Su Huaiyuan dodged the opponent's nine - section whip by using his footwork. Seizing the right moment, he struck at the tall and thin man's shoulder with a palm.
To avoid this palm strike, the man leaned his whole body backward. Little did he know that Su Huaiyuan's real target was not his shoulder but his weapon.
The man only felt a sharp pain in his arm. His wrist went limp, and Su Huaiyuan snatched the nine - section whip from his hand. The man was secretly delighted, but before he could react, Su Huaiyuan waved his hand, and the nine - section whip was deeply embedded in a pillar beside the arena.
Su Huaiyuan grinned and rained punches on the opponent.
The tall and thin man was overwhelmed by Su Huaiyuan's relentless punches and could hardly catch his breath. He was amazed at Su Huaiyuan's martial arts skills.
In the previous four days' and today's matches, Su Huaiyuan had used weapons. So he thought that Su Huaiyuan's strength lay in using weapons, which was why he had chosen his most proficient nine - section whip.
However, he didn't know that without weapons, relying solely on his fists and feet, Su Huaiyuan could fight tigers and kill bears bare - handed!
Once Su Huaiyuan got close to him, he simply couldn't find a chance to fight back.
Whenever he tried to reach into his sleeves, collars, or belts to take out any hidden weapons, Su Huaiyuan, who had been on guard, would stop him in advance.
Moreover, every time Su Huaiyuan stopped him, he would slap the man across the face, making his mouth full of blood.
"Surprised? Everyone has hidden a trump card in the final. So have I."
"Who sent you? The Wang family or the Crown Prince? If they think they can deal with me, Su Huaiyuan, they're just dreaming!"
Noticing that the man wanted to bite the poison capsule in his mouth to commit suicide and frame him for murder, Su Huaiyuan dislocated the man's jaw, spun around, and threw him to the ground. The tall and thin man lay on the ground, his eyes wide - open and his jaw distorted. His face showed extreme pain, and his whole body was too limp to move.
Just then, the incense stick had just burned out.
Seeing this, the examiner rang the gong in his hand and said, "The match is over. Both sides are prohibited from further fighting!"
It was obvious that Su Huaiyuan had won the match. But since the tall and thin man was lying motionless on the ground, the military doctor rushed forward with a medicine box to check his condition.
After a thorough examination, the military doctor said, "This man has broken his spinal bone and has temporarily lost his mobility."
The examiner couldn't help but look at Su Huaiyuan, who was standing nearby with his hands behind his back, hesitating to say something.
Su Huaiyuan deliberately asked, "I didn't expect that just throwing him to the ground would break his spinal bone. This shouldn't be considered a violation, right?"
Since this man had won a previous match using the same method and the result was valid, the examiner had no choice but to announce, "In this round, Party A wins!"
Seeing Su Huaiyuan overwhelming his opponent and using the tall and thin man's own ruthless tactics against him to win the match smoothly, Su Yuanyuan and others who had been holding their breath watching the match beside the arena all let out a sigh of relief.
Su Yuanyuan looked at the qi luck between her second brother's eyebrows again. The red halo had disappeared, and it had turned back to the original golden color.
The crisis for her second brother had been completely resolved!
The young girl jumped up cheering, "Second brother won! Two consecutive victories. Second brother has successfully advanced!"
Hearing his sister's cheerful voice, Su Huaiyuan was also in a great mood. However, when his gaze fell on the tall and thin man lying on the ground, his face darkened. He said to the examiner,
"Report to the examiner. When this man was fighting me and found himself at a disadvantage, he always reached for his body. I suspect he has hidden weapons on him. I suggest you search his body."
The man was still conscious. Hearing this, his eyes widened. He tried to struggle desperately and let out a whining sound.
The examiner and the military doctor glanced at each other, then stepped forward together to search him. Sure enough, they found several hidden weapons in the man's collar and belt.
The examiner put away the hidden weapons and said in a deep voice, "It is clearly stated in this exam that candidates are prohibited from bringing hidden weapons. I will report the situation truthfully. Someone, take him away!"
The tall and thin man was carried away by other imperial guards. Su Huaiyuan, having won the match, jumped off the arena and walked towards his family again to celebrate his successful advancement with them.
Before the next match started, the examiner climbed onto the main examination platform and handed the items they had just found on the tall and thin man to Cang Xuan.
"Lord Cang, these are the items found on that man just now. This man had hidden weapons on him, which is a violation of the regulations of the special imperial examination. I have already arrested him. How should this man be dealt with? Please give your instructions, Lord Cang."
Everyone looked at the items on the table, their faces full of shock. Because besides the hidden weapons, there was actually a Langya token!
Cang Xuan picked up the Langya token in front of everyone and pretended to be surprised, "Isn't this the token that the people of the Wang family carry? Could this be a clansman of Grand Tutor Wang? Lord Zhou, you are a disciple of Grand Tutor Wang. Have you ever seen this man?"
The official surnamed Zhou quickly said, "I've never seen this man! This man must have deliberately hidden the Langya token on him to frame the Wang family!"
"Oh." Cang Xuan raised his eyebrows. Playing with the Langya token with his fingers, he said half - smilingly to Qin Hao, "Lord Qin, according to the laws of the Great Chu, how many years of punishment is for framing someone?"
"According to the laws of the Great Chu, those who maliciously frame others shall be given fifty strokes of the cane and imprisoned for three to ten years depending on the severity of the framing." Qin Hao replied.
"Then, how should those who bring prohibited items into the examination hall during the special imperial examination be judged?"
Qin Hao said, "Bringing hidden weapons in violation of the regulations is regarded as cheating. The laws of the Great Chu state that all cheaters shall be imprisoned for three years and deprived of their qualification to take the imperial examination. If they come from a clan, the examination results of their clan members in that year shall be invalidated, and their clan shall be prohibited from sending anyone to take the imperial examination for ten years."
After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, especially the officials belonging to the Wang family's camp. Their hearts were in turmoil.
To forbid any member of the Wang family from taking the imperial examination for ten years was equivalent to cutting off the Wang family's way of cultivating their influence!
Cang Xuan looked at Hu Lie, the commander of the imperial guards beside him, and said, "Commander Hu, in your opinion, how should this man be dealt with?"
Since this matter involved the Wang family, Hu Lie's beard trembled. He averted his eyes and said, "Lord Cang is the prime minister and the chief supervisor of this special imperial examination. How to deal with this is entirely up to Lord Cang."
Cang Xuan squinted his eyes in satisfaction and said half - smilingly, "Whether it is the imperial examination or the special imperial examination, it is to select talented people for the Great Chu. Cheating is a serious crime that can affect the whole family. Although this man has the Wang family's token, Lord Zhou said he is not a clansman of the Wang family. So he must be framing them. Trying to frame the Wang family and preventing them from taking the imperial examination for ten years is a serious crime. I don't think he could have come up with such an outrageous idea alone. There must be accomplices behind him."
"Lord Zhang." Cang Xuan said, "This man will be handed over to your Ministry of Justice. You must find out who instigated him to frame the Wang family."
"Lord Qin, this case involves the Wang family. Your Court of Judicial Review needs to cooperate with the Ministry of Justice. Don't let His Majesty, the Empress, and the Crown Prince down."
Zhang Wentao and Qin Hao stood up, bowed, and said, "Yes, we will follow your order."