Chapter 41

When Yue Heng announced he would sing, the crowd burst into applause and cheers, the noise growing louder and attracting the attention of some candidates, especially the female warriors and female craftsmen. At the call of Zhao Jing and Yue Xi, the female candidates gathered, eager to hear Yue Heng sing a song specifically for women, and soon a crowd of several hundred gathered.

There were far fewer female scholars than female warriors and female craftsmen, a fact that Yue Heng noticed.

However, he wasn't too concerned about it at the moment. He quickly ran through the song in his mind, pacing back and forth a few steps, recalling the movements of masters like Mei Lanfang—the water sleeves, the finger gestures, and the expressions. He quickly formed a mental image, intending to make it as lifelike as possible.

Seeing that several hundred people had gathered, Yue Heng no longer hesitated. It was his first time singing, and after clearing his throat, he felt a bit nervous: "Brother Kuang's words..."

"Stop!" The plump girl Yue Xi suddenly called out.

"What's wrong now?"

Amidst everyone's confusion, Yue Xi said smugly, "No more 'Brother Kuang.' Everyone knows who he is. Change the name, so as not to tarnish this good song!"

"That's not wrong!"

"Call him 'Brother Yue'!"

"Brother Yue? It sounds like 'Brother Yue,' which is not good. Any surname will do, except Kuang and Bai!"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Amidst the teasing, Yue Heng's nervousness vanished. Just then, Brother Liu came on!

"Brother Liu's words are biased. Who says women enjoy leisure?

Men go to war at the border, women weave at home.

They plow the fields by day, spin cotton by night.

They work tirelessly day and night,

So the soldiers can have food and clothing.

If you don't believe me, look at your own bodies.

Our shoes and socks, our clothes and shirts,

All are sewn with thousands of stitches!

There are many female heroes,

Who have also earned their place,

Fighting for the country, generation after generation.

In what way are women inferior to men~"

Yue Heng pinched his fingers delicately and waved the water sleeves. Although it looked a bit strange, he sang the song in a woman's voice, making it quite lifelike. The hundreds of female candidates present were stunned, their expressions solemn.

When the song ended and the final note of "man" lingered like a celestial sound, the entire examination hall fell silent, as if the sound were still echoing above the courtyard.

The music penetrated the hearts of the listeners, striking deep into their souls. The melodies continued to reverberate in everyone's mind, never ceasing.

"Why... I feel a surge of power in my body..." a female warrior asked in confusion.

"Me too! That feeling is so familiar, like the martial soul I experienced when entering the illusion..." another female candidate said uncertainly.

More and more female warriors noticed changes in their strength, bringing them closer to condensing their true martial souls.

The female scholars felt an increase in their talent and a stronger resolve.

The female craftsmen also gained some insights. Although they didn't have divine palaces or martial souls, their focus greatly improved, and their dexterity and ingenuity, essential for craftsmen, were enhanced.

In short, all the women present benefited to some extent, while the male candidates only found the song pleasant but didn't experience the same boost in strength. This difference was considered incredible by everyone.

Wen Xin Yue, Yue Xi, and Zhao Jing were the closest to Yue Heng. They saw and heard everything most clearly and were pleasantly surprised to find that they had gained significant strength, feeling energetic, clear-headed, and extremely comfortable.

"Who is it? Who is singing!" Suddenly, a group of martial examiners rushed out of the examiner's room, shouting anxiously as if someone had stolen their money.

"The sound lingers, this is the sound that lingers! Who is so careless to sing it so casually..." A few old officials ran out, each with a look of deep sorrow.

"It's you again!"

The examiners looked at Yue Heng in the crowd, their faces a mix of emotions. Yue Heng had just forced a few candidates to leave and had close ties with several examiners from Hong County. Now, with this incident, would they dare to question him?

"It's not me!"

Yue Heng缩缩脖子，不得不再次躲到文馨月身后。

他心想坏了，什么余音绕梁，不知珍惜啊，肯定是这首《谁说女子不如男》又触犯了中元世界的某个规则，引发出来异象。

齐县令听完歌曲后心急如焚，但他握着控制之盘不方便出来，只能催促文掌院出来查看。

文掌院注意到所有人都盯着躲躲闪闪的岳恒，想哭的心思都有了，他推开人群，一脸无奈地说道：“岳恒，你能消停点吗？别再唱歌吟诗了，安静等放榜吧！”

岳恒翻着白眼，又不是他想主动唱的，这不还没放榜吗，应美女邀约，他闲着也是闲着，唱个小曲儿听听而已，又不是吟唱《早春》或是《木兰诗》，早说不能唱他就不会唱了！

“可惜，太可惜！若是在引星和融圣之后再听此曲，可以至少增加一成的才气和武力！”

“岳恒啊岳恒，你叫我怎么说你才好？你等放榜之后再唱不行吗？现在唱了又有何用？只能增加一些力气，太早了呀！”

“还有！你可是文人，而且连童生都不是，你唱个什么呀！你若是让专业曲师认真琢磨处理，此曲必定绕梁时间更长，听后对你们初级学子的益处更大！哎！浪费，太浪费！”

一群考官恨铁不成钢地说着，不仅让岳恒目瞪口呆，而且让四周女考生们纷纷惋惜叫喊出来。

可听进去了不可能退出来呀，《谁说女子不如男》这首新创作的新曲风今日是第一次出现在中元世界中，首次吟唱效果最好，创作者本人亲唱会有更大益处，谁知道在考场内白白浪费了，要知道在场三千考生，多半会被淘汰，那些获得好处的人，效果绝对是大打折扣！

岳恒眼看是躲不过去了，只能硬着头皮走出来，抱拳无奈道：“学生真的不知会发生这种事，还请诸位大人们原谅……”

“哎！”

“气煞老夫了！”

“可惜，太可惜！可惜了这首余音绕梁曲，虽然加成不高，品阶较低，但好歹也是首绕梁曲呀……”

考官们叹气，目光复杂地看了看岳恒，纷纷摇着头回去。

文掌院跟着重重叹了口气，他现在头都是疼的，这祁郡文部巡察使为何还不到啊，再这么下去放任岳恒不管，这次复考就被折腾得全天下尽知了！

一首共鸣之文《早春》，一首初级战诗《木兰诗》，一首脱口而出的《女武者》，半首强烈红光的共鸣之文不知道是什么，一首将考官们赶出幻境的诗歌也不知道是什么，现在再加一首低阶余音绕梁的加持歌曲，文掌院脚步沉重地回去。

妖孽！

太妖孽！

岳大爷，复考完后你赶紧离开洪县吧，这里没人敢留你！伏羲神灵呀，文部巡察使呀，快点把这个妖孽收走吧！

等考官走完，众学子齐齐吐出一口气，全都用古怪的眼神看着岳恒。

“看我干嘛？哎，这都是你们逼我唱的，绝对不是我主动要唱的啊，你们别找我麻烦！”岳恒看到面前三位姑娘神色复杂地盯着他看，有些紧张。

“岳公子啊！早知道你会唱这种歌曲，我该等到融合圣魂后再听呀！太可惜，太可惜，我现在听后只觉得力量增强，可若是激活武魂后再增强，那是完全不同的概念呀！”胖姑娘越惜懊恼顿足，一把抓住岳恒的双臂，满脸惋惜地要抱过来。

“越姑……姑娘……别……”

岳恒好不容易挣脱越惜壮实的手臂，再也不敢面对这个胖姑娘。

没想到赵菁也拉住他的胳膊，脸上全是感动：“多谢你了岳公子，在场所有的姐妹都要感谢你，你人真是太好了！”

“是呀！姐妹们都从你的歌声中听到了力量！谢谢你岳公子~”

“岳公子，千万别听那些老顽固的，你就是我们所有女性的朋友！”

“再来一首怎么样？岳公子，奴家给你伴舞如何？”

莺莺燕燕红红绿绿，岳恒被诸多热情的女考生们夸奖地满脸通红，更有大胆之人凑过来摸他，这里拉扯一下，那里触碰一下，想着法儿地逗弄他。

他没办法躲，只能向文馨月身边靠近，可一与她那双神情复杂的眼睛相对，心中却是暗叹一声，又不敢像之前那般口花花地随意调笑了。

齐县令听到文掌院汇报后，持有完全相同的态度，对岳恒头疼要死，他现在就等祁郡文部巡察使到来后放榜，然后赶紧将岳恒送走。

“齐大人，祁郡文部巡察使即将来到县学府院！”一名军士汇报道。

齐县令精神大振：“请诸位随我来！”

等考官们来到府院法阵之中，列队站好，两位身着文人官衣的祁郡文部官员大踏步走来，一人是三级学士苏覃，另一人是四级儒士祁郡文部侍郎崔光耀崔侍郎，两人身上还挂着楚国驿站的特殊符文“传”字文符，很显然是从祁郡郡府祁城利用文符八百里加急赶来！

“下官齐青容率洪县文院见过崔大人，苏大人，二位大人驿车奔波，一路辛苦了！”

“齐大人太客气了，闲话稍后再说，先说正事！洪县之事我已听苏巡检说过，今日之事……我们还是换个地方说话，还请各位同僚各司其职，不必多礼。”

崔侍郎只是客气了一下，就迅速进入正题，让其他考官离开后，单独留下齐县令和文掌院，四人在一处安静之所讲起今日复考的情形。

翻页上AD开始

翻页上AD结束

---

When Yue Heng announced he would sing, the crowd burst into applause and cheers, the noise growing louder and attracting the attention of some candidates, especially the female warriors and female craftsmen. At the call of Zhao Jing and Yue Xi, the female candidates gathered, eager to hear Yue Heng sing a song specifically for women, and soon a crowd of several hundred gathered.

There were far fewer female scholars than female warriors and female craftsmen, a fact that Yue Heng noticed.

However, he wasn't too concerned about it at the moment. He quickly ran through the song in his mind, pacing back and forth a few steps, recalling the movements of masters like Mei Lanfang—the water sleeves, the finger gestures, and the expressions. He quickly formed a mental image, intending to make it as lifelike as possible.

Seeing that several hundred people had gathered, Yue Heng no longer hesitated. It was his first time singing, and after clearing his throat, he felt a bit nervous: "Brother Kuang's words..."

"Stop!" The plump girl Yue Xi suddenly called out.

"What's wrong now?"

Amidst everyone's confusion, Yue Xi said smugly, "No more 'Brother Kuang.' Everyone knows who he is. Change the name, so as not to tarnish this good song!"

"That's not wrong!"

"Call him 'Brother Yue'!"

"Brother Yue? It sounds like 'Brother Yue,' which is not good. Any surname will do, except Kuang and Bai!"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Amidst the teasing, Yue Heng's nervousness vanished. Just then, Brother Liu came on!

"Brother Liu's words are biased. Who says women enjoy leisure?

Men go to war at the border, women weave at home.

They plow the fields by day, spin cotton by night.

They work tirelessly day and night,

So the soldiers can have food and clothing.

If you don't believe me, look at your own bodies.

Our shoes and socks, our clothes and shirts,

All are sewn with thousands of stitches!

There are many female heroes,

Who have also earned their place,

Fighting for the country, generation after generation.

In what way are women inferior to men~"

Yue Heng pinched his fingers delicately and waved the water sleeves. Although it looked a bit strange, he sang the song in a woman's voice, making it quite lifelike. The hundreds of female candidates present were stunned, their expressions solemn.

When the song ended and the final note of "man" lingered like a celestial sound, the entire examination hall fell silent, as if the sound were still echoing above the courtyard.

The music penetrated the hearts of the listeners, striking deep into their souls. The melodies continued to reverberate in everyone's mind, never ceasing.

"Why... I feel a surge of power in my body..." a female warrior asked in confusion.

"Me too! That feeling is so familiar, like the martial soul I experienced when entering the illusion..." another female candidate said uncertainly.

More and more female warriors noticed changes in their strength, bringing them closer to condensing their true martial souls.

The female scholars felt an increase in their talent and a stronger resolve.

The female craftsmen also gained some insights. Although they didn't have divine palaces or martial souls, their focus greatly improved, and their dexterity and ingenuity, essential for craftsmen, were enhanced.

In short, all the women present benefited to some extent, while the male candidates only found the song pleasant but didn't experience the same boost in strength. This difference was considered incredible by everyone.

Wen Xin Yue, Yue Xi, and Zhao Jing were the closest to Yue Heng. They saw and heard everything most clearly and were pleasantly surprised to find that they had gained significant strength, feeling energetic, clear-headed, and extremely comfortable.

"Who is it? Who is singing!" Suddenly, a group of martial examiners rushed out of the examiner's room, shouting anxiously as if someone had stolen their money.

"The sound lingers, this is the sound that lingers! Who is so careless to sing it so casually..." A few old officials ran out, each with a look of deep sorrow.

"It's you again!"

The examiners looked at Yue Heng in the crowd, their faces a mix of emotions. Yue Heng had just forced a few candidates to leave and had close ties with several examiners from Hong County. Now, with this incident, would they dare to question him?

"It's not me!"

Yue Heng缩缩脖子，不得不再次躲到文馨月身后。

他心想坏了，什么余音绕梁，不知珍惜啊，肯定是这首《谁说女子不如男》又触犯了中元世界的某个规则，引发出来异象。

齐县令听完歌曲后心急如焚，但他握着控制之盘不方便出来，只能催促文掌院出来查看。

文掌院注意到所有人都盯着躲躲闪闪的岳恒，想哭的心思都有了，他推开人群，一脸无奈地说道：“岳恒，你能消停点吗？别再唱歌吟诗了，安静等放榜吧！”

Yue Heng rolled his eyes. It wasn't as if he wanted to sing. The exam results hadn't been announced yet, and he had just responded to the invitation of the ladies. He was just passing the time, singing a little song. It wasn't like he was reciting "Early Spring" or "The Ballad of Mulan." If they had told him not to sing, he wouldn't have!

"Such a pity, such a great pity! If this song had been heard after the Star Attraction and the Fusion of the Holy Soul, it could have increased talent and martial power by at least ten percent!"

"Yue Heng, Yue Heng, how can I explain to you? Couldn't you have waited until after the results were announced to sing? What's the point of singing now? It only increases some strength, and it's too early!"

"Also! You are a scholar, and not even a child scholar. What are you singing for! If you had let a professional musician carefully refine and process this song, it would have lingered longer, and the benefits for you and other junior students would have been greater! Alas! What a waste, such a waste!"

The examiners, frustrated and disappointed, not only left Yue Heng speechless but also made the female candidates around him cry out in regret.

But once heard, it couldn't be undone. "Who says women are inferior to men" was a new song style that had never been heard in the Central Yuan world before. The first performance had the best effect, and the benefits were even greater when sung by the creator. Who knew that it had been wasted in the examination hall? Out of the three thousand candidates, most would be eliminated, and those who benefited would have their effects greatly reduced!

Seeing no way to avoid it, Yue Heng had to step out, bowing and saying helplessly, "I really didn't know this would happen. Please forgive me, sirs..."

"Alas!"

"This old man is so angry!"

"What a pity, such a great pity! What a pity for this lingering sound, even though the enhancement is not high and the rank is low, it is still a lingering sound..."

The examiners sighed, looking at Yue Heng with complex expressions, and shook their heads as they left.

The Dean of Literature followed with a heavy sigh. His head was aching. Why wasn't the Inspector of the Literary Department of Qi Prefecture here yet? If this continued, the re-examination would become a nationwide scandal!

A resonant text "Early Spring," a primary battle poem "The Ballad of Mulan," an impromptu "Female Warrior," a half-song with intense red light, and a poem that drove the examiners out of the illusion. Now, another low-rank lingering sound song. The Dean of Literature walked back with heavy steps.

A demon!

Such a demon!

Mr. Yue, after the re-examination, you should leave Hong County as soon as possible. No one here dares to keep you! Oh, the divine spirit of Fuxi, the Inspector of the Literary Department, please take this demon away quickly!

After the examiners left, the students all let out a collective sigh of relief and looked at Yue Heng with strange eyes.

"Why are you looking at me? Sigh, this was all your fault, I didn't want to sing. Don't cause me trouble!" Yue