In the evening, Sunset Village.

"Ouch, this material is good, soft and comfortable!" Dr. Li held a black robe and kept stroking, enjoying the expression of the extreme.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhong!" The little girl was wearing a new red dress and was smiling.

Because of her young age and low stature, she made six sets of three pieces of cloth for this little girl, and now she can change them however she wants.

"How do I look dressed?"

Li Yinyin wore a yellow long dress, which looked very beautiful, but she looked like a rich lady.

"You're all good-looking, but it's still a little worse than me, my appearance that has nowhere to put it! is handsome, and he is also annoying! Zhong Yuanxiu didn't even look at them, holding the mirror and admiring his face.

The good mood of the three of them wearing new clothes instantly dropped by half.

The face of the young man is so thick that people can't see it.

The little girl even covered her eyes and turned around and shook her head.

…

Four quarters of the hour.

Zhong Yuanxiu began to explore the route of the strength qi in the meridian acupuncture points.

Each track needs to be run at least once a day, and practice makes perfect.

Over time, it will only run faster and more efficiently.

…

Early the next morning, Zhong Yuanxiu rode his horse and whipped up early in the morning and rushed to the county seat.

On this day, the flow of people on the streets did not decrease, but increased.

Many are here to witness the battle of the top 10 and see which heroes will be on the list.

Long before coming to the county seat, the entrance to the arena was already crowded with people.

In view of the fact that the martial artist has the right of first entry, Zhong Yuanxiu is not in a hurry, and he still easily lifts the golden boulder.

walked into the martial arts arena leisurely, found a random place and sat down.

Soon after the young man sat down, he heard a lot of people talking in whispers.

It's not very clear, but it's certain.

The content of what they said was somewhat similar, all around the word fair.

"Two brothers, I don't know what the deal you are talking about will be, can the younger brother ask one or two?"

The young man moved out of his place and sat down next to the two men.

The two stopped talking and looked at the young man at the same time.

I saw that it was a young man, twenty-five or sixteen.

The skin is slightly dark, and the face looks relatively simple, and it can be judged between the words that it is the first time to participate in the martial arts conference.

"It's the first time for my little brother to participate in the martial arts conference, right?" One of them, a middle-aged man with a mole, asked with a smile.

"Yes, the kid came from a poor rural area, everything he saw and heard was novel, and I hope the two seniors will give him advice."

The young man smiled honestly and said very politely.

The younger generation sees the etiquette of the elders.

"Hahahaha, the martial arts realm is respected, and our realm is not worthy of any seniors.

The contemptible surname is Lu, we should not be much different in age, just call me Lu Shu brother. ”

The rough-looking man surnamed Lu smiled heartily and hugged his fists.

"Under Zhang Li!" Middle-aged people with moles also clenched their fists and reported their lives.

"The two brothers are polite, in Xia Zhong Yuanxiu!" The young man clenched his fists and saluted as the two of them did.

After the three of them greeted each other, they knew each other.

For this newcomer, Zhang Li and Lu Shu felt cordial in their hearts, as if they had just entered the martial arts.

Therefore, in the "chat" that follows, there is everything to say, and the conversation is very speculative.

During the conversation, Zhong Yuanxiu learned about a brand-new national system, the policy of governing the country of Thang Long - governing the country with civil and military forces.

In order to maintain the stability and strength of the country and the bloody nature of the officials, the founding emperor of Thang Long issued a decree to change the traditional system of division between civil and military forces a long time ago.

From the smallest seventh-rank official (county lord or above) to the first-rank official of the current dynasty, it is necessary to match the equal force value.

If you have more than seven grades, you must have more than one strategist, and the rank of the strategist will change with the change of the master.

In addition, the selection of officials is also very strict, and they will not simply hire martial artists as courtiers of the Celestial Empire.

It is still necessary to conduct scientific examinations and select talents for governing the country from among the warriors.

After the selection at all levels, the people and jinshi on the list are all all-rounders in civil and military affairs, and the top three and even the top ten in the palace examination are even more amazing.

Cultivating martial arts is a long process, and only with a firm heart can there be certain achievements.

Therefore, only once every five years, the scientific expedition is conducted, and most of the people who participate are middle-aged people of a certain age.

After the county competition, the top three winners of each county will be recommended to the state capital for the next level of competition.

And the competition in the state capital is no longer a martial arts competition, but also includes the literary test.

It contains topics such as the art of war, politics, etiquette, law, arithmetic, judgment, and so on.

Among the warriors, the best talents for governing the country are selected.

Under the influence of many years of martial artists in the Shenglong Kingdom, many martial artists with a realm have a scholarly temperament.

With martial arts but personable, the temperament of the rivers and lakes is very rare.

Said trade fair.

After the tournament is over, the center of the venue, including the tournament platform, becomes a trading venue, a trade fair that belongs exclusively to the warriors.

Participants can set up any booth in the venue to trade weapons, exercises, martial arts and other items.

…

"It's time to start the competition!" Yesterday's middle-aged referee in black has already taken the stage.

The man who presided over the game was Song Zhan, the county lieutenant of Zhiyun County, who commanded the defenders of a thousand cities, killed decisively, and had a very high combat power value.

As soon as the words fell, hundreds of warriors on the stage entered one after another, and a few jumped directly into the ring, showing strong self-confidence.

"The warriors in the audience are free to go on stage and challenge the warriors above.

Whoever beats five players will automatically advance, and if the defender is defeated, their own score will be inherited by the winner!

If the defender does not have enough victories after four o'clock in the afternoon, Ren remains on the ring and is considered to be promoted! ”

Six people went up to the ring and acted as defenders.

County Lieutenant Song also read out the rules of the competition.

"Badao Zheng Xia, Liu Jialiu Yuanjiu, and Dry Rock Means Lang, these three are the most famous martial artists in this county in the past five years, I don't know who dares to go up to challenge." Lu Shu said lightly.

"Brother Lu, what is the realm of these three people?" The young man asked curiously.

"The mid-stage consummation of the cultivation realm, or higher!" Lu Shu looked at the three people in the ring, and his tone was still light.

The young man nodded, and then fell silent.

Like most people, keep an eye on a few of the defenders in the ring.

"I'm here to learn Brother Li's tricks!"

Under the ring, a handsome-looking young warrior took a few steps, jumped into the ring lightly, and landed opposite Brother Li in his mouth.

"It turned out to be the son of Taichan of the Tai family." The martial artist surnamed Li said lightly.

"Brother Li, please!" Tae-chan asked for it with one hand.

"Please!" The warrior surnamed Li simply said a word, drew his sword and shot blatantly.

The martial artist surnamed Li, whose real name is Li Ruoling, is from the Li family, a grain merchant in Zhiyun County.

Since childhood, he has practiced various martial arts styles, studied military books, and officially entered the martial arts at the age of sixteen.

In just one year, he was able to reach the initial stage of the training power realm, and three years later, he broke through to the middle stage of the power training realm.

Now it is a mid-term consummation, not much worse than a few people in the ring.

The two people on the stage fought back and forth, one holding a knife and the other holding a gun, and there was quite a lot of discipline between a split and a stab.

Compared to the life-and-death struggle of others, these two are more like point-to-point competition.

After more than a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting, Li Ruoling had a slight advantage in moves and forced Taecan out of the ring.

"Brother Li is good at kung fu, Tai admires it!" After Tae-chan stepped down, he stabilized his body and had no negative emotions, but instead hugged his fists and smiled to congratulate Li Ruoling.

"I'm a little older than you, and I'm not able to win." Li Ruoling returned the salute and said lightly.

Taechan shook his head and chuckled, said no more, and turned back to the audience.

The other five people on the stage all looked displeased when they heard Li Ruoling's words.

Most of the people present were older than him.

Li Ruoling turned a blind eye to the gazes of others, and stood quietly on the stage waiting for the next challenge.

Time passed little by little, and a quarter of an hour had passed since the first challenge, and still no one had come to the stage to take on the challenge.

The warriors in the audience, you look at me, I look at you, and some of them are gathered in a circle, whispering below.

"Xu Xiaotian of Shengdeng Town, please teach Liu Gongzi!"

A middle-aged man with no hair on his head walked into the ring with an iron rod in his hand, and every step made people feel like a thousand catties of gravity had landed.

Concentrate:

All the information here will be used in the near future, and the characters that appear will have large and small connections with the future protagonists.