Chapter 21: Cruel Rules
"Big brother, where are you......"
Gu Cangsheng finally reluctantly went with that Nan Letian!
Although Gu Cangsheng is a disciple of the "Moon Sinking Emperor", he has never stepped half a step in the Moon Sinking Valley!
He was in a state of confusion and was kicked into the Moon Sinking Valley by Liu Jianyang. In the process of rapid "flight", he had never even seen what the valley mouth of the Moon Sinking Valley looked like!
Although this Nan Letian didn't know what the way he came from, he came two days ahead of him. Therefore, Gu Cangsheng decided to walk with him for two days first, anyway, Dabi had to start in three days. It's really not good, when the game starts, just kill him!
"The younger brother's family is in Dajin! But since he was a child, he has been doing business with his parents in five countries, and he has always had no fixed place!"
The two sat in a small restaurant not far from where the two met, and Gu Cangsheng made up nonsense in front of Nan Letian.
After shopping, Gu Cangsheng realized that there were not only mountains, rivers and wild trees in the valley this month! The environment in the valley was no different from the outside of the valley! The shop fronts, the wine shops and the terraces! The degree of prosperity was not much better than that of some top cities!
Gu Cangsheng and Nan Letian ordered the wine and food, sat in a private seat by the window, and became familiar with each other with their glasses!
"Brother Nan, dare to ask where your family lives, how do you know that there is such a grand event in the Sinking Valley this month?"
Gu Cangsheng lifted the wine jug, filled Nan Letian with a full glass, and asked.
"I'm from Chu!"
Nan Letian picked up the wine glass and drank it all! He put down the glass and smashed his mouth, and grabbed the wine jug and poured a big sip directly. He hiccuped before continuing.
"Big brother, you should know that the most widely spread legend in the Chu Kingdom is the legend of the 'Moon Sinking Valley'......! In our Great Chu, we are about to catch up with the Hades Palace! Lao Tzu, I don't believe in that evil, I want to see what kind of bird this 'ghost and god' looks like!"
Gu Cangsheng nodded, looking at Nan Letian who wanted to pour him wine with the wine jug that had just been stuffed into his mouth, and hurriedly waved his hand and refused!
"Enough, enough...... Little brother, this ...... I can't drink enough alcohol to take two sips!"
Nan Letian has a meal on his hands!
"It's not like a charlatan!"
He smiled and nodded Gu Cangsheng, but he didn't care, picked up the wine jug and drank it by himself!
Gu Cangsheng smiled slightly, picked up a thin lotus petal, and put it in his mouth. While chewing, he said: "Listening to Brother Nan's meaning, I am a little familiar with this Moon Sinking Valley...... How about it, tell the little brother?"
Nan Letian put down the flask and waved his hand while swallowing.
"It's all hearsay, and I can't do it accurately!"
As he spoke, he pulled down the shopkeeper who was about to leave after serving them food, and in the surprised eyes of the other party, he opened his mouth and asked, "Brother, are you a local?"
"Born and raised!"
The shopkeeper nodded.
Nan Letian wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "That's right, tell our brother what kind of Longtan Tiger's Den is in Shengu this month!"
Gu Cangsheng also turned his head and looked at the shopkeeper!
"Cheng, what do you two want to hear? I'm sure I know everything!"
Xiao Er was unambiguous and nodded briskly.
"Then tell us first, what's going on with this 'Moon Sinking Big Ratio'?"
Before Nan Letian could say anything, Gu Cangsheng asked first.
In fact, Gu Cangsheng is very depressed now!
His original plan was to wait for Gu Xiao to come back at Sanjiangkou, and then get to know the mysterious and magical King Murong Zun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in person!
Who knew that the day before he left Guangling, Liu Qi suddenly received a summons from Liu Jianyang! Let him take Gu Cangsheng to the Moon Sinking Valley before the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. He didn't explain what was going on!
When he arrived at the foot of the Moon Pot Peak, Gu Cangsheng knew that Liu Jianyang had asked him to participate in the selection meeting of their White Emperor Palace! After all, his apprentice's name had so far belonged to a non-staff member who was not very official!
Although I was very disdainful of such a formal selection ceremony, it had come to this after all! In addition, there were really not many times when I walked on the ground. It was a pleasure for him to be able to visit the valley!
But who would have thought that that old bastard Liu Jianyang framed this bullshit contest he came to participate in, and the danger was so strong! Not to mention the madmen, fanatics, and perverts all over the world, he would easily overturn his life, and the road ahead was boundless!
The most infuriating thing is that the old thief leader didn't even explain to him, so he kicked him into this demonic holy land full of unknowns to him, and he didn't even see what Taniguchi looked like.....
It's really his grandma's!
"The moon sinks greatly...... Are the two guest officers also here to participate in the Moon Sinking Competition?"
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and asked.
Gu Cangsheng and Nan Letian glanced at each other and nodded at the same time.
"How can I say it......" Xiao Er thought for a moment and said, "This Moon Shen Dabi, for us people in the Moon Sinking Valley, it is just a lively event......! For those who came to the competition...... It's not like that!"
"Huh?"
Gu Cangsheng raised his eyebrows.
"Say whatever you want, what are you talking about!"
Nan Letian knocked on the table with some impatience!
Xiao Er nodded, and said, "That's the case...... The eighteenth day of the first month of each full decade of the mainland calendar is the day when the three palaces and sixteen mansions in the valley of the moon sink and collect disciples from the outside world! From that day to the end of the eighteenth day of the next month, for a whole month, everyone who comes to participate in the competition can rely on their own ability to kill their opponents in the valley at will! Each palace and each government will recruit their own disciples according to the number of people who survive in the end! And these disciples are often regarded as the most important disciples by the three palaces and sixteen mansions!
Gu Cangsheng ate a piece of freshly cut blue-spotted fish, and squinted thoughtfully with a pair of peach blossom eyes. Nan Letian threw the empty wine jug aside, tore off a chicken leg, stuffed it in his mouth and chewed it!
"Because of this, the number of people who come to participate in the big competition is very large, often exceeding 50,000, and in some years even more than 100,000......
Speaking of this, there was a strange smile on the face of the shopkeeper!
"I'll tell you two directly, in ten years, the resources in the Moon Sinking Valley are also limited! In addition to these foreign disciples, there are also many elders in the sect, the sons and nephews of the deacons, and the disciples with the best qualifications who are regularly recruited in each sect's own sphere of influence every year...... Tell me, how many people can be recruited by this big competition? If you are full, a family can accept twenty or thirty people...... 50,000, 100,000...... Hey!"
The shopkeeper smiled coldly.
"You two eat here at my place, I can't trick you!" I'll tell you this as soon as possible, anyway, the game will start in two or three days, and it's up to you two to listen...... You say, what about tens of thousands! A month is ...... How come there are just four or five hundred people left for the three palaces and sixteen mansions to choose from?"
Gu Cangsheng's movements paused, and when he looked up, he saw Nan Letian, who was tearing the chicken and eating it, also stopped what he was doing.
“...... What do you mean?"
Gu Cangsheng swallowed the food in his mouth and asked.
"We all know about this...... Although there are no rules, no restrictions, and no referees in this big competition. However, it does not mean that the three palaces and sixteen mansions do not pay attention to this big competition! On the contrary, they are all very concerned about the quality of the selection of disciples! Therefore, after the competition begins, each palace and the government will send masters to the door to catch some fish whose quality is not up to par in the course of the competition...... Knock it out!"
"Eliminate!"
Gu Cangsheng and Nan Letian were startled at the same time! The two raised their eyes to look at each other, and at the same time saw a look of horror in each other's eyes!
This elimination is not a simple expulsion from the valley, but will be directly erased from this world!
No wonder the dead old man told himself that with his current cultivation, it would not be easy to live until a month later!
That's really because he not only has to deal with the opponents who participate in the competition with him, but also has to be careful not to be eliminated by the masters of the Three Palaces and Sixteen Prefectures as waste!
His original plan was to find a secluded and comfortable place to hide from him for a month, and then receive the praise in a grand manner......! It turns out that the old thing has already calculated! He has made up his mind to let him kill people diligently in this month in order to accomplish his ulterior cultivation purpose!
"So, you two, if you want to leave, there are still three days left, and this is not far from Taniguchi. If you can, let's go!"
Seeing that Gu Cangsheng and the two were silent, the shopkeeper opened his mouth to persuade.
Gu Cangsheng looked up at the shopkeeper's face full of kindness, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "You tell us all these things, if we really leave, won't the secrets of your Moon Sinking Valley be passed out?"
The corner of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched slightly, and his expression was full of pride: "Moon Sinking Valley doesn't need secrets at all! Just like our imperial lord, if you are strong, you must be strong, and everyone knows that secrets are just an umbrella hidden in your hearts by the weak." That's something we people in the Moon Sinking Valley will never need!"
These words really surprised Gu Cangsheng and the others!
I didn't expect that in this moon sinking valley, even a small bartender can be so proud...... This Moon Sinking Valley is really a magical place!
"Besides, it's not a big secret at all, it's just that you two don't know it!"
The shopkeeper put away his domineering appearance and said with a low smile.
Gu Cangsheng smiled and didn't speak! Nan Letian stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, and argued: "Okay, okay, we know about this, you can tell us something else!"
Seeing that the two of them had no idea of leaving, the shopkeeper smiled, nodded and said, "Cheng, then you still want to know something, I'll see if I can talk to you again!"
Nan Letian didn't speak, but raised his head and looked at Gu Cangsheng opposite! Gu Cangsheng gently shook the wine glass in his hand, and thought for a while before saying to the shopkeeper:
"Just tell us about the three palaces and sixteen mansions in the Moon Sinking Valley! Let us know what the demon lord we have in mind is like!"