Xiaoyao can no longer remember how many stairs he has climbed.
His eyes fell in front of him. Endless stairs swayed up the mountain road. The end of the mountain road was obscured by clouds and mist. It was unclear how much there was behind it.
Each sill of the ten-meter-wide staircase is as large as a meter, and there is a meter-high gap between the sills. Countless green trees on both sides of this mountain road cover the field of vision. Bursts of birds singing and the fragrance of flowers come to your face.
The fragrant air carried a cool breath, brushing over and over again over his body.
only.
Xiaoyao's whole body was soaked with sweat.
"Huhu..."
Big gasps of breath came out of his nose, and a feeling of exhaustion kept coming over his whole body. Xiaoyao wanted to sit down and take a rest, but because of the system's tasks, he had to climb without stopping.
"Ding! Player Xiaoyao enters the third level of the Qishu Test. Keep moving at full speed. If you finally reach the end of the mountain road, you will complete the test. If you give up, the mission will fail."
I cursed more than once in my heart.
"Perseverance, damn your perseverance. Until now, I have climbed at least thousands of long ladders, but as far as the clouds and mist can reach, it is still endless and endless. Where is the end?"
Xiaoyao looked into the clouds and mist, his eyes were covered by sweat. Drops of sweat kept flowing down his cheeks. His legs were already numb, as if he was walking by instinct.
"A deity makes a mountain, not its altitude……"
For some reason, this sentence suddenly came to mind in my mind: "I now find that even if there are immortals, this vast mountain peak is enough to make them afraid!"
"climb!"
"climb!"
There is a belief in my heart that supports me.
Xiaoyao struggled to lift his feet again and again, and then took a heavy step forward. With each step, a large amount of water would penetrate the ground, leaving a pool of traces.
Memorized.
Almost out of breath.
Xiaoyao didn't dare to look up high, for fear of seeing the endless clouds and mist, which would affect his faith.
The Four Great Books mission is currently in its third stage. After experiencing the first two rounds of tests, Xiaoyao has an idea of this extremely difficult mission. He understands that the system cannot allow him to complete the mission so easily. Not to mention the previous
Two rounds of tests, and this one alone, the system clearly told him the target for completing the task, and also admitted that as long as he persevered, he would eventually complete it. But only when Xiaoyao truly participated in it did he understand that when he was a
When simple things require countless efforts to complete, even simple things will become extremely difficult.
Just like in reality.
A couple is extremely loving during their marriage, and the husband takes very good care of his wife. As long as others can think of something good, it will always appear in him. But if one day is good, one month is good, one year is easy, what about a lifetime?
No one dares to say that he can persist for a lifetime.
Xiaoyao rejoiced: "Fortunately, I don't need to think about anything, I just need to crawl and keep crawling!"
One day.
January.
One year.
Xiaoyao has forgotten the concept of time. He has no intention of paying attention to how much sweat he has shed and how many traces he has left. His eyes have long been blurred, and he is confused by physical and mental exhaustion. Only the persistent belief in his heart continues to support him.
Encouraging him. From time to time, he thought about scenes from the past, things he had not yet completed, and powerful enemies he would face in the future. All of these became the source of motivation for him to persevere.
"If I can't even overcome the test before me, then how can I talk about revenge?"
When faith in the heart becomes faith.
Xiaoyao found that his body had relaxed a little inexplicably, and he seemed to have a little more energy.
Suddenly.
He raised his head and saw a house swaying faintly in the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain. Then, a crisp piano sound blew gently into his ears from the top of the mountain.
"Someone!"
Xiaoyao was startled, and then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.
Years have passed and Xiaoyao has forgotten it, but at this moment, he suddenly found that when he saw the vague scene in the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain and listened to the crisp sound of the piano, he felt extremely excited. This was when he saw that the test was about to begin.
The joy of completion is the excitement that suddenly bursts out during the endless years of climbing.
"Have friends come from afar……"
A deep man's voice swayed down from the top of the mountain. Xiaoyao was a little confused. The voice seemed to be uttered by a middle-aged man, and it seemed to be spoken by an old man who had gone through many vicissitudes of life. But the words were clear, and it felt like a cool breeze blowing to his ears.
His spirit was lifted. He didn't stop and walked forward with both feet.
Step by step.
Xiaoyao unknowingly crossed a distance of several thousand meters.
He raised his head, the top of the mountain was still blurry, and he couldn't see the distance shortening, but the faint sound of reading was still ringing in his ears.
"How could it be possible?! Even though we are so close, why haven't we shortened the distance between them even after I climbed so far?" Xiaoyao was extremely surprised.
"Goodbye!"
"It will be there soon!"
Xiaoyao said this in his heart, he didn't dare to look anymore and concentrated on climbing.
Sweat continued to flow, and Xiaoyao felt in his heart only the excitement and joy that the test was about to be completed. Because there was no sight to see, he didn't feel that the distance between them had not shortened much.
A long time passed.
Xiaoyao felt weak all over his body.
He raised his head again, and at this sight, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then, a strong sense of weakness surged out from all parts of his body, making his feet feel as if they were lined with heavy lead.
"This...how is this possible! Why is he still so far away from me?!!!"
The weakness accumulated over time swept out crazily at this moment. Xiaoyao slammed his hands on the ground, letting the wound open and blood flowing freely. But his eyes were fixed on the end of the mountain road, listening to the recitation.
Sound. At this moment, it seemed as if a certain belief in his heart was about to be shattered.
original.
When he saw the looming top of the mountain, he was filled with hope.
But as he continued to move forward, he found that his eyes were like a mirror, still blurry, and he couldn't help but feel powerless in his heart.
"Why!"
"Why!"
Xiaoyao stood there blankly, his mind extremely complicated.
He thought quickly in his mind, trying to find the solution. Suddenly a flash of light flashed through his mind: "Yes, the system prompts you to tell yourself frankly, keep climbing! And maybe what is in front of you is the content of this test. If you are because of
To be confused by the illusion in front of you is to lose the faith in your heart, and at that moment, everything will become empty."
"right!"
"Exactly that!"
Xiaoyao was enlightened, and the depression on his face was wiped away.
He raised his head again and looked at the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain. All the distracting thoughts that had arisen before disappeared at this time, and were no longer affected at all.
Snapped
The steps were taken again, and with the determination to move forward, he stepped out.
This step.
Xiaoyao only felt that everything in front of him was undergoing completely different changes. Looking in front of him, the mountains were not mountains, the trees were not trees, and the faintly audible recitation became a passing cloud.
One step out.
The endless stairs turned into twists, and a beautiful scenery unfolded before your eyes.
Xiaoyao was stunned.
What he looked at was the top of the authentic mountain that he had so much hoped for before. He looked around at the familiar scenes and saw an old man playing the piano. He slightly opened his eyes and looked at himself with a smile. The sound of reciting in his ears was extremely clear. For a moment, he was
Some were stunned.
"Ding! The player Xiaoyao is not swayed by external things, sticks to his original intention, and his perseverance comes from the heart. He successfully completes the third test of Qishu. The special reward for the player Xiaoyao is twenty free attribute points!"
