Chapter 172 Examination Quota, Holy Land Disciple

"Chu Tang, sit here!" Tao Ying, who was sitting on the table with her back to the west and facing east, greeted Chu Tang from a distance and pointed to the first seat on her left.

Chu Tang, who had just walked to the sidelines, was stunned.

Tao Ying sat at a separate table, and to her left and right were two rows of shorter tables.

The short table is half a foot long, and there are two futons next to it; each short table is more than three feet apart, not close to each other.

The seat pointed by Tao Ying was on the right hand side of Chu Tang who was facing Tao Ying. Dayao regarded his right as the most respected person and ranked according to the banquet seating order. That was the first person besides Tao Ying!

Chu Tang also saw that opposite the chief, Shen Ya and Su Qingyue were already sitting there chatting and laughing.

Is he sitting in Shen Ya's position?

She is the direct daughter of the No. 1 family in Qingcheng!

Chu Tang felt like he was sitting on wax. He didn't even need to look carefully, but he could feel countless burning eyes being cast on him.

"Dean Tao, what are you doing!" Chu Tang saw the smile on Tao Ying's face and felt that the baby was feeling bitter.

"What are you doing standing around? Come and sit down!" Tao Ying greeted again crisply.

To be honest, if it were any other occasion, Chu Tang would have refused.

The key is that Tao Ying spoke twice in front of so many students. If he didn't give face, I'm afraid the other party wouldn't be able to step down.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Tang forced his face to calm down, nodded to Tao Ying, and walked slowly over step by step.

On the way, he heard many students who were already seated whispering.

With his sharp ears, he could even hear them questioning:

"Who is this person? Why did the dean let him sit in the first chair?"

"Now we have a good show. That position has always been occupied by Qin Duan."

"What the hell did the dean do? Qin Duan was left out by her? That shouldn't be the case. Doesn't the dean appreciate Qin Duan's talent?"

"Look, our Mr. Qin's face is blue..."

Chu Tang turned his head slightly and saw Qin Duan, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and his whole body froze.

Obviously, the other student just walked towards his seat in a familiar manner with another student as usual.

Seeing that he had arrived about a foot away, Qin Duan was surprised when he suddenly heard Tao Ying's arrangement. At the same time, he felt unwilling and unbelievable.

Has he fallen out of favor?

Dean Tao has a new love, has he forgotten his old one?

Shen Ya and Su Qingyue, who were sitting at the second seat, also looked at each other.

"Qingyue, what is the relationship between Chu Tang and the dean? Why does the dean value him so much? Didn't you say that Chu Tang is just a police officer in Gui County, and the dean actually favors him?" Shen Ya put her mouth close to Su Qingyue's ear and asked in a low voice.

She knew that Chu Tang was highly skilled in martial arts and was not an ordinary warrior.

However, this is an academy, the territory of literati. In the past, when guests with higher status than Chu Tang attended such gatherings, Dean Tao ignored them and let them sit down.

But Chu Tang came up and sat down at the table, which was uncharacteristic of him!

Su Qingyue did not reply, but looked at Chu Tang and Qin Duan with worry.

Under her worried eyes, Chu Tang had already crossed all the distances, arrived at the front seat, and sat down with an expressionless expression.

Qin Duanze is still frozen in the distance.

Fortunately, Tao Ying spoke again soon: "Qin Duan, you are sitting at the same table as Chu Tang and sit next to him."

Qin Duan's face turned red and white. He was not happy at all about being rescued, but his heart was even more blocked.

After a long while, he recovered, forced a smile and nodded to Tao Ying, dragged his heavy footsteps to the side of the chief, kicked the empty futon beside Chu Tang out with his feet, and then slowly sat down.

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Chu Tang didn't take it seriously and moved the magic weapon Yitian placed on his left hand side to his right hand side, and smiled at Qin Duan.

Qin Duan lowered his head and did not respond.

Tao Ying glanced at Qin Duan, pointed at Chu Tang, and said loudly as if to explain: "Everyone, this is Chu Tang from Gui County Yamen. His name has been circulating in Qingcheng these days. Some of you must

We are no strangers! He was also the one who escorted Qingyue of the Su family all the way to our academy. In order to thank him, I invited him over for today’s gathering. Chu Tang, would you like to say hello to everyone?"

Chu Tang was complaining in his heart, but his face was calm. He stood up bravely, clasped his fists in salute, and said he was glad to meet him.

The scene was buzzing with various whispers:

"The policeman from Guijun? What the hell is going on? You let him take the seat and outshine us all?"

"What do you know? He is Chu Tang!"

"Who?"

"Chu Tang, who has been discussed in Qingcheng for the past two days! The young man who defeated Cheng Feng of the Cheng family! The genius who defeated the Cheng family's sword array!"

"Oh, it's him! That's okay! Our dean is both civil and military. He not only values ​​students with literary talents, but also supports young people with strong martial arts from time to time!"

"Shh, please keep your voice down, didn't you see that Cheng Yi's face turned dark?"

"Cheng Yi? Oh, the one from the Cheng family!"

Many people took their eyes away from Chu Tang and shifted their gaze to Cheng Yi, who was seated at the shorter table at the outermost table of the venue.

Mr. Cheng, who had been chatting and laughing with Qin Duan before, now looked embarrassed, and his body felt hot, as if he was being roasted on a fire.

After listening to some of everyone's discussions, he felt so ashamed that he did not dare to face everyone, so he could only lower his head and pretend to be dead.

However, when his lowered eyes were slightly raised to look at Chu Tang in the distance, another wave of hatred flashed through.

It's all this damn catcher's fault!

If it weren't for him, the Cheng family wouldn't have embarrassed themselves so much that he even lost face in front of everyone.

He even blamed his own dean.

If he had known in advance that Chu Tang would be invited to today's party, he would not have come to embarrass this person.

"Could it be that the person named Tao did it on purpose... He actually gave him the chief position? This is a naked slap in the face of our Cheng family!" There was anger brewing in Cheng Yi's heart, "Cheng Feng, you loser! Because of your incompetence, our Cheng family has been completely embarrassed by you!"

But he forgot that he was several miles ahead of Cheng Feng in terms of martial arts talent and level!

It was because of his low qualifications that he could not go far in martial arts, so his family arranged for him to study in an academy, hoping that he could achieve something.

It would be even better if you could obtain fame and embark on an official career like Su Hong of the Su family!

In fact, Cheng Yi is somewhat talented in reading, otherwise he would not be qualified to participate in the elite student gathering organized by Tao Ying.

"Qingyue, Cheng Yi must hate your Chu Tang!" Shen Ya was at odds with Su Qingyue again.

The buzzing chatter reached her ears, and she immediately realized that Chu Tang's presence would put Cheng Yi in an awkward position.

Su Qingyue's bright little eyes widened and she said: "Sister Shen, you are crazy. What do you mean by my Chu Tang?"

Shen Ya said innocently: "Isn't he your father's subordinate? You are from Guijun!"

Su Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this and emphasized: "Those are from the imperial court, not from our Su family."

Shen Ya smiled: "Aren't they all the same?"

Su Qingyue rolled her eyes at her: "Public is public, private is private, how can it be the same?"

Shen Ya just smiled and stopped dwelling on the topic. She looked up at Chu Tang and Qin Duan, who were not communicating at all, and couldn't help but whisper: "Qingyue, I'm afraid Qin Duan will also hate Chu Tang and rob him." The chief position. What do you think the dean thinks? How could she let an outsider like Chu Tang sit in the position of honor?"

Su Qingyue also glanced at the two people across from her with worry and said: "The dean has always been fond of martial arts, and Chu Tang won the Cheng family's sword formation. She loves the house and the bird, so it is understandable to treat her guests as a favor!"

"Are you sure? How come I heard that the dean had an affair with Chu Tang?"

Su Qingyue panicked and didn't dare to talk about Tao Ying's defeat. She hesitated and said: "Yeah, yeah, I have learned Qinggong. Sister Shen, eat something quickly. The dean is going to test what everyone has learned during this time." Something to learn."

As expected, Shen Ya's attention was diverted. She picked up a piece of star fruit and ate it, muttering: "Just take the exam. We are women and we don't need to take the exam to gain fame."

Sure enough, as Su Qingyue expected, after sitting for a while, Tao Ying began to ask everyone about what they had learned.

Qin Duan is still the young student she values ​​​​most, and she is the first to ask questions.

Most of the questions are about scriptures, including reciting the original text, asking about the context, and some asking about understanding.

Qin Duan is worthy of being a student praised by everyone. His answers are clear and logical, and he is not stumped by Tao Ying's questions. He not only demonstrates his superior memory skills, but also demonstrates his ability to read deeply.

Tao Ying nodded while listening, and finally said: "Qin Duan, you have learned almost all the literature, Taoism, classics, and classics over the years, and you have learned them very well. The professors also say that you are good enough to teach."

After saying that, she pondered for a moment and then asked: "Qin Duan, are you eighteen this year?"

"Oh!" Shen Ya complained after hearing this, "Qingyue, Qin Duan is going to be prosperous!"

"Huh?" Su Qingyue was a little confused.

Shen Yanu pursed her lips and said: "The dean said that he can start teaching!"

"Sister Shen, what do you mean..."

Before Shen Ya could answer, Qin Duan seemed to realize something. He stood up and said excitedly: "Go back to the dean. In two months, the student will be eighteen years old!"

Tao Ying hummed, thought for a while, and then said: "Then our academy will list you as a candidate for the civil service examination this year. Next year, you can go to Beijing to take the civil service examination."
To be continued...