Seeing the desk in front of him glowing with the golden light of passing the examination, He Gu calmed down.
Shifting his attention away from delving into Zhenxihou's recent fortune predictions, he closed his eyes and rested his mind for the rest of the time, patiently waiting for the assessment to end.
Out of the competitive state of being involved in a competition, time flies by.
At a certain moment, with the old national master's hoarse and loud announcement, the first level of the recruitment competition came to an end.
And the next moment everyone handed in their answer sheets, as the gilded Eight Immortals table in the venue shone brightly, five new golden lights scattered across the examination room street at the same time.
Some are happy and some are sad.
At this point, all qualifying spots have been settled.
He Gu looked around and saw that among the ten who advanced, there were six disciples from Tianji Pavilion alone, more than half of them.
Aside from personal grudges, he also had to admire Tianji Pavilion's transcendent status in the field of Tianjishu cultivation.
What surprised him a little was that He Lian, a descendant of the He family who once controlled the Tianji Stone, did not become one of them.
Seeing that his face looked completely unconcerned, and then thinking about the gift of the formation secret technique three years ago, he suddenly had some understanding in his heart.
Among the remaining four people, apart from him, there are two others who should be the original students of the Imperial College, one male and one female. They both wear a golden Temple of Heaven emblem of the Imperial College on their chests.
The last young man was just like him, and outsiders could not tell his exact origin.
On the steps of the palace gate, the old Imperial Master stood up tremblingly and announced one by one the ten names that would enter tomorrow's palace examination, and politely congratulated the ten young people who were illuminated by the golden light.
Then he gave a short message of encouragement to all the remaining eliminated candidates, and finally announced that today's assessment was officially over.
Warm applause erupted outside the stadium.
Although laymen like them can't understand the competition process of Tianjishu compared to martial arts competitions, it does not prevent them from trying to appreciate and appreciate it.
Many people still had unfinished thoughts and sighed with regret.
They can still come and watch today, but they can't attend the palace examination tomorrow, which is a bit regretful.
Seemingly glancing in He Gu's direction accidentally, the old Imperial Master turned around and returned home with a smile on his face.
Yun Ying also glanced at the young master, and then followed silently.
When the show was over, lobbyists from many forces began to win over the eliminated participants, using various means to offer bids, and enthusiastically invited them to join and become worshippers.
People who were not wanted by the dynasty became the favorites in the eyes of these small sects and small families.
Maybe it was because of promotion, but no one bothered him.
Just as he was about to leave, an assistant from the Imperial College came to lead the way and asked him to enter the Imperial College to receive the palace entrance certificate for tomorrow's imperial examination.
Seeing that the other nine promotion candidates in front were treated in the same way, He Gu's face remained calm and he immediately nodded and followed him.
Passing through the lively crowd, going up the steps and crossing the high threshold, as the straight road gradually deepens, the noise in my ears gradually fades away.
It is worthy of being called the Imperial Palace Office. The palaces on both sides are in order and the environment is quiet. There is a unique charm of burning incense in the air, just like the atmosphere of a school that dabbles in mystical arts.
The area is quite large, but there are only a few people on the road.
He was led to an office hall, where the first nine promotion candidates were already gathered. Seeing this, he felt more at ease.
Tian Qian was taking the palace entry certificate handed over by the leader, and when he noticed the arrival of the last person who could not see his background, he calmly turned his head and looked over.
Their eyes met inadvertently, and He Gu smiled and nodded towards him.
Still unable to see anything for a moment, Tiangan generously thanked the teacher in front of him for his advice.
Then he turned around and left with the other five brothers who had received their palace entry certificates, completely ignoring He Gu who just walked in.
Since Tianji practitioners need to consume a certain amount of life for each divination deduction, the practice of Tianji has always paid great attention to previous experience and longevity repair.
The former can minimize detours and save unnecessary lifespan, while the latter can make up for the loss of lifespan during the practice process to a certain extent.
Generally speaking, only big forces have these two things.
In his opinion, no matter where the two competitors, whose identities are unknown, come from, there is a high probability that they are not from major sects.
Otherwise, it should be a competitive advantage, so there is no need to hide it.
Therefore, tomorrow's palace examination will not pose much of a threat. The main thing is that the two students from the Imperial College deserve his attention.
Why don't you take it seriously, wishing that no one would pay attention to you.
One by one, he responded with a simple smile to the remaining three opponents who looked over. He followed the assistant who led the way to the service window inside the palace, and successfully received the palace entry voucher.
After writing down the time of entering the palace and the related instructions that needed attention, he thanked her and turned around to leave.
As soon as I stepped out of the office hall, a person suddenly approached by the door, and the fragrance hit me.
To my surprise, it turned out to be the person in charge of the small drugstore, an unknown woman in Tsing Yi.
His tone was light, as if he was explaining, and he said concisely: "I'll take you out."
With a serious look on his face, he walked out after saying that.
After being stunned for a moment, He Gu nodded subconsciously, and then realized that she could no longer see him, and immediately followed closely.
They walked quickly to the woman in green in threes and twos, keeping a suitable distance that would not offend her, and kept silent their duty all the way.
Not long after, the gate of the mansion was in sight.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but speak first to break the calm.
He coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Thank you for what happened last night."
Yun Ying looked straight ahead with clear eyes and hummed slightly in response.
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There was no slight change in his expression, making it impossible to figure out what he was thinking.
Practice has proved that He Gu can't handle this kind of woman who is not familiar with him and has a cold personality.
I always feel that direct contact will cause displeasure to the other party.
He was very glad that Fairy Wugou was his master. The two of them had been close since childhood and did not have to go through this acquaintance process.
After all, you owe the other person a favor, and you can't treat him like a passerby.
He changed the subject: "Did you also accept a mission from the dynasty today?"
The woman in green's answer was as simple as ever: "Yes, guard."
Then it was gone.
Although I was a little confused as to why the Imperial Academy hired an outsider as a guard, I was too embarrassed to delve deeper into it.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and He Gu introduced himself: "Well... my name is Gu Li..."
As soon as these words came out, the woman in green finally had a more obvious expression change on her face.
He tilted his head slightly, looking a little speechless.
After a short breath, he replied calmly: "Yun Ying."
Finally, He Gu couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he finally came up with the other party's name in a tactful and unobtrusive way.
It could be seen that the other party's status did not care about his spiritual stone as a thank you gift, so he gave up the original idea of returning the favor.
While talking, the two of them walked to the door of the government office.
Thinking that the other party also ran a small pharmacy, He Gu's heart moved and he said: "Miss Yun Ying, I am new to the Imperial City and am not familiar with the place. I am in urgent need of a batch of elixirs recently. I wonder if I can purchase them all from you?"
Yun Ying's clear eyes moved slightly, then stopped immediately.
Turning around, he raised a smooth jade hand and responded simply and clearly: "Medication list."
Seeing that there was something going on, He Gu quickly took out a pen and paper from the storage bag on his waist and listed a long list of elixirs that would be used in daily practice.
Considering that my purpose is just to return a favor, the elixirs I write about are the ones that can be easily collected.
After writing it, I handed it over immediately.
"Take time to come to the medicine pavilion tomorrow evening to pick up medicine."
Without even looking at the contents of the medicine list, she put it in her sleeve. After saying this, Yun Ying nodded slightly and made a small salute, then turned around and went back.
It was getting late at noon, and there were still many lively crowds on the streets of Fukou.
After settling the only personal matter besides the official business, He Gu did not return directly to the inn, but walked towards Dongshi.
He has long heard the name of the three wonders of the imperial capital. Among them, Dongxiang City, which gathers business from all over the world, has always been a place he plans to visit in person one day.
Moreover, now he also needs to replenish emergency supplies, so it is very necessary to prepare them in advance.
Among the two cities, Dongshi is famous for its “completeness”.
From low-end elixirs and spiritual materials, to expensive magic weapons, rare elixirs, and powerful techniques, basically all the materials involved in cultivators' cultivation are sold by merchants.
There was even a bid for immortal-grade items at the unique Qiange Auction, which caused a sensation among the major sects in the four realms of the human and demon clans.
The West Market on the other side is famous for its "strangeness".
The items sold are not necessarily easy to use, or even have little to do with cultivation, but most of them have some kind of peculiarity or have bizarre origins.
There once appeared a piece of silk that concealed important clues to a certain powerful man's ruins. It passed through many hands and was eventually discovered by a lucky person. It was sold at the Qiange Auction in Dongshi for a shocking price.
The former is a good place for practitioners to meet their real needs, while the latter is a good place for practitioners to hang out and try their luck.
Of course, the latter is also a place where enemies often appear.
As we headed all the way, a short while later, we saw a tall vermilion archway in front of our sight. The plaque in the center was majestic with the two gold characters "East Market" embossed on it.
The street is straight and spacious. Across the street to the left and behind, there is a tall, luxurious and elegant building that is no less tall than Tinghua Tower. The upper part of it can be seen.
Although I have never been to that area, I know that it is the Dengxian Tower, which is as famous as Tinghua Tower and Dongxifang City for tea and wine tasting.
Rumor has it that many members of the royal family and high officials like to hang out in this building. It is considered one of the risky places that he should not go to right now.
Turning back to the focus, looking from a distance from the front, there was a huge flow of passengers behind the archway, and the grand scene was comparable to the previous recruitment competition.
It seemed that there was a formation effect. After taking one step forward, the roar of the crowd suddenly rang in my ears.
There are various high-end business pavilions on both sides of the street, and there are also private stalls with a dazzling array of items along both sides of the street.
There are all the Netherworld water produced in the Western Demonic Region, the Ishizawa turtle eggs produced in the Southern Demonic Region, the ice grass produced in the Northern Immortal Region, and the meteorite iron produced in the Eastern Dao Region.
It was dizzying for a moment, and I couldn't see from left to right.
Compared with Wuzongfang City, the scale of prosperity here is simply dwarfed by the difference.
It felt good to join in the fun by chance, and He Gu gradually relaxed.
First, he went to several elixir pavilions to buy all the emergency elixirs. After a few trips, the storage bag instantly shrank by a quarter. The more than two million spirit stones that were originally left for He Qing were only half. There are more than one million left.
I found some valuable spiritual materials along the way, and in a blink of an eye there were not even a million left.
After calculating his family fortune, He Gu, who was a little over the top, calmed down immediately, and even though he was itchy, he just didn't want to buy it.
I originally planned to see the so-called Qiange Auction, but after asking around I learned that today is not the time to start it.
Seeing that it was still early, he turned back and left the East Market, walking slowly towards the West Market not far across the street.
There was no "go shopping" listed in the daily taboos, so he didn't go there just to pick up the missing items.
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I just wanted to find some special gifts to take back.
Not long after, a tall and majestic archway with gold letters and vermilion colors of the same standard appeared in front of us.
Compared with the long and busy straight street just now, there is a quite large square inside, all of which are private stalls. It is relatively quiet with the crowds dispersed.
Despite this, it is generally above the level of passenger flow in Wuzongfang City.
Outside the square, across a small lake with willow banks, is a luxurious and prosperous nine-story towering pavilion.
It was the Tinghua Tower that he was teleported to by the Phoenix Soul that night and entered by mistake. The entire building could be seen in the distance.
A little apprehensive, He Gu only glanced at it and then looked away.
He randomly chose a trail and wandered around, and soon he felt very strange.
The remaining skeletons of unseen creatures solidified on the stone surface are lifelike; various old rags vaguely painted with strange patterns are obscure and difficult to understand.
Some of the alchemy classics that look messy and unreasonable at first glance are very mysterious; the fragmentary remains of wooden puppets that look like humans or monsters are arousing interest.
Flowers with stone fruit but very ordinary, exaggeratedly proportioned half-human, half-snake mask...
They are all things that seem to have a mysterious taste but are not the same. They are everywhere, almost countless.
Without some unique skills or great luck, I really can't tell whether it is true or false, whether it is useful or not.
The only thing that made him feel real was the professional smiles and warm attitudes of the stall owners, all of whom were eloquent and eloquent.
By the way, there is a stall, and the stall owner introduces it from ancient times.
Apart from being deceived, it is also a pleasure to visit.
He Gu didn't think he had a venomous eye for treasures. He mainly looked at them out of curiosity and knowledge, and to see if he could find a suitable gift.
Follow the flow of people and only look at the street stalls along the street.
After wandering around for most of the circle, I was suddenly attracted by the excited chatter of several young female monks in the corner of the square not far away.
Vaguely, I heard phrases like "This is it" and "It's so beautiful when cut into socks."
I was already having a headache looking for a gift to take back, but my eyes lit up when I heard it.
He changed direction slightly, and for a moment, he stopped at a stall.
Standing aside, I saw four or five well-dressed women from large families standing in front of the stall, tasting the small half of the thin black fabric in their hands.
After taking a closer look, I found that it was actually a semi-transparent gauze material with a black tint.
It looks like sheer yarn, but it also has great elasticity that ordinary yarn can have, causing it to not look see-through when it shrinks.
The fabric can be stretched to an excellent degree in the hands of several women. As the tension increases, the original opaque black color gradually fades, and at the same time it becomes more and more transparent, and the hands on the back can be seen more and more. Flesh color.
Once you let go, it can quickly return to its original state.
Although it's a bit unusual, it's not entirely unexpected.
To achieve this effect, it is easy enough to spend some effort and find some spiritual materials that meet the characteristics.
As for women's dresses, he still appreciates the fairy-like fluttering gauze.
He Gu suddenly lost most of his interest.
With a casual glance, a pair of delicate tasseled plain white high-heeled embroidered shoes on the stall that looked inconvenient for fighting and walking immediately caught his eye.
The appearance is generally not much different from ordinary cloth-covered embroidered shoes, except that the heel is gradually raised from the middle so that the feet cannot be placed flat.
There is a sense of nobility of purdah, but also contains a hint of girlish purity.
With his aesthetic vision, he intuitively felt that it was very suitable for the sisters in the family to wear.
Especially his junior sister.
Just a brief thought, suddenly a soft and frail little junior sister wearing a dark blue tube top skirt suddenly became taller, and she became more graceful with every frown and smile.
The body is delicate and soft and easy to push down, which is probably what strengthens this feeling.
For Xiaojiabiyu's Kongrou, I feel that the black style is more suitable. Her temperament is restrained and it brings out her petite and smart look.
Just imagine placing it sideways on your leg, and then you can hold it however you want.
My thoughts suddenly expanded.
As for Leng Qingzhu and Liu Yuhuang, they are not lower than him in height, and Leng Yu will undoubtedly look taller when they wear them.
It can't help but attract people's imagination.
He Gu was immediately excited.
The effectiveness of the magic weapon requires spiritual support.
Unlike magic weapons such as hairpins, which are often engraved with auxiliary formations, except for some powerful defensive inner armor, the clothing of ordinary cultivators only focuses on materials. The difference lies in the inherent characteristics of the spiritual materials used.
On the one hand, it is not practical to have too many magic weapons that have little effect. It is enough to have one that has the effect of removing dust and meditating.
On the other hand, it is also because the engraving method on thin fabrics is quite limited and it is difficult to achieve the desired results.
In other words, the usual auxiliary needs are all solved with pendants such as hairpins and jade pendants.
In other words, there is no need to buy the jade slips on how to make these high-heeled embroidered shoes like last time.
After all, the beautiful woman in charge of the Clothing Pavilion is the best at this kind of craftsmanship. Although the modifications are a bit unusual, they are not complicated. It is enough to buy a pair and take them back to his Aunt Liu for reference.
He was too distracted for a moment, but when he came back to his senses, he was the only one left in front of the stall.
The stall owner is also a female cultivator, a middle-aged lady. Although her appearance is average, she has a pretty good figure. She is looking at him with a smile.
It's like facing a lamb to be slaughtered.
He Gu picked up the pair of plain white embroidered shoes and was about to ask the price, but the stall owner refused to sell them.
His attitude was very enthusiastic, and he immediately explained: "Little brother, this pair of embroidered flowers is just an exhibit. What is for sale is a complete set of jade slips, and there is another very special style among them!"
He Gu would not be stupid enough to buy the pattern drawings for something that could be copied easily.
With Liu Yuhuang here, no matter what style you need.
Without changing his expression, he carefully noted down all the details, put it back, stood up and left.
It was getting late, and it was time for him to go back.
The woman immediately shouted: "Little brother, it's not that aunt is fooling you. Shoes are not the only key point. The secret of the whole set of matching needs to be exchanged with spiritual stones. With this secret, the effect will be even more different!"
This is the latest masterpiece from the Dream Clan in the Southern Demon Realm. It has not yet spread to the three human realms. If you miss it, you will have to wait for a long time! "
The so-called Dream Clan is a very famous demon clan. It is said that they have the unique ability to travel in the trance and enter the dreams of all living beings.
The theory of three thousand worlds was proposed by this clan, although no one has been able to verify it so far.
His interest was suddenly aroused, and he didn't hesitate to stop his steps.
Turning around, he asked curiously: "How do you explain it?"
The woman smiled mysteriously, raised one foot slightly to expose her shoes, and lowered her head to show He Gu to look at the style of shoes she was wearing.
Only then did He Gu realize that the stall owner was wearing the same style of purple high-heeled embroidered shoes.
But I still can't figure out her specific intention.
"Don't blink, look carefully next time!"
After glancing around at the situation, the woman suddenly and boldly pulled up one side of her skirt, exposing only half of her long legs.
He paused for a moment and then quickly put it down.
He Gu instantly changed his mind after taking a quick look at the seductive beauty of the black stockings exuding an alien alternative style.
He was upright and his tone was extremely firm.
"I want it!"
