Chapter 20: Vigilance
"You should all know the importance of the election, right? Give me the strength to eat milk one by one, so that the descendants of the family can also see, we are difficult to leave the strength of the side branch of the Zhou family in the city, boys, are you ready? Zhou Zichu is quite rough, his voice is extremely loud and hoarse, and his opening remarks are simple and direct.
"That's it!" The children of the Zhou family blushed one by one, and responded in unison, and the sound resounded over the square, shaking the snow on the sidelines of the field.
"Okay, let me introduce to you, this is Elder Zhou Yuheng, who came from the clan specially, is in charge of this test, and after passing the test, Elder Yuheng will also lead you to the clan in Youzhou. Everyone, hurry up and meet Elder Yuheng! Zhou Zichu stood up, pointed to the black-clothed man sitting on the high platform, and introduced to everyone.
"I've seen the Elders!" All the children of the Zhou family bowed and looked at the old man in black with a little curiosity.
The old man's face was wrinkled, his skin was yellow, and a pair of sword eyebrows were inserted horizontally into his temples, and the whole person looked very grim. didn't speak, just nodded slightly at Zhou Zichu.
"Now, I will start to sign up, and those who are named will go to the stone platform and be tested!" Behind Zhou Yuheng, there is also a middle-aged man, this person Zhou Feng is very familiar with, responsible for the daily operation of the Zhou Mansion, called Zhou Rong, sleek and sophisticated.
"Zhou Yunyan!" Zhou Rongxiong's voice sounded on the training ground.
As his words fell, a girl in a Luo Zi robe jumped out, her peaceful appearance revealing a hint of fierceness.
Zhou Feng's eyesight is good now, and he can see that this woman is practicing metal exercises.
Zhou Ruyan stomped his feet lightly under the gaze of everyone, and the whole person was like a flying arrow shot out.
"Good!" Seeing Zhou Ruyan come to the stone platform so casually, everyone below erupted into a burst of high-pitched cheers.
Zhou Rong also cast an approving gaze, but the old man's eyes were slightly closed, and his face did not change at all, as if he had not seen the previous scene.
"Okay, do you see this stone wall? Don't keep it, run the internal qi of the whole body, gather it in the palm of your hand, and imprint it on this emerald ink slate. Zhou Rong instructed softly.
"Yes!" Zhou Ruyan replied in a low voice, saluted respectfully to the old man, and then raised his palm, as if he was slowly and urgently slapping on the emerald ink slate.
Syllable......
A clear slapping sound was heard, and it felt like it had hit the dough.
With this loud impact sound, Zhou Ruyan didn't feel much pain in her palm, and when she came into contact with the emerald ink stone, it was like slapping on a sponge, extremely soft, and a burst of coolness was directly imprinted in her heart through the palm.
"Late fifth order, fifteen years old, pass!"
A hoarse voice like a tug of war came from the old man's mouth.
But this hoarse voice, hearing Zhou Ruyan's ears, was as beautiful as fairy music, and his tense face showed ecstasy, and he turned over and jumped off the stone platform.
Friends who are close to Zhou Ruyan immediately stepped forward to congratulate.
"Next, Zhou Qiang!"
Zhou Qiang is a young man who cultivates fire-based exercises, and he is a low-key person, and Zhou Feng has only heard of his name, and has never seen him.
Concocted as the method, Zhou Qiang printed his palm on the stone slab with all his might.
"At the beginning of the sixth order, seventeen years old, unqualified!" The old man swept his eyes and said coldly.
Hearing this, Zhou Qiang was like an electric shock, the whole person, his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, the whole person jumped off the stone platform in despair, smirked madly, shook like drunk, and left the training ground, Zhou Qiang's parents hurriedly chased after him.
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"Next, Zhou Wu!"
Zhou Wu has always been a man of the year in the Zhou Mansion, unlike Zhou Feng, he has a first-class cultivation talent, and Zhou Zichu is his uncle in law, and he loves him very much.
Zhou Wu is obviously in a first-class position, the whole person is flying like a butterfly in the air, the posture is wonderful, full of ornamentation, and from time to time he makes difficult and dangerous movements, causing everyone to exclaim.
"Hmph, flashy!"
Zhou Wu was showing off on the stone platform, but there was a dry and hoarse sound in his ears, low and slight, but in Zhou Wu's ears, it was like thunder, which shook his brain, and that little bit of smugness faded in an instant.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and get ready for the test! Hearing the old man's displeasure, Zhou Rong hurriedly scolded, but in fact, he was secretly helping Zhou Wu.
"Yes!" Zhou Wu didn't dare to slack off, he could be said to be a gentleman, but he was definitely not the second ancestor, he was very smart, and he knew that the old man in front of him was not something he could offend.
"Fifteen years old, mid-sixth order, pass!"
Looking at the deep palm print, a glimmer of light flashed in the old man's eyes, and his tone was slightly slower, obviously satisfied with Zhou Wu's performance.
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After that, the vast majority of the more than 100 people who participated in the election were eliminated, and only 25 people passed the election.
"Elder Yuheng, this is the person who will participate in this year's election! Look at ......," Zhou Rong said respectfully to the old man.
"Oh, is it? No, isn't it missing someone? The old man raised his eyebrows and asked strangely.
"Huh?" Zhou Rong looked through the book in his hand, and soon said, "Elder, no, there is no omission." ”
"Really? What about Zhou Feng? Isn't there such a person? Isn't he only thirteen years old, and he is qualified to participate in the election! Zhou Yuheng said lightly.
The old man's voice was soft, but it rang in everyone's ears.
Hearing the old man's words, the expressions of everyone present were different, some were incredulous, some were full of disdain, some had wooden expressions, and some were thoughtful and their eyes flickered.
This sentence also sounded in Zhou Feng's ears, Zhou Feng's expression remained unchanged, but there were turbulent waves in his heart.
"This old man actually knows about my existence! And it's showing such attention, what the hell is going on? It's been more than ten years, and there are still people who are paying attention to me and hating me? Or someone who cares about me? ”
Although Zhou Feng thought so in his heart, he was more inclined to the former, if it was someone who cared about him, then he wouldn't have not heard from him for more than ten years.
At this moment, the vigilance in Zhou Feng's heart was great, and he didn't know what the purpose of those people hidden in the secret was.
Originally, a trace of anxiety caused by the great increase in strength suddenly dissipated cleanly, and Zhou Feng began to plan to make a splash in this meeting, showing the strength of the peak of the sixth order, but the sudden appearance of this old man made Zhou Feng dispel this idea.
Of course, choosing Zhou Feng is definitely not a retreat, but not a slight change in strategy, at most showing the strength of the fifth order or so.
"I was going to give you a big gift before, a thirteen-year-old sixth-order genius martial artist is enough to shock the entire Zhou family, and now, a thirteen-year-old fifth-order martial artist can also cause quite a stir!" Zhou Feng thought carefully in his heart.