Gu Wuyou took the lead and led Zhao Kuo to the front of the stage, bowed and saluted: "I have met all of you real people."

Zhao Kuo: "I, uh, spot the applicant (I have also met the real person)."

Ma Chengfeng was confused: "Is this a poor way?"

Gu Wuyou sighed secretly. Sure enough, the monks didn't know about the existence of Taoist priests. Ma Chengfeng was an elder of Taihao Sect. He had never heard of Taoist priests, let alone ordinary monks.

"A kind of humble name from my hometown." Gu Wuyou said perfunctorily.

Ma Chengfeng nodded, saying this makes it easier to understand. It's just like me, what are you doing?

Gu Wuyou's hometown... well, he really didn't know where it was. The monks only needed to remember the players' names, ages, and how many stars they lit up. Their place of origin was meaningless to them.

This also shows that Ma Chengfeng has no impression of Gu Wuyou.

Fifteen years ago, Ma Chengfeng ran to Shangguan Mansion and asked Shangguan Yun to abide by the engagement. Of course he would mention Gu Wuyou's name. Fifteen years later, when he saw Gu Wuyou, he didn't recognize him because he had completely forgotten what he had done.

thing.

This is normal, it’s just that people’s status is different.

A matter that was extremely serious in Shangguan Yun's mind and had been entangled for many years was just a whim for Ma Chengfeng.

The problem is that in Shangguan Yun's eyes, this scene gives him a different feeling.

As the Taoist academy's recruitment, admissions and assessment, an annual event, Shangguan Yun naturally had to watch the whole process. After all, he was an "internal employee", so he watched from outside his room, which gave him a much better advantage than the people outside the Taoist academy.

Well, I'm not afraid of rain. I can get inside and take shelter from the rain just by tilting my legs.

Unfortunately, his authority was still not enough and he could not bring anyone into the Taoist temple at will, so Shangguan Yi, Gu Pan, and Lu Xuan also had to get wet in the rain outside the Taoist temple.

Shangguan Yun murmured in his heart, is there really a relationship between Zhenren Ma and the Gu family?

To be honest, he couldn't see clearly how Gu Wuyou was performing, nor could Lu Xuan and the others outside, as well as other onlookers. Because the rainstorm had been so heavy earlier, except for monks with sharp eyes and the ability to use their spiritual consciousness, most people couldn't see it clearly.

Therefore, the parents of the boy who was struck by lightning did not know that something had happened to their son until the thunderstorm stopped and someone informed them that they burst into tears.

Shangguan Yun didn't know Gu Wuyou's performance, so he had reason to suspect that Ma Chengfeng specifically called Gu Wuyou forward for other reasons - for example, he had a relationship with the Gu family and took care of Gu Wuyou, just like

I came to warn myself fifteen years ago.

A small action by a superior person may lead to countless associations.

The head of the Shangguan family is also a high-ranking person among ordinary people. The servants and maids in the mansion also feel that his words and deeds have profound meanings. However, in front of the elders of Taihao Sect, his status is completely insufficient.

He thought a lot in an instant, but became even more confused.

On a temporary stage in the square, Ma Chengfeng and others looked up and down at the two "precious talents."

The shorter one is actually the oldest, and is already nineteen years old this year. But according to the registration information, he lit up six stars, which is very precious compared to his age.

This young man has red lips and white teeth, and looks talented, but his clothes are a bit shabby and old-fashioned, and his family is obviously not very well-off. This should be the fundamental reason why he delayed until he was nineteen years old before he had the opportunity to take the exam, right?

It is regrettable to waste time due to family background.

If he could sign up in time when he was around ten years old, based on his excellent performance in the past and his unrestrained and free and natural temperament when facing senior masters, the Taihao Sect would probably give birth to another genius.

Little fat Zhao Kuo...well, not bad either.

Gu Wuyou is also observing Ma Chengfeng and others. As a Taoist priest who has been eliminated, it is the first time in his life that he has close contact with a monk. Gu Wuyou is also curious about what qualities a monk has that can replace a Taoist priest.

Become a new generation of heavenly darlings.

It was precisely because of his research mentality that Ma Chengfeng and others felt that Gu Wuyou had no sense of restraint when facing them.

Don't think this is easy. Ordinary people have been in awe of monks not for a year or two, but for thousands of years, close to ten thousand years!

The little fat boy Zhao Kuo is a typical example. Zhao Kuo, who is only eleven years old this year, likes to eat the most and listens to his mother the most. But at the same time, he is also very ignorant. He doesn’t even know why he signed up for the exam and what are the benefits of being a monk.

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However, facing people like Ma Chengfeng, Zhao Kuo was very nervous.

The monk's power and superiority have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Just like everyone knows that tigers eat people, even fools will be afraid of tigers as long as they are not stupid enough.

Ma Chengfeng coughed and said to Gu Wuyou: "I want to ask you, why were you not afraid of the lightning and thunder just now?"

This is not nonsense. The Taoist misunderstood that it was an illusion.

With a straight face, he said solemnly: "Favours and humiliations are like shocks, and great troubles are like the body. The reason why I have serious patients is because I have a body, and I don't have a body, so what trouble do I have?"

Ma Chengfeng was surprised: "Have you read the Tao Te Ching?"

Gu Wuyou: "Recite it backwards like a stream."

The monks suddenly realized that it was no wonder Gu Wuyou performed so well.

There is no imperial examination in China, but reading is equally important. This is not only because literacy is the basis for reading classics and understanding laws, but more importantly, reading can understand reason, and only by understanding reason can one understand the mind, and only by understanding the mind can one see the truth.

There is no need to memorize it backwards.

Reading is not the purpose, applying what you learn is the key.

Even if you have read a lot of books, you are knowledgeable and can speak well, but it is useless if you cannot apply it in practice. Of course, there are also scholars in China, such as literati who are famous for their poetry.

Gu Wuyou has read the Tao Te Ching, which shows that he is literate. This is rare, but it is nothing special. It is just that he does not need to take remedial cultural classes after getting started.

But he used the Tao Te Ching as a guide, faced the test calmly, did not read the instructions in vain, and was able to actually use them. This is the most precious thing.

Ma Chengfeng: "I'll ask you again, why did you help Zhao Kuo?"

Gu Wuyou thought for a while and smiled coyly: "You may not believe it, but in fact there is no other reason. It's just because he calls me uncle."

Ma Chengfeng twirled his long beard: "It's good to be honest and not exaggerated."

Gu Wuyou smiled to himself, the monks were pretty easy to fool.

Ma Chengfeng looked at Zhao Kuo again: "Why do you trust Gu Wuyou so easily?"

Zhao Kuo: "Uncle's coat is made of silver."

Ma Chengfeng frowned: "You have something in your mouth, spit it out!"

"Oh." Zhao Kuo spit out the stone into his palm and said, "Uncle is a good person, I believe in him."

Then...he stuffed the stone into his mouth again.

Ma Chengfeng was speechless for a while.

He turned his attention to Gu Wuyou again: "Do you know how many precious resources it takes for the sect to train a monk?"

Gu Wuyou shook his head honestly.

"The essence of cultivation is plundering. Heaven and earth create all things, but we monks want to rob these creations, spiritual energy, spiritual stones, heavenly materials and earthly treasures... Although Middle Earth is large, it is not infinite, and the resources are also limited."

"There are two thousand inner disciples of the Taihao Sect, five thousand disciples of the Taoist Academy, and more than tens of millions of people in China. Why doesn't our sect open up the door and accept more disciples?"

Gu Wuyou: "Because there are too many robbers and not enough victims?"

Ma Chengfeng: "...well, my words are rough but my reasoning is not rough."

The same was true for the monastic sects thousands of years ago. Taoists and monks came from the same origin, and both relied on spiritual energy and spiritual stones to practice. Spiritual energy is not inexhaustible. There are too many practitioners, and it exceeds the speed of replenishment by the transformation of heaven and earth.

The result is that the spiritual energy is exhausted, and the natural environment will be affected and become worse.

Ma Chengfeng: "So in a sense, monks are all rivals competing for resources. According to secular terms, fellow monks are enemies. Knowing this, are you still willing to help Zhao Kuo?"

Gu Wuyou said without hesitation: "Yes."

Ma Chengfeng: "Why?"

"Because he calls me uncle." Gu Wuyou paused and added, "Besides, I don't think it's helping him. I just try to persuade him as much as I can. If he is willing to listen to me, it's to give me face, right?

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In the past, I followed my master in cheating, and it was an exaggeration to say that everyone would be beaten by others, but it is true that very few people would respect these two liars, let alone listen to his deceit.

For Gu Wuyou, Zhao Kuo's inexplicable trust felt really good.

Ma Chengfeng stared at Gu Wuyou for a moment.

"Very good, I hope you can keep your original intention." Ma Chengfeng nodded, "Master Hong said, only if you don't forget your original intention, you will always succeed."

Hong Zhenren is naturally the legendary Hong Changkong who founded the dynasty.

Ordinary people within the cultivating sect and knowledgeable people usually refer to monks as Yuanying and above as Zhenren, because the Yuanying stage is a watershed. Once the elixir is transformed into an infant, the lifespan will skyrocket to at least three thousand years, which is fundamentally different from ordinary people.

Only by never forgetting your original intention can you always succeed...

Gu Wuyou was confused for a while. This sentence sounded so familiar, and a strong smell of chicken soup hit his face.

Hong Changkong waved his hand: "Okay, you two can go down."

Under the envious and jealous gazes of others, Gu Wuyou and Zhao Kuo returned to the team.

Zhao Kuo was very proud. Although he was a bit stupid... naive and ignorant, he could still understand what it meant to be called over by an elder to lecture him.

Gu Wuyou is actually a teenager at heart.

Nineteen-year-old is an uncle compared to a bunch of brats. Put in the entire human society of Middle-earth... well, he is not too young. People in Middle-earth generally get married early, and many of them have become fathers at his age.

Having children often makes people mature quickly, but Gu Wuyou hasn't gotten married yet.

However, Gu Wuyou, who also had a young mind, did not show any pride at all. Instead, he frowned slightly, looking like he was worried.

It was difficult for others to notice. Lu Xuan and the other two people outside the Taoist Academy knew Gu Wuyou relatively well, and they immediately felt something was wrong.

Gu Pan: "Brother seems unhappy, why?"

Ma Chengfeng's lecture was entirely aimed at the "seeded players" in the square, but firstly, the voice must be loud enough for thousands of people to hear clearly. Secondly, he did not intend to keep it secret and did not use magic powers, so the people outside the Taoist Academy

The onlookers all heard it.

No one is interested in bandit theories about cultivation.

Everyone's performance in the first level was unsatisfactory, but Gu Wuyou and Zhao Kuo received special praise, and they could see clearly.

To be honest, the onlookers, especially the parents of the candidates, were quite unconvinced.

The candidates have never practiced. Who wouldn’t be afraid of the lightning and thunder just now? Unless he is the kind of idiot who doesn’t know what is good and what is good.

Fear is a normal emotion of living creatures and even one of the key instincts for survival.
Chapter completed!