At the intersection of Songshan Mountain, not long after the Mingjiao and Wudang factions left, Huashan and his party also arrived.

"There are so many people. Looking at the Jianghu guests on all sides, Xue Jiang said with some excitement.

"Moreover, it seems that the strength is not bad. Yang Jianzhang answered softly.

"Being able to come here from all over the world, these people naturally have some ability. Zheng Ning replied calmly.

Hearing the conversation of Xue Jiang and the others, Chen Xinzhu did not speak.

Looking around carefully, Chen Xinzhu couldn't help but murmur softly: "It's really like."

At this moment, Chen Xinzhu felt that he was back in that extremely familiar arena.

"In that case, I don't want to lose."

As soon as Huashan and his party came to the intersection of the mountain, a group of people in the rivers and lakes wearing khaki martial clothes came not far away.

Seeing Huashan and his party, a white-haired old man who was leading the way on the opposite side chuckled and greeted loudly.

"Brother Kong, don't come unharmed. ”

Seeing the person coming, Kong Tianhe also greeted with a chuckle: "Old Ji, meet again." ”

Ji Tianhan took the beggar disciples to a short distance in front of Huashan and his party, glanced at Chen Xinzhu and the others, and Ji Tianhan said loudly to Kong Tianhe.

"It's rare to meet here, how about together?"

"Of course. Kong Tianhe nodded lightly in response.

Soon, amid the buzzing and discussion of the people in the surrounding rivers and lakes, the disciples of Huashan and the beggar gang gathered together and set foot on the mountain road together.

On the mountain road, Ji Tianhan and Kong Tianhe talked softly, and as they spoke, Ji Tianhan suddenly turned the topic to Chen Xinzhu.

Glancing at Chen Xinzhu beside him, Ji Tianhan whispered to Kong Tianhe.

"Speaking of which, Chen Xiaoyou is still the youngest contestant in this competition, right? With his joining, your Huashan faction is really promising this year. ”

"Hmm. Kong Tianhe replied softly in a calm tone.

There is no modesty, and there is no pride

Seeing Kong Tianhe like this, Ji Tianhan was even more interested in Chen Xinzhu.

He knew very well that with Kong Tianhe's temperament, he could admit it so simply, which could only show that Chen Xinzhu's strength had been completely recognized by Kong Tianhe.

Thinking of this, Ji Tianhan turned his head to look at Chen Xinzhu who was walking beside him, and asked with interest.

"Chen Xiaoyou, what is your goal in this competition?"

"Goal?" Chen Xinzhu didn't think much about it, and replied casually: "My goal is to be the first on the list." ”

"Huh?"

This tone was as calm as eating and drinking, so that Ji Tianhan was stunned for a moment.

Fortunately, he quickly came back to his senses and laughed twice to relieve the embarrassment.

"It's good to have confidence and I'm looking forward to your performance. ”

"Hmm. Chen Xinzhu's face did not change in the slightest.

Seeing this scene, among the beggar gang disciples walking behind Ji Tianhan, many of them were unhappy with Chen Xinzhu.

How arrogant!

However, although they were unhappy in their hearts, they did not directly taunt them, at most they scolded in their hearts, and they couldn't help themselves.

Feeling the boiling blood rising in his body, Chen Xinzhu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"I really want to have a hearty battle"

Soon, following the guidance of the Shaolin monks, Chen Xinzhu and his party came to a huge valley.

It is said to be a valley, but in fact, the terrain is like a rice bowl in the making, and it can already be called a small basin.

In the mountains and forests in all directions of the basin, there are already countless people in the rivers and lakes gathered there.

Above and below the trees, there were figures everywhere.

The group came to the flat land in the center of the basin, and there were already Shaolin monks and famous people who presided over the competition.

Seeing the comer, Master Xuanning took a step forward and folded his hands.

"Amitabha, Lord Ji, Master Kong, don't come unharmed. ”

Kong Tianhe nodded slightly. "Master Xuanning, long time no see. ”

Ji Tianhan also replied with a smile: "Xuanning, it's rare for the two of us to see each other, how about going for a drink together in the evening?"

Xuan Ning's face was calm, and he replied softly: "If Master Ji is interested, you can come to the poor monk to drink a cup of tea." ”

Speaking of this, Xuan Ning glanced at Chen Xinzhu and the others, and continued.

"I think you all know the rules of the competition, the contestants can enter, and the other disciples should also choose their own place to watch the battle. ”

Kong Tianhe nodded lightly, turned to Xue Jiang and the others behind him and said, "Go ahead." ”

"Yes. ”

Soon, the Huashan disciples who came to watch the battle dispersed to the Sifang Mountains and Forests, and the same was true of the beggar disciples on the side.

When Xue Jiang and the others left, Kong Tianhe whispered to Chen Xinzhu and Meng Huai again: "It's up to you, go ahead." ”

Chen Xinzhu and Meng Huai glanced at each other, saluted Yan Ding and Kong Tianhe, and turned around and walked into the center of the basin.

On the beggar gang's side, Ji Tianhan also finished explaining.

The beggar gang disciples, Zhang Li and Zhao Yiping, also turned around and entered the center of the basin.

As for Ji Tianhan and Kong Tianhe, they stayed here for the time being.

Entering the center of the basin, the number of people decreased sharply, and Chen Xinzhu only saw a few dozen people when he looked around.

"These people are our opponents in this competition, right?" said Zhang Li, a disciple of the Beggar Gang, with some sighs.

"Hmm. Meng Huai's face also became a little solemn.

Soon, Chen Xinzhu and the four of them came to a huge bulletin board, which was the place where the largest number of people gathered.

"I was a little lucky, and I was actually in a group with Tong Zedao. ”

"I'm in a group with Master Xuanshan. ”

"I'm in a group with the Purple Moon Fairy. ”

"Purple Moon Fairy, that's so nice, I want to be with her too. ”

Hearing these words, Chen Xinzhu had already guessed what was on the bulletin board, presumably the grouping list for this competition.

Speaking of which, we have to mention the rules of the competition.

The competition is divided into preliminaries, semi-finals and finals.

Let's talk about the preliminary round first, which is a group round-robin match.

The 72 top players will be divided equally into 12 preliminary groups of six, including one of the top 12 seeded players.

After that, there will be a single round-robin points match between groups, and the duration of each match is limited to a quarter of an hour, with the winner worth 2 points, the draw each worth 1 point, and the loser 0 points.

After all the preliminary rounds are over, the two people with the highest points in each group advance to the semi-finals.

In other words, 72 into 24 in the preliminary round.

"Look, isn't that the ninth on the list, Zhengyang Sword Meng Huai?"

"Where? ”

"The young man next to him should be Chen Xinzhu, who is the eleventh on the list, right?"

"Such a young contestant, it is estimated that it is Chen Shaoxia. ”

"Those two next to them seem to be from the beggars, right?"

"Well, the one who holds the stick is Zhang Li, who is the twelfth on the list, and the one who holds the knife is Zhao Yiping, who is the fifty-seventh on the list. ”

"It's really them, why are they here together?"

Seeing the arrival of Chen Xinzhu and the four people, there was still a small commotion before the bulletin board.

Chen Xinzhu four, except for Zhao Yiping, Meng Huairen is ninth on the list, Chen Xinzhu is eleventh, and Zhang Li is twelfth, all of whom are seeded players in the preliminary round.

Such a trio came together, and everyone present still paid a lot of attention, especially the other martial artists who were in the same group as Chen Xinzhu and the three of them, and they paid more attention to the three of them.

For this little commotion, Chen Xinzhu and the others didn't care, walked to the bulletin board, and looked up.

Soon, Chen Xinzhu found his group, the eleventh group.

Looking at the others in the same group, Chen Xinzhu nodded slightly.

Preliminary round, stable!