Chapter 13: A Strange Test
Steward Meng is a middle-aged man in his forties, when Feng Ningshuang was brought in, he was making calculations in the account room, and when he looked up, there were three more wrinkles on his forehead, and he looked like a dedicated model worker.
Steward Meng took a look at the wind and frost, and thought to himself that this was the person explained in the letter of the second head Fu Tianji. He was still worried about how to arrange her, but Fu Tianji gave him a reassurance at the end of the letter: treat everyone equally.
That's easy. Steward Meng asked Feng Ningshuang to sit down and introduced some common sense to her first.
For example, including these dozens of suspended mountain islands, the endless mountains nearby are all the territory of Shumen. Shumen is divided into inner door and outer door. There is no need to go into detail about the inner gate where more than ten mountain islands in the center are located, that is where Fu Tianji and the head Wei Yanyu and others live, and five hundred inner disciples also live in it.
And now they are on this mountain island, which is only inhabited by outer disciples. Only by becoming an outer disciple can one be eligible to participate in the inner door test, and after passing this test, one can become a real inner disciple and live on those central islands.
What kind of test is it and how often is it held? Steward Meng had already waved his hand to interrupt her, meaning, you haven't become an outer disciple yet! Didn't learn to walk well, just thinking about flying?
As soon as Steward Meng explained to her, she was stunned.
It turns out that if you want to become an outer disciple, you also need to take a test. And the question of this test is not simple at all.
"If you can't pass the exam, won't you be able to become an outer disciple, and you won't have a chance with the inner door from now on?" Wind Frost asked.
"There are three chances. The examination of this outer gate is held once a year. If you can't pass it once, you still have time to prepare. Steward Meng said, "Although cultivating immortals is about talent, there is also a saying that 'diligence can make up for clumsiness', so give three chances." If you can't pass three times in a row, you have two choices, one is to persuade you to return to your hometown, and the other is to choose to stay and become a miscellaneous servant, provided that you have my consent. ”
It turns out that this is the case, no wonder Fang just saw that there were people who tested wooden swords outside, and there were also people who carried firewood and water.
It seems that the road to choose an immortal to be your master here is really arduous and long! She heard that those immortal cultivators who have attained the Tao have all been discovered immortal roots since they were young, and she is already sixteen this year, even if she successfully enters the inner gate, it will take a long time to cultivate immortals and grow, those immortals who have attained the Dao, which one is not a lot older? Not to mention that after completing her studies, she still has to spend time to find out the demon who killed her father and mother back then, thinking about it, how many years will it be delayed?
She tossed and turned on the wooden couch, thinking of what Steward Meng had said to her during the day, she couldn't sleep, and stared at the moonlight outside the window in a daze.
A-Yao next to her rubbed her eyes and kindly asked her why she couldn't sleep, was she homesick?
She turned around and saw A-Yao's sleepy eyes open, her eyes were full of concern, and her heart warmed.
Although Steward Meng did not have the patience to explain in detail, he gave her a very nice house, and there was only one girl named Bai Yao who lived with her.
Bai Yao is not white, probably born in the sunny southern Xinjiang, her complexion is wheat-colored, her smile is simple and kind, she is so happy when she sees the wind and frost, she looks her up and down, and praises her again and again for being white and beautiful.
How can beauty be defined in one word? Feng Ning Frost said that in some places, wheat skin color is beautiful. You're beautiful too, don't be presumptuous.
Just said casually, but Bai Yao was extremely moved, and suddenly felt kind, asked her not to see her, and called her Ayao in the future.
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about this outer test...... I don't know what to do. "Feng Ningshuang couldn't say what was really on his mind, so he chose a thing that was close to him.
"It's also unfortunate that you came, this outer gate test will be held in ten days, and the time is quite rushed. But ......," Bai Yao comforted, "you still have two more chances." Unlike me, this is my last chance. ”
"A-Yao, you have participated in the outer entrance test twice, I want to ask, what questions did you get out of those two times?" Wind Frost asked.
Bai Yao knew what she meant, and said with a smile: "Actually, I used to be the same as you, and I also asked those senior brothers and sisters who had taken the exam, and I wanted to bet on the questions before the exam." But as a result, this exam question is different every year! ”
"Didn't repeat it?" Feng Ningshuang frowned.
Bai Yao nodded: "Not only are the exam questions not repeated, but even the people who make the exam questions are different." ”
"Tell me about it." Feng Ningshuang hugged the quilt and sat up.
"Those who asked the question are all the best among the inner disciples. Every time it's different. Bai Yao talked eloquently, "The first year I came, I took the sword technique. If you want the candidate to fly over the island, how high do you think the island is hanging in the air? At that time, more than a dozen people fell. Many people were so scared that they didn't dare to take the test, and they wanted to wait for the second year. As a result, in the second year, the test was a sacrificial sword technique. It is to have one candidate with an apple on his head, and another candidate standing a hundred paces away, and the sword pierces the apple. Several candidates with apples on their heads were stabbed and disfigured, and many of them abandoned the exam......."
"So bloody?" The wind and frost bit his thumb, and his scalp felt cold.
"Isn't it!" Bai Yao resonated and said indignantly, "These inner disciples, the topics they think of are more and more strange than the other!" It's clear that you want to embarrass us. ”
Feng Ningshuang thought for a while and sighed: "Haven't you heard of what is called a two-box comparison?" These inner disciples are all outstanding, and the more clumsy we are, the more powerful they are. I'm afraid the head of the house also acquiesces, after all, the higher the threshold is set, the more likely it is that the people who come in are good seedlings that are unique in ten thousand. ”
Bai Yao was stunned, "This is also true." ”
The unspoken subtext of Feng Frost is: If there is no accident in dealing with the bloody exam questions of novices, nine times out of ten it will be affected by that lump of ice. After all, what kind of person is in charge, what kind of atmosphere will there be. Although he is not the head, he is also a big man.
Bai Yao: "By the way, I heard that the inner disciple who gave the exam questions this year is called Rong Fengheng." ”
Rong Fengheng? The green-clothed boy who was dragged away by Fu Tianji that day?
"Speaking of this Rong Fengheng, it's a bit of a beginning, do you know his true identity?" Bai Yao couldn't sleep at all, and two small flames of gossip jumped out of her eyes.
Feng Ningshuang recalled that when he talked to Fu Tianji, he said the words "father" and "sauce in the palace".
"The prince?"
"That's right! He is the son of the empress of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and it is said that he was sent by the emperor to Shumen to practice at the age of eight, and was personally taught by the head of Wei. Ah Yao said excitedly, "That is to say, if we are lucky enough to be able to enter the inner door, we will call him a senior brother!" ”
Wind Frost laughed - she suddenly had an idea!