【083】 Queue
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That's too casual, isn't it?!
Chen Li's eyes widened.
Obviously, a second ago, he said that he wanted a person to ascend to heaven and pass the assessment, but he decided to go home a second later.
And also pulled a large number of people away......
It seems that the people in this town value it and don't pay much attention to it, and the so-called mood assessment is real...... I have seen it for a long time.
In fact, he also understands the thoughts of these people.
It is nothing more than a low threshold for assessment, but the pass rate is also very low.
Seeing those mortal old men leave like this, they also said some tacit words between the old people from time to time.
Chen Li has no intention of leaving, no matter what the assessment is going to do, it is also necessary to take this trip.
Because he was worried that the effect of thousands of machines and thousands of faces was too good, it would lead to some embarrassing situations, so in fact, before entering Yingqin Town, Chen Li, who already had experience, directly used a chance to reset his appearance that he had ten days ago, and adjusted his face to the level that although the sense of existence was low, it was not too bad.
As a result, almost everyone will see him, but they won't look at him much, only the strange fat man who called himself Yellow Fat Man who stopped him at the beginning has talked to him.
So the more he thought about it, the more Chen Li felt that the fat man was suspicious.
But Chen Centrifugal did not panic and was stable, because the troubles he couldn't solve would naturally be solved by someone to help him, which was the biggest source of his self-confidence in addition to his own strength now.
Coming out of the misty space, knowing that he was a man with a golden finger, he couldn't bear it and the big guy helped him carry it, and his little life could be saved, so Chen Li's already stable mentality was completely stable after that.
This is also the reason why he decided to come to Yingqin Town to participate in the assessment so quickly, otherwise, with his steady character, he would have to run for at least a few days to completely run out of this land to ensure his own safety.
Maybe even after he runs out, he will stay in a smaller cultivator force, pretend to be a newcomer, or simply show his strength and apply for an offering, he will definitely not take such a risk and directly join such a powerful and mysterious sect.
Fortunately, almost all of this realm is communicated in the official dialect of the Wei State, otherwise he still needs to think about the communication problem.
After all, language talismans can only be bought in a specific place.
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Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it came to the time point of today's assessment.
There was already a large number of people standing in the square.
Chen Li blended into it so inconspicuously.
He took a closer look and found that people who were cultivators like himself actually accounted for very few people, and most of them were mortals.
Most of the old men and ladies are gone, but there are more middle-aged and young people, and there are even a few babbling children.
There are dozens of people in total, and it doesn't look too sparse in this small square, but compared to the crowd at the beginning, the number of people still present has become relatively small.
A hunchbacked old man on crutches and wearing a coarse cloth robe walked out of the crowd, he gently tapped the ground with his crutches, and although the crisp sound was not loud, it still attracted the attention of dozens of people at the scene.
"Ahem, everyone, be quiet!" The hunchbacked old man coughed twice first, and then said loudly, "I believe that many people are not here for the first time, but even first-time people understand the significance of this assessment, so I won't say much about this old guy, now everyone is divided into groups of twos, consciously lined up, and walked into the pool of questions in an orderly manner!" ”
"Yes!"
Dozens of voices in unison rang out in the crowd.
The hunchbacked old man said again: "Okay, the next thing to say is to those newcomers who don't know the rules, those who have experience can close their mouths and listen quietly, and when the time comes, we will set off immediately!" ”
I saw that his face was solemn, and he slowly spoke: "Wash the heart pool, ask the state of mind, this is the existence of two sides in one, our Yingqin Town, originally built because the upper sect needs to absorb qualified disciples. The small light blue pond in the middle of the town that is not knee-deep is the Question Pool, because Shangzong will restart the Question Pool on the fourth day of the second half of the next month every other month, so every year, everyone has a total of 6 opportunities for assessment, there is no limit, the first time, but you can also come again for the second and third times, and it's okay if you don't pass the assessment, okay, are there any questions? ”
His gaze looked at the other people's faces, and after making sure that no one wanted to speak, he said, "Since everyone is okay, then so be it, let's go now!" ”
"Wait a minute, old man, I still have a question, can I ask it?" At this time, a young man in the crowd who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old took a step forward and raised his hand to ask.
There was a little stunned silence for a few seconds, and then the hunchbacked old man said:
"Let's say, as long as it is related to the mood of the heart washing pool this time, I can answer it, and after answering it, I will go to the heart washing pool immediately, and the time cannot be missed."
"Okay, it won't delay you much. I want to ask what kind of heart-washing pool is this, is it all up to us to take the initiative to enter the pool, will there be immortals from the upper sect to grow out and maintain order or something? And if someone passes the test by then, who will take us? The boy spoke clearly but quickly.
"Well, these questions are actually more common among newcomers, and they are probably unknown to newcomers, but while there is still time, the old man will tell you in detail."
The old man gently tapped the ground with his crutch, and spoke in a slow voice:
"Young man, your doubts are actually very simple. Washing the Heart Pool, in the center of our town, the Shangzong does not need to send people to preside over the order, we just need to step into it when the time comes, when the water changes from light blue to dark blue. When the time comes, it will naturally be able to understand who has passed the assessment, and there is no need to be guided, and the Great Array of the Heart Washing Pool will naturally sense it and pass the pass into the upper sect. ”
"Okay, the old man has also explained in simple terms, do you have any other questions?" The old man looked at the boy.
The young man shook his head, then turned to bow deeply to the people around him, "Old man, I don't have any other problems. Thank you for your answer, I'm sorry for the delay. ”
"Ha, where is this little doll, it's rare to see such a polite child now, young man, you didn't delay us much time, you are too polite, don't get in the way, everyone says yes, right?"
"Yes, yes, it's okay, anyway, most of us are pure escorts, and we have a slim hope, maybe we can witness you become a noble immortal!"
"yes, yes, it's out of the way."
The crowd of onlookers, who had obviously come several times, suddenly agreed.
The immortal chief in their mouth is naturally not an ordinary cultivator, after all, there are still a lot of cultivators in this town, the first type, only the people from the Ancestral Pavilion can be regarded as the immortal chief in their mouth.
After all, Chen Li had been wandering around the town for the past few days, and most of the cultivators in the town were in the first order, the second order was rare, and the third order was not even seen.
The first two are not considered immortal chiefs,
As for the second type, a third-order cultivator, there is already a very obvious difference between a first-order and second-order cultivator, and it shouldn't be too much for mortals to call out to the immortal elder.
So, do they think I also have a chance to successfully pass the assessment and enter the Relatives Pavilion?
Through the news collected in the past few days, Chen Li couldn't help but guess.
That's right, the person who suddenly stood up just now is naturally Chen Li, who has changed his face.
He listened to the words of the crowd and thought in his heart.
In this town, although the number and proportion of cultivators have increased, the quality seems to be a little worse than what Chen Li saw and heard in Bird City.
But when I think of this, it is actually a place where mortals are the majority, and it is a place where the Relatives Pavilion absorbs fresh blood, and it is not even an outer door.
Then, such a comparison seems to be more acceptable.
"Okay, it's almost time, now like I just said, every two people team up and march to the heart pool in an orderly manner, do you hear?"
The old man's voice was very loud at this moment.
"I heard you!" The people who eat melons also replied tacitly.
The old man gave an order, "Okay, let's go!" ”
Everyone teamed up in pairs, very consciously, and Chen Li was lined up with a girl with a few freckles on her face, her face was round, and she looked quite well-behaved, and her age was about the same as Chen Li's current appearance.
Under the leadership of the leader of the old man, everyone took neat steps and began to set off, which gave Chen Li the illusion that he was participating in a military training race.
But an illusion is just an illusion, Chen Li quickly dispelled this outrageous thought, silently did not speak, and just kept up with everyone's footsteps.
Not just intentionally or unintentionally, his position happened to be the first from the bottom, and the freckled girl who trotted side by side with him was also the same as Chen Li, falling last.
On the way to the middle of the town, people along the way are almost always familiar with each other, some occasionally cast curious glances, others at most glance a few times and then stop paying attention and do their own thing.
Chen Li wanted to be silent, but he didn't expect that his temporary teammate was a restless master and took the initiative to talk to him.
"Alas, little brother, are you really the first time you came to our town, as your uncle and uncle said? Little brother, when did you come? Did you come by yourself? Will it be dangerous on the road? ”
Chen Li was silent, not restless, still a problem girl.
In just a few moments, no less than twenty questions have been asked.
What he admired the most was that the girl's mouth crackled like a firecracker and couldn't stop, and before he could answer, new questions came one after another, as if she didn't care if he would answer or not, she was only responsible for asking.
Twisting his neck a little uncomfortably, he really couldn't listen to it, Chen Li had to answer a few questions selectively, "I'm a newcomer, I said it before, I also came here from out of town alone, I heard that the Zhiqin Pavilion recruits disciples, so I came, no, it's a coincidence, today is the second day I came, and I met it." ”
"Oh, I see." The girl looked suddenly, as if she had just remembered something at this time, some playfully stuck out her tongue, and hurriedly said: "Look at my memory, people have forgotten to introduce themselves, my name is Xiaocao, the size of the small, the grass of the grass, this year is the third time I came to participate in the assessment, my mother said that the assessment is not actually important, the main focus is on participation, come here to know more people, eyes may be able to make a lot of friends!" By the way, little brother, how old are you this year, you should be older than me, what's your name, we will be friends in the future! ”
"......" looked at the grass with a mouth like a machine gun that kept clattering a little speechlessly, Chen Li thought of a name casually, and replied, "I, my name is Ah Li, parting Li, I am fifteen years old this year, I should be older than you, if you think you can, of course we can be friends." ”
"Huh? That's great! I'm also a friend of the people! The freckled girl Xiaocao suddenly said happily, and then she didn't know what she remembered, her happiness suddenly turned into disappointment, and her mouth was curled, "By the way, little brother, are you really only fifteen years old?" Don't I really recognize my brother, I'm sixteen years old, so you look older than me......"
Chen Li was speechless: "........."
"It's okay, it's okay, anyway, age is a symbol, it's actually good for you to call your little brother, whatever you want to call it, I have no opinion." He was a little perfunctory.
But the freckled girl couldn't hear the perfunctory words, and her round, pink little face was suddenly covered with an innocent smile, "Okay! Little brother! Quack, we are also people with brothers now! ”
"Mother is really right, coming out can not only grow knowledge, but also make friends, I also have a brother, it's really good!"
“???” A few question marks slowly floated out of Chen Li's head.
This reaction is inevitably too big, isn't it, girl, are you sure you're not adding drama to yourself? Possessed by a drama spirit?
But looking at the girl's expression, it didn't seem to be fake, which really made him scratch his head, and in the end, Chen Li could only say haha, "Xiaocao, it's good if you're happy." ”
"Little brother, little brother, little brother......" Xiaocao didn't ask any more questions, and kept repeating these three words.
Chen Li couldn't help the curiosity in his heart in the end, "Xiaocao, what are you doing here?" ”
"Of course, it's to pray for the little brother!" Xiaocao said with a serious face, "My mother said that to pray for the blessing of relatives, you must say a hundred times silently with sincerity, and then that relative will have good luck, this is accurate!" ”
Chen Li smiled dumbly, what is this, what is this little grass's mother, what kind of strange is it, why do you tell everything to such a simple child?
Is there such a superstition in this world?
He smiled and said, "Then I'll thank Xiaocao, thank you for your blessings, your heart brother received it!" ”
[To be continued]