Omnipotent Queen, arrive! Each and every one of them is not a simple girl! Tian Tian Shu Bar

  On the grand and majestic Golden Throne Hall.

  His Majesty looked down at the officials in the temple, his eyes fixed on one place, apparently distracted.

  The emperor remained silent for a long time, and the officials in the hall exchanged whispers, seemingly unsure what the monarch was thinking. The emperor's trance-like state made these people tense, fearful, and bewildered, as if he might pounce on them at any moment.

  At this time, the Left Chancellor Fu Zheng lined up his troops and stood in the center of the hall. He bowed to the Emperor and said: "Your Majesty, it is time for the new Jinshi to enter the palace and pay their respects!"

  At the sound, the Holy Lord's eyes had a hint of light and he came back to his senses.

  An Lin bowed slightly and asked, "Your Majesty, shall we now summon the new third-place winner of the imperial examination to enter the palace?"

  The emperor remained silent for a long time, and when everyone thought he would issue an order, he instead said to the civil and military officials, "Let's put it aside for now. Today is the first day of the Imperial Guard selection competition, I have to go and observe. As for the matter of the new Sanjia, let's discuss it tomorrow!"

  All officials bowed their heads in unison and nodded, "Yes!"

  "Retire for the morning!" Having said this, the Emperor hastily walked towards the Treasure Hall.

  As the emperor walked away, two officials whispered to each other, "The first three days are just the preliminary rounds of the competition, it's an elimination match. The emperor shouldn't need to attend in person, what's worth delaying seeing the top three for?"

  "It's hard to fathom your mind, how can we understand the emperor's heart? Let it be!"

  ——

  Palace.

  Nan Gong Men

  The south palace gate was wide open, with a large number of Imperial Guards standing guard on the high walls and patrolling. On either side of the high wall's gate, many more Imperial Guards were stationed to prevent any disturbances. Wave after wave of people were pouring in through the south palace gate, all of them robust men, creating a grand scene that was reminiscent of thousands of troops rushing to the front lines.

  When Cao Dan followed Tang Lin to a place not far from the South Palace Gate, he saw those people who were constantly entering the palace, and his eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, there are really many people!"

  Tang Lin looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, then lowered her head. She raised her hand, rolled up her sleeves, and checked her watch. It was already 9 o'clock in the morning. She glanced over the high walls of the palace and took a look at the situation around the south gate for a while.

  Cao Dan saw her not speaking, always staring at something, he asked: "Tang sister, what are you looking at?"

  Tang Lin pointed at those who entered the imperial palace to participate in the selection of the inner guards, "Look, there are eight characters written on each person's face!"

  "Characters?" Cao Dan was stunned for a moment, then looked around at the people passing by from his side, but he didn't see any characters on their faces. "Tang sister, no!"

  "It's written all over their faces: 'Evil spirits, offending me will be punished!' Fools!" With that, Tang Lin turned and walked away towards the palace gate without looking back.

  At the entrance of the palace, there was a desk where invitations were collected. Whoever had an invitation would hand it over to the young man sitting behind the desk, who was not only young but also handsome, with a smile always playing on his lips.

  Those people were led into the palace gate by a special person after putting down the invitation cards.

  Tang Lin walked to the door, still a distance away. At this time, she saw a young woman in red standing in front of the table, with a plump figure and stunning looks, her charming eyes hooked on that handsome young man, slowly handing over the invitation card.

  The young man took the post from the woman's hand and said something to a nearby imperial guard, then turned to the girl and beckoned her inside with a wave of his hand. "Miss, please follow our people in, they will arrange your accommodation. Since you have an invitation letter, you can pass through the first three rounds of competition. The first three days are elimination matches, Miss, you need to rest for three days before going on stage, please go inside!"

  The woman smiled softly and turned around, carrying her sword into the palace.

  As they were almost at the gate of the palace, Tang Lin leaned in close to Cao Dan and whispered: "You don't have an invitation, you go in first and wait for me inside, don't wander off!"

  "Hurry up, Sister Tang!" Cao Dan was afraid of being separated from Tang Lin.

  At this time, the two had already walked to the gate of the palace.

  Cao Dan nodded to Tang Lin, then followed the group of uninvited people into the palace. He looked back at Tang Lin and felt a complex emotion: he and she were like ordinary people and officials; he was an ordinary person without special treatment, while she was an official with special treatment.

  He and she differ greatly!

  Tang Lin didn't approach the table until Cao Dan went in. The young man was reading a post, with a gentle smile on his face all the time, but Tang Lin felt that this person's smile was "a knife hidden in a smile".

  She walked up to the table and stopped in her tracks.

  The man felt a strong aura approaching him, he put down the post and looked up, suddenly stunned. The uniquely dressed Tang Lin didn't just catch his eye, but shocked him extremely... especially the natural aura emanating from Tang Lin's body.

  Is it him who felt wrong?

  Tang Lin put the invitation on the table and politely asked: "May I come in?"

  The man took the invitation card, glanced at it, then put it away and looked at Tang Lin again. This woman, no matter how he looked at her, couldn't move his gaze away, too... extraordinary, especially that beautiful face and unconventional dress.

  He eyed Tang Lin up and down, finally his gaze fell on the sniper rifle in Tang Lin's hands, "This is..."

  Tang Lin smiled and replied with two words, "Weapon!"

  "Oh?" The man seemed to have understood something and dragged out a long tone, then pointed at the big bag on Tang Lin's back, "What is that behind you?"

  Tang Lin smiled again, at this moment she was like in modern times facing the inspection of a commander, and could only squeeze out a perfunctory smile. "Tell big brother, what's inside... are all just... clothes! Can't we take clothes to participate in the competition?"

  "Of course, you can!" Originally just curious to ask, did not expect Tang Lin would think more, the man slightly smiled and then ordered a few words to the imperial guards beside him, and then to Tang Lin nodded inside and said: "That girl, please go inside, our people will arrange your accommodation!"

  "Ah!" Tang Lin exclaimed in surprise, "I still have a place to live?"

  The man said, "Those who hold the invitation letter can directly enter the fourth round of competition. We have special care for those who hold the invitation letter and will arrange their accommodation as well as their food and clothing!"

  Tang Lin tugged at the corner of her mouth, unexpectedly finding the invitation to be so effective. Was this considered taking a shortcut? "In other words, those with invitations are all carefully selected from among the common people?"

  The young man nodded, "Miss, what you said is correct! The posts invited by the Imperial Guard to participate in the competition are only one hundred, while the number of people who signed up for the competition is as numerous as cow hair. Miss, you're very lucky to get an invitation!"

  Tang Lin smiled and said, "You're too polite, you're too polite!"

  "Miss, please!" The man gestured again towards the inside and made a welcoming gesture.

  "Thanks, handsome!" After saying thanks, Tang Lin turned around and entered the imperial palace.

  The man watched her departing figure, his eyes dazed, and thought to himself: "So young and still a woman, how did Zhang Tongling give her an invitation? Among the hundred holders of the invitation, all are extraordinary people. Can this girl survive the fourth round?"

  I'm afraid this girl will be no exception and won't make it past the fifth round.

  ——

  After entering the South Palace Gate, you can see a very large square, which is the South Palace Square.

  The East Palace Gate is the main gate, where people in the palace and civil and military officials enter and exit. It is also a dedicated passage for foreign envoys to pay homage, and ordinary citizens are not allowed to pass through the East Palace Gate. The West Palace Gate is the emperor's exclusive passage, and without his order, no one can enter or exit from the West Palace Gate. The North Palace Gate is the back door of the imperial palace, behind the harem, which has never been opened. The South Palace Gate, on the other hand, was opened for the selection competition of the Imperial Guard, because there is a piece of royal forest near the South Palace Gate that is useful for the competition.

  At this time, every corner of the Nanjing Square had a Imperial Guard standing at an interval of one meter. In the middle of the square stood a large crowd of people, numbering several thousand. This group of people was surrounded by the Imperial Guards in a circle.

  There are many stylish palaces near Nangong Square, but only two roads, one to the left and one to the right. To the right is the area close to the arena and the Royal Forest, and to the left is the center of the Imperial Palace.

  Cao Dan stood by the door and waited quietly for Tang Lin to come in.

  Soon, Tang Lin came in, followed by an Imperial Guard. She saw Cao Dan by the door and was about to talk to him when the Imperial Guard said: "This is a gathering place for ordinary contestants, not the arena, miss, please follow me!"

  Seeing Cao Dan's lonely and helpless appearance, Tang Lin felt some heartache and said to the Imperial Guard: "This big brother, can I follow you in for a while?"

  "The imperial palace is not a place to wander around, especially for those with invitations. The higher-ups have given orders, and we must personally escort those with invitations to the designated location, without any mistakes or deviations!"

  Tang Lin smiled wryly, "It's not like I'm an assassin sneaking into the palace, do I need to be so careful?"

  The Imperial Guard did not answer her question, his face and tone had some cold meaning, "Miss, please don't make it difficult for us Imperial Guards, we are also acting on orders!"

  "Alright," Tang Lin didn't want to make things difficult for the other party, nor did she want to break the rules set by her superiors. She looked at Cao Dan and gave him a reassuring glance, then encouraged him: "Little Cao, go for it! You're strong, you must complete the first three rounds of exams. We'll meet again in three days!"

  "Tang sister..." Watching Tang Lin being taken away by the Imperial Guard to the right path of Nan Gong Square, Cao Dan had a feeling of longing.

  ——

  Walked through a long corridor heavily guarded by the Imperial Guard, then turned around and entered.

  Tang Lin walked while sizing up her surroundings, occasionally glancing at her watch. She followed the Imperial Guards in front of her for over ten minutes before arriving at their destination. As she entered another gate, a vast training ground suddenly unfolded before her eyes, with many training projects she had seen and hadn't seen before laid out on the field.

  However, facing this training ground, Tang Lin was not very surprised, just a little unexpected. She thought that the ancient imperial guard training base would be simple and there wouldn't be any challenging projects to undertake. But she was wrong, she overestimated the imperial court.

  On this training ground surrounded by trees, Tang Lin only saw the Imperial Forest Army guarding in the corner, and no one was practicing on it. She was a little puzzled and asked the Imperial Forest Army in front of her, "Brother Imperial Forest Army, shouldn't this be the training base?"

  He nodded slightly, his cold expression unchanged, "The Imperial Forest Army's training base is indeed impressive!"

  Tang Lin asked again: "Then why is there no one?"

  Yu Linjun glared at her with some impatience and said, "So many useless words? Hurry up and go!" Then he strode off.

  Tang Lin pouted behind his back, "Hmph, when I fly up to the branch and become a phoenix one day... no, when I become your superior one day, just you wait and see how I'll make things difficult for you. You arrogant and cold-blooded guy!"

  Tang Lin was standing there. At this time, a member of the Imperial Guard walked by Tang Lin's side with a young fat man.

  That chubby guy flashed a sly smile at Tang Lin and winked at her, "Hello, miss!"

  "Cut!" Tang Lin ignored the fatty and ran after the Imperial Guard who was leading him to their destination.

  After a while, the imperial guard led Tang Lin into a palace in the style of a traditional Chinese courtyard. As soon as they entered the palace, Tang Lin saw many small courtyards around him, and the environment outside these small courtyards was very good, with all kinds of flowers, grasses, and trees.

  This is a temporary residence for contestants, and once the competition ends, it will be sealed off.

  Tang Lin glanced around and saw other Imperial Guards leading the other male and female contestants into various small palaces, she thought, this should be where the contestants live.

  "Follow me!" he said, and the Imperial Guard walked towards the gate of that palace in front.

  Tang Lin glanced at the gate of the palace and saw two words "Lan Garden".

  As they walked to the entrance of Lan Garden, the Imperial Guard handed Tang Lin over to a middle-aged woman standing at the gate, "The rest is up to you!"

  The middle-aged woman responded with a "Good!"

  The middle-aged woman immediately turned expressionless and said to Tang Lin: "Follow me in!"

  "Oh!" Tang Lin responded stupidly, then walked through the small courtyard like a wooden puppet. Inside the courtyard, there were several young women, some practicing sword dancing and others admiring the flowers in the courtyard... These women all looked over at Tang Lin as if by prior agreement.

  Those women seemed to be in cahoots with each other, one of them mocked Tang Lin's appearance, and then everyone immediately showed a mocking expression towards Tang Lin.

  The middle-aged woman's eyes turned cold, and she glared at those women, "What are you looking at? All of you, be obedient, don't think you're precious, and don't think you have any skills. Three days later, I'll make sure you leave the imperial palace in tears!"

  Tang Lin took a deep breath, looking at the middle-aged woman's back, and suddenly felt like he had returned to modern times. Indeed, she was in charge, her tone of voice as strict, harsh, and ruthless as those female commanders in modern military units.

  Those women were scolded and immediately lowered their heads to do their work, they were very afraid of the middle-aged woman and did not dare to show a mocking expression to Tang Lin again.

  However, when Tang Lin passed by these women, she looked at them with a sinister smile. Dare to underestimate her, dare to mock her, quoting the middle-aged woman's words: Don't think you're pampered, don't think you have skills, three days later, I will definitely eliminate each of you from the list of contestants in the fourth round!

  The middle-aged woman led Tang Lin into a large room.

  There are seven beds in the room, all of which have been prepared with quilts and other items.

  Tang Lin thought she could live alone in a room, but as soon as she walked in, there were people sitting on each bed, and several others standing or sitting in the corners of the room or by the dinner table.

  The middle-aged woman saw the extra people here and put on a cold face. "Those who are not living in this room, get out of my sight immediately! Scram!"

  Immediately, four or five people stood up in the house and ran out one after another.

  This time, Tang Lin looked back and found that there were only four people left in the house.

  A middle-aged woman walked over, stared at the four of them, and finally stood by the bed in the corner, turned her head to look at Tang Lin, and said coldly: "Whoever you are, your bed is here, don't sleep in the wrong place!"

  "Yes!" Tang Lin responded respectfully, then quickly walked over and put her backpack away. She seemed to be very adapted to this environment and knew what to do. The middle-aged woman smiled with relief.

  A middle-aged woman walked to the door, turned around and looked at the five people in the house with a cold face, and ordered: "In these three days, you can move around outside, but no one is allowed to leave this large palace. The gate is guarded by the Imperial Forest Army, whoever breaks through will only have a dead end!"

  "Yes!" Several women nodded in unison, but Tang Lin was secretly sizing up the middle-aged woman. She could feel that this woman was not simple, with a strong aura no less than a man's, and she wondered what role this Xu Niang, who still had a hint of elegance despite her age, played in the palace.

  The middle-aged woman finished speaking and counted the number of people, then suddenly furrowed her brow again, "I remember that this house has already been fully booked, what about these two?"

  Tang Lin took a look at the other beds, all of which had things placed on them, clearly indicating that someone had already been in.

  Just then, a stiff but pleasant voice came from behind the middle-aged woman, "Lei Jie!"

  Tang Lin looked towards the entrance, and a woman in red clothes appeared in her line of sight. Although the woman was not as tall as her, she had a full figure, a beautiful face, and a pair of charming eyes that would make other women jealous.

  The middle-aged woman called Lei Jie by the girl turned around and stared at her for a moment before asking, "Where did you just go?"

  The girl said: "Go outside and wash your hands!"

  "Is there another one?"

  The woman's delicate eyebrows slightly frowned, "Another one? Leizi, I don't know her!"

  At this time, a careless young woman rushed in, "Lei Jie! I'm here! I'm here!" As a result, when passing by Lei Jie's side, she was secretly tripped by the plump woman.

  Tang Lin saw this and cried out in alarm: "Be careful——"

  It may be too late, the careless girl was tripped by the plump woman without warning and fell in front of Leizi, also hurting her leg. Her face, which had been calm, suddenly scrunched up, "Ahh, my foot..."

  "Who are you, anyway? Clumsy and careless, do you have any idea what it means to be a female imperial guard? I don't know how the Emperor could have given such a precious invitation to someone like you!"

  The plump woman clasped her hands over her chest, turned to one side and gave a cold, silent smile.

  The careless girl got up, although she was scolded by Leizi, but she still had the face to please Leizi, and smiled: "Leizi scolds well, Leizi, I know my mistake, next time I won't be so careless, you don't have to hold it against me!"

  Tang Lin lowered her head and smiled slightly, somewhat amused by the boldness of the careless girl.

  Lei Jie gazed coldly at the careless girl, "I'm asking you, what's your surname and name? How did you get the invitation?"

  Miss Dong said: "Back to Sister Lei, my surname is Dong, Dong Chen Chen! I don't know how I got the invitation either, it's a very strange thing. I'm just a street performer, trying to raise enough money to return home, so I showed off my marksmanship to the people of the imperial capital. Unexpectedly, an uncle took a liking to me and said that Dong Chen Chen is a talented person, intelligent and skilled, with both ability and virtue...

  "Yawn..." At this time, all the other women simultaneously yawned, indicating that they were impatient to continue listening.

  "Alright, stop it! I don't have time to listen to your nonsense! Let me remind you seven people, whoever makes trouble will be thrown out of the palace directly. Hmph!" After finishing speaking, Lei Jie coldly walked out of the room.

  The woman sitting on the first bed immediately ran to the door, closed it, and then leaned against the door with her back, patted her chest, let out a breath, "Scared me to death! They say that Leisi and Yanluo Wang are no different, looks like it's true!"

  Her name is Yun Xiang, and she looks okay, appearing to be around 24 or 25 years old.

  "I just went out for a trip, and it was to inquire about her character. I didn't expect that what I found out was the same as my own experience!" Dong Chenchen brushed off the dust on her body, saying this to everyone. But when her gaze fell on the plump woman beside her, her expression suddenly turned cold. "I'm asking you, did you trip me up just now?"

  "What's it to you?" The plump woman raised an eyebrow, acknowledging without courtesy.

  Dong Chen's eyes widened in anger, "Report your name and see how I'll teach you a lesson!"

  A plump woman sneered with a smile and said disdainfully: "You think you can? You're overestimating yourself!"

  "What did you say?" Dong Chenchen, who had always been short-tempered, was so angry that he trembled with rage and immediately tried to strangle the plump woman, but was tightly held back by Yun Xiang.

  Yun Xiang said to Dong Chen Chen: "Chen Chen, we are all from different places, it's rare for us to meet in the palace, this is fate, we should be friends, not enemies, right? I just asked her name, she's called Du Yuanyuan!"

  Tang Lin couldn't help but smile secretly, one Dong Chenchen and one Du Yuanyuan, it's really interesting, there will be a show to watch later!

  Yun Xiang said again, this time to everyone: "I came early in the morning, except for that sister who just arrived," glanced at Tang Lin, "I know the names of all the others. My name is Yun Xiang, let's each introduce ourselves!"

  The lovely and charming woman lying on the second bed said, "Yu Xiang!"

  "Mei Chun'er!" said the fat girl who was sleeping on the third bunk, looking silly and foolish.

  The elegant woman who slept on the fourth bunk and gave everyone a sense of elegance said softly: "My name is He Shiya!"

  Finally, everyone's attention fell on Tang Lin, who was dressed in a unique way. They reported her name. The few of them also only noticed at this meeting how different Tang Lin was from the others. Tang Lin's appearance, the feeling she gave people, and her dressing style... were not things that they could ignore even if they wanted to.

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