Wu Yan stood up, stood side by side with the honest big boy two steps away from the cliff, looked down the mountain, and asked casually: "My name is Wu Yan, what is the name of this big brother?" You are right, this is really difficult to complete alone, I agree with your suggestion. However, how to go down, it seems that we should discuss it carefully, right?"

The honest young man, when he heard Wu Yan call him eldest brother, scratched his head embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "My name is Zhang Tao, my family is in the ironware shop in Gushan Town, and I have learned to strike iron with my father since I was a child. The name is ...... It was given by Mr. Wang from the Shangshu in Gushan Town. Actually, my nickname is Tiezhu, and I still like the name. ”

Wu Yan looked at Zhang Tao in surprise. He really deserved to be born in iron, and his skin was glowing with a bronze luster, strong and strong, and a teenager was actually taller than an adult. If he didn't always like to smile honestly and scratch his head from time to time, it would be difficult for him to associate him with the boy.

Wu Yan had a good impression of him, so he smiled and said, "It's good." I'll call you Brother Zhang. By the way, I heard people say, don't you have relatives in the Iron Sword Alliance, why do you still need to participate in the selection assessment, Brother Zhang?"

Zhang Tao rubbed his hands honestly and said: "Wu Yan, I, Zhang Tao, am an upright man, how can I do such a disgraceful thing? My second uncle is my second uncle, I am me." I want to rely on my own strength to join the Iron Sword Alliance, which is what a man should do. ”

Wu Yan looked at the honest Zhang Tao with admiration, and said with a thumbs up: "Brother Zhang is really good." ”

Zhang Tao scratched his head embarrassedly, his face turned red, and he didn't know what to say. During the time when Wu Yan fled, he was used to seeing indifference and hypocrisy on the rivers and lakes, and he was willing to make friends with an honest person like Zhang Tao in his heart.

"Brother Zhang, let's sum up how to go down. Wu Yan saw that Zhang Tao was just scratching his head honestly, a little funny, and spoke first.

The two summed it up, and it was Wu Yan who came up with a feasible proposal. This section of the mountain is too steep and there are few places to stay. If you want to go down, you must combine two or three people, one pulls the other, put down one first, and then the person who goes down uses his shoulder as a foothold, and the person above steps on it, so that it is good to go down.

The two young disciples of the Iron Sword Alliance, from beginning to end, were all cold bystanders. However, when the two heard Wu Yan and Zhang Tao's methods, they glanced at each other and nodded secretly.

In the gang rules of the Iron Sword Alliance, the first provision is to be loyal to the alliance and the brothers in the alliance. If something happens in the future, the disciples in this alliance will not be able to unite sincerely, such a person will definitely not be of much value to the Iron Sword Alliance, what is the use of recruiting them?

These two teenagers have not yet joined the Iron Sword Alliance, so they can have this kind of sincere cooperation, but let their two young disciples who have been in the Iron Sword Alliance for many years nod secretly, and they also pay more attention to the two of them.

After the two of them discussed, Wu Yan tore the rag that had accompanied him for several months from his broken pocket, twisted it into strips of cloth, twisted it into a rope, and tied one end to his waist and the other end to Zhang Tao's waist.

The two men cautiously climbed down the mountain. The other teenagers were originally pale, and they were looking around on the cliff at a loss. When they saw that the two of them had a good solution, they began to look for their companions to go down the mountain in a group.

Half an hour later, Wu Yan, who was panting and pouting, and Zhang Tao, who was full of lightheartedness, successfully appeared at the mouth of the valley of the Buried Sword Valley.

"Brother Zhang, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get down smoothly. Wu Yan said to Zhang Tao gratefully.

Wu Yan didn't expect that this road down the mountain would be much more difficult than he imagined. If it weren't for Zhang Tao, a big man with a strong body, he might not be able to get down.

Zhang Tao waved his hand and said with a sincere smile: "You're welcome, you're welcome, let's help each other." Let's go through the second level. ”

Wu Yan nodded and followed Zhang Tao towards the Buried Sword Valley.

At the mouth of the valley where the sword is buried, there are also eight young people with indifferent expressions guarding the valley mouth. It's just that, unlike the other disciples on the road, they don't even have any weapons on them.

The eight young men saw Wu Yan and Zhang Tao walking over, glanced at the two of them, and were slightly stunned. This pairing, it's so weird.

One is a black and thin man named Hanako, and the other is a big, shirtless peasant boy.

"Hand in the number plate for the selected disciples issued at the first level and receive the number plate for the registered disciples. After entering the Valley of the Buried Sword, choose a trail at random, follow the path in the valley alone, and walk to the end of the valley, which is considered to be passed. One of the young men said coldly to the two.

The two obediently took out the Aoki number plate, handed it to the young man, and took an iron plate from his hand that was also engraved with four characters, and then entered the valley.

The two walked into the valley and stood in front of a huge rock three or four feet high engraved with the words "Buried Sword Valley", both of them were a little confused.

The Buried Sword Valley is not large, and the radius is only a hundred zhang in size. In the whole valley, there was a dead silence. In addition to being quiet, it is still quiet. There was not even the slightest sound of insects and birds. It's scary.

In front of them there were six winding paths, all leading to the opposite side of the valley. In the middle of each trail is a dark gray mound of dirt. At the entrance of each path, there was a young disciple with an indifferent expression guarding it.

Zhang Tao patted Wu Yan on the shoulder and said, "Wu Yan, let's go." In the second level, we seem to have scored. ”

Wu Yan nodded, "Brother Zhang, take care, we'll see you over there." ”

The two of them took care of each other, then each picked a small path and walked in.

This level is the famous "Sword Shrine" in the selection of disciples of the Iron Sword Alliance. When he entered the valley, the deacon disciples of the Iron Sword Alliance had introduced them to all the teenagers.

I heard that in the dark gray mound of dirt, buried are the weapons of the elders and masters who have contributed to the Iron Sword Alliance in the past and have passed away. Rumor has it that these weapons are swords. In every sword buried inside, there was the sword intent of those elders and masters. If you want to become an official disciple of the Iron Sword Sect, you must withstand the test of the sword will of these elders and masters.

Whether it's really as mysterious as the rumors, no one knows. The disciples who pass the second level of the assessment will never divulge the secrets, this is the door rule. Without a pass, it is even more impossible to know.

Wu Yan pursed his chapped lips and walked into one of the paths.

Moving all the way, there was a very oppressive and heavy atmosphere, which always lingered around Wu Yan, making his nerves tense.

In order to give himself courage, Wu Yan learned from the hero's appearance when he heard the storyteller tell a story, took out the incense burner, and held it in his hand.

He bowed his head and walked forward quickly, while constantly taking a few sips of the well water in the incense burner, as a "drink" to strengthen his courage.

A small half of the water from the well was drunk, and the trail came to an end. Nothing happened. Wu Yan breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, and there was an indescribable feeling of comfort all over his body. He covered the censer, put it in his broken pocket, and appeared at the end of the valley with a dog-beating stick.

As soon as Wu Yan looked up, he found that Zhang Tao had already arrived. He was now standing in front of a thin and weak middle-aged man, scratching his head and talking to the middle-aged man with embarrassment.

Seeing that Wu Yan finally came out, Zhang Tao waved his hand happily to him and shouted, "Wu Yan, this way." ”

Wu Yan walked over very happily. In front of the middle-aged man, there was a long table, and on the table were some bronze medals with the same style as the iron plaque in his hand.

The middle-aged man glanced at Wu Yan indifferently, took a bronze medal from the table, and threw it to him.

"Hand in the iron plate in your hand. This is a bronze medal that can only be worn by official disciples of this sect. With this bronze medal, you are already an official disciple of this alliance, and you can report to the deacon hall. What to do next, they will arrange it for you. Of course, every month when you go to the deacon hall to receive silver, go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to get martial arts cheats, and go out to perform tasks, you need to confirm your identity with this bronze medal. The middle-aged man said indifferently to Wu Yan.

Wu Yan excitedly took the bronze medal in his hand, and then respectfully handed the iron medal to the middle-aged man, bowed and said, "Thank you, uncle." ”

"Haha, Wu Yan, this is my second uncle. He was still blaming me for why I didn't come to him. Zhang Tao scratched his head embarrassedly.

Wu Yan looked at the middle-aged man in surprise, but the middle-aged man said indifferently: "You can't shout nonsense in the valley. The hall masters and elders of each hall, when you see them, they should be called uncles or uncles, and ordinary disciples are called senior brothers and younger brothers. You can't mess with the generations. Okay, now that you've successfully joined the Iron Sword Alliance, let's go to the Deacon's Hall now to wait for the arrangement. ”

"Okay, Wu Yan, let's go together. My second uncle brought me here to play before, and I know where the deacon hall is. Zhang Tao said happily.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang. Senior Brother Zhang Tao, haha, we will be senior brothers in the future. ”

The two teenagers, talking and laughing, walked towards the deacon hall built halfway up the hillside of Xiaogu Mountain.

The middle-aged man looked at the backs of the two teenagers, smiled indifferently, and then turned his head and turned into a cold look at the disciples coming from the six paths.