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"Congratulations, little friend Qin really deserves to be a young talent. This attainment in the way of talismans is an eye-opener. This competition is extremely exciting." Steward He standing behind Ao Youxuan.

Before everyone could open their mouths, he stared back at the group of unconvinced young heroes with a single look, and the coercion of the Golden Core stage faintly exuded shocked those who were still about to move.

The inaction at first was just waiting and watching, estimating the pros and cons. After seeing Zhong Liqing's performance, Mr. He, who represented the Royal Treasure Firm, felt that he needed to give this young man of unknown origin a higher opinion. Opportunity to win over each other.

"It's just a fluke for Mr. He. If it wasn't for this brother's humility, how could I get the upper hand?" Zhong Liqing waved his hands in fear, and then rolled around at the carp that was kicked to the ground before standing up again and again. The young man who wanted to rush over but was repeatedly stopped by his seniors and his companions bowed his hands, and pretended to thank this man for his generosity and his fear and self-blame for his lucky victory. The sincerity on his face made it impossible to guess her true inner thoughts.

Regarding the olive branch thrown by Mr. He, Zhong Liqing's previous thoughts of climbing up to the Royal Treasure Firm became a little bit weaker.

At this moment, at that moment, after she has demonstrated her strength and great potential, she has changed from a commodity that is up for grabs to a talent that is a rare commodity to live in - the value increases, and there is more room for choice.

For Zhong Liqing at this moment, the Imperial Treasure Firm is obviously not the most suitable shortcut.

After touting and probing each other, the second round of assessment has come to an end.

After two rounds of assessment, [-] people who passed the test were finally selected, and then they joined the academy and participated in a period of special training to train students to have qualities more suitable for cultivators. At the same time, further screening was carried out to achieve The purpose of selecting the most elite available materials and recommending them to various sects.

The quota of twenty people, not to mention the pre-selected candidates divided by several big families, there are at least five or six vacancies reserved for those helpless casual cultivators who use Shenyuan College as their background—— This was the opportunity Zhong Liqing saw.

A guest of a business firm is not as important as a core disciple of a college.

After the assessment is over, half a day of rest is left for the passers-by, not only to give space for the children of the aristocratic families to say goodbye, but also to send someone to check and examine the identities of these passers-by.

Zhong Liqing was naturally not afraid that these people would check her identity, but it was hard to explain Ying Xi's origin, even she knew little about it, so how could she make up a reasonable identity for her in a short time?

To be honest, this girl's identity is not good enough to be screened out, so naturally she is happy to see her succeed, but the problem involves the clues she left in Yuandu with Ying Xi before, if someone finds out from her The cause of death of Luo Mengjie, the concubine son of the county king... This is not good.

Because of this level, the attitude of Imperial Treasure Trading Company is very important.

Guessing that the little ancestor couldn't help but come to trouble her, Zhong Liqing coldly threw Ying Xi out of her room, who refused to leave her room at all, and ordered her to close the door and think about it , and made a compromise promise to take her for a walk and play at night, and then coaxed the girl back to her room obediently.

Before she closed the door and sat back on the low couch to rest, there was another knock on the door.

— Tsk, this little ancestor is really impatient.

With a light snort, she got up and opened the door for Miss Ao San, who knocked lightly and hastily, without saying hello, went back and sat down, poured two cups of hot tea leisurely, nodded to her, and then held up Tea, savoring it with gusto.

The way to use troops is to attack the heart first. The outcome of this negotiation depends on who is more patient and confident.

"Boy, is this how you treat guests?" After waiting for a while, the proud girl really spoke first, Zhong Liqing secretly smiled in her heart, but she didn't show any signs of it, still maintaining the posture of drinking tea, Shi Shi Ran (Note) looked up at her.

It was not the first time that Ms. Ao San came to the room of other people of the same age, nor was it the first time that she was so aggressive and troublesome, but it was the first time that she was treated in such a ignorant and neglectful manner—without serving tea and water, and even There was no flattering smile and greetings, as if... as if she was just an ordinary visitor.

This feeling was novel, unfamiliar, and somewhat unnatural, but it gave her a very rare sense of relief, as if this kid was not afraid of her strength and the power behind her, and only regarded her as a peer.

——What a cunning and bold fellow.

"The one whose surname is Qin, isn't that girl your younger sister?" Unable to figure out her complicated feelings for this young man, Ao Youxuan simply stopped being persistent and took a sip of the tea that Zhong Liqing had poured for her, because that The bitter taste lingered on the tip of her tongue and she wrinkled her face. She slammed the teacup back and looked at Zhong Liqing from the anger of "How dare you use this inferior product to fool Miss Ben" to "Oh, forget that you are a The poor ghost just forget it and don't care about you." The pity is only for a moment.

The funny thing is that Zhong Liqing actually understood the unspoken dislike between her expressions.

——It's really difficult to serve.

Whether it's Ying Xi or this Miss Ao San, she can actually read the minds of these little girls, isn't it a great talent... Zhong Liqing thought to herself mockingly.

"Since Miss Ao already knows, why bother to ask me again?" Holding the teacup and sipping it carefully, letting the bitterness permeate between her lips and teeth, Zhong Liqing squinted her eyes as if she was enjoying herself, not caring that Ao Youxuan pointed out Ying pity identity.

Even if she didn't notice Ying Xi's special, I believe that Guan Shi is not stupid, just send someone back to check and find out - Ying Xi was originally a lot from a firm.

As for her origin, I am afraid that the people in the firm know much better than herself.

As a matter of fact, Zhong Liqing also had some careful thoughts before letting the people of Yubao Trading Company discover Ying Xi: First, he wanted to get in touch with this firm more deeply for other cooperation; They discovered their quarrel with Luo Mengjie, and even took the initiative to erase her traces and cover up her whereabouts—if they really wanted to investigate, Ying Xi was with her, and Ying Xi was inseparable from the Royal Treasure Firm. Grasshopper on a rope.

In the end, if it was found that they were related to Na Luo Mengjie's death, the Imperial Treasure Firm would inevitably be in trouble.

After all, a man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. This royal treasure merchant has a great business, with industries all over the world, and the Danyang County Prince's Mansion is worried that there is no excuse to scrape off a layer of skin from it.

——To put it bluntly, Zhong Liqing's move to bring disaster to the east is not kind, so it's no wonder that the little ancestor of this firm couldn't bear to come to the door.

"Believe it or not, I will tell the academy about you and that slave's identities right now?" Ao Youxuan, who was provoked by Zhong Liqing's nonchalant appearance, slapped the table and roared angrily.

"If Miss Ao really wanted to do this, she wouldn't sit across from me and slap the table now." Zhong Liqing smiled nonchalantly, and was not frightened by the other party's feigned anger.

Taught her to guess correctly, Ao Youxuan smiled instead of anger, and no longer put on the airs of the innocent and arrogant lady, and asked with great interest: "Oh? Tell me, why is this lady?" Won't expose you?"

"Miss Ao is a businessman, and a businessman values ​​profits, so he doesn't do business at a loss - presumably Miss Ao also knows that only by cooperating with my subordinates can we win a win-win situation, isn't it?" Zhong Liqing looked at her confidently, as if this was not her. Tentative speculation in general.

—Happily, she was right.

After a moment of silence, Ao Youxuan laughed lightly, but started another topic: "The lot that was auctioned that day had no living things. That slave..."

Zhong Liqing frowned, and suddenly interrupted: "Her name is Ying Xi."

"Tsk," glaring at her, Ao Youxuan changed her words and said, "Then Yingxi was deposited in our firm by a mysterious golden core monk. We were supposed to take care of it and escort it to Yuandu, and then hand it over to him. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Yuandu, the monk sent a message saying that there was a temporary change, and he had no time to pick it up, so he entrusted our firm to sell it on his behalf—at that time, he thought he was a dirty savage, who would have thought that he was a peerless girl, and it was a good deal for you."

"So, it's because your firm doesn't know her background?" Zhong Liqing expressed doubts about Ao Youxuan's words, "Do you dare to auction off people with unknown backgrounds? You are not afraid of messing with any forces you shouldn't provoke." ?”

Ao Youxuan gave her a blank look, and said with a sneer: "At that time, she had no spiritual power, and she couldn't speak, she was like a wild beast - reduced to this level, what power can she rely on? Besides, my Royal Treasure How can a business firm be easy to deal with?"

Hearing what she said, Zhong Liqing no longer entangled Ying Xi's origin, but joked along with Ao Youxuan's self-satisfaction: "Oh, that's strange, the majestic lady of the Royal Treasure Firm wants to wait with me. If lowly casual cultivators compete for a spot in a sect, if the news spreads, don’t laugh at the world and fall into the name of a business firm.”

"Hmph, I'm the third lady, this young lady's name can't be up to..." Ao Youxuan muttered to herself, then turned to glance at Zhong Liqing, "Don't lie to me, tell the truth And you, if it wasn’t for being stuck in that secret realm and wasting a lot of time, failing to catch up with Mingfang Academy’s recruitment day, why would this lady end up in this last-ranked academy and be laughed at by that boy Ao Shaoshang in vain!”

Ao Youxuan, who gritted her teeth when talking about her own misfortune, narrowed her eyes and glanced back and forth at Zhong Liqing, quickly curbed her anger, and put on a vicious smile that was almost vicious, as if she was happy to see that the other party was better than her. Even more unlucky: "Speaking of which, you kid's background is not so open and aboveboard."

"Miss Ao San's words are wrong." Zhong Liqing curled her lips slightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes, "Qin's behavior is straightforward, and he is not afraid of gossip and gossip."

Seeing that Ao Youxuan just stared at her at a loss for words, but was speechless to refute, Zhong Liqing raised the teacup, lifted it towards her, and said in a warm voice: "Since Miss Ao has nothing important to do, then Qin will not delay." Miss has practiced, please go ahead."

——The temptation is over, and her goal has been achieved, it's time to serve tea to the guests.

Seeing that there was really no way to catch Zhong Liqing, Ao Youxuan rolled her eyes angrily, but she didn't say anything meaningless, she shook her sleeves and left.

Putting down the teacup, Zhong Liqing twirled her fingers, her smile gradually faded, and she couldn't help but fell into a daze of memories...

Her identity as Zhong Liqing naturally cannot withstand scrutiny, but this Qin Zhong's identity as a loose cultivator is impeccable - because Dong Lin did have such a loose cultivator Qin Zhong.

It's a pity that the casual cultivator Qin Zhong didn't live past the age of 20, and died early; he still died in Zhonglixun's villa, at the hands of Zhongliqing.

Why did he do anything to that weak young man whose cultivation base is less than the third level of innate?

Is it because he is always sneaking around the gate of the yard and peeking inside?

Is it because he is always trying to sneak into the yard and try to steal clothes?

Zhong Liqing couldn't tell.

It was just that one night, she bumped into the young man Zhong Lixun had stuck a body talisman on because he wanted to take a peek at A Niang. She was so angry that she rushed up, as if her reason had been ignited... Waiting for her When he came back to his senses, the palm of his hand was in severe pain, but he was holding a piece of clay tightly in his hand.

This fragment, which was still a part of the flower pot, was very sharp, and it cut the palm of her hand, but it was stained with more red blood, which was the blood of the silent young man with wide-eyed eyes on the ground.

This apprentice named Qin Zhong finally paid the price for his momentary lust, and what ended all of this was a piece of broken pottery that was sharp enough to pierce through the heart.

Zhong Liqing's mind was blank, and the only thought was: After a long time, the location and distribution of human organs are not unfamiliar, it seems that professional habits are still deeply ingrained in his bones...

At that time, A Niang hugged her in silence for a long time, finally just sighed, and led her to sit on the swing and watch the stars all night.

Zhong Lixun asked her to copy the scriptures for a few days, in order to calm down.

I still remember him saying melancholy: "Xiaoqing, I don't understand, why is your child so hostile? Not only is there hostility, but there is also a heavy corpse and death. Executioner at the execution ground."

Zhong Liqing's heart skipped a beat, but she could only remain silent.

Can she tell Zhong Lixun that his guess is not too far from the truth?

——The difference between a forensic doctor and an executioner probably lies in the fact that the latter has carried out the transformation from life to death, while the former has never taken on such a burden, but if you want to say that the degree of cruelty is comparable.

After becoming an adult and working, she has always dealt with corpses, but she has never killed anyone or killed a living person—this Qin Zhong was the first one she killed... I'm afraid it won't be the last.

But she didn't have the fear or regret of killing someone at all, she just stabbed the sharp weapon into his heart so naturally, except for this guy's daring, maybe she was such a cold-blooded and ruthless person in the first place.

She quietly left the kid's identity document, collected his blood, and turned his bones into fertilizer for the yard.This guy was born ordinary and helpless, but he has cultivated to innate talent at a young age. If he hadn't met her, he might not have died like this.

However, there has never been an if in this world.

She is bound to avenge A Niang, to find out her identity, and to understand the reason for all this... Before that, she was Donglin Sanxiu, Qin Zhong.

The author has something to say: Note: Shi Shiran was written by mistake, and the correct way of writing should be Yiyiran, but because the input method is difficult to type, so let it be.

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Qing: What is the sentence for manslaughter?

Seven nights: more than three years but less than seven years.

Qing: How old is Ying Xi now?How old is Ao Youxuan now?

Seven nights: more than three years but less than ten years.

Qing: ... Pippi Shrimp, let's go, this car can't be driven!