After a while, the thick linen ropes left by the raiders came in handy. They were severely beaten and completely subdued. They wanted to resist but were suppressed and tied up tightly in a row.

These people all came from a certain occult group overseas. They had recently ambushed other candidates who came to check on their situation, including Qiao's companions. They had excellent vision in the dark, and took advantage of passers-by to harm them when they were not paying attention. They also spread evil words to the outside world, trying to reduce the number of competitors in this way.

Mei Ru Z scanned the group of strong men with foreign looks and said calmly, "As expected, there is nothing wrong with this. The ones causing trouble are all people with evil intentions."

The babylite veins made many people jealous, and Qiao's team was well-known overseas, so they were naturally targeted.

After the foreign strongmen were tied up, Chu Qianli became much bolder. She pointed at Qiao, whose face was bruised, and complained, "Look at what you have done. How could you beat your compatriots like this?"

Qiao was wiping the wound on his face with a wet towel he brought with him, and reminded him, "Friend, I am not from the same country as them. Haven't you noticed that I can't understand what they are saying?"

The raiders' native language was not English, and Joe could not understand what they were saying when he was beaten.

"It's fine if you don't know how to dismantle Nice, but how come you don't even understand a foreign language?"

"I..." Qiao was about to open his mouth to refute, but he glanced at Tan Muxing behind her and instantly lost his temper, "Forget it, friend, I really don't understand, maybe I'm illiterate."

Tan Muxing showed off his skills, Qiao Gai called him a friend, and his sense of propriety was instantly stretched. He no longer had the momentum to quarrel with the naughty kid at the lobby door, mainly because he found that Chu Qianli, the guardian, was indeed better at fighting than the guardian god. Not to mention whether he could fight ghosts, he was really first-class at fighting people.

Joe hissed in pain as he tended to the wound.

Mei Ru Z called the old man on night duty at the gate and asked if the Mondsen Group could send police to deal with the secret group that deliberately murdered the candidates. There was no surveillance camera in the Tingfeng Xiyu Building, but fortunately Chu Qianli and others were able to testify, and Qiao was still bruised.

Tan Muxing was in charge of keeping an eye on the kidnapped strong men. Chu Qianli was now out of danger and was able to stroll around the third floor. She always felt that there was a strange sound in the building and whispered, "The feeling on the third floor is not good."

Mei Ru Z hung up the phone and frowned, "I'm afraid there is more than one murder in this building. There is one in the elevator atrium and another on this floor. Otherwise, the hexagram would not be so fierce."

"The guardian angel said that an evil wizard once lived here and performed dark rituals." Qiao added, "My companions and I wanted to perform a purification ritual yesterday, but we couldn't find a place to perform the ritual, and we were pushed downstairs by this group of people for no apparent reason."

Chu Qianli complained: "...Don't describe coming over to peek at the exam questions as a ritual of purifying darkness in a refreshing and unconventional way."

Qiao said straightly: "Purifying the souls of the dead is far more important than taking the exam."

"It would be more convincing if Mr. Mage said this without showing his injured face."

Qiao was now beaten to a pulp, with wounds all over his face. Hearing this, he said angrily, "Why are these people rushing to my face? They must be jealous of my handsome face. I won't be able to face anyone during the exam tomorrow!"

Joe had a feeling that he would be laughed at again tomorrow, and maybe the whole world would laugh at him.

“It’s good enough that I can still take the exam.”

The next morning, Shi Zhuoqu and others announced in the lobby that the stealers' team was disqualified and that the Mondsen Group had handed them over to the police. At the same time, they contacted the injured fortune-tellers who withdrew from the competition, informed them of the truth about their accidental falls, and coordinated compensation.

Qiao finds out the real culprit behind the attack on the Ting Feng Xi Yu Building and finally clears up the rumor that the team was defeated by a powerful ghost.

However, the ones who really became famous were Chu Qianli and others. Their rumors covered the metaphysical circles at home and abroad. The most outrageous thing was that they did not become famous through numerology!

In the lobby, after finishing their meal, everyone gathered together chattering about what had happened the previous night.

"Have you heard that yesterday, the group of foreigners who were arrested surrounded another foreigner and were seen by our domestic friends. They immediately shouted in injustice and showed off their Kung Fu..." the man said vividly, "Swish, swish, swish, five or six big men were all knocked down, and the young foreigner who was rescued was stunned!"

"Hey, your version lacks the "Shua-Shua" effect. The version I heard was clearly about seven or eight big guys trying to beat up one person, but the result was "Shua-Shua-Shua-Shua-Shua-Shua-Shua". They lost!"

"No, no, you all said too little. The people living next door to me are foreigners. If you ask me, it should be more than ten. Swish, swish, swish, swish..."

"No matter how many shuashuas there are, our people are still reliable. There is no need to compete in skills, our martial arts will win!"

The group was discussing enthusiastically.

At the next table, Tan Muxing was so embarrassed when he heard the idle chatter. He had never expected that the news of his beating would spread so far. He could not raise his head for a long time.

Chu Qianli said with a smile: "The stars bring glory to the country."

Meiru Z: "It seems that Joe is really famous. The news that he was beaten up spread all over the world overnight. He really wasn't just bragging yesterday."

The three originally thought that Joe was just a show-off, but they didn't expect that information about him would spread so quickly and that he might actually have influence overseas.

Some fortune tellers in the villa area were talking about what happened last night with great relish, while others were preparing for today's exam in an orderly manner.

At the foot of the Tingfeng Xiyu Building, Abner looked around and exclaimed, "Lin, you actually found a place like this. The energy field alone makes people feel uncomfortable."

"Are you sure you want to take the exam?" Lin narrowed his eyes. "In theory, you have a pledge with Q, so you don't need to go through the screening process. I originally brought you to China to find the remaining New Era Keys."

"Since China's initial examination requires fairness and justice, shouldn't I also participate in the second round of screening?" Abner said with a smile, "Or do you want to replace me with someone who is more compatible with you, so you don't want me to participate?"

Lin raised an eyebrow: "How could that be? Our interests are the same."

Abner said in an ambiguous tone, "Maybe."

The golden red sunset dyed the sky full, then gradually faded in the evening breeze, and finally it was time for the second round of screening.

At Xianheju, Liu Jun stood on the terrace. He saw the tour bus parked on the side of the road and reminded, "Zaiyuan, it's time to go."

Xu Zaiyuan stood up, slowly put the peach wood sword on his back, and said, "I just made a divination."

"How is it?"

"If you want to achieve your goal, you must do well on the test today."

At the gate of Xinheju, Chu Qianli and others got on the tour bus. They felt the breeze on their faces, looked at the villa area as night fell, and soon saw Tingfengxiyu Building not far away.

All the seals and fences in front of the Tingfengxiyu Building have been removed, and it is obvious that someone has rearranged the front of the building during the day.

Many tour buses were parked neatly at the gate, and candidates from the villa area were sent up to prepare for the second round of screening tonight.

"There are so many people." Chu Qianli hid behind Tan Muxing. She observed the strange men and women around her and said with emotion, "I always feel that there are not so many people at ordinary times when eating."

Inside the lobby on the first floor, these people had different appearances and wore different clothes. There were both Eastern numerology monks and Western mysterious wizards. It looked like a mixed bag, and they spoke various languages.

Meiru Z: "Some people don't go to the lobby after they come in, but stay in their own rooms. Of course we won't run into them, and it feels like there aren't many people there."

Not long after, Lin reappeared surrounded by many bodyguards and still accompanied by translators.

Lin stood on the stairs, overlooking the candidates in the hall, and officially announced the rules for the second round: "Welcome everyone to come here from afar. We will conduct the second round of selection for the New Era Program in the villa tonight. Now please look to the right side of the first floor."

The translators relayed the explanations meticulously, striving to make sure that candidates from all countries could understand.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Shi Zhuoqu and others sitting next to them, with a transparent box behind the table.

"This is a house where a murder has occurred. I hope you can use your ability to re-describe the incident on paper and put it in the prepared box. We will screen the completeness of the incident. All the notes will be made public after the test. At the same time, you are reserved to raise objections."

"After the screening, the ten candidates with the most detailed information will make additional statements in the conference room on the second floor. The room is equipped with cameras and audio equipment, so other candidates can watch them speak." Lin said, "Considering that some people have questioned the fairness of the last round of screening, we set up a new link this time, hoping that everyone will choose the most accurate person."

"The answer of the first person to be voted for will be used as the final standard, and he or she will also receive a special badge of Mondsen. There are three of these special badges, which will be issued one by one in the subsequent screening." Lin held the golden badge of apple and snake in his hand, "We promise that those who have more badges will have a greater voice in the New Era Project."

Chu Qianli commented calmly: "It doesn't matter whether you want this broken badge or not, but the meaning behind the badge is crucial."

The Mondsen Group will award special badges to the first-place vote winners. If someone really gets all the badges, he or she will definitely be the most popular among all the candidates. Even without this badge, one can still have a say!

The Babylite Mine cannot be completed by a single person, and once there is a team, there will be a leader.

"Then the exam officially begins. Please complete your exploration within the specified time and submit your answers in a timely manner."

The Mondsen Group set a time for exploring the Tingfengxiyu Building. Many candidates had already heard the news and swarmed towards the elevator atrium, creating an abnormally chaotic scene.

In the lobby on the first floor, some people were also working. Some were mumbling to themselves, some were sitting on the spot setting up magic circles, and some were shaking coins frantically, using all kinds of methods to explore the truth.

Meiru Z looked around and said, "The elevator is so crowded."

Chu Qianli suggested: "Let's go to the third floor now and separate ourselves from those who haven't reacted yet!"

There have been more than one murders in the Ting Feng Xi Yu Building. The elevator murder is more famous and has even been rumored online, but the murder on the third floor has never been mentioned to the public.

The three of them hurried to the third floor, but found that someone had already arrived.

In the corner, Qiao was placing props engraved with Runic characters, hoping to gain a share through the ancient runes. Runes are also known as the secret of the universe. Their inheritance was once on the verge of disappearing, and few people use them now.

Chu Qianli and the others had experienced the adventure last night with Qiao, and they gradually became familiar with each other. She saw the band-aid on the other person's face and joked: "My friend, you are so fast!"

"Friend, is there someone faster than me?" Qiao glanced at her and raised his chin. "That person came earlier than me and just went down."

Tan Muxing looked in the direction Qiao pointed, and indeed saw the back of a foreigner: "Is that the one with blond hair over there?"

Joe: "Yeah, I don't understand how you can run so fast."

He was an elegant English gentleman, with a bookish air and looked very polite. He had never appeared in the lobby of the villa area.

Chu Qianli looked at him, then looked away, wondering, "Since he came to the third floor right away, he must be quite good. You are both developing overseas, how come you don't know each other?"

"How can I explain to you that there are many countries in foreign countries..." Qiao replied, "But I just asked him his name and he said it was A. Isn't he kidding me?"

Qiao thought that the other party was using a fake name to fool him, so he had a neutral opinion of A and said unhappily, "He even has a panda brooch on his chest. I really have nothing to say to people like him."

Joe thinks A's outfit is inappropriate. No matter from any fashion perspective, the suit and the panda brooch don't match.

Chu Qianli tilted his head seriously and said, "You actually have a prejudice against pandas. It is illegal to say such things in our country. You might be arrested by the Panda Conservation Association later."

Qiao: “?”

Qiao was surprised to hear her say that with such confidence, "That's impossible. I never heard of that when I entered the country..."

"Why do you think he wears a panda brooch? There's a reason for that. We already have relevant regulations. We can't maliciously disparage pandas, just like some regions and countries have regulations that prohibit making faces at dogs!" Chu Qianli took out his mobile phone and showed him the weird laws. He said seriously, "You can see them online. The city of Nome, Illinois has a law that prohibits making faces at dogs, and the city of Ohio has a law that prohibits getting fish drunk..."

When Joe discovered that it was true and connected it to the giant panda, he suddenly looked panic-stricken and was at a loss for what to do for a moment.

Tan Muxing didn't know where she got so much knowledge to fool her new foreign friends: "..."