Teacher Zeng noticed the noise and came over. Just when he heard these words, he slipped and almost sprained his ankle.
He said in a deep voice, "Examinee, you are slandering our college! Could Lingyao College do such a thing? Immediately, immediately, apologize to Mr. Yuan!"
Would Zhou Lekang be someone willing to apologize?
Instead of apologizing, he glared at the old man with hatred, "How is that impossible? This damn old man was just playing tricks on me and deliberately made me fall! He must have replaced my original stone, otherwise where would my spirit stone have gone?"
This time he came to take the assessment of Lingyao College, it was just a formality. His family had already arranged everything for him, and he was sure that he would pass the assessment and enter the college smoothly. Who knew that something went wrong with the ironclad thing, and it was completely different from what was planned in advance!
Someone must have been behind this. Was it the Xiao family, who always had a bad relationship with the Zhou family? Or had the hospital discovered the Zhou family's tricks?
The more Zhou Lekang thought about it, the more panicked he became.
The old man glanced at Teacher Zeng calmly. Teacher Zeng's heart trembled at the sight of this look, and he said decisively: "Come here, take this student who is disrupting the order of the examination room out!"
There were naturally guards responsible for maintaining order around the examination room. Upon hearing this, they immediately stepped forward and half-dragged and half-pulled Zhou Lekang out of the examination room.
The old man sat back down as if nothing had happened.
Teacher Zeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to the examinees, "Alright, hurry up, the incense is already halfway burned."
Everyone's heart trembled, and they quickly withdrew their gossiping gazes and focused on the raw stones in front of them, and began to select them carefully.
Xue Huan was the second one to be chosen. She walked up to the old man, holding a piece of raw stone the size of a washbasin, and said, "Thank you for your help."
The old man looked at her meaningfully, and unlike the deafness he showed when facing Zhou Lekang before, he directly took the raw stone and placed it on the stone-cutting table to start working on it.
Xue Huan stood quietly by, watching the old man cut the stone.
He held a small carving knife in his hand and peeled off the stone skin layer by layer, just like he was carving a melon. His movements were indescribably easy and casual, but Xue Huan knew that only those with profound skills could achieve such a level.
After all, the skin of the raw spirit stone is extremely hard, but in the old man's hands, it is as brittle and soft as melon rind.
Moreover, the old man's spiritual awareness was definitely very profound, because his movements perfectly avoided the place where the spirit stone was, and only peeled off the stone skin.
Xue Huan couldn't help but feel confused. There wasn't a trace of spiritual energy emanating from the old man in front of her. He looked like an ordinary old man without any cultivation. But was that really the case?
The old man cut the stone very quickly. After a while, a spiritual stone the size of a cantaloupe was completely cut out. After brushing off the stone chips on the surface, the bright and pure light unique to spiritual stones sparkled in the sunlight.
Teacher Zeng immediately announced: "You have passed the first round of assessment. Here is your number plate, take it."
He handed over a wooden plaque with the word "δΈ€" engraved on it.
Xue Huan nodded and put the wooden sign away.
Nearly five hundred people took part in the first assessment, but fewer than a hundred passed in the end, with an elimination rate of a terrifying 80%.
Most of the candidates had overused their spiritual senses in the first round of assessment, and now they all looked pale, listless, and shaky, so the second round of assessment was scheduled for the next day. The remaining time of the day was for the candidates who passed to go back and have a good rest.
Coming out of the south gate of the college, unlike most candidates who were in a hurry to go back, Xue Huan casually chose a direction and started strolling around.
I bought a lot of food, toys, clothes and jewelry.
At the same time, she also surveyed the surrounding terrain and planned to rent or buy a shop to do business. Although she had a lot of spirit stones, she couldn't just sit back and enjoy all the money, right?
Moreover, if she wants to gain a foothold in the spiritual world, the best way is to first own her own industry, and then use it as a base to gradually develop and expand her influence.
As for what kind of business to start? Naturally, she had to start with something she was good at, whether it was elixirs, talismans, or gourmet food.
She looked around and found that these three types of shops were the most numerous and the most popular around the academy. Pills and talismans were consumables, and one had to prepare some for daily practice or training.
There is no need to talk about delicious food. Although many monks deliberately give up their appetite for the sake of cultivation, there are still many people who just like to eat. No matter how high their cultivation level is, they cannot give up that bite. The prospects for the food business are also very broad.
Xue Huan was walking down the street, eating and watching while holding a bowl of freshly-cooked crispy pork. The crispy pork was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it was delicious when dipped in the store's secret plum sauce or cheese.
"Boss, are you hiring? I don't need any wages, just food and accommodation."
"No."
"Boss, are you hiring? Just give me a meal, and I'll work hard..."
"Go away, don't interfere with my business."
"boss--"
"No."
The young man asked many stores in a row, but the answer he got was that they were not hiring. The disappointment in his eyes became more and more intense, and his expression became confused.
When he came out of the last one, he accidentally tripped at the door and bumped into a customer. He quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
The man slapped him and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
After the fight, he still felt his hands were dirty, so he took out a handkerchief to wipe them and threw the handkerchief on the ground.
The boy covered his face and looked at her awkwardly, tears welling up in his eyes, his other hand hanging by his side clenched into a fist.
"What, you want to fight back? Get out of here, don't block the way." The man pushed him aside and entered the store.
Across from her, Xue Huan looked at this scene and frowned deeply.
She recognized the young man, who was late for the previous assessment. Seeing him, she suddenly thought of her younger brother Xue Yao. This young man was about the same age as Xue Yao. Since she met him, she decided to help him.
She walked over and said, "I'm hiring. Would you like to come and work for me?"
The young man originally thought that he had no hope and could not find a job, but unexpectedly, a surprise came from the sky. Someone took the initiative to come forward and ask him, and he nodded hurriedly: "Yes! I do!"
Xue Huan burst out laughing. "You don't even know what I want you to do, and you don't even know the salary, yet you just agreed. Aren't you afraid that I'll cheat you?"
The young man looked at her smile, stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered his head, his ears red, and stammered, "So, what does that girl want me to do? I may be stupid, but I'm sure I'll learn. Besides, I'm strong enough to do the work of three people. All you need is a place to stay and two meals a day."
Not hearing Xue Huan's response, he panicked and quickly lowered his demands: "A meal will do."
Xue Huan: "Do I look like Zhou Paopi? Since I've hired you, I'll definitely provide you with food and shelter. As for wages, three spirit stones a month, how about that?"
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