Chapter 4: The Girl of the Mountains
Danxia Yang Yuan Mountain, climb the ninety-nine ladder and reach the top of the mountain. Since then, overlooking the whole picture of Danxia, the mountains are continuous, and the scenery is beautiful. The top of the hill is covered with shrubs and low weeds. A few pine trees are staggered and a small pavilion stands on the top of the mountain.
The breeze blew, and everyone's clothes fluttered and whirred. Jiehu stood in the pavilion, strong and straight, and two sharp eyes scanned everyone. A serious atmosphere came out of Jiehu, pressing more than a dozen people who did not dare to move in the slightest. There was a slight sound one after another, and the six fifth-generation disciples such as Long Sheng stopped at the top of the mountain one after another.
Jiehu waited for everyone to stand still: "The ninety-nine ladder has passed, and the Danxia Yang Yuanmen Entrance Conference has come to an end." After speaking, his right hand was raised, and a force surged out of his sleeve towards everyone, and the eighteen people only felt a gust of wind blowing, and they could no longer move. Jiehu raised the index finger of his right hand, raised his fingers and pointed them in turn, and the fingertips flew out. The person who was pointed out retreated from the queue and was set to be three meters away. Connect the dots and fingers, and four people in the queue are called out of the queue. In order, there are the Mai, the thin one, the short-haired youth, and the cloth cloth tall.
Jiehu looked at the four of them: "This ninety-nine heavenly ladder is narrow and steep, and I sent the ancestor to use the traces of Bixia Shengong to carve the traces of his hands between the cliffs, and only one person can climb up." Therefore those who climb the ladder will go up slowly, and I can see clearly the performance of your climbing on the top of the mountain, and they will fight for chaos and take care of themselves. My Danxia disciple attaches the most importance to conduct and requires unity and harmony. Your performance today is not tolerated by my Danxia, so you also ask to vote for another teacher. After speaking, the four of them are not allowed to argue. With a lift of his right hand, he was vigorously helped up, and the four of them were sent to the side of the ladder. "Long Sheng, you send four people to send him down the mountain. β
"Yes" Long Sheng and the other four people flew up, each grabbed one person with one hand, and flew down the mountain. After a short time, the four returned.
It turned out that in addition to the test of the candidate's courage and physical strength, the test of the 99 ladder paid more attention to the test of his character, and the ladder was deliberately engraved with traces that could only allow one person to climb. If the test taker wants to win, if he or she takes it for granted that the first person to climb the ladder is the winner, he or she is prone to scramble and play tricks. And this is where the cultivation of personal character is reflected. Those with low moral character will inevitably disregard the safety of others and force others down the ladder.
Jiehu faced the fourteen people standing in front of him: "You have passed the triple test, and after the one-year test period, you will officially become a member of the six generations of disciples of my Danxia faction. This time, we had hoped to receive fifteen disciples, but only fourteen of you were able to pass the test. I hope that you will perform well during this year's test period and successfully become my official disciple of Danxia. β
After Jiehu finished speaking, he faced Long Sheng: "You take them down the mountain, let them say goodbye to their entourage and arrange for them to stay." And when he had finished speaking, he was silent.
Under the arrangement of Long Sheng, the fourteen people returned to the bottom of the mountain, and all said goodbye to their relatives and friends. Lu Ping found Lu Tianwu and Xiao Ling, who had been waiting in the crowd for a long time, Lu Tianwu was full of joy when he learned that his son had passed the test, and he was extremely relieved that his son could finally have a good source.
Xiao Ling and Lu Ping have been together since they were children and have never separated. At the moment, I think that I am about to be separated for a long time. Both of them were reluctant and fell silent for a while. Only Lu Tianwu became a mother-in-law for a while, and told Lu Pingqian everything. After a short time, Long Sheng urged everyone to go up the mountain to arrange accommodation. Respectively, Lu Ping said to Xiao Ling: "Brother Ling, this time I will go up the mountain to learn art, and you will study hard at home." We're going to be separated for some time after all, and when he's free, big brother will come back to see you. β
Xiao Ling thought of the missing figure around him in the future, and his eyes turned red for a while: "Big brother, you can practice martial arts here with peace of mind, and I will also go home and study hard." When you practice divine skills, I will be named on the gold list. Then we will eat and drink happily. β
Lu Tianwu saw the reluctance of the two, and thought that his son would also leave him, and his heart was also full of reluctance: "You two are still thinking about eating and drinking at this time, Ping'er, practice martial arts there with peace of mind! You don't have to worry too much about it at home. β
At this time, Long Sheng and the others had already begun to walk towards the mountain, and everyone was reluctant, but they were helpless. Lu Ping looked back at his father and Xiao Ling, and saw that they were waving to him, so he smiled back, ruthlessly, and walked towards the team with his luggage.
Lu Tianwu rushed home with Xiao Ling. Lu Ping was taken to a row of wooden houses, and Long Sheng arranged a place for him to live. There is a wooden room for every two people, and Lu Yuzi and Lu Ping chose to live in one. After everyone had cleaned up their houses, several disciples of the sixth generation came over to arrange the work that each person had to do every day. It's all trivial things like collecting firewood and cooking rice, but during the test period, martial arts are not taught. Since then, everyone has lived and gradually become familiar with the environment and people here.
Xiao Ling followed Lu Tianwu back to the Inquiry House, and without Lu Ping, he felt uneasy all day long. It is often difficult to read quietly. This Xiao Ling is bored, and sometimes he wanders around the village and outside the village.
There is a carpenter in Linyang Village, who has average carpentry skills, but knows some music, often makes a bamboo flute or bamboo flute, and plays some mountain songs. The people in the village were curious, and they came to listen to the music in their spare time after doing farm work. The carpenter's surname is Shen, and the villagers call him Shen Carpenter.
Three generations of Carpenter Shen's family have been working as carpenters in Linyang Village, and when he was middle-aged, Carpenter Shen went out and learned the skill of playing the flute. Carpenter Shen loves to be lively, and when he sees someone coming to listen to his playing, he works very hard.
Many of the villagers were also moved to ask him for the skill of playing this blowing, and Carpenter Shen did not hide his personal selfishness and often patiently explained. Xiao Ling was very interested in this bamboo flute. As soon as he was free, he went to Carpenter Shen's house to ask for advice.
Xiao Ling is talented and intelligent, and he can quickly learn the instrument, and in less than a month, Xiao Ling has mastered the knack of blowing. So this Xiao Ling found a bamboo, made a bamboo flute, and hung it around his waist. When I am tired of reading, I will play a whistle, so that I can entertain myself, and my mood will slowly let go.
Since learning to play, Xiao Ling has often haunted Carpenter Shen's house. The carpenter also liked Xiao Ling when he saw that he was smart. Sometimes he also taught his wood art to Xiao Ling, and Xiao Ling was also grateful. He often helped the carpenter to go up the mountain in search of some wood.
One day, the two went into the back mountain to look for a kind of nanmu. Walking deep into the back mountain, the two parted ways to look for it. Xiao Ling walked all the way to the deep mountains, and unconsciously walked for most of the hour to a low-lying place.
I heard it from afar, and there was the sound of water. Xiao Ling was thirsty and walked towards the sound of water. Walk to a stream, dip your hands in water and drink, and then sit down by the stream to rest.
When I didn't sit for a while, there was a metal collision sound of "ping pong" in the distance. Xiao Ling followed the prestige and saw a woman dancing a sword on a boulder in the distance. Watching attentively, I saw that the woman was dressed in white, with a slender and graceful figure, waving her sword and jumping up and down, with pieces of white shadows, and the sun looked extremely bright.
The woman's long hair shawl fluttered in the wind, and the outline of her face could be seen in the distance, and most of her thin cheeks were covered by the long hair. Slender Jade clenched a long sword in her hand. The body of the long sword shimmered, and under the swing of the girl, it made a ping-pong sound.
The girl's footwork is light, her swordsmanship is smart, and she dances on the boulder with a wonderful figure. Xiao Ling was stunned for a while, and before she knew it, an hour passed, and the girl sometimes waved her sword and danced, and sometimes stopped to think.
Xiao Ling sat on the grass and watched the girl's every move, and saw her smart figure and flying dancing, like a fairy descending to earth. An incomparably sacred feeling welled up in my heart, and I felt that looking at the girl, my heart was extremely peaceful, and I felt that I could give up all the distractions in my heart. The wonderful feeling didn't stop until I watched the girl put away her sword and fly away to the other side of the boulder.
After the girl left, Xiao Ling suddenly felt very lost, as if she had lost her soul. I was at a loss for a moment. After a short while, Carpenter Shen walked this way. Seeing Xiao Ling's stupid appearance, Shen Carpenter smiled: "Silly boy, let's hit the evil spirit! β
Xiao Ling was startled when he heard this, and woke up from his dementia, as if he had a dream. He smiled at Carpenter Shen: "How can it be, I'm tired, I rested here for a while." Seeing that the carpenter did not respond, Xiao Ling said smoothly: "This spring water is very good, Uncle Shen, let's take a sip!" After speaking, he found a leaf next to him, filled it with water and handed it to the carpenter.
The carpenter sat down on the grass beside him, took the spring water that had been handed him, and drank it. After drinking, he looked at Xiao Ling: "Ling'er, have you practiced a few tunes that Uncle Shen taught you recently?"
Xiao Ling took off the bamboo flute on his waist: "I've practiced very well, I'll play a few songs, and Uncle Shen will give me some pointers! Do you want to listen to "Spring Breeze", "Summer Grass", "Autumn Leaves", or "Winter Snow"?"
The carpenter lay down on the grass and closed his eyes: "Let's start with "Spring Breeze"! β
Xiao Ling raised the bamboo flute, put it to his mouth, his fingers linked, and the smooth music sounded. A picture of early spring, the scene of the revival of all things unfolds with the music. The grass sprouted, the dead trees spat out new leaves, and the air was filled with the smell of fresh earth. The earth awoke, and the clear river flowed. As the music flows, the scene changes, the grass grows, the leaves grow and thicken, obscuring the branches. Small animals slowly appeared, with human population, with the scorching sunβ’β’β’β’β’β’ the sound of music turned again and again, and then the leaves fluttered, everything withered yellow, and the animals became extinct. The cold wind is whistling, the snow is falling, and the sky and the earth are whiteβ’β’β’β’β’β’
The music stopped, and Xiao Lingchang exhaled: "Uncle Shen, your music is really beautiful, every time I finish playing, I feel like I have passed another year." β
Carpenter Shen woke up from the music: "Yes, you blow so well, you Uncle Shen can't catch up with you." It's so nice. If you have time, Uncle Shen has to listen to you. The carpenter looked intoxicated.
Xiao Ling heard the praise, but he was not happy: "Uncle Shen, I still need to learn some more tunes, I have learned these songs, is it time to teach new tunes." I learned it, so I played it to Uncle Shen more. β
"Well, Uncle Shen is about to teach you all the tunes, and you're still not satisfied. But I like this attitude. My disciple of Shen Carpenter, I can never be satisfied, to borrow a word from your uncle, that is called the endless sea of learning, endless. Hehe. After speaking, the carpenter stood up: "It's not too early, let's go back!"
Xiao Ling followed the carpenter out of the mountain, but he was thinking about the girl dancing the sword. Carefully note down the path along the way. In less than an hour, the two returned to Linyang Village.