Chapter 16: Tianzhao Second Test
The next day, before the hour arrived, there was already a crowd in front of Yuefu. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Qin Hexuan and the four of them also came early to wait for the results of the try.
I don't know who shouted "The results are out", only to see someone in Yuefu take out a big list and paste it in front of the door, and everyone immediately looked for their names.
The name in first place made Qin Hexuan's eyes light up, "Li Muyan!", the four of them thought: This person also came to Tianzhao Academy? In addition to Li Muyan's name, to everyone's surprise, Qin Hexuan's name was ranked second, and Qin Hexuan, who was watching it, laughed. Then look down the list, a total of 100 people are on the list, and the remaining three are on the list, Jing Xinyao is ranked 38, Xia Xue is ranked 54, and Xia Qingcang is ranked 98, almost falling out of the list. In addition, Qin Hexuan found that the Sikong brothers and sisters were also on the list, ranking 8th and 12th respectively.
"Please go to the foot of Tianzhao Peak on the outskirts of Zhongzhou City to gather and start the second round of exams on time. The person who posted the list announced loudly.
Located in the eastern suburbs of Zhongzhou, Tianzhao Peak is lush with lush vegetation and only a stone-paved staircase stretching from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, which the locals call the Stone Ladder. The reason why Tianzhao Peak is famous is because this mountain is the location of Tianzhao Academy.
The people on the list came to the starting point of the stone ladder at the foot of Tianzhao Peak one after another, and whispered to each other to discuss the second round of testing.
"What do you guess this second round of testing will be?" Qin Hexuan asked everyone.
"The first round is a literary exam, and the second round is definitely a martial arts exam. Jing Xinyao said.
"Martial arts, I only know rough and superficial martial arts, so what should I do, isn't it very dangerous?" Qin Hexuan said.
"Brother, if it's really a martial arts test, then I will definitely be eliminated directly. Xia Xue said to Xia Qingcang.
"Don't worry, my brother is here, and my brother will definitely help you. Xia Qingcang said with a smile.
"Everyone be quiet, now we will start to announce the rules of the second round of testing, everyone will come to me with their own research to receive a bamboo basket, containing 10 bananas, you need to send the bamboo basket and 10 bananas to the end of this stone ladder within an hour, and the test will start on time. Now line up in order to get the bamboo basket. In addition, no one is allowed to bring weapons up the mountain, so when they come to collect the bamboo basket, they will temporarily store the weapons in our place and return them to everyone after the test is completed. The invigilator announced loudly.
"Send bananas, what kind of strange test is this?"
"It's as simple as that?"
"Is it to test our patience with food?"
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As soon as the rules were announced, everyone exploded, and they were all puzzled.
"If it's just a banana and a mountain, maybe Sister Xue'er won't be a problem, right?" Qin Hexuan said with a smile. Xia Xue nodded.
"Alright, let's go, let's go get the bananas. Xia Qingcang said.
Everyone carried a bamboo basket, and there were 10 bananas in the bamboo basket, and they almost didn't feel any weight, and they were all conceited that they had good foot strength, and they would definitely be able to reach the top in an hour. The stone ladder winds and stretches deep into the mountains, and the trees on both sides of the road are blue and green, revealing an incomparable quietness.
"Dangdangdang", the bell rang, the time had come, everyone couldn't wait, rushed out of the starting point, rushed into the embrace of the mountain.
The stone ladder is not a smooth stone road, the stones are large and small, uneven, The height is different, it didn't take long for the distance between the people to be widened, the people with better foot strength have long disappeared at the end of the stone steps, the poor foot strength especially a few people who don't know the slightest martial arts have been pulled away at the end of the team, so that 100 people show the scene of scattered everywhere in twos and threes, plus the road is crooked, if you don't go together, it is difficult to see the figures before and after, and the deeper you go, the quieter the surroundings, some timid people have slowed down. Although Xia Xue doesn't know martial arts among the four of Qin Hexuan, with the help of Xia Qingcang, he is not slow, and he is currently in the middle of the entire team.
"This person is getting less and less. Xia Qingcang said.
"I've always felt that this round of testing is not so simple, and everyone should be vigilant. Jing Xinyao said.
"It's me who has caused everyone, if it weren't for me, brother, you would definitely be able to go much faster, I'm sorry for everyone. Xia Xue said in a low voice.
"Sister Xue'er, what are you talking about, do you want us to abandon you halfway?" Qin Hexuan said with a smile.
"Xue'er, don't speak, save some strength, my brother said, with me, I will definitely not let you go wrong. Xia Qingcang said.
While speaking, suddenly Jing Xinyao stopped and signaled everyone not to make a sound.
Among the four of them, Jing Xinyao's martial arts are the highest, and when they saw this situation, everyone immediately watched the surroundings vigilantly.
I heard a shuttle sound in the distance, and gradually approached the location of the four people, each clenching their fists and ready to attack.
The sound of shuttles had come to an abrupt halt. The four of them stared at the direction where the voice disappeared, "Or, Jing Woman, you go and find out first, I guess what kind of animal it is." Qin Hexuan said with a smile.
"I'd better go. Xia Qingcang volunteered to move forward, but before he could get a few steps closer, an animal jumped out of the dense grass, startling Xia Qingcang. When I looked closely, it turned out to be a monkey, and there was a false alarm. The eldest patriarch breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, it's been a lot of time, let's hurry up." Jing Xinyao said.
"Wait, monkey, there's a problem. Qin Hexuan suddenly realized, "Brother Xia, pay attention to the bamboo basket and bananas." As soon as the words fell, the monkey dodged and landed on Xia Qing's bamboo basket, grabbed a banana in one hand, and quickly jumped onto the branch above his head.
"Can't let it escape. Qin Hexuan said and immediately ran towards the monkey.
The monkey took the banana, grimaced at the crowd, jumped through the branches, and fled deep into the forest.
"Chase!" Qin Hexuan shouted, and the four of them quickly chased after the monkey, and their figures disappeared in the depths of the forest.
"This monkey walks on the tree, and it has an advantage over us chasing it on the ground, and it will definitely be lost if it lasts for a long time. Qin Hexuan said.
As soon as the words fell, Jing Xinyao had already jumped on the branch, "Just in front, you follow me below, every time I jump over a tree, I shake the branch as a signal to follow." After saying that, he jumped forward.
"Let's go, it will be much more convenient for us to have a Jing Woman on top to show us the way. Qin Hexuan said with a smile.
At this time, due to the difficulty of walking in the forest due to leaving the main road, Xia Qingcang had already picked up Xia Xue and was hurrying.
Following Jing Xinyao's signal, everyone traveled for a while, and suddenly, the signal stopped, and Jing Xinyao stood on the branch and stagnated.
"Miss Jing, what's wrong?" Xia Qingcang asked.
"I saw that I was approaching the monkey, but it seemed that the monkey was so spiritual that he jumped into the grass below and knew that he could not escape, and I could not tell where it was. Jing Xinyao said.
"Forget it, we've been off the main path for a long time, and if we drag it on, you may not be able to reach the finish line within the specified time, and I'm not sure I'll be eliminated, and I'm all to blame for my low alertness. Xia Qingcang lamented.
"Brother Xia, what are you talking about, the four of us are united, and we will definitely be able to break the gold. Qin Hexuan said.
"It's animal nature for monkeys to eat bananas, so we use bananas to lure them out. Qin Hexuan said as he picked out the strongest banana from his bamboo basket, found a branch with a good vision and tied it to it, and then ordered everyone to hide it.
After a while, the monkey really reappeared, and it was still holding the banana that he had snatched from Xia Qingcang before, presumably he had been chased by the four people just now and had no time to eat it.
The monkey jumped out of the grass and looked around vigilantly, Qin Hexuan and the four of them lurked quietly, and even their breath was extremely lightly controlled. The surroundings are peaceful. Slowly, the monkey let go of the boldness, came to the branch with the banana hanging on it, looked at the banana on the branch, and then looked at the banana in his hand, thought for a while, and then put down the smaller banana in his hand, and jumped up the branch, at this time, Jing Xinyao took the lead, a leap was already standing in front of the monkey, the monkey was shocked, and wanted to snatch the banana hanging on the branch, but Qin Hexuan had already seen through the jump and grabbed the banana, at this time Xia Qingcang also hurried to the ground to pick up his lost banana, so far, the monkey's defeat has been decided.
The monkey scratched his head angrily, looked left and right, aimed at Xia Xue, and jumped down to rush towards Xia Xue, Xia Qingcang hurriedly blocked in front of Xia Xue, and his fists came out, wanting to shock the monkey back. Unexpectedly, the monkey turned over skillfully in the air to dodge the attack, and his feet landed on Xia Qingcang's shoulders, and then he jumped lightly, and he had already landed in Xia Xue's bamboo basket behind him.
As soon as the foot hit the ground, the monkey was startled, and found that the bamboo basket was empty, and the banana was gone, only to see that at this time another bamboo basket came down from the sky and covered Xia Xue's bamboo basket, and the monkey was finally trapped in it and could not get out.
The patriarch breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got this monkey. It turned out that before the monkey did not continue to harass everyone, Qin Hexuan made a plan to capture the monkey, it was expected that the monkey would eat soft and afraid of hard, and he would definitely make a move on Xia Xue in a hurry, and he had already removed the banana in Xia Xue's bamboo basket in advance, and then caught the monkey after falling into the trap.
"Squeak squeak", the monkey screamed in the basket. Xia Xue looked pitiful and said, "Why don't you let it go, just keep it in this way." ”
"What if we let it go and continue to harass us? We are short on time and we can't afford it. Xia Qingcang said.
"We took it on the road first, and when we reached the finish line, we put it away. Qin Hexuan suggested.
"Okay, let's settle it, time is running out, let's hurry back to the stone ladder. Jing Xinyao said.
"Oh no, we just followed this monkey and ran into the depths of the forest, do you still know the way back?"
Everyone looked around, surrounded by towering ancient trees, and it was impossible to tell the direction of the time.
"I forgot to leave a mark in a hurry, and I made a mistake. Qin Hexuan sat on the ground and sighed.
"It's useless to lament, hurry up and find a way, I estimate that half an hour has passed, and we have only walked a third of the way. Jing Xinyao said.
"You say, can we turn to this monkey for help, since it can find us before, maybe there is a way to take us back the way we came. Xia Xue looked at the monkey and said.
"It makes sense, this monkey has lived in the forest for a long time and must be familiar with the terrain. Qin Hexuan clapped his hands and shouted.
"Just now we were chasing it with a group of fierce gods, are you sure it will help us?" Jing Xinyao said with a glance at the monkey.
"Let's try it according to Cher's method first. Xia Qingcang said.
I don't know if this monkey understands human speech, and it was still squeaking at first, but after listening to the above conversation, it quieted down, and sat in the basket with its ass, looking like it was ignoring people.
"Look at this monkey, don't you look like you're willing to help?" Qin Hexuan was angry and funny when he saw the monkey's appearance.
"I'll give it a try. Xia Xue said.
"Little monkey, because these bananas are very important to us, I may have scared you when I saw you stealing us, I'm sorry. Can you take us back to where we met us?" and if you promise, I'll give you the whole basket of bananas?" said Xia Xue to the monkey.
"What, no, then you're going to be eliminated. Xia Qingcang shouted.
"No, brother, if we can't get out, everyone will be eliminated, I am weak, if it weren't for my brother, I wouldn't be able to get here, even if I was lucky enough to enter Tianzhao Academy, I would not be suitable for hunting and scouting in the end, it is better to let me play a role, I will be very happy to help everyone." Xia Xue said.
"How about it, little monkey, do you promise?" said Xia Xue took out a banana and opened the skin and handed it to the monkey.
The monkey looked at Xia Xue with bulging eyes, slowly stretched out his hand and grabbed the delicious banana and tasted it, and ate it in an instant.
"I know you're hungry, let's eat another one," said Xia Xue and peeled off another one and handed it to the monkey, who ate it in one go. After eating two bananas, the monkey looked satisfied.
"Little monkey, can you help us? I can bring you bananas to eat every day in the future." Xia Xue said.
The monkey looked at Xia Xue, nodded with satisfaction, and pointed to the other bamboo basket that sealed the mouth of the bamboo basket.
"It should have agreed, brother let it out. Xia Xue said to Xia Qingcang.
Xia Qingcang glanced at Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao, "The matter has come to this, let's use a dead horse as a live horse doctor." Qin Hexuan walked over and took the bamboo basket that was covered on it. As soon as the obstacle was removed, the monkey jumped up the branch and danced happily.
Everyone's hearts tightened, this monkey should not take the opportunity to escape, I saw the monkey quickly climb a higher branch, jumped and fell on a tree in the distance, beckoned to Xia Xue, signaled to follow, and the four of them relaxed and followed closely.
After a while, the monkey led the four of them to the place where they had just snatched the banana, and when they saw that the task was completed, the monkey jumped and landed on Xia Xue's shoulder, pointing at the banana. Xia Xue laughed, took out a banana and peeled another one for it.
"Looks like this monkey has got you hooked, Sister Cher. Qin Hexuan said with a smile.
"I think it's pretty cute, brother, how about we take it with us?" Xia Xue asked.
"As long as it's willing to go with you," Xia Qingcang said.
"Alright, let's hurry up," Jing Xinyao urged.