Chapter 35: The Contest Begins
Early in the morning, Shen Hongtian and Shen Hongyun were standing on the steps of the courtyard with the heads of the family, and the younger generations were also dressed neatly one after another, and quickly came to this place to assemble.
Although most of the people's hearts are sluggish, the mood is still quite high in the face of such a grand event.
Watching the young people gather in the courtyard, although he knew that this trip to participate in the martial arts competition would inevitably be a fiasco, Shen Hongtian still nodded with satisfaction, at least the hope of the family is still there, as long as they work hard, if time comes, what they have lost today will definitely be able to be regained.
Shen Tianxing also came to the courtyard, dressed in white, carrying a long sword, his eyes were full of sharpness, and he could be said to be the most imposing among the young people present.
His appearance also attracted everyone's attention, and seeing the appearance of the first person of the young generation of the Shen family, these young people were also excited for no reason, and their backs straightened a little, as if they suddenly had more fighting spirit in their hearts.
"Where's Li'er?"
Shen Hongyun frowned, but he didn't find Shen Li's figure, and asked Shen Ze next to him.
And Shen Ze was also stunned, obviously not knowing Shen Li's whereabouts.
"Maybe you're still cultivating in the back mountain. Shen Tianxing said suddenly.
Shen Hongtian frowned, looked deeply at the back mountain for a moment, and suddenly said, "Don't wait, let's go!"
Shen Ze and the others were stunned, they didn't know what Shen Hongtian meant, you must know that although Shen Li's current strength is not as good as Shen Tianxing, it is also one of the core combat forces of the family, and there is no reason to leave him behind.
"It's okay if you don't come, leaving your son is the hope of the family, and it can't be compromised on this martial arts competition. Shen Hongtian said suddenly, it turned out that he was trying not to let Shen Li participate in this conference.
Hearing this, Shen Ze and the others were silent, and nodded secretly, it is true, now Shen Li is indeed the hope of his Shen family, as long as he is there, the Shen family will rise again one day.
"Sons, let's go!"
Shen Hongtian suddenly shouted, turned over and got on the horse, and the rest of the people also responded in unison, shouting out a high momentum that had not been seen for a long time, with sharp eyes, and followed Shen Hongyun into the courtyard gate and marched towards the martial arts arena.
The five-year martial arts competition is the biggest event in Jiangyuan City, and there is no one, so it is very grand and the specifications are amazing.
On the outskirts of Jiangyuan City, a huge martial arts arena is located in it, which was specially built by the city lord's mansion decades ago, with a huge cost and countless craftsmen.
The competition field is hundreds of acres in size, and there are two huge competition platforms in the middle, each with a length and width of 100 meters, and on the competition platform, there is a large-scale audience seat, which can accommodate thousands of people to sit in it.
When the Shen family and his entourage came to the martial arts arena, the martial arts arena at this time was already full of people, full of jubilation, and dense figures flashed in the huge martial arts arena, which was actually slightly crowded.
The participants in the martial arts competition are only the three major families, Jiang Yuancheng has a population of more than 100,000, and the family power is so numerous, they may not all participate in such a huge event, but it is also good for the younger generations of the family to come and see such a scene.
And when the Shen family and his party came here, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, you must know that although the Shen family has been weak recently, it is still one of the three major families in Jiang Yuancheng after all, and it is indispensable to attract attention.
"Yo, isn't this the Shen family? I thought you wouldn't dare to come?" A sneer suddenly sounded in the martial arts arena, the crowd separated, and a group of people walked out, led by a person with a cold face, it was the second Qi of the Qi family.
"What don't you dare?" Shen Hongtian sneered.
"Don't dare to come out and be embarrassed, but you really don't cry when you don't see the coffin, in my opinion, there is no need to compare, you can surrender directly, and you can save a moment of embarrassment and fiasco, and you have no place to be ashamed. Qi Lao Er sneered.
And with these words, a burst of laughter also sounded, in Jiang Yuan City, I don't know how many forces covet the Shen family's quasi-aristocratic seats, and at this time, someone happened to take the lead, and they were naturally willing to gloat over the disaster and fall into the ground.
"I want to see how you made my Shen family embarrassed. Shen Hongtian snorted coldly, knowing that this second Qi was clearly here to find fault, so he didn't say much to him, and walked towards the stands by himself.
The Shen family and his party walked through the crowd all the way, and the people next to them couldn't help but point and whisper, an old man like Shen Hongtian was just that, he didn't care much, but the young man was vigorous, he couldn't stand such a low ridicule, and he almost clashed with people several times, but fortunately he was suppressed by Shen Ze and others.
In the direction of the north of the martial arts arena, there is a high platform, in which there are about forty or fifty seats, which is specially prepared for the powerful people in Jiang Yuan City, which can have an unobstructed view of the situation in the martial arts arena.
Shen Hongtian, Shen Ze and others sat down in it, and the young children sat down under the leadership of Shen Qing.
After about an hour's effort, the three major families and other large and small forces in Jiang Yuan City had already arrived and sat down, and they were in a mess.
At this time, a middle-aged man suddenly walked onto the middle of the competition platform, looked around, pressed his big hand suddenly, and a clear voice immediately sounded in the martial arts arena: "Everyone, please be quiet." ”
At this time, there must be nearly a thousand people in the martial arts field, and the voice is noisy and chaotic, but when this middle-aged man speaks, his voice suppresses everyone's voice, and he is obviously a master.
As soon as this person spoke, the field quickly quieted down, the young man took the strength of this person, but the elder knew the identity of this person, so they didn't dare to say more, they sat upright, and quietly watched the field.
"The five-year Jiangyuancheng martial arts competition is coming as scheduled, first of all, thank you for coming, thanks to your recommendation, in this martial arts competition, by me, Qin Hua to preside over a matter for everyone!"
The middle-aged man looked around, bowed to everyone, and said loudly.
"This person is from the City Lord's Mansion, and you also know that the people in the City Lord's Mansion are all sent down from above, although they do not have the same power as the three major families, but because of their status, the three major families also treat each other with courtesy. Because the previous martial arts competitions were held by the city lord's mansion, this person is also the chief referee of this martial arts competition, presiding over all matters. Shen Qing turned his head and explained to Shen Tianxing and the other young people.
Shen Tianxing nodded slowly, among the Taibai Lords, every city has the existence of the City Lord's Mansion, which is a rather wonderful existence, and it does not have much power, but only presides over some public affairs on behalf of the Taibai Lord.
"Everyone knows the important surname of this martial arts competition, so I won't say much nonsense, I believe you young people can't wait, right? Okay, this is the surname that a young person should have! Come on, come on stage, you practice three nine in winter, three dogs in summer, and now you have learned something, it's time for us to see your majesty!"
The referee Qin Hua was emotional, and his words were extremely incendiary, and after saying a word, the young people in the martial arts arena were already in high spirits, and some even yelled, gearing up, eager to rush to the stage immediately.
Because the martial arts tournament is not only held for the three major families, all the families have to come, but the battle of the three families is the final highlight.
Therefore, at the beginning, many young people from small families came to the stage to compete with each other, and also to show the demeanor of the younger generation of today's family.
Although it is a competition of small families, its important surname should not be underestimated, because in previous martial arts competitions, there are often small families who shine and rise as a result.
The same is true of the Shen family, many years ago, at a martial arts competition, the Shen family took the stage, first shocked the four people, and then the juniors showed their might, directly picked a big family off the horse, and finally won the quasi-aristocratic seat.
But after all, there are only a few such things, and the battles of some low-level martial artists can't arouse much excitement from everyone, so they are all interested.
After about an hour, Qin Hua suddenly walked on the stage again, and with his coming to the stage, many people slowly straightened up, their eyes burning, because they knew that the highlight of this game was about to begin!
"I think everyone knows what I'm going to do when I come to the stage, right? Okay, I won't say more, now, the highlight of this conference, the battle of the three major families has officially begun!"
As soon as the words fell, the competition field was already boiling, and everyone sat up straight in unison, their eyes sharp, and they no longer looked like they were interested before.
You must know that the front of this martial arts competition is all nonsense, and what really attracts so many people's attention is the final highlight, the battle of the younger generation of the three major families!
As the three major forces of Jiang Yuancheng and the holders of quasi-aristocratic seats, the younger generation of the three major families represents the pinnacle of Jiang Yuancheng's combat power, and the scene of young masters and young geniuses gathering together like this and colliding with each other is usually rare to see, but now, all the masters of the three major families are gathered and are about to go to the stage to fight and fight, which naturally attracts all the attention and excitement.
Feeling the high atmosphere in the field, Qin Hua nodded with satisfaction, and he was about to speak, when a slightly old, but extremely thick voice suddenly sounded.
"Master Qin, how about we change the way this competition?" Everyone was stunned, and when they looked back, it was the current head of the Qi family, Qi Yuan spoke.
"Dare to ask Qi Lao what he means by this?" Qin Hua was also stunned and asked.
"In previous competitions, the three families competed against each other to determine the rankings. Then the last place in the competition of other forces in the city will challenge to compete for this quasi-noble seat. But now, as we all know, the Shen family is at the end of its rope and is constantly declining, and in my opinion, this strength is even inferior to that of a small family. It's better like this, let's let other families challenge the Shen family first, if the challenge is successful, then with the strength of his Shen family, he is not qualified to come to the final battle with the two of us, do you say?" Qi Yuan suddenly spoke, with a sneer, and said slowly.