The candidates who arrived at the top of the cliff first did not seem to intend to pay attention to the two of them. Zhou Fugui and Song Pingcun did not take the initiative to step forward. Instead, they walked to the side and sat down cross-legged, leaning against a tree to rest.
Peak, who was drinking on a branch of a tree on the top of the cliff, was one of the Po Yuan Sect's body-realm masters. For the sake of the sect's stability, he did not enjoy the treatment of a master and just focus on cultivation, but took on the important task of the sect's deacon hall.
He had been watching Song Pingcun ever since the sect master peak and the sect master's junior brothers noticed the abnormality. He couldn't tell that he had any cultivation, but he could clearly feel the son's hidden clumsiness.
Those little tricks to deliberately hide his true abilities are still too obvious. After all, he is only in his 10s. He was the only one of the three people who reached the top of the cliff to breathe slowly, but he deliberately raised his breathing loudly.
No matter why Song Pingcun did this, it at least gave him some comfort. He knew that even if he was as good as Lin Feng, he would destroy it, which meant that this boy was not that simple. This was the real good boy. His eyes flashed again.
The sun began to turn west, and the sunset was about to disappear with the setting sun. A total of 18 people reached the top of the cliff.
At this time, a figure flew down from a big tree on the cliff, and Song Pingcun and the others realized that there was still someone above them.
What flew down was a man who looked middle-aged, with a full beard, and a wine bottle in his hand. His eyes were dull and showed no emotion. Song Pingcun saw that the middle-aged man did not say anything to the 18 of them. Instead, he took out a piece of paper and said to the disciples guarding the first echelon: "He Dakai, go and bring them up."
After hearing the order, He Dakai turned around and jumped off the top of the cliff. The 18 children and teenagers who were taking the assessment at the top of the cliff were so shocked that they all made disbelief.
After waiting for a short time, the disciple named He Dakai climbed up from the bottom of the cliff several times with four people, including a woman. Then he stepped forward and whispered a few words to Gao Feng. Song Pingcun saw that the elder coming down from the tree seemed to frown and quickly dispersed.
Including the 18 people on the top of the cliff, a total of 22 people stood on the top of the cliff.
The middle-aged man then said: "The 22 of you have passed the sect examination and are already disciples of the Poyun Sect. You will rest today. We will meet the sect leader tomorrow morning and then we will allocate places."
After saying that, before these 22 people could react, he disappeared in front of them again.
"That was Gao Zhenren, the general manager of the sect's deacon hall just now. Congratulations to the junior brothers." Seeing that no one responded, the disciple who called He Dakai explained to them.
Then he led them from the top of the cliff to a row of simple bungalows, which already had meals. Although they were not expensive dishes, they were extremely delicious after a day of assessment.
After dinner, He Dakai pointed to the innermost room of the bungalow and said: "You all rest in the house at night. It's windy on the mountain, so it's best not to go out. Tomorrow morning, I will come and take you to see the sect master."
This group of assessors were tired, sleepy and full, and felt sleepy. There was a row of large shops in the room with no one to arrange them. They fell down one by one and didn't want to get up again.
The only woman hesitated for a moment, then walked to the end alone and sat cross-legged against the wall, not daring to sleep.
Song Pingcun and Zhou Fugui chatted a few more words, and the place near the door was already full of people. They could only look in and saw the woman alone in the corner.
Zhou Fugui took Song Pingcun and walked to the very back. After leaving a space for one person, the two of them fell down and fell asleep, deliberately turning their backs to the woman.
The night wind of Poyun Sect blew quietly outside the door at night, and the moon hung on the branches, bright and cold.
At the beginning of Haishi, I received the return of the young man from home outside Nandu City, but there was no joy of reunion.
This meant that he failed the assessment and could only return to where he came from. The regrets, noise and crying outside Nandu City gave the night a sense of sadness. Those who have passed the test many times but still failed this year are particularly disappointed. Maybe they won't even be able to pass the test next year.
The candidates who were sent back were those who failed the examination and were unwilling to stay in the sect as handymen. These candidates were basically from middle-class families and poor families. Even if they failed the examination, most of them would still choose to stay in the sect as handymen. . Although the possibility of becoming a disciple in the future is very low, it is not impossible, and at least you can have some continuous income to support your family.
"Master, are you coming back?" Luo Mengkai and Luo Kun did not wait for the return of Song Pingcun and Luo Mengkai, so they were naturally very excited. Although I guessed the result, my mood was naturally different when the actual result came out.
Although the monthly salary after joining the sect is a huge amount of income for a family in distress, it is meaningless to the Luo family, who instead hope to increase cooperation with the Po Yuan sect.
It is still uncertain what kind of development Song Pingcun will have in breaking the Yuan Sect, but Deacon Zhang's performance that night makes it certain that Song Pingcun has a high possibility of becoming a disciple in the future. It was expected that Luo Tuowei did not return. Of course, he could not be a handyman. Being able to stay at the outer gate of the Deacon Hall was the greatest benefit. Whatever his grandson can do in the outer sect in the future will be of great help to the Luo family.
"Master Luo" just as the two were about to leave and return to the city, they were stopped by the Poyuan Sect disciples who sent these people back.
"Brother, what are your instructions?" Luo Kun quickly got out of the carriage and saluted and asked.
"The elder asked me to bring you a message. The sect's servants will have new quotas this year. The Luo family can choose to send 10 people first. Their age should not be more than ten years old and no less than a girl with a hairpin." A disciple of the Po Yuan Sect said something. News that made him happy.
Po Yuan Sect does not recruit handymen every year, and men and women are not fixed. It is usually a reward for the affiliated families. Although the handymen are not as well treated as disciples and disciples, they still have an income. Affiliated families can use this to win over people's hearts and keep the servants who work in the family committed.
For poor families, that is the family's source of income. For the Luo family, it is a reward, being able to win people's hearts without spending a penny.
"Thank you, little brother. Which elder gave the message?" Luo Kun was so happy that he didn't forget to find out. Usually, the deacons from the outer sect of the Deacon Hall would inform them of this kind of news. But this year, the elder suddenly asked his disciples to tell him.
"There is no need to inquire about this Luo family head. I will be waiting here at the beginning of tomorrow tomorrow. Luo family head is pressed for time, so we should hurry up and get it done!" The disciple of Poyuan Sect handed Luo Kun a cloth bag, and the tinkling silver ingots announced Determining the fate of 10 women for the rest of their lives.
Luo Kun quickly stretched out his hands to hold it: "Thank you so much, brother."
Five hundred taels of silver is easy in the hands of Poyuan Sect disciples, but not so easy for an ordinary person like Luo Kun. Not caring to talk anymore, he turned around and handed Luo Mengkai behind him to put him in the car. He saluted the disciple and hurried back to the city.
As this disciple said, time is of the essence.
This reward comes so suddenly. Generally speaking, within ten days after the assessment, the deacons of the outer sect will notify the affiliated families to select handymen among the unsuccessful candidates in the audition test, but this does not happen every year. For many years, every family has known that this kind of reward is based on the ability of the recommended disciples selected.
This year came too suddenly, beyond his expectation, and 10 places were given in advance, which meant that among the recommended candidates there were potential disciples valued by the sect.
There is no need to think about the source of this reward. There is only one possibility, and that is Song Pingcun.
The 10 places Song Pingcun brought to the Luo family were not given randomly. Balancing the various parties in the family and the people in charge is also a skill.
The cost of reluctantly giving away a spiritual stone only took two or three days, and the rewards came so quickly. I have to admire the vision of this investment.
Tonight in Nandu City, the sea breeze still brought a somewhat fishy smell from the coastline, but it made Luo Kun feel fresh and sweet as never before.
