At this moment, three people were drinking tea in the hall of a courtyard far away from the courtyard.
One of them was in his forties. He had a full beard and was dressed in very simple clothes. It was obvious that he was a local.
The person on his left was a young man in his thirties. He had the same waist tag as Linlong, and he was obviously a trainee tutor.
The third person was an old man in his sixties. He was wearing a uniform unique to Yangning Island with five yellow stars embroidered on the left chest.
If someone familiar with Yangning Island was here, he would be shocked because he was clearly a fifth-class runemaster.
The status of a fifth-class runemaster on Yangning Island was not comparable to that of a third-class runemaster.
After a while, footsteps were heard from outside. Then, a young man brought in two teenagers who were 11 or 12 years old.
"Chief, the two children are here." The young man said to the middle-aged man in his forties with a beard.
"Well, you may leave." After gesturing for the young man to leave, the middle-aged man stood up and said respectfully to the other two, "Sirs, we only have these two children who are of the right age and have shown talent in runes on our island."
"Oh, then who is Li Tong?" The eyes of the young man in his thirties immediately lit up.
"Sir, my name is Li Tong." One of the taller teenagers immediately replied.
There was a trace of arrogance between his brows, but he did not dare to show it in front of these two people. After all, the old man was a fifth-class runemaster.
"Well, I heard that you have amazing talent. Let me test you now."
As he spoke, the young man in his thirties stood up and walked to a table that had already been placed on the side. He then pointed to a rune pen, an inkstone of ink, and a piece of paper on it. "Now, draw the rune formation that you're most proficient in."
The teenager immediately walked to the table, picked up the pen, and immediately drew the rune formation.
Although there was a fifth-class runemaster next to him, the teenager still did not have stage fright. Instead, he steadily drew.
Seeing this scene, even the old man could not help but secretly nod.
After drawing for a while, the embryonic form of the formation appeared, and the young man in his thirties revealed a look of joy. He then clapped his hands and said, "Good, good, good …"
At this moment, the old man could not help but stand up from his chair and come to the table.
But towards the end, the young man was visibly strained. His hand that was holding the rune brush even began to tremble slightly.
But in the end, he still sketched out the formation that he wanted to draw.
"Pa Pa Pa …"
The young man in his thirties couldn't help but clap his hands again.
"Very good, your talent is outstanding." He sighed.
It should be known that when he was the same age as this youth, he was not able to draw such a rune formation.
After that, he gazed at the old man and said, "Uncle Yu, what do you think?"
"His talent is indeed not bad." The old man nodded. "If you accept him as your disciple, you'll definitely be able to enter Yang Ning Island in the shortest time possible."
"That's great." The young man in his thirties was even more delighted. "It's all thanks to your recommendation, Uncle Yu."
"That fat fish has been in that business for many years, the news is naturally reliable." The old man smiled.
"What's this child's name?" The young man in his thirties then pointed to another young man and asked the clan leader.
"Li Qing." The clan leader hurriedly replied.
"Then Li Qing, come over and give it a try. Let me see how your talent is." The young man in his thirties then pointed to Li Qing and said.
Since he was here, he naturally had to take a look.
The young man called Li Qing hurried over.
Compared to Li Tong, he was really too far behind. Even the hand that was holding the brush could not help but tremble, causing the two to shake their heads.
Before Li Qing finished drawing, the young man in his thirties had already said impatiently, "There's no need to draw."
Li Qing was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped drawing.
The young man in his thirties did not pay attention to him at all. Instead, he looked at Li Tong and said with a serious face, "Well, Li Tong, are you willing to be my disciple?"
"Of course I'm willing." Li Tong's voice was loud and clear.
"However, Mr. Chen, because a few trainee mentors have come before and also want to become their mentor, so according to the rules of Yangning Island, you have to compete with them." The clan leader said with a troubled expression.
"Could it be that the fat fish sold the information to someone else?" The young man in his thirties had a somewhat ugly expression.
"If that's really the case, then I will definitely not let him off!" The old man's expression immediately turned gloomy.
This caused the Patriarch's heart to skip a beat uncontrollably.
After that, the young man in his thirties vowed, "But Uncle Yu, with my strength, those trainee mentors who came are definitely inferior to me."
"Well." The old man nodded.
"Alright, Master Li, Mr. Li, we should go meet the other trainee mentors together." The clan leader at the side said with a bitter smile.
According to the rules, when the two of them came, he should have brought them to the front yard. However, because the old man's identity was different, under his request, the clan leader could only helplessly bring them to see the two children first.
The young man in his thirties said coldly, "Alright, I'll go and see who dares to compete with me, Chen Junhao!"
The clan leader quickly brought them to the yard where Linlong and the others were at.
Only the three of them entered the hall, and the two young men were left outside the hall.
As soon as the three of them entered the hall, the few people sitting inside immediately revealed a look of surprise. All of this was naturally all because of the old man who was a grade five rune master.
However, they only thought that the old man was sent by Yangning Island, so they were only surprised and did not think that there was anything wrong.
As for the old man and Chen Junhao, their brows were even more tightly knitted. It was obvious that they did not expect there to be so many competitors.
"Greetings, gentlemen. I am the clan leader of this island, Li Yu Tang." The clan leader said respectfully to everyone.
These trainee mentors were not people that he could afford to offend, so he naturally had to lower his status.
"Greetings, Clan Leader Li." The people inside also stood up to return the greeting.
"Cough cough cough, because there are more people coming, and there are only two children on our island who meet the requirements, we can only decide the last two people through a competition," Li Yu Tang said helplessly.
"It's alright."
"Clan Leader Li, then hurry up and compete."
These people said one after another.
They knew the rules, so they did not have any objections.
"Since there are no powerful rune masters on the island, we can only invite you to the assessment hall of Pingxing Island and let the mentors there judge you," Li Yu Tang said again.
Hearing this, everyone was a little surprised. They originally thought that the old man was here to test them, but now it seemed that he was clearly here with the young man next to him.
Immediately, they all turned to look at Chen Junhao with cautious eyes. After all, how could a person who could be accompanied by a grade five rune master be ordinary?
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