The sun is shining, and June is coming.

A cicada chirp knocked the people on the Danhua continent and bent over, the flowers and butterflies in the sky blinked their eyes and talked to each other about where they were going, and the chicks on the ancient trees on both sides of the road had just learned to flapp their wings, stubbornly pecking at their own young feathers, as if they were very angry, and they hated to spread their wings and fly high.

The white clouds are thousands of miles apart, and they are close at hand.

The land in a foreign land has been steamed and roasted to the point of boiling, making dandelions hesitate to find a place to stay.

On an official road large enough to run through three carriages, six white-maned horses were galloping to their heart's content, their heads facing south, and the smoke and dust were billowing in the dust.

Looking from behind, there were six young men of the same age sitting on horseback, each of them wearing a hat, all dressed in a thin and cool white suit, with a long sword stuck diagonally on their backs, and each figure was sassy.

Liucheng is the main city of Changyouzhou, located in the first continent in the south of Danhua Continent, with a population of more than 7 million, and it is the capital of Nanyang Kingdom.

The group passed through thirteen small towns on the way, and it took four days to hurry to the south gate of the Flowing City.

The city gate in front of you is nearly 100 zhang high, and the width of the defense pool under the city has reached nearly 300 meters, and the water in the pond is even deeper.

The people waiting to enter the customs here, business travelers and other people of all kinds lined up in a long line, and the crowd was bustling and lively.

After handing over the disc to the city gate guards, everyone led their horses into the passage of the city gate, and a thousand kinds of shouts were heard in their ears.

So that everyone has long forgotten about the wind and dust, hugging each other to celebrate.

He Xiu, Guan Zhihe, and Gu Tiantian had never been to the national capital, and they were even more shocked by the scenes in front of them.

There are a total of 10 main roads in the north-south direction, and there are also 10 main streets in the east-west direction, and the division of labor between the five-story shops on both sides of each street is very clear.

The road is paved with white-gray bluestone, which is the same length and width, and the surface is so smooth that it seems to be able to see the whole picture of people after being washed by the rain.

The houses behind the shop are all made of uniform specifications.

To say that since the founding of the country, the Nanyang Kingdom has suffered hundreds of invasions from the Northern Liang, and whether it is a big war or a small war, it will cost an empire considerable national strength.

But even so, it still can't stop the prosperity of this city.

The appearance of the crowd here and the way they dress can be seen that they are either rich or expensive.

Zhang Junfei's ancestral home is here, in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, he led everyone to stop in front of a huge gate on the third street.

Outside the courtyard, six family members lined up in two rows, and one of them hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down with a smile on his face: "Son, I have worked hard, the lord and the lady have been waiting for a long time, and I invite you and your friends to move to the visitor hall." ”

Everyone left the horses, and under the leadership of Zhang Junfei, the group soon came to an elegant open-air hall.

A richly dressed man with a goat's beard, about fifty years old, greeted him with a smile and said, "Presumably everyone is the junior brother of the dog, welcome all young talents to come to my Zhangjia Humble House for a small gathering." ”

Zhang Junfei hadn't seen his father for many days, and he missed it very much, so he first bowed down to say hello, and then led everyone one by one to make an introduction.

Guan Zhihe, Gu Tiantian was dressed as a man, so that Zhang Junfei's father did not recognize it.

As soon as everyone sat down, a woman in her forties was helped out of the inner hall by two maids, but the years had not left any mark on her face.

She took Zhang Junfei's hand, her eyes were full of maternal love, and she said with tears in her eyes: "Fei'er, you are finally here, and you are worried about your mother." ”

She looked at everyone carefully, and finally her eyes stayed on Guan Zhihe and Gu Tiantian.

She smiled and said, "The two girls are so handsome, I don't know who will be so blessed in the future, hehe." ”

Zhang Junfei suddenly asked, "Mother, how can you tell that the two of them are women?"

"Silly boy, don't forget that your mother is also a woman, hehe. ”

Zhang Jingwei said with a smile: "Virtuous nephews and nieces, go to the bedroom to wash off the dust, and let's talk about dinner!"

Zhang said: "Aunt has prepared for you, two nieces, come with me." ”

I'm going to report to the academy tomorrow, and everyone doesn't dare to drink more at dinner, so they just simply deal with a few glasses and go back to the bedroom to sleep.

The next day, early in the morning.

The six of them changed their horses, went out to the West City Gate, and galloped towards their destination.

Half a pillar of incense later came to the foot of a high mountain.

As far as the eye can see, the mountain is wide and topless, and the whole body is faintly covered in smoke, and a three-person wide path of steps is submerged in the clouds, like a fairyland.

There are two rows of white marble carved railings on both sides of the steps, there is a vertical white orchid jade support rod every ten meters, there are many strange beasts and birds carved on the railing, the patterns carved on each support rod are different, the railing is full of ancient trees and grasses, there is not a single fallen leaf on the ground, even the dust is not half a grain.

He Xiu's right ear was arguing, and he heard the muffled sound of some animal hooves not far away, and then he heard the sound of flowing water like a small bridge, and then he listened further, and he caught the sound of the waterfall hitting the ground, as if rushing down from the top of the abyss, until finally he heard a thunderous sound......

The oxygen in the air was even more refreshing, and the heart was relaxed, which made He Xiu and the two women reluctant to take another breath.

Zhang Junfei clenched his fists and said seriously: "Everyone, I'm really sorry, according to the regulations of Xuanchu Academy, new students can only go up from here. ”

Guan Zexi said: "Yes, there is another point, the time is three incense sticks." ”

The two sisters were deflated, looking at the towering clouds with their hands in their eyes, and sighed again and again.

Hao Tianqi smiled and said, "Whether you can officially become a student of Xuanchu Academy depends on yourself." ”

"Oh my God, I get dizzy when I look at so many steps, how did you get up in the first place?" Guan Zhihe sighed.

Guan Zexi replied: "Sister, if you want to become a master, you must endure hardships and hardships, are you ready? ”

Guan Zhihe bit her thin lip and secretly made up her mind: "Don't worry, brother, I will climb even if I climb." ”

Guan Zexi asked again: "Sister Tilt, what about you?"

"If my sister can do it, I will definitely be able to do it!" Gu Tiantian said tenaciously.

"Okay, after three incense sticks, we will meet at the top of the mountain. Zhang Junfei said.

The reason why they didn't ask He Xiu was because they thought he would be able to do it.

"How did you go up?" He Xiu asked what he was most concerned about.

"Woo......"

Hao Tianqi raised his neck, patted his mouth, and made a muffled sound.

"Goo-Goo......

Suddenly, three fur pigeons about the same size as Yi Tenghe flew from the high clouds.

Zhang Junfei said proudly: "We rely on it!"

Guan Zexi jumped on one of the pigeons and said, "Yes, this is the gate pigeon of the college, which is specially responsible for picking up and dropping off students up and down the mountain, you have to come on!"

"Dumping girl, we'll see you later. Hao Tianqi sat down on the second pigeon and said with a smile.

Zhang Junfei said: "Later, you will see an incense burner in the air, and there will be incense burning tips on it, remember, you must be fast!"

Then he also went away with pigeons.

"I'll follow you for a while, if you can't hold on, you can tell me, don't be strong, my grandfather said, he once went up the mountain to chop wood, and suddenly fell down due to ......lack of oxygen," He Xiu looked at the left and right and said solemnly.

Of course, the voice of his words is, I can carry you up.

"Master He, don't worry, the two of us sisters will definitely be able to. Gu Tiantian gritted his teeth and said.

"Well, don't worry, we must be no worse than you men!" Guan Zhihe also said firmly.

"Listen, people under the mountain, I am the head of the academy, if you can't reach the top of the mountain within the specified time, you will be deemed to have voluntarily given up this opportunity, and I wish you good luck. ”

Suddenly, there was a deep voice in the air, and they looked left and right to find no one to speak.

"Look at He Gongzi, it's the incense burner. Gu Tiantian pointed to the sky in front of him and said in surprise.

I saw that this altar of amphora incense burner was more than ten zhang high, and the whole body was blue, and the incense burner with a thick wrist and long arm was curling with smoke, and the smoke was also green.

It's like scattered clouds blown together by the wind in the shape of an incense burner.

"He'er, Tilt, remember what I just said. The dream is in front of you, and whether you can break out of the world in the future depends on the present day, rush!" He Xiu was ready to run at any time, and said tenacity.

The two women ran away.

He Xiu followed.

The three of them rushed to the top of 100 meters in one breath.

Gu Tiantian's breathing was obviously thicker, and the steps under his feet changed from one step and three steps to two steps, and the sweat on his forehead was pouring violently.

Guan Zhihe is not tight, her steps are only a little sluggish, and she can still hold three steps at present.

He Xiu kept cheering up the two of them in the back, and at the same time warned himself.

He remembered that he had forgotten to ask how long the staircase was.

"Come on, sister, you can definitely do it!"

"Come on, sister, I will stick to the end!"

"Don't talk, keep your breathing even!"

He Xiu followed closely behind Gu Tiantian and instructed.

The higher you go, the closer you get to the Golden Wheel.

At 300 meters, Gu Tiantian's pace was even slower, and he could only step up one step at a time.

Guan Zhihe wanted to stop her speed and walk side by side with her, but was scolded by He Xiu and told her to just move forward.

"Tilt, don't breathe through your mouth, it will make your lungs explode!" He Xiu still didn't feel the slightest bit of difficulty, and his legs and feet were still full of strength.

"Hmm......" Gu Tiantian quickly closed his gaping mouth, gritted his teeth and insisted on moving forward.

Her shirt was soaked with sweat at the moment, clinging to all corners of her body.

He Xiu couldn't bear it in his heart, and offered to carry her for a distance, but how could Gu Tiantian not know that this opportunity was only once, and he didn't want to delay his future because of his own reasons, so he shook his head and refused.