He Qizhou motioned to the three of them to follow that person first. After all, he didn't want to break his promise. Then he took a number plate and, under the guidance of the faculty, pushed the inward bamboo door and entered the playground inside the fence.
I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and then looked down at the number plate in my hand - four hundred and sixteen?!!
The playground is much larger than Qi Zhou imagined, with a length and width of more than a hundred feet. Near the bamboo fence is a horse track that can accommodate more than ten horses galloping side by side. The square surrounded by the horse track is divided into four parts, with the southeast
Fang built a bamboo shed dozens of feet long near the center line. There were dozens of groups of archery targets under the bamboo shed, which turned out to be a large shooting range;
There is a long corridor in the southwest, with various long and short weapons hung under the corridor. There are three large characters written on the eaves of the entrance to the corridor: "Army Field";
To the northwest closest to where Qi Zhou pushed the door open was a large flat open space surrounded by a wooden fence, with dozens of horses penned in the middle. A row of low wooden houses on the north side of the open space were obviously stables;
What really surprised Qi Zhou was the large, dark crowd in the northwest, scattered into several piles. Taking a closer look along the central trail, he saw twelve round pavilions neatly built in the northwest, each of which was five meters in diameter.
Zhang, about four feet high, supported by four thick wooden pillars. The pavilion is divided into eight corners, with no railings and no chairs. The pavilion is bare and empty, about one foot above the ground. Each pavilion is surrounded by a circle of six
There is a sand pit with a width of 10 feet, and at this time, the crowd is surrounding eight pavilions.
The school guard who brought He Qizhou said a little impatiently: "Here we are, just go to the 'Zi' pavilion and go directly to Professor Tingzhong." After saying that, he turned and left, thinking about the last person who came in through the door.
The candidates were very disdainful.
He Qizhou discovered that each pavilion had a big character hanging under the eaves in order of the heavenly stems. The pavilion with the word "zi" was located first on the roadside. The candidates gathered at each pavilion had already been shouting in confusion, and they were far from the original official
It was already more than a moment before the start of the game. When they saw Qi Zhou arriving, the game started immediately. Everyone knew what was going on and looked at Qi Zhou with resentment.
Qi Zhou couldn't care less. He stepped over the sandpit with a shy face and jumped into the pavilion. He saw that the floor of the pavilion was paved with slightly elastic wooden boards instead of the common blue bricks. Standing alone in the pavilion was
A black-robed teacher in his thirties held a list in his hand, and Qi Zhou handed him a wooden sign. The teacher saw that He Qizhou, who had jumped onto the fighting platform, had no foundation in Qing Gong. After taking a closer look at Qi Zhou, he muttered.
One sentence: "It's getting more and more nonsense, wait for some trash!" Then he told Qi Zhou not to go back, and shouted loudly: "No. 1, Li Ren!"
I saw a tall young man jump on the stage. Professor Tingzhong said loudly: "Everyone below, listen, I will say the rules again. Unarmed fighting, no armor, no sharp weapons, no poking eyes or groping.
The one who leaves the pavilion with both feet first is a loser. The one who admits defeat verbally is a loser. If I see any of you in danger, the person who is rescued after the rescue will be a loser! Whoever I think committed a foul will be a loser! Okay, No. 1 and No. 416
Let’s start the competition.”
No. 1 is slightly taller than He Qizhou and looks a bit more mature. After listening to the black-clothed teacher, he immediately said: "Sir, if Li is in trouble, please do not come to rescue him. He will die as he is destined to be free!" After saying this, he looked provocatively.
He congratulated Qizhou, cupped his fists and said, "Shaanxi Li Ren, please enlighten me!"
As soon as He Qizhou heard the pulse of his breathing when he jumped into the pavilion, he knew that the other party was just a newbie. He probably heard the teacher's mutterings and really thought he was a "waste". He didn't want to pay attention to it, so he clasped his fists and said
: "Nanzhili He Qizhou, please!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man was not polite. He walked straight in the middle and shot out both palms. He actually wanted to knock Qi Zhou out of the pavilion with one move. When He Qizhou saw the speed of the man's palms, he couldn't help laughing, but he was not in a hurry.
To defeat the enemy with one move, first look at what moves the opponent is using, and just move sideways slightly. The man sees that the first move is "accidentally" avoided by the opponent, and the Taiga Fist moves are spread out as if they are one move at a time.
He Qizhou did not fight back, but just avoided it silently, watching the opponent's moves with great interest. Since the establishment of the armament hall and the ban on the world's sects, the basic kung fu of the original six sects has been spread all over the world, and Yunmen is popular in the north. Quan Zhen
Kung Fu, while those in the south practice Jinling and Emei mostly.
After watching more than ten moves, He Qizhou lost interest. After letting go of the opponent's chain kicks, he leaned on his shoulders. The man's center of gravity was unstable, and he slipped from the pavilion and fell into the sand pit outside the pavilion. He was about to strike.
He jumped into the pavilion to fight again, but was stopped by the teacher and was immediately sentenced to defeat.
The man asked angrily: "Sir, you see, I took advantage of everything and forced him to retreat step by step, but I accidentally slipped in the end. This is unfair!"
The seemingly peaceful teacher suddenly yelled: "Do you think what I just said was fart? Get lost! No. 416 wins, take the number plate. In the next round, No. 9 vs. No. 406
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The man stamped his feet and left. Before leaving, he gave He Qizhou a murderous look. He Qizhou retreated to the outside of the pavilion. There were about fifty people standing outside the pavilion. He originally wanted to find a place with fewer people to watch the other people's battles.
, but a person took the initiative to strike up a conversation: "Hello brother, my name is Tao Wei, I am a native of Zhili, your movement just now was so fast! But I didn't see what sect it was from, brother.
Can you give me some advice?"
He Qizhou saw that the other party was slightly short and fat, with an honest face and sincere eyes, so he said truthfully: "How can I know any skills? It's embarrassing to say that I still haven't mastered the same lineage. I only know a set of superficial palm skills.
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The man was stunned, turned to face the pavilion, and said with a smile: "Brother He, let's watch the battle together."
He Qizhou looked at the man's face in profile and thought to himself, this guy thought that he was no longer an opponent, so he could watch the battle with peace of mind.
He Qizhou watched several sets of battles in a row, and the levels varied. Most of them were from the first line to the beginning of the third line. Some were victorious in one or two rounds, and some took longer than a cup of tea. The teacher
There were two attacks in total, and the timing was perfect, so no candidate was seriously injured. He Qizhou became more and more bored as he watched. His only interest was to see the teacher who was almost in the middle of the Five Meridians take action in danger.
There are a total of fifty-three people in this group. After the two-by-two battles, one person is more lucky and gets a bye and directly enters the next round. After playing against more than a dozen groups, the man named Tao Wei goes on to compete against a local from Zhili.
Tao Wei obviously overpowered his strength, and after more than ten moves, he narrowly won with one move. He walked up to Qi Zhou with a smile on his face, and even said "lucky", He Qizhou just congratulated him politely.
The two of them had the time to chat for a while, mostly with Qizhou asking questions and the other person answering. From Tao Wei, He Qizhou learned that the Tianxing Court enrolled a total of 400 students this time, and more than 4,000 people came to apply.
The number of students is much higher than that of the other three schools. The reason is very simple. As a top institution, the threshold of the other three schools is too high. Only Tianxingyuan enrolls more students every year and the preliminary examination requirements are not high.
The competition in the previous nine days has determined most of the places, and the method is exactly the same as today. First, the winners will determine the twelve places, and then the losers will determine a few more places. As for how many people will be admitted in the end,
The winner of each battle booth was announced after the last nine days. Judging from the previous nine days, the minimum number was five and the maximum number was twelve. He Qizhou already knew that only two people could pass the test today, and he couldn't help but sigh silently for these candidates who worked hard.
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Tao Wei asked about He Qizhou's inheritance and why he came to compete so late. He Qizhou only said that martial arts is a family tradition, and he was delayed by things on the way, so he could only participate in the loser's competition directly. And people like Tao Wei who came to sign up,
Most of them are people who are at the top of martial arts schools across the country. They decided to register only after failing in the martial arts examinations. Among them, most of them are students from Zhili martial arts schools. There are dozens of large and small martial arts schools in and outside Luoyang City. The emperor is a martial artist.
Some students who are frustrated in liberal arts can still pass the martial arts examination and become officials, but those who have the best chance to rise to the top in one step are those who are versatile in both civil and military fields. People like Xiao Chihuai, who is only in his early twenties and has not yet achieved much military exploits, have already achieved great success.
He is an imperially appointed sixth-grade commander. Those students with scholar status in the four schools are also highly sought-after talents in various central government agencies. Hearing that He Qizhou was actually a scholar, Tao Wei was envious.
After more than half an hour, the "Zi" character pavilion ended the first round of competition. A total of twenty-eight people won. They drew lots to compete again. He Qizhou was the first to play because he had already seen the previous ones.
Of all the people in the booth, He Qizhou just dodged a few moves, found a flaw in the opponent, and pushed a second-line examinee out of the booth with a hook of his foot.
Before he walked out of the pavilion after winning, he heard some of the candidates onlookers whispering, saying that they should pay attention to their flexible footwork. He Qizhou pretended not to hear and returned to where he was standing. Tao Wei said congratulations,
His face was slightly solemn.
The level of the candidates in this round was much closer, and the fighting became more intense. The teacher took action four times, and several people were still seriously injured. Fortunately, the doctor arranged by the school was in a hut not far away.
Earth Healing. Tao Wei also won again. Although he continued to hide his strength, he could not escape Qi Zhou's eyes. After two rounds, Qi Zhou also came to a conclusion, that is - no one here can beat him!
Although the number of battles in the second round was reduced by half, it still took half an hour. Noon had already passed, and some candidates ate the food they had brought into the school. Poor He Qizhou, who had traveled all day and night, and had not eaten enough water or rice.
He was embarrassed to ask for help from others, but Tao Wei, who was still able to speak, seemed unwilling to share his food and actually squatted not far away to eat and drink. He Qizhou decided to go find some water after winning another match. He was really hungry.
Extremely thirsty.
As soon as the third round came, the opponent had just begun to understand the three meridians, and his strength was obviously much higher than the previous two. He must have thought about how to deal with He Qizhou, but he actually stood still and held a Jinling School Liu Mianzhang punch.
He couldn't see any flaws, so he waited patiently for He Qizhou to make the first move, and then told the teacher that there was no need to save him.
He Qizhou was not polite. He stepped up and punched the black tiger straight into the middle. Seeing the fierceness of the attack, the man suddenly became timid. He stepped back and used the wind blowing style to relieve Qi Zhou's punch, but he was just trying to keep it away.
Qi Zhou's arm felt like it was touching an iron rod. He leaned forward with enough energy to deflect Qi Zhou's punch to the chest by a few inches. Then he was hit hard on his left shoulder. His retreating pace quickened in an instant.
After exiting the pavilion, he ignored the pain in his left shoulder and stood motionless in the sand pit, seemingly in a daze.
After being stunned for a moment, the candidates outside the pavilion suddenly started making noises. Many people knew the defeated candidate. He was a top student in a high-ranking martial arts school in Zhili. He couldn't even parry a punch. Just like that.
He was defeated. But the most surprising thing was the teacher in the pavilion. He Qizhou's ordinary punch was just the word "fast" and the word "heavy". Just this punch, even if he had to take it himself
, seemed a little struggling, it seemed that I had really underestimated this "relationship candidate".