"Everyone, the bamboo forest behind us is the assessment venue for the third question. Please enter this trail. Those who successfully walk through it will be deemed to have passed the three entrance questions of the Sword Sect. Now please take care of yourself while I take my leave."
After saying these words, the three Sword Sect disciples called out their swords from behind, jumped up, and disappeared into the sky.
Everyone looked at the dim bamboo forest path in front of them, but no one entered it first.
Wang Tiezhu glanced at everyone present. Since they were all there, it was very likely that the team was composed of heavenly-grade spiritual roots and earth-grade alienated spiritual roots.
Just when everyone was talking about it, a young master in brocade robes stood up, bowed to everyone, and then said loudly: "I've met you all in Lu Qinan!"
The crowd instantly became excited.
"Is he Lu Qinan?"
"I heard that he is the most talented person in this generation of the Lu family, and he has a heaven-grade alienated spiritual root!"
"Really? He is indeed a talented man, a heroic boy!"
…
Unlike the others, Wang Tiezhu and the others seemed particularly quiet together.
"Who is the Lu family?"
Wang Tiezhu stared at the smiling Lu Qinan, touched his chin and asked.
"The Lu family's status in Beiluoji Prefecture is equivalent to the Ye family's status in Dong'an Yuzhou." Zhang Tingruo explained patiently on the side.
"oh!"
He suddenly realized and said: "Then what is the status of the Ye family in Yuzhou, Dong'an?"
Zhang Tingruo looked at Ye Huanxi, who was silent, and said: "The Ye family is the largest cultivation family in Yuzhou, Dong'an. Even the Tianjing Liuli Sect has to give the Ye family some face."
"Huh? So, in Beiluoji Prefecture, the Litian Sword Sect also has to give face to the Lu family?"
"Well, it was not used when Huanchenzun was here, but it is necessary now. After all, the Litian Sword Sect has to rely on the support of the Lu family, and Lu Qinan's grandfather is still an elder of the Litian Sword Sect."
After listening to Zhang Tingruo's explanation, Wang Tiezhu said nothing and stared at Lu Qinan quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Looking at the chattering crowd, Lu Qinan always had a warm smile on his face. He lowered his hands slightly and said, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to what Qin Nan has to say."
The noisy crowd gradually quieted down, and a young man who was also dressed in extraordinary clothes stepped forward and said with a smile: "I have met Brother Qinan, I wonder if Brother Qinan has any opinions on this last question?
"
When Lu Qinan saw this person, he bowed quickly and said, "It turns out they are brothers from the ancestral family. I can't speak highly of them. I just feel that we can't stay here for too long.
Although I don’t know what’s strange in the bamboo forest, it’s getting late now and the trail is very dark. If we don’t enter in time, something may change later.”
"Brother Qinan's words make sense. The moon is already above the bamboo shoots now. Why don't you, brother Qinan and me, accompany you and have someone look after you along the way?"
"As it should be."
Lu Qinan smiled slightly, and walked into the dim bamboo forest path with Zu Yijin.
Seeing the two people disappearing, Wang Tiezhu narrowed his eyes and suddenly walked towards the trail.
Seeing him walking forward, Liu Weizhi followed closely behind. Ye Huanxi's eyes flashed and followed him. Rong Xiang also followed his elder brother's footsteps and stepped into the bamboo forest.
"Why don't these people know how to wait for us?" Wu Sili looked resentful.
"Haha, let's go, Sili, we can't be left behind."
After that, Zhang Tingruo and Wu Sili also set foot on the bamboo forest path together.
After Wang Tiezhu and his entourage left, the number of people in the venue instantly decreased by half.
When the remaining people saw them entering the trail, they formed a team and entered together. After a while, no one was left in the originally noisy open space in front of the bamboo forest.
Wang Tiezhu stepped onto the mossy bluestone path, but didn't notice any changes around him. He frowned and took a few steps forward, but still didn't see any changes.
"It's strange. Could it be that the water was released like this in the last question?"
He thought of what Ye Huanxi said earlier. Since these people are all extremely talented people, it is very likely that they will all join the Litian Sword Sect.
But I never expected that in order to ensure that all eighteen people passed, the Litian Sword Sect would make the last question so simple.
Shaking his head slightly, Wang Tiezhu walked forward on his own, but he did not realize that Lu Qinan and Zu Yijin, who had entered the trail half a step earlier, had disappeared, and behind him, there were only the ones swaying in the wind.
Qingzhu, not a single person was seen.
The bamboo forest trail is not long, and Wang Tiezhu finished it quickly.
After passing through the bamboo forest, he came to an open space, but did not find Lu Qinan and Zu Yijin who had entered the bamboo forest first.
"Um?"
He was a little confused, did those two guys leave first?
Just when he was puzzled, a cry of surprise suddenly came from behind him. When he looked back, he saw that it was Lu Qinan!
Lu Qinan looked at Wang Tiezhu in shock. He had an impression of this person. When everyone else was talking about him just now, only he and a few people around him acted very calmly.
What really shocked him was that he entered the bamboo forest one step ahead of him, so why did he come out before him? Didn't he see anyone else along the way?
Thinking of this, he was shocked again, because he suddenly remembered something. It seemed that he did not enter the bamboo forest alone.
"Brother Qinan!"
Another person appeared at the exit of the trail, it was Zu Yijin.
"Brother Yijin!"
When Lu Qinan saw Zu Yijin coming out, he quickly pulled him aside and started whispering. The two of them looked in Wang Tiezhu's direction from time to time.
Looking at the two chattering people, Wang Tiezhu was not interested in what they were talking about, and was minding his own business looking at this strange bamboo forest.
After some thought, he determined that he had not seen anyone along the way, and that the trail did not branch off in any way. Then it was strange, how on earth did he get in front of Lu Qinan and Zu Yijin?
At this moment, another figure appeared at the exit. Wang Tiezhu looked up and saw that it was Ye Huanxi.
Ye Huanxi also saw Wang Tiezhu and walked up to him.
"Master Wang, why don't you see Miss Liu?"
"Miss Liu? You mean Wei Zhi?"
"Yes! She followed you closely and entered the bamboo forest ahead of us."
Hearing this, Wang Tiezhu was thoughtful and asked her: "Miss Huanxi, how long do you think this bamboo forest path is?"
Ye Huanxi thought for a moment, "It is estimated to be about sixty feet."
"Sixty feet?" He frowned slightly when he heard this. It was not that long when he walked.
She looked at Wang Tiezhu and noticed something strange, "Master Wang, what's wrong?"
So Wang Tiezhu told her what had just happened, and a look of confusion appeared in her beautiful eyes after hearing this.
"I feel that the road is sixty feet long, but Mr. Wang feels that it is only a dozen feet long..."
"Those who enter the bamboo forest first will come out last..."
