At half past midnight, Mr. Li Ye arrived at the door of Li Ye's house in a carriage. After waiting for Agui to pass the message, Li Ye and his parents came to the gate from the flower hall. Agui helped Li Ye put the bundles wrapped with several pieces of clothes into the carriage.

inside.

The husband got out of the car and greeted his wife and Ye Zhiqiu.

The master greeted his husband and said, "It's still early, sir. Would you like to have tea in the mansion first before leaving?"

The husband returned the gift and said to the master and Ye Zhiqiu: "The mountain road is long and we have to rush. So I won't drink anymore. We will talk about it when we get back."

Agui stepped forward to say hello to his husband. The husband handed over the key to the door and said, "Put the money given by Li Ye in the study. You know, I'll leave the yard to you."

After saying that, he carried Li Ye into the carriage, waved to his wife, and closed the curtain.

The coachman waved his whip, and the horses pulling the carriage began to walk on the streets in the early morning.

The sun had just appeared, and Fengyun City had not yet woken up. Only the water carriages were walking on the street, and the squeaking wheels pressed against the bluestone streets, which sounded particularly harsh.

The early autumn morning breeze blows through the carriage curtains, feeling clean and comfortable.

While Li Ye was reluctant to be separated from his parents, he was also excited about leaving Fengyun City and conquering the legendary Tianshan Mountains.

The teacher glanced at Li Ye and said, "I haven't seen you for a day, why did you break through again?"

"I was chatting with my parents yesterday and thinking about something that was on my mind, and I made a breakthrough." Li Ye answered Mr.

"Sir, when will you teach me swordsmanship? I am now at the fourth level of foundation building. I will be very powerful after practicing swordsmanship, right?"

The teacher looked at Li Ye and said: "If you work hard and are willing to endure hardships, even if you gather the fourth level of energy and practice swordsmanship, you will be very powerful. Otherwise, even if you condense the golden elixir, it will be in vain."

"When we get to the mountain, in addition to collecting herbs with our master, the most important task is to practice swordsmanship. Once you have entered the sect and achieved some success, you can return to Fengyun City."

Li Ye nodded.

The carriage left the city gate and headed north along the official road.

The foot of Tianshan Mountain is close to Fengyun City. The entire mountain range spans tens of thousands of miles and spans Dongxuan Territory and Beixuan Territory. It is said that no one has ever climbed the highest mountain. It is covered with snow all year round from 1,500 feet above.

The forbidden area of ​​​​life, and no one knows how high it is.

The carriage was speeding, and before it was too late, it had already reached the foot of Tianshan Mountain.

The husband and Li Ye got off the carriage, and they had two bags. Li Ye's baggage was the clothes and snacks prepared by his mother, and the husband's baggage was dried meat and sundries.

It was still early before noon, so the coachman was sent away, and the master and the apprentice began to abandon the carriage and start climbing the mountain.

Li Ye was climbing a mountain for the first time, and he couldn't help but feel excited. Looking north, the mountains were vast. Looking up from the bottom of the mountain, he could only see the clouds and mist halfway up the mountain. The road going up was not very wide, only a little bigger than the sheep's intestine trail.

The teacher said that most of the people who go to Tianshan Mountain are people who collect medicine, and they have to go together. There are many ferocious beasts on the mountain, and there are even monsters that have become spirits through cultivation. If you are not very advanced or have bad luck, even if you can go up the mountain, you will be fine.

Made food in their mouths.

Li Ye secretly thought to himself, before going up the mountain, he must practice swordsmanship well, and then raise his level to a higher level. He couldn't come back in vain.

The two of them climbed up the mountain path for an hour, but only climbed about a hundred feet. They glanced at the sun in the sky, and it was almost noon. The husband said to Li Ye: "It's noon, let's take a rest and eat."

Order some dry food and then go up."

The gentleman opened the package, took out a few pieces of dried meat, and handed it to Li Ye.

"We'll make do, eat enough, and then leave. We have to get to the middle of the mountain before dark, where there is a place where we can spend the night. We can't do it at this speed, so we only walked one-tenth of the distance. After a while, we must be energetic and speed up."

Hearing that there was still a long mountain road to climb, Li Ye sped up the speed of tearing the meat. Without saying a word, he buried his head and ate fiercely, like a little tiger that had just left the mountain stream.

After resting for a while, the master and the two took a few sips of cold water, and the husband packed his bags and prepared to continue walking up.

Li Ye looked at a smooth stone wall on the side of the road that was about two people high and said to his husband, "Sir, it's a rare chance for us to come here. Let's carve words on it as a souvenir."

The gentleman glared at Li Ye, wondering what was going on in this little mind. "What are you thinking about? You have to do it yourself." After saying that, he took out a three-foot long sword from the package and threw it to Li Ye.

"This is what you use on the mountain. If you want it better, wait until your teacher has the opportunity to help you, or you can find it yourself."

Li Ye reached out to take the sword, put the baggage on his shoulder on the ground, and climbed to the edge of the stone wall with strength under his feet.

"Sir, what do you think would be appropriate to engrave?"

The gentleman looked up at the sky and ignored Li Ye.

He tilted his head and thought for a while, then used the long sword in his hand to carve on the smooth stone wall using the same technique as Ruyi used to carve jade.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a neat line of regular script was carved.

Long-standing ambition

Li Ye pushed his feet hard and jumped down.

I glanced at the gentleman, then picked up the baggage from the ground and said to him: "Sir, let's go up."

The husband gave Li Ye a strange look, unable to understand his apprentice. He tightened the tight package and began to climb up.

After climbing for half an hour, the husband couldn't help but frowned and asked: "Ye'er, what do you mean by carving that sentence? Why didn't you continue it?"

Li Ye was climbing happily, but he didn't expect his husband to ask about this. He turned around and replied: "Sir, I was thinking about this sentence at that time, but I haven't thought of the next sentence yet. I will finish it one day, and when I get down the mountain,

Carve it on again."

The gentleman was startled and paused for a moment. He did not expect that Li Ye thought this way.

He looked at Li Ye who was enjoying the climb and said, "How is the scenery of Tianshan Mountain? Do you like it?"

Li Ye looked at the green Tianshan Mountains, the big trees and the sky, and the mountain streams rushing down the mountain from the cracks in the rocks. He happily replied: "Sir, at home I was thinking about how terrible Tianshan Mountains are, but I didn't expect them to be so beautiful."

The gentleman cut two branches from the roadside with a knife, peeled them off, and handed one to Li Ye.

"Mountain climbing is also a kind of practice. It has a great mystery with your Buddhist practice. You should understand it carefully and I will tell you in detail when you get to the mountain."

As the master and apprentice went up, the scenery became more and more beautiful. The master's breathing was smooth and his speed remained unchanged.

Li Ye was not so relaxed. He was still wearing sixty kilograms of black iron armor. As he climbed higher, his breathing became heavier and heavier.

Holding the branch in his hand tightly, Li Ye stopped and called out to Sir. "Sir, why am I getting more and more uncomfortable? I feel a little dizzy."

The teacher looked at Li Ye, whose face was flushed. He also stopped, handed over the kettle in his hand, and said, "Forget it, let's get used to it first. This is altitude sickness. The higher you go, the thinner the air becomes, and on top of your body

It’s naturally uncomfortable to bear such a heavy weight.”

Li Ye nodded, looked at his husband and said, "It's very sad. I didn't expect that this mountain looks very beautiful, but the road is getting more and more difficult to walk."

The teacher looked at him and said with a smile: "It is difficult to create dangerous peaks on flat land. Natural scenery is here. Infinite scenery can be found on dangerous peaks. This is the truth."

Li Ye took a deep breath and replied through gritted teeth, "I can persevere, sir, don't worry."

The gentleman looked back at him, waved his hand, and then walked forward.

"However, this is also a rare practice. You can still practice while carrying heavy loads in high mountains where the air is thin. So when you get down the mountain, will your skills be much better than others?"

The gentleman said calmly as he walked away.

"The place we live is in the middle of the mountain. You will get used to it after staying there for a few days and the reaction will not be serious. Once you get used to it, you can go to higher places."

"From now on, your rhythm should be the same as in Fengyun City. Maintain a speed that you can bear. Once you get used to it, you can slowly increase it."

Li Ye nodded, thinking that although he was at the fourth level of foundation building, it was still not enough after coming to Tianshan, so he had to practice harder.

The gentleman looked back at him and wanted to take the baggage on his back, but he retracted his hand instantly, turned around and walked forward.

Li Ye walked very carefully on the way to his husband's yard every day, maintaining the same rhythm and speed all the time. He was used to practicing in the city, but on the first day he came to Tianshan, he realized that he thought he had worked very hard.

, it turns out it’s still far from enough.

Li Ye suddenly felt that he had to work harder, otherwise just walking on the Tianshan Mountain would kill him at any time, let alone practicing swordsmanship and improving his realm.

The husband has always told him: No matter how many books you read, it is better to travel thousands of miles, and no matter how many books you read, it is better to practice it yourself. Now that he has walked on the road, he can feel the meaning of the teacher's words.

There are scenery on the road, and you need to practice on the road.

Li Ye looked at his husband's back and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Today, the journey of thousands of miles begins here.

"Sir, how far did you walk before you saw the scenery of Tianshan Mountain?"

"I've read a lot of books, many more than you."

"I have also read a lot of books, and I feel that the world is full of wonders, but I know too little. I only understand what you said today."

"That's right." The gentleman nodded and asked, "Of all the books in my room, which one do you like best?"

"I like them all."

"Yes." The gentleman nodded and continued with a smile, "Every book is a good book. It is a good habit to read books without being picky."

When Li Ye heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his husband actually thought the same as him. Ordinary people like to choose the books they like to read. Unlike the master and the disciple, they never choose, as long as they have books.

"Thank you, sir, but..." Li Ye said after a while.

"But what?" The gentleman looked back at him.

"But this mountain road is really difficult to walk. It's almost as painful as the first time I wore armor." Li Ye took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face.

"Keep going, don't be nagging, there's still a long way to go!" The gentleman ignored him and walked forward.

Looking at his husband's back, Li Ye took a deep breath.

At this time, Li Ye had no intention of looking at the scenery on the roadside. He held a sword in one hand and a branch with the other, following his husband's steps step by step, climbing up the mountain...
Chapter completed!