Chapter 8: The Quarterfinals

In the next few days, the slave tryouts also entered the white heat, and with most of the contestants either killed or defeated, fewer and fewer slaves participated.

Ye Gucheng squeezed into the quarterfinals with his deadly fighting style and outstanding fighting skills, and the ring has changed from several to a large arena.

Music Fang, flower buildings, wine shops and even streets and alleys have changed from the topic of wind and snow to this slave selection competition.

Of course, Ye Gucheng is not favored by everyone, at least, they have already seen that it is already difficult for this legend to squeeze into the quarterfinals!

The Marquis of the West.

Li Yueli sent off Master Buion, and took Ye Gucheng to the garden without saying a word.

Ye Gucheng followed silently like this, and wanted to speak a few times, but for some reason, he didn't make a sound.

Walking to a quiet place, Li Yueli finally stopped. "Ye Gucheng, you should have heard the words of Master Buion. ”

"I heard it!" As if a repeater, Ye Gucheng's tone couldn't hear any emotion.

"Are you going to keep competing?"

"Yes!"

Li Yueli turned around suddenly, stared at the expressionless man tightly, and said word by word: "Even if you know that you will die?"

"I won't die!" Ye Gucheng didn't want to argue on this issue.

Li Yueli laughed angrily, and said in a condensed voice: "Let's not talk about whether you can reach the finals for the time being, just your opponent tomorrow, Wasp, a once very famous assassin, such a person, even a soldier is difficult to contend with, let alone you! Even if you are lucky enough to really reach the finals, Gao Long, a murderer who has been fighting in the fighting arena all year round, a man who is said to have killed fierce beasts with his bare hands, even so, do you still think you can get out of the way?"

Ye Gucheng did not refute, his eyes were calm from beginning to end, as if this legendary figure did not set off a ripple in his heart.

Li Yueli was very angry, she was so worried, and the person concerned didn't do the same thing, if she wasn't ruthless, she really wanted to leave and leave to fend for herself.

Sighed secretly, and slowly persuaded: "Ye Gucheng, I know that you want to get rid of the status of a slave, in fact, I don't treat you as a slave, in my heart, you have always been mine... Friends, why don't you do this, forget about this year's event, how about participating in it next year?"

Ye Gucheng looked at the starry eyes full of anticipation, and unconsciously shifted his gaze. "I'm very grateful for the eldest lady's love, but I have made up my mind. ”

Li Yueli's pretty face suddenly turned cold, and she said coldly: "Ye Gucheng, I'm not asking for your opinion, but ordering you as the master to give up the competition." ”

"Miss, the law of the Western Regions, slaves are free to participate in the selection competition, the villain has the right not to obey the order, it is getting late, please rest early, the villain also has to prepare for tomorrow, retire first. ”

Ye Gucheng didn't dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly turned around and left after saluting.

Li Yueli trembled angrily and muttered, "Look at how you die tomorrow." ”

Nothing was said all night.

When the light shrouded the earth, the Shangdu Arena was already crowded with people, and the event, which was held for several days, reached the top with the production of the quarterfinals.

Li Bufan led many subordinate generals into the viewing platform, which was also the first appearance of the Marquis of the West Realm since the start of the game, in addition to Li Yueli and Li Jun, Gao Zizhong and the woman known as Huang Ying were also on the side.

"Let's talk about it, can Ye Gucheng win against the Hornets?"

"You still have to guess, Ye Gucheng is dead this time!"

"I don't think so, it is said that Ye Gucheng came from the end of the desert, it was a desert that no one could cross, he could cross it, he had his own merits, besides, the Wangcheng Fighting Arena fought three times in a row without defeat. ”

"Ha! Brother Zhang actually looks up to Ye Gucheng like this! Tell me, how much gold has been put on him?"

"Brother Wang, you also think too highly of Brother Zhang! Don't you know that his family is poor, where can he get gold? I'm afraid that it will be difficult to get silver!"

The down-and-out scribe listened to the sneer beside him, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly walked to the other side, looking at Ye Gucheng who entered with anticipation.

Ye Gucheng's weapon still hasn't changed, it's still a spear and a shield, the only difference is that this time the shield has been replaced with an iron shield.

Looking at the people in the field struggling to carry their shields, the people in the audience laughed loudly without giving face.

If it was said that eyes could kill, Li Yueli would have pierced Ye Gucheng's heart with ten thousand arrows.

This fool actually uses an iron shield, is it true that he has a long life?

Ye Gucheng didn't care what outsiders thought of him, his eyes always stayed on the people in the field.

A tall and thin young man, very handsome, in modern times, can be regarded as a little fresh meat, about 20 years old.

In fact, Wasp has also been looking at Ye Gucheng, from the moment the other party stepped on the arena, his gaze was extremely solemn, as an assassin, what he is best at is observation, he found that although the other party looked struggling to bear the weight, his pace was extremely steady.

The wasp used the usual weapon of the assassins, a pair of moon-shaped scimitars, scimitars of about 15 inches, as the saying goes, one inch short and one inch dangerous, but anyone who uses this weapon must be a man of skill.

Seeing that the two people in the field were in place, the herald saw Xi Bohou nodding and shouted, "Begin!"

As soon as the words fell, the wasps shot out like cannonballs, and the speed was staggering.

Ye Gucheng was also shocked in his heart, the shield instinctively stepped forward, and suddenly felt a chill on the left side, and hurriedly crossed, but unfortunately it was still half a beat slower, and a mouth suddenly appeared.

The wasp moved from the center to the left side at some point, and the scimitar in his hand was slowly dripping blood, this blow, although he said that it was mainly a temptation, but Ye Gucheng's reaction was also very fast, otherwise, it would be as simple as leaving more than a gap.

Of course, the audience didn't understand this, in their eyes, the wasp's hand was clear about the advantages and disadvantages, and suddenly burst into cheers, as if they saw the silver of the white flowers and beckoned.

Li Yueli's face was a little ugly, she practiced martial arts, she knew martial arts better, and she could clearly see that the wasp was overwhelmingly superior to Ye Gucheng in terms of speed.

Soon, the Hornets attacked again.

This time, Ye Gucheng was obviously on guard, noticing that the other party was repeating his old trick and wanted to sneak attack the left side, so he hurriedly crossed the stall, and the spear was quickly stabbed out.

However, Ye Gucheng miscalculated!

Although the wasp quickly moved to the left, it did not stop long, as early as the opponent's shield rung, it quickly jumped twice, and the blade pointed at the opponent's neck that was caught off guard.

Ye Gucheng's reaction was also agile, one move pierced the air, knowing that something was wrong, he immediately rolled on the spot, narrowly avoiding this mortal blow.

It wasn't until this moment that Li Yueli's heart in her throat was lowered again, if it weren't for her father on her side, she really wanted to step forward to stop the game and directly announce Ye Gucheng's defeat.

In the midst of ridicule, Ye Gucheng slowly stood up, and immediately, throwing away the shield in his left hand, he finally realized that it was not appropriate to use the shield against the agile assassin on his body, not to mention that his vision was blocked, and his strength could not be fully utilized.

Although the wasp didn't understand why the other party gave up defense, it was just for him, there was no shield, which was more conducive to a frontal attack, and his eyes flashed coldly, and he stabbed away again.

At the same time, Ye Gucheng also made an official move, and the spear flew out like a dragon, and the speed was no less than that of a wasp.

The wasp was startled for no reason, as if he couldn't imagine that Ye Gucheng was not weak but strong after the shield, so he hurriedly changed his moves halfway and jumped quickly.

Ye Gucheng waited for the opponent's jump, only to see that his straight stab suddenly changed, changed to sweeping, impartially hit the soft waist of the wasp, and smashed the opponent to the ground at once.

The audience was in an uproar.

Take advantage of his illness and ask for his life! Ye Gucheng understands this truth better than anyone else, he is not a gentleman, so naturally he will not miss the opportunity to beat the water dog.

With a loud shout, the spear pursued like lightning.

The wasp was startled again, and hurriedly rolled on the spot to avoid it, and just wanted to get up, he was hit in the back again, not only leaving a big hole, but also falling heavily to eat.

This time, the audience couldn't help but scold anymore, of course, these people were gamblers who put a lot of money on the wasps, and as for the crowd in the lonely city, they cheered happily.

Don't know why!

Ye Gucheng suddenly felt extremely disgusted, looking at the ugly faces in the audience, looking at these people who were playing with their lives, and the hands holding the spears were bruised.

Is this the sorrow of the war-torn era?

In extreme anger, he didn't make any reservations, and insisted on dancing a spear impenetrable, not only picking off the wasp's double knives, but also beating him all over the ground to find his teeth.

Li Yueli was dumbfounded all of a sudden, as if she couldn't imagine that Ye Gucheng would suddenly become so powerful, although she was happy that the other party could win, but she was still very disappointed in her heart, because she realized that the other party had been hiding her true strength in front of her.

For this, Gao Hu, who was watching the battle, naturally noticed it, and suddenly showed a fanatical look, as if he was looking forward to tomorrow's decisive battle.

At this time, the changes in the field had already been revealed, and Ye Gucheng's spear was tightly attached to the neck of the exhausted wasp, and he only needed to stab forward lightly to end the fight.

"Kill him, kill him, kill him!"

The crowd watching the battle, whether it was the side of the wasp or the side of the lonely city, chanted the same slogan in unison, of course, the former was mostly angry.

The wasp knew that he was going to die, and he closed his eyes in despair and waited for fate to come.

"If you surrender and pledge your allegiance to me from now on, I can spare you from dying. Ye Gucheng ignored the deafening cheers and stared coldly at the wasp.

Wasp was slightly stunned, a slave, actually want another slave to recognize him as the master?

"Or do you choose to die?" Ye Gucheng's spear pressed slightly against his neck.

Wasp suddenly felt a chill in his neck, and hurriedly said, "I am just an exclusive slave, and I have no choice of the master. ”

"This, you don't have to worry about it, you remember, from now on, I am your master. Ye Gucheng seemed to see the meaning in the other party's eyes, and slowly put away the gun.

When everyone saw this strange scene, they couldn't help but look at each other, they didn't hear the conversation between the two, the only thing they saw was that Ye Gucheng suddenly turned around and left, leaving his back to the opponent, and the opponent directly announced surrender and admit defeat after getting up.

"The quarterfinals, the first game, Ye Gucheng, win!"

The herald put an end to the fight.