Chapter 1667: Changes on the Battlefield (IV)

Li Yan was thinking about things as he moved forward with the team. "Marshal Hong on the stands was paying attention to this side. Maybe there was something else going on in this tent. But this tent didn't look very big, so it was a little small to use my fists and feet. Did the army also consider literary talent?".

Just like that, he walked with his head down and thought about it. Suddenly, Li Yan felt his eyes brighten. It turned out that the last person in front of him had entered the tent. The space in front of him was much wider. But when he raised his head, the man had entered and lowered the door curtain, but he couldn't see the situation inside clearly. Li Yan didn't think about it anymore, just stayed there and waited quietly.

After just a few dozen breaths, someone came out with the curtain. It was the person who had just entered. At this time, this person was rolling down the sleeves on his other wrist with one hand, but his face was full of confusion, and he looked puzzled. Then, urged by the soldiers at the door, he walked to the end of the row of people in the middle of the parade ground. At this time, one of the soldiers pointed at Li Yan and said, "You, go in." After hearing this, Li Yan walked towards the door of the tent.

Li Yan felt a dark moment in front of his eyes after he opened the door curtain and entered the tent. He closed his eyes slightly, adjusted to the light, and opened his eyes again. At this time, he saw that there was only a low table in the tent. Behind the table, a man was sitting cross-legged on a small carpet. This man was about 40 years old, wearing a scholar's hat and a loose black robe. The hem of the black robe was spread on the ground, covering his lower body. Even when sitting, he was only a little shorter than Li Yan. I think he was also very tall.

He had a thin and narrow face, a gray complexion, a long beard fluttering in front of his chest, a pair of hands clasped in his sleeves, hugging his chest and abdomen, half covered by the low table, and a pair of narrow eyes occasionally shot out a ray of brilliance, and he was looking at Li Yan at this time. Seeing Li Yan looking at him, he stretched out a slender white finger from his sleeves and pointed to the small carpet in front of the table, "Sit", and then said no more.

Li Yan followed the instructions and walked to the table. Only then did he find an unfolded cloth bag on the table. Rows of small bags were sewn vertically on the surface of the cloth bag, with the bag opening facing upwards. Each small bag was inserted with a varying number of fine needles, and the needle tails exposed from the bag opening were shining silver.

Li Yan looked at the rows of silver needles on the table, which were shining coldly, and his heart was beating. He thought, "How can I register without a pen, ink, paper, or inkstone? Why is this thing placed here?" He was immediately in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do.

The man in black robe saw Li Yan coming to the table and staring at the silver needles hesitantly without sitting down, and then said, "Don't worry, I'm just testing your meridians. If your meridians are very good, you may have a good fortune waiting for you."

After hearing this, Li Yan thought for a while and sat cross-legged like the man in black robe behind the table. He came here anyway, and he had to pass this level anyway, otherwise he would not be able to enter the next level of the school field assessment, and it would be useless to think more.

Seeing Li Yan so straightforward, the black-robed man smiled and said, "Put your left wrist meridian exposed on the table. It will probably be fine in a few breaths." Li Yan did not think about it any more. He stretched out his right hand and rolled up the rough cloth sleeve on his left wrist a few times, and then placed his palm on the side of the cloth bag on the table.

After seeing Li Yan put his left hand as he said, the black-robed man stretched out his right hand and used two white and slender fingers to pick up a silver needle from the unfolded cloth bag like lightning. Before Li Yan could see clearly, he only felt his wrist numb. When he looked closely, the silver needle had already been mostly immersed in his meridians. After the black-robed man finished this, he put his hand back into his sleeve, and then hugged his hands in his sleeves and hung them down to his abdomen, and then glanced at Li Yan's face.

After Li Yan felt his wrist numb, he had no other strange feelings, but just when he was confused, after only two breaths, he suddenly felt a cool air rising from his abdomen to his brain, and his head suddenly felt cool, and he felt a sense of comfort all over his body.

The black-robed man squinted his eyes and saw that Li Yan was fine. He felt a little sorry. He had seen this situation countless times in the past few years, but he always had expectations in his heart after each acupuncture. In the past few years, only the first time at the beginning of last year made him ecstatic, but unfortunately the final result made him very angry.

Just when he was about to take out the silver needle from Li Yan's pulse gate, he saw a layer of black air slowly surging on Li Yan's face. The black-robed man was stunned, and then he was overjoyed in his heart, but his face remained calm. Then his hands moved like the wind, flying like a butterfly through flowers, and four more silver needles were inserted into Li Yan's pulse gate. This time, after only a breath, Li Yan suddenly felt four more hot, dry, heavy, and warm air rising from his abdomen and straight up to the top of his head.

Now he felt like he was being tormented in a boiling oil pan. His brain was hit hard. Not only did he groan, but his face showed pain, and he began to twist under the cover of various colors of air.

After the four silver needles went in, the black-robed man stared at Li Yan's face without blinking, as if afraid of missing something. When the second green gas rose on Li Yan's face, he became a little nervous, and then the third red gas surged up, and he clenched his fists even more, but as the yellow and white gas rose later, he loosened his clenched fists with some disappointment, his face became uncertain, and he frowned and thought about something.

Li Yan was in pain at this time. Several streams of gas in his abdomen kept colliding everywhere, causing him great pain. He had changed from a cross-legged position just now to a side-bending position on the ground, and his body had bent like a shrimp. Fortunately, he did not touch the five silver needles on his wrist at this time, otherwise he did not know what the result would be.

If someone looks at his face clearly at this time, he can find that the five colors of Qi on his face are changing alternately, among which black Qi is the strongest, followed by green, red, yellow and white, and white is already the lighter Qi. When I get angry, the order of black, green, red, yellow and white flashes by alternately every time. The pain became more and more unstoppable, and Li Yan let out several more low moans.

These moans woke the man in black robes out of his thoughts. After looking at Li Yan, he hesitated again. Finally, as if he had made some kind of decision, he stood up without making any movement. He was already in a daze. When he came to the table, he stood in front of Li Yan. He was silent and ghostly. He waved his right sleeve, and five cold rays of light flashed from Li Yan's left hand. He only heard a few "duoduo" sounds. There was a soft sound, and a few silver needles with their tails trembling were nailed into the table in a row. Although this table was not made of very good wood, the things used in the military valued quality rather than appearance. This table It is also made of red date wood and is extremely strong. It would be impossible for anyone other than a first-class or top master in the martial arts world to achieve such a method.

The man in black robe looked at the silver needle on the table, and then at Li Yan's face which was recovering rapidly. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Oh, I'm still not good enough. I don't dare to enter those places. I can only use this lowest and most primitive method." Testing by other means will bring a lot of pain to the person doing the test. Fortunately, there will be no harm to the body and mind in the end, it is just temporary pain. If there is a 'spiritual stone' or a 'spiritual pillar'" Thinking of this, he sighed again. These are currently out of his reach, but maybe after this time, he can. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel hot in his heart. But after seeing Li Yan underground, he murmured to himself, "The one last time was actually a Xuanlinggen, with better qualifications than me, but the most unfortunate thing is that he is illiterate and can even understand the most basic magic rules." He seems to understand, but he has wasted the heaven-defying qualifications given to him by God, and ended up like that. "

Thinking of this in his mind, he sighed again, "Oh, although this person has mixed spiritual roots, he is still better than none. Time is running out. Although these two people appeared within two years of each other, it is just a coincidence. Approximately 100,000 people have been tested this year. The idea of ​​using this method to test existing soldiers and newly recruited soldiers in the army, only these two people have been tested for so many years, this is the biggest opportunity, and I estimate that I only have one or two years left. Even if I have bad luck and find the right person in the future, I still won’t have time.”

"If you use your miscellaneous spirit roots well, you can still give it a try." Thinking of this, he took a long breath and looked at Li Yan, who was slowly returning to normal on the ground.

Li Yan felt like he had been tortured and beaten, but these beatings hit deep in his soul. The pain was so painful that he couldn't control himself, but he couldn't shout loudly. He could only let out low and heavy moans, as if he had experienced After a long and unbearable time, Li Yan finally felt numbness in the meridians of his hand, and the pain disappeared without a trace like a sea wave, as if it had never happened, and it was just like an illusion.

Li Yan stood up from the ground with his hands on the edge of the table. He looked at the row of shining silver needles on the table, and looked at the man in black robe in front of him with some fear, as if he was standing here like a ghost from the underworld. , he didn't believe that it was just an illusion, it was a real pain that penetrated the internal organs and bone marrow. Otherwise, how could there be any explanation for the row of silver needles on the table. Seeing Li Yan's fearful expression, the man in black robe smiled gently at him and said, "Don't be afraid. My surname is Ji, and my name is Ji Wenhe. Others call me Military Master Ji or Master Ji."

When Li Yan heard this, he was shocked, "Is he the same as Marshal Hong, who is in charge of the Qingshan Pass? He is also famous. What did such a big man do just now?"

Seeing that Li Yan was silent, Master Ji smiled and continued, "Although it caused you a lot of pain just now, it was worth it. So many people have not been able to have such a good life in the past few years. I am a person who walks in the world. , because I suffered an incurable injury a few years ago, I came to the army to find something to do and find someone to be destined for. I have no children and have always wanted to find someone to carry on my legacy and put all my knowledge into it. I will teach you, otherwise, if my sect's inheritance is cut off due to my death in the future, it will be difficult for you to face the ancestor of our sect even if you come to Jiuquan. The method that was given to you previously is my sect's method of selecting disciples, because my sect's martial arts require physical fitness. You must be strong, have broad meridians, and have a full internal organs to get started. Otherwise, even if you learn it, it will be useless, and you may even die from the backflow of your breath. Then, are you willing to join my sect and pass on what I have learned?" , Master Ji's voice was serious, and he stared at Li Yan without blinking.

Li Yan thought to himself, "This method of getting started is so vicious that it makes people miserable. It's hard to learn those exercises, and how can I trust what he said?" Thinking of this, he was thinking about how to refuse, but he suddenly thought of entering the city today. The team leader named Liu Chengyong whom I met at the city gate seemed to have said something.

"Those thieves of Meng's army were unable to attack the border three times, but the third army commander took the head of the opponent's deputy commander." This is what he said. In this way, this military adviser is an enemy of ten thousand people. According to what he just said, It was only after he was injured that he joined the army. If he had not been injured before, he would have been an unparalleled hero.

Look at the row of silver needles on the table again. After the pain disappeared just now, his whole body was soft and weak. When he stood up, he used his hands to support the table. Although he was not very tall, if he were made of ordinary wood, he would weigh more than half of his body. There will be some noise when you press it up. The small table just now didn't even make a breath sound, which shows how strong it is.

He looked at the row of silver needles again, and was even more shocked. Silver needles were also available in the village doctors, and he had seen them before. They could be easily bent with a flick of the finger. How could these needles be inserted into this solid wooden table? He was not a stupid person.

Young people always worship heroes. Every young man has a heroic dream, imagining that he can save the common people and the people he loves from danger. Li Yan was no exception. Although he was more meticulous, it was only relative to people of the same age. Generally speaking, he was still a young man. In just a few thoughts, he had changed all kinds of thoughts.

Thinking of this, Li Yan felt an impulse in his heart. He had long forgotten the pain of living a life worse than death just now. He only felt that he could learn the ability to penetrate the sky and the earth in his dream by following the man in front of him. He raised his head and looked at the military division and said seriously, "If you are kind to me, I dare not disobey you."

After hearing this, the military division did not show any surprise on his face. This was already within his expectations. If he did not agree, he would be surprised. The military division master asked him, "What's your name?"

"I'm Li Yan, from Daqingshan." Li Yan answered.

"Do you know how to read?" The military division master asked again.

"I've studied in a private school for a few years. Although I'm not a good candidate for the imperial examination, I'm familiar with the classics." Li Yan answered again. This was not Li Yan's boast. When he was studying in the private school in the village, the old scholar had the most favor for him among all the people, hoping that he could pass the imperial examination. However, according to Li Yan's family situation, if he continued to study, he would not be able to support it. This made the old scholar feel very sorry. Even so, Li Yan read all the nearly 100 books in the old scholar's collection, and he studied hard when he didn't understand.

"Have you learned any martial arts or internal skills?" When the military division master heard that he was also a person who was familiar with the classics, his hope was also raised a little.

"I have only learned a few basic fighting skills in the village, and have not learned advanced martial arts, let alone any internal skills." Li Yan continued to answer.

When Master Ji heard this, he smiled and said, "That's good. Your body meridians are very suitable for the requirements of our sect's mind. I will tell you the sect's rules after I go back. As for your family background and identity, I will send someone to check. I hope you don't hide anything. You are also the last applicant today. In this case, then follow me." After saying that, he flicked his sleeves, and the silver needles and cloth bags on the table disappeared.

Li Yan was even more surprised when he saw it, and then bowed and replied, "Yes, sir." Then his face showed some hesitation, and he did not follow immediately.