Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 482 The Six Arts of Imperial Guard

Chapter 482 The Six Arts of Imperial Chariot

boom!

The fighting raged on, and a figure was suddenly sent flying from the crowd, crashing heavily into a rock. His face was grim, and blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it, these guys are just scholars, how can they be so powerful?"

Feeling the pain in his body, Yan Feng tried to get up from the ground, but before he could, an arrow carrying fierce energy whistled past his ear and finally stuck into the ground, making his whole body stiffen instantly.

"If you dare to move, this arrow will hit your head. At that time, the National Holy Academy will not punish me, and may even regard me as a hero."

As the smoke gradually dissipated, a harmless smile was revealed.

"Shameless scoundrel, you actually resorted to trickery!"

Yan Ming was furious. He spat out another mouthful of blood and glared at Ye Ru, cursing him angrily.

"When you harmed our human scholars, did you not consider the consequences now?"

After coughing twice, Ye Ru smiled slightly, but the smile was filled with a strong killing intent.

Looking at that smiling face, Yan Ming felt a chill run down his spine. The other party's actions made him feel a sense of coldness and power. Although he was unwilling, he still decisively gave up the opportunity to fight again.

Now he understands why the demon race listed Ye Ru as their number one target to kill.

After taking all of Yan Ming's marks, Ye Ru's smile widened even further, because the other party had taken even more marks than Yan Jin.

Then, Ye Ru shot an arrow that hit Yan Ming in the calf, rendering him unable to fight. After dealing with him, Ye Ru headed to help Kong Ling.

A few minutes later, the battle was completely over.

"We've finally turned the tide."

Looking at the group of people sitting on the ground, looking disheveled, Ye Ru wiped the sweat from his face and said slowly.

"This competition should be coming to an end. Three of the six arts rounds have been completed, and there are four rounds left. It's really tiring to fight against these devilish scholars."

Kong Ling also breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the sky and said in a deep voice.

This was his first time fighting the Ghost Scholar, so he naturally found it challenging. Moreover, it was different from Ye Ru's situation. However, for now, everything was still considered a victory.

"Next up is the Six Arts of Imperial Chariots. I wonder what the rules will be this time."

Ye Ru nodded, looking at the gloomy-faced ghost scholars, and said.

Outside, the crowd cheered as they watched Kong Ling and Ye Ru lead the human scholars to a great victory.

Now that the match has come to this point, everyone can guess who Yan Jin and the others are. Naturally, they are very happy that their human race has turned the tide of the battle.

"Even the most powerful families couldn't grow stronger overnight in this kind of battle. However, after this experience, Kong Ling and the others should have improved, since the Ghost Scholar is truly terrifying."

Xie Ming looked solemn. This battle had made them realize the importance of practice.

For them, although they had more contact with the Ghost Scholar, it was only those who had passed the imperial examinations or were above the rank of Juren. In order to protect the weak scholars such as Xiucai, they would not let them participate in the battle at all.

This created potential problems for lower-level literati in the state of Jin.

"Let's release them now. They'll mature mentally after this battle."

Mr. Kong waved his hand and then continued.

"it is good."

Xie Ming waved his sleeve, and a huge vortex appeared on the competition stage. The vortex carried a vast amount of talent and power, and those who were undergoing the trial were drawn away at this moment and eventually disappeared from the spot.

boom!

In just a moment, hundreds of scholars were thrown out of the vortex. These scholars were in a very bad state, clearly having been through a battle.

Among these people, Shi Tian and three or four other scholars were not at all disheveled; on the contrary, their clothes were neat, but their faces looked rather unpleasant.

After all, they had witnessed the entire match, and Shi Tian's cowardly behavior truly did not give them any sense of honor.

"Damn it, these intellectuals, I'll beat you next time!"

Sensing the strange looks from those around him, Shi Tian took a deep breath and then slowly spoke.

Ye Ru also noticed Shi Tian's appearance and sighed, saying that someone like Shi Tian, ​​who has extremely strong talent but lacks courage, probably won't go far in the future.

Ye Ru straightened his face, then looked at Xie Ming and exchanged a glance with him. He saw the other man's admiration for him.

"Now that you have experienced this archery competition of the Six Arts, the process was truly breathtaking."

Nodding to Ye Ru, Xie Ming stood up from his chair, walked slowly to the front, raised his hand, and said with a smile.

These words made Ye Ru and the others look solemn. These high-ranking officials should have understood something about this battle, and it seems that they should start to deal with some people next.

"Alright, now I'll tell you about the final winner of this competition."

After a moment's hesitation, Xie Ming revealed a mocking smile, and then spoke again:

"Because of the special nature of this competition, the original plan was for you all to collect the marks of those beasts as a group, but instead you formed two teams to fight each other. Therefore, there is no winner in this competition."

These words caused an uproar among those present.

This was unprecedented, but they quickly realized that this competition was indeed special, because since the first literary gathering, there had never been a contest between two teams.

"Alright, enough of that. Next, we will begin with the Six Arts of Charioteering. As Zuo Zhuan says: 'The great affairs of the state are sacrifice and war.' Sacrifices and war are things that our human race can never avoid. The rituals and music, the ceremonial system, protect our homes and defend our country, and expand our territory. This requires us scholars to take up our weapons just like warriors to fight against the enemy."

"As for 'Yu' (御), it requires us to have the skill of driving a chariot. Of course, we scholars will not participate in driving chariots, but will rely on writing poetry to gain the ability to travel quickly. Therefore, please watch this competition."

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge mountain range suddenly appeared in this world, towering into the clouds and appearing extremely vast.

"what is this?"

Looking at the mountain range, Ye Ru and the others took a deep breath, their faces becoming somewhat solemn.