The reason why the mountain where Nutian is located is called "Tianbu Mountain" is to take the meaning of "Tianbu is difficult", implying the difficulty of cultivation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 On this Tianbu Mountain, there is the world-famous "Haoran Academy", one of the largest cultivation places in the world. Every five years, Haoran College will recruit students, and as long as they have a recommendation from various universities, they can get the opportunity to enter Haoran College. But all this is not easy to get, even if you have a letter of recommendation, you still have to complete the mountaineering, through the "ladder" known as the "ladder" of 10,000 steps, you will really become a student of the academy. It's just that climbing Tianbu Mountain is very difficult, in addition to the rugged road, difficult to climb, it may become the food of the demons in the mountain at any time, so every time you climb the mountain, most of the climbers will give up or die halfway......

The "Longmen City" at the foot of Tianbu Mountain is the starting point of every mountain climb, so every five years in September, countless prospective students who hope to enter the academy gather here to drain the water of this small mountain city and prepare for the coming month. From the beginning of September until the last day of September, students who are able to climb the toddler hill and pass the ladder during this month can enter Haoran College and become a member of this world-famous institution. Countless clever merchants also smelled this huge business opportunity, so they rushed to this remote place, making this originally desolate mountain town more and more prosperous, and even became one of the most famous towns in the world.

When the first rays of divine light in September shone on the earth, a procession like a long snake set off from Longmen City and slowly advanced towards the toddler mountain. If you're paying attention, you'll notice that the long queue is very mixed. Some of them were armoured soldiers, escorting two or three luxurious carriages (some of which were pulled by monsters), and drove majestically towards the mountain; some were like merchant groups, employing a large number of guards, dragging a large number of goods, and they did not know whether their purpose was to do business or to seek the way on the mountain; and some were light chariots and simple followers, with only three or two escorts, as if they were climbing the mountain for fun......

When the two grandfathers and grandsons of the slave and the old man arrived at Longmen City, the mountaineering team had already set off for half a day. After watching for a while, the two grandchildren also mixed in the flow of people and headed towards the top of Tianbu Mountain. Although Tianbu Mountain is the dojo of Haoran Academy, there are still monsters and beasts on the mountain, and countless climbers have died every time they climb the mountain, so most people will choose to start gathering in August, and then walk together on the first day of September to reduce the danger of mountaineering. The two grandchildren of Nutian were without any force, and of course they would not be stupid enough to go on the road alone, so they also followed the large army up the mountain.

"Xiaotian, you must follow the team, even if you are separated, you must follow the group, otherwise it will be very dangerous...... Do you know?" reminded the old man with concern.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I understand this!" replied with a serious nodding of his head.

"What's wrong with the people this year, what do they think mountaineering is? Even the elderly and children dare to come and join in the fun!" At this moment, an unpleasant voice came.

Nu Tian followed the voice, and it turned out that it was a guard in the nearby team who was taunting their two grandchildren. Seeing that the people next to the guard also laughed together, they treated the two of them as idiots, and couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Leave them alone!" The old man felt his grandson's dissatisfaction, and hurriedly persuaded in a low voice.

Of course, Nu Tian didn't pay attention to these boring guys, his mind was not an ordinary eleven or twelve-year-old child, how could he care about a few gossips?

This huge mountaineering force has been wandering in the rugged mountain road for three days, but the legendary ladder has never appeared in front of everyone, facing the mountain road that does not know when it will end, at this time, even the big man sitting in the carriage began to stand it and began to complain! At this time, the two of them had already been left behind by the original team, far behind, and now the teams around them were catching up from behind. Nu Tian once doubted that the two of them would be thrown away from the army, but after these few days, the long stream of people behind him still couldn't see the tail, which made him start to feel a little worried.

"Grandpa, shall we rest for a while?" Nu Tian looked at the old man who was starting to be a little unsteady in his steps, and couldn't help but persuade worriedly.

"No! We're already walking very slowly, and we're afraid we'll be left behind if we rest. We don't have the slightest ability to protect ourselves, and without the cover of everyone, we will soon become the mouth of the demons - so we can't rest yet!" The old man shook his head lightly and pulled the slave to continue walking.

Seeing this, Nu Tian shook his head helplessly, his grandfather's personality was docile and cowardly in front of people, but he became extremely assertive in his own affairs, and he would not allow himself to come nonsense. Glancing at the scorching sun in the sky, Nu Tian wiped a handful of sweat from his head, took out a gourd on his waist, shook it lightly to make sure that there was water in it, and handed it to the old man Nu. The old man took the water hyacinth, took two sips, and then reluctantly handed it back to Nutian. And Nu Tian took back the water hyacinth, and after taking a sip symbolically, he sealed it again and hung it on his waist again.

"There's not much water!" Nu Tian thought to himself, "I have to find a chance to get some water and food back, otherwise Grandpa won't be able to hold on!"

When the two grandchildren went out, they had already brought all the things in the house with them -- except for food and water that could last for a few days, and a few pieces of torn clothes, there were only one or two or three dollars of silver left! Nutian's physique was very strong, and he could last for several days without eating. In addition, their two grandchildren are people who have lived in the mountains and forests for many years, and they can always find some wild fruits and insects among the trees and grass to satisfy their hunger, but they are not afraid of hunger. But the worst thing is the sun on the head, no matter how much water you drink, it only takes a moment to turn into sweat and flow out. Looking at his grandfather's embarrassed appearance in the scorching sun, Nu Tian couldn't help but feel a heartache.

"It's close to the autumn tail, why is this sun still so fierce?" Nu Tian whispered in confusion.

"Don't you still have some money, let me go and exchange some food and water with Master Liu's team!" The old man also obviously knew the situation of the two of them, and whispered helplessly: "This old man Liu has a good character, he should be able to exchange a little for us!"

Nu Tian smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew very well that at this time, the small amount of silver was not worth much at all, and he would definitely not be able to exchange much food. But he still didn't stop his grandfather from going to exchange for food, after all, at this time, the silver had lost its original value, and no matter how much food could be exchanged, it was much more meaningful than the silver itself. Of course, Nu Tian didn't pin all his hopes on the kindness of that old man Liu, he had been carefully observing those mercenaries and the surrounding environment, hoping to find clues such as water sources and wild fruits.

"According to the state of the trees and weeds, there must be a water source nearby, but for the past two days I have always felt that something is watching over us, and if it feels right, I am afraid that it is the so-called demons! If you leave the party to get water, you will most likely become the prey of the beast......" Although Nu Tian had never seen a demon, his super strong sense clearly warned him that there was more than one such monster waiting quietly in the vicinity, so Nu Tian couldn't help but be in a dilemma, and he didn't know how to make a decision for a while.

Just when Nu Tian couldn't think of a way, the old man walked back with a spring breeze on his face. When he saw Nu Tian from a distance, he shook the food bag in his hand, obviously successfully exchanging food from Master Liu. But when Nu Tian saw his grandfather's smug appearance, he couldn't help but look around worriedly, and sure enough, he found that a few unkind eyes were projected. Nu Tian quickly greeted him, took the grain bag in his grandfather's hand and opened it, and immediately smiled helplessly. There were only a dozen flatbreads and some coarse grains in the bag, and these things were definitely no more than twenty copper coins when they were down the mountain, but now they have spent all the savings of the two grandchildren! This so-called Master Liu is a rich man near Longmen City, and when the two of them went to the city to catch the market, they had met this guy once or twice, but they did not expect to meet here again at this time. Although Nu Tian's impression of this Master Liu is also quite good, but in such an extraordinary period, Nu Tian does not think that this Master Liu will be so kind to help them. But seeing that his two grandchildren had worked hard to earn hard-earned money in exchange for such a small thing, his face couldn't help but darken. But at this time, it was useless to be angry, and Nu Tian tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart and began to quickly think about the situation in front of him.

"Grandpa, is the water hyacinth full?I'm so thirsty!" Nu Tian poured all the contents of the food bag on the ground without concealment, picked up a large cake and devoured it, and at the same time snatched the water hyacinth from the slave man's waist and drank the water in a big gulp.

"Master Liu is really a good person, not only gave us food, but also gave us an extra water bag!" The old man untied a half-used water bag from his waist and raised it in front of his grandson, with a grateful look on his face.

"Cough, cough ......" Listening to what grandpa said, even if Nu Tian thought that he was superior and had the ability to collapse Mount Tai in front of him without changing his color, he couldn't help but be choked and almost turned his back on his breath. This money and silver are enough for the two of them to use for more than a year at the foot of the mountain, and now they are only exchanged for two or three days of food, and they still think that the other party is a good person.

"Eat slowly, I've really wronged you these days!" Seeing his grandson so embarrassed, the old man hurriedly patted his hand on the back of Nutian to help him calm down. At this time, the old man thought that the slave was hungry, and he had lost his usual calm appearance, so he couldn't help but be even more worried!

Under the round of patting on the grandfather's ground, Nu Tian finally got his way, and then reluctantly began to clean up the food on the ground, and secretly looked around from time to time, and found that the original fiery eyes were a lot less, and the rest of the ground were all some poorly dressed guys, who seemed to be hungry and afraid of the poor, otherwise they would not be greedy for these dozen broken flatbreads. Seeing that the hostility around him had decreased, Nu Tian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, although there were still a few greedy ghosts, but these people were all guys with thieves and no thieves, as long as they were careful and didn't leave the army, after a day or two, no one would fight their two grandchildren again!

The team continued to move forward, and the two grandchildren of Nutian soon integrated into the team again, becoming one of the inconspicuous climbers. In the heat of the day, everyone had almost lost the interest in gossip, and only walked silently, except for the chaotic footsteps and panting, and only occasionally heard someone whispering to talk. Finally, after tormenting these poor people for a whole day, the enthusiastic Sun Father finally reined in its brilliance and slowly sank westward. Looking at the scorching sun that was gradually falling, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts, and a rare smile appeared on their faces—they could finally take a break!

"Ahh......h