There was a very dramatic scene in today's final test. Falcon, the disciple of super master Fei Long, and Suzaku, the disciple of another super master Lie Feng, were drawn into the third group.
So who of the two of them can win the first place in the third group will become the biggest suspense in this group stage.
The betting was hot, and almost everyone in the audience was betting on which of these two people would win the first place in the three groups.
Of course, the two of them must have qualified side by side and advanced to the next round. People in the same group with them can only say that they were unlucky.
Yang Hui sat in the north stand and laughed proudly. Chen Tai was still very good. He had tampered with the draw and put Li Ye into the death group. Of course, the draw of these two masters must have also been tampered with.
But this is not important. Everyone hopes that the two of them will be in a group, so that the game will be more gambling.
At this time, dignitaries were arriving in the VIP seats of the North Stand to watch the game one after another. Prince Si Ning Li Lin came. He glanced around and saw Yang Xuan, the eldest son of Yang Guozhong.
Li Lin smiled lightly and asked, "Where is your father?"
Yang Xuan said quickly: "My father is slightly ill and can't come today."
Speaking of which, Li Lin is somewhat related by marriage to the Yang family. The daughter of Mrs. Yang Yupei of Guo State, Pei, married Li Lin's brother Li Xun.
But the feud between Li Lin and the Yang family also started because of this. His brother Li Xun died of illness less than a year after marrying Pei. It is said that it was related to Pei's dominance and oppression of her husband by relying on his mother's power.
Not long after Li Xun died, Pei remarried and often made undisguised mockery of her ex-husband's incompetence at banquets.
Li Lin's resentment towards the Yang family arose from this. Last year, he criticized Yang Guozhong for committing fraud in the treasury. Emperor Li Longji did not adopt his suggestion to re-count the treasury, but Yang Guozhong was extremely dissatisfied with him.
Of course, this kind of personal grudge could not be seen on the surface. At this time, Manager Qiao came over and whispered a few words into Li Lin's ear, and Li Lin couldn't help but frown.
He smiled and asked Yang Xuan again: "Did Young Master Yang place any bets?"
Yang Xuan nodded, "I just bet five hundred dollars on the third group of Falcons."
Li Lin gave a few instructions to Steward Qiao, and Steward Qiao left immediately.
Li Lin said calmly: "I'll throw in five hundred guans too!"
An imperceptible sneer flashed in Yang Xuan's eyes, and he asked respectfully: "I wonder who the prince voted for, the Falcon or the Suzaku?"
Li Lin chuckled and said, "Forgive me for being pretentious, I'll find out after the game!"
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There will be a total of ten group knockout games in the morning, with three groups playing at the same time in each game.
The three groups were specially arranged for the last game. There were also groups 13 and 21 competing at the same time, but no one cared about these two groups.
Everyone in the audience is paying attention to the third group, the competition between Falcon and Suzaku for the top spot. They also represent their respective masters. In the minds of many people, this is actually a battle between Feilong and Liefeng.
Polo matches implement a fancy name system and do not use real names. This is also to protect players from harassment by fans. In the second year of the Holy Calendar, a polo player caused the team to lose due to a mistake in hitting the ball and was killed by a gambler who lost miserably.
Stabbed to death at home.
This incident made polo players panic. In order to protect polo players and separate them from real life, two changes were made to the polo game. First, the player name system was implemented, and each player was
Use fancy nicknames, and secondly, allow players to wear paint on the court and face paint.
Li Ye has already entered the competition venue on horseback. He is nicknamed Flying Shark. The sides of his eyes are also painted blue and white, as if he is wearing an eye patch, which makes him look quite mysterious.
At this time, he saw the Falcon and Suzaku, one red and one white. The Falcon was wearing a white warrior uniform and Suzaku was wearing a red warrior uniform.
Intuitively, they were both young, about sixteen or seventeen years old. What surprised Li Ye even more was that Suzaku seemed to be a girl. With her tall figure and fair skin on her cheeks, she was clearly a young woman.
It can only be said that Li Ye is rare and strange. Everyone in Chang'an knows that Lie Feng is a woman and teaches the concubines in the harem to play ball. Of course her apprentice is a woman.
Women in the Tang Dynasty were unrestrained, and playing polo was also popular among women, but women usually played polo while riding donkeys.
Therefore, there are many female polo players in professional polo, but they do not participate in high-confrontation martial arts competitions, but mainly in literary competitions.
It is precisely because Suzaku is a woman that it arouses great interest from the audience.
The third group of ten candidates rode on horseback and the examiner shouted to them: "This is an elimination system. The first and second place will be determined. The first and second place will enter the finals. The others can only compete next year. The following is the first round of competition."
For example, there are three balls on the fifty-step line, and you must pass all three!"
The first one to appear was Falcon. He was only seventeen years old. No one knew his name or his family background, but everyone knew that he was Feilong’s youngest disciple. In Chang’an, the name Falcon had already been
Very loud.
Falcon galloped around on his horse, and with the sound of drums, Falcon spurred his horse to gallop and hit the ball with a swing. All three balls went into the hole in one go.
Suddenly the whole audience burst into cheers, and Li Ye nodded secretly, it was indeed a good fight.
Falcon proudly raised his head, glanced at Suzaku, and rode back to the team. The second one was Suzaku. She was very calm, urging the horse to move slowly. Her posture was extremely elegant. When the drums sounded, she suddenly galloped and swung her club.
The continuous hitting was like flowing clouds and flowing water, and the three balls accurately hit the hole.
Li Ye glanced at the Falcon. He thought the Falcon would despise his opponent, but unexpectedly he keenly caught a hint of concern in the Falcon's eyes.
Li Ye suddenly realized that this Falcon brother might have some feelings for this beautiful female golfer.
The audience cheered again, the two tied, and what happened next was even more exciting.
Below are eight other golfers out for the match. Not many people care. Many take advantage of this opportunity to buy snacks or go to the toilet.
Of course, Zhang Xiaopang stared at Li Ye. Today he spent all his savings, a total of two dollars, betting Li Ye's money in the big gambling game, and also betting Li Ye's money in this group match.
In fact, not only him, but three other friends, Qiao Bin, Ma Jinsong and Du Wang also invested ten taels of silver each on Li Ye. Only six people in total placed bets on Li Ye.
At the VIP table, Li Lin was chatting and laughing with several officials, but her eyes were fixed on the playing field. He had cast five hundred guan on Li Ye.
His chief steward Qiao Xingzhong also bet twenty dollars, but he did not bet on Li Ye, but on the Falcon. He felt that Li Ye still lacked some experience in competitions.
Li Ye was the ninth one to appear. Only two people in front of him passed the test. The other four were too nervous and their performance was not ideal.
Li Ye urged the horse to take a few steps. When the drum sounded, he galloped and hit the ball with three strokes in a row. The polo ball went into the hole cleanly.
There was only sparse applause in the stands, and it was all polite applause.
Zhuque glanced at Li Ye's club in surprise. Li Ye's club was completely black and unremarkable. The reason why Zhuque recognized it was because her master also used iron-wood clubs. She knew how heavy this club was.
Candidates are very powerful!
The next tenth candidate also missed, scoring only two goals, and the third ball only hit the board.
Five people were eliminated in the first round, and the other five entered the second round. The stands started to pay attention again. Falcon and Suzaku were about to enter the second round.
In the second round, there are five goals in fifty steps. No mistakes are allowed and you must score them all in one go.
The drums sounded, and Falcon galloped again, swinging to hit the ball, all in one go. He hit it very easily. His highest record was ten balls in fifty steps. The difficulty in front of him was nothing.
The applause was like a roaring mountain and a tsunami. Most people were betting on him and hoped that he could win the first place.
Zhuque appeared on the stage, still so elegant and calm. Li Ye had an intuition that this girl must be a lady in the family to have such an outstanding temperament.
The drums sounded, Suzaku gave a soft drink, full of murderous spirit, the horse galloped, the hand raised and lowered the pole, one ball after another, without any sloppiness, the polo balls were arranged in the sky like shooting stars, it was extremely pleasing to the eye, and five balls went into the hole.
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Cheers were everywhere, and even Li Ye couldn't help but applaud. This woman's polo playing was simply an artistic performance.
In the second round, the two tied again. The three people behind were all green leaves, and basically no one cared about them.
The third and fourth candidates were obviously not good enough. They were at their peak after hitting three goals in a row. However, they were not at this level after hitting five goals. They were eliminated one after another.
Li Ye was the last one among the five to appear. He walked around slowly on horseback. At this time, Suzaku became somewhat interested in him. She already knew that this young man was nicknamed Fei Shark, which was a very domineering nickname, especially when he actually used it.
Ironwood cue, she heard her master say that no one else uses ironwood cue.
The identity of this young man is a bit mysterious!
"Kill!" Li Ye shouted in a low voice, galloped on his horse amidst the sound of drums, and hit five polo shots in a row, like flowing clouds and flowing water, and the five polo balls accurately hit the hole.