Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Chapter 228 The Entrance Examination (7K)

When the darkness dissipated, Zhang Xiao found himself lying in the cave again.

This is the resurrection point?
This kind of real game experience, if you don't hang up a lot of game manufacturers, it will sell like crazy when it is released.

Compared to last time, I skipped a lot of the exploration process and just packed my luggage and just stepped out.

The cold wind blew, and a faint mist suddenly appeared in the entire mountain.

Zhang Xiao:.
Did you skip it?

The female ghost in the red wedding dress lowered her head and stood not far behind her:
"Don't have too many little Taoist priests."

"Okay, then shall I go?"

The remaining words of Nvgui suddenly disappeared, as if she never thought that Zhang Xiao would say that.

Quiet, silent, awkward.

After a while, the female ghost's voice sounded again:
"Where did you come from, and where did you go back? There is an earth temple on the way you came. After worshiping, take half a bowl of incense ash.

Every moment, take a pinch of incense ash, let the wind blow away, and follow the direction of the incense ash.

Otherwise, you will never get out. "

The female ghost disappeared again.

Zhang Xiao pinched her chin, her eyes flickered with interest, this female ghost seemed to be quite special.

Generally speaking, female villains with endless grievances can rarely maintain reason.

Their thinking is, 'I just want to kill everyone here, or be killed by everyone.' '

People like this who can not only communicate, but also speak in such an orderly and logical manner, are generally extremely special ghosts.

I just don't know what kind of female ghost this is.

This time he didn't wait until dawn, but simply put his bags on his back and ran straight towards the village at the foot of the mountain.

It took less than a while to walk.

The red-clothed woman reappeared, raised her hideous face, and stared straight at him:
"Man. Not trustworthy."

Zhang Xiao only felt the hairs all over his body explode, and instinctively activated the Golden Light Curse.

But this red-clothed woman seemed to have a special ability, and Zhang Xiao felt that her whole body was frozen.

Not to mention fighting back, I couldn't even move a single movement.

He even watched helplessly as the female ghost turned into a blood-red shadow, circling around him.

Finally broke the Golden Light Curse.

It was dark before his eyes, and a faint voice came from his ear again:

"you are dead."

Zhang Xiao:.
It seems that this female ghost is like a rule line in the game. It cannot be touched. If the rule is triggered, it means death?

What if we fight directly in full state?

Zhang Xiao rushed out.

In the open space outside the cave, thunder and explosions sounded suddenly, and golden and red lights intertwined together.

Less than 5 minutes.

Zhang Xiao appeared in the cave again in disgrace.

Well, I've confirmed it, but I can't beat it, no matter how I think about it, I can't beat it, unless the universe bag is there, just throw out the talisman at the bottom of the box.

After a wave of rational reasoning, this is a bit outrageous.

But even such a strong ghost has nothing to do with Xiaoyang Village. What's going on?

And those three ancestors went to Xiaoyang Village to investigate after hearing that there were evil spirits in Xiaoyang Village.

This female spy obviously did not cause any harm. On the contrary, she was very reasonable and easy to talk to.

So, there are other evil spirits in Xiaoyang Village?

Or just play the game like before, as long as I die enough, I will find a way for you even if I die.

dead!
dead!
dead!
Zhang Xiao was lying in the cave, breathing heavily, with deep confusion in his eyes.

No, this village is poisonous, right?
You will die if you drink tea, you will die if you go to a tavern to eat, and you will die if you stay in an inn.

Even steamed buns that I thought were safe before turned out to have problems.

Died too many times even made my spirit start to feel a little restless.

Suspicious, seeing everything is wrong.

The question is, why did the people in Xiaoyang Village have to kill me?
Also, whether it is the red-clothed woman or the little girl, let me go.

Especially that little girl
Except that it appeared when I gave her meat buns for the first time, it seems that there were none afterwards.

Zhang Xiao fell into deep thought.

In the early morning, Xiaoyang Village seemed to come alive again. Zhang Xiao changed her clothes and looked like an ordinary farm boy.

Fortunately, his previous experience outside made him darker, but he has the temperament of a peasant boy.

The village is still the same as before.

There are 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.

The owner of the grocery store yawned, moved the movable wooden board, and displayed a dazzling array of products.

Zhang Xiao turned a blind eye to all of this, and just walked through the crowd silently, passing through many previous death experiences.

It seems that the less communication you have with your surroundings, the less likely you are to die.

So be sure to make yourself ordinary enough that you won't even attract the attention of others.

In fact, this time he bet right.

This is the first time that I have walked around the town completely, and I haven't had a 'mysterious death' yet.

Zhang Xiao slowly backed out from the original road, stood at the entrance of Xiaoyang Village, and looked back at the village again.

Now it's time to try another thing - what will happen if you don't follow the method of the female cunning sect and leave directly?
Just after entering the woods, the previous sunlight was covered by overlapping trees.

The cold wind howls among the treetops, the towering ancient trees, the shadows of the trees, covering the sky and the sun, as if walking into an ancient dream.

Occasionally, a ray of sunlight shines through the gaps in the branches, but it looks even more eerie.

The surroundings were palpitatingly quiet, except for the click of dead branches and leaves underfoot, there was nothing.

Zhang Xiao took two steps and felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier. He even took one step and was out of breath from exhaustion.

He stopped and looked at his hands.

The originally powerful and delicate hands of the young man had turned into a wrinkled, stiff and rough look at some point.

Looks like 80 years old.

Zhang Xiao struggled to pull out a mirror with a magic wand, but saw that he had become a gray-haired old man in the mirror.

He found a big tree, leaned on the trunk, and sat down slowly.

He closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and suddenly laughed.

In fact, the answer has long been known.

Then the whole person seemed to suddenly lose strength, and his head suddenly drooped.

"you are dead."

In the cave, Zhang Xiao was lying on the blanket, motionless, just staring at the uneven top of the cave.

"This is a test."

he said to himself.

"It's like an exam, you're very familiar with exams.

In the end it's just a gamble, like you've done countless times.

What is the key and root of the problem? "

Zhang Xiao closed his eyes and let out a soft breath:

"It's to figure out the thinking of the questioner. What does he want to test me for?"

Is it strength?Is it mastery of spells?Is it fighting skills?
neither.

Zhang Xiao stood up, packed his luggage, and waved to the outside in a cool manner.

Bye-Bye!

Sure enough, no female ghost appeared when they set off in the opposite direction.

Not far away, I saw a dilapidated earth temple.

Hmm. It's kind of like Professor Flitwick.

After sincerely worshiping, Zhang Xiao took half a bowl of incense ash, and every moment, he picked up a handful of incense ash and sprinkled it in the air.

Follow the direction in which the incense ash is being blown.

Just go all the way.

By the time the incense ash was used up, Zhang Xiao had already arrived at the entrance of a huge cave.

am i in a cave

He was stunned for a moment, then boasted in one step.

"During the reign of tomorrow, three of my disciples from Longhu Mountain traveled to this place, and they heard that there were evil spirits in the mountain, and they could not return after entering the mountain.

The Celestial Master ordered Longhu Mountain to travel all over the world, and Zhuge Hong went to investigate.

Zhuge Hong led the order to go, but he lingered at the mountain pass and did not dare to enter. He used the technique of sending spirits and transforming to investigate, and returned within ten days.

Said: This scene is illusory, if you enter it, you will die.

The celestial master came in person, led one hundred and eight disciples of Longhushan, and set up a formation of heaven and earth, trapped in this scene for 16 days. "

The faint male voice gradually faded away.

Zhang Xiao slowly opened his eyes. This time it was finally not a cave.

"Awake? That's ok, boy, have you figured out the only answer in less than 10 reincarnations?"

Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu were sitting on the Eight Immortals Table in the room, looking at themselves with smiles.

Zhang Xiao shook his head vigorously, trying to wake himself up.

"Just finally figured it out."

After getting out of bed and sitting at the table, Li Qingshu pushed over a cup of tea, Zhang Xiao subconsciously wanted to hide.

But it is the sequelae left in the illusion before.

"Xiaoxiao, you've come out." Li Qingshu comforted her softly, and she released a golden light as she spoke, proving that what she said was true.

After drinking a cup of tea, Zhang Xiao felt much more comfortable.

"Dad, Mom, so this is the first level of the pre-ordination test?"

Zhang Chengdao nodded:

"That's right, since I discovered this illusion during the Tianqi years.

It has been used to test disciples. "

Zhang Chengdao said meaningfully:

"Xiaoxiao, what else do you think is needed to travel the world besides being proficient in talismans and passing through Taoism?"

"It's to protect myself!" Zhang Xiao said without hesitation.

This was the answer he wanted to figure out at the last moment. If it hadn't been for figuring this out, I would still be stuck in the illusion at this time.

"That's right, the most important thing in traveling the world is to protect yourself.

Rather than sacrificing your life for righteousness, I am more afraid that you will die before you leave the army and die before you leave Jiangxi.

Maybe sometimes, a glass of highly poisonous spirits, a superficial trap, and a clumsy lie can make you undo.

At least at this moment, if he is drinking tea, drinking and eating in the future, he will instinctively think of checking for poison.

This is what Taoism wants to teach you.

Sometimes the human heart is darker than the demons. "

Zhang Xiao was still a little scared when he recalled his previous experience. He really didn't want to remember those weird and various ways of death.

"Dad, how many times did you go through this reincarnation?"

Zhang Chengdao originally had an old-fashioned face, but suddenly collapsed, and the corners of his eyes and mouth twitched a few times:

"this."

Li Qingshu smiled and said nothing, but this time she was not going to expose her husband's faults in front of her son. Sometimes it was too much, and once or twice it could be said to be funny.

It's really unreasonable to expose the shortcoming again and again.

After all, it was rare for Zhang Chengdao not to hit the south wall without looking back, and plunged into Xiaoyang Village.

In the end, he had too many reincarnations, exhausted his energy and was sent out in a coma.

Fortunately, this test does not require everyone to pass, it is more like a class.

In fact, this illusion can only be used once. After all, the second time is prepared, and it will not have the effect of teaching and testing at all.

Seeing that his mother didn't mean anything, Zhang Xiao immediately changed the topic to what he was most interested in.

"Mom and Dad, what happened to that illusion? Did it really happen in history?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Chengdao's face became more serious, and he nodded slowly and said:
"That's right, the voice you heard in the illusion is telling the truth.

At that time, Senior Zhuge Hong was the leader in the world of Longhu Mountain. This senior was already considered the number one among the younger generation of Longhu Mountain at that time.

Just like your father and me now. "Li Qingshu and Zhang Xiao showed 'admiration' eyes together, Zhang Chengdao cleared his throat twice:

"But when Senior Zhuge Hong arrived at the foot of that mountain, he didn't dare to go in. According to the records of Longhu Mountain.

Senior Zhuge Hong once said: 'Walking to the front of the mountain, sweating profusely, if you start thinking about getting up, there will be a battle between the two forces, and you can't restrain yourself'

His strength was strong enough, and his spiritual sense told him that there was a great horror ahead, but the three disciples might be because their strength level was slightly lower.

There was no movement in the spiritual sense at all, which led to the disaster. "

Zhang Chengdao stopped talking suddenly, and smacked his lips: "My mouth is a little dry."

Zhang Xiao poured a cup of tea with a wink, and held it with both hands:

"Dad, moisten your throat, then what?"

"Not bad, fragrant! Sweet!"

Li Qingshu hummed, and continued:

"Mom told you that senior Zhuge Hong cannot enter, but if he retreats, he fears that this place will become the source of disaster.

So he sat down at the entrance of the mountain, and used the Taoist technique of sending spirits, combined with illusion, to go in and investigate with the method of clone.

In this way, he investigated for ten days, and finally came back to report.

After hearing this, the celestial master took people there. This is the biggest move in Longhu Mountain for hundreds of years!

In the end, the Celestial Master went there alone, and after he came out, he set up a large formation of Tiangang and Disha, and it took [-] days to wipe out that place. "

Zhang Xiao was like listening to storytelling, she didn't dare to breathe, she pricked up her ears and listened carefully:

"And then, the Heavenly Master must have found something, right? And what about the three ancestors?"

Zhang Chengdao sighed:
"You have seen those three masters before."

"I've seen them all?"

"Little girl, Lord of the Land, a female ghost in a wedding dress."

Zhang Xiao only felt a trembling numbness all over his body.

He never thought that those three were the three ancestors, but it seemed that they were the only ones in the whole small village who were showing kindness to him.

But how did those master ancestors become like that?

"The Heavenly Master said that the place was twisted and abnormal and had become a mysterious realm. Two senior brothers were killed one after another, but the last senior brother discovered an important clue at the end.

But he couldn't hold it any longer, so he let go of the Li Gui that he had just received before coming here, and used his body to feed Gui, leaving a little bit of spirituality.

It is because he knows that the Taoist sect will definitely continue to send people, and then he can remind the people in the Taoist sect that this place is ominous, so don't waste your life in vain.

The other person used the technique of sitting and melting to restrain all his spirituality in his bones.

Burn yourself (harmoniously) with divine fire, leave the ashes, and guide the people of Taoism to go out.

The last senior brother has the lowest level of cultivation, and his spirituality is not well preserved. Only by giving her buns can she remind her.

Because that female senior brother loved steamed stuffed buns the most when she was a child.

That steamed stuffed bun will turn into something like air-dried powder, which is also a reminder that everything you see is false.

The more exchanges and communications that are generated, the deeper the trap, and finally assimilated, unable to extricate themselves. "

There was silence in the room, and Zhang Xiao let out a long breath. He didn't know how many times such a story happened in the long river of history.

How many soul-stirring things are unknown to outsiders.

Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu stood up: "Xiaoxiao, take a good rest, although you have been in the illusion for a long time, in fact it has only been an hour.

The other two official tests will be held tomorrow.

This is a hard condition. If you fail to pass it, you really have to wait until next year. "

Zhang Xiao nodded to show that he understood. When his parents walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something:
"Dad, is that Xiaoyang Village really called Xiaoyang Village?"

Zhang Chengdao paused, and said softly:
"No. Its original name was - Peach Blossom Spring."

Zhang Xiao was lying on the bed stiffly like a robot, covered with a quilt, but couldn't fall asleep.

Only Peach Blossom Spring and the unforgetable story of Peach Blossom Spring are tossed and turned in my mind.

In the Taiyuan period of the Jin Dynasty, the people of Wuling fished for a living.

Walking along the edge of the stream, forgetting the distance of the road.

Suddenly there is a peach blossom forest, hundreds of steps across the bank, there are no miscellaneous trees in the middle, the fragrant grass is delicious, and the fallen flowers are colorful.

The fisherman is very different, and he goes forward again, wanting to poor his forest.

When the forest runs out of water, there is a mountain, and the mountain has a small mouth, as if there is light.

Then she left the boat and entered from the mouth.

Very narrow at the beginning, talented people.After walking for dozens of steps, he suddenly became enlightened.

There is a small mouth in the mountain that suddenly opens up.
Peach Blossom Spring!
Although she tossed and turned in bed for a long time before falling asleep, Zhang Xiao still felt refreshed when she woke up the next day.

The clothes have already been delivered, neatly stacked and placed on the table.

After washing up, Zhang Xiao couldn't wait to pick up the folded clothes.

It was a plain white Taoist robe, similar to the ones Mao Xuexian's disciples wore when they were watching the river.

It's also like the one worn by Wang Ye in "Under One Man", but the color is different.

Dad mentioned this point, Xialonghushan, or the secular Taoist sect, most of the rules are inherited from their own blessed land.

Just because of some necessary factors and unnecessary factors, the original things are expanded, and it is more cumbersome and complicated.

Dad said. This is because secular Taoism needs more rituals, but Zhang Chengdao didn't say why rituals are needed.

So there are not so many rules in Shanglonghu Mountain at this moment.

Zhang Xiao looked at it for a while, then let go of his hand, and the clothes wriggled and walked over.

He made a posture of opening his arms, and put it directly on Zhang Xiao's body.

The cloth shoes also flew up on their own. I don’t know what they were made of, but they were very comfortable on my feet.

After the Taoist robe was tied up, he didn't wear a crown either. He just learned the way of Wang Ye and pulled up his half-long hair and tied it in a bun on the top of his head.

Secure it randomly with a wooden hairpin.

It’s better to be a Taoist disciple!

That is to say, ceremonial robes need to be worn when conferring talismans and offering sacrifices to heaven.

At other times, they really dress up casually, but basically everyone wears three kinds of Taoist robes: green, white, and blue.

In the small courtyard, Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu also changed into similar outfits, with fluttering long gowns full of elegance and charm.

I have seen a lot of how my parents look in suits and leather shoes, and what the two of them look like at this moment.

Zhang Xiao couldn't help but his eyes lit up:
"Dad, Mom, they are so chic and beautiful! They are a couple of gods and goddesses!"

Li Qingshu smiled slightly: "Okay, okay, let's go, fasting today, two bigu pills per person.

Here, this is yours. "

Zhang Xiao took two round bigu pills, which were about the size of longan. He still remembered that the taste was unpalatable, just like sawdust.

Because it is delicious, there will be greedy Xiaodao boys who will eat bigu pills as snacks.

Putting one into his mouth and chewing it casually, Zhang Xiao clenched his fists with his eyes wide open, trying hard to swallow the bigu pills.

It was really unpalatable!

It's just that the effect is quite good, but just after eating for a while, Zhang Xiao felt a warm current gradually dissipating from his stomach.

The feeling of fullness came up immediately.

"Mom, I'm ready, let's go!"

Zhang Xiao followed her parents to a huge square, and with just a cursory glance, she felt a little familiar.

The square is paved with huge pieces of white marble.

There is a huge Bagua in the middle.

The edge of the square is shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

Isn't this the square in the Golden Book and Jade Book?
It turns out that the golden book and jade book were rubbed here?
At this moment, many people have come to this square, and there are still a steady stream of people coming from all directions in various ways.

Just the flying equipment, Zhang Xiao saw big leaves like jasper, gourds, boats, and even kites.

It's almost like a meeting of clutter.

More like my own family, calling friends and coming over.

Everyone was elated as if they were attending a rally. They found their favorite positions and stood up together in twos and threes.

"Dad, are they all here for the assessment? Is this assessment so popular?"

Zhang Xiao saw that the number of people was almost several thousand - because the scale of each Hogwarts banquet was less than one-tenth of this.

How many people attended the Hogwarts banquet?
There are less than 500 teaching staff
"It has always been like this, although this Dragon and Tiger Mountain is a blessed place, there are no activities and ceremonies worth talking about.

Except for a few important ceremonies, everyone was mostly doing Qingxiu, or helping Zhao Yuanxu solve some very difficult problems.

There is also a part of the responsibility that must be on the mountain at all times.

So... it became like this. "

Zhang Chengdao said a few words and patted his shoulder: "Let's meet at Bagua, the time is almost up.

Don't stress! "

Li Qingshu also stroked Zhang Xiao's head, and also clenched her fists to cheer him up.

Zhang Xiao took a few deep breaths: "Yes, I'm going."

On the gossip, there are already some people standing here and there, ranging in age, the older ones seem to be middle-aged.

There are about seventeen or eighteen small ones, and there are about eight or ninety people in total.

Is this the person who is going to participate in the enthronement this year?
Many people were surprised when they saw Zhang Xiao, a tender-faced 'boy', coming over.

Others thought about it.

"Little fellow daoist, whose family disciple are you? Today is the day of the test for conferring the talisman. Go back quickly, find your master or an adult, and just watch from the sidelines."

A middle-aged man with a rather simple and honest complexion asked with a smile, and raised his head while talking to see if anyone was looking for the child.

Zhang Xiao was just about to salute and strike up a conversation, but someone stopped the middle-aged man:

"Brother, this is the child of Master Shaotian's family, Zhang Xiao, who is of the same generation as us, is also taking part in the conferring test this time."

The middle-aged man immediately looked stunned and patted his head in embarrassment:
"The master mentioned it to me, but I didn't remember it for a while, little brother, forgive me."

How can such a small matter be taken to heart?

Zhang Xiao smiled and said a few words on the scene, and a small disturbance that was not even a misunderstanding disappeared.

Those more flexible disciples have already spread Zhang Xiao's identity, but they have no intention of hiding anything.

At the same time, the melon-eating crowd outside also noticed Zhang Xiao who was obviously much smaller.

Zhang Xiao only felt that there seemed to be thousands of eyes focused on him.

But what surprised Zhang Xiao was that, no matter it was off the court or on the court.

Everyone's eyes are more curious and surprised.

Others are scrutiny, and doubt.

It can't be said that there is no hostility, but it is quite rare, and Zhang Xiao prefers to call it "competitiveness" rather than hostility.

It was a look that regarded oneself as an important opponent and wanted to compete.

Daoist per capita moral model?

Hey, I thought before that if I would be too showy, someone would be jealous, dissatisfied and so on.

Everyone seems to be friendly now.

"Cough cough."

A faint cough instantly spread throughout the square, and everyone subconsciously became quiet.

Zhang Cunyi's figure appeared on the steps at the entrance of the Jade Emperor Hall, only wearing a very elegant and simple Taoist robe.

Her hair was simply pulled up in a bun, and there was a smile on Qing Huang's face.

The eyes with divine light scanned the square and stopped for a moment on his grandson.

The smile on his face grew stronger.

Only then did Zhang Xiao realize that he hadn't met and chatted with grandpa after coming back for such a long time.

He obviously has a lot of questions that he wants to ask grandpa.

Everyone in the square straightened their clothes, the smiles on their faces disappeared, and they all bowed to Zhang Cunyi and saluted:
"Master!"

Zhang Xiao hastily imitated everyone's appearance and saluted, then heard Zhang Cunyi's voice resounding in everyone's ears:

"Okay, okay, if you go on like this, I have to learn a little about the secular world, so let me just say a few words."

Everyone seems to have been used to the old Tianshi's appearance for a long time, and they straightened up without paying attention, with a smile on their faces.

It seems that he is very much looking forward to the Heavenly Master saying a few simple words.

Zhang Cunyi waved his sleeve robe, raised his face slightly, and looked like an old version of Zhang Chengdao:

"Hey, old man, I don't want to say it, anyway, it happens every year, then"

The face of the old heavenly master became serious:
"What are you waiting for? The big exam for teaching the body is about to begin!"

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7000 will be completed today, and it will probably be finished the day after tomorrow in the East

(End of this chapter)