There are many state capitals in Daqi, and there is naturally no shortage of talents, some people go to the imperial examination, some people run to the army, and some people bow down to practice.

As the opening date of Beizong approached, the number of boats on the Qinhuai River surged, especially the section of the river near Wuyi Lane was more lively, the willows by the river were still around, the flowers on the river were red and willow green, and the flowers were not women but ships.

"I heard that after the announcement of the imperial examination gold list, it was even more lively here, and it was said that there was also a singer in the capital who took a boat on this river and hooked up with those literati to become a traitor......" Yuan Li followed his young master along the road on the bank of the Qinhuai River and walked slowly, seeing that the bustling and lively river section in front was not far away, Yuan Li pointed there.

"You haven't been to the capital before, have you, and you introduced me?" Yuan Lai smiled.

Yuan Li was not ashamed but proud: "Haven't we all been here for so many days, I have nothing to do, so I have inquired about a lot of things in the capital, especially some interesting stories about cultivation, I can remember them, young master, if you want to hear me, I will tell you about it." ”

"Forget it, in the future, but what are you talking about hooking up and adulterous...... Who taught you, the idiom is not used like this. Yuan Lai sighed.

"Don't care if it's used like this, anyway, I think that's the case, I don't know which of the singers in the capital is more beautiful than our Shencheng, but I heard that the capital doesn't pay attention to the beauty of the figure and face, but pays more attention to what temperament, saying that the top brand here must be proficient in poetry and learn some cultural elegance...... Oh, young master, don't you know how to compose poetry, I heard that the girl from the painting boat here likes poetry......"

Yuan Lai listened to what this guy said becoming more and more unreliable, so he said, "The girl you said, is there one here now?"

“...... It doesn't seem to be. ”

"Then what's the matter!" Yuan Lai waited for a glance at him, and said slowly: "Let's go to see the appearance of the candidates of the Northern Sect, but not to see the girls in the capital, if you want to see yourself turn around and sneak around, I won't stop you, but if you are caught by Uncle Liu, I don't care." ”

Yuan Li smiled stupidly and stopped talking.

As the two of them got closer and closer to that section of the river, they saw more and more boats, and it could be seen that these boats had undergone some modifications, and there was no way, and the candidates who went to Beijing for the exam would never be bored to bring a boat.

The boats are big and small, there are people on the shore and on the river, and after a brief look, there are lonely people who are also talking together, there are eating, drinking, tea and wine, except for the beautiful girl.

No one came to greet them, this was a loose and open party, no one invited and no one controlled, according to Lu Zhangcha, it was to let this group of candidates look at each other's opponents first, and if there is a chance to find a few more people to be with.

The Northern Sect Cultivation Exam is not easy to pass alone.

There was a lot of chatter everywhere, there were a lot of people, and there were hundreds of people at a glance, which was due to the fact that some days before the official start of the exam.

"I'm afraid there will be thousands of people when the exam officially starts?" Yuan Li said in surprise, and turned a little worried about his young master.

"Who knows, but not all of them here are candidates, they should be accompanied by family and friends. ”

Yuan Lai didn't feel nervous at all, he was still a little entangled until now, after all, he still had a golden post of Tu Su in his hand, and it was said that he would just hand it over, but when he understood this cultivation more and more these days, especially after breaking through the first realm a few days ago and officially spying on this world, he suddenly had an idea in his heart that he wanted to take the test seriously.

It's a very subtle idea.

But now, when he didn't think about it, he walked briskly along the bustling area, watching with interest from time to time as some of the people on the big and small boats became distracted.

"That's the first realm, it should be a breakthrough soon...... I'm afraid this one has been in the first realm for a long time, well, the fluctuation of vitality is very stable, which one ...... Could it be that you have already stepped into the second realm? The breath is so strange, this ...... Hmm, I haven't even stepped into the first realm yet......"

Yuan Lai walked slowly around this section of the river, muttering to himself from time to time, Yuan Li followed to the side with a surprised face, only to feel that the young master has been nervous since he broke through the first realm, and he likes to stare at the big white fruit tree at home for an afternoon, and now he starts to stare at people when he goes out, it's really terrible, I don't know if I want to go back and talk to Shopkeeper Liu, don't blindly practice into the magic barrier by myself.

So the master and the servant ran in a crowd with their own thoughts, and suddenly Yuan Lai's footsteps stopped.

He saw a group of people gathered on an empty plateau on the bank of the Qinhuai River in front of him

Most of these people were teenagers of the same age as themselves, but there were also many middle-aged and old people, and at this moment they were gathered around and watching something and talking to each other.

"What is this?"

Yuan Lai got closer and found that there was a huge and smooth stone wall standing in the clearing, and the surface of the stone wall was very smooth after artificial polishing, and at this time there was a lot of handwriting on the stone wall.

The stone wall is large and the handwriting is small, so it can hold a lot of words.

Yuan Li suddenly exclaimed, "Young Master, I know what this is! This is Xilinbi!"

"Xilinbi?"

"That's right, it's Xilinbi! I heard that every time the candidates for the Northern Sect Entrance Examination gather in the Qinhuai River, some candidates will ask questions on this Xilinbi. Anyone can answer the question, and anyone can answer the question, which means that both the person who wrote the question and the person who answered the question must leave their name. Yuan Li said excitedly.

"What is this used for?" Yuan Lai was a little puzzled.

"I heard that isn't it a place for candidates from all over the world to get acquainted with each other, but everyone doesn't know anyone, they don't know their basic skills, and they don't know who is strong and who is weak, so naturally it's not good for each other to hook up with each other......

Seeing Yuan Lai glaring at him, Yuan Li suddenly knew that he was speechless, so he continued: "So, this Xilinbi is a place for everyone to get to know each other, and powerful candidates will come up with some strange questions on it, and everyone can see the answers of the candidates who answer them, and you can also see this person's ability from the answers." ”

Yuan Lai already knew in his heart when he heard this, the quality of a person's cultivation is a difficult thing to measure, but he now also knows that generally speaking, the clearer the mind and the more books he reads, the more intelligent the person will have an advantage on the way of cultivation.

So how can you simply tell which candidate is stronger?

The answer is!

Candidates who can make good questions and answer good questions will naturally receive attention, and it will be easier to distinguish the strengths and weaknesses, and get acquainted.

"It's a simple and interesting way to do it. Yuan Lai said with a smile.

Saying that, there was brilliance in his eyes, and he had answered Lu Zhangcha's question upstairs in Shencheng Immortal Residence, so he got acquainted with that Zhenze heir, so what about this time?

He made his way through the crowd to the bottom of the huge Xilin wall, and when he looked up, he saw the dense conversation.