Walking hard with heavy loads, every time they lift their feet or wave their arms, it seems that they have to use all their strength. The young people walking on the stone path behind the academy are like puppets held up by cotton strings. Although their expressions cannot be seen,
But the people who stayed in the academy seemed to be able to clearly feel the pain they were suffering at this time.
The method of selecting students on the second floor is so simple, but behind the simplicity is such magic. Outstanding young monks from all over the world will turn into clumsy monks once they set foot on the sloping stone path.
String puppets, this scene is shocking. Except for the person involved, no one can guess what happened on the mountain road. Even a big figure like Priest Mo Li, who has been immersed in the world of spiritual practice for many years, dare not make any guesses before experiencing it for himself.
guess.
However, everyone believes that the academy cannot cause these young people to be really harmed. After watching these monotonous and boring pictures for a long time, it is inevitable that they will feel a bit boring. Judging from the movements of the crowd around the academy's stone ping, there should be no more people standing there.
After trying to climb the mountain behind the academy, the dignitaries, including envoys from various countries, became more relaxed and began to look left and right under the parasols, chatting with others.
The academy prepared some simple meals, and the dignitaries also brought their own maids to accompany them. In a short time, a lot of tea, soup, and snacks were placed on the table, which further helped the conversation.
The main targets for chatting with envoys from various countries are none other than His Royal Highness Prince Li Peiyan and Princess Li Yu, as well as the Vice-President of the Tianyu Academy, Priest Mo Li. Regarding the Tang Empire and the Xiling Temple, which no force in the world dared to challenge,
These neighboring countries have always been extremely gentle and surrendered. As for which side they surrender to, it is not the focus of their consideration at all, because this surrender must be two-sided at least for now.
In addition to establishing good relations with the Tang Empire and the Xiling Temple, the really important reason why envoys from various countries came to the academy today is to see what young talents their countries have left behind. If anyone in their country is lucky enough to enter the second floor, of course they must
Make good friends and win over them. Even if no one can enter the second floor, as long as they are really talented in cultivation, they should pay attention to their respective courts.
The envoy from the Great River Kingdom was chatting happily with a deacon from the Xiling Temple next to him. He perfectly hid his humility between laughter and subtle flattery. Suddenly he looked at the trail of dust coming from the distance.
Long's expression suddenly changed, he suddenly stood up, looked at that place and said with a trembling voice: "What's going on?"
The so-called earth dragons are actually four academy deacons carrying a stretcher. Because they are moving too fast, their boots break through the grass and kick up the loess, so they have the momentum of smoke and dust billowing and flying dragons walking close to the ground. Just look at those four
The deacons of the academy came from far away from the mountains with stretchers and arrived at the front terrace in a matter of seconds. However, they were not panting or blushing, and looked extremely calm. It was obvious that they had been doing this a lot over the years.
The envoy from the River Kingdom covered his forehead and looked at the unconscious young practitioner from the River Kingdom in disbelief. He lamented repeatedly. He never expected that the first person to be defeated in today's test on the second floor of the academy would be
the people of this country.
Confirming the defeat but not knowing exactly how it happened was the real reason for the depression. The envoy walked to the stretcher and waved his sleeves in annoyance and asked: "How come mountain climbing can make people pass out while climbing?"
An academy deacon next to the stretcher replied expressionlessly: "In the academy, coma is very common. You will vomit blood when you climb stairs, let alone mountain climbing."
"Please give way." The deacon of the academy pushed away the envoy from the River Kingdom very rudely, carried the stretcher, and continued to run towards the back of the academy, bringing another yellow dragon with him, leaving behind a few unclear complaints.
"Give me, boil the water."
Four college deacons carried the second climber back on a stretcher, and a teacher from his own college was waiting with ginger soup and medicine.
"Rang Rang, there must be a lot of boiling water today, so don't block the way!"
The deacons of the academy returned once again, carrying the handle of the stretcher in their hands. Their cheers to clear the way were definitely more colorful than the evasive shouts of officials of the Tang Dynasty when they went out.
Seeing this scene and thinking of many scenes from last year, Chu Youxian couldn't help but look back at Ning Que.
Ning Que looked at the four deacons running back and forth between the back mountain and the front terrace, and opened his mouth slightly. This scene was very familiar to him, even a little warm, but after all, what he encountered when he climbed the stairs last year was something he had experienced over the years.
The pain immediately made his fingers start to tremble, and he felt a nauseous feeling in his chest and abdomen.
His face turned slightly pale, and he sighed in pain: "It's still the four of you."
In the area not covered by clouds and fog on the mountain behind the academy, the young practitioners on the stone path walked slower and slower. From time to time, some people fell unconscious in pain and were quickly carried away. Xie Chengyun walked in the middle section, although it was difficult but he still persisted.
, the young monk from Yuelun Kingdom seemed relatively relaxed. His tattered monk robes were swaying in the mountain wind. He was walking at the forefront of the mountaineering team, looking here and there from time to time. It didn’t look like he was looking at the scenery, but more like
Looking for a way out.
Prince Longqing clasped his hands behind his back, climbing the mountain to view the scenery while doing his best, constantly passing the climbers in front of him. There was no pride or contempt on his face, it was just calm, no matter how many people he passed or the young practitioner who was unconscious beside the mountain path.
Even when he passed the young monk, he never glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.
At the end of the mountain path is a thick fog.
The people who stayed in the academy were silent, looking at the sloping mountain path in the distance, confused and shocked by the magic of that mountain path, wondering what kind of restrictions the academy had set there, so that these people from all over the world could be allowed to go there.
The steps of outstanding young practitioners are so difficult and painful. Standing in the corner, Ning Que is also thinking and analyzing, but his focus is not on the mountain road, but on the thick fog at the end of the mountain road.
Prince Longqing has already reached the front of the fog, so if he wants to climb a mountain later, his minimum goal must be to enter the clouds and mist. In this case, no matter how difficult and dangerous the sloping mountain path is, it has nothing to do with him. He must
walk over.
Arriving at the thick fog that filled the mountainside, Prince Longqing walked in without any hesitation. A moment later, the young monk from Yuelun Kingdom, who was looking around and looking particularly curious, also arrived.
In front of the fog, looking at the clouds and mists in front of me that were unknown how deep they were, hiding the souls of ancient trees and mountains that were thousands of years old, the young monk who had been acting a little carelessly before had an unprecedented solemn expression on his face. He looked at the fog quietly, and slowly
Not a step was taken.
Prince Longqing disappeared into the mountain mist, and for a long time no one else could walk the stone path down the mountainside and into the mist.
Half of the climbers who wanted to enter the second floor of the academy had been carried back by the four deacons. Only Xie Chengyun and a few others were still climbing hard on the lower section of the mountain path. As for the climber who showed great performance
Realm, the young monk of Yuelun Kingdom, who had high hopes from some people, seemed to have encountered some kind of difficulty and stood at the edge of the fog, hesitating.
Looking at the current situation, the people watching the mountain climbing in the academy have already made a judgment in their hearts. No one can defeat Prince Longqing. Although this was expected by many people beforehand, watching this scene happen, they saw that Prince Longqing's strength far exceeded his peers.
, everyone was still inevitably a little shocked and speechless.
"The Xiling Temple is indeed worthy of being the ancestor of all sects of Buddhism and a place worshiped by the common people. The Tianyuan Temple is indeed worthy of being a wonderful place of metaphysics in the world. Prince Longqing is climbing the mountain gracefully. How can the appearance of such a heavenly being be matched by others?"
The envoy of the State of Yan was extremely proud when he saw his prince standing proudly among the crowd, but he did not forget to turn his body half sideways and praise everyone in the Xiling Temple.
Priest Mo Li stroked his beard slightly, his expression was unusually calm. Only the luster in the depths of his eyes revealed his pride and joy at this time, and he said calmly: "Long Qing is gifted with talents, and has the grace of Haotian Shenhui. The temple has given him the important task of ruling. The academy
Although it is said to be a noble and magical place, climbing the mountain behind the courtyard is really nothing to boast about."
What he said was not enough to boast, but everyone knew that this sentence was just a boast. The envoy of Yan State quickly said a few more words in a joking manner, then turned to look at the officials of the Tang Dynasty, suppressed his smile, and said calmly: "Say
It seems that the Tang Empire is full of famous generals and virtuous ministers, but it is a pity that there seems to be no outstanding figures in this academy."
In the minds of the Yan people, there is no doubt that the Tang Empire is a brutal and ferocious beast. They have never had the slightest fondness for the Tang people. Today is a rare opportunity to attack the opponent's ambition and self-confidence, so naturally they will not miss it.
The envoy of the State of Yan did not dare to provoke the prince or princess of the Tang Dynasty in person. He did not say these words loudly, but he also did not deliberately control the volume. A faint sense of ridicule drifted away with the emotionless words.
Under the large parasols with bright yellow clouds, the faces of the officials of the Tang Dynasty were extremely ugly. Five of the six students in the academy's surgery department had already fled the mountain path. The only one who continued to climb, Xie Chengyun, was from the Southern Jin Dynasty, and even this Southern Jin man
It seems that the Jin students are absolutely no match for Prince Longqing. So the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty actually failed miserably in today's two-story mountain climbing test!
Prince Li Peiyan's expression was a little gloomy. He clenched his sleeves tightly and whispered expressionlessly: "If I had known that this would be the situation, I should have written a letter to Xu Shi and asked him to put Wang Jinglue back. At least the empire would not lose face.
It was thrown away so cleanly.”
Li Yu, who was sitting next to him, glanced at him lightly and said mockingly: "Uncle, isn't it because of you that Wang Jinglue was relegated to the service of General Zhenguo?"
Li Peiyan glanced at her with an ugly expression. After a moment of silence, he frowned and said, "Why bring this up again. Speaking of which, although Jing Lue claims to be invincible below the level of knowing one's fate, Long Qing has already stepped into the realm of knowing one's fate. He
Even if he comes back, he may not be his opponent."
"Are you not as good as Long Qing, or do you want him to be like Long Qing?" Li Yu raised the corners of his lips slightly and said mockingly: "Uncle, you came here in person today just to watch Prince Long Qing enter the second floor...are you relieved?"
Li Peiyan looked as usual and replied: "You must know that this is His Majesty's intention."
Li Yu was silent when he heard this.
The second floor opened today, and Prince Longqing took the lead as expected. Although this was an agreement between the Tang Empire and the Xiling Temple, thinking of the words of the envoy from the Yan Kingdom earlier, I saw the unpredictable and profound expression of the priest Mo Li.
As a princess of the Tang Dynasty, it was inevitable that she would be extremely displeased. However, as previously discussed, Wang Jinglue had not returned and everyone in the academy was in trouble. Who could earn some face for the empire and come back?
She subconsciously glanced at the silent academy students, but even she didn't know who she wanted to look at, whom she was looking for, or which face among the academy students she wanted to find the last glimmer of hope and brilliance.
In the old building deep in the academy, the window facing the west was pushed open at some point. When the spring breeze penetrated the building with the fragrance of flowers, the figure of the chubby young man also appeared by the window.
Outstanding young practitioners from all over the world had passed by Jiuxia before, but neither Prince Longqing nor the young monk noticed him by the window upstairs.
Chen Pipi's eyes flew across the square eaves of the study room above the wetland, and landed on Ning Que in the dark corner of Shiping. He picked up the cold steamed bun in his hand, took a bite, and muttered to himself vaguely: "Are you planning to spend all your money?"
When?"
On the meadow outside the academy, Sangsang had already opened her big black umbrella. She stood silently in the shadows, occasionally looking up at the dazzling white sunlight filling the blue sky to determine the time, and then quickly lowered her head and took out Chen Jinji's sunscreen from her arms.
Spray the lotion on your face, spread it evenly with your hands, and massage it into the bottom of your skin.
She knew that the mountain climbing test was taken on the second floor of the academy, so she knew that the young master would definitely be able to climb mountains. In that case, why should she worry in vain.
"He must be the last one to set off, and then constantly surpass others along the way to become the first person to reach the top of the mountain. This prince is really pretentious to the extreme."
Chu Youxian took out the exquisite pastry wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms, picked up a piece for himself, and then handed the rest to Ning Que for him to eat.
Ning Que thought that climbing the mountain in the end was abominable pretense, so what kind of person was he?
At this time, inside and outside the academy, the officials and students of the Tang Dynasty did not look very good-looking, and Situ Yilan and other academy students even looked ashamed.
Ning Que looked at everyone's expressions, felt the atmosphere at this time, and murmured: "Otherwise... I'll give it a try."
His voice was very soft, but Chu Youxian heard it clearly. The hand holding the pastry suddenly stiffened, and he stared at Ning Que's face and exclaimed in disbelief: "What did you say? Do you want to try? Do you want to climb a mountain?"
"
In the quiet front yard of the academy, Chu Youxian's exclamation echoed endlessly. Everyone was stunned. They subconsciously turned around and looked towards the source of the sound.
Ning Que looked at Chu Youxian and said helplessly: "Xian, can the voice be louder?"
So Chu Youxian really jumped up, turned pale with shock and shouted loudly: "Do you really want to climb the mountain? Do you really want to enter the second floor?"
At this time, everyone inside and outside the academy heard and saw clearly. Countless pairs of eyes turned to the corner and looked at Ning Que, shocked and speechless.
Ning Que took the cake from Chu Youxian, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Leave it for me to use as food on the road."
After saying this, he walked towards the back hill of the academy.