Zhou Xuan sensed the presence outside and his expression changed slightly.
He stopped talking and looked outside cautiously, not knowing who was coming.
"Don't look at it, it's the person who spoke for you just now. In this Zhou family, this person is pretty good."
Huangou obviously noticed the man and spoke lazily.
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment and remembered a figure: "Fifth Elder, Zhou Liming?"
Huanguo didn't deny it, and quietly climbed back into bed, looking like he was taking a rest. Almost at the same time, there was a knock on the door.
"Squeak."
Zhou Xuan was slightly confused and opened the door.
The person standing outside the door was indeed Zhou Liming, with a slightly subtle expression on his face.
"Fifth Elder, what's the matter?"
Zhou Xuan returned to his previous weak appearance and spoke in a very soft voice.
When Zhou Liming saw Zhou Xuan in such a state, he immediately apologized: "Zhou Xuan, I came to see you. I'm sorry for what happened today."
Perhaps he was afraid that Zhou Xuan wouldn't understand.
Zhou Liming gave an additional explanation.
"You got the Mi Lin Spiritual Stone, and you should have passed the trial. However, the second brother and the others seemed to have a problem with you, so they deliberately withheld it and didn't give it to you."
Zhou Liming sighed: "I can't stop it."
Zhou Xuan became even more confused. The fifth elder actually came to apologize in person?
He was silent for a long time, and he didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only shake his head.
"Fifth Elder, I don't blame you for this, nor do I blame the Second Elder and the others. I'm just a useless person who can't practice."
Zhou Xuan was not sure of Zhou Liming's true purpose, so he spoke without revealing any flaws.
"It's good that you are not affected. Although you are no longer a genius, you can't give up completely. You can keep trying."
Zhou Liming smiled and changed the subject.
Zhou Xuan was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"It means that you can continue to try to practice. I believe that your qualifications are more than just a piece of supreme bone."
Zhou Liming looked at Zhou Xuan seriously, his voice extremely clear.
He suddenly took out a Sumeru ring and said solemnly: "There are some pills in it. I can't use them now. You can take them and use them."
"this……"
Zhou Xuan was completely confused. What happened?
Zhou Xuan didn't remember how deep his relationship was with the fifth elder.
He remembered Zhou Taishan's last words to mock Zhou Liming, but he did not expect that Zhou Liming actually brought the cultivation resources.
"Elder, I can't have this."
Zhou Xuan pondered for a moment, really not knowing how to respond, and finally shook his head.
"Take it, you're welcome. These are some basic elixirs."
Zhou Liming looked at Zhou Xuan, motionless, as if he could not refuse.
"In that case, I'd like to thank the Fifth Elder."
Zhou Xuan had no choice but to reach out and take it, feeling extremely complicated.
Zhou Liming smiled happily: "Don't think too much, just take it and use it. If you need anything, you can come to me again."
After Zhou Liming finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Fifth Elder, why are you helping me?"
Zhou Xuan hesitated for a long time and couldn't help asking. He really couldn't figure it out.
Zhou Liming froze, his face extremely complicated, and he suddenly sighed, his voice seemed a little distant.
"Zhou Xuan, do you still remember when your parents left?"
"my parents?"
Zhou Xuan was in a daze when he thought of those two familiar yet unfamiliar people. He never expected that Zhou Liming would suddenly mention those two people.
Zhou Liming sighed again and shook his head.
"When you were five years old, your parents left the Zhou family, saying they had to take care of business. I promised your parents they would take good care of you."
"now……"
"I broke my promise. This can be considered a little compensation for me."
Zhou Liming said this: "You can practice cultivation. If you need anything, just come to me at any time. Yes, not tomorrow. You can do anything else at any time."
Zhou Xuan was still chewing on what Zhou Liming said, it was actually related to his parents.
He suddenly noticed Zhou Liming's words: "Tomorrow?"
"Yes, you probably don't know yet."
Zhou Liming laughed: "This was something we planned after the training was over. Since the training ended early, we started it early."
"Tomorrow is a competition within the clan to select the top four people."
"After confirmation, they will go to Pingnan City to compete with outstanding disciples from several other cities, so I am very busy these days."
Zhou Xuan woke up instantly and thought about it.
Whether it's a competition within the clan or going out to compete with geniuses from other cities, they are all preparations for recruiting students into the five major martial arts houses of Great Qin.
The five major martial arts houses in the Qin Dynasty recruit students every five years.
The age limit is under twenty years old, and there is no limit on cultivation level.
The five major martial arts houses in the Qin Dynasty are famous, and they are the training places that everyone in the Qin Dynasty yearns for, and countless powerful people gather there.
That's why.
It is extremely difficult to enter it.
Every five years, the five major martial arts houses in Da Qin will allocate part of their enrollment quota.
Although the total number of places is not small, Daqin is too big and has a vast territory. The number of places allocated to each state and county is very small.
Guxuan City belongs to Jianghe County, Cangzhou.
When Zhou Xuan was still a genius, his goal was the five major martial arts houses.
Jianghe County seems to have only twenty places in total, but Jianghe County covers an area of thousands of kilometers and has countless cities.
Twenty people were picked out, and every one of them was an absolute genius.
And this is just the preliminary screening - they have the opportunity to participate in the assessment of the five major martial arts houses, but it does not mean that they have already entered the five major martial arts houses.
It is still very likely that they will be screened out in the future.
I don’t know how many people who claim to be geniuses can’t even enter the doors of the five major martial arts houses.
When Zhou Xuan heard Zhou Liming's words, he recalled that he calculated the time and found that the recruitment time for the five major martial arts schools was indeed approaching.
Cities across Jianghe County will also mobilize to select talents.
Zhou Xuan is now a useless person and has been excluded for a long time. If Zhou Liming hadn't accidentally mentioned it, no one would probably have informed him.
"Okay, you don't have to worry about these things. Just practice by yourself. No one will bother you these days."
After Zhou Liming said these words, he looked at Zhou Xuan expectantly.
Zhou Xuan had to remain silent. If he wanted to go further, entering the five major martial arts houses was undoubtedly the best choice.
He thought about it and decided that he couldn't miss it.
"Fifth Elder, I also want to participate in the clan competition."
"What are you going to do?"
Zhou Liming looked surprised. He never thought that Zhou Xuan would want to participate.
For such a large Zhou family, Zhou Changkong occupies one spot. The remaining three must also be at the peak of the physical training stage, and it is impossible for an ordinary person to take their turn.
Zhou Xuan touched his head and felt a little embarrassed: "I want to give it a try, is it okay?"
Zhou Liming hesitated for a moment, but couldn't bear to dampen Zhou Xuan's enthusiasm, so he could only nod: "Then I'll report your name, and you remember to come early tomorrow."
