"Legend has it that a martial artist from the imperial court once visited our place and saw a dragon-shaped spiritual vein underground at a glance. Later, in order to suppress this dragon-shaped spiritual vein, the imperial court built the Pingchuan City. And this inn
It is located at the position of the dragon's eye in the dragon vein. It is said that the restaurant owner still has the 'Dilong Restaurant' handwriting written by the Martial Saint."
"But the old shopkeeper couldn't bear to part with it, so he took the note away. According to Wu Sheng's original work, he made a plaque with those four words."
In the restaurant, Han Bin poured a glass of wine for Yang Ji, pointed to the plaque on the railing and smiled.
"This kind of thing is just spreading rumors. The essence of Pingchuan City is no different from other places. If there really is an underground dragon vein, it will never be like this."
Yang Ji said calmly.
"Hearing is false, seeing is believing." Although Yang Ji is not a person who does not believe in any legends, he is very cautious and does not easily believe what others say.
Moreover, Yang Ji believed in his own judgment more than the vague legends.
"Hey, I don't know if there are dragon veins underground. However, in Pingchuan City, the court strictly prohibits digging deep wells. In order to use water, they even spent a lot of effort to divert water from a river. This is an indisputable fact."
Han Bin said.
Yang Ji was silent, thoughtful in his mind. It is normal for ordinary people to dig wells to collect water anywhere. Even if there is a river flowing through Jin'an City, there are still many people digging wells to collect water in front of their homes.
But Pingchuan City is different. It is completely unreasonable to prohibit the drilling of wells in the city. Moreover, violators will be severely punished. Not only will they have to fill in the wells, but they will also be jailed and severely punished.
This is a situation unique to Pingchuan City. Compared with other places, this law is indeed a bit strange.
"You just said that you know a lot about the martial arts examination. What do you know?"
Yang Ji looked around and whispered.
"Dilong Restaurant" is huge, almost the same size as three large restaurants, and it is full of "candidates" who are dining. It is very close to the "Martial Arts Hall". As Han Bin said, if you want to learn about various martial arts
For news about the imperial examination, this is indeed a good place.
"Hey, there are indeed unprecedented experts in the martial arts examination this time. You don't see that over there, yes, it's the one in the corner."
Han Bin signaled with his eyes and whispered.
Yang Ji took a look and saw that on the second floor of the restaurant, there was indeed a young "student" sitting in the corner with a resolute look. His back was straight, like a gun stuck to the ground, even if he was picking up food.
, when eating, I didn’t see him bending down, looking upright.
However, what impressed Yang Ji the most was the large table full of food in front of him. He ordered at least thirty kinds of dishes, all delicious and delicious, and the table was covered densely. And he was the only one eating the whole table.
Although he was picking up food, his eyes were looking straight ahead, unfocused, and he didn't know what was going on in his head.
"His table of dishes is worth at least five taels of silver. Let alone ordinary people, it is worth five taels of silver. Even that table of more than thirty kinds of dishes is too much for you to finish. But I will see him for several times.
I've done it several times, and every time I eat it as cleanly as the strong wind sweeps away fallen leaves. I am worthy of being from a military family!"
Han Bin said.
"A military family?"
Yang Ji frowned and couldn't help but take another look.
The candidates who registered for the "Martial Arts Examination" come from all kinds of backgrounds. But generally speaking, the backgrounds of people like Yang Ji and Han Bin are very ordinary, including "Shen Tong" who is the son of a wealthy businessman.
of.
Compared to people like Yang Ji, the identity of "son of the army" is too special, and it can be said that it is completely different from others.
"With his status, it should be easy for him to join the army and get promoted. He doesn't necessarily have to take the martial arts examination."
Yang Jidao.
"Money can make you go crazy." Military background is also a kind of resource, a different kind of "money". With such an background, not to mention the general level, at least to the "commander level" should be no problem!
A captain can command thousands of troops, which is no small feat. It can be said that he is famous and has great power. It is not necessarily inferior to his background in the military examination.
"With the endorsement of having a background in the military, it's certainly not bad. However, this is obviously not what he wants. Without a background in martial arts, the military is still not the right path after all."
Han Bin said.
Yang Ji remained silent. The background of the military is indeed not as orthodox as the imperial examination. It is also a common strategy for the imperial court to select talents through the military examination. If it is just military merit, it is almost impossible to be crowned king!
"By the way, I forgot to mention it. His name is Wang Xian, and he is a man of the hour in Arena No. 20. There are several people from the military in this martial arts examination, but his strength is the strongest."
"I heard that he has mastered the 'Black Evil Fist', which is extremely powerful in the military and is also extremely difficult to practice. His murderous intent is so strong that many people cannot even block his momentum. However, the most powerful thing is his five
A steel finger, I heard it was tempered with a special secret technique and can directly penetrate the stone monument."
Han Bin whispered, looking quite fearful.
"Um?"
Yang Ji's eyes flashed, and he suddenly began to re-examine the candidate named Wang Tong. He had just seen his fingers, which were white and thin, very slender and slender, and there was nothing special at all.
If Han Bin hadn't said it, Yang Ji might not have known that he had this ability. After all, the flesh fingers are made of flesh and blood. Yang Ji could explode the tree trunk with his powerful force, but at the current stage, it was impossible for his fingers to pierce the stone.
This is no longer a martial skill, but a category of secret arts!
"The people participating in the martial arts examination this time are all kinds of people, not only from military families, but also disciples from sects and wealthy families... They are all born for the seven fame of 'Wu Tong Sheng'."
Han Bin lowered his voice and said:
"It is said that the 'big shot' has a more terrifying background than these people. But I asked in private that many people don't know what the 'big shot' is at all, as if there is no such person, which makes me confused. But this time Wu
The imperial examination has indeed attracted the attention of the higher-ups. You can tell by looking at the guards this time. There have never been such a large number of guards in the past, and they are much stricter than in previous years."
"It turns out it was added this year."
A thought flashed through Yang Ji's mind. He had always thought that there would have been so many elite soldiers guarding him in previous years.
"The martial arts examination only lasts for two days. You know a lot of news."
Yang Jidao.
"Hey, if you stay in a place like this for a while, you won't be surprised. There is a lot of discussion here, and as long as you eat some snacks, you will definitely be able to collect a lot of information. I am not the only one collecting information."
Han Bin smiled, took out a notebook from his arms, and pushed it over:
"This is what I have recorded in the past few days, bits and pieces, maybe it will be useful to you."
"Thank you."
Yang Jida thanked him but did not refuse. He was obviously not the only one who used the notebook here to collect information on the martial arts examination competition.
There are not many things recorded in Han Bin's notebook, but they are very miscellaneous. In addition to the things he saw and noticed during the competition in the "Martial Palace", there are also many things he "heard" from others before.
"This kind of thing really works for me."
Yang Ji didn't move his chopsticks, and immediately took Han Bin's notebook and started reading it. Although Han Bin's records were not as detailed and profound as his, they were still very inspiring to Yang Ji.