Chapter 3: Hidden Dragon Ranking
Three days later.
In various taverns and teahouses, whether they were people of the Jianghu or not.
Everyone was discussing the list that was to appear today—the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
“Who do you think will be the number one on this Hidden Dragon Ranking?”
“It should be Cai Yun, the son of Chancellor Cai. It is said that he cultivates the Fire Phoenix True Scripture and has reached the eighth level of the Acquired Realm,” someone said.
“No way, the eighth level of the Acquired Realm, that’s the peak of the Acquired Realm! How old is Cai Yun? At most twenty-two or twenty-three, right? To have reached the eighth level of the Acquired Realm, he’s really amazing. A genius!”
“Well, he is Chancellor Cai’s son. His talent is naturally high, plus the massive resources poured into him, how could he not be strong?” someone said sourly.
“You people from Kaifeng Prefecture only say Cai Yun is powerful, but I say that Zhong Hao of the Zhong family, the number one military family of the Great Song, is even more powerful. It is said that Zhong Hao also reached the eighth level of the Acquired Realm early on.”
“He has also cultivated the Zhong family’s inherited Great Divine Demon Skill to an extremely high level. This Great Divine Demon Skill is very powerful.”
“Not only that, Zhong Hao has been fighting on the battlefield since he was a child. His combat experience is far beyond what Cai Yun can compare to. With the same realm, Zhong Hao is definitely stronger. I am optimistic that Zhong Hao will get the first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.”
“Yes, we support Zhong Hao.”
“In my opinion, the one who will get first place this time should be Li Qingzhao of the Li Vice Minister’s family. Don’t look at Li Qingzhao being a woman, but she has defeated too many men. She is said to be a woman who can dominate an era in the future,” a young girl said with admiration.
“That’s right, Big Sister Qingzhao is the strongest.”
“Heh, a woman also wants to be above us men, wishful thinking,” a man next to her said disdainfully.
For a time, they argued endlessly over who would get the first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
At this very moment!
People like Cai Yun, the son of Cai Jing, Li Qingzhao, the daughter of Li Gefei, and Zhong Hao, the son of Zhong Shidao, were all waiting for the Hidden Dragon Ranking to be announced, wanting to see if they could get first place.
Not only them, but all the forces of the Great Song, including the Zhao Imperial Family, were also paying attention to this Hidden Dragon Ranking that was about to reveal its true face.
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Amidst the anticipation of the masses.
The Hidden Dragon Rankings, distributed in various prefectures and states of the Great Song, began to glow faintly.
After a while, this Hidden Dragon Ranking, suspended high in the sky, finally displayed row after row of names.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking First, Peng Feng. Origin, Five Tigers Broken Door Saber Peng Family.”
Age: Seventeen years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Second, Zhong Hao. Origin, Zhong family, the number one military family of the Great Song.”
Age: Twenty-two years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Third, Li Qingzhao. Origin, daughter of Li Gefei, Vice Minister Li.”
Age: Twenty years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Fourth, Cai Yun. Origin, son of Cai Jing.”
Age: Twenty-three years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Tenth, Su Yuluo. Origin, Su family of Meishan, daughter of Su Shi.”
Age: Nineteen years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Twelfth, Zhao Bing. Origin, Zhao Imperial Family of the Great Song.”
Age: Nineteen years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Thirteenth, Li Gang. Origin, Li family of Liangxi, Shaowu.”
Age: Twenty years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Twentieth, Guo Jing. Origin, Imperial Guard.”
Age: Twenty-five years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Twenty-fourth, Fang La. Origin, Holy Son of the Manichean Sect.”
Age: Twenty-four years old.
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“Hidden Dragon Ranking Thirty-fifth, True Xuan Monk. Origin, Shaolin Temple.”
Age: Twenty-two years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Thirty-sixth, Song Jiang. Origin, Yuncheng, no sect or school.”
Age: Twenty-five years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Forty-second, Di Guang. Origin, Di family, grandson of Di Qing.”
Age: Twenty-three years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Seventy-first, Lin Chong. Origin, Northern Song Imperial Army.”
Age: Twenty-five years old.
“Hidden Dragon Ranking Seventy-second, Tang Songzhong. Origin, Tang Clan of Shu.”
Age: Twenty years old.”
When the people of the various forces of the Great Song saw the name of the first place on the list, a big question mark could not help but appear in everyone’s minds.
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There were many names on the list.
With talents from all sides.
From the Tang Clan, Shaolin, Imperial Army, Northwest Army, Su family of Meishan, Ouyang family of Ji’an, the Chancellor’s family, the Zhao Imperial Family, the Manichean Sect, descendants of Di Qing, and the Zhong Marshal’s residence.
Among these people, many had incredibly brilliant futures.
Song Jiang, rebelled.
Fang La, rebelled.
Guo Jing, became a great swindler and deceived the emperor.
Li Gang, a great figure of the future.
But at this moment, everyone had no time to care about these talents.
Almost everyone’s eyes were focused on the name at the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking in the sky.
Five Tigers Broken Door Saber Peng Family, Peng Feng.
Who exactly is this person?
Why has no one ever heard of this person’s reputation before?
At this time, the various forces were staring at each other, wide-eyed.
Everyone was dumbfounded!!!
In fact, not only were four eyes dumbfounded, even forty pairs of eyes would be dumbfounded.
Everyone was clueless about this person’s origin.
Who exactly is this person?
To actually be able to overpower so many talents and reach the first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
This is really… unimaginable!!!!
Moreover, looking closely, this person is seventeen years old.
Zhong Hao, who is ranked second, is twenty-two years old.
Li Qingzhao, who is ranked third, is twenty years old.
Cai Yun, who is ranked fourth, is twenty-three years old.
In other words, this person’s cultivation time is several years shorter than the others, and he can still take first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. This is even more unimaginable.