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Chapter 104 Special Talents, Uninvited Guests

Geng Xuan came to Liao Chengye and asked curiously, "You are going to be a blue robe guard too?"

Liao Chengye's situation is very similar to Chen Zheng in all aspects. Although his cultivation is slightly inferior to Chen Zheng's, he is also younger than Chen Zheng.

Having fought side by side with him, Geng Xuan felt that apart from his slightly eccentric personality, his talent for cultivation was no worse than Chen Zheng's.

What is rare is that compared to Chen Zheng, who is a rigid and dull person, Liao Chengye's performance in battle is more spiritual.

To be honest, if he were to run for the position of new abbot, he would have a greater advantage than Chen Zheng.

Liao Chengye did not answer but asked:

"What do you think are my chances of becoming the new abbot?"

Geng Xuan smiled and said, "I can't say for sure."

Liao Chengye spread his hands and said with a smile:
"Right, don't even mention you, I can't tell for sure myself.

There will only be one abbot in the end, but if I choose this path, from now on, I will be bound by rules and regulations.

What if I don't become the abbot in the end and don't suffer any hardships, wouldn't that be a big loss for me?
What's more, even if you really become a monastery owner, it may not be a good thing.

There are people pressing down on you and thousands of eyes watching you from all around.

Look at Li Xun, he accidentally revealed all his secrets..."

At this point, Liao Chengye shook his head and said, "Whoever wants to be the master of the temple can do it. I'm not interested anyway."

Geng Xuan nodded.

Chen Rongshan, who was standing beside him, did not respond to his lofty remarks. He just asked, "Where's your father? Why isn't he with you?"

Liao Chengye's face immediately fell, and he said, "He said he got annoyed when he saw me and didn't want to stay with me, so he left first."

Geng Xuan couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw this.

Chen Rongshan also smiled.

A group of people waited at the gate of Changpingfang for a while, and people arrived one after another.

When three more people arrived, they all walked out of the gate of Changpingfang together and headed towards Kangleji.

Geng Xuan looked around and found that the number of people had exceeded forty.

Except for a few who are older like Chen Rongshan, most of them are in their twenties or thirties. Even if they are not the best, they are the backbone of the younger generation in Changpingfang.

Obviously, Changpingfang had no intention of fooling Kangleji.

Geng Xuan thought that Master Fan wanted to take advantage of the power of the surrounding neighborhoods, but for the surrounding neighborhoods, this was like using Kangle Village as a chicken coop to hatch their own eggs.

The worst thing to do in cultivation is to work in isolation.

Except for those whose cultivation is too low and who linger in the stage of skin refining and flesh refining all their lives, for those practitioners with stronger talents and higher pursuits, traveling and travelling around the world is an indispensable lesson in life.

Even the children from the neighborhood are no exception.

The loss rate when traveling is also very high.

Many of the young men in the alley never came back once they left.

Maybe he is dead, or maybe he has gone far away.

Anyway, to the people in the neighborhood, they were all considered dead.

Many people are also very secretive about their experiences during their travels.

But in fact, if you think about the style of those foreign practitioners in Kangleji, you can get a general idea.

After all, many of them are also from some other neighborhood.

It is very normal for an honest and loyal guy in his hometown to commit murder, arson and robbery while traveling.

After all, traveling, besides broadening your horizons and increasing your knowledge, the most important lesson is to kill or be killed.

Only this kind of real tempering on the brink of life and death can temper the true edge.

Geng Xuan guessed that most of the killings committed by those old guys in the alley who seemed to have good temperaments, would nod and greet the younger generations when they saw them, and had extremely bright red names on their heads, were caused by this experience.

Mr. Chai is a typical representative of them.

Although the experience of being a blue-robed guard in Kangleji cannot completely replace the role of traveling around, it will undoubtedly allow everyone to increase a lot of relevant "experience bars" at their doorstep.

It is neither too mild nor too intense, making it an excellent springboard for transition.

If you can't even adapt to this, then you can give up the idea of traveling far away in advance.

And if they still persist, their chances of survival will greatly increase.

……

After entering Kangleji, the group went directly to a courtyard with a tall wall next to the recreation center.

After entering, we found that the internal layout is very simple, with a U-shaped corridor around the wall, which provides shade, shelter from the rain and rest.

There is also a circle of trees planted outside the corridor.

The area surrounded by a circle of corridors is a huge open space. Even if two or three thousand people are training here, it will not seem crowded.

At this moment, quite a few people have gathered here.

The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly a group of people in black robes in the center of the venue. They look around with scrutinizing and even critical eyes.

And wherever they could see, there were groups of people standing there, each numbering about forty or fifty people.

Facing the scrutinizing gazes of those men in black robes, some responded with defiant and dissatisfied looks, but more people behaved quite restrainedly.

Geng Xuan knew that these were the young men arranged by each district to participate in the election for the blue robe guards.

Geng Xuan saw Chen Rongshan and others leading his group to an empty space out of habit.

He frowned secretly in his heart.

Although everyone is from the Lifang area, the relationship between the Lifangs is not close at all.

In order to fight for or protect the forest line, bloody battles may even break out in the neighborhoods.

It is normal to be wary of each other.

But the situation is different now. In Kangleji, everyone should stand together.

Only by standing together can the blue-robed guards have the power to make all parties in Kang Le Ji take them seriously and even fear them.

If everyone becomes a blue robe guard and does their own thing like they do now, with clear boundaries between them, then it would be a real mess.

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan whispered to Chen Rongshan beside him: "Uncle Chen, I think we should go and stay with the people in Wanfufang."

Chen Rongshan was startled and turned to look at Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan continued, "Moreover, I think the other neighborhood children should also stand with us."

Chen Rongshan nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

Liao Lei, who was walking next to Chen Rongshan and had just met everyone at the gate, asked a tricky question.

"Why are we concentrating on Wanfufang? Is it because his master is going to be the boss soon?"

After hearing this, Geng Xuan was very upset.

However, considering the actual situation in each district, this is not really a problem.

Perhaps, some people in the neighborhood will wonder, "Why am I the one who is getting closer to you, instead of you getting closer to me?"

If you mean well but end up doing something bad, you're doomed.

So Geng Xuan had to give another suggestion.

"Then... let's find an empty space where no one is and have all the people gather there?"

Geng Xuan said tentatively, his tone not quite certain.

If there were people who continued to find fault and said, "Why is this open space so close to them and so far away from us?", then he really would be helpless.

Love as much as you like.

Fortunately, no one has reached this point yet.

Chen Rongshan, Liao Lei and several others discussed in a low voice for a while, and then took action on their own.

They did not lead the team forward, but walked out of the crowd and headed towards the area where the children of other families were.

Such an obvious action naturally attracted everyone's attention.

The black-robed guards just stared at them sideways, trying to see what these newcomers were up to.

The people in other neighborhoods were even more active. After all, some of those guys who came out of the Changpingfang team were heading towards their own areas with a clear goal.

Those who are sensitive and sensitive may already have their hearts beating fast.

"What's wrong with these people?... Ah, they are coming towards us, what are they doing?... What should we do, what should we do, there are so many people watching us... Should we chase them away in advance..."

Fortunately, although many people had tense faces, no one shot an arrow or threw a flying knife, so that the people from Changpingfang arrived at their side safely.

Geng Xuan, who came up with a "bad idea", watched from afar as Uncle Chen, Liao Lei and others communicated with other people in the neighborhood.

Although I don't know what they talked about specifically, looking at their serious and earnest expressions, it wouldn't be far-fetched to say that they were discussing world nuclear peace.

Moreover, the people from various districts who communicated with Uncle Chen and others also looked at the people from other districts from a distance, as if they wanted to gain some information from each other's gazes.

After a long time, the various neighborhoods finally reached a difficult consensus on the issue of "moving a little and staying together."

Then, each workshop slowly started to move.

They all moved towards an open area not far away from the group of black-robed guards.

Seeing this scene, Geng Xuan, who had nearly suffocated himself to death from holding his breath for so long, finally breathed a sigh of relief and complained in his heart:

"This efficiency is amazing!"

Geng Xuan and others were also moving.

A moment later, more than 300 people from various families arrived almost at the same time, and everyone was crowded in a small area.

A few steps away are people from other families.

This is a novel experience for the children of each family.

No one spoke. Everyone looked at each other, as if trying to see something on each other's faces.

Geng Xuan watched this scene and almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

They were obviously a group of adults, but he inexplicably felt that this was a game for a group of children.

At this time, no one paid attention to the group of black-robed guards nearby.

The black-robed guards had no idea what these locals were up to and just stared with their eyes wide open, watching everything happen.

They vaguely realized that there might be some mystery in this, but they couldn't explain it for the time being.

However, that kind of condescending scrutiny was gone.

After a while, a group of people walked out from the side door of the left corridor that connected to the recreation center next door.

The first person to come was the great master Fan of Kangleji.

The person walking side by side with him was none other than Mr. Chai.

Seeing this scene, Geng Xuan and other people from Changpingfang were all stunned.

Everyone did not feel that this was an honor, but rather felt sad and bitter.

Are there no old people like Mr. Chai in other neighborhoods?

Of course not.

Mr. Chai appeared here at this time and walked side by side with Master Fan.

It only means that Changpingfang has no one who can take charge of the matter. At this time, the only thing they can do is to bring the old guy who should have been enjoying his old age in the square out again to take the blame.

Everyone let him work alongside Master Fan, not because they recognized his ability, but out of courtesy for his age.

Behind the two of them were other seated masters and the heads of other neighborhoods.

Behind them, there were a group of about twenty people in grey robes. After they left the corridor, they stood in an open space several dozen steps away from Geng Xuan and the others.

They didn't move forward, nor did they say anything. They just watched quietly from afar.

Instead, the group of twenty or so people in gray robes and tight clothes who were following at the back continued to move forward and came in front of Geng Xuan and others.

One of the men, a square-faced man who looked to be about forty years old, stepped forward, looked at Geng Xuan and the others, and said loudly:

“I think the purpose of your coming here today is clear.

According to our original plan, we were going to arrange for you to have some confrontation competitions with the black-robed guards.

However, the Grand Master said that there is no need to go through so much trouble. The black robe guards have more experience in actual combat than you, and this is understandable.

As for practical experience, you can quickly gain it after you become a blue robe guard.

Therefore, the originally planned actual combat confrontation is cancelled. We only need to simply measure your cultivation status."

After saying this, he looked at the group of black-robed guards beside him and waved his hand:
"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here today, so go away.

I will find fellow soldiers to learn from in the future. There is plenty of time."

As soon as he said this, a burst of booing and jeers came from the group of black-robed guards, and they left while cursing and saying some unpleasant things.

After this group of annoying guys left, the square-faced man in the gray robe saw that some people looked a little nervous, and said gently to comfort them:
"Don't be nervous, our test standard is very simple, as long as you can temper your body and refine your flesh to more than 20%, it will be fine.

Moreover, the Grand Master has promised that if you have such a basic cultivation, coupled with our better guidance and sufficient resource supply, we guarantee that you will break through to the Blood Refining Realm within a year."

As he said this, he turned his head and gestured to the people beside him. The men in grey robes and tight clothes then began to test each person's strength in order to determine the other person's level of physical training.

Those who pass the test in one try will be fine, but for those who fail, if there are any objections, another person will be arranged to take the test.

Because each workshop was well prepared, they already had a clear idea before finalizing the list.

So, except for one or two being screened out occasionally, basically everyone passed smoothly.

The square-faced man added:
"If your cultivation doesn't meet the standard, but you have special talents in other areas, we welcome you very much."

A guy who was rejected and felt ashamed in front of his peers asked angrily: "What is considered a special talent?"

The square-faced man said, "There are many. The most common ones include extraordinary endurance, being good at running, having special talents in light body techniques, or having superb archery skills, being able to shoot into the square hole of a copper coin from a hundred steps away..."

The square-faced man wanted to continue, but was interrupted by this guy, who asked bluntly: "I'm good at climbing trees, does this count?"

The square-faced man was not annoyed, but asked with interest: "How good are you?"

"As long as it's a tree, I can climb it." The guy said confidently.

The square-faced man looked around and pointed at a tall, straight tree in the yard that had no branches below five or six meters. He asked, "Can this tree be climbed?"

The man raised his head and snorted, then quickly walked to the big tree, put his hands and feet on the tree, and then he climbed up several meters with his hands and feet crossed.

His performance not only attracted the attention of Geng Xuan and others, but even Master Fan and others were watching him carefully.

When he stopped, he had already reached the top of a tree more than 20 meters above the ground.

He looked down at the square-faced man and asked loudly, "Does this count?"

The square-faced man waved at him and said, "Okay, okay! Come down quickly...ah, be careful!"

At the end, the square-faced man exclaimed.

However, this person only had one hand and one foot against the tree, while the other hand and foot were hanging in the air.

Then, he slid all the way down to the ground from the treetop more than 20 meters high.

The square-faced man who had been waiting below immediately touched him.

The man took a step back defensively and vigilantly, wanting to reach out to block him: "What are you doing?"

"Don't hide, don't hide. Let me check you out."

As the square-faced man spoke, he reached out and grabbed the man's arm, then reached out and touched, pressed, and pinched all over his body.

From his hands to his feet, he even touched his ribs.

Just when this person thought he had encountered a pervert and wanted to call for help and flee in disgust, the square-faced man finally stopped and comforted him:
"Okay, okay, you passed."

As he spoke, he seemed to be afraid that this person might misunderstand him, so he explained:
"Your previous cultivation was not done correctly, which delayed the development of your excellent physique.

I guarantee that if you build your foundation from scratch according to the method we have planned for you, you will be able to advance to the Blood Refining Realm within five years."

The man curled his lips and said, "Five more years? I don't need you, I can do it myself!"

The square-faced man said, "After you advance to the Blood Refining Realm, I guarantee that you will be able to advance to the Bone Refining Realm within two years."

These words finally stunned the person in front of him.

The square-faced man continued, "Where do you think you got those first five years? That's the time you spent practicing from the beginning, refining your skin, rebuilding your foundation from the root!"

Everyone is not stupid. The attitude of the square-faced man has made people realize that possessing special talents is likely to be more advantageous and more favored than relying solely on cultivation.

Therefore, not only those who were eliminated tried their best to explore their own special talents, but even those who had passed the test through cultivation wanted to explore further.

But there are not many people who are truly successful and recognized as having special talents.

In addition to the first one who is good at climbing trees, there is another one who is good at swimming and holding his breath while diving, another one who has an amazing ability to identify smells, four who are good at light body skills, and five who have superb archery skills.

Geng Xuan was one of the five people who excelled in archery.

It can be clearly seen that both the square-faced man and Master Fan and others who were watching from a distance were more interested in the first three people, and were even willing to invest manpower and resources to develop the most suitable training plans for them.

Those who are good at light-weight martial arts and archery are the most numerous, but receive the least attention.

Perhaps, this is a common and most common special talent, so naturally it is not very popular.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that Geng Xuan only demonstrated his ability to accurately hit the square hole of a copper coin from a hundred steps away, and did not show any other tricks.

However, Geng Xuan felt that the temperature was just right now.

Everything sounded simple, and by the time it was over, it was already around three or four in the afternoon.

Master Fan, Master Chai and others have quietly retreated.

When the square-faced man and other men in grey robes and tight clothes left, and a dozen people who were screened out and had no special talents quietly walked out of the gate, there were only Geng Xuan and the remaining 326 people, as well as a man who had just stood with Master Fan and others and watched from afar, but did not leave with them in the end.

This man is tall, but he does not look burly or bloated. Instead, he gives people a sense of calmness and heaviness.

He swept his eyes over everyone and said in a deep voice:
"There may be some brothers who don't know me. Let me introduce myself. My name is Wei Wanzong... Now, follow me to our team's base!"

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

The Blue Robe Guards' base is located in another large mansion not far away.

After Wei Wanzong led the group into the gate of the mansion, he gathered everyone in the courtyard and gave them a few more instructions.

“Our team’s rules are not as strict as those of the black robe guards.

In addition, the tasks they are currently performing, such as patrolling the streets, are also a major source of income for them, so it would be inappropriate for us to snatch this from them right away.

And to be honest, this street patrol is very hated. We all come from the neighborhood, so there is no need for us to wade into this muddy water.

So, let’s not get involved in this matter.

In this way, without any daily tasks, we will have more free time.

My requirement is that you only need to ensure that there are no less than 50 people on duty every day, that 100 people can be on duty on the same day in an emergency call, and that 200 people can be mobilized and assembled the next day, and that everyone can be on duty within two days. That's all.

...I plan to hold a large-scale exercise every ten days. This matter is still in the planning stage and you can also discuss it.

At other times, you can practice here and compete with other team members. There are more than 30 independent courtyards and more than 400 rooms here, which are enough for your use.

You can also go back to your neighborhood to practice or go hunting in the mountains, it’s up to you to make your own arrangements.

I believe that you have enough self-discipline to achieve what you have today, and you don’t need me to remind you of anything.

As for the specific arrangements, you guys can communicate and coordinate well, and report to me when you have the results. "

After explaining all this, he asked everyone to leave and choose their own rooms.

Whether you plan to meditate here for a long time or return to Lifang to practice, you need a place to rest.

What is strange is that he left the people from Changpingfang alone.

Although others were a little curious, they felt relieved when they thought about Changpingfang's previous performance.

Wei Wanzong also talked about this matter. He praised Chen Rongshan, Liao Lei and others for their response at the time, and encouraged them to implement such thinking in the future.

After a few seemingly casual chats, Wei Wanzong waved his hand and asked them to leave.

Looking at the receding backs of the people from Changpingfang, Wei Wanzong's eyes were filled with contemplation.

Only he himself knew that during this period of time, his concern for Changpingfang even exceeded his own Wanfufang!
The reason was that the former owner of Changpingfang, Li Qun, suddenly disappeared during the autumn hunting.

——Changpingfang naturally did not publicize the matter, and has even been handling it as low-key as possible.

But such a big thing could not be covered up, especially during this period when the leaders of each block were most active. Therefore, everyone around who should know already knew about it.

For others, it's just a bit curious at best.

But when Wei Wanzong heard it, it was hard not to associate it with what happened in his own family during the autumn hunt.

Seven members of the hunting team died in an accident and their heads were displayed in a memorial ceremony for them. The murderer said that this was a punishment for them acting as spies for the out-of-state army.

In order to calm the matter, he did a lot of work within Wanfufang and successfully suppressed the matter within the Wanfufang. People outside had no idea that any accidents had occurred during the autumn hunt in Wanfufang and they just thought it was a very uneventful autumn hunt.

Looking at the disappearance of Li Xun from Changpingfang with this perspective, as well as the way Changpingfang handled the incident as low-key as possible afterwards, gave him a strong sense of déjà vu.

so similar.

It's so similar.

So, is it possible that in reality this Li Xun is also a spy from another state, just like the seven people who died in his own Jiafang?

In the end, it also brought about a disaster?
After knowing this, Changpingfang also chose the same approach as himself?

Try to downplay it as low-key as possible, without publicizing it or making it known.

However, Li Xun's identity is there, and it is not something that can be done without publicity.

……

Geng Xuan had no idea how many big dramas Wei Wanzong had imagined because of his actions. At this moment, he and other team members from Changpingfang followed Chen Rongshan and others, wandering in one courtyard after another, choosing the most favorite residence.

Chen Rongshan and others obviously had already known about this place, and they introduced the situation in each place with ease.

Geng Xuan didn't spend too much time thinking about it and chose a quiet room with a pond in front and a small garden in the back.

By the time everyone had chosen their accommodation, it was already evening, and more than 300 people from Bajiafang gathered together for a lively dinner.

Many people knew that this was probably the most complete gathering of the Blue Robe Guards.

As the dinner was about to end, a group of people brought the blue robes that had been prepared long ago, two sets for each person.

and identity tokens.

Everyone put on blue robes on the spot and tied their identity tokens around their waists.

Everyone looked around, and when they saw that everyone had changed into their robes, they felt that the atmosphere in the hall changed instantly.

This carefully designed robe, worn by more than 300 people, created an oppressive force no less than that of the black-robed guards.

Many people have inexplicable emotions surging in their hearts.

Geng Xuan was also silent, but the reason was different from that of everyone else present.

【Get five points of white luck. 】

Almost at the same time, the black luck that originally had 135 points dropped to 130 points, a decrease of 5 points.

After the dinner, Geng Xuan, who was returning to Changpingfang with Chen Rongshan and others, was full of imagination and guessing about various possibilities all the way.

However, when he returned home and lay on the bed, he fell asleep peacefully.

"Whatever it is, you can only deal with it if you get enough sleep."

What Geng Xuan didn't know was that on the night of October 6th when he was sleeping soundly, Master Fan and Wei Wanzong each welcomed an uninvited guest.

(End of this chapter)