Chapter 8

Compared with the nearby mountains, the mountain of Shu is very high. The front of the mountain is gentle, and has been repaired. There are stone steps to pave the road. On the back of the mountain is a very steep cliff. The whole mountain begins to fill with mist at the mountainside, and the higher it goes up, the more abundant the spiritual power is.

The disciples of Shushan usually live on the mountainside, where a large open space has been opened up by the ancestors. As for the mountain top, there are basically super large stone platforms suspended, while the elder leader and others generally live in the palace on the huge stone platform suspended on the top of the mountain.

There are iron cable bridges between the suspended platform and the surrounding floating platform, and there is also a cable bridge connected with the highest place of Shushan where there is no suspension. However, the iron cable bridge here is guarded by special personnel, and other personnel are generally not allowed to enter the suspended platform freely.

Looking down from the suspended stone platform and the iron cable bridge, there is only one layer of unfathomable clouds. If someone falls down carelessly, he will surely die.

At present, many parents who bring their children to register hope that their children can learn skills well in Shushan, so that they can achieve a great career in the future. There are also a few people who hope that their children can become famous among the people and become famous swordsmen after they learn the skills well. However, Zhang Tianshi thinks that learning skills is for himself Nangong sword master's reincarnation in the future is to protect the world's lives and not let the father and mother of the spirit in heaven be disappointed. Although he still doubts whether the affairs of brother he jianhun and his own life experience are true, he must insist on the inheritance of Nangong sword master's will and parents' expectation.

"Next, let's start the first round of testing. Everyone who hears his name will come to the steps at the foot of Shushan mountain and get ready. The content of this test is to ask people to run from the bottom of Shushan mountain to the destination in Shushan mountain in turn. The time is one hour. Those who reach their destination in one hour will enter the second test directly, and those who can reach their destination in half an hour will be directly tested Through the test, he is a new disciple of Shushan. " After ye Huaqing read out the first round of test questions, the students of Shushan nearby began to ask the applicants to wait in front of the steps at the foot of Shushan one by one.

"Zheng Mudan, Wang Xiaoer, Zhang Tianshi, ouyangren..." When he finally heard his name called, Zhang Tianshi, who had been ready for a long time, rushed to the steps at the foot of Shushan mountain to wait.

It seems that more than half of the people have already run up. After the disciples of Shushan called all the people, Zhang Tianshi looked at the group and estimated that there were about 200 of them.

After these people were all in their places, they only heard the order of one of the Shushan disciples, and then they all ran away.

"Dong Dong Dong..." Then, like thousands of horses galloping, the crowd swept over the stone steps more than ten meters wide.

People regard the steps as flat ground, and they gamble on the achievements of their whole life while sprinkling sweat. At this time, they all have only one goal in mind, that is, they must pass the test successfully, and from time to time, they can hear some women shouting for help: "ah! For my Huaqing

It has been two quarters of an hour since he started running. Zhang Tianshi saw that the crowd running up together around him had been sparse. Most of them had fallen behind and could not see the figures. However, a few of them had taken a step ahead and disappeared. (an hour is equal to eight quarters of an hour)

Zhang Tianshi, who is agile and strong, has been running at a constant speed. Although he doesn't know how far the end is, he doesn't want to change the speed, because this is the experience he learned from his daily firewood cutting. He thinks that the test can't be carried out too quickly as firewood cutting, but it needs saving and points With good physical strength, only a knife like strength, and finally another big outbreak, you can achieve good results.

Half an hour later, Zhang Tianshi has been running alone on the stone steps of Shushan mountain. After running for so long, he seems to think that he is running on the road of his own life. After crossing countless stone steps, he runs at a uniform speed and looks at himself standing at the foot of Shushan mountain and now looks like a piece of tofu there After the square, I thought that if the contents of this test were the daily practice items of Shushan disciples, it would be a bit fatal.

It seems that after running for two quarters of an hour, Zhang Tianshi still can't see where the end is. At the same time, after thinking about the announcement mentioned by Ye Huaqing before, he thinks that the man who can finish running in half an hour is so powerful!

Zhang Tianshi, who used to run at a constant speed before, began to feel that his physical strength was gradually exhausted. In the face of this test, he felt like cutting a big tree that he did not know when he could finish.

Later, Zhang Tianshi, who was panting while running, felt a little anxious in his heart. As he ran forward, he would see several groups of exhausted people in front of him. Most of them had given up and sat on the stone steps to rest in situ, and looked down and depressed to think about life. However, there were a few who had not given up, and they were very difficult to use Feet and hands have worked hard through one stone step after another. For them, although they have known that the time is not enough or has arrived, they still have to stick to the end.In the process of running, Zhang Tianshi surpassed a lot of people who were in the same group or in front of him, but he also found that there were some people who surpassed him from the later groups. Therefore, in his opinion, there were some powerful figures among the people who came to Shushan to learn from the master.

After running for a long time, Zhang Tianshi had no sense of time, and gradually felt that his legs had begun to stop listening to orders. At the same time, he began to feel that sweat and breath were shaking his will. He watched more and more people fall on both sides, and his heart began to doubt whether he could pass the test.

Zhang Tianshi's two sweat wrapped eyes began to see the road gradually blurred. After a long time, I saw the long-awaited hope in front of him began to emerge slowly - a banner with the words "end point".

Seeing the hope, Zhang Tianshi was full of motivation. After leaving aside all the doubts before, he gathered the final strength that had been prepared before and accelerated to rush up. With persistence, with hope and belief, Zhang Tianshi gradually approached the destination.

Zhang Tianshi sent out his last cry when he was less than a hundred stone steps away from the end. No matter how many times he faced the doubts and tangles brought by twists and turns, no matter how many times he felt that what he met was insurmountable no matter how many times he met with the passing of his parents, or nearly lost his life in Longxi mountain, or in the test of this stone step In the end, he will still have a trace of unremitting faith in the roadblocks that have been eroded. Therefore, Zhang Tianshi, who has not been so successful since childhood, has crossed the terminal point this time.

With the joy and joy of this moment, Zhang Tianshi looked up and hoped to share the achievements with his parents. He stroked his cheeks on both sides, and then he sprinkled away the sweat accompanied by anxiety and anxiety on his forehead.

Zhang Tianshi, who stood at the end of the line, looked at the back of the end, or sat or stood on both sides of the steps, until he could not see the end of the mountain. He thought that he had a hard road to go.

Then Zhang Tianshi was told by the Shushan disciple at the end that he had passed the test just as he thought, and he was also told not to be stuck at the end but to walk behind.

Later, Zhang Tianshi looked at the crowd on both sides of the road. Most of them were depressed, including those with sad hearts and crying faces, and those who had no choice but to say whether they had nothing to do with brother Huaqing. In addition, there were a few people with happy hearts and happy faces. Their tears and sweat seemed to be full of achievements and hopes However, there are still a small number of people are resting quietly. They seem to have already known whether they can pass the test or not.

Zhang Tianshi, who did not know how long he had walked or crossed the stone steps, finally saw the end of the two rows of people on the steps. He could not see the huge square at the foot of Shushan mountain, which was covered by clouds.

Then Zhang Tianshi sat down on a stone terrace behind the end of the crowd. He felt his body was released as never before. At the same time, his tired legs finally stopped working.

Then Zhang Tianshi immediately felt very comfortable and calm after he took a big breath of the air from Shushan. Then he thought that the air here could not only massage the body, but also relieve the fatigue of body and mind and legs, but also improve his mental strength and gathering power. Therefore, he thought that Shushan was not only an individual It's a place that people yearn for, and it's also a good place for people like themselves who want to learn from their teachers.

Then Zhang Tianshi, who was sitting on the stone steps for a short time, heard this. The crowd behind him began to be surprised and discussed and said that there were several floating stone platforms looming in the legend and the same as he had dreamt of many times. Soon after the discussion, they came down from above and told the crowd on both sides of the stone steps that there were people who had successfully passed the test. Tomorrow, they would have a rest day, and then the next round of tests would be conducted the day after tomorrow.

After hearing the words of these Shushan disciples, most of the people who had passed the test felt that they had to wait for the day after death, and felt very depressed and helpless because they did not know what kind of more difficult test would be. As a result, those who did not pass the test felt that the test had been so sad Isn't the test more difficult? Therefore, they also began to feel that Shushan was really out of touch with themselves!

As the saying goes, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down the mountain, and there is no time to rest. Zhang Tianshi, with his heavy legs and empty stomach, just wants to go back to the inn to eat some good food. At the same time, he seems to see the comfortable and charming bed waving to himself. At this time, his brain only showed that no matter what kind of more difficult test he will be the day after tomorrow, as long as I have a good rest, I will be able to cope with the words freely.

Taiqing Hall of Shushan --

"tell the headmaster that the fastest person to finish the race this time takes more than six quarters of an hour." Ye Huaqing, whose highness was appointed to recruit new disciples, reported to the leader of Shushan."It seems that there is no special person this time. From I entered Shushan mountain to now, the only one who wanted to come to the entrance test in half an hour was 22 years ago when elder Hong recruited yongyang younger martial brother, who was three years later than me. Unfortunately, he sacrificed himself for the recurrence of the demons in Shushan and renzu 18 years ago. Now it's not the same thing!" After hearing the report of Ye Huaqing, the leader sat on the hall and sighed.

"Elder martial brother, although there has been no such genius as younger martial brother yongyang in the past years, ye Huaqing, who was under my guidance five years ago, also took the entrance test. At that time, he was only 14 years old, and he still took the shortest time. It seems that the time used by elder martial brother in those years is similar to that of younger martial brother yongyang, which is less than a quarter of an hour longer than that of younger martial brother yongyang. ”Standing beside the headmaster, the blind elder Wang Shoufeng said to him.

"Yes! Ye Huaqing's talent is also obvious to all. The entrance test is only the basis for testing new students. Therefore, I hope Ye Huaqing can surpass our generation in the future and be better than the blue. However, the first round of the mountain running test, which enrolls new students every five years, is compulsory in the first round. Due to the large number of applicants and the number of people who have passed the first round of test, there is a need to screen again. So what do you think is the best content for the second round of test? " After the master of Shushan praised Ye Huaqing, he asked the male and female elders.