Wen Qi was at the foot of the mountain, meeting the energetic Ning Guochao.

"Yo." Wen Qi teased, "Did you coax your wife?"

Ning Guochao blushed and laughed, then he coughed lightly and suddenly said seriously: "Master Wen, thank you!"

Wen Qi also restrained the smile on his face, and warned with a look in his eyes: "Be nice to Xiaoling, or I won't forgive you."

Ning Guochao nodded solemnly, "I will never let her suffer any injustice!"

Wen Qi nodded with satisfaction, and the two continued to climb the mountain.

"Can you hear me?"

Suddenly, Feng Ce's voice rang out in Wen Qi's earphones. A smile flashed across her eyes, and she responded softly, "I can hear you."

"Okay, I'll continue testing. Be safe."

Wen Qi responded and jumped in the woods. Soon he arrived at the invigilator's room, a very secluded cabin.

When there is no need for rescue, they as invigilators only need to stay here, which is quite leisurely.

On the other side, Fan Xiaoling and two teammates went up the mountain together, reading the assessment rules as they went up.

The task of the initial examination for the Heavenly Master is actually very simple. The candidate will be considered to have passed the examination if he or she kills or liberates one dead soul. The total task quota for a group of three is three, and for a group of four is four.

As for whether to kill or liberate the souls encountered, it is up to the candidates to judge for themselves, and the judgment process will be included in their total score.

After completing the minimum requirements, you can still continue to clear the dead souls. The candidate who finally kills or liberates the dead souls will be the final score. For each additional soul cleared, ten points will be added and included in the individual's total score.

The entire assessment will last up to three days, or end automatically the moment all the dead souls are cleared.

Finally, the ranking will be based on the total individual scores. The top three will receive bonuses, and the first place will have the opportunity to get a customized magic weapon.

The number of ghosts in the venue is the same as the number of candidates. During the examination, candidates can attack each other and snatch souls. Those who are not strong enough are doomed to fail, but they cannot maliciously injure others, let alone kill the candidates in the same venue.

If you encounter danger during the assessment, you can throw a red flare to seek help from the invigilator. When the invigilator comes to the rescue, it will be regarded as the candidate giving up the assessment.

That’s pretty much the main point.

Fan Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief. She only needed to deal with one ghost. This was very easy for her. Although she was not a proper Taoist priest, she had saved quite a few ghosts.

At this time, a man and a woman from the same team came over and said with a smile: "Hello, are you Fan Xiaoling?"

Fan Xiaoling also raised a polite smile, "It's me, hello."

They were both very excited. The girl said, "We are loyal fans of Master Wen Tian's live broadcast room! Oh my God, it's so great to be with you. We will definitely pass this assessment!"

The boy nodded repeatedly, smiling brightly, "You can lie down now!"

Fan Xiaoling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt pressured at the same time. She quickly said, "Actually, I'm not that great. Let's work hard together." She gestured to go up the mountain first, "We'll find the dead soul first."

The girl smiled and nodded, then turned away, but a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.

Isn't she just a little follower? I was just being polite to her, but she actually arranged it. She doesn't think she is the captain, does she?

"My name is Ning Zhong." After the boy introduced himself, he whispered, "Ning Guochao is my uncle."

Fan Xiaoling turned her head to look at him, speechless for a moment. But after a closer look, Ning Zhong's facial features were indeed somewhat similar to Ning Guochao's.

Ning Zhong scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "Should I call you aunt? But you look so young, I can't bring myself to call you that."

Fan Xiaoling quickly stopped him, "Just call me by my name. I'm probably not much older than you."

Calling her by her name is definitely not okay. After all, she is my uncle's girlfriend. It's too rude! But they are not really married. Calling her aunt directly will make her sound old. Ning Zhong thought about it and said, "Then I will call you Sister Xiaoling."

Fan Xiaoling agreed with an awkward smile. After walking a few steps, she couldn't help but ask, "You are in the same team with me, so it can't be..."

Ning Zhong understood what she meant instantly and quickly explained, "No, no, it's definitely a coincidence! Before I came here, I just knew that you would also take the test, but I didn't expect so many people to be assigned to the same team."

He laughed, "Sister Xiaoling, you and our Ning family are indeed destined to be together. You are destined to become a family."

Fan Xiaoling's face immediately turned red. She coughed lightly and then changed the subject in a not very tactful way, "Let's go quickly. There are only so many dead souls. If you go too late, they will be snatched away by others."

Ning Zhong nodded obediently, "After Sister Xiaoling completes the minimum requirements, do you want to rush for points?"

Fan Xiaoling answered firmly, "Yes! The higher the better!" Too many people, including those participating in the assessment, even the invigilators and logistics masters, knew about her relationship with Wen Qi. If her ranking was too bad, Wen Qi would also lose face.

Ning Zhong clenched his fist, "Okay! I'll help you! Although my spells are not very good, my physical skills are very strong!"

"Isn't the Ning family the best at spells?" Fan Xiaoling looked at him. "How old are you?"

Ning Zhong sighed, "I may not have gotten the hang of it yet. The spell is really too difficult to memorize. I'm seventeen this year, and I'll be an adult after my birthday at the end of the year! Maybe I'll be better by then. My dad said that my uncle also became more powerful after he became an adult."

Fan Xiaoling was very shocked. The underage boy was a head taller than her! Is this really reasonable? What do children eat nowadays? And kid, is there something wrong with your comprehension ability? Your sudden strength can only be a result of accumulation. It has nothing to do with whether you are an adult or not. It just accumulated to a certain extent, and it just happened! Although they just met, Fan Xiaoling already had a hunch that Ning Zhong in front of her was definitely a problem child!

The girl walking in front knew that the two were whispering in the back, but she couldn't hear what they were saying. A trace of doubt flashed through her mind, and she felt a little annoyed at being excluded. She simply stopped and turned around to ask, "What are you talking about? You are so engrossed."

Ning Zhong smiled and spoke without hesitation, "We are discussing tactics. I am good at close combat, and Sister Xiaoling is good at spells. What about you?"

The girl was a little unhappy in her heart, and the feeling of being excluded became stronger. "My spells are better, and my formations and physical skills are also pretty good."

"Wow." Ning Zhong praised: "You are really good, so we will definitely be able to rank up very quickly!"

Fan Xiaoling looked at the girl inconspicuously. Is this the all-round player?

Wen Qi said that in the profession of Heavenly Master, except for those from a family, most people become apprentices from a young age, leaving their parents and following their masters to learn skills. Even though those who take the test are all very young, any one of them has at least learned for seven or eight years.

As long as one is not too stupid and can learn most of the basic things, such a person is called an all-rounder.

It sounds impressive, but to put it bluntly, it means that you haven't found the path you really want to take, or you haven't found what you are really good at, so you are generally called "all-rounder".

Wen Qi also said that learning and applying are two different things.

Just like the spells she had learned before, she memorized them but when she really used them she was completely confused and couldn't react at all.

Being flattered, the girl's eyes were filled with uncontrollable pride, but she smiled modestly, "I'm not that great, I still have to rely on Sister Xiaoling."

Fan Xiaoling smiled and did not object to the title.

Ning Zhong frowned slightly, a little unhappy. "Can you call me Sister Xiaoling?" But since Fan Xiaoling herself didn't say anything, he had no room to speak even if he was unhappy.

But neither of them responded, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little cold.

The girl was a little unhappy again.

After that, the three of them rushed up the mountain at full speed in silence, and Fan Xiaoling's weakness was immediately exposed - her physical strength was too poor, from which it could be guessed that her fighting skills must not be good either.

Not long after running, Fan Xiaoling's breathing became heavier, her cheeks turned red, and sweat appeared on her forehead.

Ning Zhong heard from Ning Guochao that Fan Xiaoling had actually just entered the industry not long ago, only one or two years, so her physical strength was naturally not as good as those they had trained since childhood, but he really didn't expect that it was so bad.

Ning Zhong pulled Fan Xiaoling to a stop and frowned, saying, "Let's take a break first."

The girl who was running in the front turned back, her face not red and her breath not out, looking at Fan Xiaoling's face full of surprise, "No way, Sister Xiaoling, why are you so weak? Are you not feeling well?"

Fan Xiaoling shook her head. "I don't have that much time to exercise. Sorry, I'm holding you back."

The girl pouted and looked at Ning Zhong, "Why don't you take her with you, otherwise our progress will be delayed from the beginning."

Ning Zhong didn't say anything. He walked directly to Fan Xiaoling and squatted down, "Sister Xiaoling, I'll carry you."

Fan Xiaoling quickly shook her head and refused, "No, I have a way." As she spoke, she took out a previously written ghost-calling talisman from her backpack, waved her hand and lit it, "Wait a moment."

"You want to find a takeaway ghost?" The girl couldn't help but sneered: "The examination room has been cleared out a long time ago. Apart from the dead souls released, there are no ghosts that can be driven."

Fan Xiaoling was very calm, "There is no one to cultivate."

In just five minutes, the temperature around them dropped.

Ning Zhong and the girl were on high alert. Before they could open their eyes, Fan Xiaoling's thunder exploded on the ground three meters in front of them. She asked in a cold voice, "Do you want to live or die?"

The ghost that was attracted froze and knelt down in fear, "Sir, please don't kill me. I will do anything you ask me to do!"

Fan Xiaoling's expression suddenly became kind and she waved her hand, "Come, carry me on your back and run up the mountain."

The ghost ran over without saying anything and tried to carry Fan Xiaoling on his back. However, as a ghost, he couldn't touch a living person at all, and was at a loss for a moment. "Sir..."

Fan Xiaoling took out another talisman and stuck it on the ghost with a "snap". Immediately, negative energy swept over and the ghost directly condensed into a physical body.

The ghost happily carried Fan Xiaoling on his back, nodded to Ning Zhong and the girl beside him, and rushed to the top of the mountain at an extremely fast speed.

Fan Xiaoling almost fell down, but after she steadied herself, she shouted, "Hurry up and follow me!"

Ning Zhong was stunned for two seconds and suddenly laughed. This young aunt is really a talented person!