Time is fast, and the one-month preparation period ends and the selection begins. Disciples who are eligible to participate in the selection are divided into ten groups, with twenty people in each group, and an elimination mechanism is adopted to select the top twenty. Then these twenty people take turns to select the top ten.

At the beginning of the selection, Qin Yongjie, Qiao Gang, Bai Fu and other disciples who were usually outstanding soon became the top spot in the group. Some dark horses performed exceptionally well and performed much better than their training results. Among them, He Xiao was the best. He passed the hurdles and was like a divine helper and successfully entered the top 20. After qualifying in the group, He Xiao's confidence increased greatly and he practiced his skills every day.

That night, He Xiao found Bai Fu. But unlike usual, He Xiao didn't talk much.

Seeing that he had something to do, Bai Fu said, "You won several games in a row and have the chance to enter the top ten, why are you depressed?" He Xiao wanted to speak but stopped.

"What's wrong?" Bai Fu felt something was wrong.

"Brother Fu, how do I treat you on weekdays?" He Xiao said this without thinking.

"We have known each other for seven or eight years, and it's better than brothers." Bai Fu said.

"Can I make me compete with you tomorrow?" He Xiao lowered his head, dared not look at each other, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"Do you want me to cheat?" Bai Fu was stunned.

"Tomorrow is the last day of the competition. I have calculated it. Although I am ranked ninth in the current ranking, if I lose to you tomorrow and Yang Xiong defeats Chen Xuefeng again, my ranking will drop to eleventh and lose to the top ten. But you are different. You have only lost one game so far, and you will definitely enter the top ten. Even if you lose tomorrow, you will qualify as third and will not lose anything."

"Do you know what you are talking about?" Bai Fu was furious and stared at He Xiao fiercely. "It is of course good to be selected for the Seven-Star Sword Formation, but you must also be shortlisted with your real ability. How can you do such a dirty thing?" After that, he slashed the trunk next to him, shaking the big tree trembling.

He Xiao looked up, his eyes filled with tears: "You must be shortlisted, so that's why you say so. Don't you know my family's background? To support my Qingcheng, my parents saved money and worked before dawn. They used the moonlight to weave baskets and soles of shoes at night, and slept for less than three hours a day. My grandmother's eyes were almost blind due to overwork at night. Not to mention my younger brother and sister, she hasn't worn new clothes for three years, and her whole body is covered with patches. She can't eat meat once every half a year, and she is skinny and bone-skinned..." He Xiao couldn't continue and tears fell down.

He Xiao is usually laughing and joking, but who would have thought that Bai Fu's eyes were blushed at such a young age.

"Brother Fu, do you know what it means to me to be a shortlist? In addition to the Honor Family, letting parents have face in the village, the shortlisted disciples can also receive a subsidy of 10 taels of silver every month. This is my parents' hard work for half a year! For me, whether to learn the supreme classic "Su Shu" in Qingcheng is not that important, getting this subsidy is more important than life!"

"Stop saying anything!" Bai Fu hugged his good brother tightly, and the two cried all night on Fenglingang.

On the day, in the third competition, He Xiao faced Bai Fu. After the two sides saluted, they started with a starting style of "Qingsong Welcoming Guests". He Xiao pulled a sword flower, and a move "Qingzhu Dropscue" and stabbed Bai Fu's left rib from bottom to top. Bai Fu turned his body, picked up his right hand, blocked the sword, and put two fingers together with his left hand to stab He Xiao's eyes. He Xiao stepped on the seven stars, took a step back, avoiding the attack, and when he collected the sword, he quickly took two small steps and raised his sword to stab Bai Fu's chest.

After a while, about thirty rounds, Bai Fu sold a flaw and led He Xiao to attack. Just as He Xiao's body was half close, Bai Fu's body accelerated and cut into He Xiao's arms. The sword force was guided to the left, and the sword hilt was in the hilt of He Xiao's chest. He learned and used the sword move "Wenjun Dang'an" to leverage the force to fight.

"Down!" Bai Fu shouted loudly. The Danzhong point is a large Renmai point. The acupoint is sealed. At the least, the whole body is stiff and numb, and at worst, it will be dead on the spot. Seeing He Xiao fall slowly, Bai Fu is careless to withdraw his sword. He Xiao suddenly raised his sword and gently stabbed Bai Fu's lower abdomen. Then, He Xiao put the sword in his arms, stood up, and fisted with both hands: "Senior Brother Fu, admit it!" Bai Fu was stunned on the spot and said: "I clearly touched the Danzhong point, why can you not fall?"

He Xiao looked ashamed and took out a peach wood sign wrapped in a cloth bag from his arms and said, "This is the peace talisman my mother gave me when I went up the mountain to study. I didn't expect to save my life!" The onlookers laughed and then felt relieved.

Taoist Master Qingzhu couldn't help but smile: "He Xiao, you are so lucky. Bai Fu, according to the rules of the competition, do you have any objection to He Xiaosheng in this game?"

Bai Fu stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Report to Master, God will, the winner will be the will of God, Bai Fu has no objection."

Seeing that everyone had no objection, Taoist Master Qingzhu said, "Okay, He Xiao won this game."

...

After about a month of competition, the selection finally ended. Although Bai Fu lost to Qin Yongjie and He Xiao, he still qualified in the third place. Yang Xiong really predicted how he defeated Chen Xuefeng and advanced in the ninth place. He Xiao became the biggest dark horse, defeated Bai Fu in the last game and advanced in the tenth place in the group. After Bai Fu found out, he felt emotion. He Xiao got what he wanted, was so surprised that he was confused and was always stubborn.
Chapter completed!