Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Chapter 33 Genius Hard Work Brute Force
The ninth day of September is a festival called "City God Festival".

There are many more people coming to the market from inside and outside Baojiao County. Every household buys incense and candles to worship the city god of the county, praying for good weather and good harvests this year, and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

And inside today's Medicine King Hall.

What was rare was that the waiters were not busy. All the waiters from several large courtyards, including those in the back kitchen, inner storehouse, and front hall, were called together.

"The Third Shopkeeper is here in person to preside over this monthly exam!"

Chen Ku, Zhang Erniu, Che Ping and Huang Wenbao stood among a group of disciples, listening to the excited and surprised whispers of the guys in long gowns around them.

Chen Ku also looked at the man who was walking slowly in front of several pharmacy masters. He had a tall and strong figure, black hair draped over his shoulders, and wore a double-breasted gown embroidered with tigers. He had a broad forehead and a high nose bridge. He had a masculine demeanor, and his bearing gave people a sense of oppression from a superior.

"The third shopkeeper Cao Shouxiong is one of the three people with the highest status in the entire Medicine King Hall."

Chen Ku spoke softly in his heart.

The layout of Yaowang Hall is not much different from that of ordinary medicine shops. From the bottom to the top, there are clerks, apprentices, disciples, masters, chief chefs, and shopkeepers.

As the giant Yaowang Hall in Baojiao County, the identity of the shopkeeper is that he can be respected in the county government and can chat and laugh with the county magistrate.

Among the three shopkeepers, the first and second shopkeepers were arranged by the boss, but the third shopkeeper climbed up from the bottom. As an apprentice, he climbed to the level of one of the helmsmen of the giant force in Baojiao County.

Zhang Erniu beside him was also very excited, and whispered to Chen Ku: "The Third Shopkeeper usually doesn't come to watch the monthly exams, but this time he came in person. We have to perform well. If we can catch the shopkeeper's eye and be remembered, the benefits will be great."

Che Ping, who was showing off, sneered softly: "What good things are you dreaming of? No matter how well the clerk performs, it is impossible for him to be in the shopkeeper's eyes."

Zhang Erniu said in a discontented voice: "Then tell me, why did the Third Shopkeeper come?"

Che Ping said, "Is there any need to ask? Didn't you see the people who took the monthly exam? Fang Ding from the wealthy Fang family in East Street... the young master of Tongwenguan... and Xu Fang from Heyuan Escort Agency... they are not from our courtyards. They were just internally appointed and squeezed in this morning. With their status, they have the final say in the county, so the third shopkeeper had to come in person to give them face."

Chen Ku's heart moved slightly.

"Will these people affect us?" Zhang Erniu asked with a frown.

"Who knows? Maybe he won't take up a position. Maybe he will just replace you." Che Ping sneered and said, "What's the point of working hard? Nowadays, if you want to be promoted, you need to have a background and connections. Am I right, Huang Wenbao?"

Huang Wenbao closed his eyes and ignored him.

Chen Ku thought about it for a while and said, "I guess this is why the third shopkeeper came here. He also climbed up from the bottom, so he is willing to give others a fair chance."

Che Ping suddenly fell silent and stopped talking.

Zhang Erniu looked at Chen Ku and nodded seriously: "I think what you said makes sense, it must be like this!"

at this time.

"quiet!"

When all the big shots in the courtyard had taken their positions, a clear shout came from a person behind the third shopkeeper.

The voice was like thunder, carrying a momentum that pressed down unreasonably:
"Listen to the Third Shopkeeper's speech."

Chen Ku looked in the direction of the voice. He didn't recognize this person, but he had heard of him. He was Chai Bao, the top guard of Yaowang Hall.

"Just from the power in his voice, it seems that he has more strength than the master chef Shang Yunfang in the butcher's house that day? I wonder what level of internal energy master he is?" he thought.

After a moment of silence, everyone in the yard stopped talking. The guys' breathing became quieter, and under the tremendous pressure, they held their breath and fell silent.

Then the third shopkeeper Cao Shouxiong spoke, his eyes swept calmly and gently over the shop assistants in front of him:
"Our Medicine King Hall was established in Baojiao County more than a hundred years ago when the country was founded. It was just a small medicine hall at first. Thanks to the support of several owners and a hundred years of hard work, it finally has its current status. It can be said that the Medicine King Hall gown you are wearing now, in a sense, represents a kind of honor."

Of course, all the guys understood this sentence, even Chen Ku, who had felt the weight of the long gown on his body.

Cao Shouxiong put one hand behind his back and continued speaking:

“But, after all, a fellow is just a fellow. He cannot stay in my Yaowang Hall forever, unless the brothers present here can show some talents that the hall values, then they can truly become apprentices of the hall. Then, not only can they continue to study in the hall, but it is not impossible for them to stand in Cao’s position in the future.” After these words came out, many fellows breathed heavily.

How could one not feel excited when a shopkeeper of such status called them "brothers", not to mention the last sentence.

You can also be a shopkeeper in the future!

Even Chen Ku had to sigh that no matter which world it was, those in power were born with the ability to make big promises and build relationships, but he also had to admit that this approach was indeed effective.

Seeing these words, the enthusiasm of the guys was successfully aroused.

Cao Shouxiong stopped talking and gestured to a master beside him: "Let's get started."

A man walked out from behind Cao Shouxiong, and it was Huang Gun.

He coughed lightly and said:
"Like previous months, this monthly exam will still focus on three major items: moves, pharmacology, and realm. The top three in each item will be promoted to apprentices, which means a total of nine people. At the same time, there will be rewards for the top three. From now on, ten people will form a team, hold sticks and line up to practice the 'Spiritual Ape Knocking the Mountain Stick' in front of the shopkeeper and the masters."

Ten people immediately walked out to Chen Ku, each holding a stick, and began to practice.

Whoops! !
Chen Ku looked at the whistling wind from the sticks of these ten people. It was obvious that they had all practiced the 'Spiritual Ape Knocking on the Mountain Stick' for half a year.

But he silently scored in his heart:

"All of them are just beginners, none of them have achieved minor success."

There are four levels of martial arts moves: entry, minor success, major success, and perfection.

of course.

Chen Ku's own spirit ape-knocking stick was only good enough for entry level students.

He sighed, "What a shame, you don't want to test me in Earth Technique? Otherwise, I would have to demonstrate my masterful leg techniques to you."

The idea of ​​finding a 'monkey' to hunt and change his talents was stronger than ever before.

Soon, the results of a large number of people came out.

Although many people's results were only at the entry level, there were still many geniuses in stick techniques, and they had been practicing for quite a while. Finally, after several waves, two geniuses with "minor success in stick techniques" emerged.

Zhang Erniu saw this and secretly clenched his fists: "I have also made some progress in stick fighting this month, but I practice every day and am much more proficient than them. Just in terms of moves, I will definitely be in the top three this time."

Finally it’s Chen Ku’s team’s turn.

His room of four and six other people came out at the same time, stood in the huge courtyard, and started with the first move of the White Ape Knocking Mountain Stick.

Zhang Erniu was completely immersed in his stick skills, and he could feel the gazes from his master and the shopkeepers.

but,
Soon, he noticed that on both sides, there were even more terrifying stick winds sweeping across.

"What? Che Ping! This is impossible! I work so hard, and he has never practiced martial arts properly, how is it possible that he has also mastered the skills of a stick! Oh my god, this is not fair!!"

What made Zhang Erniu even more devastated was.

Chen Ku on the left swept out with a stick, and the air exploded with a "boom", giving a feeling of hitting the air.

"And Chen Ku! What level of stick style is this? I, Little Chengdu, can't perform this kind of stick style! Why! They all perform better than me!!"

Not far away, Cao Shouxiong also let out a sigh:
"These three people are... quite interesting."

One is a genius, one is hard work, and the other is... brute force.

(End of this chapter)