() "I don't know what to call Brother Tai?" Xiao Tianhe asked after following the stranger through two streets.

"My surname is Huang, and my name is Tianyuan. Today's leisure, so come to the Sifang Hall for a stroll. The man laughed.

"Brother Huang, how do you know what I want to buy?"

"Heh, that's because Brother Xiao has a special behavior. You are the waist card of the Nangong family, and in such an identity, it stands to reason that you will not be interested in the things sold in the outer circle of the Sifang Palace. At that time, I was also on a whim, so I followed Brother Xiao to see what you wanted to buy, but later I heard that you wanted to buy worthless red stone. Not only that, but after seeing that Brother Xiao's inquiry was fruitless, he went straight out of the hall, which shows that Hongmengshi is the only purpose of your trip. I can't help but be very curious in my heart, I wonder if Brother Xiao can tell me, what is the use of the red mengshi you want?" Huang Tianyuan was very frank, and he said it clearly.

"When my mother died, she left me a red stone, but she accidentally lost it a few days ago, so I went in to try my luck when I passed by the Sifang Hall. "Of course, Xiao Tianhe won't tell the secret of the Red Mengshi.

"I see, I didn't expect that the red mengshi was actually Brother Xiao's place of sorrow. Huang Tianyuan touched his chin, "Brother Xiao will wait here for a while, and I'll come when I go." After speaking, he didn't wait for Xiao Tianhe to answer, turned into an alley and ran away.

"This man...... Could it be that he is talking nonsense to entertain me?" Xiao Tianhe had some doubts in his heart, he looked up at the sky, hesitated for a moment, or decided to wait here to see, anyway, it was still early after dark.

Looking around, there happened to be a tea stall not far from the street, so he walked over, asked for a pot of tea, and tasted it slowly.

One hour, two hours, three hours...... Until the end of the day, Xiao Tianhe had renewed the tea four or five times, but Huang Tianyuan was still nowhere to be seen.

"Looks like I was fooled by a boring person. Xiao Tianhe smiled bitterly, stood up, paid for the tea, and planned to go back to Nangong Garden.

Just took a few steps, but heard Huang Tianyuan's voice from behind: "Brother Xiao, don't worry!"

Looking back, Huang Tianyuan rushed from the alley where he went.

"Brother Xiao, I'm sorry, the place where I store the red mengshi is a bit far away, so I've kept you waiting for a long time. Huang Tianyuan took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Xiao Tianhe.

Xiao Tianhe opened it and saw that it was a red mengshi inside!

"Brother Huang really has a red stone!Thank you, thank you, Xiao is grateful!" Xiao Tianhe was suddenly in a good mood, "Brother Huang, I don't know how much your red stone sells for?"

Huang Tianyuan was very generous: "Hey, it's not a valuable thing, so I'll give it to Brother Xiao!"

"Although things are not valuable, you and I meet in Pingshui, which makes Brother Huang so troubled, Xiao really can't help it. In this case, let's go to the restaurant and have a drink, how about it?" Xiao Tianhe proposed.

"Haha, okay! Don't hide it from Brother Xiao, I'm a good drinker!" Huang Tianyuan laughed heartily, "It just so happens that the largest restaurant in Zealand City, Shake Wind Building, is not far away, let's go there!"

To say that this Huang Tianyuan is really welcome, judging from the recognized value of Hongmeng Stone, it is not worth Xiao Tianhe to accompany Xiao Tianhe in the luxurious Shaking Wind Building. However, Xiao Tianhe has a huge amount of silver tickets given by the Ximen family, but he doesn't care much about this cost, mainly because Huang Tianyuan has a cheerful and bold personality and keeps his promises, Xiao Tianhe is happy to make friends with this kind of person.

The Magic Treasure Conference is about to be held, and the Shaking Wind Tower, where you can climb high and look at the sea, has already been full of guests from all over the world. It is rare that on the top of the crowded sea viewing platform, Xiao Tianhe also found a small table for two people to taste wine.

The shopkeeper didn't even ask, and directly brought a wine jar and a few side dishes. Because the guests who came to the Shaking Wind Building were all coming for the famous wine of the Simon family. Xiao Tianhe and Huang Tianyuan poured a full bottle of wine, chatting and tasting it. Dusk has arrived, and the vast Xipinghai has sent a cool breeze, and Xiao Er has lit a candle for each table of guests and covered it with a lampshade. Looking to the north and south, there are also a few places where candles are lit, like scattered fireflies, and those are also coastal restaurants, which add a touch of interest to the coast before nightfall.

The aroma of the wine is quiet, but it feels mellow after the entrance, and the warmth is suddenly born in the abdomen, and the aftertaste in the mouth is endless, which is indeed a good wine.

The strength of the four major families is similar, and they are fighting openly and secretly, and even the winemaking industry is competing with each other. In the early days, the Simon family originally did not have exclusive special wines, but after hearing that the other three families had successively launched secret wines, the patriarchs of the Ximen family's generation gathered all the brewing masters in the clan and brewed secretly for several years, and finally created the Ximen family's world-famous wine, named "Dream Yao".

When he first heard the words "Dream Free" from Nangong Ting's mouth, Xiao Tianhe couldn't help but feel a trace of melancholy in his heart, and this coincidental name of the wine evoked his memories of the Qinglong Continent. Looking up at the hazy clouds and shadows, sitting and watching the sea and sky, I can't help but sigh.

Life is like a fog and a dream,

Fate is born and fate is still free.

The mountains and the sea are far apart,

The years are in a trance, and my heart is sad.

The rivers and lakes are scattered,

When will the reunion come?

The clouds are surging and the clouds are looking at the sky and sighing,

The tide rises and falls, full of sorrow.

"What, Brother Xiao seems to have something on his mind?" Huang Tianyuan asked.

"It's okay, it's just a reminder of an old friend. Xiao Tianhe raised his head and drank the wine in the wine cup.

Huang Tianyuan filled Xiao Tianhe again, picked up his wine cup, and persuaded: "Brother Xiao, life must look forward. Although we have separated from our old friends, we are also making new friends, aren't we?

"!" Xiao Tianhe also raised his wine cup.

Good wine is worth savoring, Xiao Tianhe is not good at wine, Huang Tianyuan is good at wine but not fond of alcohol, this altar of "Dream Free" The two of them drank until three minutes at night.

Huang Tianyuan stretched: "It's not too early, Brother Xiao."

I think that's all for today. ”

"Okay, I'll go check out. ”

"No need, Brother Xiao, today you and I hit it off at first sight, and the wine money will be counted in my account. Huang Tianyuan took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and put it on the table, didn't allow Xiao Tianhe to say anything, and dragged him downstairs.

"Brother Huang, you are so expensive, it really makes Xiao feel unhappy. Huang Tianyuan's generosity was a bit unexpected by Xiao Tianhe. Not only is the value of the ingot of gold far more than the wine money, but the key is that Xiao Tianhe owes Huang Tianyuan a favor, and it stands to reason that Xiao Tianhe should pay for it.

"Spend a little money and be able to get to know a master like Brother Xiao, why not do it? If I'm not mistaken, Brother Xiao's should be in the Cave Void Realm, right? I don't know how long you've been cultivating demons?" Huang Tianyuan asked with a smile.

"It's not a master, I've been cultivating for more than thirty years, but I've just ascended to the early stage of the Cave Void. Xiao Tianhe still deliberately said more about his cultivation time, "I don't know what Brother Huang's realm is?"

"The middle stage of the hole. Brother Xiao, in my opinion, a master can't just look at the realm, but also look at the number of years of demon cultivation. After only more than thirty years of cultivation to the early stage of the cave void, this is already a rare genius, no wonder the Nangong family wants to invite you to join. Huang Tianyuan praised.

"Where, Brother Huang praised it falsely. As soon as Xiao Tianhe's words fell, he saw a group of people walking out of the Shaking Wind Tower, among which was Nangong Ting.

Nangong Ting also saw Xiao Tianhe, and hurriedly came over to say hello: "Brother Xiao, where have you been this day? I couldn't find you in Nangong Yuan when I went back, and I asked my sister, she only said that you went to hang out." Uh, I don't know who this brother is?"

"In Xia Huang Tianyuan, I was fortunate to get acquainted with Brother Xiao, and I came to Shake the Wind Building to taste delicious wine and food. Since you are Brother Xiao's friend, you are also my friend. It's getting late today, let's get together later, and we'll say goodbye first. Huang Tianyuan bowed slightly, turned around and left.

"Hey, Brother Huang, don't ......be in a hurry," Xiao Tianhe shouted, but Huang Tianyuan waved his hand without looking back: "I will meet again, Brother Xiao, you and I will have a date later!"

Nangong Ting looked at Huang Tianyuan's back that gradually disappeared into the night: "Brother Xiao, how did you meet?"

"The person I met by chance in the Sifang Hall gave me a red stone and invited me to a meal of wine and food. I didn't want to owe favors, but this man has a rather bold personality and is a good person. ”

Nangong Ting frowned: "If you have a bold personality, why are you in a hurry to leave after seeing me? Could it be that you deliberately came to approach Brother Xiao with other purposes in mind?"

Xiao Tianhe patted Nangong Ting's shoulder: "You're too worried." He and I have never met, we have met in Pingshui, and the realm is higher than mine, he has never asked my address when we talked, and he did not leave his own address when he left, I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet in the future, what is the purpose of this situation?"

Nangong Ting shook his head lightly: "Brother Xiao, the rivers and lakes are sinister, and the world is complicated, so it's better to think badly about people first." I've always thought this guy was a little weird, so be careful. ”

Xiao Tianhe smiled: "Oh? You only saw him once, and he couldn't even talk for a moment, how strange can you see?"

Nangong Ting said solemnly: "I don't know why I feel this way, that person seems to be ...... There seems to be secrets, there are dangers. If I had to say anything weird, I think it was his aura that made me a little uneasy. ”

"Breath ......" Xiao Tianhe carefully recalled every detail after meeting Huang Tianyuan, his words and demeanor, and his gestures, as if there was nothing strange, so he said to Nangong Ting, "At least I didn't feel anything unusual." I saw that he didn't have a waist card, and I wanted to ask him if he was willing to join the Nangong family, and his realm in the middle stage of the cave void was not low, but I didn't have time to speak. ”

"Brother Xiao, the mid-stage realm of the cave void should have joined other families, after all, not everyone can have a waist card. ”

"Alright, don't think about it. The few of you over there are your friends, they're still waiting for you, let's go over. Xiao Tian walked back to the door of the Shaking Wind Tower.

Speaking of his friend, Nangong Ting laughed again, caught up and introduced: "Brother Xiao, the one on the far left is Ximen Fei, next to him is his brother Ximen Di, this black-clothed boy is Beitang Lu, and the two Tsing Yi sons next to him are Dongfang Zang and Dongfang Qin, they are all my best friends." Brothers, this is the big brother Xiao I told you. ”

"I've seen Brother Xiao. Everyone saluted.

Xiao Tianhe originally planned to go back to Nangong Yuan with Nangong Ting, but those people were willing to let them go, so they dragged them into the Shaking Wind Building and drank bitterly, until they were drunk, and everyone dispersed. When I walked out of the Shaking Wind Tower, it was already the fourth watch of the next day. Although Nangong Yuan and the other three mansions are built in the same place, they are not connected to each other, and the four gates are opened on four streets, so there are no people on the same road. When Xiao Tianhe and Nangong Ting staggered back to Nangong Garden, Nangong Xue was waiting at the door, and saw that the two of them were drunk and messy, and they wanted to get angry but they didn't have a good seizure, so they had to help the two back to Wanghu Pavilion.

Nangong Ting's alcohol consumption was a little bigger than Xiao Tianhe's, and after entering the house, he fell asleep. Xiao Tianhe smelled the sandalwood in the room in a trance, and couldn't help but tumble in his stomach, and spit out Nangong Xue. Nangong Xue endured the smell of wine and rice, quickly removed the sandalwood, changed into clean clothes, and made a basin of clean water to wipe off the dirt for Xiao Tianhe, and then instructed his subordinates to boil the sobering soup, feed it to Xiao Tianhe spoonful by spoonful, and take care of him until dawn.

"Dream Leisure" was strong, Xiao Tianhe was hungover even if he drank the sobering soup, he slept until the next evening, and when he opened his eyes, he found that he was lying on Nangong Xue's lap. He hurriedly rolled over and got out of bed, but he was dizzy and couldn't stand. Nangong Xue hurriedly stepped forward to help, and said angrily: "Brother Xiao, no matter how good the wine is, you can't drink it like this!"

Xiao Tianhe shook his head, vaguely remembering that it was Nangong Xue who took care of him last night, and he was both grateful and annoyed in his heart, humanity was: "Financial debts are easy to repay, but love debts are difficult to repay", he really didn't know how to keep a distance from the kind Nangong Xue at this time.

"Sister Xue, thank you for taking care of you. My wine has woken up, you better go and see Brother Ting. ”

Nangong Xue smiled and said: "He, it's not once or twice that he is drunk and unconscious like this, I'm used to it, it's okay, as long as he sleeps a lot, he will be fine soon." ”

"Hmm...... Then you go back to your room first, you haven't rested all the time. ”

"It's okay. Brother Xiao, don't follow Brother Ting to drink for the rest of the next few days, his drinking volume is much better than yours. You have a good rest, I won't bother you. Nangong Xue closed the door and retreated after giving the instructions.

Xiao Tianhe let out a sigh, sat on the edge of the bed, rubbed his temples, and said in his heart: "In the future, you can't be like this anymore, there are still four days left before the Demon Treasure Conference will open, so let's cultivate quietly." ”

Xiao Tianhe carefully hid the red mengshi given by Huang Tianyuan and began to meditate. This place is not as good as the courtyard in the city at the southern foot of the city, and it is not suitable for practicing sword techniques. In the next few days, Xiao Tianhe stayed at home, Nangong Xue and Nangong Ting came to him a few times, and saw that he had been meditating quietly, so they didn't bother.

Finally, the Simon family's magic treasure conference was held as scheduled.

According to the rules of the Simon family, the Demon Treasure Conference is held every ten years, and it is held in the main city of each department in turn. Not only the Simon family, but also the other three families, the rules of the game are almost the same, and the rewards for winning are almost the same, the only difference is the time of the event. The Dongfang family's magic treasure conference is held from January to March of that year, the Ximen family's is held from April to June, July to September is the time of the Nangong family's magic treasure conference, and the Beitang family's is held from October to December.

As one of the big families in charge of the four corners of the world, there are countless people in the Simon family and affiliated families who can participate in the Demon Treasure Conference. Since the ultimate significance of the Demon Treasure Conference is to select demon cultivation geniuses, the grouping of the competition does not look at the realm, but only the number of years. According to the regulations of the conference, from the twenty-first year of demon cultivation to the thirty-fifth year of demon cultivation, it is divided into one group every five years, so there are three groups of primary, intermediate, and advanced. For the sake of fairness, the first round of the tournament is played in a fight. A person can fight up to six battles a day, and after each battle, they can take the restorative pills provided by the Simon family at will.

There are three ways to win:

First, a winning streak. Those who have won 50 consecutive games will win;

Second, the total wins. Those who have won a total of 250 games will win;

Third, challenge wins. Anyone who defeats three people who have won more than 45 consecutive games in a row is also considered a winner. But there is a harsh proviso attached to this, if you lose a game, you will be directly out.

In the end, a total of 30 players from each group will participate in the second round, and the missing spots will be selected from the highest winning streak and the most wins.

The way of the game seems simple, just a one-on-one ring match, but in fact, the game is very complicated. If you fight at the beginning, I am afraid that you will consume your vitality before the real master goes into battle, and if you wait until the later stage to fight, then the probability of encountering the master is extremely high, not to mention the outcome or defeat, and you have to worry about being preempted by someone in the early stage to occupy the precious promotion place.

If you want to "win in a row," you will inevitably have to play in the last few battles, and no one wants others to easily get a quota; if you want to "win in total," it will be an extremely difficult test of physical strength and mystical strength, and 250 games will be easier said than done; if you want to "challenge and win," you will have to face great risks. In the battle of masters, victory or defeat is possible, success is promotion, defeat is out.

When Xiao Tianhe learned the specific rules of the competition from Nangong Xue's mouth, he couldn't help but sigh, how smart the person who formulated this set of rules was!

Compared with the Taiqing Wuhui, this kind of fighting rule avoids the unfairness of the strong competing and the weak gaining during the draw, and increases the uncertainty of victory and defeat between competitors of the same level, while the rules on the number of "consecutive wins", "total wins" and "challenge wins" completely put an end to the idea that some people try to be opportunistic.

On the other hand, such a seemingly complex and chaotic situation will not bury talent. The real master will definitely not advance in the first two ways, and the third way of "challenging to win" is the easiest, which can be described as once and for all. Conservative people will choose the first way, although it is difficult to win 50 games in a row, but if you lose, at least you will not be out, and you can re-accumulate the number of consecutive wins, even if the last few games of the streak are always in vain, and you can never reach the number of 50 games, you can finally advance by accumulating 250 wins.

Sealand City has three competition venues in the outskirts of the city, which are used in three categories. There were eight rings in each venue, and the overseer elders were the twelve heads of the three major divisions of the Simon family.

The most striking is of course the senior competition, so it is also the most expensive to watch this group of events, so those who don't have a waist card will settle for the next best thing and watch the intermediate group. The small family, which is not wealthy, can only go to watch the junior group game.

Xiao Tianhe and Nangong sisters and brothers both have waist cards, so they naturally went to watch the battle of the senior group.

The venue for the senior division is set up on a field 30 miles east of Sealand, which is flat and has a wide view, which is suitable for setting up the ring and spectator seats.

Walking into the venue, Xiao Tianhe looked around, and the audience was almost full of children of the four major families dressed in red, white, black, and blue, and there were scattered people in casual clothes like himself. The auditorium is surrounded by eight rings on three sides, but the east side is not connected to the auditorium, and the seats are full of Siemens people in white, and it seems that there are undoubtedly seats for the contestants. Behind the east seat was a high platform with a long table and four chairs, which were the seats for the overseers. Now there are three old men sitting on the supervision platform, all of them with blue beards and fairy wind and bones, all of them with their eyes closed and unfathomable.

"Does the master have to be an old man, and he has to put on a posture of being tricky?" Xiao Tianhe was thinking it was funny, and suddenly heard a commotion in the audience, and everyone looked at the sky. He looked up and saw a figure descending from the sky and landing lightly on the supervision platform.