At a time like this, he still hadn't forgotten about the boots he had previously dropped, this naturally meant that Chen Chang Sheng had won.
As expected, Zhuang Huan Yu didn't appear, the one who did was a Li Palace clergyman, who announced the result of the match.
Under the astonished gazes of the examinees, Chen Chang Sheng lifted his boots and slowly walked down the stone steps barefooted.
Tang Thirty-Six had already run up to him, supporting him, at the same time extending his hand to receive the new pair of boots from him.
Chen Chang Sheng was a little embarrassed, saying: "You're too kind."
Although he was embarrassed, he didn't refuse Tang Thirty-Six's support, this was because he had sustained a rather heavy injury, even though he had received treatment from the Holy Light within the tower, he was still very weak.
Tang Thirty-Six sighed: "From today onwards, I probably only have the right to carry your shoes, shouldn't I hurry up and curry favor with you?"
This was a famous proverb in the Zhou Dynasty.
Tang Thirty-Six sighed, he was sad, but his eyes were filled with happiness.
Xuan Yuan Po and Luo Luo also came over at this time.
Within the tower.
Zhuang Huan Yu laid on a stretcher, his right shoulder slightly caved in, half of his body covered in blood, his eyes closed, his greyish white lips slightly trembling, his fists tightly clenched.
The room on the second floor was also very quiet, the personages were all silent, not knowing how to evaluate this match.
Many matches had already ended in the Grand Examination, Chen Chang Sheng and Zhuang Huan Yu weren't the strongest, nor was their match the most intense. If one were to compare the most intense and desperate, it would still be the silent match between Zhe Xiu and Guan Fei Bai. Similarly, this match wasn't the most spectacular, the match between Qi Jian and Liang Ban Hu at Li Mountain was the most spectacular.
But this match was full of twists and turns, Chen Chang Sheng had actually once again entered initial meditation, breaking through on the spot, at the same time breaking Zhuang Huan Yu's incomparably stable performance, it was very worthy of reflection.
Outside of the tower, everyone's gazes fell upon the woodlands, a scene of silence.
They didn't know how Chen Chang Sheng had won, many speculations arose, making them even more shocked.
Zhuang Huan Yu was the pride of Heavenly Academy, the strongest of the Capital's schools, even he couldn't stop Chen Chang Sheng's footsteps, could it be that His Eminence's declaration that day at Li Palace, would really become reality? Could it be that Chen Chang Sheng could really obtain first upon the First Banner?
The Mount Li Sword Sect disciples by the stream were quiet for a very long time.
Guan Fei Bai looked at Chen Chang Sheng, who was helped by Luo Luo to sit down under the poplar tree. He said emotionally, "You really live up to your reputation."
"In terms of xiu xing and battle, Chen Chang Sheng isn't famous, nor is he famous for being lucky. Therefore, this makes him seem even more extraordinary."
Gou Han Shi looked at Chen Chang Sheng, who was leaning against the poplar tree with his eyes closed in rest, and silently thought to himself, a youth that didn't know how to cultivate or battle, using only a few months' time, had grown to such an extent, how much time and effort had he put into this, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he had burned his own life force; all for the sake of obtaining first upon the First Banner, was it worth it?
The silence outside the tower was broken by the sound of coughing coming from the woodlands.
Chen Chang Sheng leaned against the white poplar tree, coughing incessantly, appearing to be in extreme pain. With each cough, the sword wound on his chest would split open again, spilling blood.
Relying on his indifference towards death, he had painstakingly defeated Zhuang Huan Yu, but he had also paid a heavy price; it was obvious that before the end of the Grand Examination, his wounds wouldn't be able to recover.
Luo Luo hurriedly helped him bandage his wounds, Tang Thirty Six followed his instructions and searched for medicine within his bag.
Xuan Yuan Po brought over a large bowl of water, Tang Thirty Six also found the pills that Chen Chang Sheng needed.
Chen Chang Sheng used the water to swallow a large handful of pills, he then tiredly closed his eyes and continued to regulate his breathing.
Luo Luo looked at his pale complexion, she couldn't bear to continue, she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
With Chen Chang Sheng's current condition and injuries, not to mention the possibility of encountering Gou Han Shi, even any random examinee could easily defeat him.
But she couldn't bring herself to say anything to persuade him not to continue fighting.
Tang Thirty Six and Xuan Yuan Po couldn't say anything either.
Even the Li Palace clergy that had previously seen the wounds on his body, couldn't bear to persuade him to withdraw from the competition.
That's right, the 'couldn't bear' part, wasn't that they couldn't bear to see him continue fighting despite being heavily injured, but rather, they couldn't bear to see him persevere to this point, only to have him stop fighting.
Chen Chang Sheng wouldn't stop fighting, the duelling for the Grand Examination wouldn't stop due to his injuries.
The duelling continued, Gou Han Shi entered the tower, just like the previous rounds, he was as calm as the Spring rain, defeating his opponent for this round, the young girl from Holy Maiden Peak.
What made the people from Orthodox Academy feel increasingly uneasy was that, even at the final stage, Gou Han Shi's opponent still hadn't been injured.
This type of perfect control represented absolute strength, after Tian Hai Sheng Xue's withdrawal, the difference in strength between Gou Han Shi and the other examinees was so great that it caused others to feel despair.
Orthodox Academy could only place their hopes on Zhe Xiu, who would be entering the competition next.
The wolf-tribe youth that was ranked third on the Proclamation of Azure Clouds, according to the previous lot drawing, if he were to defeat his opponent for this round, he would then encounter Gou Han Shi. In reality, amongst the examinees present, only he and Luo Luo could pose a certain threat to Gou Han Shi. Luo Luo couldn't encounter Gou Han Shi, he was her only choice.
Zhe Xiu's opponent for this round, was a young officer from Star Seizer Academy.
He didn't directly enter the tower, instead, he walked towards the woodlands.
Seeing this scene, the examinees were a little shocked, recalling that Tang Thirty Six had previously gone to find Zhe Xiu, they couldn't help but feel curious as to what was going on.
Zhe Xiu walked to the woodlands, looked at Tang Thirty Six, and expressionlessly said: "Pay up."
Hearing those two words, Luo Luo and Xuan Yuan Po's expressions slightly changed, only then did they believe that Tang Thirty Six's words were true.
Even Chen Chang Sheng opened his eyes.
So, the wolf-tribe youth that was known for being cold and lonely was actually someone who only cared about money?
Tang Thirty Six felt this especially strongly, he suppressed his voice and angrily said: "You want money for this type of opponent?"
Zhe Xiu's face remained expressionless, he even seemed a little sluggish, asking: "Why can't I?"
"Can't you win for sure?" Tang Thirty Six angrily said: "If I don't pay you, are you saying that you can't beat that guy?"
Zhe Xiu thought about it, then said: "But you want me to fight Gou Han Shi."
Tang Thirty Six said: "We'll discuss the price after the next round."
Zhe Xiu shook his head and said: "If I want to fight Gou Han Shi, I have to first win this round, so you also have to pay for this round."
Tang Thirty Six looked at him like he was looking at a monster, seeing that he didn't have any intention of changing his mind, he could only admit defeat, he took out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it over.
Zhe Xiu looked at the banknote, the number on it made him very satisfied, he gave a rare nod and said: "I'll do my best."
After saying that, he left the woodlands and headed towards the tower.
Luo Luo widened her eyes, looked at Tang Thirty Six and asked: "That's possible?"
Xuan Yuan Po looked at Zhe Xiu's somewhat lonely back, he sucked in a breath of cold air and said: "That's possible?"
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(There were a lot of things to do today, so I started work a bit late. The next chapter will be even later, students that need to wake up tomorrow shouldn't wait, I'll continue writing seriously.)
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