Three days later, fifty examiners and their families with invitations arrived at the southernmost part of the imperial capital, which was a forest, the trees in the forest were towering, lush, and the summer cicadas were chirping, and the breeze brought a hint of coolness.

The invitation letter of the national teacher has already stated that the first assessment is to spend three days in this vast forest, and it is not allowed to bring any weapons and food on the body, and it is not allowed to hurt other assessors, and it must enter the forest for 500 meters.

As soon as the time came, the examiners rushed into the forest together, leaving their families to stop and watch in the same place, and I didn't know if the national teacher understood the voices of the people, only to see him wave a jade pendant into the air, and the void fluctuated, and suddenly a mirror like a lake appeared, shrinking the entire forest fifty times, and the scene inside was clearly visible. Families who were waiting were looking for their children.

The most conspicuous in the crowd was a girl with a steady pace and an extraordinary temperament, pacing slowly into the forest. She was wearing a dark green riding uniform, the cuffs and ankles were tightly tied with ropes, a simple hair ornament was wearing a plain silver hairpin, and a black bead hung around her waist, which was the deity of the lord of the Descending Immortals.

The parents' eyes turned to the place where the prime minister's mansion was camped, and the prime minister was not present today, and his eldest son Shangguan Yu escorted his younger sister. When the female dependents saw Shangguan Yu, they secretly looked at it, thinking about whether their relatives had daughters to be married.

Fifty assessors entered the forest, walking in pairs of threes and threes, Yu Yao walked slowly behind alone, and the others wanted to come up and make friends when they saw this, but they were not familiar with it, and they were afraid of being lost.

In the end, everyone asked a girl wearing a goose yellow flutter wide-sleeved skirt to come forward and talk.

"Hello, Descending Immortal County Lord, I am Zhao Xinning, the daughter of the servant of the Book Department, can I go with you?" Zhao Xinning saluted first, and a gentle voice sounded in Yu Yao's ears.

"There is a good name. Hello, my name is Shangguan Yuyao, so please take care of me. Shangguan Yuyao grinned at Yin Tao's small mouth, her eyes curved into crescents, and she reached out and patted Zhao Xinning's shoulder.

The group marched like this, with five people walking in front, Zhao Xinning and Shangguan Yuyao following behind. There are fewer female candidates for the national teacher, with five women and forty-five men. The first five people were all boys, and they knew each other well, and after a while, they called each other brothers and talked happily. The two people in the back talked in pairs, one nervously paying attention to his feet, and the other walking calmly.

"Yu Yao, why don't you seem nervous at all?" Zhao Xinning asked with some curiosity.

"Because I'm not afraid. Shangguan Yuyao blinked her right eye and said mischievously. Zhao Xinning nodded with a smile and didn't ask anymore.

After walking for almost two hours, everyone started chatting and gradually became silent, all the energy was used to walk, and from time to time to pay attention to their feet, one by one they were very tired. Suddenly, everyone heard Zhao Xinning's exclamation, and when they looked back, it turned out to be a small flower snake coming out of the grass.

Everyone jumped away, far away, looking nervously at the little snake.

I saw that Shangguan Yuyao was quick-eyed, and immediately broke a branch to pick up the little snake and threw it hard into the grass in the distance. Everyone was shocked by Shangguan Yuyao's movements, Zhao Xinning thanked him in a low voice, and then cleaned up his appearance with some fear.

The five boys in front of them were very surprised, and each looked at each other, and for a moment they had mixed feelings. Shangguan Yuyao's actions also shocked everyone outside the forest, and everyone talked about it, looking at Shangguan Yu who was standing at the very edge, and then looking at the national teacher standing at the front of everyone, only the back of the dust could be seen.

The national teacher's eyes were calm, only the moment Shangguan Yuyao made a move, there was a little fluctuation, his fingers rubbed in his sleeves, and his amber eyes cut off everyone's observation.

Here, Shangguan Yuyao threw away the branches, clapped her hands, looked at the quiet companions, and smiled, her smile was so innocent and cute that everyone almost forgot how she made a move just now.

"Let's take a rest in this clearing, in groups of three, the three of you go to find wild fruits, the two of you and Xinning go to find water, I'll continue to investigate, step on it first. Yu Yao first pointed to the tallest and strongest boy with the longest fingers, and then to the other two thinner boys.

"Everyone will meet here in half an hour, and don't be too far away. With that, he waved his hand at the crowd and continued deeper into the forest. When everyone couldn't see it, Yu Yao pursed her lips and broke a branch and pulled it around.

Yu Yao hummed a song, and suddenly heard someone shouting for help, and hurriedly climbed the tree like a monkey to look at that place, only to see a little girl falling into the tree pit, with some tattered and stains on her body, her fair face was full of panic, waving her hands, and she kept shouting for help to Yu Yao.

"Sister, I got separated from the others and accidentally fell into this pit, can you please pull me up?" Yu Yao glanced at her dress, carefully observed the surroundings of the tree pit, and then smiled at her soothingly, climbed down the tree and walked to the edge of the tree pit.

"That, sister, I'm small and my strength is small, I'm afraid I won't be able to pull you, I'll go find someone else to help, okay?" Yu Yao smiled and discussed with her.

"No, no, you come and hold my hand, I'll just step on the pit wall and borrow my strength to go up. The little girl hurriedly said, as if she was afraid that Xiao Yuyao would leave her.

"No, my partners are very close to me, so I'm going to call them. Yu Yao shook her head firmly and refused, ready to turn around and leave.

"Please help me, I'm scared. The little girl seemed to be about to cry, with a thick nasal voice, a frightened expression, and a shrunken shoulder.

Yu Yao didn't want to stay here any longer, and was about to leave, but before she could take a step, she heard the footsteps of someone coming. I looked up and saw Zhao Xinning and two other boys walking this way.

"Yuyao, you're here, huh? There's a girl there. As soon as Zhao Xinning saw Yu Yao, she was attracted by the girl behind her.

"Please, please help me, I got separated from the others and fell into this tree pit. The girl also saw the other three and quickly waved at them.

"Li Tong, Wu Qing, you two have a lot of strength, go and help her. Zhao Xinning asked the two boys softly. Li Tong and Wu Qing nodded, and stepped forward to pull the girl in the tree pit, but Yu Yao blocked the way, and hurriedly looked at her with inquiring eyes.

"Don't save her, her identity is suspicious, first of all, it's deep into the forest, and when we came in, no one was ahead of us, which can be seen from the trampling of the grass. The second point is that if she accidentally falls into a tree pit, she will definitely try to climb up, but her hands and face are white and clean. Finally, if you are alone in a tree pit, afraid to shout for help, your voice should be very hoarse over time, not as crisp as she is. Therefore, first of all, she will not be a trialist, and secondly, she will not be other innocent people who have strayed into the forest, she should be part of the trial arranged by the national teacher. ”

Shangguan Yuyao said as she observed the girl's expression, the little girl's expression changed from fear to anger, then panic, and finally pale. The other three were also very surprised after hearing this, and when they saw the little girl's expression, everyone was immediately impressed by Shangguan Yuyao's observation and logic.

Outside the forest, many parents were stunned, and they couldn't figure out how thoughtful a little girl was. In fact, in other teams, as long as they encounter a distressed helper, no one will observe so carefully, and the trialist will reach out to rescue him, and he will not be defenseless. Therefore, in contrast, people felt embarrassed about Shangguan Yuyao's performance.

The national teacher's fingers gently brushed his chin, his expression was unpredictable, and no one knew his heart.

In the forest, five people stood still, silent for a moment, birds fluttering over the sky, and branches rustling.

"So, now you can tell me what the national teacher asked you to do, right?" Shangguan Yuyao was the first to break the silence and asked the other party with a smile.

The girl was hanging her head in the pit of the tree, and all they could see was the top of her head, and there were two fallen leaves above her head. She thought for a while before she replied sadly: "Master Guoshi asked me to lie to you, as long as anyone is pulled down by me, I can replace that person." The other is to be rescued by someone, and then you can also become a member of the examiner. However, the former can go directly to the third level without participating in the second level. The latter can only be tested one level at a time, just like you. ”

"That makes sense, you didn't want me to call someone else to pull you up at first. Still, I don't think we can trust you. So, I can only ask you to stay in the tree pit. Shangguan Yuyao was about to call the others to go back together.

"What I said is true, if I stay here, I will die here without eating or drinking for three days. I didn't lie to you, you also know that the national teacher is a very indifferent and ruthless person, and he doesn't care about the life or death of others at all. Truly, you can pull me up with a branch, please. As she spoke, the girl choked up and cried, tears welling up in her eyes.

Shangguan Yuyao secretly said I don't care about the lives of others, I looked at the other three people with unbearable expressions, my mind turned, and I said reluctantly: "Okay, then we'll pull you up together." With that, she picked up a branch not far away, stretched it into the pit, and the four of them pulled the girl up.

"Thank you, I will help, my name is Wu Xiaoxiao, thank you so much. Wu Xiaoxiao bent down to thank everyone, with two small dimples on her round face, and her smile was very cute.

"Then let's go back quickly. Shangguan Yuyao beckoned everyone to go back and meet together. When they arrived at the meeting place, everyone saw Wu Xiaoxiao and was very curious. Zhao Xinning told the other three boys what had just happened, and the three of them looked at Shangguan Yuyao with admiration and welcomed Wu Xiaoxiao to join.

Everyone sat on the ground and formed a circle, and the tallest boy among them, named Li Cheng, was Li Tong's own brother. There was a boy sitting on Li Cheng's right, this boy had a hemorrhoid at the corner of his mouth, and he seemed a little shrewd, named Song Renming.

Li Cheng is obviously the eldest of the boys, he has a very calm temperament, he doesn't talk much, he gets to the point, and the boys call him big brother. Li Cheng divided the fruit and water in the circle into eight points, and each girl had one more wild fruit than the others. The rest of the boys didn't say anything when they saw it, and quietly ate their wild fruits.

After eating the fruit, everyone sat down under the tree to rest, and occasionally talked a few words. Shangguan Yuyao climbed up to the treetops, pillowed her hands behind her head, lay on a thick branch, listened to the sound of the breeze sliding through the leaves, looked around, and closed her eyes to recuperate.

The trees here are very lush and green, and it is also a good place to enjoy the shade. The summer cicadas chirp, the birds flew between the leaves, and the breeze blew from time to time, and the forest was quiet for a while.

Everyone was letting go of their guards, and suddenly, a burst of messy footsteps came into everyone's ears.