59. Drawing lots
Chen Peng coughed and was about to speak, but suddenly his heart moved, this Xigeng faction didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd, and this was not the first time that the entrance competition was held, wouldn't it even maintain order, thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Xigeng Daoist, and saw him looking at everyone with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Chen Peng saw that Xigeng Daoist had the intention to observe, and he dispelled the idea of coming out of his head, he has been influenced by the Confucian idea of moderation for a long time since he was a child, no matter whether it is good or bad, the first thing that comes to mind is not to take the lead.
Just when Chen Peng hesitated, he heard a voice in the group of monks say loudly: "Fellow Daoists, don't be impatient, please listen to Huang's words." ”
Chen Peng turned his head to look, and the person who spoke was Huang Xingyuan's cousin Huang Zhiyuan.
"Fellow Daoists, if you are fighting for me like this, I'm afraid no one will be able to take the lead. It's better for everyone to line up and draw lots one by one, which will be a lot faster. ”
"Who you are and what you are doing should be listened to. ”
"I don't want to be at the back of the queue until all the good lots in the back are all caught. ”
"Everyone, no one can see the numbers in this bag, even if they are in the front, if they meet a powerful opponent, it is not a sign," Huang Xingyuan said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, please follow what Huang said, Huang will be the last to catch it." ”
Everyone shouted for a while, you squeeze me, I squeeze you, it's too messy, and finally I had to listen to Huang Zhiyuan's arrangement, lined up in a long line one by one, and drew lots in order, Huang Zhiyuan was really at the end of the line as he said. Chen Peng was also in the queue, but he had been secretly looking at Xiyun Dao Chief, and sure enough, he glanced at Huang Zhiyuan a few times, nodded slightly, and showed appreciation on his face.
In this way, the efficiency was much faster, and there were only sixty-four monks who participated in the competition, and soon everyone had finished casting lots.
"It's not early today, let's go down the mountain first, and come back early tomorrow morning." Xiyun Dao Chief commanded.
When everyone heard the words, they all dispersed, and circled down the stone steps down the mountain, and then everyone realized that the original trial ground here was actually on the top of the mountain, and the mountain peak was flattened by the monks of the Xigeng faction with great magical powers. The stone steps that spiraled around the top of the mountain were about five feet wide, and the strong wind of the mountain blew on the people, and the clothes on the people were blown to the sound of hunting. If you are a mortal, you are afraid that if you take a few steps on this stone step, your legs and feet will be weak, and if you are not careful, you will be blown down the mountain, but everyone is a monk, and their physical fitness is much stronger than that of mortals, so this environment is naturally not a problem.
Just when everyone went down to the trial ground for less than a cup of tea, they saw that four people came out of the surrounding clouds and mist, three men and one woman, obviously at least all of them were monks above the realm of supernatural powers. Chen Peng had heard Kui Gang say that the Xigeng faction even had a total of four monks in the realm of supernatural powers, and now there are already five, and it is not known how much hidden strength there is behind it.
"Junior brothers and sisters, what do you think of the quality of the monks who participated in the trial this year?"
"I think it's okay," the only female monk said, "I think that Huang Zhiyuan is not only a good cultivator, but also has the ability to organize and lead, and he is a good seedling." ”
"Senior Sister Ximeng, although Huang Zhiyuan is good, but have you noticed that the monk named Chen Peng, he didn't step forward to squeeze when the lot was drawn at the beginning, and I saw that after he saw the messy scene, his expression moved, but after looking at Senior Brother Xiyun, he calmed down, I think he obviously wanted to guide first, but seeing Senior Brother Xiyun's attention dispelled this idea. Our monks have a long lifespan, if there are no accidents, we can live for hundreds of years, and if we have more, we can live for thousands of years, so we should pay attention to everything and not be impulsive, take a look and think about it before encountering anything, and we must be with the light and dust. I think this Chen Peng has the essence of a monk's survival, and his cultivation is probably no worse than Huang Zhiyuan, so I am more optimistic about him. ”
"Senior Brother Zephyr, I don't agree with what you say," the female cultivator named Ximeng retorted, "Why do you want to cultivate this way of immortality, is it to be a turtle with a shrunken head for hundreds of thousands of years, people naturally have to live vigorously in this life in order to live in vain." What you said is completely contrary to the pursuit of our monks, is it possible that you have cultivated a powerful vitality and powerful supernatural powers just to be with the light? If so, what are you still cultivating, it is better to be an honest mortal. ”
"Hi...... , junior sister, you are still too young, I won't argue with you, you have been under the protection of our Xigeng faction since you were a child, and you have never even gone out of Liuzhou. When you have truly seen the cruelty of the cultivation realm one day, you will know the truth in my words. ”
"You ......" Ximeng Daogu was still about to argue, but was interrupted by Xiyun Daoist.
"Okay, you two will have to fight as soon as you meet, I'm just asking you what you think of the monks who participated in the entrance contest this year, and you can argue too. There are three thousand avenues, all of which can lead to the road of immortality, so why fight for whether you are right or wrong. ”
"Senior brother, I don't agree with what you say," the West Wind Taoist retorted, "There is a way that is not clear, and the reason is not clear, although we monks often retreat and practice, but we can't always work behind closed doors, just as the so-called stones of other mountains can attack jade, what does it matter if you listen to other people's ways." ”
"Okay, okay," Xiyun Dao Chang is also a little big-headed, his junior brother is usually cautious, but also likes to debate with people about everything, as soon as he talks about it, he chatters, if it is a stranger, he may not be too verbose, there will be no scruples between the same door, and it will be annoying every time, "Everyone disperse, I will preside over the competition tomorrow, so I won't talk to you too much." After that, the Xiyun Dao Chief rose up and disappeared into the sea of clouds, and he didn't know where he was going. When the other four monks saw that the head of the sect was gone, they also dispersed.
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Chen Peng came down from the trial ground, and naturally he didn't open his bag to watch along the way, there were so many monks on the side, if he was seen by someone with a heart, it was revealed, and it would not be good for tomorrow's opponent to know in advance. It's not just Chen Peng who thinks so, but every monk also thinks this way, everyone is walking with their heads buried along the way, and no one at all opens their bags to take a look.
Soon they reached the halfway point of the mountainside, and they saw that there were continuous pavilions built on the cliffs on the mountainside, and these pavilions were attached to the cliffs on one side, but there was an abyss below, and they were all hanging in the air. There are plank roads connecting the pavilions and connecting them into a piece. At the entrance of the plank road, there was a young monk dressed in white, who saw everyone hugging his fists and said loudly: "Everyone, please, this is the resting place for you to join the school competition for the past few days, I will ring the bell early tomorrow morning, and when you hear the bell, please wash up and set off, and gather at the top of the mountain within half an hour." There are also numbers on each pavilion, the same number is divided into A and B, everyone compares the number drawn to the bag to sign, the red sign lives in the attic, and the blue sign lives in the attic. You have not yet joined my Xigeng faction, you can only move on this peak, and you must not go down to the peak privately. The young monk finished speaking and went down the stone steps.
Everyone looked at each other after hearing this, originally thinking of keeping it a secret, and waited until the middle of the night when there was no one to take out the lottery number to see the numbers drawn. Who would have thought that there could be no secrets in this situation at all, and who drew what number could be seen at a glance.
"Senior brother, slow down. Chen Peng saw that Wu You took out the bag and was about to open it, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it.
"Well, what's wrong?" Wu You said to Chen Peng suspiciously.
"The disciple of the Xigeng faction just said that we should live in the attic according to the number, but did not say that we must live in it. If we're out for the night, why do we need to open the bag now? Chen Peng leaned into Wu You's ear and said in an inaudible voice.
Wu You's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but applaud loudly, and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand so that he didn't make a sound.
"Let's go inside and see who the monks are. Chen Peng pulled Wu You and walked inside, seeing that the monks opened their bags and looked at the numbers on the sign, and then walked towards the attics. Chen Peng pulled Wu You, and the two walked through the suspended attic, but only more than half of the monks lived in the attic, but there were still a small half of the monks who just walked around the plank road like the two of them, and did not enter the attic.
"It seems that there are quite a few smart people. Chen Peng shook his head and smiled, "Let's go, find a secluded place and see how many numbers we have drawn." Wu You was also a little surprised, many of these monks were really like monkey spirits. After a while, many monks walked around the pavilion group and walked out, and some monks who had already entered the attic also came back to their senses at this time, and immediately became a little annoyed. Naturally, there were still a small number of monks who didn't understand what was going on, and some of the monks who looked out were a little confused.
The two came to the top of the stone steps again, found a secluded place, dismantled the bag, took out the lottery and looked at it, Chen Peng won the red lottery, and Wu You drew the blue lottery.
"Xiaopengzi, I see that the east wind is blowing now, let's go to the west, find a sheltered place to rest for a night, and then go up the mountain tomorrow." ”
"Then why bother," Chen Peng smiled, "let's go back and live in the attic." ”
"Huh?" Wu Youqi said, "Why is that, thanks to your extra heart, we can hide the secret." I see that the monk who won the blue lottery No. 5 and the monk who won the red lottery No. 8 have all met in the small town under the mountain, and I know a little about it, and I still want to think about what kind of strategy to adopt tomorrow tonight. ”
"It's windy in the mountains, if you want to stay, I don't want to sleep here. Chen Peng had the intention to tease Wu You, and walked back without saying anything.