Chapter 19: Into the Mountains 2
Collection. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Just when the people on the martial arts training ground were thinking differently, a majestic voice sounded around everyone, and the crowd who heard the words immediately dispersed in twos and threes, and stood in several teams one by one in a conscious and orderly manner.
On the martial arts training ground, I don't know when two more people came over, the first person was a dignified man in his forties, his long hair was casually draped over his shoulders, he was wearing a strong black shirt, and he was also draped in a red coat behind him, which looked particularly majestic.
Needless to say, this is Tie Zheng, the captain of the hunting team, and there is a person standing behind him, which is the deputy captain Tie Ming.
Tie Ming is also dressed in a black shirt, with long hair draped casually over his shoulders, but behind him is carrying a snow-bright water cold knife, which emits a trace of cold light under the sun, which is terrifying.
"Hello Captain. A neat and powerful shout came out of everyone's mouths, and everyone looked at the middle-aged man in front of them with respect and fear, and the lazy atmosphere instantly dissipated.
Tetsu Zheng, who was originally a samurai of the ninth order, was promoted to a martial artist a month ago, becoming the strongest man in the village, and it has been ten years since he took over as the captain of the hunting party from the old village chief.
Ten years, for a village, this time may not be long, just a blink of an eye, but for the members of the hunting team who have changed batch after batch, even the oldest team members dare not judge seniority in front of the captain, because Tie Zheng is the oldest one, and there is no one.
Tie Zhengqi is invisible, although he is generous in heart and easy-going with others, but once he makes a mistake and is caught, he strictly implements it without leaving the slightest face, which makes all the members of the hunting team respect and fear the captain in front of him.
There was silence on the martial arts training ground, and everyone puffed up their chests, held their breath, and quietly waited for the captain to speak.
The gaze of his eyes swept back and forth over the people standing in the arena, and Tie Zheng nodded with satisfaction, his eyes showing a bit of joy and pride.
The body is straight and heroic, this is how all the teenagers in the field feel to him, although I don't know if their hearts are as strong as they seem, but at least on the surface they still look very energetic.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today is a big day to remember for some of you, years of hard work, dragons or worms, and it is up to you to perform at the coming-of-age ceremony that the village has held especially for you. His eyes were biased towards the heroic teenagers on the field, Tie Zheng's eyebrows were raised, and his voice was like thunder.
In an instant, every teenager who was about to fight was tense, pursing their lips and listening to Tie Zheng's lecture, the field was quiet, and occasionally the wind was mixed with a few heavy breaths.
"You all know that hunting is full of risks at any time, it's normal to kill someone, don't think you're young, the beasts won't pay attention to this, in their eyes, you are all delicious, you are all food to eat. Don't leave it to chance, once you choose this path, you must always be prepared, because hunting is a process of survival in death, as long as you are careless, there will be an extra corpse in the mountains at any time. Now, I ask if there is anyone who wants to quit, and if there is, stand up on their own, remember, I will only ask once. Tie Cheng said with a solemn expression, and his compelling gaze scanned back and forth at the teenagers, and his sharp gaze seemed to see through everyone.
On the wide martial arts training ground, because of Tie Zheng's words, the teenagers began to have a little commotion, although they all knew that the upcoming actual combat would be very cruel, but when all this really fell on everyone's head, there was always a feeling of unreality. Especially those teenagers who are about to reach the age of sixteen but have not advanced to the quenching realm, at this moment, they really want to cry without tears, and they dare not retreat if they want to retreat, they know very well that with their own strength to fight with fierce beasts, even if they are the lowest-level fierce beasts with the lowest strength, they will not be opponents, but if they choose to retreat at this moment because they are afraid of death, then they will not want to raise their heads in the village for the rest of their lives.
What do people live for, not to fight for a breath, so at this moment, in this much-anticipated martial arts training ground, no matter how fiercely their hearts struggle between life and death, their footsteps have not moved at all.
What's more, the coming-of-age hunt will be guarded by members of the hunting team, and there is danger, but safety is guaranteed, so there is no need to worry too much. Of course, the guards are not 100% guaranteed that they will survive the battle, after all, any accident in the process of fighting the beast may lose their lives, although the chance of such an accident happening is very small, but if they do encounter this situation, they can only ask for more blessings.
Martial arts cultivators are a group of people who fight with the sky and the earth, and they have to face the choice between life and death all the time, so if you want to become a martial artist, you must not be afraid of death first, and if you are afraid of death, you should not cultivate martial arts.
However, all the distractions are only relative to the teenagers, on the side of the hunting team, the nerves of each member of the team are like iron, looking ahead, and the body does not move at all.
The martial arts training ground was quiet, and no one chose to quit, since the day they started to practice martial arts, they had heard such words many times.
The so-called three times is as light as water, even if the hunt is dangerous, but before they really face it, there are always their own fantasies and luck in their hearts.
Therefore, although there are some different feelings in their hearts at this moment, their feet will not move, not to mention that they know very well that if they can't pass this level, their lives will be difficult to maintain, because survival itself is a more difficult thing than death.
Everyone is making their own calculations in their hearts, although their faces are still expressionless, but the light in their eyes is constantly flashing, as if to tell something.
"Okay, you didn't disappoint me, since no one has withdrawn, then the following fifteen years old and above will follow the hunting party into the mountain, and the rest of the personnel will continue to train and set off. After being silent for a long time, Tie Zheng waved one hand and shouted loudly.
With the fall of Tie Zheng's voice, a team of people in the field suddenly took action and walked in a row.
The first to open the way were the people of the hunting team led by Tie Ming, and more than a dozen teenagers who walked out of the queue followed in the middle of the team, and the last to press the formation was the person led by the captain Tie Zheng.
There are no villagers to see off this team, and in addition to the hunting team, there are young men who practice on the martial arts training ground, and this is the tradition that Tiejia Village has always left.
Such a tradition may sound unconscionable, but it is actually designed to keep the relatives who are left behind at home from worrying and distracting the soldiers who are away from home.
Therefore, at this moment, although the villagers of Tiejia Village know that today is a big day for their children to go up the mountain to hunt and have a coming-of-age ceremony, they are still busy with their own work as usual, but in their hearts, they have prayed thousands of times to bless their people to come back safely.
In Tie Xuan's home, his elderly grandmother knelt in front of the ancestral tablet in the house at this moment, clasped her hands together, chanted words in her mouth, and prayed sincerely.
"Ancestors and ancestors, please bless my grandson to return safely, he is the only remaining bloodline of this generation of Tie family, there must be no loss, please ancestors must bless their lives, the thirty-seventh generation of the head of the family Tie Gao sincerely prayed. After speaking, the old woman bowed respectfully three times and bowed nine times, and her movements were meticulous.
On the martial arts training ground, Hua Zi's eyes kept looking at Tie Xuan, and when he saw him leave with the people of the hunting team, a strong envy suddenly rose in his eyes.
He really wanted to go up the mountain to hunt with Tie Xuan, and the two fought side by side, and this scene made his blood boil just by thinking about it. However, he was not yet fifteen years old, so he could not participate in the special hunting ceremony in the village for the coming-of-age ceremony. Not to mention that he has not yet reached the Quenching Realm, going up the mountain to hunt is definitely an act of seeking death, after all, the horror of the fierce beast has already penetrated into his blood with the word of mouth of the villagers from generation to generation, not to mention that even the lowest-level fierce beast has the strength of the Quenching Realm.
Thinking of this, the envy surging in his eyes weakened again, and he couldn't help but show a little worry on his face when he looked at his departed friend.
Tie Mulan also watched Tie Xuan's departure, as a woman, she didn't need to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony, so at this time, her hands were folded, and she silently recited the Buddhist scriptures she had secretly learned a long time ago to pray for Tie Xuan who entered the mountain.
However, with Tie Feng's "training begins", both of them immediately retracted their thoughts, calmed down, and began to deal with the wooden stake in front of them intently, but the force of the punch was much greater than usual.
When the hunting party passed by the grass hut halfway up the mountainside, Mo Zaiti still sat under the Bodhi tree with his eyes closed and quietly contemplated something, and the sunlight shone on him through the gap between the leaves.
"Master Mo, I will not disappoint you. Tie Xuan unconsciously glanced in the direction of Mo Zai, and said silently in his heart, his eyes firm.
After a month of hard practice, he finally achieved a small success in the light grass flying up, and combined with the secret technique given to him by Master Mo - the light body technique, he was very confident in this trip under the combination of the two.
At this time, Tie Zheng, who was walking at the end of the line, also looked at the old man not far away, and his heart was full of emotion, and he couldn't help but think of last night's scene in his mind.
"Tie Zheng, tomorrow you will go up the mountain, the mountain has not been quiet recently, you have to worry more then. Mo Zaiti seemed to point out.
"Master Mo, don't worry, I've been sending people to keep an eye on Crouching Tiger Village, but forgive them and don't dare to make any big moves, at most they are just looking for bad luck. Tie Zheng nodded, his face was calm, but he said with some disdain in his tone.
"Well, you are still doing things safely, alas, after all, the days of stability have passed for too long. Mo Zaiti sighed and said.
"Hmph, if it weren't for the captain's reluctance to kill too much, he would have slaughtered their Zhuangzi a long time ago, and to this day, he still doesn't repent. Tie Zheng said coldly, his fists clenched tightly, obviously extremely angry in his heart.
"You don't have to say what kind of virtue they are, Tiejia Village has really declined over the years, no wonder they can't sit still. Mo Zaiti said lightly, his voice was very calm.
"A pack of white-eyed wolves that can't be raised. Tie Zheng's right hand slammed the ground and said angrily.
If there are outsiders here, they will be very surprised, because Tie Zheng has always been moody, and such a gaffe is really rare. But in fact, Tie Zheng is a straight person, and those on weekdays are just pretended to be for the majesty of the captain.
"Don't talk about this, it's tomorrow's business, you're ready, those children who go with you can't afford to lose?" Ignoring Tie Zheng's catharsis, Mo Zai asked solemnly.
"Master Mo rest assured, I have arranged everything, but there are accidents in everything, is Tie Xuan's child's assessment ... ā
Before Tie Zheng finished speaking, Mo Zaiti interrupted him and said, "You don't need to say it, I have already done what I should do, although he is a good seedling, but because of this, he should be more strict with him, don't forget, he is the only bloodline of that person." Don't mention it again, the deep gaze on the old man's face looked at Tie Zheng extremely sharply, and his faint tone was full of firmness that could not be refused.
"Okay, I see. Tie Zheng lowered his head, thought for a moment, and nodded.
"Well, tomorrow Xuan'er, this kid will ask you. Mo said again.
"Master Mo don't worry, I will definitely protect him. Tie Zheng said firmly, a different kind of look flashed in his eyes, and a lot of information had been revealed from it.
"Well, I'm still relieved that you're doing something. Mo Zai knew Tie Zheng's character, and nodded silently at the moment and smiled.
"Whether the eagle spreads its wings and can soar in the sky depends on whether you can break through the hurdle in your heart this time. As if sensing the movement of the outside world, Mo Zaiti glanced up, looking at the back of Tie Xuan who was leaving, he muttered in a low voice, his eyes were full of anticipation.
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