The Almighty Queen has arrived!

  "Hush!" The brocade-clad guard finished speaking, and the crowd below fell silent.

  Cao Dan's face turned green with fright when he heard the last sentence spoken by the brocade-clad imperial guard, "It's that dangerous? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come!"

  Shao Qi chuckled and teased: "Little Cao, it's not too late for you to leave now!"

  "Now that I'm leaving, wouldn't I become a turtle with its head shrunk in? At least I have to complete the tenth round of competition. If I leave like this, how can I still show my face to others? It's too humiliating!"

  Fu Yushu just smiled and didn't say anything.

  The three of them looked up at the brocade-clad imperial guard together.

  Brocade-clad guards stood facing everyone, their faces very gloomy. Then they sternly said to everyone: "My name is Yifeng, and you must all remember it firmly. From now on, I, Yifeng, will supervise your competition at any time! Whoever breaks the rules during the competition and gets caught by me will be severely punished without mercy!"

  Cao Dan wiped away a cold sweat, "Getting more and more anxious!"

  Yifeng was about to continue speaking when Yu Shengjun, who was standing beside him, waved his hand.

  One peak wills retreat two steps.

  The holy lord resides high and looks down on everyone below, his gaze can suppress those with strong auras, causing them to lower their heads and not dare to look him straight in the eye.

  After scanning the square, Yu Sheng Jun finally spoke up in a low, deep male voice that was not loud but commanded attention and respect. "If you want to stay by my side, you must show me your best skills. Among all of you, the top 100 people who stand out in the first three rounds will be invited to participate in the fourth round with the contestants who have invitation cards. The rules are as follows: starting from the fourth round, there will be no elimination matches. Whoever has the ability to directly reach the 15th round and complete all the challenges in the shortest time without any injuries, I will appoint him as the Grand Inner - First Guard!"

  The crowd below was another piece of scenery.

  The station is behind. Tang Lin heard the words of Yu Sheng Jun, and she was a little discouraged. She didn't know that the people who came to participate in the competition were all very powerful, with talents gathered together. But the emperor only wanted one place, how could she have the ability to stand out from among thousands of people!

  This is going to put her nursing career in jeopardy!

  "I know you all have exceptional skills," the Emperor continued, "This year, there's a different twist. If someone can make it through the eighth round of competition, those who persist will be formed into one battalion. After the competition ends, everyone in this battalion will stay in the palace and participate in a closed training session within the inner court. The person responsible for training you will be the one among you who completes all the competitions. If no one completes all the projects, then the person training you will be Zhang Xiangyang, the leader of the Imperial Guards! You must be wondering why those who form a battalion need to participate in closed training? There's only one reason: this year, there are only three spots for Imperial Guards. This is your only chance, whether you seize it or not is up to you! During the competition, no one is allowed to move around randomly. Whoever disobeys will be severely punished!"

  The Holy Lord finished speaking, and Yifeng immediately took over, "Everyone listen up, the first round of competition is very simple. I know that each and every one of you has high skills, some from the green forest, some from the gate of martial arts, and even more extraordinary talents. However, the first round of competition is not to test your skills,"

  What is being tested if not martial arts?

  The crowd erupted again.

  Yi Feng waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down, and continued: "The imperial guard that the emperor wants is not about how high your martial arts skills are, but about your adaptability, your IQ. If you're as stupid as a cow, you'll absolutely never become an imperial guard!"

  "Someone in the crowd suddenly asked loudly, 'What's the first round of exams going to be?'"

  One corner of his mouth curled up into a sly arc, "Listen up, the first round's topic is... Hide and Seek!"

  "Ah......" Another wave came.

  Tang Lin bitterly smiled and thought, "You can't be serious? Playing such a low-level game?"

  He pointed to the group of over 200 generals standing behind him and said to the contestants below, "The first round will be held in the Royal Forest. These more than 200 generals behind me will hide themselves in the forest. If each of you can find a general and bring them back to the finish line within the allotted time, that counts as passing the first round. Do you have confidence in yourselves?"

  "Yes!" Everyone shouted like a savage cow.

  Yifeng finished speaking and looked at Yusheng Jun, politely nodding his head.

  His Majesty didn't say anything else, he turned around and ordered the group of generals: "All follow the original arrangement, immediately enter the Imperial Forest, all matters will be handled by the Minister of War and the Deputy Servant, you can set off now!"

  "Yes!" The two hundred generals received the order and set off one after another, their neat troops winding around the corners of the square and heading into the Imperial Forest.

  Immediately afterwards, a peak gave orders to all the contestants, "Listen up, you will be divided into teams of one hundred people, and then follow the Imperial Guards who brought you to the designated location!"

  They were all a group of rough people and none of them knew how to queue up, so the scene was chaotic.

  Tang Lin looked on from above, the more she watched, the less energetic she felt. She thought to herself, if so many people were under her command, she would have to train them to stand, sit and walk at the very least. The formation was far from meeting her standards.

  It took some time for the crowd to divide into groups and stand in order, then one group after another followed batch by batch of only twenty people composed of the Imperial Forest Army to the road of the Royal Forest.

  Before long, all the contestants had been taken away, and only a few dozen Imperial Guards remained on the scene, surrounding the Holy Emperor.

  The Holy Lord and Yifeng walked down the stone steps, Anlin and several guards followed, and in a short while, several people stood on the square below.

  His Majesty glanced at the vast and empty square in front of him, and said to Yifeng: "Yifeng, you go to the Imperial Forest first. I won't start from the starting point, but will directly go to the end point. When it's time for the competition, I'll notify you. To avoid chaos over there, you go and watch first!"

  "Yes, Master!" After saying that, Yifeng quickly left.

  The Holy Lord turned around, took a sneak peek at Tang Lin, and then ordered all the Imperial Guards, "It's getting late, let's set off too!"

  Before departure, a luxurious sedan chair stopped beside the body of the deceased king.

  The Holy Lord got on the sedan chair, An Lin stood on one side of the sedan chair, and several guards stood on both sides to protect him.

  The sedan chair moved forward, and the imperial guards followed closely behind, soon it was Tang Lin's turn.

  Tang Lin walked in the middle of the team, occasionally jumping up to look at the luxurious sedan chair in front, and occasionally sighing. In her heart, she was bitterly thinking: "The emperor is really lucky, if my family's Junjun were the emperor, it would be great! He could directly make me a high-ranking imperial guard, and who knows, if I serve him well, he might even give me the position of commander..."

  ——

  The sun is shining brightly.

  Royal Forest East Entrance Point.

  At the edge of the large open space leading into the forest, the sedan chair in which the Holy Emperor sat came to a stop.

  This is the end point of the first round match, and there are several camps here, which are exclusively for the emperor.

  The camp was surrounded by heavy troops, and even birds and beasts could hardly fly in. Outside the camp, tables were set up with tea, refreshments, fruit, and everything else. There were also dragon chairs and more than a dozen taishi chairs, on which sat all the civil and military officials, except for the Minister of War, all the other ministers were present.

  As soon as the emperor's sedan chair arrived, these officials immediately stood up and came to pay their respects. The moment the emperor stepped down from his sedan chair, everyone bowed and said: "Your subjects pay homage to Your Majesty, long live the Emperor, long live, long live!"

  His Majesty waved his hand, "All of you, stand up straight, no need for excessive courtesy!"

  The unfamiliar voice made all the officials tremble with fear, and they all looked up at the Emperor, "Your Majesty, your voice..."

  His Majesty looked towards the sedan chair, and Tang Lin and the others had already stood in front of the other Imperial Guards. The distance between Tang Lin and the camp was only a dozen meters away.

  "Everyone loves you, no need for more courtesy!" After finishing speaking, Yu Sheng Jun gave a glance to An Lin beside him.

  An Lin then walked over to several ministers and whispered an explanation of the Emperor's changed voice into their ears. Once they knew the reason, they no longer harbored any suspicions; just a moment before, they had thought that this was an imposter emperor.

  The Holy Emperor walked to the edge of the dragon chair, shook his sleeves and sat down. An Lin stood beside him. The other ministers all stood in front of them.

  Looking at the sky, the Holy Emperor asked those ministers, "What time is it?"

  The Minister of Justice, Lord Zhu, said: "Reply to His Majesty, it's almost noon!"

  Tang Lin saw Zhu Shangshu from afar. Last time, for Lu Baiwan's wrongful case, she and Yu Shengjun went to Zhu Fu to find this person. She didn't expect to run into him again here, but she wondered if Zhu Shangshu still recognized her.

  I hope he doesn't recognize her, otherwise, he will definitely expose that she is a fake Imperial Guard.

  "An Lin, Zhu Ai Qing, you two come in!" After finishing speaking, the Emperor entered his tent first, with An Lin and Zhu Shangshu following behind.

  After entering the camp, Yu Sheng Jun directly walked to the tiger skin throne and sat down, then ordered the two people in front of him, "An Lin, Zhu Ai Qing, I need you to perform a play!"

  An Lin and Zhu Shangshu exchanged a glance with each other, then both looked at the Emperor in confusion. What kind of play did the Emperor want them to perform?

  Zhu Shangshu asked: "Your Majesty, what play would you like me and General An to perform?"

  His Majesty's lips curled up with a mysterious and demonic arc, "You follow what I say, it is like this..."

  Standing at the edge of the camp for a while, Tang Lin suddenly let out a "hatchoo" and sneezed. She rubbed her nose and said irritably: "In broad daylight, who's talking about me?"

  Mei Chun'er said with concern, "Xiao Tang, are you sick? The weather is already hot enough, and we're wearing so much, I feel like if I stand for a while longer, I'll be sweating all over, it's no wonder if I get sick!"

  Tang Lin said: "I'm fine, my intuition tells me that today... isn't going smoothly!"

  Just then, someone came out of the emperor's tent, it was An Lin.

  An Lin walked out of the camp and then approached Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin saw An Lin rushing towards her and felt a bit flustered. Could it be that she had been exposed as an impersonator of the Imperial Guard? Had Zhu Shangshu betrayed her?

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