The heavens set sail from the courtyard

After the examination started on the second floor of the academy, all candidates were arranged to climb the mountain behind the academy and get a water scoop on the top of the mountain.

However, this mountain is not so easy to climb. All the candidates felt a blockage in their snow mountain qi sea as soon as they stepped into the back mountain. Their mental power had difficulty passing through the qi sea acupoints and they were unable to call upon the external heaven and earth energy.

These chosen ones suddenly became ordinary people. Many of them couldn't adapt for a while. They bumped into things while climbing the mountain and almost fell down the mountain several times.

Among the crowd, only two people were as steady as a rock, climbing up the mountain step by step steadily.

They are Ning Que and Long Qing.

The two walked in an orderly manner, gradually surpassing everyone else and reaching the halfway point of the mountain first.

Ning Que had just started practicing Buddhism and had honed his skills at the border, so naturally he was not afraid of a small mountain.

Although Longqing is the second prince of the Yan Kingdom, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. His martial arts skills are no less powerful than his telekinesis. He has a strong physique and is not afraid of any challenge.

However, after Ning Que and Long Qing met halfway up the mountain, the atmosphere was inevitably filled with tension.

"I didn't expect a pretty boy like you to climb up the ladder so quickly." Ning Que looked at Long Qing provocatively.

"I didn't expect that you could be on par with me." Long Qing said proudly.

The two did not know each other before, but since they met, they have regarded each other as their biggest rival. Ning Que even felt disgusted when he saw Long Qing.

It was an inexplicable disgust, like the feeling of seeing a natural enemy.

Ning Que would never admit that he was jealous of Long Qing's handsomeness.

"How about we make a bet?" Ning Que looked at Long Qing's superior attitude and said with disgust:
"Whoever reaches the top of the mountain first wins, and the loser must promise the other person something."

Long Qing said arrogantly: "There is no need for me to bet with you. I will definitely be the winner."

As he spoke, Longqing rushed to the top of the mountain first.

"You're sneaking." Ning Que gritted his teeth and quickly chased after Long Qing.

But at this moment, a candidate climbed halfway up the mountain and suddenly grabbed Ning Que's hand.

"Hmm." Ning Que was stunned. He turned around and found that the other person was actually his classmate, Gu Changnuo, a student from the academy.

"Gu Changnuo, why are you holding me?" Ning Que wanted to shake off his classmate's hand, but found that the other party was holding him tightly and he couldn't get rid of it at all.

"Ning Que, help me, I can't do it anymore." Gu Changnuo grabbed Ning Que's arm and leaned back.

"Be careful."

Ning Que's steps were unsteady and his body was dragged by Gu Changnuo. The two of them hugged each other and rolled down the mountain.

When Long Qing heard the noise, he turned around and saw Ning Que and Gu Changnuo rolling down the mountain together.

He stopped, took a look, raised the corner of his mouth, turned around, and walked directly to the top of the mountain, not caring about the life or death of Ning Que and Gu Changnuo at all.

At this moment, the wind and clouds on the mountain suddenly changed. The originally clear sky darkened, and a chessboard flashed in the thick clouds.

Long Qing found that a thick fog was rising around him, obstructing his vision. What was more troublesome was that the originally rugged mountain road was suddenly covered with thorns. Even with shoes on, it was still painful to step on them.

Halfway up the mountain, Ning Que grabbed a vine with one hand and held Gu Changnuo with the other. He finally managed to keep his body steady and avoid rolling down the mountain.

"Huff, huff, huff." Gu Changnuo suddenly gasped for breath, breathing in more than out, looking like he was having trouble breathing.

"What's wrong with you?" Ning Que asked hurriedly.

Gu Changnuo couldn't breathe and could only point at his mouth.

"You have asthma!?" Ning Que asked with a changed expression.

Gu Changnuo nodded, his breathing became more difficult and his face turned red.

Ning Que did not hesitate. He laid Gu Changnuo flat on the ground and then performed artificial respiration on him.

At this time, some candidates climbed to the mountainside and saw Ning Que's actions, all showing disgusted expressions.

"Two grown men kissing each other is really disgraceful, really disgraceful." Ning Que said to the bystanders, "Come and help me, he has asthma. If we don't help him, he will suffocate to death."

The candidate said indifferently: "We still have to climb the mountain, how can we help him?"

One by one, the candidates walked past Ning Que and Gu Changnuo, but no one wanted to lend a hand.

Ning Que had no choice but to continue giving Gu Changnuo artificial respiration to help him clear his trachea. However, asthma is caused by tracheal spasm, and artificial respiration without clearing the trachea would have limited effect.

Gu Changnuo's face had turned purple. Ning Que stopped artificial respiration and began to search Gu Changnuo's body.

Generally, asthma patients carry medicine with them to prevent sudden attacks.

Ning Que finally found a small porcelain bottle, opened it and smelled it, and found that it smelled like medicine, so he quickly gave Gu Changnuo a pill.

After Gu Changnuo swallowed the medicine, his complexion began to improve, but it did not completely heal.

"Ning, Ning Que, you, don't worry about me, go take the exam." Gu Changnuo pushed Ning Que and said with difficulty.

Ning Que glanced at the candidate in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take you down the mountain first."

Gu Changnuo said with an unpleasant expression: "If you help me get down the mountain, you won't be the first to get the water scoop."

Ning Que directly carried Gu Changnuo on his shoulders and said, "I may not be able to pass the entrance exam to the second floor, but I can't just stand by and watch him die."

Gu Changnuo wanted to persuade Ning Que again, but he had already been carried on Ning Que's back and was walking down the mountain.

Ning Que found that the way down the mountain was surprisingly easy to walk on. The force that suppressed the Qi Hai Xue Shan disappeared. He used the essence of heaven and earth to drag himself and Gu Changnuo up, and his speed of going down the mountain was more than twice as fast.

A quarter of an hour later, Ning Que carried Gu Changnuo down the mountain and handed him over to the academy for instruction. Turning back, he discovered that Long Qing was almost reaching the top of the mountain.

"Ning Que, I'm sorry, it's all because of me that I delayed you!" Gu Changnuo said ashamedly.

"It doesn't matter. I still have time." Ning Que said firmly.

After saying that, Ning Que went up the mountain. Maybe because he had done it before, Ning Que climbed the mountain surprisingly fast. In less than half an hour, he saw a candidate lying on the side of the road.

The mountain climbing path was not only rugged and thorny, but also had huge rocks falling from time to time. Many candidates were injured and would ask for help when they saw Ning Que.

"Please, save me."

Ning Que stopped and found that the man was the candidate who had refused to help Gu Changnuo just now.

"You refused to help me just now, why should I save you?" Ning Que hardened his heart.

"Please, I don't want to die." The candidate begged.

At this time, there are huge rocks falling from the top of the mountain. If you are hit by them, you will definitely die.

Ning Que gritted his teeth and wanted to ignore it, but finally stopped and went back to carry the person down the mountainside.

Because of Gu Changnuo, the academy arranged two teachers to pick him up halfway up the mountain.

After Ning Que handed the people over to the instructor, he continued to climb the mountain. However, he found that the higher he ran up the mountain, the more people were lying on the ground. In the end, he couldn't bear it and carried them one by one to the halfway point of the mountain.

Most of the dignitaries who were watching the exam in the academy looked at Ning Que's behavior with disdain, thinking that he was so stupid that he actually gave up the chance to be the first to reach the top of the mountain for the sake of his competitor.

However, the teachers and students of the academy all smiled when they saw Ning Que's behavior, and some students even cheered him on.

In the large formation at the back of the academy, the master's eleven disciples gathered together. They saw what Ning Que did through their Taoist magic, and all of them showed pleased smiles.

Mr. Twelve Chen Pipi is Ning Que's friend. Seeing that Ning Que has to delay the exam because of saving people, he can't help but feel anxious.

"Second brother, many people were injured in today's exam, how about suspending it for now?" Chen Pipi suggested.

Second Master Jun Mo said with a sullen face: "The exam is for teachers to select disciples, and it cannot be stopped because of Ning Que. Besides, saving people was Ning Que's choice, and it has nothing to do with us.

Fourth Junior Brother, add another maze at the top of the mountain."

When everyone heard this, they all smiled knowingly!
Long Qing, who was about to reach the top of the mountain, suddenly found himself spinning in circles, as if he were trapped in a maze. (End of this chapter)