"Good, good. Everyone is better than I imagined, and we cultivators need this patience and calmness, and only by enduring loneliness and suffering can we achieve something. ”

After noticing that everyone was very quiet, a smile appeared on the old man's face, and he continued.

"Today is the day of the Inner Gate Competition, it stands to reason that the core disciples are not allowed to participate, but in order to sharpen everyone's heart, the disciples who were recognized by the ancient sword a few months ago are here, and they will be tested with you, only the disciples who have passed the test are the pride of my Hundred Treasure Pavilion! The second level of our test is very simple, patience, from now on, please close your eyes. The old man sitting on the stage and said slowly.

Everyone slowly closed their eyes according to the request of the old man guarding the sword, even Li Kun closed his eyes.

Fortunately, the psychedelic world that Li Kun was afraid of did not appear, and he simply closed his eyes.

The old man continued: "Very good, everyone is doing a good job! Then the second level of the test has begun, from now on, anyone who can hold on for an hour without opening his eyes will be counted as passing the second level of the assessment. ”

"Now you just have to listen to my story quietly. A long, long time ago, there lived a farmer in the mountains, and on this day the farmer planned to go to the mountains to pick some wild fruits, but when he was halfway there, he saw a fishing rod on the side of the road, so he happily picked up the fishing rod, and thought that he should go and catch some fish to eat, and the fish tasted delicious...... "The old man began to tell the story.

However, the story of this old man guarding the sword doesn't seem to be very good, and just after a short paragraph, a disciple couldn't help but stand up and asked loudly: "Elder Guarding the sword, you are not telling the right story!" ”

"Oh, what's wrong?"

The old man who guarded the sword stopped his story, and with a faint smile on his face, asked the disciple who stood up.

"You said that the farmer lives in the mountains, how can he find a fishing rod on the road? Also, you, a farmer in the mountains, are not reasonable in themselves, and it should be Orion who lives in the mountains, right? The disciple said with some disbelief.

"Well, it seems like you're right! Are there any other disciples who think the same way? Please stand up and speak. The old man nodded, seeming to agree with the disciple's statement.

Many people seemed to think that there was no problem, and they all stood up one after another, opened their eyes and looked at the old man guarding the sword.

"One, two, three, four, five...... Thirty-six! Very good, thirty-six people in total! ”

After seeing these people stand up, the old man guarding the sword did not praise them, but deliberately made a sound to count, and after a while, he counted thirty-six people, and said with a wicked smile: "Although your doubts are very reasonable, you have lost the qualification for the next test, please go back." ”

The thirty-six people who stood up suddenly realized that they were now being tested, and they didn't expect to be so simple to be trapped, and their faces changed drastically.

After hearing this, Li Kun was also shocked, because just now, he also felt that the story of the old man guarding the sword was not very good, and he wanted to stand up, but he still held back.

There are many people who think the same way as Li Kun, and many people are glad in their hearts that they didn't stand up, otherwise they would be eliminated.

"Elder Sword Guard, you have miscounted, there are only thirty-five people, where did the thirty-six people come from?" But at this moment, Wu Dao, who was originally sitting cross-legged behind the old man guarding the sword, suddenly spoke.

"Oh, is it? Am I counting wrong? I'll count again, one, two, three, four...... XXXVIII-6. That's right, I counted it and it was still thirty-six! The old man guarding the sword counted again with some strange feelings, and still felt that thirty-six was right.

Wu Dao said again: "Why is the disciple lying to you, it's really thirty-five, don't believe you will count it again?" ”

"Thirty-six, the old man is sure that thirty-six is right!"

The old man guarding the sword counted again, and said with great certainty that he had not made a mistake.

"Elder Sword Guard, it's really wrong! I don't believe you let them count for themselves, whether it's thirty-five or thirty-six! Wu Dao said in no hurry.

"How is that possible? Are you questioning the old man? ”

This time, the old man guarding the sword seemed to be a little unhappy, but he still pointed to one of the thirty-six people who stood up and asked, "You help the old man count to see if it is thirty-five or thirty-six, and if you count correctly, you can pass the assessment of this level." ”

The person who was pointed out by the old man guarding the sword was first startled, then stunned, and soon became overjoyed, nodded again and again with a smile on his face, and said affirmatively: "Elder Sword Guard, don't worry, the disciple can't do anything else, counting will definitely not be wrong!" ”

"One, two, three, four...... Seventeen Eighteen ......"

After the disciple assured him, he began to count with great devotion.

There weren't many people who stood up, so they counted quickly, and in a blink of an eye, they counted clearly, and the disciple said confidently: "Elder Huishoujian, there are thirty in total...... Thirty...... Thirty ......"

I don't know why, when this disciple arrived to report the number, he suddenly hesitated, he had clearly counted thirty-five people just now, why did the Sword Elder count to thirty-six? This disciple was a little puzzled.

"Could it really be that the old man guarding the sword is old and confused?"

This disciple was very skeptical, could it be that the old man guarding the sword was so confused that he couldn't even count the numbers.

"Thirty or more?"

Seeing the hesitation on this disciple's face, the old man of the sword guard asked a little unhappily.

"Thirty ...... Thirty ......"

This disciple hesitated, didn't dare to speak, he must have counted thirty-five, but if he said thirty-five, would he offend the old man guarding the sword?

"What's the matter with you disciple? How much exactly? ”

The old man's tone changed, and he asked a little indifferently.

"Fight, it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong."

The disciple had no choice but to bite the bullet and say loudly, "Thirty-six. The disciples counted, and there were thirty-six in total! ”

"Haha!"

"Idiot, retarded!"

"I'm in the same sect as such an idiot!"

However, after this disciple reported the number of thirty-six, it immediately caused a burst of laughter, and the other disciples were not afraid of anything, and they were all eliminated anyway.

"Look, the old man said that there are thirty-six people, and you still don't believe it." After hearing the number thirty-six, the old man who guarded the sword stroked his beard with great satisfaction and said to Wu Dao.

However, Wu Dao looked helpless and said, "Since Elder Sword Guard, you can find one disciple to count, why don't you find two disciples to count?" Maybe that disciple just now was just trying to curry favor with you, and it wasn't necessary to count the wrong ones on purpose! ”

Wu Dao said this, and his eyes glanced at the disciple just now, and after the disciple was seen by Wu Dao, he lowered his head a little weakly.

After seeing that disciple's heart was weak, the old man guarding the sword pulled down his face and asked, "Tell me honestly, how many people did you count just now?" ”

(End of chapter)