Chapter Sixty-Nine: Undercurrents

The list of martial arts was written by Ye Yi after visiting the world's masters. It is ranked according to the realm of the masters and the actual combat duel in the martial arts conference.

Because of Ye Yi's own strength and his unparalleled prestige, the martial arts list is a data of the strength of the world's martial artists.

Of course, only for the first 2,000 people in the world.

There are hundreds of thousands of warriors in the rivers and lakes, and it is impossible for everyone to be ranked, and if you want to make a name for yourself in the rivers and lakes, it is the easiest to be written into the list of martial arts.

Now although the year of war has passed, the empire is still not peaceful, the Tieli country Wanzang tribe has strong enemies, and the Central Plains martial arts heroes have been in discord with the empire for a long time. One of the benefits of the martial arts directory is that you don't have to worry about your job.

The bodyguards of the major dart bureaus, the personal guards of the rich merchants, or the patrol masters of some gambling places, etc., these positions seem to be of low status, but in fact they are good errands, and the dart head merchants, the owners of various hotels and casinos are more willing to hire masters on the martial arts list.

Of course, if you have a high ranking on the martial arts list, then you will have better treatment, such as the Nine Great Sect Keqing. For example, an elder under the influence of a wealthy family.

There are many benefits that the martial arts list can bring to newcomers in the rivers and lakes.

But the price of the Shangwu list is never low. If you want to move up the ranks of the martial arts rankings, you have to defeat someone who is originally stronger than you.

After the melee of the martial arts conference, everyone had already left, waiting for the people of Buddhism and Taoism at various post inns and restaurants in Kyoto to arrange the rankings.

After a few years of martial arts conferences, this time it was reconvened in Kyoto, and it was naturally necessary to come to Kyoto because of a certain major event, and at the same time, the calculations of the forces of all parties had already begun.

Although the rankings have not yet been released, the battle for talent has already begun.

……

Kyoto, Center, Supreme Pavilion.

Xiahou was cruel in his own way of hurting people, but at this moment, he appeared in the Supreme Pavilion very ostentatiously. Xiahou Du was seriously injured in the melee in the ring, and it can even be said that two hundred people were abolished, and that battle made Xiahou Du's reputation spread all over the capital. But maybe it's really Xiahou Du's methods that are too ruthless, and there are no people from the rivers and lakes who come to trouble Xiahou Du at this moment.

He sat in the middle of the second floor, and everyone was far away from him.

Xiahou Du knew that the performance of himself, Tang Xian and Ding Qiliang would inevitably make them rank higher, and out of the two thousand rankings, they might be between six hundred and eight hundred.

He still has some way to go before he can challenge Qi Linya. Xiahou Du silently calculated the possibilities, and then he suddenly raised his head and stared at a scholar dressed in an extremely ordinary way.

This scholar also stared at Xiahou Du and had been looking at Xiahou Du for a long time.

"If you keep an eye on me again, I promise, you'll die." Xiahou said to the scholar with a cruel smile.

The scholar shook his head, did not smile, and looked very serious and indifferent.

"You can't." There was contempt in his tone.

Xiahou's single figure moved, and in just a breath, his knife came to the scholar.

But suddenly he stopped.

A purple-clothed swordsman suddenly appeared between Xiahou Du and the scholar at some point. Xiahou Du couldn't see when this person came out of the sword, but the sword was already pointed at his throat.

"A master like you didn't even participate in the battle for the martial arts list."

"I am only interested in the world's swordsmanship and the world's famous swords." Although the purple-clothed swordsman pointed his sword at the other party, he spoke modestly and politely.

Xiahou Du sneered: "I don't know what the two of you are looking for me, what is the so-called matter?" ”

The scholar nodded, and the purple-clothed swordsman withdrew his sword. These two people are naturally Li Zangjian and Yan Xing.

Yan Xing doesn't like Xiahou Du very much, and he doesn't go around in circles.

"Your qualifications are good, we are recruiting you on behalf of Tianji Pavilion."

Xiahou was thinking about what kind of organization Tianji Pavilion was, and when he was about to start sneering, he suddenly heard Yan Xing and continued:

"You don't need to know what kind of organization Tianji Pavilion is, I want you to do one thing, this martial arts conference will be in the later stage, there will be a scholar surnamed Shen to meet you, of course, I guess, he will only see a few victors, I believe you are one of those winners."

Yan Xing knew that Xiahou Du must be confused now, and continued:

"You have abolished people in the ring, which has already given you a bad name, but if you want to revitalize your Xiahou family, you also need a good name."

Xiahou Du became interested.

"Go on."

"What I can tell you is that the scholar surnamed Shen will catch you all, he is laying out the biggest scam in the martial arts, no matter what he asks you to do, you don't do it, you just have to wait quietly for him to see you. Then, kill them, save the nine major factions, and save the martial arts heroes. ”

Xia Hou Du had doubts in his eyes and said, "What you said sounds like you will know what is going to happen, which is a bit terrifying. Why should I believe you? ”

Yan Xing raised his head slightly, his gaze extremely cold.

"What does it matter to me whether you believe or not? I've never looked for you, and I've never met you. You just need to know that you have an opportunity and you can choose to grasp it or you can choose to lose it. “

Yan woke up and turned around to leave, but before leaving, he suddenly said, "One last piece of advice for you." “

Xiahou Du was still thinking about what he said.

"Don't deal with the heirs of the Ding family's Jie Niu Dao too early, otherwise you will attract a strong enemy, and his strength is far above you. If you want to get rid of Ding Qiliang, there will be a great opportunity after the martial arts conference. What you need now is not notoriety, otherwise the Xiahou family will be farther and farther away from the Qi family. ”

Yan woke up and left. Li Zangjian also left. Xiahou was silent alone and did not speak.

He drank wine and did not know the taste of food. After a long time, he sneered again: "Interesting, it seems that he is involved in the battle of some big people." I trust you and see if it turns out as you think. ”

……

Red sleeve moves. Tang Xian didn't use so many puppets anymore, because he underestimated the eyesight of this old bustard in the green building. At the moment he was drinking alone, and he did not ask anyone to accompany him.

The old bustard had never seen such a guest. When she arranged for the girls to accompany Tang Xian, Tang Xian refused: "My puppets have no one to accompany them, how can I have anyone to accompany them?" ”

So he drank alone.

Then he met a scholar and a purple-clad swordsman. Yi Yan Xing and Li Zangjian.

"Looks like you're looking for me."

Yan Xing nodded, he didn't like Xiahou Du, but he was very happy to see Tang Xian, but he still adhered to the style of speaking straightforwardly.

"I want to recruit you."

Tang Xian smiled: "You have to prepare the position of sixty or seventy." ”

"If you come, the resources I will give you every year can be three times more than the Tang family gives you." The lure of sober words is not disguised in any way.

"Oh, the magnates of the Empire? But my ability is limited, and I won't be able to use it if you give me three times more. ”

"The martial arts conference will be an unprecedented big scam, if you cooperate with me, you will not only be able to get out of the way, but you can also sell a great favor to martial arts people, and moreover, the status of the Tang family will also change a lot."

"What do I have to do with all this? I have a single name and an idle word, I am an idler, I only care about this incident, I only have fun, and it is nothing more than fun to participate in this martial arts conference. What a scam conspiracy I had no intention of participating in. ”

Yan Xing was a little surprised.

"What if I say that this martial arts conference may be the second Lotus Sky City incident?" The weight of these words is very heavy.

Tang Xian thought for a while. Fang Cai said: "Then whether it is you, or what you are trying to let me deal with, for me, and even for the Tang family or even half of the rivers and lakes, it is an extremely terrible person, and I can't promise you anymore, say goodbye." ”

Hearing Tang Xian's farewell, Yan Xing raised his eyebrows, this eldest son of the Tang family is really idle. Then he didn't see Tang idle.

Tang Xian didn't move, motionless as if still.

So it was hard to wake up and leave. But after a while, Li Zangjian suddenly smiled and said, "Sir, we should go, this person is not really Tang Xian, but his stand-in puppet." ”

Yan Xing has always been unsmiling, and after hearing Li Zangjian's words, he got up and left.

Li Zangjian kept following Yan Xing, and after walking a few streets, Yan Xing suddenly said:

"This Tang Xian, if you can't use it, kill it after the martial arts conference."

Li Zangjian did not answer, but continued to wake up, preparing to lobby others.

……

The third day after the end of the melee in the ring. The initial arrangement of the martial arts list came out.

Ye Xiaochao was very satisfied with the ranking this time, the white gall ranked around 1,200, and several dark horses, Ding Qiliang was 770, Tang Xian was 690, and Xiahou Du was 640.

Bai Guile's promotion road will be an upset all the way, and Ye Xiaochao and Bai Bile are very happy. Of course, there are many gambling games in the grand occasion of the martial arts conference.

Ye Xiaochao and Bai Dan are both paying attention to Ding Qiliang and Xiahou Du.

"According to the convention, only the low-ranked can challenge the high-ranked, so Xiahou Du can no longer challenge Ding Qiliang, then Xiahou Du can bet two more rounds, as long as the opponent is not Ding Qiliang." White Gall said

"Why are you so sure that the heirs of the Ding family can beat Xiahou Du?" In Ye Xiaochao's view, Ding Qiliang's strength is far inferior to Xiahou Du. The realm is four realms behind.

"Ding Qiliang is a person who has fought with the sword ghost, and his strength is only in the realm of three leaves, but his ability definitely does not come from the realm. You just trust me, my instincts are never wrong. ”

Ye Xiaochao suddenly asked: "If your intuition is so accurate, then you tell me why you said that this martial arts meeting was held in Kyoto." ”

Bai Dan thought about it, this is indeed a very strange place, Kyoto is the strongest place in the empire.

"If I'm not mistaken, the highlight of this martial arts conference is not in the martial arts list stage, but I don't know the specifics, the most likely thing is that everyone is betting, betting that a certain news is true, and this news must be about a treasure. This treasure can make everyone in the rivers and lakes take risks. ”

Ye Xiaochao smiled.

"Are you interested in this baby?"

"I'm not interested, I'm here to win money."

Ye Xiaochao asked again: "But I don't know how far you have the confidence to go." “

Bai Dan said: "The master of contemporary physical arts is Xuansheng Twelve, and I will not be defeated until I see Xuansheng Twelve." “

Ye Xiaochao said with a sad face: "I thought that you would challenge the Seven Kings at most, but I didn't want you to challenge the strongest flesh in the continent, Xuansheng Twelve, even if you cross a hundred times every time, you will have to cross twelve times, this probability is really low." ”

Bai Gall smiled freely: "Do you know why the martial arts conference is fun?" ”

Ye Xiaochao said: "Isn't it because you can make money? ”

"It's one thing, and on the other hand, it's not just a test of strength, it's also a test of strategy. Buddhism, Taoism, and Ye Yi's predecessors Although most of the martial arts lists arranged are not wrong or missing, there is always something wrong, as long as I can show strong enough insight, I can find those people who are not worthy of the name, with the help of them, I can step by step to the front of the martial list, and challenge the person I want to challenge. ”

Ye Xiaochao understood.

Who else in the world is more perceptive than a spirit player?

"Tomorrow is the competition, you have a good rest today."

(Tomorrow Ding Qiliang will continue to open)