Chapter Eleven: The Entrance Test of the Immortal Gate
In the end, after Mo You searched for a long time, he met another pheasant. After roasting it and eating it, the three little ones went on the road again.
The black rabbit meat roasted by the two children was not thrown away. The two children held it in their hands and ate it with great care. They didn't care that the edges of their mouths were black when they ate. Baya even asked Mo You if she wanted to eat some too.
Mo You walked with the two children until the sunset, stopped and looked forward, and saw that the winding path still had no end.
Then there was an old woman selling refreshments on the roadside!
When the aunt saw the three little ones, she smiled and waved to them, looking very kind.
"Girls, are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Do you want to have some snacks and tea before leaving?"
Ba Ya and Xiao Hua didn't say anything. Mo You took two steps towards the refreshment stall and looked at the sweet snacks sold by the aunt in this small stall.
"Auntie, how do you sell the sugary snacks at your stall?"
The aunt smiled and didn't answer Mo You's words, but asked her.
"You three walked together. Did you come from the same place? Do you know each other?"
As the aunt said, she took out a clean bamboo tube and made three cups of sugar water. Baya and Xiaohua who followed over couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they looked at the crystal clear warm sugar water. So before Mo You could answer, Xiaohua nodded.
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"Well! We are together!"
Xiaohua reached out to take the sugar water from the aunt's stall, but she slapped it away.
"Oh, this is a serious business. If you want to drink, you have to pay!"
Xiaohua looked at the bamboo tube filled with sugar water eagerly, looked at Mo You subconsciously, and couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
They weren't even hungry, but they were very thirsty. Not to mention Xiaohua and Ba Ya, even Mo You felt his throat was extremely dry.
"Auntie, how did you sell this water?"
The aunt stretched out a finger, looked at Mo You with a smile and said.
"A cup of one hundred taels of silver."
One hundred taels????
Why don't you go and grab it!!!
Both Baya and Xiaohua were shocked by the price, and Mo You also felt that this aunt was a bit cruel in raising the price.
"Mom, can it be cheaper?"
"cannot."
If you can't, just forget it.
Mo You turned around to leave, but was stopped by the lady again.
"Hey! Don't go. I'm the only one selling sweets and snacks on the way up the mountain. If you miss me, there won't be any supplies up there!"
The aunt saw that Mo You was unmoved, so she quickly talked to Ba Ya Xiaohua.
"Your companion must have money. Don't you want to drink water? Aren't you thirsty? Please advise her to buy a glass of sugar water. My sugar water is very sweet!"
This lady stirred the sugar water in the bucket, and the smell in the air seemed to have become sweeter!
However, both Baya and Xiaohua reluctantly glanced at the sugar water, and then reluctantly followed Mo You's footsteps.
The three children hurried on without anyone talking, and then they walked for another half an hour. When there was only a little bit of light left on the horizon, they saw another stall!
There was a rickety old man standing behind the stall, and his stall still sold sugar water and cakes.
The old man saw the three of them when he was far away, and quickly waved for the three of them to come over.
Mo You and the others were indeed very thirsty, so without hesitation, Mo You walked towards the stall.
"Store, how much does a cup of sugar water cost?"
The old man stirred the sugar water in the bucket with a big spoon and said to Mo You with a smile.
"Two hundred taels of silver a cup."
After hearing the price, Mo You pursed her dry lips and said nothing, but Baya couldn't help but took a step forward and said.
"Uncle, isn't this sugar water worth one hundred taels a cup?"
"That's the price at the bottom of the mountain. I worked hard to push the stall up. Of course, the price will go up."
"Just a little way..." Baya still didn't give up and wanted to argue, but the old man asked her with a smile.
"You think my place is expensive, why not buy it at the foot of the mountain?"
Baya and Xiaohua glanced at Mo You at the same time, but where was Mo You, she still asked.
"Can't it be cheaper?"
"How much cheaper do you want it to be?"
"One tael of silver a cup." The price Mo You gave was definitely high, but the old man shook his head and waved his hands as if he had heard something incredible.
"Hey, little girl, your price is unacceptable, I..."
When Mo You heard that, he turned around.
The old man's greeting came from behind, but Mo You ignored it.
Then as expected, Mo You and the others encountered the third stall selling sugar water!
This time the person selling sugar water was a thin girl of seven or eight years old. She was very enthusiastic when she saw Mo You and others, and waved them over from a distance.
Mo You and the others walked over. The little girl had already prepared sugar water in a bamboo tube, and her smiling eyes fell directly on Mo You.
Mo You's eyes lingered on the paper crane that the little girl placed beside her for a moment, and then moved away.
After asking about the price, the little girl made the sign of three.
"Three hundred taels!" The little girl smiled, but Mo You sighed in his heart.
Cultivation sects recruit new disciples, and many like to undergo a test before joining.
Some sects test endurance and determination to cultivate, while others test character by the way.
Xuantianmen obviously has this intention.
It’s just a group of five, six, seven or eight-year-old children. Is it really necessary to test the xinxing?
Mo You didn't say anything after hearing the price, but turned around and prepared to leave.
Baya and Xiaohua were severely dehydrated at the moment. They were dizzy, their limbs were weak, they had difficulty swallowing, and they were a little restless. They couldn't even move their feet when they looked at the bamboo tubes of sugar water displayed on the stall!
Mo You took two steps forward and found that the two children were not following. He turned back to look at the two children and reminded them in a hoarse voice.
"Let's go, I have a feeling there is water ahead."
Baya's throat rolled, and she struggled to move her eyes away from the bamboo tube on the stall. She chose to listen to Mo You and walked forward to take a look.
Seeing that the person was about to leave, the little girl said quickly.
"There is no stall selling sugar water in front. There are only three of us, my grandson and grandson, selling sugar water on this mountain. The one selling sugar water at the bottom of the mountain is my mother. The one selling sugar water further ahead is my grandfather. It's me here. There is no one in front of me.
.There is still a long way to go from here to Xuantian Gate. You may have to walk for two or three days. Don’t you really want to buy some sugar water?"
Both Baya and Xiaohua looked at Mo You, and the little girl also looked at Mo You, and then said to Mo You with a smile.
"Don't be so stingy. It's only three hundred taels of silver. If you can't afford it, you can still buy a drink."
Mo You was young and had a fleshy face, but now he sighed in an old-fashioned way, and then said.
"There is a stream in front of you, and maybe some sweet fruits. Why should I buy your water?"
"Little sister, don't talk nonsense. I have been selling water on this mountain for several years, but I don't know about the sweet fruits of the creek. If you miss my stall, it will be difficult to find a stall selling water!"
Mo You thought to herself that there were really sweet fruits in the creek ahead. This was the information sent to her by the earth under her feet. How could it be false?
And even if things go wrong and they really don’t find the water source, it will be the same thing when they go back to buy water!
But before she could say anything, Xiaohua suddenly reached out and grabbed the bamboo tube placed on the stall, brought it to her mouth and drank it!
When the little girl at the stall saw this scene, she yelled that she couldn't drink without paying, but in fact she didn't stop Xiaohua from doing anything. Instead, she watched with a smile.
Ba Ya was also shocked by Xiao Hua's move. As for Xiao Hua, after drinking the water, she showed an uncontrollable look of enjoyment on her face. It was obvious that drinking a glass of sugar water really made Xiao Hua feel a lot more comfortable.