Don't look at the little monkey is only ten years old, he looks dark and thin, and the clothes on his body are tattered, without a trace of background, but Shen Jiumei has to admit that the little guy knows a lot.

Along the way, the little monkey took the sisters and brothers through the streets and alleys, and told them a lot of rules in the city:

For example, the people in Shixiu County are divided into three, six, and nine categories - according to the division of the immortal mansion, there are three categories, namely, immortal officials, good people, and untouchables.

Among them, the immortal officials are the high-ranking people, mainly referring to the officials and lords in the immortal mansion and the immortal runes, as well as their families, as well as the monks who cultivate immortals. They are the nobles of heaven.

The warriors and their families belong to the good people.

Cultivating immortals and practicing martial arts both require talent. And the vast majority of people in the county town are mortals with no talent, regardless of men and women, rich or poor, they are all classified as "untouchables" by the Xianfu.

However, such a hierarchy is not set in stone and is passed down from generation to generation.

The little monkey introduced with great envy: "Every year, the Immortal Mansion summons six-year-old boys and girls to check their talents. As long as it is a six-year-old child in the county, it is free to participate. If it is found out who has the talent to cultivate immortals, then this boy will be sent to the immortal gate to cultivate immortals, not only will he be promoted, but he will become an immortal official from a pariah or a good citizen, and his family will immediately be promoted in the same way. ”

"You've also participated?" Shen Qiubao interjected curiously.

"Hmm. The little monkey lowered his head and kicked a small pebble far away, "I'm an unlucky one, and I haven't found out that I have talent." "I have no relatives and no reason, and I don't have my relatives to support me to learn martial arts, so I can only be a pariah for a lifetime.

"People like us, if they can go to the martial arts hall to learn martial arts, once they are admitted to the martial arts, they can also be promoted, and together with their families, they can change from humble to good. He added.

Then, he told the siblings that martial artists also have ranks.

In general, there are three major ranks of martial artists: martial artists, martial artists, and martial artists.

Among them, each level is divided into three sub-levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. The so-called "junior martial artist" refers to a martial artist who has just started, and is the lowest level of existence among martial artists.

In addition, the division and promotion of martial arts are subject to special examinations. This kind of examination is called the "martial examination", which is held once every three years and is held by all levels of immortal mansions. Xiangshixiu County can only hold martial arts tests at the martial arts level. If you want a higher-level martial arts exam, you have to go to a higher-level immortal mansion to catch the exam.

"For untouchables like us, if we are not found to have the talent to cultivate immortals, then going to the martial arts hall to learn martial arts is the only way to ascend. Therefore, it is very expensive to learn martial arts. I heard that the martial arts test is very rare. In the county, many families have spent all their money for this, but they have not been able to do so. The little monkey asked again, "Are you sure you really want to learn martial arts?"

Shen Jiumei asked, "When will the Immortal Mansion check the talent of the six-year-old child?"

"It's been checked this year. The next time will be waited until the spring of next year. Xianfu will make an announcement ten days in advance. The little monkey replied.

"Next spring?" Shen Jiumei's eyes were gloomy, "My younger brother was born in autumn." By next spring, he will be over six years old, can he still check?"

"You can participate in as young as five years old. It's not after the sixth birthday. The little monkey looked at Shen Qiubao regretfully, "You should have come a few months earlier." ”

"Why?" Shen Qiubao was very dissatisfied. In the mountains, it was past the sixth birthday, but it was not yet the seventh birthday, and it was also regarded as six years old.

The little monkey shrugged: "No why. That's what is written on the list of immortals. More than a day, an hour, it will not be done. ”

In other words, Qiu Bao has no chance to check his talent. Shen Jiumei was so disappointed. After asking and asking, Qiu Bao still has only one way to learn martial arts.

"It's fine. We can go and learn martial arts. She comforted, "Also, you may not be able to find out that you have the talent to cultivate immortals." ”

The little monkey also kindly persuaded: "That's it." Every year, so many boys and girls go to check their talents, and as a result, there are usually no more than ten who are really talented. Everyone said that if you haven't burned the high incense for more than ten lifetimes, the Emperor of Heaven will not give talent. ”

Shen Qiubao nodded weakly: "Got it." ”

In addition, the little monkey also told them about the martial arts hall in Shixiu County.

According to the regulations of the Immortal Mansion, only martial artists above the level of senior martial artists can open martial arts halls. There are dozens of martial arts halls in Shixiu County, all of which are in the main urban area. Among them, the largest martial arts hall is the Qingyun martial arts hall he mentioned earlier. It is the only one that accepts apprentices all year round. The rest of the martial arts halls only recruit apprentices once a year.

"I've heard that the owner of the Qingyun Martial Pavilion, Lord is the only martial sect in our county. He said with a yearning expression, "Among the dozens of martial arts halls, the Qingyun Martial Arts Pavilion has the largest territory, occupying the entire Qingyun Mountain. In each martial arts test, the number of places allocated by the Immortal Mansion to the Qingyun Martial Arts Hall is the largest. Among the martial artists in the exam, they also accounted for more than half. Among the martial arts halls in other surrounding counties, none of them can compare to the Qingyun Martial Arts Gym. Every year, many people from other counties come to the museum. ”

All in all, which one is stronger in martial arts? Shi Xiu is looking for Qingyun!

"It's just a ......lot of money," he touched his nose and glanced at the siblings without a trace.

Shen Jiumei frowned: "When did the other martial arts halls recruit apprentices?"

"Oh, most of them take in apprentices in the days after the Immortal Mansion has checked their talents. The little monkey was very sorry, "There are also a few after the New Year." Now the only one who accepts apprentices is the Qingyun Martial Arts Pavilion. ”

Still don't have a choice. Shen Jiumei sighed lightly.

Turning around, the alley is getting narrower. The houses on the roadside are getting more and more dilapidated and low. Some are even simple sheds made of torn felt cloth.

After walking for a while, seeing that there were obviously more sheds, Shen Jiumei grabbed the little monkey: "Where are you going to take us?"

"To where I live, of course. The little monkey shook off her hand and replied angrily, "I am a little man without a father or a mother, and I don't have a piece of tiles on the top or an inch of land below, and I don't live in the City God Temple." Can I still ask you to live in a big tiled house?"

"So, where is this?" Shen Jiumei looked around suspiciously.

"It's all bigger than me. The envy in the little monkey's eyes can't be fake, "Don't look at other people's houses, but they have their own nests." ”

Shen Qiubao was stunned: The ancestral house of the three lepers is the most dilapidated and worst in Niutouao Village, and it is also better than these broken sheds, okay!

Seeing Shen Jiumei's vigilance, the little monkey said again: "People who can have their own houses are guaranteed by martial artists. They can find serious work in the city, and they will not easily harm others. ”

"Why don't they harm people?" Shen Qiubao was puzzled.

"Because once they hurt someone and are caught by the Immortal Mansion, even the lightest punishment is confiscation of family wealth. At that time, there will be no more warriors to vouch for them...... "The little monkey didn't want to say any more." He pursed his mouth and quickened his pace, completely oblivious to whether the two men on his side would follow.

Angry?Shen Qiubao stuck out his tongue at his back and looked up at his own sister.

"Let's go. Shen Jiumei said stupidly, and understood a fact in her heart: if they can't find a martial artist to guarantee it, when the money on their bodies runs out, they will definitely be like the little monkey, and they feel that living in a broken shed is a luxury.

At that time, they had no hope at all, and could only live day by day, until one day they starved to death or froze to death?