Although it is said that there is a large square, Xiang Yu feels that it is more like a large courtyard. It's just that the size of the yard is really extraordinary.

After entering the courtyard wall, the first thing you see is that there are many people in the field.

There were quite a few people sitting on a high platform in the distance, that is, walking straight along the gate, and after going up the steps, the main house was located.

Many more were standing under the elevated platform, scattered throughout the venue. Threes and twos seem to have their own small circles.

The people on the high platform in the distance were obviously much older, at least middle-aged, and even many elderly. There are both white-haired old men and old ladies who seem to be in good spirits.

In the middle of the large courtyard, there are mainly young people. Most of them are very young, and some even look smaller than Xiang Yu and the others. There were also a lot of middle-aged people in the courtyard, and these people looked the same as those outside the door. They are all in charge of security, and each one is tall and powerful. They also stand in a very particular manner, and each one is as tall as a pine tree. Compared to those young people, it is completely different.

The middle-aged man is meticulous and expressionless. The young people talked and laughed, and there was no tension and seriousness.

"It seems that these people are not nervous, are they all confident?" Xiang Yu looked at Sister Ah beside him with a curious expression.

"Many people actually have a misunderstanding of trials, thinking that they will always enter the society in the end, which in their eyes is the rivers and lakes. It is also typical that there is a gap between young people's ideas and reality. In fact, what they don't know is that every year there are people who can't pass and can't be recognized. In other words, even if they enter society, they can't do anything with others at all, and they can't say that they are martial artists. ”

"Why? Is it because they are not qualified?" Xie Wei asked.

"Actually, what I'm more curious about is, isn't it a coming-of-age ceremony......? Why did you seem to hear the trial just now?" Chen Mengchao also said.

"yes, I didn't have time to say that. In fact, I just heard what Sister A said, the so-called coming-of-age ceremony is actually a trial and a test. It is aimed at the group of young people in the family and sect, so it is called a coming-of-age ceremony. If they pass the trial, it means that they can step into the rivers and lakes, they can practice martial arts in the rivers and lakes, they can fight unevenness, or they can protect themselves through kung fu. ”

"How does this sound like a wooden alley......" Lin Jing looked strange.

"One reason, it's not impossible for you to treat this as an eighteen bronze man. Xiang Yu shrugged and said.

"It's that serious. Muren Lane and the Eighteen Bronze Men are both proofs of going down the mountain, and if you don't pass, you can't leave the sect and enter the worldly experience. But we don't prohibit this, and modern society can't lock people in one place and never leave. The state does not allow sects to do this, and only illegal organizations, such as pyramid schemes, will do such things as personal imprisonment. ”

Sister Ah said very seriously: "We never do this, we can go wherever we want, do whatever we want, as long as it is within the scope of law and morality." However, an additional restriction has been added, which is aimed at the small number of people who have practiced kung fu but have no way to pass the trial. It is not allowed to say that you are a member of the sect, and you are not allowed to show your kung fu in front of people who do not know. Except in the necessary moments of self-preservation, it is not allowed to use effort. Because these people don't report their sect after they go out, they default to being not members of the sect in the rivers and lakes. Nor can they be directed against them in the event of hostility and hatred. ”

"I know this, it's like washing your hands in that golden basin. I've played a very similar game, and there is a way to join the rivers and lakes, and you can only enter the rivers and lakes by doing the right tasks. It's even more troublesome if you quit. Xie Wei said happily.

"In reality, there is no such thing as washing hands of a golden basin. Do you do things that make others disgusted or even hateful, do you think you can be forgiven by washing your hands of gold?"

Sister Ah shook her head, "That's why I said that the rivers and lakes are more like those in the ancient dragons, with in and out of the country." One day is a person in the rivers and lakes, and a lifetime is a person in the rivers and lakes. ”

Xiang Yu also shook his head slightly.

"I originally thought that in this era, Sister Ah also said that the rivers and lakes are declining, and this kind of situation that can advance but not retreat should not happen. I didn't expect the reality to be even more ridiculous than I thought. ”

"And now this trial is a key, a qualification. If you can get by, you can rely on your own ability to say that you are a person in the rivers and lakes, and if you can't get by, then you will continue to be an ordinary person for the rest of your life. Sister Ah said with a serious face.

Maybe Sister A's tone was a little heavy, and everyone suddenly felt a lot of pressure in their hearts.

"It's just a simple choice, but it's always stressful...... In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with ordinary people, but since I know the so-called rivers and lakes, but there is no way to participate in them, I feel that it is really undeserved. Lin Jing said loudly.

"Yes, I think so, but I don't think it's easy to describe it. Lin Jing, you're right!" Huang Jun said happily.

Sister Ah smiled and nodded, "They think so too, that's why they are standing here today, wanting to pass the test." However, I think most of them are going to be disappointed. ”

Sister Ah said, raised her head and guided Xiang Yu and the others to walk forward.

As they walked forward, there were eyes on the people in front of them, on the left and right.

There was curiosity, surprise, and even provocation in the eyes.

As she walked, Sister Ah said, "This year is different from previous years. In previous years, although we also paid attention to it, we would not engage in trials with such fanfare, and we would not eliminate too many people. After all, in this era, it's already good to know how to play routines and be able to learn and apply them. Even if you enter the rivers and lakes, this is enough to protect yourself. In modern society, even if some people are difficult to deal with, the other party does not dare to kill them. It can even be said that people in the rivers and lakes may be safer in facing the same people in the rivers and lakes than ordinary people facing ordinary people. Because in addition to the protection of the law, there are also the shackles of the rules of the rivers and lakes and the protection of the sect. ”

"I thought you would go high and high, just like Ye Gucheng and Ximen Blowing Snow who ignored the emperor and duel above the palace. Xie Wei said disappointedly.

"That's ...... No, maybe it should be said that it was ancient times. At that time, the state apparatus was not so strong, not strong enough to completely rule the people, and it could not convince the people in the rivers and lakes. But now it's different, no matter how high the martial arts are, there may be a problem with the sentence that you are afraid of kitchen knives, but no matter how high the martial arts are, there is no problem with one shot. At least it has been this way since then. ”

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