After that, the next hurdle test seemed to be a desert environment - more and more sand on the road, and finally it almost sank to the calf. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info And the thick fog that had been permeating it all the time also dissipated imperceptibly, and soon turned into an extremely strong and dazzling sunlight.

"Hell, I can even simulate this kind of environment...... Aren't we on the bridge?"

Huang Chang looked around, but no matter how he looked, there was a vast desert all around, and there was even a faint trace of an oasis on the horizon. The path beneath your feet is intermittent, and you can only see the direction by seeing the skeleton of an animal or a human.

Ji Ruo's family seems to have helped her with some preparations, but the preparation is obviously not sufficient—the little girl is wearing a pair of cowhide boots on her feet. The leather and workmanship of the boots are very good, and they can usually walk long roads, but this kind of sand road is not possible - the sand will slide down the mouth of the boot, fall into the inside, and it will not take long to wear out the feet. It didn't take long for Ji Ruo to slow down, and he screamed that his feet hurt.

Huang Chang only noticed this at this time, and hurried to make amends. Luckily, he still had a spare pair of shoes in his bag, as well as several pairs of thick socks and garter belts. For Ji Ruo, the shoes were a little too big, so she had to wear more socks, stuff a few handkerchiefs into the shoes, and finally tie the laces and pants tightly, so that she didn't have to worry about the sand.

When Huang Chang squatted in front of Ji Ruo to help her sort out her shoes and socks, the little girl was so ashamed that her face was flushed, but she still honestly let Huang Chang deal with it motionlessly, but afterwards she began to dodge Huang Chang again, which made the latter very strange - he also has sisters and sisters at home, and he has a lot of time taking care of girls, and he doesn't know what he did wrong.

Of course, the little girl will not hold grudges, and after a while, she began to pull Huang Chang's sleeve:

"Brother Chang, Brother Chang, shall we go over there?"

Huang Chang was stunned, he was not surprised that Ji Ruo wanted to go to the oasis next to the road that seemed not far away, after all, the dense shade of trees and a pool of clear water there were very tempting for anyone who was dizzy from the sun. He just wondered why Ji Ruo, who was shy to answer just now, suddenly used such an intimate title, but he didn't want to correct it.

"Ah, little sister......"

"My mother has always called me Ruoruo, and you can call me that. ”

The little beauty was very generous and agreed, and Huang Chang smiled:

"All right, Ruo, but we can't stray from this path - don't forget that we're on the bridge, and everything around here is just an illusion. If you really want to pass, maybe you will fall down with a 'poof'. ”

"But I'm thirsty. ”

The little beauty's lips were a little pale, and Huang Chang frowned:

"Didn't your family prepare a kettle and a water bag for you?"

"It turns out that there were, but I ran into a youkai when I was drinking water, and I lost it when I ran away. ”

Ji Ruo said with a sad face, Huang Chang was helpless, took out his water bag and handed it to her:

"Drink mine. ”

The little girl couldn't wait to take the water bag and take a sip, and immediately showed a smiling face:

"It smells sweet!"

"Put some honey in it to replenish energy. ”

“...... But it's not sweet enough. ”

"Too sweet won't quench your thirst. ”

The mouth was not too sweet, and the little girl still drank a few big sips in a row, and she still looked unsatisfied, obviously thirsty, but Huang Chang still quickly confiscated the water bag without mercy.

"Save some drinks, I don't know how long it will take. ”

Ji Ruo wrinkled her pretty little nose:

"Brother Ah Chang is so stingy, he doesn't even give him more water. ”

was despised by the little beauty, but Huang Chang did not mean to be ashamed at all:

"Ha, I'm sorry, I only prepared a supply for one person before, and I couldn't replenish it at all along the way. ”

Against Ji Ruo's stunned gaze, Huang Chang carefully put away the water bag, but finally felt a little embarrassed, and sighed softly:

"It doesn't matter normally, but this time there is no room for error - I'm eleven years old, and I only have one chance in my life. ”

After explaining, he casually asked:

"How old is Xiao Ruoruo?"

"Ruoruo is eight years old. ”

Hearing the little girl's answer, Huang Chang smiled and touched her head:

"I envy you, Ruoruo. Even if you don't succeed this time, you'll have a chance in five years -- but I can't, and I'll be sixteen in five years. ”

Unexpectedly, the little girl shook her head after listening to his words, and her eyes were slightly red:

"Ruoruo only has this one chance. ”

"Well, how could it be, you'll only be thirteen in five years?"

"At that time, it was the turn of the thirteenth uncle or the elder brothers and sisters of the nineteenth uncle's family, and the family only had one chance. ”

Ji Ruo said in a low voice, Huang Chang asked curiously, only to know that because their Ji family is the lord of the Great Zhou, the royal family of the world, even the immortal gate has to give some face, and the talent qualification requirements for the children of the Ji family to cultivate immortals are lower: as long as the stone for measuring talent can be lit up, you can get the opportunity to worship the mountain gate.

But the number of such "relational students" is strictly controlled: there can only be one place per round, that is, every five years. And the lord of the Ji family, when Emperor Jingyao was quite enlightened today, he did not monopolize this quota himself, but allowed the children of the prince's family to participate together, and selected the best talents to worship the mountain.

But it is conceivable that with the large number of children of the royal family, it is not easy to compete for the quota of this "related student". Those who can't pass the worship once, don't expect to have a second turn - so many princes and princesses have children with similar qualifications waiting in their eyes, how can you let you waste it once or twice.

So if Ji Ruo can't worship the mountain gate this time, he won't have a chance in the future.

Hearing this, Huang Chang couldn't help but say:

"Since there is only one chance, if you can, you can wait a little longer, and it will definitely be much easier to come back to this golden bridge when you are thirteen years old. ”

Ji Ruo shook her head again, this time her eyes were full of tears:

"I can't wait, this is the opportunity for my mother to beg my father to fight for before she died, and it will definitely not be there in five years. ”

"I'm sorry. ”

Huang Chang immediately understood that Ji Ruo's mother had passed away. From Ruoruo's appearance, it can be deduced how this princess looked like during her lifetime. And even when she was dying, she was still able to fight for her daughter for this rare opportunity to ascend to immortality, which is enough to show that she is favored and valued in the palace.

It's a pity that no matter how charming and delicate you are, you will be spoiled in the harem, and everything will be empty as soon as you die. This princess is obviously a smart person, knowing that if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather, and after a long time, no matter how deep the kindness is, it can't withstand the newcomers, so she decisively spent all her emotional savings and gave her daughter this opportunity to worship the immortals - although it was very hurried, it was also a helpless move.

What's even more rare is that although Ji Ruo is young, she can actually understand this, otherwise how could a little girl who is only eight years old be willing to suffer this hardship and be infinitely frightened?

After thinking about this, Huang Chang's gaze at Ji Ruo was even more soft-it turned out that Ji Ruo had no way back than him. If you fail, there is still a warm family waiting for you behind you. is to live in the mortal world in the future, with his own wisdom and knowledge, engage in some creative inventions, plagiarize some poems, songs, and so on, and he should be able to mix well. And if Ji didn't succeed this time...... It doesn't look like she came from Jinjiang, so she will have to suffer when she goes back. Even if she is golden, even if she is as beautiful as a fairy...... I'm afraid it will only bring disaster.

"Then, Ruoruo, since neither of us can fail, let's try to rush forward!

"Hmm!"

The little girl enthusiastically responded to Huang Chang's encouragement, and the wind was blowing under her feet, and she was able to keep up with him for a while.