As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then there was an uproar.

In the midst of the confusion, I heard a lot of people saying something like, "That's not what I said before!" ”

The condescending old eunuch shouted impatiently to the crowd: "Silence, silence! I haven't finished speaking, who dares to quarrel again, and they will all be punished for contempt of the court! ”

I almost burst out laughing when I heard him say that. You're just a eunuch, not an official, what kind of court is this!

But his intimidation still played a role, and the noisy crowd soon quieted down, but it was obviously not as anticipatory and excited as before, and the air was filled with an atmosphere of anxiety.

The old eunuch cleared his throat and continued: "Don't worry, this competition is not held for the purpose of killing, this regulation is just to allow you to value this opportunity and do your best. And the emperor's grace is vast, and it will also give everyone the opportunity to choose. Now I will light a pillar of incense here, as long as everyone steps out of this hall before the incense is extinguished, it will be regarded as an automatic abandonment of the game, and what should you do when you go back. But once the incense is extinguished, there is no chance to give up, so you must think about it and decide carefully. ”

With a wave of his hand, a small eunuch next to him brought an incense burner, in which was a lit incense stick, which looked like it could be lit for about five minutes.

The old eunuch looked at the incense, then at the crowd, and said, "Okay, let's start now!" ”

As a result, before he could speak, at least half of the people present rushed to the gate with a "hula", I was startled, and quickly jumped to the side to dodge, only to see several people in front of me pull open the door together, and they rushed out, and disappeared in a moment.

It seems that everyone wants to eat this pie in the sky, but they never think that there is never a free lunch in the world.

In the next few minutes, as the incense stick continued to burn, many more people left, and some of them said angrily as they walked out, "Isn't this a trick on us!" He also walked to the door and shook his head and sighed: "This is simply a desecration of the dignity of the immortal road...... and then walked away. All of these are performing with all their might for the sake of Gu Zizi.

When the last bit of ash was already crumbling, the old eunuch went up to the high platform again, and as soon as he said the word, "Good ......," another man ran to the door as if he were flying, and jumped over the threshold briskly, and then ran away like a rabbit. The speed of the action startled the rest of the people, and then they couldn't help but laugh.

I kept leaning against the gate and watching the situation on the field, and when the man left, there were nine people left.

The most striking thing is the trio on the left, all dressed in beige robes with dark red ...... robe, also in the hand...... Zen staff. I'm not sure about it because they weren't dressed like the Buddhist monks I'd seen before. The robe is much shorter, and it is tied around the waist, and the Zen staff is also very special, and the head is not decorated with the traditional lotus-shaped hanging metal rings, but is flat and curved, and the shape is a bit like ...... Cobra!

All three of them were bald-headed, bearded, and serious, and no matter what anyone around them said or did, they all stood in a triangle as if no one else was around, as if they were not affected in the slightest.

The fourth person looked like a Taoist priest, with a childish face, and he felt that he was in his twenties, different from Zhang Yuzhao, who was always calm before, this person's eyes were a little wandering, looking around from time to time, and he looked a little unstable.

The fifth person is quite eye-catching, with slender legs, a slender waist, and ********, and a devilish body that makes a man almost squirt nosebleeds at a glance. But when he turned his face, he could see that he was at least forty years old, his face was coated with thick powder, which could not cover the wrinkles, and his lips were even more blood-red, as if he had just eaten someone. can only make people sigh: I really regret seeing the front!

The sixth man was an uncle who looked a little decadent, whether it was his attire, his expression, or the axe he was holding, he looked like a skilled worker, carpentry and the like. I don't know what I'm doing here.

The seventh person surprised me a little at first, because the back was similar to Wang Shaoting, until I saw the face and carefully identified it, I was sure that it was not him. The age is not right, this person is almost thirty years old, and he is also a little white face, also wearing a white robe, and holding a folding fan in his hand, no matter how he looks at it, he looks like a scholar who has no power to restrain chickens.

I didn't see the eighth person very clearly, because she was standing in the corner, out of the candle's light. The silhouette looks a bit like an old man, hunched over, and seems to have a cane in his hand. The reason why it was judged to be "her" was because she coughed twice from time to time, and her voice was high-pitched, like a woman.

The last one, of course, is me, on the surface, although Rui Wei put a few mustaches on my face, it still looks a little too young, so the rest of the people inevitably look at me with a curious look, probably thinking that dying at such a young age is really a big loss.

Even if the loser is agreed to die, then there are basically only two possibilities for these people to stay: the first is that they are not afraid of death; The second is that they believe they can win.

But I myself am not among these two possibilities, I have other plans in mind.

The old eunuch saw that the rest of the people were looking at him steadily, and knew that there were no variables, so he opened his mouth and continued: "Okay, since you don't plan to leave, you must have absolute confidence that you can win, and now I will briefly talk about the situation of this competition." ”

Including the uncertain little Taoist priest, the nine of us all showed attentive expressions and pricked up our ears to listen to him.

"From tomorrow the game will officially start, for the sake of fairness, what exactly will be played, what the rules are, will only be announced when the game is about to start, tonight we will arrange accommodation for everyone, tomorrow morning there will be a special person to take you to the place where you need to go, you just need to listen to the command. In addition, I would like to emphasize that this is a forbidden place in the palace, and before the game begins, you are not allowed to move around or leave without permission, let alone engage in any fighting, once discovered, you will be directly punished for the crime of bullying the king, and you will be punished for the nine clans, don't blame me for not saying ugly things in front of me...... "The old eunuch babbled.

It's a pity that although he said so much, the amount of information is actually very small, except that he knows that he has to listen to the command. I thought that the emperor was just playing casually, but I was very seriously prepared to see this posture, and I couldn't help but be curious, and I really wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in this gourd.

When he had finished speaking, the little eunuch who had just brought me into the palace walked in and said to us, "Come with me!" Then he turned and walked out.

Everyone began to follow him out of the door, and I noticed that the trio of strange monks even walked in front of the two backs, always maintaining a formation, and always wearing a poker face, not squinting. So particular, I wonder if they sleep with their heads and feet connected in a triangle? When I think about that scene, I laugh in my heart.

As soon as the hot eldest sister walked, she twisted her belt and hips, and she was even more graceful like a weak wind supporting a willow, full of mature and sexy charm, which made people can't help but stare at it a few more times. It's a pity that when she walked to the door, and when she passed by me, she turned her head and threw me a wink, and her blood-red lips grinned, like a man-eating yaksha, and immediately I lost any thoughts!

At this time, the little Taoist priest regained his unsettled appearance, and kept looking east and west, as if he had stolen something and done something wrong, and walked over without looking at me at all.

The white-faced scholar looked quite friendly, smiled at me and nodded, and I quickly returned the salute with a smile, but there is still a normal person here, no, two normal people, and me.

The ghostly man in the corner was the last to come over. It was only when I walked to the door in the sunlight that I could see how she was dressed. Sure enough, it was an old woman who looked to be more than seventy, dressed in black clothes, wearing a black hat, the brim of the hat was pressed low, and she couldn't see her face clearly, and even she was wearing a pair of black gloves on her hands, and she was holding a cane in her hand, and there were vines and flowers on the crutches, which was really weird. As she walked past me, a faint scent wafted over me, as if she had smelled it somewhere, but I didn't remember it for a moment.

I was the last to walk out, and when I left, I looked back, and saw the old eunuch talking to a little eunuch, I don't know if I was dazzled, and when the door closed, I saw the old eunuch make a "killing" movement with his hands......

The little eunuch took us to turn left and right, and walked a long way before we came to a separate palace, compared with the palace court I had seen before, it looked much more dilapidated, and the doors were a little unclosed. The courtyard is full of houses except for the south side, which are divided into small rooms one by one, and the door is very small, presumably a place for the lower room.

The little eunuch turned to us and said, "You will stay here for the night tonight, and I will bring you food later, the place is a little simpler, but it is better than sleeping in the open, so you can choose one to live in." Remember what my master said, don't go out of this door, don't have conflicts, I will bring food over early tomorrow morning, and then I will take you to the competition. ”

Hearing him say this, everyone began to move, and each chose a room that looked pleasing to the eye and walked in. I didn't bother to go inside, so I chose the one closest to the door, pushed open the door, and was about to walk in, when I saw the little Taoist priest holding the little eunuch who led the way, and he didn't know what he was saying in a low voice, and the little eunuch kept shaking his head, and his expression looked very impatient.

This guy probably wants to have some details of the game with the little eunuch, and he's really a chicken thief! I shook my head and turned to go into the house, which was very simple, with only a simple bed, a shelf for miscellaneous items, and not even a table. When I walked over, I saw that although there was a cover on the bed, it looked like it had not been used for a long time, and it was all dust. I had to pick it up, turn it over and put it underneath, and then poured my kimono on top.

I really fell asleep until I heard a voice shouting, "It's time to eat!" He jumped out of bed, opened the door and walked out.

As soon as I went out, I found that it was already dark, and there was a round stone table in the middle of the courtyard, and by the flickering fire of the candlestick on the table, the little eunuch had already placed the food in the food box on the table.

A few other people also came out of the room and gathered around the table, and I saw that the dishes were all quite delicate, and I felt my index finger move at the sight of them. When I heard the little eunuch say, "Eat! He unceremoniously rushed up and picked up a bowl of rice, sandwiched a chopsticks and ate it.

After taking a bite, I just wanted to praise the delicious food, but I heard the eldest sister on the back say coldly next to me: "Hmph, you really don't want to die!" ”