There were countless people in the Great Chu Dynasty who longed to enter this academy, but they couldn't think about it.

Ah Qing didn't have this desire, but he came to the door of the Ordinary Academy.

The four characters of the door plaque are not fancy, and the pen and ink are divided into the wood, and they are hung above the courtyard gate. The door plaque has ivy entwined with it, and the branches are luxuriant.

After Ah Qing said those words, the old man did not speak, nor did he look surprised, but just quietly looked at Ah Qing's bright eyes and smiled kindly.

The sun is still hanging on the west mountain, but the dusk is even worse.

Ah Qing scratched his head, knowing that he should have been rude and directly rejected the old man's invitation to enter the academy, so he bent over and saluted and said, "I'm sorry grandma, it's Ah Qing who has a conflict." ”

The vice president shook his head with a smile and said slowly, "The old body didn't mean to blame you. The academy is never too strong. "The voice is hoarse, with a mellow feeling that belongs to the precipitation of time.

Ah Qing grinned and was about to take out the piece of jade from his neckline.

The old man said, "However, in the past 10,000 years, only one person in the Ordinary Academy, or the five academies, has ever refused to enroll. You are the second. ”

Ah Qing kept moving, reached into the neckline, and pulled the jade end red rope, and his cheeks were slightly red when he heard the words.

"The first person to do such a thing was your father. The old man said softly, but his eyes were like torches.

The young man held the mutton fat jade, looked up at the old man who was stunned on the spot, and the jade in his hand was warm.

The old man's thoughts wandered to the past, and he continued: "The academy assessment has remained unchanged for ten thousand years, one is talent, the second is the mountain road, and the third is three steps. It's never difficult, but it's not easy either. The seowon is just a seowon, not a place of practice. ”

"Thirty years ago, there was a young man of your age who signed up for the academy and walked up the mountain, and after finally taking three steps, the old man asked him if he would like to enroll in the ordinary academy, and he also refused. ”

The old man said this, and the smile on his face was even worse.

"The old body has lived a lot of years, and it is the first time I have met it. The old man asked him, don't you want to go into the sky and sit and watch the world?" he shook his head. The old man asked again, don't you want to be the walker that everyone admires, walking the rivers and lakes? He still shook his head. The old man asked again, don't you want to kill the demon clan outside that city and become famous all over the world?" he still shook his head. At that time, the old man was very puzzled and asked, Then why did you sign up for the academy?

The old man asked the stunned Aqing.

Ah Qing bit her lip and didn't speak.

"He said he was here to ask a question," said the old man. He said that his ancestors had been soldiers for generations, his grandfather and father had died north of the city wall, and his mother had died of depression and illness. Before he died, he hoped that he could come to the Ordinary Academy to sign up, become a powerful walker, and avenge his father. ”

The old man asked, then do you hate the demons? He burst into tears and said hate, of course he hates, he can't wait to kill thousands of demons with his own hands, and he can't wait for the three clans to have no demons. It's just that what's the use, if the demon race perishes, the human race will also perish, and there will be many people like him who have no parents and no relatives. So he asked repeatedly, why do the demons have to attack us?"

Ah Qing's eyes were red, and his hands were clenched into fists, and the red rope hanging on his chest was shining.

The old man didn't seem to have said so much for a long time, coughed twice and staggered to the steps, slowly sat on the steps with his cane propped up, his hands on the dragon's head, overlooking the entire Longhu City.

The old man patted the steps on his side, brushed off the dust, and motioned for Ah Qing to sit down as well.

Ah Qing took a deep breath and tried to calm down and sit beside the old man.

The old man continued with an amiable face, "So the old man told him that the different scenes you have just experienced are the evolution of the history of the three clans of human demons and demons. Tens of thousands of years ago, the aura of heaven and earth existed forever, and the three tribes coexisted peacefully, exchanging the products of their respective realms. Suddenly, one day, the people of the three clans discovered that the aura of heaven and earth could be transformed into the body, and opened up the spiritual power qi house, and through cultivation, they could have the ability that ordinary people did not have, so this group of people called themselves "walkers" and traveled all over the world, they wanted to see the end of the world. ”

The old man looked up at the sky, and the crescent moon had risen.

"The powerful walkers of the three races found that the land of the human race was based on the endless ocean. On the west side, the Demon Clan's Hundred Grass Forest and the Demon Clan's Northern Wasteland are all backed by an endless mountain range. Even the Terran to the east is the conjoined mountain. ”

Saying this, the old man held a cane and drew a semicircle in front of him to show Ah Qing.

"It is inconceivable that the travelers found that there was a mountain at the end of the world, so they began to climb the mountain, speculating that the world behind the mountain might be even larger. However, for 10,000 years, not a single walker succeeded. The wasteland where the demons are located is extremely barren, and many demons starve to death and freeze to death when winter comes. The demons once turned to the demons and the human race, but they were opposed by the race. So the demons among those walkers are the most brave and persistent, because the demons need a new living environment. However, countless years have passed, and the demon walkers see that there is no hope of climbing the mountain, and the demons must need better land to survive, so there is a war, and the war is waged against the two demon clans. The demons are strong and the shemales are weak, and they join forces to resist. That is, since 10,000 years ago, there has been no walker who has climbed the mountain. ”

Ah Qing finally spoke and asked, "What Dad saw in the last three steps is the same as what I just saw?"

The old man nodded with a smile and said, "It's the same, it won't change for ten thousand years." ”

Ah Qing was silent, because he remembered the mountain in his chest, the two mountains were somewhat similar, but they were completely different.

The vice president said, "Your father asked again, can the mountain be climbed?" The old man replied that the mountain must have a top, and if there is a top, it must be climbed. So your father stayed, became a student of the Ordinary Academy, gradually grew up, married your mother, and became a powerful walker. ”

"My mother?" asked Ah Qing with wide eyes.

"Your mother is a very good-looking woman, and she is also a powerful walker, and she has the same ideals as your father. However, you look like your father, and you also have a pair of eyes that can shine on the stars. The old man smiled.

Ah Qing scratched his head and asked, "Then where are my father and mother now?"

The old man raised his staff, pointed to the far east and sighed: "They, they are climbing the mountain." ”

Ah Qing followed the old man's finger and held the jade on his chest.

"It's been fourteen years, and you're fourteen years old in the blink of an eye. The piece of jade on your chest is a token of the Ordinary Academy. Fourteen years ago, the demons suddenly attacked the city, and war was about to break out. Your father and your mother left the academy and headed for the border. At that time, your mother was already ten months pregnant. After leaving Longhu City, I gave birth to you in the peach forest of Xintao Village, thirty miles away, and because of the urgency of the situation, I left you there and left the academy token. ”

The old man looked at the jade as if he were an old man, kind and kind.

"Your father and mother had an acquaintance with the Demon Lord when they were young, and they said on the battlefield that they would move the Demon Lord to go to that mountain, and the three of them never returned.

As he spoke, the Vice President took out a somewhat dull yellow envelope from his cuff.

"Before leaving, your father dragged people back to the academy with two letters, one informed us of your location, hoping that the academy would not interfere with your growth, and that it was the best choice to live an ordinary life in a small village, so in the past 14 years, the academy did not pick you up, but just watched from the sidelines. Another letter is for you, saying that if you come to the college one day, I will give you this letter. ”

With that, the old man handed the envelope to Ah Qing.

Ah Qing looked at the envelope written in front of him: To my dear son.

Ah Qing burst into tears in an instant.

The handwriting of 14 years ago is still very clear today, and the writing is elegant.

Ah Qing raised his sleeve to wipe his tears, took the envelope with trembling hands, and opened it carefully.

The two sheets of rice paper with a tough texture still have the fragrance of ink after 14 years. Ah Qing opened one, and the handwriting was the same as the one on the cover:

"My dear son, you must have been a teenager when you read this letter. ”

"As a father, I want to say sorry to you first, I'm sorry for not watching you grow up and not being by your side for more than ten years. When other children bully you, Dad has no way to stand up for you. Even when you meet a girl you like, Dad can't give you some advice. ”

"Dad is going to do one thing, to climb a mountain that no one has climbed for tens of thousands of years, and maybe he will never go back. But Dad had to do it, because Dad didn't want anyone to lose their parents to the war like Daddy. I swore this oath when your grandparents died, so please forgive your father's selfishness and leave you alone. ”

"When you read this letter, you should be in front of the door of the Ordinary Academy, as for whether you step through this door or not, your father and your mother will not interfere with your decision. Your grandfather said that a boy was born between heaven and earth, so he naturally had to stand up to the sky. In fact, my father doesn't want you to stand up to the sky, live a peaceful and stable life, just marry a wife and have children. Daddy just wants you to be happy. ”

"If you decide to become a practitioner, my Lin Ping's son, a student of the Ordinary Academy, naturally wants to stand among the strong practitioners, no matter how hard and difficult it is, you have to persevere, and cultivation is like this. ”

"Dad won't say much, you've grown up, and you know everything you should know. ”

"I'm sorry, son. ”

At the end of the letter, signed, Lin Ping.

Ah Qing lowered his head and tears fell like rain, and tears fell on the stone steps, spotted.

After a moment's pause, Ah Qing opened another piece of rice paper, the handwriting was graceful and full of aura, and there were tear stains on the yellowed paper.

"Child, seeing you sleeping quietly, my mother is really reluctant, but my mother must leave you, for the sake of my mother and your father's ideals. An ideal is a beautiful and empty thing. As you grow older, you'll understand that. ”

"My mother didn't have time to weave clothes for you, she couldn't cook you a meal, and she couldn't tell you stories when you couldn't sleep at night. But my mother will think about you all the time. ”

"My father and mother didn't have time to name you, and the name I gave at the beginning didn't match my heart, so I didn't decide on it. Now that I think about it, it's a little regrettable, but let it be. No matter what your name is, you have to remember that your surname is Lin, your father's name is Lin Ping, and your mother's name is Lu Nian. ”

"You have to learn to grow up alone and face the ups and downs of the future alone. Mother and your father will always bless you to grow up safely. We don't want you to be a doer, because you know why you're going to come to us. We will never interfere with this, you are an independent individual, you should have your own thoughts. Children should not be the ideal sustenance of parents. ”

"You're going to be like your father when you grow up, you're going to meet friends, brothers, and lovers. Cherish them, which is called happiness. You will also meet bad people, enemies and enemies. Correct your posture, don't bully the soft and fear the hard, don't cause trouble, but don't avoid trouble. You're a man, and you should have a manly deed. ”

"Life is never easy, let alone today's chaos among the three tribes. ”

"Mother and your father, I hope you are safe. ”

At the end of the letter, signed, Lu Nian.

Although the woman is soft, the mother is strong. The tone revealed between the lines is quite hard, but there are many tears on the paper.

Back then, the woman wrote this letter with tears in her eyes, and her heart was soft.

Ah Qing couldn't cry after reading it.

The old man sat quietly beside him, without making a sound of comfort.

Ah Qing, or the boy whose real name is Lin Qing, has grown up for the past fourteen years. After eating 100 family meals, he became sensible, and he had his own small house, and he returned from private school and read carefully under the oil lamp. The drought and flood of farmland and the bumper harvest are also the most active, doing their part for the village. There were also disputes with the children in the village, and the mean and ugly words said by the children did not make Ah Qing fist-fighting, although he had a lot of strength.

It's just that he will be alone, crying silently under the peach blossom forest.

The boy is good, really good, that is, he inherited the talent of his parents, and he also inherited the temperament of his parents.

The sun was slowly setting, and on the steps at the entrance of Pingfan Academy in Pingfan Mountain, a young man was crying, and an old man was looking up at the sky.

......

In the realm of the human race, far east, the endless snow-topped mountain range, like a ground ox turning over, the mountain shook and shook, and unknown fierce beasts roared one after another. Many towering trees were cut off at the waist, and the sound of falling to the ground was deafening. There was a strong man walking out of the forest with branches and leaves, and the dark purple armor was broken in many places, and it could be seen that the flesh and blood were blurred and dripping with blood. It's just that this blood is a weird purple color, and it belongs to the demons alone!

This demon was tall, with a mantle, carrying a large sword about his height, and his face was full of crimson bloodstains, and his eyes were breathtaking. The man walked out of the woods and stretched, his joints crackling.

He looked at the radiant spiritual power prohibition in front of him, and the corners of his mouth hooked up to reveal his white teeth, and muttered, "Finally back." ”

So a punch was smashed, and the spiritual power light curtain shattered inch by inch, scattering into a sky full of light.

With his hands behind his back, he stepped on the ground with one foot, rose to the sky, and headed north, majestic, and his figure crossed the sky like a meteor.

Meanwhile.

In one temple, there is a monk in a robe who folds his hands and recites: "Amitabha, someone has returned from the mountain." ”

In a Taoist temple, there was a long-bearded old man who looked up at the figure, and there was thunder rolling in the dusk.

A mountain full of countless swords of all kinds, there are middle-aged swordsmen looking for swords, but suddenly raise their heads, sword intent soaring to the sky.

In a bamboo forest courtyard full of women's laughter, there are beautiful women playing the piano abruptly and forcefully, and the fingertips are broken.

In a sect where there was an endless stream of travelers, there was a purple-robed man who sensed the spiritual power of the sage, and his face was playful.

All the holy step walkers in the land of the hundred rivers know that the mountain is returning, and the man with the knife on his back is galloping above the clouds, and he is indomitable.

However, suddenly a sword came up from the sky, and the man instantly held the knife behind him, and slashed vertically, the tip of the sword was on the blade, and the sparks splashed with the sound of thunder. The surrounding sea of clouds dissipated in an instant.

The demon walker who was forced to stop stood in the air with a cold gaze, looking at the swordsman in front of him who was even more sloppy than he looked.

The swordsman is unkempt, his face is sloppy, and his eyes are cloudy under the sword eyebrows. The ragged yellow gourd hung from his waist, and the three-foot long sword was suspended at his side. He took off the gourd on his waist, took a sip, and then said, "What about Lin Ping and Lu Nian?"

This person's tone was flat, and the sword on his side shook the sword body, and the sword roared incessantly, and the killing intent was vertical and horizontal.

The demon walker didn't speak, put the big knife back behind him, passed by and continued to gallop north.

The sloppy swordsman did not draw his sword, and let him go, but raised the gourd and poured wine and said:

"Kunshan is difficult to cross, who is sad and lost?"

It turned out that the mountain was called Kunshan.