Nightfall Chapter 158: An Exquisite Scenery

Chapter 158: An Exquisite Scenery

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Prince Long Qing remembered who Ning Que was.

For his whole life was looking at its brightest, and he seldom got the chance to be mocked at by others. Yet the previous time at Victory House, this scholar who now stood infront of him and his little handmaiden mocked him twice consecutively. At least that was how he felt, thus he could never forget this scholar.

His despise for Ning Que made him order his subordinate from the Judicial Department to investigate on this lad after the event. However, the investigation result was somewhat disappointing. Indeed, this Academy student was just a piece of useless junk who was all talk only, yet unable to pursue cultivation. Hence, this junk could never be his worthy opponent and since that was the case, he felt that there was no need for him to remember such a worthless person.

Before Prince Long Qing was prepared to climb the mountain, he had imagined the types of opponent he might meet on his way. For instance, it could be the young monk who had obviously e from an unknown place, or the young swordsman from South Jin Kingdom. He had even imagined that the Academy could have hidden some fighters at the final stage, but he had never thought that the person who would appear behind him was Ning Que.

He silently stared at Ning Que's face, as a weird and unexplainable smile appeared on his face.

Since Ning Que noticed that the prince had no intention to eat the pastries, he retreated his offer as he grinned and said, "You don't have to look so shock. This is no illusion."

Just then, two pieces of jade green bamboo leaves gradually flew across the starry night and paused infront of them, as though they were alive. The voice of Second Brother from the Academy was heard once again from under the tree.

"The peak of the mountain would be the large boulder at the end of the mountain path. Whoever reaches the peak first would be shortlisted to enter the Second floor of the Academy. However, I must remind the both of you. Though it was only ten steps away to the final destination, the challenges that both of you would face will be much tougher than all the challenges you had experienced before. If you choose to force your way through, there is a high possibility that they will cause an irreversible damage to you physically and mentally."

"Each of you, please hold the green bamboo leaves in your hand. Should you wish to give up, destroy it."

Prince Long Qing and Ning Que bowed to the tree with their hands folded in front, before they each grabbed a green bamboo leaf and walked towards their final stage.

They walked side by side. There was no expression on Prince Long Qing's face, neither did he quicken his pace. Beside him was Ning Que, who was busily munching the pastry as he walked. Allowing Ning Que to walk beside him was equivalent to admit him as his worthy opponent.

"I am actually jealous of you."

Ning Que took a look at the prince's side face as he wiped his dirty hand using the corner of his clothes. He then shrugged his shoulders and continued, "You are born into a good family, talented and lead a great life. Not only that, you have a beautiful partner who is crazily in love with you. Unlike me, I am born poor, have no talents and my life sucks. All I have is just a black-faced little handmaiden. To be able to match up with you is honestly tough."

When the both of them reached the bottom of the large boulder and infront of the two very steep and narrow looking paths that were on the left and right, Prince Long Qing suddenly turned around. He looked calmly at Ning Que and said, "You've given me lots of surprises. If I know my opponent is you, I would not have waited."

After which, Prince Long Qing raised the front of his clothes without hesitation and stepped onto the rocky path.

Ning Que stared blankly at the rocky path infront of him, as his heart raced. For a guy who had been struggling through thousands of near-death experiences for years, he was clear that when a strong and arrogant man said such words, the man really meant it. That was when things bee truly scary.

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The final two challengers were finally starting their journey towards the large boulder that was hanging at the peak of the mountain located behind the Academy. Their silhouettes were moving so rapidly that they were almost not visible.

At the far end of a wide grassland, an increased number of people were seen gathering under a large tree, as they were pointing at the large boulder and whispering among themselves. There were men and women, whereby some were sitting down while others were standing up. All in all, there were twelve people.

One was carrying a three-stringed guqin at his back, while another had a chessboard clamped under his arm. One had an ancient-looking vertical bamboo flute placed on his knee, while another was clasping a small sewing frame in her hand, with a thin silver needle placed in between other fingers.

There was also a muscular man standing behind the tree, carrying a very hefty and bulky hammer with his hands. While the others were busy in discussion, the muscular man was staring at the tall unique-looking antique crown that was placed on top of Second Brother's head. His eyes were burning with passion and curiosity.

Chen Pipi walked out from behind the tree and was taken aback when he noticed the eyes of the muscular man. He immediately jumped out to stop the man and urged, "Sixth Brother, Second Brother's crown will certainly be flattened like a piece of paper if you were to hammer it down, so will your head."

Second Brother, who was sitting cross-legged under the tree, sneered coldly and gradually turned around.

Sixth Brother quickly hid his hammer to his back as he revealed his most sincere smile and explained, "Senior Brother, you must understand that I feel really uneasy if I don't use my hammer for a day. Seeing the crown on your head just makes me feel even more unbearable today. It is like seeing a bar of metal being placed near a hot oven, where you just have the urge of hammering it down."

The explanation was rather ridiculous, to the extent that it sounded really absurd. Yet Second Brother just nodded his head to show his acceptance towards his explanation, before he waved his hand and simply replied, "The result will be out soon."

Yu Lian, the female professor from the Academy, was also at the peak of the mountain and she seemed to keep herself a distant away from the rest of the 11 people. She stood far away behind the tree within the parterre, as she smiled peacefully while watching the rest discussing about the situation.

The man who had his bamboo flute placed on his knee watched the seemingly toppling large boulder that had, in fact, stood strong for thousands of years under all kinds of rough weathers. He was filled with emotions as he said, "It seems like Prince Long Qing is still the strongest among all challengers. Indeed, one must not underestimate the power of No.2 in the Judicial Department of West-Hill Divine Palace. If nothing goes wrong, he's most probably our junior brother-to-be."

Upon hearing the words "Judicial Department of West-Hill Divine Palace