"The first item is to test your understanding."
After a long detour, Shi Zimiao finally got to the point.
As she spoke, Shi Zimiao stood up and walked slowly to a stone wall not far away. When everyone was confused and didn't know what she wanted to do, she suddenly drew her sword, flew out, and swiped with her sword. With a pen, I quickly carved a few big characters on the stone wall - The heart of the sword is bright!
As he finished writing the last stroke, Shi Zimiao put away his sword, finished it in one breath, and then floated down from the air.
In an instant, the surroundings were filled with exclamations of admiration, including Sun Quan, who couldn't help but sigh in his heart: If Zuo Ci, who sees the dragon but never sees its tail, is the best swordsman in the world, then Shi Zimiao can definitely be called the best swordsman in the world! Shi Zimiao seemed to be able to do this skill just now, but many people may not be able to do it in their lifetime.
In fact, in the fantasy of Sansi, Sun Quan had seen Shi Zimiao take action more than once, but every time he saw her draw her sword, Sun Quan felt a sense of despair. It is often said that the sword is the king of weapons and a symbol of status, but in Shi Zimiao's case, her sword is a cold weapon without any other additional meaning. It is a simple weapon with the most primitive properties of a weapon—— Killing. When Shi Zimiao's sword is pointed at you, you will feel that you have nowhere to escape, that feeling of suffocation that the guillotine has reached your neck. Therefore, every time he faced Shi Zimiao, no matter how many times Sun Quan imitated it, he felt desperate in his heart.
Ahead, unknowingly, Shi Zimiao had already put away his sword and turned around.
"Listen to the question."
The two quiet words made the scene instantly quiet. Shi Zimiao raised his right hand and showed the four characters "The Heart of the Sword is Clear" on the stone wall.
"These four characters hide four different sword techniques respectively. Comprehend all four sword techniques to determine the winner. Rank the best according to the length of time it takes to comprehend. The latest will be until the sun sets today. By then, it will not be completely completed. Disciples who have understood it will no longer need to participate in the tests of the next few days." Shi Zimiao said.
Holy shit!
Before he finished listening, Sun Quan couldn't help but start scolding his mother. Is there any mistake? This is too difficult, right? I admit, your four characters are indeed written beautifully. If you look carefully, it seems that they are indeed four different fonts and four different styles. However, after understanding the swordsmanship from the words, and also understanding four sets of swordsmanship at once, do you really think that the people here are all the protagonists of the novel, leading a cheating life? ! Even the protagonist, Linghu Chong, can't learn Dugu Nine Swords so quickly!
"I have questions!"
Sun Quan once again raised his hand and asked a question immediately.
It's a pity that Shi Zimiao is quite ruthless.
"After the test begins, refuse to answer any questions. Instead of thinking about these useless things, it is better to calm down and understand it carefully."
Even if he thought twice about the illusion, Sun Quan could not find any opportunity to further test the information. This made Sun Quan grit his teeth in anger. Could it be that the biggest trump card he had always relied on could only simply increase the enlightenment time by three hours?
Sun Quan is not willing to give in!
Well, no matter how unwilling he was, Shi Zimiao's words were absolute rules. Helpless, Sun Quan could only concentrate immediately, his eyes flickered, and he began to think seriously.
Unlike other disciples of Cihang Jingzhai who were staring straight at the stone wall, Sun Quan, whose eyes flickered, obviously did not directly enter the state of enlightenment. He has always been smart and always used to give priority to finding answers in other aspects. I don’t know if this is a common problem among smart people, but at least Sun Quan didn’t think his decision was wrong.
Sun Quan, who had gone through countless examinations in later generations, kept in mind one thing that his teachers repeatedly emphasized—examination of questions.
Shi Zimiao asked everyone to master a total of four sets of sword techniques in less than one day. Is this possible? Is this common sense? You have to know any set of swordsmanship that is even slightly advanced. Even if you try to learn it, you won’t be able to learn it thoroughly in one day! Of course, Sun Quan does not rule out that there will be real geniuses in this world, but this is the first item of the test, and according to Shi Zimiao's expectations, at least a few disciples should eventually pass. Sun Quan didn't believe it. There were so many geniuses in Cihang Jingzhai. If that was true, then Sun Quan wouldn't compare to him. It was too shocking!
It was out of this consideration that Sun Quan raised his hand for the first time just now. He wanted to ask Shi Zimiao what standards he used to judge a person's success. The same set of swordsmanship is considered successful if it is followed by a decent dance once? Or is it successful only if you get its form and its meaning?
Although Shi Zimiao rejected Sun Quan's question, in the end, Sun Quan still believed that this exam would not be as difficult as imagined. Therefore, you only need to understand the basics to pass the level! Therefore, the real key to this exam is not how well you comprehend, but how fast you comprehend! After all, it only takes less than a day in total. No matter how smart you are, you won't understand it much more thoroughly than others.
Thinking of this, Sun Quan finally calmed down, put away his thoughts, and focused on the words on the surface of the stone wall.
at this time,
From behind, a faint voice sounded,
"Master, can I participate?"
The voice sounded familiar, and Sun Quan subconsciously looked back. As a result, Sun Quan was the only one in the entire scene who turned back. Looking at the overall situation, Sun Quan's determination is definitely worth a negative score, but Sun Quan doesn't care. In this illusion of thinking twice, Sun Quan doesn't care about other people's evaluations. He cares more about obtaining information and he cares more about variables.
This person called Shi Zimiao his master and asked such a question. Obviously, she was not a second-generation disciple who was qualified to run, but a third-generation disciple, or even a fourth-generation disciple! Sun Quan turned around and recognized the girl immediately, but it was not necessarily true that he knew her. Sun Quan had only met the little girl a few times, and he did not even know her name. All I know is that this little girl has just started. The key is that her master is Diao Chan. If it weren't for Diao Chan, Sun Quan probably wouldn't even look at this little girl. However, since entering Cihang Jingzhai Mountain Gate, Sun Quan has met Diao Chan several times, but he hasn't said a word to her.
"Have you understood?" Shi Zimiao asked back.
The little girl nodded vigorously,
"I seem to understand."
Shi Zimiao smiled slightly and waved to the little girl.
"Then come with me."
Soon, the two of them went to a large hall in front of them and closed the door so that no one could see what was happening inside. Regardless of whether the little girl has real understanding or fake understanding, whether she understands swordsmanship or other things, according to the rules, she cannot have any impact on other disciples or give others some kind of hint.
Only Shi Zimiao knows the answer of every disciple who takes the initiative to "hand in the paper". This made Sun Quan angry again. Although he also understood that this was fair, it also meant that he could no longer use the illusion of Sansi to "copy other people's work." After all, Shi Zimiao was not the only "invigilator". The two elders of Xianwu were watching over there, and Sun Quan couldn't easily approach the main hall over there.
