Chapter 376: Fair fight between Fang Zhengzhi and Nangong Hao (1/2)
Chapter 376: Fair fight between Fang Zhengzhi and Nangong Hao
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All of the candidates thought that Fang Zhengzhi was courting death. However, Fang Zhengzhi just wanted to give it a go.
Xing Qingsui was silent.
He also thought that Fang Zhengzhi and Nangong Hao were not on the same level. At the very least, they did not seem to be on the same level.
However, he was not too stunned by Fang Zhengzhi's actions.
This was the Fang Zhengzhi he knew. Someone who could understand the Xing Family's ”Offence is the best defence” would never retreat!
Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi had created miracle after miracle.
In the World of the Sage, who would have expected Fang Zhengzhi to emerge victorious? When the demon Ying Shan revealed that he was in the Supernatural State, who would have expected that Fang Zhengzhi would defeat him?
Xing Qingsui nodded after a moment of silence.
He did not stop Fang Zhengzhi. After all, he could not prevent this battle from happening.
Yan Xiu looked to Fang Zhengzhi.
”If you really want to fight, let me fight him first!” Yan Xiu opened up his Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan.
”No, this time, I want to go first.” Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.
”I lost to you in the preliminaries, so... I think I should go first.” Yan Xiu shook his head, his eyes filled with determination.
”What if you lose?” Fang Zhengzhi knew what Yan Xiu was trying to do. From the moment Chen Feiyu lost to Nangong Hao, Yan Xiu wanted to battle Nangong Hao first.
However...
Fang Zhengzhi did not want this to happen.
Lose?
Yan Xiu frowned. If someone else had said this, it would be taken as an insult. However, Yan Xiu was not angry that Fang Zhengzhi said it.
In fact, Yan Xiu never thought about the possibility of losing in previous battles.
But this time, he did.
After all, his opponent was Nangong Hao, the greatest talent of the Great Xia Dynasty, ranked number two on the Rising Dragon Roll. Furthermore, he just defeated Chen Feiyu in a single round.
”If I lose... I should still be able to come in third with my theory examination results!” Yan Xiu spoke after a moment of silence.
”Is that enough?” Fang Zhengzhi asked again.
Yan Xiu's eyes glimmered. He had no idea what Fang Zhengzhi actually meant, but he realized something else.
Third place?
Enough?!
Before Yan Xiu had left for the capital, his grandfather had only said one thing to him, ”Take home the third place!”
Third place...
It was not the highest rank possible. However, it was incredibly respectable.
When he saw Nangong Hao's participation in the court examinations, when he lost to Fang Zhengzhi in the preliminaries, when he saw Fang Zhengzhi and Nangong Hao tie for first place in the theory examinations.
Who would have asked Yan Xiu this question?
Is third place enough?
Yan Xiu was not someone who expressed himself well. However, if someone really asked him that question, he would definitely answer...
No!
”This is why I must defeat Nangong Hao first. Then, we can have a fair fight. Then, regardless of what happens, you will definitely rank above Nangong Hao!” Fang Zhengzhi did not wait for Yan Xiu to reply. There was no reply required.
”Rank above Nangong Hao?!”
All of the candidates looked speechlessly at Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu. They all had the same expression of disbelief.
Fang Zhengzhi is mad!
This guy has a screw loose!
What Fang Zhengzhi said was correct. If Fang Zhengzhi defeated Nangong Hao and eliminated him, then Yan Xiu would rank above Nangong Hao despite the theory examination results.
However...
Was that even possible?
Could Fang Zhengzhi defeat Nangong Hao?!
Even if Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu teamed up, their chances of victory were virtually zero.
Hang on!
Why didn't Fang Zhengzhi team up with Yan Xiu?
All of the candidates were stunned by this revelation. If this was any other candidate, they would have disregarded that possibility.
However, this was Fang Zhengzhi.
Fang Zhengzhi was notorious for being shameless.
2v1?
In the first round of the imperial examinations, he had eliminated the favorite, Su Donglin, in a 4v1.
Fang Zhengzhi could guess what the other candidates were thinking.
Yan Xiu's lips began to twitch. If both of them eliminated Nangong Hao, that would guarantee that they would rank higher than him.
Team up against Nangong Hao?
Yan Xiu did not like the idea, but he wasn't against it.
”I would like to have a fair battle with Nangong Hao!” Fang Zhengzhi saw Yan Xiu's lips twitched and stopped him in his tracks.
”Fair battle?!”
All of the other candidates were stunned by what they just heard. There was nothing wrong with what was said, but, it had come from Fang Zhengzhi's mouth...
They could not believe what they just heard.
Fang Zhengzhi did not explain further. He dismounted and began walking towards Nangong Hao.
Nangong Hao did not have a stallion, so Fang Zhengzhi dismounted.
This was fairness.
The reason was simple. Fang Zhengzhi promised Nangong Mu that he would defeat Nangong Hao. He had to do so fairly.
Nangong Hao's expression had been calm all this while.
From the time he exited from the Icy Monkey Settlement and faced an army by himself, to the time he accepted Chen Feiyu's challenge...
All the way to the arrest of the messenger...
Nangong Hao's expression did not change. He still looked on politely, his eyes glimmering. However, when Fang Zhengzhi proposed a fair fight, his expression changed.
He was shocked, and slightly scornful.
Chi Guyan and Nangong Hao were quite similar. They were very smart, but they kept a low profile and were not arrogant.
However, this did not mean that they weren't confident.
On the contrary, they were very confident of themselves. They possessed far more confidence than the average person.
As such...