Chapter 5 Opening the Mountain with the Sword
"About 1,000 years ago, there was a swordsman surnamed Wu who lived here. At that time, there was no stone road here, only a plank road, and people often fell to their deaths. ”
One day, the swordsman surnamed Wu suddenly received news that his only son was killed by a fall, he couldn't believe it at first, because his child has a very high talent for learning martial arts, and he has followed him since he was a child. ”
But when he arrived at the scene, he was silent. His child did not fall because he was not good at learning, but because the plank road had a problem and collapsed. ”
A few days later, he went crazy. At least in the eyes of the people, he is crazy. He swung his sword and slashed wildly at the stone wall, one day, ten days. One year, ten years. The swords in his hand were broken one after another, and the stone wall that was as solid as steel was actually chiseled open by him, that was the first stone path. ”
Cai Wei's eyes widened: "In other words, this stone path was split by the swordsman surnamed Wu with a sword." ”
Ghost Cry nodded, "Yes." ”
"It's impossible, how can a normal person do it. ”
Brother Ghost said: "He was indeed an ordinary person at the beginning, but later, he unconsciously entered the Tao with a sword, and he was no longer an ordinary person." Later, even someone from Shushan asked him to go to Shushan, but he also refused, he just stubbornly hit the stone with a sword. ”
I don't know how many years passed, maybe ten years, maybe a hundred years, the years carved their marks on him, his straight body became rickety, his black hair turned gray, his smooth skin was wrinkled, and the once dashing swordsman became a stubborn old man. Finally, one day, someone found his body, he split one mountain after another, and finally the lamp ran out, and fell, leaving a safer stone path, so that people could walk more safely, and people felt his kindness and perseverance, so they made a statue for him, offered incense, and he became the mountain god here. Senior, am I right?"
Ghost Cry raised his head and looked at the old man surnamed Wu who had appeared in the hall at some point.
The old man surnamed Wu laughed and did not answer, but motioned for the ghost to cry and they followed, and began to set off.
Cai Wei looked a little dazed, she lowered her head as she walked forward, looking at the road under her feet. She seemed to see a peerless swordsman, wielding the long sword that had been curled in his hand, sword after sword, constantly breaking through the rocks in front of her and opening up the path under her feet.
A buzzing sound came from the Devil's Crying body, and the Qingfeng Sword came out, turning into a wisp of green smoke, flying towards Cai Wei, circled, and then flew back again. Ghost Cry stopped violently, Cai Wei's hanging head hit Ghost Cry's shoulder, and she couldn't help covering her forehead, sobering up: "Big Brother Ghost?"
"Senior, can you go slower? ”
"Okay!" the old man surnamed Wu slowed down his pace, and looked at Cai Wei with a smile in his eyes.
The speed of their group slowed down a lot all of a sudden, and they began to stop and go.
Cai Wei was in a trance, and her ears were always accompanied by the high-pitched singing voice of the old man surnamed Wu, which was full of tenacity, just like the swordsman thousands of years ago, and the sword in the swordsman's hand. I couldn't help but touch my fingers on the stone wall full of nicks.
The trip that should have been completed in one day was not completed this day, and it was less than half of the journey.
But whether it was the ghost crying or the old man surnamed Wu, he was not half impatient, and he protected Cai Wei very tacitly and did not let her be disturbed by foreign objects.
Fate is really wonderful.
Cai Wei's talent in swordsmanship is not low, it can be considered not very high, but it is in line with the swordsmanship formed by the swordsman surnamed Wu after splitting mountains and gravel thousands of years ago.
Cai Wei maintained this state until noon the next day, when she came to her senses again.
"Here, no. There was a different kind of brilliance in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" the old man surnamed Wu looked at Cai Wei and asked with a smile, he originally came to cry at the ghost, but he didn't expect that Youcai would have an unexpected gain alone, which was a wish of his own.
"It's a lot rougher here. ”
Cai Wei crouched down and stroked the ground.
"That's true. The old man surnamed Wu bowed his head and said, "At the beginning, that swordsman died here." ”
"Ahh......h
"That's right, he didn't drive the road behind him. ”
Ghost Cry interjected: "That swordsman shocked many people, and then swordsmen from all over the world continued to come here, learn from their ancestors, swing their swords to open mountains and gravel, and it lasted until a hundred years ago, and this grand occasion ended." Even so, there are still occasional swordsmen who come here to walk the stone path and hone their swordsmanship with mountain stones. ”
Cai Wei nodded, just from this, you can see the status of that ancestor among the swordsmen.
Cai Wei has some regrets that she has completed the road opened up by her ancestors, but she still feels that there seems to be something shortcoming, and her heart is empty.
"Hahahaha, let's speed up, girl, there's a good place ahead, I'll take you there. ”
Several people quickened their pace and stopped at a fork in the road. On one side, there is a stone path that is easy to walk. On one side, this abandoned plank road.
The old man surnamed Wu jumped onto the crumbling plank road, stomped on the wooden plank, and large pieces of dust fell downward. The mountain wind howled, blowing the hem of his clothes and hunting.
"Keep up. He shouted in front of him.
The ghost cried and whispered in the ear of the big black horse, asking her to protect Cai Wei in the back, and then jumped on the plank road, turned around and stretched out his hand: "Come here!"
Cai Wei looked at the hand of the ghost crying, and then looked down.
The straight cliffs continue down until it is pitch black. Her lips were white, her teeth were clenched, she raised her head and leaped to her feet.
Devil Cry grabbed her hand, and her feet stepped on the plank of the boardwalk. The planks creaked and swayed, and the face turned paler.
"Don't be afraid, I'm right in front, and Da Hei is behind me. ”
Cai Wei nodded vigorously, her eyes revealing determination. She knew her opportunity had come. If you don't grasp it this time, I'm afraid that in this life, there will be no chance to catch up with the back of the ghost big brother.
Cai Wei took a trembling step, keeping up with the pace of the ghost crying. The big black horse quietly jumped onto the plank road, got out of the suitcase with a big mouth, ran out, and wrapped it around Cai Wei's arm.
Cai Wei was shocked, after seeing the big mouth, she was warm again, and decided to treat the big mouth well in the future and help it take a bath three times a day in the future......
The plank road is actually not long, only about 100 steps, but on this short plank road, Cai Wei feels that she has walked for a year.
When she hit the ground, her legs trembled and she couldn't stop.
However, this time, neither the old man surnamed Wu nor the ghost crying had any intention of resting, and continued to move forward, and then passed a plank road.
Before you know it, you're covered in snow and it's getting cold. And under the feet, it is no longer the deep and bottomless abyss, but instead there are layers of clouds and mist.
Several people landed again, stepping on the snow all over the ground and walking on the ridge.
Although it landed, the danger here is not inferior to that of the boardwalk. The road was still narrow, and from time to time snow slipped and disappeared into the clouds.
Not only that, but there was also a howling wind, cold as a knife, and so strong that it made people sway.
Cai Wei felt a sharp drop in her physical strength, she not only had to be careful of her feet, but also to pay attention to the unpredictable wind, and at the same time, the sharp drop in temperature was also carrying her physical strength rapidly. Just when she felt that she couldn't hold on anymore, finally, the old man surnamed Wu in front of her said loudly: "It's here!"