"The Gongyuan area has already been heavily guarded. It is said that no one can get close. Once they get close, they will be expelled. If they don't stop, they will be imprisoned. This is the first large-scale talent selection in our Tianfu territory. I don’t know how many people will stand out.”
"I heard that this time not only students from the territory will participate in the assessment, but also various talents from all over the world. When the time comes, there will definitely be talents emerging. However, I heard that most of the people in this assessment will be You must be directly transferred to various holy cities, enter the city lord's palace, or be in charge of one of the nine divisions. Only if you can truly demonstrate your talents in reality can you be promoted and appointed."
"We are short of people in our territory. It is said that there are many cities. So far, there is no city owner. Even the director of the Ninth Division has not been in place. They are temporarily replaced by some highly respected people. But they have gained fame and ability. But it’s not enough. We still need a group of talented people with real talents to take charge. Once these positions are filled, our territory will embark on a path of great development.”
"It is said that most of the candidates selected this time will serve from the bottom one-star Feng Shui Holy City. If they are outstanding, they may enter the two-star Holy City. Now in our territory, most of them belong to the one-star Holy City. Young Master Some of them have only reached two stars. There is no one with more than two stars. Even the star city we are in is only two stars. Now, it is said that it is about to complete its transformation. Once the city body completely transforms from star stone into star iron , we can enter the three-star holy city. The star stone material can only reach two stars, which is the limit."
The city of stars was extremely lively.
One by one, the people talked to each other, and the content was all about the imperial examination.
The residents in the territory have long been looking forward to the emergence of a large number of available talents, who can make the Feng Shui Holy City run and embark on the road of rapid development, and can lead the people in the city to quickly become rich, grow and become stronger.
But before, no matter how urgent it was, there was no way to directly create talents.
"The people in the territory have been suffering without the city lord and various officials for a long time. This time should be able to solve most of the problems at once. The future is promising."
Jiang Zixuan sighed.
A snake can't do without a head. This is a hard truth that can be applied anywhere. No one can say anything about it.
The imperial examination continues. It lasts for ten days, so naturally it won't end so quickly. In the imperial examination space, time flows faster. It can be seen that in each ancient city, as a famous city lord, the Director of the Ninth Division took office, the city immediately began to resume normal operations, investigating the people's situation, sorting out the case, mediating disputes, patrolling the streets, guarding the city, etc. In operation. Many people, at first, are a little unfamiliar with the job at hand.
When doing it, it caused a lot of jokes and troubles.
However, as time goes by, truly capable people become familiar with their duties and quickly return to normal and become more comfortable doing things. Some people really don’t know what to do, and some people not only Instead of doing his own duties, he likes to interfere in the scope of authority of other nine departments. Various disputes continued, and the changes in the city were clearly displayed.
Not only did the city not develop and grow, but all kinds of chaos arose.
Some cities are not only well organized, but also develop in various aspects under the leadership of the city lord and try different methods to develop the city.
But such stable days will obviously not last long.
As the first year passed, various disasters occurred one after another in the second year.
Robbers and bandits suddenly appeared outside some cities, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil, which instantly had a huge impact on the inside and outside of the city. In some cases, there was suddenly no rain, and the weather became extremely dry. The rivers nearby began to dry up, and the farmland outside became dry and cracked.
In some cases, there was continuous heavy snow, which collapsed houses and caused a large number of deaths and injuries. There was also a plague in the city, and all kinds of horrific and horrific scenes occurred.
How can smooth sailing reflect true ability? Such hard work is the moment to test ability.
These are all in the Zhenyang Cave. Zhong Yan can see it clearly at a glance. Everyone's performance is naturally gathered into a book and recorded in the Soul Palace. With Li Henian and others here, there is no need to worry too much about these. They are talents. Those who stay behind will naturally achieve good results.
Soon, three days passed.
Three days later, Jiang Zixuan came to the door and informed Zhong Yan that Jiang Mengyun was here.
After agreeing, Zhong Yan had no way to avoid it and immediately followed Jiang Zixuan to a bamboo forest outside the city. This bamboo forest is quiet and quiet. It occupies a large area. If you look around, it is no less than two or three miles in radius. The scenery is beautiful and the breeze is pleasant. Usually, many literati and poets come to collect the scenery. There are also many common people who come to cut bamboo. There are often spirits in the bamboo forest. Bamboo was born. This kind of spiritual bamboo is called Jade Bamboo.
It is a good material and is a good choice for refining weapons and magic weapons.
Most of Abao's rations come from this bamboo forest. Of course, other metal materials are not counted. As for bamboo alone, most of them are here.
The bamboo forest that used to be bustling now has not many people there.
Ding dong! !
Zhong Yan, led by Jiang Zixuan, came to the green bamboo forest. As soon as he got close, he heard a crisp sound of the piano in his ears.
"Good piano sound."
Zhong Yan couldn't help but stop and listen. He could hear that there was a hint of melodiousness, a hint of etherealness, a hint of dustiness, and a hint of mistiness in the sound of the piano. When people heard it, they felt as if they were in a fairyland, unconsciously. Let out a heartfelt exclamation of admiration.
"The piano player is a girl from my tribe. Old Zhong, you can go in by yourself, and I won't be a light bulb."
Jiang Zixuan stopped and said with a smile.
Obviously, there is no intention to continue. The plan of being a light bulb in the past depends on them as to how they develop. Anyway, he is a bridge-making role. If it succeeds, it will naturally be good. If it fails, there is nothing wrong with it.
Step into the bamboo forest step by step.
Not long after, I saw a bamboo pavilion in front of me, and I could see it inside the bamboo pavilion.
In the bamboo pavilion, a girl wearing a light blue silk shirt emerged. You can see that the girl has a delicate and elegant face, clear eyes, long hair like clouds, and a slender figure. The lighthouse is eye-catching in front of her, and a breeze blows. Swirling the clothes, the gauze is plucked lightly this time, as if a jade girl is draped in clouds and mist, and the waves are coming out of the dust. There is silence in people's minds, and it seems that the sound of gauze floating down can be heard.
In front of him, a Yao Qin was placed horizontally.
The sound of a string of pearls and jade falling was heard. The girl strummed the strings with her fingers, each of her fingers performing their duties. Such an ordinary Yao Qin suddenly seemed to be transformed into a magical instrument of fairy music. Its sound was clear and graceful, and it was extraordinary. Wonderful song. Zhong Yan didn't dare to make any sound for fear of disturbing this human being.
The sound of the piano seems to flow out of a fountain. The girl's starry eyes are half-closed, her jade hands are flicking, and the soft sound on the strings is like thousands of flying swallows flying through the lush green forest. Suddenly one swallow has passed, and the next one comes again in the blink of an eye. It's hard to tell which part is the best. The sound and rhyme are exquisite, never giving way to the front, and not letting the back to the front, just like a white jade, flawless.
The melody gradually becomes desolate, the evening wind stirs the bamboos, and the drizzle falls on the trees. At this moment, even if you have a hard heart, you can't help but tremble in your soul.
After a long time, the sound of the piano stopped, but it was still lingering in my ears.
It's like walking around a beam for three days without stopping.
At this moment, Zhong Yan couldn't help but lose his mind, and secretly admired in his heart: "There is an ancient poem that says: 'Hands are like catkins, skin is like gelatin, collar is like a cricket grub, teeth are like a gourd rhinoceros, a coward's head is like a moth's eyebrows, and a clever smile "Beautiful, with beautiful eyes." It seems that this was specially written to describe her. There is really such a stunning beauty in the world. There is no other peerless goddess like this."
The girl in front of her was obviously Jiang Mengyun, and she had a different kind of beauty from Qin Xueyun and He Shuangqing. She was soft all over, but seemed to have a flexibility that could not be bullied, which was difficult to describe. Like a fairy in the clouds or a goddess in a dream.
Zhong Yan looked at Jiang Mengyun from a distance. She was light and beautiful, and her appearance was really like that of Chang'e in the moon palace, and her temperament was extraordinary.
"My skills are close to the Tao, I have good piano sounds and good music. I dare to ask Miss Jiang, what kind of music is this?"
Zhong Yan stepped forward to applaud and opened his mouth to praise.
This piano skill is almost Taoist, and there is no exaggeration at all.
"This song was composed in the bamboo forest when I was fifteen years old. It's called - Listening to the Wind in the Bamboo Forest."
The girl was naturally Jiang Mengyun. Looking at Zhong Yan who was coming in, a strange color flashed in her eyes, and she said softly: "There happened to be a bamboo forest here, so I couldn't help but play a song. If there are any flaws, please let me know. Brother Zhong, please forgive me. Brother Zhong and my clan brother are brothers, just call me Mengyun."
In his words, it was obvious that he knew Zhong Yan's identity.
"In this case, I will call you Meng Yun. I am Zhong Yan."
Zhong Yan said with a smile: "Although this bamboo forest cannot be called spiritual bamboo, the scenery is pretty good. There is a waterfall in front, and the morning sun rises from there. Why don't we go there together? By the time we get there, it is also daytime. Show the most beautiful moments.”
As he spoke, he waved his hand and a card appeared out of thin air.
The card also showed a strange color in Jiang Mengyun's eyes.
There was a flash of light on the card, and immediately, a cute black and white figure appeared in front of him, it was either Abao or someone else. It could be seen that it stretched out its hand to wipe its eyes, quickly glanced both sides, and its eyes fell on Zhong Yan.
"嘤嘤嘤!!"
Abao let out a cry of excitement and threw his body directly towards Zhong Yan. While in mid-air, he shrank a lot and turned into a small figure.
Zhong Yan saw it, smiled, stretched out his hand, took it, held it in his arms, reached out and stroked its head.
"Iron-eating beast, Brother Zhong, you actually have an iron-eating beast here."
When Jiang Mengyun, who originally looked like a fairy, saw A Bao, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"Oh, Mengyun, do you also have an iron-eating beast?"
Zhong Yan heard this and asked with a smile.
"Well, it was given to me by my ancestor on my tenth birthday. It has been kept in the jade bamboo forest, and it is called Yuanyuan. However, Yuanyuan's bloodline is not of high grade, and there is no way to become a real spiritual pet. Can be raised in a bamboo forest."
Jiang Mengyun nodded and said.
(End of chapter)
