Liver Adult Martial Saint

The evening glow poured down like molten gold, dyeing the sky into a sea of crimson flames.

Clouds rolled and unfurled as if a Vermilion Bird was flapping its wings, golden-red light cascading from the clouds to the earth, plating the bluestone path beneath their feet with a layer of gold.

"Uncle, do you think you can win the top spot?" Jiang Yiming asked on the way back. "If you win the top spot, can you parade on a horse through the streets?"

"The list of successful candidates in the military exam will be released tomorrow, then we'll know!" Jiang Ning strolled along with his hands behind his back, the dark patterns on his black martial attire appearing and disappearing in the reflection of the evening glow.

He didn't really care about being the top scorer in the military exam.

For him, it was enough to obtain the title of 'Martial Scholar'.

Firstly, he would gain fame and status, and secondly, he would obtain the qualification to participate in the provincial exam in the capital city in the summer.

That was the main point.

As for being the top scorer in the Dongling Prefecture military exam,

in his opinion, it was just a nice-sounding title.

Moreover, with Yan Youjiao also receiving the same evaluation of three 'A's, he felt that his chances of obtaining the top spot in the military children's exam were very low.

Because it was easy to manipulate the literary essays in the military exam.

And Yan Youjiao was the second son of that Commandant Yan.

With Commandant Yan around, he didn't hold much hope.

Even if he didn't consider the fact that he had some friction with Commandant Yan, having intercepted and shot Cao Rong, a capable officer under Commandant Yan's command, halfway.

Just based on the father-son relationship between Commandant Yan and Yan Youjiao, it could be guaranteed that Yan Youjiao had a 90% chance of winning the top spot in the military exam.

Returning home.

In the twilight, smoke curled upwards, and Liu Wanwan stood before the doorway, a silver hairpin in her hair reflecting the glow of the sunset.

On the Eight Immortals table in the front hall, the Sweet and Sour Carp steamed with white mist.

Faced with the sumptuous dinner that had been prepared, the two feasted heartily.

The military children's exam had lasted almost the entire day.

With an empty stomach, they could only rely on the dry rations they had brought with them to satisfy their hunger.

The next morning, Jiang Yiming rushed into the courtyard barefoot.

The hem of his clothes was soaked with morning dew, bringing with it gusts of wind.

"Uncle!"

He rushed into the courtyard and saw Jiang Ning, with a hazy waterfall of light appearing above his head, and saw light bursting forth from the pores all over Jiang Ning's body.

"Uncle!"

Jiang Yiming spoke again, looking at Jiang Ning, who was like an immortal sage, his heart filled with admiration.

Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"Uncle, the military exam results will be released at 7:30 AM!"

Jiang Ning looked at the expectant Jiang Yiming and didn't want to dampen his spirits.

"Isn't it still early!" He glanced at the sundial again and continued, "Isn't it just past 7:00 AM, there's still half an hour!"

"Uncle, if we go any later, we won't be able to squeeze into the front row to see the list!"

Jiang Ning smiled: "Don't worry, with Uncle here, I can naturally take you to the front row. Going there early to wait for the list is just a waste of time!"

"And you haven't even had breakfast yet, what's the rush!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yiming said.

"Then I'll go tell my mother to quickly make breakfast!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran off in a puff of smoke.

Looking at Jiang Yiming's excited and enthusiastic appearance, Jiang Ning couldn't help but shake his head, then revealed a faint smile.

The vitality and energy of the young man made him feel like he was also infected by it.

Subsequently.

A millstone, red and black, expanded outwards from his body.

The millstone slowly rolled, the red and black intermingling, also slowly rolling.

He heard the roar of flames surging and the sound of tides erupting.

In the blink of an eye.

A millstone of water and fire completely covered his body.

"Not enough!"

Boom—

The water and fire millstone continued to surge and expand.

At this moment, reality and illusion intertwined, reality and illusion changed.

The water and fire millstone expanded to three feet, then reached its limit at one zhang in size, transforming into a thick millstone that slowly rolled.

At 7:15 AM.

Jiang Ning and Jiang Yiming walked out of the gate.

At this time, Xiaodoubao also tightly clenched Jiang Ning's finger with her fist.

"You guys be careful on the road!" Liu Wanwan instructed.

"Mother, you don't have to worry about that! Little Uncle is here!" Jiang Yiming said.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, with me here, nothing will happen to them!" Jiang Ning also said.

"Then go early and come back early!" Liu Wanwan said, then added, "I heard that the top scorer in the military exam will have a banquet, A'ning, do you want me to prepare wine and dishes in advance?"

"No need!" Jiang Ning shook his head: "I probably have no hope of winning the top spot! And even if I really win the top spot, the banquet doesn't need to be held at home, it's an official event."

"Uncle, I believe you can! No one is more qualified than Uncle to receive the title of top scorer!" Jiang Yiming said with a serious expression.

Jiang Ning smiled without saying a word.

Outside the training field.

It was close to the release of the list.

It was already a sea of people.

Some came alone to wait for the list to be released, others came with their entire family, waiting with anticipation.

"Uncle, how are we going to squeeze in?" Jiang Yiming looked at the moving heads in front of him, his face full of headache.

"Follow behind me!" Jiang Ning said.

Then he bent down and picked up Xiaodoubao.

Then he walked towards the crowd in front.

In an instant.

A gentle force spread from his body, and the crowd began to separate.

Seeing this, Jiang Yiming quickly followed behind Jiang Ning.

The people who were pushed by the true essence turned their heads and saw Jiang Ning, and they all silently took half a step to the side again.

Those who came here were all martial arts practitioners, how could they not see how high Jiang Ning's skills were.

Especially since most of them had seen Jiang Ning, who had won three 'A's in a row in the training field the day before, they knew even more how powerful Jiang Ning was.

After a while.

Jiang Ning, carrying Xiaodoubao, squeezed to the very front of the crowd, only a zhang away from the announcement board where the list would be released later.

"Uncle, you're amazing!!" Jiang Yiming squeezed out from behind.

Jiang Ning smiled without saying a word.

At the same time.

The commotion caused by Jiang Ning's appearance also attracted the attention of the two people diagonally opposite.

One of them was Yan Youjiao, the second son of Commandant Yan.

And the other was Yan Youhu, the youngest son of Commandant Yan.

"Third Brother, congratulations to you! After today, you can be considered to have raised your eyebrows in front of Father!" Yan Youhu said with emotion.

Subsequently, he was met with a burst of silence.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at his third brother, and saw his third brother's gaze looking to the other side.

He also looked over.

His expression immediately froze.

It was him!!

Seeing Jiang Ning, he couldn't help but think of everything that had happened in front of the Martial Refinement Tower in the Martial Academy that day.

"Third Brother!" Yan Youhu spoke again.

Yan Youjiao slowly turned his head.

"Third Brother, are you worried that he will steal the top spot?" Yan Youhu spoke again.

"I'm not worried!" Yan Youjiao shook his head: "He didn't beat me in the first three items, so it's impossible for his score in the literary essay to exceed mine!"

At this moment, Yan Youjiao was full of confidence.

It seemed that he was speaking to his younger brother, and it seemed that he was speaking to Jiang Ning not far away.

"Uncle!" Jiang Yiming had just opened his mouth.

Jiang Ning patted his shoulder: "Don't be impatient, the results will be out soon! Whether or not I'm the top scorer, it's not important to me!"

"Okay, Uncle!" Jiang Yiming nodded.

After a while.

The closed fence door was pushed open, and an officer in armor walked out.

Everyone's eyes were instantly attracted to the cloth in his hand.

Some people's breathing became heavy, some couldn't help but clench their fists, and some even looked very nervous, with all kinds of expressions.

They knew.

Their future was in this small list.

A comprehensive rating of 'A' meant that they had won fame in this military exam, not only would they have fame in the future, their status would be completely different.

It also meant that they still had the possibility of impacting the 'Martial Scholar'.

The officer came to the announcement board, and under everyone's attention, he slowly climbed the built steps.

Then he hung up the yellow silk list in his hand and looked at the sundial on the east side of the training field.

The list would only be released at 7:30 AM.

As the sun slowly rose, the pointer of the sundial also slowly changed.

When the shadow of the sundial pointer pointed to 7:30 AM, the armored officer suddenly struck the gong and drum next to him.

In the midst of the loud sound, the armored officer released the hand that was tightly holding the yellow silk list.

In an instant.

The yellow silk list unfolded like a cloud dragon, the ink characters gleaming with a metallic luster in the morning light.

"How could it be!!!"

Yan Youjiao's face showed an unbelievable look when he saw the three enlarged and bolded names revealed at the top of the list.

His hands suddenly clenched tightly, the veins winding like snakes between his clenched knuckles.

Yan Youhu next to him also had a stunned expression.

"The top scorer in the military exam, Jiang Ning!!" The officer's voice was loud like a bell.

But before he could finish speaking, he was drowned out by the exclamations of the surrounding crowd.

"I guessed right, the top scorer is indeed him!!" Someone revealed an expression of wisdom in his grasp.

"This is impossible! Yan Youjiao is the son of the Commandant, and all three outer field exams are tied with Jiang Ning with 'A's, how could he not be the top scorer?" An experienced person spoke, his tone full of incomprehension.

"I passed! I passed!!!"

"Haha! I passed too! I passed too!!!"

In an instant, the cheers drowned out those discussions.

At this moment, Jiang Ning's face also showed a surprised expression.

"Uncle! The top scorer is really you!!" Jiang Yiming looked excited, and he didn't feel any frustration at all when he saw that he wasn't on the list.

He had expected to fail the exam.

The evaluation of the outer field meant that he had no hope of winning the title of 'Martial Scholar'.

Jiang Ning shook his head: "I didn't expect that! With Commandant Yan around, this top spot could still be given to me!"

"Dudu, you're really amazing!!" Xiaodoubao, who was being held in Jiang Ning's arms, now had bright eyes, full of admiration.

Little she, now also knew that Jiang Ning was at the top of the list.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning immediately smiled and pinched her chubby cheeks.

"Let's go, let's go back!" He then spoke.

"Okay!" Jiang Yiming nodded, following behind Jiang Ning.

The crowd was immediately pushed away by an invisible force, and Jiang Ning led Jiang Yiming out of the center of the moving crowd.

On the other side.

From the gate of the prefectural government.

A team marched towards Jiang Ning's residence, beating gongs and drums.

This was a team going to the residence of the top scorer in the military exam to send good news and plaques.

The top scorer in the military exam, this was a great honor.

When Jiang Ning and Jiang Yiming returned to their residence.

They had already seen that there were many people surrounding their residence, and there were also many children.

"Uncle, it seems that the team sending the good news has arrived before us!"

Jiang Ning nodded: "It should be so!"

"Young Master!" Lvyi, who was squatting at the door, saw Jiang Ning's appearance and quickly greeted him.

"Give these children some candy and copper coins!" Jiang Ning said.

"Yes, Young Master!" Lvyi quickly responded.

Then she returned to the house to prepare.

Then the two crossed the threshold and stepped into the front yard.

"Higher, a little higher!!" Jiang Ning immediately saw Jiang Li constantly directing in the front yard.

Two workers were holding up a plaque and wanted to hang it directly above the entrance of the hall.

On the black plaque.

The two large characters 'Top Scorer' were prominently displayed.

At this moment, Jiang Li's face was full of red light, with an expression of being honored.

"Father, Mother!" Xiaodoubao, who was tugging on Jiang Ning's finger, spoke first.

When the voice sounded, Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li immediately turned their heads.

"Younger Brother, you've come at the right time!" Jiang Li was still full of red light, and strode over.

Jiang Ning winning fame made him happier than ever before.

Even compared to this, the honor brought by Zhao Yulong's visit before actually exceeded the top scorer in the military children's exam.

But for him, winning fame was completely different in meaning.

"Older Brother, Older Sister-in-law!" Looking at Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan, Jiang Ning also released Xiaodoubao's small hand, letting Xiaodoubao run towards Liu Wanwan.

"Younger Brother, the envoy who came to announce the good news is already waiting for you in the hall!" Jiang Li spoke again.

Jiang Ning immediately nodded: "That one go over first!"

"Okay!" Jiang Li nodded.

Entering the front hall.

An old man with a goatee and a mustache saw Jiang Ning's appearance and immediately stood up to greet him.

"Congratulations, Commander Jiang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man took out a post from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Ning with both hands.

"Commander Jiang, tonight's banquet for the top scorer is on the eighth floor of the Star Picking Tower, the banquet will officially begin at 8:30 PM, Commander Jiang, don't miss the hour!"

Jiang Ning took the post and nodded: "I will definitely attend the banquet on time."

He knew that the banquet for the top scorer was a tradition and custom.

Although he wasn't very interested in this, there was no need to be maverick!

Moreover, as far as he knew, at the banquet for the top scorer, the dignitaries who came to attend the banquet all needed to give gifts, which added up to a considerable income.

Seeing Jiang Ning nod and take the post, the old man immediately flicked his sleeves and cupped his hands.

"The matter has been handed over, then I will take my leave first!"

"Wait!" Jiang Ning said.

The old man stopped, and then saw the silver note that Jiang Ning took out in his hand.

"The envoy has worked hard all the way here, please accept it!"

The old man secretly glanced at the amount on the silver note.

Seeing that the face value was one hundred taels, his face suddenly showed a slight joy.

He took the silver note handed over by Jiang Ning with both hands and quietly stuffed it into his sleeve.

"Commander Jiang, generous!!"

The old man then walked out of the front hall with a smile on his face.

At the same time.

Jiang Ning also heard the cheers of the children outside the courtyard wall, at the gate of the residence, and the pleasant sound of copper coins falling to the ground.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

On the other side.

In the army's tent.

"Father, I don't understand!!" Yan Youjiao clenched his fists tightly, the veins winding like snakes between his clenched knuckles.

"You don't need to understand!" Commandant Yan looked at his second son and said lightly.

"Father, I'm your son!" Yan Youjiao's eyes widened, his tone sonorous and forceful.

"I know!" Commandant Yan nodded.

"Since Father knows, why don't you help me!" Yan Youjiao said, his tone full of questioning.

"Since you know that I am your father, you shouldn't talk to me like this!" Commandant Yan said lightly.

"Father, I'm not convinced! Not convinced!!!"