Zhang Mo lay on the ground and struggled for a few times. He was angry and lost, but his mind was spinning rapidly. He said hurriedly: "Hey, guys, we had no grudges in the past and have no grudges today. It's all a misunderstanding."
"Xiaoyu, here you go" he said and handed the purse to the girl.
The girl frowned, and the boy took the purse. When she thought of the boy wiping his saliva, she said displeasedly: "I don't want it anymore."
"We are really not thieves, the thief is Huang San." Zhang Mo argued on the ground.
The young man in samurai uniform chuckled and said, "I still want to make excuses, but it seems I can't fight without fighting."
"Hey, don't fight. I think these are all cultivators from Liuyun Mountain. We are both going to take the Liuyun Mountain exam this year. From now on, we will be classmates and senior brothers. We can't see each other without looking up, so why make too much noise? It's ugly, we are all gentlemen, right?" If you can't defeat him, you have to rely on strategy and brains. This is his experience in fighting in surrounding towns in the past ten years.
A trace of disdain flashed across the face of the handsome young man in warrior uniform, and he mocked: "One of you is at the eighth level of foundation building, and the other is at the seventh level. You want to test whether your head was caught in the door at Liuyun Mountain."
The girl was about to turn around and leave, but when she heard that he wanted to take the Liuyun Mountain exam, she said calmly: "If you can really pass the exam, there will be two less scoundrels and two more useful people in the world. It is also a good thing. Let you go." them".
Skinny Monkey suddenly jumped up, wiped away the nosebleed, and cursed: "Made looks down on people, what will you say if we pass the exam?"
Dongfang Xu smiled and said: "If they two can pass the exam, I dare to stand on my head and go up Liuyun Mountain."
Zhang Mo also got up and patted the dirt on his body, "Do you dare to take a gamble?" He knew that these famous disciples were face-conscious and would fall into trouble at the first glance.
"What are you afraid of?" Sure enough, the young man in warrior robe said coldly: "If you can pass the exam, I will give each of you a Huanglong Pill!"
Huanglong Pill is a good thing, one tael of silver a pill, which is more valuable than Vitality Pill. It not only replenishes vitality, but also greatly replenishes Qi and blood. Zhang Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this, "If we win and get Huanglong Pill, you don't have to climb a mountain while standing on your head. One Vitality Pill will do, if we lose we will stand on our heads and climb up Liuyun Mountain!"
Dongfang Xu said coldly: "The bets are not equal. If you lose, you will not only have to climb the mountain while standing on your head, but also kowtow and admit that you stole Miss Ji's purse."
The thin monkey jumped up and said anxiously: "This is not possible. First, with our level, the chance of getting admitted to Liuyun Mountain is low; second, we didn't steal it, how can we admit it? We have to kowtow? What a shame for us." The style of Lotus Shuanglong.”
"It's you who want to bet, not us!" Dongfang Xu said proudly.
"Okay, I agree, but you need to add one more Vitality Pill. A total of one Huanglong Pill and two Vitality Pills, one for each person. No matter who of us passes the exam, we will win," Zhang Mo shouted flatly.
"Two Vitality Pills are enough, but you can only represent yourself. Whoever wins will take away the things. Whoever loses can still stand on his head and climb a mountain and kowtow to confess his guilt!" Dongfang Xu was not ambiguous at all.
Zhang Mo didn't even think about it and said decisively: "Okay, it's a deal."
Shouhou was anxious and dragged Zhang Mo aside, "Damn, you're crazy. We don't have much chance of winning."
Zhang Mo wiped the sweat from his head, took a deep breath, stared into Shouhou's eyes, and said seriously: "I have almost no chance of winning, but you still have a glimmer of hope. What do we have to lose? If you pass the exam, you will still be able to win." You can get three pills, three pills, two taels of silver, even if we have been chopping firewood for three years, you may not be able to buy them. This is of great help to you. As for me, if I lose, I will lose. I am willing to accept defeat, anyway. I lost all my face, so I risked my life."
He knew that Zhang Mo wanted to create opportunities for him to benefit even if he wanted to lose face. The two of them shared weal and woe. Who else in this world could give up his dignity for himself? The thin monkey opened his mouth like a fish, but couldn't speak. He was a little choked.
Ouyang Jiannan is a martial artist with a straightforward temper, so he said: "That's it, I'll wait until tomorrow to see you climb the mountain upside down!"
Anyway, he lost all face today. Zhang Mo felt relieved, took two steps forward, bowed his head to the woman, and said, "Dare you ask Miss Xiaoyu your name? Since the lady doesn't want the purse, just give it to me."
Dongfang Xu and Ouyang Jiannan's expressions changed, and Skinny Monkey was also surprised. The girl's jade face was frosty, she frowned slightly, turned around and left. After taking a step, she turned back slightly and said softly: "My surname is Ji". Walked quickly.
Ouyang Jiannan took his purse and turned around without saying anything.
Dongfang Xu glanced at Zhang Mo coldly, snorted, and quickly followed.
"Miss Ji doesn't want that purse anymore. Do you want to be greedy?"
As soon as Zhang Mo finished shouting, an object flew towards him and he took it, it was the purse.
Zhang Mo kept watching, and when the girl's figure disappeared completely, he said quietly: "Skinny Monkey, I have to add one more thing to my lofty ideals."
Thin Monkey looked at him in surprise and asked: "Your first goal is to become the first person in Taoism. I don't think you can achieve it. What else should you add? What should you add?"
Zhang Mo flicked the dust off his body, straightened his hair, smiled handsomely, and said, "I want to marry Ji Xiaoyu to be my first wife."
The thin monkey jumped up like a frightened rabbit, touched Zhang Mo's forehead that was still covered with dirt and dust, and said, "You don't have a fever? Did your head get hit just now?"
Zhang Mo roughly pushed his hand away, snorted, and said, "Brother, I'm serious. I just felt a violent tremor in my heart. That's fate! I'm sure of it!"
The thin monkey said "poof", rolled his eyes and said, "What fate? You are a sperm on the brain and lard on the heart."
He felt that this was too unreliable, and advised: "Brother, you may be able to achieve the first one, but there is no hope for the second one. I advise you to give up on this idea."
Zhang Mo ignored it and counterattacked: "Why is there no chance? Am I not a human being?"
Thin Monkey scratched his head, thought for a moment, looked into his eyes seriously, and said: "First of all, the status gap is too big. At first glance, she looks like a lady, and we are not on the same level. Secondly, she has a very bad impression of you now." , in the eyes of others, you are a combination of a shabby, a thief, a gangster and a pervert."
Zhang Mo seemed to be hit in his weak spot, his handsome and fair face suddenly turned red, and he said angrily: "It's all your fault, Mad, let me smell that sachet, otherwise the first impression will definitely not be that of a gangster and pervert, but that I am handsome." The image of being chic and eucalyptus facing the wind!”
"Fuck, forget it. I advise you to change the second clause and marry Wang Cuihua, Wang Yuan's daughter. Isn't she very interesting to you?"
The two walked while talking, and came to a big tree in a deserted area in the back hill, and took out the small porcelain bottle they bought.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on the skinny face of the thin monkey. He scratched his head and said, "Zhang Mo, let's cut it in half first. If I eat half and still haven't advanced to the ninth level of foundation building, I'll eat the other half."
Liuyun Mountain recruits disciples for three days, and tomorrow is the last day. The minimum recruitment requirement is the 9th level of foundation building. Slender Monkey has already reached the 8th level and is almost able to reach the 9th level. However, Zhang Mo is at the 7th level. Even if he eats This elixir has no chance. The seventh to ninth levels cannot be solved by a vitality elixir.
Zhang Mo felt a glimmer of hope in his heart. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Maybe, maybe you have a good talent as a skinny monkey, so you can just eat half of it."
The thin monkey didn't waste any time. He took out his woodcutter and found a smooth stone. Zhang Mo carefully poured out a black pill from the small porcelain bottle. The pill slipped into the palm of his hand, and Zhang Mo's blood seemed to tremble, a familiar, kind and indescribable feeling, so strange!
The fragrant smell drifted out from the pill, and the two people's breathing suddenly stagnated. The thin monkey took one more look, and cut the pill in half with a knife.
The thin monkey picked up half of the pill, sat down, calmed his breathing, looked at Zhang Mo, swallowed it in one gulp, and then began to meditate. After a while, the breath began to vibrate, and each acupuncture point was opened.
Zhang Mo looked extremely nervous. Although he had given up long ago, there was still a little bit of luck when things came to a close. Both of them were orphans. They were adopted by the Salesian Bureau of Qinglian, and were sent to Qinglian's primary and intermediate cultivation sects to study. At this stage, they only taught the most basic foundation-building mental techniques and martial arts, such as Taizu. Changquan and the like.
Zhang Mo and Zhang Mo both studied in elementary cultivation sects before they were 14 years old. For men in Dongsheng Kingdom, 14-year-old men are considered strong men. If they fail to enter the intermediate cultivation school, they will work as odd jobs or domestic help; 18 years old is a big dividing line. , failed to pass the high-level cultivation sect, in this war-torn era, there is no good way out, to become farmers, they have no land, to work as technicians, without passing on the skills, they can only work as coolies, which is the most miserable and the most painful It's the least tiring and profitable job. Of course, you can also go to the front line to be a leading soldier, but if you don't have strong martial arts and don't know how to teach, you will be cannon fodder there.
"In war-torn times, we don't raise idle people." Whether in the Salesian Bureau or the Qinglian Intermediate Sect, this is the mantra of the deacons. Nowadays, Xichang State is invading the border every year. Gangs, bandits, monsters, and spies are rampant in the territory. There is no good way out. It is difficult to live in this world.
Zhang Mo's talent has always been better than that of Slender Monkey, but he was born with a stubborn disease, and there is a "foreign Qi" in his body. Every day at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, his breath is disordered. A stream of air rushes straight from the lower abdomen to the heart, and then branches to the Baimai, making him feel uncomfortable. He wanted to die and was tortured so much that he couldn't bear to live. He waited until he entered the Qinglian Intermediate Sect, learned the basic skills, and meditated at midnight every day to adjust his breath, and then he could barely hold on, otherwise he felt that he would have died suddenly.
But his physique is special. When cutting firewood or practicing martial arts in Qinglian, the same injury would take others four or five days to heal, but he would be healed in one or two days. Qinglian's deacon and doctor also showed it to him, but they couldn't see why.
Because of this stubborn disease, his cultivation progress is slow. In this era, if he does not reach the ninth level of foundation building before the age of 18, it means that his talent is poor. If his talent is poor, he will basically have no chance of cultivation. Those who come from high-level cultivation sects are all well-fed, well-clothed, and well-treated.
"Are you destined to eat chaffy vegetables and marry green flowers in this life?" Thinking of this, Zhang Mo sighed again.
However, Shouhou is his good brother. If he can really pass the exam, he will have someone to rely on in the future. Zhang Mo could only comfort himself as he looked at Shouhou who kept hitting the last acupuncture point.
Still not working, Zhang Mo could tell. The last acupuncture point could not be penetrated, and he still had little energy. He sighed, picked up the remaining half of the elixir, and stuffed it into the thin monkey's mouth.
After half a pill entered his stomach, Slender Monkey began to breathe heavily again. Cultivation also requires resources. Children from well-off families usually take Vitality Pills, with the assistance of Strengthening the Origin and Strengthening the Yuan Pills, and buying some good cultivation techniques, the chance of advancing to the ninth level of foundation building at the age of 18 is still high.
But where do they have money? The Vitality Pill costs 500 coins, and the Strengthening Pill costs 800 coins. The two of them spent a year chopping wood and saving up for the Vitality Pill today.
For poor people like them, even if they work hard and have no superior talent, it will be difficult for them to enter the ninth level of foundation building. However, everything has its pros and cons. The good side is that if you have never taken the Vitality Pill, the effect will be particularly good after taking it.
The thin monkey's breath was surging, and the last acupuncture impact was successful. He shouted loudly, jumped into the air, and flew a few steps in the air. He inhaled, staggered to the ground, exhaled for a long time, shook the dust on his body, and a look on his thin face. His face was filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment, and he shouted: "Brother, it depends on tomorrow whether you want to get ahead, or whether you want to do odd jobs all your life."
Becoming a master of swordsmanship has always been Shouhou's wish, while Zhang Mo dreams of becoming the first person in Taoism, with fluttering white clothes, extraordinary Taoism, fire attack, water escape, wind movement, various Taoism techniques, chic and elegant, every day Zhang Mo would wake up laughing every time he dreamed of this scene.
There are nine levels in the foundation building realm, which are used to temper the body and lay the foundation for subsequent advanced realms such as foundation building and qi transformation. When you reach the ninth level of foundation building, you can fly in the air. Of course, it is the most basic. The flight height and endurance are not good enough. , almost the same as a baby walking, but this is a watershed moment.
"You're not a bad boy. At least you see some hope." Zhang Mo took a few steps forward and looked around, his face full of joy and envy.
"We two brothers share blessings and share hardships," Thin Monkey said excitedly, "Tomorrow we will go up Liuyun Mountain and give it a go."
Zhang Mo looked up at the sky and sighed: "I have to be prepared. If there are no other opportunities, I can only stand on my head and climb the mountain and kowtow to plead guilty! But just climb, it is just exercise."
In fact, even he himself did not expect that this bet would actually change his life and the lives of many people.
