Chapter 102, Noble and Humble
When two people's identities are not equal, there is a line between the noble and the humble.
It was a very ordinary question, but Tang Bai felt a powerful force rushing towards him, he didn't know when he was humbled to this extent! He actually felt like a beggar looking up to the emperor who was high above.
He wanted to refuse to answer, but he knew that rejection was a more utter humbleness.
There really are classes and hierarchies in people.
Seeing that Tang Bai was in a daze, Sun Buren didn't hear the words of the blue-shirted young man, so he nudged him and said, "Tang Bai, Senior Brother Zhang asked you something! ”
Although Tang Bai heard the name Liu Chun for the first time, he knew who the other party was talking about, and he tried hard to hide the humility in his heart, but he knew that he could not transcend this class oppression.
He didn't speak, he just nodded, and like all weaklings, he resisted with silence.
Sun Buren said: "This is Senior Brother Zhang Zijun of Kangong Peak, if you have the opportunity, you will walk around more in the future, Senior Brother Zhang likes to bring the juniors the most." ”
Zhang Zijun liked Sun Buren's speech very much, and smiled when he heard this: "Sit down!"
Tang Bai felt particularly depressed, and this depression made him breathless.
Zhang Zijun said again: "Liu Chun is used to bullying and rampant, and it is also a good thing for him to frustrate his arrogance, otherwise, maybe he will lose his life one day, and it will be too late to regret it." ”
When the other three heard this, they all nodded yes.
Zhang Zijun drank all the spiritual tea in his hand, stood up and said, "You guys talk slowly! If I were here, you would be a little more restrained, and your speech would be very boring." With that, he went straight to the top of the stairs.
The three of them hurriedly stood up to see each other off, and Tang Bai sadly found that he also stood up.
When Zhang Zijun left, several people breathed a sigh of relief, and Sun Buren introduced two other people to Tang Bai; some of them were slightly chubby men named Liu Zhi, giving people a sense of heroism and informality; and the other person looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, with a surname and a round name, handsome and gorgeously dressed, like a son of a family.
After a few greetings, they were already familiar with a lot, and Sun Buren said: "Fang Yuan, you were born in the Sun Moon Sect, are you familiar with Xie Feng?"
Fang Yuan nodded and said, "They are both brothers of the Sun Moon Sect, although they don't have much contact, but they are small sects, and there are very few cultivators, but they know Xie Feng and know some things. After speaking, he wondered: "Why did Brother Sun ask about him?"
Sun Buren said with a smile: "Then Xie Feng and Brother Tang just fought, but they are equal, look at that situation, then Xie Feng will not give up." ”
As soon as Sun Buren's words fell, Fang Yuan looked at Tang Bai and said with a smile: "I don't want Brother Tang to cultivate to a high level, but he has actually reached the realm of refining qi. ”
When Tang Bai heard this, he was puzzled: "Brother Fang misunderstood, he is practicing kung fu in the next place, and in front of all the Daoist brothers, he can't be on the stage." After speaking, he said: "Brother Fang, hearing what you said, then Xie Feng has entered the realm of refining qi?"
Fang Yuan nodded, and then said with some self-deprecation: "I don't dare to fight with him." ”
Sun Buren and Liu Zhi were silent for a while, but Tang Bai smiled and said: "I want to fight today, Xie Feng left a back hand, no wonder he still wants to trouble me." ”
Fang Yuan looked at Tang Bai and said, "If Brother Tang doesn't have any grudges against him, I still have a trace of friendship with him, how about saying some good things and untying the knot?"
Tang Bai shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult, I don't have any hatred with Xie Feng, it's just that he wants to shake Lei Feng, and he won't give up easily." ”
When the three of them heard the Thunder Peak, they all stopped talking. If a disciple of the Nine Veins wants to kill a miscellaneous servant, it is as easy as slaughtering a pig and killing a dog. The reason why Tang Bai is still alive is that either he has a big backer, or Liu Zhenyu can't let go of the trouble of finding a handyman.
Tang Bai saw that several people were silent, and the atmosphere was awkward, and said with a smile: "The soldiers are coming to block, and the water is coming to cover the earth, I'm afraid that he will come from! If he really comes to trouble me, he will just fight for his life." ”
Sun Buren poured Huailing tea for Tang Bai and said, "Brother Tang is arrogant, come, drink tea!." ”
Tang Bai is also a person of interest, said thanks, and was not polite, as soon as he went down, he only felt refreshed, and could not help but be amazed; a few people talked about some assessment things, Tang Bai did not know anything about this, but also listened carefully, after a scene, he paid for tea, and knew that every penny was worth the goods, and the price of a pot of spiritual tea was 5,000 taels of silver; when he was going downstairs, he was greeted by a stunning woman, dressed in plain white, with an elegant temperament, without a trace of fireworks, with a delicate and extremely pretty face, as if a person who had walked out of the painting.
When this stunning woman saw Tang Bai, she was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but be surprised: "Xiaobai, why are you here?"
The person who came was Ouyang Hongyu, behind him, followed by a man and a woman, all of whom were handsome and beautiful, with extraordinary demeanor.
Tang Bai was happy when he saw Ouyang Hongyu, and called Sister Hongyu, and then said: "The sect stipulates that as long as you break through the Great Yan Pagoda, you can become a disciple of the sect, I want to try." ”
The man and the woman frowned when they saw that Tang Bai was a handyman, and the man mocked: "Dayan Pagoda is not so easy to break into, nine times out of ten you will die in it, boy, it is still important to save your life, don't joke with your life." ”
Ouyang Hongyu also knew that Tang Bai's status was low, and this was not the time to talk, and when she saw her senior brother talking like this, she didn't refute it, but said to Tang Bai: "Xiaobai, sister has something to do now, I'll look for you in a few days, sister supports you to break into the tower, and then you will be my junior brother." After speaking, he stopped talking to Tang Bai, and walked upstairs with a joke with the two of them.
Tang Bai smiled and shook his head, he felt the boundary of the life level again, even if there was a gap between friends, brothers, husbands and sisters, and their friendship between each other was prioritized. Perhaps, the only thing in this world that does not distinguish between high and low is the love of parents for their children.
Sun Buren and the others were surprised, and after Ouyang Hongyu and the others left, Sun Buren said very politely: "I don't want Brother Tang to be familiar with Xun Yunfeng's senior sister, if Xie Feng knows, he won't dare to trouble Brother Tang again." ”
Liu Zhi and Fang Yuan also nodded, and the two of them saw that Tang Bai and Ouyang Hongyu had a close relationship, and their attitudes were more polite than before.
Tang Bai didn't understand, and several people talked while walking, found an inn, opened a room, and then went back to their rooms to meditate and rest.
Speechless all night, the next day at dawn, everyone ate breakfast in the inn, and then went to the square of the 'Shengxian Pavilion' together.
The square is already crowded with people, all kinds of strange-shaped weapons are everywhere, a group of three or five, a group of four or six, the sound of shouting and chatting is constant, and the sound of noise is endless.
The four of them only felt a buzzing in their ears, and they moved away from the crowd, and found a quiet place on the edge of the square and waited quietly.
After another half an hour, there was a 'bang', the Zhu door of the 'Shengxian Pavilion' was opened, and the fat middle-aged man walked out of the door slowly yesterday, and behind him, there were four people, two men and two women, both in their twenties, with a long sword on their backs, standing in front of the steps.
When everyone saw this, they talked about it, and they were up and down for a while, and they quarreled endlessly.
The fat man shouted impatiently, "Silence!", the sound exploded in the square like thunder, and for a while, everyone honestly shut up.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the fat man clasped his hands behind his back, his expression was very serious, and he said: "With such literacy, how can you meditate and practice, and if there is any noise, I will cancel the assessment." After speaking, he glanced at everyone, and said: "The assessment begins, you will wait to line up, and there will be 100 people first." ”
When everyone heard this, you pushed me to block, so they fought for the front, and there was a shouting and scolding for a while, and they were endless.
The fat man's eyes flashed with a cold light, his body moved, like a wolf entering a flock, he grabbed more than a dozen people from the crowd and threw them out, and said coldly: "If you don't follow the order, cancel the assessment." ”
As soon as the means came out, there was a threat of their own, and everyone was much more behaved for a while, and soon a long queue formed on the square, and when the fat man gave an order, a hundred mermaids rushed in.
Tang Bai had been separated from Sun Buren and the others, although he did not fight for the front, but he also occupied a middle position, at this time, he saw that the person who was assessed had entered the 'Shengxian Pavilion' for a pillar of incense, and no one had yet come out, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart; he was about to find someone to ask, but he saw dozens of people walking out of the Zhu Gate, some of them were covered in blood, but they were very excited; some people did not see any injuries, but their faces were depressed, and they sighed sadly.
Everyone didn't know why, and they wanted to open their mouths to find each other, but when they saw the fat man in front of them, they didn't dare to speak.
Then a hundred more people went into the attic one after another, and everyone waited for some more time, as before, and after a while, dozens more came out, some broke their hands and feet, some broke their sternums, some fell unconscious, and some had shocking wounds, so that they were not miserable.
I don't know what kind of assessment it is, it's so dangerous.
The cowardly have quietly slipped away from the ranks, and the slightest boldness does not dare to compete for the first place and secretly retreats.
Tang Bai was curious and apprehensive, thinking of what happened during this time, the nobility and humility between people, there was no fear in his heart, anyway, life and death had to go through it, and he was calm.
After half a day, Tang Bai had already arrived at his position, and a male disciple said, "Follow me!" After speaking, he led the way in front, and Tang Bai and the others lined up behind him.
After passing through the portal, the corridor, the rockery, and the lake, I suddenly came to a tall hall, which was dim and dark, and the blood was so strong that people could not be depressed.
There is a table and a chair in front of the hall, on which sits a thin Taoist man, with a childish face and crane hair, long hair fluttering, and behind him there are more than ten men, each wearing a green shirt with short sleeves and shorts on the knees, with an expressionless face, standing in a row with his hands in his hands.
There are ten portals on the left and right sides of the hall, and the doors are closed, so it is thought that it is the place of assessment.
The leading disciple waved his hand to stop everyone, and then ran to the Taoist and said respectfully: "Uncle Mo, the person who assessed the person brought it, please arrange it." ”
The Taoist named Master Mo nodded, looked at everyone, and muttered: "Cultivating immortals and learning the Tao, there are thousands of tribulations, wait and look at the people who were assessed before." The Taoist waved his hand, and the people behind him scattered, revealing rows of corpses, some without heads, some without limbs, some without half of their bodies, some with a bowl-sized blood hole between their chests and abdomen, and some of them became piles of minced meat... It's so miserable that people don't dare to look at it directly.
Everyone was shocked and frightened to take a few steps back, and those who were not determined were so frightened by the scene in front of them that their faces turned pale, and several women, crying and crying, ran out of the temple and vomited.
The Taoist sighed and said meaningfully: "Why bother, the delicacies, the beautiful wife, which is not as easy as cultivating immortals and learning the Tao, watching the flowers bloom in spring, inviting the bright moon in summer, three or two confidants, chanting autumn and snow, fishing drums and piano bamboo, bell ringing and food, praise, beautiful scenery, laughter, appreciation, wouldn't it be happy? ”
As soon as the Taoist's words fell, more than a dozen people withdrew.
The Taoist shouted suddenly: "I am really not afraid of the dead, twenty people will come out and enter the portal for assessment." ”
Everyone was taken aback by it, and did not dare to move forward for a while, and several people withdrew.
Dao said: "After three breaths, there are no people in the ranks, and the assessment will be cancelled." As soon as he spoke, twenty men and women came out, each armed with a weapon, with a worried face.
The Taoist glanced at everyone, shook his head and said, "Put down the weapon, go in by yourself, life and death are fateful, and you will cherish it." With a wave of his hand, the portals on both sides opened, and bursts of black mist came out of the portal;