Tang Ping and the four of them wandered around the town and encountered some new things.
It was Yanxuan who first discovered that there were many new faces among the bustling crowd in Ruixuan Town. Although it was impossible for her to remember all the people she met in the previous few times here, the extra ones in front of her were obviously not random. Xiu's appearance was not that of a disciple of the Five Spirits. They were wandering around the streets of Ruixuan Town out of curiosity or in high spirits. At first glance, they looked like they had just arrived in Ruixuan Town. Yanxuan looked around and said:
"Why are there so many people in Ruixuan Town today?"
Rui With the four of them, there were a lot more people wandering around the town.
"Hey, it seems there are really a lot of people." Lu Pingchuan also said.
Tang Ping said:
"I probably know the reason why there are so many people."
"What is it?"
"It's not related to Muyang Sect. Our Wuling Sect had a confrontation with Muyang Sect a while ago. We have been inside the sect and know little about the outside world, but for those large and small aristocratic families who are trapped within the realm of Wuling Sect, Said that it was a major event that attracted their great attention. Especially those big families close to the Muyang Sect. They were powerful and had never been willing to obey the orders of the Wuling Sect. In fact, they were not willing to be under the jurisdiction of the Muyang Sect. , this confrontation between the two major sects is an opportunity for them. Some of them are secretly communicating with Muyang Sect, or secretly passing on information to them or secretly causing trouble for us. I hope this time The Five Spirits Sect can suffer a big loss, so that they can benefit; others take the opportunity to show off in front of the Five Spirits Sect, shouting that they want to help the Five Spirits Sect, and they clearly seem to be helping the Five Spirits Sect. Ling Sect, in fact, they thought that Wu Ling Sect would be defeated in the confrontation with Mu Yang Sect this time. Only if they provided help could Wu Ling Sect win, and then they could get more from the sect in the future. Advantages; of course, most of them are just waiting and watching, this kind of family is just like the kind of people who sit on the sidelines, they are obviously under the jurisdiction of Wuling Sect but they always sit on the sidelines, no matter who loses or wins in the end, they will not be affected in any way."
"What does that have to do with the excitement here today?" Yanxuan asked in confusion.
"Of course it does matter. In our confrontation with Mu Yang Zong this time, we relied entirely on the sect's own strength to suppress Mu Yang Zong to the point of being unable to support it. We did not rely on the power of any big family or sect at all. You Guess what the consequences will be? Huh, I heard that Mu Yang Zong left in despair after shaking hands with us and making peace. Then, the sect has long been aware of the practices of those aristocratic families and has clearly observed them. , after dealing with Mu Yangzong, those seniors easily suppressed several big families who were secretly dealing with Muyang Zong, and killed a few of the culprits. Well, there was no need to use thunder anymore. However, I heard that the seniors sent out dismembered several famous and powerful big families and divided them into several small families, leaving them scattered and unable to make trouble. This is a murderous intention for the monkey. Look, which aristocratic family is not afraid of this method, so those aristocratic families who had ulterior motives or were on the sidelines now have to show their loyalty to the Five Spirits Sect. The general approach is..."
Having said this, Tang Ping glanced at the lively crowd around her.
"Let the promising children from your family come to Wuling Sect to practice, and most of them are selected, even protons. That's why there are so many people in Ruixuan Town."
Li Jian suddenly realized when he heard this, nodded and said:
"So that's it. Well, I didn't expect that the sect's governance of those sects and aristocratic families is really the same as the country's governance of hundreds of officials in the states and counties. It's a bit interesting."
Yanxuan still didn't understand, so he asked again:
"Then... even if the sect breaks up some big aristocratic families and divides them into small aristocratic families, after all, they were a family before. After the sect leaves, they will not be able to unite again and form their original family again. A big family?"
"It's impossible, Sister Yan, let alone big aristocratic families. There are more or less conflicts within ordinary aristocratic families. Everyone wants to be in power and has the final say. It's just that there is no chance. The sect The one who is to be punished is the chief culprit, who is actually the core figure of the big family. Without such a person to suppress him, all the houses in the following family will definitely be unable to suppress him. Think about it, in a small family. It is better to be a person in charge than to be in a big family taking orders from others and running around involuntarily, right? This is why I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Therefore, once a big family is dismembered, basically There is no possibility of getting back together again. It can only be that one of the small aristocratic families continues to grow bigger, and then annexes other small aristocratic families that were originally from the same clan. Only in this way can this aristocratic family regain its original strength, and the rest Don’t think otherwise.”
"That's it." Yanxuan finally understood.
"Oh, by the way, there is another reason besides that."
"What other reasons are there?"
"Do you still remember the 'Cheng Guan En Trial' I mentioned before?" Tang Ping asked.
Yanxuan and Lu Pingchuan obviously had no memory, but Li Jian did remember it and said:
"Remember, it was when Miss Yan Shuang first joined the Five Spirits Sect. When we went to Tianshui Lake to watch the excitement, Miss Tang said it. At that time, we saw a building by the lake. Miss Tang said it was Chengguan. Downstairs, there is a stage downstairs, that is the arena, it is used for the 'Cheng Guan En Trial', right?" (See Chapter 4, Feather Trial, 186: Welcoming the Beautiful Lady by the Lake.)
"Ah, I also remembered. What's that 'Xiao Bi' you were talking about, right?" Yanxuan also remembered after hearing what Li Jian said.
"Yes, it's the 'Cheng Guan En Trial'."
"Then what does it have to do with these people in front of me? Is it possible that they also came to participate in the 'favor test'?"
"Yes," Tang Ping said, "The grace test is held once every ten years. The next grace test will be one year later. As long as you are a disciple of the Five Spirits and have a cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 5 or higher, you can You can participate, and as long as you can win a few games in the grace test, you can hope to be spotted by the sect's Dan-Jie seniors, and then be accepted as a disciple."
"Hehe, it turns out they all came here to become apprentices." Lu Pingchuan said.
"Well, naturally they all have this idea, but the sect also has rules. It doesn't mean that today's grace test means that those who came yesterday can also participate. In addition to the requirements for cultivation, it must be an accident at the fifth level of Qi refining. To participate in the grace test, The disciples who take the exam must have been in the sect for more than one year. If they have not stayed in the sect for enough time, they are not allowed to appear on the stage. Therefore, we see so many people here today, and it is not necessarily those from aristocratic families who want to show their loyalty. A large part of why I let my disciples come to the sect to practice is to make enough time to participate in the grace examination. If it weren't for the grace examination, it is estimated that many people on this street would still be living a comfortable life in their own homes."
"How comfortable can you be in a noble family?"
"Don't be stupid, Sister Yan. Since their family wants them to be apprentices in the Wuling Sect, they must be promising children in the family. Even the children of small aristocratic families will have a much more comfortable life than us. At least these aristocratic families The gentlemen and young ladies do not have to go to the Jingshiyuan to receive orders for spiritual stones, nor do they have to fight to the death with monsters for a few spiritual grasses. Every day can be regarded as a day when you can stretch out your hands with clothes and open your mouth with food, you say Isn’t it much more comfortable than us?”
"It's much more boring." Li Jian said with a smile. He was not interested in that kind of life at all.
"If you live too many days like that, you will become useless!" Lu Pingchuan also said.
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In the entire Ruixuan Town, what interests Tang Ping and the four people the most is naturally the place where casual cultivators sell various items. This is also the place they must visit every time they come to Ruixuan Town.
All kinds of novel, uncommon, or never seen before are here.
Even if they were deceived, the deceptions of the casual cultivators were unparalleled in the sect, so this was also the busiest place in Ruixuan Town.
The four of them strolled around, but Tang Ping remembered what Qian Chao liked. After shopping for a while, she took out the spirit stones and bought a few books.
Among the four people, Tang Ping and Yan Xuan are really looking for novelty, and as long as they like it, they can negotiate the price with each other, while Lu Pingchuan just likes to watch the fun here.
Only Li Jian, although he also likes to visit here, he is not interested in the various goods displayed by the casual cultivators. He does not care about these external objects. On the contrary, what interests Li Jian is the various goods here. Rogue cultivators, after all, will often deal with such people when they go to the practice world to do business after building the foundation. Therefore, Li Jian is most interested in these casual cultivators with different looks. Two girls are looking at the goods, and a Lu Pingchuan was watching the excitement, while he was watching people.
With his innate sense of touch, Li Jian really found someone who interested him today.
He was a casual cultivator. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was a young man of medium build. His clothes were old but not shabby. Looking at the style of the clothes, you could still tell that he had a certain nobility. That young man He kept his head lowered, and there were more than a dozen things in front of him, whether they were obtained from others or hard-earned by himself. They were all inconspicuous. The reason why Li Jian paid attention to this person was because he easily obtained them. He noticed the strong emotions tumbling in the heart of this young casual cultivator.
It was uncontrollable fear and desperately suppressed anger!
As a result, although this casual cultivator kept his head down, his body was trembling slightly.
Li Jian noticed this guy soon after arriving here. No matter who he was, he must have seen something that made him fear and hate him.
Then Li Jian began to secretly pay attention to this casual cultivator. In his perception, this casual cultivator who was similar to him would use the corner of his eyes to glance at a group of people from time to time. After taking a glance, he quickly turned his gaze away. Move away as if you are afraid of being discovered by the other party.
Li Jian followed that gaze and looked over. There were five or six young people there. They were all dressed differently, but none of them were dressed like disciples of the Five Spirits. However, their clothes and robes were all luxurious, and their faces were all the same. With a proud and proud look, he was wandering around here casually, talking and pointing at the things displayed by the casual cultivators.
He might be the kind of guy Miss Tang said who had to stay in the sect for a year and then take part in the "grace test." Li Jian thought to himself, maybe that loose cultivator had a deep grudge against someone among them.
Then something happened that annoyed Li Jian. Among the young men, a boy who was not tall and fair-skinned suddenly saw the two girls Yanxuan and Tang Ping, and his eyes immediately twitched. Liang, with a bit of coveting on his face. Everyone loves beauty. Li Jian didn't think much about it when he saw the guy's expression, but he didn't expect that the guy actually pulled a companion and winked. As soon as he turned a corner, he started to follow Yan Xuan and Tang Ping, staring at the two women's slim waists from behind, and their faces became more and more obscene, which made Li Jian feel resentful in his heart.
lecher! Li Jian thought to himself, he must be a bastard from some noble family. Who among the disciples who have been in the Wuling Sect doesn't know about Tang Ping?
However, it would be better for Li Jian to take action than Lu Pingchuan would do in such a matter. At least Brother Lu's slap is more suitable here than his own sword, and he can also scare those people away by staring, so Li Jian took a few steps quickly. When Lu Pingchuan came closer, he touched his shoulder and glanced at him. Lu Pingchuan immediately understood and his face was filled with anger.
Lu Pingchuan strode forward, first followed closely from behind the two boys, and then he swung two big palms together and slapped them together in the middle!
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
"Bang!"
The two "snap" sounds were Lu Pingchuan's big slaps hitting the two people's cheeks from behind, and the "bang" sound was the two people's heads hitting each other. This time, Lu Pingchuan's attack was regarded as sparing. Although he was a little cautious, he almost knocked the two boys unconscious. They squatted on the ground holding their heads and kept shouting "Ouch, ouch". They raised their heads and glared at Lu Pingchuan who made the move, which seemed a bit courageous. Sexy, he even cursed:
"Who dares to do violence to us!"
"Bah! I'm beating you two, you two are just like dogs. You look like a human, but you don't have anything good to do with it. It seems like you lack the discipline of your parents, so I'll have to take care of you!"
"You...you dare..."
One of them was so angry that he stood up and started fighting with Lu Pingchuan, but Lu Pingchuan kicked him to the ground and lay there crying sadly.
Tang Ping and Yanxuan had already turned around when they heard the noise behind them. They knew what happened when they heard Lu Pingchuan's scolding, and looked at the two people who were being beaten with cold eyes.
