camouflage salted fish

Among the three territories of Xiujie, Jingpingjie is the one with the largest permanent population.It is not as remote and remote as the Northern Wilderness, and it is not as prosperous and luxurious as the Upper Spirit World, but there are undercurrents surging, so most people are willing to choose to settle here. down reason.

Because the best academy in the Jingping world is Mount Qingcheng Academy, so Shen Budu and his party went directly to Qingcheng where the academy is located.At this point, Lu Danxu finally had a chance to spend money. He felt sorry for his master who had suffered so much in Beihuang, so he immediately bought the best inn in Qingcheng with his wealth.

"I've already asked people to inquire. Qingchengshan Academy is just recruiting new students for autumn these few days. I've already signed up for you. You can go directly to the academy to take the entrance examination tomorrow morning." Lu Danxu said to the Zhenshan sect.

"Thank you, Shaoxia Lu!" Qiu Wanran hurriedly clasped her fists together.

If it is said that Shen Du has been helping them out of friendship, but the three of Xie Fanglu have taken good care of them along the way, which makes them very grateful.I used to hear that the great figures in the upper spirit world are very arrogant, but now it seems that they are not like that at all!

Lu Danxu waved his hand.Naturally, he dared not neglect someone whom Master valued.Moreover, even those who have money cannot enter good academies. He can't help them, and they can only rely on their own abilities.

After a good night's rest in the inn, the next morning, except for Ruan Ruan, the others went to Qingcheng Mountain Academy to take part in the assessment. Shen Budu and others couldn't help them even if they went, so they stayed and waited for their good news.

Ruan Ruan hugged Shen Budu's arm, and asked anxiously: "Dudu, after we enter the academy, you are leaving, aren't you?"

He is very smart, he has long understood that Shen Budu has his own things to do, and he will not stay with them forever.

"If I have time, I will go to the academy to see you." Shen Budu patted the little koi's head, "And the academy will have holidays, so you can come to me when you finish your studies."

Ruan Ruan was now happy, nodded her head vigorously, and then asked a little worriedly: "Then, can all brothers, sisters and Uncle Song be admitted to the academy?"

"Of course." Shen Budu said.

He knew the strength of the Zhenshanzong and the others, even if it was the best academy in Jingping, they would have no problem getting in.

But unexpectedly, he miscalculated.

When it was close to noon, several people came back, instead of the joy they expected, they were all abnormally silent, with sad and guilty expressions on their faces.

Lu Danxu was very surprised: "What's the matter? Could it be that you haven't passed the exam?"

It shouldn't be, could it be that they collectively performed abnormally?

Song Yifan said in a low voice: "Only Wan Ran and Yan Yu were admitted, the rest are... sorry."

They were very guilty, not only because they failed the assessment, but also because Shen Budu and the others had been busy working on this matter for so long, but they let the other party down.

Especially Li Xingyu, who bit his lips tightly and lowered his head, did not dare to look into Shen Budu's eyes.

"No." Shen Budu frowned and asked, "What is the content of the assessment?"

Because several people applied for different colleges, the content of the assessment is also different.In the making of the refining equipment in the autumn night burning test, he has Zilin Tianhuo and is already a master of refining equipment, so he passed the test easily; Gu Yanyu is also very talented in formations, and he was taught by Shen Budu himself Passed the examination successfully.The medical skills that Song Yifan inspected, and the martial arts academy that Li Xingyu and Nie Weiyu applied for, were all judged as unqualified.

"They gave a spiritual power ball, saying that they can test the strength of a student's spiritual power by putting their palms on it. Only when the ball glows can they be considered qualified." Nie Weiyu was also a little hit, and said with a mournful face, "I think my spiritual power is not enough. It's ok, but when I put my palm on it, the ball didn't light up at all..."

Li Xingyu was also in the same situation.

This is strange.

Li Xingyu and Nie Weiyu's cultivation levels are not bad, not to mention that they are not coquettish indoor flowers. They have experienced many actual combats in the Northern Wilderness. Whether it is spiritual power or combat experience, it is more than enough to enter the martial arts academy.

Shen Budu said concisely: "Take me to have a look."

So the group returned to Mount Qingcheng Academy again.

Enrollment is still going on, and the square outside the academy is crowded with people. While queuing up, the candidates are chanting with their books in their hands, racing against time to review the knowledge points, striving to perform better in the subsequent assessments.Shen Budu and his group came to the gate of the Martial Arts Academy, observed for a while not far from the team, and saw the way.

"The dignified Qingchengshan Academy has started to engage in selfish and fraudulent activities. It is really chilling." Fang Shaojun frowned deeply.

At their level, they can easily see through the cultivation of some junior monks.The amount of spiritual power of these candidates who are queuing up, they can clearly know at a glance, but some of them are clearly outstanding, but they cannot make the spiritual power ball shine; some are clearly mediocre, but they can easily make the ball light up up.

——This couldn't be more obvious. The number of students is probably determined internally, and the assessment in front of them is just a show for outsiders to see.

As for Qiu Wanran and Gu Yanyu, they were hired because of their strong strength, and because there were few candidates and outstanding talents in these two colleges.After all, the academy can't recruit all related households, and it still depends on outstanding students to build up its reputation.

After learning the truth, Li Xingyu and the others finally felt a little better, but they were also surprised.

Li Xingyu murmured: "It turns out that this kind of thing will happen in the Jingping world?"

The northern wilderness is full of darkness, and the weak are preyed upon by the strong. There has never been justice at all.He thought that the Jingping world would be completely different...

Shen Budu glanced at him, wanting to say that the fact is just the opposite, the more glamorous the surface, the dirtier it is under the skin, but looking at the young man's clean eyes, he swallowed the words back.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I remember that Bai Yunqi, the dean of Qingchengshan Academy, is a noble and arrogant gentleman like a bamboo. He shouldn't be able to do such a thing... Could it be that something has changed in recent years?"

He used to live in the upper spirit for a long time, and he was not yet familiar with everything in the Jingping world.

Xie Jianhuan went to the candidates in line and asked a few words, then came back and told Shen Budu: "Bai Yunqi died of illness a year ago, and the current dean is Zuo Qiuhan."

Shen Budu didn't know this person, but seeing how impatient he was to do such a stupid thing right after he took office, it was obviously a person that he didn't need to know.

But it’s okay if you don’t know each other, but you can’t if you don’t clean up.

Shen Budu thought for a while, then suddenly smiled.

Seeing his smile, the children shivered involuntarily, and quietly moved away from him.

How should I put it, Brother Shen's smile really doesn't look like a good person...

Shen Budu hooked his hands at Xie Jianhuan, whispered a few words in his ear, Xie Jianhuan also had a few smiles in his eyes, nodded, walked towards the examinees, stood in line behind them, and smoothly Filled out a registration form and handed it in.

Seeing his posture, the others also came to understand more or less quickly, and three big words popped up in their hearts at the same time - what a loss!

But, look forward to it!

Lu Danxu laughed so hard that he fell down, and quickly took out a photo stone from his storage bag: "I'm ready! Let this academy make a name for itself today!"

At the same time, the candidates queuing up also found Xie Jianhuan.Because there are only four words to describe Xie Jianhuan standing inside: out of place.

Compared with those fledgling little monks, he is like a seedling with mixed good and bad just born in the field, and the other is a towering tree that has experienced a hundred years of wind and rain. Even a blind person can see that the two are definitely not the same level of.

Candidates couldn't care less about the review, and whispered to each other:

"Look at the one in the back, tall and handsome, looks so imposing..."

"That's right, inexplicably giving people a very powerful look... But why does he look familiar?"

"Am I dazzled? Isn't he the thirteenth star of the Tianbang Xie, Xie, Xie Jianhuan!?"

"Damn it! But it can't be him, that boss should be in the upper spirit world, how could he go to the academy to sign up??"

Even if he came to Qingchengshan Academy for business, as Xie Jianhuan, the dean would probably come out to greet him in person, why would he need to stand in the sun and line up with them!

The examinees all felt that this man must be Xie Jianhuan's fanboy, who had just changed his appearance with the Disguise Technique.

"What's the noise in the back! Be quiet!" The two examiners at the front of the line shouted impatiently.

The next candidate put his hand on the spirit ball nervously, and waited for a moment with bated breath, but the ball didn't light up as he prayed.

His face was visibly depressed, and he bowed to the two examiners in despair, and left.

"Actually, this kid's spiritual power is pretty good." The thinner examiner on the left whispered.

"What's the use of that? A man and a woman who came in the morning, named Li Heyu and Weiyu, aren't they even more rare geniuses?" The fat examiner on the right sighed, "No way, the above places are all set, We can only obey..."

Although many good seedlings have been lost, the academy has also gained a lot of benefits.When outsiders mention the academy, they think it is a very sacred and great place, but they don’t know that the academy only has a clear name, because there is no age limit for recruiting students, so the fees for admission are very small, let alone have to bear the burden. The cost of food and clothing for a thousand students makes it seem respectable on the surface, but in fact, the academy is one of the poorest places in the cultivation world.

Can fame be eaten?Who doesn't want to carry some extra money in their pockets?Therefore, when the default list was passed down from above, the people below all accepted it tacitly.

Anyway, if something really happened, there is a superior, and they can't be found.

Seeing the next candidate coming forward, the two examiners kept their voices down, and asked each other to put their hands up with stern faces.

This process was very fast, the long line kept moving, and it was Xie Jianhuan's turn next.

Seeing the tall and straight man in black walking forward with no expression on his face, the two examiners were stunned, thinking that this man looked familiar.

But with so many people waiting behind, they didn't have time to think about it, and asked the other party to put their palms on the spirit ball step by step.

Xie Jianhuan did as he said, and after waiting for a while, the sphere did not respond.

Seeing that he was motionless and did not intend to leave, the fat examiner thought that the candidate was unwilling, so he reminded: "Your spiritual power has not reached the recruitment standard, come back next time."

Xie Jianhuan looked up at him and asked, "Are you sure?"

The fat examiner was taken aback for a moment, and for some reason, he looked a little timid when he met the other party's eyes.He calmed down, and said in a bad tone: "Why, do you want to question our judgment? If you don't cultivate well, you won't get home. What's the use of playing tricks and not leaving? You have this skill, why don't you go home and practice for a few years before coming back! "

Xie Jianhuan looked at the domineering examiner, and said in a calm and compassionate tone, "Look at who I am."

The two examiners were taken aback.

The candidates who greeted them in advance had marks on their coats, so they didn't pay much attention to the registration books in their hands.At this time, I couldn't help but mutter in my heart, could it be that this is also a related household, and I accidentally missed it?

They looked down at the names on the registration form, and saw three big characters written on it:

Thank you, Jianhuan.

Two examiners: "..."

They froze at the same time as they were visible to the naked eye, then twisted their necks little by little and raised their heads, looking at the person in front of them with horrified eyes: "You...you are..."

"Impossible! Xie, how could Xie Jianhuan come here—"

They couldn't believe it at all, Xie Jianhuan didn't talk nonsense with them, but just started to release his spiritual power without saying a word.

There was a sudden wind blowing around, and the place where Xie Jianhuan was standing was intact, but cracks began to appear on the ground around his feet, which zigzag and spread out in all directions!

The candidates screamed and backed away: "The earth... earthquake!?"

It wasn't an earthquake, but his own spiritual power was too strong, which arbitrarily caused a change in the world.To achieve this level, there will be no more than [-] people in the entire cultivation world.

No one dared to doubt whether Xie Jianhuan in front of him was real or not.

Xie Jianhuan picked up the spiritual power ball under everyone's shocked eyes, and the examinee immediately discovered that the ball didn't even glow in Xie Jianhuan's hands!

"What... what's going on!? The spiritual power ball is broken?"

But there are also some candidates who have a bright mind and quickly reacted: "No! Even Senior Xie can't make this spiritual power ball shine, which means that this ball is fake at all!!"

fake?

So this assessment is simply a joke to fool them?

Candidates were outraged.

They studied hard and worked tirelessly to come to Qingcheng because they yearned for the reputation of Qingchengshan Academy and came to study sincerely.But I never expected that Jingping No. [-] Academy would do such a thing of favoritism and fraud in broad daylight, which really chilled the hearts of all the students!

"I heard before that Qingchengshan Academy has changed its dean, and he is far less upright than Dean Bai, but I didn't expect to do such a shameless thing for money!"

"I failed the assessment when I came last year, but a fellow villager who was obviously inferior to me got in. I thought it was because I wasn't ready, but I didn't expect that there were shady secrets in it!"

"This is the so-called No. [-] Academy? With all due respect, Zuo Qiuhan is not worthy to be the dean at all!"

"Zuoqiuhan come out and give us an explanation!"

The voices of the candidates became louder and louder, and what happened in the martial arts academy quickly spread to other schools. After the candidates learned the truth, they were outraged, and their shouts became louder and louder, eventually forming a wave of anger.

It is said that Zuo Qiuhan was really forced to come out later, but as soon as he showed up, he was smashed in the face by an angry examinee with a book, and finally he had to cover his head and slip back.And the fact that Qingchengshan Academy admitted candidates by accepting bribes quickly spread to other places in the Jingping world, especially the scene where the examiner said to Xie Jianhuan, "You are not good at cultivation, go back and practice for a few years before coming back" was recorded by the photo stone and became A classic that people still talk about after many years.

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"Mount Qingcheng Academy has been difficult to build with a good reputation for decades, but it was destroyed in one breath." Returning to the inn, Shen Budu shook his head and sighed, "If old Mr. Bai has knowledge, I'm afraid he will be pissed to death by that idiot Zuoqiuhan again. .”

Although Qingchengshan Academy has publicly apologized to the candidates and announced a re-examination due to the influence, but it has not restored its image.

The vast majority of candidates chose to leave to study in other academies in Jingping.They used to come here for the reputation of "No. [-] Academy" of Qingchengshan Academy, but since today, this title has been completely broken.

"In addition to Mount Qingcheng Academy, the better academies in Jingping include Boshi Academy, Cangzhou Academy, etc." Fang Shaojun said, "No hurry, let's go to other places..."

While discussing, there was a light knock on the door of the inn.

Lu Danxu looked puzzled.He has booked the inn, and put a sign on the door. It stands to reason that no one should disturb him.

He walked over to open the door, and saw four good-looking but unfamiliar people standing at the door, he couldn't help but ask cautiously: "Who are you?"

One of them nodded at him, and asked politely, "Is Young Master Shen there?"

When Shen Budu heard the movement, he came forward, and when the four people saw him, they immediately bowed deeply and saluted, and then the leader handed over several golden invitation cards with both hands.

Shen Budu took a look, then was slightly taken aback.

These are actually six invitation letters from Bailuxi Academy.

If Mount Qingcheng Academy is the No. [-] Academy in Jingping, Bailuxi Academy is the No. [-] Academy in the world.It is located in the upper spirit world, with the most comprehensive and detailed faculties, the most profound teachers and the best learning conditions.Of course, its enrollment is also the most stringent, no more than [-] students are admitted each year, and all of them are outstanding talents at a young age.

Another point is that Bailuxi Academy, according to legend, was founded by the owner of Feifeng Pavilion.

Seeing the invitation, Shen Budu understood everything, and there was some joyful surprise in his tone: "He came to Jingping?"

"Yes." The leader replied with a smile, "Master is very concerned about the long absence. If Mr. Shen is free now, would you like to meet my master? He has been waiting for you for a long time."

Shen Budu handed the invitation to Lu Danxu who was beside him, explained a few words to him, and then was respectfully invited by those four people into the carriage parked in front of the door, and left.

Inside the door, Fang Shaojun also vaguely guessed something, turned to look at Xie Jianhuan: "Eldest brother, could it be..."

"It's him." Xie Jianhuan looked at the carriage driving away, slowly clenched the palm hanging by his side, and said two words coldly.

"...Feng, Ce."

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