Jiang Xia didn't know why Mo Shuangshan only accepted twelve people in this talent selection ceremony.
But he could guess by thinking with his heels that the reason was definitely not what Xiuhua said, but a number obtained by calculating the resources of the sect.
Or maybe this is not the main reason.
He had no evidence.
But Jiang Xia just had a feeling that the truth would not be so simple.
In that small courtyard, the crowd had already dispersed. Although they had not yet officially entered the door, obvious small group divisions had already appeared among the thirteen people.
Jiang Xia sat beside the stone table, sitting on a chair like a tiger crouching and a dragon coiling.
The pretty and elegant Ruyue performed her duties as a secretary very well. She stood behind Lao Jiang and massaged her boss' shoulders. The two of them occasionally exchanged a few words.
Next to Kisaragi is the bait rabbit girl.
Jiang Xia still doesn’t know the girl’s name, but she has been staying with Lao Jiang since she passed the customs.
This girl is about the same age as Jasmine.
The two even have the same intelligence.
She knew what choice to make at the right time, especially after Jiang Xia lent her the magic weapon, the girl seemed determined to cling to Jiang Xia.
In addition to the three of them, there was also the wolf demon Liu Hui, who was lying on the stone table, drowsy, beside Lao Jiang.
When it came to Mo Shuang Mountain, it no longer hid its identity but concealed its aura, appearing as a protective spirit beast, but did not participate in Lao Jiang's series of battles.
Probably because he is a hidden beast tamer.
The fat young chief of the Southern Wilderness is now very far away from Jiangxia.
He wanted to say a few words to Jiang Xia, but every time he got close to Liu Hui, he would feel an inexplicable fear, which prompted him to stay away from Jiang Xia's small circle.
He did not form any cliques and did not seem to like this approach.
He was sitting alone in a corner of the yard, playing with some bone-white tools in his hands.
He doesn't respond no matter who talks to him.
He is just like an autistic and love-deprived teenager.
The remaining nine people were divided into three groups, probably based on their hometown areas.
Although Lao Jiang seemed to be resting, he actually kept his ears perked up, listening to their brief conversation through the sound collection module of the chip.
Of these nine people, four are from the East.
Two are from the Southern Wilds.
There were three others who came from the West Sea, and they were from the same place as the Bait Rabbit girl, but the Bait Rabbit would rather choose Jiangxia than get close to those "fellow countrymen".
This choice is very interesting.
Either the bait rabbit has a secret that he doesn't want to be exposed by his fellow villagers, or there may be something between them that Lao Jiang doesn't know.
Of course, it is also possible that it is simply too unfamiliar.
After all, the West Sea is also very big.
It is also said that there are hundreds of islands scattered across the country, and their combined area is only one-third less than that of the East, so it is also a vast place.
“Someone is coming!”
Jiang Xia, who was resting with his eyes closed, heard a scream from the bait rabbit. He looked up and saw a white cloud falling from the sky.
Every time it passes, lotus-shaped traces will fly around.
As we flew along, we saw the amazing sight of lotus flowers blooming at every step. The surrounding sea of ​​clouds seemed to be moved as well, with several streams of clouds entwined with the lotus flowers, making half of the sky look unusually hazy.
The corner of Lao Jiang's mouth twitched.
No need to guess.
He knew who was coming.
Where did Chu Qiao and her disciples learn these bad habits?
It would be fine if he just wanted to pursue style and manners, after all, a monk also needs to have a good reputation, but he would not let go of any opportunity to show off, his desire to perform is so strong.
This is a disease!
brother.
"Whoosh"
Song Fan came extremely fast, and his speed when falling from the sky definitely exceeded the speed of sound, just like a stream of white smoke suddenly falling from millions of lotus flowers.
The moment it touched the ground, it exploded like fireworks.
In an instant, thousands of lotus flowers bloomed. Song Fan, holding a white jade pipe in his hand and with extraordinary temperament, walked out from the lotus. The corners of his clothes and long hair swayed gracefully.
The moment he appeared, all the strange visions behind him disappeared in an instant, as if all the wonders just now were just an illusion.
"Why does this person like to show off in front of others so much... There is no hope for him."
At this moment, even the silly monster Liu Hui complained in the communication.
But Song Fan couldn't hear it.
This cultivator at the peak of the True Existence Realm might be pretending to be impressive, but when it comes to doing things, he is very decisive. He took a step forward, and his figure seemed to teleport, leaving behind a few afterimages before appearing in the courtyard.
Bi Yue and Xiu Hua bowed to Senior Brother Song politely.
right.
Senior brother.
Elder Shi Yan does not value the Dharma as much as Elder Liu Chu. Including Shi Rui, the four people are all her disciples, and she has no plans to accept any disciples.
So even though there seems to be a huge age gap between them, Bi Yue and Xiu Hua are actually of the same generation as Song Fan.
"The two elders in charge of transmission and law enforcement have already made their decisions on what happened here. Now, the thirteen of you will listen to my instructions."
Song Fan waved the pipe in his left hand.
A star-studded thing suddenly appeared from the air and was hovering in front of everyone.
The thing had an ordinary shape, just like a large plate, but it was divided into thirteen grids, twelve of which were decorated with different shapes drawn with a star pattern.
From Rat to Pig, the twelve zodiac signs.
Or as the astrologers of Kumu Realm call it, among the twelve constellations, only the thirteenth one has no starlight, and is just a blank space surrounded by chaotic clouds.
"This is the magic weapon of my sect. It is not affected by external forces and can calculate the fate of everyone based on their fate."
Song Fan twisted his beard and said slowly:
“Thirteen people, quickly step forward, touch with your hands, and use your fate to calculate, and determine the two people who are the weakest in line with the immortal path that I, Mo Shuangshan, follow, and then fight.
There is only one winner.
He is the last of the twelve disciples."
He said it clearly and simply.
But in reality this is just a cover.
The twelve-zodiac horoscope before your eyes is not an ordinary fortune-telling tool. It can indeed calculate one's fate and destiny, but its greatest function is to predict anomalies in one's fate.
In this world, there are always some strange people, some are born with troubles, some are blessed with great fortune. The fate of these people is completely different from that of ordinary people.
In the eyes of astrologers, such people are called "oddities".
Any divination involving unusual numbers will, no matter what is being calculated or how high the diviner's skill level is, encounter problems to a greater or lesser extent.
Obviously, the two elders who were in charge of teaching and enforcing the law believed that the reason why there was a problem with the sect leader's divination of the twelve people was because there was an anomaly among the thirteen people in front of them.
They want to find that outlier.
As for what to do after finding it.
This depends on the identity of the outlier, his or her background, his or her value, and finally the thoughts of the leader.
He said he wanted to accept twelve disciples .
But it is not necessary to send the thirteenth one away. After all, for a sect, there is never too many good talents.
Song Fan knew this.
Although he has a blank expression on his face, he actually has his own thoughts in his mind. He now hopes that Jiang Xia is an anomaly so that he can use this incident to get rid of Jiang Xia.
Song Fan is a master who loves and cares for his disciples.
He had the demeanor of a cultivator and did not participate in the eldest disciple's somewhat shady plans.
But he didn't want his promising third disciple Chu Qiao to have any more interactions with Jiang Xia, a dangerous man.
"Hurry up and move forward!"
Song Fan waved the white jade pipe in his hand and called out again.
Someone immediately stepped forward and touched the horoscope.
The entire starry array began to rotate rapidly, and the free red light on it moved in the opposite direction, finally pointing obliquely towards the Taurus Constellation.
Song Fan nodded and signaled the woman in front of him to step back.
The next five or six people had no visions.
It was not until the bait rabbit girl stepped forward and touched the array disk that the relative movement of the star disk and the red light suddenly accelerated at the moment her fingers touched it. As the user of the magic weapon, Song Fan felt it more clearly.
Almost one third of the thousands of ink symbols in the horoscope were lit up in an instant.
"She is the outlier?"
Song Fan felt a little disappointed.
But he also focused on the short, round-faced girl in front of him, but after a few breaths, the life disk stopped, which was disappointing.
The red light stopped on Chen Long's star, only a thin line away from the constantly jumping chaotic blank area.
Um.
The decoy rabbit is not an outlier.
But her fate is definitely not that of an ordinary person.
This girl from Xihai has a somewhat prominent background.
I just don't know if she herself is aware of her abnormality.
"Back off."
Song Fan nodded to the anxious bait rabbit girl with a smile, and the latter let out a long sigh and retreated back into the crowd.
The next person to step forward was Kisaragi.
When he saw Ruyue's face, a trace of scrutiny flashed in Song Fan's eyes. A cultivator like him could clearly feel the demon blood in Ruyue.
Not heavy.
Well, this girl’s mortal father is quite pitiful. He was probably cuckolded by a lustful monster.
Song Fan felt a little regretful as a man.
He watched Ruyue stretch out her hand and place it in the center of the array disk. She was a little careless at first, but the next moment, two-thirds of the thousand ink symbols on the entire life disk were lit up in an instant.
The stars on the horoscope were rotating and the red light was flowing, the speed was as fast as a helicopter taking off, and even made a faint "humming" sound.
"She is the outlier!"
Song Fan's eyes narrowed at this moment.
Injecting more spiritual power to control the life disk, after ten breaths, the rotation of the life disk slowed down, and the red light pointed precisely at the chaotic blank area.
And in that blank area, a strange beast appeared, which looked like a lion but not a lion, like a dog but not a dog, and like a sheep but not a sheep.
"Bai Ze's fate! A master of good fortune..."
The moment Song Fan saw the stars, his eyes widened. His gaze towards the ignorant Ruyue also became hot, and he no longer felt any pity for her father.
Instead, I feel a little envious of the cuckolded man.
The ancient mythical beasts are no longer in this world, but should we say that a man is lucky to be cuckolded by a monster with a trace of Bai Ze's bloodline?
Or should we say that he is unfortunate?
But then, Song Fan's eyes dimmed again.
In Ruyue's fate constellation, the main palace star has been ignited, which means that this woman already has a master...
That's a bit weird to say.
But not unless the master she served died.
Otherwise, Ruyue's prosperous destiny will no longer be effective for the second person in the form of forced loyalty. Even if they become a master and disciple, they can only share a ray of good fortune.
However, a person who has Bai Zewang as his main destiny follower will probably not die so easily.
"What a lucky bastard."
Song Fan knew who Ruyue was loyal to without even guessing, which made him even more worried about the future cultivation path of his disciple Chu Qiao.
"Stand aside for now."
Song Fan waved his pipe and said to others expressionlessly:
"The rest of you, continue!"
The remaining few people were all feeling uneasy. After all, Song Fan had said before that two people who had no chance would be selected to compete with each other. The first one, Ruyue, who had no chance with Mo Shuangshan, had already been selected.
I just don’t know who will be the next unlucky person to be chosen?
The rest of the people came forward one after another, and no more accidents happened.
Until the last two.
Jiang Xia looked at the horoscope, then looked at the fat boy from the Southern Wasteland on the other side. He made a "please" gesture and said:
"You go first, Young Chief."
The little fat man looked at Jiang Xia with fear and walked forward slowly.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and placed his hand on the natal chart.
Song Fan had originally calmed down. After all, the anomaly had been found, and all that was left was just a formality.
But at the moment when the little fat man touched the life plate, the situation just now was repeated, and two-thirds of the ink talismans were lit up at the same time. The recoil of spiritual energy frightened Song Fan so much that his long beard flew.
He steadied his spiritual power and pressed it down. At this moment, the fat man's expression was the same as Song Fan's, one of horror.
No way?
Among the thirteen people in front of me, there are two outliers?
No wonder the headmaster’s divination had such a big problem.
This is not the master's fault for not being good at divination. The fact that he could calculate the number to only one digit off under the influence of two abnormal numbers already shows that the master's divination skills are superb.
But the current situation is really... too unexpected, right?