Chapter 47: The Whistle, the Conch
Fang Zhuo walked down the martial arts arena and saw Li Yu standing in the audience, thoughtful. Knowing that Fang Zhuo had walked in front of him, Li Yu came back to his senses, beckoned, and said, "Congratulations, it's a good start." ”
Fang Zhuo glanced at Li Yu and said, "Take the so-called good start, do I have nothing as long as I lose?"
Li Yu seemed to remember, and hurriedly said, "That's not it, only by holding the ring five times in a row, you can decide whether to continue the challenge, or have a jade medal permanently, otherwise the continuous wheel battle, the person who received the last No. 9 and No. 10 jade medals must not be exhausted to death, how can I participate in the hospital exam?"
Fang Zhuo glanced at Li Yu, who really looked like he had just remembered, frowned, and asked, "Why do you look absent-minded?"
Li Yu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it so obvious?"
Fang Zhuo nodded and said seriously: "Yes!"
Li Yu let out a "hey" and said, "Even the 'Imperial Shield' has appeared, plus you and Bai Yuan, I always feel that this time there will be some thousand-year-old turtles hidden at the bottom of the lake." ”
Fang Zhuo didn't bother to pay attention to Li Yu's suspicion of under-beating in words, and wondered, "What is the 'Imperial Shield'?"
Taking a deep breath, Li Yucai explained: "The 'Imperial Shield' originated hundreds of years ago! At that time, when the Imperial Army captured the Demon Clan's Meiling, dozens of generals of the Empire fought with the Demon Clan's Great Demon from the Ancestral Peak, and the predecessor of the Empire forcibly intervened in the battle with the cultivation of high-level generals, and captured Meiling with the 'cross shield' in the natal realm to ensure that no one in the empire fell, and then it shined even more, and became the patron saint of the imperial soldiers in several major battles, and it was famous in the Empire! The title of 'Imperial Shield', and was named 'Duke of Weiguo', legend has it that it was also famous in Beijing back then, only under a few top figures. ”
Fang Zhuo scratched his head and asked, "In that case, then the Tuoba family is at least an imperial family, why don't you all know Tuoba Ye, but only the Imperial Shield?"
Li Yu sighed, "It's a pity that Tuoba Guogong followed the head of the empire back then, and finally died in the Battle of Buzhou Mountain. Therefore, countless clans and scholars who have been protected by the Tuoba clan's 'cross shield' or saved their lives are grateful to the Tuoba clan, but in the end, it is inconvenient to mention the Tuoba clan after following the great rebellion, and most of them have praised the 'imperial shield'. After that, the 'Imperial Shield' also occasionally appeared on the battlefield, but after the Great War a hundred years ago, there was no major war between the three clans, and in recent decades, the Tuoba clan was almost only active in the Northern Frost Legion, and the outside world naturally did not know much. If it weren't for the fact that the cross shield is so special, I don't think I would have recognized it today. ”
Fang Zhuo gestured to a few people who had almost spoken before, the meaning could not be more obvious, are there other people in this courtyard who don't know besides me?
With a smile, Li Yu quietly spoke: "There are few normal people in this courtyard, so it is naturally not surprising to know this news." ”
Seeing Fang Zhuo turn around and go upstairs, Li Yu didn't move to continue to follow, and said: "You go upstairs first, Tuoba Ye has lost, no one should come to provoke again in the near future, you can rest or cultivate first, of course, you can walk around Jizhou City, there is a jade card, there should be no one who does not trouble you for a long time." ”
Fang Zhuo nodded, looked at Li Yu who left with a cigarette, and shook his head helplessly.
Upstairs, pushing the door into the house, Fang Zhuo saw that Bai Yuan was looking at a piece of paper, looking at it with relish, and even Fang Zhuo pushed the door in and didn't bother to look up.
Fang Zhuo couldn't help but lean over, the paper was not big, and there were only about a hundred words on it, and half a hundred pages were written on it about the basic information of a few people in this building, such as the one opposite, who was born in a middle-grade family in a neighboring province, and was a fourth-level cultivator, but he was born with a cold ice body, so he basically competed with fifth-level cultivation, and even had a record of defeating fifth-level cultivation, but it was strictly blocked by the family and never leaked.
The twin stars downstairs are from the imperial family, and they are all fourth-level cultivators, one is good at attacking and the other is good at defending.
And so on, it's all about the number of crosses, but almost all the characteristics are listed in detail. It can be seen that this introduction must be from the hands of a master.
Before Fang Zhuo finished reading, he said: "This is Li Yu's handwriting again? Such a material, a Li family in Jizhou City can't do it, right?"
As a result, when he looked up, he saw Bai Yuan's expression that seemed to be smiling, Fang Zhuo was stunned, and couldn't help but touch his face, could it be that when he did it with Tuoba Ye just now, he was beaten into a blue nose and swollen face without knowing it?
Bai Yuan opened his mouth and said, "You really don't know who has so much energy?"
Fang Zhuo asked tentatively, "Should I know?"
Bai Yuan laughed, and then said: "Hurry up and change your clothes, and accompany this girl early tomorrow morning to have a good taste of the prosperity of Jizhou City!"
After Kuzi City, Bai Yuan rarely had such a bright mood, and even with Fang Clumsy's mood improved, he nodded with a smile.
Downstairs, after Li Yu turned around, he walked to a quiet courtyard, with a hill and a stream as the main line, which seemed to be plain and unremarkable, and there was no special scenery, but the hills and streams did not seem 'chivalrous' in the whole yard, anyway, the space of the entire courtyard was propped up, and it was already praised as "clumsy".
However, Li Yu grew up here since he was a child, so he naturally didn't feel anything, but when he thought of the two people who were going to talk for a while, he couldn't help but have a headache. As a result, the preference was not good, and as soon as he took two steps into the door, he saw a figure standing with his hands in his hands, and Li Yu had no choice but to step forward and salute him.
The man in front of him, who looked like he was in his thirties, was dressed in an elegant robe, and was naturally Li Yu's father, the state pastor of Jizhou City, Li Yanshou.
Looking at his helpless son in front of him, Li Yanshou scolded with a smile: "Every time you have a discussion, you can run away, why did you come here by yourself today?"
Li Yu said: "I don't want to come either, no, no, I was too busy to come, but I always felt that something big had to happen, so I came over to report it myself." ”
Li Yanshou didn't bother to care about his son's ruffian temperament, and nodded slightly: "Your nose is really smart, let's go." ”
Li Yu followed behind him sickly.
The Li family's meeting hall was not in the main hall, but in a quiet courtyard behind the main hall, and when Li Yanshou arrived with Li Yu, there were already several people waiting in the courtyard.
In addition to Li Yang, who was the leader of the previous class of students in the academy, there were also two people sitting. A middle-aged man, whose face is very similar to Li Yanshou, is Li Yu's second uncle, and is now responsible for taking care of almost all the affairs of the Li family, but his name is too cheesy, called Li Yanfu. The other person is a woman in her forties, with a waist as thick as her buttocks, and she has successfully avoided almost all the beautiful words of women, but this woman is an important part of the Li family, and she has the internal and external spy reports of the Li family, and others will only call her Mrs. Ya.
Except for Li Yang who stood up and waited for Li Yanshou to sit down, the others didn't move, this is not that everyone is disrespectful to Li Yanshou, but that the Li family style is like this.
Jizhou Li's family style is pure, but in fact, when the real family gets along, there is not so much red tape at all, even if it is Li Yang, in fact, he was better than Li Yu's ruffian temperament before, but he also teased Li Yanfu and others. It's just that after entering the academy, Li Yang began to abide by the rules.
Li Yu obediently greeted the elders and his brother, but there was no way, he had been beaten by Li Yang before.
The crowd took their seats.
But Li Yanshou didn't start the discussion, but looked up at Li Yang and asked, "Yang'er, how is the situation in Bailu Garden? ”
Although Li Yang was a little surprised, he still spoke: "At present, the ten jade medals in Bailu Garden all have owners, except for the two people brought in by Yu'er at the end, the others are all previously demarcated characters, and they all belong to the leading figures of the younger generation. However, the 'Imperial Shield' has appeared in the current challenge. ”
Li Yanshou said with interest: "Imperial Shield? It seems that the Heavenly Frost Legion has also pulled down its face. ”
Li Yang thought for a while, but still spoke: "I think it's not just a question of the 'Imperial Shield' that suddenly pops up, Jizhou City is likely to pop up a few young Jiao in the next step, even if the strength is weak, it may also stir up storms." ”
After sitting down, Mrs. Ya, who disappeared, suddenly spoke: "I agree with the second son's speculation, judging from the current situation, there have been three waves of people with amazing strength in Jizhou City, and there may be follow-ups." ”
Li Yang frowned and said, "Are you saying that some people who can go straight to Liangzhou City to participate in the final Sanguan Academy exam will come to Jizhou City to join in the fun?"
Mrs. Ya nodded.
This problem of watching the small talk and withdrawing is not a small problem now, there are Tongtian characters behind these young Jiao who cross the river, and the Li family, as the head snake of the ground, once something goes wrong, it will not be a merit, but a disaster.
But Li Yanshou didn't say this question, but pressed his hands and said, "This matter will be discussed later, let's discuss the matter of the Jizhou City branch first." ”
After Li Yanshou said this, whether it was Li Yang with Gao Guanbo, Li Yu from Jiao'er Langdang, or Li Yanfu who had never said a word when he came in, their bodies were all tense subconsciously.
However, Li Yanshou, who was originally sitting on the main seat, stood up and sat in the position that had been vacant at the bottom, and a man with a medium head seemed to appear out of thin air, and sat on the main seat with a light footstep.
This man looks like Zhang San and Li Si he met on the street, he is featureless, and he looks like he sees it.
Looking at this man who did not appear in the slightest abruptness, but did appear without warning, his cultivation and appearance seemed to be unremarkable, but there was a flash of white behind Li Yang, which was Li Yang, who had already set foot in the battle general cultivation, could not suppress his heaven and earth mark at this moment.
Seeing the fleeting white light behind Li Yang, the man's brows moved, and he opened his mouth to praise: "The disciple of the academy is really extraordinary, and he has actually obtained the mark of the word 'book' of the top three grades in the world. ”
At this moment, Li Yang was unprecedentedly a little nervous, and hugged his fists and said, "Mr. Xie praises!"
The man waved his hand and said, "What kind of gentleman am I!"
Then he looked at the crowd and continued: "My name is Conch, and I am in charge of the affairs of the Northwest Province of the Whistle, you can call me Conch." ”