"I see." Linlong nodded. Then, he asked curiously, "Why didn't the Li family recruit people in advance?"
"I heard that it's because the number of people entering the secret realm suddenly increased. As for whether it's true or not, I don't know," Cai Ying answered.
"I see." Linlong nodded.
"Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Li family." At that moment, a voice came from the front. Linlong looked up and saw a white-haired elder.
This elder was wearing a black robe with the word "Li" embroidered on it. Obviously, he was a member of the Li family.
"Greetings, Elder Li Tao!" Someone who knew this elder immediately greeted him respectfully.
"En." Li Tao immediately nodded his head in satisfaction.
"Elder Li Tao, may I know the conditions for passing the test this time?" Someone asked directly.
Although they were here to register, they were not given the conditions to pass. They were only allowed to enter.
"This condition is very simple. Later, I will let you challenge a hall master. If you can defeat him, then after ten moves, you will be able to join my Li family," Li Tao immediately said.
"Alright. Now, everyone spread out and empty the space in the middle," Li Tao said.
Hearing that, the crowd quickly spread out and emptied the space in the middle.
Li Tao looked around and said, "Hall masters, you can come out."
As soon as his voice fell, eight middle-aged men walked to the center of the space and lined up in a row.
"They are all hall masters of our Li family. You only need to withstand ten moves from them to pass the test! Alright. Now, those whose names are called, walk in front of the eight hall masters, "Li Tao said loudly.
Then, a young man beside him began to read the names. Obviously, it was according to the order of registration.
Soon, the eight participants walked in front of the eight hall masters.
There was a certain age limit for registration. Therefore, the participants were basically all young people.
Immediately, the eight of them attacked the eight hall masters. After a fierce battle, four of them were directly knocked to the ground.
"You are eliminated!" Li Tao directly said to the people who were knocked down.
Hearing this, those who were knocked down naturally walked out of the Li family helplessly. As for those who survived ten moves, they directly became a member of the Li family.
Following that, another eight names were read out. This time, Cai Ying's name was also read out, who was standing beside Linlong.
"Brother Cai, good luck," said Linlong with a smile.
"Brother Lin, you too." Cai Ying said with a smile. After saying that, he walked in front of one of the hall masters.
Soon, the result was out. This time, five people were directly eliminated, and three of them became members of the Li family.
Through these two observations, Linlong found that those who could pass were basically second-level beastmasters and above. Of course, there were some early-stage second-level beastmasters who were eliminated, but there was only one person.
Linlong had a rough idea of what was going on.
Naturally, he would not unleash his full strength.
Not long after, Lin Long's name was called, and he immediately walked up.
Just as Linlong was about to spar with one of the hall masters, in a room in a teahouse opposite the courtyard, a black-clothed woman was standing by the window and looking in the direction of Linlong and the others.
Behind her, a middle-aged man respectfully said. "Young Miss."
"En, you are here." The black-clothed woman responded, but she did not turn around. She then said, "Did she bring someone over?"
"Yes, Young Miss. She has already brought someone over," replied the middle-aged man.
"How strong is that person?" asked the black-clothed woman.
"He should be a second-level beastmaster or above, but I can't see the specifics," said the middle-aged man.
"Second-level beastmaster, huh?" The black-clothed woman nodded.
"Young Miss, what should we do?" asked the middle-aged man.
"We will not make a move for now. Let Zhang Chaoran inside give him a taste of pain. At the same time, we can check his strength. After all, he was the one who found him, so he should not be too weak," said the black-clothed woman.
"Young Miss, I understand," said the middle-aged man.
"Alright, you can leave," said the black-clothed woman.
"En." After responding, the middle-aged man immediately walked out.
At this moment, the black-clothed woman turned around. If Linlong was here, he would definitely be a little surprised, because this woman's beauty was also extremely outstanding.
At this moment, Linlong had already attacked one of the hall masters in front of him.
Linlong used the strength of an early-stage second-level beastmaster from the start.
"Bang!"
The palm energy hit, and both of them took a few steps back.
"En, not bad." The hall master in front of him nodded, then said, "Be careful from now on. My palm energy will be even stronger than before!"
After saying that, he slapped another palm toward Linlong.
Sure enough, this palm strike was much stronger than the previous one. Linlong was forced to take a dozen steps back before he came to a stop.
On the other hand, the hall master's upper body only swayed a little.
"En." The hall master nodded again, then said, "Be careful from now on. I will have some changes in my moves!"
After saying that, he attacked Linlong again with another palm.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang …"
This time, the two of them exchanged a few moves in a row. After ten moves, the other party finally stopped.
This time, it was obviously to test the exquisiteness of the moves. Obviously, Linlong passed the test, but he only used a little of his strength, so the other party didn't feel that he was very powerful.
Behind the hall master, Li Tao immediately said, "Not bad, Lin Li, you passed the test!"
"Thank you, Elder Li Tao. Thank you, Hall Master Mo." After saying that, Linlong walked back.
After walking back, Cai Ying smiled, and said, "Brother Lin, you did well!"
Cai Ying had also passed the test, which meant that the two of them had become members of the Li Family.
After a period of time, the test finally ended, and in the end, more than a hundred people successfully became members of the Li Family.
"Congratulations on becoming a member of the Li Family. I hope you will work hard in the future …" After giving an impassioned speech, Li Tao asked someone to bring them away from the martial arts field, and they came to a place specially provided for them to stay.
Each person had their own room, so the treatment was not bad.
The rooms that Linlong and Cai Ying chose were next to each other.
After going in to tidy up, Linlong walked out, ready to ask for more information from Cai Ying.
He didn't expect that as soon as he walked out, three people would block his way.
These three people were wearing the uniform of the Li Family, but Linlong hadn't seen them before. They must have joined the Li Family a long time ago.
Linlong smiled, and said, "What do you want?"
"You are Lin Li, right?" the person at the front said.
The young man's face was ferocious, and he looked like a fiend.
"That's right." Linlong nodded.
"Well, my name is Zhang Mao, and I have some fame in the Li Family. A few brothers will give me face," the young man said.
"Oh, then what do you want, Brother Zhang?" Linlong asked.
"Nothing, I just want you to join my team and do things with me," Zhang Mao said proudly.
Linlong frowned, and said, "Does the Li Family allow such a small team?"
"Of course it's allowed. Just relying on the monthly salary from the family isn't enough for us to train. So, the Li family always asks us to go out to hunt for Direbeasts or do other things. Because of this, they naturally allow small teams to exist," Zhang Mao said.
The person beside Zhang Mao said, "Lin Li, Brother Zhang said so much to you because he thinks highly of you. Hurry up and thank Brother Zhang."
Unexpectedly, Linlong directly said, "I'm sorry, I have no intention of joining any team."
Zhang Mao and the others didn't seem to have any power. Even if Linlong wanted to join a team, he wouldn't join them.
Hearing Linlong's words, Zhang Mao's face sank, and said, "Kid, you actually rejected me? You really don't have eyes!"
The person beside Zhang Mao said, "Kid, do you still want to stay in the Li Family?"
"Guys, if you continue to be so unreasonable, I can only tell Elder Li Tao and the others," Linlong said calmly.
He didn't care about their threats.
"You …" Hearing Linlong's words, the expressions of Zhang Mao and the others changed.
"You're good, but you'll soon suffer!" Zhang Mao said with a gloomy face.
"Just wait and see," the person beside him said.
After saying that, they turned around and left. Linlong realized that the three of them went to look for other people.
At this moment, Cai Ying, who had already noticed them, hurried over and asked, "Brother Lin, are you alright?"
Linlong shook his head, and said, "I'm fine."
Then, he asked curiously, "But Brother Cai, why didn't they look for you?"
"That's because I've already joined a small force," replied Cai Ying.
"Is that so?" Linlong finally understood.
"Brother Lin, you have to be careful. Although this Zhang Mao isn't very strong, he holds grudges," Cai Ying said.
Linlong shook his head, and said, "Don't worry."
Then, Cai Ying told Linlong some things about the Li Family.
Unknowingly, a quarter of an hour passed. To his surprise, Zhang Mao and the others appeared in front of him again.
"Lin Li, I'll give you another chance. Do you want to join our small team?" Zhang Mao said coldly.
"I'll say it again, I'm not interested." Linlong shook his head.
"Good lad, you really refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!" Zhang Mao said with a gloomy face.
After saying that, he gave a look to the person beside him, and that person immediately took out a bag and threw it on the ground. While Linlong was puzzled, he stepped on the bag a few times.
Then, this person pointed at Linlong, and said, "Lin Li, you brat, you really don't respect us, the elders of the Li Family. How dare you step on my bag!"
"Lin Li, you brat, you really think too highly of yourself!"
The two people beside him also started to clamor.
This kind of noise quickly attracted many people over.
"What's the matter? What happened here?" Shortly after, a middle-aged man wearing the hall master's uniform walked over.
"Hall Master Meng, although this brat is a newcomer, he doesn't respect us. I gave him something out of goodwill, but he threw it on the ground and stepped on it a few times?" The person who took out the bag pointed at the bag on the ground.
The middle-aged man named Hall Master Meng pointed at Linlong and shouted, "You are really bold. You just came in and already caused trouble. Do you want to be chased out of the Li Family?"
Looking at him, how could Linlong not know that he had received a bribe from Zhang Mao to cause trouble?
"Hall Master Meng, this is not my fault. They threw it on purpose and then stepped on it on purpose to frame me," Linlong said calmly.
"Frame you? Who are you for us to frame you? "Zhang Mao said coldly.
"That's right. Who are they? How could they frame you?" Hall Master Meng shouted again, and then asked, "What is your name? I want to bring you to Elder Li Tao and get him to chase you out of the Li Family! "
"My surname is Lin, and my name is Li," Linlong said with a frown.
"Lin Li, right? Follow me to Elder Li Tao now," Hall Master Meng said.
"Wait, Hall Master Meng," Zhang Mao suddenly said.
"Yes, Zhang Mao, what's the matter?" Hall Master Meng asked curiously.
"I don't want to make things difficult for Lin Li. If he is willing to fight me one-on-one, I won't make things difficult for him," Zhang Mao said with a sinister smile.
"Zhang Mao, I didn't expect you to be so considerate of a newcomer." Hall Master Meng nodded, then looked at Linlong and said, "Lin Li, do you agree?"
"I have no objections," Linlong said.
"Great, then let's go to the martial arts field now!" Zhang Mao immediately said happily.
Then, a group of people immediately brought Linlong to the martial arts field.
Not long after, Lin Long and Lin Li confronted each other, while the others surrounded them. At this time, other people who heard the news also rushed over.
Among them were people of the elder level.
"What's going on?" The two elders asked when they came over.
"Elders, Lin Li is willing to fight with Zhang Mao. If anything happens, he will take responsibility," Hall Master Meng said to them with a smile.
The two elders immediately looked at Lin Long, and one of them asked, "Lin Li, is this true?"
The reason why they asked this was naturally because they thought that Lin Long's strength was weaker than Zhang Mao.
"Elders, this is true," Lin Long said with a nod.
"Alright, you guys can continue," one of the elders said with a nod.
The other elder also nodded.
"Lin Li, do you want to make a move?" Zhang Mao said proudly.
Lin Long rejected him just now, so he naturally harbored a grudge. It was also because of this that he gave Hall Master Meng benefits, so that Hall Master Meng would come out and put on an act.
What he did not expect was that Lin Long actually did not reject him, which was naturally what he wanted.
Zhang Mao sneered in his heart, "I'll let you know how powerful I am, and you will be well-behaved in the future."
Then, he took out his longsword. Although he did not take Lin Long seriously, he was still relatively cautious. He did not want to fail miserably.
As for Lin Long, he also took out his longsword. Although he could send Zhang Mao flying with a palm strike, he naturally would not do so, because that would expose his strength.
"Alright, you guys can begin."
As the referee, Hall Master Meng also said.
"Kid, take this!" Zhang Mao shouted, and then attacked Lin Long with his sword.
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