Chapter 41: The Night Is Long
The most surprising thing for Mei Xiao is not that he passed the selection of the two levels, but that after he passed the two levels, he learned that there was a second baby who also passed the two levels.
Originally, Mei Xiao did not have much confidence in Erwa, a fledgling teenager with only a small beetle that looked very chicken, how could he defeat these old fritters who were old in poison and still unscathed?
But it turns out that the second baby doesn't seem to be weak. Mei Xiao leaned over and talked to Erwa about what she saw and heard when she passed the second level, and Erwa said, "Mei Engong, thanks to your blood." ”
Mei Xiao was a little surprised, "What do you mean?"
Erwa smiled innocently, "Mei Engong, you left a bowl of blood in our village, and the village chief gave a small bottle to each of us who came out to participate in the selection, if it weren't for this thing, I would have died there after passing through the bat forest." ”
Mei Xiao asked, "So you have a way to deal with those bats?"
Erwa didn't hide it, and said: "These are the experiences of the predecessors, the group of poisonous bats is not afraid of anything else, only fire and music, as long as they hold torches or play music, the group of bats will quickly scatter and flee." ”
Mei Xiao was a little dumbfounded, the experience and wisdom accumulated by the people who lived in the humid and hot jungles of the Dian Kingdom all year round were not comparable to those who lived in ordinary places. The bat forest, which caused the most trouble to Mei Xiao, was the easiest thing to do in the eyes of the aborigines, and it seemed that he should learn more about the local customs before going to a place.
Mei Xiao stood with the few remaining people who had passed the second level, waiting for the Elder of the Eagle Valley to announce what the final level would take. The elder uncharacteristically informed them to gather in the ring at midnight, and although everyone didn't understand why the elder chose this time, they still arrived on time, and no one wanted to leave a bad impression on the elders of the Eagle Valley who would decide their fate in the future.
The ring at midnight was empty, and the flags picked out by the stage were hunting with the cold wind of the night. Although the day in Dian is humid and muggy, the night is biting cold, and the wind with cold air goes straight into the cracks of human bones, which is not at all like the excessively hot place in the daytime.
After two levels, the few remaining people gathered here, waiting for the appearance of the Elder of the Dian Eagle Valley. At the beginning, a few people were still talking and laughing, talking about their future and ideals in the Dian Eagle Valley, but after half an hour, the elders had not yet come, and the atmosphere in the field had begun to cool down, even if there was occasional talk and laughter, everyone's faces also had far-fetched expressions. But Mei Xiao was not in a hurry at all, in short, the person was already here, and the elder's notice was certain, just wait.
An hour later, the elders still did not come, and the anger of the people who had gathered here late at night had been ignited by the long wait, and several of them had already planned to look for the elders' quarters, but no one dared to actually act.
As the minutes ticked by, the night was getting deeper and deeper, and the people were getting more and more restless, although they were sure that nothing would happen to the elders of the Eagle Valley, and they would not leave them here for no reason, but waiting here for a long time was enough to smooth out their patience.
Finally, after waiting for an hour and a half, a large part of the people were convinced that the elder had forgotten to call them over, and turned away. Another half an hour passed, and the long night passed, and the first glimmer of the morning was already shining on the horizon. There are not many people who are still waiting. With the addition of Erwa and Mei Xiao, there were only six people left in the ring.
The six people who had been watching for almost the night looked at each other, not knowing if the night's waiting would be in exchange for something, and they were just a little more patient than those who left.
As the sky gradually brightened, a loud and long rooster crowing was heard in the distance, and the sun showed its golden face from the mountains of Dian Kingdom. The six of them looked at the gradually lively streets, a little overwhelmed.
But fortunately, their confusion did not last long, and just when the early vendors began to sell soy milk fritters, the elders of Dianying Valley finally came.
This time, the elder of the Eagle Valley did not put on his usual face as cold as ice, but put on a kind smile, and he announced with a smile, "Congratulations on passing this disciple selection. ”
The six of them were amazed, and one of them asked the elder, "We didn't do anything, we just waited here for one night and passed?"
The elder smiled, "This is your last test, learning poison and martial arts requires patience and perseverance, without these, you are not worthy of being a disciple of the Dian Eagle Valley at all." ”
Mei Xiao nodded in agreement, although Wuyang did not have a similar selection, but cultivating the patience of the disciples is also the top priority of the masters' teaching, and practicing martial arts is a thing that requires patience in particular. Even if you have patience, you may not have results if you study for more than ten years, and those who are impatient are probably doomed to achieve nothing in martial arts.
The border protection city has completed the selection of the Dian Eagle Valley, but some of the selection points of the Dian Eagle Valley in other cities have not yet been decided, Mei Xiao and the other six people who passed the selection are in the inn waiting for the elders to take them to the Dian Eagle Valley, and those who are only one step away from passing the selection go to the elders together, no matter how to let the elders give them another chance.
But the elders did not care about their pleas, and refused to say anything, so they made trouble until dark, and when they saw that there was really no hope, the unfortunate ones left the elder's courtyard.
A lot of times that's like this, as long as you hold on a little longer, a miracle will happen, so why not hold on for a little longer?