Chapter 223 News

"Recently, it's strange. Obviously, there were not many people here in the past half a month."

Sitting in that corner, the old man muttered to himself, talking there alone.

After Chen Changming stood there for a while, he got up and walked out from the corner with a smile on his face: "This guest, what do you need?"

"We have a full range of services here."

"What kind of whole law?"

Looking at the old man in front of him, Chen Changming asked with great interest, which was quite interesting at this moment.

"It depends on the customer's needs"

Standing there, with the help of the dim light outside, the old man saw Chen Changming's appearance clearly, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

People who come to this place are generally not normal people.

It is really rare to see someone like Chen Changming who looks young and looks like a son-in-law.

However, he did not neglect, just smiled and said: "I mainly do business here, whether you want to buy or sell something, I can do it here."

"What if it kills someone?"

Chen Changming spoke softly with a smile on his face.

The old man was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect this to come out of Chen Changming's mouth.

"It seems that the guests here are serious guests."

After thinking for a while, this thought flashed through his mind, and then he continued: "Then it depends on who the guest you want to kill."

"Some people's orders, we don't accept them here"

“Looks like I found the right place”

Listening to the old man's words, Chen Changming's face was calm, and this thought also flashed in his mind.

Even accepting orders to kill people, looking at it like this, it's not unusual.

From this look, Chen Changming did not find the wrong person this time.

"Leaving aside the matter of murder, I am here this time mainly to inquire about some news."

Chen Changming glanced at the old man, and said so.

"what news?"

The old man continued to ask, without showing the slightest strangeness on his face.

From the looks of it, the professionalism is very good.

But soon, his expression couldn't last longer.

"I want to find news about practitioners. Is there any information here, Your Excellency?"

Chen Changming spoke softly, his face didn't change at all, he just asked straightforwardly.

The old man's face froze immediately, and he froze at this moment, the previous calm expression could no longer be maintained.

"Your Excellency, you."

He stared blankly at Chen Changming in front of him, and stood there for a while, before finally realizing: "I don't know what you want to know, my lord?

"How to enter the sect of practitioners?"

Chen Changming looked at the old man and said firmly.

"This news. My little old man has it here."

The old man pondered for a moment, and then tentatively reported the number: "Five thousand taels of silver?"

"make a deal."

Chen Changming nodded without raising his head.

This number is not much, and it can even be said to be very low, far exceeding Chen Changming's previous expectations.

He originally thought that this kind of news should be very expensive when it comes to practitioners.

But I didn't expect that five thousand taels of silver could be bought.

As an alchemist, it is impossible for Chen Changming to be short of money, just five thousand taels of silver, but the matter of refining a few more furnaces of alchemy is not worth mentioning at all.

"readily."

The old man smiled, and after pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and said, "It just so happens."

"In the past, if you want to join a certain sect, you have to wait for a fixed time, and wait for several sects to send people to accept disciples."

"But recently, there is a chance."

"what chance?"

Chen Changming spoke softly and asked directly.

"Does Your Excellency know that the Taiyuan is recruiting disciples?"

Looking at Chen Changming, the old man didn't answer his question directly, but changed his words and said so.

"Know."

Chen Changming nodded: "But what does it matter?"

"As far as I know, Taiyuan is just an ordinary place, right?"

The Taiyuan of the State of Jin is indeed a good place, and there are also classes for teaching martial arts in it.

But this is more of gold plating. Who would go there to learn art for serious, talented people?

"It may have been okay in the past, but it will soon be."

The old man smiled, and then said: "This time the Taiyuan recruited disciples from outside, it has something to do with it."

"Could it be."

Chen Changming paused, and instantly thought of something.

"As long as you pass this test, you will have the opportunity to join a sect."

The old man said softly: "Of course, the little old man only knows this. The little old man doesn't know the specific situation."

"However, as far as the little old man knows, as long as he passes this test, there is great hope."

"Is that so?"

Chen Changming stood there with a calm face, lost in thought at the moment.

This news is just right for Chen Changming.

Originally, he was not very interested in recruiting disciples from the Taiyuan this time.

But now it seemed that he had to go to this test.

However, the news is a bit vague, no wonder the price is only so.

"A piece of vague news, five thousand taels of silver is a bit expensive."

Chen Changming spoke softly, looking at the old man in front of him and said so.

"But I did tell you what you wanted to know, didn't I?"

The old man's face remained unchanged, he just shook his head and said so.

Chen Changming did not refute, but silently took out a stack of bank notes from his arms, then turned and left.

In the same place, looking at the back of Chen Changming leaving, the old man smiled, and said alone: ​​"Another ordinary person who dreams of seeking immortality."

He spoke softly, his voice was very soft, and there was some banter.

Looking at it like this, he was very unfavorable to Chen Changming.

But think about it too.

If you want to join a certain sect of practitioners, you first need to have spiritual wisdom.

And Linghui, how can anyone have it?

If this is the case, practitioners will not be as scarce as they are now, and they should have been rotten a long time ago.

During this period of time, the old man must have seen many people like Chen Changming.

However, what the old man didn't know was.

Although his words were very soft, Chen Changming heard his words accurately.

Not only did I hear it, but I heard it very clearly.

"Looking at it like this, there should be quite a few people who have come to ask questions recently."

Listening to the old man's words, this thought subconsciously flashed across Chen Changming's mind.

He didn't mind what the old man said.

People are always like this, nothing special.

The only thing that bothered him was the authenticity of the news.

Whether this news is true or not can only be known by practicing it.

"A test from the Taiyuan?"

Walking on the road, recalling what the old man said before, this thought flashed in Chen Changming's mind.

"It seems that we must go."

Walking on the road, after a while, he walked outside the door and joined the two guides outside.

"Let's go back"

Looking at them, Chen Changming spoke softly, saying so.

After a while, they left the neighborhood in front of them and returned to their residence in Huajin City.

"Have you considered it yet?"

Looking at Chen Changming who suddenly returned in front of him, Chen Yiming was a little surprised: "You really decided to participate in the test of the Taiyuan?"

"yes."

Chen Changming nodded, expressing his affirmation.

"very good."

Chen Yiming was very happy with Chen Changming's decision.

In his opinion, with Chen Changming's ability, if he can participate in this so-called test, there must be no problem.

The only worry was Chen Changming's own attitude.

After all, although Chen Changming is his junior, even to a certain extent, he is like his child, but when the child grows up, he will eventually have his own ideas.

With the strength Chen Changming had shown before, if he was unwilling, even Chen Yiming would not be willing to force him.

But now, he himself is willing to go to the Taiyuan to participate in the test, which is naturally the best.

Next, he told Chen Changming some of the news he found.

"This test is said to have been done by King Jin. I don't know what it was for."

Chen Yiming spoke softly, and at the same time took out a large volume of books directly from the side: "These are the test questions for this test."

"Exam questions?"

Looking at Chen Yiming's actions, Chen Changming's face was a little strange: "So soon, there are exam questions out?"

"I was surprised too."

Chen Yiming smiled, and felt a little baffled at this moment: "The Taiyuan is the best academy in Jin, and it shouldn't be so."

"But I bought this test question at a high price from an old acquaintance, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."

"However, I heard that in addition to these test questions, there are some hidden links in this test, and I don't know what the situation is."

"But maybe it's not that complicated."

He shook his head and said, "Perhaps that His Majesty King Jin just wanted to make a fortune by selling it."

"In the past, in order to raise funds, the Jin kings of all dynasties did not never sell the seats of the Taiyuan."

"Maybe it's just a different approach this time."

Listening to Chen Yiming's words, Chen Changming was speechless, but silently stretched out his hand and put the scroll away.

The material of the scroll looks pretty good, and the paper on it feels quite comfortable.

As for the content recorded in it, it is not complicated. They are all ordinary policy theories, and there are some topics such as farming.

For ordinary people, it may be a bit difficult, but for Chen Changming, it is nothing special at all.

Back then, Jin Ji had a lot of medical skills, but he survived abruptly, so what are these in front of him?

"That's it?"

Looking at the content recorded in the scroll in his hand, this idea subconsciously came up in his heart, and he somehow felt that something was wrong.

According to what the old man said before, this test is related to the opportunity to enter the sect of practitioners.

This kind of opportunity should be extremely rare.

How come the test is so simple?

Shouldn't it?

Subconsciously, Chen Changming felt something was wrong.

He may have been tricked.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frowned, and then he calmed down.

Things have not happened at this moment, it is too early to draw conclusions.

However, if the old man dared to lie to him, even if he was really a subordinate of the so-called Qijue Sect, Chen Changming would never let him go easily.

With this in mind, Chen Changming's brows gradually eased, and he became calm again.

"how?"

Standing in front of Chen Changming, watching the change of Chen Changming's expression, Chen Yiming asked softly, "Is it difficult?"

"No, it's too easy"

Chen Changming closed the scroll and his face returned to calm: "It's not at the level it should be at all."

"Simple?"

Chen Yiming was taken aback for a moment, and was inexplicably puzzled at this moment: "Is it simple?"

"Both Zide and I find it difficult."

Well.

Chen Changming glanced at Chen Yiming in front of him, and was inexplicably speechless at this moment.

He had forgotten that this question was easy for him, but not necessarily so for others.

At least for Chen Yiming and Chen Zide.

Although they have practiced martial arts since childhood and have also learned some articles, their level is completely unacceptable.

It's good to let them fight and kill, but to do these questions, they can only sing a cool song, and there is no play at all.

Not only them, but most of the other warriors near Jiufeng City are also like this, basically they are all illiterates who can fight.

This topic is easy for Chen Changming, but it may not be the case for them.

At this thought, Chen Changming couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and it was hard to say anything at this time.

Fortunately, Chen Yiming didn't ask carefully, but just smiled: "Yes, Chang Ming, after all, you are a person who can read all medical books."

"This topic is difficult for us, but it is certainly not the same thing for you."

"Since then, I feel relieved."

He spoke softly, looking completely relieved.

The corner of Chen Changming's mouth moved slightly, but it was hard to say anything at this time, so he could only nod slightly.

After a while, he turned and left, and went back to his room to study.

It is indeed a review.

Because just now, within that short period of time, he had already completely recorded the contents of that scroll.

For ordinary people, this seems to be an incredible thing, but it is not the case for Chen Changming.

The gift of photographic memory, coupled with his own strong spiritual cultivation, made him unique.

The endorsement link, which is extremely difficult for ordinary people, is not difficult for him at all.

The next time, time passed so peacefully.

After inquiring about the news, Chen Changming did not go out, but stayed in the mansion with peace of mind. Except for the occasional alchemy, the rest of the time was either practicing martial arts or reviewing homework.

His progress was very fast, but within a short period of time, he had memorized the content by heart, and he thought that there were not many problems.

Compared with him, Chen Zide is another extreme.

Now, after a few days have passed, not only have I failed to memorize the topic, but I have a tendency to forget it after reading it.

Looking at it like this, there is no need to expect him to participate in the test.

However, Chen Yiming didn't express any hope for this, and just shook his head when he saw this, and didn't say anything.

During this period of time, he was also extremely busy.

The Chen family just came to the Jin country, and the Jin country has all kinds of foundations laid before, but some things still keep Chen Yiming busy, and he has to deal with many things every day.

Normally, except for meals, Chen Changming hardly had time to see him.

And in this busy and peaceful time, the time for testing is coming slowly.