C125

After coming out from the illusion, Lu Chen lowered his head in deep thought. He didn't understand that since he had just arrived at the Embroidery Dynasty, there was only one person he knew. Then, who was it that wanted to harm him? After thinking for a while, Lu Chen couldn't think of anything and raised his head. He bumped into the main examiner, Shangguan Yu, and looked at him as if he had seen a ghost.

"Ah! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" A furious roar came from not too far away in front of Lu Chen. Lu Chen took a look and saw a man holding a magical equipment that he had unknowingly taken out and was constantly stabbing at his abdomen.

The person next to Shangguan Yushi shot a glance and saw a fifth rank official dressed in a blue brocade robe with a jade ruyi embroidered on it and a green hat on his head. He walked forward and took out a jade pendant from his bosom.

"Ah, there's so much blood on my stomach." The man cried out in pain before fainting.

The official looked at the man in disdain and waved his hand. A guard dragged the man out with blood still flowing from his abdomen. However, this did not make the guard stop healing him, and the man's life seemed to be abandoned by Shangguan Yu and the others due to this madness.

Seeing Shangguan Yu deal with people who went crazy in their illusions, and being so cold and aloof, Lu Chen felt a chill in his heart. When he thought that he too had almost fallen into the illusion and let that man face his fate, the chill in his heart grew even stronger. He had never thought that even a written examination could affect one's life, and the indifference towards human life here was far more serious than the one he had previously come from Sky Dragon Continent. It was as if there was no point in surviving if you could not be a Shangguan, and dissatisfaction with this kind of imperial examination system arose in Lu Chen's heart.

Some of them even took out their weapons and stabbed themselves in the body while some bit off their own flesh to chew. At the same time, their eyes shone as if they were looking at something, while others took off all of their clothes to lie down on their own tables, constantly squirming and looking intoxicated. The solemn examination hall could be said to be a little strange under this scene. These people were all thrown out just like the man from before.

When the sun rose in the middle of the sky, Shangguan Yu looked at the sky and said, "The exam is over. All those who failed to wake up from their hallucinations or were insane all lost their qualifications for the hall test. The remaining people will arrive in three days to prepare to enter the palace for the final hall test." With that, Shangguan Yu stretched out her hand and revealed a white round jade pendant. She held the jade pendant and said something. The people who were still struggling in the illusion stopped moving and lost their breath.

That night, Lu Chen sat in the Tranquil Heart Pavilion of the Roaming Mansion as he watched the fish in the pond scramble to poke their heads out of the water for a little food. He couldn't help but think back to how they had looked during the exam.

"Heh, it's just a test, but you've actually become so sentimental. This really isn't like me, right Jinsei?" Lu Chen said indifferently to Jinhai who was behind him.

He had felt Jinshui's presence when she was ten miles away from him, and he had been waiting for her to arrive.

"Brother Lu must have felt it too." "Jinsei did not answer Lu Chen's question in an indifferent tone." Their disregard for human life is far beyond your imagination. "

Lu Chen nodded without saying a word. He knew that Jinhai had come to find him today for a purpose. Although he could guess Jinhai's purpose, he did not want to make any further guesses at the moment.

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't say anything, Jinhai felt a little awkward and continued to speak, "Brother Lu, have you ever thought of changing this kind of thing?"

Lu Chen raised his head to look into Jin Chen's eyes and saw that there was no impurities within them. He said in an indifferent and sincere manner, "Brother Jin, you're here to probe my thoughts, right? But since I agreed, I can't go back on my words."

Jinsei gave a dry laugh and said, "Of course I believe in Brother Lu. I've come today to see how Brother Lu is, but it seems like he's in good shape. That way, I can look forward to Brother Lu winning the championship in three days."

"Brother Jin, you're praising me. Is there no one in the entire Embroidered Embroidery Dynasty who is more talented than me? After all, I've only been here for two years." Lu Chen said indifferently.

"Brother Lu must be joking. I believe in Brother Lu's talent. It's getting late. Then, in three days time, Brother Lu, we'll meet in the palace." Then, Jinshui left in a hurry.

Lu Chen looked at Jin Chen's back as he lowered his head, thinking about something. After a while, he too got up from Tranquil Heart Pavilion and returned to his room.

The gentle sunlight shone on Lu Chen's face. He stretched lazily on the rooftop and sat up straight. Watching the distant sun come out of the formation, he disappeared from where he stood.

When Lu Chen arrived at Jingnan Gate, there were already a few examinees standing at the entrance. All of them had a submissive and submissive expression. Even when they occasionally looked around, their eyes were filled with vigilance and disgust.

Knowing that it was impossible for those people to welcome him, Lu Chen walked directly to the west corner and quietly waited for Jingnan Gate to open.

When it was about time for the morning, there were already two hundred or so examinees who had gathered in front of the southern gate and had gone through two tests to select them, and even if they did not manage to get the high school top scorer's eye, they would still be able to get a position of an official. Even the smallest official was something they would want their entire life.

At this moment, the southern gate slowly opened, Shangguan Yu and Yuwen Shang walked out from within, Shangguan Yu still had a cold expression, while Yuwen Shang's face was full of smiles, especially when his gaze landed on Lu Chen. He paused for a moment, before the smile on his face intensified, and behind them followed Jin Zi's personal bodyguard, Dong Xian.

"Almost everyone has arrived. Let's go to the Jin Palace." After Shangguan Yu said this, she turned around and walked towards the Jin Palace, while the examinees in front of the southern gate followed closely behind her.

When they were about to leave, Lu Chen slowly followed them into Jingnan Gate. As he walked, he paid close attention to his surroundings.

The Embroidery Palace was situated in the middle of the imperial palace. It was the place where the Embroidered Embroidery's emperor would usually meet with his subjects. The location of the final test was set here to show the importance the Embroidered Embroidery Empire placed on talent.

After walking for half an hour, everyone saw a grand hall in front of them. The roof of the hall was filled with golden tiles, and the eaves of the hall were engraved with a picture of a fierce battle between a dragon and a tiger. On each side of the red pillars was a golden dragon that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, and the way it bared its fangs and brandishing its claws made people feel a trace of fear, and the stairs were all paved with the best bright jade, with the symbol of the Embroidered Empire carved in the middle.

"This subject is Shangguan Yu, Yuwen Shang. May the examinees who have passed the first two trials this year pay their respects to our Emperor. May our Emperor live long and long." Shangguan Yu and Yuwen Shang knelt at the entrance of the main hall and respectfully shouted. The examinees behind them also hurriedly knelt down. Only Lu Chen remained standing.

The doors of the great hall slowly opened, and Jin Chen's dignified voice sounded out from within the great hall, "My two dear officials and the examinees, please rise."

"Long live the Emperor." Everyone shouted in unison.

Everyone followed Shangguan Yu and Yuwen Shang into the Jin Palace. In the Jin Palace, aside from the Jin Li District, there were also thirty other ministers standing on both sides of the hall, with the civil and military ministers standing on either side of them. In the middle, there were brocade seeps, and a pair of black gold jade chairs were placed on top of the brocade sedge, on top of which was a large plaque that said 'Embroidery can last a thousand years.' And in the middle of the hall, there were about two hundred tables and chairs, which seemed to be prepared for this exam.

Almost all the examinees lowered their heads to look at the brocade seeps when they entered the hall. Only Lu Chen and Shangguan Qingfei, who had performed well in this exam, looked up at the brocade seeps.

"After going through two examinations, everyone has proven to This Emperor that you are the most outstanding candidates. This is your last chance and I hope you can grasp it well. Dong Xian, please distribute the exam questions to the examinees." Jinzhi said blandly.

Dong Xian then took out a black object from his storage ring and projected the image onto each examinee's table.

"Everyone, this is the exam for this year. Please use the image I gave you to tell us how to use this item to snatch a small court without losing a single soldier. As this question is more open, it is also a nameless exam."