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All the birds flew high, the lonely clouds drifted away.
Craggy mountain rocks, thousands of feet high cliffs, a golden hall stood in the middle. In front of it, white tiles, lush green trees, and countless scholars and beauties dressed in white walked between them.
In front of the hall, a huge pitch-black tablet stood proudly in the mountains, on it were two large golden words "Heaven Dao"!
"Missus, there is a message from the residence!" In the backyard of the hall, outside a quiet wooden loft, a young lady dressed in a green long dress, with a jade green hairpin in her hair, carefully waited outside the gate.
"Speak!" A crisp voice sounded out from within the loft. Even though it was only one word, but when it entered the ears, it was as if hundreds of birds were chirping.
"Ten days later, King Duan's twentieth birthday celebration, the Marquis wants missus to attend!" The young lady instantly replied.
"Refuse!" The voice from within the loft once again sounded out, still only one word.
"Yes, missus!" When the young lady heard this, she simply didn't dare to ask any further, and immediately retreated.
After the young lady retreated, a light sigh sounded out from within the loft. "Sigh … the way father handles matters is always too radical. Everyone says that I obtained the Double Dragon Roll Champion to help my father, who knows that obtaining the Double Dragon Roll Champion is merely an act of protecting my father!"
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In the Northern Mountain Village, in a small courtyard with a stone door, a huge prey hung on a huge wooden rack. Below the prey, a bonfire burned, and a thick fragrance of meat wafted in the air.
"Houde, this seasoning is almost used up, you have to get that child Zhengzhi to give me some more, or else you won't have anything to eat next time!" Beside the bonfire, a man with a few strands of silver hair smiled as he drank a bowl of wine in his mouth.
"Ha ha … you have to tell him this, I can't make the decision!" Sitting beside the man, Fang Houde also held a bowl of wine at this moment, but one of his hands was completely made from a white metal.
"Father, Uncle Yangping!" At this moment, a somewhat lazy voice sounded out from outside the small courtyard.
"Aiyo, Zhengzhi is here! Quick, quickly sit down and drink with uncle! " When the man with a few strands of silver hair heard this voice, his eyes instantly lit up, and he hurriedly went out to welcome him.
It was the former deputy captain of the Northern Mountain Village hunting squad, the current village chief of the Northern Mountain Village, Zhang Yangping.
"Drink with you? I don't want it … Hey, condiments! " Outside the courtyard, Fang Zhengzhi, who was dressed in a coarse blue robe, appeared. When he heard Zhang Yangping's words, a look of disdain appeared on his face as he casually threw a large bag of spices towards Zhang Yangping.
Zhang Yangping immediately held it with both hands, as if he had received a priceless treasure, and the smile on his face became even more radiant.
"Hahaha... Zhengzhi knows me best!" Zhang Yangping quickly kept the condiments, then pulled Fang Zhengzhi to sit beside the bonfire. "Zhengzhi, I have discussed with your father, and everyone in the village has agreed. From now on, you will be the leader of the hunting squad!"
"Captain? Isn't he the vice-captain? "Fang Zhengzhi asked curiously.
"Houde, look at you, hahaha … how could you be the vice-captain? It had to be straight! Also, don't always go out. After all, I'm old. There are some things in the village that you will have to come into contact with sooner or later! " Zhang Yangping chuckled as he scolded Fang Zhengzhi. However, he was secretly observing Fang Zhengzhi's expression.
"Uncle Yangping, aren't you going to consider Brother Li?" Fang Zhengzhi's expression didn't change much, and he smiled slightly.
"That kid, how can he be compared to you!" Zhang Yangping waved his hand.
"I admit that I can't be compared to brother Zhengzhi, but I can be compared to you!" An unconvinced voice came from within the stone house. Then, a young man with a stocky build walked out with two large pots of wine in his hands.
"Aiya, little brat, you still dare to be stubborn with your father? Come, let's compete today! "When Zhang Yangping heard this, he instantly stood up, took the wine pot from the youth's hands, and prepared to pour the wine.
"Stop acting, Uncle Yangping! You know why I'm here today! "Fang Zhengzhi looked at the few people in front of him, twitched his mouth, and felt somewhat helpless.
"Haha …" Zhang Yangping chuckled, his expression somewhat awkward. "That Law of Dao examination is too difficult, and you've been self-studying all these years. Look at those people in the Southern Mountain Village, after studying for so many years, none of them passed the examination in the capital!"
"That's right, brother Zhengzhi! No matter how good you are, it's useless if you can't pass the theory examination! "At this moment, the stocky youth at the side also opened his mouth to advise.
"Why don't we wait another two years?" Zhang Yangping probed.
"If I remember correctly, Uncle Yangping said the same thing two years ago, right?" Fang Zhengzhi walked to the front of the bonfire, and with a light brush of his hand, a large piece of meat landed in his hands.
Placing it in his mouth and biting down, his mouth was full of oil.
"Even though you're right, but, you've also seen, these few years of continuous drought, the prey on Cang Ling Mountain has greatly decreased, and the population of the village has been increasing …"
"That's why we need to participate in the Law of Dao examinations. As long as we pass, we can be exempted from taxes!" Fang Zhengzhi interrupted what Zhang Yangping was about to say.
"But you can't possibly pass? The Law of Dao examinations, from the county examination to the capital examination, will take at least a few months to complete. If you leave, I'm afraid that the village … "Zhang Yangping revealed a look of worry.
"Uncle Yangping, here is a silver note, it will be enough for the village to sustain for a period of time!" When he finished, Fang Zhengzhi fished out a hundred silver note from his pocket and handed it over.
"This is? A hundred silver notes?! " Zhang Yangping received the silver note from Fang Zhengzhi with a look of confusion. Looking at it, his mouth instantly opened wide, his face filled with disbelief.
"Ha ha ha … actually, brother Yangping need not worry, I still have some savings at home, if the village has any difficulties, just tell me!" Fang Houde looked at the silver note in Zhang Yangping's hand, then looked at Fang Zhengzhi, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.
"Sigh …" Zhang Yangping sighed.
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The next morning, the news of Fang Zhengzhi participating in the Law of Dao examinations spread like a gust of wind throughout the Northern Mountain Village. Every house was discussing this, even the Southern Mountain Village, which was separated by the mountain, also spread like wildfire.
"Did you know that Fang Zhengzhi is going to participate in the Law of Dao examinations?"
"Why wouldn't I know! I heard that in order to participate in the Law of Dao examinations, this child Zhengzhi had specially left a hundred silver note for the village! "
"A hundred silver notes? That's amazing! "
"But it's impossible to pass the Law of Dao examinations, sigh … but since this child Zhengzhi insists on going, then I'll just treat it as spending some time to see the world!"
"Naturally to see the world! Or else what will happen? Don't tell me he can still pass? Ha ha ha … if self-study can also pass the Law of Dao examinations, then I will immediately eat all the pumpkins in my garden clean! "
"Ha ha, there are a few thousand catties of pumpkins in your garden, can you finish them?"
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