Chapter 6 Seventy Stone Lock
It's late autumn, and the autumn is cool and the wind is cool.
In the mountains, the sun shines brightly, the mountains and rocks reflect, the flowing water gurgling, the pines and cypresses are shaded, the birds are flying in the sky, and the sound of warblers and cranes are endless.
Between the green mountains, the wind is clear and the clouds are light, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
In the depths of the mountain, a majestic mountain gate stands. The mountain gate is made of huge blue stone, dozens of feet high, up to the sky, and magnificent.
On the top of the mountain gate, there are gold hooks and silver strokes, and three huge iron and red characters: Iron Sword Gate.
The first day of October!
As soon as the sun rises, a dense crowd has gathered outside the mountain gate of [Iron Sword Gate]. People are crowded, squeezing their shoulders, and life is bustling. I'm afraid there are thousands of people.
In front of the mountain gate, there is a flat site of dozens of mu, and the ground is paved with flat bluestone. Five acres of field size were separated by ropes. There are stones, stone locks and other utensils in the field.
At this moment, a teenager came from afar on the Qingshi Mountain Road in front of the mountain gate.
The teenager was wearing a cyan thick cloth shorts and carrying a package on his shoulder. The hair on the top of his head can be seen at the age of eight or nine, with clear edges and corners, bright eyes, straight nose, firm feet, and a sense of perseverance and coldness that does not match his age.
The teenager is Ding Yang. His family was in great trouble, and his heart was full of resentment. However, he also knows that it is difficult to take revenge, and he must find another way and wait for the opportunity. Only when you have strong power can you take revenge.
Ding Yang inquired clearly in the county government, and the details of the governor of Hedong Prefecture were secretly remembered in his heart.
Ding Yang thought to himself that if he wanted to take revenge, he would either become an official through the imperial examination and use the power of the imperial court to take revenge. However, the road to the imperial examination is long and difficult, and the deception in the officialdom is not what he wants. In addition, Song Tiancang, the governor of Nanyuan, is a relative of the emperor. He is a hereditary noble. He acts on the official road and may not succeed in his life.
There is only one way to learn martial arts. With strong strength, you can have no scruples and be happy with kindness.
Ding Yang carefully inquired about where to learn martial arts. All the news pointed to one place, the martial arts school in [Iron Sword Mountain] 2,000 miles away - [Iron Sword Gate]
[Iron Sword Gate] is powerful, and it is known as the three sects of the State of Chu together with [Wudang School] and [Tianyazong].
These three sects are all thousand-year-old schools, and martial arts have a long history. There are many masters of Yijin and marrow washing in the faction, and each faction has a legendary innate master, covering thousands of miles, and even the imperial court of Chu avoids three points.
This year is the 854th year of the Great Chu calendar, which is the time when [Iron Sword Gate] opens once every three years. On the first day of October, it is the right day to open the mountain gate.
Ding Yang calculated the time. It is now September 13, and it is only half a month before the day of apprenticeship at Tiejianmen.
He rested for a few days, but found that the original great power had still not recovered, but now he couldn't care so much, so he quickly got up and rushed to the Iron Sword Gate.
He had the money he had collected from Yan Tieyi and Zhang Dazhong. He could have rented a carriage to go on his way. However, Ding Yang secretly thought that if he wanted to achieve advanced martial arts cultivation faster, he must always hone his physical strength and will. So he walked on foot. In order to save time, he abandoned the road and walked across the mountains.
The road in the middle of the mountain is dangerous and difficult to walk, sparsely populated, and sometimes there are no people for a few days. Fortunately, Ding Yang's perseverance and he has been playing in the mountains since he was a child, the mountain road is not difficult for him. If you are hungry, eat the dry food you bought in the town, and if you are thirsty, drink a few mouthfuls of spring water in the mountains. Climb to the tree to sleep at night to guard against the attack of beasts in the forest.
After walking for more than ten days in a row, I came to the mountain gate of [Iron Sword Gate].
Ding Yang came to the mountain gate. When he saw the bustling crowd in front of the door, he took a breath of cold air. Unexpectedly, the iron sword gate was so attractive that so many teenagers came to learn from teachers. What made Ding Yang more curious was that there were many girls mixed in it.
Ding Yang relied on his thin body and squeezed into the crowd hard. It took a while to squeeze into the front of the team.
At this time, a loud voice suddenly sounded at the mountain gate:
"Everyone be quiet--"
The voice was loud and long, as if it were ringing in everyone's ears, and the noisy crowd immediately calmed down.
A middle-aged man wearing a blue cloak and a leopard-headed eagle came out, followed by four men, one woman and five deacons in white. The man in blue stood high in the crowd, his eyes shining and majestic. He raised his voice and said:
"Today is the first day of October, the day when I [Iron Sword Gate] opened a mountain. I'm the elder of [Iron Sword Gate] - Meng Tianhao. I will host today's test.
"We only recruit children under the age of ten, and children over the age of ten can go back."
As soon as this was said, the faces of some parents and children changed color, and more than a dozen older children walked out of the team dejectedly and returned to their parents. There are also some parents of short children who don't make a sound with a fluke.
"All the children are divided into five teams, and the five deacons behind me are divided into five groups: A, B, C and D. You should follow the arrangement and don't make noise. All right, let's start the test!"
After saying that, Meng Tianhao turned around and sat down on a Taishi chair under the mountain gate. A disciple next to him quickly brought tea.
The five deacons in white left behind came to the venue with "A, B, C, D, E" signs and sat down.
Ding Yang and a team of children came to the field marked with the word "C". There are a total of 150 or 60 children, including more than 30 girls. After people came in, they were more or less excited and nervous, whispering to each other one after another.
The white-dressed deacon in this venue was in his thirties. His eyebrows were a little shruggished. Seeing this, he frowned and scolded: OK! Quiet——
Seeing that the children were not talking, there was a look of fear in their eyes. The deacon said slightly complatedly, "I am the deacon in charge of the "C" test field. My name is Cao Dayou. Did you see it?"
Cao Dayou pointed to the stone lock on the ground with his hand. "There are two stone locks here, one weighing 70 catties and the other weighing 120 catties. If you lift a 70-pound stone lock, you can become the outer disciple of the Iron Sword Gate. If you lift 120 catties of stone lock, you can become an inner disciple and worship directly under the elder's door. Is it clear? OK, come one by one, let's start now.
A freckled boy walked to the first 70-pound stone lock. Because of the first appearance, he was extremely nervous and his legs trembled slightly. He bent down to grab the stone lock and shouted, ah-
The stone lock left the ground, and when he was raised to his waist, he could no longer lift it. The freckled teenager's face turned red, and even the freckles on his face turned red. He wanted to continue to work hard, but his arm was weak, and the stone lock fell to the ground with a click.
Cao Dayou took a look, curled his lips and said: Unqualified! Go out.
The freckled teenager left the C test site silently with tears in his eyes. The parents waiting outside the venue let out a burst of boos.
The first test failed, and the children in the later test were also nervous. Three more boys failed the test and left in frustration.
The fifth appearance was a relatively strong boy. The boy walked to the first stone lock, squatted down, firmly grasped the stone lock with his hands, and also shouted in his mouth. The 70 catties of stone lock was suddenly raised over his head by him.
Cao Dayou touched the boy's wrist with his hand, nodded and said, "Okay! Passed the test. What's your name?
The boy replied, "Tian Dazhuang!"
Cao Dayou said, "Tian Dazhuang, you have passed the test. Do you still want to try the challenge of the inner disciple?"
Tian Dazhuang nodded and came to the front of 120 catties of the stone lock. But this time he only raised the stone lock to his chest and couldn't lift it anymore, so he had to throw down the stone lock. However, after all, he has become the outer disciple of Tiejianmen, and Tian Dazhuang still smiled on his face.
The teenagers continue to test, but the weight of 70 pounds is too heavy for children under the age of ten, and many children can't lift it.
Ding Yang looked at the other teenagers testing, and there was also some trembling in his heart. In the past, not to mention 70 catties, the 100 catties of stone lock was also extremely easy for him. But now as long as he gathers his strength, Dantian will be in pain. Ding Yang doubts whether it is the result of being kicked by Zhang Dazhong that day.
Suddenly, there was an exclamation in his ear, but a teenager raised the 120-pound stone lock over his head.
Cao Dayou also smiled on his face. You should know that the inner disciples can worship directly under the door of the elders, and their future prospects are unlimited. Moreover, there are inner disciples in the field of his test, and the sect will also reward him.
Cao Dayou also made an exception to praise this teenager named Fu Hongxue enthusiastically, and let the cool teenager stand beside him and wait.
The test continued, and two teenagers successfully passed the test of 70 catties of stone locks, but failed to lift 120 catties of stone locks. It seemed that it was not so easy to become an inner disciple.
Surprisingly, the next two girls also passed the test. Watching two petite and cute girls holding huge stone locks made many boys who failed the test ashamed.
Cao Dayou is even more overjoyed. You should know that girls' physique is not very suitable for practicing martial arts. Although girls can also participate in the test of Tiejianmen, few of them have really passed. The number of female disciples in the Iron Sword Gate was already very small. In the first two openings, only one girl passed the test.
I didn't expect that I would pass two at one time this year. Cao Dayou couldn't help but fantasize about what rewards the sect would give him. It would be great if he could give him a "Yijin elixir". He has been delayed for five years in [bone practice], and I don't know when Yijin will succeed.
Cao Dayou moved his mind and saw another teenager pass the test. He habitually asked, "Okay, what's your name?" While holding the teenager's wrist casually.
The teenager replied with an excited face, "My name is Gao Tianci." Suddenly, Cao Dayou's face suddenly sank, his eyebrows raised, and a cold look stared at his face.
Cao Dayou's face was as heavy as water. He stared at Gao Tianci coldly and said word by word from between his teeth:
"God-given! You are so bold!"