After all the teachers have finished checking the Taoist boys' dictation articles in their hands, they will sort out the list and inform Ren Jiu of the names and scores of the Taoist boys who have passed the examination one by one, as well as of course the names of the disciples who are about to face punishment.
After all the teachers had finished reporting their names, Ren Jiu presented the jade slips of the list to Uncle Qi who was sitting on his desk for inspection. After reading it, Uncle Qi said, "You will each burn a copy of this list and send it to everyone." And the matters have been properly arranged. Among them, Yang Song, Pan Yue, Ning Tao...these Taoist boys can increase their training. You can arrange the details by yourself."
After that, leave here.
...
The children waiting in the classroom gathered together in twos and threes, discussing the school exam just now. Some people brag and say that they will definitely pass the assessment, some people sigh and say that they have not shown their strength, and some people complain that there is too little time...
There are all kinds of things here.
Originally, Ning Tao, Yang Song, Pan Yue and others were also gathered together. After discussing for a while, Ning Tao returned to his seat, flipped through the books in his hands, and waited quietly, seemingly not thinking about Xuan Xuan. He kept the level assessment in mind and worked hard secretly to prepare to apply for the level assessment in advance.
Time passed, and the departing teaching fellow Yang Feng came back soon. Seeing the return of the teaching fellow, all the Taoist boys returned to their seats.
After returning to the desk, the teaching fellow Yang Feng said: "The results of the Xuanjie assessment have come out. Yang Song, Ning Tao, Pan Yue, Zhang Yong, Han Shi, Li Bin, Li Yu... Zheng Hai, a total of ten Two people passed the assessment, and the other four people xx, xx, xx, and xx failed the assessment. xx and xx knew that the number of Taoist texts did not reach 200, and xx did not introduce Qi into the body. These three people will be punished."
When everyone learned the result, they were as calm as Ning Tao and others, as proud as Li Bin and others, as lucky as Zheng Hai, as well as regretful and regretful as those who failed, and as anxious as the punished disciples.
Seeing the expressions of everyone, the teaching brother did not care and continued: "After lunch, the disciples who have passed will go to the utility room to receive their new waist badges. After today, you will leave here and go to the main hall to start practicing. There is no more Yellow Class 1. As for the other disciples, xx, xx... and other six people will pack their things and report to the Yellow Class 2 before class tomorrow. xx, xx and a few others will go to the Yellow Class 3... ....”
Everyone who heard this had different expressions on their faces. Some people once regarded themselves as Taoist boys from the Huang Yi Class, as if they were superior to others. Unexpectedly, the reality poured cold water on them. They even thought of other classes that they had ridiculed. Going up to Taotong, his face turned red with embarrassment when he saw what he and the others would look like.
Then the teaching brother explained some other things, told everyone to have a day off today and arrange their own time, and then sent everyone away.
At this time, Ning Tao suddenly stood up and asked: "Brother teaching, can we take these books, pens, inks, papers, and inkstones away with us!"
Senior Brother Yang, who was about to get up and leave, was slightly startled when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You can take care of these sundries yourself." After that, he turned and left.
Ning Tao bowed and said, "Thank you, senior brother!" He respectfully sent his teacher brother off.
...
Ning Tao packed up the books, pens, inks, paper, and inkstones and returned to his residence. He was holding the new small sign he received from his senior brother in the utility room. He was in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, a knock on the door woke up Ning Tao, who was lost in thought.
There was not much difference from before, except that there was a small sign with Xuan character and a new number on his back, and he stood up and opened the door.
Opening the door, I saw Yang Song, Pan Yue, Li Bin and other children from Huang Class 1, who had passed the Xuanjie boy examination, standing outside the door.
Ning Tao was startled when he saw this, but before he could speak, Li Bin smiled and said, "The time is just right and I have nothing to do, so I thought of organizing a trip to the bamboo forest to play together. How about it? Do you want to go together?"
When Ning Tao heard this, he thought that he had been stressed out for the past six months and really needed a rest, so he said, "Okay." He stepped out, closed the door, and left with everyone.
A group of children who had just received the status of Xuanjie Taoist boys were walking on the road of the wooden house like scholars who were proud of the spring breeze and saw all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
Those Taoist boys who failed the examination looked at everyone with envious and longing eyes.
Ning Tao, who was walking in the team, felt a little embarrassed at this time. Yang Song next to him saw this and said: "Ning Tao, you usually don't look like this when you work hard and work like no one else, so why are you so embarrassed now? "
Yang Song, who has always been lively, said this like a little adult. Panyue, Zhang Yong and others looked at Ning Tao when they heard Yang Song's words, and they all laughed and teased Ning Tao. Ning Tao touched his nose in embarrassment. , did not refute, enjoying this rare time...
A group of people came to the bamboo forest. Zheng Hai led Ning Tao and others to twist and turn in the bamboo forest. After a while, they passed through the bamboo forest and came to a pond in the depths. Ning Tao, who was walking behind them, walked Suddenly, a hidden space surrounded by green bamboo appeared in front of the children.
I saw a small stream flowing here from one side of the bamboo forest. The clear stream formed a shallow pond in the low ground, and then flowed deep into the bamboo forest on the other side.
Several lotus plants were blooming in the pond, and the water plants were swaying back and forth in the clear pond. Dozens of small fish saw the crowd coming and hurriedly swam to the other side of the pond, or hid among the water plants and under the lotus leaves.
When everyone saw this beautiful scenery, their faces showed surprise. At this time, Zheng Hai, who was standing by the pond, said proudly: "How is it? This is a place I finally found. It is my secret base. I will take you with me today." Let’s get to know him well.” He said with a arrogant expression.
Everyone saw this and praised him one after another. This made Zheng Hai, who was already a little proud, feel like a puppy that raised its tail after eating a bone, and felt as sweet as eating candied fruit. Although he tried hard to pretend not to care, the proud expression on his face betrayed his thoughts.
Everyone took off their shoes and socks, tied the hem of their robes around their waists, rolled up their trouser legs, and played in the water, enjoying the rare coolness in this summer.
Even Pan Yue, who has always been introverted, rarely blended in with the crowd at this time, happily having a water fight with everyone. When a group of people got tired, they lay down by the stream and scooped up a few handfuls of clear stream water with their hands, which was cool and refreshing. Sweet, so uncomfortable.
Ning Tao, who had been playing with everyone for a while, found an opportunity to come to a big stone next to the stream. He lay down on it with his feet soaked in the flowing stream. He put his arms on the back of his head and closed his head. He swayed his calves, enjoying this rare comfort.
I don’t know how long it took, the sun set, and the little people who were tired from playing were ready to go back. When they saw Ning Tao alone here, they shouted to Ning Tao.
Ning Tao heard this and was about to stand up, but as soon as he stood up, he couldn't stand firmly and fell directly into the stream.
The children were startled when they saw this and hurriedly ran to check on Ning Tao.
When everyone asked what happened to Ning Tao with concern, Ning Tao's face turned red and he said calmly: "My legs are numb."
When everyone saw this, they let out a long sigh of relief, and started to boo and laugh at Ning Tao. Ning Tao's face turned redder when he heard this...
All the children went back together. When they returned to the wooden house, it was already dinner time.
Everyone returned to their own rooms, changed into dry clothes, and prepared to go to the cafeteria to eat together...
After dinner, Ning Tao, who sat cross-legged on the bed and read a book and a meridian chart for a while, got up and came outside the house.
The moon and stars are sparse outside, and the stars emit weak and tiny light. The evening breeze blows gently, and the rustling sound of the leaves reaches the ears. It is intertwined with the chirping of crickets and frogs, and together they form this beautiful night picture.
Ning Tao trotted all the way to the back mountain. When he arrived at the back mountain, he calmed down and practiced the Qi Entrainment Technique facing the moon. After practicing, he felt that the Dantian in his body felt cooler again.
Then he took advantage of the moonlight to practice the boxing skills taught by his father. After hitting the boxing skills over and over again, Ning Tao's body was slowly soaked with sweat...
After the punch, Ning Tao roared happily towards the bright moon, lying like a boneless fish on the rocks on the edge of the cliff.
Ning Tao looked at the starry sky and breathed heavily, feeling relaxed all over.
Ning Tao rested for a while and was about to get up and leave...
At this time, Yang Feng, who was practicing nearby, heard the sound and felt a little familiar. He came out of trance, ducked a few times, and came to the vicinity of the cliff. When he saw Ning Tao getting up and leaving, he couldn't help laughing.
He called Ning Tao from behind.
"Ning Tao."
When Ning Tao heard this, he turned around and saw his fellow teacher not far away, and quickly raised his hands in salute...
The night was deep, and Ning Tao was in a daze with a bottle of elixir and a book in his hand.
After he finished practicing in the back mountain, when he was about to leave, he was stopped by his teaching brother. He originally thought that his teaching brother wanted to blame him for disturbing his practice and was about to accuse him.
But I heard Yang Feng say that he was practicing nearby. When he heard the voice, he felt something familiar, so he came over to see who it was. When he saw it was him, he asked what happened to him?
Ning Tao scratched his head in embarrassment and said that he had just finished practicing the Qi Entrainment Technique, punched a few times and felt comfortable all over, and couldn't help but roar.
Senior Brother Yang smiled when he heard this, like an elder, and did not blame himself. He chatted with himself for a while, asked about the situation at home, and how he felt after coming to Daotongyuan, and he told the truth.
Yang Feng told Ning Tao to just call him Senior Brother Yang from now on, saying that he had been silently paying attention to him when Ning Tao took advantage of his first break to study.
He also told him that although cultivation depends on natural aptitude, perseverance is also very important. In fact, sometimes perseverance is more important than aptitude...
That night, the teaching fellow who had not had much contact with him seemed to have opened up his chat box and talked a lot, including how he and a group of fellow disciples came from the Taoist Academy step by step, etc.
