Little Tang brother, I can take down Wu Jiang in just a minute!

  The helmet was removed, and the hair that had been tied up high on his head without any decorations remained in its original state. The original Imperial Guard uniform replaced the black silk clothes, with a white outer garment and a black inner garment, alternating between black and white, those eyebrows... when did they become so heroic and intimidating?

  Turning around, he took a look and was enchanted by Tang Lin, who was wearing ancient men's clothing. His empress indeed looked like whatever she wore, and people who knew her wouldn't say it, but they must have taken her for a young and handsome young man.

  Because she had never worn ancient clothes before, Tang Lin put on the clothes many times in the camp to wear them neatly. After putting on this black robe, her figure was originally very tall and slender, now being tightened by the waistband, the curve of her waist was completely revealed, making people look at her, although she was a "man", but more handsome than any man, elegant and refined, youthful and vigorous, with an aura that was overwhelming... How can one describe how handsome she looked?

  Dong Chen and others also saw Tang Lin's change, and they all involuntarily opened their mouths in surprise.

  After all, it was her first time wearing ancient men's clothing, so Tang Lin felt a bit embarrassed and lowered her head, not daring to look at Yu Sheng Jun, fearing that if she wore it incorrectly he would scold her.

  His Majesty walked step by step, his eyes calm and fixed on Tang Lin, until he stood in front of her. His right hand gently stretched out and placed itself on Tang Lin's shoulder, touching the clothes on her body. The palm of his hand slid lightly from her shoulder to her wrist, until it held her slender hand, and then lifted it up a few times as he looked at it. He gazed deeply into her eyes and said softly, "Has anyone ever told you that your beauty is enough to captivate the world?"

  Tang Lin's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly withdrew her hand, flustered: "Your Majesty, why did you say these things to me," which made her feel quite awkward.

  The Holy Lord put his hands on his waist, who would have thought that the eagle-shaped ring on his middle finger was seen by Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin saw the ring and her eyes lit up, "Wow, what a delicate ring?"

  "Is this a gift?" Yufeng walked over and said, "Whoever passes the fifteenth round of the Imperial Guard selection this year, this ring will be his?"

  Tang Lin was incredulous, "Something so symbolic of status, would Your Majesty be willing to trade it for a mere guard?"

  His Majesty's lips curled slightly, with a hint of evil charm. "For me, compared to this golden eagle ring, I prefer the person who stands out among thousands of people? Little Tang, I now have an expectation, I hope to give you this ring in person, along with the title 'First Guard', and bestow it upon you?"

  "Hehe," Tang Lin forced a dry smile, "Your Majesty, you're overestimating me." Humph, this was the tactic of provoking her, don't think she didn't know he was goading her, making her bring out her skills to snatch the ring from his hand.

  Take a look at the sky, then the emperor took out the black cloth from his arms and said to Tang Lin: "The competition has passed for half an hour, can't delay any longer, I'll cover you up, whether you can walk out of the imperial forest in the next one and a half hours depends on your luck?" Then, he covered Tang Lin's eyes, after covering them, he ordered Yidang and Yixue: "You two, take her into the forest and then come out again?"

  "Yes?" Huatang and Yishuang responded in unison, then the two of them walked over, each grabbing one of Tanglin's hands, and led her away.

  Du Yuan and others saw Tang Lin being taken into the forest by someone, and everyone's eyes were different...

  ——

  A corner of the forest.

  Yi Tang and Yi Shuang stopped in their tracks.

  Before leaving, Yinfeng said to Tanglin: "You only have half a time unit left, I hope you can do your best in the first round of the competition and don't disappoint the Emperor's expectations. Also, count three beats in your heart, then take off the black cloth?"

  Tang Lin started counting silently, "One, two, three?" After finishing the count, she finally removed the black cloth. What entered her line of sight was a dense thicket of woods and bushes. She turned her body around in a circle but didn't see the guard who had brought her in. Within her field of vision, apart from the forest, it was still the forest, with no end in sight. Instead, an eerie and terrifying atmosphere slowly formed around her.

  Actually, when Tang Lin counted to two, Yidong and Yishuang had already used their fastest lightness skill to get far away from the nearby woods.

  "Isn't that a bit too much?" In the surrounding woods, no one was in sight. Tang Lin praised Yidang and Yishuang, "Just count to three, and people would disappear, worthy of being a high-ranking imperial guard?"

  Tang Lin sat down, took off the ancient cloth boots on her feet, rubbed her toes, and looked around. She wasn't bewildered at all. Instead, a sly arc rose from the corner of her mouth. "Hmph, what kind of test haven't I, Tang Lin, encountered before? Emperor, just wait for me to defeat you!"

  After putting on her shoes, Tang Lin stretched and started walking towards the deepest part of the forest, glancing at her watch from time to time.

  She seems very familiar with the terrain here, and doesn't leave any marks, specifically heading in the direction of where there are big trees.

  After walking for almost ten minutes, Tang Lin finally saw the contestants, and as he went deeper into the forest, he saw more and more contestants.

  These contestants didn't care about each other, they seemed to be trapped in this forest, while searching for a way out, they were also searching for the figures of the military generals in the bushes, caves, trees and underground tunnels. But no matter how hard they searched, the military generals wearing armor were nowhere to be seen.

  Tang Lin walked under a big tree, leaned against the big tree, and began to rub her arms to relieve fatigue. In front of her eyes, there were seven or eight people wandering around.

  Some people with great agility flew directly to the top of the tallest tree, looking to see if there were any martial arts generals hiding on the trees, also hoping to see the end, but couldn't see anything at all, and finally had no choice but to jump down from the tree in disappointment.

  Tang Lin looked at some other people, who were using wooden sticks to stir up the dry leaves on the ground, suspecting that there might be a hole underground and Wu Jiang was hiding underneath. Not far away, there was a small stream flowing, and some people ran directly into the stream, then dove into the deep water to search, hoping to find someone.

  Those people had been searching for a long time but still couldn't find Wu Jiang.

  At this time, a sobbing voice came from behind the tree next to Tang Lin, "Brother-in-law... brother-in-law... Xueyan can't get out, Xueyan can't find you, Xueyan misses you..."

  "Huh?" Tang Lin heard the voice and furrowed her brow, wasn't that Han Xueyan's voice?

  Tang Ling just wanted to lean down and turn her head to look behind the tree, when she heard Han Xueyan's voice "Ah?", followed by a dull thud.

  At this moment, Han Xueyan was two meters away from the big tree next to Tang Lin. Because she didn't watch her step, she tripped over a withered vine on the ground and fell down, crying out in pain. As she lifted her head, her mouth still had two dry leaves stuck to it.

  "Oh no?" Tang Lin immediately stood up, originally wanting to go behind the tree to help Han Xueyan up, but when she turned around and looked over, she saw a handsome man supporting Han Xueyan.

  The person holding Xueyan Han was Yun Lei.

  "Little brother, how can you be so careless?" Yun Lei said with a smile as he helped Han Xueyan up with one hand. Only after she stood up did he notice the two dry leaves on her lips, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

  It's just Lin Nai Nai. Han Xueyan spat out the leaf that was in her mouth, looked at Yun Lei and said in a low voice: "Is it you? Thank you?"

  Yun Lei smiled slightly, "Not welcome? Young brother, haven't you found Wu Jiang yet?"

  "Never mind," Han Xueyan said with a frown, "not only can't find the martial arts general, but also can't find the way out. By the way, brother, have you found it?"

  Yun Lei shook his head helplessly, "Nothing? I didn't expect that once you enter the Royal Forest, you can't get out. I tried several methods to leave, but they all failed in the end. I clearly left marks on the trees, but when I turned around... they were all gone, it's really strange?"

  Han Xueyan's heart was filled with anxiety, "How could this be? I also remembered the number, and it disappeared after just one turn?"

  "Snow smoke?" Tang Lin called out.

  Han Xueyan looked forward and saw Tang Lin's majestic appearance, and was shocked. "L-little Tang... brother?"

  Tang Lin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, originally she was still worried that Han Xueyan would call her "Little Tang Sister", but now she felt at ease. However, she didn't expect that Han Xueyan could still maintain her composure in this environment, and was a very clever girl.

  "Little Tang?" Once she confirmed it was indeed Tang Lin, Han Xueyan was like a lost girl who had finally found her way home. She ran over in a few steps and threw herself into Tang Lin's arms, crying like a tear person.

  Tang Lin patted Han Xueyan's back, knowing that she had suffered a great grievance. "I'm here, don't worry, you won't lose yourself?"

  Yun Lei gave her a polite nod as Tang Lin looked over at him.

  After a while, the three of them sat on a large stone by the brook, watching the gurgling water.

  Han Xue took out a mantou and handed one to Yun Lei on his right, then another to Tang Lin on his left. "Little Tang, you want some too? We still have to hold out for a while longer; after the competition ends, someone will come to take us away."

  "Thanks?" Tang Lin took a bite of the bun, chewing while asking the two: "Are you sure you can't get out and can't find Wu Jiang?"

  "Anyway, I'm powerless now?"

  "Right," Tang Lin suddenly remembered something and immediately asked Han Xueyan: "How did you come to participate in the Imperial Guard selection contest?"

  Han Xueyan said: "I finally saw the man who looked like my brother-in-law on the street this morning, he walked too fast, I couldn't catch up no matter how hard I chased him, and when I followed him into the South Palace Gate, I didn't expect to run into the Imperial Guard Selection Competition?"

  "Hey," Tang Lin poked Han Xueyan's head, not knowing what to say about her.

  "What should I do, little Tang... brother?" Han Xueyan asked anxiously.

  Tang Lin munched on a steamed bun, mumbling unclearly: "What's going on?"

  Han Xueyan said: "It's just how to find Wu Jiang, and how to get out?"

  Tang Lin patted his chest and guaranteed with a smile: "Xueyan, don't worry, after you've eaten your fill, I, Little Tang, can grab those two martial artists for you in just a minute, and then point out a path to the terminal station for you. I guarantee that you'll pass the first round of competition!"

  Han Xueyan couldn't believe it, "Two days without seeing you, haven't you taken the wrong medicine?" That was simply impossible.