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The test course has ended, and the number of candidates seems to be reduced by half, which shows the strictness of the process.After a short rest, there will be the second round of arrow test on horseback.

The emperor and his officials on the high platform were even more enthusiastic.

Zuo Qiujie rested his chin on the side of the chair with one hand and concentrated on it, while playing with a crystal clear purple grape with the other, he suddenly asked: "The race between men and horses just now was really wonderful, I wonder which martial artist you think is the most dazzling?" ?”

All the officials dared not say a word, for fear of saying a wrong sentence.

Zuo Qiujie had long been accustomed to the attitude of this group of people, so he asked with a smile: "Jia Xiao, what do you think?"

Jia Xiao didn't dare to be sloppy, he bowed back and said: "Your Majesty, according to my humble opinion, that martial artist named Ai Qi is very heroic, he seems to have supernatural power, and he has potential to learn from."

Zuoqiujie smiled and said nothing, and asked instead: "What does Yiqing think?"

Gu Xi had expected to be recruited early on, so he said respectfully and honestly: "Returning to Your Majesty, I think that there are two outstanding martial arts students, one is Ai Qi mentioned by Jia Shangshu, and the other is the martial student named Xuan Zhi .”

“How come you see?”

"Xuanzhi's process of taming a horse can be described as light and easy, and he seems to be very familiar with the temperament of horses. Among all the martial arts students, he is the only one who can achieve the unity of horse and horse."

Zuo Qiujie said quickly: "It seems that Lord Hou is very particular about the unity of man and nature."

"This humble minister is only fond of Qimen Xunjia on weekdays, but doesn't dabble deeply, which made Your Majesty laugh."

After a while, the second round began.

Candidates use all the horses tamed in the first round, that is, the first two rounds are closely linked and interlocking, and there must be no sloppy.

The first few martial arts students all ended in failure, so they could only retire with a sigh of regret.

After that, it was Ai Qi's turn, and he rode his horse forward steadily along the route he had drawn.

The audience in the audience suddenly regained their energy. Even Wei Shengni, who had been distracted all this time, paid attention to this military student. Song Yanchu was also quite interested. Seeing this life's majestic and vigorous appearance, it seems that he will be a general-like figure in the future.

Finally, at the moment when the two targets and the man and horse were on the same line, Ai Qi let go of his hand, and the off-string arrow flew out in response. It was so powerful that everyone was amazed.

The arrow passed through the first bull's-eye successfully, and went straight to the second bull's-eye—at this moment, an extremely strange thing happened.

The arrow suddenly deviated from its trajectory, and with a frightening turn, it shot towards the high platform in an instant. The speed of the arrow suddenly increased several times, and it was caught off guard.

Zuo Qiujie didn't panic, and didn't plan to avoid it, it seemed that he had been prepared for a long time.

Just when the sharp weapon was about to pierce the emperor's throat, Gu Xi, who was dressed in Tang clothes, jumped up like a ghost, his eyes were cold, and he grabbed the arrow forcefully with only two fingers.

Gu Xi landed slowly, gripped the arrow tightly, looked around the high platform, and carefully checked the reactions of the people below the stage.The officials on the high platform were even more shocked and stood up one after another.

Jia Xiao immediately yelled, "Someone come to escort you!"

In an instant, the guards in the audience poured out of the camp like a tide, with great momentum.

And the audience has already boiled like a frying pan, shouting that there are assassins, and some people want to rush out of this scene, but they are firmly stopped by the guards.

Song Yanchu also had a serious expression, a little nervous, until he felt that Wei Sheng was coming behind him, the tension in his heart dissipated immediately, and the corners of his mouth unavoidably raised a graceful arc.

Wei Sheng looked up at the high platform—although the person who rescued him just now, although he couldn't see it clearly, he was not Xiao Yiqing from his appearance. Xiao Yiqing was actually wearing an official uniform today. Take a closer look...

And Ai Qi was already shocked like a thunderbolt, he never expected that such a thing would happen, the arrow he shot would deviate from the trajectory for no reason.In this way, wouldn't he become an assassin?Nianci, he was cold all over and could not move on the horse.

"Take it off!"

Following the order of the captain of the guard, the well-trained guards rushed up to the huge martial arts platform and tore Ai Qi off the horse.

Ai Qi staggered and landed on his horse, and hurriedly shouted: "It's not me, it's not me!!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" the guard shouted. "Who else would it be if it wasn't you? It's so daring to assassinate the Holy One in broad daylight!"

"It's not me, it's really not me!" Ai Qi yelled, tearing his throat, he didn't know how else to excuse himself, so it seems that even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to clean himself up.

On the high platform, Gu Xi picked up the arrow and stared at it intently. He put his hand on the arrow and rubbed it for a while, then suddenly broke the arrow into two pieces. After looking at it again, he made some calculations silently in his heart.Then he turned to Zuoqiu Jie and said, "Your Majesty, allow me to handle this matter."

Zuo Qiujie didn't ask any more questions, and waved his hands: "This commotion must be quelled."

Gu Xi paused for a moment after receiving the decree, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have a merciless request."

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Zuo Qiujie was quite surprised: "But it doesn't matter."

"The situation is delicate at this time, and I hope that I can temporarily set up a square formation next to His Majesty, so as to prevent accidents and protect His Majesty."

"Then do as Yiqing said."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After saying that, he set up the formation, and then jumped down from the high platform.

When everyone saw a man in official uniform floating towards him and landed on the competition stage, with an extraordinary temperament, different from ordinary people, they knew that this was the famous Yu Junhou, and gradually settled down.

Gu Xi walked up to the captain of the guard unhurriedly and said, "Don't worry, this martial artist is innocent."

The captain of the guard showed a look of surprise, but he didn't dare to refute, so he untied Ai Qi

Ai Qi raised his head to see Gu Xi, and couldn't help admiring him: "Thank you, Lord...for saving my life."

Gu Xi smiled, and turned to everyone in the audience: "Everyone, don't panic, this assassination was not done by this martial artist."

There was another commotion below: "Who can he do?"

"He shot the arrow, everyone can see it clearly!"

"It's so fast, it's so easy for others to make it turn!"

Gu Xi raised his hand to signal the audience to be quiet, and the crowd calmed down.Seeing that everyone calmed down, Gu Xi picked up the sharp arrow he had intercepted and showed it to everyone, saying in a deep voice, "This arrow is specially made by the imperial court, and each one is exactly the same in length, length, thickness, thickness, and color." Seeing that everyone seemed to agree, Then he showed the broken section of the bottom to everyone.

Those who could see clearly couldn't help but gasp, while those who couldn't see clearly were even more anxious.

A black centipede was imprinted on the bottom of the broken arrow, vivid and lifelike, as if it was about to burst out of the arrow, and a cold sweat broke out down the spine after seeing it.

Gu Xi glanced at the crowd and continued: "Do you know what the 'Wuling centipede' said?"

Such an evil name impressed many people, and many people echoed loudly:

"It is said that that person is a figure like a patriarch!"

"That centipede is extremely poisonous, it's very harmful!"

"It is said that there is a technique of ghosts and gods, which is very mysterious!"

Gu Xi continued to speak in a loud voice: "The Marquis is walking around in the rivers and lakes, and I have heard a little bit about it. The people in Wuling can manipulate the technique of teleportation, all thanks to this little centipede. It is said that the secret is to swallow the Wuling centipede." The secret formula made by man has magical powers, and the object can be manipulated to change its original direction with only the sleeve robe, and at the same time, it will inevitably leave a mark on this object." After speaking, he asked the guard to bring another arrow, and according to I opened it at the same position, but found no centipede. "However, this kind of thaumaturgy can only change the direction of small objects. If you don't cultivate to the state of insanity, it is still difficult to move the universe."

Everyone seemed to understand something, but questions followed one after another: "Then how did Lord Hou determine the real murderer?"

"Master Hou said so, the real culprit is hidden among us, so how to find out."

Gu Xi smiled: "Fortunately, the structure of this arrow is simple. It is unreasonable for this centipede to appear here. Benhou accidentally discovered that the people in Wuling followed the simplest dry formation when performing the teleportation technique. Regarding this This Marquis knows a thing or two - this is not done by one person, but can only be achieved by different people in different positions, so the centipede is printed here, presumably in the middle of the airway, so from this point of view, it should be Four corners."

After saying that, his eyes froze, and he suddenly pointed at a seat facing the bull's-eye and said: "That gentleman in black cloth, isn't it uncomfortable to be so tightly wrapped in the hot weather?"

The man was slightly stunned, then smiled and said: "I've been used to it for many years, why, is Master Gu suspicious of me?"

"Then the young man in the west, the girl in the east, and the man in the south don't feel the heat?" Gu Xi rolled his eyes and said with a smile.

Ever since the incident happened just now, Gu Xi has been paying attention to the movement in the field all the time. He should be familiar with the five elements formation and is extremely sensitive to the people wearing black clothes in this hot weather, so he has paid attention to the four people in the four corners of the field.

The gentleman said calmly: "Master Gu's words may be a coincidence, there is no evidence, how can you frame me as an assassin?"

"Then, to prove your innocence, sir, can you take off your shirt for everyone to see?"

As soon as this remark came out, the man's face turned blue, and he said angrily: "It's unreasonable! What a shame to do this in public!"

"If Mister refuses to copy it, then I can only wrong Mister and go to jail for the time being." Gu Xi turned his eyebrows, and then said: "If Mister refuses, then let the other two strong men take off, and I won't do it." It's embarrassing for the girl's family."

The man's face turned blue and white, extremely distorted.

On the other hand, Gu Xi's face was light and calm, unhurried and calm.

Suddenly the man laughed loudly: "Isn't it just to take off your clothes? Just take it off." After speaking, he pulled the black coat, and everyone took a look at it, and took a breath of air-there was a black one on the middle of the chest. The centipede is identical to the one on the arrow, except that it is slightly larger.

Since the man had revealed his identity, he didn't say much, jumped up and pointed at