On the phone, Kong Lao's voice sounded dull.

He should already know that the Joint Staff wants to replace him as the director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau.

After a few words of greeting, Kong Lao suddenly said to me: "Ah Qiu, the people from the Joint Staff Department have gone to look for you." ”

I nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"You refused?" Kong Lao asked.

I nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Go ahead." Kong Lao said.

I was stunned for a moment, and I didn't react for a moment.

"You asked me to go to the Altar of a Thousand People?" I asked Kong Lao tentatively.

"Hmm." Kong Lao replied very clearly.

"Why?" I couldn't help but blurt it out.

Kong Lao sighed and said:

"You also know that our Dragon Slaying Bureau is different from your Tongbai Palace, in addition to being a Xuanmen sect, it is also a government department.

Since we have been given the power by the government, we naturally have to be bound by the government.

This time, I am determined to replace me, the director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau.

If I don't agree, the Dragon Slayer may soon disappear from this world.

I asked you to participate in this Thousand People Altar in the hope that you can become the new director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau.

You are what I watched grow up, and the Dragon Slaying Bureau is in your hands, I can rest assured. ”

In the last sentence, Kong Lao said very solemnly.

I could tell that his words were not polite, but from the heart and sincerely.

Since Kong Laodu said so, I didn't shirk anymore and agreed to participate in the Thousand People Altar.

And I went to participate in the Thousand People Altar, so to speak, more not for Kong Lao, but for myself.

I want to be with her, and I don't want to quit Xuanmen, so as the person from the Joint Staff said last night, the director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau is undoubtedly the job that can best meet my requirements.

It is this selfishness that makes me feel despicable.

I hesitated for a moment, but still told Kong Lao about my selfishness.

Kong Lao didn't care about this.

He smiled generously and said, "That's better." Originally, if you became the new director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau, you would just be a big Dengke, but now you can add a small Dengke, then the old man will retire from me, and it will become more meaningful. ”

Kong Lao's words made me feel even more ashamed.

After chatting about business, I exchanged a few more words with Kong Lao.

Before I hung up, I suddenly thought of one thing—something I had overlooked before.

Kong Lao can be the director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau for so many years, it stands to reason that his relationship with the above should be good.

Why, now, the above will suddenly not let him continue to be the director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau?

I asked Mr. Kong this question.

Kong Lao didn't answer, only said: "You will know when you become the new director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau." ”

I'll know when I become the new director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau.

Kong Lao's words undoubtedly hooked my curiosity at once.

After hanging up Kong Lao's phone, I hesitated, but still sent a message to Mengyan, just two words:

"Wait for me!"

But she didn't reply to me.

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Two days later, I received a courier from Kong Lao.

Because before, I returned the invitation to the Thousand People Altar to the person in the Joint Staff, so Kong Lao sent me another copy.

In the express delivery, in addition to the invitation, there is also an introduction to the Thousand People Altar written by Kong Lao himself.

After reading Kong Lao's introduction, I finally figured out what this Thousand People Altar was.

The so-called Xuanmen Thousand People Altar is a competitive competition in Xuanmen.

The Thousand Altar is divided into two rounds in total.

The first round is held in each province.

Thirty-two Xuanmen people in each province received invitations.

These 32 Xuanmen people will be divided into eight groups, with four people in each group, each of whom will compete in the group stage.

The group stage is based on a point system. After the group stage is completed, the top two teams in each group can continue to participate in the knockout stage.

Through a knockout round, the champion of each province is determined.

Only then can the provincial champion go to the capital to participate in the second round of the Thousand Men Altar.

In addition to Taiwan, there are a total of 33 provincial-level administrative regions. In order to facilitate the competition, the Joint Staff divided Hong Kong and Macao into the same competition area.

In this way, the second round of the Thousand People Altar still has thirty-two people participating.

The format of the first round will continue to be followed to determine the national champion.

This national champion is the new director of the Dragon Slaying Bureau.

Thirty-two competition areas, thirty-two people in each competition area, a total of one thousand and twenty-four people participated, so there is the name - Xuanmen Thousand People Altar.

Since it's a competition and you want to win the championship, you naturally have to prepare well.

Every day, I would get up before dawn and meditate on the morning glow.

After meditating, practicing qi, and having a simple breakfast, I was ready to start drawing talismans.

Different characters have different requirements for the time of drawing the symbols, so I have to be very precise in timing - every day, I have to set various alarms at different times to remind myself.

When I couldn't draw the talismans, I would take out the various ancestral notes left by my master and review them again.

The days passed like this, and the day of the Xuanmen Thousand People Altar competition was getting closer and closer.

On this day, a man in his fifties suddenly came to my teahouse.

The first thing he said when he saw me was: "Xuanmen Thousand People Altar, give up." ”

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