Author: Paper Raised Clouds

At this time, a crisp knock on the door sounded outside, which was the sound of a bronze door knocking on the silver auxiliary head and spitting out from the open mouth.

"Young Master, are you at home?"

After knocking on the door, Pinghe's words came and said, "I'm in charge of Ping."

Guan Ping is familiar with him.

A figure appeared in front of Zhou Qing's eyes, with a medium figure, white face, and a warm smile on his face, making people feel like spring breeze.

He took away the joy of refining the perfection of inner cultivation, opened the window, and ordered the maid Suyun, who was standing in the yard, and said, "Open the door."

"Yes." Su Yun agreed and took out his skirt with his back.

Soon, the door bolt sounded, and the door creaked open, Suyun was ahead, attracting a middle-aged man in.

The person who came was Guan Ping. The middle-aged man entered the house slowly and saw Zhou Qing in front of the window. The sun shone on the side of the boy, and his beautiful face seemed to be hidden in a golden area, behind the light, the shadows were dark.

For some reason, Guan Ping was inexplicably surprised.

In the past, the other party was like a transparent glass ball in his eyes, showing a tiny bit. But now, the glass ball was stained with a darkness, adding an indescribable sense of strangeness, which was difficult to understand and grasp.

Guan Ping pressed down the discomfort, but the smile on his face became even more intense, and he said hello and complimented: "I haven't seen you for a while, the young master has become more elegant and handsome."

Zhou Qing waved his hand, looking as gentle as usual, and said, "Deacon Guan praised it."

"Tell the truth."

Guan Ping looked very sincere and said, "In terms of appearance and temperament, among the young people of the Hengnan Zhou clan, Mr. Qing can count it."

This sentence is a pretty compliment.

After all, the Zhou family in Hengnan was a big family, with many young people not talking about the lineage and main veins and branches of the main veins, and there were also those who were fostered in the clan like Zhou Qing, who was born in Hengnan.

The appearance is absolutely outstanding among so many young people.

Zhou Qing smiled. In terms of appearance and temperament, he believed that he was not inferior to others in this regard. However, in this world, qualifications and cultivation are more important.

After the two of them talked for a while, Su Yun had made the tea, poured it into a green teacup, then carried it on a wooden tray, came to Guan Ping and said, "Deacon Guan, please use tea."

Guan Ping took it and used the tea cup to attract the rising heat. The smell of tea from his mouth and nose shocked him. He looked at the boy sitting opposite him drinking tea, decided not to hide it, and said, "Young Master, are you about to take the grand clan exam?"

"Here you come."

Hearing this sentence, Zhou Qing smiled slightly, but a coldness appeared on his face. He sat without saying a word, motionless, as if he had become a clay statue and lost his anger.

The Zhou family in Hengnan established rules. All children who enjoy treatment in the clan have elders in the clan to check their qualifications, arrange practices, and conduct regular assessments to check the progress of the school merits.

The assessment is divided into small and large tests, with upper, middle and lower ratings.

The exam is three times a year. If the clan is determined to be stagnant or the progress is slow, it will be rated as inferior. If a young disciple is rated as inferior, the clan will record a demerit and conduct a meeting, and the whole clan will inform him. If he is rated as inferior twice or more consecutively, the clan will reduce the supply of cultivation resources in proportion. In severe cases, it will even be halved.

The big exam is different from the small exam. It only takes one time, and the time is not limited, and the age of sixteen is deadline. Although it is only once, it is extremely important and is called the test of the dragon gate.

Because once this assessment is rated as inferior, the clan will stop supplying all cultivation resources and give up training.

There are many people in the big clan, but the resources are limited after all. The resources will always be tilted to those who are talented and successful in cultivation, so that they can move forward and embark on the road.

After calculating the time, he will have to take the grand entrance exam in the clan in less than half a year. With his current state, he cannot pass.

Since Guan Ping spoke, he had been observing himself secretly and found that Zhou Qing was obviously depressed after hearing the clan middle school assessment. After entering the door, he felt inexplicably gloomy and thought to himself: "I almost let this kid pretend to be cheated."

He felt relaxed and his movements were more relaxed. He put the teacup on the table and made a collision sound that was neither light nor heavy. After attracting the other party's eyes, he continued to speak: "Young Master, the competition among the clan has always been fierce. Even the direct descendants of the clan have failed in the big exam."

"Some tribe members who failed to assess are unwilling to accept their gratitude, struggle desperately, and disappear. Some people judge the situation and plan early, but they can shine in the future."

“Choose, it’s very important.”

Suyun, the little maid who was filling the pot with water, was pricking her ears and listening to Guan Ping talk to her young master. But after listening to a few words just now, the scene of a child in the clan who failed the exam appeared in her heart. Thinking of her young master's situation, she instantly felt that she was having difficulty breathing and her heartbeat was faster.

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows. Guan Ping's speech was very infectious. A few light words seemed to hand over the heavy weight of the choice, making you feel immersed in the scene and unable to extricate yourself. He is indeed a good lobbyist!

Zhou Qing turned his thoughts and sat upright, looking solemn, and asked, "Why did Deacon teach me?"

"I dare not be the master of teaching Qing."

Guan Ping spoke without any leakage. After smiling and saying humbly, he took advantage of the situation and expressed his true intention, saying: "A few days ago, a letter came to Yecheng. I want a few young children from the mansion to come to the city to help. Young Master Qing should be willing to apply directly to go."

After the fragrance of sunlight tea, Zhou Qingren blurred his face and couldn't see his expression clearly. Only a faint voice came out and said, "Let me go to Yecheng and take the path of official career?"

Guan Ping believed that it was normal for the young man on the other side to be unwilling to go to the official career so early. After all, in the eyes of the children of aristocratic families, this was not the right way, but the choice of the loser. He was prepared for this and persuaded him, saying: "Most of the children in the clan who failed the exam must also take the imperial examination. At this time, the young master took the initiative to apply to go to Yecheng. Not only can he get recommended by powerful figures in Yecheng, but he will also be able to get an official position, and the clan will also look at him and provide support."

The children who went to Yecheng were to help the family share their worries. They could be called a deep understanding of the great righteousness. There must be rewards for merit. As a cultivation family, Hengnan Zhou family can pass on it for thousands of years without decline, and there is no ambiguity in the distinction between rewards and punishments.

With the above first-mover advantage, if you strive for success, you may not be able to rise to the top and climb to the top step by step in your career.

Guan Ping finished speaking this in one breath, feeling thirsty, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, looked at Zhou Qing, and said earnestly, "Young Master Qing, it's a rare opportunity. I also got the news, so I'll tell you immediately. Not many people know now, and I can just get the first to post. The news really spreads, so it's hard to say."

Zhou Qing did not immediately talk. He sat out for a while, then got up and paced indoors.

The steps are heavy and the clothes are rustling.

The sunlight casts down from the gaps in the window where green gauze is raised, and hundreds of threads are draped on the body, like a woven clothes, and the faint golden color makes the boy's contemplation unbearable to disturb.

"Entering the official career, becoming an official?"

Zhou Qing paced, sneering in his heart.

In his last life, he had just arrived in this world from the new century. When he was confused and frightened, he was persuaded by Guan Ping, who had originally had a good relationship, and left his family, participated in the imperial examination, and entered the official career.

Later, I gradually realized that once I entered the career of officialdom, I would be bound by the world, and I would be entangled in everything, and I would have no time or energy to practice. In the end, I would only become a tool for doing things for my family.

What is a tool? Cooperate with the deployment of the clan, help collect information, find potential seeds, etc., to help the family expand its power, take root in depth, and accumulate luck.

No matter how good you do, you can only receive a family's talisman edict in the future and become a god who is offered to incense.

After finally having another life, how can we repeat the same mistake?

Guan Ping saw Zhou Qing who was walking suddenly stop. He looked calm under the sky light. He knew that the other party had made a decision and thought that he had fulfilled his wish. He was happy and stood up and said, "Young Master."

He is confident about his trip.

Before the other party's uncle Zhou Ming fell seriously ill, he often dated him. The relationship between the two parties was quite close and he had the title of "elder". On the other hand, he knew that Zhou Qing was a soft-hearted person and could not stop the persuasion of "for your good fortune".

"Dacon."

Zhou Qing stood in front of the window without looking back, and seemed to be able to see what the other party was thinking. He covered his coldness and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but there is only one person in the clan's big exam once, so I still have to pass it."

Guan Ping's smile that had just appeared suddenly solidified on his face. He didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, he would wait for such a rejection. He was stunned for a while before he said arduously: "Young Master, have you thought about it?"

"I have decided!"

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