() It has already entered autumn, and the weather is gradually getting cooler. Every morning and evening, there is a slight chill that permeates the air with the breeze. Only the rising sun can dispel it.
On the third day, in the Gu family's mansion, the main martial arts field, which was thousands of steps square, was empty without a single figure. This was originally the place where the descendants of the Gu family, the guards, and the herb hunting group trained on a daily basis. On the previous day, it was just dawn every day.
, there are already figures shaking around here, and it is a bustling place. Today, because a life and death battle is going to be held, the sun has gradually risen, and there is still not a single person on the martial arts field.
Several passages around the square are guarded by guards wearing armor to prevent anyone from entering the martial arts arena. There are also groups of three or five guards patrolling around the square to prevent anyone from peeping privately.
A few people are already sitting on the main stand to the south of the martial arts arena. These people are the direct descendants of the second and third generations of the Gu family. They came here specifically to watch this life-and-death battle today. The first one at the front
The row is reserved for the heads and elders of the Gu family, and those seats are still empty.
When it was about one stick of incense time before nine o'clock, the elders of the Gu family began to enter one after another and sat down at the front of the main stand. Gu Yichen, wearing a loose white brocade robe, smiled and met his father Gu.
Changhe walked into the stands and sat down in the second row. The expression on Gu Yichen's face was very calm. He smiled and greeted his tribesmen, and there was no trace of the tense atmosphere before the impending decisive battle of life and death.
After a while, Gu Lingyun, the head of the Gu family, wearing a date brown brocade robe, surrounded by several elders, walked into the stands and took his seats. Gu Changhe and Gu Yichen were seated behind Gu Lingyun.
After sitting down, Gu Lingyun waved to Gu Yichen to come over and said, "Yichen, that Fang Ping has a rare talent as a pharmacist. He has been hired by Heyuan Pharmacy and the Meng family, but he is not willing to work for me.
Serving the Gu family. Wait a minute, you must kill him on the spot."
Gu Yichen nodded, a glimmer of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "Grandpa, don't worry, I guarantee that he will be killed if he can't move within ten moves under my command."
Gu Changhe straightened his face and said, "Yichen, matters of life and death are no child's play. Since Fang Ping dares to accept the challenge, he must be outstanding. You must not be careless and underestimate the enemy."
Gu Yichen calmed down his expression and said, "My son, please follow your father's teachings."
To the left of Gu Lingyun, an old man with a sallow face spoke, "Master, this time you and Meng Yuanhu also bet two Rehmannia glutinosa fruits. Fang Ping, what tricks will you play in these two days?"
The old man is Gu Cang, the second elder of the Gu family.
Gu Lingyun stroked his beard and said, "When he visited me two days ago, I already investigated his cultivation. What tricks can he pull off in two days? Meng Yuanhu, an old fox, is actually willing to run errands for this kid.
Come to me for mercy, I will make him bleed profusely this time."
Another elder chuckled twice and said, "This is our own territory. Whatever tricks we want to play, it's not their turn." This person is Gu Ze, the eldest elder of the Gu family.
While several people were talking, a clear communication voice sounded, "Xiao Tianxiong, vice president of the Mingquan Mercenary Union, and Commander Lei Jin are here!"
After a while, a burst of uniform footsteps sounded outside the martial arts arena, causing the ground to tremble slightly. Two tall men with strong muscles and tough faces, dressed in leather armor, led fifty people.
The mercenaries, who had a sophisticated and killing temperament and wore a full set of weapons, walked through the gate and entered the martial arts arena.
The face of Gu Ze, the eldest elder of the Gu family, changed slightly and he asked a deacon next to him, "Who informed them? How did they come here? They brought fifty well-equipped elite mercenaries with them. Isn't this a demonstration against us?"
The deacon looked confused, "I don't know, isn't this the arrangement of the head of the family?"
Gu Ze also ordered someone to call a guard captain. The guard captain hurried over and reported, "They said they came to watch the martial arts competition. Our main forces were arranged around the martial arts field. So many people came in, and we were temporarily
It can’t be stopped.”
Gu Lingyun, with a calm expression on his face, said, "We are guests when they come to our door. Gu Ze, go and receive them."
Gu Ze had a look of helplessness on his face. He stood up reluctantly, put on a hearty smile, went up to Xiao Tianxiong and Lei Jin, and arranged them in the east stand.
As soon as Xiao Tianxiong and Lei Jin took their seats with fifty mercenaries, the empty space from the east suddenly became fuller. They were all mercenaries who had experienced hundreds of battles, and they had countless lives on their hands. They exuded a sense of energy.
The cold and murderous aura immediately suppressed the entire audience.
After Xiao Tianxiong and others were settled, another clear voice sounded, "Meng Yuanhu, the head of the Meng family, has arrived!"
After a while, the head of the Meng family, Meng Yuanhu, with a hearty smile on his face, strode into the passage next to the martial arts arena. Fang Ping, Meng Ke and others followed him. Behind a few people, forty people
The core bodyguards of the Meng family, the Gale Guards, who were dressed in powerful attires and weapons, filed in with neat steps.
Gu Lingyun stood up in person, went up to him, and arranged for Meng Yuanhu and others to sit in the north stand. Gu Ze, who returned to his seat, called the guard captain for a scolding.
In order to gain the upper hand in terms of momentum and to respond to emergencies, Guze had already issued an order that in the afternoon, all outsiders entering the martial arts arena were not allowed to wear weapons. However, this rule was not implemented at all. The fifty soldiers led by Xiao Tianxiong
A mercenary and forty wind guards from the Meng family all entered the martial arts arena with weapons.
Seeing the other party bringing two powerful elite forces to suppress the scene, many descendants of the Gu family couldn't help but stiffen their faces. A burst of whispers sounded in the Gu family stands.
"So Fang Ping, what's the background? Is it so grand? There are actually the vice-president of the mercenary union and the head of the Meng family supporting him at the same time!"
"Didn't you say that Fang Ping is an ordinary person with no background? Look at this formation, it doesn't look like it!"
"Hey, Mingquan Mercenary Guild and the Meng family have brought so many people here. If trouble occurs later, what will happen?"
Gu Lingyun returned to his seat. He just sat down and looked at the time on the hourglass. Another clear voice came from the gate, "The second owner of Heyuan Medicine Village, the Jade-faced Venerable Mrs. He Zhiheng has arrived!"
Hearing this announcement, Gu Lingyun's face finally became less calm. Gu Ze's eyes widened and he wanted to swallow the guard captain.
On the stand where the descendants of the Gu family were sitting, the discussion became even louder. A noise like cooking porridge was heard, which made Gu Ze have to stand up and glance around with a majestic gaze before the discussion of the descendants of the clan subsided.
Go down.
He Zhiheng wore a tight-fitting leather armor today, her face restrained her usual charming smile, and there was a heroic spirit between her eyebrows. Behind her, there were fifty people from Heyuan Medicine Store wearing uniform leather armor.
Internal bodyguards, Tiangang Guards. Heyuan Yaozhuang has always kept a low profile, and its internal security force, the Tiangang Guards, also has a mysterious color. This is the first time that so many Tiangang Guards have been dispatched at the same time.
Gu Lingyun made a face, and Gu Cang, the second elder of the Gu family, stepped forward to receive He Zhiheng and placed her troops in the west stand. At this point, the stands on all sides seemed to be fuller. A powerful aura rose from all sides of the stand.
He rose up and completely suppressed the Gu family's momentum.
He Zhiheng led fifty Tiangang Guards to arrive, shocking the audience again. Even the second-generation elites in the Gu family's stands couldn't help but whisper and discuss. They knew very well that such a scene would never happen in Mingquan City.
It is absolutely rare. The three forces dispatched today are the elite among the elite, not ordinary guards. These three forces advance and retreat together, which is enough to stir up the general trend of Mingquan City and reorganize the pattern of Mingquan City.
Guze couldn't care less about suppressing the scene behind him. He couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "What the hell, who is this little bastard? How can he have such a grand scene!"
For today's competition, Furusawa is the one responsible for coordinating the arrangements and setting up the scene. He originally arranged for twenty archers to ambush in the surrounding tall buildings, and there are fifty elite guards who can control the exits and rush into the field at any time.
vantage point within.
But he could tell that among the people brought over by Meng Yuanhu and others, there were at least five sharp archers in each team carrying 500-pound iron bows. Even if his Gu family occupied a favorable location, once they used force, they would not be able to defeat him.
It is impossible to suppress the opponent with long-range firepower, let alone close combat. If all the Gu family's guards are dispatched, they will not be the opponent of these three elite forces gathered together.
These three forces seemed to have made an agreement to dominate the scene. Even the Tiangang Guards, who rarely mobilized in groups, dispatched fifty people at once. In such a scene, he lost all face.
A warm feeling rose in Fang Ping's heart. A few days ago, when he came to Mingquan City with Zhou Jingxuan, Meng Ke and Xiao Shiying, he never thought that there would be a scene like this today. At that time, he held a weak
Challenge Gu Yichen with a strong mentality.
He had not informed Xiao Tianxiong and He Zhiheng about the life-and-death battle with Gu Yichen at the Gu family martial arts arena today. However, the two of them brought a large team of people to support him.
At this moment, Fang Ping further strengthened his belief in the martial arts. If he has gained the Tao, he will be helped a lot, but if he has lost the Tao, there will be little help. It is precisely because the Tao he insists on in his heart is correct that so many people are infected and come to support him.
A surge of pride suddenly surged in Fang Ping's mind. Although the world was in ruins, people's minds were scattered, and the law of the jungle was rampant. People who uphold the chivalrous way in their hearts are not alone in this world!