Chapter 159 Guardian Spirit 27

As soon as the words fell, the things around Xie Yinian were reorganized again.

He came to the Sanqing Temple, which enshrined the Three Pure Ones of Taoism.

The Taoist sounds in the Sanqing Temple were ethereal. Xie Yinian listened attentively and knew that this was the Taoist art he wanted to comprehend.

He walked in front of the Three Pure Ones, bowed, found a cushion to sit down, closed his eyes and listened carefully to the Taoist sounds. Unconsciously, he entered a state of selflessness, and his hands began to form seals along with the Taoist sounds. It was not

until the Taoist sounds dissipated that Xie Yinian opened his eyes and found that he had come out of the illusion created by the Mirror of the Heart.

Xie Yinian stood up from the cushion, walked past the figures who were still comprehending, and walked in front of the judges.

When the two judges saw him, they showed some surprise on their faces.

One of the judges with a white beard subconsciously looked at the alarm clock beside him.

Xie Yinian followed his line of sight and saw the number "01:12" clearly displayed on the alarm clock.

Not to mention the judges, Xie Yinian himself was a little surprised.

He actually spent only one hour and twelve minutes?

He clearly felt that he was delayed in the illusion for a long time, and he was not decisive enough when making decisions...

Could it be that the flow of time in the illusion is different from that in the outside world?

"Use the Taoist magic you learned." The white-bearded judge pointed to a dead tree in front and said to Xie Yinian.

Xie Yinian quickly formed a seal and silently recited a spell.

A light green light popped out from his fingertips, covering the dead tree. After a few breaths, light green buds emerged from the branches, and the dead tree came back to life.

The two judges looked at each other and nodded: "No problem, show your ID."

Xie Yinian handed his ID over.

The white-bearded judge registered and motioned him to leave.

Xie Yinian walked out, and the two judges' discussions were carried into his ears by the wind.

"One hour and twelve minutes, is it the best result so far?"

"It is the best. I thought that a result of one hour and twenty-one minutes was already amazing, but I didn't expect that there are so many geniuses among the young generation nowadays. It's really amazing..."

As Xie Yinian turned his foot and turned to the other side, he could no longer hear the judges' words.

So he didn't know that the topic of the two judges gradually shifted to the Xie family.

"Xie Yinian, is he from the Xie family?"

"Is he?"

"Why have I never heard of his reputation before?"

"Not sure, but he looks familiar, and his facial features do have some shadows of the Xie family."

"If you say so, I also have this feeling vaguely. If Xie Yinian is really a member of the Xie family, then the fortune of the Xie family of this generation is too strong. There was Xie Chuan, and now there is an even stronger Xie Yinian. God bless the Xie family..."

The other judge didn't say anything, but he also recognized this judgment.

***

Xie Yinian participated in the last assessment of the day.

The first batch of Tianshi who had finished the exam had already left the examination room, and the candidates in the same batch as him had not come out. Outside the examination room, there were only those guest elders of Tianshi League who were trembling with fear, fearing that the ghost king would suddenly descend.

So as soon as Xie Yinian walked out of the examination room, he instantly received the attention of all the guest elders.

Xie Yinian was frightened by their gazes, saluted them, and left quickly.

After walking for two kilometers, Xie Yinian found the driver of the Zhao family.

After getting in the car, he first took out the yellow hyacinth from his bag, then took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Yao Rong: [Done! 】

Yao Rong replied very quickly, obviously he had been waiting for good news from him: [It looks like it went smoothly]

[Nian Gao: It went very smoothly, thanks to the good luck brought by the yellow hyacinth]

After exiting the dialogue box with Yao Rong, Xie Yinian opened the "I really can't catch ghosts" group chat and shared his good results with everyone in the group.

[Danhua Temple Ban Banxi: Damn it, Nian Zi you are too awesome, this result is simply too good to be fair]

[Idao Temple Zhan Bingyun: I am shocked, Nian Zi how did you do it, I thought I made the decision quickly enough]

[Xie Yinian: I am not sure either, it seems that I delayed some time in making the decision]

[Idao Temple Zhan Bingyun: When you made the decision, did you kill or not? ]

[Xie Yinian: The last decision was not to kill, and I used another way to resolve the crisis]

[Idaoguan Zhan Bingyun: Alas, maybe my way of handling it is not as good as yours]

Zhan Bingyun didn't want to say much, but Xie Yinian still guessed her choice from her words.

No wonder everyone is very reluctant to talk about what they encountered in the illusion after participating in the trial.

But soon, Zhan Bingyun's mood adjusted again: [I thought about it, not killing can indeed save time. My last fight lasted a particularly long time, as if the whole world was my enemy]

[Danhuaguan Banbanxi: Alas, if not killing can solve the problem, then I will definitely choose not to kill...]

​​[Idaoguan Zhan Bingyun: Ahem, let me ask a rather presumptuous question, Nianzi, how did you do it? If it’s not convenient to say, forget it.]

It’s indeed not convenient to explain the cause and effect of the matter in detail, but the method can be told to Ban Xi and Zhan Bingyun.

But after listening to Xie Yinian’s method, Ban Xi and Zhan Bingyun were even more confused.

[Ban Xi from Danhua Temple: Just sending a flower will stop the war and bring peace?]

If Ban Xi didn’t know what kind of character Xie Yinian was, he would definitely think that Xie Yinian was fooling him.

[Xie Yinian: Well... my master loves me more...]

Unable to bear to see Ban Xi and Zhan Bingyun in a mess, Xie Yinian silently changed the subject and asked when they could enter the valley after the trial.

[Ban Xi from Danhua Temple: Next Monday]

Xie Yinian calculated, that would be five days later.

***

After the Xie family arrived in H City, they checked into the hotel arranged by the Tianshi League.

In addition to the Xie family, people from other families and Taoist temples also stayed in this hotel.

Even the guest elders sent by the Tianshi League headquarters stayed here.

So when it was dinner time, the restaurant on the second floor was very lively.

Many of them were old friends who had not seen each other for many years. It was a rare opportunity for them to meet each other, so they all sat together to reminisce and chat.

The white-bearded judge from the Lu family sat face to face with Xie Zuo.

Xie Chuan sat next to them.

Xie Zuo laughed and said, "Chuan'er, this is Senior Lu Hexuan from the Lu family, and he is also the law enforcement elder of the Tianshi League. You have just joined the Tianshi League, so you should follow Senior Lu Hexuan's example in the future."

Xie Chuan had a smile on his lips and greeted Lu Hexuan politely, "I completed the trial today, and when I came out of the trial field, it was Senior Lu Hexuan who helped me register my results."

Lu Hexuan said gently, "Your results are very good, so good that we, the older generations, are ashamed."

Xie Chuan said modestly, "Thank you for the honor, senior."

Xie Zuo also talked about the proud things that Lu Hexuan did when he was young.

Even though he knew Xie Zuo was trying to please him, Lu Hexuan couldn't help but feel a little proud. He didn't mind telling Xie Zuo more news: "Your Xie family's test results this time are very good."

Xie Zuo smiled.

A total of 800 Tianshi took the test today, and only 31 Tianshi passed the test in the end. On average, there was one person from each of the ten major families and sixteen Taoist temples.

But in addition to Xie Chuan, another person from their Xie family also passed the review.

This result is indeed very impressive.

"If I remember correctly, three people from your Xie family passed the test today." Lu Hexuan said.

Xie Zuo was stunned and subconsciously looked at Xie Chuan.

Xie Chuan's face was also full of surprise, and he obviously didn't know about this.

Xie Zuo asked, "There are three people?"

"Yes, Xie Chuan, Xie Sibo and Xie Yinian, aren't there exactly three people? Brother Xie Zuo, your Xie family is really hiding it too well. With a genius like Xie Yinian, why do you hide it from people?"

After saying this, looking at Xie Zuo and Xie Chuan's somewhat ugly expressions, Lu Hexuan was slightly stunned: "Could it be that Xie Yinian is not a member of the Xie family?"

Xie Chuan suppressed the surprise in his heart and nodded: "He is indeed not a member of the Xie family."

"That's strange." Lu Hexuan whispered to himself.

Xie Zuo was in a state of confusion at the moment. Hearing Lu Hexuan talking to himself, he couldn't help but ask, "What's

so strange about that?" "I and another judge both think Xie Yinian looks familiar."

Lu Hexuan just said it casually, but he didn't know how much impact his words had on Xie Zuo.

- Two years ago, when he first saw Xie Yinian in the hospital, Xie Zuo felt that Xie Yinian looked a little familiar.

But Xie Zuo never took this familiarity to heart.

Until now, Lu Hexuan mentioned it again.

Xie Zuo turned his head to look at Lu Hexuan, not knowing what he was thinking, he asked: "Xie Yinian left such a deep impression on Brother Lu Hexuan, his pass score won't be better than Chuan'er's, right?"

Lu Hexuan was slightly stunned, with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

In fact, the Tianshi League does not prohibit the leakage of scores, but Lu Hexuan is not a talkative person. He mentioned Xie Yinian to Xie Zuo because he thought Xie Yinian was a member of the Xie family.

I didn't expect to cause such a big oolong.

"Both of them have good scores." Lu Hexuan had to use this answer vaguely.

Xie Zuo's heart sank.

Xie Chuan's action of picking up vegetables also paused.

They are all smart people, so they can understand what Lu Hexuan meant.

Both of them have good grades, but Xie Yinian's grades are definitely better than Xie Chuan's, otherwise why would Lu Hexuan beat around the bush.

The three of them lost their appetite and quickly filled their stomachs, and Lu Hexuan said goodbye and left.

Xie Zuo could no longer keep the gloom on his face.

Xie Chuan said, "I'll go find my dad and ask him to find out the specific grades."

Xie Zuo nodded, "Okay, go ahead."

Chief Xie is a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance.

His facial features are very similar to Xie Chuan, but compared to Xie Chuan, Chief Xie has a little more calmness and gentleness that comes from the years.

He wore a pair of golden glasses on his nose, and he looked gentle and elegant, more like a scholar.

At this time, Patriarch Xie was chatting and laughing with the vice-leader of the Tianshi League. Seeing Xie Chuan coming, his face was even more smiling.

But after listening to what Xie Chuan whispered in his ear, the arc of Patriarch Xie's lips remained unchanged, but the smile in his eyes faded .

"Excuse me." Patriarch Xie apologized to the vice-leader and went to find another judge. After some inquiries, Patriarch Xie told Xie Chuan about Xie Yinian's score.

Xie Chuan pursed his lips subconsciously, and his eyes blinked rapidly several times because of shock.

His score was one hour and twenty-one minutes.

Originally, after Zhan Bingyun's score came out, Xie Chuan thought that the first place in the trial was in his pocket.

Who would have known that Xie Yinian would appear today, who was nine minutes faster than him.

How could the gap be so big?

He obviously did not hesitate at all when making those decisions.

Xie Chuan could hardly control the expression on his face, and walked back to Xie Zuo in a trance.

Xie Zuo saw his absent-minded look and sighed.

It seemed that he was right, Xie Yinian's performance was indeed slightly better than Xie Chuan's.

Xie Chuan's reason finally returned. He took a glass of orange juice from the side, drank several sips, and then told Xie Zuo the news he had heard.

Xie Zuo rubbed his eyebrows with his fingertips, and suddenly asked Xie Chuan: "Do you think Xie Yinian looks kind?"

Xie Chuan stared at Xie Zuo, not understanding the purpose of his question.

Xie Zuo motioned Xie Chuan to leave the restaurant and walked to a deserted place before he lowered his voice and said, "Two years ago, I explored Xie Yinian's meridians. His talent is actually better than yours."

"I never thought much about it, but just now Lu Hexuan said that he thought Xie Yinian looked familiar. Then I remembered that when I first met Xie Yinian, I also thought he looked familiar."

Xie Chuan frowned: "Uncle, what do you want to express?"

Xie Zuo sighed: "If you think about it, the child who was lost that year, if he grew up safely, should be about the same age as Xie Yinian."

Xie Chuan was stunned and subconsciously wanted to ask "what child".

When the words came to his lips, his pupils suddenly shrank.

When the child named Xie Xiu, who was born in the yin year, yin month, yin day and yin hour, went missing, Xie Chuan was already six years old and old enough to remember things.

So he... vaguely knew some inside information...

Could it be that Xie Yinian was the child from that year?

"I hope I'm overthinking." Xie Zuo said.

"No. There are definitely not so many coincidences in this world." Xie Chuan made up his mind, "There should be photos of the former young patriarch and his wife in the clan. Let's get someone to find their photos right away, and ask a professional to compare them. This matter can't be delayed!"

For this reason, Xie Zuo called the confidant who stayed in the family.

The confidant searched for a long time before getting a photo of the former young patriarch and his wife from a clan member.

Just looking at Xie Yinian's appearance, Xie Zuo felt that Xie Yinian looked familiar at most.

But when Xie Yinian's photo was placed together with the photos of Yao Rong and Xie Zhou, they were more than just familiar.

The strong sense of déjà vu made Xie Zuo more certain of his guess.

And the comparison results of the professionals only made this guess thoroughly confirmed.

Chief Xie read the comparison report several times, threw it into the shredder, and watched it turn into shreds.

"Zuo, you are always not decisive enough in doing things, which is why you have left trouble today."

Xie Zuo's face showed shame.

"Brother, I..."

Chief Xie waved his hands: "It's okay, I don't blame you. After all, he is a child of the Xie family, and he was not old enough to remember things at that time. It's normal that you don't want to take his life."

Saying words of understanding, Chief Xie raised his head and stared at Xie Zuo, the pressure in his eyes almost became real.

"But this time, there can be no more mistakes."

"If Chuan'er doesn't get the imperial weapon, you have to find a way to ensure that Xie Yinian doesn't get it either."

Xie Zuo nodded vigorously: "Brother, I understand, I will make arrangements."

***

Xie Yinian likes the Taoist art of

bringing dead trees back to life. To put it simply, this Taoist art is to mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish flowers, plants and trees, increase their vitality, and thus promote their growth.

After the trial, Xie Yinian used this Taoist art to destroy all the flowers and plants of the Zhao family, adding a lot of workload to the gardeners hired by the Zhao family.

Xie Yinian was unaware of the gardener's troubles. He was very happy at this moment and said to Yao Rong, "When I get home, I will cast spells on the hyacinths you planted every day to ensure that they grow fast and well." Yao Rong asked,

"Aren't you forcing things to grow faster and faster?" Xie Yinian said, "How can this be considered as forcing things to grow faster and faster?" After a long while, she stopped laughing and asked Xie Yinian: "Has the Tianshi League announced the list and order of entering the valley?" Xie Yinian nodded: "It has been announced. In the end, a total of 47 people passed the test." "Everyone can stay in the valley for two hours. If they don't get the approval of the emperor after two hours, they will be considered as failures, and it will be the next person's turn to enter." Yao Rong asked: "What place are you in?" Xie Yinian was frustrated: "Forty-fourth. This position is better than being the last." The three people behind him, one is a casual cultivator who does not belong to any family or Taoist temple; the other two have never been on a mission. Xie Yinian participated in the He family's commissioned mission and gained a lot of contribution points, and his ranking just happened to suppress these three people. Yao Rong laughed dumbly and said, "Tomorrow is Monday. Are you going to wait for the result at home, or can you wait outside the valley?" "We all have to go outside the valley. If it's fast, someone will successfully contract the imperial weapon on the first day and can go back and forth on the same day. If it's slow, you have to stay there for a whole week. Regardless of success or failure, all candidates can withdraw after trying." Yao Rong nodded. It was not difficult to understand the arrangement of the Tianshi League. One is for convenience, and the other is naturally to prevent the specific location of the imperial weapon from being leaked. "Then you should pack your luggage quickly. If there is anything you need, you can go out and buy it while it's not too late." Food, drinks and tents were all provided by the Tianshi League. In addition to bringing enough clothes to change, Xie Yinian also brought a lot of things necessary for outdoor camping. Before dawn the next day, the alarm clock set by Xie Yinian rang. He turned off the alarm clock in a daze and jumped out of bed. After some tidying up, she carried the suitcase downstairs. The sound of the pulley rubbing against the tiles was not loud, but it was still quite noticeable in this quiet morning. Yao Rong heard the noise and walked out of the kitchen: "Come and have breakfast." "Huh?" Xie Yinian released the push rod of the suitcase and walked in front of Yao Rong, "Mom, what did you make for breakfast?" Yao Rong remained suspenseful: "It's the breakfast you want to eat the most." "What I want to eat the most?" Xie Yinian didn't remember ordering food with Yao Rong. "Go sit at the dining table, I'll bring you breakfast. You'll understand when you see the breakfast." Yao Rong turned and went into the kitchen. Xie Yinian sat casually, supporting his chin with one hand, his eyes fixed on the kitchen door. Yao Rong walked out with a plate. On the plate was a baked ham, two boiled eggs, and a cup of warm milk.

This was a homely breakfast, far inferior to the one made by the chef hired by the Zhao family, but Xie Yinian's eyes were filled with tears.

The last time he went to take the test, he casually complained to Ms. Yao: How can parents send flowers to their children instead of preparing ham and two eggs when they go to take the test?

As a result, today, he had this breakfast.

"Eat." Yao Rong put the plate in front of Xie Yinian.

Xie Yinian lowered his head, and his hair fell in front of his forehead, slightly covering his eyebrows.

He picked up an egg from the plate and rolled it twice, silently peeled the egg shell, took a big bite of the egg white and yolk, chewed it randomly, and swallowed it hard to cover up his gaffe.

This was indeed the breakfast he looked forward to the most.

Because he had never had this breakfast that many children had when they went out for exams.

Xie Yinian finished this breakfast that symbolized "100 points" one mouthful after another, and drank up the milk in the cup before he raised his head and said with raised lips: "Okay, I'm full."

Yao Rong touched his head and said softly: "Then go, call me if you have anything."

"There may be no signal in the depths of Qinling. Anyway, I and the Tianshi League are acting together, what can happen, don't worry."