One night passed by in a blink of an eye, and a lively and expectant day arrived.
The Huangzhou Sect Competition and the Zhongnan Sword Mansion Trials begin on this day.
The so-called selection within the house, in a narrow sense, the middle-aged group is fixed. Unless a huge change occurs, there is no possibility of any changes. The three elders' seed list is the final list, and there is not even a challenger.
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Therefore, publishing the list is just a formality and publicity.
In other sects, there may be fierce competition in the youth section, because the swordsmanship is short of talent, so there is no suspense. However, for the sake of fairness, a ring is still set up in the sword performance field. Any sword that meets the age requirements
All disciples of the government can take the stage to challenge one of the three seeded contestants.
At the beginning, a large group of disciples gathered around the arena to watch to see if a miracle would happen. However, after waiting for more than half an hour, no one farted, and gradually they became less interested.
We know each other well, and no one is a fool. Who is willing to go up and humiliate himself, knowing that he will make others laugh and be disgraced?
On the ring, the three seed disciples were sitting steadily, bored. Long Xiangtian closed his eyes and rested; Wushan Yundun looked east and west; Leng Zhuer simply held a book and read it with gusto.
The arena here was calm and there was no excitement. The disciples who were watching turned their attention to the adjacent youth group arena, which was bustling with people and talking about it.
In the youth group's arena, there are also three chairs on the side. Sitting there are Zhang Jiangshan, Gu Chengyang, and Liang Qiufeng. The three of them have different expressions. Gu Chengyang is as cold and arrogant as ever; Zhang Jiangshan has a relaxed look and a fat face.
He has a lovely smile that makes people feel full of joy just by looking at him. As for Liang Qiufeng, he pursed his lips tightly and looked quite nervous.
It was the first time in Liang Qiufeng's life to stand on a high platform, with everyone's attention, and to meet the challenge. At this moment, Xiao Jihai's instructions were echoing in his mind:
"In life, humans and nature are at war with each other, and battles are inevitable. Many times, you are not the only one to challenge others, but you are also required to meet the challenges of others. For some things, you have to fight, and others have to fight even more. If there are disputes,
Then there must be a battle. As a warrior, you must first have a heart that is not afraid of challenges and competition! As for the outcome, it will come later..."
He remembered these words deeply. At the same time, he understood Xiao Jihai's painstaking efforts in arranging for him to replace Luo Gang as the seed player, which was to develop a fighting spirit and vigor to meet challenges anytime and anywhere.
Zhang Xingkong and others did not reject Xiao Jihai's proposal. Mutual trust was one of the reasons. More importantly, from the beginning to now, Liang Qiufeng, whom Xiao Jihai was optimistic about, had never let the Jianfu down.
Xiao Jihai has proven his vision and Liang Qiufeng has proven his potential. Why would they bother to sing the opposite tune?
The person who presided over the selection competition for the youth category was Wang Chongshan, the elder of the internal affairs department. He was a fat man, but his figure was inferior to that of Zhang Jiangshan.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he started to host with a smile. He first said some encouraging words, and then announced that the selection had begun, and any disciples who wanted to challenge could come on stage.
There was a "wow", and the noise in the audience was astonishing. Eyes were darting back and forth to see who would be the first disciple to challenge on stage, and who would he challenge?
Not surprisingly, they should all challenge Liang Qiufeng.
"Pick up the soft persimmons" is not only popular, but also a wise saying. Compared with Zhang Jiangshan and Gu Chengyang, Liang Qiufeng seems "weak and can be bullied".
Most of the eyes fell on Luo Gang.
Today, Luo Gang was wearing a brand new sword uniform, which made him look even more tall and tall. However, he looked very serious, with his arms folded across his chest and his sword eyebrows slightly twisted, giving him a very solemn look.
Being "robbed" of his seed qualification by Liang Qiufeng, which was definitely his own, made Luo Gang very unhappy, and his dissatisfaction reached its peak. He even thought it was a shame. When the list was announced, all the eyes around him seemed to be...
To tease, to ridicule.
As one of the three leaders of the new generation disciples of Jian Mansion, Luo Gang has always been a troika on par with Gu Chengyang and Zhang Jiangshan, competing for the top spot. Who would have thought that Liang Qiufeng would suddenly appear and pass through a kind of almost slap in the face?
Who can endure being pulled off his horse in such a way?
Besides, there have been some conflicts and disputes between Luo Gang and Liang Qiufeng a long time ago, and they are not on the right track with each other.
At that time, Luo Gang, relying on his status, thought that a few words could scare Liang Qiufeng into bowing his head obediently and not daring to raise old scores with his uncle, Deacon Luo, but he never thought that Liang Qiufeng would not buy it at all and would even make fun of him.
Later, someone accused Deacon Luo of embezzling the welfare of handymen. After investigation, it was found out, Deacon Luo lost his job, was expelled from the mountain, and went to sell books in Zhongnan Town.
Liang Qiufeng was not responsible for this matter, but Luo Gang was sure that there was definitely Liang Qiufeng behind it. If it weren't for such a variable, how could those handymen dare to report on his uncle?
Later, the friction between the two continued to deepen, and the verbal conflict became fierce. On the sword playing field, Liang Qiufeng uttered wild words, saying, "Given time, we will catch up and compete with Luo Gang."
At that time, Luo Gang heard this and burst out laughing, thinking it was the most ridiculous joke in the world.
But now, the joke has become a fact, and it is another more ironic fact: it is not Liang Qiufeng who wants to challenge Luo Gang, but Luo Gang has to challenge Liang Qiufeng!
How long has it been?
His status and situation were completely overturned.
Some junior fellow students who were originally close friends with Luo Gang have recently become distant from each other.
Every time he thought about this, Luo Gang gritted his teeth. Of course he knew what others were thinking, and he was naturally implicated in Zhou Wenbo's incident. However, if Zhou Wenbo hadn't confessed his conflict with Liang Qiufeng, he would have gone away from the thief.
Is it so difficult to explain that it is so close that one's innocence is tarnished?
It’s all Liang Qiufeng’s fault!
My status, glory, and fame were all destroyed and taken away by this son. It’s just that I, Luo Gang, have been learning swords since childhood and have made great progress. How can I fall down so easily?
What I lost must be taken back with my own hands.
Just today!
Thinking of the excitement, Luo Gang almost screamed, expressing his depressed mood. But after all, he could hold back and did not immediately go on stage to challenge Liang Qiufeng. The experience of these days has taught him patience and sizing up the situation.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected, so before challenging, Luo Gang wanted to gain as much insight into Liang Qiufeng's true strength as possible.
He knew that besides himself, there would definitely be other challengers in the field, so he just had to wait patiently.
Luo Gang didn't wait too long. Half a quarter of an hour later, a young disciple flew onto the stage and challenged Liang Qiufeng by name.