Chapter 199 (1/2)

Although Fang Dao had brought over ten Heavy Cavalry members with him and stood valiantly on the side of the Martial Arts Academy, for An Zeng and the others, the trouble did not decrease by much because of this.

When the situation on the field was settled, something even more irritating happened.

The official who had been scared off earlier braced himself and walked back. He looked at An Zhan and shrunk his neck back.

””Sir An, about that … There's one more thing.””

It's fine if you use this place, but you really don't have the qualifications to partic.i.p.ate in the Autumn Festival.

””I'll go back and check. The Martial Arts Academy has indeed reported the names of those who partic.i.p.ated in the Autumn Ceremony. Only you and this Master Nie are here.””

””Are we not allowed to attend because we have fewer people?”” he asked.

The official hurriedly shook his head. ””No, no. The adults of the Ministry of Rites said that according to the rules … there must be a leader for an academy or sect to attend the ceremony.””

It didn't matter if there were fewer people, but the team leader couldn't be without them.

””I heard that there are no longer any teachers who are willing to be the leaders of the Martial Arts Academy, so you are still not qualified.””

An Zaiyue turned his head to look at Nie Qing and asked, ””Where's Vice Princ.i.p.al Chang?””

Nie Qing shook his head: ””We agreed to come together in the morning, but he never appeared.””

Probably controlled, I guess.

””He is Dean Yan's disciple, the Vice Princ.i.p.al of the Martial Arts Academy …””

The implication was that the Military Affairs case would definitely involve Chang Huan.

The reason why those people didn't make a move earlier or later, and only managed to control Chang Huan now, was to prevent the Martial Arts Academy from partic.i.p.ating on the day of the Ascension Ceremony.

An Zaiyue contemplated for a moment. Even Chang Huan was not spared. There was indeed no one from the Martial Academies who could be the leader.

Seeing that neither An Zhan nor Nie Qing said anything, that official secretly let out a sigh of relief in his heart, ””Since there's no objection from the two sirs, I'll head back first.””

It is not that this lowly position will make things difficult for you, but that the rules are so.

””The Board of Rites is still waiting for this lowly official to reply. This lowly official will take his leave first.””

The moment he turned around to leave, his body suddenly stiffened there, as if he had suddenly turned into a stone. There was no place on his body that could move, not even his eyes.

A woman in cotton clothes walked over from the official, her face calm like a calm lake. ””I am the instructor of the Martial Arts Academy, Hortang Tang. I am the leader of the Martial Academy's partic.i.p.ation in the Autumn Ceremony.””

””I'm sorry to be late.””

Nie Qing and An Xuan stood up at the same time, ””Greetings, Mister.””

””Okay.”” Huo Tang nodded and casually looked at the official. The official's body suddenly loosened and he couldn't help but fall forward.

He struggled to get up and looked back at Hutang. He wanted to get angry, but he didn't dare.

””What, is there anything else?””

The official clenched his teeth and left. He thought to himself, ””Why do these people from the Martial Arts Academy not know how to appreciate a favor?””

The academy is already dead. Why are you joining in!

In fact, An Zhe had expected the Ministry of Rites to make things difficult for him. After all, he did not have any good impression of those officials in the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Rites was ruined in the hands of the civil war.

A person like Ding Huan, who had been operating in the Ministry of Rites for so many years, naturally had a lot of people who were close friends with him.

Although Ding Yi had fallen, because of the empress dowager's interference, there weren't many people from the Ministry of Rites who had been implicated.

Currently, the people in charge of the Ministry of Rites were still the empress dowager's people. Naturally, they didn't have any good feelings towards An Zhe.

Huo Tang sat down on the chair, ””Sit down and rest. Go on stage when you need to. If you can win, then win. If you can't win, then don't fight with all your might.””

Your lives are worth more than most people here. It's not worth it to leave them here.

””As for dignity, it's only the thing ranked third in life.””

An Zhan and Nie Qing bowed at the same time, ””As you command.””

””This might be the last time the Martial Arts Academy attends the fall ceremony. Some people say that this is the most insolent and insensible one.””

””However, in my opinion, even though it is only the two of you, it represents the spirit of the academy once.””

””Actually, the Martial Arts Academy has not helped you much. Therefore, I cannot say that I will not fail the Martial Arts Academy.””

””It's enough to not disappoint yourself.””

””I'm already standing here, so I'll do my best.””

””Thank you, sir!””

An Zhan said solemnly.

””No need to thank me, I'm just sitting here, and you guys are going up to compete.””

She stood up and bowed. ””If I say thank you, I should be the one thanking the two of you on behalf of the Martial Arts Academy.””

At this moment, the sound of a gong could be heard from afar. The compet.i.tion had already begun.

According to the rules of the compet.i.tion, the duels between the Ascendants should be held at this level.

””Go on.””

Nie Qing patted An Zeng's shoulder, ””I never thought that the one who would fight alongside me in the end would be you.””

I thought that those who had spent four years in the Martial Arts Academy with me were my future comrades who would face the dangers and dangers of the enemy together on the battlefield.

To tell you the truth, I despise you newcomers, because you don't know the word military.

””Only now did I realize that I was wrong.””

An Zaixian nodded, then smiled brightly. ””Don't mind it too much when you go on stage later. You can just take first place as you wish.””

Nie Qing also laughed, ””You're the same as me, you can just casually take first place.””

The Minister of Rites, who was in charge of inspecting his ident.i.ty, naturally knew of his ident.i.ty. There was no way to disturb him at this point in time, so after checking for a bit, he let the Minister of Rites in.

The rules of the battle were simple. All the partic.i.p.ants' names were written on the paper slip. Then, the ball would form and be placed in the box.

The examiner randomly selected two people to fight in the box, and the victor proceeded to the next round.

The partic.i.p.ants of the Tournament were all the top students of the academies and sects. Naturally, none of them were willing to submit to each other.

This was especially so for the sake of making peace. The reputation of fighting for peace was simply too resounding.

There were many people who wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. As long as they won the compet.i.tion, it would be their greatest achievement today.

Therefore, when An Zeng walked over, those people let out a hiss.

Someone gestured with his pinky, ””Later, I will let you know what a genius is!””