Chapter 7 Introductory Examination (I)
After more than ten days of traveling, both the nameless and the coachman are already sleepy, the coachman is better, after all, he has been doing this business all the year round, and the nameless is not so lucky, along the way, at first he was complacent, but two days later, he was dizzy in the carriage box, he couldn't sleep, he couldn't sit steadily, and the bones of his body seemed to be about to fall apart......
"Huh...... Boy, we're finally going to Sword Spirit Town, why don't you hurry up and take a look. ”
In the carriage, the seats were curled up in a ball, and Nameless, who was still in a dream, sat up in the haze after hearing the excited shouts of the coachman. He reached out to open the curtains, rubbed his eyes, and poked his head out, and when he saw the bright moon and the stars in the void, he realized that it was night.
"Does that mean Tianfeng?"
Nameless asked suddenly.
Under the full moon, in front of you are the flickering lights of thousands of homes, and behind these fireflies is a mighty mountain, among which there is a huge peak, which stands proudly under the void, shaped like a knife, towering into the clouds, surrounded by layers of dense fog around the waist, which makes people daunting.
"Boy, you're right, that's the Finger Heaven Peak in the Sword Spirit Mountain Group. ”
The driver responded. Then he threw up the long whip in his hand and shouted "Ride", and continued to speed up the carriage......
After about half an hour, the carriage drove to the door of a relatively small inn, and Nameless followed the coachman into the inn, and after they had negotiated the price with the innkeeper, the coachman settled the horses and carriage, and the two of them took into a room.
In the room, the two chatted for a while, and due to the long journey of more than ten days in a row, the coachman quickly fell asleep, and Nameless, although very sleepy, was never able to sleep. Because, since his hair was dyed black, although he felt a sense of belonging in the carriage, compared with walking into the inn and then the innkeeper being polite to him, it was obvious that the later experience made him feel that the world really accommodated him.
Of course, in addition to these, he also really learned the status and general legend of the Sword Domain from the coachman's mouth. It turns out that the Sword Domain is not only a leading sect in the Divine Blessing Empire, but also the only one that is not afraid of the imperial family, and the main reason is that in addition to the seven Xuanjian Masters with vast magical powers, the founding ancestor of the Sword Domain is actually a strong man who has reached the god level, although he doesn't know much about the specific level of the martial artist, but as long as he brings the word "god", it must be unimaginably powerful.
Before coming here, Uncle Mei also told him some things about the Sword Domain, but those were only about dealing with people, and after learning about the strength of the Sword Domain from the coachman's mouth, Nameless could be regarded as a great increase in confidence, and his whole body was full of strength, and he couldn't wait to enter the Sword Domain immediately, and immediately learn to see all kinds of magical powers in the Sword Domain.
The next day, the groom left Sword Spirit Town. And in the next few days, Nameless also took advantage of his leisure time to walk around the bustling streets of this town to get acquainted with this strange town.
Although the size of Sword Spirit Town is similar to that of Yuyang Town, its prosperity is by no means comparable to that of Yuyang Town. Here, in addition to the wide road, luxurious carriages, and black-pressed tourists, both sides of the road are full of luxuriously decorated two- or three-story attics, and there are no vendors squatting on the ground hawking.
There are also brothels in this town, and there are many more than Yanglong Town. Passing by a brothel day or night, you can see prostitutes poking their heads out of the windows above and staring at you.
Although Nameless is still young, he doesn't know exactly what a prostitute does, only that brothels are the favorite places for rich people to go. However, whenever he looked up and saw these prostitutes after passing by the brothel, he still couldn't help but sigh that there were indeed more women here than in Yuyang Town, and they were white and beautiful.
But what he didn't know was that whenever he saw the prostitutes above smile at him, and he smiled stupidly, the passers-by next to him looked at him with strange eyes, and even some passers-by said by the way, "What a natural little prostitute."
In addition to these common goods, there is one thing that is the most abundant here, and that is the sword, and it can be said unabashedly that, apart from the brothel, every merchant here has more or less a sword for sale.
Looking at the shapes*, all kinds of swords, Nameless also can't put it down, these swords engraved with dragons and phoenixes and various patterns are much more beautiful than his small daggers, but because the price is too high, after admiring it, he left silently......
A few days later.
In the morning, the sound of thunder drums in the direction of Sword Spirit Mountain in the distance was heard to the sky.
"Son, go away. It's time to get started. ”
"Young master, wake up. The introductory meeting of the Sword Domain is about to begin. ”
In the rooms next to the inn, there were a few shouts, and after a while, there was also the sound of hurried footsteps going downstairs on the stairs.
Nameless, who was still sleeping with his head covered in the inn, immediately jumped up from the bed when he heard the sound, he pushed open the window and looked below, only to see that the crowd of black pressure was hurrying towards the direction of Sword Spirit Mountain.
Pointing to the heavenly peak in the daytime.
It is huge, steep, and covered with vegetation all over the mountain, and in addition to these, there are several circles of dense fog that continue to surround and persist all year round when you reach the top of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, looking at the wisps of mist slowly wandering between the cliffs, it really makes people unconsciously feel the urge to leave everything in the world and only wish to reach the top of this mountain......
An hour later.
Nameless followed the footsteps of everyone and came to the foot of Zhitian Peak through the winding mountain path in the Sword Spirit Mountain Group, but they were eventually blocked by a gate.
The gate is about five zhang high, ten zhang wide, made of white boulders, and the top is supported by four vermilion pillars, which are engraved with two solemn characters "Sword Domain".
Looking at such a magnificent stone gate, Nameless was even more excited, but at this time, this stone gate had been surrounded by the people in front, and it was difficult for the people behind to get forward.
Facing several layers of human walls, Nameless was a little anxious, after all, the coachman had told him before coming here that the age of the Sword Domain recruiting disciples was only under ten years old, and, as far as he knew, the Sword Domain Recruitment Disciple Conference was only one day in the past, that is to say, if he missed today, then he might not have the opportunity to enter here in this life.
Nameless finds a high ground and quickly climbs it.
After standing on the high ground, his gaze drifted over everyone's heads, looking at the five-zhang high stone gate, only to see that in addition to the dozen or so gatekeepers in front of the door, there were actually hundreds of Sword Domain disciples in the door.
Most of these Sword Domain disciples are young men, and only a few dozen or so are young women, but whether they are young boys or girls, they are all dressed in white, with jade belts around their waists, and their aura is lofty.......
Of course, in addition to these, each of them had a small golden sword embroidered on his chest and a sword in his hand.
Looking at these Jade Tree Sword Domain disciples, the huge crowd exploded, and it became a mess in an instant, especially the boys and girls in this group, who were screaming constantly.
"Stop arguing. Everyone, please be quiet. ”
In front of the stone gate, a Sword Domain disciple shouted. Suddenly, an old man in white walked out of the stone door.
The old man's hair was white, and his fairy spirit was fluttering, and there were three different golden swords embroidered on his chest; although he seemed to be close to a hundred years old, his face was full of red light, and his spirit did not look like that of a person who was close to a hundred years old.
He swept through the crowd that had gradually quieted down, and then said to the Sword Domain disciple who had just shouted, "The hour has come, let the reference disciple come in and be assessed." ”
"Yes, Elder Yue. ”
The disciple bowed his head and said respectfully.
"Hmm. ”
The white-haired old man nodded, and then walked back to the courtyard.
"Elder Yue, hehe...... It really takes no effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to get it, it seems that eight or nine are not far from ten, he is the Elder Yue Zhiqiu that Uncle Mei said. ”
Nameless rubbed his hands, his whole body trembled, and then he turned his back on his hands triumphantly.
"Please make way for the teenagers who are rushing to take the exam. ”
The disciple shouted, and then glanced at the four disciples on the left and right.
"Huh"
The four disciples drew their swords at the same time, and the chaotic crowd gradually dispersed to both sides under the strong deterrence of the four disciples, and in a short time, the huge crowd gave way to a path about a foot wide.
After glancing at the one-zhang wide road, and making sure that the road was stable and no longer deformed, the disciple who shouted in front of him then said loudly: "Today, it is our annual disciple recruitment conference in the Sword Domain, which is the same as in previous years, those aged seven to ten are invited to enter the entrance to be assessed, and the rest are not allowed to enter, nor are they allowed to make trouble outside the door to affect this assessment, if you are unwilling, please leave quickly, otherwise, don't blame me for the ruthlessness of the sword in my hand." Okay, now the assessment begins, please let the tested disciples get started. ”
After announcing the entrance of the examined disciples, he stood on the side of the gate, while the other four disciples also maintained order in the crowd avenue.
"Sure enough, it's a famous faction, and it's so orderly even outside the mountain gate. ”
Nameless smiled secretly, and then followed the other young men who were ready to refer to them in a proper manner, and began to enter the stone gate.
However, what he didn't expect was that the number of people assessed was too much, and it took him more than an hour to line up from the outside to enter the stone gate, which was far beyond his imagination.
Walking into the Shimen courtyard, it took less than half an hour for them to walk to the assessment venue.
Looking at the hundreds of neatly placed stone locks about the size of watermelons in front of them, as well as the plum blossom piles that were two meters high not far in front of them, and the two zigzag black buildings that resembled snakes a few hundred meters in front of them, many teenagers instantly felt the pressure doubled, and some even began to tremble all over......