I am a winner with Chinese poetry

Chapter 123 7 levels

Gu Yunzhou and others immediately felt the pressure. Master Jia took the lead and stepped forward, respectfully replying, "Hello everyone, we came from Jinzhou County specifically for the trial. I am the master of the Academy of Literature, this is my student, and these two are the guards who escorted us to the border." He took out a token from his pocket. This was a token used exclusively by the Academy of Literature to the outside world, and it was reinforced with a special literary aura, making it easy to identify.

Hearing Master Jia's answer, the captain frowned slightly, but did not relax his suspicion of the few people. After he took the token and looked at it carefully, his expression eased a little.

At this time, the young woman who had just complained about the hammer couldn't help but ask curiously: "From the Academy of Literature? Haven't you always been training near Yuanshan Pass? Why did you come here today? Is there something special happening?" There was a hint of curiosity and confusion in her eyes, and she was very surprised to see Gu Yunzhou and others here.

You have to know that Yuanshan Pass is not in the same direction as Qilian Pass. One is on the front line close to the barbarians, and the other is in the rear, and the degree of danger is also very different.

"This is a long story, but we are definitely not those spies who betrayed our fellow tribesmen. The reason why we took a detour and did not go through Yuanshan Pass was because someone was chasing us. In order to escape, we had no choice but to take the risk and come to Qilian Pass!" Master Jia sighed and revealed a little. He was telling the truth, so he was not afraid of being investigated by several people.

Hearing this, Hammer beside him couldn't help but click his tongue: "Those are the guys in black who just sneaked away. Tsk tsk, it seems you've offended a very powerful family!"

Master Jia nodded helplessly, smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, these people are pursuing us relentlessly, and we really have no way to deal with it."

At this time, the middle-aged man pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, in that case, you can follow us into the customs first. Qian Tian, ​​you go to the back and take care of the people we rescued!"

The man who had been silent all the time in the team responded, and then his figure disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash.

Passing through a desolate forest, Gu Yunzhou spotted from afar the vast city towering between heaven and earth. It seemed to merge with the world, a truly magnificent sight. The original colors of the city walls had been eroded by time, leaving only a faint yellow and a rich gray. At the highest point, bold and powerful characters were inscribed: "Seven Links!"

Finally arriving at their destination, everyone felt a surge of pride. Hammer, one of the team members, excitedly pointed to the towering city walls and explained, "This is Qilianguan. It's only a few dozen kilometers from the nearest barbarian tribe. Therefore, some daring barbarians often sneak through the border. However, our patrols are no pushovers; we catch several reckless individuals every day!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Cai and Old Huang's eyes flashed with shock. They had never seen such a magnificent border city before, and their hearts were filled with awe for it. Unlike Master Jia, who often led students in and out of the border, they were all stunned at the moment.

"I've long heard of the fame of the Seven Links, and today I finally get to see it with my own eyes!" Uncle Cai exclaimed, his face filled with reverence. Old Huang nodded silently in agreement. Even Gu Yunzhou, who had seen many magnificent buildings in his past life, felt his blood boiling as he gazed up at the massive wall.

"That's not true. We in the Seventh Level have experienced many great battles. The most recent surprise attack by several barbarian tribes was not long ago. These barbaric guys only care about eating and not fighting. Now they have colluded with the demon tribe!" At this point, Hammer started cursing again.

"Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense and hurry back to the camp to hand in your mission! After the city defense army verifies your identities, you can go to Yuanshan Pass." At this time, several people were almost near the city gate, and saw special soldiers coming to check their identities.

"Who are you? Please stop! Please show your identification! Please accept the verification of literary talent! May I ask why you came into the city this time? Please tell us your Confucian scholar level and expertise!" There was a small group of people lined up outside the city gate. There were not many people, only a dozen or so, but they were covered in blood and exuded a strong murderous intent. It was obvious that they had just returned from fighting in the territory of the barbarians or demons.

The reason for testing the cultural aura is that the demons can transform into human form, but they cannot hide their unique aura. Therefore, this is also the simplest and most effective way to prevent the demons from disguising themselves as humans and sneaking into the city to steal intelligence.

Unlike the barbarians, after the demons transform, it's difficult to tell them apart from humans based solely on appearance. However, for a given race, the source of its power is unique and can be easily discerned with the naked eye.

Normally, the cultural aura of the human race is light blue or blue; the barbarian aura of the barbarians is light yellow; and the demonic power of the demon race is bright blood red, which can be seen at a glance.

As the border is a key military location, strict military management is implemented. All outsiders must report truthfully and, based on their expertise and rank, unconditionally obey the deployment of border troops when necessary.

As the team moved forward quickly, it was soon Gu Yunzhou and his group's turn.

"This is my token. I'm from the Jinzhou County Academy of Literature. This is my student. I'm bringing him here for training." Master Jia said seriously, then he gently shook his sleeve and pulled out a black sign from it, handing it to the soldier in charge of inspection. The soldier took the sign, examined it carefully, and nodded.

Another soldier in charge of recording kept writing with his brush. Old Huang and Uncle Cai, who were ahead of them, had already passed the inspection and were standing not far from the city gate waiting for them.

"I'm a 7th-rank scholar, skilled in swordsmanship," Master Jia continued. "My student may only be a 9th-rank scholar, but he possesses a special skill that allows him to quickly restore his teammates' spiritual energy!" Master Jia pointed at Gu Yunzhou and said with a hint of pride. Gu Yunzhou chuckled bitterly at Master Jia's introduction, thinking this teacher was really good at building hype for himself. But he still nodded, confirming that he did have such an ability.

After hearing Master Jia's introduction, Hammer and his men, who were about to leave, suddenly stopped and turned back, their faces full of astonishment.

"Wait a minute, Captain, did I hear you right? This can quickly restore the spirit of teammates! What a treasure!" Hammer's shout was earth-shaking. Not only did several people in their team hear it, but even the others who had not noticed Gu Yunzhou and the others heard it.