Chapter 355 Liu Shushan

At the entrance of the canyon, the crowd of people gradually dispersed.

The disciples of the Internal History Department walked into the crowd with registration books and began to check the sect cloud certificates and assessment approval slips of those who passed the first assessment.

Duan Rong only then realized why no one checked them when they first entered the canyon.

Because 70% of the registered disciples will be eliminated, wouldn’t it be a waste of time to check them at that time?

Soon, an old disciple stepped onto the altar, walked in front of Duan Rong, bowed respectfully, and said with a smile: "Brother, please show me the sect cloud certificate."

The old disciple had slightly gray hair on his temples, and was obviously an old man in the sect, but he was very respectful to Duan Rong, with a smile in his eyes. This was naturally because Duan Rong was the first person in this soul assessment, and he was even only half a step away from stepping onto the altar.

His future achievements are limitless. With such talent, it may not be difficult for him to enter the Elders' Council in the future.

There are only eleven people on the altar who have crossed the red line.

After checking and registering them one by one, the old servant of the Internal History Department bowed and left.

But his task was not easy at all. He had to go back and organize people to sort out the detailed information of these eleven people and submit it to the Elders' Council as soon as possible, especially the information of Duan Rong, which must be collected in detail.

After the old servant left, Duan Rong stood at the edge of the altar and stared at the huge statue in the south of the valley.

This stone statue is so huge, but it still looks real, and it is almost the same as the image of the Acala in his mind.

But Duan Rong knew very well that the difficulty of carving such a large mountain statue is much greater than that of a small stone statue.

There must be a clear plan, divided into several groups, each responsible for a piece.

And each group must have a clear-headed organizer with a group of skilled craftsmen to implement the plan.

But even so, this huge mandala connecting heaven and earth may take several years to complete.

Using the mountain as the embryo, carving it into a stone statue, and making it lifelike without losing its authenticity, is really an inestimable project.

If this place were placed in the previous life, it would probably be one of the eight wonders of the world.

Duan Rong stood there, sighing at the majesty of the huge altar city in front of him.

At this moment, a figure suddenly walked slowly to the side of Duan Rong.

Duan Rong turned his head and saw that this person was not tall and very thin, but his face was smiling like a flower. He clasped his fists to Duan Rong and said, "I am Liu Shushan, what is your name, brother?"

Duan Rong recognized this person at a glance. He was a person at the opposite canyon entrance. Apart from himself, this person was the closest to the altar.

And he did not faint in the end. It can be seen that this person did not take the last step.

Duan Rong turned around, clasped his fists and returned the greeting, "I am Duan Rong."

Duan Rong turned around and his eyes jumped slightly.

I saw the rest of the people on the altar, some stood in the corner with cold faces, and some were chatting and making friends with each other...

He was standing alone at the edge of the altar, staring at the statue in a daze, which naturally gave people a feeling of no strangers allowed, so no one came up to talk to him.

When Liu Shushan came over, he was also prepared to be rejected, but he didn't expect Duan Rong's demeanor and conversation to be very easy-going, and the two of them soon started chatting.

After chatting, I found out that Liu Shushan was from Ruyang Prefecture.

This Ruyang Prefecture is just southeast of Yuanyang Prefecture. Duan Rong went there several times when he was escorting at Yuanshun Escort Agency.

The two chatted more and more.

When a few people saw Duan Rong turned around, they also wanted to come forward to chat, but seeing that he was chatting with Liu Shushan, they didn't dare to come forward to disturb him.

When Duan Rong and Liu Shushan were chatting on the altar, there was always a lot of noise around the altar.

The eleven of them did not need to participate in the second round of assessment, so the old servant left after registering.

But everyone under the altar had to participate in the second round of assessment. After checking and registering, the servants of the Internal History Department had to stamp each of their assessment slips with numbers to prepare for the second round of assessment.

When Xiao Yu, Ximen Kankan and Shen Mizhi stood at the altar with the stamped slips waiting for Duan Rong, Liu Shushan was still beside the stone railing, talking to Duan Rong nonstop.

Duan Rong was already a little dry-mouthed, but he was still very excited and became more and more excited as he talked.

Duan Rong turned his head to look at Xiao Yu and the others at the altar, and a hint of impatience flashed across his eyes.

Liu Shushan immediately became alert. He turned his head slightly and saw Xiao Yu and the others, while Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan looked at him with a strange look.

Liu Shushan smiled awkwardly. He had just said something to himself. He immediately said goodbye to Duan Rong and left.

Duan Rong then slowly walked to Xiao Yu and the others.

Xiao Yu glanced at Liu Shushan's back, looked at Duan Rong and asked, "Who is this man?"

Before Duan Rong could answer, Ximen Kankan interrupted and said, "He is thin and short, like a monkey, and he is dancing so wildly..."

Ximen Kankan imitated Liu Shushan's excited gestures, which made Xiao Yu and Shen Mizhi laugh.

Duan Rong also smiled and said, "His name is Liu Shushan, and he is from Ruyang Mansion."

Duan Rong was looking at Xiao Yu when he said this.

Because Xiao Yu had been escorting in the escort agency for longer than him, and he had been to Ruyang Mansion countless times.

Xiao Yu's demeanor really changed slightly. "Really? He is from Ruyang Mansion."

In this endless mountain, if you can meet someone who is very close to your hometown, you will inevitably feel a sense of intimacy in your heart.

Ximen Kankan said: "Next time you see him, tell him that I gave him a nickname, Liu Monkey."

Duan Rong said: "You should tell him this kind of words that will get you beaten."

Duan Rong and his friends walked out of the valley while chatting.

After all, the four of them passed the first test, and the atmosphere was still very cheerful when they got together at this time.

They returned to Duan Rong's mountain and made a very sumptuous dinner.

And they also opened the last jar of fruit wine of Ximen Kankan. The four of them drank in the cave and got tipsy. And Shen Mizhi was not able to hold her liquor and got drunk.

After the few people dispersed, Xiao Yu saw that Shen Mizhi was drunk and unconscious, so she stayed to take care of her. Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan went to the cave over there and slept.

On the second day, they rested for a day.

On the third day, just after dawn, several people got up early. They were going to take part in the second test.

Duan Rong yawned and followed Xiao Yu and the others along the cliff to the cableway.

Shen Mizhi turned his head to look at Duan Rong and said, "Don't you have to take part in the second test? Why are you following?"

Duan Rong said, "You and Ximen Kankan are both worry-free. I'll help Xiao Yu watch you."

"Hey..." Shen Mizhi smiled and said, "You haven't even got married yet, and you're acting like a brother-in-law."

Shen Mizhi said, gently touching Xiao Yu with her shoulder. "Ah..."

Xiao Yu's face was already red, and when Shen Mizhi touched her shoulder, she looked up and rolled her eyes at her.

Shen Mizhi immediately stopped talking and smiled with her lips pursed.

Duan Rong walked behind and shook his head secretly. This Shen Mizhi was born sarcastic.

After crossing three iron ropes, Duan Rong and the others came to a platform halfway up a mountain.

The platform here is quite wide, and on the ground, there are big circles drawn with red lines.

The dazzling red circles stretch far away, making people dizzy.

At the entrance of the platform, there is a wooden fence and a small wooden door is open. Several people from the Judgment Zongzhengsi are guarding the door.

There is a checker who is checking the sect cloud certificate and assessment approval of the visitors.

He lets one in after checking one.

At this time, it was still early, and there were only four or five people at the door. Duan Rong and his friends walked over quickly.

The man checked very quickly and basically let everyone in after a few glances.

Soon, Ximen Kankan, Shen Mizhi, and Xiao Yu were all let in and waited near the door inside.

Duan Rong stood by the door and handed the sect cloud certificate and assessment approval to the man.

No mistakes in one sentence, one post, one content, one 6, one book, one bar, take a look!

The man opened the sect's cloud certificate, looked at Duan Rong's portrait, and was about to let him go when he suddenly found that there was no stamp and number for the second round on Duan Rong's assessment slip.

The man frowned, stared at Duan Rong and asked: "Why is there no number and stamp on your slip?"

Duan Rong looked at Xiao Yu and the others. Since the inspection was so strict, he had to withdraw.

Duan Rong was about to explain, but a figure jumped out from behind the inspector.

Yang Yi arrived at the second round of the assessment early. He asked someone to move a chair and put it not far from the door.

Then he nestled in the chair, one leg raised high on the armrest, half-closed his eyes and took a nap.

The reason why Yang Yi dared to sit here and take a nap was because he knew that the sect's top leaders did not care much about the second round of the assessment, and no elders from the Elders' Court came.

There was only one historian from the Internal History Department, and he led the team to the Judgment Department. In this second round of assessment, he at least managed half of the world, and he could do whatever he wanted.

Yang Yi was curled up in the armchair, half-closed his eyes, and suddenly heard someone shouting at the door, saying that there was no number on the assessment slip.

He thought someone was cheating, so he immediately became alert, stood up from the armchair, jumped to the door, and shouted coldly: "What happened?"

The person checking at the door immediately handed Yang Yi Duan Rong's sect cloud certificate and assessment slip in his hand, saying: "This guy, his assessment slip does not have the second round number and stamp."

Yang Yi rubbed his sleepy eyes, turned over the assessment slip, and sure enough, the place where the stamp should be was empty.

He smiled, raised his head, looked at the door, and saw Duan Rong standing there.

Duan Rong was a little embarrassed when he saw Yang Yi looking at him, so he explained: "It's Manager Yang! These three are my good friends from the same hometown. Today they are participating in the second assessment, and I wanted to follow them to see. Since it's not convenient, Duan will leave now."

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he waited for Yang Yi to return his sect's cloud certificate and assessment approval slip to him.

The inspector couldn't help but sneer when he saw Duan Rong like this, and looked at Duan Rong with a mocking look.

He has been following Yang Yi for several years, and he knows the temper of their Manager Yang too well. He is always finding faults in eggs, and he is born to make people uncomfortable. In this case, who knows if this guy is here to impersonate? He fell into the hands of Manager Yang, and he wanted to get away with a word of inconvenience.

It's really too beautiful!

But at this moment, Yang Yi suddenly said: "It's convenient. How can it be inconvenient? Brother Duan, please come in!"

Yang Yi said, with his right hand, and his expression was very friendly.

Duan Rong was slightly stunned and walked in.

The sneer on the face of the person checking at the door froze immediately.

"Duan... Brother?!"

When Duan Rong approached, Yang Yi held up Duan Rong's sect cloud certificate and assessment approval slip with both hands and presented them in front of him.

Duan Rong was a little surprised and immediately took it, clasping his fists and said, "Thank you, Manager Yang."

Yang Yi also smiled and said, "Brother Duan, you don't have to be polite. It's convenient for others, and it's convenient for yourself. Besides, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar, and there is a long way to go between you and me!"

Yang Yi was still thinking about how to repair his relationship with Duan Rong the day before yesterday, but he didn't expect someone to send a pillow when he was sleepy, and he encountered this incident today. If he didn't take the opportunity to sell Duan Rong a favor, if he stopped him again, he would become more and more estranged. How to deal with him in the future?

Duan Rong heard this and his eyes moved. He naturally heard that Yang Yi was trying to make friends with him.

Duan Rong thanked Yang Yi again before saying goodbye and leaving.

Yang Yi looked at the backs of Duan Rong and Xiao Yu as they left, and then he yawned with satisfaction.

Yang Yi turned his head and saw the man standing there in shock.

When the man saw Yang Yi calling the unprepossessing guy "Brother Duan", he felt a little nervous, and later, Yang Yi was very respectful to the man, just like a brother.

He really couldn't understand why Yang Yi, who had Yang Sixian as his big backer, would be so humble to a registered disciple who was taking the test?

The man was not there during the Yougu test the day before, so he naturally didn't know that the unprepossessing guy was the one who almost stepped onto the altar.

Yang Yi saw the man standing in a daze at the door, and there were already several people standing outside the door, the front one was a female disciple, she saw the man standing with his back to her, looking at the four people who left not far away. Judging from their attire and age, the four people should be the same as her, registered disciples who are taking the assessment.

"Why are you standing there stupidly instead of working?"

Yang Yi said indifferently, then walked to the armchair and snuggled in for a nap.

The man woke up and turned his head to see that there were already quite a few people standing outside the door. The front was still a beautiful female disciple, who was looking at him with a rather strange look.

The man was a little embarrassed, pretended to cough, and then took the sect cloud certificate and assessment approval slip from the female disciple.

Duan Rong and his team had already arrived at a designated waiting place on the edge of the platform.

There were two or three people from the Internal History Department, shouting for everyone to stand according to their numbers.

And next to each of the big red circles on the platform, there was also a person from the Internal History Department standing with a pen.

They will record the results of the competition later and monitor the process.

Yes, the second round of the assessment is a one-on-one duel.

Those who step on the red line, go out of the circle, or lose their fighting power in the big red circle will be judged as failures.

There are two rounds of fighting. The winner of the first round will pass the assessment.

The loser of the first round will participate in the second round of fighting.

The winner will pass, and the loser will be eliminated.

This means that only one-quarter of the people will be eliminated in the second round of assessment. Most people can pass.

This is completely different from the first round of assessment, which directly eliminated 70% of people.

This also shows the thoughts of the sect.

Those who pass the soul test are considered promising talents in the sect. At least they can enrich the strength of the sect. At the very least, they can be sent out to manage the secular world for the sect.

Therefore, the second round of assessment is obviously much milder.