After thinking about it, there are more and more suspicious candidates, and everyone looks like the person who did this.
Zhang Jiahao simply gave up and planned to test it directly.
When the banquet was held in the evening, Zhang Jiahao began to ask indirect questions.
Xu Tao and Pei Yi had already thought about the questions he asked, and it was effortless to answer them.
The current characters of the two of them are poor swordsmen who go out to practice. The reason why they are willing to help Zhang Qinghe is just to make a fortune.
In order to fit their characters, both of them changed into very common robes, the kind that everyone in the fairyland can afford.
Xu Tao was wearing a poor man's outfit, and the only jewelry on her forehead was a wooden hairpin. She had put a lot of thought into this look.
Pei Yi doesn't need to dress up in any special way, just take out any of the two old clothes he had before meeting Xu Tao.
He kept all his old clothes anyway. He was used to being thrifty and couldn't bear to throw things away.
Zhang Jiahao did not completely believe what the two said.
After all, appearance can be dressed up, but temperament can't deceive anyone. The woman next to her looks really ordinary.
Although this man looks average, his aloof and aloof temperament does not look like he came from a small place.
Xu Tao (→_→): Who are you calling mediocre? Do you have discernment and do you know how to look at people?
Zhang Jiahao did not give up and planned to find another opportunity to test it out.
It's not like he has never been exposed to sword cultivators. Whether he is really poor or pretending to be poor, he doesn't believe it and can't test it out!
In the next few days, Zhang Jiahao began a series of tests on Pei Yi.
One essential skill for sword repairers: sewing.
Because sword cultivators' clothes are often damaged by sword energy, sewing is one of the life skills that almost every sword cultivator must know.
"It's over. I ruined the second young master's clothes. What can I do? The second young master will definitely kill me!"
Just as Pei Yi walked to the pavilion in Zhang's backyard, a reckless maid ran out from nowhere, holding a piece of clothing in her hand.
As soon as she appeared, she was very pretentious and accidentally fell down in front of Pei Yi. As for the clothes the maid was holding, they were torn when she fell.
As soon as her clothes were torn, the maid cried as if her own mother had died.
Xu Tao and Pei Yi were close, so it was hard to pretend they didn't see them, so they had to go over and pay attention.
"What's going on? Why are you crying like this?" Xu Tao asked.
"Slave... this slave accidentally tore the second young master's clothes just now. The second young master has a bad temper. He will definitely punish this slave!
My slave has a gambling brother at home. If this slave is driven home, he will definitely be sold. Please do your best and help me find a solution!"
As he said this, he knelt down and kowtowed.
Xu Tao quickly supported her and prevented her from kneeling down.
"Hey, just for this little thing, let me help you see if this dress can be repaired." Xu Tao picked up the dress and inspected it carefully.
Seeing that the problem was not serious, he gave the clothes to Pei Yi and asked him to mend them.
Mending is actually not Pei Yi's strong point, but that doesn't mean he can't do it.
He took out the needle and thread he had with him, successfully mended the clothes, and then handed them to the little maid who had stopped crying.
The little maid left with a lot of thanks.
After she was far away, the maid quietly went to report back to the housekeeper.
"Steward Zhang, Mr. Pei indeed has a needle wallet with him."
Yes, what they wanted to test this time was not whether Pei Yi's clothes were mended well, but whether he had a wallet with a needle on him.
The sewing kit is a long-lasting item in the sword repair ring. As long as you have a sewing kit and know how to sew, you will have passed the first level.
Of course, Zhang Jiahao could not believe their identities so easily.
There is still a second round of temptation and a third round of temptation waiting for them.
The second essential skill for swordsmen is arithmetic (bargaining).
The poverty of sword cultivators is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is a luxury to hope to make even one more penny from them.
Bargaining can be said to be one of the essential skills for swordsmen.
But Pei Yi... doesn't have this skill.
When he was in the Cangwu sect in the lower realm, his senior brother Akashi did all the bargaining for him.
Later, he had Xu Tao by his side. Xu Tao was also a rich young woman. She had good food and clothing and no chance to bargain.
Because all the money came from Xu Tao, he was living a life of care.
Later, when we arrived in the Fairyland, there were bargaining situations, but Xu Tao used his sharp tongue to engage in verbal battles.
So as a sword cultivator, Pei Yi really hasn't mastered this essential skill for sword cultivating.
Although Pei Yi didn't have the opportunity to practice this skill, he is very familiar with it.
When Zhang Xiaodie deliberately took them to a store that liked to rip off customers, Xu Tao used her bargaining skills to beat the other party to defeat, and finally sold her things at a price lower than the market price.
The victory of this war allowed Xu Tao and Pei Yi to pass another level.
Next, comes the final level - the test of character.
"Help, help!" A stunningly beautiful woman ran hurriedly in the forest.
The woman was dressed in beautiful clothes and her hair was surrounded by pearls and hairpins.
At first glance, she is a noble lady from an extraordinary family, with these big words written all over her body: I am rich, come and grab her quickly.
Before Xu Tao and Pei Yi could react, Zhang Wuji, the seventh son of the Zhang family, had already stopped in front of the girl.
"Girl? What happened to you? Why are you running alone in the forest?" Zhang Wuji asked with concern on his face.
"Sir, the little girl is the legitimate daughter of the Lie family in Liehuo City. Because she encountered robbers on the way, all the guards sent by the clan were killed, so she escaped here alone. Please save the little girl!"
This woman's cultivation level is low, only in the Golden Core realm.
With such a low level, no wonder he could only run away in the forest in panic.
"Fellow Daoist Pei, Fellow Daoist Xu, why don't we help this girl." While speaking, he also secretly sent a message to the two of them.
[The Lie family in Liehuo City is a wealthy family, and this girl is the legitimate daughter of the family. We can take the opportunity to build a good relationship with the Lie family by protecting her. 】
Xu Tao and Pei Yi didn't really have any objections.
but……
"It's okay to help you, but I have to give you money." Xu Tao said bluntly.
The woman was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "No problem, as long as you can send me back, money is not a problem!"
"Then how much do you plan to pay?" This time it was Pei Yi who asked.
"Is fifty thousand immortal jade enough?" the woman cautiously asked.
Xu Tao raised her eyebrows, "You are sending beggars away. There are three of us here, at least 150,000!"
Pei Yi also echoed: "Yes, if we want to take action, we will need at least 150,000 yuan."
"Wait a minute, Fellow Daoist Xu, Fellow Daoist Pei, this girl Lie is so pitiful, how can we accept her money!" Zhang Wuji shouted hurriedly.