Travel through the Rainbow Cat and kidnap Black Little Tiger at the beginning!

After returning from Wind Canyon, Shui Dingdang's attitude towards Ling Ran changed a lot.

He still calls Ling Ran little brother, but his words and deeds have changed greatly, and he is no longer as contemptuous as before.

Although Ling Ran only told her that his family background was ordinary and he only knew some rudimentary martial arts in the past, Shui Dingdang was no longer as easy to fool as before.

Regarding the fact that he knew that the sound of the flute could appease the wind dragon, Ling Ran was vague, saying that he was just a blind cat who encountered a dead mouse.

Shui Dingdang naturally didn't believe it, but Ling Ran saved her life, so she didn't go into details.

A few days after returning from Wind Canyon, the owner of the hall, Gui Jiujiu, suddenly summoned Ling Ran.

With Ling Ran's current status as a handyman, he didn't believe that Gui Jiujiu would come and summon him without anything else. Something must have happened.

Ling Ran thought about his previous encounter with Shui Dingdang in the Wind Canyon, which should be closely related to this matter.

I just don’t know what the purpose of Gui Jiujiu’s summons is.

With doubts in his heart, Ling Ran agreed and went to see Gui Jiujiu in the hall of Phoenix Martial Arts Hall.

In the hall, Gui Jiujiu was sitting in the hall, still looking like an outsider. Next to him sat a beautiful woman, whose appearance was somewhat similar to Shui Dingdang, but she was full of mature emotions. flavor.

Ling Ran took a quick glance and was sure that this was Shui Lingling, the true number one master of the Phoenix Martial Arts Hall.

Shui Dingdang stood behind Shui Lingling. When she saw Ling Ran walking in, she immediately blinked at him. It seemed that if it weren't for the presence of her parents, she would have stepped forward to say hello to Ling Ran.

After Ling Ran looked at it, he lowered his eyes, bowed and said:

"See the owner."

Gui Jiujiu nodded slightly, and then said: "Xiao Ran, you have been doing your duty in the martial arts hall these days. I asked you to come here today mainly because I want to give you a chance. If you pass the test later, you can Become a disciple of the Phoenix Martial Arts School."

Even Ling Ran was prepared and was a little shocked after hearing Gui Jiujiu's words.

Unexpectedly, Gui Jiujiu went out of his way and wanted to accept him as his disciple.

Ling Ran quickly concealed his emotions. His face was full of excitement, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "Thank you, Master."

Gui Jiujiu was very happy to see Ling Ran, and his inner vanity was greatly satisfied. He stood up and walked to the backyard.

"In that case, then come with me."

As Gui Jiujiu finished speaking, Shui Lingling also followed Gui Jiujiu to the backyard.

Shui Dingdang, on the other hand, played a trick and was a few steps behind her parents. She stuffed a small paper ball into Ling Ran's hand and quickened her pace to catch up with Shui Lingling.

Shui Lingling glared at Shui Dingdang, obviously he had noticed her actions, but did not stop her.

Ling Ran could guess it without looking at it. He was afraid that what was written on the paper was exactly the content of the test and the way to pass it.

After Ling Ran waited for the three people to disappear around the corner, Ling Ran opened the paper ball and took a quick look, then took the paper ball back into his arms and caught up with the three people.

Gui Jiujiu brought Ling Ran into a room.

The ground in the room was covered with holes about half a meter in diameter. Gui Jiujiu pressed the switch on the side, and cylindrical dolls began to eject from some holes, and then retracted.

Gui Jiujiu stretched out his hand and touched his long beard and introduced the rules to Ling Ran: "Xiao Ran, you can take this sledgehammer and walk between these holes later. As long as you can hit the doll just right when it ejects, Even if you succeed, as long as you successfully hit the hammer ten times, you will be considered to have passed the test, do you understand?"

Ling Ran cupped his hands and responded, "I understand, Master."

"Let's start with one stick of incense as the time limit." Gui Jiujiu nodded and looked at Shui Dingdang.

Shui Dingdang understood and immediately lit an incense stick.

Ling Ran picked up the sledgehammer without hesitation and walked towards the center of these caves.

As the mechanism is activated, some dolls are ejected from the hole from time to time. At first glance, there is no pattern at all. Only by relying on excellent reaction ability and speed can you hit the dolls at the moment they are ejected.

Ling Ran walked between the cave entrances carrying the sledgehammer. As the dolls continued to eject, he quickly swung the sledgehammer towards the cave entrance.

Unfortunately, Ling Ran only dropped the sledgehammer when the doll retracted every time. In this cycle, he not only failed to hit a doll, but also made himself tired and sweating profusely.

After a while, Ling Ran gasped for air and looked at the dolls that kept being ejected. He seemed to have found some patterns, and he was gradually able to hit some dolls.

At this time, more than half of the stick of incense has passed.

After a while, Ling Ran was still swinging the sledgehammer with all his strength, and it seemed that he had worked very hard.

And he only had the last one left before the ten hammer blows required by the test.

"Ah~"

With Ling Ran's roar, he raised his sledgehammer high and hit a doll that happened to be ejected.

Shui Dingdang, who was watching from the sidelines, had his eyes widened, his fists clenched, and cold sweat broke out on his palms. He was obviously very nervous.

As long as Ling Ran can hit this doll again, he will be able to join the Phoenix Martial Arts School as a disciple.

Just when Ling Ran was about to drop the hammer, his high-raised sledgehammer involuntarily shifted its center of gravity backwards.

Ling Ran felt the sledgehammer in his hand gradually lose control and swing behind him, with a horrified expression on his face, and then he fell on his back to the ground with a bang.

At this moment, the stick of incense finally burned out.

Gui Jiujiu, who was in charge of the test, looked in disbelief.

Today, his wife Shui Lingling came to him and said that she wanted to accept the handyman named Xiao Ran as his disciple. Gui Jiujiu refused because Ling Ran's meridian was completely severed.

Shui Lingling said bluntly that as long as the test is set, he will definitely pass it.

Shui Lingling was so stubborn that Gui Jiujiu naturally did not dare to object. After all, the Phoenix Martial Arts School was the property of the Shui family, and he was just a son-in-law.

So Gui Jiujiu followed the script and set up the test items from previous years. As a result, Ling Ran missed one hammer blow in the end.

Gui Jiujiu did not expect such a result, and immediately glanced at Shui Lingling.

After all, she opened the back door, so how to arrange the follow-up still depends on her face.

Shui Lingling glanced at Ling Ran who was lying on the ground wailing, then turned to Gui Jiujiu and said, "Husband, since Xiaoran can't pass the test, let's forget it."

As soon as Gui Jiujiu heard Shui Lingling's decision, he immediately agreed: "Then it will be as Madam said."

Then the two left the room.

When Shui Dingdang saw the two leaving, she walked up to Ling Ran and pulled him up.

"Xiao Ran, are you trying to make me angry on purpose? Didn't I give you the rules for ejecting dolls? How come you still failed!"

Ling Ran looked at the angry Shui Dingdang, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a very apologetic smile: "Sister Dingdang, you also saw that my last hammer was thrown directly behind my back because I lifted it too high. , it was purely an accident, otherwise it would definitely have been successful.”

When Shui Dingdang heard Ling Ran's explanation, he recalled that the scene just now was indeed what he said.

However, Shui Dingdang's anger had not yet completely dissipated, so how could she easily forgive him? She glared at Ling Ran fiercely.

"I don't care about you!"

After saying the harsh words, Shui Dingdang left the room without looking back, leaving Ling Ran alone.

After everyone left, Ling Ran dusted himself off expressionlessly.

Today's test can be said to have the right time, place, and people, and even a pig can pass it.

The reason why Ling Ran failed to pass was naturally because he failed on purpose.

As long as he can join the Phoenix Martial Arts School as a disciple, there will definitely be a chance that Shui Lingling will agree to activate the Dragon Blood Tree, reshape the meridians, and restore his skills.

The premise is that Ling Ran must pass the training of Shui Lingling.

Ling Ran didn't think he had the spare time to stay in the Phoenix Martial Arts Hall for a year and a half and undergo the training of Shui Lingling.

Even a few days are enough to cause earth-shaking changes in the world, not to mention that he still has to find Rainbow Cat and Da Ben, go to the Rat Clan to rescue Blue Rabbit, and gather the Seven Swords to defeat the Black Heart Tiger.

However, failing to pass the test today will definitely arouse Shui Lingling's suspicion. Ling Ran felt that he had to find a way to bypass Shui Lingling and go to the Wind Canyon as soon as possible.