binnovel Chapter 604 On the Eve of the Imperial Examination
Chapter 604 On the Eve of the Imperial Examination
Chapter 604 On the Eve of the Imperial Examination
Upon hearing Feng Bansheng's words, Ye Ru was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. Since the other party had asked him to do these things, there must be a reason for doing them. His most important task now was to have someone teach him to master the learning methods and content of the Holy Mountain in advance.
The other party's current approach will save him from many detours, and he will be able to narrow the gap with other scholars in the future.
"How about it? Can you do it?"
Feng Bansheng looked at Ye Ru with a smile and said.
"oh, I understand now."
Then Ye Ru picked up the hoe and watering can next to him and started planting.
Ye Ru initially thought it would be easy, but in practice it was not so easy at all.
After the seeds of the dragon orchid were placed on the ground, countless tiny insects suddenly appeared on the previously calm ground.
This scene made Ye Ru's eyes widen. Seeing that these little insects were about to devour the seed, he quickly used the Sacred Ancient Tree to wrap the seed up.
"These insects are grass-eating insects. Generally speaking, ordinary tools and flames are completely ineffective in eliminating them. Do you have any methods to get rid of them?"
Feng Bansheng looked at Ye Ru, knowing that the other party now knew the strangeness of the matter, and laughed loudly, seemingly gloating.
"This……"
Ye Ru clenched his fist, and the Three Absolutes Literary Heart Brush appeared in his hand. Then, a ball of Netherfire appeared, and finally, he flicked his finger, and the Netherfire fell directly onto the insects. In just a moment, the grass-eating insects were burned into nothingness.
"That's not enough."
Feng Bansheng narrowed his eyes slightly, then waved his hand, and once again a dense swarm of insects appeared. They came to the light shield formed in the Sacred Ancient Tree and began to gnaw on it. To Ye Ru's astonishment, these insects were able to devour all the insects on the light shield.
Moreover, as these insects gnawed at it, the light emanating from the ancient sacred tree gradually dimmed.
"What are these insects made of? They are so strange."
Ye Ru's eyes flickered, his mind racing, when he heard Feng Bansheng's voice:
"These grass-eating insects have absorbed the sacred power of this temple and are indestructible. Even if you have the Sacred Ancient Tree, you cannot kill them completely. On the contrary, they will gradually grow stronger by absorbing the power of your Sacred Ancient Tree. Therefore, you should not rely too much on the power of this Sacred Ancient Tree."
These words made Ye Ru fall into deep thought. He then carefully controlled his talent and kept eliminating the insects while thinking.
After a while, Ye Ru took a deep breath, and at that moment, he discovered a large grass-eating insect.
The ferocity on the face of this grass-eating insect was still faintly visible, and it also carried powerful holy power.
"Is this the leader?"
Looking at the grass-eating worm, Ye Ru flicked his finger, and the Netherfire transformed into a wisp of fire, which finally blasted fiercely at the grass-eating worm.
In an instant, the grass-eating insect let out a shrill scream, and its entire body turned to ashes.
With the death of this grass-eating insect, the gathered insects, having lost their leader, scattered in all directions and eventually disappeared completely.
This scene caused a flicker of surprise to cross Feng Bansheng's face, but he quickly concealed it, clapped his hands, and said:
"He truly is the number one scholar in the Yanhuang Kingdom; such intelligence and talent are unmatched by others."
"In this matter, I just want to tell you that when you encounter a problem, don't panic. Think carefully about what these things are like, and then you will get to the heart of the matter."
"Been taught a lesson."
Ye Ru knew that he had only stumbled upon the insect by accident and hadn't thought much about it at all.
"You should rest first. I've been teaching you everything about Mount Zhongsheng these past few days, so you have to study hard."
Feng Bansheng waved his hand, signaling Ye Ru to leave, and then said:
"Go ahead, someone will come to pick you up and arrange a room for you."
After entering the temple, Ye Ruzui spent every day learning things he had never encountered outside, such as planting flowers, weeding, pottery, and so on.
After he finished learning these things, Feng Bansheng would tell Ye Ru everything. With Ye Ru's intelligence, his understanding of these things was already higher than that of ordinary people in the temple.
This rapid progress greatly shocked Feng Bansheng.
Time flew by, and the days leading up to the imperial examinations arrived.
"The imperial examination is tomorrow. How are your preparations going?"
Feng Bansheng spoke slowly at the entrance of the temple.
He found it strange that Ye Ru's learning ability was so strong; it had taken him a whole year to learn these things.
The other party only took less than two months!
This learning speed is simply terrifying.
"These days I've only prepared some things for the trip to Mount All Saints. As for the imperial examination, I haven't made any preparations yet, but I'll deal with it as it comes."
Ye Ru smiled casually, said goodbye to Feng Bansheng, and then turned and left.
Watching Ye Ru leave, Feng Bansheng stroked his beard, a thoughtful expression on his face.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Ru arrived at the Wen Xiang residence again, and at this moment, the Wu Xiang also rushed back.
"Minister of Civil Affairs, Minister of Military Affairs, it's been a long time."
With a smile in his eyes, Ye Ru bowed to Chen Tianjian and Li Baiyuan and said.
"Haha, long time no see. It's been quite a while since we parted ways at Yun Pass. Let's try to win first place in the imperial examination tomorrow."
Chen Tianjian laughed heartily, then turned to Li Baiyuan:
"Lord Wenxiang, you'd better bring out all your treasured wines today, or I won't agree."
"Don't worry, I've prepared everything for you, you old drunkard. You've been out for so long but you still haven't changed your nature of being a heavy drinker."
Li Baiyuan rolled his eyes, then gestured for them to proceed, and said:
"Come in first. Let's have a drink today. Tomorrow is the imperial examination. Don't come back to see me if you don't get the title of Juren."
"Thank you, sir."
Nodding, Ye Ru bowed to him and then walked into the inner hall.
"Is the holy war really starting? I still can't believe it. How many years have passed and the holy war has already begun?"
Chen Tianjian frowned, his face becoming more serious, and then said.
"According to what the Dragon King of the East Sea said, this should be true. However, we do not know the exact time of the Holy War. We can only take precautions for now. Otherwise, if the other side catches us off guard, the entire Ten Kingdoms will suffer heavy losses."
Ye Ru said just as seriously.
Upon hearing this, Chen Tianjian leaned back in his chair and then sighed:
“According to the information I have gathered at Yun Pass, the demon race is indeed significantly reducing its military strength. Now that you mention it, I think there must be a connection between the two.”