The next afternoon.

At the east gate of Sifang City, the crowd is surging, and there are at least thousands of people at a glance, and everyone is waiting for the ranking of the martial arts competition.

Everyone talked about it, and some people said that the first place would be Murong Xuan, because Murong Xuan's martial arts were superb and blocked the attack of the Xuanwu Array at a critical moment, otherwise the contestants might all be eliminated.

Some people also say that Li Tianxing will be the first, if it weren't for Li Tianxing to catch the flaw, he would have hit the Xuanwu Array hard, so that the weird black flame would have been scorching the Xuanwu Array, making the Xuanwu Array consume a lot, and he wouldn't have won so easily, and even if Murong Xuan failed to block the Xuanwu Array in the end, with Li Tianxing's strength, he would still be able to lead the remaining contestants to win the game.

Just when everyone was arguing, the city guards in charge of releasing the list had already come from the city, and it seemed that it was finally time to release the list.

The officer headed by the city guard walked to the city gate and said loudly: "The ranking of this martial arts competition will be released now, and the city lord who is famous on the list will have an additional reward, which will be awarded at the competition ring tomorrow morning, and the contestants who are famous on the list will be invited to arrive on time when the time comes." ”

After the officer finished speaking, he waved his right hand, and the soldiers behind him took three lists and pasted them on the city wall, and after pasting them, they stood aside to maintain order.

As soon as the list was posted, many contestants came forward to look for their names on the list.

I saw that at the bottom of the first list was the hundredth Zhang Zhi, and above was the ninety-ninth Wang Shi and the ninety-eighth Wu Hao。。。。。 All the way to the fifty-first Xu Mao.

"Haha, I'm on the list!Daddy! I, Xu Mao, didn't embarrass you!" A teenager stood in front of the list and shouted excitedly.

Most of the people present not only did not feel ashamed of the teenager's yelling, but instead cast envious eyes at him.

There were also several middle-aged people dressed like family housekeepers who walked up to the teenager with smiles on their faces and invited the teenager to a restaurant for a small gathering, throwing an olive branch to recruit the teenager into his family.

This happens again and again, and the scene gradually becomes lively.

Contestants who have not yet found their names on the list are very nervous, hoping that their names will be on the next ranking list, but most of them are just dreams.

The second list is the winner of the 50th to 4th place participants in this competition.

At the bottom of the list is written, the fiftieth Li Min... The forty-fifth Li Tianming... Eighth place: Chen Feng... Seventh place: Huang Qingyun... Four Li Fengchen.

The last list is the top three of this competition, and there are only three glittering names on this list!

Third place: Wang Qi!

Second place: Li Tianxing!

First place: Murong Xuan!

The first place winner in this competition is Murong Xuan!

Won the title of the first person in the Sifang City Martial Arts Competition, which means that this name will enter the court of the Great Shang Dynasty!

After many heads of big families knew that the first place was Murong Xuan, they couldn't help but say: "The city lord still hasn't changed, no matter who he treats, he treats everyone equally." ”

In this competition, Li Tianxing and Murong Xuan performed not badly, but Murong Xuan's performance was very strong, especially in the end, he single-handedly blocked the Xuanwu array of more than 400 Xuanwu guards, which really made people feel excited!

As soon as the list came out, some people were happy and some were sad, they were happy that the nominations on the list had a promising future, and they were worried that they were not reconciled, and they were only one step away from success!

In the Li Mansion in Sifang City, Li Tianxing was teaching Li Min to read and write in the study, Li Tianming was practicing martial arts in the backyard, Murong Xuan was personally invited to the Li Mansion by Li Mu, and the two were chatting in the hall of the Li Mansion.

Li Mu asked Murong Xuan with a smile: "Murong Xuan, I heard from Tianxing that you want to join the ghost, right?"

"Lord Huicheng, the junior really wants to join the ghost. Murong Xuan replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Li Mu nodded, staring at Murong Xuan's eyes with a serious face and said, "Let me ask you again, are you sure you want to join the ghost?" ghosts often perform dangerous tasks, even if it is a genius like you, the chance of losing is very high, I hope you think about it carefully, once you choose to join the ghost, it is not so simple to quit." ”

Murong Xuan looked at Li Mu with resolute eyes, and replied earnestly word by word: "Lord Hui City, the juniors have already thought about it, and the juniors think that their strength is not bad, and they can join the ghost to do their part for my big merchants." ”

After listening to Murong Xuan's answer, Li Mu said loudly with a smile: "Okay! Since you want to join the ghost, then I will give you a chance, you will go to the ghost tomorrow with Tianxing and Qi'er to participate in the test, as long as you pass the test The last stage of this competition will be considered as complete, and then I will have my own reward, you can rest in the house for one night tonight." ”

After Murong Xuan heard that Li Mu had given him the opportunity to participate in the ghost test, he happily agreed to Li Mu's invitation and stayed in the Li Mansion tonight.

Li Tianxing is patiently teaching Li Min, after all, Li Min has a poor background, and he has no one to guide him in his cultivation before, so he has taken a lot of crooked paths.

Moreover, Li Min not only does not have a solid foundation for cultivation, but the exercises he cultivates are the lowest level of exercises, and Li Tianxing can only teach Li Min the family exercises and martial arts to guide Li Min to cultivate.

In order to prevent Li Min from wasting all his time on rebuilding the foundation, Li Tianxing prepared a large number of precious pills and medicinal baths for Li Min.

All this made Li Min feel that Li Tianxing treated him like a sister, and secretly made up his mind that he would not let Li Tianxing down, and he would definitely repay the Li family for his kindness in the future!

In the evening, after Li Tianxing had dinner, he asked Murong Xuan to go out for a stroll together.

The two of them walked on the street of Sifang City, and many vendors were still selling things on the street, although there were fewer pedestrians than during the day, there were still many people, most of them were ordinary people, although they were tired, but they still had smiles on their faces.

Li Tianxing smiled and asked, "Brother Murong, do you think such a square city is beautiful?"

"Beauty, the first time I saw such a beautiful city since I was a child, just like when I was a child in the mountains, the people in the Sifang City are very kind, even if there is a dispute, they will not fight, they will go to the government to solve the problem, I can't see that this is the border city of the Great Shang Dynasty, this is the most beautiful city I have ever seen. Murong Xuan showed a bright smile, recalling the days when he lived with his master on the mountain, and his face showed a hint of intoxication.

"Haha, I also think that the Sifang City is very beautiful, I think the Sifang City is the most beautiful, suitable for the life of the people, maybe not everyone can be clothed and fed, but as long as you are willing to work hard, you don't have to worry about food and clothing. Li Tianxing said with a smile.

"Recently, I heard from my father that there was a secret report from the army, and I found that the Great Xia Dynasty on the opposite side was a little impatient, maybe the beacon smoke was about to burn again, it is said that tomorrow's test is related to this matter, I hope that Brother Murong is ready. ”

Murong Xuan replied: "Young City Lord, in fact, before I went down the mountain, my master told me, he said that the Great Shang Dynasty was about to change the sky, let me go down the mountain to contribute to my dynasty." ”

Li Tianxing was slightly stunned, and asked with a serious face: "Brother Murong, did Lingxu Zhenren really say that?"

"Well, the family master told me personally, I have already reported this matter to the city lord. Murong Xuan was a little surprised, Li Tianxing actually knew his master?

Li Tianxing was silent for a while, and then said sorry to Murong Xuan, saying that he had something urgent to deal with, and hurriedly turned around and left.

The top floor of the Star Moon Chamber of Commerce.

Li Tianxing said to Steward Qin: "Uncle Qin, give an order to all the ministries, tell them that the smoke will rise, don't save money and food, speed up the start of our plan, and inform all the princes that a month later, while the imperial capital will hold a tea party, everyone will gather in the imperial capital." ”

Steward Qin replied, "Yes, my subordinates will go and inform the ministries immediately." ”

After Steward Qin stepped back, Li Tian walked to the window, pushed open the window, and quietly looked at the slightly desolate moonlight in the sky.

At this moment, the expression and temperament on Li Tianxing's face were completely different from usual.

On weekdays, Li Tianxing always looks like a humble son, gentle as jade, but under this desolate moonlight, Li Tianxing's face is full of indifference and ruthlessness, his eyes are gray, like a person in power without any feelings.