I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 612 Why are you here?
Chongzheng Academy recruited more than 500 students? Isn't that too many?

As if hearing Zhang Chen's muttering, a chubby and very fat young man beside him turned his head and looked at Zhang Chen: "Originally, Chongzheng Academy didn't have so many students, probably only about a hundred people, but this year is different. This year, Chongzheng Academy will open an inner courtyard. Although the places for the inner courtyard have been decided, the dean is merciful and still allocated ten places for all disciples to compete for, to collect those with great luck, which may have an incredible effect. You must know that for cultivators of our generation, in addition to strength, luck is equally important. It is one of the indispensable and important conditions. If a person has no luck, no matter how strong his strength is, no matter how strong his foundation is, it is just a castle in the air."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen suddenly understood. He never thought that Chongzheng Academy actually left a glimmer of hope for ordinary disciples. Zhou Qiucheng was worthy of the title of "impartial and impartial".

Moreover, Zhang Chen agreed with what the fat young man said. In many cases, luck is one of the key factors that can really determine victory or defeat.

Zhou Qiucheng gave ordinary disciples ten opportunities to compete, and the ten disciples who stood out must have great luck.

At this time, Zhang Chen felt that Zhou Qiucheng was somewhat interesting.

The fat young man looked Zhang Chen up and down at this time. Seeing Zhang Chen wearing coarse linen clothes, he asked curiously: "Whose bastard are you? You are living a miserable life, aren't you? Is your stepmother abusing you? She won't let you have enough food?"

In this world, even illegitimate sons wear silk and satin. Zhang Chen, wearing coarse linen clothes, stood out among the crowd.

Hearing what the other party said, Zhang Chen shook his head: "Brother, you are joking. I just like coarse linen clothes. Coarse linen clothes are more comfortable to wear."

Hearing this, the fat man looked Zhang Chen up and down with an 'I understand' expression in his eyes. In his eyes, Zhang Chen was clearly embarrassed at the moment and was just forcing himself to pretend to be fat.

"My name is Weber. May I ask your name?" The short and fat young man clasped his fists and bowed to Zhang Chen.

"My name is Shen Chen!" Zhang Chen said his fake name upon hearing this.

"Are you here to try for those ten places as well?" Weber asked.

Before Zhang Chen could speak, Wei Bo answered first: "Of course! I heard that Chongzheng Academy will only recruit 36 ​​people for the inner courtyard this time. Now 26 places have been reserved, and we have to fight for the remaining 10 places. There are more than 500 people here, and it is really difficult to fight for 10 places. I heard that many children from big families from all over the country have come to Chongzheng Academy from afar to compete for those 10 places."

Zhang Chen glanced at Webber without refutation. Webber was a very outgoing person. He leaned close to Zhang Chen and chattered to him, introducing the people who had passed by and the situation in Chongzheng Academy.

"Among the ten places being competed for this time, there are two people who have the greatest hope of winning a place. They are our greatest enemies," Weber said.

"Oh? Which two are they?" Zhang Chen asked curiously. Since he was waiting in line now, it would be a good idea for him to find out some news about Chongzheng Academy.

"The first one is Zhang Gaoqiu, the second son of the Zhang family in Kyoto. He comes from one of the eight major families in Kyoto and is a true genius. It is said that when he participated in the examination of the Imperial Academy in Kyoto, he was only one place away from entering the selection. Unfortunately, he was only one step away from success. So he was unwilling to give up, so he traveled thousands of miles to Jinling City, wanting to enter the Jinling Inner Court, which is second only to the Imperial Academy in Kyoto." Weber said beside him:
"This person has an extraordinary family background and means, far superior to us. He will definitely have a spot in this external school selection."

"Zhang Gaoqiu is so extraordinary, why wasn't he reserved for the inner courtyard, but instead had to take the assessment?" Zhang Chen asked the question that was in his mind.

The power of the Zhang family in Kyoto is far greater than that of the Shen family. If the Zhang family in Kyoto takes action, it should not be difficult to arrange a Zhang Gaoqiu, right?

"Do you think the Zhang family doesn't want it? I heard that when Zhang Gaoqiu first came to Jinling City, he had a letter of introduction from a great master. Unfortunately, Dean Zhou took a look at it and said that Zhang Gaoqiu's luck was too bad, so he directly withheld the letter. Zhang Gaoqiu had no choice but to participate in the selection, hoping to pass the selection to enter the inner courtyard. If he passes the selection, it will prove that he is also a person with extraordinary luck. At that time, Dean Zhou will have no reason to stop him." Weber said.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen was surprised and stunned. He never thought that this unlucky guy Zhang Gaoqiu would have such an experience.

"Where is the second person?" Zhang Chen asked immediately.

"There is another person, called Chai Chuanxin. His background is mysterious. I heard that he seems to be from the Kyoto royal family and has the blood of the Kyoto royal family flowing in his veins." Webber said: "This person is quite mysterious. It is said that he is of royal blood, but he has already given birth to five blessings."

Hearing Wei Bo's words, Zhang Chen's pupils shrank: "Gambling fox Tu Shan Qing!"

Tushan Qing was definitely a very strange existence, especially the gambling skills he mastered, which simply made Zhang Chen shudder.

This fox took over Chai Chuanxin's body and got involved with Bei Wolong. The two sides had fought each other in the north.

"Why is the gambling fox here? Where is Zhuge Cheng?" Zhang Chen thought to himself. "In addition to these two, I heard that there are many mysterious people who have hidden their identities and joined Chongzheng Academy, hoping to enter the inner courtyard. There is even a princess from the Dasheng royal family!" Webber said.

Zhang Chen fell silent after hearing this. He felt that the things happening in Chongzheng Academy were becoming more and more interesting.

At this moment, a carriage rumbled past, passing by the students and heading towards the main gate of the academy. The creaking sound of the carriage immediately attracted the attention of all the students. Everyone was rushing to the front of Chongzheng Academy, and the sudden appearance of a carriage was enough to attract everyone's attention.

"That's the Shen family's carriage! Only the Shen family can drive the carriage into the palace." After seeing the carriage, Wei Bo showed a hint of envy in his eyes: "Only the Shen family has such a privilege in Jinling City. I heard that the Shen family contributed a large sum of money to the establishment of Chongzheng Academy."

"If we can get close to the Shen family, our future will be smooth." There was a hint of envy in Weber's eyes.

Zhang Chen was surprised when he heard this. He never expected that there was such a trick. It seemed that the Shen family's privileges in Jinling City were everywhere.

But when the carriage passed by Zhang Chen, a voice suddenly came from the carriage: "Stop!"

The carriage stopped, immediately attracting everyone's attention. The curtain was lifted, revealing the profiles of Shen Ling and Jiang Nan. At this time, Shen Ling stared at Zhang Chen with an unpleasant expression: "Why are you here? Who allowed you to come?"

Shen Ling didn't know that Zhang Chen had moved out of the Shen family. She thought he was still living there and wanted to use the Shen family's name to join Chongzheng Academy.

"Why can't I come? Is Chongzheng Academy owned by your family? Do I need to say hello to you when I want to go? When did the Shen family become so overbearing that they have begun to restrict my personal freedom?" Zhang Chen retorted without showing any weakness: "Why should I tell you what I want to do? Who do you think you are?"

Wei Bo looked at Shen Ling, then looked at Zhang Chen who responded directly, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Look at what Zhang Chen said. It was the first time he met someone who dared to say that Shen Ling, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, was a "toy".

"Haha, you want to join Chongzheng Academy? Don't you know how capable you are? Without the help of my Shen family's name, how can you join Chongzheng Academy?" Shen Ling's eyes showed a hint of coldness: "If you really have such a backbone, you should find a way yourself instead of relying on my Shen family's name."

"Of course I don't need to rely on the name of your Shen family. You worry too much!" Zhang Chen said coldly. As he spoke, his eyes moved away from Shen Ling and looked through the gap in the window at Jiang Nan who was sitting inside. He saw Jiang Nan sitting in the carriage calmly, watching quietly without moving.

"Good! You really have a backbone. I hope your mouth is as tough as your backbone." Shen Ling smiled coldly: "I will let you know the consequences of being tough."

Shen Ling waved to the steward in charge of registration and assessment in the distance, and the steward trotted to the front of the carriage and bowed respectfully: "Meetings, Miss Shen."

"This person has nothing to do with my Shen family. If he dares to use the name of my Shen family to sneak into the academy, you should know what to do, right?" Shen Ling said coldly.

The steward was stunned when he heard this, and then quickly said, "I already know."

Shen Ling glanced at Zhang Chen coldly, then lowered the curtain of the carriage, and the carriage drove away.

Shen Ling had already joined Chongzheng Academy, so naturally she didn't have to queue up to register as a new student.

The steward waited until the carriage was far away before he raised his head, turned his head and glanced at Zhang Chen, as if he wanted to remember him firmly, then turned and left, with only one sentence echoing in the mountains: "Boy, you should go back quickly, this Chongzheng Academy is not yours anymore."

Looking at the back of the steward, Zhang Chen stood still. At this time, Wei Bo's legs felt weak: "Brother, how did you offend the Shen family? You are in big trouble! You are in big trouble. You should go down the mountain quickly, maybe you can avoid trouble. Otherwise, if the matter gets out of hand, you will not get any benefit."

As he spoke, Weber began to step back, fearing that he would be implicated by Zhang Chen. Soon he disappeared in the crowd.

Zhang Chen couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this. He didn't queue up and walked straight towards the manager.

At this time, the steward had already sat down and started to register the applicants. Seeing Zhang Chen coming, he couldn't help but frowned: "Didn't I tell you to leave? You have offended the Shen family. The eldest lady of the Shen family has spoken. Who dares to hire you?"

Zhang Chen took a deep breath when he heard this. Shen Ling's move was like a revenge for blocking the way. Fortunately, he had made friends with the dean a long time ago, otherwise he would have really encountered big trouble today and been ruined by him. He would definitely take revenge on Shen Ling in the future!

(End of this chapter)