The third day of the eighth lunar month.
Last quarter moon.
The moonlight is not bright.
But it is enough to illuminate a river of autumn.
Liu Hou yawned.
The invitation letter said that we would wait at Liucheng Pier tonight.
But it didn't say how late it would be.
However, Liu Hou is very patient.
Liucheng is close to the Yangtze River and is an important inland terminal.
It should have been brightly lit 24 hours a day, with cargo constantly flowing.
But tonight, all the staff got off work early.
Passengers who were supposed to board the cruise ship here also transferred to other terminals.
As soon as night falls, Liucheng Pier is as quiet as death.
Except for the rushing river water.
Only night birds and river frogs were left, occasionally calling out.
Faced with such a strange night.
Liu Hou knew he was in the right place.
And he was not alone in this dark, seemingly deserted pier.
The night was covering him, and there were many people hiding behind him.
Everyone remained silent, just like him, waiting quietly.
Liu Hou couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Are these people also here to take the Xiaomo Division unified examination?
Didn’t it say that there are only one thousand jade lottery tickets every year?
Although Xichuan Province is large, the Taoist sect has long since withered away. There should not be many talented people who can meet the conditions and successfully obtain the jade lottery.
But according to his careful observation.
There are no less than three hundred people hiding in this dock.
I really saw a ghost.
One-third of the jade lots were issued in Xichuan Province?
No matter how you think about it, it seems impossible.
If this is really the case, what will happen to the remaining twenty-two provinces of Tang State?
There must be something fishy in it.
Although Liu Hou didn't know what was wrong, he knew that there must be something wrong with it.
Master Ni Yuefei didn't say much to him about taking the jade sign to take the Xiaomo Division unified examination.
The master wanted to train him.
But I also mentioned that there would be some twists and turns before going to the official examination room.
This gave Liu Hou a wake-up call.
Before arriving at the official examination room, you need to be mentally prepared.
Perhaps the exam has already started as early as the moment you receive the invitation letter for the unified examination.
The invitation letter is the first step.
Decrypt.
Only the mystery of the invitation letter was solved.
Only then can you get the address to the unified examination room.
Liu Hou waited until eleven o'clock in the morning.
Suddenly, the lights suddenly came on in the dark dock.
The lights are bright.
The pier is illuminated to reveal every detail.
One of the cruise ships on the dock also turned on its lights.
The loudspeaker on the ship sounded: "All candidates taking the unified examination of Xiaomo Division, please board the ship before twelve o'clock."
Liu Hou was a little surprised.
There is enough time left for boarding the boat, which is quite generous.
He stayed put for the time being and waited to see what other candidates did.
After the cruise ship's loudspeaker roared a few times, some impatient candidates ran towards the cruise ship first.
Several crew members wearing cruise ship uniforms got off the ship and motioned to the candidates to take out their invitation letters.
After those candidates showed their invitation letters, they were let go by the crew.
The examinee hiding behind him suddenly couldn't sit still.
Seeing that there were no dangerous mechanisms or anything like that, most people started to rush towards the ship.
The dark flow of people squeezed into two lines under the bright lights.
Liu Hou also squeezed into the crowd at the right time and followed silently.
These candidates are old and young.
The strength is also uneven, and there are thousands of people with different faces.
The youngest is only eleven or twelve years old, and the oldest is a bit older.
Standing next to Liu Hou was a man in his fifties.
They are already over fifty years old and only have the strength of seventh-level red fire.
This talent is so low that no one else has it.
It's impossible for such a person to get the Jade Lot from Xiaomo Division, right?
Liu Hou was suspicious.
Unexpectedly, the old man actually started talking to Liu Hou: "Little brother, I don't know you. Where are you from?"
Liu Hou sensed a lot of information in his words.
It seems that this guy is not taking the unified examination for the Demon Division for the first time.
Even for many people here, this is not the first time.
Otherwise, Liu Hou wouldn’t be called a face-stricken person.
But, this is strange.
How come there are so many people who continue to get jade lottery cards?
It doesn't comply with the rules.
Liu Hou felt more and more strange.
Then he said calmly: "People from Chuncheng."
"From Chuncheng Taoist Gate?"
The old man smiled and said: "I wonder which Taoist gate it is in Spring City, Bagua? Douji Mountain? Could it be Beiyang Gate?"
He talked about three sects in succession.
It seems that this guy is not very informed and does not know that Beiyang Gate is gone.
The boss of Spring City now is Taiyi Sect.
Liu Hou did not answer his question, but asked: "Which sect does this brother belong to?"
The old man slapped his forehead and pretended that he just remembered: "Oh, look at my memory. I'm so old and confused. I come from a small place, not as good as Spring City."
I wonder if this place is Linjiaba, little brother, do you know about it?"
"Linjiaba?"
Liu Hou thought for a moment and couldn't figure it out.
He took out his cell phone and checked.
A small county town more than 700 kilometers away from Spring City has a population of only 30,000.
It is indeed a small place that cannot be smaller.
Even if there is a Taoist sect in that place, it is a real small sect.
It is estimated that the abbot of the sect may not have real strength.
Can such a person get a jade sign?
"A Taoist priest from Niubishan Temple in Linjiaba, a Taoist priest, and a spiritual practitioner."
The guy who claimed to be a spiritual channeler showed his big yellow teeth when he introduced himself.
He looks like a charlatan.
And generally only those with a real person or above take a Taoist title.
This guy is only a seventh-level red fire guy, so he may not be able to become a real person in this life.
He was not polite, he even took the road number.
"Liu Hou."
Liu Hou cupped his hands, but did not mention which gate in Spring City he came from.
He is very alert.
Because this whole thing is full of weirdness and irrationality.
The people in the spiritual channel also knew what was going on. He looked at his big yellow teeth and didn't ask any more questions.
His eyes were wandering around Liu Hou's body, turning non-stop.
I don't know what I'm thinking about.
Liu Hou pretended not to see it.
Silently looking at the candidates around him.
Three hundred people can be said to be too much or too little, but they can also be said to be few.
But if you line up in a row, you can line up dozens of meters apart.
What's more, everyone is very vigilant, as if those around them have the virus.
There is more than one meter between people.
Soon, Liu Hou saw an acquaintance among the crowd.
It's Ding Yun from Qi Ling's family.
That day, Ding Yun was practicing Qi's Kung Fu at Qi Ling's house, and he was a sparring partner, giving Liu Hou a lot of help.
Liu Hou never forgot Ding Yun.
I cast a Tianmu spell and looked at the three fires on Ding Yun's body.
This Ding Yun must have been hiding his clumsiness back then, but looking at it now, he actually has seventh-level red fire strength.
It's just one step away from entering the eighth level of red fire.
Liu Hou happily opened his mouth and shouted: "Brother Ding, Brother Ding?"
Ding Yun, who was happily queuing in front, suddenly felt a chill on his back.
A chill crawled up my back.
Turn around and look.
I happened to see Liu Hou's smiling face.
In an instant, the fear of being dominated by Liu Hou came back to his mind.
Ding Yun shuddered.
He kept his head down and ran forward.
Liu Hou was confused: "Hey, Brother Ding, where are you running? It's me, Liu Hou! Hey, hey!"
He shouted and chased after him.
What he didn't notice was that the spiritual channeler's eyes were rolling.
Silently, he followed Liu Hou closely.
The people in front didn’t stop me either.
After all, there is no order of priority. If someone wants to take the lead, they are happy to let Liu Hou and others go and find out.
Chapter completed!