Chapter 63: The Four Rankings
Editing the "Four Lists" is one of the signature responsibilities of the Dahua Zhangwu Academy.
The four lists are named "Heaven, Earth, Tianjiao, and Gathering Evil".
Among them, the Heavenly List is listed as a Martial Saint, the Earth List is listed as the top 100 (great) grandmasters under the Heavenly Gate, and the Tianjiao List is listed among the top 100 masters under the age of 24.
As for the evil list, there is no restriction on the number of cultivators, and all the martial artists above the realm who are wanted by the Zhangwu Academy are listed, and they are ranked by the size of the crime.
The four lists are updated in Shenjing every month, and then radiate to the whole territory by the post road system.
No matter what state, county, or city, every time the Zhangwu Academy releases the list, it will attract the attention of the whole people.
The same goes for Gimhae Castle.
It's just that the border of Liangzhou is really remote, so the list is updated very slowly, usually only once every three months.
At the end of June earlier, there was actually a release of the list.
However, at that time, Hong Fan had just completed the martial arts resources and joined Zhu Yiqi, and he had tons of skills to hone, so he didn't join in the excitement.
"In fact, when the second brother publicly challenged Jiang Youde on Anning Street half a year ago, Li Shenji and Chi Xinchi and I happened to be watching the battle from the Tinghai attic—at that time, they were deeply impressed by your lock and kung fu."
Hong Sheng said with a smile.
"If you go this time, these guys will catch you and pour you wine."
"Brother's fist, I will naturally obey my fate."
Hong Fan accepted the invitation, but there was no smile on his face.
"But I always had one concern."
Hong Jian said clearly: "It's a matter of the Traffic Hall, right?" ”
"Exactly."
Hong Fan said.
"Fang Zhiwu's case has been going on for a month now, and the progress on Uncle Wu's side is still limited; And I have a hunch that the previous incident of flying at sea to ambush us was also implicated in this. ”
"These few things, without the participation of the local forces in Jinhai, will definitely not be able to be done so neatly."
Hong Jian and Hong Sheng both nodded when they heard this.
The black hand that designed his own Xingjun couldn't catch it, and it has become a heart disease for the high-level members of the Hong family.
"Since the other party has come up with this method, there must be a follow-up."
Hong Fan continued.
"We don't have a thousand days to prevent thieves."
He looked at Hong Jian, saw the other party's support and continued.
"So I want to take advantage of this list release party to lure the snake out of the hole."
"What do you want to do?"
Hong Sheng asked.
"It's easy."
Hong Fan replied with a light smile.
"Outsiders don't know what is happening today; At that time, my brother first pretended to be at odds with me and acted as a dismissive. ”
"After that, I will find another opportunity to offend the children of the big clan who are suspicious one by one; If they have a ghost in their hearts, they will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble with you later! ”
The plan was not clever, and even crude.
However, when there is no extra information, it is also a good way.
"There's nothing wrong with the plan, but isn't it going to damage the reputation of the second brother?"
Hong Sheng glanced at Hong Jian's face and asked.
"It's okay, I'm still young, and I don't need to be an example in the clan in the future, it doesn't matter if my reputation is good or bad."
Hong Fan went straight back.
"Besides, I have a bad reputation outside the clan, but I can calm down the discussion in the city, so that the people behind me can't provoke."
He wants to use both prongs to completely cut off the possibility of provocation by the people behind him.
Hearing his brother-in-law say this, Hong Sheng was stunned again.
"Why is that?! Second brother, this is treating me as a ruthless and unrighteous person! ”
He said angrily, and couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
"Brother is at odds."
Hong Fan shook his head.
"I'm just taking precautions."
"I also read a little bit of history during this time; Since the opening of the ancestral dragon, how many people have been pushed to the forefront by the current situation? ”
"It is necessary to do this in order to completely reassure people's hearts!"
Hong Sheng was silent for a while, and he didn't know how to answer - he was taught by Hong Chen since he was a child, and he really didn't adapt to the other party's unobstructed way of communication.
As the elder and the quasi-patriarch of the Hong family, he really wanted to refute Hong Fan and show a little high-spirited in front of his father.
But when the words came to his mouth, Hong Sheng couldn't say anything, so that his face burned red.
And so the matter was settled.
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Six days later, October 29.
Gimhae had just passed two showers of light snow.
At this time, although the snow has disappeared, the weather is getting colder and colder.
At the beginning of noon (11 o'clock in the morning), Hong Fan and Hong Sheng met at the side gate of Hongfu.
On the side, two carriages have been set up.
"Listen to the Penglai Hall on the fourth floor of the Sea Pavilion."
Hong Sheng explained again, got into the carriage with slightly worse specifications, and went out first.
About half an hour later, Hong Fan also set off.
There is still an hour and a half before the release of the Zhangwu Academy, but at this time, Anning Street is already very lively.
The stalls on the side of the street were surrounded by pedestrians, and the crowd exhaled white air and talked about the possible change of the four lists.
Even the frozen bluestone pavement was softened by countless footboards.
"Borrow the light, give way!"
The coachman shouted to open the way, and the carriage with the family emblem of Hongzi rolled over the bluestone slab and jolted forward.
In addition to those high-flying martial saints, as well as the "One Thousand Miles and One Step" Kazama who have been at the top of the list for many years, Hong Fan heard the name of Hong Sheng relatively more along the way.
At the end of September, the latter made another breakthrough in martial arts, reaching the cultivation of the seven veins of the Pure Realm realm, which was on par with the original third master in the clan, "Danxin Sword" Hong Li.
Of course, this is not the focus of outsiders.
They discussed what kind of heights Hong Sheng could reach before the age of twenty-four, and whether it was possible to climb the Tianjiao list.
It took about a quarter of an hour for the carriage to reach its destination.
Unlike ordinary liquor stores, Tinghai Pavilion does not have an open dine-in, and it is full of private rooms from the second floor.
Today's list is released, and naturally there are no dissatisfied customers.
Under the guidance of the two waiters, Hong Fan walked up the stairs, and could only vaguely hear a few loud noises, which shows that the restaurant has worked sound insulation.
When I got to the fourth floor, the waiter in front of me went up and knocked on the door first.
When the two wooden doors were opened inward, a large stream of heater suddenly poured into the aisle with noise, and Hong Fan was pounced on himself.
Separated by a wall, there are two seasons.
In the Penglai Hall, young men and women are talking and laughing.
Then, the waiter waiting by the door called loudly: "Young Master Hong Fan of the Hong family has arrived." ”
The two dozen people in the room were immediately silent.
Except for a few people, none of them had seen Hong Fan, but none of them didn't know the name.
"It's my second brother here!"
Hong Sheng's laughter was the first to break the peace.
As soon as he got up, everyone was led towards the door, and he met Hong Fan who turned the entrance.
When the two sides meet, they look at each other.
Hong Shengling, who was old and heroic and dressed in a dark red military uniform, was at the forefront.
Half a step behind him was a long and thin cold boy - Li Shenji, the head of the Li family.
After the two Jinhai young generation only masters of the Pure Realm, Zheng Furui, who has a bright yellow dress and a white hairpin, is in the position of the stars.
Next to the girl, there was also a young man with a strong figure and a square face.
Judging from the standing position and the body language of the people around him, it is not surprising that the Chi family is young and Chi is red.
There was only one person opposite these twenty people.
Hong Fan ignored the hot and cold gaze, nodded slightly with his brother, and then swept his gaze.
Including Zheng Furui, the first impression of more than 20 people on Hong Fan was that he was handsome, cold and arrogant.
Of course, they didn't know that the other party was distracted by the Dragon Soul Tree at this time, sensing everyone present one by one.
Knowing that everything was calm at sea, it was clear that the two were not here.