Chapter 7 Martial Arts (1)

Night, Bronze Town.

Ye Ziqi, Gu Feng and Xu Jing finally agreed to go to Xuelongpo to participate in the "Martial Arts Examination", but after the discussion, it was already too late. The three of them first went to Bronze Town near Xuelongpo and found a home.

Farmers, lend money to live here.

Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng came to their room and lay down on the bed. The candles were brightly lit at night.

"What do you think of Xu Jing?" Gu Feng asked suddenly while lying on the bed.

"I don't know. He looks quite honest, but he knows too much about military affairs. He is definitely not an ordinary person - forget it, never mind him, anyway, we will go to Xuelongpo martial arts competition tomorrow. It depends on fate. He finally gave us a pointer

Way to survive." Ye Ziqi said, fanning out the candle.

after awhile.

"Why don't you close your eyes?" Gu Feng asked again.

"I'm thinking about something. I'll go to sleep after I finish thinking."

"What's up?"

"My father, my mother, my sister... I'll go to bed after thinking about it." Ye Ziqi said.

"Do you have to think about it every day?"

"Well, I have to think about it every day before going to bed. Only then will I have the strength to hit people when I wake up."

"Then try to control your emotions during the day. Maybe when you think about these things, your eyes will glow golden, like lights... I'm going to sleep, so turn off the 'lights'."

"grass!"

…

The cold winter morning light fell on the eaves, the leaves sneezed, and I left the farmhouse early.

The three of them packed up their luggage and went out onto the mountain road. As they approached Xuelongpo, they saw more and more pedestrians on the road. They were all adult men, most of them looked gloomy, and they were supporting each other, with bruises and swollen faces.

As we walked up the hillside, the voices became louder and louder, and the poor, dead white grass all over the ground was now being trampled under the feet of the crowds of people.

Gu Feng was the first to climb onto the Snow Dragon Slope. He looked up and saw on the top of the slope, a large circle of simple barriers made of tree branches, surrounding countless blue military tents, forming a huge military camp.

Through the wooden fence, you can vaguely see the figures inside. The breakfast meal has just ended, the soldiers are collecting pots and firewood, and the horses in the stables are shaking their hair.

What is striking is that outside the military camp, two additional places were fenced off with wooden fences: one was a shooting range and the other was a ring. Both places were filled with hundreds of ragged refugees. There was also a group of civilians, half a hundred people.

Several people gathered around the entrance of the military camp.

There were two or three tables and chairs at the entrance of the camp, and the people sitting on the chairs were recording something with pens and ink and bamboo slips.

Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng rarely saw such a big scene, and they were both a little dazed. However, Xu Jing gasped in the cold white air of winter morning and explained to them:

"There are two forms of martial arts here, one is a competition of archery, and the other is a competition of fists and kicks. You first go to the entrance of the military camp to sign up. If you want to compete in archery, then go to the shooting range; if you compete in fists and kicks, go to the ring.

, specifically, there are soldiers who will guide you. If they think you are qualified, they will put you on the roster on the spot and recruit you into the army."

Hearing this, Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng's expressions suddenly became a little ugly. Gu Feng said: "We have only learned swordsmanship, not riding, shooting, and boxing and kicking are not our strengths."

Xu Jing frowned and said: "This is difficult to handle. When General Lian Hongye set up this 'martial arts competition', in order to avoid casualties, he ordered only fists and kicks to be tested, not weapons. But in this case, Brother Gu, you go to the ring first

Try your fists and kicks over there. If you are strong, you will always have a chance."

Gu Feng looked around. The people here were all refugees. Most of them were from poor backgrounds and looked hungry and thin.

And because I have a good relationship with Ye Ziqi, I have always been taken care of by the Ye family. I am well fed and clothed. Although I am young, I am in good health.

In addition, his family education was very good and he was only higher than those military households. It was reasonable for Xu Jing to say that he had a chance.

But Gu Feng glanced at Ye Ziqi again. Ye Ziqi was born with a thin physique, and he might not be able to bear it in terms of fists and feet alone.

"Okay! You're already here, you can't go back just because you're told." Ye Ziqi cheered up and joined the queue at the entrance of the military camp.

Gu Feng sighed and followed suit.

Standing in front of the gate of the military camp was a row of soldiers holding swords and armor, wearing iron helmets and silver chain mail. Their hands were neatly held on the swords slung across their waists, showing their majestic strength.

The refugees lined up, and those who came to the front reported their names and place of origin. The four military bookkeepers sitting at the wooden table at the entrance of the military camp, holding pens, recorded them one by one and arranged follow-up matters.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time in the noisy and shabby refugee queue, Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng finally reached the head of the queue. Ye Ziqi had never been very good at dealing with officials, and he was a military officer with such a solemn temperament, so he was a little nervous and deliberately stood up.

He raised his chest and walked to the four chief bookkeepers.

"Name?" a bookkeeper asked without raising his head.

"Ye Zi Qi."

"Who are you?"

"Beishan Town."

"Why join the army? Do you want to test marksmanship or boxing?"

"My family was destroyed by horse thieves. I want to join the army to take revenge. A fist fight."

The chief clerk who asked the question raised his head and glanced at Ye Ziqi deliberately. However, seeing Ye Ziqi's thin body, he still shook his head slightly.

Several bookkeepers nearby started talking softly, to the general idea that the horse thieves went south too quickly, Beishan Town was also robbed, and they had to report to Shangfeng when they returned.

"Have you ever killed or injured anyone before?" the chief clerk asked again.

"Killed horse thieves."

Several chief clerks were stunned and all looked towards Ye Ziqi.

"Ever killed a horse thief?"

"Yes, after killing the horse thief, my brother and I escaped from the town." Ye Ziqi replied.

At this moment, other people lining up and the refugees watching here all focused their attention on Ye Ziqi.

"Little brother, you are such a bully, you won't be able to go to heaven if you become a soldier, right?" A young man with slanted arms laughed and shouted in the refugee team.

Then there was a lot of buzzing discussion. The general idea was that the Qianzhou horse thieves were so fierce that even the most well-equipped soldiers of the Ju Kingdom could not fight against them. How could this skinny poor kid kill them?

The young bookkeeper was patient, thinking that if horse thieves entered the village and stole things, it would not be surprising if one or two were attacked by surprise. As long as this kid could really kill him, he would be a good piece of material.

But the greater possibility is that this kid is just a big talker.

"How many have been killed?" The chief clerk was already half-convinced and continued to ask in a perfunctory tone.

Ye Ziqi pulled Gu Feng up sideways and replied: "My brother and I, together we killed nine horse thieves."

"Nine?" It was the young man behind who shouted first again, but this time his mouth was filled with a sarcastic smile.

Following the chief clerk, he also dropped his pen on the desk.

"roll!"

"Why?" Ye Ziqi asked almost immediately.

But what answered him was the roar of laughter from all around.

"Boy, wait until you actually see a horse thief before you talk about killing a horse thief, haha."

"Nine? Why didn't you say ninety? There's no need to compete. I'll just let you become a general, General Ninth!"

"Nine Generals is a great name! Did you hear that, Ninth Generals? But the chief clerk told you to get out, Ninth Generals!"

The chief bookkeepers also began to discuss: "Don't tell the general about Beishan Town. This kid almost coaxed him. How could a horse thief leave so fast? It seems that Beishan Town is doing well now."

"You guys -" Ye Ziqi blushed and wanted to argue, but as soon as he spoke, he found that his voice was drowned in the wave of ridicule.

Moreover, a tall armored soldier came towards him, stretched out his hand to grab his collar, and lifted up Ye Ziqi. Ye Ziqi was immediately choked and couldn't breathe smoothly, and he held the strong soldier's wrist tightly.

But because he was weak and in a panic, he used the wrong strength and was unable to break free.

This soldier obeyed the order and pulled Ye Qi out of the team, walked out for a few steps, and then threw it aside. At this time, the other refugees who came to sign up laughed even more happily, and they all laughed and said: "That's it.

, and you kill horse thieves? The horse thieves’ boys are much better than you. You are a big talker!”

"General Ninth, get up, General Ninth! Why did you fall down at the first touch, General Ninth!"

It happened that the young man who had taken the lead in the booing was not far from where Ye Ziqi was thrown down. Just as Ye Ziqi was about to get up, the young man broke out of the group, stepped up and overturned Ye Ziqi with a kick, and Ye Ziqi's thin body fell to the ground again.

It rolled a few times. Seeing this, some of the refugees couldn't bear it, but most of them cheered for beating the drowned dog with a stick.

The young man looked around with satisfaction. He was originally a gangster in Hanshi Town. He often bullied the old and the weak, enjoyed taking the lead in causing trouble and being in the limelight. Now, he became a hero who beat up the troublesome gangsters. It felt like even those responsible for reviewing

The military officials will also look down upon themselves because they dare to stand out.

He had enjoyed the cheers of the people and was about to walk back to the team when he suddenly found a young man blocking his way.

The gangster was dissatisfied and wanted to push the young man aside, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, the young man immediately grabbed his wrist and pulled him forward.

This force was so strong that the gangster immediately lost his balance and staggered forward. The boy followed up with a knee strike with his leg, directly hitting the gangster's stomach. The pain caused the gangster to spit out his words.

foam.

Before the young man let go of the gangster's wrist, he wrapped his hands around his arms, straightened his upper and lower arms, and then pushed his knee against him. There was a "click" sound, and the gangster's arm was broken!

He broke an adult's bones in front of him, and this young man immediately attracted everyone's attention.

But he just walked around the gangsters, continued walking forward, helped Ye Ziqi up, and walked away from the military camp without looking back.

Because he is Gu Feng.
Chapter completed!