All professional Gu Xian

Zhou Qing walked through the streets and alleys and came to Shiqiao Lane.

This is a courtyard composed of a large number of bungalows.

Above the entrance of the large courtyard in the middle hangs a plaque with four large characters "Baiyun Martial Arts Hall" written on it.

At this time, it was dawn and the door of the martial arts hall was closed. It was obviously not time to open the door yet.

Zhou Qing came to the bottom of the steps and sat down, holding the basket tightly in his arms.

After sitting for about a quarter of an hour, he heard a "creaking" sound, and the door of the martial arts hall opened. A young man in a black training jacket came out, holding a broom in his hand and yawning.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing carried the basket on his back and walked forward.

"Registered? You came early enough." The young man was not surprised to see Zhou Qing appear at the door.

"Brother, do you know when the registration can start?" Zhou Qing took out a copper coin from his arms and handed it to the other party.

"No, no." The young man waved his hand and did not take it.

"Master Wei has gone to visit friends in the county town and will not be back for a short time. You can sign up after the eldest sister and several brothers get up. The eldest sister usually gets up early. Wait for another quarter of an hour, she will probably get up for morning exercises."

"Thank you, brother." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

"Are you going to sign up for three taels? Do you want to pass the poison water test to enter the martial arts hall?" The boy looked at Zhou Qing, who was wearing coarse linen and thin, and asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Zhou Qing replied.

"Are you a silkworm breeder? I advise you to save up five taels of silver to sign up. The poison water test is very scary."

The boy did not mean to look down on Zhou Qing, and looked like he was thinking about Zhou Qing.

"My family really can't afford the money." Zhou Qing sighed. If he really had money, he might not come to Baiyun Martial Arts Hall.

"Okay." The boy did not persuade him again.

Poor people can't even get enough food to eat. They can squeeze out money from their teeth to learn martial arts. They all have the idea of ​​trying their luck, just in case they are a martial arts genius.

Especially those who come to Baiyun Martial Arts School to sign up, many of them are here to risk their lives.

"I think you look familiar," the young man pondered.

"My name is Zhou Qing, I live in Xin'an Lane, what's your name, brother?" Zhou Qing asked.

"My name is Xu Lin, everyone in the martial arts school calls me Xiao Lin. I'll go and help you see if the senior sister has gotten up." The young man was quite enthusiastic, put down the broom and walked into the gate.

"Thank you." Zhou Qing hurriedly thanked him.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Lin returned to the door.

"The senior sister is up, come in with me."

"Thank you, brother." Zhou Qing carried the basket and walked into the gate.

Entering the martial arts school, there was an empty yard in front of him.

There were rows of tables on both sides of the wall, and on each table was a wooden basin with red liquid in it.

Although it was just dawn, there were already seven or eight men standing in the yard, putting their hands into the basin to soak.

Looking at the bulging veins on their foreheads and the constantly twitching facial muscles, they were obviously in great pain.

At this time, a tall and pretty woman walked out of the gatehouse opposite the courtyard.

She looked to be about 25 or 26 years old, and her loose black training clothes could not hide her beautiful figure.

Xu Lin took Zhou Qing to the tall woman, "Zhou Qing, this is the senior sister of our martial arts hall."

"My name is Wei Hongyu, are you sure you want to do the poison water test?"

The tall woman looked at Zhou Qing and frowned slightly.

"Sure." Zhou Qing said firmly.

"Well, pay the money first, and then sign the life and death agreement." Wei Hongyu said seriously.

"I only have two taels of silver in cash. Can I use silkworm cocoons to replace one tael of silver?"

Zhou Qing put down the basket and asked.

"The silk this time is of higher quality. It can be sold for at least two taels of silver. Once I pass the test, I can start reeling silk immediately."

"If it's still not enough, I'll make up the cash next month!"

Wei Hongyu didn't refuse, and nodded, "Let's take a look at the quality of the silk first."

Zhou Qing quickly pushed aside the mulberry leaves in the basket, picked up the wooden box, and opened the lid.

Wei Hongyu looked down, stretched out her hand to twist the silk, and suddenly raised her eyebrows and said "Huh".

"The toughness of your silk is more than twice that of normal mulberry silk. If the toughness is twice as strong, it can be used to weave boxing gloves. What kind of silkworm is this?"

Wei Hongyu was a little curious.

"This is a kind of white silkworm I found in the mountains. I don't know what kind of silkworm it is." Zhou Qing gave a reason he had thought of long ago.

"Okay, this silk is indeed of good quality and can be used to pay for tuition." Wei Hongyu nodded.

"In fact, you can reel silk first. Selling these silks should be enough to collect five taels of silver. There is no need to conduct the poison water test."

"I can't wait that long." Zhou Qing shook his head.

"Okay." Wei Hongyu walked to the backyard.

Xu Lin moved a long table to the middle of the yard and then went to the backyard.

After a while, Wei Hongyu returned to the yard and spread a "life and death statement" on the table.

Zhou Qing looked at it carefully. There were only a few short lines of text on the life and death statement. The meaning was very simple. He volunteered to participate in the test. If he was poisoned to death or caused disability, it would not be related to the martial arts hall.

Wei Hongyu handed over a brush.

Zhou Qing took the brush and signed his name without hesitation.

Before coming, he had learned in detail the test process of soaking hands in poison water.

It cannot be said that there is no risk, but it can only be said to be very safe.

Soon, Xu Lin returned to the yard with a large tray, on which were five clay jars.

Then he brought a basin of hot water and put it on the long table.

"It's Ah Qing who raises silkworms. He wants to conduct a poison water test!"

"He's really brave!"

"You are so thin, are you going to die?"

The men who were soaking their hands could not help but whisper when they saw this, and some of them even ran over to watch the fun.

Wei Hongyu took out a small paper bag from her arms and poured the white powder into the hot water.

Soon, the clear water turned dark and bubbling.

The men watching subconsciously pursed their lips when they saw the black water, and their faces turned pale, as if they remembered some bad memories.

Wei Hongyu pointed to the clay jars on the long table and said:

"These five jars contain the five poisons: centipedes, venomous snakes, scorpions, geckos, and toads.

You choose one of the jars, put your hand in, stay for two breaths, and then put your hand in the bone-rotten water.

As long as you can hold on for more than a quarter of an hour, you will pass the test."

"I choose centipedes." Zhou Qing pointed to the first jar on the left.

Among the toxin resistance effects brought by the green silk Gu, centipedes have the highest toxin resistance.

Before coming, he had already understood the process of soaking hands in poisonous water, so he was already prepared.

"This centipede is a small dragon. Its toxicity is not strong, but it will cause severe pain in the wound. Are you sure?" Wei Hongyu reminded.

"Sure." Zhou Qing nodded.

The small dragon is the big red centipede he encountered before, but considering the size of that centipede, it should be called a big dragon.

"Let's start." Wei Hongyu opened the jar.

Zhou Qing took a breath.

Although most centipede venom has no effect on him, it still hurts a little at first.

He reached into the jar and touched the centipede with legs all over its body.

The strange touch made Zhou Qing's hair stand on end and goose bumps appeared on his arms.

However, after a few breaths, the centipede did not bite him.

No matter how he fiddled with it, the centipede just didn't bite him.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing directly pinched the centipede in his palm, but it didn't move.

Huh?

"What are you doing?" Wei Hongyu looked surprised.

In the past, when people put their hands into the jar during the test, they wanted to pull their hands back immediately. Zhou Qing not only did not pull his hands back for a long time, but also kept digging in the jar.

The men around him were shocked to see Zhou Qing so tough.

Zhou Qing took out the motionless little Tianlong.

"How do you count this?"

"Dead? It shouldn't be." Wei Hongyu was stunned and reached out to take it.

But as soon as her slender fingers touched the little Tianlong, the little Tianlong suddenly trembled and bit her fingers viciously.

"Huh?"

Wei Hongyu's expression did not change, and her palm turned purple in an instant.

The little Tianlong bit down, and the mouthparts collapsed directly, and then the whole body turned purple and softened.

It was pretending to be dead just now, but it was really dead this time.

It was poisoned to death.

Zhou Qing felt a sweet and greasy fragrance floating over, and his legs and feet suddenly became weak and his whole body was hot.

"Puff!!" The green silk Gu was abnormally agitated, as if it had encountered some peerless delicacy.

Zhou Qing quickly comforted him.

Wei Hongyu put Xiao Tianlong back into the jar, and when her palm left the jar, her skin returned to its fair and delicate appearance.

"Do you have any special physique?"

Wei Hongyu looked at Zhou Qing with a puzzled look, her eyes shining.

"Forget it, just soak your hands directly."

"Okay." Zhou Qing soaked his hands in the bone-rotting water.

Numbness, itching, and burning.

Three feelings that are unbearable for ordinary people appear alternately.

But this feeling did not last for a while, Zhou Qing quickly adapted, and felt like soaking his hands in warm water.

"Puff puff ~" Qingsi Gu said that he enjoyed it very much and wanted another basin of bone-rotting water.

'Can you not look like you have never seen the world? '

Zhou Qing complained in his heart.

"Puff ~" Qingsi Gu said that he was afraid of poverty.

'.' Zhou Qing was speechless.

After a moment, Wei Hongyu said to Zhou Qing.

"Okay, it's OK."

"Ah?!" The men watching were dumbfounded.

They have been learning for several months, but they still cannot completely ignore the toxicity of the bone-rotting water.

Zhou Qing looks relaxed, why are you getting up early to wash up?

"Come on, follow me to the backyard." Wei Hongyu said seriously.

"Ah? Oh." Zhou Qing was stunned, and then followed Wei Hongyu to the backyard.

Passed!