I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 187: School Preliminary Examination
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the first round of the school examination finally began.

Although it was a major exam at the Jixia Academy, the venue for the preliminary exam was chosen to be the number one gambling house in Tianqi City - Qianjintai.

It was early winter and the weather was a bit cold, but outside Qianjin Terrace there was a sea of ​​people, so crowded that no one could get through. The city defense battalion dispatched three teams, and they barely opened a road for those who were really taking the exam to enter.

Soon after, the eldest son of the marquis's mansion, the son of the prime minister's mansion, the young master of the general's family, and other young talents from various aristocratic families in the martial arts world came on stage one after another and gathered together. Together with some invigilators from the academy, the huge Qianjin stage had just enough space.

The plot is still developing according to the plot of the TV series.

They are all showing their talents beyond literature and martial arts.

For example: Baili Dongjun was brewing wine, while Ye Dingzhi was roasting lamb legs.

Because Chu Zhao revealed Ye Dingzhi's identity in advance, Baili Dongjun already knew that Ye Dingzhi was Ye Yun.

However, he did not recognize Ye Dingzhi, and they treated each other as just acquaintances and not friends.

Chu Zhao didn't pay attention to them, nor to his sister-in-law Yue Qing, but was looking at Zhao Yujia who was playing chess with Ling Su.

Yes, the person playing chess is Zhao Yujia.

As for Duan Baiyi, the one who handed in his paper first in the TV series, he had already lost the game and left Qianjintai for at least an hour.

In other words, there are still five hours before the exam.

Just when Chu Zhao was thinking about whether to choose to play chess, Yin Luoxia next to him suddenly asked: "What are you going to use to pass the preliminary examination?"

"I haven't thought about it. Let's see first. You must be using gambling skills, right?"

Yin Luoxia nodded, glanced at Liu Yue who was wearing a bamboo hat on the stage, and suddenly smiled and said, "How about I give you an idea, I guarantee you can pass the preliminary exam."

"What idea?" Chu Zhao was a little curious.

"Comparing beauty with Young Master Liu Yue, I heard that he is unparalleled in appearance. Although I have never seen him, I think you are more beautiful than him. If you compete with him, you will definitely win."

Chu Zhao: "..."

If he remembered correctly, in the original novel, Yue Yao, who pretended to be Yin Luoxia, proposed to compete with Liu Yue for beauty.

In the end, Liu Yue didn't agree, and said something very pretentiously, "It's not easy for you to come here, and I don't want you to lose like this."

Thinking of this, Chu Zhao smiled and said, "Your idea is quite interesting."

"My idea is good, I'm sure we'll win."

While the two were talking, Wang Yihang, who went by the alias Zhao Yujia, won Lingsu and successfully passed the preliminary test.

Wang Yixing subconsciously glanced at his junior master's uncle and found that he had a half-smile on his face and fled away from Qianjintai.

Seeing this, Chu Zhao smiled faintly, stood up and said, "I want to hand in the paper."

"Mr. Chu, what do you want to test?" Ling Su asked.

Chu Zhao glanced at Liu Yue on the high platform, a wicked smile appeared on his face, and he said to Ling Su: "Miss Yin just gave me an idea, asking me to compete with Mr. Liu Yue for beauty."

Ling Su was completely confused: "Is this... okay?"

"I give up." Young Master Liu Yue on the high platform answered very straightforwardly.

Ling Su looked up at her young master and couldn't help laughing: "Congratulations, Mr. Chu, for passing the preliminary examination. You are indeed much more beautiful than my young master. No wonder Mr. Li is so optimistic about you."

"From what you said, Mr. Li wants to take me in as his apprentice because I'm good-looking?"

Ling Su neither admitted nor denied it, but just smiled and said, "The reason why you were accepted as a disciple by Mr. Li was because you were good-looking."

"Is Li Changsheng so casual in accepting disciples?"

Chu Zhao muttered something, clasped his fists towards Ling Su, and was about to leave Qianjintai.

He was a man of his words. If he said he would teach Wang Yixing a lesson, he must teach him one.

Anyway, the people related to him at the moment, Yue Qing and Wu Zuoshi, have already passed the preliminary examination and left Qianjintai. As for the remaining three, Baili Dongjun, Ye Dingzhi and Yin Luoxia, it is obvious that they can pass the preliminary examination of the academy. It seems that there is no point for him to stay.

But just as he took a step forward, Chu Zhao suddenly remembered that it was not appropriate to contact Wang and his group, so he had to sit back.

Just as he sat down, Yin Luoxia next to him stood up.

Lian Yueyao was able to pass the school entrance examination by using gambling skills, so naturally there was no surprise for the real Yin Luoxia.

After passing the initial test easily, Yin Luoxia walked over to Chu Zhao and said, "There are still five hours left, aren't you going?"

"It's rare to have a good show to watch, let's watch it again."

Chu Zhao said, turning his head to look at Ye Dingzhi who was roasting lamb legs and Baili Dongjun who was brewing wine, and said with a smile: "Their skills are good, I plan to stay and try them. Don't you like drinking? Baili Dongjun learned the brewing technique from the Confucian Immortal Gu Chen, and there are not many people who can compare with him. Don't you want to try it?" Yin Luoxia's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really?"

Chu Zhao nodded and said nothing.

Yin Luoxia turned her head and glanced at Baili Dongjun. She felt her mouth watering and couldn't help swallowing. She said insincerely, "I don't really like drinking that much."

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "Drinking is harmful to your health and can easily cause you to make mistakes. It's better to drink less."

Yin Luoxia hummed, "What you said makes sense. I will try to drink less in the future."

The two chatted while watching the remaining candidates display their talents like watching a show, and they didn't feel bored at all.

But as time went on, there were fewer and fewer candidates and it became a bit boring.

Fortunately, the TV series only lasts six hours. If it was ten hours like in the novel, Chu Zhao really wouldn’t have the patience to wait.

As for Yin Luoxia, she was sleeping soundly in her seat at this moment.

Suddenly, Yin Luoxia, who was soundly sleeping, sniffed and murmured, "What a nice smell!" She opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the fragrance in confusion.

Chu Zhao took a breath and said, "This fragrance is called Soul Fragrance. It is a poison technique. When you smell it, even the most tired person will instantly become full of energy. However, it is forcibly raising the remaining strength in the body. After the drug effect fades, the damage in the body cannot be reversed. However, the other party has controlled the dosage. It is okay to smell just a little bit. On the contrary, it has the effect of refreshing the mind."

"Master Chu is very insightful. I admire you so much!"

Qin Lu, who was making the soul incense, was full of surprise. He clasped his fists to Chu Zhao, then extinguished the burning soul incense and looked at Liu Yue on the high platform: "Master Liu Yue, this incense is just as Young Master Chu said. Can I pass the initial test of the academy?"

"Medical skills can be used as poison skills, and poison skills can also save lives. That's wrong!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Before he finished speaking, a candidate not far from Qin Lu raised his hand.

Like Baili Dongjun, they both make wine.

Chu Zhao had no interest in alcohol, and he even less interest since he knew the other party was cheating.

The wine was good, but unfortunately it was brewed with cheating, so the person was kicked out.

At this time, the only candidates still taking the exam in Qianjintai were Ye Dingzhi and Baili Dongjun, who were not in a hurry.

Half an hour later.

Chu Zhao led Yin Luoxia towards Baili Dongjun and Ye Dingzhi.

"Young Master Baili, can you give me a taste of wine?" Yin Luoxia said, swallowing her saliva.

"no problem."

Baili Dongjun smiled and turned to look at Chu Zhao: "Would you like to have a drink too?"

"You know, I don't like drinking."

Baili Dongjun nodded, said no more, and poured a glass of wine for Yin Luoxia.

Yin Luoxia did not drink it immediately, but looked at it carefully, smelled it, and then said: "This wine is crystal clear, without a strong smell of alcohol, but it is refreshing and has a unique flavor."

After saying that, Yin Luoxia drank it all in one gulp. As soon as the wine entered her mouth, she was stunned for a moment, then licked her lips and smiled, "It's so sweet, refreshing and soft in the mouth. It's not suitable for people who love alcohol, but more suitable for gentle women and greedy children... Good wine!"

Baili Dongjun smiled as if he had met a bosom friend, "It seems that Miss Yin is someone who understands wine."

Yin Luoxia shook her head: "I don't know much about wine, I just like drinking a little bit, what is this wine called?"

"Too early."

"Too early... The name is good, and the wine is even better. These five hours of waiting are really not in vain. Can you give me another glass, Master Baili?"

"Of course you can, Miss Yin, please feel free to do as you please."

On the other side, Ye Dingzhi had also roasted the mutton and cut off a piece of meat and handed it to Chu Zhao.

"Brother, would you like to try it?"

"I've waited for so long, I must try it, otherwise my wait would be in vain."

Before he finished speaking, Baili Dongjun leaned forward and asked, "Are you fellow apprentices?"

Chu Zhao shook his head, swallowed the roasted lamb in his mouth, and said with a smile: "It tastes good. The four hours of waiting were not in vain. I will go back to the inn and sleep for a while. See you in the end."

Ye Dingzhi nodded: "Brother, take care!"

(End of this chapter)