Heavenly Dao Formula

"In addition, according to your performance in the exam, the final score is divided into eight grades. This ranking is determined by the invigilator team and has been unanimously approved by the prosecutor. For the specific ranking, you can refer to the red list for yourself." The invigilator paused After a pause, "However, no matter what ranking you get, you are already members of the mansion, and your future promotion will not be restricted by a single ranking. From today onwards, we will be regarded as colleagues who work together. Relax and make your due contribution to the Privy Council!"

After he finished speaking, he pulled open the list covered by the silk cloth.

The one in the upper left corner, and the one everyone saw first, was the first-class candidate of the bachelor's examination. There are three people in the first place, Fang Xiandao from the Fang family, Luo Qingqing from the Luo family, and Fei Nian from the Fei family.

"Hmph, I knew it was like this," Fang Xiandao said proudly, "The hexagram has already foreshadowed the result!"

The Fei family did not respond too much. As the family with the largest number of references, it would be a miscalculation not to overwhelm the other two. It is not uncommon for the Fei family to be among the best.

Only Luo slightly revealed a look of surprise.

However, for most candidates, this ranking is a matter of course. Whether it is the battle for the right to collect spirit fire in the first half or the battle to defend Qingshan Town in the second half, the performances of the three great families are impeccable, especially in the face of the Great Desolate Night No one retreated, and assumed the responsibility of leading each group, which can be regarded as the main force against evil spirits.

It took Xia Fan a while to find his name.

He was assigned to the tail of the Ding class, and his ranking was about forty, which was equivalent to the mid-level among the candidates.

When Xia Fan saw the ranking for the first time, he also felt a little unexpected, but soon he was relieved - after all, it would be too difficult for the Privy Council's eyeliner to follow him and Luo Qingqing to deal with Mo point. If this paragraph is not included in the scoring range, his performance is indeed not so eye-catching. For himself, the purpose of joining the Privy Council is to further understand the mysteries of the world, but where he goes is not very important. If the disputes in Gyeonggi are as constant as Li said, it might not be a bad thing to rank lower.

"My lord proctor, the order of this list...may be wrong with the facts," but at this moment, Luo gently stood up, "Xia Fan's ranking should not be just Ding!"

"Oh?" The proctor glanced at her, "Do you have any questions?"

"Yes," Luo Qingqing said seriously, "Although the Luo family commanded the last night, Xia Fan was the one who proposed the plan. Also, when facing the devil, it was his key blow that sealed the victory. If the Privy Council Not on the record, I can provide detailed—”

"That's not necessary." The proctor interrupted her, "I repeat, the list was comprehensively determined by nearly ten officials of the proctoring team, and passed the review of the prosecutor, there is no omission or miscalculation .As for the scoring criteria, the Privy Council has its own rules, and you have no right to comment. Or...the Luo family thinks the judge's judgment is unfair?"

"I dare not, but—"

"Luo Qingqing, keep your mouth shut! Do you want to drag the entire Luo family into trouble?" Luo Fengqing said anxiously.

Even Luo You'er tugged on her sleeve.

"Why don't we ask the client's opinion?" The invigilator looked at Xia Fan meaningfully, "Do you think there is something wrong with the rankings set by the prosecutor?"

Xia Fan vaguely felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong specifically. It stands to reason that the invigilator has the right to be in charge of all matters of the exam, but why did he drag his boss out over and over again to silence everyone? It's almost like shirking responsibility...

There is only one thing he can be sure of, that is, the Privy Council does not intend to listen to the opinions of the candidates, whether it is for reasons of laziness and convenience, or for the purpose of maintaining authority, this list is a foregone conclusion, blindly questioning will easily offend those people above .

He shook his head.

There was a little confusion and disappointment in Luo's lightly cast eyes.

But more people are surprised. They didn't understand why the geniuses of the Luo family would stand up to help a Sanmen fight against the injustice. What is even more unbelievable is the "key blow" in Luo Qingqing's words-doesn't this mean that the person who performed the shock technique at that time was Xia Fan?

The problem is that this person can't even gather the ten taels of silver for reference, so how can he come up with such expensive materials as lightning strike wood?

Due to the presence of the invigilator, no one questioned it openly, but such an unreasonable argument made many candidates look at Luo Qingqing strangely.

"In that case, I declare that this examination is over!" The invigilator completely ignored this scene, and bowed his hands to everyone, "The next return journey is up to you, and the official appointment and dismissal documents will be sent within half a month. The official government where you are located will not be later than the beginning of next month, and please grasp the time of your travel. Here, I wish you a bright future and success!"

...

After the candidates left one after another, Shen Chun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he didn't want to do such an offending thing, but he had to follow orders from above.

When he made the preliminary selection list, and the short man moved Xia Fan from No. 1 to No. 41 with a swipe of a pen, Shen Chun didn't feel the slightest surprise, but had a feeling of "finally here".

It was as if the other party had been waiting for this moment.

From the very beginning, the purpose of the short man was not to inspect, but to pick people.

This matter has undoubtedly been tacitly approved by Ba Xingtian, even if he thinks it is inappropriate, he can only do it.

It is not uncommon for high-ranking people to recruit potential alchemists in advance. Shen Chun has heard about it for a long time, but most people's approach is to try their best to get a good ranking for the other party, and then disclose the news in exchange for the other party's knowledge. Well, this is the first time he has seen someone lowering his ranking like this.

It is true that lower rankings are easier to tamper with in subsequent transfers than the first grades that everyone pays attention to, but it is also easy to bury hidden dangers. If you let the other party know that the low ranking was deliberately done by someone, there may be a gap between them, let alone soliciting, it is not surprising that they will turn against each other.

And for the short man, keeping Xia Fan somewhere seemed more important than gaining the other party's gratitude.

At the same time, lowering the ranking means that the former's sphere of influence is not in Shangyuan.

These two points seem to be contradictory. They are not in the center of power, but they have the energy to let the guards of the Privy Council come forward. Shen Chun couldn't think of a corresponding candidate for a while.

Fortunately, the person involved was not as strong-tempered and irritable as Mr. Ba said, and made a big fuss in the examination room when he disagreed with him. Except for the unexpected reaction of the genius of the Luo family, the whole announcement process was smooth.

Next, if we secretly investigate Xia Fan's movements and see where he will be assigned to take up the post, perhaps we can narrow down the scope of the short man's identity.

However, Shen Chun has made up his mind not to explore this matter any more.

That young Privy Council official was by no means easy to get along with, this can be seen from Ba Xingtian's attitude towards him.

Compared with curiosity, one's own life is obviously more important.

He knew that some secrets were better buried in his heart forever. .

end of volume one