Lonely Immortal

"But this thing is really too bizarre, isn't it? How could the princess choose from us monks?"

"Hey, generally speaking it's unlikely. In the past, the daughter of King Zhao Xian would either marry the number one scholar in the Immortal Examination or a general. We monks from the countryside would never have any chance, but this time it's different."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"It's said, I've heard it too, but it's not necessarily true. Anyway, the county chief wants to choose someone he likes. Her father, King Zhao Xian, introduced him, but she doesn't like him anyway."

"I see, then this princess is really weird."

"What's so strange about this? Maybe someone just wants to raise a pretty boy?"

"Hahaha, that's right, but if the princess is looking for a bride, there must be a lot of competitors, right?"

"That's natural. The princess has invited a bride, and powerful masters from all walks of life have come, including generals and officials who have been ranked among the three majors."

"I was just wondering why the servants that Prince Zhao's Mansion recruits every year are monks under the age of 100. It turns out that they even catch up with the princess to recruit a bride!"

"That's different. Those are two different things. The recruitment of servants is the recruitment of servants. The princess's recruitment is the princess's recruitment. The princess's recruitment must go through layers of screening by Prince Zhao's palace."

"You don't know this. It was like that in the past. It sounds like you are recruiting a bride, but in fact, you have to have a good reputation or military exploits, and have a prominent status. This time it is different. This time, you are selected directly from the servants! "

"Oh? Is this happening?"

"That's natural!"

"Haha, then everyone has a chance?"

"Hey, with your appearance, I'm afraid the princess will look down on you."

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Zhang Zhiwen was drinking tea while listening to these people talking about Prince Zhao's Mansion recruiting servants. He was worried that there was no good way to enter Prince Zhao's Mansion. At this moment, he heard that Prince Zhao's Mansion was actually recruiting a son-in-law. Zhang Zhiwen didn't care about this. interest.

From ancient times to the present, it is not a good thing for the prince to recruit a son-in-law. Regardless of the majestic appearance of the prince-in-law in front of others, he is actually just a son-in-law. Anyone with some real ability will basically not bother to recruit a son-in-law, so he went to Prince Zhao's Mansion and gave him Who would be happy to be a slave while riding in front and behind the horse?

Of course, this is the way the world is. Zhang Zhiwen is not happy, but there are many people who are happy. There is no shortage of freeloaders at any time. He became the son-in-law of Prince Zhao, which has a higher status than a retainer. At least that's what it sounds like on the surface, then he's considered a relative of the emperor, right?

In this case, there must be no shortage of resources in the palace, and it is definitely possible to find a good job with the current emperor, to get an official position or something, which is basically not a problem.

Therefore, those young official immortals who have passed the exam, and generals who have no background or support, naturally still want to attach themselves to Prince Zhao's house. As long as they marry, they will have a bright future. If nothing else, just give a three-star official immortal There is definitely no problem with his position, and the position of a three-star official immortal is a big official in the imperial capital of the immortal dynasty.

Or there is a chance to be promoted from a general to a general, or even to be named a deputy lieutenant.

This Taiwei is in charge of the military power, which is also the Dutong. It shouldn't be a big problem to get a Dutong at the beginning. This Dutong is much higher and more powerful than any general, and may even be If he is sent to serve as a guard for the Royal Guards, if he wins the favor of the current Holy Emperor, he may stay in the Imperial Guard as an errand, and his status will be even different.

Therefore, whether you are a civil servant or a military officer, becoming a prince-in-law is a good channel for promotion. If there are so many people struggling to get married, you will not suffer a loss if you marry the princess. Naturally, a lot of people are willing to do such a good thing.

But Zhang Zhiwen has no interest in this at all. He is worried about how to get into Prince Zhao's Mansion as an errand. Of course, he is not trying to curry favor with Prince Zhao's Mansion, but this servant's treatment is indeed very good. It is naturally good to be able to work as an errand. Choice, anyway, he has a mission, and he will definitely not refuse to do things that go along with the flow.

But it's useless for him to think so much now. He has to go to Prince Zhao's Mansion to see what's going on before he can decide what to do next. After all, his mission is to come here to slay demons, not to be a servant. Yes, if his mission is not completed, how will he deal with Lin Jingyuan later?

In this way, Zhang Zhiwen set off again.

Later, more and more monks came along the way. Prince Zhao's Mansion recruited servants and attracted many people. Monks from all walks of life gathered at the Prince's Mansion, and Zhang Zhiwen followed these people to Prince Zhao's Mansion.

In Zhang Zhiwen's impression, the palace must be very grand. There is no doubt about this. In the secular world, he had never seen the palace before. He was a beggar and a wandering child. He had never seen any big government palace.

But more or less, there are rumors among the people that the palace is smaller than the palace, and there is a unicorn standing in front of the door. The prince is also wearing a python robe. Anyway, it is quite grand. A palace is basically a small city.

Just imagine, how big is a small city?

But later, as Zhang Zhiwen gained more experience and went to more and more places, he saw various sects, county and government offices, and even state offices were nothing. He felt that the secular palace was nothing more than That's all.

It is not even comparable to the county yamen in the world of immortal cultivation, and the secular imperial palace is just the size of a government yamen, which is really nothing special. Just imagine that the imperial palace of a small country in the secular world is actually the size of a government yamen, or even worse, unless it is the imperial palace of the dynasty, then the imperial guards have tens of thousands of people, and at most only a few hundred or twenty thousand people, but look at the county yamen here, there are tens of thousands of cultivators in a county yamen, not to mention the government yamen and the state yamen.

Therefore, before Zhang Zhiwen saw the Zhao Wang Mansion, he could roughly guess that the palace was very large, but he really didn't expect that the Zhao Wang Mansion was so large.

Zhang Zhiwen was in front of this palace at this moment, and the Zhao Wang Mansion was almost endless at a glance. If the Fanyin Sect was already a very large sect, it was much worse than the Zhao Wang Mansion.

Most of the places in the Fanyin Sect are not inhabited by people, and they are mostly sacred mountains. However, the Zhaowang Mansion is not like that. The Zhaowang Mansion is densely packed with various buildings, which gives Zhang Zhiwen a feeling that the Zhaowang Mansion alone is as large as the territory of a secular dynasty.

And the most shocking thing is that the territory is densely packed with buildings and cultivators, coming and going, extremely lively, and the sky above the Zhaowang Mansion is prohibited from flying. The Zhaowang Mansion has a protective formation. How much energy does this formation need to support and maintain such a large territory? It is really too shocking.

No wonder the Zhaowang Mansion is rich and powerful. This territory alone is extraordinary. You must know that the Wanxian Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides. Most places do not have any intact land, especially such a large piece of intact land.

How can I explain this? It's like most of the Wanxian Island is made up of islands, some big and some small, but no matter how big they are, they are only as big as a small secular country. However, the Zhao Palace is as big as an entire empire, and there are buildings inside. It's not a deserted land with high mountains, valleys, etc. It seems that every inch of land here is extremely valuable, so so many buildings are built.

Therefore, the monks who come to recruit servants must go to the core area of ​​the Zhao Palace, and it seems that it is not so simple to go to the core area. The Zhao Palace is so large, and you can't fly, you can only walk, so it will take a lot of time to go there?

The time spent on this road alone is a bit of a headache, but it's not a big deal. At this moment, Zhang Zhiwen is in front of the Zhao Palace, and there are many monks around, and these monks began to discuss.

"Hey, the Zhao Wang Mansion recruits servants every year, but it is still full every year. People who don't know the inside story don't understand the rules here."

"Oh? What are the rules?"

"Hey, the rumors outside are all false. There are skills assessments and backgrounds, but they are not the whole story."

"Oh, so you know the inside story?"

"Hey, it's not really an inside story. I just came here many times in previous years and know some things."

"Oh? Then I dare to ask for your advice!"

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Zhang Zhiwen was listening nearby, and he heard the real situation of the recruitment, which was more complicated than the recruitment news he had heard before.

First of all, the monks who come to participate in the recruitment of servants must walk to the Zhao Palace, the core of the palace, and must arrive within one year, otherwise it will be invalid if it is overdue, which is equivalent to a wasted trip. In addition, the eliminated monks cannot stay in the Zhao Palace and must leave the Zhao Palace, because the Zhao Palace is under the command of the Immortal King Zhao, or at least they are all errand boys.

Of course, it is also possible for someone to be a errand boy, but the errand boy must serve for fifty years before he can participate in the recruitment of servants, and they recruit internally, not externally. Therefore, basically, the eliminated monks cannot stay in the Zhao Palace.

In addition, there are also various businessmen in the Zhao Palace, and these people are not allowed to participate in the recruitment of servants. Only foreign monks can do so. This is a way for the Zhao Palace to prevent some monks who stay here from participating in the recruitment. This is also a means for the Zhao Palace to absorb more fresh blood to work in the palace every year.

This is the first point. The second point is that once a cultivator enters the territory of the Zhaowang Mansion, he will be suppressed by the Zhaowang Mansion's protective formation. In other words, after entering the Zhaowang Mansion, he will be directly reduced to the Qi Refining Stage. Because he does not have the Zhaowang Mansion identity token, he will naturally not be protected by the Zhaowang Mansion. If he dies, he dies.

This point is definitely beyond Zhang Zhiwen's expectations. He did not expect that the Zhaowang Mansion would have such a test to recruit servants. But thinking back, it seems to be right. The so-called assessment of the Zhaowang Mansion actually starts from the moment the cultivator enters the territory of the Zhaowang Mansion. It is equivalent to asking the cultivator to survive in this territory. Then he must show his housekeeping skills. If he does not have some skills, it will be difficult to survive.

This includes the issue of safety and eating. After entering, the cultivator only has the first-level Qi Refining Stage, and he also needs to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. Therefore, it must be difficult for a cultivator of the first-level Qi Refining Stage to walk in such a large territory, and he must arrive at the palace within a year, otherwise he will be eliminated.

Of course, there must be all kinds of tricks here. For example, some people have connections and backgrounds, so they can get some help. For example, the family members in the Zhaowang Mansion are either doing business or working as errand boys. Even if they are doing odd jobs, it is better than not knowing anyone here, right?

So, the relationship households still have a great advantage. They have protection. Of course, the size of this protection power varies from person to person. Some people have a good background. Maybe there are family members doing business here. Then the strength of those doing business must be well preserved, at least they are all above the Jindan level. It is not easy to take these people to the palace with the Jindan level or above?

Or these cultivators can hire these people in the Zhaowang Mansion as bodyguards to help them go to the palace. This is also a way.

Therefore, it seems that it is not a big problem for those who have connections or money to go to the palace, so the so-called assessment skills are not very important.

This is the second reason. Third, the Zhao Palace only has 100 places for recruiting servants every year, and it is first come first served. Therefore, with limited places, there will inevitably be fierce competition. The monks who enter the Zhao Palace and come from various places to participate in the recruitment of servants have no identity protection in the Zhao Palace. So it is conceivable that this killing will be avoided!

"Hey, everyone, this is all I have to say. Oh, my cousin is here to pick me up. So everyone, see you in the palace!"

After this person finished speaking, a monk came in front. This monk was surprisingly a monk in the Zhao Palace. After he came out, he glanced around indifferently, and then took the person away.

Seeing this scene, many other monks were extremely envious. Obviously, if Zhao Palace had an acquaintance to pick him up, it would definitely be completely different, but most of the monks here did not have this treatment. Everyone was unfamiliar with the place and came from the countryside, including Zhang Zhiwen.

"It seems that recruiting servants is really not easy. Forget it, I give up!"

A cultivator actually gave up directly. Obviously, he felt that although the treatment of servants was good, at least they should be alive to enjoy it. Now it seems that if they enter the Zhao Wang Mansion, they will be lambs to be slaughtered. He doesn't want to take risks.

This cultivator decided to leave on the spot, which naturally surprised many people. However, most cultivators did not plan to leave like this, but still went in.

Obviously, for the sake of wealth and glory, for the future, these people have to take risks and try their best. If this succeeds, they will be rich and prosperous for the rest of their lives!

Therefore, more and more cultivators have stepped into the territory of Zhao Wang Mansion, and Zhang Zhiwen has no choice but to set foot on the territory of Zhao Wang Mansion.