After all the teachers have finished checking the Taoist's dictation articles in their hands, they will sort out the list and inform Ren Jiu of the names and results of the Taoist who passed the examination one by one, and of course the names of the disciples who are about to face punishment.

After all the teachers had finished reporting their names, Ren Jiu presented the jade slips of the list to Master Qi who was sitting on his desk for inspection. After Master Qi read it, he said: "You will each burn a copy of this list and put it together."

And the matters have been properly arranged. Among them, Yang Song, Pan Yue, Ning Tao...these Taoist boys can increase their training. You can arrange the details by yourself."

After that, leave here.

...

The children waiting in the classroom gathered together in twos and threes, discussing the school exam just now. Some were bragging, saying that they would definitely pass the exam, some were sighing, saying that they did not show their strength, and some were complaining.

Too little time.....

There are all kinds of things here.

Originally, Ning Tao, Yang Song, Pan Yue and others were gathered together. The few people who knew each other's background discussed for a while. Ning Tao returned to his seat, looked through the books in his hands, and waited quietly, seemingly not thinking about Xuan Xuan.

He kept the level assessment in mind and worked hard secretly to prepare to apply for the level assessment in advance.

Time passed, and the departing teaching fellow Yang Feng came back soon. Seeing the returning teaching fellow, all the Taoist boys returned to their seats one after another.

After returning to the desk, the teaching fellow Yang Feng said: "The results of the Xuanjie assessment have come out. Yang Song, Ning Tao, Pan Yue, Zhang Yong, Han Shi, Li Bin, Li Yu... Zheng Hai, a total of ten

Two people passed the test, and the other four people xx, xx, xx, and xx failed the test. xx and xx had less than two hundred Taoist texts, and xx did not introduce Qi into the body. These three people will be punished."

When everyone learned the result, they were as calm as Ning Tao and others, as proud as Li Bin and others, as lucky as Zheng Hai, as well as regretful and regretful as those who failed, and as anxious as the punished disciples.

Seeing the expressions of everyone, the teaching brother did not care and continued: "After lunch, the disciples who have passed will go to the utility room to receive their new waist badges. After today, you will leave here and go to the main hall to start practicing.

There is no more Yellow Class 1. As for the other disciples, xx, xx... and other six people, pack their things and report to the Yellow Class 2 before class tomorrow. xx, xx and a few others will go to the Yellow Class 3...

....”

Everyone who heard this had different expressions on their faces. Some people once regarded themselves as Taoist boys from the Huang Yi Class, as if they were superior to others. Unexpectedly, the reality poured cold water on them. They even thought of other classes that they had ridiculed.

When I went to Taotong, my face turned red with embarrassment when I saw what I and the others would look like.

Then the teaching brother explained some other things, told everyone to have a day off today and arrange their own time, and then sent everyone away.

At this time, Ning Tao suddenly stood up and asked: "Brother teaching, can we take these books, pens, inks, papers, and inkstones away with us!"

Senior Brother Yang, who was about to get up and leave, was slightly startled when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You can take care of these sundries yourself." After that, he turned around and left.

Ning Tao bowed and said, "Thank you, senior brother!" He respectfully sent his teacher brother off.

...

Ning Tao packed up his books, pens, inks, papers, and inkstones and returned to his residence. He was holding the new small sign he received from his senior brother in the utility room. He was in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, a knock on the door woke up Ning Tao, who was lost in thought.

There was not much difference from before, except that there was a small sign with the character "Xuan" on the back and a new number hanging on his waist. He stood up and opened the door.

Opening the door, I saw Yang Song, Panyue, Li Bin and other Huang Class 1 children, who had passed the Xuanjie boy assessment, standing outside the door.

Ning Tao was startled when he saw this, but before he could speak, Li Bin smiled and said, "The time is just right and I have nothing to do, so I thought about organizing a trip to the bamboo forest to play together. How about it? Do you want to go together?"

When Ning Tao heard this, he thought that he had been stressed out for the past six months and really needed a rest, so he said, "Okay." He walked out, closed the door, and left with everyone else.

A group of children who had just obtained the status of Xuanjie Taoist boys were walking on the road of the wooden house like scholars who were proud of the spring breeze and saw all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

Those Taoist boys who failed the examination looked at everyone with envious and longing eyes.

Ning Tao, who was walking in the team, felt a little embarrassed at this time. Yang Song next to him saw this and said: "Ning Tao, I usually see you working hard like no one else, but you don't look like this. Why are you feeling embarrassed now?

"

Yang Song, who has always been lively, said this like a little adult. Panyue, Zhang Yong and others looked at Ning Tao when they heard Yang Song's words, and they all laughed and teased Ning Tao. Ning Tao touched his nose in embarrassment.

, did not refute, enjoying this rare time...

A group of people came to the bamboo forest. Zheng Hai led Ning Tao and others to twist and turn in the bamboo forest. After a while, they passed through the bamboo forest and came to a pond in the depths. Ning Tao was walking behind them.

Suddenly, the eyes of the children suddenly opened up, and a hidden space surrounded by green bamboo appeared in the eyes of the children.

I saw a small stream flowing here from one side of the bamboo forest. The clear stream formed a shallow pond in the low-lying area of ​​the ground, and then flowed deep into the bamboo forest on the other side.

Several lotus plants were in full bloom in the pond, and the water plants were swaying back and forth in the clear pond. Dozens of small fish saw the crowd coming, and hurriedly swam to the other side of the pond, or hid among the water plants and under the lotus leaves.

When everyone saw this beautiful scenery, their faces showed surprise. At this time, Zheng Hai, who was standing by the pond, said proudly: "How is it? This is a place I found with great difficulty. It is my secret base. I will take you with me today.

Let’s get to know each other.” He said with a arrogant expression.

Seeing this, everyone praised him one after another. This made Zheng Hai, who was already a little proud, feel like a puppy that raised its tail after eating a bone, and felt as sweet as eating candied fruit. Although he tried hard to pretend not to care, his face was full of pride.

His expression betrayed his thoughts.

Everyone took off their shoes and socks, tied the hem of their robes around their waists, rolled up their trouser legs, and played in the water, enjoying the rare coolness in this summer.

Even Pan Yue, who has always been introverted, rarely blended in with the crowd at this time, happily having a water fight with everyone. When a group of people got tired, they lay down by the stream and scooped up a few handfuls of clear stream water with their hands, which was cool and refreshing.

It's so sweet, so uncomfortable.

Ning Tao, who had been playing with everyone for a while, found an opportunity to come to a big stone next to the stream, lay down on it, soaked his feet in the flowing stream, put his arms on the back of his head, and closed his head.

He swayed his calves, enjoying this rare comfort.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sun was setting and the little people, tired from playing, were preparing to go back. When they saw Ning Tao enjoying himself here alone, they called to Ning Tao.

Ning Tao heard this and prepared to stand up, but as soon as he stood up, he could not stand firmly and fell directly into the stream.

The children were startled when they saw this and hurriedly ran to check on Ning Tao.

When everyone asked with concern what happened to Ning Tao, Ning Tao's face turned red and he said calmly: "My legs are numb."

When everyone saw this, they let out a long sigh of relief, and started laughing at Ning Tao. Ning Tao's face turned redder when he heard this...

All the children went back together. When they returned to the wooden house, it was already dinner time.

Everyone returned to their own rooms, changed into dry clothes, and prepared to go to the cafeteria to eat together...

After dinner, Ning Tao, who sat cross-legged on the bed for a while and read a book and a meridian chart, got up and went outside the house.

The moon and stars are sparse outside, and the stars emit weak and tiny light. The gentle breeze blows through the leaves, making a rustling sound that reaches the ears. It is intertwined with the chirping of crickets and frogs, and together they form this beautiful night picture.

Ning Tao trotted all the way to the back mountain. When he arrived at the back mountain, he calmed down and practiced the Qi Entrainment Technique facing the moon. After practicing, he felt that the Dantian in his body felt a little cooler.

Then he took advantage of the moonlight to practice the boxing skills taught by his father. After hitting the boxing skills over and over again, Ning Tao's body was slowly soaked with sweat...

After the punch, Ning Tao roared happily towards the bright moon, lying like a boneless fish on the rocks on the edge of the cliff.

Ning Tao looked at the starry sky and breathed heavily, feeling relaxed all over.

Ning Tao rested for a while and was about to get up and leave...

At this time, Yang Feng, who was practicing nearby, heard the sound and felt a little familiar. He came out of trance, ducked a few times, and came to the vicinity of the cliff. When he saw Ning Tao getting up and leaving, he couldn't help laughing.

He called Ning Tao from behind.

"Ning Tao."

When Ning Tao heard this, he turned around and saw his fellow teacher not far away. He quickly raised his hands and saluted...

The night was deep, and Ning Tao was in a daze with a bottle of elixir and a book in his hand.

After practicing in the back mountain, he was about to leave when he was stopped by his teaching brother. He originally thought that his teaching brother wanted to blame him for disturbing his practice and was about to accuse him.

But I heard Yang Feng say that he was practicing nearby. He heard the sound and felt something familiar, so he came over to see who it was. When he saw it was him, he asked what happened to him?

Ning Tao scratched his head in embarrassment and said that he had just finished practicing the Qi Entrainment Technique and punched a few times and felt that his whole body felt comfortable, so he couldn't help but let out a loud roar.

Senior Brother Yang smiled when he heard this, like an elder, and did not blame himself. He chatted with himself for a while, asked about the situation at home, and how he felt after coming to Daotongyuan, and he told the truth.

Yang Feng told Ning Tao to just call him Senior Brother Yang from now on, saying that he had been silently paying attention to him when Ning Tao took advantage of his first break to study.

He also told him that although cultivation depends on natural aptitude, perseverance is also very important. In fact, sometimes perseverance is more important than aptitude...
Chapter completed!