Alchemy Dao Immortal

Chapter 2 Persuasion
At this time, there was a crisp knock on the door outside, it was the sound of the bronze door knocker knocking on the silver auxiliary head, and the opening mouth spit out.

"Young master, are you at home?"

After knocking on the door, accompanied by peaceful words, came together, saying: "I care about peace."

Guan Ping is no stranger.

A figure appeared in front of Zhou Qing's eyes, with a medium build and a beardless face, with a warm smile on his face all the time, making people feel like a spring breeze.

He suppressed the joy of consummation of internal training, pushed open the window, and ordered the servant girl Suyun standing in the yard, "Open the door."

"Yes." Suyun agreed, pulled back her skirt and went out.

Not long after, there was a knock of the door bolt, and the door "creaked" open, with Suyun in front, leading a middle-aged man in.

The person who came was Guan Ping. This middle-aged man entered the room without any haste, and saw Zhou Qing in front of the window. The sun shone on the side of the boy, and his delicate face seemed to be hidden in a golden yellow. Behind the light, there was a faint shadow. dark color.

For some reason, Guan Ping's heart skipped a beat.

In the past, the other party was like a transparent glass ball in his eyes, showing every detail.But now, the glass ball is covered with a shadow, and there is an inexplicable sense of strangeness, which makes it difficult to understand and grasp.

Guan Ping suppressed the uneasiness, but the smile on his face widened to three points, and he greeted and complimented: "I haven't seen you for a while, Young Master Qing has become more elegant and handsome."

Zhou Qing waved his hands, looking as gentle as usual, and said, "Deacon Guan is ridiculous."

"be honest."

Guan Ping looked very sincere, and said: "In terms of appearance and temperament, Young Master Qing can be counted among the young people of Hengnan Zhou clan."

This sentence is not a small compliment.

After all, the Hengnan Zhou family is a big family, with direct descendants, collateral lines, and main and branch lines. There are many young people, not to mention Zhou Qing, who was fostered in the family with his mother who was born in the Hengnan Zhou family.

Being able to stand out among so many young people is absolutely outstanding.

Zhou Qing smiled. In terms of appearance and temperament, he thinks he can't lose to others in this respect, but in this world, aptitude and cultivation are more important.

After the two talked for a while, after Suyun made the tea, he poured it into a green teacup, then put it on a wooden tray, came to Guan Ping, and said, "Deacon Guan, please use tea."

Guan Ping took it, and used the teacup to draw the rising heat. The scent of tea in his mouth and nose shocked him. He looked at the young man sitting opposite him drinking tea, and decided not to hide it anymore, and said: "Young master, the clan exam is about to take place, right?"

"coming."

Hearing this sentence, Zhou Qing smirked slightly in his heart, but a coldness appeared on his face on purpose.He sat silent and motionless, as if he had become a clay statue, lifeless.

The Hengnan Zhou family has established rules, all the children who enjoy treatment in the clan, have the elders of the clan to check their qualifications, arrange all matters of cultivation, and conduct regular assessments to check the progress of the school.

The assessment is divided into a small test and a major test, with upper, middle and lower ratings.

The quiz is held three times a year, and if it is judged by the clan that the cultivation is stagnant or the progress is slow, it will be rated as inferior.If a young disciple is judged to be inferior, the family will record the demerit, conduct an interview, and the whole family will inform it.If it is rated as inferior for two consecutive times or more, the supply of cultivation resources will be reduced proportionally in the clan.Seriously, even cut in half.

The big test is different from the small test. It is only once, the time is not limited, and the deadline is 16 years old.Although it is only once, it is extremely important, and it is called the test of the Dragon Gate.

Because once this assessment is rated as inferior, the clan will stop the supply of all cultivation resources and give up training.

There are many people in the big clan, but the resources are limited after all, and the resources will always be given to those with outstanding talents and successful cultivation, so that they can move forward and embark on the road of greatness.

Calculating the time, in less than half a year, he had to take the clan exam.But in the current state, it is impossible.

Guan Ping has been observing secretly since he spoke, and found that Zhou Qing was obviously depressed after hearing the clan assessment, and the inexplicable haze in his heart was swept away after entering the door.

He felt relaxed and moved more freely. He put the teacup on the table and made a soft crashing sound. After drawing the other party's attention, he continued: "Young master, the competition among the clan It has always been fierce, even the direct descendants of the clan, there are quite a few who fail the final exam."

"Some clansmen who failed the assessment were unwilling and struggled desperately, and disappeared without a trace. Some people judged the situation and planned ahead of time, but they were able to shine in the future."

"Choice is very important."

The little maid Suyun who was filling the pot with water pricked up her ears, and had been listening to Guan Ping talking to her young master, but when she finished listening to the few words just now, a picture of the family members who failed the exam subconsciously appeared in her mind.Thinking of his young master's situation again, he suddenly felt that it was difficult for him to breathe and his heart beat faster.

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows, Guan Ping's words were very contagious, and with a few light words, it seemed that the weight of the choice was handed to him, making you immersive and hard to extricate yourself from.What a good talker!

Zhou Qing thought about it, sat up straight, looked serious, and asked, "Why did the deacon teach me?"

"Young Master Jiaoqing, I dare not be."

Guan Ping was impeccable in his speech. He smiled modestly and bowed his body before expressing his real intention, saying: "A few days ago, a letter came from Yecheng, and he wanted some young children from the mansion to come to the city to help. Young Master Qing wants If you are interested, apply directly."

Zhou Qingren's face was blurred by light and shadow after the fragrance of tea in the sun, and his expression could not be seen clearly. Only a faint voice came out and said, "Let me go to Yecheng and take the career path?"

Guan Ping believes that it is human nature for the young man opposite him to be unwilling to leave his official career so early.After all, in the eyes of the children of the aristocratic family, it is not the right way to do so, it is the choice of the losers. He has long been prepared for this and persuaded him, saying: "Most of the children in the family who fail the exam will also have to take the imperial examination. Young master At this time, if you take the initiative to apply to go to Yecheng, not only will you be recommended by powerful people in Yecheng, but it will be easier to get an official position, and the clan will also look at you differently and give you support."

The children who went to Yecheng did this to help the family share their worries. It can be said that they understand the righteousness, and there must be rewards for meritorious service.As a cultivating family, the Hengnan Zhou family can pass on for thousands of years, and there is no ambiguity in the distinction between rewards and punishments.

With the above-mentioned first-mover advantages, if you strive for success, you may not be able to make steady progress in your official career and climb to the top step by step.

After Guan Ping finished speaking, he felt thirsty, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, looked at Zhou Qing, and said earnestly, "Mr. Qing, this opportunity is rare. I also got the news, so I will tell you right away. Not many people know about it now, and it is possible to get there first. It’s hard to tell if the news spreads.”

Zhou Qing didn't talk to him immediately, he sat in a daze for a while, then got up and paced the room.

The footsteps are heavy, and the clothes are rustling.

Sunlight casts down from the gaps in the green gauze held up by the windows, and hundreds of strands of silk are draped over the body, like heavenly woven clothes, and the faint golden color makes the young man's meditation unbearable to be disturbed.

"Entering the official career, becoming an official?"

Zhou Qing paced back and forth, sneering in his heart.

In the previous life, he had just come to this world from the new century. When he was ignorant and frightened, he was persuaded by Guan Ping, who had a good relationship with him, to leave the family, take the imperial examination, and enter the official career.

It was only later that I gradually realized that in this world, once one enters an official career, one will be bound by the world of mortals, entangled with cause and effect, and have no time and energy to practice at all.In the end, it will only be reduced to a tool to do things for the family.

What is a tool?Cooperate with the deployment of the family, help collect information, find potential seeds, etc., help the family expand its power, take root deeply, and accumulate luck.

No matter how well they do it, in the future they can only receive one family's god-conferring talisman and become a deity to be offered by incense.

After finally coming to another life, how can I repeat the same mistakes?

Seeing Zhou Qing who was pacing, Guan Ping stopped suddenly. Under the skylight, his expression was calm. Knowing that the other party had made a decision, he thought that his trip had fulfilled his wish. He was overjoyed and got up and said, "Master Qing."

He is sure of his trip.

Before Zhou Ming's uncle fell seriously ill, he often interacted with him, and the relationship between the two parties was very close, and he had the title of "elder".On the other hand, he knew that Zhou Qing's temperament was soft, and he couldn't resist persuading him with "for your own good".

"Take charge of the deacon."

Zhou Qing stood in front of the window, without looking back, he seemed to be able to see into the other person's inner thoughts, he hid the coldness in his eyes, and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but there is only one big exam for each person in the clan, I still have to pass it once. passed."

Guan Ping's smile suddenly froze on his face. He didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, he would wait for such a sentence of rejection.He was stunned for a long time before he said bluntly: "Master Qing, have you made up your mind?"

"I have made up my mind!"

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(End of this chapter)