On Jiangcheng Street, the moonlight at night is mixed with the lights of the wine shop, which is a little noisy with the sound of heated discussions. In comparison, Xuanyuan Muxue, who had been bowing her head and meditating, seemed out of place.

After Ling Guanyu saw this scene, he persuaded: "Princess, isn't it just Lin Man'er, why do you bother to be sad for him?" ”

The young man in the yellow shirt coughed and reminded: "Guanyu! It's not too early this day, you have to compete tomorrow, so why don't you go and rest early! ”

After Ling Guanyu heard this, he said very straightforwardly: "To deal with that group of boys, I can take it with my eyes closed." What's more, aren't you going to participate tomorrow too? Why don't you rest? ”

The man in the yellow shirt sighed and said with emotion: "Alas, this body cultivation is good for anything, but it doesn't have a brain." ”

After Ling Guanyu heard this, he pointed at the man in yellow shirt and said angrily: "Don't think I'll be afraid of you, if you really meet you, I won't show mercy." ”

The man in the yellow shirt shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent look. After all, he was on the list of favorites to win the championship in Changle Fang, beating Xia Yuan of the Northern Underworld Sword Sect, ranking second with odds of two to one. In comparison, Ling Guanyu was only fourth.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Ling Guanyu snorted and left angrily. Actually, Ling Guanyu is really strong, and he has a six-grade all-round body cultivation. And the meaning of omnipotence refers to the realm of refining the body, transforming the body, melting the body, healing, and refining the soul.

It can be said that in the same realm, except with the help of divine weapons, it is difficult for others to hurt him. But the problem is that this test does not limit the divine soldiers, or magic weapons. Therefore, it is easy to guess that Changle Fang won the top spot on the popular list. That is, the six-grade rune cultivation.

Having said that, after Ling Guanyu left, the man in the yellow shirt comforted: "As far as I know, that Lin Man'er's cultivation is not bad, he killed Duan Yao, the master of the Yellow Deer Guanguan who cultivated in the Meishan Mountains a hundred years ago, and also subdued Dian Qi Min, Qi Ye, Chong Wulou, Yao Wuyan, and Eguchi Ichiro and other six-rank immortal monarchs.

Moreover, he also cooperated with Dongfang Yunju to kill Fan Qingsong, the old man of Bibo who cultivated the seven grades. Now, his cultivation is definitely far better than before, and he will be fine if he thinks about it. ”

After hearing this, Xuanyuan Muxue shook her head slightly and said, "I'm not worried about his safety, but that color embryo is fooling around with other women behind my back, and I really can't swallow this breath." ”

As soon as these words came out, the man in the yellow shirt was speechless. After doing it for a long time, it turned out to be because of jealousy. Alas! A woman's mind is really unpredictable!

Interestingly, Xuanyuan Muxue suddenly looked at the man, her eyes full of smiles. The man felt bad and subconsciously took a step back. After Xuanyuan Muxue saw it, he smiled slyly and took a cheerful step to visit the night market in Jiangcheng.

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The sun rises in the east, and the city is full of golden light. Donghao's hundred-year-old disciple Dabi officially kicked off. To this end, Guzhou Prefecture Mu Jiang Liqun built a special martial arts arena in Jiangcheng, the national capital.

Since it is a preliminary round, the competition field is not particularly advanced, just five wide platforms, corresponding to the east, west, north, south, and middle. However, these five platforms were each built by Donghao's five Seven-Rank Array Immortals. Its main feature is that it is not easy to be destroyed, or it is easy to restore if damaged.

The unveiling ceremony of the preliminary competition was in charge of Bao Xiujun, the vice president of Guzhou College, and the reason was naturally that Guzhou Governor had no time to pay attention to it. No way, who let Dongho's top seed player disappear for no reason!

The rules of the preliminary round are very simple, you can win four games in a row. In addition, there are no restrictions during the competition. In other words, fight until the opponent admits defeat, or is unable to fight, or dies.

Since it's the first day, there are no particularly powerful characters. After all, the big guys usually hold the shelf and appear at the end. However, there is one big man who doesn't follow the routine. This person is Ling Guanyu, who ranks fourth among the favorites to win the championship in Changle Fang.

Interestingly, when Ling Guanyu ascended to the eastern stage, he had no opponent. After Ling Guanyu saw this scene, he directly and openly mocked Donghao for being unavailable. Even, he also proposed a pair of fours.

For a while, there was an uproar in the audience. In the end, it was the four disciples of Guzhou Academy who came to the stage, relieving the awkward atmosphere. However, more embarrassing is yet to come.

After the competition began, Ling Guanyu was on the stage like a piece of wood, allowing the four of them to attack. In the face of such humiliation, the four disciples of Guzhou Academy naturally showed no mercy. However, no matter how these four people attacked, they just couldn't break the defense.

Things have developed to this point, and the vice president Bao Xiujun's old face is flushed, and he can't wait to find a mouse hole to get into immediately. However, the problem is that the four disciples who came to the stage to compete are not bad! It is less than a thousand years of time, and the cultivation has reached the fifth grade.

On the competition platform, Ling Guanyu seemed to have had enough, and after smiling coldly, he launched a counterattack against the four of them. In just a dozen breaths, all four of them were knocked to the ground.

After that, Ling Guanyu rubbed his hands, walked off the competition platform with a proud expression, and left a sentence - Donghao is no one!

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In the Donghao Palace, the monarch Dongfang Yunqi was furious when he learned of this. and asked Bao Xiujun, is the Guzhou branch raising a group of pigs? Bao Xiujun was terrified, and repeatedly said that he would immediately summon the disciples of the Academy's Qinglong Pagoda to come to the rescue.

When Dongfang Yunqi heard this, he became even more angry, and reprimanded: "You are embarrassed to mention the Blue Dragon Tower." How many years have it been, the dignified Royal Academy, eight thousand disciples, but the Qinglong Pagoda is replaced by one person, is everyone else a waste? ”

After Bao Xiujun heard this, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to reply, as if whatever he said was wrong. Fortunately, Zhong Guoli, the commander of the Qinglong Internal Guard, interceded for it.

"Your Majesty, the Blue Dragon Pagoda is challenged according to the disciple's cultivation. Compared to Longmei Tower and Wansong Tower, the difficulty is naturally higher. I heard that the disciple who climbed the Blue Dragon Pagoda this time is extremely talented, and may really be able to compete with Ling Guanyu. ”

"Oh, who is that disciple's surname, and can he be on the top list of Changle Fang?"

Zhong Guoli was a little embarrassed and said, "Uh...... The favorites for the championship are ranked by individual results. That disciple had been practicing in the academy for a long time, so his reputation was not obvious, and he failed to make the list. ”

"If you don't make the list, can you compete with Ling Guanyu, who is ranked fourth?" Dongfang Yunqi said with a displeased expression.

Zhong Guoli glanced at Bao Xiujun, but what he got was a denial. At that moment, he had to bite the bullet and replied: "As far as I know, Jin Youyi of Daluo Mansion doesn't seem to be a thousand years old. If she can play, she may have a good chance of winning. ”

Dongfang Yunqi frowned and asked rhetorically, "Two Aiqing, can you give Gu a positive answer?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Guoli and Bao Xiujun were silent. There is no way, most of Donghao's young talents have gone to the Wushan battlefield, and there are a few who can be surveyed and taken on great responsibilities. The only one has somehow disappeared.

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In the City Lord's Mansion, Jiang Liqun was already in a hurry. After the one-day primary election, only 12 people from Donghao Sanzhou entered the next round. Moreover, half of them are still from Meizhou. Not only that, but half of them are from the Meizhou Branch.

These six people are the five-grade mixed cultivation Fu Qiongyu, the five-grade law cultivation Cao Leshui, the five-grade sword cultivation Pei Yongsi, the five-grade Fu cultivation Yan Wanling, the five-grade mixed cultivation Peng Huaile, and the six-grade method cultivation Yurojing.

Jiang Liqun looked at the list, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became. At that moment, he slapped it on the table and said angrily: "What a Guzhou Academy!" Is it to raise a herd of pigs with so many resources every year? ”

The embarrassing thing was that as soon as Jiang Liqun finished speaking, he saw his son Jiang Hao leading Bao Xiujun, the vice president of Guzhou College, to the courtyard. At that moment, not only Bao Xiujun was embarrassed, but even Jiang Hao seemed embarrassed.

In fact, with Jiang Liqun's cultivation, how could he not know that Bao Xiujun was here. It's just that he has a fire in his heart, and if he doesn't vent it, it's really uncomfortable! After all, Meizhou is notoriously chaotic, and Meihuawei's combat power was once at the bottom.

But now, among the twelve people, six are from the Meizhou branch and four are from the Hakshu branch. Then there are two people in the main courtyard of the hall, which is less than half of the Meizhou branch, how can he not be angry!

The most infuriating thing is that he has repeatedly admonished Dongfang Yunqi that Guozhang Wei Ran is not suitable to be the dean of Guzhou Academy. He has a weak personality, is indecisive in trouble, and is easily swayed by thieves. But the result was good, Dongfang Yunqi not only didn't listen, but reprimanded him, saying that he was narrow-minded and jealous.

Now it turns out that Wei Ran is really a mediocre person, not only consuming national strength, but also raising a group of pigs. The most infuriating thing is that he has to bear the bitter consequences of all this.

Seeing that the atmosphere was jealous and embarrassing, Jiang Liqun's youngest daughter Jiang Duo appeared. I saw it bouncing up and down, humming a little song in his mouth. When she saw Bao Xiujun and her brother in the courtyard, she smiled and said, "Second brother, how can you be so snub to the guests? ”

Jiang Hao reacted, hurriedly invited Bao Xiujun into the house, and reminded his father in the house loudly. Jiang Liqun sighed and went out to greet him. However, the attitude is still very cold.

Jiang Duo has been smart and clever since childhood, and she is Jiang Liqun's only daughter, so she is very loved. When she saw her father's sad face all day long, she also wanted to help him solve his problems.

However, Jiang Duo's age is three times younger than Lin Man'er, even if the two have almost the same talent, it is impossible to have the strength to participate in this competition. What's more, in the Ancestral Star, and even in the entire Heavenly God Domain, there are not more than ten talents that are similar to Lin Man'er's talent.

(PS: The talent here refers to Lin Man'er's talent after lifting all seals.) Otherwise, with his current talent, it can only be said that it is rare. After all, the Heavenly Divine Domain is too big)

Having said that, after Jiang Duo learned about his father's sorrow from his second brother Jiang Hao, he went out of the house to inquire privately. Fortunately, with the identity of the daughter of the state shepherd and her intelligence, she really found the clue. Therefore, she intends to return to her father's own discoveries.

Coincidentally, I happened to meet the scene just now. In order not to embarrass the situation, she pretended to pass by and listened to the situation by the way.

In the study, Jiang Duo carried a teapot and poured tea for the three of them. When she saw the list on the table, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. However, things have to be settled, so she deliberately picked up the list and read the names on it.

Bao Xiujun listened to the list, not to mention how embarrassed it was. Fortunately, Jiang Duo didn't embarrass him to read the list. Therefore, when Jiang Duo read the two disciples of the Guzhou Branch, he curled a strand of long hair on his sideburns and wondered: "I heard from the second brother that this Han Zishao entered the Qinglong Tower with a nine-hundred-year-old immortal age, I don't know if this matter is true?" ”

Bao Xiujun breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly replied: "This is indeed the case!" This Han Zishao is extremely talented, and now he has reached the soul valve realm. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard Jiang Liqun snort coldly: "Hmph, it's not so much that it's talented, it's better to have a lot of money." ”

Bao Xiujun laughed awkwardly and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Obviously, what Jiang Liqun said was not necessary. Otherwise, with the cultivation of the nine-hundred-year-old Soul Valve Realm, it would not be impossible to make it to Changle Fang's popular list. After all, after Ling Guanyu was a soul cultivator of the Soul Valve Realm.

Jiang Duo was also helpless, looking at the list in his hand, he suddenly had a strange feeling. At that moment, he first put the brief list in his hand back to its place, and then picked up the detailed information that had not yet been opened.

After Jiang Liqun saw it, he was shocked, and he was about to stop it, but it was too late. Fortunately, Bao Xiujun didn't react abnormally, so he didn't see it. secretly, he used secret techniques to remind his little daughter that military affairs should not be child's play.

However, Jiang Duo pretended not to hear it, and exclaimed, "Oops! This Pei Yongsi and Cao Leshui actually crossed the border and defeated their opponents. ”

After Jiang Liqun heard this, he said disapplausively: "What's this, isn't it just Yue ...... Well? Crossing the border? ”

"Yes! Daddy. You see, they all beat six with five grades, and they all beat the enemy with one move. Jiang Duo leaned over to his father's side, holding the detailed information in both hands.

Jiang Liqun looked at the description of the situation above, and his expression gradually became solemn. Just imagine, those who can participate in the disciple competition are all geniuses from all over the world. Therefore, it is not easy to defeat the enemy in the same situation, let alone cross the border.

He didn't find anything abnormal before, but he habitually thought that Pei Yongsi, Cao Leshui and others were all opponents of the fifth grade. In this way, even if you pass the primary election, you will not be able to make it to the end. However, if you cross the border to face the enemy and win with one move, the situation is different.

Interestingly, just when Jiang Liqun felt that Donghao had hope of turning the tide of the battle, Bao Xiujun spoke. "Brother Jiang doesn't know, I have also watched the battle between the two, although it is very amazing, but compared to Ling Guanyu, it is still far behind!"

"Is that Ling Guanyu really as strong as you say?" Jiang Hao asked.

Bao Xiujun sighed and replied with a bitter face: "With one against four, and those four disciples are all in the top ten on the list of Qinglong disciples." Such a character, even an ordinary seven-rank immortal monarch may not be able to win it! ”

Jiang Duo frowned and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, that Ling Guanyu is only ranked fourth on the Changle Fang Championship Hot List, right?" ”

"Yes!"

"Who are the top three?"

Bao Xiujun wiped the sweat from his forehead again, and replied truthfully: "The first place is the young sect master of the Yizhou Fu Sect, whose cultivation has reached the Great Perfection of the Fu Imperial Realm, that is, the half-step Fu Nian.

The second in line is from the Central Plains, nicknamed Salon, and the specific background is ominous. However, according to Changle Fang's introduction, he seems to be an earth-based law cultivator who once crossed the border to kill the seventh-order scorpion king a hundred years ago.

The third in line is the elder of the Northern Underworld Sword Sect, named Xia Yuan, a six-rank pure sword cultivator. Three hundred years ago, he crossed the border to kill the seventh-order killer whale king, and was therefore known as the most talented sword cultivator in the Northern Underworld. ”

After Jiang Hao heard this, he swallowed in disbelief and said, "Three hundred years ago, she was able to kill the Seventh-Order Killer Whale King, so how old is she now?" ”

Bao Xiujun took out the booklet and looked at it, and said with a regretful face: "Alas, it's just a year old." ”

"What about the others?"

Bao Xiujun quickly flipped through the booklet, and after reading the ages of the nine people, he said with a wry smile: "If it can be postponed for a hundred years, among these nine people, except for Nangong Yunyun, the remaining eight people are not even qualified to participate." ”

After Jiang Duo heard this, he had a flash of inspiration and picked up the detailed information again. When she confirmed the information of Pei Yongsi and Cao Leshui, she said with a frightened expression: "These two people and Lin Man'er entered the Meizhou branch in the same class. In this way, that Lin Man'er is not even five hundred years old? ”

After Jiang Liqun heard this, he sighed heavily. It was only at this moment that he understood why his previous advice had been ignored by His Majesty the Emperor. At the same time, he was also very curious about where this Lin Man'er was sacred, and why he had such a terrifying cultivation talent.

Interestingly, the purpose of Bao Xiujun's trip was to ask Jiang Liqun, why hasn't that Lin Man'er appeared yet? After all, he really doesn't have a reliable candidate in his hands! Unless the age of the contestants was raised by five hundred, then he could mobilize the other three disciples of the Blue Dragon Pagoda.

At that moment, he coughed, looked at Jiang Liqun, and said tentatively: "Brother Jiang! I really can't arrange people on my side! Now that Your Majesty is urging you to do so, do you think it's time to let Lin Man'er appear? Seeing that Jiang Liqun didn't reply, he gritted his teeth and continued, "Brother Jiang, don't worry, after this big competition, I will resign as vice president and leave Guzhou." ”

However, Bao Xiujun misunderstood what Jiang Liqun meant. Moreover, when Jiang Liqun heard that Bao Xiujun was leaving, he reprimanded on the spot: "You damn old abalone, if you leave, then Guzhou College will really become a pig farm." ”

After hearing this, Bao Xiujun said with a bitter face: "Brother Jiang! It's not that I don't do it, it's that I can't do it! You don't know that the current academy has been ruined by that old horseman. From the disciples to the elders, they are addicted to wine all day long, and they have no ambition. Otherwise, there won't be even a decent talent. ”

Jiang Liqun smashed the table with one palm, and the anger in his heart was self-evident. But what could he do? It's a pity that all he can do is find Lin Man'er, at least so that Donghao won't lose too ugly.

However, Jiang Duo seemed to hear the problem and wondered: "If I'm not mistaken, those favorites didn't come from the Royal Academy?" ”

Jiang Hao hurriedly gave his sister a look and asked her not to talk nonsense. Jiang Duo understood what he meant and obediently closed his mouth! Fortunately, his father Jiang Liqun did not blame, but explained: "Duo'er, there is a difference between the two. Although other royal families have also established royal academies, they are not as biased as our Donghao in the allocation of resources. ”

"Daddy, I don't really understand."

"Alas! Let's put it this way! Our Donghao has more than ten times the resources of the Royal Academy than other royal families. As a result, other sects of cultivation do not have much resources. In other words, Donghao's talents are gathered in the three royal academies. ”

Bao Xiujun echoed: "Yes! If Ling Guanyu is placed in our Donghao, I am afraid that he will also be buried. After all, just one Body Refining Realm requires a lot of resources, not to mention the omnipotence of the Five Realms. ”

"So why not make a change?" Jiang Duo asked.

Jiang Liqun shook his head and explained to his daughter the reason for Donghao's current pattern.

That is, there are seventeen states in the Shenzhou Continent, and Donghao occupies three states in the east. Among them, Guzhou is close to the Star Dou Continent of the Demon Clan. Therefore, there will be the appearance of the Wushan battlefield.

Over the years, the demon clan has continued to attack Wushan, resulting in a great loss of Donghao's national strength. In order to defend Wushan, the cultivation sects of the three states of Donghao would send combat power every once in a while.

However, after a long time, the big sects can barely hold on, but some small sects can't hold on. Even, some sects took advantage of the opportunity to make trouble and annexed many small sects that were struggling.

Given this situation, some small denominations either reduce their numbers or extend their dates. Originally, there was nothing wrong with that, but then things changed.

In order to preserve their strength, some major sects refuse to send combat power under various pretexts. Seeing that the number of defenders in Wushan had dropped sharply, the monarch at that time was furious and forced all parties to send people. For a time, most of Donghao's cultivation sect was drained.

Although the crisis at that time was resolved, the seeds of hatred were also sown. And the consequence of this seed is that no one joins the army. Originally, this situation should have been changed slowly with a moderate policy.

However, the monarch of Donghao at that time was very strong. Since the cultivation forces in various places can't help, there is no need to waste resources. Therefore, under the strong oppression of Qinglongwei, all forces handed over their resources one after another. And these resources were transferred to the predecessor of the Guzhou Branch, that is, Donghao College.

I have to say that Donghao College at that time was really full of talents. It's a pity that the Wushan battlefield is a bottomless pit, and it can't be filled. There is no way, with the power of one country against the demon clan of the entire Star Dou Continent, it is really too different.

Therefore, once the Royal Academy can't produce talents, then Donghao's other cultivation sects are even more hopeless. In contrast, the other four countries did not have too many restrictions on their own cultivation sects, which was why powerful sects such as the Yizhou Fu Sect and the Northern Underworld Sword Sect appeared.

Having said that, when Jiang Duo listened to his father's story, he realized how much responsibility his country had. At the same time, she grew to hate the moths that corrupted the country. At the moment, he didn't pretend to be ignorant, and directly told his father about his findings and suggestions.

"Daddy, my daughter thinks that the reason why Lin Man'er has not appeared until now is nothing more than three reasons. First, he died; Second, he was afraid; Third, he was trapped. ”

Jiang Liqun nodded, and then ruled out the first point. I only listened to his analysis: "We have eight squads in Jiangcheng patrolling day and night in eight directions, with Lin Man'er's cultivation, if we want to kill him, we will definitely alarm the patrol." Therefore, the first article should not be possible.

As for the second one, it is unlikely that the information that the father has. There are three reasons: first, if he is really afraid, he will not go into the city before he regrets it; Second, he is now the president of the Carp Chamber of Commerce, and he is famous and difficult to ride a tiger; Third, he is domineering, has a perverse personality, and will never back down. ”

Bao Xiujun stroked his beard and thought, "In this way, there is only a third reason. ”

Jiang Hao clenched his fists and said angrily: "If that's the case, then it's troublesome." In this Jiang City, the places that can trap him are not easy to check! ”

Jiang Duo thought about it seriously for a moment and replied: "In fact, there are not many places that can trap him. ”

Jiang Liqun understood what his daughter meant, and analyzed: "That's right, Lin Man'er didn't go to too many places when he came to Jiangcheng for the first time. Moreover, the place that can trap him should satisfy two things: first, interests; Second, ability. If this is the case, there are no more than ten such places. ”

Speaking of which, Jiang Hao should know where to find it no matter how stupid he is. At the moment, take the initiative to ask Ying to go to Phantom Sound Workshop, Tianbao Pavilion, Drunken Immortal Residence, and Changle Fang to investigate around.

Bao Xiujun got up, looked at Jiang Liqun and said, "Let me go to Da Luo Mansion!" ”

Jiang Liqun nodded. After the two left, they leaned back in their chairs with a look of embarrassment. Jiang Duo guessed his father's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Daddy, the general's mansion can be done by his daughter." ”

Jiang Liqun waved his hand and said with a solemn expression: "Let's go for my father!" You are a little girl, even if you go in, you won't find anything. ”

"Daddy, don't worry, my daughter has her own way. Moreover, the eldest prince and the second prince can't be delayed! In case ......" Jiang Duo did not continue, but the meaning was very clear. If it is really the prince fighting for power, then it will be troublesome if it is too late.

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In the Ancient Song Inn, Yu Wazi also analyzed Lin Man'er's disappearance. Interestingly, Yu Wazi's analysis coincides with Jiang Duo. However, Yu Wazi obviously knew Lin Man'er better, so he narrowed down the scope to three places. Namely, Tianbao Pavilion, Drunken Immortal Residence, Changle Fang.

The reason is that with Lin Man'er's character, he will definitely not accept the invitation of the eldest prince and the second prince, and he will not disappear inexplicably.

After that, the fish baby assigns tasks. That is, the Drunken Immortal Residence is in charge of Ji Yunquan; Changle Fang is in charge of Fan Haoyang; As for Tianbao Pavilion, he is naturally in charge, and by the way, he has a long experience.

However, when the fish baby arrived at the Tianbao Pavilion, he happened to meet Jiang Hao, the son of the city lord. The two understood and entered the Tianbao Pavilion together.