Chapter 206 Is this sure?
Everyone came to the Sword Forest in the back mountain.
The so-called "Sword Forest" is a forest.
Different from the lush or sparse trees in ordinary forests, every ancient tree here is hung with a sword shining with cold light, just like a forest of armored soldiers, which is spectacular.
In the entire forest area, invisible sword energy is crisscrossed and intertwined, as if it were real. You can feel the sharp energy hitting your face every time you breathe.
Mo Bailing led everyone to a bamboo house.
Inside the bamboo fence hut, a young man with a face as pale as paper sat quietly in a wheelchair, holding an ancient book and reading it with a focused expression, as if everything around him was silent.
“Second Young Master.”
Mo Bailing called in a low voice.
Seeing this scene, Ran Qingchen remembered the rumors about the second master of Mingjian Villa.
It is said that the second young master was born mute, and his spiritual talent was not very high. Moreover, his legs were disabled since he was a child and he could not walk. He invited countless famous doctors but could not cure him. In the end, Mingjian Villa had no choice but to give up.
With no hope of practicing, he turned his attention to music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Master Fang put down the book in his hand, smiled gently at Mo Bailing, his eyes moved, and he slowly scanned the people around him.
The gentle, jade-like eyes suddenly brightened up, and they were fixed on Ran Qingchen, whose green skirt was fluttering, and she looked like an immortal. The look of surprise was not concealed, and there was some sincere appreciation in his eyes.
Immediately, feeling rude, Master Fang had a look of embarrassment on his face. He leaned forward and bowed slightly, apologizing to Ran Qingchen.
The elegance of his manners is hard to offend.
Mo Bailing cleared his voice and said to everyone: "This first test comes from my second young master."
Second Young Master Fang took out a chessboard.
Jiang Shouzhong’s eyelids twitched.
No, brother, does the first level have to be chess? Aren't you going to kill me?
If it's backgammon, that's fine.
Mo Bailing continued: "You can choose a talent that you are good at and display it, including piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. As long as my young master is satisfied, you can pass. If you like to play chess, you can choose to play with my second young master. If you win the chess game, you can pass this test."
Everyone looked weird.
They finally figured it out. They said it was a three-level test, but it was actually two levels.
The test facing the second young master of the Fang family is nothing more than the fact that the family is afraid that he will be bored and lonely, so they specially add some interest to his life.
Jiang Shou was speechless in the center.
You are just asking for a sword, but you also want a talent show. How about I perform a pole dance for you?
But after all, it is the rules set by others, and you can only abide by them.
"What do you know about playing chess, calligraphy and painting?"
Ran Qingchen suddenly asked Jiang Shouzhong in a low voice.
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned for a moment and shook his head helplessly, "I don't know anything. What about you, what do you know?"
Ran Qingchen raised his chin slightly, "I don't know anything either."
< br>No?
Are you still looking so proud?
Jiang Shouzhong was unable to complain.
But the next moment, Mo Bailing coughed lightly and said with a straight face: "The first person to pass the test is Mr. Ran."
Huh?
Everyone looked ugly.
Even if this level is to add some fun to your life, Second Young Master, you can’t cheat so blatantly.
They haven’t shown their talents yet.
Even Ran Qingchen was surprised, she was ready to quit.
In the face of everyone’s doubts, Young Master Fang raised his lips, smiled and said nothing, picked up a pen and wrote four words on the paper, showing it to everyone -
"Beauty is like a painting"< br>
Some people stand there, just like a painting.
It is equivalent to display.
That's okay... Seeing these four words, everyone present was speechless... Although they felt unhappy, who makes people look good?
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned.
Awesome.
He secretly extended his thumb towards the woman beside him.
Ran Qingchen, who was originally a little displeased, raised the corners of his lips slightly when he saw the man's actions. But thinking that the man next to me didn't know anything, I became distressed again and thought about how to help him pass the test.
She herself didn't think much about the dragon-slaying sword.
It’s good to get it, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t get it.
I didn’t have high hopes for borrowing the sword this time, and I had already prepared another plan to prevent the demon dragon from being born.
But if Jiang Mo gets it, the other party will have another means of self-defense in the future... After all, this guy's ability to draw hatred is quite strong, and he has offended both the Yin and Yang Sect and the Murong family.
The first person to show off her talent was the woman named Duoying from Danxia Peak.
The other party took out a jade flute and played it for a while.
The melody is melodious and quite spiritual.
Master Fang nodded with a smile, expressing approval.
The next few people chose to play chess. Only Murong Nan borrowed a pen to draw a bamboo house painting, and the painting was pretty good.
This surprised Jiang Shouzhong.
After Ran Qingchen's explanation, Jiang Shouzhong learned that Murong Nan had an idol, Shangguan Yunjin, the "gentleman painter" of Longevity Mountains and Rivers, so he could practice painting well.
The ones who finally passed the test were Ran Qingchen, Duoying, Murong Nan and the monk Yuantong who won the game.
“Mr. Jiang, are you sure you don’t want to show off any talents?”
Mo Bailing asked with a smile.
I don’t know anything... Jiang Shouzhong is helpless.
Ran Qingchen said in a cold voice: "I'm not feeling well, so I won't participate in the subsequent tests and will give them to Jiang Mo."
However, Mo Bailing shook his head, "The test quota cannot be given to others."
"Um..." Jiang Shouzhong's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked tentatively, "Can I recite a poem?"
Mo Bailing said: "If you can't recite a poem, you can write a poem."
Okay, okay, I’m here, Mr. Wenzi.
Jiang Shouzhong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, I had a dream recently. I dreamed that I had written a few poems, so I had to show my shame."
This guy can also write poems?
Ran Qingchen had a look of disbelief on his face.
At this time, Second Young Master Fang suddenly patted his hand and pointed at Ran Qingchen.
Mo Bailing saw this and said with a smile: "Master Jiang, you can write a poem, but it must be about Mr. Ran."
Write a poem for my wife?
Jiang Shouzhong, who was about to recite a song "Goose Goose", suddenly froze and looked at Mr. Fang.
The latter seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and blinked at Jiang Shouzhong in a narrow-minded manner, as if he had gained insight into something, as if he was saying...Brother, you have been given a chance, it's up to you whether you can grasp it.
Ran Qingchen, who became the center of attention again, felt a little angry.
She gouged out the eyes of Mr. Fang and said to Jiang Shouzhong: "Stop writing poems and just play chess with him. If you lose, you lose."
The woman was afraid that the other party was deliberately making Jiang Mo look embarrassed.
The worst case scenario is that I will work hard to get the Dragon Slaying Sword, and it will be the same as giving it to Jiang Mo.
However, Jiang Shouzhong lowered his eyes and thought, and it seemed that he really planned to compose a song on the spot.
After a moment, he said leisurely:
"There is a beautiful woman in the capital, peerless and independent. Once you look at the Qingren city, then look at the Qingren country. Would you rather not know the Qingcheng and the Qingguo? It's hard to find a beautiful woman again. Got it.”
The scene fell silent for a moment.
Everyone stared at Jiang Shouzhong in astonishment, never expecting that the other party actually composed a poem, which was melodious, fresh and refined, so special.
“Wonderful, wonderful.”
Yuan Anjiang savored it carefully and admired sincerely, “It’s ‘fearful’ but can be ‘embraced’, ‘difficult’ can be made more ‘seeking’, so that Simplicity overcomes complexity, and virtuality brings reality...it's really wonderful."
Ran Qingchen slightly opened her red lips, and she didn't calm down for a long time.
A touch of delicate blush quietly climbed up the jade face and spread to the neck as white as frost and snow, like spring water of peach blossoms, gently rippling.
The woman felt the heat on her face getting stronger and hotter, burning into her heart, brewing some emotions.
But then, my heart felt an inexplicable pain.
It was as if something had pierced her heart, shattering the flowing emotion.
"A beautiful woman is rare to find..." Ran Qingchen murmured softly.
"Papa..."
A sound of slaps woke her up. Second Young Master Fang's eyes were full of sparkle and sparkle. He extended his thumb towards Jiang Shouzhong, his face filled with admiration and admiration.
Obviously, Jiang Shouzhong passed the test.
“I didn’t expect Young Master Jiang to be a talented person.” Mo Bering said with a smile.
Jiang Shouzhong blushed and laughed, "I made it in a dream to make everyone laugh, but in reality I can't actually compose a song."
Mo Bailing smiled and led everyone there. The second level of testing.
Soon, everyone came to a cave.
The cave is very cold, with cold wind constantly pouring out, mixed with fine fragments of sword energy, as if caressed by a thin blade, it seems to penetrate the flesh and crack the skin.
Not far away, there is a smaller cave entrance.
"This second level is the test in the Sword Cave."
Mo Bailing stood in front of the cave, his clothes moving, pointing to the small cave entrance not far away, "As long as you can successfully pass through that cave, If you go out of the sword cave door, you have passed the test."
Everyone looked solemn.
This test sounds easy, but it is certainly difficult.
Even this is the real test.
Sure enough, Mo Bailing continued: "Although the test does not involve life-threatening, this level is somewhat risky. There will be five sword corpses inside to block it, and their cultivation level is probably around the second-grade martial arts..."
< br>Sword corpse?
Hearing this name, Ran Qingchen and others looked horrified.
According to rumors, when some magic weapons were forged, some swordsmen would be sacrificed to the swords, and the sword spirit and charm of the opponent's body would be used to sharpen the edge of the magic weapon and refine the sword's heart.
The corpses of these swordsmen are kept in the sword pond, and over time they will become walking zombies who only know how to kill with swords.
They are not afraid of pain, life or death, but their strength is extremely high, and their sword skills are extremely fierce.
This is the frightening "Sword Corpse".
However, everyone was relieved when they heard from Mo Bailing that the sword corpse inside was a second-grade warrior.
But what Mo Bailing said next made everyone dumbfounded.
“Perhaps you think that the strength of the sword corpse is not strong, and it is true. However, there is a special formation in this sword cave. No matter what your cultivation level is, once you enter, your cultivation level will be forcibly suppressed to the level of a second-grade martial artist. ”
Mo Bailing said lightly, "In addition, your magic weapons cannot be used, including any secret techniques."
As he said that, Mo Bailing glanced at Jiang Shouzhong.
After all, Jiang Shouzhong's current state is the Daxuan Master state, but being able to defeat Murong Nan, who is in the Tianhuang state, shows that he has a secret skill.
"How is it possible to get through?"
Duoying from Danxia Peak frowned, "We have become a second-grade martial artist, and we have to face the obstruction of five sword corpses of the same strength. And it is impossible to pass successfully without using the magic weapon secret technique.”
Others also nodded secretly.
It’s too difficult.
Jiang Shouzhong was having fun.
There are five bodies in his body. No matter how much he suppresses them, he is equivalent to five second-grade warriors.
Others are one-on-five, but he is five-on-five...
This wave is stable.
"The test is like this. As long as you can successfully pass through the sword cave, you will be successful. Whether you fight or hide, it depends on your own choice."
Mo Bering smiled and said, "In addition, I will give each of you a life-saving talisman. Once you feel that your life is in danger and you cannot pass, you will tear up the talisman immediately and you will come out of the sword cave safely.
Although it can help you save your life, can you? Whether you will be injured depends on your own ability. After all, this test is indeed dangerous. If anyone is not willing to test it, they can quit now."
No one quits.
Without losing your life, there is no harm in trying.
“Who will go in first?”
Mo Bailing asked as he handed the talisman to everyone in turn.
A few people looked at each other. Seeing that the others did not dare to step forward, Ran Qingchen said calmly: "I will go first."
The woman did not leave any traces and rushed towards the cave.
"Be careful!"
Jiang Shouzhong shouted.
Ran Qingchen’s beautiful figure paused and disappeared into the cave.
After half a stick of incense, there was a sudden "boom" in the cave, and then a figure was shot out -
It was Ran Qingchen.
The woman's figure swept back, her toes tapped lightly, and she took several steps back to stabilize her delicate body.
At this time, her face was pale, her cheeks were as pale as paper, her expression was a bit frightened and painful, her right hand holding the sword hilt was dripping with blood, and there was a shallow wound on her abdomen.
“Are you okay?”
Jiang Shouzhong was startled and hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
Mo Bailing praised: "For being able to persist for so long, Master Ran is considered very powerful. Unfortunately, Master Ran failed to pass this second test."
Others looked solemn.
The failure to even dye Qingchen successfully shows how difficult the test is.
Ran Qingchen took a pill, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing for a moment before letting out a breath of turbid air. He looked a little sad and annoyed, and whispered in a low voice: "I'm sorry, it was just a little bit close."
Why are you apologizing to me?
Jiang Shouzhong was startled.
Ran Qingchen stared at the cave and said helplessly:
“I can’t find a weakness. The five sword corpses are not only superb in swordsmanship, but also cooperative...The most important thing is that they feel no pain and can only cut off their heads. Only then will they stop.
In short, as soon as you enter, they will sense it.
Jiang Mo, if you want to test me, you must not stop me when the situation is not right. You must tear up the talisman as soon as possible, otherwise you may lose your life. In addition, it is best to lean against the cave wall and not give them a chance to attack together..."
Ran Qingchen gave him all the advice he could.
"Yes, I understand." Jiang Shouzhong nodded lightly.
Then everyone entered one after another. Duoying from Danxia Peak was forced to give up within a moment of entering. Murong Nan persisted for a little longer, but still tore up the talisman in disgrace and had no choice but to give up.
On the contrary, Master Yuantong from the Vajra Temple finally succeeded in passing through and came out of another cave after a fierce battle.
After coming out, Monk Yuantong was covered in blood and sat cross-legged on the ground regulating his breath.
Obviously the injury was serious.
The Vajra Temple mainly focuses on body training. Even without the blessing of secret magic weapons, its muscles, bones, skin and flesh are stronger than those of ordinary practitioners.
To put it simply, it can withstand beatings.
So it is reasonable for Monk Yuantong to pass.
"Young Master Jiang, it's your turn."
Mo Bailing looked at Jiang Shouzhong and reminded kindly, "It's best not to unsheath your Seven Killing Sword. The murderous aura on the blade will only It will make the sword corpse more violent and attack more ferociously."
"I know."
Jiang Shouzhong smiled faintly and stepped into the sword cave.
“Be careful...”
Ran Qingchen reminded him again.
Jiang Shouzhong waved his hand without looking back, "No problem, it's up to me."
...
On the other side, in a stone house located in Sword Cave and.
A dwarf old man is maintaining the magic circle.
After seeing Jiang Shouzhong enter the sword cave, the lady of the villa, Xing Shuang'er, entered the stone house expressionlessly, closed the door on purpose, and said to the dwarf old man who had been maintaining the sword cave all year round:
"Old Xu, can you release all the ten sword corpses in the A-character secret room and the B-character secret room, and at the same time turn off the talisman induction array to trap the man named Jiang there."
Lao Xu's expression changed, "Madam, this will cause death. If the master finds out..."
"Why, you have the courage to put a hat on the owner of the village, but you don't have the courage to kill someone?"
Xing Shuang'er sarcastically said, "When the time comes, you will say that there are some problems with the formation. Even if I want to punish you, what can I do if I intercede for you? Besides, it doesn't mean that Jiang Mo must die, at least. Cripple him."
Old Xu's face was uncertain and he was in a tangle.
At this time, Xing Shuang'er shook her long hair, put her hands on the stone platform, bent down, and her eyes were as charming as silk, "You are a man, so don't be nagging, hurry up! Just do it for me. It’s up to you.”
Lao Xu gritted his teeth, pressed two buttons, and took out a bead.
Then jump on the woman.
Like a small horse driving a shaft, driving a heavy baggage.
(End of this chapter)