Over the next few days, Hong Zhao tried various methods to test the cultivator's rank. He had begun by herding a giant snake from the forest near where he knew they would be travelling. As he had suspected, they were able to easily deal with the beast, meaning they were at least at the eighth star student rank. He had set a qi bomb to the side of the road and detonated it when they came into view. It had done nothing but scrape one's leg, but it was more of an annoyance than damage.
Hong Zhao was not one to give up so easily, so he herded six stone lions, which took the better part of the second day to get, to the two men. The battle was over quite soon, with only a few bruises and quick looks into the forest. "The beasts seem to be more active than usual." The shorter man said to his partner.
"It is nothing Gao Yuhan, let's just keep going. We'll have to get more clothing at the next village." The taller man put a hand to the back of the shorter.