The return of the immortals in the city

Chapter 252
"My mother, there are a lot of people."

Standing outside the protective wall of the south gate of the city, Duan Qing saw a black mass of people, standing, sitting or squatting, all of them were adults, there were at least 300 of them, and their faces showed nervous anticipation.

"What the hell is that fairy root?"

"Who knows, I hope my Da Niu can have that kind of root, so that he can join the Lin family to cultivate immortals, and our family's life will not have to worry about it in the future."

"I heard that the fairy root is also called spiritual root, which is not found in ordinary people. The Lin family may not even be able to recruit a single disciple with such a big test."

While these villagers were discussing, people from outside the city came either on foot or by car.

Lin Hao also arrived at the gate of the city, glanced around, and saw a few soldiers standing on the tower, talking and laughing, occasionally looking at the crowd at the gate, with playful expressions on their faces.

At the gate of the city, there were six guards of the Lin House carrying Bailian knives and the word Lin Fu embroidered on their clothes. One of them was sitting drinking tea with a stern look on his face, so he must be the leader.

Not far away, there were eight children standing in line one by one, and one of the long-faced guards of the Lin family asked their names and ages loudly.

"Finally caught up."

Duan Qing breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat off his face, and sat down.

During the break, Duan Qing listened carefully for a while, and learned that the Lin family recruited disciples, and the whole city was under martial law, leaving only four gates for entry and exit.

At each city gate, guards from the Lin family were assigned to send the children who took the test to the Lin residence. The accompanying parents could only wait outside the city.

After a while, Duan Qing stood up and asked the big man beside him: "Uncle, how do you go to take the test in Lin Fu?"

The man pointed to the city gate and said, "Little boy, if you want to take the test, just go over there and ask."

Duan Qing thanked him, and was about to go to line up when he saw Lin Hao following him, and quickly reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Lin, are you old enough? The Lin family only accepts children between the ages of ten and 16..."

Lin Hao smiled and said, "I'm just joining in the fun, you don't have to worry about me."

Duan Qing let out a cry, and walked to the end of the line.

The guard who drank tea shouted: "Huang Kai, hurry up, I will strip you for delaying important affairs in the mansion."

"Yes, yes, Brother Wang."

The long-faced guard named Huang Kai quickly responded, then turned around and asked, "Girl, how old are you?"

The girl said timidly, "Master, I'm 14 years old."

Huang Kai's face trembled, and he shouted: "Nonsense, judging by your appearance, you must be eighteen?"

Is this man blind?
Duan Qing murmured in his heart, and suddenly realized that the guard was uneasy and kind, and was afraid that he would take the opportunity to extort money.

"Master, the youngest one is really 14 years old."

The girl was anxious and cried directly. She knew that the guards of the Lin family were in charge of the city gate, and it was only a matter of saying whether to let someone in.

The girl was very afraid of being disqualified from the test by this person, so she quickly took out the birthday sticker and attached a five-liang silver ticket.

Very interesting.

Huang Kai smiled, didn't look at the birthday post, just put away the money, nodded and said: "Oh, it's really 14 years old, okay, let's go in and wait."

The other guards of the Lin Mansion just watched with a smile on their faces. This is a good opportunity for them to make money, so they will not miss it.

The young man who was ranked second came from a poor background. In order to participate in the Lin Fu test, his family took out their savings and bought a new suit of clothes reluctantly, but he couldn't get any money at all, so he was directly kicked out of the team.

"Master, I'm young enough, please..."

The boy had a begging look on his face, and tears fell down his face.

Huang Kai didn't hit the silver, and felt extremely upset, and shouted: "What are you asking for? You bastard, you are not old enough, get out."

The young man was crying, he didn't dare to speak any more, he backed away resentfully, and left with hatred in his heart.

The rest of them were knocked down and given silver to pass the test. When it was Duan Qing's turn, he was very anxious because he was penniless.

When Duan Qing came close, Huang Kai smelled the smell of sweat all over his body, covered his nose, stared wide-eyed, and asked, "Boy, do you have something to do in the county?"

Duan Qing hurriedly bent down, and said respectfully, "Master, I'm going to the Lin family to take the test."

"How old are you?"

"Not yet fifteen."

Huang Kai glanced at Duan Qing, and said solemnly: "Have you ever lied about your age? If you lie to me, you will definitely lose your life."

"Don't dare, the youngest one is really 14 years old, not yet fifteen."

When Duan Qing was speaking, a carriage drove over and stopped a long way away.

The middle-aged man who drove the car got out of the car first, took out a boy in his teens from the car, trotted over, and said out of breath, "Masters, my Hutou also came to Lin's house to take the test."

Huang Kai looked at the tiger-headed child and asked, "How old is it?"

The middle-aged man walked up to Huang Kai, stuffed him with a cloth bag containing ten taels of silver, and replied, "If you go back to the master, my tiger head is twelve."

Huang Kai weighed the cloth bag, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "You have passed the age limit and you can take the test. You wait outside the city, and I will bring your kid into the city later."

"Tiger head, you have to fight hard."

The middle-aged man's face was full of nervousness, as if it was not his son who took the test, but himself.

Huang Kai looked at Duan Qing, and said jokingly, "Boy, you don't look like a young man. You must be over the age, so you don't meet the requirements."

Duan Qing's heart was shocked, he ran to the county seat before dawn, finally got there, but the guard made things difficult for him, and he was filled with resentment.

If Wang Dafu doesn't give me money, how can I have money for him?
Duan Qing didn't want to lose the good opportunity to join the Lin family, so he begged quickly: "I'm really only 14 years old, please let me in."

Huang Kai pushed him away indifferently, and cursed: "Go away, do you still want to cultivate immortality?"

"I……"

Duan Qing mourned, but Huang Kai drew out his long knife and shouted: "Boy, if you don't want to die, get out of here."

Looking at the sharp long knife, Duan Qing didn't dare to speak any more, bowed his head back, and didn't dare to meet his eyes, lest his angry eyes be seen, murderous intent arose in his heart, and his own life would be lost.

Duan Qing understood that as a country boy, he had no power, power or background, if the guards of the Lin family killed him, no one would stand up for him.

"A dog-like thing wants to be a monk too, in the next life."

Huang Kai's face was full of teasing smiles. Just by Duan Qing's clothes, he knew that he had no background. As a guard of the Lin family, he could manipulate him however he wanted.

Even if he was killed with a knife, who would dare to say no?

Another guard echoed: "That's right, cultivating immortals requires spiritual roots. Looking at his birdy appearance, he knows that he doesn't have spiritual roots. Why waste time?"

Huang Kai chuckled, and handed over the money and notes he had looted to the captain of the guard named Wang Beiying.

Wang Beiying put his belongings in his pocket and said, "Huang Kai, you send people into the mansion first, after you're done, I'll treat you to a drink."

Huang Kai responded, urging the waiting children to get into the car, and then the coachman drove to Lin's mansion.

Looking at the carriage going away, Duan Qing, who was hiding among the adults, clenched his fists.

"Huang, I have no grievances with you. Deprive me of my test qualification and play with me and the palm of my hand. When I have strength, I will definitely settle this account with you."

Duan Qing just said these words in his heart, not daring to let the other party hear them, not even daring to show angry and hostile eyes.

If the other party can work as an errand in the Lin Mansion, he must have good skills. If he starts to fight, killing him is like killing a chicken.

In this world, human life is not valuable, but Duan Qing has already seen through this point at a young age.

"If I am stronger than them, how dare you talk to me in such a tone? It is too late to flatter me. In the final analysis, I am too weak."

"hateful……"

Duan Qing was full of loss and resentment, but he couldn't change anything, turned around and left dejectedly.

Lin Hao stepped forward and asked, "Duan boy, why did you leave?"

"Hey, they are extorting money. I have no money, and I can't even go to the Lin family. Don't even think about the test..."

Duan Qing was crying, but he heard Lin Hao say: "These people are united, you can't enter through the south gate of the city, but there are four gates in this county, you can try from other places, maybe you have a chance to enter the Lin family for a test. "

"what?"

Duan Qing was about to go back to Dongchenji, but he didn't think of this method at all. When he heard the words, he suddenly realized, and quickly bowed to thank him. After exiting the crowd, he walked towards the east gate of the city.

Looking at his back, Lin Hao smiled lightly and followed him quietly.

(End of this chapter)