Chapter 5: Foresight
After walking for a day in Cangling Mountain, Liang Chen's spirit was already exhausted. Yan Ling brought him some beef patties from the fairy pie and asked him to keep them for dinner. Liang Chen had never eaten beef patties, and in less than two or three minutes, he gnawed on the beef patties and there was no residue left.
After feeding his stomach, Yanling found a rest room for Liang Chen's outer disciples and let him rest in it for a night. This room was vacant by the outer disciples, and the room was not big, and the environment was much better than the small room where others gave him alms before. The furnishings of the room were similar to those in the inn, a board bed made of mahogany, a somewhat shabby table, and a few small stools and knick-knack of rough workmanship, which made up this small and modest room.
Yan Ling originally wanted to prepare a slightly better room for Liang Chen, but those rooms had already been used by the disciples as alchemy rooms or qi cultivation rooms, and the rest were these simple-looking and somewhat shabby rooms. This room is probably the best of these rooms, the rooms are all cleaned in advance, and it doesn't look as simple as expected, so I just live in it first.
Liang Chen does not have high requirements for his accommodation, because he is used to sleeping in the open when he is homeless, so he has always had very low requirements for his food, drink, housing and transportation, as long as he has a house, it is already very good. I am afraid that this kind of treatment cannot be enjoyed by thousands of homeless children outside.
Sleeping on this slightly shaky mahogany bed, Liang Chen closed his eyes and fell asleep in less than a few dozen seconds. He slept peacefully, without making a single snoring sound in the middle of the night, and listening to the surroundings, there was a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
Early the next morning, Liang Chen woke up. He knew that he was going to the Rakshasa Hall to participate in the trial this morning, so he put on his clothes in advance, wiped his face in the bucket next to him, and sat on the bench honestly waiting for Yanling to return.
Last night should have been Liang Chen's most sleepy night, and it was also the first quiet night he had ever spent. He could vaguely remember that the night before, a big rat had run into his tattered quilt and tossed him upside down, causing him not to sleep well all night, and he was blasted out by the innkeeper who gave him his torn quilt, and wandered outside all night. You can imagine how cold it was that night.
Liang Chen stretched his waist very leisurely, it was really comfortable to be together like this morning. In the past, I woke up in the morning at either eleven or twelve o'clock or afternoon, and I was sleepy, but today I got up so early, and I haven't arrived yet, it seems that this place is really suitable for me to live. But he was also a little uneasy in his heart, if he didn't pass today's trial, he would probably have to sleep on the dark and dirty threshold tonight under a torn quilt.
Just as he was thinking, there was a crisp knock at the door. Liang Chen asked who it was, but there was no answer outside the door. He thought it was very strange, judging from the current situation, it was only about midnight, and there were still two hours before the end of the hour, how could Yanling come to him so early? He still sat on the stool, did not go over to open the door, and listened to the voices outside very calmly, wanting to see who had come to him so early.
"Here Yan Chenhao is Yan Ling's younger brother. Yanling asked me to come over and say a few words to you first, if this benevolent brother is convenient, please open the door. There was a flat, somewhat magnetic sound outside.
As soon as he heard that it was Yanling's younger brother who came to look for him, Liang Chen didn't ask much, paused, just sat up and opened the door. But I saw a young man in a cyan robe standing outside the door, the young man was draped in long black hair, his eyes were bright, his lips looked a little heavy, his body was slightly fat, and he looked quite neat overall.
Yan Chenhao saw Liang Chen who opened the door at a glance, and saw that he had a beautiful face and slightly shabby clothes, and felt a little strange in his heart, saying that my sister was such a cold and glamorous iceberg beauty, how could she find such a disciple to come and get started? I really don't know what my sister thinks in her heart. He pretended to be enthusiastic and said with a smile: "You are Liang Chen." My sister mentioned to me that today, the deputy head of the house went out to run errands temporarily, so your entry trial is operated by the head of the house himself. ”
"The deputy head went out?" Liang Chen felt that something was not right, saying that the deputy head yesterday was still a little interesting to himself, but today he said that he would leave first, is there something wrong with this?
"yes. This morning, the elders of the nearby Immortal Sect Dao Book Sect had something to do with the deputy master, so he left first. But don't worry, although the deputy head is leaving, the head will personally assess you, as long as you have the strength, you can definitely get by. There are words in these words, which clearly reveal a sense of mockery. In Yan Chenhao's opinion, Liang Chen is just a mortal, except for his beautiful appearance, there is really nothing special about anything else.
"Oh well. Why didn't she come?" asked Liang Chen casually.
"Why do you care so much about her? She just went to prepare breakfast for you, and asked me to come and call you, come with me, and you'll see her later." Although Yanling is Chen Hao's sister, he doesn't like his sister's behavior a little bit, and when he sees that Liang Chen also asks about his sister, he can't help but feel a little disgusted in his heart. Mortals in the world are really the same! I really don't know how he asked his sister to introduce him as a disciple? However, Yan Chenhao didn't want to worry about his sister's private affairs, as long as this kid didn't delay his own cultivation, he could do whatever he liked, and he didn't bother to care about other people's affairs.
"Oh. Liang Chen replied lightly. Out of intuition, he knew that this Yan Chenhao was by no means a good person, and if he was selected as a disciple in the future, he would have to mess with him less in this immortal sect.
Liang Chen followed the long-haired boy out of the house and came to a small workshop nearby. This small workshop is where the chef of the Xianpai cooks, and every time the people in the Xianpai get up early for breakfast, they have to come here to get it. Although it is not large, it bears the three meals a day of thousands of Cangling Sect disciples, and it can be described as an "immortal family".
Walking to the outside of this small workshop, Liang Chen only saw that the small workshop was only the size of an inn, although the decoration and furnishings of the workshop were very ordinary, but the inside and outside of the house were all blue and white, and he couldn't see how many stains were on the walls of this house. There were a few disciples standing outside the house waiting for dinner, this was probably past the breakfast point, and those who came to buy breakfast either slept late or delivered food to others, all of them were wearing blue-gray Taoist robes, if it weren't for their different faces, they really thought that they were all people made of the same mold.
When those disciples saw Liang Chen, they only thought that he was dressed in tatters, and at first glance he was not from the Immortal Sect, and according to the past, they all thought that he was a new disciple. However, seeing that he was dressed in such a rubbish, those disciples didn't want to get close to him, but just stood in another place and continued to gossip about themselves.
Liang Chen didn't care what they were talking about, anyway, he just stood where he was waiting for Yanling's return. His eyes were firmly fixed on the door of the small workshop, Yanling must have bought herself breakfast inside, and it was really hard for her to come to buy breakfast so early in the morning.
When I was thinking about how to thank Yanling later, a woman in a purple dress walked out of the door of the breakfast order, wearing a light purple veil, and carrying a plate of palm-sized beef patties in her hand. Liang Chen felt that this figure was very familiar, so he shouted there, "Yanling, I'm here." ”
The girl in the purple dress glanced at Liang Chen a few times, and her gaze was like seeing a strange person, and then she walked away early. Liang Chen felt that his heart was cold, the atmosphere around him became awkward, and all the disciples stopped talking, and they all looked at Liang Chen who was standing in place silently.
At this time, Liang Chen's heart instantly ignited countless grass and mud horses, wasn't the woman dressed very similarly to Yanling just now? Why wasn't she? Standing among so many unknown people and recognizing the wrong person, Liang Chen felt that this was really a little uncomfortable, that girl must now think that she was a deep well ice and called people indiscriminately!
Just when Liang Chen was standing in place, hungry and suffering from embarrassment, a girl who was also wearing a purple dress walked out of the small workshop, and she was also holding a plate of beef patties in her hand, but the number of beef patties was two. This time, Liang Chen didn't dare to squeak anymore, if he recognized the wrong person again, I am afraid that everyone would think that he was invited by the monkey to make a joke.
The girl was Yanling, who bought breakfast, and when she saw Liang Chen standing there motionless, she thought he was hungry and stupid, so she walked over to him, handed him a hot beef patty, and said to him with a smile: "Why don't you come and say hello to me?
Only then did Liang Chen realize that he had gone too far, and the girl in front of him was Yanling. Seeing that she handed herself a beef patty, she didn't say much, she just took two bites when she went up, and tasted this fragrant beef patty with relish.
"Oh, I'm so hungry. This beef patty is really delicious, it seems that your immortal pie is really good, thank you for buying me breakfast!" Liang Chen said as he ate.
"No thanks, they're all the same. I'll tell you the good news, you've been chosen, but this time the trial will arrange the level of your beginner disciple, and I'm sure you'll be the first. Yanling smiled sweetly.
"Is it still divided into grades?" Liang Chen's heart was quite happy, but this entry level made it a little difficult for him. But he's fully prepared, and in his own way, he's a low-level guy at best.
"It is divided into ten realms, the highest is the tenfold realm, and the lowest is the first realm. According to the deputy master, you have reached the standard of the Immortal Sect's entry, the Fivefold Realm. As for the exact amount, it depends on the creation of your trial today. Yanling patted Liang Chen's shoulder and said to him like a big sister, "However, since you have entered this gate, you are not afraid to cross this village." You have to make good use of your strength today, as long as you have the right mentality, I believe you will not fall behind. ”
Liang Chen looked at Yanling in disbelief, he couldn't believe his ears, he didn't expect that he was actually selected, and it was not lower than the fivefold realm. He knew that from then on, his fate would be turned upside down and he would go to another unknown territory.
"I'll still be chosen! I can only say that I'm lucky!" Liang Chen said as if comforting himself.
"It's not luck, it's your fate. Anyway, this time, come on!" Yan Ling looked at Liang Chen with satisfaction.
The surrounding disciples saw that Yan Ling and Liang Chen were talking happily, and they all cast envious and jealous eyes, just now I thought that this newcomer was a nervous offender, but I didn't expect him to really have strength, Yan Ling would actually take the initiative to talk to him, it seems that he is really not simple.
"By the way, when will it start? I can't wait!" Liang Chen wanted to see the Rakshasa Hall mentioned by the deputy head as soon as possible, as long as he entered the Rakshasa Palace, he was not afraid of not knowing his true strength.
"What's the hurry? Didn't the boss say that he would only go at the end of the day!" Yan Chenhao didn't know that he came out of that place, and suddenly jumped to Yan Ling's side, and said to him lightly.
"Chenhao, you're here. Let me introduce you to you, this is a new disciple who will come from our Immortal Sect, you should take him with you when the time comes!" Yan Ling said to Yan Chenhao enthusiastically.
"I don't have time, I usually have to be busy with my own cultivation, if I want to bring you more of him, I really don't have time. And your spiritual power value is also quite high, relying on your current cultivation, it shouldn't be a problem to help this little junior brother. On the surface, Yan Chenhao was prevaricating, but in fact, he deliberately pretended to look at Liang Chen, which meant that he didn't want to mess with himself, and he had nothing to do with him. These words made Liang Chen, who had just finished eating the beef patty, very gloomy.
"Oh well. Since you don't have time, I don't bother you. I see that this hour is almost coming, Liang Chen, come with us to the Rakshasa Hall to participate in the entrance assessment now!" Yan Ling is also a reasonable person, she knows that her younger brother treats people with a lower status than her very disdainful, so she said softly.
Liang Chen nodded lightly, and there was a hint of depth in his flat gaze, which made Yan Chenhao, who had been watching him next to him, very unpredictable. Liang Chen followed the two out of this place where everyone gathered, and walked towards a small dragon-shaped rockery, where it could be clearly seen that there was a tall and magnificent building that had revealed its original shape.
Liang Chen didn't know that this next introductory assessment would change the fate of his life, and use it to introduce him to a difficult and complex cultivation world. Curiosity, confusion, heaviness, excitement, and all kinds of complex emotions filled his inner world, making him, a mortal who had never been exposed to the so-called Taoism, extremely heavy. But no matter what, this road has to be walked, just for the little hope in the heart, that little hope that is small and absurd.