It was not only Xiaodong and the others who came to take the school examination that day, but also a group of outer sect disciples. They looked terrified, with apprehension and hope on their faces, hoping that they would be spotted by the sect master during the school examination, and then they could turn themselves into burglars in one fell swoop. disciple.
These outer disciples Xiaodong only knew a few, and they didn't have much contact with each other. Because... He always feels guilty when he looks at these people.
Just like many people were dissatisfied with him, Xiaodong himself felt that this disciple who entered the house was too unqualified. In terms of aptitude, he is not superior, and among those outer disciples, there must be someone who is inferior and better than him. In terms of hard work and dedication, there are a few disciples who practice swords and forget to eat and sleep. They never slack off, and they are much more assiduous than Xiaodong.
With such hard work, he is still only an outer disciple. However, because Xiaodong took advantage of his status, he was accepted by his master as a disciple, how could he be convinced
Jiang Fan also saw a few outer disciples staring at Xiaodong with unfriendly eyes, cleared his throat, stepped over Xiaodong and walked in front of him.
Xiaodong was thin, and walking behind Jiang Fan, his whole body was almost blocked by him. Jiang Fan's popularity has always been very good, although he is not as prestigious as the elder brother, those outer disciples dare not be rude to him.
Xiaodong knew that Brother Jiang's move was to save him from the siege, he was a little moved, but also a little ashamed.
Relying on the backing of his senior brother is not a real skill, but in the future... one day in the future, he will be able to be convincing by relying on himself.
The senior brother and the master have not yet arrived, but everyone else has already arrived. Xiaodong originally thought that there were only five of his senior brothers in the school examination today, but he didn't expect that the disciples from the outer sect would also be in the school examination, and the battle was so big.
After everyone arrived, they stood on the sidelines. The outer sect disciples were divided into two rows and stood behind Xiaodong and the others. Xiaodong could feel someone staring at him from behind, with bad intentions, and more than one such gaze.
The more people stared at him, the straighter Xiaodong's back became.
There was Chen Jingzhi between Senior Brother Jiang and him. This Senior Brother Chen's leg injury is just right, except for the greetings between the seniors and brothers when he first arrived, he never said a word, and Jiang Fan couldn't say anything to Xiaodong after being alone. , So accompanied by silence.
The sun rose.
Li Fulin walked over with Liu Hengmao, and Mo Chen followed behind. Xiaodong's eyes lit up when he saw the elder brother approaching from a distance.
The senior brother followed behind the master and senior Liu, and nodded slightly to Xiaodong, with the corners of his mouth slightly curved, revealing a very faint smile.
Xiaodong also smiled at the elder brother, his mouth widened, revealing his two rows of small white teeth.
As soon as he saw the elder brother, he suddenly had a backbone, and he didn't panic at all.
Xiaodong thought that others didn't notice him, well, it is true that not many people saw his current expression, but Li Fulin and Liu Hengmao who had already walked up to him had sharp eyes, they could clearly see the change of Xiaodong's expression . At first, it was tense from head to toe, like a milk cat that would jump up and explode at any time, and then the whole person seemed to be lit up, the whole person was alive, the eyebrows were stretched, and the smile seemed to be stealing It was as sweet as honey, Li Fulin was stunned when he saw it, and thought that this little apprentice is still young, if he was older, he would definitely recruit a bunch of young girls to run after him.
He glanced at the other disciples, looking at Jiang Fan, who was trying to inhale hard to straighten his chest to make himself look taller, and at the slovenly female disciple Ling Long, who was always taciturn. The fourth disciple, who had suffered a lot and had a deep hatred, had a vague idea in his mind.
The characteristic of the Yun family is their narrow eyes, which is particularly stubborn. The two Yun family members he had met were like this. But Xiaodong's eyes are neither narrow nor small, perhaps like his mother...
When Li Fulin and Liu Hengmao walked to the stage next to the martial arts field, the disciples standing below bowed neatly to the master. Li Fulin looked at the blue and white Miaomiao with their heads brushed together, and was quite proud of Liu Hengmao With a wave of his hand: "Look, I have spent all these years here."
Liu Hengmao glanced at him, and felt that his ostentatious and ostentatious posture was particularly annoying.
The two have never been on the same page in terms of swordsmanship, seeking the Tao and accepting apprentices, and their temperaments are not the same. Li Fulin is straightforward, while Liu Hengmao is rigid. Li Fulin loves things in his cup, and the most annoying thing is when someone mentions elegant things to him. Liu Hengmao doesn't like to drink, if not practicing sword, his favorite pastime is playing piano and chess.
How did two people who are so far apart from each other become close friends? Don't say that other people can't figure it out, even Liu Hengmao himself can't figure it out.
What is there to show off when you have an apprentice? Take Li Fulin as a school, accepting disciples is to mislead the disciples. However, Li Fulin felt that Liu Hengmao had taken advantage of the dead end and insisted on waiting for him to achieve enlightenment before accepting apprentices? What if I can't realize it for the rest of my life? How miserable it is to die without a disciple who will inherit the mantle, and it will be too late to regret it.
Xiaodong took a step back and sat down when he heard the master say a few words in front of the stage. This exam was still presided over by the elder brother.
The first one to stand up was an outer disciple, and Xiaodong and the others had to go to the back row.
The disciple first saluted his master and senior Liu, then drew a sword formula, and began to practice a set of sword techniques that Xiaodong had never seen before.
This man is very strong... The blade makes a sharp wind sound when it splits the air, and the moves are also very fast. Judging from the number of moves, this set of sword skills does not seem to be the way of Huiliu Mountain. Xiaodong had heard that some of the disciples of the outer sect were leading art investment teachers, and they already had a foundation in kung fu before they entered Huiliu Mountain. It seems that this disciple is like this.
Although Xiaodong's own swordsmanship is not good, but after receiving a lot of guidance from his senior brothers and sisters, his vision is not what it used to be. Xiaodong couldn't judge how this sword technique was, but when he looked at this disciple, he felt that he was more than strong and not agile enough, every move and style seemed dull, and his body and footwork seemed heavy and clumsy.
After practicing a set of swordsmanship, the master only said: "It's okay."
The man looked a little frustrated, put away his sword and stepped aside, and wiped his sweat vigorously with his sleeves.
It seems that there is still no hope this time, the word Shang Ke, master, means that he is still far from it.
Next up was another outer disciple. As soon as his movement was revealed, Xiaodong paid attention to it, because this person did not use any other method, it was the basic sword technique that Xiaodong was practicing.
Compared with Xiaodong, this outer disciple's swordsmanship is much more proficient. If it was before yesterday, Xiaodong would definitely feel that he was far inferior to the other party and feel ashamed. But after watching the big brother practice once yesterday, Xiaodong couldn't see the same sword technique used by others.
This person's tricks are also correct, but how can there be a senior brother who is so heroic and full of energy? Although the tricks are the same, compared with the big brother, this person's tricks are tangible and soulless, and it feels... feels like a lot less.
Sure enough, after the disciple finished training, the master didn't even say Shang Ke, but just nodded slightly, telling him to back down.
Xiaodong heard that these outer disciples could not stay on the mountain for a long time. If they failed to improve after several exams, the master would not allow them to stay on the mountain, because staying any longer would be a waste of effort, so why not go down the mountain to find a future. Also avoid misleading others.
Several people went up in a row, but the master didn't praise them. Senior Liu's expression became even more indifferent, and he didn't say anything to point anyone out.
Xiaodong looked at each of them seriously, and unconsciously wanted to compare each of them with the senior brother. Of course, none of them could compare, and the senior senior brother was the best.
When the outer disciples were about halfway up, the master suddenly called Brother Jiang's name: "Fan'er, come up."
Brother Jiang was very surprised: "Me?"
"Yes, let me see if your kung fu has improved."
Brother Jiang didn't expect that the master would suddenly jump over others and click on him, but after the accident, he said yes and walked towards the field.
Usually, Senior Brother Jiang always smiled when he saw people, but Xiaodong had never seen Senior Brother Jiang so solemn and focused.
It turned out that Senior Brother Jiang had a straight face like this. Thick eyebrows and a square face,
"That disciple made a fool of himself, and asked the master to judge and correct him."
Brother Jiang drew his long sword out of its sheath. He is not very tall, but the sword he uses is longer and wider than ordinary people, and naturally it is heavier. It is not impossible for Xiaodong to lift the sword with one arm, but it is impossible for him to use it freely. But this sword seemed very suitable in Senior Brother Jiang's hand. Brother Jiang's sword moves are dignified, grand, and very rigorous. The more one looks at it, the more one feels that the sword should be very heavy, as heavy as a mountain. If I really confront this sword, I'm afraid I will be out of breath.
Brother Jiang... Sure enough, he has real kung fu. He usually looks like he has no temper and is a good old man. Xiaodong even thinks that Brother Jiang is a bit of a mother-in-law. But Senior Brother Jiang, who was holding the sword, seemed to have become another person, another familiar yet unfamiliar person, a person not to be underestimated or underestimated.
Senior Brother Jiang had seen this set of sword skills before Xiaodong when he was practicing in the morning, but it was different from now. The moves are the same, but the spirit is different.
Yes, this is the difference.
The difference between that person and the big brother just now is also a spirit.
If he hadn't watched the elder brother demonstrate it from beginning to end yesterday, Xiaodong would probably still be ignorant and confused about the differences in it, but now he feels that he understands a little bit, but he can't say it out of his mouth, and he is full of emotion in his heart. full.
He thought of the elder brother's swordsmanship on Lunjian Peak, he couldn't see the sword moves at all, he only saw the stern and vertical and horizontal sword aura.
The elder brother's sword doesn't look like his own. Eldest brother usually looks very gentle and considerate, but that day, at Lunjian Peak, the light of the sword could make people's eyes sting.
When Senior Brother Jiang put his sword back and stood up, several people couldn't help shouting: "Good swordsmanship!"
"Brother Jiang is doing great!" (to be continued)