Because of a verbal warning, Xia Fanxing had to stay in the Tang Ming Building all the time. It's hard to leave this room. He couldn't go outside the East City, and the daily noise was enough to reach the Tang Martial Arts Association in his bedroom.

Even if taking care of Gong Yutao every day is very necessary for him, he is happy to do so. But... In the end, I still feel a little unhappy.

Qin Blind failed to get Li Wan to bring him with him. For the rangers in his mouth, Xia Fanxing was even more itchy, quite curious. This is also a point that attracts him very much on this trip, but it's a pity...

Damn, bastard Dali Temple, bullshit Shaoqing, fuck him!

Time passed day by day.

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“... By the way, Xia Lang, when the big ring of the martial arts meeting was finally completed, it was much bigger than before! Today is the first day, and there are the most people, and there are many guests next to them, all of whom are those dignitaries who came to watch. The streets were full of people. Fortunately, a temporary bridge was built over that big canal, which was very wide. Sister Li and I stood on the edge of the bridge and watched, but it wasn't too crowded... There are also people on the other side of the canal..."

"Have you ever seen His Majesty the Emperor? I have grown so old that I haven't seen his true face..."

"Well, it came at noon. When he came, more than a dozen representatives of the Martial Sect had just finished their introduction. Xia Lang, don't you know, there are people on both sides, and it is estimated that more than 2,000 people are watching. Hearing the voice of Gonggong Gao, and seeing His Majesty's guard of honor of the Emperor, they all knelt down... It was a spectacular scene..."

However, Sister Li said that the honor guard to escort the emperor this time is not big. He rarely travels now, and when he does, it's a great show. Just came to watch the martial arts meeting, His Majesty seemed to be relatively low-key. ”

"We? Of course we didn't kneel along. Sister Li said that ordinary sect people can bow when they see the emperor. But there aren't many monks who come here. Except for those disciples of the Black Turban Sect, only twenty or thirty people were standing. I took a closer look, and uh... Most of them I couldn't tell where they were, but a few of them looked like they were from the Nine Lotus Sect, and they were all very old. I don't know what I'm here for. ”

"Officials... The ring is on both sides. Xia Lang, don't laugh, how can I name those people. His Majesty the Emperor sat on the dragon chair in the middle of the field, with the noble concubine next to him. But she wore a white veil all day today, and she couldn't see her face clearly. The concubine's figure is indeed a little fat, anyway, in my opinion, it would be better for her to be thinner..."

"His Royal Highness Li Wan, he took the Golden Dao Chief, and sat in the front row on the left. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat at the front of the row on the right. The front row seems to be full of big names like princes. Yang Guozhong... According to Sister Li, he was sitting on His Majesty's right hand at that time. It doesn't look particularly old... Ah, is he in his fifties? That's not too old among mortals. I've always heard you and His Royal Highness Li Wan talk about him before, and I thought this guy was the kind of guy who looked like he was scheming... I haven't seen Qin Daxia..."

"Qin Daxia must not be so easy to see... When the holy car arrived, so many people watched, and there were still a bunch of patrols in Dali Temple, the Praetorian Guard, and the Black Turban Sect, he definitely couldn't show his face easily. Liu'er, tell me what are the strange things about those martial arts sects!"

"There weren't many matches today... The rules of this martial arts meeting are said to have changed again than in previous years, so let me tell you about this first!"

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This time, the rules of the competition of the Tang Martial Arts Association, because the martial arts sects inside and outside Chang'an who came to participate were close to twenty, and the number of people was relatively large, so they were also revised early.

In addition to the three Great Martial Sects in Chang'an, the strength of the remaining dozen or so Martial Sects is probably second-rate in the entire Tang Dynasty. The martial arts will be divided into three levels, which are divided according to the age of the participants. In the first two days of competition, the young lineage of the three martial sects competed with other martial sects first. The young disciples of each martial sect were represented by three people, and they fought five battles against the opponents in the group. In the end, only one of the two martial sects that competed with each other was able to enter the next stage.

The first day was slow, and from the second day, it was a non-stop competition from morning to night. In the other two age groups, except for the three major martial arts sects, they also competed in the first two days. It's just that the other two age groups are even smaller, with only one or two people. The other two age groups are not group competitions, but are decided by fighting. There are two rounds of fighting, and the number of times each person has been defended is totaled after five days to select the top 10.

In the last two days, the competition of the younger generation will have been settled. The disciples of the Martial Sect of the remaining two age groups will continue to fight to determine the final ten top positions.

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"Hey, although there are some highlights in the competition of these disciples below, it is not particularly new to us. After watching it for a while in the morning, Yanliu pulled me to take her to eat. Come back at noon to meditate for a while, and continue in the afternoon. ”

"Xia Lang, is there any festival between the three major martial sects? On the third day of fighting, as long as it is the people of these three martial sects, they will all fight you to the death, if it weren't for so many people watching, I feel that something will definitely happen. ”

"These grievances between the Martial Sects, where do I know... In fact, before I came, I didn't know anything about the martial arts sect. I only know a few giant martial arts. Tell me quickly, apart from those three major sects, are there any new things in other martial sects?"

"Hmm... After watching it casually for three days, the three major martial arts sects were almost among the best no matter what age they were. The young disciples all squeezed the others down. The martial sect called the Taolin Fist Sect seems to be relatively weak in strength compared to the three sects. Their young disciples were assigned to compete with a martial sect called the Liangdao Martial Sect. That Sword Sect seems to be quite strong, especially the younger generation. The disciples they sent fought five battles with each other, and Sister Li said that there was a kind of 'intention' in their disciples' means of using knives. Their sect's unique sword skills are very fast, and they live up to their name, and there is a chill in them. I can't tell you about this thing, but it's pretty powerful anyway. However, the opponent's fist was harder, but unfortunately he lost and was brushed down in the first round. ”

"There are two martial sects below, and according to Sister Li, they are both in the forefront of the eighteen martial sects. They are called... Yanghe Sword Sect and Xuanwu Sect. One with a sword, the other with a spear. Their young disciples were divided into a group, and their strength was really comparable. In the final battle, they were all angry. After a long fight, the disciples of the Xuanwu Sect found an opportunity and almost seriously injured the disciples of the Yanghe Sword Sect, if it weren't for an elder of the Black Turban Sect to stop it, I am afraid that someone would have died. I saw that His Majesty the Emperor was very frightened, and the two of them were still panting for breath after they went down. It's the concubine next to him, who hasn't taken off her veil, and looks very calm..."

"The old martial artist of the Star Picking Sword Sect is named Lei Yiming. At their age group, they had defended seven rounds in a row, and tonight was still in the ring. Sister Li said that the strength of the sword veins on this person's body had reached the level of an ordinary mid-stage foundation building monk. I don't know what that means, but it should be amazing..."

"His swordsmanship is really good. In the Central Plains, the major martial arts sects are ranked on the top of the star picking swordsmanship, the combination of form and meaning, and the furnace is perfect... Well, of course Sister Li told me these words. But it's really remarkable, there is a martial artist from the sect below, and he was even defeated by a single move under his sword!"

Star Picking Sword Technique, Star Weaving Sword Technique? It sounds like there is a little bit of origin......

"Just this morning. The young disciples of the Star Picking Sword Sect had easily defeated the disciples of the Xuanwu Sect and entered the final battle for the top spot. On the other side, the young disciples of the Taolin Fist Sect and the Wuzhi Sect will decide the final winner tomorrow. ”

"Little boy, there's something I really want to tell you. Liu'er, can my sister say it?"

"Oops... Didn't they just look at her twice......"

"Huh, my Liu'er is so soon..."

"Xia Lang, don't talk nonsense... I'll tell you myself. It's that among the younger generation of the Star Picking Sword Sect, there is a little sister who looks quite tasteful... They looked at it twice more and asked Sister Li what the girl's name was. ”

"Don't react so much, my sister doesn't mean anything else, just remind your Xia Lang. After the young disciples of the Star Picking Sword Sect defeated the Xuanwu Sect, everyone stood on the stage and received the Black Turban Sect to concoct a Xuanhua Dingxue Pill for the royal family. That girl looks a few years younger than you, carrying a green sword on her back, dressed in white, and looks like a swordsman. Her name is Bai He Ming, the river of the river, the tea of the fragrant tea. ”

"The three major martial sects are similar to the sect realm, and they also have twenty secondary disciples and some middle disciples in the back. Giant martial arts sects like Shaolin Temple, as well as the category of outer disciples. Bai Heming was the youngest among them, but he was very seated, so he was able to participate in this martial arts meeting. As far as I know, this woman has not yet forged the sword veins in her body, and just by virtue of her understanding of swordsmanship, she is no different from the other two senior brothers. He is an outstanding genius disciple in the Sword Sect. ”

"That girl is so young that she is at ease with others. It seems that in order to train her, the sect let her fight against a disciple of the Xuanwu faction who was a few years older than herself, and Bai Heming defeated it with great difficulty, which was not easy. It's no wonder that our Liu'er noticed her at a glance......"

"Haha, don't be nervous. Could it be that this son will be jealous with a little girl. But then again, as far as I know, the scale of the martial arts association has been expanding in the past few years, and more and more martial artists have joined, largely because they want to enter the DPRK as a military attaché. Most of the people who actually participate in the martial arts meeting are men, right?"

"Yes. The truly powerful Martial Sect disdains to participate in mundane affairs, and will not participate in such official activities. Only among the younger generation, I can see a few girls. The older ones, except for some martial arts sects, may indeed have outstanding strength, and basically all of them are big masters. After all, in the mundane world, women are in the office, and the scope is extremely shallow, let alone being a military attaché. ”

"Hmm... It's kind of interesting to hear what you guys have to say. I'd love to see it..."

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“... In the competition of young disciples on the fifth day, the Star Picking Sword Sect and Wuzhimen fought four battles, and the young female disciple Bai Heming played two games, losing first and then winning, and the swordsmanship was amazing. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally added a sword named Huangyu in the East Palace to him and encouraged him. Rong Wang Li Wan presented two pairs of Daomen pills to Bai Heming's two senior brothers, Wang Yudui and Jiang Yangzi. ”

The news that the three young geniuses of the Star Picking Sword Sect defeated the young disciples of the major martial arts sects in Chang'an all the way and won the first place in the martial arts meeting on the fifth day immediately began to circulate in Chang'an City. Especially this female disciple Bai Heming. Over the years, it has been rare to see such a woman outstanding in the martial arts world, and her sassy and heroic appearance has even been praised by His Majesty the Emperor.

"Among the young disciples, the Star Sword Sect is the first, the Wuzhi Sect is the second, the Taolin Fist Sect is the third, and the Xuanwu Sect is the fourth...... There are two more days to compete. However, in the maximum age group, Master Lei Yiming is already far ahead, successfully defending fifteen times. The strength of the old masters of the other major martial arts sects is also very strong, Master Changsun Qi of the Liangdao Martial Sect, and the ancient merry master of the Taolin Boxing Sect, everyone's martial arts moves are very distinct, very distinctive, and they all have their own unique martial arts skills. Compared to previous years, it is more exciting. It is estimated that Master Lei Yiming will definitely be able to achieve the first place in the master section, and the remaining nine rankings are still uncertain!"

"The martial artists of the young stage are more intense. At present, the first is Gao Longbo without a branch, and the second is actually a female disciple of the following sect, Liang Min from Jingshuimen. The first two successfully defended ten times, mostly in a row, and they were barely defeated due to lack of physical strength. The nine men in the back were about the same number of shots. So the situation is still very intense, and no one knows what the final ranking will be!"

Xia Fanxing smiled bitterly and stopped the two of them from rushing to the words, "Don't say it... Don't say it, I'm curious to death. I'd love to see it!"

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Day 6.

In the afternoon, the warm sun poured into Gong Yutao's bedroom.

At this time, she sat on the edge of the bed and slowly drank the decoction. After Xia Fanxing's meticulous care these days, coupled with some Dao Sect elixirs that Zheng Ma and Li Xijun helped get, her body recovered quite well. Although my lower body still hurts when I move, I can barely sit up. The complexion has also recovered a lot, and it has become more and more delicate and lovely.

Xia Fanxing sat next to him, with the pages of sheet music on his lap, quietly looking at the words and symbols on the score that he couldn't understand at all. I can't read it, but it's my mother's handwriting.

Outside the window, there was a faint noise of the martial arts meeting not far away. Xia Fanxing smiled slightly, looked at the "sister" beside the bed, and said softly, "Yutao, drink slowly." ”

The decoction was extremely bitter, and Gong Yutao showed a difficult expression while drinking it. After listening to Xia Fanxing's words, she gently put down the spoon and smiled gently, "I'm not afraid of hardship." ”

She's not afraid of hardship... Xia Fanxing smiled bitterly quietly. Gently handed the sheet music in his hand to her, "It's okay, let's drink it later, I can help you heat it up at any time." Tell me what it's like to play the piano in front of others."

Gong Yutao picked up the piano score, glanced at Xia Fanxing, pursed her lips and said, "I often feel... The strings can suddenly become particularly heavy. I can't even pick the kind. It's a strange feeling, when I feel it, it disappears again, and when I finally get into it, it comes back and I feel like I can't bounce out again... In this way, the rhythm is completely out of order, and it always makes mistakes when playing. ”

"You have to be confident. This is your piano, it just lies there quietly, how can it get heavy?" Xia Fanxing smiled and held her hand, his eyes full of encouragement. He can probably understand that the reason why Gong Yutao has such a strange situation is actually completely out of a kind of unconfidence and insecurity deep in his heart.

Gong Yutao's face flushed, she lowered her eyebrows and thought for a while, and said, "Mama Zheng also told me, but it's... Brother Fanxing, can I play a song for you now?"

Xia Fanxing subconsciously looked at her white dress and smiled, "Now, is it really possible?"

"Of course, I've recovered a lot. As she spoke, she was about to stand up. Xia Fanxing hurriedly supported her, took her to the Yaoqin next to the bed, and helped her sit down slowly. Gong Yutao gently brushed a row of piano emblems, and said distressedly, "I haven't played it for too long, and it's all covered with dust." ”

Xia Fanxing took the pages of piano scores. Gong Yutao flipped the page, turned to the last page, and said, "I'll play this song, Aunt Xueliu's own "Luo Yunyin". ”

Xia Fanxing stood behind her and nodded silently, "I haven't seen this song yet." It looks so hard. ”

Under a large string of characters, Xia Fanxing suddenly keenly noticed that there was a line of words at the bottom of the entire paper

- "The spring snow can be used for drinking, and the power of the pearl falling jade plate is 3,000 catties."

Xia Fanxing read it slowly, Gong Yutao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't understand what this means." It seems that the two sentences are unrelated, but they are written at the very end of the most difficult section of the sheet music on these pages. ”

Xia Fanxing frowned in confusion, but he didn't understand what this last sentence meant. He smiled and touched Gong Yutao's head, and said softly, "Come on." Don't treat me as an outsider, just play with confidence. ”

Gong Yutao smiled, said "um" seriously, slowly bent down, browsed the Luo Yun spectrum that he had already been familiar with by heart again, and gently plucked the first string.

Soon, the song ended.

"Very good, very powerful! If Sister Xijun comes to listen, she will definitely praise you!" Xia Fanxing applauded excitedly. This song is tactful and reciprocating, and the euphemistic clear sound surrounds the beam several times, and between the several lanes, there are some unusual smart strings, which is pleasing to the eye. It seems to bring people to Luoshui, and the faint autumn sun is sprinkled under the clouds in the sky, and the artistic conception is elegant and beautiful.

Gong Yutao also played more and more into a state, and there was no mistake at all. It can be seen that her proficiency in these five music scores is actually very deep.

It's a shame too... After Xia Fanxing listened to her piano sound, she couldn't help but sigh. Such a girl with a talent for playing the piano is difficult to play in front of others. had to sell his body instead of performing arts, and he has survived so many difficult years.

"Really... Thank you. Gong Yutao gently rubbed her slightly aching hand, her pretty face was slightly red, and she said with a shy smile. But soon, she said with some sorrow, "Brother Fanxing, you... Are you going to get out of here soon?"

Xia Fanxing was stunned, she didn't expect her to say this. He sighed, caught a glimpse of the girl's innocent gaze, and had no choice but to nod, "After the martial arts meeting is over, I will stay for two more days at most, and I will return to the sect." ”

"The stories I tell you these days, the Tu Feng Sect, the Nine Lotus Sect and the like. The Southeast Ancient Sword Cave Heaven is less than a month away from being opened, so... I have to go back. ”

Gong Yutao nodded and said, "You will come to see me in the future, right?"

"Definitely. I hope that soon, I will be able to see you in the Yin Sha Sect. Xia Fanxing smiled softly and continued, "When you recover, I will learn the piano with Sister Xijun." I believe that with your talent, you will be able to reach a higher level. ”

"When you're free, let's go find your mother together!" Gong Yutao said with a smile. After learning about her life experience, Aunt Xueliu is actually the same existence as her mother in her heart.

Although she left her in order to give birth to Xia Fanxing. But Gong Yutao can be sure that Xia Xueliu must have a great kindness to herself. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the one who came to Minglou with her swaddling clothes.

Although I don't know where this mother is now, after listening to her words, Xia Fanxing also said with a smile, "A word is a decision!"

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On the evening of the sixth day, Ji Yanliu and Li Xijun arrived late. It seems that this day's competition is more exciting than the previous two days, Xia Fanxing looked at her red face, very excited, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't say it, you want to arouse my curiosity again!"

On this day, the competition of the youth section was completely settled. Perhaps today's martial arts situation is really a woman's eyebrows, Liang Min of Jingshuimen beat Gao Longbo in the last competition and won the first place, Gao Longbo is second. The top five are from Jingshuimen, Wuzhimen, Xingxingjian Sect, Yanghe Sword Sect and Taolin Boxing Sect. And tomorrow, the final master stage competition will also be over. And judging from the current situation, Lei Yiming will naturally become the top name of the master duan. The battle between the Taolin Fist Sect and the Wuzhi Sect was the most intense, and they had to fight for the second place to prove the strength of their Martial Sect.

Holding Ji Yanliu in his arms and listening to Li Xijun explain the general situation, Xia Fanxing couldn't help but ask with some doubts, "Could it be... Haven't those rangers that Qin Daxia said appear these days?"

Li Xijun, who sat in front of the guqin, shook his head, "Even that Qin Daxia doesn't know if he is still in the martial arts." Anyway, with my cultivation, I can't sense his existence among so many people at all. Perhaps, he is really good at concealment. ”

Xia Fanxing frowned, faintly feeling a little strange. There is only one day left... Could it be that something unexpected will happen tomorrow?

"Let me ask you, have you had any special feelings during this time since the Concentric Ring established its induction six days ago?"

Xia Fanxing and Ji Yanliu in his arms glanced at each other, and Ji Yanliu spoke first, "Hmm... When you walk down the street with your sister, you often think of Xia Lang's face... Does that count?"

Xia Fanxing gently scratched her nose and said with a smile, "This can't be counted! When I was in the sect, I always thought of you." How can this be considered ......"

In the midst of the fighting, they can be regarded as summing up some special inductions produced by this concentric ring on the two of them.

The most obvious is the breath communication when meditating. Every night before the clouds and rain, they would sit down and meditate and practice first, which is also a habit in the double cultivation of one heart. While meditating, they can both feel a clear sense of each other's breath and draw towards each other.

Given that the two have not been in contact for a long time, there is no particular sign of anything else. Or that the kind of affection between them is too strong, and it has long surpassed the influence of the birth of ordinary concentric rings. After Li Xijun summed it up, he said with a smile, "In that case, you can strengthen some dual cultivation in terms of aura. Go to bed and I'll show you how to do it. ”