

The fight between the two courts is an annual grand event, and this year, Nanyuan is the host again, and the number of applicants has increased by [-]% compared to last year.

Along the avenue, in the veranda, and outside the school buildings, there are vermilion lists posted everywhere, announcing the results of the lottery and the arrangement of the competition system.The students' minds were fluctuating, and some teachers simply took the vacation, leaving their homework for everyone to go back to study by themselves.Freshmen are not eligible for registration, so they have to study in class honestly, but they also like to watch and discuss.

Those preparing for the competition were more diligent than before. The martial arts practitioners of Qingshanyuan competed in the riding and shooting range under the scorching sun, and the students in the backyard of Nanshan went to the library to study in groups. Reluctant to go downstairs.The students of Chunbo Terrace are more elegant and elegant, and they gather in groups of twos and threes under the cool water pavilion wind corridor, and take quizzes for each other.

All kinds of scenes can only be seen at this time, except before the fate-determining end-of-year exam.

Not to mention the nagging of the husband: "Don't you want to learn from your senior brothers and sisters in the future, and hold your feet temporarily, hoping to achieve enlightenment overnight?"

The inspectors began to check and strengthen the formations in various places. First of all, the renovated Jian'an Building. I don't know how many rare flowers and trees were transplanted inside, and the white fence was doubled in size.When doing the formation test, the main road was completely blocked, causing complaints.

The deacons are also working hard, cleaning up the courtyard for Beilan students.It's true that Nanyuan is rich, but there are always some things that can't be done well with money, and have to be measured.The previous year's layout was not good enough to be reused and had to be replaced.Too simple, no respect, easy to make jokes; too refined and extravagant, not calm enough, and lose face.I had no choice but to wonder what the deacon meant when he said "graceful yet elegant, majestic yet delicate".

Cheng Qianren still went to the barren forest to practice swords, went home to breathe and practice, went out early and returned late, and avoided congested hours, so he never really felt the tense atmosphere.

until the start of the preliminary round.

The beginning of August is the best time of the year in Nanyang City.

Orange yellow and orange green, the sky is high and the clouds are light.The blazing sun became gentle and light, and half of the city was soaked in the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.

In order to prevent incidents such as leaking questions and cheating in the essay test, the surrounding area of ​​Qifeng Pavilion is heavily guarded, and a big sign of "bypass the examination room" is erected at the intersection.The black-clothed inspectors stopped the way to check the waist badge and verify their identity.

Ten teams were arranged today, and there were still a few people queuing up to register. When it was Lin Du's turn, Xu Ran said in a low voice, "It's all up to you, Gu Er is unreliable."

Gu Xuejiang pulled Lin Duzhi up and left: "As long as you don't hold back, we will win with our eyes closed."

Cheng Qianren saw that the two of them were not nervous and were still chatting about medical theory on the way, so he didn't say much, and watched them go upstairs.

The riding and shooting range is a large piece of compacted land, which can be used for horse racing and practice. Now that a few fences are tied up, it is considered to be a preliminary area.Before Cheng Qianren arrived, he heard people's voices roaring back to the sky.

There is no bluestone stepped grandstand for the Martial Arts Field, and the Jian'an Building has been sealed off, so everyone has to surround themselves outside the wooden fence, three or four floors inside and outside, and how much they can see depends on their height and fate.Compared with the solemn atmosphere of Qifeng Pavilion, this place is almost like a vegetable market.

The inner circle is the contestants who will play in the next few days, with focused eyes and serious expressions.In the outer circle are idlers who have nothing to do with themselves, holding melon seeds and snacks, talking and laughing loudly.

A few martial arts instructors from Qingshanyuan took the lead in distributing melon seeds, and the inspectors in charge of patrol had no choice but to let everyone be happy.

There are many people in the preliminary round. In order to improve efficiency, the field is divided into four areas, and four games can be played at the same time.

"Did you see Shuangdao! Xu Ran is here! She's gone to the West District!"

"What happened to Cheng Qianren? The scholar in the backyard of Nanshan applied for the martial arts test?"

The students in Nanshan were dissatisfied: "Prejudice is unreasonable! Why can't our college report it?"

Cheng Qianren walked all the way, when he heard someone cheering for him, he was startled, and then he recognized the students from the math class.For a moment, it felt like a world away.

Now... I probably can't do the left-handed plan and the right-handed account.

Before the hour came, the two members of the No.16 team were already waiting in the west field.Xu Ran was used to this kind of scene, and chatted with his opponent as if no one else was there: "It's you again, have you improved your cultivation?"

She had previously engaged in continuous engagements and fought for more than a month, and she couldn't count how many people she had fought against.

Qingshanyuan pays attention to not knowing each other without fighting, and those who don't usually talk can chat a few words in the martial arts field.Only the other party smiled wryly and said: "It's bad luck, I ran into you in the first round."

The other person talked more: "It doesn't matter to us, we plan to abstain from the lottery of Qinxue Hall, but it can't be done. Senior brother Liu of our team's literary examination should graduate this year. He is the last time. If he quits without a fight..."

Before finishing speaking, the sideline deacon suddenly said: "Start!——"

Almost at the same moment, Weng Ming, who was fighting with swords, shocked the audience, making everyone's hearts tremble.

The strong wind rolled up on the ground, and the bright snow and knife light split the smoke and dust, and culled them from mid-air.A blazing golden glow suddenly appeared on the edge of the blade, overshadowing the chaotic sword shadows, as bright as the sun!

"sunrise!"

This knife became famous for forcing Zhong Shiliu to retreat, and it also appeared as the decisive move in Xu Ran's countless engagements.

The order was issued abruptly, and the two sides immediately entered the battle, with no particular order of attack, but no one thought that her move would be the strongest move.

Cheng Qianren was helpless, Xu Dagang was suffocated by Gu Er, and he was holding his breath.

He thought about these things intentionally, because the dust had settled in the blink of an eye.

A figure was knocked into the air by the blade and fell to the ground with a bang. The 'sunrise' was so powerful that it attracted the attention of the audience.The sword light was inconspicuous, like a snowflake lightly falling on the surface of the lake, silently, Cheng Qianren's sword tip hit another person's carotid artery.

At this moment, Xu Ran retracted her knife and brushed off her sleeve flamboyantly.Leave in style.

A deacon copied down the scale and read aloud: "The 95nd team wins, [-] points."

On the first day and the first game of the double court fight, they scored such a high score.The cheers are like the roar of the sea.

The remaining three games are still fighting hard, but many people don't want to watch it anymore.

"Is Xu Ran the strongest martial artist in Qingshan Academy? Our academy is expected to beat Beilan this year."

"You can't count on a girl for a big victory over Beilan. In the match just now, the difference in level between the two sides was obvious. The outcome was predictable, but it was better to win. In my opinion, the brothers who made it to the finals last year were all better than her." ..."

After chatting, Xu Ran talked about her teammates: "I came to see Cheng Qianren, who became a Taoist overnight in the backyard of Nanshan and promised to win the top three. How could he only have time to draw his sword?"

"Wait until you have a higher cultivation base than him before you say such sour words."

The Nanshan students retorted, and the two sides even quarreled, only to throw melon seeds at each other.

Practitioners have keen five senses, even though Cheng Qianren has traveled a long way, he can still hear clearly.He doesn't care about these, he just listens to the excitement.

Xu Ran sneered: "What's wrong with the girl? You have the guts to say it to my face."

She patted her companion on the shoulder, "Let me tell you, I have seen those senior brothers before, they are really good, but I may not be able to defeat them this year."

Cheng Qianren smiled: "Yes, yes, let's eat meat."

Most of the "several seniors who made it to the finals last year" have graduated.However, there are still six people who will participate in the double court battle for the last time this year.They have higher levels of cultivation and richer experience.Once in Jian'an Tower, he commented on the battle between Xu Ran and Zhong Shiliu.

This time, he took the most front watching position, and when he quietly withdrew from the crowd, no one noticed.

"What do you guys think?"

"Xu Ran's sword skills have improved a lot, but this round is weak and the end is too fast, so nothing can be seen..." The man turned sideways and gave a slight salute: "I can't say it well, so I ask Senior Brother Zhou for advice."

In last year's martial arts test, Zhou Yan was the only Nanyuan student who entered the top ten. After returning from the imperial capital, Zhou Yan had the same scenery, but he was silent for a year for no reason.Just watch the battle, no longer fight with others.Gradually, people forgot about him until he signed up for the Shuangyuan Fighting Method.

"Their opponents are slightly inferior in level, but their fighting awareness is not bad. Both of them use swords, and they cooperate with each other tacitly. As soon as the sword moves, one rushes forward, fights for a moment, and the other rushes back. Taking advantage of Xu Ran's full strength to attack, protect Attacking the empty door behind her when the body is weak..."

He said eloquently without any impatience: "In such a short period of time, it is remarkable to make a choice without hesitation. It could have brought the best result: even if one of them is eliminated, Xu Ran will be seriously injured."

Someone answered: "But she was not injured, because Cheng Qianren's sword has arrived!"

"Yes, the sword is very fast, and the second strike comes first, and the return aid is cut off. It stands to reason that the faster the sword, the more difficult it is to control, but the true energy on the sword did not pierce the opponent's flesh. It can be seen that his mind is calm and his hands are steady. , send and receive freely." Zhou Yan pondered for a moment: "The one in the backyard of Nanshan is stronger than Xu Ran. If we meet, we can't trust him."

Six people from three different teams, but used the word 'we'.

Because they don't feel that they represent a certain person or a certain team—they default to represent Nanyuan.

The others looked solemn after he instructed them.

One person suddenly thought of something: "By the way, Zhong Tianyu, how do you reply?"

Zhou Yan stopped and looked at them: "What does the matter between the king and grandson of the imperial capital have to do with us? The glory of Nanyuan is above everything else."

"Okay! That's exactly what I'm waiting for!"

Last year's poor record made them feel ashamed, and the closer they got to graduation, the more eager they were to fight for the academy.Even if I have scolded myself ten thousand times here, I can't let others scold me once.

This kind of mood, today's Nanyuan four idiots have no way of understanding.

There was a bamboo rocking chair in Lin Duzhi's consulting room, and Gu Xuejiang lay paralyzed on it, watching the wind and clouds outside the window.While training Xu Ran: "Your style of play is too capricious and not rigorous. Throwing a knife? A killer move? If you face Fu Keji in the future, you don't know how to die."

Xu Ran didn't take it seriously: "Tch, what a coincidence... How are you two? Is the essay test difficult?"

Gu Xuejiang didn't answer, Lin Duzhi sorted the medicinal materials before the case, and smiled shyly: "It's okay."

Xu Ran thought about it again, they already had a high score of 95 in the martial arts test, so it doesn't matter if they don't do well in the literary test.Asking more carefully will only put Lin Lu under pressure.But today she made a hearty stab, she talked too much and couldn't stop: "Cheng San, let's talk about your problem."

Cheng Qianren was performing a sword in the Sea of ​​Consciousness, leaning against the wall with his sword in his arms, with a calm expression.It doesn't look like it just ended a battle.

Hearing this, he just raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I don't think you have the desire to win. When you fight with me, you just go to the end, and it's the same in the game. The momentum is the first to lose." She imitated Gu Xuejiang's tone: "When you meet Fu Keji in the future, you should also use 'Pinghu Luoxue' 'Is this a slow move?"

Before Cheng Qianren answered, Gu Er stood up: "Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat braised pork."

Xu Ran was dragged downstairs, and Gu Xuejiang explained: "It's not that Cheng San doesn't have the desire to win, it's because he's used to it, and when he's pushed hard, he becomes aggressive. I have an intuition that it's not a good thing." .”

He added in his mind that it might be more terrifying than Yuan Shangqiu going crazy.

Xu Ran suddenly realized, and never mentioned this matter again.

Two days later, the results of the literary test of Field A came out.According to the rules of the preliminary round, the loser of the martial arts test will be recorded as zero points, the winner of the literary test will be determined by the scores on the paper, and the loser will also be recorded as zero.In the end, the advanced team will be determined by the total score of civil and martial arts.

However, in order to show fairness and openness, there is no favoritism in grading papers. All papers and scoring will be posted outside the library for half a day.

Lin Duzhi was decocting medicine for Gu Xuejiang, and he didn't care much when he heard the words: "I won't go, I have to watch the heat."

Xu Ran rushed to the library excitedly, and vaguely heard everyone saying: "This score is too high, it's unbelievable!"

Relying on her height advantage, she was shocked when she saw the opponent's high score of 92 on the test paper, and said repeatedly: "Fortunately, our martial arts test is 95, three points higher. Three points that determine fate!"

Cheng Qianren: "Let's look at ours again." At that time, I thought Xu Ran was too anxious, but now it seems that if he started slowly and got a lower score in the martial arts test, wouldn't he be eliminated?He was born in the backyard of Nanshan, and he knows what 92 in the essay test means, basically it is impossible to surpass.

The students in front of them are all transcribing with paper and pen. A good copy is of great reference value.They came late and waited for a while to see the whole picture of the exhibition board, and then they knew what everyone was copying.

A perfect score paper appeared in front of my eyes.

Xu Ran couldn't believe it.

Cheng Qianren was also shocked that Lin and Gu got full marks in the test.Taking a closer look, compared to the other party, there are obviously two kinds of handwriting. On the paper with a clear division of labor, on the paper of the [-]nd team, there is only one person's handwriting.Gu Er... He didn't answer a word.

One of Lin Du got full marks in the exam.

The students behind were eager to copy the papers, urging them to leave quickly after finishing.

The two seniors who got 92 in the exam also came, and their classmates and friends were by the side, expressing comfort.

"Think about it, you two are already very strong..."

"It's only eight points, and timing is also a matter of luck. I don't think Senior Brother Liu may be as good as Lin Duzhi."

Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Liu said something that will become famous in the future: "It's different. I got 92 because I only learned 92, and Lin Duzhi got [-] because the full score is only [-]."

Another also said with emotion: "Before graduation, I was able to answer the questions with the 'Nanshan Top' in the same field. Although I lost, I have no regrets."

Since then, Cheng Qianren's eyes on Lin Lu have changed. After the exam, he only said the word "fortunately", leaving no way for him to survive.Worthy of learning God.

The preliminary competition is still going on, and new things emerge in endlessly.Some had higher scores than them in the martial arts test, some abstained from the battle, some were reported for cheating, and some made troubles at the Qinxue Hall, and the complaint rules were unreasonable.Cheng Qianren picked up and watched a few scenes.In addition to practicing sword practice, start to do another thing.

Every evening, he wandered around the city with his sword in his hand, thinking about the location of the new house.

There is a river in the city in the south, named Moon River.The river is not wide, only one and a half feet.Under the arch bridge, there is a long black canopy, weeping willows on both sides, and the shops are elegantly decorated. They are all engaged in the business of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, calligraphy, painting and seal cutting.The street behind the shop is called Yuehe Street, which is lined with trees and is an old house with white walls and gray tiles.

Cheng Qianren once thought it was a good place.I took a few friends to see it, and Lin Duzhi didn't have any comments.Xu Ran joked that he was middle-aged and elderly.

"In Nanyuan, some professors who have a lot of family members and don't want to live in the college live here. If we meet on the road in the future, we will have to salute every day. It's really uncomfortable."

Gu Er also doesn't like Yuehe Street, saying that places with many old gentlemen are full of tiredness and stagnation.

Cheng Qianren smiled: "Are you trying to say that I'm tired?"

From then on, he wandered around Muyun Lake in the north of the city.There is a wide field of vision when looking north, and you can see the outline of the Yungui Mountains in the distance, and the blue sky is continuous.The scenery is the best at sunset, and the hues of lakes and mountains will never tire of seeing.It's a pity that it is a little far away from the college. I asked a few brokers and learned that the land price is not cheap.

He wasn't in a hurry when things couldn't be settled. He was busy earning his living before he had time to take a closer look at the city.Listen to the cries of the taverns and shops in the bustling area, and listen to the chats of idlers under the trees in the old streets and alleys.It is inevitable to think of the past when I first entered Nanyang and hurriedly settled down.

If Zhuliu was still there, where would you like to live?North or south of the city, lake or river?

He would probably say obediently, "All according to brother."

Cheng Qianren thought that there would never be an answer to this question.