This day, the sky is high and the sun is warm.

Although it is approaching the harsh winter, the atmosphere on the top of Mount Tai Tianzhu Peak is warm, and more than a dozen courtyards of different sizes are in a hurry. All the disciples were dressed in gray cloth cotton robes or dark coats or blue brocade jackets, and even nuns wearing monk's hats and robes, but none of them were carrying long swords, running lightly and excitedly, as if something happy was about to happen.

In the small square in front of the Dongyue Palace, a few strips of cloth were used to enclose an open space, and many disciples were gathering around, listening to Elder Lu of the Taishan Sect talking about the rules of the ring.

This kind of lively thing, Liu Meng naturally can't be absent. Following a few senior brothers mixed in the crowd, he stood there listening to Elder Lu's explanation, while looking around at the disciples of various sects. After inspecting the circle, I regretted to find that except for a few female disciples of the Hengshan Sect who led the cultivation, the rest were all singles. I can't help but think of the summary made by the third Pangbu: Since ancient times, there have been no beauties in Wuyue, just like the desert does not rain. Suddenly, there was a torrential rain in a year, and all the raindrops were used as nuns.

The rules are very detailed, and it is said that they are the exclusive rules of disciple competition in the heyday of a few decades ago, and several heads have modified them, which is nothing more than unity first, friendship second, and third results...... These are the same old things.

As for those who are really concerned about the offensive and defensive rings themselves, Liu Meng has heard a few points.

First of all, the disciples who participate in the attack and defense of the ring must be the younger generation of the Wuyue Sword Sect, and the head disciples of each faction are not allowed to participate, but they can serve as referees to suppress the ring.

Secondly, no more than five disciples are allowed to guard the lord every day, and even if they win, they must not play more than three times in a row, and if they lose once, they will be replaced.

In the end, the number of victories and defeats is calculated every day, and after four days of a round, the disciple with the highest number of victories will receive the greatest honor of rewarding the two altars of Lao Baigan.

This kind of gameplay is much higher than the contrast between one-on-one strength, to paraphrase the saying, that is, edutainment, so that the disciples have a way to vent their excess energy.

The Hengshan faction has a total of six disciples, and the remaining five people are just enough to keep a day, but the little five marquis are still shallow in martial arts, and they still need to practice more diligently. After some deliberation by everyone, they were arranged to record the information of the disciples he spied.

The strategy discussed is like this, first of all, we must keep a low profile, do not participate in the attack first, but carefully observe the martial arts level of the disciples of the other factions, wait for two or three days, and then collectively go to sign up for the battle, and then arrange the appearance order accordingly according to the level of martial arts. Such an approach will definitely greatly improve the winning rate, as his uncle Hu Yuanlin requested: "The Hengshan faction does not want to fight for the first, but it must not be the last." ”

As the host, the first day was naturally the Taishan faction in charge of guarding. If the disciples of the other factions want to attack, they can submit an application to the referees who are the three main disciples of the Hengshan faction, the Taishan faction, and the Hengshan faction on the same day, and then line up to go to the ring in turn.

Although there are many people who practice martial arts, under the noses of the heads and elders of various factions, the disciples still dare not be reckless. Taishan sent a guard to stand on the field and waited for a good meeting, but no one came on the field to attack. There are a few people who are eager to try, but they are also strong and patient, and they all want others to do this first thing.

Just as a group of people were waiting for each other, a whistle suddenly came from under the peak, several times in succession, and the sound was urgent. When the disciples of the Taishan Sect heard this, their faces changed greatly, and they all looked at Elder Lu who was standing on the sidelines. Elder Lu also looked serious, and instructed the disciples: "Warning under the peak, there may be enemies going up the mountain, don't walk around, wait for a few heads to arrange." ”

After Elder Lu finished speaking, he ordered Guang Yizi, the eldest disciple of the Taishan Sect, to perform light skills and rush in the direction from which the police post came.

Several leaders heard the report and came out to inquire, knowing that Elder Lu had already brought someone to check, and immediately ordered the disciples to prepare for defense to prevent any enemy from attacking.

The disciples of the other sects here, under the greeting of their respective senior brothers, gathered in piles according to the division of the sword formation, and then took them to the two peak-climbing mountain paths in front and back to defend. Liu Meng followed a few senior brothers to the back peak, stayed by a narrow mountain road, and waited quietly.

After about half an hour, Taishan sent disciples to summon the disciples, asking the disciples who were guarding here to go down the mountain along the path, searching for suspicious people along the way. He Bu was afraid to step forward and asked, and the disciple said: "The news from Uncle Lu is that a Shaolin monk pretended to be a woodcutter and fled in a hurry after being discovered by the guards under the peak. But they didn't know the path of Mount Tai and fled in the wrong direction, Uncle Lu judged that he was still hiding in Tianzhu Peak, and the head of the house ordered everyone to go down the mountain to search, and never let go of these bald heads! ”

Shaolin Temple monks disguised themselves to come to Mount Tai? Several people in the Hengshan faction knew that they had formed a bond with Shaolin Temple in Songshan, but they didn't expect the other party to be so bold and arrogant. These monks obviously followed all the way, but after entering Mount Tai, they couldn't find the place where Mount Tai was stationed, and remembered to use the method of pretending to be a woodcutter to run around the mountain.

The Shaolin Temple monk followed all the way, and finally went up the mountain to spy on it, needless to say what the idea was. It's no wonder that several heads of the fire ordered to search the mountain, and really want to let these monks go, not to mention the safety of Tianzhu Peak, what face does the Wuyue Sword Sect have to talk about revival and revitalize its prestige? Don't give the people of the rivers and lakes a laugh to death!

At that moment, Liu Meng, He Buwei and other five disciples of the Hengshan faction, under the leadership of the disciples of the Taishan faction who came to preach the news, went down the mountain along the Houfeng path, ran all the way to the fork near the three-fold pond, blocked the only exit of the lower Tianzhu Peak, and then hid on the edge of the three-way intersection, waiting for someone to pass by.

The Candle Peak is located in the mountain behind Mount Tai, steep and majestic, and there is no scenic spot, and there are very few tourists who come here at ordinary times. Some mountain people come here just to collect medicine for money, how can they climb to such a peak to collect firewood? Therefore, these monks were recognized by the disciples of the Taishan faction who served as police posts, and then fled in panic, and they panicked and lost their way on the steep and thrilling peaks everywhere.

At this time, lying on the boulder on the side of the road, Liu Meng listened to the scene of the discovery of the enemy's traces after listening to the story of Senior Brother Fang of the Taishan faction, looked up at the towering peak, and couldn't help but wonder that such a big back mountain, with only a few dozen disciples, it must be very difficult to find these monks. It's a bit of an exaggeration to find a needle in a haystack, but it's still difficult to find soybeans in a rice tank.

But Senior Brother Fang is full of confidence, although the Dao Heavenly Candle Peak is tall, there are only a few places where people can hide, as long as they guard the main passes of the two lower peaks in front of the front and one behind, these bald heads are turtles on the river beach, and they can't run away.

Although Liu Meng and the others didn't believe it, this Senior Brother Fang was full of confidence, and finally made a promise that he would not be able to find the traces of the bald people before dark, and he was willing to secretly go down the mountain to buy the best Fen wine for everyone to drink.

In fact, it was not dark yet, not long after noon, when a few people guarding the three-fold pond were dull and bored, suddenly from the almost vertical hiking path, a black shadow came out from the turn, holding on to the wooden stake in the stone crevice, and slowly walked down step by step.

The few people who had been waiting anxiously were all overjoyed, and they suppressed their excitement, and according to the plan they had set before, when the dark shadow had fallen to more than half, and it was not so easy to turn around and escape, they appeared one after another. In strict accordance with the instructions of the leaders, as if facing a great enemy, they carefully formed a four-elephant array to block the exit of the path. For a moment, the sword light shone brightly, shouting and shouting, and the black shadow was frightened to the spot.