The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl

Chapter 271: Gathering of Heroes

Gui Hu’s voice drifted over.

Woman?

Xin Lin’s eyes shifted and he looked towards the young girl among the four men and one woman.

The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, not very tall, half a head shorter than Murong Ziyue who was also fifteen.

She had a round face and always smiled amiably when she saw people.

If it weren’t for Gui Hu’s reminder, Xin Lin wouldn’t have paid too much attention to her.

Memories of the top ten candidates’ names and information from the written and martial arts examinations flashed through Xin Lin’s mind.

Among the top ten, there were only her, Murong Ziyue, and one ranked ninth named Zhang Zhiqing.

Ranked sixth in the Martial Arts Examination, Dark Martial Artist Second Rank, top-grade talent, twelfth place in the Written Examination; with such performance, being neither here nor there, it’s easy to overlook her.

In Xin Lin’s view, the other six or seven candidates were all focusing on the top three, especially on Murong Ziyue.

As for Xin Lin and Little Xinzhuo, they were also the focus of attention, both being Spirit Masters.

With so many people, why did Gui Hu specifically ask him to pay attention to Zhang Zhiqing?

Xin Lin was puzzled and was just about to ask more.

"Grandmaster Jin, Grand Doctor Chu, and Lord Zuo have arrived."

After the candidates, the first to enter were several high-ranking officials from Longteng.

Sitting in the front row, needless to say, were the most favored ones.

It was normal for Grandmaster Jin and General Zuo; one represented the literary achievements and the other the military governance of Longteng.

As soon as they entered the North Square, many court officials followed.

These court officials were largely divided into two factions, each supporting Grandmaster Jin and General Zuo.

The two were like water and fire.

Events yesterday concerning Jin Chen had intensified the contradictions between the two.

Neither Grandmaster Jin nor General Zuo greeted each other, both wearing faces of displeasure towards one another.

Among the court officials, one person was somewhat peculiar, that was Chu Tianyi, who didn’t look well today.

Yesterday, Chu Miaoyun’s True Qi was crippled, and he, as the Imperial Physician, could not discern the crux of the issue.

He had intended to confront Ping’an Refining Hall, but they completely ignored Chu Tianyi, and he didn’t even meet the Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall.

Chu Tianyi, filled with anger, looking at these top ten candidates today only fueled his irritation, hardly sparing them a glance.

Those court officials, seeing that the Dragon Ascending Empress hadn’t arrived yet, couldn’t help discussing.

"That’s Murong Ziyue, rumored to be in the Sixth Realm of Xuanwu Practitioner. She should be the favorite of this Imperial Examination."

"I don’t think she’s much stronger than Young Master Jin, it appears that the results of the Martial Arts Examination might not be entirely reliable either."

"There are also two Spirit Masters this year..."

A few court officials looked at the candidates’ lineup, initially full of expectation, but all were shocked to find that the two Spirit Masters were just kids, disbelief intensifying in their eyes.

No wonder Grandmaster Jin and Grand Doctor Chu both had said earlier that there was a problem with this year’s Martial Arts Examination, it really is problematic.

While the court officials shook their heads, suddenly another person entered the North Square.

Seeing the newcomer, Grandmaster Jin went up to meet him, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

The adjacent General Zuo also approached with a smile, seemingly trying to make connections.

Those court officials immediately surrounded the newcomer tightly.

And this person was not any Imperial Noble, but merely a merchant, precisely Jiang Qing from Ping’an Refining Hall!

Xin Lin was also surprised that Jiang Qing would come to watch the Zixiao Palace Exam.

A mere owner of an alchemy hall being able to attend the Zixiao Palace Exam?

Facing the goodwill of Grandmaster Jin and General Zuo, Jiang Qing seemed not to have it in regard.

His gaze passed over the crowd, directly spotting Xin Lin among the candidates.