Episode 1 Spring Chapter 41 The Willow Clan
Time flies like flowing water, fleeting.
For half a month, Lu Wu followed Liu Shuye's instructions, never went out again, practiced behind closed doors in the family, and studied the martial arts he practiced.
During this period, Wang Zhian would come over every afternoon to teach Lu Wu to post as usual, but in view of the approaching ethnic ratio, the time for the post every afternoon was also compressed to one hour.
As the days passed, Lu Wu practiced diligently, and his body would be scarred almost every day.
Liu Yunli also came to visit Lu Wu for a long time, and when she saw Lu Wu's bruises all over her body, she was also secretly amazed.
Lu Wu knew that his talent was not at the level of genius like Liu Shuye and Liu Yunli, so he cultivated desperately, and the number of times he sought Liu Shuye's tempering was also increased from once every two days to once a day.
Although he was miserable every day, he still gritted his teeth and persevered, and survived one by one.
The day of the clan is getting closer and closer, and finally, it is the day of the clan.
On this day, the entire Liu family is decorated with lights, which seems to be an extremely important festival.
After all, this clan is also an annual event.
The family comparison is intended to urge the children of the family to work hard to cultivate.
At the same time, the family can select a group of elite disciples from them to cultivate well through the clan comparison, aiming to cultivate talents who will be able to support the pillars of the entire Liu family in the future.
As far as the children of the clan are concerned, every family clan comparison is also a good time to sharpen themselves.
The family stipulates that those who win the first place in the clan have the opportunity to go to the Tibetan Scripture Building to select the family's high-level martial arts, which undoubtedly makes more family teenagers work hard for it.
And the clan ratio of the Liu family is not only the children of the Liu family can participate, the side branches and upper and lower guards in the family, as long as they are still in the mud fetal realm, can participate, which is why Liu Shuye can say that Liu Tai signed up for Lu Wu.
The children of the whole family did not have the slightest joy of the festival, and they were all immersed in a certain solemn and tense atmosphere.
Although it is said that the children who can win the first place every time are the children of the eighth or even ninth refining of the mud tire, ordinary children can still get the opportunity to practice in actual combat.
This is different from the previous competition, in the clan competition, the children of these families can do their best to attack the opponent, without caring about life and death.
On the side of the ring, there are special martial artists who are always aware of the situation in the arena, and if something goes wrong, they will stop the competition to ensure that there will be no casualties during the competition.
Moreover, the ranking in the clan competition is also related to the monthly money of ordinary children every month, and the disciples who are ranked in the top quarter will be given preferential treatment for the month's money for this year according to their respective rankings in this competition.
This kind of real benefit makes many children fanatical about it, and they will strive for the ranking at all costs.
It was a sunny day, and the sun was rising.
Today, Liu Shuye did not go to the garden to farm as usual, but had breakfast with Lu Wu in the main hall, and came all the way to the west side of the family.
On the west side of the Liu family, there is a large open-air space surrounded by numerous seats arranged in a trapezoidal arrangement.
In the middle, a hollow clearing can be seen, and a vast ring is arranged, made of some strange mountain stone, and the whole body flows with a faint dark light, which is abnormally hard.
It is said that the materials used in this ring are quite exquisite.
This strange mountain stone can resist the full force of the mountain peak realm monk without collapsing, and it is a real treasure in the world.
This is the Yanwu Hall of the Liu family.
Yanwutang is a place for the clansmen above the mud fetal realm of the Liu family to learn martial arts on weekdays, unlike the martial arts field, the clansmen here have at least entered the existence of the mountaintop realm.
The Liu family has quite a few monks in the mountaintop realm, and they can be regarded as the mainstay of the family, but they all hold important positions, and they generally do not stay in the family for a long time, and they all perform their respective tasks outside the family, and they occasionally come back to practice high-level martial arts in this martial arts hall to sharpen their own realm.
This year's clan is arranged to perform martial arts here.
When Lu Wu and Liu Shu arrived at night, the Yanwu Hall was already crowded.
Liu Shuye led Lu Wu all the way inside, and when the people on the road saw Liu Shuye coming, they all bent down and bowed to Liu Shuye.
Liu Shuye smiled and saluted those people one by one, while Lu Wu, who followed him, looked around curiously.
Although it is said that there is a clan ratio every year, Lu Wu has only watched from a distance in previous years, and has no personal experience.
Coming here today, he really opened his eyes and had a new understanding of the heritage of the Liu family.
On the way over, they were all teenagers as old as themselves, and the oldest was probably two or three years older than him.
Along the way, Lu Wu secretly perceived and found that the teenagers gathered here were the worst of the mud tire six refinements like Liu Nan and Liu Ji!
What's more, Lu Wu passed by the side of a few people and noticed the vague fluctuations that were deliberately suppressed, and those vague fluctuations that were revealed actually made him secretly frightened, and he had to wait for it!
At the very least, they are all monks who have completed the eight refinements of the mud fetus!
Recently, nearly 100 descendants of the Liu family and side branches have gathered here.
Such a strong lineup made Lu Wu secretly amazed.
These are the new forces in the clan, the seed players.
If these seeds can all grow, then the strength of this Liu family will definitely reach a higher level!
"Big brother, Lu Wu!" The silver bell-like voice pierced through the noisy crowd, causing many clansmen to be slightly stunned and look back one after another.
Lu Wu followed the prestige, and saw an emerald green figure not far away, as agile as a light swallow, walking forward.
A gust of fragrant wind came to her face, and the girl's face was smiling like a flower, with a kind of light vitality, revealing the clarity and moving of a deep valley stream.
Liu Yunli is still wearing an emerald green dress today, with green silk scattered behind her.
The girl walked quickly to Liu Shuye and the others, her breasts rose and fell slightly, her lips opened slightly, and she said with a little displeasure: "I saw you from afar, but no one heard my shout." ”
Liu Shuye looked at the girl's dress, and shook her head helplessly: "Today's clan is big, why is this dress, you don't change your clothes, and tie up your long hair." ”
Liu Yunli pouted, her expression was full of disdain: "It doesn't take me any effort to solve these people, why should you be so serious." ”
Hearing this, Liu Shuye smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Liu Yunli saw Lu Wu on the side, and her beautiful eyes suddenly flashed with inexplicable brilliance.
Today, Lu Wu took off the coarse cloth clothes in the past, and changed into a white robe prepared for him by Liu Shuye, his hair was tightly tied behind his head, and the whole person seemed to be quite different from the past, with an inexplicable charm.
Liu Yunli circled around Lu Wu a few times, looked at it carefully, and sighed in her mouth: "If you really rely on clothes, you have been looking better today for so many years." ”
When Lu Wu heard Liu Yunli's words, his face couldn't help but reveal a trace of embarrassment.
Seeing Lu Wu's expression, the girl covered her lips and chuckled, and said with a smile: "You have to come on later, I am aiming at the top of this clan competition, you must follow closely behind, don't embarrass me! After all, I have declared to me that you are my little brother, and my girlfriends in the clan will come to watch the game today, if you drop the chain, I will only ask you!"
As he spoke, he waved his small fist, his eyes full of warning.
Lu Wu's face fell, and he said with a sad face: "There are so many masters here, I'm afraid there is no shortage of cultivators who have been cultivated in the Nine Cultivations of the Mud Fetus, how can it be as easy as you say." ”
Liu Shuye patted Lu Wu's shoulder with a smile and said softly: "You just have to do your best, don't listen to Xiao Li'er." ”
Liu Yunli pursed her lips angrily, and was about to say something, but she heard a soft shout from the side: "Brother Lu!"
Lu Wu followed the sound and turned around, and saw Wang Zhi'an running all the way panting.
Lu Wu hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand and said, "Why does Wang Gongzi have Yaxing today and come over so early?"
Wang Zhi'an was out of breath, and it took a while to calm down, and he returned the salute to Lu Wu: "Today I suddenly remembered that Brother Lu was going to participate in this clan competition, and I rushed over as soon as I woke up, but fortunately I caught up." ”
"Prince Wang. A clear and elegant voice came from the side, Liu Shuye walked over, smiled, and saluted Wang Zhi'an.
When Wang Zhian saw Liu Shuye, his expression was a little unnatural, but he still returned the salute and greeted him.
"Huh, the last time we met in the restaurant, you were only in the realm of five refining of mud tires, why did you refine seven mud tires today?" Liu Yunli's puzzled voice came from the side.
Wang Zhian hurriedly turned around and saluted: "Miss Yunli, I didn't pay attention to it, it's rude." ”
Liu Yunli waved her hand, not paying attention to it at all, but a pair of big glass-like eyes roamed around Wang Zhi'an, and her beautiful eyes were full of doubts.
Hearing what Liu Yunli said, Lu Wu was secretly amazed in his heart, and after perceiving it carefully, he found that Wang Zhi'an came today, and there was a thin roar in the six intestines.
He actually stepped into the seven refinements of the mud tire!
Lu Wu was horrified inexplicably.
It's only been less than a month, and Wang Zhian has broken through again.
While he was happy for Wang Zhi'an, he also felt complicated and didn't know what to say.
Liu Shuye's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled: "What kind of encounter should Wang Gongzi have, it's really gratifying!"
When Wang Zhian heard this, he was no longer restrained before, and smiled.
"It's getting late, let's go inside. Lu Wu said.
The surrounding crowd walked towards the Yanwu Hall, and the crowd at the door was originally crowded, but at this moment, there were few people left.
Everyone nodded, and the fish rushed in.
Walking into the Yanwu Hall, the four of them sat in the front row of reserved positions, and Lu Wu began to look at the scene in the Yanwu Hall curiously.
Not far away, there was a high platform, on which sat several figures, exuding some faint fluctuations.
Just feeling the fluctuation made Lu Wu feel terrified.
Sitting on top of it is the actual ruler of the Liu family now.
Among them, the slightly old figure, with white beard and hair, is now the nominal supreme ruler of the Liu family, Liu Shouqi, the patriarch of the Liu family.
Liu Shouqi is not seen much on weekdays, and most of the time he spends his time in retreat and cultivation in the depths of the family, and all affairs are handled by his two sons.
This was the first time Lu Wu had seen Liu Shouqi up close, and he couldn't help but take a few more looks.
Liu Shouqi's eyes were closed, and he sat cross-legged on the high platform, seemingly indifferent to the affairs around him.
However, the slightest fluctuation that overflowed from Liu Shouqi's body pressed the surrounding space faintly collapsed.
Although he did not induce a body of mystical energy, he only relied on the slightest aura that was exuding, which was already oppressed to the point that the surrounding space was unbearable.
Lu Wu's pupils shrank, secretly surprised.
What a profound cultivation this is!
On the other side, there is the eldest lord of the Liu family I saw before, Liu Tai.
On Liu Tai's side, there was a person wearing a goose-yellow robe, with a kind complexion, a slightly chubby body, and a body of Xuan Qi fluctuating but no less than Liu Tai on his side.
This is the second son of the patriarch of the Liu family, who is in charge of all the affairs outside the Liu family.
There was also a person on the high platform, wearing a cyan robe, but a middle-aged scribe dressed as a scholar, smiling, looking at everyone in the field.
Lu Wu's eyes narrowed slightly.
This person had never been seen before.
"Grandpa, uncle, second uncle!" Liu Yunli on the side suddenly shouted at the figure sitting cross-legged on the high platform, her face full of intimacy.
When Liu Shouqi heard Liu Yunli's voice, he slowly opened his closed eyes, the wrinkles on his face slowly stretched, revealing a kind smile, and walked towards this side.
Liu Tai and Liu Tan also looked over with a smile on their faces, their expressions full of doting.
Liu Shuye also waved at the three of them, even if they had said hello, Liu Shouqi and the three of them also nodded slightly.
Liu Shouqi's gaze swept over the few people present, but he paused slightly as he swept past Lu Wu.
Lu Wu's ghost looked back, and happened to meet Liu Shouqi's gaze.
Lu Wu's pupils shrank suddenly, like a stab in his back, as if this gaze penetrated his body and saw through everything about himself.
The sword light in his abdomen trembled slightly for a moment, and Lu Wu came back to his senses in an instant, but he was sweating profusely.
"Huh?" Liu Shouqi suddenly snorted softly and withdrew his gaze.
"What's wrong with my father?" asked Ryu Tai on the side, and Ryu Tan also cast a concerned look.
"It's fine. Liu Shouqi replied lightly, a playful smile crossed the corner of his mouth, "I just found an interesting little guy." ”
When Liu Tai heard this, his eyes swept over the figure sitting on Liu Shuye's side, and he was silent.
......
A long figure slowly walked to the center of the ring, and the surrounding crowd saw the man and instantly fell silent.
Liu An, the host of this clan competition, bowed to the four figures on the high platform, then turned around and looked around, cleared his throat, and began to read out the rules of this clan competition aloud.
Lu Wu listened to the voice echoing in the Yanwu Hall, and his eyes slowly revealed a thick expectation and scarlet battle intent.
The Liu family clan has finally kicked off!