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Heading west along the Glorious Avenue, bypassing the Imperial Palace, it soon entered the western city of Yanjing. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe whole Yanjing is roughly formed into a square, and the four corners form two diagonals to divide the entire urban area into four urban districts except for the imperial palace, and the Xicheng District is an urban area dominated by the residential areas of ordinary people, which is divided into twenty-two areas, of different sizes, among which the Triumph Avenue divides the entire Xicheng into two and divides it into two large areas.

The location of the martial arts altar is located on the Triumph Avenue in the West Fifth District, about eight miles away from the west gate of the palace. This was originally a property of Luo Yuemen, since the formation of this martial arts altar with the other four factions, Luo Yuemen, as the big brother of the five factions, naturally donated this moderately located and very popular house, after buying land and buying houses around to expand and renovate, showing an extraordinary grandeur.

Wu Feng and his entourage came to the position of the martial arts altar not far away, and saw a huge memorial arch erected on the side of the road, particularly eye-catching, the whole memorial arch is all made of huge white stones, above the memorial arch, "the martial arts altar" three huge wild grass fonts are deeply engraved on it, and a majestic momentum is coming.

Passing through the archway is a small square covering an area of dozens of acres, the center of the square is a large wooden platform, a lot of weapon racks are set up in the rear, look at it from afar, the dragon and tiger leap on the stage, the flag flutters on the side of the stage, the crowd of people under the stage, it is spectacular.

Wu Feng carefully observed this huge scale, but he couldn't help but have a question in his heart, looking at such a huge mansion and the surrounding ancillary facilities plus the land, it would not be possible to make money without millions of gold coins, is the purpose of this Luoyuemen and the other four factions such a large-scale platform just to strengthen the momentum of their own sect?

With questions, the three of them slowly approached the archway, and immediately a disciple who greeted them at the door ran up to greet them, "Three sons, but come and see?" "The attitude is very enthusiastic.

Wu Feng didn't answer, just nodded, and walked straight inside, the receiving disciple didn't care, just looked at the three of them carefully and walked away.

"Frost Shadow, Mingxia, do you know the situation of these factions?" While walking forward, Wu Feng asked casually, there are many people coming and going, most of them are ordinary people in Yanjing who watch the excitement, but there are also a considerable number of people in the rivers and lakes, these people carry swords and swords, and their demeanor is very different from ordinary people, but after all, in Yanjing, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, they all look very stable.

"Big brother, why are you asking this? Could it be that you are also interested in the rivers and lakes?" Gu Mingxia was straightforward and asked immediately.

"Well, it's not a bad thing to know. What's more, I also had a relationship with the head of the Falling Sect?" Wu Feng replied with a smile.

"Oh, big brother and that Fu Jian know?" Qin Shuangying also interjected, feeling very strange that the Wufeng people were the head of the Luo Yue Sect. When he came here to talk about martial arts, for convenience, Wu Feng specially asked the second daughter to change her title so as not to attract attention.

"I can't say I know each other, I had a friend at a banquet in His Royal Highness a few years ago, and I heard that this Luo Yu faction can be regarded as a famous faction in the empire, so Fu Jian, as the head of the family, should not be simple. "No Blade.

"The Luo Yue faction was indeed a smash hit when the previous head Han Xiao was in charge of the sect, and it was firmly in the three major sects of the empire, but a few years ago, the head of the faction, Han Xiao, disappeared mysteriously, and there was civil strife in the sect to compete for the position of the head of the sect, and later, although this Fu Jian ascended to the throne of the head, the strength of his sect has been greatly affected, especially his two junior disciples led a number of disciples to leave, which directly caused the prestige of the faction to fall out of the top five in the entire imperial martial arts, and now it can be ranked between seven or eight at most, but its strength is still not to be underestimated. Gu Mingxia is very familiar with this period of the rivers and lakes, as a child of the martial arts family, the first condition for going out to the rivers and lakes is to understand the various secrets and stories in the rivers and lakes, so as to facilitate herself to encounter some difficult situations in her travels.

"What Xia Mei said is right, if this is not the case, how can this Luoyue faction engage in martial arts, and it will unite with several other sects. Qin Shuangying also added, "However, this martial arts arena has really played a lot of roles, at least the influence of the Luoyue faction has increased greatly, and the status of the other factions has also improved a lot." ”

"Ho, then this Luoyue faction can build such a big martial arts arena, it is impossible without enough strength, do you think about how much money is needed for the land and facilities here alone? I'm afraid this is not something that these sects can afford, right?" Wu Feng smiled slightly and shifted the topic to this.

The two girls were stunned when they heard this, and then they both thought about it, obviously they also noticed the complexity of this problem, in addition to their own strength, the most important thing for a sect to survive and grow is to have strong economic support, both of them are from the main sect in the martial arts, of course, they are very clear about this problem.

Wu Feng didn't say anything more on this issue, and then brought the topic to the remaining sects, "What about the rest of the sects?"

"Puhua Temple is located on the outskirts of Yanjing City, and it is also a very famous Taoist temple in Yanjing, although it is far less abundant than the Baiyun Temple, but it is unique in martial arts. It is said that the most famous star-picking swordsmanship under the sect is powerful, and their previous head once relied on this set of swordsmanship to shock the north, and even the Changchun Sword Sect, the largest sword sect in the north, also gave him three points, although there are not many disciples, but all of them have extraordinary martial arts. "Qin Shuangying seems to be more familiar with the situation of the Martial Arts Sect in Yanjing.

"Well, there are inevitably too many masters, so compared to the Snow Mountain Sect, which strength is stronger and which is weaker?" Wu Feng asked a little curiously.

"It should be between the two of them, our Snow Mountain Sect was greatly affected in the past few years, otherwise it would ''''''" Qin Shuangying's face flushed, but he still said his opinion realistically.

"Hmm, what kind of sect is the Tsing Yi Sect?" Wu Feng asked again.

"Tsing Yi Sect is also a somewhat influential martial arts sect in Yanjing, especially in the previous generations, it also flourished for a while, and its disciples are not many, and they are mainly female surnamed disciples, all of whom are named after wearing cyan robes. It is said that the current master of the sect, 'Feihong in the palm of his hand' Chu Zhenling, is particularly good at light skills and secret weapons, and has reached the point of reaching the peak, and there are several disciples under the door who are also quite outstanding, and they have a good reputation in the martial arts. Qin Shuangying introduced, "Tsing Yi Men has several clinics and medicine stores in Yanjing, and it is very good at treating bruises. ”

"Then their main source of income should also come from the medicine store?" Wu Feng immediately asked.

"I don't know. Qin Shuangying obviously didn't expect Wu Feng to be interested in this.

"What about the White Sand Sect and the Boat Gang?" Wu Feng asked again.

"The Baisha Sect and the Boat Gang don't have much reputation in the martial arts, but the number of disciples of these two gangs is quite large, both exceeding a thousand. In the Baisha faction, only the head of the Baisha faction, 'Fire Hand' Du Fang, and his junior brother 'Ghost Finger' You Xing are still good hands, and the others are unknown, while in the Boat Gang, only their gang leader 'Mixed River Dragon' Liang Chenggongfu is quite good, and the other subordinates are only good at water skills. However, both factions have a very close relationship with the government, and many officials in the government are from these two sects. Qin Shuangying finished the situation in one breath.

Without waiting for Wufeng to ask again, Qin Shuangying added: "The Baisha faction operates a considerable salt business around Yanjing, and also does a grain business, and the boat gang, as the name suggests, is mainly engaged in water transportation, and nearly half of the shipping business on the Fan River flowing through Yanjing is controlled by the boat gang, especially the coal transportation in Jinzhong Due to cost reasons, it is basically transported to Yanjing and the East China Sea by water, which is an extremely lucrative golden waterway, and it is also the lifeblood of the boat gang for survival and development." ”

"Then why did these sects suddenly unite to engage in this martial arts arena, could there be any special reason for this?" Wu Feng asked slowly.

Qin Shuangying paused, and then replied: "I haven't carefully understood this, but the combination of the five factions has greatly improved their prestige and strength, at least this should be a reason." ”

"Well, the Luoyue faction has a strong foundation and strength, and it is also inextricably linked with the top of the empire, while Puhuaguan and Tsing Yi Men have a considerable reputation in the martial arts, and the disciples in the faction are not bad, and the Baisha faction and the boat gang have close contacts with the middle and lower local political axes of the empire, and there are many disciples under the sect, and the economic foundation is solid, these five factions can be said to have their own strengths, but once combined, they form a community of interests with considerable strength, and it is not easy for Yanjing to find a gang of rivers and lakes to compete with it now. Wu Feng said slowly, he was both satisfied and surprised that Qin Shuangying's situation was so familiar, and his opinion of the Snow Mountain Sect in his heart had changed a lot.

"Big brother, why are you so interested in them? In the eyes of the government, they are just some Jianghu sects, can they do anything to fight against the empire?" Gu Mingxia looked puzzled.

"Hehe, it would be nice if it was really that simple, but seeing that all kinds of forces in Yanjing are staggered and gathered, and they have basically been stereotyped for a long time, so any new phenomenon is worth pondering, there is a result, there is a cause, and the emergence of this martial arts altar must also have a reason, and it will never come out of thin air. Wu Feng shook his head and said, "But this doesn't have much to do with us for the time being, but it's better to know some of the inside information, maybe we can use it in the future." ”

The closer they got to the big platform in the center, the more and more people there became, and the three of them saw the stitches in the crowd, and finally slowly squeezed to the side of the big platform. I saw that this large platform was made of all high-quality pine wood, and it was a rectangle, about 30 meters long and 20 meters wide, which was quite grand. The colorful flags fluttering in the wind all around, with the smooth weapon rack, it looks even more pleasing to the eye.

On the edge directly opposite the wooden platform, a dozen or so mahogany chairs were lined up, and only two or three people were sitting next to them at this time, obviously not including the important figures of the five factions. A pair of men are holding weapons in the center of the stage to practice happily, the crisp and pleasant sound of weapons colliding and the shouts of the two men complement each other, with the cheers of the stage, there is really a posture of fighting and fighting.

There is a huge wooden screen behind the big chair, and there is a wood carved plaque hanging on the screen, on which the four words "art is endless" dragon flying and phoenix dancing, it can be seen that it is written by a famous artist. A couplet was also posted on both sides of the screen: "Make friends all over the world with sincerity, and friends from all over the world will be martial."

"Hey, you're still full of momentum. Wu Feng whispered, and then asked, "Which faction is the main value today?"