Legends of the Earth: You Ying Sword

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The Tong Zhou City was located in the Northern Region, and was the most prosperous ancient city there.

Its culture was long, its history was long, and it had a magnificent view of the nine prefectures. It was surrounded by beautiful scenery, and it had always been a famous tourist spot that attracted scholars from all over the world.

On the other hand, the Couplet Competition was an event that was most popular among the citizens of Tong Zhou. It had already become a cultural heritage of the Tong Zhou City.

Every year, Tong Zhou City would hold a couplet competition, which was funded by the local officials, organizations, and families. The winner would receive a huge prize, and would also have the chance to be recognized by the famous academies as a student.

In the future, there would be a great chance of being chosen by the imperial government and being reused in a roundabout way.

At this time, on Tong Zhou City's North Street, a huge red carpet arena stood there, surrounded by a bustling crowd until not even a drop of water could trickle through.

The clamor was intense, but it was very orderly.

It was not hard to tell that the majority of these people were students of the academy. This was because they wore the academy's special clothing, so it was easy to tell that they were students with a single glance.

Directly across from the ring was a small shed, under which sat three dignified old men in golden wooden chairs. They were whispering and talking amongst themselves, occasionally glancing down at the stage. It was hard to tell what they were talking about.

Finally, the three elders sat upright, and a man who looked like a bookkeeper stepped onto the stage. After standing still, he released his voice and spoke out loud in all four directions: "Today, it's Tong Zhou City's annual couplet competition. It's similar to the previous years, but this year's participants are still unrestricted, and anyone present can participate. Furthermore, the winners of the top three will receive a bountiful reward of one thousand, seven hundred and five hundred silver. "

Looking at the three elders, the errand boy continued, "Let me tell everyone a piece of good news." This year, our organizers have had the honour to invite two other highly respected seniors to give their comments. "

With that, the errand boy bowed to the three elders and introduced them again, "Everyone should be familiar with the first one on the left. He is Teacher Zheng from White Lu Academy. As the saying goes, a ten-year tree, a hundred-year tree, and Teacher Zheng both had great talents and talent. Their disciples had already spread throughout the Nine Prefectures, and each of them had excelled in their respective fields. Last year, he even led the White Lu Institute to enter the top ten in the Nine Regions Academy Tournament, obtaining the eighth place ranking in the Hidden Sound Courtyard. As for the other two seniors, I don't think anyone has ever met them before. This was because the one on the right was precisely Teacher Ji of Tianhai Academy. And the one in the middle is Qiu Fuzi from the Profound Sky Academy. "

As soon as he finished introducing the two elders, the audience burst into an uproar. Shouts and exclamations rose and fell one after another, shaking the entire arena.

One had to know, most people didn't come to participate in the tournament for the sake of money, but for the opportunity to be accepted into a well-known academy.

Although this opportunity was very slim to them, how many people would be unwilling to give it up?

Upon hearing that the teachers of the Mysterious Sky and Sky Sea Academies would be invited this year, everyone's heart immediately began to boil.

"Oh my god! It's actually the teachers from the Profound Sky Academy and the Seventh Heavenly Sea Academy who are ranked fifth in the master's palace.

"You didn't mishear me, that's indeed the case …"

"Wow!" Really! Really! If I can become the champion in this competition, won't I have a chance of being accepted by the Profound Sky Academy? You must know that the Profound Heaven Academy's position is only second to the Black Tortoise Academy's fourth place, the top academy in the entire academy! "

"I think you're thinking too much. How could it be easy to enter the Heavenly Profound Academy?" It must be known that for people like us, to be able to touch the tables and chairs of the White Lu Academy, even if we don't recklessly study, it would be fine. Who would dare to wishfully enter the Profound Sky Academy!? Moreover, whether it was the Heavenly Profound Academy or the Heavenly Sea Academy, only men were accepted. If you want to enter Ten Academies to study, then you will only have the last ranked Unparalleled Academy left. "

When the woman heard this, she did not seem to mind, "So what if you're Unparalleled Academy? In the tens of millions of people in the Nine Provinces Academy, even being able to be ranked tenth was one of the best. Moreover, in my opinion, these two academy teachers would not come to participate in this year's competition for no reason at all. They must want to recruit some talented youths as their disciples. "

"Even if I want to recruit young talents, I still won't have a chance. In the past, even the White Lu Institute would not easily accept students. They would only give out the prize money and nothing else. In the past ten years, it's already good enough for me to be able to accept a student! "

The shadow of a famous tree gave rise to a thousand ripples. When everyone heard the shocking news, they all began to discuss it. They were all eager to give it a try, and all of them started to discuss it around the Mysterious Sky and Sky Sea Academies.

Seeing this, the errand boy thought to himself, "It looks like he doesn't need to introduce too much. That would save me the trouble."

As a result, she pressed down with her hands several times, signaling for everyone to be quiet.

Once the situation was under control, the errand boy began to talk about the rules of the competition.

The Tong Zhou City's Couplet Competition had a history of hundreds of years, and the rules were the same. Although there were a few changes, they were generally similar, which was the points system.

The highest score won.

He took out the top three.

The competition was an audition competition, and anyone present could participate as long as they had talent.

There were two rounds in total. The first round was a question and answer session.

This meant that one side would set a question while the other side would set a question.

Three times he gave the questions, three times he gave the questions.

After the third time, the two would exchange, and then a pair.

If you get a point, you don't get a point.

The second round was a challenge. The low scorer could challenge the high scorer, and the winner would deduct one point from the opponent's points and add it to their own points. Otherwise, they would deduct one point and add it to the opponent's points.

As for the requirements for couplets, they were also the basic requirements.

The type of couplets is not limited, whether it is title gift couplets or poetry couplets can be used to compete.

As long as the number of words is equal, the sentences are the same, the words are relative, flat and narrow, the content is related, up and down connection can be.

However, in this competition, more emphasis was placed on thinking quickly. If one's thinking time exceeded their expectations, they would be punished accordingly even if they were able to fight for a long time.

Seeing that everyone had a look of understanding, the errand boy announced, "Then, let the competition begin! The first participant is invited to come up onto the stage and introduce himself. "

As the voice faded, a wild-looking boorish looking man carrying a large golden blade and holding onto his arm walked up to them, swaying step by step.

Because of his fat body, with every step he took, the arena would shake. The errand boy was shaken until his entire body tensed up and his eyes stared blankly.

However, the errand boy was only stunned for a moment before retreating to the side.

He knew that one should not judge a book by its cover. There had been cases in the past where a person with an ordinary appearance like the one in front of him had soared into the sky and obtained the top spot, so he didn't dare to say too much.

Besides, the three teachers didn't say anything, so how could he dare to say anything more?

The brawny man walked to the center of the stage and cupped his fists towards the crowd, saying in a clear voice: "Everyone, you are heroes, I am Wang Dazhuang, West Street Dragon Sky Escort Office's escort."

When the words came out, the entire audience burst into laughter, only to hear a mischievous voice laughing: "Wang Dazhuang, did you walk into the wrong place?! This is a match couplet, not a martial arts match! "

Wang Dazhuang was rather simple and honest, even though he was being teased, he did not get angry, and only explained: "Although I am a bodyguard, I have always liked to read poetry since I was young, so it is natural that I would be able to read couplets.

"Oh?!" Is that so? This humble one would like to experience it. "

With that, the man who had teased Wang Dazhuang previously stepped onto the stage, and stood facing him.

For a moment, their gazes met, causing sparks to fly. Although it wasn't a fierce battle, it was a battle of life and death.

"Alright. "Let's begin."

Qiu Fuzi spoke with his imposing voice, and the entire place became extremely quiet.