Lin Feng and Xiao Qing didn't have to wait for a long time before they were summoned. The old man who was in charge of summoning them was the same old man who had received them before. He looked as cold and detached as before. He stood at the door and didn't enter the room. The old man then shouted, "Come out and go to the public square. The official exam is about to start, don't make him wait. Come with me."
When the old man finished talking, he turned around and left. Xiao Qing wasn't happy with the old man's behavior but she was afraid of getting angry. She raised her head and smiled at Lin Feng in a resplendent way, "Brother, let's go."
"Alright, let's go!" Said Lin Feng while nodding. He looked calm and serene as if he didn't care about the old man's cold attitude. Lin Feng followed behind Little Qing and started walking towards the public square. The old man was walking in the front as if he didn't want to wait for Little Qing. He was walking very fast, Little Qing couldn't keep up.
When Lin Feng saw that, he had the feeling that something wasn't right with the old man. It seemed like he was doing it on purpose. Lin Feng jumped forwards and in a flash, he disappeared from next to Xiao Qing and suddenly appeared in front of the old man. He looked at the old man behind him in an ice-cold way. He stretched his hand and grabbed the old man's neck.
The old man looked terrified. He looked at Lin Feng and tried to struggle. He released the strength of the eighth God Emperor, but it was useless.
He immediately knew that he had offended someone he shouldn't have. A trace of bitterness appeared on the old man's face as he begged for mercy, "Young master, please, please let go."
"I'll give you a warning. If you do that again, I won't be polite!" Shouted Lin Feng icily. He didn't want to do anything to the old man. After all, most people didn't want to receive people who weren't as strong as them, but Lin Feng was unlucky.
Lin Feng immediately threw the old man away. He then turned around and returned to Xiao Qing's side. Xiao Qing knew what Lin Feng was doing but she didn't say anything.
"Ah!"
A horrible shriek spread through the entire courtyard. It was obviously the old man who had been thrown by Lin Feng. The old man crashed heavily against the wall of the city, causing the wall to collapse. He had the feeling that the bones in his back were about to break.
Lin Feng and Little Qing passed by him. Little Qing glanced at the old man and Lin Feng immediately passed by without looking at the old man.
Very quickly, Lin Feng and Little Qing arrived at the public square of the village. The public square was tens of thousands of square meters. At that moment, there were already many people standing there. There were at least a few thousand people. Apart from the village chief's disciples, there were about a hundred people who had come to participate in the competition. Some of the stronger villages had sent three people.
For a poor village like the slums, having only one spot was already extremely generous. Otherwise, there wouldn't even be a spot.
Little Qing and Lin Feng chose a relatively secluded place to stand. They didn't want to be mixed with the crowd of people.
After about a quarter of an hour, a disciple ran over to deliver a message, informing the Manor Master that everyone had been gathered and that the examination could begin.
Hu Yan Zan listened to his disciple and nodded satisfactorily. Then, he stood up and looked at the people who had come to participate. There were many people from the first to the top of the Godly Emperor Layer, but there was a huge disparity between their strength. It was difficult to choose someone who had a stable cultivation level.
"Alright, since everyone is here, I, Huyan Zan, won't hide anything. This year's Independent Nation Competition will be held in the capital of the Independent Nation, Dazhai. We'll be sending out a group of 10 people to welcome the competition."
"However, before that, our border stronghold needs to hold a competition among ourselves to select eight people. In the end, my two sons will lead everyone to fight for glory."
When Huyan Zan said that, a look of anticipation appeared on his face. He truly hoped that they could make it into the top six this year. That way, the border stronghold would have more and more resources. Otherwise, it was very likely that the border stronghold would be disbanded and merged with another stronghold.
"Hu Yan Qing, read out the list of people you've selected." Huyan Zan looked at his eldest son and growled. He then looked at Huyan Hao and growled, "Read out the list of names in your hands as well."
"Understood."
"Yes, father."
The two of them nodded and glanced at each other. However, they only took a quick glance before withdrawing their gazes. It was evident that the relationship between the two of them was not very good.
"Feng Yun Village, Li Biao; Tang Village, Fu Yu."
"Shen Village, Shen Tianyi."
"Slums, Xiao Qing."
… …
According to Huyan Qing's memory, the twenty or so village representatives had appeared. Finally, he looked at Xiao Qing and then glanced at Lin Feng, who was next to her. His facial expression immediately changed.
How could it not be?
Hu Yan Qing was surprised and confused. He wondered if he had guessed wrong. Maybe the mysterious person had just saved Xiao Qing and it had nothing to do with her?
But if it wasn't the mysterious person, then who was that man? According to his own memory, Xiao Qing didn't have a man by her side. She didn't interact with men either.
Hu Yan Hao read out the list of people he had selected, but he still hadn't found the mysterious person. He hadn't completed the mission his father had given him, so he felt a bit sad.
Listening to the report of his two sons, Huyanzan nodded satisfactorily. He had also seen the name list. There were as many as 20 fourth-layer God Emperors, over 10 below the sixth-layer God Emperors, 6 above the sixth-layer God Emperors, and a few peak-stage God Emperors, who were as powerful as the Great Elder and less than 500 years old, were already considered as geniuses.
"Let's start the exam!" Huyan Zan bellowed to everyone and officially announced the start of the test.
The other participants were nervous, Xiao Qing was the same. Only Lin Feng felt bored. He had already been to such a small place. The selection had nothing to do with the competition, it was only because of Xiao Qing that Lin Feng had to stay there.
"Xiao Qing from the slums against Wei Lin from Wu Ying Village." Hu Yan Qing turned around and shouted Xiao Qing's name. He had chosen Wei Lin, who was three Divine Emperors stronger than Xiao Qing and had broken through to the seventh Divine Emperor layer.
Xiao Qing had only broken through to the fourth Divine Emperor layer, so there was a huge difference between them. Xiao Qing didn't even need to compete. She would lose.
Little Qing felt a bit strange and angry. He clearly knew that she wasn't very strong, yet Huyan Qing had arranged such a terrifying opponent for her. If she didn't participate, then it would be equivalent to forfeiting, and she would be stripped of her identity as a member of the border village. She could be defeated, but if she gave up, the people of the border village would view her as a traitor.
Therefore, Hu Yan Qing wasn't afraid that Xiao Qing would give up.
Huyan Qing looked at Little Qing with an expression as if his plan had succeeded. A cold smile appeared on his face, and a cold killing intent appeared in his eyes.
He looked at Lin Feng, who had changed his face. Even though he didn't look the same, he could test him to see if he was the mysterious man who had kidnapped Housekeeper Tian.
Test him?
When Lin Feng heard Huyan Qing's words, he immediately understood that Huyan Qing was testing him to see if he was the mysterious person from the other day. He had chosen Little Qing to fight against a strong cultivator. If Little Qing was injured, Lin Feng would definitely save her. Huyan Qing was betting on whether or not that would happen.
Not simple at all. Thought Lin Feng. Huyan Qing's plan was not bad.
"Bro, I'm going." Xiao Qing's heart was pounding. She knew that she was going to lose miserably. She might even lose her life, but she didn't care. She was the representative of the thousands of people in the slums.
"Eat it, be a good girl." Lin Feng took a step forwards and blocked Hu Yan Qing's view of Xiao Qing. He took out a blood pill from his ring and gave it to Xiao Qing.
Even though Little Qing didn't know what kind of pill it was, she still swallowed it without hesitation. Lin Feng moved back and Little Qing walked to the center of the arena. Her opponent, Wei Lin, also walked out of the crowd. He was a tall and sturdy man who weighed at least three hundred kilograms. Little Qing was standing in front of him. She looked extremely weak and weak.
Many people sighed inwardly. Little Qing definitely had no chance of winning.
Xiao Qing was also scared and worried, but she still felt like a good girl. Ever since she had eaten Lin Feng's blood pill, her pure Qi had become much stronger. She had the feeling that she had an endless amount of strength. She wanted to take a step forwards and punch the fat man in front of her.
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