"Done!"
Chen Tianyi engraved runes on all the bullets he had made earlier as Hu Ke'er had instructed.
"Great! Let me try out this flintlock pistol and see if it works."
Hu Ke'er said excitedly.
"Sure."
Chen Tianyi also looked at Hu Ke'er curiously. Just then, a paper crane folded from yellow talisman paper flapped its wings and flew in front of them.
"Paper crane?"
Hu Ke'er exclaimed in surprise at the sight of the self - flapping paper crane.
Although Hu Ke'er had seen things like spiritual energy flying swords and starting fires before, this was the first time she had seen a paper crane act so lifelike.
It seemed that the uses of spiritual energy were far more powerful than she had thought. She must study it carefully in the future!
"Hey, you brat! The entry test is about to start. Hurry up! If you miss it, you'll have to wait until next month!"
The voice of the old man from before came from the paper crane.
"Yes, Uncle - Master. I understand. I'll take Miss Hu there right away."
Chen Tianyi said and bowed respectfully to the paper crane. Then it suddenly burst into flames with a whoosh and turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.
"Um, what was that just now?"
Hu Ke'er couldn't help but wonder out loud, still finding it amazing.
"That was Uncle - Master's sound - transmitting paper crane. Well, this isn't the time to talk about it. You heard what Uncle - Master said. We don't have time for you to test your weapons now!"
Chen Tianyi looked at Hu Ke'er worriedly.
"Miss, why don't you wait? We can test the weapons first, and you can take the entry test next month. It'll be much safer that way, okay?"
"No!"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er quickly shook her head.
"I can't wait for a month. And even if I could, I can't just stay on Mount Longhu and eat for free all the time, can I?"
Actually, what Hu Ke'er wanted most was to join Mount Longhu as soon as possible to get convenient conditions for her research on spiritual energy.
"Okay then!"
Seeing Hu Ke'er so determined, Chen Tianyi could only nod.
"If there's a problem with using your weapon during the test, surrender immediately. As long as you're alive, you can always make more efforts!"
"Stay alive... Is the entry test that brutal?"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er frowned.
"Anyway, it's not as simple as you think. Promise me not to be stubborn!"
Chen Tianyi reminded her.
"Okay, I promise you."
Hu Ke'er nodded gently.
"Let's go quickly. If we delay any longer, we might really miss the entry test!"
"Okay."
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi waved his hand, and the flying sword floated in front of them again.
"Let's go!"
"Sure."
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Hu Ke'er was very nervous when she first rode the flying sword, but this time she was much more natural and didn't cry out in excitement like the first time. She gently wrapped her arms around Chen Tianyi's waist, and soon they arrived at Feihu Hall.
"Wow, so many people!"
Before Hu Ke'er even landed from the flying sword, she saw a large crowd gathered in the courtyard of Feihu Hall.
"Some of those people are here to take the entry test, and the others in Taoist robes are our disciples from Mount Longhu who came to watch the fun."
"Oh, there are quite a lot of people! How many people will be admitted?"
Hu Ke'er took a rough look. The number of people in Taoist robes was less than one - third, so there were at least a hundred or so people without Taoist robes taking the entry test.
"Generally, there's no limit on the number of admissions. But the examiner is very powerful. Judging from the number of people who passed in previous years, only about three or five people will pass this time!"
"Really? So few?"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, the examiner is Senior Brother Wang. He has extremely strong physical strength. I'm no match for him without using secret techniques. It's not easy to defeat him in the arena."
"Stronger than you?"
Hu Ke'er couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
After all, Chen Tianyi had easily dealt with such a big snake demon before. If Senior Brother Wang was even stronger than Chen Tianyi, all she could do was take a desperate and unexpected move!
"What's wrong? Are you scared? It's not too late to back out now!"
Seeing the surprised look on Hu Ke'er's face, Chen Tianyi quickly said.
"I'm not scared!"
After saying that, Hu Ke'er got off the flying sword and squeezed into the crowd.
"Uncle - Master, please sign me up. I'm ready to take the entry test. My name is Hu Ke'er!"
"Sure, I've already prepared it for you."
The old man still waved his palm - leaf fan and squinted his eyes, but his hand movement didn't stop. With a wave of his hand, he threw a token in front of Hu Ke'er.
"Gengxu Upper?"
Hu Ke'er was puzzled when she saw the words on it.
"This is the number plate arranged according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Just wait for your number to be called and go up."
Chen Tianyi also squeezed into the crowd and appeared behind Hu Ke'er.
"Okay!"
Hu Ke'er nodded and then stared at the arena.
On the arena, there was a figure as strong as an iron pillar. He only wore an open - fronted shirt, showing his well - built muscles, especially the six - pack on his abdomen.
Opposite him, a young man held a long spear. The two figures met. In the blink of an eye, the muscle - man in the open - fronted shirt punched the young man's long spear. The young man was immediately sent flying out of the arena and fell heavily to the ground. The long spear was also broken into two pieces.
"So powerful..."
Seeing the young man's disastrous defeat, Hu Ke'er looked at the muscle - man in shock. His brute force was too exaggerated!
"The winner is Wang Ning. Next candidate, Gengxu Upper!"
"Huh?"
Hu Ke'er was slightly stunned when she heard "Gengxu Upper".
"Next, Gengxu Upper. Is Gengxu Upper here? If not, your score will be directly cancelled!"
"Swallow."
Hearing a young girl in a Taoist robe calling out the number, Hu Ke'er swallowed hard after confirming that she had heard correctly, and then slowly raised her hand.
"Gengxu Upper is here."
Everyone's eyes immediately fell on Hu Ke'er.
"She's such a frail girl!"
"Such a beautiful girl is also taking the entry test. If she gets disfigured by Senior Brother Wang Ning later, it'll be a pity!"
"..."
For a moment, there was a lot of discussion in the crowd.
"Maybe you should give it up?"
Chen Tianyi also said worriedly.
"It's okay. Just give me the jar."
Hu Ke'er said and reached out to pick up the jar she had made before and put it on her back. Then she walked firmly towards Wang Ning on the arena.
"Gengxu Upper, Hu Ke'er. Please take care of me!"