"Third brother, let's go up together."

  As Xie Jinghang said this, Xie Changchao below the stage also froze.

  He had thought that Xie Jingyun suddenly appeared to help Shen Miao, and anyway, this elder brother's actions couldn't be judged by ordinary people's standards. But now, Xie Jingyun's words made him stunned. The only one who came up to challenge was Xie Changwu, what did it have to do with him?

  Now Xie Ding is also gone, and Xie Changchao can only look at Xie Changwu and ask in a low voice: "Second brother, what's going on?"

  Xie Changwu is usually more astute than Xie Changchao, and upon hearing Xie Jinghang's words, he became somewhat enraged. Xie Jinghang wanted to challenge him, but said that one person was not enough, and also needed to add Xie Changchao. What does this mean? It's nothing but humiliating the two brothers, and naturally, even if they joined forces, they would still be no match for Xie Jinghang. This is just too arrogant!

  Xie Changwu, enraged by Xie Jingxing's words, had already lost his usual calm. His expression also turned unpleasant, and his tone seemed to carry some anger: "Big brother speaks like this, full of self-confidence, completely disregarding younger brothers."

  On the stage, Xie Jingxu played with the grass fruit he got from the examiner's hand, his beautiful eyes narrowed and said lazily: "Not bad, indeed you are not in my eyes."

  "You two have been practicing martial arts since you were young, but I've never had a chance to cross swords with you. People say you're outstanding and exceptional, so today let me see what you can do." He continued.

  It seemed that everyone in the audience had already figured out the discord among the Xie brothers. The incident at Lin'an Houfu had spread throughout Mingqi. People had always speculated about the relationship between these brothers, and Xie Jingxing had always maintained a lukewarm attitude towards Lin'an Houfu, even disdainfully refusing to talk to his two younger brothers. This coldness seemed to have caused no waves.

  Today was the first time, Xie Jinghang lost face in front of his two younger brothers in a grand and public manner. The crowd below began to discuss it, with some thinking it was exciting, while others were curious about the outcome.

  Shen Miao gazed at the handsome young man with a carefree demeanor, Xie Jingxuan was indeed somewhat strange. He seemed to be reckless and indulgent, yet somehow there was a clear thread guiding him all along. Now, the two brothers of the Xie family had been led by the nose without even realizing it themselves. It's likely that after today's written test, the Xie brothers would lose everything, both in terms of face and substance.

  Xie Changwu heard this, suddenly let out a cold laugh, and said word by word: "It's just a test, what's wrong with that?" He looked at Xie Jinghang, his sharp eyes churning with all sorts of unusual emotions. He said: "Since brother wants it this way, the three of us will go together. I'm afraid that when the time comes, brother won't be able to say that he was bullied by his younger brothers."

  He said that if Xie Jinghang loses to his brothers, it's also because Xie Jinghang started it first and has nothing to do with the two of them. Xie Jinghang will even make a joke out of it.

  Xie Changzhao still had some hesitation, but after seeing Xie Changwu's signal with his eyes, he immediately came back to himself and said: "Brothers will certainly accompany you."

  In this round of verification, the freshest thing is that no matter what kind or how many people, even men and women are not distinguished, they are all free. So Xie Jinghang's request did not violate anything. Xie Jinghang raised his lips with a smile, and his evil smile attracted the attention of many girls again. He teased: "Do you want to make a life-and-death statement?"

  Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu's bodies stiffened, their faces looking somewhat unsightly. However, Xie Jinghang lazily said: "Just joking around, brothers sparring with each other, no need to make it life or death."

  Shen Miao's mouth corners also lightly rose, and Xie Jingxing's words were indeed venomous. Since the two brothers of the Xie family had already taken the stage, there was nothing more for her to do here, so she tidied up her skirt and stepped down on her own.

  Upon arriving at the ladies' seats, Shen Yue and Shen Qing didn't approach to chat, but instead, Feng Anning quickly ran over. She said: "Your marksmanship is surprisingly good, are you going to follow in your father's footsteps?"

  Shen Miao's heart was slightly stirred, as the imperial family was now eyeing the Shen family with hostility. Not to mention herself, even her own brother's situation was extremely precarious. In the past, her brother had been ruined by a woman for his entire life. Now that the Shen family had not yet fallen apart, she would use her own methods to protect the Shen family, just like she did on stage earlier - whoever dared not to give face to the Shen family would be repaid a hundredfold without hesitation!

  "But the three on the stage, who do you think will win?" Feng Anning suddenly changed the subject and chattered: "Although Xiao Houye of the Xie family is famous, we haven't seen him with our own eyes after all. Maybe the rumors are not credible. Last year, both Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao took first place in the exams, two against one, how can it be that only Xiao Houye is at a disadvantage?"

  Xie Jingxing will be at a disadvantage? Shen Miao couldn't help but smile inwardly and simply shook her head lightly.

  Xie Changwu on the stage also said: "The two of us are really unfair to judge you alone, so let's have a horse-riding and spear-wielding competition."

  At this point, Shen Miao really laughed out loud.

  Xie Jinghang raised an eyebrow: "Ma Gun? Alright!"

  The officer in charge quickly found three fine horses, and the high platform was originally extremely wide, if controlled well, it could almost accommodate the horses running freely on top. The three flower guns were also thrown into the hands of the three men.

  "That's Xie Changwu and Xie Changzhao, they're both skilled with dual guns!" Feng Anning exclaimed. Xie Chao and Xie Changwu, the two brothers, had a tacit understanding of each other's moves, and could combine their two horse guns into one, then merge them into a single unit. Using this method, they were always the champions in the annual horse gun competition. That's why Xie Changwu chose this, probably hoping to crush Xie Jinghang thoroughly.

  But in fact, Shen Miao lowered her eyes, and others didn't know, but she did. In the Ming Qi imperial family's memorials, there was a memorial that professionally recorded the Xie family's battle formations on the battlefield. Xie Jingxing wasn't simple because he could form an array by himself.

  One word, spiritual snake formation, one flower gun, one fine horse, one person, only three things, but can also make the enemy fall flowers and flowing water. This formation is only suitable for the opposing general to fight, and Xie Jinghang has never lost before.

  How can two brothers from Xie's family contend against a national general? I'm afraid today they will become the laughing stock of the world.

  The drummer struck a heavy beat on the drum, and when the sound of the drum came out, the written test began.

  Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao exchanged a glance, the two horses galloping side by side. They had undergone rigorous training, their horse's footsteps almost identical, and the flower gun's moves were also exactly the same. From afar, it seemed as if one person had split into two, which was somewhat frightening.

  The purple-robed youth lazily raised his hand, and the black stallion under him suddenly pricked up its hooves and galloped in the opposite direction. The crowd was in an uproar, but he held his spear horizontally in front of him, his clothes fluttering like a purple cloud flashing with lightning, and his killing aura instantly filled the air. With his handsome face, he seemed like a jade-faced Asura.

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  Received notification from editor, will be published on 19th, hope everyone can give a lot of support (づ￣3￣)づ╭？～