Chenshi, also known as morning food, is the time of day for residents of the Southern Regions to eat morning tea. Qingluo Town is no exception, but the sky is not slightly bright, and the pedestrians on the bluestone street are already bustling with people, each calling friends, rushing to the familiar morning tea shop to pick a good location.

However, at the foot of Qingluo Mountain at this time, there have been many teenagers who have come one after another.

Although the time of the third round of trials of the Imperial Spirit Sect is from today's time to tomorrow's time, most of the teenagers who are under pressure choose to come to Qingluo Mountain an hour in advance to step on the spot.

Wang Fugui and Mo Shiping were no exception, and at the moment, they were hiking up the mountain along the trail. After a few days of relaxation, Wang Fugui's sprained right ankle has almost recovered, and he can barely walk freely, but he doesn't need Mo Shiping to carry it up the mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, Mo Shiping stopped, carefully looked around at the muddy ground, lowered his voice and turned back and said: "The footprints here are sparse, it seems that there are not many teenagers who choose the trail to go up the mountain, most of them are on the mountain road built by the Imperial Spirit Sect, which is roughly the same as what we speculated before." ”

Wang Fugui also observed it for a while before replying in a low voice: "That's true, then let's go ahead as planned." ”

Mo Shiping in front of him nodded, and quickly broke off a sturdy branch as a trekking pole.

I saw this young man with a shriveled bag on his back, holding a trekking pole in his right hand, deliberately leaving a series of obvious footprints in the mud with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and walked towards the other side of the mountainside.

Wang Fugui in the back cautiously stepped on the footprints left by the young man, imitating Mo Shiping, and also followed with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

After the time of the small half-pillar incense, the two came to a hidden cave halfway up the mountain. The young man with a shriveled bag in front of him suddenly stopped, bent down again and looked down at the muddy ground around him, then turned to the thin young man behind him and nodded, and then walked into the cave.

After Wang Fugui followed into the cave, he was so tired that he sat on the ground, and then raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his forehead. Fang Cai's journey along the way seems simple, but in fact it is very tiring, not only is it easy to slip on the mud, but also has to move forward with a foot deep and a shallow foot, which can make Wang Fugui, who is already not strong enough, suffer enough.

"Hey, Mo Shiping, do you think my idea will work?"

Mo Shiping on the side had a flat expression, for him, who was used to walking mountain roads, the awkward distance just now was naturally nothing.

Mo Shiping leaned on the stone rock with his back, took out two baked cakes from the bag he brought, handed one to the young man who was panting in front of him, and said with a smile: "It should work, it will be almost time in a while." The trial is about to begin, and there will definitely be teenagers who will find the footprints we left behind and sneak over. ”

Wang Fugui took a big bite of the baked cake and said happily: "Are we calling it a waiter?"

Mo Shiping nodded, took a big bite of the baked cake, and gave Wang Fugui a thumbs up with a smile.

Just yesterday, the two of them summed up after learning the rules of the third round of trials. A total of 430 teenagers participated in the trial, leaving only the last 20 teenagers, if you don't count the extra points obtained from the accumulated wins, on average, at least 20 points must be up to be able to be selected for the final 20 places. If additional points are added, the real result is difficult to say, and the higher the final points, the more promising.

Mo Shiping has already accumulated an extra win, and his starting points are 11 points. And Wang Fugui only won one win, and there were no additional wins, so his starting point was one point. Among all the teenagers, the highest starting score is naturally the twelve teenagers in the first batch who won three wins, which is twenty-one points.

Mo Shiping and Wang Fugui roughly calculated that there were not many teenagers who won two victories. Because the first batch of teenagers was directly eliminated by fifty, and none of them chose to stay and continue, so no one in the second batch of teenagers could win two wins, at most one victory. Those who can achieve two wins are naturally the thirteen two-win-one losers in the first batch mentioned by the purple-robed old man before, and the teenagers in the third batch who accepted the challenge of the second batch of losers after winning one victory and won, one hundred and sixteen. Therefore, the total number of teenagers who won two wins was 129, and the initial points were 11 points.

The remaining 289 teenagers all have only one win, and the initial points are one point.

Therefore, Mo Shiping and Wang Fugui's goal is naturally to focus on the young man who has won two victories, and each jade captured is eleven points, and the most important thing is that there are a lot of them.

That night, Wang Fugui thought for a while, and as soon as his eyes rolled, he put forward such an idea, instead of wandering around the mountains aimlessly, it was better to set a trap and invite you into the urn. In this way, you will not be in danger and you will be able to strike first.

Wang Fugui scratched his head and rubbed his hands gently, he came up with a good plan, but he was a little hesitant, he felt that the good old man next to him was unwilling to do so.

Mo Shiping glanced at him, and had a rough idea in his heart, so he took the lead in speaking: "Wang Fugui, don't use the method of digging pits on the steep slope to harm people, after all, there is no injustice and no revenge, and you can't harm people's lives in vain." ”

Wang Fugui looked bitter, laughed embarrassedly, and said with emotion: "My good old brother, hey, he is all burning his buttocks, and he still cares about this and that." ”

Mo Shiping didn't answer, but shook his head firmly.

Wang Fugui sighed lightly, after getting along for so many days, he understood the young man in front of him, he was really good at talking, but he was also really stubborn when he was stubborn.

Mo Shiping pondered for a while, and remembered that when he first climbed Qingluo Mountain, he walked around halfway up the mountain by himself, and saw a cave in a relatively remote corner. Thinking of this, Mo Shiping asked slowly: "I have seen a cave halfway up the mountain, but the location is relatively remote, I wonder if I can set a trap?"

When Wang Fugui heard this, he raised his eyebrows and thought about it. So, he told Mo Shiping such a plan, since the mountains are almost all muddy, it is better for them to take the initiative to leave a line of footprints to attract others to come. Of course, Wang Fugui specifically pointed out that the footprints must be deep and shallow, and the marks of trekking poles must be added, so that the comer will think that it was left by a teenager who broke his ankle, and only then will he have the courage to chase down.

Mo Shiping naturally nodded in agreement, so the two hit it off, and only then did they have the strange steps and postures halfway up the mountain today.

In the cave, Mo Shiping looked at Wang Fugui who was squatting on the ground, and admired it a little in his heart. This seemingly thin teenager actually has a belly full of ghost ideas, and it seems as easy to come up with a plan.

Mo Shiping sighed softly: "Wang Fugui, in fact, I really admire you. First, he dug a pit on a steep slope to reduce competitors, and then used the rules to survive the second round of trials, and now he has buried his footprints in the urn to catch turtles. Every time something is difficult, you can find a way. ”

Wang Fugui scratched his head, blushing for the first time, but his mouth was full of smug answers: "What are these, when I was fighting to pour night incense and brush the bucket for those rich and noble masters, I could think of more ghost ideas." ”

"Oh, can you tell me?" Mo Shiping was a little curious.

However, Wang Fugui did not answer, but was silent for a while, and his expression was suddenly a little depressed.

The thin young man raised his head, waved his hand, and said with a somewhat far-fetched smile: "Harm, it's all pickled and dirty, it's not worth talking about." ”

Mo Shiping naturally didn't ask any questions, he could see that Wang Fugui in front of him should have thought of something sad.

After a while, Wang Fugui glanced up at the calm young man beside him, and suddenly said with some envy: "If only I could fight like you, then I wouldn't think about these ghost ideas." If you worship the Imperial Spirit Sect in the future, you will definitely be outstanding. After that, he became a very powerful immortal, the sky and the earth are big, unrestrained, it's really good. ”

Mo Shiping shook his head and replied softly: "If I can choose, I would rather stay in Big Turtle Town for the rest of my life, and be a mountain passer who carries a basket on his back to make a living." ”

Mo Shiping's eyes looked into the distance, he used to have many dreams, such as earning more money to build a bigger house at the foot of the mountain, so that his grandfather could enjoy Qingfu. For example, if you have a child in the future, whether it is a boy or a girl, you will send him to a private school. For another example, when the shopkeeper Li Facai takes down the inn, he will definitely accompany his grandfather to his place every day to drink a small cup.

However, all these good wishes were shattered a few days ago, and the moment the boy stepped out of the big turtle village, all of them ceased to exist.

Wang Fugui stood up, slammed the young man who was still looking at the sky with his shoulder, and laughed at himself: "Are we poor people who are cornered by this bullshit world?"

Mo Shiping came to his senses, but shook his head slightly, and then said: "I have thought so much before, why do I live so hard, but life still makes things difficult for me everywhere, as if I will not give up if I am not forced to a dead end." ”

Speaking of this, Mo Shiping paused, and he remembered an old man who wore coarse linen clothes all the year round, and especially liked to drink some wine.

The dark young man's eyes were a little red, but he suddenly smiled and said: "I used to kneel on the ground in embarrassment and kowtow to people, obviously I was so timid and useless at that time. But my grandfather just said, crying like this, how can he be the dashing ranger in the novel. He always believed in my ability to do what I wanted to do until the last minute. How dare I, and how could, let him down. ”

Mo Shiping raised his hand and gently rubbed his gradually blurred eyes, quietly wiped away some tears, and then continued: "That's why I thought, if this miserable day is lived in a good way, isn't it also a kind of ability?"

Mo Shiping calmed down his emotions a little, then turned around and patted the thin young man's shoulder, and said softly: "I have a different experience from you, so I am not qualified to persuade you anything." I'm just saying what I think is right, and I hope it can help you. ”

Wang Fugui was silent, he didn't nod or shake his head, just clenched his right fist, leaned his back against the stone wall, and thought about his thoughts alone.

Not long after, there was a very faint sound of footsteps stepping on dirt outside the cave.

Mo Shiping immediately stood up and nudged Wang Fugui, who had not yet noticed the abnormality, and then he took the lead in turning around and quietly withdrawing backwards, hiding his figure in the dark shadow of the cave.

This is naturally Wang Fugui's strategy, let Mo Shiping hide his body first, so as not to scare away the comers, and wait until the critical moment to come out and make a final decision.

Wang Fugui continued to lean against the stone wall with his eyes closed, pretending to be taking a nap.

Suddenly, a fat head poked out of the cave, and its eyes narrowed into a slit, quietly observing the situation inside the cave.

After a while, the young man, who had followed the footprints all the way, finally determined that there was only a thin boy in the cave, and that he was still leaning against the stone wall to take a nap, as if he had not even noticed that he had touched the outside of the cave.

"Ahem!" The fat-headed, big-eared boy didn't rush in, but just stood in front of the cave and coughed twice deliberately.

"Who!" Wang Fugui jumped up in fear and exclaimed, as if he was taken aback.

"Alas, my feet!" I saw Wang Fugui squat down again, holding down the ring of his right foot with his right hand, gritting his teeth in pain, with a painful look on his face.

"Hmph!" The fat-headed and big-eared young man in front of the cave suddenly snorted coldly and shouted loudly: "Stinky boy, you deliberately dug a pit to harm me?"

Mo Shiping, who was in the depths of the cave, frowned slightly, a little puzzled, all the way has been carefully prepared, there should be no trace of horses' feet, how was it recognized?

Wang Fugui, who was half-squatting on the ground, quietly rolled his eyes, immediately raised his head, looked deliberately stunned, slowly stood up, quietly touched the trekking pole on the side with his right hand, and pretended to be calm and said to the young man in front of the cave: "You... Don't come here, there's really a pit here, and you'll be doomed if you come in. Leave me and I'll let it go... Let you go. ”

The fat-headed and big-eared young man looked around the cave again, and seemed to hesitate, and finally he glanced at Wang Fugui with a vigilant look, and actually turned around and left.

After a while, in the cave, Wang Fugui sat down on the ground all of a sudden, patted his chest with his right hand again and again, breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said to himself: "Ouch, I'm scared to death." ”

At this moment, the fat-headed and big-eared head outside the cave poked out again, and a sneer tugged at the corner of his mouth.

This time, the fat-headed and big-eared young man no longer hesitated, and walked straight into the cave, squinting a pair of small eyes, staring at Wang Fugui with an unbelievable face, smiling, and sneering: "Hey, where is the pit you are talking about? Why, bully me with small eyes and can't see?"

Immediately, the fat-headed and big-eared young man restrained his smile and continued viciously: "Just look at your cowardice, you must only have one point. That's it, no matter how small the mosquito's legs are, they are still meat, so hurry up and hand over the jade slip, so as not to suffer from the flesh and skin. ”

Wang Fugui suddenly took two steps back, winked at the fat-headed and big-eared young man, and said with a smile: "Yu Jian will definitely not give it to you, you don't think about it." ”

The fat-headed and big-eared boy frowned, not knowing if the thin boy in front of him was crazy with fright or had his brain pumping. He smiled cruelly and stepped forward, since this is the case, then prepare to be beaten honestly.

At this moment, a black shadow slowly walked out from the depths of the cave.

Wang Fugui glanced at the meaty-faced young man with pity in his eyes, and sighed lightly: "I told you that there was a pit, why did you still jump in?"