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Jiang Chen looked up and saw that the stairs of the building kept spiraling upwards like a snake, curving and twisting. When Jiang Chen looked up from the first floor, he couldn’t see the end of the stairs.
"This Tide Listening Building is so tall?" Jiang Chen was surprised.
When he took off the black cloth, he found himself inside this building without knowing how tall it was. Just now, when he looked up the stairs, he vaguely felt sothing was amiss.
"If the building isn’t built higher, how can we listen to the tides?" Clairaudience chuckled, her eyes seeming to hold a deeper aning.
Does this phrase hint at sothing more?
Tall building, there must be so skilled people.
Nowadays, Jiu Province has turned into a ss, but whether it was the Inhuman War forty years ago or the challenging weather in the past forty years, Tide Listening Building still stands strong.
No tall building, how to listen to the tide?
If Tide Listening Building is just an ordinary martial arts force, it would be impossible for it to remain aloof like this.
Clairaudience continued:
"Don’t ask now, when you et Landlord Nian Chao Sheng later and pass his test, you can ask any questions you want."
"Do we really need the Landlord to test us personally? Is it that important?" Jiang Chen was surprised.
Jiang Chen’s skills were average when he joined Tide Listening Building a year or two ago, he has reached the 7th rank only with the guidance of storyteller Clairaudience.
The only skills he excelled in were lightness techniques and storytelling.
The practice of talking, Clairaudience mastered it well.
When Jiang Chen heard that the Landlord would personally inspect, he felt nervous because he knew his martial arts skills were average.
"No need to be nervous. Every official mber of the Tide Listening Building has to be inspected by the Landlord," Clairaudience said with a smile.
"It’s not a big deal to be inspected," he added.
"Our Tide Listening Building usually stays out of worldly affairs, just focusing on listening to the tides. So, the level of martial arts skills doesn’t really matter."
"Just practice so light skills usually, use self-defense tricks to protect yourself."
"The Landlord is easy to talk to. As long as you match his taste, show cleverness and humor, you can join the Tide Listening Building."
After speaking, Clairaudience said no more, just led Jiang Chen step by step up the stairs.
Interesting… seems like an easy-going person.
Jiang Chen was deep in thought, following Clairaudience as they walked forward.
The other floors they passed through had closed doors that didn’t open for Jiang Chen.
After walking for a while, Jiang Chen estimated it took about a quarter of an hour to reach the top floor.
Above the tall building, there were walls on three sides of the pavilion, and on the other side was a wooden railing with intricate carvings of various animals like snakes, bugs, tigers, and leopards. ??Α??òВ????
Apart from that, there were no other decorations or furnishings, not even tables and chairs.
Despite the lack of furniture, there were dozens of people gathered there, all sitting on the floor directly, chatting in groups.
It seed like a banquet was being held there, with many people having wine jars and cups in front of them, so already with slightly red cheeks from drinking.
Among these banquet guests, Jiang Chen recognized several storytellers who nodded and greeted him briefly.
Looking around, many of the guests there were outstanding in appearance and had a unique charm that set them apart at first glance.
Storyteller Clairvoyance opened his third eye, his eyes shining with a cold light, chatting and laughing with the guests around him.
"To see a thousand miles, climb one more level."
"Only by standing in a high enough place can you see farther. Today, climbing high with colleagues, just to have a distant view."
Beside him, a white-haired scholar nodded, "History is a long river. Only by breaking out of the current era, learning from history, can one turn into a fish leaping out of the river, peeking at the future course of the river."
A Confucian scholar with a high hat held a wine jug in one hand and a brush in the other, quickly writing on the paper posted on the wall. Sotis dipping the brush in ink, sotis in wine, the writing was vigorous and powerful, showing a hint of unruly style.
There was also a burly man nearly two ters tall, bald and scarred on his face, like a sculpture standing in a corner of the crowd. His breathing was inaudible, only occasionally scanning the surroundings with cold eyes, as sharp as lightning, emitting a chilling aura, imposing and intimidating.
They all looked extraordinary.
But the most extraordinary was the person standing alone leaning on the railing outside the crowd.
He was a fair-faced scholar, looking like he was only in his twenties, with porcelain-like fair skin and handso features, exuding a scholarly air.
He leaned against the railing, gazing at the vast sea of clouds beyond. It seed like his mind was lost in it. The clouds were beautiful, like a painting, and so was his profile.
"Landlord, I’ve brought the newcor," Shun Feng bowed to the fair-faced scholar and said.
"Newcor? Co here," the fair-faced scholar beckoned Jiang Chen with a smile.
Is he the Landlord? Is his na Nian Chao Sheng?
Jiang Chen thought to himself, suddenly feeling that the seemingly young fair-faced scholar before him looked much more imposing.
Perhaps this is a psychological factor.
No matter how you look at it, the Tide Listening Building doesn’t seem like an ordinary martial arts force. It exudes a sense of mystery and aloofness.
The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more he felt that Landlord Nian Chao Sheng in front of him had an extraordinary air about him, almost otherworldly.
The scholar seed easy-going, inviting Jiang Chen to stand shoulder to shoulder with him at the railing. He then pointed to the sea of clouds outside and asked:
"Co, tell , what did you see?"
Jiang Chen leaned against the railing and looked ahead.
In the field of vision, there was originally a vast expanse of cloud and mist.
With a point from LandlordNian Chao Sheng, the vast sea of clouds seed to be cleared by an invisible force, revealing clear skies.
Beneath the original clouds and mist were undulating mountains, cities scattered across the land, and lakes of various sizes.
"Is this Tide Listening Building really this tall? It’s taller than the mountains?" Jiang Chen was surprised.
Generally, such a tall building should be famous far and wide, but he had never heard of it… This was indeed very unusual.
"Co on, what did you see?" LandlordNian Chao Sheng urged.
Jiang Chen felt a bit nervous.
Thinking of Clairaudience’s reminder before going upstairs, saying that this Landlord likes interesting people… but how can he answer to seem interesting?
Jiang Chen isn’t anyone special, just a storyteller with low martial arts skills.
At this critical mont, he felt his mind go blank, unable to rember anything. In the end, he could only dryly reply:
"I saw several small and large cities, but they were too far away for
to see clearly which city it was."
He sounded a bit cautious, still sneaking glances at the fair-faced scholar out of the corner of his eye.
As expected.
After saying this, the idle chatter of the other storytellers in the building gradually quieted down, and the surrounding area suddenly fell silent. The guests all looked over, smiling ambiguously at him.
This answer was indeed too ordinary.
The test from Tide Listening Building’s Landlord seed to hold great mystery, otherwise, with no eyes, wouldn’t it be hard for him to see how many cities were below?
Landlord Nian Chao Sheng’s expression remained unchanged, showing no emotions, leaving Jiang Chen unable to detect any feelings from him.
"So, is this your answer?" Nian Chao Sheng asked calmly, still showing no emotional response.
Jiang Chen didn’t reply imdiately.
At that mont, his heart beat a bit faster, trying hard to co up with an interesting answer… but he couldn’t think of one at all.
After all, he was just an ordinary martial artist, feeling nervous in front of the landlord of the Tide Listening Building. Under pressure, he couldn’t co up with a good response.
At this mont, even though he was feeling regretful and blaming himself, his mind was completely blank and he couldn’t think of anything.
"Apart from the city, are there… several lakes?"
Jiang Chen knew he had made a mistake as soon as the words left his mouth. The more he tried to explain, the more foolish his answer seed…
As expected.
Nian Chao Sheng, the young man with fair skin, chuckled and said:
"If there is a Buddha in your heart, everything you see is a Buddha; if there are living beings in your heart, everything you see is a living being; if there are obstacles in your heart, everything you see is an obstacle. And you…"
Nian Chao Sheng didn’t continue his words.
Soone in the crowd spoke up instead:
"But he has an empty heart, only seeing the surface of things, so he is a person without ambition."
The crowd murmured and looked towards Jiang Chen with piercing eyes.
"I see, he is a person without ambition," said the young man with fair skin thoughtfully.
He turned around to face Jiang Chen directly for the first ti, a smile appearing on his face suddenly:
"Since he is without ambition, then I can rest easy."
"Co, let’s toast to this friend and congratulate him on joining Tide Listening Building."
"Cheers!" A friendly stranger with a familiar face brought a jug of wine over and handed a full big bowl of wine to Jiang Chen, who was completely puzzled.
"What is this…" Jiang Chen was utterly confused.
"Wow, this newcor still hasn’t co to his senses, truly a great find for my Tide Listening Building," soone praised.
"Do you know the purpose of my Tide Listening Building?"
The guests all together answered,
"Listen to the tides, but don’t make waves."
Things in the world co and go like tides, and those who make waves are the outstanding figures at the forefront of the tis.
Tide Listening Building has always stayed away from the mainstream trends, silently observing and listening, never actively participating. That is the purpose of Tide Listening Building.
Landlord Nian Chao Sheng sat on the ground without caring about his appearance, blending into the crowd, smiling as he explained:
"Those who think too much and have big ambitions are not suitable for my Tide Listening Building, where we only listen to the tide without causing disruptions."
"Soone once told
that he looked down from the clouds and saw the ‘mountains and rivers’, saw the whole world."
"People with such great ambitions were imdiately ushered out by , to prevent any trouble in the future that could harm my Tide Listening Building."
"Therefore, we at Tide Listening Building select only ordinary people without grand ambitions!" Nian Chao Sheng said confidently.
"Landlord is a great talent!"
"Landlord is amazing!"
"Haha, brother, you are also useless. I won’t pretend anymore." The drunken artist who had been painting while drinking earlier, now threw away his brush and started drinking heavily, looking like a drunkard with no elegance left.
"I don’t need to pretend to be elegant either." The goat-bearded scholar who had been talking grandly with Clairvoyance earlier was now playing drinking gas with a heavily made-up woman.
The tall scar-faced man in the crowd took a deep breath, feeling relieved.
"So you’re just as useless as , I thought a great newcor had arrived. Scared
to death, I couldn’t even breathe properly."
Jiang Chen: ?
After a while, he finally realized what had happened, feeling like a light bulb had turned on in his head.
Unable to resist, he glanced sideways at Clairaudience and saw him smirk, finally understanding what was going on.
The real test actually started for him when he entered the Tide Listening Building.
The examiner was not only the Landlord, but also the guide who led him up the stairs, Clairaudience.
Phrases like "The Landlord personally tests you" and "Just need to be funny to impress the Landlord" were actually a form of manipulation.
If Jiang Chen was a calculating person, in order to leave a good impression on the Landlord, he would likely have to co up with a unique answer.
For example, seeing words like "rivers and mountains
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