As soon as the sky was bright, the forging shop was already lively.

Li Yuan came very early, and when he passed by the martial arts arena, he actually met more than a dozen apprentices from various academies, and there were still fresh faces among them.

"There are nine courtyards in the forging shop, and I have seen more than sixty apprentices, who are those?"

Li Yuan glanced at the faces and paused on one of them.

In a group of apprentices wrapped in coarse linen clothes, there was only one one who was draped in fox fur, and he couldn't pay attention to it.

"The third son of the third shopkeeper Wang Ding, Wang Gong? Isn't this also here to take the test? ”

Listening to the slight discussion, Li Yuan's heart moved slightly.

"Hurry up!"

Before entering the middle courtyard, Li Yuan smelled the smell of meat, and in the middle courtyard, Liu Qing and other apprentices were busy sweating profusely under the shouts of Sun Fatzi.

"Good fellow, give up your blood!"

As soon as Li Yuan raised his eyes, he saw the three major pots of meat and vegetables stewed in the house, which was too rich.

"This is the treatment that the inner court only has on the day of the assessment, in previous years, it was once every three years, and once a year in the future."

Sun Fatzi lifted the curtain of the small stove and walked out with a straight face.

"For this meal, the apprentices have to come, too."

Li Yuan had just eaten, but now he was hungry again, so he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a big bone and gnawed it.

The other apprentices, who were sweating profusely, paid attention.

"Those aren't here to eat."

Sun Fatzi pouted, and through the gate of the middle courtyard, Li Yuan saw that several young men and women dressed differently from all the apprentices walked up to Wang Gong together, as if chatting.

The age difference between these young men and women and the apprentices on the side is similar, but standing together, it is like a dividing line between two worlds, which is very eye-catching.

"Wang Gong, the third son of the third shopkeeper's family, Zhao Xiaoming, the youngest daughter of the leader of Zhao, and the others are also temporarily stuffed in by several families in the inner city, fortunately, they don't occupy your quota."

Play a special move, right?

Li Yuan shrugged his shoulders and asked:

"What about the bad?"

"Bad...... It's also really bad. ”

Sun Fatzi's face became very stinky and ugly: "I have seen the hell, the third item in the inner courtyard assessment this year is actually touching the bones......"

"Touching the bones?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly: "What about previous years? ”

"In previous years, the three items were pile work, hammer method, and strength, how can you ask for root bones this year?"

Sun Fatzi looked sullen, the roots of this kid in front of him are not very good.

"Root bones?"

Recalling Qin Xiong's attitude, Li Yuan was thoughtful.

There must be a deep-seated reason behind any abrupt change, but unfortunately Sun Fatzi doesn't seem to know......

"If there is a bone requirement for this......"

Before Li Yuan could speak, Sun Fatzi couldn't stand anymore, picked up the food box and walked to the backyard, worried:

"You're here to take care of it, I'll look for it...... People ask ......"

Root bones, how to touch them?

Li Yuan shook his head in his heart, but he didn't panic, took care of the three cauldrons, and also took the time to make a bowl for himself, and when Sun Fatzi came back, he was already full.

"Don't eat it!"

Sun Fatzi's face was a little dark, and he said in a deep voice:

"No wonder the inner-city homes are stuffed with people. There are some special ...... in this assessment Li Yuan, anyway, do your best. Don't hide it, don't fight, I'm afraid you'll regret it for the rest of your life. ”

After speaking, he added:

"I'm not afraid that you won't be able to pay the money......"

"Huh?"

Seeing Sun Fatzi's rare seriousness, with a hint of envy, Li Yuan's heart moved slightly.

What else did he want to ask, but Sun Fatzi waved his hand, walked out of the house, rang the 'dinner bell', and the apprentices outside the door rushed in.

……

The weather was beautiful and the weather was sunny after dinner.

On the martial arts arena pressed by the yellow mud, a group of apprentices were neatly arranged according to their respective courtyards, and the principals of each courtyard were quite complete.

Li Yuan stood in the crowd, looking through the fat man Sun in front of him, and on the platform that was simply built, the three of them were sitting in danger.

Qin Xiong stood on the right side, bowing his head and saying this to the old man in a black coat, and on the right side, there was a white bearded old man, Li Yuan recognized that this was the second shopkeeper Tang Tong.

"It's the third shopkeeper Wang Ding who is talking to Qin Xiong? So, in the middle is the big shopkeeper Cao Yan? So young? ”

Li Yuan was also a little surprised when he saw the three shopkeepers for the first time.

The shopkeeper Cao, who was very famous throughout Takayanagi, looked to be in his early thirties, and he was wearing a simple gown, which was not unusual.

Suddenly, Cao Yan glanced to this side, his eyes met, Li Yuan immediately lowered his head, and only the sound of his own heartbeat was left in his ears for a while.

"This look ......"

Li Yuan's heart was a little hairy, and he had a sense of horror that he might be shattered at any time when he stood on the edge of the rooftop and looked down in his previous life.

How can human eyes be so terrifying?!

"The shopkeepers are here!"

There was some commotion among the apprentices, but no one dared to make too much noise.

Li Yuan didn't look up, Cao Yan's glance made his heart almost jump out, and the cold sweat hadn't fallen at this time.

"Qin Xiong, you tell the rules!"

Li Yuan raised his head when he heard the voice, Cao Yan's voice was not high, but it was very clear, the bytes were short, and it looked very majestic.

"Yes!"

Qin Xiong clenched his fists, walked to the front of the stage, and his voice exploded:

"I have been forging the army shop for two hundred and thirty-seven years, it is not easy for my ancestors to establish a business, and an inner courtyard has been established for the inheritance of the family business, and talented apprentices can join the ......"

Qin Xiong's voice was very loud, and he was frustrated in a low tone, talking about the history of the forging shop, talking about the grace of the main family, and the benefits of the inner courtyard, and said the time of a cup of tea.

"One tael a month, no need to work, there is a teaching Mr. enlightenment, and the second shopkeeper Tang Tong personally teaches martial arts, not only the white ape cloak hammer ......"

Li Yuan summed it up in his heart.

“…… Today, in the inner courtyard assessment, at least one person will be selected from each courtyard! Moreover, regardless of whether they enter the inner courtyard or not, all the apprentices present today will be rewarded with a month's monthly money! ”

Qin Xiong paused slightly, and the apprentices cheered one after another, for most of the apprentices, this was the real benefit.

"Remember the grace of the Lord in the coming days, and do things well!"

Qin Xiong's voice overwhelmed the cheers of the apprentices:

"The white ape cloak hammer is the entry, out of the ranks!"

As soon as his words fell, the crowd was in a commotion, and many apprentices showed disappointment, they had lost their opportunity before the assessment began.

Li Yuan walked out of the queue, and the afterglow swept away, not counting Wang Gong, Zhao Xiaoming and others who were independent of the corner, among the more than sixty apprentices, there were only twelve beginners.

"If you don't get started, don't be disappointed."

As soon as Qin Xiong clapped his hands, several burly old men walked out from behind the platform:

"The apprentices who are not listed, follow Master Zhang and them to the front yard and touch the bones first.

If the bones are good, they can also enter the inner courtyard...... The apprentices who are out of the ranks will have to touch the bones in the future, and the roots and bones are not good, and they can't enter the inner courtyard! ”

The apprentices who had not yet started the White Ape Hammer cheered.

"It's time to start!"

Sun Fatzi was a little drowsy when he listened, but at this time he was excited.

On the stage, Qin Xiong glanced at the group of apprentices, and Yu Liyuan paused slightly, with an indifferent expression.

He didn't expect that he had said it so clearly, this kid really dared to come.

"That's it."

Hearing Sun Fatzi mention it, Li Yuan's heart was not turbulent at this time, but he looked curiously at the strong men carrying iron ingots from the sidelines.

Than strength?

It's really an unpretentious selection method.

When Li Yuan was slandering in his heart, several big men came to the stage with hammers.

"The white ape cloak hammer, pay attention to the combination of movement and static, the pile hammer is integrated, and the eighteen-style hammer method should be fierce and continuous......"

Qin Xiong took a few steps back:

"Pick a handful, beat the iron ingot, and show the shopkeepers your kung fu!"

"Yes!"

When Niu Gui and the other apprentices were gearing up and responding loudly, Li Yuan had already come out first, and with a sweep of his eyes, he had already selected the best of them.

"I want this!"

There was a strong wind behind him, Li Yuan stepped on it, grabbed the bounced hammer handle, didn't look at it, just took a step back, and knocked the apprentice who grabbed the hammer to the ground.

The five people on the stage looked at each other, Li Yuan raised his arm, looked at Qin Xiong calmly, and then dropped the sledgehammer:

Bang!

The sledgehammer fell, and sparks burst out.

On the wooden platform, Qin Xiong's face changed, and the three shopkeepers who didn't care much about it also raised their eyebrows:

"It's ......"

Mastery, White Ape Cloak Hammer?!

Cao Yan, who was sitting precariously, leaned forward slightly, his eyes moving slightly.

Bang!

Niu Gui and the other apprentices slowed down, and at this time they also raised their hammers to strike.

While!

As soon as the hammer fell, the force of the shock rebounded, and Li Yuan's feet seemed to rise to the root as if he was not moving, and the long-handled practice hammer he was in his hand before he came flashed in the palm of his hand.

Mastery-level hammer blessing!

Bang!

This hammer, the sound was so loud that it overwhelmed the hammer sound of all the apprentices, and in the stands, Qin Xiong's face changed greatly, and on his side, the second shopkeeper Tang Tong slapped on the case and stood up suddenly:

"Xiaocheng?!"