At the seat of "Evergreen Pavilion", Qiu Hengbo was the first to speak out: "Since some people are not overestimating their own abilities, Qiu has no objection at all."
Master Yuanguang, who was sitting at the east table, chanted the Buddha's name loudly and said: "Amitabha Buddha, Fan Tanyue wants to fight one against four, which is a bit too conceited and unwise. From the perspective of a poor monk, why doesn't Tanyue think about it?" I’ll make a decision later,”
Master Yuanguang is worthy of being an eminent Buddhist monk. He did not agree immediately just because he took advantage of it, but instead made words for the other party to think about it.
Fan Dongli only snorted coldly and said: "I never change what I say, and I don't have anything to think about. There is no need to say anything, old monk. If you don't dare to challenge, just admit defeat."
Master Yuanguang Heshi said: "Well, since Fan Tanyue insists on it, the poor monk has no reason to back down and has no choice but to fight with all his strength."
Three of the top four sects have agreed, and everyone in the hall has turned their attention to "Wanli Hall".
The sect master Dou Ruyuan on the stone platform looked hesitant and said nothing.
Dou Fei looked at Hua Bushi and asked, "Master Hua, do you think our sect should accept the challenge?"
Although the strongest martial arts expert in "Wanli Hall" can barely be called a master, compared with people like Qiu Hengbo and Yuan Guang, they are still far behind. If we don't go to the stage, for the current plan, it is more realistic to place our hope in the "Evil Dog Gate". Dou Fei understands this principle well, and that's why he asked this question.
Hua Bushi glanced around the hall, smiled slightly and said: "If I say that I can't accept the challenge, everyone here will definitely not agree, and I won't be able to hang out in the capital from now on. Okay, since this young master If you come here at the invitation of your noble sect, you will certainly be able to help Brother Dou,"
Dou Fei was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him repeatedly. After all, in his opinion, it is not easy for the masters of the four sects to deal with Fan Dongli, but as long as they win, "Wanli Tang" can sit firmly on the "Yanjing Eight" Gate" third position.
But at this moment, Fan Dongli, who was standing in the field, could only hear him saying: "You guys are quite happy, but I still have one condition for this competition."
Tang Lianhua's pretty face sank and she said: "What other conditions are there? Are you afraid of regretting it again?"
Fan Dongli smiled "hehe" and said: "I will never regret it, but you have to guard against regretting it after losing. Therefore, my condition is that this competition will be at noon today on Tianqiao Street. It was held in public so that everyone in Beijing could see it."
Although this Lingxiao Pavilion is very spacious and suitable for martial arts competitions, it is full of people from the "Eight Sects of Yanjing". The stakes of winning or losing this competition are so high. If the four factions really lose, it is indeed possible. The two people who turned against each other and joined forces to destroy the "Xiandu Sect" could keep their reputations as long as they kept their mouth shut to the outside world.
And noon is the time when there are the most people on Tianqiao Street. If you are competing in martial arts in full view of everyone, if you still do such a disrespectful thing, but you can't hide it, not only the "Eight Gates of Yanjing", but also "Shaolin", " Wudang", "Tangmen" and other famous sects will also be discredited. If Fan Dongli single-handedly defeated the masters of the four sects, spread, he will definitely become famous immediately, and the "Xiandu Sect" will also be powerful in the capital. .
Tang Lianhua said: "You have a good plan. Aren't you afraid of being defeated in public and losing your face?"
Fan Dongli snorted and said: "No need to talk nonsense, just tell me whether you dare to agree,"
Tang Lianhua was still hesitating, but Qiu Hengbo who was sitting on the seat of "Evergreen Pavilion" said: "No matter where you want to compete, I can accompany you. Anyway, after this battle, you 'Xiandu Sect' So he was removed from the world,"
Fan Dongli sneered and said: "Should I, the 'Xiandu Sect', be expelled, or you, the 'Eight Gates of Yanjing', should withdraw from the capital from now on? We have to wait until after the fight. Okay, let's meet on Tianqiao Street at noon, I will go first." One step, Pei Niang, let’s go,”
The old man at the head of the "Xiandu Sect" flicked his robe sleeves, led the ugly woman Pei Niang down the stairs, and walked away in a swaggering manner. Although there were many people gnashing their teeth at them among the various sects in the hall, none of them block.
Seeing the two of them walking away, Tang Lianhua said: "This Fan Dongli has arranged for the competition to take place on Tianqiao Street. Do you think he has any conspiracy?"
Qiu Hengbo smiled coldly and kept silent. Qi Luanwu, the female head of "Evergreen Pavilion" said: "As long as we are in the city of Beijing, the territory of all our forces is everywhere. The 'Xiandu Sect' only It's just a small sect from Tongzhou, so it shouldn't be able to do any tricks."
"What Mrs. Qi said is true," Jin Dafu, the head of the "Jinyang Sect" said, "We just need to be on guard, for sure the 'Xiandu Sect' won't be able to make a difference. Doesn't that Fan want to Zhang Yang, let's build a stage at the north end of Tianqiao Street and arrange some more people around it, so we can be sure that nothing will go wrong,"
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Lion King Dance Competition also starts at noon, but it is held in the southern section of Tianqiao Street, so Jin Dafu thought of setting up a competition ring at the north end of the street.
Although the members of the various sects in the hall may not always be in harmony, now they have to work together and put aside their past feuds for the time being. You and I discuss with each other how to arrange manpower, arrange the arena and other matters.
However, what everyone discussed was to prevent the "Xiandu Sect" from having other tricks. No one raised the issue of the outcome of the competition. In their view, the masters of the four sects joined forces to deal with one Fan Dongli, including Qiu Hengbo. There is absolutely no need to worry about top figures like Master Yuan Guang.
Although Hua Bushi did not participate in the discussion, he heard about their various arrangements. The young master lowered his head and pondered, as if he had thought of something.
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There are only less than two hours from the sword discussion in the sky to the time of noon, but this time is enough for the "Yanjing Eight Gates", a local snake who has been in Beijing for a long time, to build an arena and arrange various matters. , but it is more than enough.
The arena is built on the northernmost open space on Tianqiao Street. It is about ten feet high and seven or eight feet wide. The base is a row of thick wooden piles, and the platform is covered with wooden boards more than an inch thick, which is quite sturdy. , colorful flags were flying at the four corners of the arena, and there were wooden steps in front of the stage. On the two large pillars, there were hung red satin brocade couplets with the eight characters "Yanjing Eight Gates, Show Off Your Power".
On all sides of the arena, there are strong men in well-dressed clothes standing side by side with swords on their backs. They are disciples of various sects in Beijing. In fact, the defense of the arena is not limited to these dozens of gang members. According to previous discussions, the surrounding There are manpower deployed by the "Eight Gates of Yanjing" in the streets, alleys, and houses and courtyards.
On the ground around the overpass, there are people boxing, wrestling, and practicing martial arts every day, but it is rare to see such a grand arena. When the arena started to be built, passers-by and people were watching, etc. When the arena was set up, hundreds of people had gathered. The disciples guarding the arena did not chase them away, but only prevented them from getting within ten feet of the arena.
As noon approaches, the leaders of various sects are arriving one after another. The four masters who are about to compete, Qiu Hengbo, Yuanguang Master, Tang Lianhua and Sima Rulan, have already boarded the ring. However, their opponent is Fan Dong from the "Xiandu Sect". The fence has not yet arrived.
Tianqiao Street stretches for five miles from south to north. Although the arena at the north end attracts many people to stop, the southern section is crowded with people and even more lively than here.
Although fighting in the ring is new, most of the people who came to Tianqiao Street today came to watch the dance competition at the Lion King Convention.
There are eight large wooden poles standing in the middle of the street. Each one is as thick as a person's arms, and is more than two feet high. The middle one is three feet high. Each wooden pole is wrapped with silk and satin, and is tied with more than ten crossbars. To make it easier for the lion dance to climb, red colors are hanging on it, and watermelon-sized colored balls hang on the top of the pole. The colored balls on each pole are different in color. The colored balls on the top of the tallest pole in the middle are the largest and golden. It is the crown jewel of the Lion King.
At this time, the championship has not yet begun, but the venue is already buzzing with gongs and drums, and various lion dance teams are dancing one after another. There are also various acrobatic performances such as stilt walking, land boat running, etc., which is very lively.
Li Hu was among the people in the street. He was no longer in the attire of a palace guard. Instead, he was wearing a coarse cloth shirt and a felt hat on his head. He looked like an inconspicuous young boy.
He followed the crowd leisurely, with a lazy and relaxed expression on his face, no different from the people who came to Tianqiao Street to watch the excitement, but in fact, his heart was not relaxed at all.
Within five feet of Li Hu, there are three killers dressed the same as him. The other nine "Tianchu" killers are also distributed on this street. Ge Li is also not far away, which makes him have to Be careful and don't reveal any flaws.
In the past, "Tenchu" assassination operations often required several days of preparation in advance, but this was not the case this time.
Just at midnight last night, Li Hu was woken up in bed and went to a small room in the side courtyard of the post house. After entering the room, he found that the Tianchu killers who were also dressed as guards of Prince Fu had come to the room, and Shi Qingzhu appeared in front of them.
This divine priest of the "Tenchu" organization had not been seen for many days. When he arrived suddenly, he did not say much and immediately began to arrange the assassination operation.
The location of this operation is on Tianqiao Street. The target to be killed will appear there tomorrow, and Shi Qingzhu has already made a plan for the assassination.
The target was three carriages. The purpose of this operation was to kill all the people in the three carriages that would pass by Tianqiao Street at noon tomorrow. As for the names and identities of the people sitting in the carriages, Shi Qingzhu did not know Explain that according to the information she gave, there is only one person in each carriage, and he does not know martial arts, but there will be 30 people accompanying the carriage to guard him, of which at least eight people have level 2 abilities, and the rest are not less than level 5. wait,