Chapter 23: Refusal of Invitation

An attic at the highest point of the city tower of the Twilight Tavern.

An old man with pale temples sat in the middle, and below stood three cultivators with strong aura, but they were all respectful and trembling in front of the old man, and they didn't dare to say much.

The old man raised his head slightly, a trace of majesty flashed between his eyebrows, and said lightly: "Is this martial arts competition ready?" ”

This person was none other than Zhong Qishan, the owner of the Weishan Dusk Tavern, and standing below him was the person in charge of the lobby of the Dusk Tavern. Although Zhong Qishan doesn't ask about world affairs on weekdays, he must still ask about major events like the martial arts competition, and he must pay attention to it all the way, so the person in charge of the hall does not dare to be careless.

"Master Bing, the registration, city defense, and preparations for the Misty Forest have all been arranged, and everything is under control. Xu Jiangxin, the hall master of the Reward Hall, bowed down and replied that he was fully responsible for the competition. The tournament is held once every five years, and the three hall masters take turns to be in charge, and this year it is the turn of the bounty hall.

"Well, okay, do more propaganda and recruit more cultivators to participate in the city. In addition, the city defense must be strengthened. If there is a person who picks quarrels and provokes trouble, he shall not be lenient. Zhong Qishan commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes, hall master, my subordinates are retiring. The three hall masters all retired. Zhong Qishan was the only one left in the attic, and at this time he stared at the bustling crowd outside the building and muttered to himself: "This martial arts competition, I don't know if there is a genius rising, there has been no genius in Weishan for some years......"

At the door of Xinglong Inn, Wang Xiaoyi and others walked out with ruddy faces and a slight drunkenness, and a group of five people were about to go to the Dusk Tavern to sign up.

A fierce figure bared its teeth and grinned fiercely outside the door, and the crowd of people entering and leaving carefully avoided it, lest it anger the killing god.

"Wang Xiaoyi, you finally came out, Lao Tzu has been looking for you for a long time, see that Lao Tzu will not kill you. "The person who came was that Hao Kasi, that day he robbed the fake baby and was besieged, and it took a lot of money to escape, but when he went to receive the bounty, he found out that it was a fake, so angry that he went crazy looking for Wang Xiaoyi and even entangled Liu Xingyu and the others.

The news of the man with the scar this time rushed over as soon as possible, and happened to meet Xiao Yi and the five people at the door.

Suddenly, the enemies were very red when they met.

"Oh, it's Brother Hao, I haven't seen you for many days, Brother Hao seems to be a little thin, I don't know what to do. Xiao Yi looked at the few scars left on Hao Cassi's face when he snatched the Extreme Yang Divine Fruit last time, and asked with pretended concern.

"Boy, don't pretend to be stupid for Lao Tzu, if you don't spit out the bounty to Lao Tzu this time, Lao Tzu and you are not finished. Hao Kasi was annoyed and angry by Xiao Yi's staring, and instantly drew his spear.

"Brother Hao, why do you say this. I don't see the bounty, and even if I do, it's my own. ”

"Ahh Hauckas stopped talking nonsense and stabbed out with a spear. With a blood-colored glow, the spear slashed through the sky and flew towards Xiao Yi. But Xiao Yi had already taken precautions and casually threw a punch to meet him.

The energy converged, making a "zizi" sound, causing passers-by to dodge in terror.

"Stop, who dares to do it at this time, don't you want to live?" a group of city guards in armor rushed over when they heard the movement, and a man in the lead shouted to stop.

The man was Zhang Qing, the squad leader of the city defense team, with a powerful and tall figure and an ordinary appearance, but his eyes flashed with shrewd brilliance. After seeing the few people who made trouble, I couldn't help but cry out in my heart, these are all famous thorns, how can I see this bit of strength.

His face remained silent, and he slowly walked among several people and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the five-year martial arts competition is about to begin. The owner of the museum has an order, and anyone who dares to pick quarrels and provoke troubles in the recent period will be severely punished, and please think twice. If there are any grievances, they can be resolved at the tournament, or after the tournament is over, there is no fighting in the city. Otherwise, don't blame the execution of the order. ”

The man deserves to be an experienced veteran, and his few words that are neither humble nor arrogant not only explain the reason, but also make the position clear, but make people have to obey.

"Wang Xiaoyi, there is a kind of signing up for the martial arts competition. No matter how domineering Haukas was, he didn't dare to be presumptuous under the prestige of the owner of the Dusk Tavern, so he had to speak aggressively.

If it weren't for a mad dog, we would have signed up a long time ago, and we had been delayed for so long. Not to be outdone, Xiao Yi responded, he was a little unaccustomed to this Hao Cass's domineering. Compete freely, and get the bounty with his ability, but he Hao Kasi is as if the Extreme Yang Divine Fruit is his family.

"Okay! Very good! You wait for Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will not kill you, and swear not to be a man. Hao Kasi was so angry that he couldn't make a move, so he could only swallow this breath and turn his head away.

"A few of them, do it yourself. Zhang Qing glanced at Xiao Yi and the others, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as he didn't cause trouble within the scope of his duties, he would fight to the death afterwards.

Twilight Tavern.

The inner three floors and the outer three floors were surrounded by all kinds of people who watched the excitement and inquired about the news. At the registration office of the tournament specially arranged at the Dusk Tavern, there was a long queue, and from a distance it looked like a long crooked snake.

Xiao Yi and the five of them walked to the end of the line and began to line up.

"There are really a lot of people who signed up this time, I didn't expect there to be so many martial artists in Weishan. Cui Renming looked around for a while, looking at the slowly moving team and couldn't help but sigh.

Only those who are above the seventh level of true qi can be called a martial artist, and the basic condition for signing up for the martial arts competition is the martial artist level, and now there is a martial artist in Wuyang, Cui Renming pointed to a crowd of onlookers and said: "When is a martial artist so worthless, you see, there are many people around who are also at the level of martial artists, and some of them are even not able to see through the strength." ”

"It's only the first day, and there's a lot more on the road or in groups. Many of the martial artists you see watching are ready to find a good companion or join a good team and have not signed up for a long time. By the time they've joined, the number of people attending will be even larger. Liu Xingyu said with a smile that they knew more and knew how attractive the martial arts competition was to the martial artists.

"There's more to pull people, rob people and dig up the walls in the back. You see that the few cultivators in the east are all martial artists of the ninth level of True Qi, and they have been looking at the cultivators around them, and they have gone up to ask from time to time, and they don't seem to be in a hurry to sign up. There are also a few groups of people lobbying in the west, and there are ...... people in the south," Liu Lang said slowly, and when he scanned the audience, he found that many people were recruiting.

"Haha, it's better for us, the team has been formed early in the morning, so you don't need to worry about it. Cui Renming looked around and smiled proudly. Having a best friend, having his beloved, and doing what he loves, this moment is really the happiest moment for him.

Lan Kexin also looked around curiously, with a happy smile on her face. This little girl has been hesitant and helpless at the beginning to look relaxed and happy now, and she can't believe it, and her whole body exudes a happy luster. Standing there, there's a kind of beauty that makes you feel stunning.

It's just that when the little girl saw a few figures in the crowd in the north, her brows inadvertently furrowed slightly, and her smile suddenly stiffened.

"What's the matter, Xin'er. Although Cui Renming's living treasure is very arrogant, he still cares about his sweetheart and is very meticulous, seeing Xin'er frowning and hurriedly asking, his eyes also followed Xin'er's gaze.

"It's okay, I saw those acquaintances before. Xin'er said lightly, retracting her gaze and looking at her sweetheart and smiling again.

"Are those guys who dislike you for being slow and left you behind?"

"Hmm. ”

Just as the two were communicating, the group of people felt their gaze, also looked over here, and walked over slowly, it was Jiang Tianyan, Mo Yuhuan and Li Na before.

"Yo, our little cutie has found a backer. Li Na, who was wearing a short red skirt, writhed* and walked in front of Cui Renming with a coquettish smile.

"It's none of your business, go away!" Cui Renming took Xin'er's hand and glared at the three of them angrily.

The bewitching Li Na did not mean to stop at all, and continued with an unchanged smile: "Little handsome guy, I am not looking for you, don't worry." ”

Turning around, he bent down and saluted Xiao Yi and the three of them slightly: "Isn't this the famous Shuangliu Xia Ke?" and this should be the young man Wang Xiaoyi who snatched the Extreme Yang Divine Fruit from Hao Kasi's hands. Slave Li Na, I have seen several heroes. After speaking, he shook his towering chest, brushed the hair on his forehead with his right hand, and winked at Xiao Yi and kept showing off his amorous feelings.

"Hahaha, Miss Li, Miss Li, beautiful woman, it's so polite. It's hard to bear such a big gift to us, it's hard to bear!" Xiao Yi suddenly stretched out his right hand to hook Li Na's smooth chin, held her slender waist with his left hand, and stared greedily at her beautiful face with a lustful smile on his face.

Xiao Yi obviously felt Li Na's body tremble slightly, only to see his right hand open Xiao Yi's left hand, jump out of Xiao Yi's encirclement, and cover his chest with his left hand and coquettishly said: "I hate it, you are necrotic!"

"Don't talk so much nonsense, Li Na, just talk about things. The tall Jiang Tianyan said in a deep voice with his hands attached to his hands, his face always like an iceberg.

"Yes, Captain. Li Na responded.

Then he said to Xiao Yi and the three of them: "That's the case, our team is still two places away, and our captain said that we can consider the three of you to join in." Of course, the three of you can only have two places, so consider how many of them. Our captain is very powerful. ”

"No, we've made up five. Didn't you see that there were exactly five of us queuing up to sign up?" Xiao Yi said lightly.

"Five people?" Li Na asked in surprise, then turned her head to look at Xiao Cui Renming and Lan Kexin, "You won't add the two of them." ”

"What, can't you?"

Li Na was stunned for a moment and then laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I'm laughing to death, there is such a funny thing." You're going to be carrying such a drag bottle. ”

"What a disappointment!"

Jiang Tianyan and Mo Yuhuan also showed a disdainful smile, flicked their sleeves and turned to leave.

It's no wonder that the three of them have such expressions, Liu Xingyu and Liu Lang are masters of comprehending the true meaning of the ninefold realm of true qi, and although Xiao Yi has mastered the eightfold realm of true qi, the future of mastering the true meaning of thunder and lightning is limitless.

It's just that Cui Renming is more ordinary, and the outside world shows that in the late stage of the Seventh True Qi, his special talent is only known to insiders, and others such as Lin Sen, Lisel and others have long since died. Lan Kexin's outside world is also showing the sevenfold realm of true qi, which just meets the basic conditions, and because the speed is very slow, it often affects the team, and he was disliked by Jiang Tianyan and others before because of this.

"You ...... It's too much of a deception!" Cui Renming stared at the figures of the three people, and his body trembled with anger.

"Stop!" Xiao Yi shouted coldly.

"Is there anything wrong, Wang Shaoxia, you are welcome to change your attention at any time. Li Na twisted her bewitching figure, and briskly leaned in front of Xiao Yi and blew softly.

"You're wrong, our five-man team won't change. What I want to say is, remember the name of our team, the Thunder Legion, and in the future, the Thunder Legion will make you regret your actions today. Xiao Yi said word by word, the firmness in his tone was unquestionable, and his eyes crossed Li Na and stared at Jiang Tianyan, he knew that he was the central figure.

"Yes, we Thunder Legion are eyeing the championship. Cui Renming and Lan Kexin are our good teammates, we believe in them, they are irreplaceable for others. Liu Xingyu and Liu Lang also stepped forward at the same time to express their support.

"Hmph, then we'll see who has the last laugh. Jiang Tianyan and the three of them shook their hands and left with a pale face.

"I'm sorry, guys, I'm holding you back. Lan Kexin lowered his head and said.

"Thank you...... Ladies and gentlemen. Cui Renming also rarely thanked him seriously.

"What do you mean by this, I believe my brother. Xiao Yi patted Cui Renming's shoulder and smiled.

"Yes, don't say more if it's a brother!"

A warm current flowed quietly in everyone's hearts.