Chapter 5 Introductory Assessment
In other words, there are two main incomes in the martial arts hall, one is the entry fee for collecting apprentices, no more and no less, ordinary martial arts halls charge one hundred taels, they all say that they are poor and rich in martial arts, if there is no one hundred taels, then what kind of martial arts is practiced? It is better to go home and study hard, maybe you can have a fame.
Another income is to take care of the homes of the rich and noble, and to be responsible for contacting the big families in the city with the fame of the martial arts hall, and arranging the disciples in the hall to protect the house, and the remuneration is shared between the martial arts hall and the disciples.
The Zhendong Martial Arts Hall is the largest martial arts hall in Guangling City, and the so-called largest is not the largest number of disciples, but the most famous.
The martial arts hall has a good reputation, but the entry fee is also set at a hundred taels of silver, but the requirements for accepting apprentices are strict.
Those who are not innocent will not be accepted, those who are weak will not be accepted, and those who are of bad conduct will not be accepted.
These three are not collected, and if fraud is found, they will be expelled from the martial arts hall directly.
Now not long after dawn, outside the walls of the martial arts hall, you can hear the sound of humming and practicing martial arts, listening to the sonorous and powerful, full of energy, I want to come to the hall to advocate avoiding hair and discipline.
Outside the gate of the Zhendong Martial Arts Hall, there were many people around, and when they saw this from a distance, they muttered, "So many people join in the excitement in the morning, and they are not so diligent in watching stars." After saying that, he also squeezed into the crowd to see what was so lively.
At this time, a burst of regret erupted in the crowd, and some people shook their heads and stomped their feet to express pity, as if the person was his relative.
"Hey, this man can hold on for a while, and it's only ten breaths. β
"Isn't it, this is the fifth one today, and I don't know if the next one will be successful. β
"I think it's suspenseful, there are only three entry places in this town's Tobu Pavilion every month, and you think it's easy to take one of these three. β
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Yu Di looked at the scene in front of him, and listened to the words of the people around him, knowing that these people were here to watch the martial arts hall to accept people for assessment.
The assessment is simple and simple, first ask about the origin of the name, and at most ask whether there is a traitor.
Then lift the two fifty-pound stone locks on the ground above the head, and then lift them to the side respectively, insist on ten breaths, and the hand does not hang down the stone and does not fall, and it is considered to have passed the assessment.
It is easy to lift a hundred pounds evenly!
At this moment, another person stepped forward, reported his name, and then stood on either side of the pair of stone locks.
The man let out a loud hey, and the stone lock rose from the ground and went straight above his head. Then the stone lock fell, and there was a hey, and the stone lock was successfully lifted, and the next thing was to stabilize the ten breaths.
At this time, it is the most nervous, watching the lively crowd have a tacit understanding to adjust their breathing in unison, and silently count for the man in their hearts.
Looking at the man again, he was holding his breath, his face was red, his neck was bruised, and his hands seemed to be a little unstable and trembling slightly.
Yu Di looked a little surprised, the stone lock was fifty catties, and the two were full of 100 catties, and they didn't dare to think about it if they were replaced by the previous space, let alone 100 catties, fifty catties couldn't be lifted, let alone insisting on ten breaths.
He shook his hands, felt the strength in his body, and thought, I don't know if I can do it after eating Jingyuan Dan?
Ten breaths later, the crowd erupted in applause, cheering for the man to pass the assessment.
The man's face was honest, his face was a little embarrassed, and he bowed his hand to the people around him again and again.
The applause stopped, and the person sitting there got up, and he said to the man: "You have a good body, you can get started, wait and hand over the entry money to the steward, and then register a roster, you are my junior brother." β
The man nodded, smiled honestly, took out the silver ticket early, and walked straight to the martial arts hall.
When the person who made the assessment saw that the man left without being polite, he was displeased in his heart, and his brows were furrowed. Then, the man waved to the crowd and said, "It's all gone, this month's apprenticeship is over, what should you do?" β
Someone in the crowd didn't follow and shouted, "Why did you accept it, didn't you recruit two apprentices this month?" β
"I, Qiu Baibing, said that it was over when it was over, what are you yelling about, it depends on the excitement and coming back next month. Qiu Baibing said to the crowd with half-squinted eyes.
Xu is not a big deal to see the excitement, it is common everywhere, Qiu Baibing's words just fell, and the crowd burst into a louder noise.
"When will you be able to replace the martial arts hall?"
"That's it, don't pee and take a picture, if you hadn't started early, maybe you wouldn't have been able to lift these two stone locks. β
"He can only say that he was lucky to enter the door before the rule was set. β
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This person said one word, making Qiu Baibing's face red, and he didn't know whether he was ashamed or angry.
When Qiu Baibing saw this situation, he also knew that it was difficult for him to defeat the crowd, so he simply ignored it, turned around and threw his sleeves and wanted to enter the door.
Yu Di saw that Qiu Baibing, who was the person of the assessment, was leaving, and stood out from the crowd, he didn't want to wait another month to practice martial arts as soon as possible, and his martial arts dream took a step forward.
"This big brother stays, since there is still one entry place left, let me try. Yu Di said with a smile on his face.
Qiu Baibing glanced at him, he was sixteen or seventeen years old, and his body was also weak, and when he wanted to refuse, the crowd became louder.
"Qiu Baibing, what's the loud noise?"
The person who spoke had just walked out of the martial arts hall, and he looked less than thirty years old, with a solemn expression and a very majestic look.
When Qiu Baibing saw this person, he hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Senior brother, the martial arts hall apprenticeship assessment has ended, and these people who watched the excitement insisted on not leaving, and they also attacked the junior brother verbally. β
The person who came was the master brother of the Zhendong Martial Arts Hall, Jin Lun.
"Then how did I hear that you said it was over when the three places were not filled? Jin Lun asked, his frown making him look stern.
"It's... That..."Qiu Baibing was here and there for a while, and his eyes couldn't tell why.
Jin Lun snorted and said, "Since the quota is not full, then continue, and then let me find out that you are careful, and let the master tell you directly." β
Hearing these words, Qiu Baibing broke out in a cold sweat on his head, if he really met the master, he was afraid that his days in the martial arts hall would come to an end.
He thought of doing a lot of dirty things outside on weekdays, and if there was no Zhendong Martial Arts Hall signboard protection, this Guangling City would not be able to stay, and he couldn't help but be afraid for a while.
Qiu Baibing returned to his seat just now, but he didn't sit down, he stood with the crowd of spectators, his eyes glanced at Jin Lun from time to time, and said to Yu Di: "You just said that you want to try, then you go to the stone lock." β
I don't know if this Qiu Baibing forgot the process because of the trouble just now, or if he was sure that he couldn't lift this stone lock, and he didn't even ask about the origin of his name.
I didn't think much about it, I didn't ask my name, and it was not a beautiful thing to run in a brothel, and then he stood between the two stone locks, muttering silently in his heart.
"The passing gods in the sky, help me again, I haven't lifted this stone lock, and I don't know if I can do it, I can help it, so many people are watching, it's embarrassing to not get it. β
Grab the stone lock with your hand, hold your mouth and nose, and after making a humming sound between your noses, you can grab the stone lock flat on the ground, and lift it directly above your head with a sigh of anger.
"Yo, I didn't expect this delicate little brother to look weak, but his strength is not small. β
"No, it's really a matter of looking at it, maybe he can do it. β
"This is not accurate, you have to lift the stone lock for ten breaths, you can't do it if your strength is poor, look at this little brother's waist horse, it doesn't look like a person who has practiced. β
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The stone lock paused for a short time on the top of Yu Di's head and then fell down, and when it fell to his waist, Yu Di used the greatest strength of both hands to lift the stone lock flat, gritting his teeth and holding on.
At this time, Yu Di did not dare to breathe, for fear that the breath in his chest would be spit out, and the strength to maintain his arms would be discharged, and after holding on for a few breaths, his hands shook unsteadily, and his arms began to tremble.
"I'm going to set you monkey! Why is it so heavy, haven't you reached ten breaths yet? Master, my hand is about to break. β
Yu Di screamed in his heart, but it didn't help him to persevere, the stone lock was still so heavy, and time was still so slow.
"Ahh
Seeing that he couldn't hold on, he closed his eyes tightly and shouted loudly, as if he was emboldening himself and forcing himself to persevere.
Just having courage and compulsion is not enough, the strength is there, the original body is ordinary, if it wasn't for taking the Jingyuan Pill last night, he wouldn't even have the strength to lift the stone lock above his head.
At this critical moment, it is necessary to rely on the medicinal power of Jingyuan Pill.
Jing Yuan Dan was swallowed by Yu Di last night, but the medicinal power was not 100% exerted, and he vented absurdly, that is, he leaked his medicinal power out of one layer to ease his body, and the remaining nine layers were still stored in his body.
This medicine was refined by He Bogang for ten years, and if the effect of the medicine was only used to enjoy one night and enhance some physique, it would be too child's play.
After Yu Di drank out, there were two warm currents in the hidden place in his body surging towards his arms, and in an instant, his arms were like nectar on dry soil, as if he had no strength, inexhaustible, and let him squander it.
Looking at his current situation, his hands are no longer shaking, his arms are no longer shaking, and his hands are fixed there, holding them steadily.
"Good!"
The crowd erupted in cheers, and the applause rumbled and continued.
Yu Yu didn't time it, and when he heard the sound, he knew he was holding on.
"Bang!"
The stone lock fell to the ground, he exhaled turbid air, and he was lucky in his heart, he was really almost cracked, but fortunately, there was still a lot of Jingyuan Dan medicinal power in his body, otherwise he would really be embarrassed.
Listening to the congratulations of the crowd around him, Yu learned from the honest man just now, and arched his hand in return, turning around.
"Little brother, have you practiced martial arts before?" Jin Lun said as he walked up to Yu Di.
Yu replied truthfully, "I haven't practiced." After thinking for a while, he said: "I used to go to the mountains to play, and I ate some fruits by mistake, and then I had a lot more strength. β
It's better to be weak and low-key, and he won't be naΓ―ve to confess when he just met, and he is weak and can pass the assessment, so he pushes the credit to the unknown fruit.
Jin Lun nodded when he heard this, and suddenly reached out and pressed it on Yu Di's shoulder, this hand seemed to be light and light, but it made Yu Di feel that there were hundreds of pounds of weight on his shoulder.
There is no malice, after a brief temptation, Jin Lun put away his hand and said: "Little brother, don't mind, it's just a routine check, if you usually have kung fu to enter the martial arts hall, I will take a hand, it seems that what you said just now is true, I really haven't practiced martial arts." β
Jin Lun's approach is understandable, but he doesn't know that so many big sects want to recruit children, because they are worried that adults are mature and are spies sent by other forces.
This temptation came suddenly, so that Fang Di did not react, if he had practiced martial arts, he would subconsciously make defenses, or even counterattacks.