From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"Still no news from ahead?"

Looking at the time, it was already the hour of Yin (3-5 AM). Behind Zheng Bisheng, Su Feiyu asked in a deep voice.

"no."

A short man standing nearby, who was in charge of communication between the various departments, looked at the dark forest and said somewhat uncertainly.

"There is no moonlight tonight. Perhaps it is too dark. Cha Jusheng is timid and does not move, so he did not notice the bait we threw out at all."

"Unlikely."

Su Feiyu shook his head slightly, his expression solemn.

In previous years, this might have been possible, since in the eyes of those who were recruited through the civil service examinations, those who were recommended through the civil service examinations were nothing more than a group of incompetent people.

But this year is different. Among them are Nangong Caiyun and Feng Chi. With their abilities, it's impossible for them to just waste the whole night doing nothing and let it slip away until dawn.

The calmest time is often before the storm.

It was so quiet now, without a single word. Su Feiyu felt uneasy, with a vague sense of foreboding.

"No, we can't just keep waiting like this."

After a moment's hesitation, Su Feiyu's expression hardened, and he gave the order directly.

"Go and check across the street to find out where the recommended students are going."

"this……"

The short man hesitated. Wouldn't this leave him alone and vulnerable? What if he encountered a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations? Wouldn't he be in danger?

"No need for this or that! The situation is urgent, you need to go quickly and report back as soon as possible!"

Su Feiyu gave a cold shout, his expression solemn and leaving no room for doubt.

"……yes!"

The short man opened his mouth, gritted his teeth, and agreed.

Being captured by the censors would at most mean failing the spring exam. Although he also failed the autumn exam and shouldn't be able to graduate, given his family background, securing a position in the army wouldn't be a problem.

On the contrary, if we don't do as Su Feiyu says and offend this young master Su, things will probably get even more troublesome later.

Immediately afterwards, the short man led his hundred soldiers away to the foothills behind where the scholar was located to investigate.

"Um?"

But after walking for a short while, a strange noise suddenly came from ahead in the darkness.

Could there be some wild beast?

The short man stopped abruptly, his expression becoming wary.

As the area within the Zhechongyuan (a military compound), the wild beasts in the mountains and forests have been cleared out, but there may still be some large wild animals that possess a certain degree of attack power.

Another point is that the mountain forest area is too large, and not all areas can be fenced off. There may be tigers and leopards roaming here.

It's already late at night, and the mountains and fields are the domain of these wild beasts.

brush!

Just as the short man was about to tentatively look ahead, several figures suddenly darted out as a flash of sword light appeared.

It wasn't a wild beast, it was a human.

He is a recommended student!

The short man's expression changed drastically. How did a candidate for the imperial examination end up here?

But there was no time to think further, so they immediately began to defend themselves.

Although the short man came from a prominent family, he was usually lazy and his martial arts skills were actually not very good. Several candidates for the imperial examination surrounded him, and for a moment he was overwhelmed and flustered.

In his haste, the short man waved a command flag, intending to use military puppets in battle.

But when he turned around, he saw that his military puppets had been almost completely wiped out.

In his panic, he lost focus and was knocked down by a single punch from his opponent.

"Tie him up."

Seeing that the short man had been subdued, Nangong Caiyun gave a soft shout.

Immediately afterwards, a total of twenty people, or two thousand soldiers, continued to advance forward.

"wrong!"

Su Feiyu, gazing at the deep mountains and fields, grew increasingly serious.

Another half hour passed, and there was still no news. He grew increasingly uneasy.

"No!"

Immediately afterwards, Su Feiyu's gaze darkened, and he prepared to lead the puppet army away from here.

Something must have happened!

If we continue to wait like this, it's tantamount to sitting and waiting for death.

While they opened their trap, they also dispersed their forces, making them vulnerable to being picked off one by one by the enemy. Regardless of the situation, the immediate priority is to regroup their forces.

Whoops!

Just as Su Feiyu was about to act, a large number of military puppets suddenly surged out from all directions, one hundred in a team, in square formations or other formations, as the shadows of the trees swayed. They rushed forward directly.

"not good!"

Su Feiyu's expression changed drastically in an instant. He immediately waved his command flag and ordered his troops to form a circular defensive formation.

"Don't dawdle, take him down in one go!"

Standing on the perimeter, Nangong Caiyun shouted loudly.

The group of educated students stared wide-eyed as they directed the soldiers to charge with all their might.

"What is she doing here!"

Trapped inside, Su Feiyu was shocked to see Nangong Caiyun standing outside directing the situation, followed by a feeling of utter despair.

With a force more than ten times his size, and with Nangong Caiyun personally present, how could he possibly have any chance of winning?

In an instant, their fighting spirit vanished, and their command became lax. In just a short while, all of Su Feiyu's puppets were wiped out, and Su Feiyu himself was captured.

"How did you find this place?"

Bound up, Su Feiyu looked at Nangong Caiyun, her brows furrowed, and asked a question.

That was far too precise!

Nangong Caiyun glanced at Su Feiyu, snorted disdainfully, waved his hand without answering, and ordered his men to take him away.

"Keep going, eat Zheng Bisheng little by little!"

Immediately afterwards, Nangong Caiyun's face darkened, and he led the group to sneak towards the north.

Zheng Bisheng wanted to lure the enemy out of their hole and trap them deep inside, so he set up this trap.

Nangong Caiyun then led a large force to circle around to the very back and capture Su Feiyu first, essentially puncturing the bottom of the trap.

Next, turn back and work your way forward. Gradually, you can slowly erode the pocket.

Then, in the dead of night, screams echoed intermittently through the mountains.

If it were a real army, and they were ambushed and surrounded, they would either scatter and flee or shout loudly. Other units that were not far away would always be able to hear some of the commotion.

But things are different now. Apart from one student who acts as the commander, the rest are wooden puppets. Puppets don't make noise. Without commands, they won't run around randomly.

With the cover of night, this gave Nangong Caiyun an excellent opportunity to eliminate Zheng Bisheng one by one.

Of course, not all those recruited by the government were good-for-nothings. As time passed and there was still no activity, some people began to have doubts.

But since the battle plan had already been arranged, if they deserted their posts, leaving a loophole, and the enemy were to escape as a result, wouldn't that be a grave offense? So even though they had some doubts, most people didn't dare to move.

Only a few people, with a strong premonition, immediately went to find Su Feiyu. Unfortunately, this only led them to run into Nangong Caiyun, who was also eliminated.

"They're all gone!"

In just over an hour, by daybreak, Zheng Bisheng had been gradually killed by Nangong Caiyun and his men.

"We won!"

Feng Qi shouted, looking at Nangong Caiyun with excitement.

The Zhechong Academy has not seen such a great victory in more than ten years, let alone a great victory by a candidate for the Imperial Examinations over a candidate for the Imperial Examinations, which is absolutely unprecedented.

The other candidates were also overjoyed; all they wanted was to be listed on the spring examination.

Now that the system of recruiting students through official channels has been eliminated, only the system of selecting students through the recommendation system is still in place. The top 50 students in the third tier can make it onto the list, and most people can do so.

"It's not over yet."

Compared to the excited crowd, Nangong Caiyun remained calm.

"Not over yet? Wasn't it already done?"

Feng Qi looked at Nangong Caiyun with a puzzled expression.

"I said before, I'm going to wipe out the entire conscripted army!"

Nangong Caiyun's face was gloomy as he looked ahead.

"There's still one recruit left who hasn't been eliminated!"