Chapter 217 Student Debate Contest

In early November, news came that Qin Zheng killed a mid-level monster [Drought Jade Rabbit]. The students of Jixia Academy were still discussing how powerful Qin Zheng had become. At the end of the month, news came that Qin Zheng killed a mid-level monster [Golden Dragon Python], which means that Qin Zheng already has the strength to crush mid-level monsters.

Qin Zheng became the topic of discussion for everyone. Everyone believed that Qin Zheng killed mid-level monsters to reduce his own karma. If he killed too many people, the foundation-building realm could dilute his karma by retreating and meditating or killing monsters. Hua Kai felt that the reason why his uncle had not been able to break through might be that he had stayed in the battlefield for too long. After this war was over, he had to rest at home for a few years.

Qin Zheng killed mid-level monsters, which not only weakened his own karma, but also diverted domestic attention and allowed Qin to survive the drought crisis. There were countless herds of beasts in the Qinling Mountains that could make up for part of Qin's food pressure. This was a way to kill two birds with one stone.

In the winter of the 392nd year of Duke Huan, all cities in Qi were flooded with disaster victims. The noble families in the city could only close the city gates and watch the wild beasts and disaster victims fighting outside. All the porridge stalls inside and outside the city had been closed, and people starved to death appeared everywhere.

However, no one in the Jixia Academy ever discussed these topics. Everyone was only concerned about the situation of the Qi army in Yan State and what monsters Qin Zheng had killed recently.

The porridge stalls in Guang County City have been open since two years ago and have never been closed. All the disaster victims are concentrated in the refugee camps for management. There are more than 30 refugee camps in the entire Guang County City. The Hua family has now been divided into different affiliated forces for management. The disaster does not seem to have a great impact on the people here. There are still various workshops open in Guang County City in winter. As long as you are diligent, you will not starve to death.

Han Xu sat in his study with a melancholy face. He has never been in a good mood since the Hua family entered Guang County City. Many aristocratic families in Linzi City envied Guang County City for becoming more and more prosperous in the past two years. He didn't know how to respond after hearing this, because it seemed that all this had little to do with the Han family, and as time went by, the Han family's presence became less and less, and now he found that he could do nothing.

Especially this year, Guang County City was summoned. When he saw that the number of troops following the Hua family to the expedition reached more than 40,000, he knew that the days of the Han family becoming the master of Guang County were coming to an end.

The performance of the Hua family in the battlefield of Yan State was several levels stronger than that of the Han family. This time he led the troops to retreat home halfway. Several families that were originally affiliated with the Han family have begun to flirt with the Hua family. Even the Zheng family has begun to contact the Hua family in the past few days.

Han Xu couldn't help but think about what would happen if he married his daughter Han Xin to the Hua family at that time. If that happened, the Hua family would definitely still be his subordinate, and then everything now belongs to the Han family!

"Master!" The butlers of the Han Mansion shouted outside.

"Come in! How is the matter handled?" Han Xu sighed and said.

"It is still possible for the Han family to keep their status as a seventh-rank family this time, but there is basically no hope for them to continue to be the lord of Guang County. I have already used the Han family's relationship in Linzi City to operate... But in the end, it depends on the attitude of King Qi!" The butler whispered.

"What about driving the Hua family out of Guang County? What is the attitude of the major families in Linzi City?" Han Xu asked.

"This possibility is not great!" The butler replied.

"The war in Yan State will take some time to end. We still have a chance. No matter what the price, as long as we can get the Hua family out of Guang County, we may still be able to take back what we have lost." Han Xu said in a deep voice.

"I know, sir!" The butler retreated!

At the beginning of Duke Huan 393, the Jixia Academy issued a notice that Qin invited students from various countries to go to Xianyang Academy in June this year to participate in the debate conference. At that time, the student who won the first place will receive a Lingbao-level inkstone.

Every Lingbao is precious to a country. Qin State actually took out a Lingbao as a reward, which made everyone excited.

Legend has it that all spiritual treasures are formed by the spirit of heaven and earth after years of nurturing in the Jindan realm. Each spiritual treasure has the function of suppressing the family's luck. Hua Kai's [Baoguang Liuli Bottle] is just a treasure, not a spiritual weapon.

Everyone was excited when they heard this, but when they heard the registration conditions of Jixia Academy, many people couldn't help shaking their heads.

The above conditions for students are acceptable to everyone, but the age requirement of under 35 years old is not embarrassing. Many students are over 60 years old. Even among the 20 young masters of the academy, there are not many who are under 35 years old. This cuts off the thoughts of a large number of people.

In early February, Jixia Academy began to conduct public assessments of more than 30 registered students. In the end, only 9 students were selected. Many students in the academy were ashamed after watching the performance of the academy's proud students in the debate field. Jixia Academy has countless geniuses, but people rarely pay attention to them!

Hua Kai was also notified to participate in the debate conference held by Qin State. For this purpose, they were arranged to listen to the debate skills of several famous masters and the ideological theories of several old academic masters. However, these were useless in Hua Kai's opinion. These teachers only talked about some basic things. If you use these to compete for the spiritual treasure reward of Qin State, it will not be very useful.

At the end of March, the Jixia Academy was still discussing the matter of participating in the Qin State Debate Conference. A sudden news shocked everyone.

In early February, Qin State sent tens of thousands of elite troops to Bashu and Shu. Qin Zheng killed the King of Ba and the King of Shu. It took only one month for Bashu and Shu to be completely occupied by Qin State. Now the territory of Qin State suddenly surpassed Chu State and became the largest country in the world.

Bashu is rich in grain. As the granary of Qin State, the whole Qin State is no longer a problem. Everyone can't believe that Qin State will send troops to Bashu. The 800-li Qinchuan is not a joke. At this time, some people remembered that Qin Zheng killed the Qinling monster last year.

Hua Kai was also shocked. He had experienced how difficult it was to walk through the Qinling Mountains. Even if there were no monsters blocking the way, it would be a crazy move for tens of thousands of troops to cross the Qinling Mountains. No one could have imagined that the purpose of Qin Zheng's killing monsters was to pass through the Qinling Mountains.

The population of Bashu was several times that of Qin, but it was so easy for Qin to occupy it. Everyone was scolding the incompetence of the families of Bashu, and they all felt a little uneasy. As long as Qin could develop Bashu for ten years and build the Great Wall in the north, its national strength would surely increase greatly. By then, how would Qin, whose land area had increased several times, face its neighbors!

The biggest shock of Qin's occupation of Bashu was Chu. Bashu was originally a subsidiary of Chu. The Sihai Chamber of Commerce brought back countless spiritual objects for Chu every year in Bashu. After Qin occupied Bashu, all this would no longer exist.

Chu had no choice but to increase its troops in the northwest. Qin didn't care at all. The two countries had been fighting for hundreds of years. He knew that Chu would not fight for Bashu with him.

Wei, Han, and Zhao also began to prepare. They were repairing fortresses on the border with Qin while making peace with neighboring countries. Now the drought has not passed, and the people of the world can't even eat. How can they have the strength to fight? Everyone began to focus on the development of their own country. Whoever can recover faster after the drought will have the absolute initiative in the future.

On this day, Hua Kai was discussing with nine students who were going to Qin with him to participate in the debate conference. Suddenly, he saw that the sky began to become gloomy. Everyone was shocked and walked out of the hall.

The sky was full of dark clouds, and a cool breeze blew past everyone's ears. I don't know how long they haven't felt such a cool breeze.

Hua Kai felt a drop of rain falling on his head, and there was a cheer in the Jixia Academy. It finally rained!

The rain came quickly. In less than an incense stick, the light rain turned into heavy rain. Everyone stood in the rain and was reluctant to leave. Everyone just hoped that God would rain more, so that wheat could be replanted in time this year.

It seemed that God heard everyone's prayers. It rained for three days. On April 1st, the rain stopped and the sky cleared. Hua Kai saw that the grass in the yard had sprouted green buds.

After leaving the Holy Son Academy, he saw many students and teachers busy planting spiritual medicine in the open space of the academy. Most of the spiritual medicine in the academy died of drought in the past three years. Without spiritual medicine, the spiritual energy in the academy has become much thinner.

After having lunch at the restaurant, Hua Kai found that the ordinary steamed buns and pasta in the Jixia Academy have been provided less recently, which means that even the Qi family does not have much surplus food.

The drought is actually the most difficult time at this time. Now even if the wheat is planted in the field and wait until the autumn harvest, there is still more than half a year. If the farmers do not have any surplus food in the family during this half year, what will they take care of the farmland to eat?

Moreover, Hua Kai believes that most people have eaten up their stored grain seeds long ago. Even if they have land this year, it is still different whether they can harvest in autumn.

The team from Jixia Academy to Xianyang City of Qin State has been determined. A great scholar will lead the team and four academic masters will escort them. The Qi family has sent a hundred elite guards. Everyone has decided to set off on April 5th.

It is more than 8,000 miles to Xianyang City of Qin State. If it were not for the great scholar and many innate realms, they might not be able to get there in two months.

On April 3rd, Hua Kai had prepared his luggage for the trip. This time he was traveling with his classmates and teachers. He couldn't put everything in his personal space. Hua Mo, Xue Chen and others stood behind him, and they were deeply reluctant.

After Hua Kai left, no one gave them extra lessons. Moreover, this was the first time that Hua Kai was alone outside without his family. Everyone was also worried about his safety.

"Don't worry, if everything goes well, I will be back by the end of this year. At that time, I will have to examine your learning situation. If anyone doesn't study hard, I will come back to deal with him!" Hua Kai said deliberately.

After living with Hua Xuan and others for so long, Hua Kai was reluctant to leave home alone this time. However, it was the sage Zeng Shen who instructed him to go to the State of Qin, and he had to go!