Chapter 3 The Sword Picks the Stars in the Sky I
Weitian found an inn in Luoshui City to live in, and by the way, he learned about the general situation of the Yu Dynasty.
Since the opening of the Yu Dynasty, the emperor of Dayu, has gone through hundreds of emperors, stretching for nearly 5,000 years, and the country is declining. When today's Zi Xia Jun had just ascended the throne, the surrounding subject countries that had been subjugated were ready to move, frequently encroaching on the frontier and testing the bottom line of the Central Plains.
Among them, the southern barbarians are the most ferocious, in just one year, invaded Bashu more than ten times, captured hundreds of thousands of people, horses, and countless grains and property. Even the southernmost cities of Liangzhou, Qingcheng, Shihe, and Nanzi were also occupied by the Nanban, and Zhang Jing, the governor of Liangzhou, was cut off and hung on the Nanzi city gate.
The Son of Heaven is young, and all the major affairs in the court are controlled by King Xian and others. King Xian advocated the "side of the Qing monarch", and the seven remaining servants of the previous dynasty naturally formed a unified alliance to fight against King Xian.
The southern part of Liangzhou was defeated one after another, and King Xian begged the Son of Heaven to drive the expedition in person to strengthen the military might of the frontier soldiers, while the attendants bewitched the Queen Mother and said that "King Xian is afraid of rebellion." The Queen Mother was shocked, so she ordered her younger brother Lu Yueda to go out for the Son of Heaven, and Lu Yueda was the "Suinan" general.
Besides, the "Seven Standing Attendants" are actually seven old eunuchs, and when the emperor was alive, he was extremely flattering, flattering, and gaining holy favor. When the first emperor died suddenly, leaving no prince, the ten princes fought and changed in the imperial capital in order to compete for the throne, and the youngest eleventh son Xia Jun and his mother Lu hid in the deep palace. Zhang Lin, the head of the eunuchs, saw that the time had come, and teamed up with Li Rang, the general of Huwei, the imperial capital, and Hu Ting, the general of the hussars, to lead ten princes into the palace, and passed on a false edict, saying that the emperor had passed the throne to the eleventh son Xia Jun, and those who refused to accept it were immediately decided.
Most of the ten princes were dissatisfied and were personally beheaded by Li Rang and Hu Ting, and the remaining few were frightened crazy.
On the same day, the eleventh son Xia Jun ascended the throne, only seven years old, and was named "Yuan'an", and his mother Lu was named the queen mother. When Zhang Lin's fake edict surfaced, although the ministers such as King Xian were angry, the wood was already in the boat, and the rest of the princes died and were crazy, so they could only recognize Xia Jun as orthodox.
"Yuan'an" three years, the "Seven Standing Servants" expropriated tyranny, sold official beards, nepotism, and finally caused public indignation, the people of Yangzhou could not bear the harsh taxation and government, and revolted under the leadership of the "Qiongshan faction", rushed into the Taishou Mansion, and killed Yangzhou Taishou Wang Xiang.
The government and the opposition were all shocked, especially the "Seven Standing Attendants" who were even more jealous of all factions in the rivers and lakes. After exterminating the "Qiongshan", the "Seven Standing Servants" wanted to go further and eliminate the five major factions in Kyushu under the jurisdiction of the Yu Dynasty, namely the Lingfeng faction, the Qingxiao faction, the Chixian faction, the Xuanbing faction and the Dunjia faction.
Due to the resistance of King Xian, the "Seven Standing Servants" did not achieve their goal, but Zhang Lin then made a plan, on the grounds that the previous heads of the Lingfeng faction were surnamed "Lu" and had the same surname as the Queen Mother, and the current head of the country was named Uncle Shangguo.
The Lingfeng faction has the support of the "Seven Standing Attendants" behind it, and its strength has doubled, and it quickly annexes the surrounding small sects and expands the altar. And each of the annexed sects was required to write a "letter of allegiance" or face destruction.
And in Yuzhou, where Weitian is now, nearly half of the sects have been swallowed up by Lingfeng, what will be the fate of the "Yushen Villa" behind Luoshui City?
"The life or death of the Yu Dynasty has nothing to do with my Weitian, I came to this world, I just wanted to find you, Si Ye..."
As soon as Wei Tian thought of the name "Si Ye", a tingling pain came from his chest.
"Since 'Si Ye' doesn't belong to this world like me, if he hadn't lost his memory, he would definitely know me... When I see him, my memory will be restored, and all confusion will be solved. ”
Weitian comforted himself, it was already late at night, the moonlight was like a hook, the evening breeze was gentle, blowing through the branches, and the sound of "rustling" was endless.
After blowing out the candle lamp, Weitian lay down on the bed and began to reminisce about the events of these days. When he remembered the white-clothed man he met in the pawnshop during the day, the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a smile.
"Tomorrow morning, the theater on North Street, Brother Luo, don't let me down..."
In the early morning of the next day, a ring was set up outside the theater on North Street early, in order to determine the first swordsman among the young talents in Yuzhou.
Although there was still some time before the competition, the crowd gathered around the ring, obviously to catch a glimpse of the top swordsmen of the young generation in Yuzhou.
"When is Young Master Luo coming, I really want to see his demeanor as soon as possible..."
"In this competition, Luo Gongzi will definitely win, not to mention, he is so handsome..."
Luo Fanchen has a lot of support, all young women occupy the front row early, and a few people also hang out banners, which read: "Luo Gongzi will win".
Wei Tian lazily walked to the periphery of the crowd, fortunately he was tall, and he could see clearly when he stood in the last row.
The ring is a few feet square, and there are more than a dozen well-known figures in the rivers and lakes sitting in the audience, each of whom is a powerful character who can dominate one side.
Among them, the elder of the Fire Immortal Sect, Zhu Youlong, was the oldest, his fiery red curly hair was particularly eye-catching, a pair of eagle eyes were blazing, and there was a mixed iron rod more than one person tall standing on his side, which must be a personal weapon.
On the left side of Zhu Youlong, there is also a cold-faced middle-aged scholar, Yin Jiulang, known as "Yin Xiucai". As his name suggests, his face is gloomy, especially the deep sunken eye sockets, his hair is black, and his lips are not bloody.
Sitting on the right side of Zhu Youlong turned out to be a monk. The monk was short and stocky, with eyes as big as copper bells, thick eyebrows trembling gently like two caterpillars, and a staff in his hand.
In addition to these three people, there are also the hall masters of the five major sects, and it seems that this battle is not trivial for the entire rivers and lakes.
Of course, these elders on the rivers and lakes also brought many disciples from their own sect to observe, like Zhu Youlong, and more than two dozen disciples of the Fire Immortal Sect under him stood neatly behind the ring.
"Look, it's the Black Yama King, Tu Qi!"
I don't know who shouted, and everyone turned around, only to see a swordsman of medium stature and a black warrior robe walking slowly towards this side. The man had an ugly face, dark skin, and especially small eyes, which narrowed into a slit. Although Tu Qi is not tall, his body is extremely solid, and the tense muscles hold up his clothes, and the naked sword on his shoulder is particularly eye-catching, this sword is nearly twice as long as an ordinary long sword, the whole body is black, there is no edge, it is more like a blunt weapon.
"It's that black charcoal, it's so ugly..."
"Compared with Luo Gongzi, it is really a heaven and an underground. ”
"I don't even want to look at him..."
Luo Fanchen's supporters began to mock them to the fullest, and Tu Qi was so angry that the corners of his mouth twitched when he heard it, and he suddenly glared at them.
It doesn't matter if this stare is made, the already ugly face is even more hideous, and suddenly those young girls lose their color and are in chaos.
"Hey, hey... Let you dare to laugh at me again!"
Tu Qi walked through the crowd, jumped into the ring, held the sword in one hand, and pointed the sword at the stage with a "woo":
"I'm the 'Black Yama King' Tu Qi!, where is the 'White Death'? If you don't show your true body obediently, let's have a good fight!"
Offstage, Zhu Youlong's brows were twisted into pimples, and he whispered to the thick-eyebrow monk on the side:
"Great monk, this Tu Qi is indeed only eighteen years old? The old man looks at thirty-eight and is almost wow..."
The thick-eyebrow monk smiled bitterly, folded his palms and replied:
"Good, good, people can't look good, the sea can't fight, Brother Tu is indeed eighteen, the poor monk and his late father Tu Jiang Daxia had a relationship, that is, ten years ago, at that time, Brother Tu was indeed still a child..."
"Ahem... The red-headed old dragon, Master Fahui said it well, look at yourself, don't point fingers at others, cough cough..."Yin Xiucai said sarcastically, not giving Zhu Youlong face at all.
Zhu Youlong was furious, held the mixed iron rod in his big hand, and said angrily to Yin Xiucai:
"The old Xiucai who hasn't been promoted in 30 years is embarrassed to talk about the old man? If you don't accept it, you will see the real chapter on your fists and feet!"
Zhu Youlong's words obviously moved Yin Xiucai's scales, and I saw a wave of his hand and put on an iron claw with a dark green body, and "bang, bang, bang" sounded:
"Ahem... Today, my old Xiucai will let you, the old dragon, taste the taste of ten thousand poisons and devouring hearts, hehe..."
Zhu Youlong was taken aback, obviously afraid of the poisonous claw in Yin Xiucai's hand, but at this time, it was difficult to ride a tiger, and he did not flinch, he shook the mixed iron rod in his hand, and suddenly there was a hissing in the air, and red lines hovered on the stick, and the burning sensation came to his face all of a sudden.
Seeing that the two of them were about to make a move, the rest of the people hurriedly pulled the two apart, and the Qingfeng faction to which Yin Jiulang belonged, a hall master forcibly changed places with him.
"Good, good, why bother with the elders, everyone is from the rivers and lakes, and it is not easy to get together, why not enjoy the demeanor of the rising stars with peace of mind?"
The great monk of Fahui patiently persuaded Zhu Youlong to retreat, but he just gave the latter a step down.
"Okay, I'll just look at the face of the great monk, don't care!"
Zhu Youlong sat back, but Yin Jiulang's side snorted coldly, obviously unconvinced.
In the ring, the limelight of the "Black Yama King" Tu Qi was all taken away by the two elders, and he felt very uncomfortable.
"Where's the White Death? Are you scared? haha... Rats, rats!"
Just when Tu Qi was extremely proud, a white shadow fell lightly on the ring, dashing and detached.
"Luo Gongzi! It's Luo Gongzi who is here!"
"Wow, that's so handsome..."
The young girls began to cheer, and Tu Qi's anger was even more unbeatable.
Luo Fanchen held the sword in his hand and bowed to Tu Qiyi:
"I'm really sorry, Li Ji's buns in Luoshui City are delicious, so I ate a few more, so Brother Tu waited for a long time..."
"Package... Buns..."Tu Qi's eyes widened slightly, "Hmph, I'll let you eat enough later!"
Seeing that the two of them were in place, Zhu Youlong stood up and announced to everyone:
"Today's competition is to determine the top spot on the Yuzhou swordsman rookie list. All of you here are well-known figures in the rivers and lakes, so I won't introduce them. So, Luo Fanchen of the Imperial God Villa and the swordsman Tu Qi, are you two ready?"
Luo Fanchen and Tu Qi both nodded, and Zhu Youlong immediately announced that the competition had officially begun!
In the ring, the two were ten steps apart, both holding swords in their hands, staring at each other. The momentum of the two emanated almost at the same time, colliding violently, and the air seemed to be condensed.
Master duels, before drawing the sword, often need to be tested, and this momentum is also one of the parts. After finding out the flaws of the opponent, it is often a victory with one blow!
Luo Fanchen and Tu Qi confronted each other for about a moment, and their foreheads were stained with sweat.
Finally, Tu Qi couldn't help it!
With a wave of the big sword, a seemingly quaint and unpretentious move, swept towards Luo Fanchen's waist!
In the eyes of others, the speed of this black sword was not fast, but Luo Fanchen was taken aback.
The black sword faintly flashed sword aura, incomparably powerful, as if it had cut through the chaos, making his movements a little slower.
In a trance, the black sword was already close!
Luo Fanchen hurriedly exerted his internal strength, stepped under his feet, and took five steps back.
Tu Qi showed a smug look on his face, and with the whirlwind of this blow, after turning the black sword around, he changed it into a thorn and rushed towards Luo Fanchen's lower abdomen!
"Eat me with a sword, the Great Song of the Wilderness!"
The sword qi revealed a hideous spirit through the tip of the black sword, just like the brute force of the wilderness, destroying the withering and decaying!
Luo Fanchen didn't dare to underestimate it, threw out the scabbard, and smashed straight towards the blade of the black sword.
"Crackle..."
The scabbard actually resisted Tu Qi's attack, and in an instant, Luo Fanchen took a few steps under his feet, and he had already circled Tu Qi's side!
"A sword goes down to Tiannan!"
Luo Fanchen took out his sword, and he even faintly had a sword aura!
This sword aura is ethereal and free, which is very different from Tu Qi's quaint killing.
The sword shadow flickered, although it was a sword, in Tu Qi's eyes, it was like a thousand swords!
"It's the Taixu Sword, Luo Fanchen, you should be damned!"
Tu Qi shouted angrily, swung his sword, and forcibly blocked Luo Fanchen's move "One sword down Tiannan".
The sword qi was agitated, Luo Fanchen's dantian was churning non-stop, and Tu Qi was not comfortable, and he was forced to take a few steps back.
"What's wrong with the Taixu Sword, Tu Qi, are you afraid?" Luo Fanchen deliberately provoked.
"Whoever will make the Taixu Sword deserve to die!"
Tu Qi hated it so much that his teeth itched, he clenched the big sword with both hands, and the internal force was instilled in it, and at the same time, the small broken steps under his feet were "sloppy" close, from the bottom up, and provoked a crazy sword qi!
Luo Fanchen was not in a hurry, and when the opponent's sword qi was about to be close, he disappeared in place unbelievably!
Tu Qi was startled, and suddenly felt that the pressure above his head was coming frequently, and when he looked up again, a beam of white shadow essence light flickered, falling from the sky!
"The vast meets the rain of swords!"
The sword qi formed by the long sword in Luo Fanchen's hand fell like raindrops, although he didn't know it, it was immersed in invisible!
Tu Qi's last move was not over yet, and he knew that Luo Fanchen's move was powerful, so he was ruthless, recruited this back, picked up the black sword and danced the take-off wheel above his head!
"Uh..."Tu Qi was forced to accept the recruitment, and his internal strength was not smooth, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding.
Although Luo Fanchen's sword rain was blocked by Tu Qi, a few swords still cut through his skin, and a trace of blood remained on his body.
The white shadow landed, and the two of them made dozens of moves, Luo Fanchen suddenly turned sharply with his sword, and the circle opened, and the sword qi condensed into dozens of points of light, but in Tu Qi's eyes, it was like a little starlight in the night, like a dream.
"The sword is full of stars!"
This sword is beyond the limitations of space, the sword is in the hand, but not in the hand, the sword moves with the heart, the heart moves with the sword, penetrates the starlight, and breaks through the void!
Tu Qi's eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of Luo Fanchen's sword, so he could only look at the starlight in a daze!
"Bang!"
A wave of blood floated up, and the blade of the sword pierced into Tu Qi's shoulder.
Luo Fanchen was happy in his heart, this competition has been won!
"Hey, hey... The sword is full of stars, this is the trick I am waiting for!"
Tu Qi laughed wildly and slashed the black sword vigorously!
Luo Fanchen wanted to draw his sword to resist, but found that the sword could not be drawn!
Frightened, Luo Fanchen refused to abandon the sword, and only after the internal force was stimulated did he pull out the long sword.
After this delay, Tu Qi's sword has already reached the top of his head!
Jumping sideways, Luo Fanchen wanted to dodge this move, but it was too late. Tu Qi's sword instilled all his internal strength, and it slashed through Luo Fanchen's left shoulder like thunder, and suddenly blood splashed, and the giant black sword continued to gain momentum, smashing into the ring!
"Bang!"
Luo Fanchen was directly knocked away by Tu Qi's sword qi, slashed over the heads of the crowd, and landed on the periphery!
The ring was unexpectedly carved out of a hole several feet deep by this blow, which showed that Tu Qi's internal force was much higher than Luo Fanchen's.
"Luo Gongzi ..."
"Young Master Luo, are you okay?"
The young girls surrounded Luo Fanchen, and Tu Qi saw it in his eyes, hating Taotao, but immediately sneered:
"The White Death Reaper can't defeat my Black Yama King, Luo Fanchen was knocked out of the ring, and he has already lost! What is too void sword, what is the world's first swordsmanship, I'll go to his grandmother's! If any of you don't accept it, I'll slaughter Qidu! Come on..."
Everyone in the ring cheered, and the top spot on the Yuzhou swordsman rookie list was born!
And since Tu Qi had already won, he openly shouted, causing Zhu Youlong and the others to frown, and only Yin Xiu cast an admiring glance at him.
Luo Fanchen was dazzled, and he could only see a group of women moving their mouths in front of him, but he couldn't hear the sound.
He was defeated, defeated by his most proud move! For a moment, he seemed to have doubts about the Taixu Sword.
"Hey, you women, can you flash aside? Luo Fanchen, this kid isn't dead yet, is he?"
A familiar voice suddenly sounded in Luo Fanchen's ears, and when he looked up, a tall figure coaxed away Yingying Yanyan and looked at him with a smile.
"Vio... Brother Wei?" Luo Fanchen was a little surprised.
Wei Tian stretched out his hand and beckoned to Luo Fanchen:
"As for your sword, can you borrow it from me?"