Chapter 92 The wind rises, and the competition is imminent
Zhou Tian listened to their conversation and knew very well that Zhang Mingman suddenly admitted his mistake. There must be something fishy about the man in the well, and the matter was not that simple.
Although Guan Qiqi didn't know about this, he seemed very panicked about the key in the Master's hand. He had no way of knowing what secret was hidden inside.
After Guan Qiqi heard Zhang slowly speaking, she had nothing to say, so she stood back among the disciples.
Xu Qingnian then continued to explain the sect's martial arts competition in detail, and arranged for Zhou Tian, Su Xinghe, and Wang Ranran to not only participate in the martial arts competition on the day of the competition, but also pay attention to other movements in the imperial city; while the other disciples each
Perform his duties.
Guan Qiqi did not need to participate in the martial arts competition, because Emperor Shang would also watch the martial arts competition that day, and he was responsible for protecting Emperor Shang's safety and standing beside Emperor Shang.
This responsibility has been the same all year round. Guan Qiqi has accepted it calmly, but he still looks forward to participating in the competition every year. When he heard the master's arrangement, he was still a little disappointed and gradually lowered his head: "Hey, it's like this every year, when?"
Only then can we compete with these sects!"
Master heard his complaint, turned his head and looked at him and said with a smile: "Your skills have surpassed those of many sects. What else is there to compare with? Safely protect the people you should protect. Once the masters of other sects attack our academy,
If you defeat someone, you still have a chance to play!"
Guan Qiqi giggled: "Look what Master said, in today's world, which sect and which master can defeat our academy?"
After hearing this, Zhou Tian agreed very much and whispered to Su Xinghe: "It seems that the second senior brother's skills are even more advanced than the first senior brother!"
Su Xinghe glanced at the eldest brother and second brother, and then murmured in a low voice: "That's wrong. The eldest brother's technique is the most powerful, and it is also deeply loved by the master, but the second brother's technique is too bloody, and what he learned
It is a set of exercises strictly prohibited by the academy. Although it is also Qi training, the way of doing it is completely different. From the outside, it is somewhat similar to that of Haotian Pavilion, so Master generally does not let him show his skills."
After Zhou Tian heard this, doubts arose in his mind again. He didn't understand why the disciples in the academy all learned different exercises. Could it be that what the academy teaches is a collection of all kinds of exercises in the world? That's too strange. Could it be that the academy teaches different exercises?
Don’t you have your own unique skill? Although Zhou Tian has been here for more than a month, what Master gave him was nothing more than the energy of his thoughts and nothing else.
Just as Zhou Tian was muttering in his heart, Master dismissed all the disciples and asked them to make preparations. If you have any questions about the practice, just come to him.
Afterwards, Zhou Tian returned to his room, thinking about what had just happened in the Xiaoxiang Water Pavilion. He always felt that the man in the well was the biggest secret of the academy, and the senior brother, master, Lao Xu, and second senior brother all seemed to know the reason.
But why do you say that the second senior brother doesn’t know?
While hesitating, he thought of Lao Xu. Since Lao Xu was back, he just went to ask for details.
He got up and went to Lao Xu's room and knocked on the door. It took a long time before anyone answered.
When Zhou Tian opened the door, he found Lao Xu eating scallion pancakes on the table and glanced into the room.
"Oh, Lao Xu, you are so capable. You just finished the mobilization meeting at Xiaoxiang Waterside Pavilion and you are stealing food here."
Lao Xu blinked: "What mobilization meeting? What are you talking about? Why can't I understand? Master just wants to let the disciples know the importance of this martial arts competition. It has not been so grand in the past many years. Besides, I am here today."
I haven’t eaten until now. I’ve been doing something for Master for so long, and I’ve always wanted to eat the authentic scallion pancakes in the imperial city. It’s so delicious!”
Seeing his unpromising look, Zhou Tian sat across from him and asked: "Old Xu, a lot of things have happened since you went out. I can tell you other things slowly, but there is one thing I must do. ask you!"
While choking on the cake, Xu Qingnian looked at Zhou Tian's weird expression and asked, "What do you want to ask?"
"Old Xu, that man in the well? What happened? Why did the senior brother go to see him just now and he seemed to be a different person when he came back?"
When Xu Qingnian was asked this question, he almost spit out the cake in his mouth and took a sip of tea: "You? How do you know about the man in the well? Have you seen him?"
So Zhou Tian told Xu Qingnian what he knew. Xu Qingnian nodded: "So that's it. There are too many things hidden in this that the academy doesn't want to mention. It's better not to tell you tomorrow. It's a martial arts competition between the sects. If my guess is correct, Bai Ling'er and the spy from Haotian Pavilion will naturally be there, and Master should be able to tell the true story of the matter."
"As for the rest, you don't need to know. You came to the academy to practice, to achieve yourself, and especially for your father's last wish. Why do you care about this?"
Xu Qingnian was obviously a little confused and even a little angry. After not seeing him for so many days, he felt that the young master was becoming more and more nosy and seemed to have changed.
"How are you? I heard that I learned the Qi of Mind and the Mind of Thunder in the academy? It's exactly the same as the Master, so congratulations!"
Xu Qingnian gulped down the last piece of cake, then wiped his lapel with both hands and came outside the door.
"Come on, come out, let me try the young master's cultivation!"
Zhou Tian originally wanted to ask about the man in the well, but he didn't expect to be called to compete by Xu Qingnian.
Reluctantly, he stood on the steps outside the door and looked at Xu Qingnian with a reluctant expression: "Old Xu, you are in the Qi King Realm, and I am also in the Qi King Realm. What is the comparison? Besides, your skills are like this. Come on, I’m no match for you at all.”
Xu Qingnian looked at him carefully and thought for a while: "Huh, brat, your whole person has changed since you broke through to the Qi King Realm. It seems that I really have to give it a try!"
After saying that, Xu Qingnian took out the Xuantian Infinite Ruler from his waist, raised his hand and flew the ruler over.
Zhou Tian didn't take it seriously. He raised his hands in the air, and two lightning bolts instantly penetrated his two arms. Then he matched his boxing skills and punched out. This punch caught Xu Qingnian off guard. He never expected that the young master in front of him would actually Integrate the idea of thunder with the boxing techniques of Xuantian Sect.
He immediately dodged and turned around with a bang. He looked again and saw that the door of the room behind him had been smashed to pieces by Zhou Tian's punch.
Xu Qingnian's eyes widened and he breathed heavily. He looked at Zhou Tian with eyes full of admiration and pride.
"Yes, the young master has such a level of cultivation now. I didn't expect it. With your current level of cultivation and skills, it is a bit exaggerated to defeat the invincible opponent in the world, but it is not a problem for ordinary people. No wonder the master said that you have a good chance this year." Win the final championship of the sect competition!"
Zhou Tian originally thought that Xu Qingnian would give him a good education this time, but he didn't expect that he would be praised instead.
Feeling a little embarrassed, he retracted his fist and touched the back of his head and said with a smile: "Lao Xu praised me very much. My current cultivation and skills are all due to Master. If it weren't for Master, I would only be in the Qi King realm now."
Xu Qingnian looked at him seriously and then nodded: "That's all, that's all. In this case, there's really nothing to compare with. It's already afternoon. Have a good rest. We have to prepare for the competition tomorrow morning. It's important to recharge your batteries. Go
Let's go!" After Xu Qingnian finished speaking, he walked in with his hands behind his back.
"Can!"
Zhou Tian wanted to ask other questions, but Xu Qingnian didn't seem to want to talk to him any more.
After Zhou Tianzhiqu left, he returned to his room and was depressed until late at night...
In the early morning of the next day, the chirping of birds in the academy's mountain stream was particularly loud that day. Zhou Tian, who had not slept much all night, looked sleepy. He climbed out of bed with difficulty, rubbed his eyes, and stretched.
Lazy waist.
As soon as I got up and got off the ground, I heard the noise outside.
He washed briefly and walked out. He saw that all the disciples, including the master, had gathered in the martial arts field and were ready.
He quickly came to the middle of the team, glanced at the others, lowered his head in embarrassment and said to Su Xinghe beside him: "Old Su, why am I the last one again!"
Su Xinghe didn't say anything, but bumped him with his shoulder: "Pick up your spirits, there will be a competition today, don't let me down!"
"As the representative of the imperial city and the role model for Qi cultivators in the world, the Academy should be the first to arrive. Let's set off now!"
Following the master's order, the disciples of the academy walked towards the gate of the academy one after another.
"Why didn't you see the first senior brother and the second senior brother?"
Zhou Tian looked around and didn't find the two of them.
"They both left the academy last night and are now at the competition ground in the imperial city."
Wang Ranran said while looking at the chessboard in his hand: "I can finally move my Othello..."
As the master and the disciples from the academy set off, the imperial city became very lively. This competition can be said to be the most lively in the world.
From the moment the first ray of sunlight shines into the imperial city in the morning, the market is already full of people, and the acrobats have begun practicing on both sides of the street.
Street stalls also began to sell loudly and continuously.
"I heard that a competition arena has been set up at the south gate of the Imperial City! Shall we go and have a look?"
"Let's go. This competition is rare. I heard that all the famous sects will come. It's really nice to see!"
The people in the market were talking a lot and wanted to feast their eyes on it.
"Drive! Drive!"
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves from the gate of the imperial city. When he calmed down, he saw five or six fast horses galloping towards him.
When the people saw this, they quickly ran away and stood on both sides of the street.
"This is?"
The people exclaimed that it had not been so lively for a long time, and what they did not expect was that there were still people who dared to ride horses in the imperial city.
Taking a closer look, it turns out that these people on horseback are still carrying flags.
"Senior Brother, the Sword Sect arrived very quickly today. He is the first one to arrive!"
Guan Qiqi, who was responsible for guarding Emperor Shang's safety, and Zhang Manmang were wandering on the street at the same time. When they saw these horses and took a closer look at the flag, they knew where these people were from.
"The Tianjian Sect is the only sect that uses swords to cultivate Qi. It has been the third sect for thousands of years. It seems that this time it is well prepared!"
Zhang slowly looked at their retreating figures and muttered to himself.
"Humph, you came prepared. It's just a defeat for our academy's subordinates."
"Let's go. At their speed, they should have already reached the ring. You are still responsible for the safety of Emperor Shang, so don't take it lightly!"
Guan Qiqi felt a little impatient after listening to Zhang Manchuan's words. She waved her hand, walked past quickly, jumped into the air and disappeared...