"This way. ”

As soon as Lu Chen walked out of the main hall, a voice came, letting Lu Chen know where to go. Sweeping his gaze, there was a spacious courtyard at the back of the main hall.

At this moment, under the eaves of the corridor around the courtyard, there are many young men and women, these young men and women are dressed in the same clothes as the middle-aged man who is in charge of registration at the entrance of the main hall, all dressed in gray, and on the high platform in front of the courtyard stands a slightly older man in black with his eyes closed.

The open space in the center of the courtyard was full of single-seat tables and chairs, and the single-seat tables and chairs were arranged in an array, very neat, obviously prepared for today's outer disciple assessment. Lu Chen noticed that some of the single-seat tables and chairs had been seated, while some of the single-seat tables and chairs were still empty, and when he was hesitating what to do, someone next to him gave him a guide.

"These tables and chairs are marked with the corresponding numbers, and according to your assessment number plate, just sit in the right number. ”

Lu Chen smiled kindly at the person who reminded him, and then searched among the single tables and chairs in the courtyard. Soon, Lu Chen found the table and chair corresponding to his assessment number plate and sat down quietly.

Not long after, Jiang Li also finished registering and came to the courtyard, and like Lu Chen, Jiang Li found his seat after being mentioned.

Lu Chen's assessment license plate is ninety-seven, and Jiang Li's assessment license plate is ninety-eight. The two sat in the same row instead of in the front and back rows, with a table and chair in between. At this time, the single table and chair in the middle had not yet sat down, Jiang Li winked at Lu Chen, and Lu Chen smiled back.

After about a cup of tea, the tables and chairs in the courtyard gradually filled up. Lu Chen saw the middle-aged man in gray who was in charge of registration at the entrance of the main hall at the beginning walked in, the man in gray walked straight to the front of the courtyard, and whispered a few words respectfully to the man in black, the man in black nodded, and the man in gray retreated to the side.

"Let's get started. The man in black opened his eyes and announced.

The gray-clothed young men and women standing around the courtyard walked around one after another, handing over paper and pens to the people who participated in the assessment of the outer disciples.

Lu Chen also received one, and when he looked down, there were a total of ten questions listed on the white paper, all of which were about the characteristics and uses of various medicinal materials.

What are the ways to remove the coldness in the blood jade vine, please answer at least three of the characteristics and uses of the Heavenly Crystal Sand, and the control method of the Fire Marble?......

"Rustle. ”

The questions on each question paper are different, and there is no way to copy others. Moreover, there are many gray-clothed men and women standing under the eaves of the verandah around the courtyard, and once someone plagiarizes, they will definitely not escape the attention of so many pairs of eyes. After the paper and pen were sent, some people frowned and pondered, some looked sad, some sighed softly, and many more wrote hard, the tip of the pen scratched on the white paper, and there was a rustling sound. Not long after, there was another sound of putting a pen down, and it was obvious that someone had already finished answering the ten questions on the blank paper.

After a short time, Lu Chen carefully checked it, and after confirming that the answers on the question paper were correct, he put down the pen and paper. With a sweep of his eyes, he found that Jiang Li was no longer in place.

"Are you done?" a woman in gray saw Lu Chen put down the pen and paper, walked up slowly, and asked in a low voice. Lu Chen nodded, and then the woman in gray motioned for Lu Chen to follow her footsteps.

Lu Chen left the courtyard behind the woman in gray and walked through the corridor to the door of another hall. At the signal of the woman in gray, Lu Chen stepped into the hall.

In the hall, Lu Chen's eyes swept and he saw several acquaintances. Jiang Lizheng walked towards him with a smile on his face, while Bai Murong and Xia Hantian were sitting together, Bai Murong glanced at him unkindly, and Xia Hantian didn't seem to see Lu Chen stepping into the hall. Not caring about Bai Murong and Xia Hantian's different reactions, Lu Chen walked towards Jiang Li.

"Of the ten questions on the question paper, as long as you answer seven correctly, you can pass the first level of assessment, what do you think?" Jiang Li asked with a smile.

Seeing Jiang Li's happy appearance, Lu Chen knew that Jiang Li must have answered more than seven questions correctly. "It should be no problem to pass the first level of assessment. Lu Chen didn't know if the ten questions on the question paper were very difficult for others, but after Lu Chen glanced at the ten questions on the question paper, he immediately had a detailed answer in his heart. These topics are completely the knowledge points in the pharmaceutical books that Lu Chen has learned since he was a child, and they belong to the simplest part. Not to mention that there are only ten questions on the question paper, even if you add another hundred questions, twice as difficult, Lu Chen can easily pass.

Jiang Li slapped Lu Chen's chest and said, "Ha, I know that you must do it." ”

As time passed, the number of people in the temple increased. About an hour later, a man in gray stood at the door of the hall and shouted: "Next, the person I called to the number plate can leave the hall and participate in the second level of assessment by showing the number plate." If you are not called by me to the number plate, someone will arrange for you to leave the main hall, and the outer disciples of the Red Fire Gate will be assessed once a year, don't be discouraged, you will still have a chance next year. ”

After saying this, the man in gray didn't talk nonsense, and read the number directly.

"No. 1, Zhai Zhixing. ”

"No. 2, Lou Lihui. ”

"Fourteenth, Wen Haoyu. ”

......

With the calm words of the man in gray, the atmosphere in the hall was up and down, and the people who were read the number plate couldn't help but look excited, while the people who were not read the number plate had their faces collapsed, and their faces were full of disappointment and depression

"Ninety-seven, Tatsu Road. ”

"Ninety-eight, Jiang Li. ”

......

"Jiang Li and this kid have both passed the first level of assessment!" Bai Murong said with an unhappy expression. Xia Hantian looked at the backs of Lu Chen and Jiang Li walking out of the main hall, and said lightly: "It's expected." ”

The man in gray continued to chant the number, while Lu Chen and Jiang Li got up and left the main hall and headed to the second level of assessment.

After a while, Lu Chen and Jiang Li came to a courtyard, the courtyard in front of them was about the same size as the courtyard just now, there were also many gray-clothed men and women standing under the eaves of the corridor around the courtyard, and the layout around them was similar, but compared to the first courtyard, it was quieter here. In the courtyard, there are no longer single-seat tables and chairs, but a complete set of tea sets placed in an array.

"Is the second level assessment about boiling tea?" Seeing this scene, Lu Chen secretly guessed, and at the same time, a familiar scene flashed in his heart, when he was on the Lin family's medicine mountain, Ge Xianfeng often taught Lu Chen to make tea. And Ge offered to teach Lu Chen to make tea, which was really to test whether Lu Chen was proficient in the control of the heat.

At this moment, a gray-clothed man standing under the eaves of the porch reminded everyone: "You don't need to sit in the right seat for this level assessment, you choose a set of tea sets by yourself and wait for others to arrive." ”

Lu Chen and Jiang Li each chose a set of tea sets, and the two were in adjacent positions.

Not long after, Bai Murong and Xia Hantian also came to the courtyard. Because Lu Chen had a conflict with Bai Murong and Xia Hantian before, the second level was to freely choose a set of tea sets. At this moment, except for Jiang Li, everyone else can be as far away as they can from Lu Chen, making the vicinity of Lu Chen and Jiang Li vacant. At this moment, Bai Murong and Xia Hantian came over, and they didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, anyway, they chose the two sets of tea sets on Lu Chen's side.

Bai Murong, Xia Hantian, Lu Chen and Jiang Li, the four of them stood in a row, but in this way, it didn't seem that Lu Chen and Jiang Li were particularly conspicuous standing among the crowd.

Soon, the man in black who was in charge of the first level of the main examination also came to the courtyard and said directly: "The second level of assessment is to make tea, you have time to have a stick of incense, let's start." ”

The man in black's words fell, and everyone moved. Soon, in the courtyard, there was a crackling sound, clusters of flames scurried, and the assessment entered the most critical link. And at this moment, there were bursts of exclamations from under the eaves, breaking the silence of the examination room.

"It's Senior Brother Wei!"

"Senior Brother Wei from the inner gate actually came over. ”

"Senior Brother Wei!"

Amid the exclamations of everyone, a man wearing an alchemist's robe walked over slowly. Facing the many gray-clothed disciples under the eaves, the man smiled and nodded one after another, his demeanor was modest and extraordinary.

"Senior Brother Wei, who joined the sect at the age of ten, completely comprehended a Flame God Pattern Pillar in the same year, and is now a first-order senior alchemist, and was almost designated as a candidate for the next sect master. ”

"Although Senior Brother Wei has not become a candidate for the next sect master, Senior Brother Wei has comprehended a flame god pattern pillar, and his future achievements are still unlimited, and his status in the sect is at least the elder level, and he is more likely to become the deputy sect master!"

Looking at Wei Wenyan's back, everyone was talking, and their eyes were full of envy.

When the man in black saw Wei Wenyan walking towards him, he hurriedly got up to greet him, and at the same time showed a bright smile like a sunny smile on his face, and said in a flattering tone: "Wenyan, it's just the annual outer disciple assessment, why did you come here?"

"Uncle Sun, I happen to be free today, so I'll come and have a look. Wei Wenyan said with a smile, his eyes swept over Bai Murong and Xia Hantian intentionally or unintentionally.

Sun Sizheng observed his words, how could he not know that what Wei Wenyan said just now was just a rhetoric. Wei Wenyan is here, I'm afraid it's for these two people. Sun Sizheng presides over the assessment of outer disciples every year, and he has long lost the passion at the beginning. At first, he didn't pay much attention to the people who came to participate in the outer disciple assessment this year, but at this moment, when he took a closer look at the two people who were concerned by Wei Wenyan, Sun Sizheng was secretly surprised. Isn't this Xia Hantian from Xiayang County and Bai Murong from Bailiu County? They actually came to Chihuo City together to participate in this year's outer disciple assessment of Chihuo Sect. It seems that Wei Wenyan, Xia Hantian, and Bai Murong should know each other.

Thinking of this, Sun Sizheng rolled his eyes and said, "Wen Yan, you came just in time. With your help, I'm a lot more relaxed. ”

"Smack!"

And at that moment, a slight crunch sounded out. Because of Wei Wenyan's arrival, a young girl was distracted, causing the tea set on the flame to burst and fall. These tea sets are specially made for the assessment of outer disciples, and they are very sensitive to changes in firepower, so they need to always pay attention to the control of the heat when using them to make tea. Once the slightest relaxation, or the control of the heat itself is not skillful enough, it will cause the tea set to break and fall. Once the tea set is broken, it naturally means that the second level of assessment fails.

The girl came back to her senses, a look of frustration on her face.

Glancing at the girl, Wei Wenyan said with a soothing face: "You have done a good enough job in controlling the heat, but you are still lacking in the concentration of energy, after you go back, exercise well, find a way to improve your concentration, and you will definitely be able to pass the outer disciple assessment next year." ”

Receiving Wei Wenyan's comfort and encouragement, the girl regained her confidence, nodded heavily, and then followed a gray-clothed disciple to leave the field.