Chapter 41: Surviving in the martial arts world depends on

The smell of cotton jade crispy wafted over, Li Hao could smell it from a distance, this was made by Uncle Liu himself.

Although Uncle Liu was just a small vendor, his skill in deep-fried crispy food was unique, and he had been selling it on the most prosperous street outside the God General's Mansion for many years, which was a testament to his level.

The fragrance was at the edge of the square. When Li Hao and Li Yuanzhao arrived, they saw that there were obviously fewer boys and girls here, all rushing towards the entrance stairs of the Tan Palace Academy, but there were still many figures stopping in front of each stall. Judging from their clothes, they were obviously from other states.

It was rare to go to Qingzhou, and it was also a chance to taste the local food.

Li Hao saw a long queue in front of Uncle Liu's stall, most of them were women, and some servants dressed as servants came to line up to buy for their masters.

Li Hao pulled Li Yuanzhao and waited in line behind this long queue.

"Brother Hao, haven't you had breakfast yet?"

Li Yuanzhao couldn't help asking.

Li Hao nodded.

"Wait a minute, I'll buy it for you."

After Li Yuanzhao finished speaking, he immediately shouted to the front: "Uncle Liu, prepare two breakfasts for us!"

The voice was loud, and the people queuing around looked over. Seeing the two men wearing brocade and expensive clothes, they knew which rich young man they were.

Beside Uncle Liu in front of the stall, Aunt Liu was busy collecting money and entertaining people. When she heard Li Yuanzhao's words, she looked up and found that it was Young Master Li Hao who was behind. She smiled and agreed, and then told Old Liu who was working hard:

"Young Master Hao from the God General's Mansion is here, make two for him."

Old Liu was stunned, and looked up in his busy schedule. When he saw the young man at the end, his wrinkled old face couldn't help but grin.

For these peddlers and servants, people at the bottom of the nine classes, the powerful and the rich have always sneered at them, with disdain and contempt in their eyes.

But only this young master Hao treated them equally and did not shy away from them. Three years ago, he even sat on the ground and shouted at them in front of his stall. That scene scared the couple and they were flattered. Since then, they have remembered this strange young master from a famous family.

"You kid..."

Li Hao wanted to hold Li Yuanzhao and wait slowly, but when Aunt Liu smiled at him after hearing the shouting, he had no choice but to lead Li Yuanzhao forward and wait quietly on the other side of the stall.

Some servants and maids in the queue next to him frequently cast their eyes, but did not dare to say anything.

But the women who lined up in person, their faces fell and cast hostile eyes. Some said dissatisfiedly:

"Why can he directly cut in line? This is unfair!"

"That's right!"

"Boss, you are too unfair!"

Hearing these accusations, Li Yuanzhao became a little anxious and wanted to show his identity and name of the God General's Mansion, but was held back by Li Hao's chest.

At this point, Li Hao had no choice but to come forward to solve the problem. He felt a little helpless in his heart, but he smiled at these chattering girls. He immediately took out a gold ingot from his bag and handed it to Uncle Liu's stall, saying in a gentle tone:

"Don't be angry, ladies. I'll give it to you fairly, five times the price."

Aunt Liu was panicked and hurriedly stuffed the gold back into Li Hao's hand: "Master Hao, we can't accept this!"

"No need to change, just consider it as the money for the future." Li Hao smiled and pushed it back, but his gentle eyes were unquestionable.

The small vendor was also a traveler, and his eyes were quite good. Aunt Liu immediately understood and stopped shirking.

Li Hao said: "Please, Uncle Liu, it's five portions."

"Oh, okay!" Uncle Liu quickly agreed.

My wife didn't say anything to be humble, so I did it myself.

Seeing that Li Hao was so rich, the other girls in line were furious. Even if one crispy pastry cost five times the price, they could afford it, but they didn't want to be the one who got it.

Soon, five portions of cotton jade crispy pastry were in hand. Li Hao handed a bag to Li Yuanzhao and returned to the crowd.

"So many, can you finish it, brother Hao?"

Li Yuanzhao looked at the four bags in Li Hao's hand, took a bite of his own, and said, "It smells so good, no wonder brother Hao likes it!"

Li Hao smiled and returned to the carriage. Seeing Qingzhi and Li Fu guarding the back of the carriage, he handed them a bag respectively.

"Master, you haven't gone to the door yet?" Li Fu took the breakfast and looked at Li Hao in surprise.

Li Hao said, "You have to fill your stomach first."

"..." Li Fu was speechless, but after following Li Hao for five or six years, he also understood the boy's temperament, and didn't say anything more. Anyway, there was an invitation.

Li Hao returned to the front of the vehicle and glanced at Ming Bo who was sitting on the board. Although he was from Piaoxueyuan, he was usually quite polite to him and handed him a portion.

"Thank you, Master Hao."

Ming Bo quickly took it with both hands and stood up to thank him.

Immediately, he also expressed the same doubt as Li Fu and asked, "Master Hao, you... haven't you gone to the entrance ladder yet?"

"I'll go after I finish eating." Li Hao said.

Li Ming was slightly speechless. Master Yun and Miss Zhining might have already entered the mountain gate at this moment, but this Master Hao was still wandering at the foot of the mountain. It was just as rumored, he was really leisurely...

...

After eating and drinking, Li Hao took the impatient Li Yuanzhao and squeezed through the crowd to the entrance ladder.

It was called a ladder, but it was actually a long staircase.

It is said that there are a thousand layers leading to the entrance of Tan Palace Academy.

This is also the first test of Tan Palace Academy.

It's not difficult to just climb a thousand steps, but at this moment, on the other side of the steps, near the mountain forest, there are figures moving around one after another, all of them are apes and monkeys.

Although they are monsters, they are domesticated by Tan Palace Academy.

Those who challenge the door ladder will be harassed and attacked by these ape demons during the climb. If they cannot climb to the top from the ape demon attacks within ten breaths, it will be regarded as a failure in the first level.

This test is not easy. Just climbing requires the strength of the sixth or seventh level of the Tongli Realm, not to mention avoiding the ape monsters that may sneak attack at any time, and it also tests the eyesight and body skills.

"Miss, this test seems a bit difficult!"

In the crowd, a maid held an umbrella and said nervously to the girl in white next to her.

"It's nothing difficult. It's just a first-level quiz. It won't trouble me."

Si Xiaolan looked calm but looked around the crowd: "Compared to this kind of test, there are many strong opponents among these people..."

With her excellent knowledge, she saw many famous nobles while looking around.

Among these, some have a higher status than their Si family, and some are slightly lower.

"Miss, the two people over there seem to be young masters from the Qingzhou Divine General's Mansion." The maid tiptoed around and suddenly pointed to a place on the left.

Si Xiaolan looked up, recognized the sleeve pattern, and nodded slightly: "That's right."

At this moment, when she looked, the two people were about to register.

Si Xiaolan's heart moved, and she immediately stepped forward to register together.

"So what about the Divine General's Mansion? I heard that the Li family are all real dragons. I want to see how much worse I am than them." Si Xiaolan thought to herself, with a hint of light in her eyes and a hint of stubborn fighting spirit. .

"Age, place of origin, name."

"Jizhou, Si family."

In front of the registration staff, Si Xiaolan only reported her family name. The first level of registration was very casual. Sure enough, when the registration staff heard the word "Si family", they looked up at the girl and nodded immediately:

"Come in, do you know the rules? No matter what you do, just reach the top within ten breaths."

"Ten breaths, that's too long."

Next to him, another young man in fine clothes said calmly.

Si Xiaolan took a look and her eyes became brighter after recognizing that he was from a famous family in another state.

"Miss, they are all from famous families, should we wait for the next batch..." Next to them, the maid hesitated nervously, pulling on the corner of the girl's clothes.

"What are you afraid of?"

Si Xiaolan's eyes shone brightly: "You don't rely on your reputation to travel in the world, but your real skills in fists and kicks!"

After saying that, he asked the maid to wait here obediently, and followed the people in front of him to enter.

She wanted to compare it secretly.

"Get ready." Next to him, an old man who seemed to be in trance raised his eyelids and said calmly.

Everyone is adjusting their breathing and moving their joints.

"Yuanzhao, come on." Li Hao encouraged Li Yuanzhao with a smile.

This kid had to rely on his own ability to get through this level, but he couldn't do it.

"Um!"

Li Yuanzhao nodded heavily.

The others glanced at Li Hao and felt that this was a bit strange, but they didn't think much about it.

At this time, following the old man's order, more than ten people started to exert force at the same time!

call!

A strong wind suddenly whipped up next to him, and Li Yuanzhao's figure took the lead like a cannonball, suddenly ejected, and a depression appeared on the spot.

Almost in the blink of an eye, he stepped onto the hundred steps, and then took another step forward, leading like a hurricane, and quickly reached the top!

No more than three breaths before and after.

Li Hao knew that for Yuan Zhao, who had perfected the Zhoutian realm, he had not really exerted his strength.

The moment Si Xiaolan saw Li Yuanzhao running out, her beautiful eyes shrank slightly, and then she suddenly burst out with power, turned into a white light, and quickly chased after him, but was thrown away in the blink of an eye.

On the way, the ape demon suddenly attacked, but she was prepared for it. She dodged it like a butterfly turning around, and then she rushed to the top with a few lunges.

She calculated it and found it was seven breaths.

When she arrived, someone followed her almost immediately.

After ten breaths, only seven of the twelve people passed.

The people standing on the top of the mountain all looked at the short, fat, unattractive guy with complicated expressions, with panic in their eyes.

The speed of Li Yuanzhao's previous explosion was too terrifying. The strong wind driven by his body alone was as powerful as a roaring tiger.

Is this the monster from the Divine General's Mansion? The gap is too big.

Si Xiaolan's eyes were solemn, and she kept looking at the fat man who seemed to be one or two years younger than herself. She felt an extremely uncomfortable feeling in her heart, a deep sense of frustration.

At this time, someone noticed that only one of the two people from the Shenjiang Mansion had reached the top.

Someone looked back and was surprised to find a figure walking slowly on the steps.

However, the surrounding ape monsters did not attack him.

"Brother Hao."

Li Yuanzhao turned around and waved hello.

Soon, Li Hao also walked up to the top floor and smiled at Li Yuanzhao.

"Is he also considered to have passed?" someone asked in surprise.

"The ten breaths have passed long ago, right?"

Everyone was shocked and confused.

There was also an old man on the top of the mountain who was checking the candidates. Hearing what they were talking about, he said calmly: "You have all passed. Go to the second level. You will lose your life there. If you want to quit, you can give up. After all, there are others. Famous families also accept disciples.”

What he said made people speechless, and they could also feel the confidence of the other party.

"Is he also considered to have passed?" Si Xiaolan asked with a frown, pointing at Li Hao.

"Of course, he has an invitation." The old man said calmly.

"invitation?"

"Tan Gong Academy still has invitations?"

Everyone stared in shock, obviously it was their first time knowing such a thing.

Everyone was fighting to cross, but someone just rowed the boat? Moreover, this boat ticket was given by Tan Gong Academy in person!

Li Hao smiled at the upright little girl in white, deliberately teasing her, took out the invitation in his arms, shook it, and walked straight away.

Si Xiaolan was stunned for a moment, thinking of what she had said before, walking in the world relies on fists and feet... fists and feet are nothing, but people rely on having someone behind them!

Thinking of Li Hao's showing off, she was so angry that she stamped her feet and immediately followed him with gritted teeth.

…

Not long after, everyone came to the second level.

Not far from the top of the mountain, there is a cliff, and chains are nailed under the cliff to connect to the other side.

Each chain is widely spaced from each other, which means that only one chain can be placed.

Walking on a cliff thousands of feet long, relying on a single lock?

Some people's expressions changed slightly and they retreated.

Si Xiaolan's eyes were slightly focused, and her palms were sweating slightly. Immediately, she looked at the two noble figures in front of her.

Here, we can no longer rely on invitations, right?

She sneered secretly in her heart.