The presidents of the three associations walked to the gate of the manor, picked up the drums from the drum racks on three sides, and beat them on one side of the other.

It seems that they have been trained in advance, the drumming of these three is very neat, soothing, rapid and orderly, and the drumming will not be staggered at all, but to Qin Yu's surprise, which one of these three did they play?

"Master Qin, this is a sound drum, before the start of each conference, there must be three presidents to beat the drum in person, so that the gate of the manor will be opened, and not a single drum will be missing. Xu Hua seemed to see Qin Yu's doubts and explained in a whisper in Qin Yu's ear.

After listening to Xu Hua's explanation, Qin Yu listened carefully to the sound of the drum, and he found that every time the drum sound of the three presidents came out, it would cause a resonance, and this resonance was in the direction of the gate.

"I see. His gaze stayed on the gate for a moment, and Qin Yu finally understood why the three presidents were beating the drum, the gate of this manor actually had a formation, and if he wanted to crack this formation, he needed this kind of drum sound.

Don't look at the drum beats of the three presidents are the same, but if you listen carefully, you can also hear the subtle gaps, and this subtle gap is like those tooth marks on the key, although it is small, but as long as there is some difference, you can't open the lock.

Qin Yu also finally understood, why didn't the people from the Taoist Association and the Buddhist Association go in in advance, each of the three major associations has a tooth mark that opens the key to the formation, as long as one party does not come, the key is not complete, this formation cannot be opened, and the gate of this manor naturally cannot be opened.

The sound of drums was still the same, Qin Yu didn't know much about the sound array, just stared at the gate of the manor quietly, a quarter of an hour passed, the gate suddenly squeaked, everyone was shocked, looked towards the gate, and saw that the closed gate began to open slowly. When the drum beat of the three presidents stopped, the door was completely opened.

The door opened, and a rickety old man was standing inside the door, wearing a winter padded jacket, but, because of his thin stature, the whole person was left with a face exposed, and his old eyes were blank, just standing there trembling and towering.

"Uncle. "President Zhang, the three of them, see this old man. All of them had a look of respect.

"Who is this person?" Qin Yu saw the respectful attitude of President Zhang and the three of them towards the old man, his eyebrows furrowed, this old man, if he saw it in other places, Qin Yu would only treat the other party as an ordinary old man whose family conditions were not very good, because he didn't feel a little pressure on the old man.

However, to make the presidents of the three major associations so respectful, and still in this manor, could the old man in front of him be an ordinary old man?

"Master Qin. This is the old man, the owner of this manor, and every three meetings are held in the manor, what is the specific origin of the old man. I guess only the president will know about it. Xu Hua explained in a whisper beside Qin Yu.

"Come in. The old man glanced at the crowd outside the door, and then turned around and bent his back. Slowly walk inside.

"Everybody go in, remember, don't move around once you're in. Daoist Qiu of the Taoist Association spoke first. At that moment, the people with the Taoist Association entered the manor first.

"Amitabha, President Zhang first, please?" said the Elder of the Buddhist Association politely to President Zhang.

"It's better for the elders to ask first. ”

"Okay, then go first. Elder Chuanyin waved the robe on his body, and led the disciples of the Buddhist Sect to the manor, and for a while, the gate of the manor, which was still overcrowded before, walked most of the way, and only the people of the Xuan Society were left.

"Listen, a lot of people are coming here for the first time, and after entering the manor, they are not allowed to move around, and when the contestants come out, everyone else can only watch in a fixed area. ”

President Zhang gave a few words, and then gave Qin Yu and the others a look, and walked into the manor with the people of the Metaphysical Society......

When stepping into the threshold of the manor gate, Qin Yu paused, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face, but he quickly retracted, and continued to walk inside, and no one noticed Qin Yu's short-lived abnormality.

"This manor is so big, doesn't it look that big from the outside?"

"Yes, it's comparable to some large parks, it's strange, there is such a big manor in the capital, it can't be that I haven't heard of it before. ”

Listening to the discussion of the members of the Metaphysical Society behind him, the corners of Qin Yu's mouth raised slightly, these people didn't feel it, but he himself felt it when he stepped into the threshold before, this manor is not simple.

Qin Yu was sure that there were many formations in this manor, because the moment he just stepped into the threshold, he keenly felt that the aura contained in the manor and the outside was completely different, and the pores on one foot that stepped into the threshold were all opened comfortably, and the only one who could do this was the formation.

As for why this manor is bigger than it looks from the outside, Qin Yu also knows in his heart that it is also because of the formation, in this world, although not all formations can achieve the magical effect of hiding Sumeru in mustard seeds, it is still possible to expand and shrink the space.

Walking with the crowd, soon everyone came to a vast square, there are three stone tablets in this square, with a height of nearly five zhang, and at a distance of ten meters in front of the stone tablet, there is a white line, and the people of the Taoist Association and the Buddhist Association are standing in front of this white line and waiting, and they dare not cross over.

"Uncle, everyone has arrived. After seeing that the people from the Metaphysical Society had also come in, Daoist Qiu said to the sleepy old man who was sitting on the chair in front of the stone tablet.

"It's all here, let's get started, follow the rules. The old man didn't even open his eyes, as if he was extremely sleepy, and replied weakly.

Hearing the words of the elder, Daoist Qiu, Elder Chuanyin, and President Zhang walked out of the crowd, crossed the white line and came under the three stone tablets, and each of them respectfully bowed to the stone tablets three times.

"Fortune from heaven, respect for the ancestors. The three presidents began to chant at the same time.

"Disciple Qiu Mingli. ”

"The disciple passed on the seal. ”

"Disciple Zhang Guoping. ”

"Worship the heavens, please the Taoist (Buddha). ”

After the three presidents finished reciting, they looked at the old man sitting in the chair, and the old man seemed to be a little reluctant, and slowly got up from the chair, and then walked to the three stone tablets and stood for a long time.

The old man has been standing for a long time, and the crowd waiting below is already a little impatient, and the corners of Qin Yu's mouth twitched slightly, because the face of the old man could just be seen from his corner of sight, and at this time, the old man had already closed his eyes and fell asleep standing up.

The three presidents also exchanged helpless glances with each other, and finally, Qiu Mingli coughed softly and reminded the elder.

"Alright. Hearing Qiu Mingli's cough behind him, the old man opened his eyes, "It's really old, I'll fall asleep when I stand, it's already fine, you can start." ”

As he spoke, he shook his head and walked back to his chair, and after sitting on the chair, he closed his eyes again, and after a while, there was a snoring sound.

"Ahem, the three meetings are now officially underway. ”

Regarding the behavior of the elder, Qiu Mingli and the three of them could only selectively ignore it, looking at the members of the three major associations in front of them, and the three presidents each shouted: "This time, the contestants who participate in the competition please cross the white line, and others can only watch in front of the white line, and they are not allowed to cross the white line." ”

The first to walk through the white line was Lian Yunzi, followed by the other four players of the Taoist Association, and the contestants of the Buddhist Association who stood in the middle of the Taoist Association and the Xuan Society also walked over under the leadership of that Buddha.

"Master Qin, don't be in a hurry for a while, let the Taoist Association and the Buddhist Association do it first. Before crossing the white line, Xu Hua whispered in Qin Yu's ear.

"What do you mean. Qin Yu slowed down and asked softly.

"See these three steles, before the start of the conference, there is a major event, that is, the stele is named, whose name can be engraved the highest, who is the first to be selected, but this stele is not so easy to carve, our metaphysical society is the worst every time, fortunately, this is not recorded in the points of the competition. ”

Listening to Xu Hua's words, a gleam flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, but he didn't say anything more, because they had already come to the stone tablet and gathered together with the people of the Taoist Association and the Buddhist Association.

Fifteen contestants, standing in front of the three stone monuments, looked a little small, Zhang Guoping said loudly: "According to the previous rules, let the contestants of the previous Taoist Association start first." ”

In the last three competitions, the Taoist Association won the final first place, so this time, the players of the Taoist Association will start first.

Hearing Zhang Guoping's words, several players from the Taoist Association looked at Qiu Mingli, and when they saw their president nodding to them, one of the players from the Taoist Association stepped to the bottom of the stone monument.

"Huh!"

The player shouted, and the whole person jumped upwards suddenly, reaching a height of one zhang, and then, his fingers slammed towards the stone tablet.

The pen walks the dragon, this contestant of the Taoist Association, with his fingers alone, wrote his name under the stone tablet.

When the player of the Taoist Association landed, the Taoist Association gave a burst of warm applause, a height of one zhang, which is considered an upper-middle result in previous competitions, and this is only the first player, this is off to a good start.

"Is this calculated based on the height of the first word or the height of the last stroke?" Qin Yu asked Xu Hua beside him when he saw the Dao Association disciple falling.

It can be said that Xu Hua has almost become Qin Yu's personal commentator, and if there is anything he doesn't understand, he will look for the other party.

"Master Qin, this is calculated according to the height of the first stroke, otherwise, those names are three words, and they will not suffer a lot more than those with two words. (To be continued......)