Chapter 194 (1/2)

”What?!” King Duan's teacup fell to the ground when he heard the news, ”You said that they crossed the Broken Bridge? How is that possible?!”

”He really crossed the Broken Bridge...” The messenger was also in disbelief, but that was a fact.

”He really crossed the Broken Bridge?!” King Duan's eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets. He kept staring at Han Zhangfeng. Han Zhangfeng was equally shocked by the news.

Both King Duan and Han Zhangfeng knew that Fang Zhengzhi had a high chance of pa.s.sing the first round, but neither of them expected him to do so by crossing the Broken Bridge.

In so many years, no one had been able to find out the truth behind the Broken Bridge.

But now...

Fang Zhengzhi figured it out?

”How did he cross the Broken Bridge?!” Han Zhangfeng was in awe. In his many years as the Chief Examiner, he had seen his fair share of talents, but he had never been floored like this.

This was the World of the Sage.

A world created by the Sagely Battle G.o.d Meng Tian. How could it be solved so easily?

”He jumped. He jumped over...” The messenger's voice became softer towards the end. Even he could not believe that one could jump over.

”He jumped over?!” Han Zhangfeng had expected a different answer. When he heard what the messenger had to say, he was completely stunned.

Was there an even more direct and simple answer?

This method must have been tried by others before him.

”How did he manage to jump over the Broken Bridge?” King Duan had expected Fang Zhengzhi to have a different method. He refused to believe that Fang Zhengzhi had used such a ”stupid” method.

”He did not jump from the Broken Bridge. He jumped from the cliff side.” The messenger explained.

”From the cliff? This, this...”

King Duan and Han Zhangfeng looked at each other once again. As a king and a Chief Examiner, they could not be too liberal with their expressions in front of their subordinates.

That being said, they could not understand where they had went wrong.

”Okay, I got it. You... may take your leave.” King Duan did not say anything else.

As a king, he did not want his intentions to be too obvious. As such, he had to try to calm himself down, but his fists were clenched. He did not understand how Fang Zhengzhi could create miracle after miracle.

He was someone who had never ever been formally taught.

First, he had topped all the prior examinations. Then, he broke through to the Heavenly Reflection State at the Divine Constabulary, becoming only the second person under 18 to achieve that feat.

After entering Yan Capital, he completed the entire theory examination in four hours. Furthermore, his scripts were completely flawless, making him the top scorer in the Theory Examinations.

Now...

He managed to solve the unsolvable Broken Bridge?

And he jumped from the cliff!

Could he be any more crazy? Were these all coincidences? Or heaven's will?

King Duan did not know, but for the first time ever, he felt threatened, almost as if there was a sword dangling over his head.

Han Zhangfeng looked at the leaving messenger. He too was unsettled. Ever since Ping Yang joined Fang Zhengzhi, nothing had gone their way.

Fang Zhengzhi had showed stunning abilities, knocking Su Donglin our in the first round.

And now, he actually managed to cross the broken bridge?!

This made him lose his cool.

He had to calm himself down. He no longer watched Xing Qingsui and Nangong Mu. He closed his eyes, deep in thought as he pondered the his next moves.

He needed to deliver a lethal blow.

”Fang Zhengzhi... the Broken Bridge. He managed to cross it... the Broken Bridge!” Han Zhangfeng kept repeating it to himself. He wanted to calm himself down and convince himself that it was all a coincidence. But when someone experienced too many coincidences, it was no longer a coincidence.

What now?

He cannot be fl.u.s.tered. The more fl.u.s.tered he was, the worse it will get.

This is a confidence, this must be a coincidence. He definitely cannot pa.s.s the second barrier, definitely not! Han Zhangfeng convinced himself as his breathing slowed.

The Ninth Prince did not even look at the leaving messenger. He did not say or ask anything from start to finish.

It was almost as if he did not even hear the messenger.

Fang Zhengzhi did not know what was going on inside the Imperial Academy. He was strolling along the Broken Bridge, enjoying the view as he went.

That's right, he was still walking on the Broken Bridge.

However...

This side was surrounded by thick white mist. It was almost like a palace in the clouds. The view was outstanding, but he could not see what was ahead.

What he could be sure of was that this bridge was way longer than the one before.

If the two parts were like a sword, the first one would be like the sword hilt, and the one now was the sword blade.

A blade many times longer than the hilt.