Fatty originally felt worried about Zhang Yan's health. He looked at Zhang Yan with absolute relief as Zhang Yan stood in front of him energetically.
"Big brother, last time my father went too far, don't take it to heart. He is just a profiteer, don't be angry." Fatty explained with little embarrassment.
Zhang Yan nodded with smile, "I understand. It's normal. I would be angry if I were your father."
"I wouldn't have lived till now but for your help. You have been scolded and lost a restaurant because of me," Zhang Yan felt very appreciated but guilty.
"We are brothers, but now we'd better face the exam carefully. After all, a large martial world is waiting for us. I don't want to be a business man all my life like my father." Fatty waved his hands.
Zhang Yan was moved, "Yes, we are brothers."
"But, why are you still here?" asked Zhang Yan knowingly.
Fatty snorted and grinned, "What the Qingyuan School values is our survivability. People getting into the forest earlier may not end well. I'm not an idiot, right?"
Looking at Fatty's cunning face, Zhang Yan understood their thoughts were alike. Thus they kept talking instead of feeling worried.
The elder of Qingyuan School watched a dozen people not rushing out, he nodded with satisfaction and said to disciples beside him, "Pay close attention to these people. They didn't rushed into the forest at once. It's so rare that they can keep calm at an early age."
After a while, people outside entered the forest successively. Only Zhang Yan and Fatty were talking with each other, so the elder couldn't help reminding them. "You both indeed keep your equanimity. While the time it takes an incense stick to burn is nearly up, after which you would be disqualified for taking part in the exam if you still don't enter the forest."
Zhang Yan remembered the time limit. He turned to look at the incense stick which would finish burning soon, then went into the forest with Fatty.
As soon as he entered the exam forest, his eyes ran down the ground and found many footprints left by others before. These footprints were disordered but they pointed to one direction. It's the right direction for them to get out, thus they followed the footprints to the deep forest.
Looking at the ancient towering trees and giant crown, they found it so tranquil in the forest and they can even hear the soft insects buzz clearly. Fatty was a little timid, so he couldn't help getting close to Zhang Yan. He was a bit worried, "If we indeed encountered demonic beasts of Xiantian Level, what shall we do? We in the ninth level of Body Refining are unable to deal with them."
"What's up? Are you afraid?" Zhang Yan laughed, "Why are you here although you feel afraid? To be a young master in Pingyuan City is wonderful. Why are you courting death here?"
"Screw you! Make little sarcastic comments. Aren't you afraid at all?"
Zhang Yan laughed, "Of course I'm not. I have hunted beasts from childhood. What kind of danger I haven't met? Going to a forest is like to go home, I can deal with it easily."
"Take it easy. If we run into demonic beasts of Xiantian Stage, we kill them directly and take their hearts to make a good fortune." Zhang Yan said, patting his chest.
"Amongst us, we are all warriors in body refining stage. If Qingyuan School released demonic beasts of Xiantian Stage here, they could only be in the first level of Xiantian, two or three at the most. After all, the Qingyuan School wants to recruit disciples rather than kill us. We would not be so unlucky to meet the demonic beasts of Xiantian Stage."
Fatty said suddenly, "By the way, I saw Ma Yong participate in this exam, do we need to teach him a lesson?"
Once Zhang Yan heard "Ma Yong", a killing intent stirred his emotion. However, he thought for a while and said, "It depends. If I meet him here, I must kill him."
They went to the forest deep as they talked. The footprints decreased gradually as they went farther, what's more, blood and fighting signs appeared. Zhang Yan knew that people arrived here earlier had met beasts.
They walked fast in the forest, but Zhang Yan stopped suddenly. He asked with doubt, "It is so quiet, isn't it?"
Fatty nodded and looked around with his small eyes, "I found that when you mentioned it, it is so quiet. Strange quietness. I feel something staring at us."
"We might enter some beast's territory. It may be a demonic beast of Xiantian Level." Zhang Yan was extremely worried.
When they were talking, a deep voice sounded at a short distance. Some beast seemed to be provoked.