"Hehe~"
(*^▽^*)
"We're rich, we're rich."
Li Ping'an and Old Ox emerged, each carrying a huge pile of Golden Axes, their eyes crinkled with smiles.
According to the rules, only those who obtained three axes passed.
And Li Ping'an had handed over three axes.
Surely the huge pile left over belonged to him, then.
Xiao Zhu, the young valley master of the Five Tombs Valley Grounds, hurriedly grabbed the River God.
"You can't leave!!"
The River God was streaming tears and snot.
"┭┮﹏┭┮"
"I can't do this job anymore! Being molested was bad enough, but then another brat made off with so many of my axes for free!"
Those who had passed the Heart-Questioning Trial emerged from the bamboo grove.
"Hey, you met the River God too?"
"Yeah. I reckon we were affected by the formation back then."
Everyone was discussing it.
Li Ping'an, meanwhile, was discussing with Old Ox where they should go for a feast after selling the axes.
Liu Yun could not help lowering her head with a smile. Even several hundred years later, this scene would have been quite explosive.
Elder Qingfeng slapped his thigh. That's my disciple for you.
He knows how to be thrifty and manage a household!!
Wuling Valley's grand auditorium.
It was early spring, the season when willow catkins filled the air.
The Demon-Slaying Assembly officially began!!
Reporters from countless small newspapers had already gathered on the front lines, hoping to secure firsthand interviews.
"Look, coming toward us now is the Empress of Great Sui."
"Your Majesty, may I ask what you think of this Demon-Slaying Assembly..."
"Your Majesty..."
The reporters were held back by the guards.
Their attention, however, was soon drawn elsewhere.
"It's Master Zhong, the Great Confucian from Huailu Academy!"
"The new peak master of Shushan's Heaven-Reaching Peak."