Volume 2 The Wind Rises in Heikyo Chapter 52 The third stage of the entrance examination
Before going to bed, Hu Xiancao asked Qigui to send a bowl of fragrant medicinal soup, Su Wen slept until dawn after drinking, and found that he was refreshed after getting up, and even his mental power that had been a little overdrawn yesterday was as full as ever, but the two met in the hall, and then passed by, one waited for the other to speak, and the other just didn't say it with a thick face.
It wasn't until Su Wen pushed the door and left that Hu Xiancao stomped his feet angrily, his graceful cheeks were full of anger, and he scolded softly, "It's better to please people when you first meet, and if you say it to others, you can't say it to me, I knew that I should have followed that person in the first place, which made you sad." β
"Well, who would be more upset. Soon Hu Xiancao changed her tone and sighed, but she was afraid that she couldn't remember when there was one more person in her heart, maybe it was in the other party's sentence in Dusifu's 'Before you get married, stay by my side', maybe it's the sentence 'No one will be able to bully her one day with me', or maybe it's the sentence 'Lao Tzu said that you can afford to raise you', if there is really destiny in this world, then the meeting in the grass house will be a lifetime, but there is still no regret.
The carriage was waiting outside the house early, accompanied by the gold-armored spearmen, so that the people who wanted to see the true face only stopped in the distance, quietly taking a look at whether the legend who could make Mo Xiuyuan return the favor had three heads and six arms.
The carriage drove all the way to the school, this time it did not pass through the Xuan Realm again, but directly stepped through the big red gate, and officially stepped into the school, and there were already onlookers waiting on both sides of the school, just to see the two of them.
Mo Xiuyuan is still the first carriage in the sackcloth, even if he failed to stand in the position of Tianyuan in the end, but no one doubts his strength, ranking first is also considered to be convincing, and the second carriage is naturally Wang Ranliang, who became the hero of the Northern Wei Dynasty in a daze, the little guy Xu was frightened by the battle of the academy, and his pale little face was bloodless, and then he was the best in the second martial arts test, but unfortunately Liu Huayan fell into the water at the last moment, which is regrettable, but that's all, the Northern Wei Dynasty is still martial and respects the strong more, so even if Mo Xiuyuan does not understand how to act, his status is always unattainable, although Liu Huayan fought to the last moment for the face of the Northern Wei Dynasty, It's a pity that he still lost after all, so that in the hearts of the world, his position is not even comparable to Wang Ranliang, who picked up the leaks, which is cruel, but it is the reality.
Su Wen's carriage order was not high, but there was not a lot of attention, everyone knew that he was supposed to sit in the second carriage, as for why it was given to Wang Ranliang, this kind of question was like asking why Mo Xiuyuan owed him a favor, it would only make people rack their brains and not figure it out.
Su Wen stepped out of the carriage and looked up at the vertical and horizontal plaques above his head, which was not so spectacular, and even looked much smaller compared to the two big red doors, but those two words made people's hearts surging after looking at them for a long time, as if there was a kind of hot blood of Jin Ge Iron Horse, and stepped into it, the eyes cast by the disciples of the academy on both sides were very complicated, there were doubts, contempt, resentment, envy, and even a wisp of cordiality, of course, this cordiality only came from one person, Mu Qiaoqiao waved his little hand excitedly in the crowd, Mu Qingyu on the side smiled politely, Su Wen responded with Li, and the point was up, and he didn't want to cause too much trouble to the other party because of himselfγ
Twenty-nine people continued to walk forward, from their expressions it was enough to see that the grandeur and majesty of the school far exceeded their expectations in their hearts, in such a prosperous capital, you can still see mountains and obstacles, water streams and waterfalls are really rare, if the fairyland state of the One Qi Sect is because the sect itself has a long history, first there is a sect and then there is a city, then the vitality of the school is clearly in the Pingjing City like a ghost in the magic to open up a new world.
Soon they came to a building under the guidance of different ways, the quaint building looked a long time old, and when they walked into it, the space inside was very large, and there were thirty tables and chairs neatly placed, on which were placed the four treasures of the study, and on each of the four walls there was a "Wu" word the size of a grinding plate.
Dao Wei cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "The content of the third exam, write down what you see from the words on the wall, or the time to sit in it with a stick of incense, if you give up, the door can go out over there, this exam is not eliminated, but it will determine your level after entering the academy, although the school pays attention to the same, but there are always rewards and punishments to comply with the rules, so I hope you do your best." β
"Is it that simple? It's just a stick of incense. β
"Maybe I felt that the first two games were too difficult, so I lowered the standard, after all, there were only 29 people left this time. β
Some people exclaimed and sighed, and some people frowned, such stupid words as lowering standards are only said by those who are just brains, the standard of the academy has always been rather lacking than indiscriminate, and the third scene seems simple, but I am afraid that the real mystery lies in whether you have the ability to sit on a stick of incense.
Dao Wei looked at the people who were talking, and retreated with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, "Little pitiful, wait for you to feel better." β
I saw a little boy holding a stick of incense burner walked in, burning a little finger thick incense on it, the taste is abnormal, when it is thick and sometimes light, but it is not pungent when it is thick, and there is still a light incense when it is light, everyone remembers the words of the different words and looks at the words on the four walls, the handwriting is not brilliant, it is not like it is out of his own hand, but after a while, it highlights the meaning of the Qing Jin and the building, the posture is charming and does not lose the arrogance, peace and nature, fluttering like a frightening Hong, graceful like a dragon, Rong Yao Qiu Ju, Huamao Chunsong, the artistic conception is tactful, as if the words in front of you are not words but a constantly changing pictureγ
"Brother Su, have you noticed that the examiner's tone of voice this time is unusually peaceful, but I saw that he smiled a little sinister when he left, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Wang Ranliang whispered.
"That's right! I know how to read so quickly. Su Wen was not overly obsessed with the handwriting on the wall like everyone else, he was more curious about what Mo Xiuyuan would do, but the other party was always closing his eyes and recuperating.
Wang Ranliang heard the other party's approval, scratched his head in shame and said with a smile: "This is all what my master told me, but Brother Su, Lang Jiuyan did too much yesterday, and the more I think about it, the more angry I become." β
Although the final result was good, what Lang Jiuyan did was still very disgusting.
"Don't worry, the coming day is long, and there are opportunities. Su Wen turned his head and met Lang Jiuyan's eyes, and the other party smiled warmly as if he had forgotten what happened yesterday, and had to admit that the other party's speech and demeanor always had an inexplicable affinity, if it was the first time they met, they would really be confused by that hypocritical appearance.
As the incense ash fell, as if splashed in the pool of water like a layer of ripples, everyone was amazed and felt a headache, the noisy sound in the ears disturbed the heart, some people looked at the handwriting on the wall, suddenly roared like crazy, as if they saw some extremely frightened picture, and fled in panic.
"Sure enough, there was a problem. Su Wen endured the pain, but saw that Mo Xiuyuan had already begun to grind the pen, and from the other party's calm and usual face, he couldn't tell whether he had been disturbed at all.
The pain became heavier and heavier, it seemed that the pain of the incense was aggravated every time it burned out, although some people closed their eyes and did not read the words, but they could not bear the pain, and after a while, nine people had escaped from the room, and then the handwriting on the wall began to change, Su Wen glanced at it unconsciously, and suddenly it seemed that the whole mind was sucked into it, and another scene appeared in front of him, there was a wooden house under the dark sky, and the expression on his face gradually became solemn as he slowly approached, until he finally recognized that this was not the place where he had lived for fifteen years.
Soon the door opened, and a well-behaved young child walked out of it, with freckles on his little face and smirking at him, one by one, "Young master, you are back." β
Su Wen didn't dare to go any further, because he was afraid to see someone in the house, but there seemed to be a force pushing him forward, and then a cry sounded in his ears, and suddenly his eyes blurred, and when he woke up again, the little face full of freckles was looking down at him, very close, he wanted to open his mouth but only let out a babbling sound, and a panicked premonition spread in his heart.
"Young Master, are you hungry?" asked the young boy with concern, taking out a bamboo tube from the side, and the rich smell of milk instantly filled the entire wooden house, "Hey, thanks to a female leopard, otherwise Qigui would not have milk and water for the young master to drink." β
"Seven expensive. Su Wen's heart trembled, as if something was missing on a dazzling piece of paper, and confusion gradually appeared in his eyes, looking at the little face in front of him became more and more unfamiliar, but he still remembered more, such as he was taking the martial arts test at the school, such as someone waiting for him in a small mansion in Kyoto, such as he had already walked out of the wooden house...... For example, he is sixteen years old.
Soon, the more familiar pain emerged from the limbs, as if there were countless needle, but he didn't scream, because as early as the age of five, he had told himself that crying would not alleviate the pain, even if the little baby in Qigui's eyes was full of sweat at this moment, and the weak body couldn't stop trembling, this should not be the pain that a baby could bear, but he still remembered that he was sixteen years old.
"Young master, just cry out in pain!" Qigui said with a smile, his voice full of temptation penetrated into Su Wen's ears like the wind, tearing apart his tightly wrapped heart layer by layer, and in an instant, there seemed to be something missing from that dazzling piece of paper.
"Wow, wow. β
A cry came out of the baby's mouth, tears couldn't stop flowing, Su Wen remembered a lot, but he couldn't help but want to cry, and those memories flowed out of his eyes like tears, forgetting that he was sixteen years old, forgetting that he could walk and leave the wooden house, and forgetting everything about Pingjing, like a newborn baby, looking at the strange world in front of him in fear, the only thing that made him feel familiar was the endless pain in his body, so he cried even more miserably.
Qigui suddenly smiled and patted the baby gently, and said, "Cry! Young Master, just cry out." β