Chapter 704: Entrance Test
When I got closer, I found that Wanmei Villa was just like a country compound, with no green trees and red walls, only soil walls, less than three meters high, two small doors, and a crumbling plaque that had been eroded by wind and rain, with four big characters of "Wanmei Villa" written.
If it weren't for this name, as well as the environment in which it is located, I am afraid that no one would believe that this is the Wanmei Villa where the sword god Ximen Blowing Snow is located.
At this moment, at about seven or eight o'clock in the morning, there were already a lot of people around, Xi Bai glanced at it, I am afraid that there are two or three hundred people, it can be seen that the appeal of the sword god to accept apprentices, this is still not public, if it is open to accept apprentices, this Wanmei Villa is afraid that it will be flattened.
After an appointment for a cup of tea, the wooden door creaked open, although there were many people outside the door before, but it was unusually quiet, I was afraid that they were worried about disturbing the snow blowing at the west gate in the villa, which inexplicably attracted a sword aura, and at this moment saw the door open, everyone's eyes suddenly looked over.
What came out was a hunchbacked old man, about fifty or sixty years old, who was holding in his right hand a black pitch-painted board with a length and width of one foot and a width of three inches.
Xi Bai's face changed, this black board was so heavy, and when the old man held it just now, it was like a wooden board, which showed that this old man was by no means simple.
With this hand, everyone was calmed, and the person who just saw an old janitor and a little disdainful looked at him was cautious at the moment.
"You're all here to worship my owner as a teacher, right? There are a lot of people, but the owner of my family will not suffer from mediocrity! The old man's voice was very loud, and although his tone was not good, because he had shown his hand before, everyone had no thoughts of being despised or dared to be angry.
The old man paused, leaned into the door again, took out a wooden sword in his right hand, and said: "If you want to worship the owner of my family as a teacher, you must first obtain the qualification to enter the door, and this qualification is also very simple, as long as you can use this sword, leave traces on this stone slab, and this sword can not be damaged, it will be considered passed." Okay, let's get started, one by one. ”
The old man spoke, put the wooden sword aside, and leaned on the door frame to pretend to sleep, quite like a gatekeeper.
Everyone looked at each other, no one stepped forward for a while, this test will never be simple, the black board is actually a stone slab, but the weight is so heavy, I really don't know what kind of stone it is! And such a heavy thing, the density is definitely not small, and the density is high, it is likely to be very hard.
And that sword, at a glance, I knew that it was just an ordinary wooden sword, probably cut from the trunk of the plum tree here, and it was really difficult to use this wooden sword to leave marks on this stone slab without damaging the wooden sword.
"What do you think?" Qing Ruo next to Xi Bai whispered.
Xi Bai's eyes flickered, and he replied: "Let's take a look first, I don't know what this test is now." ”
Qingruo nodded, waiting lightly for the first person to eat the crab.
"I'll try!"
Everyone was silent for a long time, and finally the first person stood up, this was a middle-aged man, speaking in a loud voice, and a pair of arms thicker than Xi Bai's thighs! He held a long sword in his left hand, but in his hand it was like a noodle.
The big man nodded at the old man, but the other party didn't pay attention to him, he didn't care, he picked up the wooden sword in the past, nodded in his hand, and couldn't help pouting, it seemed that the dislike was too light, and the sword was in his hand, like a toothpick.
The big man waved his hand twice, with the sound of whirring wind, and the look of surprise flashed in his eyes, this wooden sword looks just ordinary, but it is also very hard, if it is an ordinary wooden sword, he wields it like this, I am afraid it will be broken a long time ago.
In this way, the big man was a little sure, he saw his feet apart, squatted slightly, raised his right hand, and slashed towards the stone slab.
"Open it for me!"
The big man roared, and the wooden sword in his hand clicked and slashed on the stone slab, but the wooden sword shattered with a bang, and his hand was empty, and he suddenly stumbled, almost not standing firmly.
The big man's face turned blue, and he glanced at the stone slab on the ground, there was no trace on it, it was still black, and suddenly his face turned even redder.
The requirement of the test was to ensure that the wooden sword was intact, but he turned out to be good, and when the sword went down, the wooden sword was reduced to crumbs! That's it, the stone slab on the ground is still intact, it's like a slap in the face!
The old man raised his eyelids, glanced at the big man, waved his hand, and didn't say anything, the big man himself ran away in disgrace, and he didn't have the face to stay here.
As soon as the old man stretched out his hand, he took out a wooden sword that was exactly the same as just now from the door, obviously he had been prepared for a long time, and he was afraid that it was not enough to know that a wooden sword was not enough, but he didn't know how many wooden swords there were in the door.
Although the big man was not ugly, none of the people present laughed at each other, but showed a look of thought, Xi Bai was also thinking about it, the realm of the great man's internal strength just now should not be the day after tomorrow, and now he seems to be average, but even so, it should not be difficult to break a stone.
But seeing that the stone was unharmed, it also confirmed that this stone slab was by no means ordinary, very hard, and the strength of the big man just now was absolutely great, even the wooden sword was broken, but it still did not pass the test, so it shows that if you want to leave traces on this stone slab, it is not possible to do it with great strength.
What to do? Is it necessary to infuse internal force into the wooden sword? He thought of the previous test on the island of Knights, and it seemed to be about the same, there was just no wooden sword at the time.
But soon he shook his head, feeling that it shouldn't be like this, although this wooden sword is also hard, but after all, it is only made of ordinary wood, and it can't withstand much internal force infusion at all, if it is infused with more internal force, I am afraid that it will be directly broken.
"I'll try."
A voice sounded, and another person walked out of the crowd, this person was not very old, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, very handsome, with a general long sword behind him, he stepped forward, picked up the wooden sword, weighed it in his hand, and then slowly pointed towards the stone slab, it was a slow-motion immortal to guide the way, Xi Bai's eyes lit up, judging from the other party's shot, this person's swordsmanship must be extraordinary, although the action is simple, but there is no superfluous action, at a glance, it is like a veteran who has practiced swords for decades.
Seeing the young man's movements, even the old man guarding the door raised his eyelids slightly and paid a little attention to him.
I saw that the tip of the wooden sword finally touched the stone slab, the young man's face was solemn, and with a turn of his wrist, the tip of the sword slashed across the stone slab, making a loud sound, and then looking at the stone slab, there was no trace on it.
The young man's face suddenly froze, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, the temperature in this place is the beginning of spring, where will it be hot, he is obviously sweating in a hurry.
Seeing this scene, the old man squinted his eyes again and stopped looking, but the young man didn't want to give up, he exhaled a breath of turbidity, added a bit of force to his hand, and swiped again, but as soon as his arm moved, he heard a snap, and the tip of the wooden sword shattered.
His face immediately flushed, and he didn't say much, put down the wooden sword, hugged his fist at the old man, and turned around and burrowed into the crowd.
Xi Bai shook his head secretly, he also saw that the method used by the young man just now was the same as he thought, which was to pour internal force into the wooden sword, but it really didn't work, although the young man's strength was not as good as him, but just now the other party had not used all his strength, and the wooden sword was broken, which shows that the internal force is also not good.
"Any clue?" Qing Ruo next to her had a somewhat unsightly face.
Xi Bai smiled bitterly and shook his head, where did he have a clue, speaking of which, he didn't know much about swordsmanship or swords, this time he just came with the mentality of watching the excitement, whether he could apprentice or not was secondary, but he hadn't seen Ximen blowing snow yet, and he was blocked out of the door by a test, which was really a little unreasonable.
And for this test, he is interested, if it is an ordinary test, it is just a test, but this test is not simple, and the more not simple things, the more he wants to figure out what is going on.
What Xi Bai thinks about now is actually what is being tested in this test, only by understanding this point first, can he prescribe the right medicine, otherwise he will just come forward and make a fool of himself.
Qing Ruo's face was very solemn, and Xi Bai shook his head, resuming his thoughts again, obviously he was also thinking about this issue, and he didn't act rashly.
The old man took out a wooden sword from behind the door again, put it on the ground, and waited for someone to come forward to test, but this time he waited for a long time, and no one stepped forward, obviously everyone was very cautious, although this test did not say that there was only one chance, but if it failed once, I am afraid that I would not have the face to test it a second time.
"Why, all of them gave up?" The old man raised his eyelids and said with some disappointment.
Everyone was very unconvinced, but what could they do if they were not convinced, they couldn't find a way to solve the problem, and they could only endure it.
"Let's try it down here."
Finally, someone was willing to step forward, but this was a Taoist in a robe, this Taoist had gray hair, and his figure was very thin, and what he was carrying behind him was a wooden sword, obviously his own weapon was a wooden sword, maybe he had some experience in the wooden sword, so he dared to step forward to test.
"You don't have to test, you don't meet the requirements." It's just that this person just took two steps forward and was stopped by the old man who was guarding the door.
The Taoist's face suddenly sank, and he asked in a deep voice, "I don't know where I don't meet the requirements?" Is it because I'm a monk? ”
The old janitor shook his head and chuckled, "It has nothing to do with whether you are a monk or not, the reason why you don't meet the requirements is only because you are too old." ”
Everyone was wondering why this person didn't meet the requirements, but the old man at the gatekeeper said a word, and everyone was stunned, never expecting that it was because of age!