Wet viviparity

Chapter 175: Taking the Exam, Cousin Zhang
Elder Zhang Xiao had already seen Zhang Bao on Qingping Rock. He hadn't figured out how to apologize to him for the time being, and now he felt like a creditor was blocking his door.

Of course, he also understood that Zhang Bao, like him, came to participate in the Taoist assessment, and they all came to participate in the late stage of Qi Refining, so what they wanted was a sure thing.

Thinking of his mother's instructions, Zhang Xiaoyuan hesitated for a while, but still stepped forward and awkwardly interrupted the conversation between Ji Ming and Hu Yan.

“I heard that cousin Zhang has been studying Taoism in Huoxu Cave for more than ten years and has been highly regarded by the local masters. Recently, he has been practicing with Master Huolong. He must have had a great opportunity.

In the past, I thought that the jade and gold on the mountain were the reputation gained by the Heguan branch, but now it seems that I was narrow-minded and paranoid. "

Hearing the word "cousin", Ji Ming was a little surprised.

He thought to himself that even if Zhang Xiaoyuan wanted to apologize, given his special status in the Zhenjun Palace, there was no need for him to do so.

Tiger Eyes, who was standing by, saw what Ji Ming was thinking and explained it to him.

"You don't know that Xiao Yuan's mother has always been grateful for the care your father gave her.

Although your father left home and disappeared, causing Xiaoyuan's family to owe a huge debt, Zhang's mother always said that it was not your father's fault, but the result of the Zhang family's moral corruption. She resented her for forcing Xiaoyuan to drop out of school at the clan peak, which tore the fig leaf of the clan's friendship. "

If Ji Ming had not known about Zhang Xiaoyuan's past from Shu Si in advance, he would have been confused by Hu Yan's explanation.

Hu Yan was about to continue explaining in detail when Ji Ming raised his hand to stop him.

He said to Zhang Xiaoyuan: "We don't need to talk about kinship. We can just follow the rules of the mountain and call each other brothers.

I will tell you the truth. I have no memory of my father since I can remember. But the principle of the world is that the son pays the father's debt. If you have any grievances in your heart, just vent them to me and I will take them all."

Whether in the mountains or on the ground, the universal value is inseparable from the word "filial piety".

Even though the ideas in the mountain are far from being as morbid as those in the foothills and have become like dogmas and decrees, if Ji Ming acts as if he is distancing himself from his father, his reputation in the mountain will probably be ruined overnight.

"Mother has already warned me not to find fault with you and your son. Besides, we have already fought, and I am not as skilled as you. If I continue to talk about our old relationship, wouldn't I be shameless?"

It must be false that Zhang Xiaoyuan had no resentment in his heart.

However, in the fight on Baolin Tower, Ji Ming swallowed him in one gulp. He was convinced by this and knew the principle of fists. He did not want to rely on his master's power to save his face.

Zhang Xiaoyuan bowed again and said, "I was planning to apologize to you before taking up my post in Guhezhou after the assessment. Since you are here, I will apologize to you. I hope you will forgive me."

As he spoke, Zhang Xiaoyuan bowed his head in front of everyone on Qingping Rock.

When Zhang Xiaoyuan was halfway bowing, Ji Ming secretly used an invisible spiritual energy to lift him up. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoyuan was serious and did not get up easily. Instead, he pressed down the spiritual energy and completed his apology.

"Senior brother is a true gentleman!"

Ji Ming praised, and under the witness of everyone, he revealed the conflict with Zhang Xiaoyuan.

For a moment, Taoists gathered in groups of three or four on Qingping Rock, no longer avoiding him as they had just done. This made Ji Ming realize the power of Zhenjun Shangfu on the mountain.

No, we should talk about the power of Mr. Lu on the mountain.

Zhang Xiaoyuan responded with a few words and then left Qingping Rock.

If his mother had not repeatedly warned him, he would at most send someone to deliver a generous gift, and would not have apologized in this way.

He had already investigated and found that this person had no Taoist property to offer, nor any Taoist donations. He estimated that a generous gift would be more to his liking than a personal apology.

Ji Ming was not a sociable person, so after exchanging a few words with the unfamiliar fellow disciples on the rock, he and Hu Yan found a quiet place on the rock to continue talking. What surprised Ji Ming, but was also reasonable, was that Hu Yan, one of the Three Wonderful True Ones, did not seem to be popular among his fellow disciples.

After all, he was born a monster. Even if he had attained enlightenment and became a human, he still could not escape the prejudice in people's minds. However, there was no sign of exclusion or discrimination on Huyan's part.

Ji Ming didn't care about any monsters. One point in Zhang Xiaoyuan's words just now caught his attention. He and Hu Yan avoided the group and wanted to consult this senior brother.

"Did Senior Brother Zhang just say that he was going to Guhezhou to take up his post?"

This person who took office could not be an official in the secular world, but must be serving in the underworld.

First enter the underworld and then ascend to heaven. This is a process that most Taoist officials must go through.

"Yes." Tiger Eyes looked at the small group chatting enthusiastically on the rock, as if he was the only sober person at the banquet, and said, "Zhang Xiaoyuan will serve as the chief soul-binding envoy of the Lanyin Sect in Guhezhou, and I will be the deputy envoy."

"What about you?"

Ji Ming didn't expect Hu Yan to ask him back.

"I" Ji Ming hesitated for a moment, then said with a confident look, "It's probably one of the four Yin officials!"

Ji Ming originally thought that with the help of a local master, he would be able to get the Day Wandering God, Night Wandering God, or Soul Binding God from Lan Yin Fang, but now he is not so optimistic.

Tiger Eyes nodded in understanding, and there was a hint of recognition in his eyes when he looked at Ji Ming.

This is the real reason why Tiger Eyes is so calm. Among the decision-makers of Taiping Mountain, he has always been a part of the future of Taiping Mountain, a link in the grand plan, and a deep participant.

Looking at those Taoists on the rock, they are nothing but mayflies that are born in the morning and die in the evening.

Do they know about the Second Battle of Guancai Cave? Do they know the importance of Lan Yinfang? They are just firewood for the sect. After one or two hundred years, they will be nothing but a handful of dust.

Let me ask you, does he need to care about the prejudices of such people? !
"Jin Tong, it seems that we will need to meet more often in the future in Lan Yin Fang."

Ji Ming nodded, accepted the goodwill shown by Hu Yan, and chatted with him for a while, implicitly exchanging opinions, or information, on the second fight in Guancai Cave.

They both agreed that if they wanted to get support from Taiping Mountain and catch the eye of Lord Lu in the future, they had to stand out in the second Guancai Cave duel.

And in the second battle, a real all-out battle, what they may face is not just the Panku Mountain in the Liling Mountains.

After all, in this day and age, who hasn’t made a few bad friends in a hundred or two or three hundred years, let alone a famous southern side sect like Panku Mountain.

In the end, they were afraid that the words "Daoyou, please stay" would evolve into Taiping Mountain versus the entire Tiannan Left Sect, so Ji Ming and Hu Yan agreed that Taiping Mountain's second fight must be fast, accurate and ruthless.

A few days later, three high-ranking Taoist priests arrived at Qingping Rock and officially opened the curtain of the Taoist examination.

The one in the middle is a high-ranking female Taoist priest, with her hair tied up on top of her head, making it look like flying fairy hair.

She wore a necklace, bracelets on her arms, a scarf on her body, and a long skirt. She was barefoot standing on the green lotus. There was a spiritual halo emanating from her body, and the other two high priests pale in comparison to her.

This Kun Daoist opened her lips and said, "There are three tests on the mountain. The first test makes you a Taoist, the second test makes you a Taoist disciple, and the third test makes you a Taoist priest.

Taoists only need to memorize the Taoist scriptures and practice Taoism diligently to pass the test, and the test for Taoists is not at the mountain gate, but is awarded based on merit, which means that the Taoist test is the last test for you. "

(End of this chapter)