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Chapter 72 Creepy
In the evening, the county examination ended.

The second level is to test the level of martial arts, and the third level is to divide the candidates into groups according to their strength and conduct a martial arts competition between them.

After a four-hour long assessment, Yue Shifeng finally took the top spot with his upper-level spiritual roots and eighth-grade middle-level martial arts strength, and became the top of this year's Xiazhou Beijun County Examination.

Another young man from the Liu family, a noble family in Xise City, was slightly inferior in the competition, defeated and came in second place.

The remaining third to thirtieth places were also ranked. It can be said that Yishan City had a great harvest this time, with more than twenty people being admitted to the sect. Among them, there were four from the Zhu family, three from the Lin family, two from the Wang family, and one from the Su family.

The Yue family won a great victory. Not only did they have Yue Shifeng at the top of the list, but they also had the most disciples entering the sect, a total of six.

In previous years, the Yue family would have been in great glory. However, this time, few people paid attention. This was because before the county exam was over, a shocking piece of news swept the entire Yishan City at a whirlwind speed.

Su Daoshan entered the Cold Valley and was listed as a direct disciple!
When they first heard the news, no one dared to believe it was true. Many people laughed at the time, thinking it was just a new joke by Su Daizi. It was not until they confirmed it again and again that they were stunned and shocked beyond words!

"Su Daoshan? The Su family's Su the Idiot?"

"it's him!"

The whole city was in an uproar!

# # #
On the third floor of Jinfeng Building, Yue Shifeng held his chin and sat at the table in a gloomy mood. A dozen other local noble family children were lying on the balcony railing, looking at the full lobby of tea drinkers downstairs and listening to the almost boiling discussion.

"Unbelievable, unbelievable. How did this Su Daizi become Han Gu's direct disciple?"

"The Su family has become very prosperous this time. In less than a week, they have turned their fortunes around and entered Hangu as a disciple. All good things have come to their doorstep! From now on, their status will be different. Even the city lord has to show some respect to them."

"That's right. Although he is just a new disciple, everyone has to give him some face just because of the words "personally taught by Han Gu."

"Tsk tsk, a direct descendant of the three major sects. We haven't had one in Yishan City in decades. I never dreamed that it would fall to the Su family. And it's that famous idiot."

"I'm curious now," a tea drinker said loudly, "There are so many young talents in the three cities of Beijun, why is it that he is the only one who caught the attention of Hangu?!"

"If you ask me, it's probably the Su family who made some efforts behind the scenes, and Master Xie just opened a back door reluctantly out of courtesy." Someone continued.

Before he finished speaking, someone loudly refuted: "What is the status of the Su family? What is the status of Master Xie? Isn't it just a favor from the Su family? Besides, if we talk about favors, it is the Su family that owes Master Xie a favor, not the other way around."

"Yes, how shameless is the Su family to dare to make demands to Master Xie? Moreover, even if a backdoor is used, Master Xie can let Su Daoshan choose any of the nine major sects with just a greeting. Why must he enter the Cold Valley?"

"Yeah," a tea doctor who was making tea for the guests also joined in, shaking his head and commenting, "It's impossible that he used connections to get a backdoor. Otherwise, he would have been given an outer disciple, but how could he have been directly appointed as a personal disciple?"

"Then why do you think that is," asked the tea drinker who asked the question initially, "It can't be that Su Daizi is gifted, right?"

"If he is gifted, then every one of us here is probably gifted and unparalleled in the world! Haha!"

Everyone laughed.

"Don't laugh. I heard that when it was Su Daoshan's turn to take the county exam, all the examiners in the stands suddenly stood up. They looked shocked, as if they had seen something extraordinary. Maybe they really are extremely talented."

"It's just a rumor..."

"Hey, I'm afraid not. You have to know that the conditions for Hangu to accept disciples are extremely harsh. Master Xie may have no problem recruiting an outer disciple, or even an inner disciple. But recruiting a personal disciple is not a casual matter..."

"So, this Su Daizi is really a hidden genius? Why didn't I see it before?"

"Don't even mention the past. Even if I look at it now, I can't see it..."

People were talking about it, some were shocked, some were moved, some were envious, some were jealous, and so on.

The nobles upstairs all had complicated expressions when they heard the discussion downstairs. Ordinary people were just guessing, and only they knew what had happened.

"Inscrutable!"

This word has been echoing in everyone's mind and cannot be shaken off.

It's like a dream.

Who would have thought that this guy who was despised by everyone would suddenly become Han Gu's direct disciple and reach a height that no one even dared to imagine.

The disdain and ridicule in the past have now been replaced by shock and jealousy. In the past, people looked down from a high position, but now they can only look up. Looking back at the joke Su Daoshan made, no one can laugh anymore.

The same joke is one thing when told by a fool and another when told by a genius. The former can be laughed at, but the latter is just your ignorance and shallowness.

Listening to people's discussions and the voices all over the city, everyone suddenly felt as if every laugh and ridicule they had made towards Su Daoshan had now become a slap in their face.

Everyone still remembers the way the noble children from Huoniu City and Xise City looked at Yue Zhen when she broke the news.

In the past few days, people have heard a lot of jokes about Su Daoshan from themselves and others.

But looking back now, who is the fool?
"Just now I heard from City Lord Zhu and the others that the possibility of the formation having problems is extremely small, and the subsequent tests did not show any mistakes," one of Yue Shifeng's cousins ​​turned around and said, "So, that guy's spiritual root realm is very likely to be real?"

Everyone was silent. After a long while, Lin Yan looked around at everyone and said with a strange expression: "Do you know what I am suspicious of now?"

"What?" asked Zhu Xue Chong from the Zhu family.

Before Lin Yan could answer, Yue Shifeng, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "Are you talking about Mi Lang and the others?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's heart skipped a beat. Those who were looking out the window, drinking tea, or leaning on the railings looking downstairs all cast their eyes over here.

"I heard," said Zhu Xue Chong of the Zhu family, "according to the coroner's examination, Mi Lang and the others were all killed by a training sword. Moreover, the wounds, whether it was the traces of internal energy left or the angle of the incision, did not seem to be caused by a master like Master Xie."

"Could it be Fairy Fan who did it?" someone asked.

Everyone shook their heads.

Yue Shifeng even retorted immediately: "Fairy Fan is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Since her debut, she has never killed innocent people. Moreover, she also helped the Mi family when the convoy was attacked. After entering the city, she met Mi Lang and others and they had a good chat. There is no way she is Fairy Fan."

After he finished speaking, no one spoke anymore. Everyone fell into silence.

This is not the first time this topic has been discussed.

Before, everyone couldn't understand why Master Xie would attack a few juniors. In everyone's opinion, even if the royal Mi family was guilty of unforgivable crimes, the leader was the head of the family, Mi Ye. To deal with these children of the Mi family, it was naturally decided by the local sects and aristocratic families. As a highly respected elder of Han Valley, he didn't need to take action himself.

And if Mi Lang and others dared to offend him or even threaten him, it would be even more ridiculous.

Even if it was to save Su Daoshan, given his status, it would only take a word. Would Mi Lang and the others dare to refuse or even resist?
It’s neither Xie Xunbai nor Fan Caiyi, so who else could it be?

Whenever this thought came up before, everyone just thought it was a joke. But for some reason, when it was mentioned now, everyone felt a chill down their spine!
At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps on the stairs, and a Yue family guard ran up and shouted anxiously, "Hurry, Master, the master wants you to go to the City Lord's Mansion! Something happened!"

# # #
Sujiabao.

It had rained at noon, and the walls of the houses in the fort were still damp, water was dripping from the eaves, and the ground was muddy. But the streets and the central open space were already crowded with groups of excited people.

No one cared about their shoes. They just stood on the street, at the doorstep, in the threshing floor, next to the loaded wagons, by the river, next to the firewood or haystacks, and talked enthusiastically wherever they could gather.

Everyone's face was flushed and their expressions were excited.

Su Mu's courtyard.

Su's mother sat on the Arhat couch with a strange expression on her face, lost in thought, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

Su Xianyi and his wife sat opposite each other, looking at each other, with expressions on their faces that did not know whether to laugh or cry. Having raised their son for more than ten years, they thought they knew him very well. But who knew that such a big surprise would come today.

After a long while, Su's mother came back to her senses, glanced at her son and daughter-in-law, and asked, "As the parents, didn't you notice anything about the second boy's spiritual roots?"

"You didn't figure it out either, didn't you?" Su Xianyi said with a wry smile, "This kid has been reading books since he was a child. Who knows what he has figured out. I think if the county examination didn't have the heart-illuminating stone test, I'm afraid even he himself might not understand it..."

"That's true." Su's mother nodded.

The next second, the old lady couldn't help but burst out laughing. The wrinkles on her face were like a blooming chrysanthemum, and she looked so happy that she was like a child who had just been given candy. She no longer had the dignity and majesty she usually had.

When the old lady smiled, Su Xianyi and Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but smile at each other.

(End of this chapter)