Chapter 61: The Secret Fight Before the Open Battle
The third day of the martial arts tournament began in an extremely strange atmosphere.
Not only did Emperor Yang not attend, but most of the civil and military officials disappeared, and the person who presided over the martial arts conference became His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Outside the imperial court, the rest of the audience is also a lot less, there is no certain identity, there is no certain status of the spectators, today is not put in at all, the scene is empty, deserted, compared with the previous two days, it is simply a heaven and an underground.
What's even more strange is that even so, no one made any noise, and everyone accepted this result very tacitly, as if they had heard some rumors, and those who were still kept in the dark also chose to remain silent, after all, it was about the imperial court, once they made a mistake and made a mistake, it would be more than worth the loss.
Even so, but in fact, there are still a lot of rumors, spread from the Ouchi, it is said that last night, the secret treasure in the palace was stolen, and many guards died, Emperor Yang was furious, and the court was turbulent, so today I can't take care of the martial arts conference.
Entering the palace to steal treasures and killing the guards, this is already a provocative act of Chi Lulu, who doesn't take the royal family in his eyes at all, and has already stepped on Ouchi's bottom line under his feet, if he can't catch the murderer, I'm afraid that the royal face will be lost.
Although I don't know what I lost, this courage is still amazing.
Lin Qi also heard some rumors, and just this morning, when he went to visit the injured Ma Zhanpeng, he knew it from the other party, not only that, but Lin Qi even knew that what was stolen from Ouchi was the Nioh Sword offered by the Dusk Snow Clan!
It is said that last night, there was a mess in the palace, and everyone was grounded regardless of their status, but until this morning, they did not see even a single hair of each other.
It is said that the one who guarded the sword of Nioh at that time was still a master in the Xuanlance camp, but according to the traces left at the scene, the two Xuanlance soldiers were almost killed in an instant, which shows that this person's strength is unfathomable!
A mysterious master, making a sword, and finally stealing the Nioh sword!
Even though he didn't know who it was, Lin Qi still remembered the gray-clothed swordsman who escaped from under Zhang Xiao's sword outside Yanjing City that day, and the other party claimed to be a sword-chewer, and it was reasonable to steal the sword.
As a result, because of the unexpected event, the martial arts conference ushered in the most deserted duel in history.
However, even so, the martial arts conference still needs to continue, although Emperor Yang did not attend, but replaced by the prince of the Dahua Dynasty to preside, it can also be seen that Dahua still attaches great importance to the first world martial arts conference.
The morning competition came from Liu Jizong, He Mingdu, and Zhao Yu of the royal family.
The duel between the two sides is still very interesting, especially Liu Jizong and Zhao Yu, because Zhao Yu once imitated Liu Jizong's swordsmanship, which aroused Liu Jizong's competitiveness, so Liu Jizong also made a special war against Zhao Yu, and the duel between the two kendo geniuses also became full of gunpowder!
Moreover, as the prince of Dahua, he will definitely enter the Sword Pavilion to study for a period of time when he is young, so Zhao Yun and Zhao Yu can also be said to be half of the disciples of the Sword Pavilion, so it seems that this is also a competition between the official disciples of the Sword Pavilion and the former disciples of the Sword Pavilion.
As the façade of the royal family, the eldest prince Zhao Yun and the seventh prince Zhao Yun were the first to come to the ring, the two of them were in gold armor and yellow robes, and they were domineering, but they looked relatively relaxed.
Immediately, Liu Jizong and He Mingdu of the Sword Pavilion also came to the ring, the two of them wore the traditional black and white sword robes of the Sword Pavilion, and walked across the sword at their waists, with excellent demeanor, compared with the prince, they did not fall behind.
Although the two played one more game than each other, they actually did not receive much loss, and today's competition, in the eyes of everyone, is considered to be equal.
Even if it is difficult to distinguish for a while, I am afraid that if you have to divide the winner or loser, it is estimated that it will only be in an instant.
"I've seen the two senior brothers of the Sword Pavilion!"
Without waiting for Liu Jizong and He Mingdu to salute the prince of Dahua, the seventh prince Zhao Yu took the first step to salute the other party, he was a little younger, and called the other party a senior brother, obviously he also regarded himself as a disciple of the Sword Pavilion, which made Liu He and the others a little surprised.
Everyone thought that there would be a tense atmosphere on the field, but they didn't expect that there was a harmonious atmosphere between the four of them, and they looked at each other for a while.
Liu He and the others returned the salute, and at the same time greeted the eldest prince.
"Your Royal Highness, your noble status and calling us senior brothers are really a bit of a frustration for me to wait!"
When Liu Jizong said this, he was actually reminding the other party euphemistically that he was not a real disciple of the Sword Pavilion, but after Zhao Yu heard it, he only smiled slightly.
I think that at the beginning, I once entered the Congyun Pavilion and was instructed by Zhang Jianshen, although I am not a disciple of the Sword Pavilion, but I dare not forget the grace of this teaching, and I also hope that in my lifetime, I can repay this kindness.
After listening to Zhao Yu's words, Liu Jizong was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that the person in front of him had also stepped into Congyun Pavilion, but he had never heard of it.
You must know that for the disciples of the Sword Pavilion, Cong Yun Pavilion looks ordinary from the outside, but in fact it has a special significance, only by being selected by the Sword Pavilion, after the approval of the pavilion master, can you enter the Cong Cloud Pavilion, there are many disciples of the Sword Pavilion, but there are very few who are qualified to enter, as for what is in the Cong Yun Pavilion, no one can say.
And those who are qualified to step into the Congyun Pavilion are all regarded by the Sword Pavilion as people who are qualified and qualified in the future and can inherit the position of the pavilion master, so for the disciples of the Sword Pavilion, being able to be selected is both a recognition and an honor.
Liu Jizong has been studying in the Sword Pavilion since he was a child, but until now, he has never been recognized, even if he has reached the ninth rank, he is not qualified to enter the Congyun Pavilion.
In this regard, Liu Jizong was very puzzled, and even had doubts about Zhang Xiao, although he had not clearly expressed his dissatisfaction, but this uncontrollable thought had been seen by many people.
Some people are also unwilling for Liu Jizong, but the Sword Pavilion has the rules of the Sword Pavilion, and no one can point fingers at the Pavilion Master's decision and have any doubts, but even so, there are still some people in the crowd who make some slight remarks, but whether it is Zhang Xiao or Chen Zizheng, they don't seem to see it.
But the more this is the case, the more confused and unwilling Liu Jizong becomes, so he is also jealous of those who can enter Congyun Pavilion, why does he look down on Lin Qi and Firefly and is hostile to them, probably because of this.
What I didn't expect was that a similar situation would appear in front of me.
Subconsciously, Liu Jizong clenched his fists tightly.
Just then, the gong sounded.
"Two senior brothers, the sword has no eyes, please go all out, don't release the water!" Zhao Yu smiled slightly and pulled out the long sword on his waist.
Hearing the other party's words, Liu Jizong frowned slightly, and reached out to press on the sword.
"That's nature!"
The Great War is imminent!