Only then did Wei He turn to look at the man.
The man who had spoken to him was broad-shouldered and sturdily built, with thick brows and large eyes. His face gave off an honest, simple impression.
Beside him, a short-haired woman dressed in long pants and sleeves, with a tight-fitting top, was packing the two of their luggage.
She clearly exercised year-round; distinct muscle lines showed beneath her clothes. Her appearance was ordinary, but her face was clean and pure. At a glance, one could tell she was someone without much guile.
"What a coincidence," Wei He said with a smile. "But might I ask, brother, how does the Xuanmiao Sect handle disciple assessments?"
He had obtained quite a bit of information from Xia Linghua, but there had been few details regarding the assessment itself.
"The Xuanmiao Sect is a major sect of Haizhou. Assessments generally have to be passed first at one of its branch lineages. Only after receiving a recommendation can one come here for a second assessment at the main sect," the man explained. "My sister and I passed the assessment over in Weihai City and were recommended here."
He carefully sized Wei He up.
"You are not from Haizhou, are you?"
"Sharp eyes." Wei He nodded with a smile. "I am indeed not from Haizhou. I was recommended from another province to come here and study."
"Another province? Then you have truly traveled a long way." The man's expression immediately turned solemn.
Anyone who could journey here from another province so far away was certainly no ordinary person. This man had surely come to take a master while already possessing martial arts, and his cultivation could not be low.
After all, when the Xuanmiao Sect recruited disciples, it generally only recruited within its own province.