Getaway

At the same time that Wan Yanyong announced to the world, another piece of news spread all over the world within a few days at a faster speed.

On the morning of May 25, the same notice was pasted at the gates of government offices in every prefecture and county in Song, Jin, Xixia, and Dali.

The notice said: In order to preach to the world, Xiaoyao Sect decided to recruit 120 outer disciples from all over the world.Beginning on the fifth day of July this year, students will be recruited simultaneously from Wudang Mountain and eight places including Hangzhou, Shangjing, Xingqing, Dali, Chengdu, Lingling, and Jinan.At that time, all intelligent people between the ages of seven and 40, regardless of country, gender, origin, sect, disability or not, can go to the above eight places for auditions to test their spiritual root qualifications and determine whether they have a celestial relationship. .

From now on, apprentices will be admitted every five years, and the age will be changed from five to 20 years old, and 30 apprentices will be admitted each time.

The choice of Hangzhou and other eight places fully considered the dispersion of locations.The people of the four countries, except those far away in the frontier, are all within a thousand miles of the eight places.There are [-] days from the posting of the announcement to the end of accepting apprentices. If someone is determined to practice but cannot cover the journey of thousands of miles within [-] days, it is better to give up the idea of ​​practice as early as possible.

It took only two or three days for the notice to be posted, and it spread to everyone in the world.

Without it, it's just because the name of the Xiaoyao Sect is too resounding.

It is said that there are four elders in Xiaoyao Sect, who can fly to the sky with swords, move mountains and fill seas, spread clouds and rain, and bring the dead back to life.

Who wouldn't want to join such a sect.

Therefore, all living beings in the world, hundreds of millions of people, all want to test their spiritual roots in those eight places, so as to know whether they are destined for immortality or not.

At this time, there were 8000 million people in Song Dynasty, nearly 4000 million people in Jin Dynasty, and more than 200 million people in Dali and Xixia each.

Because of the war, less than half of these people are between the ages of ten and forty, about 40 million.

Most of these 5000 million people are mediocre people who are submissive, and most of them have no ideas and courage to change the status quo.

But there are still more than a million people who, upon hearing the news, decided to go to one of the eight places at any cost to try their fate.

Some impatient people started to pack their luggage on the same day and prepare to leave.

Far away in Xiongyue County, Chenzhou, Liaodong, Wang Tingyun, a 23-year-old young scholar, laughed loudly after reading the announcement of Xiaoyao School’s acceptance of disciples and the notice of returning home from the imperial court: field; the homeland is three thousand miles away, and the plum blossoms are fragrant in a dream. Pack your bags and go south!"

Wang Tingyun is the nephew of Mi Fu, a master of calligraphy and painting, the grandson of Zhang Hao, the left prime minister, and the 32nd grandson of Wang Lie, a sage in Taiyuan in the Han Dynasty.Generations of loyal and good people, how can they be willing to be barbarians.

In Fuyang County, Cizhou, Hebei West Road, teenagers from the county school heard about the Proclamation of the Xiaoyao School. Among them, Zhao Bingwen, who was only 15 years old, immediately took a pen and wrote on the paper:

"There are lunatics in Siming, calling me to be an immortal. The worldly fate is endless, and I look back and fall into the world of mortals. I want to ride a whale back, but I am afraid that the gods and the government will think that I am drunk. I laughed and clapped the hands of the immortals, and I dreamed a few times. Middle body.

Leaning on long pine trees, chatting about blowing stones, sitting and watching the clouds.Suddenly, Hei Ni dropped her hand and danced drunkenly to Zihaochun.Send a message to the Canglang and flowing water, I once knew the leisurely layman, so I would like to wash the crown towel.But back to the rooftop, Hua diverged from Qilin. "

In Lin'an City of the Great Song Dynasty, at the Royal Academy of Painting, a new 19-year-old student, Liu Songnian, was meticulously painting the "Four Handsome Figures of Gold Cutting". The four people in the picture are Yu Yunwen, Ye Heng, Li Xianzhong, and Xin Qiji.In fact, Liu Songnian has never seen any of these four people, but based on the rumors in the market and his own imagination, he painted the four people as heroic and extraordinary.

Waiting for Zhao Mayuan from the Academy of Painting to see him, he said with a smile: "The painting is not bad, but it's a pity that it's not easy to exchange for money. People in the market today want to see the picture of the "Four Elders of Xiaoyao" rather than the "Picture of the Four Handsome Kings of Fajin." '".

Liu Songnian: "I'm an ordinary person, and it's not easy to see the four commanders. How about a fairy like Xiaoyao?"

"Not necessarily. The Xiaoyao faction posted a notice saying that they want to recruit disciples in Lin'an City. You are young and smart. You may be able to step into the fairy gate!" Ma Yuan said.

"Is this true?" Liu Songnian asked eagerly with his eyes shining.

Liangzhe Road, Jiaxing County, many people gathered around the newly posted notice to watch, three floors inside and three floors outside.

A seven-year-old child also wanted to squeeze in to have a look, but was hit on the chest by an elbow from the outside of the inner layer, and immediately couldn't stand upright, and sat down on the ground.

The boy was not angry either, he patted the dust off his body and walked away.

The boy came to a secluded alley and saw no one around. He took out a purse from his sleeve, weighed it, and said with a smile, "You can exchange it for seven taels of silver. It's a big profit."

"Little thief, how much money did you steal, but I caught you, where did you go?"In the distance, a 13-year-old boy was chasing the boy with a wooden stick.

"Worse", the boy heard the voice, didn't have time to think, and ran away.

"Where are you going?" Another 14-year-old boy flashed across the alley, blocking the boy in the middle.

"Brothers, I, Zhu Cong, admit that I was killed. I only stole seven taels of silver. You can take it all. Don't beat my hands and legs. I beg you two brothers."

"We won't beat you either. Go and return the money to the owner by yourself. Next time, I, Ke Zhen'e, will see you and break your legs. You're young, it's not good to learn something, to do this kind of nonsense act."

Two big boys escorted Zhu Cong to return the money to the owner.

After being beaten up, Zhu Cong thought to himself: I can't continue in this job, I have to change places, or I have to change careers.The notice said that the Xiaoyao faction wanted to recruit disciples, so why not try your luck, what if you are favored by the gods?

A hundred miles north of Beijing, more than [-] returnees from the Jin Dynasty had just arrived in Huairou County.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the Xiaoyao faction has posted a notice that it will accept 120 disciples from all over the world on the fifth day of July. Shangjing, the land of Longxing in the Great Jin Kingdom, is one of the eight places to accept disciples."

"I know, the Xiaoyao faction really kept its promise. The order, the team will continue to go north after a short rest. It must travel at least [-] miles every day, and must return to Beijing by the end of June." Wan Yanyong said, "I don't believe it, I There are millions of people in the female straight tribe, and there will be no fairy fate."

In Jinan Prefecture, Xin Qiji, the envoy of Quan Zhishan East and West Road Jiedu, looked at the notice on the wall and said to himself: "Seven to 40 years old, so I am only 35 years old, not too old."

In Yueyang City, Liu Fangfang looked at the notice at the gate of the yamen, and thought to herself: "The Jin people have returned to the north, and I have nothing to do as the leader of the anti-gold alliance. If I can join the Xiaoyao Sect to practice, wouldn't it be a hundred times better than being the leader of the Laoshizi alliance?" !Although I am 41 years old, even my husband, Hua Guhan, doesn't know my age, so it won't make things difficult for me if I want to come to Xiaoyao Sect."

On Mount Wudang, the Chaoyang Palace has replaced the Zixiao Palace built by Emperor Huiqin and has become a place for pilgrims to offer incense.

On this day, a disciple acceptance notice was posted at the gate of Chaoyang Palace.

Tian Laoqi, who sells tofu at the gate of the palace, heard his wife, Mrs. Qin, finish reading the notice, and whispered: "People say that my eldest son Tian Jianfeng is smart, so he wants to come to Wudang Mountain to try his fate. As long as you enter the immortal sect, you don't need to become an immortal or become a saint, and my old Tian family will change their style."

In Huzhou city, Wu Shuji, the concubine of Zhou Yuan's family, went out to buy paper, and saw the notice of the Xiaoyao faction.

Although Wu Shuji was born in a poor family, she is both talented and beautiful. When she was 16 years old, she was betrothed by her parents to a wealthy family who had a good time.Unbearable to bear the humiliation, Wu Shuzhen ran away from her husband's house several times, but was arrested all of them.Three years ago, after she escaped for the last time and was arrested, her husband's family sent Wu Shuzhen to the government for investigation on the grounds that she did not obey women's morals.

At that time, the prefect of Huzhou was Wang Shipeng, who was a clean and upright official. Hearing that Wu Shuji had a reputation for talent, he ordered Wu Shuji, who was in shackles and chains, to write a speech in public.Seeing the plum blossoms in the courtyard, Wu Shuji was touched by the scene and wrote:

The smoke is falling, the snow is falling.Snow piles up on plum blossom branches, where does spring come from?

Drunken eyes open, sleepy eyes open, where are the sparse shadows slanting?Urge from the teaching plug.

Wang Shipeng was impressed by her talent and learning, and sentenced Wu Shuji not guilty, and ordered her husband to write a letter of divorce, and severed ties with Wu Shuji.

Soon after, Wu Shuji was married by Zhou Yuanwai as a concubine, and began a humiliating life again.

After seeing the announcement of accepting apprentices, Wu Shuji thought to herself: "With my talents and learning, if I were a man, I would be able to sing fame outside the Donghua Gate. Just because I am a daughter, I have encountered such ups and downs. Today Xiaoyao Sect accepts apprentices, regardless of Men and women. If I can step into the fairy gate, why should I suffer from the idleness of the old woman! Huzhou is only a hundred miles away from Lin'an. If I go to Lin'an, I will not be found by my husband's family. It is better to go directly to Wudang Mountain to learn from the teacher. Best policy."

Thinking of this, Wu Shuji actually bought some dry food, and immediately left Huzhou, had a meal and slept in the open, and came towards Wudang Mountain.

In a small courtyard in Taizhou, Zhejiang, more than a dozen girls are learning to play chess.

These girls were sent to Taizhou as camp prostitutes after they were prisoners. Because they were young, they first learned some skills in the classroom. If they were successful, their worth would be different in the future.

Among them is a girl named Yan Rui, who is the best among these women. She is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Yan Rui's original name was Zhou Youfang, she was ten years old, and she was originally from Yuezhou.Because her father wrote the pleadings for the refugees two years ago, he was falsely accused of being a traitor and beheaded, and Yan Rui also ended up serving as a prostitute.

Yan Rui is very intelligent, no matter what kind of skill, she can master it as soon as she learns it.For example, after only learning Go for more than a month, the strength of Go is no longer inferior to that of the Go teacher.

"Teacher, after I dug the corner here, I pulled the corner first and then tapped it, and the corners became curved. Teacher, do you want to regret the move again?"

"I don't regret playing chess anymore. Teacher admits defeat. I really didn't expect you to be so smart and learn chess so fast. It's a pity that you are a prostitute. Otherwise, you can really go to Lin'an City and try the fairy fate."

"Teacher, what is 'Try Xianyuan'?" Yan Rui asked curiously.

"On the fifth day of the seventh month, the Xiaoyao Sect will recruit disciples in Lin'an City. All talented people between the ages of seven and 40, male or female, can go to test their spiritual roots. If they have extraordinary aptitude, they may be recruited by the Xiaoyao Sect. Take me as a disciple. It's a pity that with your status, you can't even get out of this camp gate, so how can you go to Lin'an?"

Yan Rui kept this matter in mind and began to plan how to escape.