I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 26 Martial Arts Examination (for collection, for further reading)

a few days later.

The Qingshan County Martial Arts Examination for the 24th year of Qing'an has finally arrived.

Unlike Wenju, which set up a test shed in the market near the county government to take the candidates' exams, the martial arts exams are held directly outdoors in the open air.

The location is set on the square in front of the main temple of Chenghuang Temple on the West Street of the county seat.

On the high platform in front of the main temple, a middle-aged official in a green robe sat in the middle position, and on the two sides sat the county magistrates, magistrates, and envoys of Qingshan County according to their ranks.

Different official positions have different official robe materials, which are very easy to distinguish.

The two sides of the square under the stage were full of gentry and wealthy businessmen from Qingshan County in elegant and fresh clothes.

These people cast their eyes on the two or three hundred martial artists standing in the field, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Poor culture and rich martial arts have been like this since ancient times.

Ordinary wealthy households live frugally, and it is easy to support one or two full-time scholars, but it is difficult to support a martial artist who has practiced martial arts since childhood.

Therefore, more than [-]% of the nearly [-] martial artists standing in the square at this moment come from gentry and wealthy merchant families like them.

The remaining [-]% ​​are also inextricably linked with them, most of them are their nursing homes.

Only the remaining [-]% ​​of the martial arts masters were born in cold rooms.

"Why?"

"He's here too?"

In the corner of the square, a case was set up, which was specially used to examine the native place and certificate of guarantee of the martial artist.

Behind the cases, sat the officials in soap robes that Wei Tu had seen last time in the county government office.

After the official inspected the guarantee documents piled up on the case one by one, he suddenly saw Wei Tu's name in it.

With a surprised expression on his face, he turned to the last page of the household registration book in his hand, and after comparing Weitu's hometown and age, he couldn't help saying in surprise.

At this time, only half a year had passed since Wei Tu left his citizenship last year, because Wei Tu was the first slave to redeem himself since his son inherited his father's job as a subordinate, and he had a deep impression of Wei Tu.

"It's not easy to use martial arts to change one's life, I hope he doesn't die on the martial arts stage..."

The soap-robed subordinate thought silently.

Every three years, the county government will clean up the "hidden households". New naturalized people like Wei Tu are just one of his achievements.

He didn't want Wei Tu to die here.

on the square.

The people who recognized Wei Tu were not only the subordinate officials in soap robes, but also a beautiful woman sitting in the gentleman's seat.

This beautiful woman was Wei Hong. She sat behind Master Huang, frowning slightly, and glanced at Wei Tu standing on the square.

Although it had been many years since she had seen her own nephew for a long time, due to blood relationship, she still recognized Wei Tu from the group of martial artists at a glance.

"What did he come here for? He wants to test martial arts? He is indeed much stronger than he was three years ago..."

"But among all the martial artists, he is very ordinary. Maybe he is not as powerful as Yuan Shan..."

Wei Hong was in a complicated mood.

She hoped that Wei Tu would stand out among the crowd of martial artists and be able to help her as a natal family in the future, but she also intuitively believed that Wei Tu could not do it, her nephew from the same family could not do it.

For more than three years, Wei Tu only learned some superficial health-preserving skills, no matter what, he couldn't compare to a martial artist from a wealthy family.

These martial arts masters who came from rich families and practiced martial arts since childhood, have meat every now and then, and are taught by famous teachers. From time to time, they also have medicinal food to nourish the body...

How does Mudleg compare with them?
There is no comparison at all!
……

soon.

Gongs and drums sounded.

The martial arts examination begins.

Wei Tu took the number plate marked "Bing Shisan" and waited in the crowd.

Compared with the government and Taoist examinations, the county examination martial arts examination is the simplest, with only five examinations.

They are skill and bravery, infantry shooting, horse shooting, competition, and the final military strategy.

Among them, brave skills are subdivided into lifting stones, pulling hard bows, and dancing swords.

"Team C is in line."

Suddenly, there was a bang, and the military officer in charge of the assessment shouted loudly.

Hearing these words, Wei Tu calmed down, followed the martial artists in the front row into the arena, and stood in front of several stone locks of different sizes.

Two hundred catties.

Three hundred catties.

Four hundred catties.

Five hundred pounds.

A total of four stone locks.

In the county examination of martial arts, the starting stone lifting examination is a stone lock of two hundred catties, which is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

"Five hundred catties of stone locks!"

Wei Tu set his sights on the heaviest and largest stone lock, his eyes were solemn, his spirit sank to his dantian, his feet were staggered, and he set up a horse stance.

then.

He mobilized the strength of his whole body, put his right hand on the stone lock, and swung with force.

The heavy stone lock suddenly rose from the ground, first paused for half a breath on Weitu's knee, then on his elbow, and finally lifted it above his head.

After four or five breaths of suspension above his head, Wei Tu finally couldn't hold on anymore, and slowly placed the five hundred catty stone lock on the ground with his right arm.

As the [-]-jin stone lock fell to the ground, a slight ground shaking sound could be heard throughout the square, as if the earth dragon turned over.

The whole square fell into a quiet atmosphere, and everyone's eyes focused on Wei Tu at this moment, all of them were amazed.

In the assessment of lifting stones, the person who can lift a [-]-jin stone lock with one arm only comes out once in several decades in Qingshan County.

In a hundred years, only three times.

The previous three martial arts masters, without exception, all won the first place in the county martial arts examination.

And... this is Weitu's fourth time.

It also means that the leader of this year's martial arts championship is already doomed at this moment.

if only……

"It's hard!"

After seeing Weitu's clothes, the gentry smiled and immediately came to a conclusion.

Wei Tu's clothes are shabby, and the single clothes are white with starch, so it looks like he was born in a poor family.

This kind of martial arts masters often fail in the two subjects of horse archery and military strategy, and thus fail the ranking.

Horse shooting requires good horses to assist. Although the county test provides horses, they are often inferior horses.

Riding on a bad horse and shooting, the strength cannot be consistent, no matter how good the shooting skill is, it is still difficult to hit the target.

Another strategy.

The threshold for this kind of invisibility is also high. Without the help of a good teacher, it is not easy to write a good article.

"Bing Thirteen."

"Lift up the stone armor."

At this time, the examiner in charge of lifting the stone also announced Wei Tu's results.

According to the regulations, if you want to win a first class in lifting a stone, you need to lift a [-]-jin stone lock with one arm, higher than your head, and pause for [-] breaths.

Lift the four hundred catties stone lock with both arms, and hang it above the head for twenty breaths.

But Wei Tu was different at this time. He lifted a five hundred catty stone lock with one arm and hung it above his head for four breaths.

The difference between [-] jin and [-] jin for one arm is like a natural moat.

This is well known.

With a single arm of five hundred catties, it is expected to win a place in the provincial examination.

In other words, Wei Tu at this moment has already reached the strength of martial arts in lifting stones.

"Even if it's rare to win the first place, but the top of the stone armor is still qualified to recommend to go to the government examination..."

"Wei Tu is not very old, only 20 years old? 22 years old?"

"If you hire a famous teacher, he should be able to make up for this shortcoming in the next exam in horse shooting and military strategy..."

In the gentry's table, after Wei Hong saw Wei Tu's achievements, his face was complicated again, and he thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)