The daily life of a peasant girl taking the imperial examination

The more Zhuge Yunshu thought about it, the more she felt that a series of things had happened since she activated the Serving the Country and the People System, which was somewhat extraordinary. In particular, she felt that things were slowly becoming abnormal.

Is this still the normal world of ancient imperial examinations?

"Host, don't worry, this is a perfectly normal world. It's just that the situation between countries in this world is quite tense. In order to ensure your safety, this system can only try its best to find some cheat cards that can save your life at any time." Seeing that its host was wasting time on his own imagination again, the system quickly and considerately came out to explain.

There's nothing we can do; it's the most responsible system in the world.

"Tensions are brewing between countries? You must be joking!" Zhuge Yunshu asked incredulously.

According to her knowledge of the Xia Dynasty, the current states are Xia, Song, Chu, Qi, and Chen. Since Emperor Gaozu of Xia ended the ten-year war, the other four states have respected Xia for survival. To this day, the states maintain harmonious relations and conduct academic exchanges every three years.

"Host, you are still too naive. Don't you realize that Emperor Gaozu of Xia has been dead for many years? The current emperor was a wise ruler when he was young, but he is getting more and more confused as he gets older and is particularly prone to listening to the slander of petty people."

After saying this, the system deliberately whispered, "According to rumors, the Xia Kingdom is teeming with spies from other countries, from ordinary citizens to high-ranking officials. It's truly terrifying to think about!"

Zhuge Yunshu wanted to roll his eyes at the system's actions. Wasn't the "Serve the Country and the People" system just for the two of them?

But after thinking about the system's words carefully, she quickly came to a conclusion: "So, you're afraid that those spies will assassinate me after learning about my intelligence, which is why you prepared so many cheat cards."

"Intelligent and knowledgeable, you are the host," the system said with satisfaction.

Zhuge Yunshu couldn't help but sigh that this stupid system sometimes had a pretty long-term vision, but he just didn't know where it got so many expired cards from.

"However, host, you don't need to worry too much right now. These spies won't waste time dealing with newbies," the system said.

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

I wasn't comforted.

Zhuge Yunshu thought that the general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unity, and after a long period of unity, there will be division. This is an inevitable trend. After all, there are countless examples throughout history of a country becoming dominant and being coveted by other countries.

There's no way around it; some people are just insatiably greedy. The only way to deal with such people is to become stronger so they'll back down, or to subdue them with force until they dare not have any more greed.

system:"......"

It has discovered that its host is becoming increasingly violent. What should it do?

......

After her conversation with the system, Zhuge Yunshu thought a lot. She realized that the only thing she could do now was to work hard to improve her knowledge and strengthen herself so that she could protect the people she cared about when the country was in danger.

After figuring all this out, she calmed herself down and continued to learn from the renowned teachers within the system, following the original plan step by step.

Then, on the advice of the system's renowned teacher, he spent 2000 points to open a subject called "Zhiyi," which is the "eight-legged essay" that is required for the imperial examinations.

This was the subject that tormented her the most, but because it was a required subject for the imperial examinations, she had to grit her teeth and keep studying.

......

The next day, Zhuge Yunshu got up early to wash and dress.

Although I spent five times as much time studying in the "Serving the Country and the People" system last night, I still felt incredibly energetic for some reason.

Zhuge Yunshu speculated that this might be the difference between the body and the spirit entering the system!

But isn't this exactly what she wanted?

Seeing that it was still early, Zhuge Yunshu sat cross-legged on the bed and did half an hour of breathing exercises according to the instructions on the health card. Then, following the instructions, she did a set of stretching exercises that were not quite standard. Another half hour passed in this way before she finished her health exercise.

To be honest, apart from being a little tired, I didn't feel anything. I wonder if the idea of ​​living to ninety-nine is a lie.

Zhuge Yunshu didn't think about this for too long. He quickly entered the Serving the Country and the People system and opened the martial arts simulation scene. In that instant, Zhuge Yunshu suddenly appeared on a two-square-meter cliff. He could only see the surrounding clouds and mist, and he couldn't see the depth of the bottom of the cliff at all.

"Oh my god! I'm afraid of heights!" Zhuge Yunshu looked at the surroundings without any railings, her legs trembling, and she stood there without daring to move an inch.

"Hmph! Useless." The old man in gray looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes widening in shock. His already somewhat frightening face became even more terrifying under the weight of those eyes.

After being repeatedly frightened, Zhuge Yunshu collapsed dramatically at the old man's feet.

"Exceptional talent and extraordinary physique, he's quite a martial arts prodigy. It's just a pity he's a bit too old." The gray-robed old man looked Zhuge Yunshu up and down and said with disdain.

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

This is the first time she's been criticized for being too old! Did people in ancient times start learning martial arts at the age of four or five?

If the old man could hear Zhuge Yunshu's thoughts, he would definitely reply, "That's exactly what you want."

"I see that your lower body is unstable, so let's start with the horse stance."

Zhuge Yunshu really wanted to say that she was actually scared.

However, the old man did not give her a chance to speak. When she correctly assumed the horse stance as instructed, the old man pointed a finger at her back, and Zhuge Yunshu found that she could not move.

"Don't worry, the immobilization spell will be lifted in six hours." After saying this, the old man drifted away.

Zhuge Yunshu: "..."

It turns out that there really are such things as the "immobilization technique" and the "lightness skill," and here she is witnessing a miracle.

However, the martial arts instructor assigned by the system this time doesn't seem to be very reliable.

With no other option, Zhuge Yunshu could only grit his teeth and persevere.

And so, an hour passed... four hours passed... six hours passed, and Zhuge Yunshu, like a puddle of water, sat weakly on the ground. Only he knew the agony he felt.

She was incredibly grateful that she had been practicing horse stance every morning and evening for the past few days; otherwise, her legs would have been ruined after six hours.

Damn it, the martial arts masters in the system are really ruthless.

"Boom boom boom!"

A knock on the door made Zhuge Yunshu, who was sitting on the floor rubbing his legs, quickly exit the system space.

She looked herself over and thankfully, apart from body aches, there wasn't a trace of sweat on her body.

Only then did he feel relieved and went to open the door.

To her surprise, it wasn't Wang Yi knocking on the door, but rather the innkeeper's waiter and county yamen runners.

"What is this?" Zhuge Yunshu looked at the scene with a face full of doubt.

It's like being a model citizen staying in a hotel and suddenly being confronted by the police; it's impossible not to panic.

"Miss Zhuge, the magistrate requests your presence," the bailiff said expressionlessly.