"It's so bustling!"
Fang Han's eyes passed over the lavishly decorated weapons shops, the alchemy pavilion filled with the fragrance of medicine, and the bookstore displaying various martial arts secrets, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Even Liangshui City's best store looks extremely simple compared to the stores here.
It reminded him of the big cities in his previous life.
Liangshui City is like a small town in the previous life, and Azure Profound City is like a big city in the previous life.
"This is my third time coming to Azure Profound City, but I still can't help but marvel at its prosperity."
Fang Lingyuan also sighed.
The two of them walked leisurely, passed through several bustling streets, and saw many new things.
Fang Lingyuan gave advice from time to time, introduced some unique customs of Azure Profound City, or told some anecdotes about the county, which made the atmosphere much more relaxed.
Walking to a block that specializes in selling all kinds of exquisite handicrafts and specialty groceries, Fang Han slowed down.
He thought of his parents Younger Sister at home, especially Younger Sister Fang Ying's bright eyes looking forward to candy, and his heart moved slightly, and he had the idea of buying some gifts.
He walked into a store that looked quite elegant. The store displayed many exquisite toys, fine rouge and gouache, and Pastry dry goods unique to Azure Profound City.
Fang Han carefully selected, and finally selected a box of good rouge to give to his mother, and a box of high-quality pens and inks to give to his father. He also weighed several candies Pastry with cute shapes and solid materials to give to Younger Sister.
I have to say that Azure Profound City is really expensive.
He deposited all the year-end rewards and shares into System Panel. Fortunately, he received a lot of lucky money during the Chinese New Year, otherwise he would have had to borrow money from Clan Head.
He paid the money and walked out of the store with the wrapped gift.
But when he saw Fang Lingyuan, who was waiting on the street with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed slightly, almost imperceptibly.
He cast his sharp eyes towards the surging crowd on the opposite street corner, seeming to capture something.
"Clan Head, what's wrong?" Fang Han approached and asked in a low voice.
"It's nothing. I seemed to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure, but the crowd was chaotic and it just passed by in a flash. Maybe I saw it wrong."
Fang Lingyuan looked away, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head slowly.
Although he spoke in an understatement, Fang Han was keenly aware that the originally slightly relaxed aura around him had quietly become alert.
This small episode seemed to make the experienced Fang Clan Head a little alert.
"Now that the gifts have been bought, let's go back."
Fang Lingyuan had no interest in continuing the tour and said to Fang Han.
"Yes." Fang Han nodded.
The two of them went straight back to the "Guest Cloud Inn" restaurant without any further delay.
In the following days, Fang Han stopped going out and practiced quietly in the guest room, deeply suppressing the anxiety caused by waiting deep into his heart.
He must never slack off in training. Even if he fails the exam, he will never give up martial arts for this reason.
With System Panel here, he is confident that even if he cannot join Azure Profound Sect, he can reach the pinnacle of martial arts.
It's just that the process is probably more difficult and tortuous than joining Azure Profound Sect.
Time finally passed in the slightly long wait.
On the early morning of the third day, before daylight came out, the broad official road leading to Azure Profound Mountain outside Azure Profound City was already full of cars and horses, and a stream of people.
Almost all the boys and girls who participated in the assessment, accompanied by their elders, rushed to the Azure Profound Sect again with nervousness and anticipation.
Fang Han and Fang Lingyuan rode a carriage and followed the huge traffic flow to the huge Blue Stone Plaza at the feet of Azure Profound Mountain.
The atmosphere in the square today is more solemn than on the day of the assessment.
Thousands of people gathered here, but it was extremely quiet, with only the sound of muffled breathing and the occasional sound of horse hooves hitting the ground.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the Azure Profound Sect mountain gate.
Fang Han stood quietly beside the car, looking straight ahead, with a calm expression. Only the slightly pursed corners of his lips revealed his inner unrest.
Fang Lingyuan stood beside him, his hands clasped behind his back, his body as tall as a pine tree. He seemed calm, but his eyes that occasionally glanced towards the mountain gate showed unconcealable nervousness.
After waiting for about an hour, when the rising sun filled the square with golden light, a figure finally walked out of the huge mountain gate.
The leader is the white-haired Elder with a solemn face.
Behind him, two young disciples jointly held a huge roll of white cloth made of an unknown material, and walked steadily to the notice board that had been erected in front of the square.
"Announce the list!"
The white-haired Elder glanced at the silent crowd below, without any extra words, and nodded slightly.
The two disciples quickly unfolded the huge piece of cloth and fixed it firmly on the notice board.
"Azure Profound Sect Entrance Disciple Roster" is the first thing that comes into view with a few vigorous and powerful ink-colored characters.
And below are the names of one hundred boys and girls who passed the examination.
The originally silent square suddenly boiled like cold water thrown into a boiling pan.
The crowd surged forward like a tide, and everyone couldn't wait to find their own name or the name of someone they cared about among the hundred names.
"Let me see!"
"Found it! I found it! Hahaha!"
"Dad! I passed! I passed!"
"How could it be... without me... why without me..."
The ecstatic cheers, the excited chokes, the lost murmurs, the extremely disappointed questions...
Various sounds are intertwined, and the square High Person is full of various forms of life, all displayed here.
"Fang Han, let's go there."
Fang Lingyuan said in a deep voice, with a hint of unnoticeable tension in his voice.
Fang Han took a deep breath and moved forward with the flow of people together with Fang Lingyuan.
His heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, and his eyes were fixed on the huge list, starting from the first name at the top and scanning down quickly line by line.
Each name represents a lucky person who has reached the sky in one step and stepped into the transcendent power that countless people dream of. From then on, the carp jumped onto the dragon's gate.
Fang Han's eyes quickly passed over each name that was either unfamiliar or vaguely impressive.
I saw the stern young man in black "Li Feng", I saw the girl in a light yellow dress "Huang Ling'er", I also saw the purple gauze masked girl "Yun Qianyue"...
Their names appeared on the list as expected.
As his eyes moved downward, there were fewer and fewer names left, and Fang Han's heart gradually sank.
Could it be...?
Just as he was about to reach the end of the list and his hope was getting slimmer, his eyes suddenly focused on the last few lines.
"Fang Han, number plate 421, from Liangshui City Fang Clan."
Found it!
An indescribable and huge ecstasy, like a volcanic eruption, instantly overwhelmed all the tension and anxiety and swept through his body.
He clenched his fists suddenly, his knuckles turning slightly white from the exertion, and his chest heaved violently several times before he managed to suppress the long scream that almost came out of his mouth.
He turned his head and looked at Fang Lingyuan beside him, his eyes shining with uncontrollable excitement.
"Clan Head, I... passed!"
Almost at the same time, Fang Lingyuan also saw the name of Fang Han.
At this moment, the usual majestic look on the Fang Clan Head's face melted away like ice and snow, and an unprecedented light of relief and joy burst out from the depths of his eyes.
He patted Fang Han heavily on the shoulder, with an almost imperceptible tremor in his voice.
"Fang Han, you did it! I, Fang Clan, finally someone jumped over the dragon gate and successfully joined Azure Profound Sect!"
At this moment, he had mixed feelings in his heart, as if he had already seen the prosperity of the Fang Clan in the coming decades.
However, in an unobtrusive corner at the edge of this noisy square filled with joy and loss, the curtains of a seemingly ordinary carriage were gently lifted.
Inside the car, two eyes were looking coldly at the excited Fang Clan duo in front of the sign.
One of them was wearing the cyan moiré clothing of a disciple of the Azure Profound Sect, and his face had a bit of reserve and arrogance belonging to the disciples of the sect. It was Azure Profound Sect disciple Zhao Qianjun who Lin Family spent a huge price to get online.
And the other person is surprisingly Lin Family Clan Head--Lin Yaotian who should be at Liangshui City!