Volume Seven, Yunxiao Temple Forty-one, The Final Test (Part 1)
Time flies, and three years have passed leisurely. The little beggars back then have now grown into young men, and the little girls back then have also grown into big girls, and are now slim and graceful. But the old beggar,
There has never been any change at all. In his words, as he gets older, he remains the same no matter how he changes! But one thing is different, after three years of good food and drink, his face is already shiny with service.
On this day, the old beggar suddenly called all six young people together, then looked at them one by one, and finally sighed and said: "Oh, my old man...ah, bah, this is not a good name."
Get used to it! Well, I originally thought that in three years I should be able to find one of you who can inherit the mantle of my master, but! Alas, it’s really hard for me to decide, you are all too good!”
What the old beggar said made the six children a little confused. They were all wondering what happened to the old beggar, why he was talking strangely today, and why he was inheriting the mantle of his master. The six children looked at each other in confusion.
Finally, he focused his attention on the old beggar.
The old beggar cleared his throat and continued: "So, I have decided to give you one last test to decide which of you will inherit the mantle of my master! From now on, thousands of miles away to the west, there is a
The mountain is called Tongqiu Mountain..."
"Ah, Tongqiu Mountain!" The third child suddenly said in surprise. Then, ignoring the surprised looks of the others, he looked at the old beggar and asked, "Old man, are you talking about Tongqiu Mountain, the territory of the Fengxian Kingdom's Imperial Master?"
"Well, haha, third child, although I have never known your boy's name, and you refused to tell me if I asked you, I still have to say that your boy does have more knowledge than the rest of them.
!Indeed, that is where the current national master is, that is, the territory of my master! Hehe, how about it! Now we know who wants to accept a disciple, are you very excited?" The old beggar suddenly looked at the six people with a sly look on his face.
The stunned little guy said, his words already filled with pride and excitement.
"National...National Preceptor!" The boss's breath was already a little rough, and he stammered: "Old man, you...you mean, you are here to choose apprentices on behalf of the National Preceptor? And you happen to be interested in a few of us.
indivual?"
"Haha, otherwise, why do you think I have stayed with you for three years? Okay, let's get down to business. You guys and that little girl are all pretty good, so it's really hard for me to decide to choose you.
Who is the master’s apprentice?
And the time limit given to me by the master is coming soon, so I decided to give you one last test, and those who pass it will become the master's apprentice! My test is actually very simple, as long as the six of you can enter the Tongqiu Mountain, then
When you meet my master, then my master will personally decide which of you to accept as his disciple based on your situation!" The old beggar continued with a straight face.
The six young beggars were all stunned by the sudden news. Especially at the end, when they heard the old beggar asking them to go to Tongqiu Mountain, they were all dumbfounded.
When they slowly woke up, the old beggar had disappeared. They didn't know when or how he left! There was only a letter left on the ground with a jade charm pressed on it that attracted their attention.
, Lao San gently picked up the letter and the jade talisman, only to see a Chinese character written in a bold style on the jade talisman! He felt excited in his heart, he knew what this jade talisman represented, so he took this jade talisman.
The jade talisman is equivalent to possessing supreme power. Apart from the emperor, he is the greatest in Fengxian Kingdom.
After being excited, the third child opened the letter and saw only one line on it: From now on, you only have half a year to go west. You can use this jade charm to withdraw silver from various prefectures and counties along the way. You don't have to worry about food, drink, or money along the way.
Despite the obstruction by the officers and soldiers, I will wait for you at Tongqiu Mountain! Take care of everything!
After the third child read the contents of the letter to several others, the eldest brother looked at the good brothers one by one, and then asked very solemnly: "Why don't we go or not?"
After a slight silence. "Brother, as the saying goes, if one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, why don't you guys go? If you ask me, go, you guys must go. When the time comes, no matter who of you the Imperial Master chooses to be his invader."
Disciple, then other brothers will no longer have to live such a life of wandering! Do you still remember that meal three years ago? At that time, if any of you were a disciple of the Imperial Master, lend it to that one
The county magistrate is so brave, how dare he hit us?" ### expressed his stance.
Without waiting for others to continue expressing their opinions, the third child said: "Brother, if you ask me, I will go, and I must go! Not for anything else, just for the sake of my father and mother's soul in heaven, I can't let this opportunity go.
!" The third child's firm eyes were filled with tears, which made the other people look a little surprised.
Several other people also vaguely knew that Lao San's identity was actually not simple. He knew how to read at a young age. Regardless of his usual conversation and knowledge of people and things, they could all tell that Lao San
I used to be a young master-level figure.
"Third brother, eldest brother, I have never asked you two about your life experience, because I know that you must be descendants of officials, but I don't know why you are in trouble! But today, eldest brother hopes that you can
Tell everyone, your life experience, no matter what background you have, we are all relatives now, and your enemies are also our enemies. We will not let you two face it alone!" The boss held up one hand.
He put it on Lao San's shoulder and said very seriously.
"Brother, it was our fault that our brothers and sisters hid it from everyone in the past, and it was also because our enemies were too powerful, but now...!" The third child tightly clenched the jade talisman in his hand and continued: "Why do we have it?
I have obtained the Imperial Master’s jade talisman, and soon one of us will become the Imperial Master’s disciple. At that time, we will have nothing to fear!”
Afterwards, the third child slowly revealed the origins of their brothers and sisters...
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"Brother, after passing here, you will see Tongqiu Mountain in front of you. I am so excited. Then we will be able to see the Imperial Master! Haha, haha! If my old man knew that his son would be able to see the current Imperial Master one day,
And if you still have the chance to become his disciple, will you be so excited to come back from the dead?" ### said excitedly.
"Pah!" There was another hard slap on the back, which made ### grin so dissatisfied that he shouted to the boss who slapped him: "Brother, why did you hit me again?
It’s so steep here, I fell when I came back!”
The boss slowly rubbed his hands back and forth on himself, and then he chuckled and said to ###: "Which, ###, I either don't want to hit you, or I'm just like you, a little excited, over-excited
Now, plus I hit you successfully before, I am so excited that my hand can’t help but run towards you!” After hearing the boss’s explanation, ### was completely speechless.
Finally, they climbed up the last high mountain. They saw that after climbing over, they would reach Tongqiu Mountain. However, a group of people stood on the top of the mountain and were dumbfounded because there was actually a vast ocean below the mountain. There was no trace of Tongqiu Mountain.
Surprise, disappointment, doubt, and other negative states all emerged.
"Here, brother, are we going the wrong way? There is a sea below. Where did Tongqiu Mountain come from?" ### asked stupidly.
"It's probably not the wrong way. When we left the city, didn't the guard swear to us that as long as we keep walking this way, we will reach Tongqiu Mountain after passing this mountain? Could he have lied to us?"
The boss also said a little confused.
"Brother, I think that the guard shouldn't dare to deceive you. After all, you are holding the National Master's Jade Talisman. I think we should go down and take a look first. Didn't the old man give us half a year? What's going on all the way?
Let's walk slowly, it's only been more than four months, and there's still more than a month left before the deadline! If we really go the wrong way, it's not too late for us to turn back and ask the guard carefully then.
!If that doesn't work, ask him to find someone to guide us!" Lao San said, looking at the seaside at the foot of the mountain and the endless ocean in the distance.
Several people agreed with the third child's opinion, so they silently went down to the foot of the mountain and walked to the seaside. Then they became discouraged. It seemed that they had indeed walked away. "Hey, look, there is a family over there.
! Let's go over and ask, maybe we won't have to go back and ask that confused guard!" The boss suddenly pointed to a wooden house in the distance and said.
"Really! It's great. If we go back again, we will be too tired!" The other people also saw it and immediately became happy.
"Sixth sister, are you okay? If not, just wait for us here!" While the boss was happy, he also didn't forget to care about the little girl.
"Don't worry, I'll have no problem! We've already come this far, and we don't care about the journey anymore!" the little girl gritted her teeth and insisted.
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"Squeak!" After knocking on the door for a long time, no one in the house paid attention, so they pushed the door open and entered the house. The beds and furnishings inside were complete and very clean. Someone should be living there, but they didn't know where they were at the moment.
There. The only difference is that there is only one piece of everything here, from chairs and benches to pots and pans, and even bedding is only one bed!
"Why don't we just wait!" After looking around, the boss asked the others for their opinions.
After getting unanimous approval, since there was no place to go anyway, several people sat on the bed together, and the only chair was given to the little girl.