Heavenly Dao Formula

"We have to get out of here as soon as possible, can you still go?"

Xia Fan returned to Luo Qingqing and asked.

The blow just now almost used up all his energy, what he wanted to do most at this moment was to lie down and take a good rest for a while. However, Xia Fan also knew that the battle was not over yet. The roof beams on both sides of the city wall had been ignited, and the place would soon be engulfed by fire. He had to evacuate from the breach before then.

Luo gently tried a few times but failed to stand up. Judging from her pain-bearing expression, the hit by the black rope should have caused serious injuries.

"I'll lend you a hand." Xia Fan stretched out his hand to the other party. If it was before, he would have bent down to carry Luo Qingqing a long time ago. "Don't worry, no one here will see."

Luo was stunned for a moment, as if he wanted to laugh, but the corner of his mouth was pulled to the sore spot as soon as he raised his mouth, biting his mouth and taking a breath, "Do you think I'm a fool who doesn't know how to adapt? Compared with this, the last half of the sentence Words are more likely to lead people to misunderstand! It’s just helping each other and fighting side by side, so what if you see it?”

After finishing speaking, she grabbed Xia Fan's hand and pulled herself up.

"Uh..." Xia Fan didn't know what to answer for a moment, he felt as if he hadn't said the right thing in front of the other party.

"Let's go, didn't you say you have to leave here as soon as possible." Luo gently urged.

"Pay attention to your feet." He shook his head helplessly, and helped him walk carefully towards the ruins.

Compared with the huge speed gap when climbing, both of them are at the same level this time.

The only thing that has improved is probably that there is a raging fire behind them, at least Meimu can't attack them.

When he was halfway up the climb, Xia Fan suddenly realized that the shouts and spells above his head had stopped, and the town seemed to be shrouded in silence.

His heart sank suddenly.

It's too late to act on your own, the other candidates probably didn't survive until the moment when the devil fell down.

If the line of defense has been defeated, their situation is extremely dangerous. With the current state of the two of them, a random evil spirit could put them to death.

Luo Weiwei also noticed this, but her expression didn't change, she stopped and listened for a while, and then said in a low voice, "No...you listen again."

Xia Fan concentrated and listened for a while, and couldn't help showing a surprised expression - gradually there was movement from the direction of the city wall, but it was not the sound of fighting or running for life, but like someone cheering.

This is by no means an illusion, because the voices quickly rose and fell, expanding to all directions. More and more people joined in the cheers, and Shaye's oppressive feeling seemed to disappear.

It was still early in the morning, what happened up there?

The two looked at each other, and accelerated their steps in unison.

When Xia Fan and Luo Qingqing climbed onto the city wall with great difficulty, an astonishing scene suddenly appeared in front of them——

The dense black mist in the distance has completely faded away, and the stars reappeared in the night, but more dazzling than the stars are the "spiritual fire" swaying on the ground. They ebb and flow, like some kind of soft plant, sometimes green, sometimes lavender, spreading from the town to the end of the field of vision.

Compared with the usual erratic and unpredictable, the scene at this moment has a sense of peace and tranquility. Under the reflection of the spiritual fire, the earth seemed to be a sea of ​​light glowing with microwaves.

That was exactly the relic left by Mei, and it was also the proof of passing the examination.

The candidates who remained on the wall raised their arms and shouted, or congratulated each other—at least at this moment, they regarded the people around them as partners who could fight side by side.

The wild night is over.

...

A day later, all reference participants gathered in the center of Qingshan Town again.

Probably because of staying up all night in the last battle, the Privy Council gave ample rest time. During this long-lost free time, the atmosphere in the small town was extremely harmonious. From relationship building to brotherhood, everyone seemed to have completely forgotten that they were still suspicious and plotting against each other a few days ago, and even fought over a bottle of spiritual fire.

Xia Fan also learned a lot of news during the conversation—for example, the residents of Qingshan Town were all played by members of the Privy Council; another example was that there were official invigilators hidden among the examinees; Under the control of the Privy Council, the wounded were also treated immediately. Except for a very few unlucky ones, the loss of candidates was not as great as imagined.

This confirmed Xia Fan's guess to some extent.

The purpose of the doctoral examination is to select talents for Qiguo, not a death game. Of course there are risks, but the overall situation is basically within the controllable range.

Of course, what everyone talked about most enthusiastically was the Demon Slaying Thunder last night. Due to the lack of witnesses, the speculation mainly focused on the heads of the three families - after all, only the best of the three families were able to get out the lightning strike wood and were willing to use it in the examination.

Among them, Fang Xiandao's supporters are the most. Considering the perspective of conforming to the candidates, Fei Nian was first rescued by Luo Qingqing, and Fang Xiandao helped Luo Qingqing. This result is not surprising.

And Xia Fan didn't intend to be in the limelight, and basically mentioned this topic in one sentence. Even if someone remembered that he had fallen off the city wall, he was fooled by the reason that the scene was too chaotic and he didn't pay attention.

After everyone gathered, the invigilator who had appeared on the first day finally showed up.

Along with him this time, there is also a huge wooden board covered with red silk cloth.

Obviously, that is the "red list" used to publicize the names of those who passed the test, which corresponds to the gold list in the scientific examination.

This also made the uproarious crowd instantly quiet down.

"First of all, I have to congratulate you all here." The invigilator walked up to the long table, and his tone was much more enthusiastic than when he read out the rules, "After seven days of tempering, everyone can still stand here and successfully complete the exam goals. You have already proved your qualifications to join the Privy Council!"

"I announce the results of the Qingshan Town Scholars Examination as follows: 401 applicants, 189 qualified candidates. Among the eliminated candidates, 152 people violated the first rule, and 200 people violated the second rule. Nineteen people, thirty-one people violated Article 3. The process and results are in line with the regulations of the Privy Council Examination, and this exam is valid!"

There was a burst of applause from the crowd.

The first and second items are not controversial, basically those who left the field early and set their goals three years later. The key lies in the third article - the Privy Council obviously classified those candidates who fled without fighting into the category of murdering candidates at the same time, which means that even if they get the source of the spiritual fire, they will not be able to pass the exam.

Those candidates who stayed on the city wall were naturally happy to see such a result, and they all praised the Privy Council's clear rewards and punishments, only Xia Fan was a little unconcerned. In his opinion, the defense line could collapse at any time at that time, and the fighting will of most candidates was only half a catty.