Chapter 1 I. The Trial of the Boundary Mountain
Boundary Mountain, the mountain wind is howling, wild as a knife!
When the crescent moon set and the morning dawn rose, a group of teenagers, all fourteen or fifteen years old, shouted and walked forward against the mountain wind.
This is the trial day of the Lu family, a big family in Jieshan County, and the children of the Lu family under the age of sixteen will choose their future on this day.
Lu Hao was caught in the crowd and looked very inconspicuous.
Everyone else is in a group of three or five, and there is only one little fat man by his side.
It's not that he's a bad person, it's that others are worried that the patriarch will be unhappy.
Patriarch Lu Tang didn't like Lu Hao at all.
The position of the patriarch of the Lu family was originally Lu Hao's grandfather's, but before Lu Hao was born, his grandfather died in the battle for the family.
Lu Hao's father, Lu Ke, has mediocre qualifications and pins all his hopes on his son. But although Lu Hao's comprehension is super strong, he can't sense the vitality between heaven and earth.
Lu Ke searched for a solution for him, suddenly disappeared eight years ago, and never returned.
The current patriarch Lu Tang is the younger brother of Lu Hao's grandfather, and he has always been very cold to Lu Hao.
Although he was not directly targeted, his cold attitude was enough to make the clansmen ignore Lu Hao and his mother.
In addition, Lu Hao is already fifteen years old, but he has not yet succeeded in raising his qi, and in the family, he is regarded as a "fool".
Lu Hao came to the entrance of the trial, and Lu Tang's indifferent eyes also fell on him.
"Why is this fool here too?" a deacon beside Lu Tang frowned.
"It's okay, let this fool suffer, the family has wasted a lot of resources on him all these years!" the other deacon gloated.
"Or, Uncle Hao, you'll stay here?"
The little fat man in Lu Hao's body glared at the two stubborn eyes and said softly to Lu Hao.
Lu Hao's grandfather once saved the little fat man Lu Jun's father, and among the young people in the Lu family, he was the only one who was close to Lu Hao.
"I'm going to a trial. Lu Hao said firmly.
If you do not participate in the trial, you are not eligible to represent the family and participate in the Jieshan County trial.
The Wuwei Empire started with martial arts, and it is still facing the invasion of barbarians and demons from all directions, and internal and external troubles, so martial arts are great. The Founding Holy Emperor developed the martial arts system, even if it was not for power, just to make his parents raise their eyebrows, Lu Hao had to climb the boundary mountain.
Warriors from small families like them can't participate in the county exam, and they have almost no future at all.
His father disappeared for him, his mother worked hard for him, although Lu Hao was young, he had a lot of things on his shoulders!
"If you want to seek death, it is up to you. Lu Tang said coldly.
"Huh. Lu Hao smiled.
Secretly, he clenched his fists tightly and looked up at the towering and steep boundary mountain.
In life, what should be fought for has to be fought for, and what should be fought only needs to be fought!
"Let's start!" Lu Tang counted the number of people and ordered to start.
The teenagers scrambled to be the first, only Lu Hao sorted out his bags.
Suddenly, from behind, someone hit him, causing him to stumble and almost fall.
"What do you want?" Lu Jun turned his head angrily and glared at the person who hit Lu Hao.
"Don't be foolish and get in the way of others. The young man who bumped into Lu Hao said mockingly.
"That is, a fool must have the consciousness of a fool, and honestly be a steward of which Zhuangzi. ”
Lu Jun was furious and was about to quarrel with them, but was stopped by Lu Hao.
"Save your energy and concentrate on climbing. Lu Hao said lightly.
Ignoring the trouble-seeking teenagers, he packed his bags and moved on.
It was Lu Ye, the grandson of the patriarch Lu Tang, who hit him, and standing next to Lu Ye was Lu Tan, the first day of the Lu family.
Lu Ye ranked twenty-first on the rookie list in Jieshan County, cultivating qi eight grades, while Lu Tan ranked second, gathering spirits two grades!
The mountain trail is difficult.
Steep walls, mountain winds, and fog are all great enemies of mountain climbers.
Even if you are a martial artist who has successfully cultivated qi, if you want to climb, you need strong will and perseverance.
Lu Hao did not succeed in raising qi, and until now, he is just an ordinary person, not a martial artist.
He was also the only one among the young people of the Lu family who came to participate in the trial without succeeding in cultivating qi, so he was more difficult than anyone else.
The only good brother, the little fat man Lu Jun, was also driven to the front by him, and now he is the only one at the end of the team.
The distance from the front is getting farther and farther, and the others have climbed halfway, and he has only climbed a quarter.
But he never gave up, even if those teenagers who had successfully cultivated qi retreated one by one, he still gritted his teeth!
Up! Onward!
Sweat soaked his clothes, and the wind dried them, and the rocks and thorns pierced his hands, and the blood came out and dried up and scarred. But he just can't turn back!
Never bow your head and never give up!
By the time he was halfway up, there were already people who had successfully completed the trial and turned back.
"Hey, this fool is still struggling here!" Lu Ye sneered when he saw that he was still insisting.
The people who came down with him laughed at him, but Lu Hao still ignored it.
Lu Ye felt that there was a fire burning in his chest, and Lu Hao's ignorance made him feel like a clown.
He blocked Lu Hao's way: "The position of the head of the Lu family will be mine in the future, you fool, no matter what you do, you can't take it away!"
"I will enter the State Martial Arts Academy, and I will fully support Lu Ye to succeed the patriarch, so there is no point in your efforts. Lu Tan spoke at this time: "You can hold on until now, your mind is also resolute, although you lack talent, but you can also be regarded as a usable person, as long as you act as a servant for me, I will take you to the imperial capital of Wuwei, so that you can also see the grand scenery of the imperial capital!"
"Huh. Lu Hao smiled back.
Lu Ye and Lu Tan were so angry with his laughter that they wanted to explode, they would rather Lu Hao scold!
They wanted to have a seizure, but at this moment, Jieshan was being watched by an unknown number of people, and they could only suppress their anger.
"I don't know what to do!" the two cursed, and went down the mountain by themselves.
After them, people came down the mountain one after another, most of them turned a blind eye to Lu Hao, and a few persuaded him to turn back, but Lu Hao still did not retreat.
The sun was setting, the stars and the moon were rising, and Lu Tang counted the number of people at the bottom of the mountain.
"Only Lu Hao is the only one who has not returned. And a deacon reported unto him.
"Maybe I've fallen into a mountain stream and turned into meat sauce. Lu Ye was schadenfreude.
The little fat man Lu Jun looked nervous: "I'll go get him back!"
Lu Tang pressed him, and the light flashed in his eyes: "If he doesn't come back, forget it!"
"How can this work......" Lu Jun also wanted to find Lu Hao.
This is his last insistence, let him go, so as not to regret it for the rest of his life. Lu Tang said as if he was thinking about Lu Hao.
The little fat man was simple-minded, he didn't think so much, and felt that what the patriarch said made sense.
"I'll leave someone here to take care of you, and you guys go back first. Lu Tang said again.
The Lu family left one after another, leaving only Lu Hao still climbing on the boundary mountain. Even if his limbs were squirming on the ground, he would climb the boundary mountain and complete this trial!
The cold moon and cold stars shine on the top of the boundary mountain.
In the silence, there was a sudden rustling sound, and then a hand reached up from under the cliff and slammed it against the ground.
The fingers have long been bloody and blurred!
After a long while, Lu Hao's face was revealed.
"I'm coming up...... Hahahaha!" couldn't stand up, but Lu Hao laughed loudly.
No one else shared his joy, but at this time, he didn't need others to share it with him.
The bright moon and stars in the sky, the mountains and clouds below him, are the partners who share the joy with him!
After climbing up, he couldn't stand up, so he could only lie on the small black boulder at the top of the mountain.
These black chess stones, which are only available at the top of the boundary mountain, are proof of the completion of the trial.
Exhaustion hit like a tide, and Lu Hao fell asleep.
It wasn't until the eastern sky, a dazzling red light, stimulated his eyelids, that he woke up.
"Sunrise ......" he muttered, squinting to the east, and then his eyes suddenly widened.
It's not sunrise, it's not the sun that emits red light!
Six golden dragons, pulling a chariot with red light, galloped from the east!
Getting closer and closer to him!
"It's ...... Six Dragons Riding the Sun!"