Chapter 8

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**"Sure, sure." Wu Zhe quickly stood aside, not wanting to accept the bow casually, and clasped his hands, saying, "It was just a small effort, and I was lucky to succeed."**

**"Miss, you're too kind." Lao Er Zhai bowed again to Wu Zhe, who had stepped aside: "The Three Heroes of Qingling owe you a favor."**

**Lao San Chen also took two large steps forward and clasped his hands in thanks: "I, Lao San Chen, thank you, Miss."**

**For Lao San Chen to thank someone so openly in front of everyone, anyone who knew his temper would be shocked. But considering his breakthrough of the heart demon, it made perfect sense.**

**Both of them no longer called Wu Zhe "little girl" but "Miss," clearly placing her on equal footing with themselves.**

**The old guide watched this and was amazed.**

**Lao San Chen was not a clumsy person, and breaking through the heart demon was only a matter of time. But men most feared being cuckolded, and he had been engaged in his middle age only to have his fiancée run away before the wedding, leaving a deep emotional scar.**

**And this girl managed to enlighten Lao San Chen with just a few words, which was truly remarkable.**

**Ha, it seems that although this guide did not bring back anyone of exceptional talent, having such a quick-witted little girl is still a fun story to tell.**

**More and more people were arriving on the grass in the valley, and Lao Er Zhai and Lao San Chen went to greet their acquaintances.**

**Wu Zhe sat back in her seat, and a group of little girls immediately surrounded her.**

**"Wow! I was so scared just now!" Yaotou grabbed Wu Zhe's arm and shook it vigorously: "How can you be so bold! How dare you provoke them? It was right not to take their gold and silver, but why did they bow to you in thanks later?"**

**"It seems Xiao Niu helped that Lao San Chen break through his heart demon?"**

**"What's going on? I don't understand, what sixteen-character mantra?"**

**Wu Zhe explained for a long time, but the little girls still only half understood.**

**The simpler the mind, the harder it was to understand the heart demon.**

**"Strange, things that don't belong to you shouldn't be taken. And even if they do belong to you, if someone takes them, you should just let it go, right? Why would someone not understand that and let it affect their martial arts progress?" Yaotou said, puzzled.**

**"Uh..." This was really hard to explain, and Wu Zhe scratched her head. In this world, there was no enlightenment from martial arts, fantasy, or cultivation novels, so most of the girls from farming families naturally couldn't understand.**

**While scratching her head, Wu Zhe touched the hairpin in her hair, feeling a bit depressed.**

**The old guide walked over and pointed to the seating arrangements in the valley, explaining: "Little girls, do you know how the various sects are arranged within the sect?"**

**The girls immediately shifted their interest, and Wu Zhe's embarrassment was relieved.**

**The old guide began to explain the seating arrangements in the valley using flags as examples.**

**The outermost circle was for the various branch sects. The flags of the branch sects could be any color except white, and they were colorful. Names like "Yunling," "Baijiawan," "Gonghongling," "Bawangzhai," and "Fenggongshan" were all characteristic names of branch sects.**

**Wu Zhe thought: This is basically a franchise of bandits, or temporary workers...**

**The second circle was for the outer sect members. Their flags had white borders, and their names were more formal, all containing the character "sect" but not "sun" or "moon." Examples included "Benzhimen," "Poyunmen," and "Qingkongmen."**

**Hmm, these are the direct subordinate units of the sect, Wu Zhe thought to herself.**

**The innermost circle was for the inner sect, with the fewest people, only four tables, all empty but each with a flag.**

**Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning—each of the four characters represented a college, written in red on a white flag.**

**It seemed that the Sword Wielders Sect revered white.**

**The inner sect members were like civil servants with a position, Wu Zhe defined.**

**In short, the Sword Wielders Sect had three levels: the four colleges of the inner sect, the outer sect, and the branch sects.**

**In the center of the valley, a one-mile square tent area was set up as the examination zone, and it was impossible to see what was inside.**

**This was where the sect's entrance examination took place.**

**"Old man, what will the entrance examination test?" A girl with slightly rough skin asked shyly: "I can't read, will I be rejected?"**

**Several girls also looked nervously at the old guide.**

**The old guide stroked his beard and laughed: "If you can't read, so be it. What's there to worry about? A good heart can be taught, no need to worry too much."**

**"Then what will they test us on?" Wu Zhe asked.**

**"Our Sword Wielders Sect's entrance examination always prioritizes talent and virtue. Besides the crystal stone body test and the qi reaching the hundred meridians, the specific examination content is not fixed."**

**Crystal stone body test? Qi reaching the hundred meridians? Wu Zhe tilted her head and recalled from web novels, it was almost certainly a test of talent.**

**Hey, if it comes to talent, who's afraid of this evolutionary super body? Wu Zhe was full of confidence about her entrance examination.**

**After a while, Lao Er Zhai and Lao San Chen returned after greeting their old friends. The old guide looked at the time, which was close to noon, and raised his hand to take his leave.**

**The guide's duties were not strictly defined, and he was quite free, so Lao Er Zhai and Lao San Chen did not try to retain him.**

**However, when the old guide had walked twenty steps, he turned back and looked at Wu Zhe carefully before leaving.**

**Wu Zhe and the girls sat idly, eating some fruit, waiting for the entrance examination to begin.**

**What kind of fruit? Not even as good as fruit leather, let alone candied fruit with additives. For a sect that claims to be the first in Qi State, this was embarrassing. Wu Zhe sneered at the quality of the snacks.**

**The girls, however, were delighted, laughing and pushing each other, occasionally grabbing a few pieces, as if they rarely had the chance to enjoy such treats.**

**Wu Zhe smiled, understanding that Qingling was a very poor place. If she could give them snacks from another world, they would truly be like heavenly delicacies.**

**"Hmph, a bunch of country bumpkins!" A contemptuous girl's voice suddenly came from the side.**

**It turned out that a girl had used her mystical energy to send the voice from a distance.**

**Wu Zhe looked over and saw a young girl in a red dress walking past the Qingling seats, accompanied by several guards.**

**The guards were tall and sharp-eyed, with serious expressions, each carrying a large bag, but it was unclear what was inside.**

**"That's Hu Yunjiao, the beloved daughter of the Hu Dao Sect's leader. It's said that she opened her mystical energy and reached the first star before the age of fourteen, a talent to be envied," Lao Er Zhai recognized her and whispered to Lao San Chen, reminding him, "Let's not cause any trouble."**

**Lao San Chen, with his mind now settled, nodded without a word.**

**Opening mystical energy at fourteen is considered talented? Wu Zhe was unimpressed. She was used to the rapid progression in web novels and found this talent to be subpar.**

**The girl beside her, Yaotou, was happily biting into a large piece of dried pear when the sarcastic voice startled her, causing her to swallow most of it and start choking.**

**"Ha, I was right." Hu Yunjiao glanced at the flag and smiled, raising her sleeve: "Oh, it's Qingling. No wonder the candidates are so unsuitable."**

**The girls' faces turned red with shame. Compared to the capital city where the Hu Dao Sect was based, they from Qingling really couldn't compare.**

**Lao San Chen's face darkened, and Lao Er Zhai quickly held him back.**

**Wu Zhe, however, stood up abruptly.**

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