"This gentleman, dare to ask if there is Chang'an ahead?"

On the barren land, a young man with a bag on his back stopped an old man carrying a flat burden and asked respectfully.

"Yes, if you go more than ten miles ahead, you will be Chang'an, but you'd better detour five miles from the southeast first."

Hearing this, doubts appeared on the young man's face, "Why? ”

"There is an abyss ahead of here, if you don't detour in advance, just wait for the ravines to walk along the edge of the abyss, it will be even more difficult." The old man waved his hand, said no more, and walked straight into the distance.

"Tianyuan ......," the young man muttered, "Before, I had never heard of any Tianyuan near Chang'an?" ”

Although he was puzzled, he still began to detour to the southeast according to what the old man said.

The young man looked to be about twenty-four or five, dressed in a dark blue coat full of dust, and from a distance he looked like a man of letters, but if you looked closely, you would find that his cuffs and hem were all sewn up, and although the skill of the sewing man was already superb, there were still some slight color differences.

He carried his heavy bag a little more, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and walked forward step by step in the scorching sun.

I don't know how long later, he walked up a small dirt slope, turned his head, and saw a huge abyss in the distance, the inner wall was unusually smooth, like an endless deep hole, and he couldn't see the bottom at a glance.

"There is such a miracle near Chang'an......" Shock appeared in the young man's eyes, he couldn't imagine how such a huge and deep abyss was formed.

He rested for a while, then set off again and walked towards Chang'an, and after a few hours, he finally came to the foot of Chang'an.

To his surprise, for some reason, the city wall of Chang'an collapsed a large area, many laborers were busy rebuilding the city wall, and a group of soldiers wearing armor were standing at the original city gate, one by one to check the people who entered the city.

"Brother Tai, what happened in Chang'an?" The young man was in the queue and couldn't help but ask the man in the front.

"I don't know, but on the way here, I heard that Chang'an was attacked by some powerful evil, and it was the champion Hou who made a move to avoid a catastrophe." The man looked around and whispered,

"Are you outside the city, do you see the heavenly abyss? It is said that it is also the handiwork of Hou Ye! ”

"That day, it turned out to be artificial?!" Shock appeared in the young man's eyes.

"Hmph, that's Master Hou! What's not to do? ”

"Champion Hou ......" the young man muttered the name, and a look of longing appeared in his eyes.

Seeing that this young man was interested in the champion Hou, the corners of the man's mouth rose slightly, and after he hesitated for a moment, he mysteriously leaned into the young man's ear, and said a little proudly, "Brother, to tell you the truth, I came to Chang'an this time to join Master Hou!" ”

"Defect to the Hou Ye?" The young man was stunned for a moment, "You also went to take the test to suppress the evil division?" ”

“？ You too?? ”

After knowing that they were fellow travelers, the two suddenly became enthusiastic and began to call each other brothers and sisters according to their age.

"I said, Brother Hu, since you are here to take the test to suppress the evil division, why are you here now? If I'm not mistaken, this is the last day, right? The man asked, puzzled.

"My house is far from here, and it took me a while to get all the way."

"Oh? Where is your home? ”

"Chonglin County."

"Hey, that's not close...... You've made it all the way? Why not buy a horse? ”

The young man smiled and did not speak.

Seeing that the young man didn't want to say more, the man didn't ask any more, and after the two chatted a few words, it was the turn of the soldier to interrogate.

"Who are you? Why go into town. The soldier asked with a serious expression.

The man opened his mouth and was about to say something, but he looked around sneakily, and finally he stuck to the soldier's side, and replied in a low voice:

"I'm going to suppress the evil division......"

The soldier glanced at him with a strange expression, "If you go to the Evil Suppression Division, you will go to the Evil Suppression Division, why are you so quiet?" Walk...... The kid in the back, what about you? ”

"I'm just like him, and I'm going to ......"

"Hey, let's go, go straight into the door and turn right for two miles, there are signs along the way to guide you to the past, remember to take the number and line up."

The soldier waved his hand impatiently, as if he was too lazy to ask, and the two of them passed through the city gate inexplicably, and faintly, they heard the soldier's impatient voice come out:

"What? You're also going to the Evil Division? Why don't you say it together? Tsk, let's go...... There are also people who go to the evil division in the back, so you don't have to queue up, just go in, don't get in the way of others. ”

Youth:......

"This world ...... Is there so many strangers? The young man scratched his head in confusion.

"I don't know if there are so many strangers, but there are definitely a lot of people who respect Lord Hou."

"By the way, Brother Zhao, I haven't asked you yet, since you are also a stranger, what is your ability?"

"I, hehe......" The man looked around at the uninhabited man, leaned into the young man's ear, and said proudly, "I can kill a cow with three punches!" ”

......The corners of the young man's mouth twitched slightly, and finally he squeezed out a smile and praised politely, "Brother Zhao is really powerful......

"Hahaha, it's okay, by the way, what about you, Brother Hu?"

"I ...... I'm not as good as Brother Zhao, I can't even beat a cow to death. ”

The man glanced at the young man with pity, patted him on the shoulder, and showed a "I understand" expression, and said meaningfully,

"Brother Hu, it doesn't matter if you're a stranger or not, it's good to have this heart......"

"Brother Zhao, let's hurry over, I see that the people in line for the exam have already arrived on the street."

"What?!"

The two of them walked all the way according to what the soldier said, and sure enough, they saw many eye-catching slogans on the way:

-- The test for the alien scholar is two miles forward.

- Turn right ahead.

- There is still a mile from the test site, and the queue is about 200 people, and it is expected to wait for two hours.

- Don't waste your time and others' time, if you are not a stranger, please move to the opposite street to get a bowl of mung bean soup, and then return the same way.

The two of them were far away at the back of the queue, and seeing the dense figures in front of them, the man sighed helplessly, turned his head and said to the young man:

"Brother Hu, there are too many of them, why don't you go back...... You practice more and come back next year when you can kill a cow. ”

"......" the young man shook his head, "It's okay, I can wait." ”

The man didn't persuade him anymore, and the two of them lined up in the queue, moving forward little by little, the bright sunlight gradually slanted westward, and the distance between them and the house became closer and closer.

"Brother Hu, it doesn't seem to be that slow...... There have been people in front of me who have turned around and gone back, and they should have given up. Seeing that it was about to be his turn, Zhao Man's face appeared with joy!

The young man was about to say something, but a young man walked over from the front with a cold face, with a jade plaque tied around his waist, and the word "evil spirit" written on it.

"What are you?" Wu Quan walked up to Zhao Man and spoke expressionlessly.

"You're from the Evil Division, aren't you?" Zhao Nan mysteriously leaned into his ear, "I can kill a cow with three punches!" ”

Wuquan glanced at him, silently stretched out his hand, and pointed to the opposite street:

"Drink mung bean soup, get out of the way when you're done!"