Liu Ao's back hair stood on end, and he shivered and slowly got up.

"Say, what did you see?"

Liu Ao turned around slowly, and saw a middle-aged man looking at him coldly, exuding a strong murderous aura and blood.

Liu Ao knew that it was best to tell the truth at this time.

"I know Miss Xia Wan!"

As soon as the words fell, Xia Bufan flashed in front of Liu Ao, and reached out to choke Liu Ao's neck.

Liu Ao only felt that his neck was about to be crushed in the next moment, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

Could it be that these big names don't distinguish between right and wrong?

"Young master, he said that he knew Miss Xia Wan. ”

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Xia Bufan's fingers loosened slightly, giving Liu Ao a chance to breathe.

He looked at Liu Ao, with an innate nobility in his eyes, but also a contempt for all indifference.

"Who took my sister away?"

Liu Ao snorted coldly, and his eyes became unfriendly, "Your sister was first arrested by Li Tianba, the city lord of Lanbo City, and was rescued by me by mistake, and was captured by a black-robed man just now. ”

"Li Tianba?"

Liu Ao nodded and pointed to the headless corpse on the ground, "It's him, the two who were stupid next to him were his wife and son." ”

"Who is the black-robed man?"

Xia Bufan let go of his hand and put Liu Ao on the ground, his tone softened, "Why are you here?"

Liu Ao didn't like Xia Bufan, especially the high-minded aura on him.

But Xia Wan is innocent, Liu Ao still chooses to tell the truth.

"The black-robed man said that he was a member of the Demon Palace, and his strength was also very strong, so I am afraid that he is even stronger than you. ”

Liu Ao said in a deep voice:

"I don't know about the rest. ”

As for why he appeared here, Liu Ao didn't say a word.

Xia Bufan frowned and was silent for a moment, it seemed that he didn't know what kind of organization the Demon Hall was.

"Summons back to the family and investigate with all your might!"

Xia Bufan turned around and left, casually throwing a black storage bag with gold wire back.

"The bounty for you, 10,000 spirit stones. ”

"Besides, I don't like your eyes!" Xia Bufan finished speaking, he accelerated suddenly, and in the blink of an eye, he was dozens of feet away.

Liu Ao looked at the back of Xia Bufan leaving with others, 'puffed' a mouthful of saliva, and still put the storage bag into his arms.

Liu Ao has lived for more than twenty years, and he has not yet used spirit stones to cultivate.

In Liu Ao's view, this is the reward he deserves.

Since Xia Bufan regarded this as a transaction, Liu Ao did not need to be a good person with selfless dedication.

After waiting for a while, I saw two figures running wildly in the distance.

It was Qingshi who pulled his sister to come quickly.

The two were panting and covered in sweat, and they were instantly stunned when they saw Li Tianba's body on the ground.

"Explain later, let's get out of here!"

Liu Ao said a word and took the lead in running towards the dense forest.

Half an hour later, the three of them had come to the depths of the dense forest.

Liu Ao only then had time to take a closer look at Qingshi's sister.

The girl's name is Qinglian, she is eighteen years old, she is delicate and lovely, but she is a little timid and introverted, and her cheeks are red after being looked at by Liu Ao a few times.

"Sister Qinglian," Liu Ao said with a smile:

"Don't be rusty, your brother and I are also people who are in the same trouble. ”

"Yes," Qingshi looked at Liu Ao with fiery eyes:

"When my sister is old enough to get married, I think you're good. ”

Liu Ao: "···"

"Ahem, tell me about your next plans," Liu Ao coughed dryly and embarrassed twice, "Where are you brothers and sisters going?"

Qingshi's expression was instantly lost, "After I quit the Demon Army, I originally planned to take my sister to study at Jiuding Academy, but now it seems that I am afraid that I will not have this opportunity." ”

Liu Ao frowned, "You don't have any confidence in Qinglian at all?"

Qinglian's face was blushing, and she lowered her head and whispered:

"I... If I don't have good talent and don't know how to cultivate, I will definitely not be able to pass the assessment. ”

"Nonsense!" Liu Ao scolded softly, "Sister Qinglian, don't learn from your brother, you must have confidence in yourself, you haven't tried it, how do you know it's not good?"

Qingshi smiled bitterly, took out the spirit stone from the City Lord's Mansion from his arms and handed it to Liu Ao:

"Qinglian can't even absorb the aura in this spirit stone, how easy is it to cultivate~"

Liu Ao fell silent.

"Difficult, doesn't mean impossible," Liu Ao recalled the life and death crises he encountered after joining the army at the age of nine, and sighed:

"Sometimes, if you don't try, you never know how much potential you have. ”

"Life is a lot of difficulties, as long as you persevere, you can overcome it one day. ”

"Sister Qinglian, believe in yourself, you can do it!"

Liu Ao encouraged Qinglian with a smile, and took out ten milky white spirit stones from the storage bag, "You keep trying, don't be discouraged." ”

Qinglian, this girl, rarely deals with people, and no one will be good to her except for her brother Qingshi.

Liu Ao's appearance seems to make the little girl with low self-esteem who has not been deeply involved in the world experience unprecedented warmth.

She bravely raised her head to meet Liu Ao's encouraging eyes, and her cheeks turned even redder. Thank you brother, I will try. ”

Qingshi's face changed greatly, "Where did you get so many spirit stones!"

Liu Ao smiled mysteriously, "A fool threw it on the ground and was picked up by me." ”

Qingshi naturally didn't believe this kind of joke, and looked at Liu Ao with a complicated expression, thinking that he had some hidden noble identity.

"That's good! Our destination is Jiuding City!"

Liu Ao's eyes are firm, he is still wanted by the Demon Suppression Army, and only when he becomes strong can he find a way to live.

Qingshi is a native of Lanbo City, and he is familiar with the surrounding cities.

According to what he said, if you want to go to Jiuding City, you can only go to Qianshan City to take a flying boat.

Half a month later, Liu Ao and the three of them finally arrived at Jiuding City, the most prestigious city in Qingzhou.

The origin of the name of Jiuding City is not because of Jiuding College.

The entire Jiuding City is majestic and majestic, located on a huge plain.

Crisscrossing hundreds of streets, countless houses and buildings.

And around the city, there are nine towering peaks.

However, these nine peaks are like nine huge Ding furnaces, which are a great spectacle of Jiuding City.

Jiuding College is located on the tallest mountain.

Liu Ao entered Jiuding City, and his eyes were full of men and women dressed as monks.

Qinglian's eyes widened, and her eyes were full of curiosity.

There are pavilions everywhere, and the sword elixir is randomly placed on the street stalls for sale, and those shops are full of treasures.

Not to mention her, even Liu Ao has seen such a prosperous city for the first time.

Liu Ao noticed that occasionally a young man in a white tight-fitting robe would pass by.

On the chest of their clothes, there is also embroidered with the word 'Jiuding' in gold.

Looking at the handwriting, the dragon and the phoenix dance, mysterious and abnormal, even if you stare at it for a while, you will feel dizzy, as if you want to indulge in it.

Suddenly, a bell rang over the city.

"When~"

Liu Ao was surprised to find that all the pedestrians on the street had stopped, looking up at the huge mountain peak that had reached into the clouds, with expressions full of enjoyment.

But I saw that the mountain peak was flickering, and layers of spiritual energy spread out like a wave of spiritual energy.

Feeling the rich aura from the shop, Liu Ao only felt refreshed.

Seeing Liu Ao's puzzled look, a young man wearing a disciple uniform of Jiuding Academy explained with a smile:

"Senior brother should be the first time to come to Jiuding City, right?"

Liu Ao hugged his fists and said hello, "That's right, it's the first time." ”

The young man nodded and explained:

"Our Jiuding Academy will release the aura accumulated on the mountain through the mountain protection array every afternoon, which can be regarded as a gift to everyone in Jiuding City. ”

"There were once people who got insights from the aura of the academy and broke through the realm on the spot. ”

The young man's voice was full of pride, "This is one of the reasons why our college is revered. ”

Liu Ao nodded slightly, and he already had a longing for Jiuding Academy in his heart.

Just about to ask about joining Jiuding Academy, Qingshi coughed, pulled Liu Ao to the side, and said in a low voice:

"It's a newcomer, so let's learn more about it. ”

Liu Ao also felt that it made sense, so he found a nearby inn to live in.

Then, the three of them teamed up and found the liveliest storytelling house in town and spent the whole afternoon.

There are many people in the library, and there is a lot of knowledge.

Liu Ao also knew that a large number of monks had recently come to Jiuding City, all with the purpose of joining Jiuding Academy.

However, the difficulty of the entrance assessment of Jiuding College is not low.

There is no need for tuition, regardless of status, but only talent is particularly valued.

...

In the inn, Liu Ao and Qingshi were talking in a whisper.

"Jiuding College starts the assessment at sunrise every morning, and the sunset stops, so we will go to the assessment tomorrow morning. ”

Qingshi nodded, but he still had some concerns, "The age and cultivation of the two of us can barely pass the test, but my sister Qinglian..."

Liu Ao patted Qingshi on the shoulder and comforted:

"Have you forgotten that there is another way to be assessed?"

"You mean, the meridian talent test?" Qingshi's face was full of bitterness, "I'm afraid that Qinglian will be hit by then." ”

Liu Ao hammered his fist on Qingshi's shoulder, and scolded with a smile: "If you don't have confidence in Qinglian, won't she have any of herself?"

Qingshi gritted his teeth, and a trace of firmness flashed in his eyes, "Then do it!"

This night, Liu Ao stayed awake all night.

While sitting cross-legged on the bed and condensing spiritual power, he was thinking about how to go next.

It wasn't until the sky was about to dawn that Liu Ao simply washed up and prepared to go to Jiuding Academy.

After a while, Qingshi, who had dark circles under his eyes, knocked on the door of Liu Ao's room and said excitedly:

"Are you ready?"

Liu Ao waved his fist, his eyes flashed with confidence, "Then let's go!"

Walking out of the inn, Liu Ao found that many people were already rushing towards the north city gate.

Following the team, Liu Ao and the three of them went out of the city and walked along the wide and straight bluestone road towards the tallest mountain.

Half an hour later, this majestic mountain peak finally came into Liu Ao's eyes clearly.

The fog in the morning is so thick that the mountain is shrouded in dense fog halfway up the mountain, which looks extremely mysterious.

In front of you is a steep upward slope with a three-zhang wide staircase.

Looking at the polished steps, you can see how many people have climbed the stairs from there.

"Stay orderly, everyone, don't crowd!"

Two young men in white disciple uniforms said in a loud voice:

"It is forbidden to make noise, after going up the mountain, it is forbidden to leave the team, and those who violate it will not be allowed to go up to Jiuding Peak for the rest of their lives!"

"Long-winded!"

Behind Liu Ao, a white fat young man muttered and urged:

"Let me go ahead, don't delay me from taking the test. ”

Qingshi glanced at this person, "Let you go ahead, I'm afraid it will delay everyone's assessment, so many steps, can you go to the top?"

The fat man looked angry, "Look down on whom, see you on the field if you have the ability to pass the assessment." ”