Yanqian Mountain is actually the mountain that is said to be under the meteorite. Yan Shouyi was in Yanqian Mountain at this time.
It was still early in the day, and the sunlight passed through the layers of leaves, leaving only beams of light dotting the mountain forest.
After climbing the mountain for about half an hour, a rock wall blocked Yan Shouyi's path.
To be precise, this is not a rock wall, but a small corner of Stone Mountain. Because it is so big, you can't see the curvature when standing in front of it, so it feels like a rock wall.
Yan Qiu and others stopped here.
"Son, it's your business to take the Zanpakutō, so you have to walk the rest of the way by yourself." Yan Chou said.
Yan Shou looked up and saw that he couldn't see the top of the stone mountain. He asked, "Is there no way up the mountain?"
Yan Qiu shook his head: "The villagers in Chenjia Village believe that Stone Mountain is a sacred mountain, and no one dares to climb it."
"Didn't Grandpa and Grandpa Zhang Shantong climb up?" Yan Shouyi said with a wry smile.
Yan Chou smiled: "The road to get the Zanpakutō is the same as the road you will take in the future. It is a road rarely traveled by people and full of thorns. Looking up, you can see the blue sky and white clouds, and looking down, you can see the vast sky.
abyss."
Listening to his father's seemingly "joke" but full of hints, Yan Shouyi felt his legs feel heavy.
The dog Taoist patted Yan Shouyi on the shoulder, pointed to the stone mountain and said, "Your dad just likes to say some nonsense. I don't think this stone mountain is anything special. If you don't want to climb it, I'll give it to you."
Find a way out! Retrieving the Zanpakutō is troublesome enough, there is no need to waste time and energy climbing the mountain!"
Yan Shouyi was speechless and said: "Uncle Dog, how could that road be made just as easily?"
"You don't believe in Uncle Dog's strength?" The Dog Taoist smiled evilly.
Yan Shouyi was stunned.
Do dog Taoist priests really have that kind of ability?
Yan Qiu urged: "Time is running out, you should set off quickly."
Yan Shou came to his senses and nodded.
If he gets his Zanpakutō earlier, he will feel more at ease.
So he said goodbye to everyone, spit into the palm of his hand, rubbed it away, and started climbing the mountain.
The rock walls of Stone Mountain were covered with moss and there were no strong points. Even Yan Shouyi had to climb very hard.
What's more, he didn't bring any climbing equipment or even a safety rope, so he climbed up with his bare hands.
But Yan Shouyi was not afraid. He neither thought about where the end point was nor looked down to see how high he had climbed. He just focused on climbing up.
Looking at Yan Shouyi's gradually smaller figure, Yan Qiu said to himself: "That's right, crawl on, crawl hard..."
The dog Taoist priest even climbed into the tree to watch the fun.
"Nephew Shouyi, if you work harder, you've already climbed a third of the way!" the dog Taoist shouted as if he was watching a good show.
Yan Shouyi clung to the rock wall like a gecko. It happened to be a good location, allowing him to stand on his feet and give his arms a moment of rest.
He shouted without looking back: "Uncle Dog, please stop shouting, I don't want to know where I am!"
"Why?"
"That way I will misjudge my own strength! What if I run out of strength and I haven't climbed to the top of the mountain yet?!"
"That makes sense, I won't shout anymore!"
A trace of appreciation, a trace of envy, and a trace of pride appeared on the dog Taoist priest's face.
He had no wife and no descendants. Seeing Yan Shouyi being so outstanding and savvy, he was as proud as if he was his own son.
Yan Shouyi just kept climbing like this. I don't know how long it took. He accidentally caught a glimpse of the scenery outside from the corner of his eye. He couldn't help but stop climbing and looked sideways.
He had climbed very high, higher than the tallest trees below, so he saw a view he had never seen before.
The Wuyi Mountains in the distance are like a crouching dragon entrenched under the white clouds, and the streams flowing out of the mountains are like two white ribbons, meandering beautifully.
At the foot is the small Chenjia Village, with smoke rising from the village.
Yan Shouyi noticed that many people in the village had discovered that he was climbing Stone Mountain, and they all walked out of their homes, gathered together in twos and threes, and pointed at him.
In Chenjia Village, Jiang Ting quickly ran into the Yan family's courtyard.
"Sister Zitong! Brother Long! Are you there?!"
Lin Zitong was woken up and quickly put on her coat and walked out of the room. When she saw it was Jiang Ting, she asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ting pointed to the Stone Mountain behind and said, "Brother Yan... Is Brother Yan climbing the Stone Mountain?"
Lin Zitong's eyesight was certainly better than that of ordinary people, and she saw Yan Shouyi climbing the mountain at a glance.
In front of the stone mountain, Yan Shouyi was like a little ant, climbing up slowly and hard.
Lin Zitong was stunned: "It's him."
"Why does Brother Yan want to climb Stone Mountain?" Jiang Ting was puzzled.
"To...protect everyone, protect me." Lin Zitong murmured.
At this time, a voice also came from Long Feicheng's room: "Ouch! Is there anyone there? Come and help me see if my butt is broken into four pieces!"
Lin Zitong felt helpless for a while, then stepped forward to help Long Feicheng open the window and reminded:
"You were injured, but not fatally. We have escaped from King Jian's tomb and fed you Ganoderma lucidum. You will recover soon."
"Ah?" Long Feicheng didn't recover for a moment.
Lin Zitong pointed to Yan Shouyi on Stone Mountain and said: "The big fool is climbing Stone Mountain, do you want to cheer for him?"
Long Feicheng was stunned. After seeing Yan Shouyi clearly, he simply forgot about his injury and shouted loudly to Stone Mountain: "I don't know why, but come on, Brother Yan! My butt is broken, bro.
Otherwise, I will accompany you through mountains of swords and seas of fire!!!"
Long Feicheng's voice resounded through the mountains and faintly reached Yan Shouyi's ears, which made Yan Shouyi couldn't help but laugh.
The sound seemed to give Yan Shou strength, and his climbing speed became faster.
"Shouichi! Come on!!"
"When you come back, Aunt Wang will stew local chicken for you!!"
"We have a big goose to kill now, and it's just waiting for you!"
"Be careful not to fall!"
In Chenjia Village, everyone started to cheer Yan Shouyi.
In a corner of the mountain, the Ma family brothers and sisters also climbed to the top of the tree, silently watching Yan Shouyi who was climbing.
suddenly.
A strong wind blew by, making the bamboo sea in the mountains rustle.
Yan Shouyi accidentally fell down due to the strong wind, and everyone's hearts were in their throats.
But fortunately, he caught the protruding position of the rock in time and only fell down a meter or two.
He calmed down, gritted his teeth, and continued climbing crazily!!
…
At sunset.
In front of the setting sun, the sunset glow is as red as fire.
On the top of the stone mountain, a hand full of scars reached out and firmly grasped the raised position.
Then, Yan Shouyi's whole body pressed up, and he lay on the top of the mountain, breathing heavily.
Everyone cheered in the mountains.
Yan Shouyi also laughed. He wiped his face covered with sweat and dust, struggled to stand up, and waved to everyone.
"Finally climbed up."
Yan Shou looked into the distance and saw the indescribable beauty of the sunset and the indescribable kindness of his hometown.
It's time to collect yourself and get your Zanpakutō.
He admired the beautiful scenery for a while, then started on the road again, looking for the cave that Yan Chou mentioned on the top of the mountain.
In fact, the top of the mountain could be seen at a glance, and there was only one place where vines were densely covered. When he got there, he pushed aside the vines and saw a small cave.
It is better to say that it is a cave than a small temple.
There are two statues enshrined in the temple, one dragon and one tiger.
The dragon is wrapped around the tiger's body, and there is an ugly knife under the tiger's feet.
Decades of wind and rain have made this knife look dirty and covered in thick dust. It is the kind of knife that is left on the roadside and even the scrap metal seller doesn't bother to take a look at it.
But once Yan Shou recognized it, it was the Zanpakutō.
Unexpectedly, the sharp weapon that he used to overcome obstacles all the way would turn out to be so virtuous, and would be stepped on by a tiger statue.
What kind of dragon-tiger test?
Where is the test?
Yan Shouyi observed it for a while, but didn't find any clues, so he decided to try something hard first, and just pulled out the Zanpakutō and gave it a try.
However, the moment he held the Zanpakutō in his hand——
In his ears, the sound of tigers roaring and dragons roaring suddenly came!
The sound was so close that it made his head feel dizzy and his ears almost went deaf.
Looking up, the dragon and tiger stone statues were both resurrected. The dragon was floating in the air, baring its teeth and claws, and the tiger was grinning and roaring at Yan Shouyi!
Encountering these two terrifying guys at such a close distance, even Yan Shouyi couldn't help but let go of his hands and squatted on the ground.
But when he sat on the ground and came to his senses, the dragon was still a stone dragon, the tiger was still a stone tiger, and the Zanpakutō was also stepped on by the stone tiger.
As if everything was his imagination.
But he knew very well that what he saw just now was definitely not an illusion!
"Is this... the meaning of dragon and tiger?"
Yan Shouyi swallowed, mustered up his courage, and grasped the hilt of his Zanpakutō again.
roar!!!
The colors of the world in front of him seemed to become brighter. The flying dragons and the mighty tigers were resurrected in front of Yan Shouyi again!
This time Yan Shouyi did not retreat, but gritted his teeth and held the Zanpakutō tightly.
"The two seniors, the junior is Yan Baixiang's grandson, Yan Shouyi."
"This Zanpakutō was originally the magic weapon of Grandpa Zhang Shantong, but he has passed it on to my Yan family. Today, I am here to get the sword and go out to slay demons!"
"Please ask the two seniors to show your respect!"
After hearing Yan Shouyi's words, Longhu stopped threatening.
The dragon left the tiger and flew around Yan Shouyi several times, seeming to be examining whether the young man was qualified to pick up the Zanpakutō.
There was actually a hint of anthropomorphic ridicule on Hu's face, as if he looked down on Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shouyi also learned a lot from these two very characterful guys.
To be honest, he had seen tigers before, but he had never seen one that looked so fierce.
As for the dragon...he had never seen one before.
So while Long was sizing up Yan Shouyi, Yan Shouyi was also staring at Long.
At this time, the tiger made a heavy blowing noise, and then uttered human words: "You can't take this knife away!"