Chapter three hundred and sixty first contest election (1)
On the second day, Tianshan Sect’s annual martial arts competition was held as scheduled.
The small town at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains was almost deserted, and every street was full of people. In the center of the town, a tall martial arts stage was set up. Dozens of disciples of the Tianshan Sect were sitting on it. Headed by Song Shuping, he announced
The general election begins.
"In the first round, Wang Hai from Guannai Province faced off against Yang Xian from Hebei Province."
Two men of similar height came on stage with knives, saluted each other, and then, without any explanation, started fighting.
Li Xin'an and others stood under the stage, watching the fight between the two on the stage. After a few moves, Wang Hai was cut down by Yang Xian, but Yang Xian was also slashed on the left leg by Wang Hai. It was a tragic victory.
"In the first round, Guannai Dao Wang Hai wins!"
"It's a pity." Li Xin'an shook his head and sighed, "Wang Hai's injury is not serious and he can recover with a little rest. But Mr. Yang, I'm afraid he will be a cripple for the rest of his life. He will not be able to participate in the subsequent competitions.
Already."
"I don't know how many talents will be buried in this competition." Murong Bai sighed, "It's really not worth it to fight to the death for a quota."
While talking, the blood stains on the martial arts stage had been cleaned up, and the contestants in the second round stepped onto the ring.
"Luoyang Jiang Dali versus Lingnan Lin Baosheng."
"Even people from Lingnan are here?" Li Xin'an exclaimed, "This is running from the southernmost point of the Tang Dynasty to the northernmost point. This is too fanatical."
Although it was indeed not easy to cross thousands of mountains and rivers, Lin Baosheng's efforts were ultimately in vain. After four or five rounds of fighting, Jiang Dali found a loophole, caught Lin Baosheng in his arms, and threw him directly off the martial arts stage.
"In the second round, Luoyang Jiang Dali wins!"
"In the third round, Longyou Dao Zhao Quan faced Shannan West Dao Li Defu..."
The next battle is actually not that interesting. Most people watch it with gusto, but for people like Li Xin'an and Murong Bai, it actually doesn't mean anything.
"It's been almost ten games, and I haven't seen a second-level master." Li Xin'an complained, "It seems that Brother Xiao is right not to participate in this competition. It's boring."
"Of course there are second-grade masters, but they won't be scheduled to appear on the first day." Murong Bai said, "The first day of the competition is just to screen out the third-grade and fourth- and fifth-grade people. The second day is really meaningful.
Contest."
"Well, if I didn't tell you earlier, wouldn't it be in vain for us to stand here for a long time?" Li Xin'an said, "I'm hungry, would you like to eat?"
"Let's go, I'm hungry too." Zhou Bian said.
The five people wanted to squeeze out of the crowd and leave, but people kept walking forward. It was difficult for them to leave.
"Forget it, I can't get out." Li Xin'an was about to cry, "There will be an hour of rest at noon, so we might as well just go up the mountain."
The five people had no choice but to continue watching the competition honestly. They squeezed in for a long time and could not get out. They also gave up their best position and nestled on one side of the martial arts stage, unable to see clearly what was going on above.
After these dozen or so competitions, except for the two people in the second game, every one of them was a fight to the death, a brutal battle. The blood stains on the performance stage could not be cleaned off, and people's feet would slip when they stepped on it.
In the fifteenth fight, someone finally died.
One man's chest was chopped into pieces with a big knife, and the bones were pierced into his lungs. The man was lying on the stage, looking at the sky with his eyes blankly, and spitting blood from his mouth. It was obvious that he would not survive.
A disciple of the Tianshan Sect ran over, squatted beside him and said:
"Lu Deyi, Jiannan Road, we will take care of your family. You can go without worry."
The man nodded stiffly. Under the stunned gazes of everyone, the Tianshan Sect disciple closed his eyes and then twisted them hard. After a crisp "click" sound, there was no more sound on the field.
Silence, the silence of thousands of people on stage and off stage.
"Why bother." Li Xin'an lowered his head and sighed.
Lu Deyi of Jiannan Road died, and his opponent had a hard time as well. Half of his arm was cut off, and he would be a cripple for the rest of his life, with no chance of entering the country again.
But this was just a small episode. After Lu Deyi's body was cleaned up, the competition continued as usual.
"In the next game, Henan Province Zhong Kuifa will face Shannan Province East Province Sun Han."
…
At three quarters of noon, the sun stood above everyone's heads, and the first morning competition ended.
Thousands of people dispersed and left one after another, and Li Xin'an and the other five finally breathed a sigh of relief, no longer being trapped like rice dumplings.
Just as they were leaving, a sneaky figure sneaked over. Then, not far behind Li Xin'an, a voice sounded:
"Catch the thief, that man stole my money!"
Li Xin'an suddenly woke up, and when he looked back, he saw a wretched-looking man standing behind him, with his hand on the money bag at his waist.
It was a little awkward for the two of them to look at each other like this.
"How about...you turn yourself in yourself?" Li Xin'an said.
The people who come here are all swordsmen, and those who practice swordsmanship are naturally very passionate. They usually dislike thieves who croak like cocks and dogs. This thief will most likely suffer a disaster. If he turns himself in obediently, he might be able to save himself a little bit of the physical pain.
"Okay...okay..."
The thief retreated sternly, obediently returned the money to the owner who had recovered it, and then ran away without looking back.
"Is it okay if you don't catch him?" Xiao Xuangan frowned and said, "I don't think that person will surrender honestly."
"I didn't expect that there are so many people here. He was caught and revealed on the first day. He was already frightened. He still had the courage to continue stealing." Li Xin'an said with a smile.
The owner came over and looked at his face. He was about the same age as Ye Qinglan and looked like a teenager.
"My dear friend, thank you for helping me catch the thief," the owner said.
"It's just a little effort, and that guy is also planning to steal my money." Li Xin'an said with a smile.
The owner's companion came over. He must be his elder, and his face was older.
The two of them looked at Li Xin'an and the others suspiciously, and said, "Thank you very much, little brother. I should have treated you to a drink, but we have urgent matters to attend to. Please forgive us for being rude."
"It doesn't matter, we have a long way to go. We will meet again when we are destined."
Several people said goodbye, and after a while, Song Shuping came over.
"What just happened?"
"Oh, just a little thief."
Song Shuping sighed: "Contests and general elections are inevitably mixed with dragons and snakes. There are people of all kinds, which makes a few people laugh."
"It doesn't matter."
"What do you think of today's competition?" Song Shuping asked.
Li Xin'an and the others looked at each other and replied with a wry smile: "In my opinion, it's too bloody. It's a pity that so many people have died, leaving aside the dead. There are quite a few injured and disabled people. For a swordsman,
For me, being disabled is more painful than killing him."
"I know this too, but there's nothing I can do about it," Song Shuping said. "Elections are so cruel. You choose the best among the best. You choose fifty people out of a thousand people. You can only use this method to eliminate the unqualified people."
"I hope we can see something different tomorrow." Li Xin'an said, "Today is indeed a bit boring."
"Of course, a second-grade master will appear tomorrow, so it will naturally be a different scene."
"Senior Brother Song, can we go there?" Li Xin'an pointed to a restaurant nearby, "The wine table by the window can overlook the martial arts stage with a clear view. Moreover, there is no need to crowd."
Song Shuping said: "Of course, it is. It depends on whether you can grab it. That place has always been a geomantic treasure place to watch the general election, and many people want to sit there."
"Tsk, aren't you here?" Li Xin'an hugged Song Shuping's shoulders affectionately, "If you don't leave the back door of Tianshan Sect, you would be a fool. If Senior Brother Song can say a word, that position is for a few of our brothers.
Keep it."
Song Shuping smiled helplessly: "That's fine, but I don't go down the mountain often. The town is managed by Brother Ma Xing. What I say here may not be effective."
"There is no such problem." Li Xin'an led Song Shuping Wang Restaurant towards him, "I will let them know each other right away. The fourth disciple of Sect Leader Xu can speak more effectively than the third!"
…
Back at the inn, Shi Lianyun sat down on a stool and complained:
"I thought there was something exciting to watch, but it turned out to be a bunch of bastards fighting each other. Watching dogs fight was more interesting than this. My legs were numb after standing all morning, and I couldn't squeeze out. I don't know what these people were thinking.
It's really interesting to watch such a ridiculous competition and watch it with great excitement."
Shi Lianyun took out his money bag and threw in a silver coin: "Servant, the wine and food are ready."
"Okay, I'll be here soon." The waiter took the money and went happily.
"Almost, even the money was stolen." Shi Lianyun said with a distressed look on his face, "If the money is gone, how can I be happy?"
"The man who caught the thief..." Feng Changshan frowned and muttered to himself.
"What's wrong with that man? He's pretty good." Shi Lianyun said, "Although he's a bastard and looks like a dog, he's pretty good."
"But don't you think he looks a lot like the same person?"
"And there are those people around him."
He Qiu suddenly stood up, went upstairs and walked into the room.
After a while, he walked out with a heavy look on his face and nodded to Feng Changshan.
"Damn...it's really him. I didn't expect him to be so close!" Feng Changshan said in annoyance.
"Who are you talking about?" Shi Lianyun didn't understand and asked curiously.
"Li! Xin! An!" Feng Changshan gritted his teeth and said, "That's the one who caught the thief."
"Is it him?" Shi Lianyun opened his mouth in surprise, "Is it such a coincidence?"
"Yes, we tracked them all the way from the grassland to here. Who would have thought that we would meet by such a coincidence." Feng Changshan sighed deeply, "What a pity. What a good opportunity."
"If you knew, there were so many people at that time, it would be difficult to do anything." He Qiu went downstairs and sat back down.
"Besides, there is that Murong Bai beside him."
"Tch, there are so many people, so what does Murong Bai mean?" Shi Lianyun smiled scornfully and said disdainfully, "What I am best at is making people die mysteriously in public, even if he is standing right in front of me.
No one else can find any clues."
"Maoshan Taoism is well-deserved." He Qiu said, "But you may not be Murong Bai's opponent. As long as he is willing, you will be dead before you take action."
"Really?" Shi Lianyun said, "Since they have also come to watch this stupid competition, they will definitely show up tomorrow. Don't we owe them a favor, so we invited them over and we will kill them together!"
"That's not a bad idea." Feng Changshan nodded and said.
"Have you connected with the man on the mountain?" He Qiu asked.
"Well, we have already met." Feng Changshan said, "The accident involved Li Xin'an, and all the previous arrangements can be pushed back. If everything goes well, we can kill Li Xin'an and the others, and we can also help kill that person
Xu Hanying takes the opportunity to seize the Tianshan Sect. In this way, the three northwest wolves are not just playing the role of bait."