Taoist Chunfeng and Taoist Guanyun were kicked out of Junshan Temple. Seeing the two limping and supporting each other to leave, Long Qingwei and Jingxing suddenly turned around and bowed deeply to Zhao Ran: "Thank you so much for hosting this time, Zhao Xingxing."
justice!"
Zhao Ran hurriedly supported him and said: "You two don't have to be like this. As a poor man, walking around in Long'an Mansion is a matter of duty. If there are any dangers, such as if these two guys dare to seek revenge, even if
I’d like to inform you. Well, you two haven’t been punished yet... This is the signal flying talisman. Once it’s sent out, I’ll know something is going on and I’ll be there.”
"Thank you very much, Zhao Xingxing! If Zhao Xingxing is assigned any mission in the future, although our magic powers are low, we are still willing to help with our modest efforts."
Zhao Ran smiled: "By the way, will you participate in this year's ceremony?"
Long Qing said hurriedly: "I received a letter from Baihe Lingjun the day before yesterday. We will definitely participate in this competition. We are afraid that our abilities are low and we will not be able to compete with others."
Zhao Ran said: "You guys go back and read the announcement. This competition is different from the past. Maybe you two can pass."
To be honest, this pair of monks is still very attractive to Zhao Ran. The man is elegant and steady, and the woman is handsome and beautiful. It will make them popular when they are around. As a leader, who doesn't want to have more of them like this? What's more?
The couple acted honestly and did not bother to fight over the benefits presented to them, so they could rest assured that they would handle the tasks assigned to them.
Zhao Ran was waiting for these two people to take the opportunity to flatter him. As long as they opened their mouths, how could he not give some advice? It was a pity that the couple was so sincere that they didn't even think about it. He just said respectfully: "I will definitely go back.
Take a good look at it and try to figure it out carefully."
This left people speechless. Well, Zhao Ran didn't know whether the two of them really didn't understand, or if they didn't want to go their own way, so he could only smile and send them away.
On the way back to Yangcao Mountain, Long Qing exclaimed: "This Zhao Xingxing is really different from other Taoists. Not only does he act fairly and conscientiously, but he also has a harmonious personality, dares to take action, and is not afraid of offending the powerful.
I really hope he can do Taoist walking in Long'an Mansion for a few more years."
Jingxing layman also nodded and sighed: "That's the Jindan Master from Shangsan Pavilion, not the Jindan Master from the casual cultivator sect. He punished him just as he said. It's really admirable."
Long Qingwei held the hand of layman Jingxing and encouraged: "You and I must work harder for this year's ceremony. Zhao Zhongxing had high expectations for you and me just now, and we must not let him down!"
Returning to Yangcao Mountain, the two of them studied together the "Announcement on Matters Concerning the Long'an Prefecture's Monks' Participation in the Ceremony Contest of the 20th Year of Jiajing" and the "Outline of the Long'an Prefecture Conferment Contest of the 20th Year of Jiajing".
After reading it, the two looked at each other.
"Not a battle of wits?"
"It doesn't seem to be the case, well, it shouldn't be!"
Long Qingwei and Jingxing layman couldn't help but feel overjoyed. It turned out that the competition was not a battle of skills. In this case, wouldn't there be hope for the two of them? So they went back to read the outline of the competition.
Layman Jingxing read word for word: "This competition is divided into three parts, including: a monk's cultivation ability test, an extended discussion of Taoist principles and a face-to-face demonstration of Taoist methods, hereafter referred to as the practice test, application essay and interview.
Among them, the practical test and application are the written test, and the interview is the hands-on part..."
After reading it several times, the two of them had some understanding, so they continued to read. Jingxing layman continued: "The test questions involve six items, which test the monk's logical judgment ability, analogical reasoning ability, and common sense cognition respectively.
"Applying arguments means giving materials, thereby extending the discussion, clarifying the origin, use and possible derivative changes of Taoism. The content of Taoism includes magical powers, Taoism, talismans, magical instruments, etc...."
"The interview means hands-on demonstration, explanation, and evolution on the spot based on what was stated in my application..."
After reading, the two of them thought for a long time and both nodded. Long Qing said awkwardly: "I understand, Zhao Xingxing presided over this ceremony to test the monks' perception and understanding of the spiritual path.
Whoever has more potential in practice will be able to go further in the future, rather than a simple battle of techniques."
Jingxing layman said: "Yes, the profound meaning in it is really admirable!"
After reading the previous part, the example questions followed immediately. The two of them first looked at the logical judgment ability. The example questions were:
A monk went to inspect the northern desert and found that the number of snakes dropped sharply, but almost at the same time, the number of wolves increased significantly. Some people think that wolves caused the decrease of snakes. But this statement is difficult to establish, because wolves rarely feed on cobras
.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above ()
First.
Snakes eat rats, and rats are also the main food of wolves
Second.
Drought and lack of water affect snakes more severely than wolves
C.
Before the number of wolves increased, the number of snakes in the desert had declined
Man.
Although the number of snakes has dropped sharply and the number of wolves has increased, there are still fewer wolves than snakes in the desert
This... question is a bit hard to understand, so how can I answer it? Long Qingqing’s head lowered lower and lower, wishing that he could shrink into the question, but unexpectedly, layman Jingxing slapped his head away and scolded:
"You're blocking me!"
After studying for a long time, they still couldn't answer this question, so the two of them looked at the next question. It was an example question about analogical reasoning ability:
Regarding the correspondence between "letter content - Feixun notes", which of the following is different ()
First.
The spiritual power of the magic circle - the array disk
Second.
Rune——Spiritual powder sands
C.
High level flame - Yin Yang Fire Talisman
Man.
Thunder Method - Five Thunder Divine Talisman
That night, Long Qingwei and layman Jingxing sat across from each other all night without eating a bite of food.
Not just here in Yangcao Mountain, but in all the cultivating sects, aristocratic families and casual cultivators in the entire Long'an Prefecture, all monks who meet the conditions to participate in the Conferment Competition, whether Huang Guan or Masters, as long as they want to participate in the Conferment Competition, can
Didn't sleep well.
The only disciple of the Spiritual Snake Sect who met the conditions for being conferred this year was thinking hard about a quantitative relationship question. After looking at it for a long time, he couldn't figure it out, so he had to go to his master.
"Master, this year's Ceremony Ceremony Competition requires a written test. After thinking hard about this question, I still don't know where to start. I would like to ask Master to teach me."
The master took the question, looked at it, and read: "There is a pond in the garden, which is ten feet long, five feet wide, and one foot and a half high. Water is poured from the top, and a hundred kilograms of water is poured in every time. At the same time, water is taken out, and thirty kilograms of water are poured out every time.
.Ask, when will it be full?”
After a pause, the master and the apprentice stared at each other. After a while, the master yelled: "What kind of nonsense is this? Why do we need to fill water, and why do we need to get water at the same time? Isn't this making trouble? Is it intentional to make trouble!"
"
The disciple said helplessly: "Master, don't worry about whether you are deliberately causing trouble, just talk about how to solve this problem?"
The master pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and chuckled: "Master has his own clever plan!"