Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Chapter 227 The Tiger and the Test (7K)

Standing on the stone platform paved with bluestone slabs, Zhang Xiao looked up at the tall mountain gate in front of him.

If it is said that when he was in the Ministry of Magic before, Zhang Xiao saw how incredible buildings wizards can achieve with the blessing of magic.

Now he has seen how profound the long history can be.

The huge mountain gate can clearly show the vicissitudes of time, and there are still traces of cuts and axes on it. It seems that a fierce battle once broke out in front of the mountain gate.

There is a huge plaque hanging above the mountain gate, with the three characters "Tianshi Mansion" written in seal script on it.

This plaque has a shining light all over its body, giving it a magnificent and awe-inspiring feeling.

"This is a new one. The old one seems to have been put away."

Zhang Chengdao saw that his son's gaze had been lingering on the plaque, so he spoke and then explained.

"Come on, let's go up first, your room has already been cleaned up by your mother."

The family climbed up the stairs and told some interesting stories. Zhang Xiao told her about her life in the school and the experiences along the way.

Especially what happened in Wangjiang County. Although the crowd watched the whole process that time, they did almost nothing.

Li Qingshu listened with a smile, and glanced at her husband from time to time, while Zhang Chengdao said with a 'calm face'.

In a small scene, it is not easy for him to handle the young celestial master.

My mother told about the experience of Neville's family sailing across the sea and coming to China, and encountered a "ghost ship" during the voyage.

As soon as Mrs. Shaotianshi showed a few very powerful 'talismans', the ghost ship ran away in a hurry.

It made her extremely regretful that she could not get on the boat to see what kind of ghost it was.

'If it weren't for Neville's family, I would have gone up there! '

She said regretfully.

"Mom, are things going well with Neville's family? How are uncle and aunt doing?"

Li Qingshu touched Zhang Xiao's head, and said with a little pride:
"It's all in Longhu Mountain, can it still be cured? But it's really tricky, the time of leaving the body is too long, the old heavenly master took action to stabilize the soul, and added a few elders to assist.

Only then did they put their souls back. Because they needed to recover slowly on their own after returning to their original positions, they fell into a deep coma, and it took them nearly a month to recover before they woke up.

All that's left is to take care of your body. "

"Is that so? That would be great. Go find him later!"

Zhang Xiao is also very happy for Neville. In this case, Neville must be able to shine more dazzlingly than in his previous life, right?
"However, your friend is no longer in Longhushan, your grandfather thinks he is very talented, especially suitable for Wudang.

So I contacted Master Zhou of Wudang and sent him to be a layman, but I heard that Master Zhou seemed to like Neville very much and intended to accept him as a registered student. "

ah?Neville went to Wudang Mountain?
Isn't this style of painting a bit wrong?
Wudang Nawei, meet the old celestial master?
Zhang Xiao smacked his mouth, Neville might be about to fly into the sky!

The three of them continued talking and laughing as they walked up, when suddenly there was another loud cry.

A ray of green light flew down from the top of the mountain, fell on Zhang Xiao's shoulder, and rubbed Zhang Xiao's cheek affectionately.

It was Qingluan who returned to Longhu Mountain one step earlier.

Zhang Chengdao immediately became energetic and stretched out a hand with a 'flattery smile' on his face:
"Senior Qingluan, I want Xiao Guoguo!"

Qingluan looked at him with bright eyes, and finally shook her head humanely, like an aunt who was asked for candy by a child, she took out a small red fruit from under her wings and put it in his hand.

Zhang Chengdao put it away happily.

At this moment, a gust of wind rose from the ground, and the surrounding trees kept shaking, making a loud 'rustle' sound.

Immediately afterwards, there was another tiger roar that shook the mountains and forests.

I saw a huge black tiger galloping towards the wind with its four paws on the wind. This black tiger was so big that it could almost catch up with a van.

Before he got close, Zhang Xiao felt a shuddering feeling from the huge sense of oppression.

Zhang Chengdao was as happy as a child, and waved vigorously with his hand:
"Tiger!
Tiger!I'm back! "

The black tiger leaped forward, trampled twice in the air with its four claws, Qingfeng seemed to have life, and carried it lightly over a distance of tens of meters.

When the huge body fell to the ground, it was as silent as a cat.

Zhang Xiao never knew that a creature like a tiger had such a gentle side, it gently pressed its nose against Zhang Chengdao's face.

As if with a smile.

Li Qingshu reached out and scratched the tiger's chin, and said with a smile:

"The tiger came over when I came back, I told the tiger that you will come back after a while, it has been waiting here.

I have been waiting for you for more than a month. "

Zhang Chengdao paused, hugged the tiger's head and rubbed it fiercely, pulled Zhang Xiao over in a show-off tone and said:

"Tiger, this is my child!

do you remember?We agreed that if Shumei and I have a baby in the future, we will play together! "

Like an old man who has gone through many vicissitudes of life, Tiger looked at Zhang Chengdao kindly and nodded gently.

Then, it stretched its big head over and sniffed Zhang Xiao's body vigorously.

Zhang Xiao stood upright and bowed to the tiger:
"Senior tiger, I am Zhang Xiao, hello senior!"

Zhang Xiao only felt that his collar was suddenly lifted, and he left the ground suddenly, a thick tail gently wrapped around his waist.

Didn't wait for him to react.

I have already ridden to the neck of the tiger, the silky fur is soft, and it is extremely comfortable to sit on.

Li Qingshu jumped up, and also jumped up with a smile.

The same is true for Zhang Chengdao. After riding up, he stroked the fur under his body reminiscently:
"Xiaoxiao, your position was my favorite when I was a child, and your mother always competed with me."

Tiger looked back at Zhang Chengdao, as if he was waiting for something.

Zhang Chengdao's eyes were bright, and he didn't look like a young celestial master at all, as if he and Li Qingshu lived a carefree life on the mountain decades ago.

Knowing what the tiger was waiting for, he curled his fingers and uttered a loud whistle in his mouth.

Just like decades ago, he pointed forward and shouted:

"Come on, tiger!"

The tiger's mood suddenly cheered up, it shook its body, raised its head and let out a whistle that was also full of joy.

Stepped forward with four paws, struggling to run forward.

Zhang Xiao has never seen his father show such a hearty smile, it is a kind of comfort from the heart, just like a child who does not mix other things, only pure happiness.

Qingluan also spread her wings as she did with Zhang Chengdao in the past, fluttering in the sky with the tiger.

The tiger ran faster and faster, the clouds followed the dragon, the wind followed the tiger, and a strong wind accompanied the tiger, whistling past the foot of the mountain.

The tiger was obviously equally happy, and let out a roar from time to time.

as before.

Soon, the remaining half of the mountain road was completed between the tiger's vertical leaps, and a group of people were already waiting in the square in front of the Tianshi Mansion.

The whole family jumped off the back of the tiger, Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu rubbed against the tiger's head again:
"When Xiaoxiao finishes conferring the talisman, sister Shu and I will go to play with you. We will go to the back mountain to fight with the big black bear as before!"

The tiger nodded slightly, his ears trembled, and he turned his head three times and left.

When it was completely out of sight, Zhang Xiao and his parents put down their waving arms,

Until this time, the people waiting in the square coughed twice.

"First senior brother, second senior brother, third senior brother, and fifth senior sister! Oh my, how can I be so embarrassed that I bother all the senior brothers and sisters to come and greet you."

Only then did Zhang Chengdao turn around in 'surprise' and said.

Zhang Xiao looked up and saw that these people were of different heights, short, fat and thin, but they looked very familiar.

Think about it carefully, isn't this the Longhushan 'Tiantuan' who wore a mask and hung a banner on the Shafiq mansion last time?

Eldest brother is a seemingly dull Taoist, and he is a little happy at the moment: "Chengdao, it's good to be back."

"Come, come, come, let's go together for decades. Last time we had a big event in the capital, we didn't have time to have a drink and chat. This time, it must be—good! Good! Get together! Get together!"

The second senior brother is short and fat, with a bit of a naive attitude, but his voice is like a bell when he speaks.

In particular, "Haohaojuju" seems to be squeezed out from between the teeth.

"Xiaoxiao, hey, let me show you." The fifth senior sister is a tall and beautiful woman who looks about 40 years old, but it is said that her actual age is over [-].

Fifth Master Aunt stopped Xiaoxiao from walking towards the gate:
"Xiaoxiao, this is your first time back at Longhu Mountain. My aunt and uncle have prepared some gadgets for you. My aunt will show you around and give them to you together."

While saying this, he made a gesture behind him.

A strong golden light suddenly rose from the bodies of those brothers who had been waiting for the battle.

"Thief Sun! I've tolerated you for a long time!"

"Hey! Split the empty palm!"

"Die! Zhang Chengdao!"

"I let you show off, I let you show off! I'll beat you to death!"

Zhang Xiao couldn't help but want to look back, but Fifth Senior Aunt held him tightly, quickened her pace and pulled him inside.

When Zhang Xiao came back with a bunch of gadgets in his arms, Dad was lying in a quiet courtyard, yelling.

Li Qingshu suppressed a smile and gave him the medicine.

His originally handsome face was swollen like a pig's head, and he could hear his 'screams' every time the powder was sprinkled on it.

"Madam, why did they only hit me? You obviously showed off too."

Zhang Chengdao looked at Li Qingshu resentfully, feeling terribly wronged in his heart, it was obviously the husband and wife showing off together.

But the senior brothers just grabbed him and beat him in a daze.

Zhang Xiao put the gadget on the table beside him, gave his father a sideways look, but didn't have the nerve to say it.

At most, mom posted a circle of friends, but dad, you are a private chat!
This hatred is not to be pulled to death?
"Dad, is your injury okay? It looks serious."

"It's a small matter." Li Qingshu pulled Zhang Xiao over, pointed at Zhang Chengdao with the pig's head on his head and said:

"It looks serious, but it's actually a skin trauma. The main reason is to make him swell up. If it's not embarrassing, your dad can go out and ride a tiger for a walk now."

Zhang Chengdao hummed twice, agreeing with Li Qingshu's statement.

"Mom, these are all given by Fifth Senior Aunt, and they are said to be a meeting gift from several elders."

Li Qingshu looked at it: "Golden bricks, thrown out to hit people, because they only have two functions of flying out and flying back, so they are very strong and quite durable.

Ribbon, Xiaoxiao, have you seen the portraits or statues of those ancient gods, they often wear things like ribbons floating on their bodies.

That's it, it goes through the armpit, and it can fly with it, but it's slower and the steering is not so dexterous.

Yo, isn't this the small universe circle? It can be big or small, similar to gold bricks, except that it can be put on people and can trap people. "

Li Qingshu was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly chuckled:

"They turned you into a little Nezha."

Zhang Xiao thought, this gold brick, small universe circle, streamer, isn't it the monkey version of Nezha?

Immediately he put the things away happily.

"Xiaoxiao, the day after tomorrow is the test, so don't put any pressure on it, after all, conferring a talisman is just a qualification to walk down the mountain, it's not something crucial.

Some people have been in the mountains for decades and still can't pass the exam, but that doesn't mean they're incompetent.

It's just that everyone is good at different things. "

Hearing what my mother said, Zhang Xiao's pressure suddenly increased. Isn't this the same as someone who repeated the college entrance examination dozens of times and still couldn't get into college.

In the end, it was concluded that the child was not fit for school.
The pressure comes from the unknown. No matter what, the granting of the talisman has been awaited for so long, and it must be passed no matter what.

'tick'

The sound of water droplets rang in his ears, Zhang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, the wand was still in his hand.

An invisible barrier was already in front of him, and his other hand had already held several yellow talismans.

Look around cautiously.

It was a cave, and the tip of a convex stalactite was dripping water, and it was the sound of the drip that woke him up.

There was still a small bonfire on the ground not far away. The fire had been extinguished, but there were still faint sparks left.

There was a small bedding on the ground that had just been turned up by itself, and there was a wooden box in the distance, which seemed to contain some sundries.

where is this?
Zhang Xiao was a little puzzled, he looked around cautiously, and threw out a fire talisman to light the fire again.

Am I not sleeping in the room?Is Longhu Mountain still not safe?

Who has such a great ability to bring me here under the eyes of my parents and Tianshi?

Zhang Xiao cast an illusion spell on himself, and then pasted a talisman to silence himself, and then he relaxed a little.Start thinking about what the hell is going on.

I always feel that it is unrealistic to abduct me and put me here, and I think of my parents, who are always secretive about their education and assessment.

In addition to the golden light three inches and the ten kinds of symbols, I didn't tell me what the other tests were.

Is it because telling me will affect the test?

So what I'm in now is supposed to be part of the test, is this a fantasy?or real?

Zhang Xiao felt the real touch and the heat of the flame, and then received a little dripping water from the stalactite.

The cold and sweet smell all reminded him that everything here is real.

If it's an illusion, it's too real.

At this moment, a faint voice suddenly came to mind in his mind:

"March ago, there was a major disturbance in Xiaoyang Village, and the disciples walking on Longhu Mountain went to three people to investigate.

None.

There is an urgent news about the Longhu Mountain walk. Zhang Xiao, a disciple of the Tianshi Mansion, goes to Xiaoyang Village to find out the truth and find out the whereabouts of my Longhu Mountain disciple.

If there are monsters making trouble, cut them off! "

Zhang Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was really a test.

It's just that I don't know where this Xiaoyang Village is, and it actually made the three disciples lose their voice.

Zhang Xiao muttered, maybe this is why my parents didn't tell me?
I'm afraid that if I know it, I will be prepared, and I won't be able to achieve the effect of the test?
After pondering for a while, Zhang Xiao walked to the fire and began to check his salute.

The inside seems to have been expanded. It looks like a wooden box the size of a schoolbag, but it is actually not small. At least it has the space of two large suitcases.

In addition to some daily necessities such as clothes and bedding, Zhang Xiao also found a lot of things used in ceremonies and rituals.

Such as incense candles and the like, in addition to the compass commonly used by Taoists, wooden swords, Taoist robes, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and even a pile of scattered silver and gold beans.

Hmm. This background should not be modern.

But where is Xiaoyang Village?

Zhang Xiao closed the wooden box and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

The night outside is getting dark, it seems that the season here is late autumn, and the wind in the mountains carries a coolness unique to autumn.

Spinning around, he searched for the gaps in his clothes and sneaked in, taking away the heat from his body.

Zhang Xiao couldn't help shivering, and tightened his clothes with both hands.

Habitually, I want to take out my brass telescope to look at the stars, so as to confirm my position.

But the place where the Qiankun bag should have been hung was empty, and Zhang Xiao realized that only one person and a magic wand came in.

wand?

He carefully looked at the magic wand in his hand. Although the appearance was exactly the same, it lacked the agility of flesh and blood.

The corners of Zhang Xiao's mouth turned upwards. I'm sure, this place must be an illusion!

Daomen must have the ability to change seasons in a small area.

But from the mountainside, the view is full of autumn scenery, which is not something that can be easily achieved by the power of Taoism.

In other words, even if it could be done, it would not be used in a small trial of a disciple.

There is a common small village at the foot of the mountain, perhaps because it is close to the mountains and rivers.

The size of this village is not small, almost catching up with the small town.

Is this Xiaoyang Village?

Zhang Xiao looked at it for a while.

Suddenly a gust of cold wind hit, and the whole person unexpectedly felt a sense of coolness unconsciously.

This coolness is different from ordinary cold, more like it rises from the bones.

It was as if the whole person had fallen into the freezing cold well water.

Zhang Xiao looked around, and at some point, a light mist filled the valley.

Fog is fog again, when these demons and ghosts come out, there is nothing else but fog?
He raised his head and glanced at the moon, but at some point, the originally bright moon seemed to be covered with a layer of frosted glass, giving off a dim moonlight.

Zhang Xiao's brows slowly frowned. Although he didn't learn Taoism and Taoism, he read a lot of books on some commonly used Taoist miscellaneous notes.

Of course there are also records about Mao Yueyue.

For example, it is said in the "Gui Jing": "Where there are powerful monsters and evil things, there must be visions.

The most commonly found is the hazy moon, as if covered with a fringe.

The appearance of Mao Yueyue shows that the ghost's resentment has grown to the point where it can be seen with the naked eye, so remember, if people in my generation encounter Mao Yueyue, they must not be careless. "

To put it simply, the moon has not changed. The reason why it looks like a hairy moon is because there is too much resentment, which spreads over the area where the ghost is. Through this resentment, the moon becomes a hairy moon.

But Leng Qianyu, who was in Wangjiang before, was already comparable to a fierce ghost for many years, her resentment was so great that she could easily control the people in the entire square.

Force them to sit and listen to themselves sing.

It was so strong that it didn't make a hazy moon.

In other words, this monster in Xiaoyang Village is much stronger than Leng Qianyu?

How did this little Yang village survive until now?
Although Zhang Xiao was a little surprised, she wasn't too flustered. This time showed the importance of experience.

I have a general understanding of my strength level, at least Leng Qianyu's level of treachery is extremely easy to win.

At this moment, Zhang Xiao only felt a tingling feeling behind him like an electric shock.

The golden light burst out from the body in an instant, and the whole person rushed forward quickly.

Turning around, I saw a 'woman' standing not far away wearing a bright red wedding gown with her head bowed.

She was wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes. It seemed that her toes were pointing to the ground, and most of the soles of her feet were hanging in the air.

The fingers painted with bright red Danko stretched out straight, sticking to the sides of the body, and the turbid liquid dripped down the long nails of the fingers.

Another female ghost?

"Little Taoist, don't meddle in your own business"

Although the female ghost in the wedding gown did not speak, a voice of warning and boundless hatred came from nowhere.

Don't mind your own business?I would like to, but this is my assessment!

"Sorry, I came here at the order of the master, and I'm looking for it."

Just when Zhang Xiao opened his mouth, the resentment on the female ghost suddenly increased by three points, and she let out an unpleasant cry.

Raising his head, the hideous face covered in lead powder was covered with blood and tears, and his completely black pupils were staring at Zhang Xiao.

Then disappeared.

The fog dissipated, and the moon in the sky was shining brightly again. It was obvious that the vicious female ghost had already left.

Zhang Xiao stayed in place silently for a while, then returned to the cave, lay down on the bedding and began to ponder.

What exactly is this test?
Early the next morning, Zhang Xiao packed up his things and set off for the village at the foot of the mountain.

He was a Taoist priest after all, and he walked very quickly, and soon he arrived at the village.

Sure enough, it was similar to what I saw on the mountainside before.

This village is quite prosperous, and there is even an archway that cannot be seen in ordinary villages.

It was early morning at this time, and there were already many people walking to and fro on the road paved with bluestone slabs.

There are merchants driving carts, and farmers who seem to be going out with hoes.

The shop has already been opened earlier, and there are large puffs of white steam coming out of the steamer, carrying the tempting aroma of meat buns, rushing straight to the nose.

With the cries of the buddies, there is a strong atmosphere of the market.

Zhang Xiao swallowed, and didn't know how the door was able to simulate the feeling of hunger so realistically in the illusion.

I couldn't help but spread my legs, walked to the shop and asked:

"Man, how do you sell this bun?"

"One for 3 Wen, 10 for 4 Wen!"

Yo, it’s still standard Mandarin!

Zhang Xiao touched the scattered silver in his pocket, and took out the smallest corner:
"Come four!"

The man took the piece of broken silver, weighed it skillfully, pinched it again, and quickly wrapped four steaming meat buns with lotus leaves.

"Master Daoist, this corner of silver counts as 90 Wen for you, is it possible for me to ask you for [-] Wen?"

Zhang Xiao didn't care, what about testing? Why bother so much?
After receiving the bun, Zhang Xiao just wanted to bite, but saw a dirty little girl at the entrance of the alley wagging her fingers, staring longingly at the meat bun in her hand.

Zhang Xiao pondered for a while, then asked the assistant for another lotus leaf, wrapped two buns, and prepared to hand them to her.

Although this is just a test.

But not for anything else, just for the comfort of my heart.

But I didn't expect the little girl to take the buns and run straight to the alley.

He also carefully motioned Zhang Xiao to follow.

Zhang Xiao was curious, and walked into the alley while biting the bun.

But I heard the little girl say: "Little Taoist Priest, get out of here quickly, this is not a good place."

After saying that, the figure flashed to the side and disappeared.

The bun wrapped in lotus leaves also fell to the ground and shattered into powder, as if it had been air-dried for a long time.

Zhang Xiao suppressed the horror in his heart, and remained silent for a while, feeling that the whole thing became more and more confusing.

Daoist test. In addition to catching ghosts and slaying demons, it also includes detectives?

What should be the next step?
It is impossible to leave, the test is still here, and it seems that the strange thing in Xiaoyang Village was seen last night.

But the three missing senior brothers still have no clues.

Zhang Xiao thought about it silently, but suddenly remembered that when he was looking at the river, his father told him that in the past, the Taoist sect traveled all over the world.

'Look, hear and ask' is often used. When you first arrive at a place, first find someone to inquire about any strange news here.

These messages often hide the truth.

Zhang Xiao stood at the intersection and looked around for a while, before locking on to a store.

'Izumo Teahouse'

It is hard to imagine that in such a place, there is still a teahouse!
But besides the teahouse, Zhang Xiao also saw restaurants, gambling houses, and even a 'Yichun Tower'!
It’s outrageous. There is a Yichun Tower in a village?I'm afraid this isn't even available in weaker towns, right?

In short, this village has an abnormal prosperity.

Wine shops, teahouses, spring towers, these kinds of places are all natural intelligence stations, the easiest to inquire about information.

It's just that it's early in the morning, the wine shop hasn't opened yet, and the patrons of Chunlou are still resting.

On the contrary, the teahouse has already started to serve people, maybe some leisurely and wealthy customers are catching up with morning tea and eating snacks to pass the time.

Decided, go to the teahouse!

Zhang Xiao ate the meat buns in two bites, cleaned herself up with a magic wand, tidied up her clothes, and walked towards the teahouse.

As soon as he entered, a neatly dressed guy came up to him, and led Zhang Xiao graciously to a private room with bead curtains.

After looking up and down calmly at Zhang Xiao, he said with a smile on his face:
"My Taoist priest, what kind of tea do you want to drink? There is a new tea here, do you want to try it?"

Zhang Xiao was quite curious about this novel experience. It was an illusion anyway, so he nodded in agreement:
"Brew me a pot of good tea."

The clerk packed the towels, agreed with a happy smile, and shouted: "Honored guest, a pot of good tea!
Make tea——! "

After a while, the waiter held the tea tray and showed Zhang Xiao a tea art skill.

Under the watchful eye of the waiter, Zhang Xiao finished his first sip of tea and had not tasted it yet.

He just felt that the world was spinning in front of his eyes, and then his eyes went dark.

The faint male voice sounded again:
"you are dead."

???

I'm going to die right now? ? ?
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