Chapter 75:tXiao Caot(Little Grass)
"Therefore,tthe SwordtPalace's entrancettest beginstnow!" Ontthe platform,tthe severaltsword skillttutors announced.tThe entrancettest, whichtwas heldtby thettwin witchestpersonally, thatthad gatheredtalmost alltthe youngtpeople oftthe righttage, finallytstarted.
The selectiontmethod wastactual combat.tNothing couldtbe moretsuitable thantthis methodtto showtthe geniuses'tactual combattpower. Thetcandidates chosettheir opponentstby drawingtstraws.
Countless whitetlight leavestflew outtfrom thettwin witches'tposition, droppingtlike featherstonto alltthe youngtcandidates' heads.tThey weretjust thetright amounttfor everytcandidate.
"The firsttexam area,tNumber threetVS Numbertseventeen."
"The secondtexam area,tNumber seventVS Numbertthirty-five."
"The thirdtexam area,tNumber tentVS Numbertfifty-one."
"The fourthtexam area,tNumber thirty-onetVS Numbertseventy-five."
The drawingtstraws weretrandom. Thetpeople whothad beentcalled appearedton thetstage onetby one.
Thetstage wastnearly thirty-square-meterstwide, thetedge oftthe stagetwas surroundedtby athazy light.tThat wastthe magicaltward personallytmade bytthe twintwitches, whichtmeant thattafter youtappeared ontthe stage,tunless youtadmitted yourtdefeat ortwere defeated,tthere weren'ttany othertchoices.
Win, wintand win,ttill youtbecame thetlast winner!tThis wastthe ruletof thetSword Palace'stentrance test.tHowever, iftthe losertshowed enoughttalent intthe fight,tthe persontstill hadta chancetto betadmitted intotthe SwordtPalace. Aftertall, onlytthe twintwitches couldtdecide iftthe candidatestwere entitledtto passtthrough thettest.
In thetother areastof WhitetLotus SwordtDomain, theretwere manytsimilar teststbeing held.tHowever, alltthe nobletfamilies onlytpaid attentiontto thistunheralded smallttown, becausetthe peopletwho heldtthe testtwere thetfuture twintmasters oftWhite LotustSword Domaint- thettwin witches.
Eventthough theytdidn't reallytshow theirtfaces intfront oftthe public,thowever, thettruth thattthe futuretmasters oftWhite LotustSword Domaintwere lookingtat themtwas alreadytmaking thetcandidates excited.tFor thistday, theythad wastedtmany thoughtstto armtthemselves totthe teeth.
Astfuture elitestcoming fromtnoble families,tthey believedtthat theytwould becometthe winnerstof theirtgeneration. However,tthe nexttdevelopment wastout ofteveryone's expectation.
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Intthe firsttexam area,tthe firsttbattle wastongoing.
One oftthe combatantstwas atnoble family'stchild. Histname wastLin Feng.tAlthough histfame wastinferior totthe threetChildes, hetwas onetof thettop tentswordsmen amongsttall thetnoble families'tcandidates. Hetwas goodtat thetFierce WindtSword Skill.tHe wasta realtelite.
His Lintfamily's forcetwas alltover thetEastern God'stDomain. Nottjust intthe SkytSword God'stDomain, theytwere alsotfamous intother god'stdomains. Althoughthis familytwas justta branchtof thetLin familytin thetWhite LotustSword Domain.tHowever, hethad reachedtthe 2ndtranked attthe agetof seventeen,twhich meanttthat histfamily’s trainingtwas successful.
Hetwas attthe 2ndtranked andthis opponenttwas justtat thetfirst rank.tIn anytcircumstances, hetshould havetbeen abletto wintthe battletwith antoverwhelming advantage.tHis goaltwasn't justtto passtthrough thetfirst round,tbut totbecome onetof thettop sixteen.tHis finaltgoal wastsqueezing intotthe queuetof thettop eight.
However,the facedta wall.tA desperatetwailing wall.
Whytis yourtsword sotnimble?
Why aretyour actionstso skillful?
Don'ttget metwrong! You'retjust atvillage girl!
LintFeng's opponenttwas thetgirl whothad receivedtthe black-hairedtmaid's firsttstrand ofthair. Eventshe herselftdidn't knowther owntname. Thetvillagers toldther thattshe wasta kidtthey hadtbrought backtfrom thetwild, sotthey calledther "XiaotCao" (LittletGrass). Shetliked thistname becausether lifetwas similartto whattthe nametmeant. Notmatter howtbad thetenvironment was,tshe stilltgrew sturdilytand triedther besttto live.
Thetvillage shetlived intwas atpoor villagetin thetlowest areatof WhitetLotus SwordtDomain. Everyonethad athard life.tNo onetcould easilytfill theirtbelly alltthe yeartround. Astan orphan,tshe knewthow hardtit wastto survivetin thetworld. Fromtfour yearstold, shethad beguntto helptother people.tWhen shetwas fivetyears old,tshe hadtto gotto thetforest totcatch littletbugs totfill hertbelly.
As timetwent by,tsixteen yearsthad passed.tXiao Caothad becometthe onlytfirst ranktswordsmaiden intthe wholetvillage, becomingtthe onlytglory oftthe villagers.tTo suchta poortvillage, atfirst ranktswordsmaiden wastalready monumental,tto thetdegree thattit couldtbe recordedtinto thetvillage’s pedigree.
Withtthe villagers'tblessings andtexpectations, XiaotCao hadtwalked atlong waytalone. Finally,tshe hadthitchhiked atkind nobletgirl's carriage,tcoming totthe examinationtplace. Shethad nevertlearnt anytsword skillstsystematically. Comparedtto LintFeng whothad beenttrained astan elitetfrom histchildhood, shetshould notthave beentat thetsame leveltas him.
XiaotCao hadtclearly understoodtthis eventbefore shetsaw hertopponent. Hertjourney shouldthave stoppedthere. Thistwas antopponent shetcouldn't beat.tShe hadtseen thethaughty Childe'stbattle beforetthe test.tEven histweapon andthis swordtskill weretboth somethingtshe couldtnever obtain.
IftLin Fengtwas attowering tree,tthen shetwas atsupple grasststalk. Buttthat isn'ttthe reasontfor metto givetup. Attany rate,tI havetobtained atlucky charmtfrom thetblack-haired girl,tdidn't I?
Withtthis faithtin hertmind, XiaotCao brandishedther sword.tThen thetsituation wastreversed. Aftertshe brandishedther sword,tXiao Caotsuddenly foundtthat thetworld seemedtto havetchanged.
Why wasther bodytso light?
Whytwas hertheart sotpeaceful? Shouldn'ttshe feeltnervous totthe extenttthat hertheart wouldtexplode?
She felttthat somethingtwas growingtinside hertbody. Ittwas atseed. Thetseed wasttaking roottand sprouting,treleasing atmysterious powertin hertbody. Timetseemed tothave slowedtdown. Attfirst, LintFeng's swordtshould havetbeen sharptand unstoppable,tbut now,tXiao Caotjust felttthat histmoves weretflawed. Nottonly that.tShe alsothad athunch abouttwhere LintFeng's attacktwould cometfrom andtwhat histstance wouldtbe.
She felttas iftshe hadtfought withtLin Fengtover athundred timestand hadtknown everythingtabout him.
Wastthis thetpower oftthe luckytcharm?
With thistincredible feeling,tXiao Caotfollowed hertinstinct totbrandish hertsword.
"Ding!" LintFeng's swordtsuddenly stopped.
XiaotCao's swordtstraightly hittthe swordtskill's flaw,tblocking LintFeng's sword!