"The martial arts exam?" Lu Zhan's mind was moved. He had heard about this before. It was said that the Lu Mansion would conduct such a selective assessment every three years. This assessment was divided into two parts: internal and external.
The "Inner Line" is specifically for the direct descendants of the Lu family. Those who pass the assessment can go to the Lu Mansion's Buddhist scripture arsenal "Jinyan Hall" to learn more advanced martial arts, and will be rewarded with rare elixirs.
The "foreign department" is for those who are not direct members of the Lu family who come to apply for jobs, such as wandering warriors, retired officers and soldiers in the army, and unsuccessful figures in other families, etc. Those who pass the assessment can go to the Lu family.
In the Guardian Hall, if you become a Guardian, if you perform particularly well, you can get a higher-level position, and you also have the opportunity to receive a certain number of ordinary elixirs as a reward.
At this time, the delicious food was chewing in Lu Zhan's mouth, and it had no taste. His mind had already drifted to the so-called "Martial Arts Examination".
This is indeed a good opportunity. If he can pass the big exam, he can work in the nursing hall. In this way, wouldn't it be closer to Butler Liu and easier to find opportunities for revenge? It is better than staying here far away
It's hard to live in Lu's house.
So he asked Xiao Yan: "Do you know when to register for this 'Martial Arts Examination'?"
Xiao Yan widened his eyes and said, "Registration has started in the past few days, and tomorrow should be the last day for registration. Why do you ask this? Do you also want to register?"
Lu Zhan shrugged noncommittally, "It sounds interesting."
"But Brother Zhan, you must not go!" Xiao Yan shook his hands wildly and said: "I heard that this kind of assessment is very dangerous. In the past, several people died in each assessment. You have never really learned martial arts, maybe...
"She suddenly closed her mouth and did not dare to speak any more.
Lu Zhan took a bite of the lotus leaf chicken and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, it's just an assessment. How dangerous can it be?"
"How dangerous can it be? You really have a light tone." Xiao Yan pursed her lips unhappily and said, "Even my young lady said that this year's assessment is particularly difficult. It is said that this time the assessment of both internal and external departments is combined.
There are many more people applying for the external department exam than in previous years, but there are only a limited number of places that can pass, so the elimination rate and risk of this exam are higher."
"Oh, really?" Lu Zhan curled his lips and said with a naughty smile: "This is even more interesting. It seems that I must join in on this excitement."
Xiao Yan stared at Lu Zhan in surprise, and saw a look in his eyes that she didn't understand, and his whole person was filled with a very powerful aura.
She couldn't help but murmur in her heart: "I haven't seen you for a while. Brother Zhan seems to be a different person. Not only has his body become stronger, but his temperament is completely different from before. Is this a good thing for him?"
This world has always worshiped martial arts and neglected literature. Due to frequent wars, wars broke out among various countries and the smoke of gunpowder continued.
For various reasons, the major clans and wealthy families are constantly recruiting troops to strengthen their own strength.
This means that the power controlled by the king of a country may not necessarily be the strongest in the country, and the subjects of a country may not be willing to surrender. Changes of dynasties often happen, and even the most powerful country can only exist for no more than five hundred years at most.
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It is also common to hear of bloody battles that overturned kingdoms and massacres that filled the countryside.
Therefore, in this troubled world, learning martial arts to protect one's life and then seek wealth has become a common trend and common sense, while literati and poets are rare and rare.
In order to recruit martial arts masters to strengthen their own power, the major wealthy families do not hesitate to spend a lot of money, and even dare to poach corners of the court and the army. Therefore, for those ordinary people who have difficulty even surviving, learning martial arts is a good idea.
A choice that makes it easier to get ahead and obtain better living conditions.
The Lu family of Yunmeng City is also a powerful family in the Dayan Empire. The clan's guardian hall is said to be the family guardian to the outside world, but in fact it is a semi-military gathering of skilled and well-trained soldiers, which is equivalent to the clan's guard.
organize.
There is also the Jinyan Hall, which is the center for high-end martial arts training in the Lu family, and only masters from the Lu family can join. It is said that the person with the highest martial arts training in the Lu family lives there in seclusion.
The "Martial Arts Examination" held every three years is actually a way for Lu Mansion to recruit troops and strengthen its own strength.
Early the next morning, Lu Zhan came to an open space in front of Lu Mansion.
The registration office for the assessment of foreign department personnel for the "Martial Arts Examination" is located in this open space.
I saw a large stone lock weighing about four hundred kilograms placed in the center of the open space.
There is a cage of pigeons on the east side of the field.
On the west side of the field stood a strong man wearing a nursing uniform and a blue belt around his waist.
When Lu Zhan came to the registration office, he saw a lot of people around the open space, and there were passers-by everywhere.
It seems that Xiao Yan said that there are particularly many people coming to consult this year, and this is not true at all.
In fact, most of the people crowded in this open space are ordinary people from around Yunmeng City who came to watch the excitement. The triennial "Martial Arts Examination" is a rare event, and before registration, you must pass a public audition -
―This audition is held in public in an open space to expand its influence, so people will be happy to come and watch a free performance.
The registration point was a temporary sheep felt shed with five examiners sitting in a row.
Among the five examiners, Liu Dingguo was the one who sent ten taels of silver to Lu Zhan when he was mourning his father's funeral.
His eyes just happened to catch sight of Lu Zhan, who was standing outside the shed waiting to sign up. His eyes suddenly flashed, revealing a look of surprise: "Why is this little bastard here?"
At this time, Lu Zhan was blocked by a triangular-eyed servant of the Lu family who was standing outside the shed to maintain order.
The servant narrowed his little eyes and waved to Lu Zhan, shouting: "Hey, who is that? Yes, it's you, come here."
Lu Zhan looked around and made sure that he was calling him, so he pushed through the people blocking him and walked over.
"Isn't this the good-for-nothing son of the dead ghost Lu Tonghui? What are you doing here?" The servant must have had an old grudge with Lu Tonghui, and his words were quite unpleasant. He shouted sharply: "If you don't sign up and just come to watch the fun, then
Get out of my way quickly."
Lu Zhan looked at him and replied calmly: "I'm here to sign up."
"Sign up?" The servant raised his eyebrows slantingly, with a contemptuous sneer in his triangular eyes: "Boy, you think this is a temple fair to watch a play. Cats and dogs can come and sign up. Only those with martial arts skills are eligible to sign up. Oh,
I understand. Everyone who comes to take the assessment can get a free and sumptuous lunch provided by our Lu Mansion. You must be here for this meal. Hey, don’t shake your head and deny it, you damn ghost.
Dad used to be an old dog that wagged its tail and begged for mercy, and you, a little puppy, are just like him, digging wherever there is 'shit' to eat."
After hearing this, a cold light flashed in Lu Zhan's eyes, and the joints in his body made a soft "pop" sound. He would never allow others to insult himself and his father so casually!
At this moment, a big fat man suddenly bumped into him. He was about twenty years old, with a fat head, big ears, big belly, thick limbs, and a body that could hold up two people. Wherever he passed, everyone around him was squeezed and staggered.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The fat man bowed to the swaying crowd: "I didn't mean to bump into you, please give way, I want to sign up..."
Just as he was talking, he bumped into Lu Zhan, but unexpectedly, he was struck by a powerful force naturally triggered by Lu Zhan, and he fell involuntarily towards Bian Pu, right on top of the triangular-eyed servant.
The servant who was showing off his power was suddenly pressed down on his body by a fat man, his lungs were almost crushed, his face turned purple from the pressure, but he couldn't even scream.
The fat man rolled nimbly and got up again. He looked at Lu Zhan and muttered: "You are so weird, you can actually use your strange strength to push me away. Well done, I, Yan Dahai, will remember you.
If we have a chance, let us brothers compete against each other."
Lu Zhan said loudly: "Oh, I'm waiting for you at any time."
The fat man named Yan Dahai pulled up the servant who was half crushed to death and asked loudly: "Tell me, how do you sign up?"
The servant Ding said in a confused tone: "Before... you have to... you have to pass the audition... before you sign up."
Yan Dahai asked again: "Then how should we audition?"
"Here...here..." The servant pointed in the direction of the open space with his hand and said "here" with his tongue hanging out for a long time. He couldn't hold back a word. He hadn't recovered his breath yet.
Lu Zhan introduced to Yan Dahai: "There are three tests in that open space. You can choose any one to test. The pigeon cage on the east side is for testing concealed weapons. You must use a concealed weapon to shoot down a flying pigeon before you can cross the sea.
Choose. The strong man on the west side is a test of combat prowess. If you defeat or tie that strong man, you can pass. The big stone lock in the middle is a test of strength. You must throw the stone lock more than seven feet high and then catch it. Throw it continuously.
If you connect it three times without letting the stone lock fall to the ground, you will be considered a pass."
Yan Dahai put his hands on his hips and looked left and right, then suddenly spit in his palms and shouted to Lu Zhan: "This is simple, little brother, just watch with your eyes wide open, don't be so scared that you pee your pants.
"
As he spoke, he staggered to the center of the field, stood in the circle, squatted down on his horse, and stretched out his hands to grab the stone lock.
The people watching the excitement outside the venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on the fat man in the venue.
This audition has been going on for three days. There are the most people participating in the martial arts test on the west side, and there are also many people taking part in the concealed weapon test on the east side. Only one of them is the strength test. In the past three days, only five or six people have dared to try.
, and there are still three people who have not succeeded.
After all, a person who can throw and catch a large stone lock weighing nearly 400 kilograms three times is considered to be the most powerful person in the world.
I saw Yan Dahai take three strong breaths, let out a loud roar, and threw the big stone lock over his head with both arms. The stone lock flew straight up one foot from the ground before falling downwards.
When it fell to the top of Yan Dahai's head, the fat man stretched out his hands to grab the stone lock. He first used his strength to relieve the falling force, then raised his arms and threw it up again, this time it was thrown one foot higher than the last time.
When it was thrown for the third time, the stone lock actually flew nearly two feet in height, and the audience cheered in unison.
Yan Dahai put down the stone lock, his face was not red, his heart was not beating, he proudly arched his hands around, then approached Lu Zhan, gave him a provocative look, and then went to the examiner to register.
At this time, the triangular-eyed servant slowly came back to his senses. Seeing that the fat man was gone, he became energetic again and said to Lu Zhan: "Did you see it? This is the strength that is qualified to participate in the 'Martial Arts Examination'. With your kid's
With your humble qualifications, don’t expect to get ahead in this life, go away, don’t crowd here and hinder others from signing up.”
Lu Zhan glanced at the triangular-eyed servant coldly, walked away, and walked to the big stone lock.
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