Under the gaze of countless complicated eyes.

Zhu Jian turned around slowly, took a step forward, and left without looking back.

Yes, he had said what he had to say, and his purpose had been accomplished, and he felt that there was no point in staying.

So, he walked away with a lot of interest.

Although, his grandfather, Zhu Wenshan, once asked him to stay and drink two cups together.

But he refused on the grounds that he couldn't drink.

Zhu Wenshan could vaguely understand his state of mind at that time, so he didn't force it.

......

After walking out of the gate of the old mansion, Zhu Jian jumped lightly and landed on the horse's back.

Next, he rode aimlessly on horseback through familiar and unfamiliar streets, reliving some of his childhood memories.

Wandered around for a while.

He saw a familiar teahouse, so he walked in without hesitation.

Because, in his past impression, the pastries produced by this teahouse were delicious, and he missed them a lot.

So, he was going to go in and taste it.

......

Half an hour later.

Zhu Jian walked out of the teahouse in a good mood.

Because, the owner of that teahouse did not change, so he let him eat the same taste as he wished.

After leaving the teahouse.

Zhu Jian rode on a horse and continued to wander the streets.

After about an hour of shopping, he found a restaurant and moved in.

As for that "home", he didn't plan to go back.

Because he didn't want to get caught up in the trivial matters of those parents.

He just wanted to find a quiet place to recuperate so that he could prepare for the entrance exam that would be coming soon.

According to the usual practice, the entrance examination of Taicang Academy is generally set on the first day of January.

And now it's late October, and there are still more than two months left, which is still a long time.

However, before the official examination can be conducted, there are still two preliminary selections.

Because, there is a limit to the number of disciples that Taicang Academy can recruit each year.

After the allocation, there are only 30 places in each city that can participate in the admission assessment.

Like Luoying City, with a population of more than 100,000, among the more than a dozen cities under the jurisdiction of Taicang Wangcheng, it belongs to the upper middle level.

Taicang Academy has a rule for candidates, that is, the age limit is between six and fifteen years old.

It was divided into three groups for assessment.

Six, seven, and eight years old as a group, the cultivation is required to reach the level of force and martial arts, and after passing the assessment, you can enter the primary force class to practice.

Nine, ten, and eleven years old as a group, the cultivation requirements are above the Xuanwu realm, and after passing the assessment, you can enter the intermediate Xuanzi class to practice.

Twelve to fifteen is a group, and the cultivation is required to reach the Yuanwu realm or above, and after passing the assessment, you can directly enter the advanced Yuanzi class to practice.

Like Zhu Jian, when he was five years old, he became a martial apprentice in the martial arts realm, a little earlier than ordinary people, and he was more talented.

When he was six years old, he was pushed out by his family to participate in the assessment, but unfortunately, when he was competing for one of the thirty places in Luoying City, he was not very lucky, and met an opponent who was two years older than him, and the result was defeated.

But he was not discouraged, but cultivated even harder.

So, when he was eight years old, he finally evolved into a warrior in the Xuanwu Realm.

An achievement like his is very outstanding in the area of Taicang Wangcheng.

It can be said that at this time, if he participates in the competition of the force group again, he will definitely be nine out of ten.

However, in this year, God played a joke on him that was not funny, and he contracted a strange disease.

As a result, during this year, all the rhythm of his life was disrupted.

This year, for him, was really a bad year.

After contracting a strange disease, his appearance became ugly, and he really couldn't see people.

Therefore, he didn't have the face to participate in any assessments.

After all, at that time, he was still very concerned about his appearance.

In addition, there is another blow, that is, the pride of the queen from the Wang family, who has been married to him since he was a child, successfully passed the assessment this year and became a student in the Lizi class of Taicang Academy.

From then on, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground, and the two are not people from the same world.

So, in this year, his future father-in-law, Wang Yiqiu, came to the door and ruthlessly dissolved the marriage contract.

On the day of the dissolution of the marriage contract, his father Zhu Changqing was probably stimulated by some of Wang Yiqiu's words.

So that night, his father poured his anger on him, saying that he had lost all the old faces of the Zhu family, and said a lot of unbearable things to him.

That night, he was deeply hurt by his parents.

So, in a fit of rage, he ran away from home.

Now that he has returned, once Zhu Jian thinks of the scene of that night, he still can't let go of his heart.

So, he didn't plan to return to that home.

......

Besides, there are only thirty places for one city.

And if the pass rate of each city is high, the city lord will receive a reward from above, which will be even more generous.

Therefore, the lord of every city will take this matter very seriously.

Therefore, each city has a strict control over the thirty places.

Just like Luoying City, for the top ten families, three places will be given.

Other families usually have one or two places.

Like the Zhu family, the taxes paid every year are among the top ten, so they are naturally classified among the top ten families.

In other words, the Zhu family only got three places in total.

Among the disciples of the Zhu family in the area of Luoying City, there are not a thousand but eight hundred.

and those who meet the age requirements have one or two hundred people.

With so many people competing for three places, it's quite fierce.

However, for Zhu Jian, he didn't feel much pressure at all.

Now, all he has to do is to cultivate well.

Then, on the first day of November, the family will hold a primary, and at that time, he only needs to go up and show his face, and it should be easy to occupy a spot.

On the first day of December, there will be a primary tournament in the city, and he only needs to go up and show his face, and it will not be difficult to win a place.

Because, although he is not a proud person, he is not a kind of arrogant person.

He knew very well that there were only a handful of people who could enter the Yuanwu Realm before the age of fifteen.

Not to mention in the area of Taicang Wangcheng.

Even in the entire Qingluo Holy Land, I haven't heard of a few.

If he couldn't pass the test with the strength of Yuanwu Sanpin, he felt that he would simply find a piece of tofu and kill him.

In fact, Zhu Jian chose to return to Yingcheng this time, just to fight for himself.

Because, the unsatisfactory in the past has cast a shadow on his soul somewhat.

That is an invisible shackle for cultivators.

If he can break it, his thoughts will be more enlightened, and his cultivation will be more effective with half the effort.