novelraw Chapter 252: Once in a Decade
Chapter 252: Once in a Decade
Still no sign of one, it has been nearly a decade.
General Zuo sighed.
After Chu Beiqing, no peerless genius has emerged in Longteng Country.
The Longteng Stele’s test was extremely fast; two hours had passed, and the queue of thousands of people had already been reduced by forty percent.
Another hour or so, and it would be Xin Lin and her group’s turn.
Xin Lin glanced over, noting that Jin Chen and Chu Miaoyun’s turn was coming next.
Chu Miaoyun... a daughter paying off her father’s debts, it’s your bad luck.
"Something’s wrong with the True Qi."
Murong Ziyue’s face changed.
She had just tried to gather her energy and found that the abundant True Qi inside her was rapidly drying up.
Xin Lin’s middle finger and index finger were placed on Murong Ziyue’s wrist; almost all of Murong Ziyue’s True Qi was gone, and her pulse was erratic—sometimes fast, sometimes slow. According to what doctors say, the pulse is the foundation of a person; an irregular pulse must indicate something abnormal.
"You’ve been poisoned."
Xin Lin said in a grave tone.
"Impossible, there’s no poison in my water or food."
Murong Ziyue immediately denied.
Xin Lin pondered.
According to the Mystical Medicine Book, poison could be administered through food and water, even through contact, clothing, and so on.
Xin Lin had a notion, sniffed Murong Ziyue’s clothes, and detected a very faint medicinal smell.
The little eunuch said that the Third Prince’s poison was colorless and tasteless, undetectable by ordinary people.
But that’s only for common folk; Xin Lin’s senses and intuition had been enhanced by the Ultimate Marrow Cleansing Powder and were extremely keen.
"Someone has poisoned your clothes."
Xin Lin’s eyes flashed, and she glanced in Jin Chen’s direction.
"It must be Jin Chen!"
Little Xinzhuo also panicked.
It was for their sake that Ziyue got into trouble with Jin Chen; if Ziyue failed this Martial Arts Examination due to this act, he would feel deeply guilty.
Jin Chen was looking this way, and upon seeing the ugly expressions on Xin Lin and Murong Ziyue’s faces, he revealed a sinister smile.
The poison was indeed in Murong Ziyue’s clothing, as Jin Chen harbored a grudge against Murong Ziyue and Xin Lin for the humiliation he faced.
He originally wanted to have someone cripple Murong Ziyue, but considering the Martial Arts Examination was imminent, if anything happened to Murong Ziyue at this time, he would be the first suspect.
Thus, through the arrangment of the Third Prince, Jin Chen had people poison Murong Ziyue in secret, yet he did not expect Murong Ziyue to be careful and cautious, making it impossible for even the little eunuch to find an opportunity.
Fortunately, the Third Prince’s strategist offered timely advice and thought of poisoning through the clothes.
This method of poisoning would go unnoticed by most.
In a place like the Imperial Palace, where queens and princes constantly engage in deception and intrigue, such events occur from time to time, but how could ordinary civilians like Murong Ziyue anticipate such tactics?
The queue continued to shorten, and it was Jin Chen’s turn to test next.
Jin Chen held his head high and walked forward with a look of arrogance.
With a loud shout, he struck the Longteng Stele with his palm, his True Qi was robust, and his palm strike packed the power of several hundred pounds.
"Xuanwu Practitioner Triple, top-grade talent."
On the Longteng Stele, several clear characters appeared.
Jin Chen was also the first candidate with top-grade talent. With such talent, the chance of condensing a Xuan Root was quite high.
The crowd was astounded, and the other examinees saw Jin Chen in a new light.
Yesterday, Jin Chen was humiliated, and though the candidates didn’t dare to speak out, they all sneered at him in private; after all, Jin Chen’s usual overbearing behavior had offended many.
But once his testing result was announced, he became the first Xuanwu candidate of the day’s assessment, and nobody dared to laugh at him any longer.
Jin Chen walked down, smug and triumphant.
He might not come first in the Written Examination, but this Martial Arts Examination’s first place, he had set his sights on it.
He had even secretly arranged his men; as soon as the Martial Arts Examination was over, he would take the opportunity to deal with Murong Ziyue and Xin Lin.