Volume 1 Chapter 8 The Foggy Stone Bridge

The next day, as soon as it was dawn, the people in the cave had already risen.

After a brief freshening up, they walked towards Yuyue Village together, not as lively as last night, after all, today is the entrance exam of Hidden Mountain Academy, and it is inevitable that they will be a little nervous.

Mei Wangchen and Li Yuan both had big dark circles under their eyes.

Li Yuan was naturally nervous, and he didn't sleep much last night, while Mei Wangchen had endured a night of Qian Duan's thunderous baptism last night, and that exquisite heart and liver had already been shattered.

Fan Hanshu still looked like last night, but looked at Mei Wangchen's listless appearance, and said with a smile: "Qian Duan has always been like this, and he will sleep after everyone sleeps." ”

When Mei Wangchen heard this, he shook his head helplessly, but this girl could see it, and the ......

When everyone walked to Yuyue Village, the sky was already bright, and the originally quiet Yuyue Village began to be lively.

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On the third day of the first month of March, the hidden mountain opened.

About a mile east of Yuyue Village, there is a broken stone arch bridge, which looks ordinary, but there is no water under the bridge, no ditch, no river, only a stone bridge is built on a flat land, which is very strange.

It is estimated that there are thousands of students in Yuyue Village who come to study, plus their families or slaves who come with them. All the pieces of black and green are gathered in front of this waterless stone arch bridge at this moment.

The gate of the Hidden Mountain Academy is said to be at the place of this stone bridge.

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Suddenly, the fog lifted.

Through the mist, you can see that dozens of figures suddenly came out of the hole under the stone arch bridge.

When the fog cleared, everyone saw that the dozens of people were all young men and women in their twenties, wearing black, red, and cyan robes, all of which were different, and they seemed to be students of Hidden Mountain Academy.

The leader is a tall scholar in a black uniform, with a high crown of clouds, willow eyebrows and almond eyes, a light breeze on his face, and a smile always seems to be at the corner of his mouth.

The tall scholar glanced at the crowd in front of the stone arch bridge, and said with a smile: "There are not many people this year, and we have some trouble left." ”

Behind him, a burly young man who was also dressed in black replied in a rough voice: "Roughly speaking, there should be about a thousand people, except for those who came with him, I am afraid that there are less than four hundred people who take the entrance exam." ”

As soon as the burly young man finished speaking, there was a chuckle with flattery, a charming woman in a red hospital uniform, Shi Shiran walked to the two of them, the woman was slender, a pair of long legs and eye-catching, even the red and strict hospital uniform could not be stopped, and a few traces of white and greasy spring light loomed inside.

The long-legged woman in red blessed the tall scholar and the burly young man, and then said: "I am afraid that there were only three or four thousand people who came in our current session, and I heard that there were tens of thousands of people in the two senior brothers' session. I've heard that 10 years ago, I was busy for two or three days just for the registration of the register. Since there are not many people this year, it must not be as troublesome as the previous two times. ”

The burly young man shook his head when he heard this, "I'm afraid that in the previous sessions, there were too many people each time, and there were too few people who received them. Hmph, it's really not as good as one session. ”

The girl in red smiled slightly when she heard this, and she didn't care, she naturally knew that her senior brother was such a straightforward character, not in words, but just on the facts.

The tall scholar smiled, "Xuanyuan, it's too early to say, quality is not weight, I don't think this session will be bad." ”

The burly young man named Xuanyuan seemed to have a lot of respect for the tall scholar, and when he heard this, he was not necessarily convinced, but he also bowed down and was taught.

These two men and one woman stood far ahead, and as for the other students of Hidden Mountain Academy, no matter what color they were wearing, they deliberately kept their distance from them, and it was obvious that the status of these three people was different.

"There's no time to wait, let's get started. The tall scholar looked at the crowd in front of him and said softly.

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"The scholars stepped forward, and those who had nothing to do retreated. The two sentences kept repeating and echoing in front of the stone bridge.

The crowd was noisy, but not flustered, it seemed that every time the Hidden Mountain Academy opened the exam, it was like this, and naturally some villagers informed the students and their families who came to study in advance.

In front of the stone bridge, only the teenagers and girls who were studying for the exam were left, and the family members and slaves who accompanied the exam were all invited to the entrance of Yuyue Village, and they could only watch from a distance.

Someone brought tables, chairs, paper and pens, and put them in the open space in front of the stone arch bridge, and began to register the basic information of the students who took the entrance examination of Hidden Mountain College.

Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, they all require themselves to queue up for registration and treat everyone equally, which also makes many children from rich and noble families complain, but they dare not show it, after all, this is Hidden Mountain Academy, even if their family background is good, they dare not offend lightly.

Mei Wangchen originally thought that the admission to this Hidden Mountain Academy would definitely be different, but now it seems that it is also ordinary and ordinary, and he is inevitably a little disappointed in his heart.

After looking at it for a while, Mei Wangchen found something interesting. The color of the uniform seems to represent different meanings, and the status is also different. For example, there were five or six people in the black clothes with the smallest number of people, and they just watched from the sidelines, and they didn't do anything, or stood or sit, and the clouds were light, as if these little things had nothing to do with them. The number of students in red clothes and green clothes is about the same, and the students in red clothes only help occasionally, looking like they are doing things, but in fact they are just doing something and are absent-minded. And the students in Qingfu are the ones who really do things, or manage the order, or ask for registration, all in detail.

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Mei Wangchen and Brother Xiaojian naturally stood in line with the few in the cave last night, and vaguely formed a small group.

By the time it was Mei Wangchen's turn, the sun had already risen. There is nothing new in the registration, it is nothing more than basic information such as name, place of origin, age, etc., and one point is to check the household registration, after all, it is Jingguo's Hidden Mountain College, naturally it is not good to let those people from other countries come in at will, of course, there are students from other countries in the college, but there are very few, and most of them are some powerful people from other countries, admiring them, for these people, of course, it is also clear and clear, keep it on file for future reference. After all, most of the students who graduated from Hidden Mountain Academy are either in the military or into the court, and if they casually mix in with the spies of other countries, I am afraid that the golden sign of Hidden Mountain Academy will be smashed long ago.

"Name. ”

"Mei Wangchen, plum blossoms, hope hope, morning morning. ”

"Age. ”

"XIV. ”

"Origin. ”

"Jingdu people's clan. ”

"Official status. ”

Mei Wangchen rummaged in his arms for a long time, took out a tattered document and handed it over.

The Qingfu student in charge of registration opened the paperwork and read it for a while, nodded, and asked people to take him aside.

It's just that Mei Wangchen dares to go, after all, he is the little sword brother behind him, and he can't make a fart with his eight poles, I'm afraid that he will annoy others......

Thinking like this, he naturally became a shy lady who had not left the pavilion, taking small steps, walking very shyly, turning around in three steps, observing the situation on the side of the little sword brother with his residual vision, which made the hidden mountain student who helped him guide the way frowned.

Really......

"Name. ”

"Little sword. ”

"What two words?"

"Little sword. ”

The Qingfu student in charge of registration frowned, and handed the pen in his hand forward, "You wrote it yourself?"

"Won't"

The Qingfu student in charge of registration endured his temper, "Is the surname Xiao, or is the surname Xiao?"

The little sword brother raised his head, his eyes were indifferent, he looked at each other like an idiot, and he didn't speak.

“......”

The scene was so frozen.

Suddenly, a slightly cold voice came, "Don't you even know what your last name is?"

A burly figure stood in front of Xiao Jian, it was the burly young man named Xuanyuan.

Xiaojian still didn't speak.

The young man named Xuanyuan's face sank, and a coercion erupted from his burly figure.

Xiao Jian was agitated by the momentum and narrowed his eyes.

Mei Wangchen didn't dare to go far, but when he saw this scene, he hurriedly trotted back.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, senior, my brother is not very easy to use. Mei Wangchen pointed to his head, and then hurriedly said to the Qingfu student who registered, "Mei Xiaojian, Mei of Meihua, small of size, sword of sword, thirteen years old, from Jingdu, this is an official status." He took out a tattered official certificate from his bosom and handed it over.

The Qingfu student took the official status and looked at it carefully for a while, before he nodded at the young man named Xuanyuan, and said respectfully: "Senior Brother Wu, there is no problem with the official status." ”

Seeing this, Wu Xuanyuan sneered: "If you have something wrong with your brain, you dare to come to Yinshan Academy, hmph, what is my Yinshan Academy, the vegetable market? You two go directly, I don't accept waste like you." ”

Everyone was shocked, and they didn't want to have started the exam yet, but someone was already going to be driven away, and everyone's hearts were tight.

Mei Wangchen smiled indifferently, and said angrily: "Hidden Mountain Academy has always been famous for teaching without class, since there is education without class, why can't a fool take the test? Or what Hidden Mountain Academy said about teaching without class and recruiting talents is just casual talk, if so, then we are too lazy to enter Laozi Yinshan College and Xianshan Academy, and we will go." ”

This is a bit poisonous, and it is a direct accusation against the foundation of the Hidden Mountain Academy.

Sure enough, Wu Xuanyuan's face sank instantly, as if he was about to drip water, and his whole body was so powerful that he couldn't breathe.

Where the surrounding teenagers and girls had seen such a momentum, they were all frightened to the point that their faces were a little pale, and even more so, they had begun to tremble slightly, and their teeth "clicked".

Zhao Fengchun was already standing behind Brother Xiao Jian, and when he saw that Mei Wangchen suddenly collided with this martial brother who seemed to have a very high status in the academy, he hurriedly and secretly pulled the corner of Mei Wangchen's clothes from behind, signaling him to apologize quickly, but Mei Wangchen ignored it, still leaning his neck, raising his head, and looking at Wu Xuanyuan stubbornly.

Wu Xuanyuan's power became stronger and stronger, and it became more and more heavy, as if it was about to explode in the next moment, crushing Mei Wangchen and the little sword brother into pieces. At this moment, a delicate and clean hand stretched out out out of nowhere, and pulled Brother Xiaojian's official document from the hand of the Qingfu student in charge of registration.

It's this simple take, a draw, and there seems to be some wonderful rhythm contained in it.

Wu Xuanyuan's momentum was like a swollen balloon, and someone suddenly pierced a small hole with a needle.

"Smack"

The power shattered, dissipating into the air.

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The person who came was the tall black-clad scholar.

"Senior Brother Yi!"

"Hello Senior Brother Yi!"

All the Hidden Mountain students around who were in charge of registration matters, whether they were in red clothes or green clothes, hurriedly got up and saluted, and even Wu Xuanyuan, whose face was sinking like water, bowed slightly and stepped aside.

Senior Brother Yi waved his hand, signaling that everyone didn't have to be polite, and then opened Brother Xiaojian's official certificate, and began to look at it carefully, in just a dozen words, it was more than half a cup of tea, and the students of Hidden Mountain Academy next to the partial students were respectful and waited patiently, and no one dared to say anything more.

That Senior Brother Yi finally finished reading the paperwork, closed it gently, smiled at Mei Wangchen and said, "Your brother's official status is no problem, if you can enter the stone bridge later, then age is naturally not a problem." I recruit students in the hidden mountain, there are not too many restrictions, if these two are satisfied, the two of you are naturally qualified to take the exam, as for whether you are stupid or stupid, expensive or cheap, it doesn't matter, as long as the opportunity comes, you will have a chance. ”

"Then dare to ask this senior brother, what is chance?" Mei Wangchen yawned, stretched, and asked with a smile.

Since there is a question, it is natural to seek advice.

Whether it is Zhao Fengchun, Li Yuan and others who are behind Brother Xiaojian, or the other candidates next to him, they all cheer up their spirits, prick up their ears and listen, it is naturally excellent to be able to get a few words of advice from the seniors who have been enrolled before the exam, not to mention that this senior seems to have a very high status, and his words must be effective.

Wu Xuanyuan, who was standing next to him, looked at Mei Wangchen's rude appearance, his eyes flashed slightly, but looking at the smile on the corner of his respected senior brother's mouth, he didn't say anything in the end.

This Senior Brother Yi didn't care too much about Mei Wangchen's rude appearance, and said with a strange smile on his face: "The so-called chance, to put it simply, is luck. ”

"Hey, this senior brother, what you said is no different from what you didn......"

"Hehe, I'm telling the truth. ”

"Can't you say more?"

Senior Brother Yi smiled and shook his head, "I've said too much, and I can't help but be a little unfair to those who haven't heard it." ”

Mei Wangchen plucked his ears with his little thumb, and said disappreciably: "Those with good family backgrounds will definitely be able to find out some news." The House of a Thousand Ages, not to mention, how the Hidden Mountain Academy is assessed, they must know it in their hearts. Is it fair that only those of us who are born poor, who are innocent, who don't know anything like fools?"

When Senior Brother Yi heard this, his expression became slightly serious, he thought for a while, and sighed and said, "Heaven is unfair, where is there absolute fairness in this world?" as if he was answering Mei Wangchen's question, and as if he was talking to himself.

Mei Wangchen sneered twice, "Therefore, the so-called Hidden Mountain Academy's so-called education without class, regardless of whether it is high or low, and recruiting talents, is just empty talk." ”

Hearing this, the people around me felt a little strange in their hearts, others allowed the two of you brothers to take the exam, where did you come from with this complaint?

Senior Brother Yi never seemed to be angry, he still smiled, "That's right, since that's the case...... To be fair, it wouldn't hurt if I gave you a little advice......"

When the students next to him heard this, their eyes lit up, and they never expected that they would really be able to ask for a little bit of news, which was really unexpected.

Wu Xuanyuan suddenly interrupted and said, "Senior brother, it doesn't conform to the rules. ”

"It doesn't matter, whether you are enrolled or not depends on chance, and since they can hear what I say here, it is naturally a kind of chance. ”

When Wu Xuanyuan saw him say this, he didn't say anything more.

"Remember when you go in...... Walk more and see more. ”

After saying this, Senior Brother Yi put Brother Xiaojian's official certificate on the table and turned to leave.

Only a group of students who looked like goosees next to them were left, and the expressions on their faces were very exciting.

Walk around and see more? What kind of advice is this? Isn't this funny? What does that mean?

At a time when everyone was puzzled.

But no one saw it, and when Senior Brother Yi said those words, Wu Xuanyuan's brows furrowed slightly.

In the distance, the long-legged woman in red clothes before was sitting on a bluestone basking in the sun at this time, gently playing with a red flower picked from nowhere in her hand, and suddenly she glanced in the direction where Mei Wangchen was, and said to herself: "This is a trivial matter like registering, Senior Brother Yi just looks at it, and actually said one more word, huh...... It seems that this year's session is not simple, hehe......"

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The tedious work of registering is not done until the sun sets in the west and is about to set.

Mei Wangchen and a few people in the cave gathered together last night, and everyone fiercely discussed what the previous sentence "go more and see more" meant.

Mei Wangchen felt that it was really a bit boring to discuss this issue, and he didn't sleep well last night because of Qian Duan, and was yawning, thinking about whether to go back to the cave to make up for sleep first.

At this moment, an indifferent voice sounded in front of the stone bridge, it was Wu Xuanyuan's voice.

"The registration is complete, and the students come to stand in a row in front of the stone bridge. ”

There was a lot of noise in front of the stone bridge, and everyone was in a hurry, hurriedly lining up to stand.

Wu Xuanyuan walked to the front, pointed to the stone bridge with one hand, and indifferently said to a young man standing at the front, "You are the first, go in." ”

The young man was already a little nervous, and when he heard Wu Xuanyuan's words, he looked at Shiqiao blankly, but he didn't know how to get in, and his face suddenly turned pale.

When the young man was at a loss, the white fog rose again, the stone bridge was hazy in the fog, and there seemed to be a faint light flickering under the bridge hole.

The boy gritted his teeth and mustered up the courage to walk towards the light source.

After a while, it disappeared in the fog, and no one was seen again.

Wu Xuanyuan glanced at the stone bridge, nodded slightly, and then looked at the girl standing behind and said, "You follow." ”

Now that she had learned from the past, the girl simply walked directly to the bottom of the bridge, and in an instant, there was no figure.

And so it goes, the third, the fourth......

The teenagers who came to study in the hidden mountain walked into the fog one after another and disappeared.

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When he walked to about twenty times, Wu Xuanyuan, who was standing on the side, suddenly snorted coldly: "Wait." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he only heard the sound of flowing water under the stone bridge looming in the fog, and with a "swish", a figure was rushed out by a turbulent current, and sat on the ground in embarrassment, wet, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

The figure was a young man in a fancy costume who had just walked into the fog, and the young man's face was frightened, as if he had seen something terrifying, and he trembled.

Wu Xuanyuan looked at the young man in Chinese clothes, and said coldly: "There is a clear saying in our hospital that those who are ten but not fifteen can enter, and you dare to lie about your age!"

As soon as these words came out, Wu Xuanyuan's burly figure seemed to have grown a little more, and the black hospital uniform on his body was windless and automatic, and the murderous aura was compelling, like a demon god who had returned from hell.

Everyone in front of the stone bridge who had not had time to enter was silent, for fear that the next moment, the explosive blow of this demon god would fall on their heads.

Senior Brother Yi's faint voice came from the fog: "Xuanyuan, forget it." ”

Wu Xuanyuan took a deep breath, his body gradually returned to normal, and the corners of his clothes that were windless and automatic also slowly fell, and the murderous aura that was like nothing dissipated without a trace.

"This stone bridge Shuoshui is set up by the family teacher, and it has the effect of distinguishing bones and identifying age, so don't be lucky. ”

"There are thousands of roads, and the hidden mountain is just one of the many roads ahead, and the imperial court public school is the right way, or other colleges, each with its own strengths, and it is also a good way. At your age, there is really no need to do such a shameful thing. If there are any people who are not of the same age, they can leave on their own now, so as not to add to the trouble. ”

I don't know when, that Senior Brother Yi slowly walked out of the white mist, stood in front of everyone, and comforted him.

"My generation seeks the Tao, whether it is martial arts, whether it is literature and Taoism, whether it is to serve the family and country, or whether it is to send love to the landscape, it is always just to turn what I think in my heart into reality through my own efforts. Where to study is not to learn, where to ask the question is not the way? The hidden mountain road is far away, so go to other places to try, roadside wine shops, stone tables at home, everywhere you can seek learning. There are thousands of ravines in the chest, and you can naturally show your ambitions in your heart, if you only have a handful of loess in your heart, you will enter the hidden mountain, and after all, it will only be a waste of time. ”

As he spoke, Senior Brother Yi's figure was gradually invaded by the white mist, and slowly disappeared as he spoke, leaving only a fluttering sound echoing in front of the stone bridge.

When the people in front of the stone bridge heard this, they either bowed their heads in contemplation or were dumbfounded.

After a while, more than a dozen people walked out of the crowd intermittently, presumably all of them were of the same age, and they didn't know whether they really listened to the previous words and gained something, or they were forced to die helplessly, anyway, they all faced the white fog stone bridge, saluted from afar, and walked towards the entrance of Yuyue Village in the distance.

After a while, there were faint voices of angry scolding and reproach, or sad crying from the entrance of the village.

The hidden mountain road is far away, just because you are in this mountain.