The parade ground in the west of the outer city. Dong Dong Dong—— It was four o'clock in the morning. Dong—— Dong—— Dong—— The sound of drums began to be heard around the parade ground. The drums were like thunder, getting more and more urgent. Tap Tap Tap—— There were also waves of uniform footsteps outside the parade ground.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. They immediately saw two teams of soldiers in armor and armed with sharp weapons, running forward in unison. The armor on each of them was dark black, and it was still full of gloom under the sunlight. Holding a long spear, the cold light flashed. "This momentum, this excellent equipment, worthy of the elite soldiers under the rule of Wang Dutou!" Cheng Ran behind him sighed. Jiang Ning looked at this scene and nodded secretly. From the history of the previous life, from ancient times to the present, except for a very small number of extremely elite soldiers, only the generals, the city and the generals' personal guards have such equipment. The two teams of soldiers in front of them were just a hundred-man army stationed in Luoshui County. The garrison in a mere county town had such momentum and such elite equipment, which was obvious. "This Wang Dutou seems to be very rich!" Jiang Ning sighed in his heart. According to his understanding, although this kind of armor must not be made of hundred-forged fine iron, the materials used are relatively ordinary, but equipping a soldier like this is worth at least several hundred taels of silver. Not to mention much, just equipping these two well-equipped teams, that is, ten thousand taels of silver was squandered. These are just two teams of armored soldiers. What if there are more? At this time. The crowd was also separated by these two teams of soldiers. A man in a black robe with black and gold edges suddenly appeared in everyone's eyes. This man was about forty years old, with a calm face, and his emotions were not revealed, and his depth was completely unclear. "The Lord of the Hong Mansion is here!" Wang Jin spoke with a solemn expression.
"Master, is this person Hong Minghu, the Lord of Hong Mansion?" Li Qing asked. "It's him!" "What a strong aura! The dragon-like and tiger-like steps make me feel frightened from a distance." Li Qing sighed. Wang Jin said: "Of course, the Lord of Hong Mansion Hong Minghu is said to be at the peak of the sixth rank, and it is possible that he has entered the fifth rank now." "He alone can easily sweep us." Hearing the conversation between Li Qing and Wang Jin, Jiang Ning was not surprised. Because in the information Lin Qingyi gave him, there was a record of Hong Minghu's strength. At the peak of the sixth rank, he possessed the power of dragons and tigers, and he was an invincible existence in Luoshui County. Behind Hong Minghu, Wang Dutou, who had met him once, followed closely. Next to Wang Dutou, there were four people, three men and one woman, all of whom were dragon-like and tiger-like, with extraordinary aura. Then, two teams of soldiers followed closely, and then spread out to the four sides of the training ground. A moment later Hong Minghu came to the high platform and sat on the chair on the high platform. "Let's start!" He said lightly. The voice seemed weak, but it was clearly heard by everyone in the training ground. "Internal breath!" Jiang Ning heard the clear words in his ears, and his heart condensed. Because he had seen this before, Lin Qingyi's method at that time was like this. "It seems that this mansion master may not be a sixth-grade, but a fifth-grade!" On the high platform of the training ground. As Hong Minghu gave orders, a man suddenly stood on the stands just now. "The rules are very simple. The first step is to grab the 800-jin iron chain and persist in passing the test for three breaths." As the voice fell, the man waved his hand. On the stands where the students of the martial arts garden were, everyone stood up one after another. They jumped down from the high platform one by one. They were the first batch of examinees. Soon, there was no suspense in their hands. Lifting the 800-jin iron chain for three breaths, this weight is not too difficult for ordinary ninth-grade warriors. Because the ninth-grade warriors usually start with a strength of 700 jin.
800 jin is only 100 jin higher than the threshold for the first entry into the ninth grade. This is easy for the students of the martial arts garden. Moreover, they already knew the rules of the assessment. If they could not pass, they would not come to the training ground to humiliate themselves. After the martial arts garden students returned to the stands, it was the turn of the various forces to take the stage. People kept coming out of the wooden sheds and came to the center of the training ground to participate in the iron lock assessment. Some succeeded, some failed. Because most of them only have 700 jin of strength when they first enter the ninth grade. And it takes three breaths to lift an iron lock weighing 800 jin, and the strength just reaches the threshold of 800 jin. The martial artists in Luoshui County are not like the students of the martial arts garden who have been taking medicine to maintain their health since childhood to strengthen their bones and foundation. Therefore, most of these ninth-grade warriors in Luoshui County only meet the most basic conditions of ninth-grade warriors. Unless the skin is refined to the level of stone skin, it is difficult to have a strength of 800 jin. In this situation, people continued to fail the test. Some people, even if they barely lifted the 800-jin iron chain, could not hold on for three breaths and failed. As long as someone failed, the host on the high platform would ruthlessly cross out the corresponding name from the list in his hand. If the strength did not reach the level, it would be a failure in the test. In less than an hour, it was the turn of Shenwei Martial Arts Hall. Five people, three men and two women, also walked out of Shenwei Martial Arts Hall. "Master Wang, my disciples will take the lead!" Yu Yuan said. "Master Yu, please!" Wang Jin raised his hand to signal. at the same time. The perimeter of the school grounds. "Elder, if there are no accidents, the man named Jiang Ning should be here at this time." "I understand!" The middle-aged man in gray robe nodded slightly. Then he looked up to the center of the school field. Lips move slightly. Hong Minghu's eyes suddenly changed. He looked towards the outside of the school grounds, condescendingly, and he instantly saw the figure of the man in gray robe. "Gong Sunyu is actually here? Shouldn't he, the third elder of Yaowang Valley, be in Yaowang Valley?" Hong Minghu secretly whispered in his heart. Then he waved and asked the person behind him to lead Gong Sunyu over.
At this time, the five people from Shenwei Hall came to the center of the school field. When the person on the high platform called the corresponding name, someone stepped forward and grabbed the iron lock weighing eight hundred kilograms. Strength testing is the simplest way to test your strength. The first four passed quickly. But when the last person came forward, the female disciple couldn't help but tremble slightly. Because she knows her own strength, she has also tested it in private. It is about more than 700 kilograms, but does not have the strength of 800 kilograms. "Lin Mu, let's start!" The man on the high platform said. Hearing these words, the female disciple from the Shenwei Martial Arts School gritted her teeth. Then he leaned over and grabbed the bloated iron lock in front of his body. Even though the lock is made of iron, it still looks a bit bloated as it weighs eight hundred kilograms. This is also because when the power reaches a certain level, it is difficult to test it. You can only feel it through your body. Because once the strength reaches two or three thousand kilograms, it is difficult to have anything to test its strength. Even if it is a two or three thousand kilogram iron block made of fine iron, its size is too large, making it difficult to exert force. As Lin Mu's legs continued to tremble, his figure swayed slightly, but the iron lock in his hand was still difficult to get off the ground. "Unqualified!!!" The host on the high platform raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Lin Mu, and sentenced him to death. Hearing this, Lin Mu bit his lip and gave up trying. The next round follows. It was Jiang Ning's turn and the other five people came on stage. the other side. On the high platform. Gongsunyu came to Hong Minghu's side alone. "Brother Minghu, I didn't expect to see you here." The man in gray robe said. "Gong Sunyu, if you don't stay well in Yaowang Valley, why are you here?" Hong Minghu frowned slightly. Although he knew Gong Sunyu, strictly speaking, they were not close friends. Moreover, in the eyes of the Inspectorate, Jianghu sects like Yaowang Valley are also the ones they want to target. Since ancient times, medicine and poison have not been separated. In recent years, several chaos in Daxia have been related to those sects who are good at medicine. Among them, the most excessive chaos in Danzhou, the outbreak of the Danzhou plague, was deliberately spread by Wandu Sect.
After this move was found out, the imperial court was furious. As a result, the Wan Du Sect was breached, and ninety-nine percent of the disciples were slaughtered. Therefore, Hong Minghu did not welcome Gong Sunyu's arrival at this moment. Hearing Hong Minghu's words, Gongsun Yu immediately said: "Elder Liu in my valley was chasing a thief who robbed the tribute of the King of Huai'an, but he accidentally died in Luoshui a few days ago." "There's someone here who has some information, so I came over to check it out." "That's it!" Gongsun Yu nodded slightly, and then asked: "What's that person's name?" "Jiang Ning!" at this time. The five Jiangning people have also arrived at the center of the school field. According to the order of names on the list, the first one to play is Zhou Xing. In Zhou Xing's hands, he easily lifted the stone lock weighing eight hundred kilograms and held it horizontally. Seeing Zhou Xing not blushing, not out of breath, and looking relaxed and comfortable. The man on the high platform who was presiding over the assessment immediately nodded slightly and looked at Zhou Xing. "He is a good prospect! It seems that he has the ability to compete for the qualifications of team leader. If he performs well later, it may not be a bad idea to include him in my command." The man secretly said in his heart, and he was particularly interested in Zhou Xing. Take a second look. "Passed!" the man said, and put a red tick on Zhou Xing's name. Next person. "Zhao Hu!" Zhao Hu immediately moved forward. "start!" "pass!" Upon hearing these two words, Zhao Hu's palms suddenly relaxed. boom-- The iron lock weighing 800 kilograms fell heavily on the field. "Junior Brother Jiang, it will be your turn soon!" Zhao Hu grinned at Jiang Ning. "Zhang Tiesheng!" On the high platform, another person's name was shouted out. Zhang Tiesheng stepped forward quickly. He has already broken through to the ninth level, and after years of hard work, it is no problem to grab an eight hundred kilogram iron lock. After three breaths.
"pass!" After hearing these two words, Zhang Tiesheng removed his strength and let the iron lock fall to the ground. Boom—— The iron lock settled, a muffled thunder sounded, and then smoke and dust rose. "Junior Brother Jiang, what should I do? I haven't reached the stone skin level yet, and I can't even lift an eight hundred kilogram stone lock." At this moment, Li Qing saw that it was her turn and suddenly spoke anxiously. Jiang Ning heard this and shook his head secretly: "Senior sister, there is nothing I can do!" "Li Qing!" On the high platform, the man spoke again and called out Li Qing's name. Hearing these two words, Li Qing took a deep breath and then slowly stepped forward. "Begin!" The man on the high platform glanced at Li Qing indifferently, and then silently remembered her in his heart. This is also his task. He must remember the names and corresponding people of every person who participates in the assessment. In this way, there will be no people who cheat and fish in troubled waters. After a moment. The man shook his head with regret. If possible, he would like to recruit the woman in front of him into the Inspection House and become a member of the Inspection Guard. Not to mention how much effect it has, at least it is pleasing to the eyes. And there are too many men in the Inspection House. After all, in terms of martial arts talent, men are born slightly stronger than women. Coupled with various factors, the number of men who practice martial arts is several times that of women. In this case, a female warrior with a very good appearance is naturally scarce. But unfortunately, the rules of the Inspection House are rules, and the Inspection House is not decided by him, the commander, but by Hong Minghu sitting on the Tai Shi chair. "Unqualified!!" He spit out three words. Li Qing immediately withdrew dejectedly. On the other side. In the wooden shed where all the disciples of Canglang Martial Arts School were. "Ah? No way! Senior Sister Li Qing didn't pass the test?" "Senior Sister Li Qing failed the test, so this is troublesome! Senior Brother Jiang will definitely not pass it." "Who said it wasn't? Senior Sister Li Qing stepped into the threshold of the ninth rank one step earlier than Senior Brother Jiang Ning, but now she has failed!" "The iron chain of 800 kilograms, this is clearly to knock down all the martial artists who have just reached the ninth rank!"
"." For a moment, all the disciples of Canglang Martial Arts School looked worried. Yu Yuan next to him also looked gloating at this time. "Master Wang, three out of five have passed, it seems that your disciples' abilities are slightly inferior to mine!" "It's a bit too early to say this, isn't it?" Wang Jin said. "Oh? Could it be that Master Wang is still full of expectations for the disciples who are later in the order?" Yu Yuan laughed when he heard this. Wang Jin said, "Why don't we make a bet?" "Bet? What's the bet? Tell me what you're betting on?" Yu Yuan immediately spoke. Wang Jin said, "If my disciple passes the test, Master Yu will teach me your secret method?" "That won't do!" Yu Yuan shook his head immediately. It's not like he hasn't heard of Jiang Ning playing before. It seems that Hong Chengtao died at his hands. "Then what's your bullshit!" Wang Jin glanced at Yu Yuan. "Haha!" Yu Yuan smiled and didn't care. On the other side. The man who presided over the test on the high platform also slowly called out the next person on the list. "Jiang Ning." At the same time. In the center of the stands. Gongsun Yu was surprised when he heard the name on the list. "Jiang Ning, is that him?" He murmured, looking at Jiang Ning in the training ground with his eyes slightly fixed. Today, he came to the training ground in a hurry because of the news, so he only knew this name, but didn't know what Jiang Ning looked like. Who is Jiang Ning? But at this moment, he finally heard this name. This name also immediately attracted his attention.