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"Eh? Another one? "Looks like this thing is very mysterious. Hall Master Lee said that there are only seven of them and we have two of them!" Zou Lee'er was greatly surprised.
Faang Hui sighed inside his heart. His connection with the Devil Sect was growing deeper and deeper. If he really had saved the lives of more than a dozen elderly, weak, women, and children, it would have been worth it. In the martial arts world, there were all sorts of strange things that were hard to distinguish. Only seven in total? It seemed like Marquis Nanyang was a spy from a cult and had a Ironflame Token. Lee Feng was just a subordinate of the Great Wooden Flag, he also had this thing, which was strange, perhaps the dozen people were more important.
"Senior Brother, where are we going now? Are we going to look for Zhong Xiaoyan at Huzhou? " When Zou Lee'er saw that her senior didn't say anything, she started to worry about where she would go next. When he first emerged from the martial arts world, he felt that there was danger everywhere. However, he also felt that his white clothes were like snow, flashing like the wind or the shadows of swords.
Faang Hui muttered to himself before saying: "Huzhou is not an urgent matter, there is nothing for us to do even if we go there. After parting ways for a month, the matter has been settled. I think it's time to go back. You have been down the mountain for a long time, and have already said that you will be back in ten days. If you do not return now, are you not afraid that your master will remember you?
Zou Lee'er didn't dare to say anything else, but she felt displeased and snorted.
Faang Hui knew that Zou Lee'er's respect for him had greatly decreased in these past few days. She didn't care about his daughter since she had a temper.
In a day, the two of them returned to Jiuhua Mountain. Jiuhua Mountain, together with Shanxi's Wutai Mountain, Zhejiang Province's Putuo Mountain, Sichuan Province's Emei Mountain, are known as the four Buddhist famous mountains, which are the Great Wishan Emperor Bodhisattva Dojo of "Hell has not yet sworn to become a Buddha, and all living beings have expended all their energy to prove Bodhi". The ancient name is Mausoleum of Yang Mountain, Jiuzi Mountain, because it has nine peaks shaped like a lotus flower, Tang Tianbao changed its name in the year of the Tang Tianbao. In the Southern Dynasties, this mountain was a wondrous sight. It towered above the clouds, and its peaks were shaped like strange mountains. There were a total of nine of them, so they were called the Nine Supremes Mountain. The nine peaks were like lotuses, touching the scenery with their emotions. In the song "Change the Nine Zishan into the order of Jiuhua Mountain", which was sung by his friends, Li Bai said, "Amazing has two powers, the Spirit Mountain has nine flowers", so the word "Nine Zishan" was changed to "Jiuhua Mountain". Although Jiuhua Sect was a sect that resided in the Jiuhua Mountain, it was not related to the monks on the mountain. Ever since the founder of the Fire Spirit Daoist, although it was not a sect filled with talented people, it still had a good reputation in the martial arts world.
When Faang Hui and Zou Lee'er returned, they did not reach the mountainside and saw their fellow sect members in the distance. They recognized their senior martial brother, Zhang Shike, from Martial Uncle, and both Fang and Zou came forward to pay their respects. Zhang Shike was tall and broad-shouldered. He was a man of good will. Since he was old and had high martial arts skills, he was a respected elder among his fellow brothers and sisters. At once, he laughed and said, "You two can be considered to have come back at the right time. Yesterday, Sect Leader and Martial Uncle had gathered all of us from the same generation to compete in martial arts. "Junior brother Fang, you tricked me last year, almost causing me to lose at your hands in the third round. I wonder what will happen this year?" Faang Hui chuckled and said, "Senior Zhang, I did use some tricks last year, but I didn't break the rules of the Faction. As long as the rules allow, victory is lost, defeat is lost. How can you be deceitful?"
Zhang Shike burst into laughter and said, "You brat, you always say that you'll be able to meet me again this year. I'll definitely pay more attention to you." Zou Lee'er saw that the two of them were talking and laughing, so it was inconvenient for them to talk to each other. She knew that Zhang Shi Ke was around ten years old, and was at the prime of his life.
The three of them went to the martial arts practice field in front of the great hall of the sect and saw that the martial brothers and sisters had gathered. When Wu Tie saw that it was noon, he went to see his master. When they entered the inner hall, they saw their Master, Daoist Master Xuan Ji, having tea with a few martial uncles. When he saw that Faang Hui had returned, he was exceptionally happy and said with a smile, "Fellow disciples, I, Faang Hui, think that I know that this year's exam is coming soon.
The first is a white-haired old man, he is the Daoist Master Sect Leader. He lowered his eyebrows and said, "Junior brother, every year, we will test the disciples' martial arts progress and compare notes with each other. The skills passed down by the Fire Spirit Grandmaster are even better. Your disciples should not learn from your nature. "
Xuan Ji didn't dare to say anything more after hearing Sect Leader's words, but he disagreed. He was young, and his disciples were young as well. Even though they were not weaker than disciples of the same age, they rarely passed the second round of the examination. Faang Hui was obedient and went to serve tea to his master. He winked and straightened his neck, indicating that he should give his master some face. Xuan Ji was overjoyed.
Just as they were talking, Zou Lee'er walked in. Upon seeing her master, Shen Shuangfann, he hurriedly stood up and asked, "Lee'er, have you been searching for her for many days? There are rumours in the martial arts world that something happened at the Marquis Nanyang Manor. Have you seen her before?"
Faang Hui said, "Don't be afraid, Junior Master. I was at the Nanyang when Marquis Nanyang was in trouble, and it was I who saved Junior Sister Zou. All of the Junior Masters and Junior Sisters are smart and vigilant, so how could anything happen to them."
Shen Shuangfann was a lot younger than his seniors in the same generation. She was the junior apprentice sister in the sect back then, and all of the female disciples were protected by her. They were not like her master, but more like her adopted daughter. He glanced at Faang Hui and said, "I know that senior brother Xuan Ji's disciples are counting this Sun Tie. The matter with the Wu Steel Manor has been going on for 20 days. Where have they been dragging my disciple for so many days? Don't ruin my honest disciple."
But Faang Hui didn't answer and instead said to Xuan Ji, "Master, I have just returned. I want to meet with my fellow brothers. In the blink of an eye, it's time for the exam." He thought to himself, "This disciple of yours, if it wasn't for me wanting to return to my sect and also wanting to go to the Huzhou, who knows when he would have returned." He then rushed out to meet his fellow disciples.
When the time came, all the Jiuhua Sect disciples gathered. As usual, the rules for the examination, the evaluation criteria, and so on were announced. The disciples of each sect would compete with each other, or recommend three disciples with higher martial arts skills to participate in the examination. Before the reading ended, Xuan Ji's disciples started discussing what rewards they would get from this year's exam. However, Faang Hui was whispering to his fellow brothers about the 'Lunar Scourge' and kept laughing. Xuan Xun saw that most of the disciples were solemn, so he didn't hide anything from Xuan Ji.
Just as he was speaking, Xuan Xun coughed, stood up, and said, "This year's exam is different from the past. Master Shan, Shi Ke, and the others are all in their prime, so there must be a deacon disciple among the disciples. The final victor of this year's competition will be the temporary attendants of your generation, and the other Fire Spirit Sword s will be awarded. " When the disciples heard this, their eyes were filled with envy, staring at the Longsword in Sect Leader's hands.
Everyone knew that among the sect's many passed down weapons, the Fire Spirit Sharp Sword and the Fire Spirit Sword were the weapons used by the Fire Spirit Ancestral Master in the past. When he was young, he coincidentally obtained them. Jiuhua Sect rules: Deacon Disciples are to be designated first. Their characters, martial arts, etc. Within three to five years, Deacon will have Sect Leader gather around to comment on them. If there are no objections, Deacon Disciple Sect Leader will be designated as his successor. As Daoist Master Xuan Xun was seventy years old, it was time to consider the deacon disciples.
Amongst the disciples, some of them had expected that there would be a possibility for the deacon disciple to be chosen for the two years of examination, but the Fire Spirit Sword was the reward for them, causing them to be especially surprised. They stared blankly at the sword in Sect Leader's hand, and only the disciple behind Xuan Ji continued to chat and laugh.