Chapter Twenty-Four: The Tournament
The Fuwei Dart Bureau and the Qingcheng faction wrote back and forth, and after several exchanges, the details of the open competition were finally determined.
Only then did the Fuwei Dart Bureau distribute invitations on the rivers and lakes, inviting all sects and heroes from all walks of life to come and cheer.
When everyone received the letter, they all knew it by heart. If the Fuwei dart game can force the Qingcheng faction to compete openly, it will already be a victory. Even if you lose the competition, at most you will apologize and pay reparations. In front of everyone's eyes, the Qingcheng faction wanted to completely swallow the Fuwei Dart Bureau, but it was impossible. Of course, there are few people in the Fuwei Dart Bureau, and the foundation of martial arts cannot be compared with the Qingcheng faction, and it is very difficult to win in an open competition.
The Qingcheng faction traveled thousands of miles to the land of Minyue to suppress people. Although the Minyue martial arts are far less prosperous than the Sichuan and Shu factions, and the large and small sects are not as long as the Qingcheng faction, everyone can't help but have a fire in their hearts. Now that it is an open competition in accordance with the rules of the rivers and lakes, the large and small forces in Minyue naturally want to unite as one, and everyone fully supports the Fuwei Dart Bureau, and show the Qingcheng faction that the Minyue martial arts are not easy to bully.
Because of this, after the invitation letter of the Fuwei Dart Bureau was issued, it was immediately responded to by many martial arts forces, and it was overcrowded for a while.
This situation is even more obvious on the day of the competition. On the extremely spacious field, the forces of the two sides are clearly divided on the left and right.
On the left is the Fuwei Dart Bureau invited, only to see the crowd of people, the red flag is displayed, dozens of large and small sects are lined up, hundreds of martial arts masters gather together, the Fuwei Dart Bureau is embraced in the front of the center, it looks unusual, it can be said to be surging.
Looking at the right again, there is a sect in Qingcheng, there are only a dozen people, and they are completely demoralized by the momentum of the other party, and the disciples of Qingcheng dare not say that they are depressed, at least they are also drumming in their hearts. Many Qingcheng disciples couldn't help but think in their hearts, "What if the other party rushes up, is he running away?" Or do you want to accompany the master to work hard? ”
Yu Canghai was also taken aback by the other party's forces, and began to examine whether his attack on a thousand miles was a bit of a problem. He made up his mind in his heart that he would never be able to go thousands of miles to the enemy's land like this in the future, and these local snakes were really difficult to deal with.
The people on both sides were almost there, seeing that the red sun was hanging high, and the time was up, the Hengyuan Zen Master of the Shaolin Temple in Putian in the middle also spoke. After all, Putian Shaolin Temple is the leader of the Minyue martial arts forces on the bright side, in order to prevent the Qingcheng dog from jumping off the wall in a hurry, the Fuwei Dart Bureau repeatedly sent people to invite, asking Putian Shaolin to preside over justice.
For the vendetta of the rivers and lakes, Putian Shaolin doesn't want to care more. But since the two sides have turned to a fair battle, it is still the responsibility of the Shaolin faction to come out and speak and uphold justice. Regarding the Shaolin Temple as the host of the public competition, the Qingcheng faction naturally has no objections.
Hengyuan Zen Master has deep internal strength, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he suppressed the noise of the entire venue, and the sound was clearly delivered to everyone's ears.
"Fellow martial artists, today the Qingcheng faction and the Fuwei Dart Bureau met for a martial arts competition because of old grievances, and I would like to ask you to be a witness. According to the agreement between the two parties, the competition won two out of three games, and the participants were limited to the people directly under the Fuwei Dart Bureau and the Qingcheng faction. ”
"If the Fuwei Dart Bureau loses, he will make amends with the evil sword spectrum, and compensate the Qingcheng faction for the loss of 10,000 taels of silver. The Qingcheng faction lost, allowing the Fuwei Dart Bureau to dart in Sichuan, and the Qingcheng faction would never enter Fujian. ”
"When the two sides compete, they should also remember that it is better to settle the grievances, and to be merciful, and to the end. Thou shalt not start to kill in vain, for it will only increase iniquity. Amitabha! ”
Hengyuan Zen Master Buddha chanted, and as soon as he sat down, the noise on the field rose again.
Lin Zhennan stood up, bowed his hand to Yu Canghai, and said loudly: "It's a guest from afar, please take care of the first Yu Guan master!" ”
Yu Canghai was not polite, casually returned the salute, turned around and pointed at Hou Renying and said: "Renying, you are a senior brother, you must get off to a good start in the first game!" ”
Hou Renying clenched his fists and obeyed, "Obey the master's orders!" After speaking, he carried the sword, strode the meteor, came directly to the center of the field, and challenged loudly to the side of the Fuwei Dart Bureau: "Hou Renying, a disciple of Qingcheng, also ask Mr. Lin to give advice." ”
When Lin Zhennan heard this, he turned his head to look at Mrs. Lin, and the other party whispered: "You must take this one, don't keep your hands!" ”
Lin Zhennan immediately stood up, took the sword handed over by his wife, and said loudly: "This scene, I, Lin Zhennan, took it." With that, he walked towards the center of the field.
There was a lot of noise in the audience.
"Wow! Lin Zhennan appeared in the first game! ”
"Lin Zhennan can play in the Fuwei dart game, who will play if he doesn't play!"
"If Lin Zhennan can win this game, even if he loses the Fuwei dart game, it will be glorious!"
"Not really! That Hou Renying is the senior brother of the Qingcheng faction, the first of the four heroes and heroes, and he is also a famous rookie on the rivers and lakes! ”
Lin Zhennan came to the center of the field and looked at Hou Renying, both of them had solemn expressions on their faces, understanding that the opponent was not an ordinary person, and this battle must go all out.
The two clasped their fists and saluted each other.
"Hou Daxia, please advise!"
"Mr. Lin, please advise!"
Before the words fell, the two of them unsheathed their long swords and fought together. Hundreds of pairs of eyes were projected from the field, and the noise stopped abruptly for a while.
Lin Zhennan waved his long sword, and the blade swayed, enveloping the opponent's entire upper body. This swordsmanship is to defend instead of attacking, and it is displayed at this time, but it shows that the Fuwei Dart Bureau is atmospheric, and it is a guest from afar, and we welcome it to be hospitable, and the villain should get out of here.
The meaning of Lin Zhennan's swordsmanship was understood by all the martial arts celebrities in the audience, and they couldn't help but praise it.
Hou Renying naturally understood, he snorted coldly, brushed the chain of three swords, and stabbed Lin Zhennan's right side around his body, not accepting Lin Zhennan's kindness at all. Seeing that everyone in the audience frowned, they felt that the Qingcheng faction was too arrogant.
Lin Zhennan leaned over to dodge, and the move "Meteor Falling" in his hand was as fast as lightning, attacking Wei to save Zhao and taking the opponent's throat. Hou Renying hurriedly dodged, and the opportunity he had taken with shameless means just now was suddenly lost.
After a few swords in a row, Lin Zhennan went all out, the sword light was magnificent, and the silver light flickered, like a storm, attacking Hou Renying like a ring.
Hou Renying had already studied the moves of the evil sword technique in detail, and he knew everything in his chest, but after Lin Zhennan used these moves that were not very strange several times faster, there were a number of wonderful changes in them, and they were even used like thunder and lightning, only to force Hou Renying to roar again and again, becoming more and more embarrassed.
Yu Canghai in the audience saw it clearly. He has studied the sword technique of warding off evil spirits for many years, and knows every move and style in his mind. Back then, Lin Yuantu's swordsmanship was like lightning, and Changqingzi couldn't see it clearly at all. Yu Canghai's strength surpassed that of his master, and Lin Zhennan's swordsmanship was far inferior to Lin Yuantu. As soon as he got on it like this, Yu Canghai suddenly understood the mystery of the evil sword technique.
"I see! It turns out that the key secret of the sword technique to ward off evil spirits is to be fast enough. It has to be fast enough to make that power reverberate back and forth between the arm and the sword, and the sword technique will show that wonderful change. ”
"But how to make the sword so fast, it seems that there is a special set of internal force mental methods to cooperate with it. Lin Zhennan has only practiced this skill for 20 years, and this set of internal skills does not seem to be very clever. I just don't know if Lin Yuantu was the same back then. However, this method of exerting force is very ingenious, and it can be used in other swordsmanship, and it will definitely have an effect if you go back and study it well. ”
Thinking of this, Yu Canghai couldn't help but smile, and he didn't care about the defeat of the disciples on the field. Even vaguely felt that even if there was nothing, this time it would not be in vain.
On the field, Lin Zhennan swung his sword and slashed directly, with one move to "smash the Yellow Dragon", and when the long sword was dragged back, he took advantage of the momentum and made a long cut on Hou Renying's left arm. When there was a sound, the sword in his hand could not be grasped and fell to the ground. Hou Renying was unwilling, but Lin Zhennan's long sword was provoked and pointed at his heart.
Master Hengyuan sonic shock the audience: "The first competition between the two sides, Fuwei dart wins!" ”
Before the words fell, the left half suddenly thundered. Lin Zhennan put his sword back into the sheath, got off the field, clasped his fists with both hands, and saluted the heroes of Hexi one by one, which was very lively.
Hou Renying covered his arms and got off the field with the support of his junior brother, knelt on the ground, and begged Yu Canghai to punish him.
Surprisingly, Yu Canghai didn't get angry, his face was as usual, and he let him get up after a glance, "That Lin Zhennan has already obtained Lin Yuantu's three-point attainment, and he has a good sword technique to ward off evil spirits. This person is treacherous, we were accidentally deceived by him, thinking that his swordsmanship was sparse and ordinary, and it was normal to suffer a little loss. Go down and bandage your wounds first! ”
Hou Renying escaped, hurriedly thanked the master, and bowed to retire.
Facing a loss, Yu Canghai showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Lin Zhennan will be dispatched in the first game of the Fuwei dart game, see what he will do next." ”
He turned his head to look at the disciples beside him, Hong Renxiong was limping up, a little remorseful in his heart, and his hands were a little too heavy.
At this point, there is no other way. Yu Canghai could only command Luo Renjie next to him, "You must win the next game." ”
Only women and children were left in the Fuwei dart game, and this one was naturally a steady victory. Luo Renjie was full of confidence, bowed and saluted: "Master, don't worry, there will be no problem!" ”
The first game was the Qingcheng faction's first move, and the second game was naturally the first to be sent by the Fuwei dart game.
Lin Pingzhi was already eager to try, and he was about to get up at this time, but he was pulled by his mother and ordered: "Ping'er, although your swordsmanship is high, your experience in the rivers and lakes is far inferior to that of the other party." Remember not to talk nonsense with him when you get on the field, and take him down quickly with both swords. The other party must lose its combat effectiveness before stopping. Don't forget! ”
Lin Pingzhi patted his chest and said confidently: "Mother, don't worry, I often kill monsters in the illusion world, and I have a lot of experience!" After saying that, he walked into the arena with two swords in hand.
Mrs. Lin looked worried, and was held by Lin Zhennan, and comforted: "Madam put it down, our son is very powerful!" ”
Everyone saw that it was Lin Pingzhi who appeared, except for the disciples of the Huashan faction who had seen his strength, everyone else sighed, and said that there was really no one in the Fuwei Dart Bureau, and sent Brother Gongzi to play a perfunctory game.