The Sovereign Of The Three Realms

Chapter 15: Three Basic Exams

Seeing that everything had been placed on the table, there was no point in Du Ruhai hiding his blatant threat. With his status in the kingdom, there was no need to be courteous to a duke who would lose his power and influence.

Jiang Feng originally wanted to plead for leniency, hoping for coincidence, but his face also darkened after hearing the last few sentences. “Organizer Du, insult me if you have to, but leave my son alone! So what if the young are a little useless? Are you sure that my son won't turn around? They say to bully the old but not the young!”

“Excellent phrase changeover! Do you mean to tell me what happened? Not to insult a young man for being poor? Hahahahahaha.” Du Ruhai laughed out loud. “Build! If he wasn't the lucky .b.a.j.i.n.g.a.n., Jiang Feng, you'd be holding a funeral for your son and not trying to curry favor with me!”

He swung his sleeves in a majestic style and walked proudly outwards.

“Highing!” Jiang Chen had been standing beside his father and suddenly spoke. “Du Ruhai right? If I remember correctly, my father sent you 600,000 silvers last time on my behalf. You no longer concern yourself with my troubles, yet do you intend to pretend to be ignorant about the money? ”

Du Ruhai's body suddenly stopped as a sharp gaze shot out from his eyes. He stared intently at Jiang Chen, his gaze so savage that it attempted to swallow Jiang Chen whole.

But what he did not anticipate was that when a ferocious gaze swept over Jiang Chen's calm and composed eyes, his entire body shuddered involuntarily, as if he had suddenly fallen into an icy cold hell.

“What the fuck? The boy's gaze.”

Du Ruhai calmed himself down and told himself solemnly that it was just an illusion.

“600.000 silver? Go look for him in the official treasury! Bribing an official is another serious crime. Do you think I'm a corrupt individual? I've long since handed over the silver you offered to the official treasury! ”

It was impossible for Jiang Chen to believe such a tripe. How could someone spit out a piece of selected meat that had reached their mouth? This Du Ruhai did not at all resemble an honest person with integrity.

It seemed that Long Juxue and the other heirs had already started to move silently against him since he had yet to hand over the Dragon Bone Sun Grass!

If it was old Jiang Chen, offending some noble sons and Long Juxue, as well as the organizers of the Hidden Dragon Trials who held grudges against him would definitely spell his doom.

However, what was Jiang Chen afraid of now? All these added people were nothing more than annoying flies in his eyes.

Given a little time, he would be able to beat them to death many times.

A few signs of a cold smile tugging at his lips, he looked towards the haughty Du Ruhai and raised his voice. “Du Ruhai, seeking profit and avoiding loss is part of human nature. It was not a big thing to fear that influential duke. But to bully the kind-hearted and afraid of evil, and insult my Jiang family — you will know how great a mistake happened before too long.”

If Du Ruhai courteously and respectfully rejected Jiang Feng without losing face, then Jiang Chen would fully understand.

But Du Ruhai had long since accepted the money and suddenly came today to renege on his promise. Okay, renege, but give me the money back.

If you want to keep the money, at least show a better attitude?

To take a hard line and be so arrogant? Did he already see the Jiang family as a pile of bones in the grave, flowers withered in tomorrow?

Such an attitude managed to anger Jiang Chen.

“Ai, Chener. This Du Ruhai was not someone annoying. He ranked number two of all the organizers of the Hidden Dragon Trials.” Jiang Feng sighed lightly. “And, your father has heard that the person who ranked first did not ask much. He had delegated a lot of power and basically allowed Du Ruhai to do what he wanted. He listened to the periodic reports from Du Ruhai; therefore, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the main person in charge.”

As a duke, Jiang Feng was brave and heroic. But in terms of strategy and planning or power struggles, he doesn't mean much.

Jiang Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. He had not had enough time to understand the situation since he reincarnated. Could it be that the chaos left behind by Jiang Chen earlier was bad enough that money could not solve the problem?

“Ai, Chener. Don't depression. I will continue to think and see if there is another path we can take. Moreover..”

There is a saying that a loving mother causes the failure of a son. But with Jiang Feng as a father, Jiang Chen gained a new understanding that a loving father can also lead to the failure of a son.

However, Jiang Chen was still touched. The Duke of Jiang Han really loved his son. The situation was so dire that a burning flame reached their buttocks, but he still did not utter any harsh words.

“True, dad. What is my grade for the Hidden Dragon Trials? Did Du Ruhai mention them at all?”

Jiang Feng's expression was a bit awkward as he stuttered, “Yah ... this ..”

Jiang Chen was completely silent. Is his father still trying to keep his feelings up to now?

“Daddy, I have a thick face, I can accept it. How badly? You can tell me directly. ”

Jiang Feng was also worried that his son would not be able to accept it in the face of such a disaster. He “heh” burst into laughter after seeing that his son was mentally prepared. “You damn kid is special, alright, ask your own grades to your parents? Are you sure you won't be surprised by my response?

“Tell me, surely I can't be the last?”

“Can there be any doubt that you are the last one?” Jiang Feng smiled wryly. “The problem in front of us is that you have not passed any of the three basic exams. The final exam of the second semester of the year will be held at the end of this month. If you don't pass the three basic exams, you won't even have the qualifications to take the final exam in the Hidden Dragon Trials.”

The first two and a half years of the Hidden Dragon Trials were a period of learning and growth. The qualifying exam is held at the end of this time.

If a candidate could not even pass the qualification exam, then he would not even have the right to participate in the final Examination.

Jiang Chen finally understood why his parents would humble him. Why was the proud and grand duke taught like a child by Du Ruhai.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen lower his head without a word, Jiang Feng smiled even more wryly. “Fuck son, don't tell me you don't even remember what those three basic exams were?”

If it was one of the other dukes, a stinging slap in the face would be given after hearing such passive words from his son.

Jiang Feng was a unique one among fathers, he only let out a light sigh. “Son, it looks like your destiny is to return to the fields with your parents. Whatever. A life of luck and wealth was not written in the stars for the Jiang family. We might as well take off our armor and return to the fields with your generation. Too much nonsense happens in politics, returning to a simpler life may not be a bad thing.”

“Wait a minute. Old dad, when did I say that I wanted to go back to rural life and work in the fields?

Jiang Feng was astonished. “But three basic exams ..”

“So that's three exams! When I have time, I can get through eight, or even ten of them. ”

“Fuck son, will you die if you don't brag once a day? If nothing else, take the first foundation for example, it is also the most basic requirement. Your true Qi should be in the realm of true qi intermediaries, at least four meridians true qi. You have it?”

“Four meridians true qi? The basic exam asks for such a simple thing?” Jiang Chen's turn was gobsmacked and he meticulously raised his arm. “Dad, look at the stone bench there.”

His true Qi circulated throughout his body as he spoke, flowing through his four meridians like four thundering rivers. They fused into one and concentrated at his fingertips.

He wiggled his finger, looking out from the corner of his eye..

A hole was thrust straight through the stone bench where his finger had pointed.

“A line formed from true qi, fused without disperse. This is truly the realm of true qi intermediaries? Son, when did you find the fourth acupoint, clear the fourth meridian, and successfully train true qi to the four meridians?”

Jiang Feng was overjoyed beyond belief with a face full of doubt. The true Qi of the four meridians was a quite fundamental achievement for the son of any duke. Clearing the fourth meridian was something that was not even worth being grateful for.

But to Jiang Feng, it was a moment equivalent to witnessing a miracle with his own eyes.

“Hehehe. I did this yesterday. I meditated for a few hours. Right, Dad, what are the other two basic exams? Can you tell me at once, and I'll go back and think of a way to handle it? We can't let a vile character like Du Ruhai make fun of us, can we?”

Jiang Feng was silent. Since when did the basic exam become so easy in the eyes of this child? He could handle them by setting aside a bit of time randomly?

“What's wrong? Can that old fart Du Ruhai make my life difficult even after I pass the basic exam?”

“Cannot be!” Jiang Feng puffed out his chest and said firmly. “Your parents are not vegetarians who just roll over to pretend to be dead. As long as you can pass the basic exam and successfully reach the final exam of the Hidden Dragon Trials, I can assure you that there will be no problems there. But for the contents of the final exam.. if Du Ruhai hid something behind his sleeve.”.

“Vile characters are as common as ghosts. I, Jiang Chen, am an outstanding individual and have no fear of this character. The only thing I was afraid of was that his abilities were unequal and would not be able to create such a complicated mess for me. That would be very disappointing for me then.”

In the end, Jiang Chen paid no heed to third-rate clowns like Du Ruhai.

The three basic exams were really not difficult. Their goal was not to paralyze the test takers, but to get rid of the useless ones.

Unless one was a dandy who did not put out any effort for training at all, it was really not a problem to pass the basic examination.

Other than Jiang Chen, all the participants in the Trials had reached the four true qi meridians. Even the plump Xuan had reached a true qi of five meridians.

The second test was to practice the “Eastern Amethyst Qi” kingdom method until one reached the level of perfection, and could successfully defend it for an hour in a room filled with the aura of a fourth level battle.

The Eastern Amethyst Qi Method was created by the ancestors of the Eastern royal family. It was a method used in the process of establishing a kingdom, and thus was highly symbolic. It is further divided into five achievement levels from nature ‘small achievement’, ‘skilled’, ‘perfection’, ‘without cela’ and ‘big perfection’.

The so-called realm of perfection is simply learning the whole set of basic tactics and knowing them thoroughly.

The third test is the theory test. The aim was to test the academic knowledge of the heirs of each duchy. This exam was even easier, one could basically pass it by memorizing.

“What awhat! My past dragged his heels for two and a half years on such an easy test, and still couldn't get through it? ”

Jiang Chen was a bit confused. What attracted more attention were his parents. When faced with such a son, had he never thought of slapping him so hard?

His agreement with Eastern Lu was for three days, and only two days had passed. In the remaining days, Jiang Chen decided to put in the time and effort for the basic examination.

A dukedom rank was nothing to Jiang Chen, but it seemed that a subtle general situation had developed in the capital, and he did not want to lose any advantage.

Especially when some bored people were waiting to see a fool made from the Jiang family.

As for those idiots who came to him asking to be slapped, he could vent his slight frustrations by obliging them, right?

Amethyst Eastern Qi is a complex set of tactics. The heirs of the Duchy only learned the most basic part of this method.

The purpose of mandating that all heirs learn the basic tactics was to evaluate their potential, personality, martial dao comprehension, and ability to endure suffering on the training path.

Jiang Chen sat down cross-legged and meditated for a moment, running through the bottom of the Eastern Amethyst Qi.

At that moment, an extremely vast memory of her in the past began to show her true value.