As the last question faded from the giant screen, Liu Hai duly announced the end of the written test.

Two columns of waiters collect the answer sheets from both sides to the middle, and each two people are responsible for the marking of the papers of the participants in one row. Because most of the people who knew that they were hopeless had left the venue consciously, and the waiters did not need to collect the answer sheets that could not answer enough questions at first glance, the speed of on-site marking was also very fast.

Ning Le and Ren's lacquered wooden plaque was recovered, and replaced by two stone tokens, the workmanship was obviously several grades better than the previous lacquered wooden plaque, and the number on it also changed from more than three hundred to fifty-seven and fifty-eight.

Ning Le casually looked around, and after a rough calculation, he found that the elimination rate of this first assessment alone was nearly seventy percent, and those who passed seemed to be basically over thirty years old, and there were a few old men who seemed to be trembling and unstable, but in fact, their eyes were shining.

I have to say that the Yanshi industry is indeed more popular the older you get.

"Isn't it, he can still pass the written exam?" Ren let out a low cry, pulling Ning Le's thoughts back.

He looked out along Ren's line of sight, only to see Qian Lang arrogant, and deliberately handed him a provocative look, and couldn't help but smile faintly: "It seems that Tianforging Fort regards the fat of the Qian family as something in the bag." ”

"You mean the Heavenly Forging Fort helped that waste cheat?" Ren suddenly stomped his feet in anger, "Damn. ”

Ning Le pouted: "Cough, don't you and him be evenly matched." It's embarrassing - ahhh

"Hmph. Ren crossed his hands on his hips and said angrily, "I don't know who it is, I almost couldn't answer the last question." If it weren't for this girl's teachings and solving your doubts, you wouldn't be able to squat in the corner and cry now?"

"Yes, yes. Ning Le smiled bitterly and begged for mercy, "The girl is rich and only eight high, and she is simply the master's lucky star." ”

“...... Hum. Ren snorted lightly, finally let Ning Le go, turned his head to follow the waiter's guidance, and headed towards the next assessment location.

"Steward Liu. A waiter came to Liu Hai and reported, "After the number of people is counted, a total of one hundred and twenty-one people have been promoted to the next assessment." ”

"Hmm. Liu Hai subconsciously glanced at Qian Lang not far away and nodded slightly.

“...... Steward Liu. The waiter hesitated for a moment, but finally stubbornly said, "You have temporarily added the matter of question 21, do you need to report it to the castle lord and Mrs. Rong to inform you?"

"No, I don't. I've done everything, but now I'm going to be a villain in vain, as if the old man was going to gag them first. ”

Liu Hai stood with his hands in his hands: "The old man's move is to eliminate those speculative people who have no sense of belonging to my Heavenly Forging Fort at all. The lord of the castle is wise and martial, how can he not be considerate of our painstaking efforts?"

"Yes, yes. The waiter nodded again and again, "It's just that I'm worried that someone will take advantage of the problem and ...... at the castle master."

"Let's go. Without waiting for the waiter to finish, Liu Hai waved his hand, turned around and left.

"Steward, steward, hey......" The waiter stomped his foot and hurriedly followed.

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At the same time, in the Heavenly Forging Castle, in an inconspicuous room.

"So, this fifty-seventh, is the kid who obtained the pre-recording qualification in the Golden Scale Pavilion that day with 'Cloth Mess', but disappeared quickly?" a tall figure stood in front of the window, looking down at the square in front of the door below.

Behind him stood an old man, who was the old lady Rong who had witnessed everything in the attic on the top floor of the Golden Scale Pavilion that day.

He smiled: "This kid suddenly appeared this morning, went to the Golden Scale Pavilion to pick up his luggage, and then turned to the ready-to-wear shop to buy a few dresses, plus the mask he wears on his face now. ”

"I caused trouble in my Heavenly Forging Fort, and swaggered into the inner city with just a mask, is it true that I am full of wine bags and rice bags here?" the tall figure said in a bad tone, and turned to look at Old Lady Rong.

This is a middle-aged man in black leather armor, and his beard shows his roughness. A scar slashed from his forehead across his right eye to his cheek, making it look hideous. However, despite this, his eyes were still bright, as if there was lightning and lightning inside, and he was not angry and arrogant.

This is the master of the world-famous Heavenly Forging Castle, Single Heavenly Forging.

Faced with the questioning of such a strong man, Mrs. Rong seemed unimpressed, and said thoughtlessly: "How is Xiaoqi's injury?"

“...... Minor injuries only. I ordered someone to call him over early in the morning, but I haven't seen anyone yet, hum. Shan Tianduan's face was a little gloomy.

"Oh, Xiao Qi must be practicing again and forgetting the hour. ”

A sweet and crisp voice interrupted the conversation between the two: "Don't worry, Daddy, I'll go and arrest him for you." ”

Shan Tianzhu looked at the girl who jumped down from the sofa on the side, and his expression relaxed slightly: "No need, I'll send someone to call again." ”

"Those timid guys don't dare to disturb Xiao Qi's cultivation. The girl giggled, put the book in her hand on the sofa, hastily straightened the hem of her skirt, opened the door, and trotted away.

There were only two people left in the room, Shan Tianduan and Old Lady Rong.

"Have you found out where it came from?" Shan Tianduan was silent for a moment and continued to ask.

Old lady Rong nodded: "The old man sent someone to the northern Xinjiang to investigate, and it was determined that this son grew up there since he was a child, but he didn't find his master in the local population." When our people went to his house, they found that it had been destroyed. Judging from the traces left at the scene, it should have been a very violent fight, and the time coincided with the time when this son came out of the mountain. ”

Shan Tianzhu frowned slightly and did not speak.

Old Lady Rong continued: "According to the locals, this master of Ning Le has always lived in a simple place, and has almost no contact with outsiders, and even when he goes to the town, he only goes to one Yanqi shop there. This vessel was spread out in that kind of poor country, but there were caravans every once in a while, and although the business was not prosperous for nineteen years, it could barely be maintained. ”

"Nineteen years...... And what about this Yanqi shop?" Shan Tianji asked.

"The boss is a local born who left his hometown when he was young. Nineteen years ago, he suddenly returned to his hometown, and he was already fluent in the official dialect of the Holy City, and then opened the Yanqi shop. However, soon after the accident in Ning Le's home, the man's body was fished out of his well. Old lady Rong said.

"When did you die?suicide or homicide?"

Mrs. Rong replied: "This person has been living alone since returning to his hometown, without relatives and no reason, so he has already been buried. According to the memories of local servants, the person should have died on the same day that Ning Le's family was changed. The corpse had bruises on its arms and a palm print on its vest, as if it had been pushed down a well. ”

Shan Tianzhuan closed his eyes and slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "Elder Rong thinks, is it a vendetta or a treasure?"

"Why does the castle lord still ask about the old decay. ”

Old Lady Rong shook her head and said, "A remnant of the Holy City, who has lived in seclusion in northern Xinjiang for twenty years, and the possibility of enemies coming to the door is too low. And if it's a vendetta, there's no need to let go of even a shopkeeper. ”

"Hmph!" Shan Tianji slapped his palm on the windowsill, and actually slapped a deep crack on the countertop, "How many dirty things do these flies and dogs have to do before they want to stop!"

"Man's greed never ends. ”

Old Lady Rong shook her head and said, "This Ning Le came to Tianforging Forges at this time, probably because he wanted to get our protection. But he has always refused to confide in his teacher...... Could it be that the treasure that was robbed by someone had a lot to do with his master, and he was worried that once he mentioned his teacher's inheritance, others would associate it with that treasure? If he said so, the group of people probably did not succeed, and the things they asked for were either carried away by his teacher, and Ning Le was worried that he would be captured as a hostage and coerced. Or, or that treasure is actually in Ning Le's hands. ”

"That's not something we need to think about. As long as he enters the castle with a simple purpose and can do his best for the Heavenly Forging Castle, what if I protect him?"

Shan Tianduan turned around and glanced at Old Lady Rong, and then strode out of the room: "Let's go, the second assessment should be about to start." ”