In the evening, a young man in white with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, holding a long sword and looking majestic, appeared outside the gate of Luo City with a smile and a bag on his back.
He put one hand on his waist and the other on his forehead, looking at the tightly sealed city gate, his eyebrows rising and falling, showing a puzzled look.
He waved to the young disciple standing guard on the city wall and shouted: "Hey, little brother, can you open the door and let me in?"
The young disciple remained motionless and only gave him an indifferent look when he heard the sound.
The young man in white suddenly felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. He held his head and became anxious: "He doesn't even know me? Could it be that Luo City has been captured by other clans and has changed its appearance? Is the Bai family still there? Is my Lanlan family still there?
Are you okay?" His tears suddenly burst into tears, and he lay on the city gate and cried bitterly. While banging on the door, he called out the names of the people he considered important one by one.
At this time, a man who looked like a housekeeper came down from the city gate. He immediately recognized the young man who was running wild outside the city gate and said in surprise: "Master Bai, you are finally back. I have been waiting here for a long time."
With tears in her eyes, Bai Tan looked up pitifully at her housekeeper.
The housekeeper smiled awkwardly, wondering why he still looked so worthless after more than a year of training.
When the young master of the Bai family came back from his adventures, he immediately ordered the city gate to be opened. The housekeeper came down from the city tower quickly, took the young master's baggage, greeted him with a smile, and greeted him with greetings.
A year later, Bai Tan was walking on the streets of Luocheng. He felt that it was far different from the lively scene when he left, and seemed to be much more depressed. Just when he wanted to ask the housekeeper about these strange things, a figure came towards him, and the refreshing fragrance of gardenia flowers came to him.
Duotou slapped his face, and when he saw his appearance, he was startled for a moment.
When he passed by this person, his whole body froze, as if he was squeezed tightly by a tight force, preventing him from moving.
He turned his head to observe his upright back, and murmured solemnly: "This person..."
The butler noticed something was wrong with his expression and quickly answered: "What's the matter, Master?"
Bai Tan: "This man... is quite handsome."
"..."
Butler: "Master, let's go home quickly. The master and his wife are looking forward to it."
Bai Tan raised his hand, "Don't worry, before that, I have to go to Jinyun College first."
The housekeeper was worried, so he accompanied him to the college to drop off his nametag. His nametag had been on the shelf for the longest time and had accumulated a thin layer of dust. He saw Jin Yunlan's nametag hanging not far away.
, caressing her name gently, "What a coincidence, she's not here."
The butler stopped talking and looked embarrassed.
After Bai Tan took away the sign, he went to the registration office for the autumn exam. He chose to return at this moment to participate in the competition held by the college, show his achievements in the past year in front of his family, Lan Lan, and then ask to marry her.
, enter the palace of marriage together, and have a few more children...
He giggled in thought, took out a registration form from his arms and handed it over.
The person in charge took it, looked at the date on it, and immediately typed it back.
Bai Tan suddenly woke up from her sweet dream, pointing to the date of September 15th above and arguing with reason.
The person in charge pushed his finger towards the year and rolled his eyes, "Look, this is last year."
Bai Tan woke up from a dream and scratched his cheek awkwardly, "Yes, I also planned to participate in the competition last year, but I didn't make it."
The housekeeper sighed secretly beside him. His young master really didn't make any progress at all. He stepped forward and showed off his old face, "Is it still too late to sign up now?"
The person in charge muttered angrily: "It's too late, even the Li family can participate, so why not?" His hands followed suit, and he found the roster and pen and ink for him to sign at the designated place.
Before he started writing, Bai Tan saw the word "Li Zhi" next to it. It was written in a complicated and old-fashioned font, like an old man who was stuck in the past. However, the surname Li aroused his curiosity.
This surname is taboo in Jinyun.
On the way home, he mentioned this to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper thought that this matter was deeply involved with Miss Jinyun, and that his young master had been caring about Miss Jinyun for many years. If he were to tell him the truth at this time, it would probably disturb his mood. The competition was coming, so he had to stabilize his mood.
"It's not a big deal to return to the young master. It's better to prepare for the battle with peace of mind. You will naturally know after the competition is over."
Bai Tan felt that it made sense, so he stopped asking further questions. When passing by Jinyun's mansion, he stopped and whispered to the door that was still open.
"Lan Lan, I'm back."
Three days later, the competition will be held as usual.
Early that morning, in the closed city, gongs and drums were loud, and colorful flags were flying, creating an eye-catching liveliness in the bleak autumn day.
Li's participation in the competition was deliberately publicized.
Li's surrender to Jinyun was also made public. However, the clan association repeatedly stated that Li's surrender was entirely due to Jinyunlan's previous kindness and help to them, which moved him, so he was willing to put aside the past grudges and join hands to share the common prosperity.
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The people were talking about this a lot. Some people thought that this was Li's last resort in order to cover up his murderous behavior. There were also a group of people who thought that Li was playing a big game of chess and was pretending to surrender. The Jinyun tribe would undoubtedly allow Li to enter the city.
Luring the wolf into the house.
However, Jinyun's attitude became much tougher than before, where he was resigned to letting the people poop and urinate on his head.
The leader of the Jinyun clan fought against all opinions and showed the majesty of the clan leader. He solemnly declared that the people of Luo City would not be allowed to hold unorganized and undisciplined demonstrations to interfere with the decision-making of the superiors. Otherwise, the leader would be severely punished, and the others would be punished in sequence depending on the severity of the case.
To serve as a warning, a few of the leaders who had been causing trouble and causing trouble were arrested and thrown into cells for a few days.
For a time, the people had to curb their arrogance and sit at home, cursing secretly but not speaking out.
At the same time, people who had successfully escaped from the city ran back to Luo City in disgrace one after another, saying that the world outside was unfair and riots continued.
In particular, troubles have been happening near Yucheng, and copycat bandits around Fuguang are rampant, constantly stirring up trouble and causing harm to the people.
As a result, the people relented. Luo City suddenly became a towering tree that protected them, like a backer. They no longer dared to confront the clan association. Instead, they consciously reflected on it and began to convince themselves. I thought
That murder may have been committed by an outsider, and the city gates were closed to protect the citizens.
Jinyun has been in power for many years and has commanded all the clans in the city. He has acted fairly and impartially. There is no reason why he would open a back door for the Li family. To think of Miss Jinyun kneeling down in public, crying and begging humbly, it really does not seem like deliberate deception. Maybe.
There is a real hidden meaning in it.
In short, they were still wary towards the Li family, but towards the Jinyun clan, they were suddenly so obedient that they were almost flattering.
Therefore, on the day of the college competition, the common people gave him enough face and did not let him stay in the cold. Before the competition officially started, the stands were full of people.
Some people sat at home for many days and felt bored and came out to watch the fun. Some people were curious about what kind of terrifying face the Li family had when they came down from the mountain.
People in Luo City have the impression that all Li family members are more than ten feet tall, covered with long hair, and look like wild beasts.
Therefore, when Li Zhi stood silently under the ring and quietly prepared for the match, no one associated this handsome young man with the ugly and cruel Li family, but they were attracted by this beautiful face that they had never seen before.
Everyone looked at him and guessed which family he was a good son of, how could he be so well-hidden. There was an airtight wall in Luo City, and they had not heard any rumors about him in so many years.
I asked around, but no one said they knew him.
Li Zhi frowned and glanced at the faces in the stands that were very curious about him. Listening to the whispers about him, he felt noisy.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the first sword test officially began.
The clan association couldn't wait to see Li Zhi's abilities, so they specially adjusted the order of the competition and placed him first, starting with him.
Li Zhi jumped onto the ring easily, without any excitement on his face or nervousness about facing his opponent. His face was always as dark as water, and even to his opponent, his cold eyes were full of disdain and contempt for him, deep down in his heart
The anger was aroused and he seemed full of energy.
At this time, the patriarch's wife came to watch the battle with her daughter Xiu Xiu. The two had been worried about Jinyun Lan for many days. Fortunately, the patriarch comforted them and informed them of the specific situation. Seeing that things had turned around, Lan'er's reputation had been restored, and the mother and daughter were relieved.
Young. So while I went out to relax today, I also cheered for fellow contestant Jin Yunchong.
Xiu Xiu pointed at Li Zhi on the stage and was stunned. She pulled her mother's sleeve and asked repeatedly: "Mom, mother, who is this? Do you know her?"
The lady frowned and wiped the sweat from the tip of her nose with a handkerchief. The handsome face in front of her felt strange to her, but the clothes he was wearing looked familiar.
She shook her head regretfully and took Xiuxiu to sit down in the lively audience.
After a burst of intense gongs, the referee's rich and resounding voice rang out. After formally explaining the rules of the game and precautions to the players and the audience, he waved the flag in his hand and raised his voice.
"Game start!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of gongs and drums followed closely, and each drumbeat struck the heart of the audience, unconsciously drawing everyone present into the tense atmosphere.
There are two people standing on each side of the circular ring. Before the official battle, the players must stand behind the red line and announce their home to their opponents.
"Luocheng Gao family, Gao Jian, please give me some advice." After saying that, he unceremoniously pulled out his long sword and pointed it at the ground.
Attention came to Li Zhi's side.
He slowly closed his eyes, calmly used his senses, and felt the vividness of everything in the world at this moment.
Birds flew overhead, and he could vaguely hear the flapping of their wings.
The air was filled with the dry smell of sand and dust, and the fragrance of osmanthus pouring from the treetops.
The wind in October is not cold, but when it touches the hair, it feels refreshing yet biting. It is indeed a very suitable season for "being rough".