In the bronze carriage, many young people were already sitting on the futons in the main hall, including several little girls.
Every time a child comes up, it will inevitably attract the attention of the children in other halls. At this time, Qian Chao and Tang Ping will also look at the newcomer. Qian Chao will say that this one is from a noble family and that one is not from a noble family, and then Tang Ping either nodded or shook his head.
The candied fruits were no longer eaten. The two children couldn't eat much to begin with, and they almost ran out of topics to talk about. They almost ran out of delicious and fun things to talk about.
Speaking of which, this is the first time that Qian Chao has not shown any traces and deliberately close the relationship with another person.
The reason is very simple. Although these children who are boarding the carriage and entering the hall one after another are not very old, they look like those young masters dressed up. They are all handsome and handsome, with good appearance and beautiful eyebrows and eyes. Such a heroic spirit. And those girls were all dressed up with beautiful faces, luxurious clothes, and graceful figures. They wore jade rings when walking, which made Qian Chao, a rich man, feel a little ashamed of himself.
In fact, this is not Qian Chao's original temperament, but firstly, he has some respect for this world of cultivation. Secondly, when he first entered the carriage, his mind was shocked by the palace inside the carriage, so now Whenever he saw people from a cultivating family, he felt a little more cowardly in his heart.
Seeing how they were talking and laughing as if no one else was around, Qian Chao understood that those were children from a spiritual family, and they were making fun of himself, the grandson of the prime minister. His originally prominent family background was probably as trivial in front of these people.
Therefore, Qian Chao wanted to get closer to Tang Ping. Firstly, Tang Ping knew a lot, and he could learn a lot about the practice world from her mouth. Secondly, Qian Chao was still a child after all. He has read a lot but has little experience, and his ambition is still insufficient. Among the people in the world, he still wants to make friends with the powerful. Now that he embarks on this fairy road, the tide of money is inevitable.
Just when the hall began to get more and more boring, Tang Ping suddenly said to Qian Chao: "Can you play chess?"
"I can."
"That's good."
With that said, Tang Ping took out a chessboard and placed it between the two of them like a magic trick.
"Let's talk for a while?"
Tang Ping wrinkled her little nose and looked at Qian Chao with a smile.
Qian Chao noticed a few small, inconspicuous freckles on both sides of Tang Ping's nose.
"Are you sure you want to play chess with me?"
"You do not dare?"
Tang Ping grabbed a handful of chess pieces and clattered them back into the chess bag.
"Of course not. I'm afraid you'll cry when you lose."
"Hey, brag."
Tang Ping wrinkled her nose again.
"We don't just want to play chess, we need to have some luck. Come on, let me try this for you."
He stretched out his hand and found a few light brown hard-shelled dried fruits on it.
"What's this?"
Qian Chao picked one up and looked at it.
"Hazelnut?"
"Even hazelnuts are hazelnuts you've never eaten before. You'll know after you taste one."
There was a small crack on the hard shell. Unfortunately, Qian Chao was not strong enough to break it open, so he had to bite the hazelnut with his teeth. With a click, the shell finally opened, and Qian Chao also said "Oh!" He rubbed his cheeks, looked at the milky white nuts that were finally peeled off, smelled them, then put the nuts into his mouth and chewed them.
"Yeah, it's delicious. I've never tasted such delicious hazelnuts. But the shell is too hard to open. If you eat a few more, your teeth will fall out."
Tang Ping laughed, very cunningly, with the pride of succeeding in her little trick. Her two big bright eyes smiled like two crescent moons, which was very beautiful. Qian Chao chewed the hazelnut while looking at Tang Ping. No matter how he looked at her now, he felt that Tang Ping looked like a successful little fox.
After laughing enough, Tang Ping picked up a hazelnut and said to Qian Chao, "It's very simple. I'll teach you."
After saying that, he used his fingers to pick off the pedicle-like thing at the bottom of the hazelnut, then pinched the hazelnut with two fingers and applied a little force. With a pop, the hazelnut cracked. It was much easier than Qian Chao biting it with his teeth. Know how many times.
Tang Ping picked up the nuts again and showed them off in front of Qian Chao.
"This one is called Iron Bark Hazelnut. It is a specialty of my hometown and cannot be found in other places."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Chao snatched the nuts in his hand and threw them into his mouth. Then he picked up another similar one and opened it.
"I'll use this hazelnut as the lottery head, and you use your candied fruit as the lottery head. At the end of the game, we count the chess pieces. If I win a few pieces, you will give me as many candied fruits as you want. If you win a few pieces, I will give you as many hazelnuts as you want." How about it?"
"Then I'm at a disadvantage. My candied fruits are much bigger than your hazelnuts!"
"Hey, my hazelnuts are also very good. They are so big. They are fed with medicinal herbs and then fried. A hazelnut of this size is more expensive than a silver cake of this size."
"Okay, then I'll suffer some losses. Come on, let's play chess."
"Come on, come on, come on, I'm going to win all your preserves!"
"Hey, you don't only have three hazelnuts, do you? If you lose, you don't have any hazelnuts for me?"
"How come? Look, there's still half a bag."
Just like that, the two of them started playing chess with each other.
Qian Chao found that Tang Ping played chess very well. Although she looked at him with a smile and then made moves casually, it was not easy to win against her. This aroused Qian Chao's desire to win and knocked the chess pieces. After carefully considering the situation on the chessboard, I began to be careful about my moves.
After several games of chess, each one had its own winner. Qian Chao had a small pile of hazelnuts in front of him, while Tang Ping simply took his food box in front of him.
Most of the other children who entered the carriage hall were either nervous, excited or scared. Of course, there were no changes after entering. Qian Chao could keep one eye on the chessboard and the other on the crowd. Without delay, he I knew that they must be children from some big families, because they had seen the world and were not panicked at all.
When Li Jian entered the carriage, Qian Chao noticed him. At first he almost thought that this young man was also a child of a noble family, but he quickly rejected this idea. He was sure that this young man who was older than him had a similar background to him. It's just that he probably wasn't very interested in everything around him because he experienced some major changes before boarding the bus.
"There's going to be a fight." Qian Chao said to Tang Ping while looking at the chessboard.
"Where?" Tang Ping looked at Qian Chao and asked.
Qian Chao signaled with his eyes, and Tang Ping noticed Li Jian walking in.
At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he has a tall and strong figure, and an indifferent and thoughtful look on his face. The most important thing is that he carries a long sword on his body, which is what attracts the attention of all the children present.
"The background should be similar to mine, except that he is a military commander."
Qian Chao guessed. He saw several young people about the same age as Li Jian staring at Li Jian, with unconvinced and hostile expressions on their faces.
"They're going to get beat up."
Tang Ping watched with excitement as several young people gathered around Li Jian.
Li Jian found a futon in a corner and was about to sit down and rest. As he was about to sit down, he saw a pair of finely textured satin boots on the futon. He looked up and saw several young people about the same height as himself. He was looking at himself with contempt and ill-intention.
Li Jian, who had seen big scenes, certainly didn't take these little guys seriously. He had just experienced a war and said goodbye to his relatives. When he was in a complicated mood, he didn't want to listen to the noise of these guys at all, so he stepped on them and kicked them. The movements on the face of the young man who was stepping on his futon were crisp and clear.
The boy who received the kick was originally going to say a few words to intimidate Li Jian proudly, but the other party didn't even bother to say anything and started to fight. After the kick, he felt like he was hit by a sledgehammer on the face. Roll backwards and fall.
Several boys who came with the boy who was kicked were stunned. They had never seen such a guy hit someone without saying hello. Just as they were about to shout and rush up, they saw Li Jian kicking a few more times, and they were still hitting each other head-on. , not even bothering to stretch out his hands, and in a blink of an eye, several young men from aristocratic families who surrounded him were kicked down.
Li Jian found another futon and sat down on the same spot. He leaned back and began to close his eyes to rest, ignoring the guys who fell to the ground.
The children of the aristocratic families who were kicked down were really ashamed and ashamed. Their faces were in pain and their noses were bleeding. However, they did not dare to take revenge. That guy was too powerful. They were definitely no match for them, so they had to endure the hatred in shame. They fled back amidst the sneers of the crowd, but a big shoe sole mark on one of their faces prevented them from even raising their faces.
"Wow, that's awesome!" Qian Chao looked at it and praised it.
"Oh, if your hands are not clean, you will be in trouble in the future." Tang Ping said.
"Will there still be trouble? Could it be that after they were beaten, they would still dare to mess with that person in the future?" Qian Chao said.
"Although most of the children of those aristocratic families are in trouble, aristocratic families are aristocratic families, and they still think that their origins are much nobler than yours and that person's. Even if there is fierce internal fighting among the children of the aristocratic families, they still feel the same when they meet that person. A powerful guy will still join forces to compete. That person just dampened the spirit of a few children from aristocratic families, and there will definitely be trouble in the future."
Most of the children of the aristocratic family were miserable. Qian Chao thought about what Tang Ping had just said in his heart. After muttering a few words in his mind, his eyes became a little sharper and he asked: "What about you? What do you think of a person like me who is born in this world?"
Qian Chao looked into Tang Ping's eyes.
"I?"
Tang Ping smiled and didn't mind Qian Chao's eyes at all.
"I am an exception, because...well, my experience is different from that of the children of those aristocratic families over there, so I don't like them and I don't like them, but you probably don't regard me as the same kind of person."
Speaking of this, Tang Ping glanced at Qian Chao, and the look in that boy's eyes was quite interesting.
"Hey, the Young Master of the Wei family over there has a special status. It's not convenient for me to talk about other people's private matters. You will know about it later. You see, the Fourth Young Master Wei is deliberately trying to recruit that person. I'm afraid he has made the wrong calculation. "
Qian Chao looked over, and sure enough, the slightly pale face of Wei Liao, the son of the Wei family, was staring at Li Jian with twinkling eyes, wondering what he was thinking.
Qian Chao suddenly thought of the situation when Li Jian taught the three people a lesson just now. How come these children from an immortal family were beaten by a person born in this world, and they had no power to fight back. Not only that, those people were even afraid after being beaten. No matter whether they retaliate in the future, why did they run away after being beaten just now? Don't the children of the immortal family know any magic?
Thinking of this, Qian Chao asked again: "Why are children from aristocratic families so vulnerable? Shouldn't children from a practicing family be better than ordinary people?"
"How could it be? The children of aristocratic families are just generally better qualified than ordinary people. Ordinary families may not have one person who can practice in several generations. However, in aristocratic families, there are many children in each generation who can practice, and their qualifications are often not bad. , Only in this way can we ensure the continuation of the family, but before we practice, we are ordinary children, and we can't avoid the beatings we deserve."
At this point, Tang Ping looked at Qian Chao again: "I'll tell you another little secret of the aristocratic family. Do you want to hear it?"
"Say it!"
Qian Chao is naturally willing to listen.
Tang Ping leaned forward slightly, her voice not loud enough for Qian Chao to understand: "Actually, among the children who boarded this carriage, those born in the world like you are the lucky ones, while the children from aristocratic families are relatively unlucky. Do you know why?"
"Of course I don't know! Come on and tell me."
Tang Ping sat up slightly, glanced at the children of the aristocratic families around her, and whispered to Qian Chao:
"Because they are all losers!"
"What?"
"If you have the opportunity, you can ask the children of those aristocratic families whether they would like to go to the Wuling Sect or stay in their own family. I can guarantee that most of them will be willing to stay in their own family. As for the reason, they are indeed qualified. Yes, but there are better ones in their family, so they were abandoned by their family and had no choice but to go to Wuling Sect to practice."
"What do you mean, I don't quite understand."
"How simple! The Five Spirits Sect is very big, but there are even more monks in the sect. Therefore, the support given to cultivators is definitely not as generous as the support given by a small aristocratic family to a potential nephew in his own family. Come here. The qualifications of the children of the aristocratic families are not bad, but those who are left to focus on training in their respective families will definitely have better qualifications. Or, these children have good qualifications, but have bad aspirations and temperaments. Their families are worried that they may become adults when they grow up. Disaster.
Ordinary aristocratic families will definitely train those with the best qualifications as the future successors of the family head, and train those with less qualifications but with a calm and honest mind as the backbone of the family in the future. Only these are either less qualified or unruly. Only those who are tame, difficult to educate, and not suitable to stay in the family are sent to the Wuling Sect to avoid causing trouble to Xiao Qiang in the future. "
Qian Chao understood what he was saying, but another question soon popped up.
"Then... why does the sect take in these people?"
"Well, it's simple. The Five Spirits Sect is bigger than ordinary people imagine, not to mention the number of monks in it. If these children come to the sect and still act according to their own temper, they will suffer a lot. , after a long time in the world, you will learn to behave.
Besides, even those with poor qualifications and unwillingness to endure hardship will naturally be gradually eliminated and ignored.
But in addition to qualifications and hard work, practicing is also about opportunity. Who knows that the children here will not be able to form an elixir. You must know that once we enter the sect, the exercises we practice, as well as the daily routine The support provided by them all came from the sect and had nothing to do with their previous family. Therefore, many children who came from aristocratic families only thought about the good of the sect and stayed in the sect to serve them when they became successful in the future. "
That's it, Qian Chao understood.
"still have a question."
"you say."
"Why do those aristocratic families send their children to sects? Even if they have poor qualifications or are naughty, it would be fine if they are not allowed to practice, and it would save them worries. If they are sent here like this, it is inevitable that some of these people will have feelings for their own families. Resentment, if such a child has a future, wouldn't it be bad for his original family...?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Look at the people here. Anyone who comes from a noble family, no matter how powerful his family is, is still attached to the Five Spirits Sect. Again, the Five Spirits Sect is bigger than you. According to my imagination, these families are close to the Wuling Sect and have to form an alliance with the Wuling Sect. One of the conditions is that every few years, some of the children in the family must be sent to the sect, and they will have nothing to do with the family from then on. Therefore, they That’s why we sent all those with poor qualifications or those who were difficult to educate to the sect. Of course, the sect will also give these aristocratic families a lot of benefits.”
I see.
Qian Chao was very curious at this time, how big could this Five Spirit Sect be?
Thinking about what Tang Ping said just now, these children might be a nuisance in their respective families, he couldn't help but glance at Tang Ping. He didn't know what this girl's spiritual qualifications were, but looking at her smart features, she must be a scheming person. After chatting for a while, I also felt that this girl was not a calm character, but she was somewhat similar to the disaster she said.
Unable to hold it back, Qian Chao asked Tang Ping again: "What about you? Does your family also think you are a disaster?"
Hearing this, Tang Ping rolled her eyes at Qian Chao.
"Of course not! What I just said is for you men, but it is different for women. It is a good thing for women to go to a large sect to practice."
"How to say?"
"It's simple. The secular world knows that girls are outgoing, and the same goes for the spiritual world. There are not many aristocratic families who are willing to make great efforts to cultivate their daughters. No matter how good a female monk is in spiritual practice, she will find a Taoist partner to practice with her in the future. That is the secular world. If the family spends money to train a girl but she gets married, then the family inheritance may be leaked. Secondly, if she gets married, she will naturally rarely serve her family. Therefore, women who stay in the family to practice are generally The cultivation level is not very good, but women who can often be sent to the sect to practice can be promising, do you understand?"
"Oh, that's how it is!"
Qian Chao nodded and glanced at the girls sitting together. Sure enough, those little ladies were chattering, and there was a hint of arrogance in the corners of their eyebrows and eyes.
Just as he was watching, Tang Ping received a slap on the head. Tang Ping said angrily, "Have you seen enough? It's your turn."
Qian Chao had no choice but to drop one of his chess pieces bitterly, and tried his best to eat a few more of Tang Ping's chess pieces.
