Liu Xunyi and Ling Qing arrived in Huashan Town on August 25 and settled at the Huashan Inn under the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce.

Huashan Inn, also known as "Seven Star Building", is the largest inn in Huashan Town.

As the name suggests, the seven-star building is seven floors high. In addition to the lobby on the first floor, there are 15 guest rooms on each floor. And without exception, all of them are on the house, and the price is expensive.

According to Shen Dongshan's instructions, in order to avoid fighting between different factions in the martial arts, the second, fourth, and sixth floors were given to the northern faction martial arts, and the third, fifth, and seventh floors were given to the southern faction martial arts.

Anyone who comes to stay in the rivers and lakes must first ask where they come from? The north of Qinhuai is regarded as the northern faction, and the opposite is regarded as the southern faction.

Although this division can reduce some unnecessary friction, it is difficult to completely eliminate the fight between each other.

Most of the people who walk the rivers and lakes are unruly, their sex is as fierce as fire, and they draw their swords against each other when they disagree.

Since Liu Xunyi lived in the Huashan Inn, in just a few days, dozens of large and small battles have occurred in the inn, no matter day or night, it is often a "call".

It can be a verbal battle, or a three-fist and two-foot fight. The heavy is swords, swords, and shadows, and even calls friends to fight unscrupulously in the inn.

This kind of friction becomes more frequent the closer to the ninth day of the ninth month of September.

The miserable innkeeper has not been as many as the tables, chairs, benches, tea, cups and saucers that have been replaced for more than ten years.

Fortunately, Shen Dongshan had the foresight to order the shopkeeper of Qixinglou in advance to report to the Chamber of Commerce if everything was smashed or damaged, and he did not have to bear the loss.

What's even more interesting is that Shen Dongshan once solemnly reminded the shopkeeper and his buddies that they must not ask for compensation from the people in the rivers and lakes, so as not to ask for hardship and even endanger their lives.

According to the rules set in Hexi last year, the scale of the "Lunjiantai" is limited and cannot accommodate tens of thousands of people in the rivers and lakes, so Shaolin and Wudang jointly set up a "threshold" at the foot of Mount Hua.

In addition to the famous sects and families on the rivers and lakes, if others want to participate in the martial arts conference, they must first learn a few tricks from the disciples who "guard the threshold".

Only those who are outstanding in martial arts can get an invitation to go up the mountain to participate in the meeting. Those who are not good at martial arts can only go to the mountains around the main peak to watch from afar, and are not allowed to climb the sword platform.

Most of the disciples who "guard the threshold" are second-rate masters. In other words, if you want to go up the mountain to watch the battle, unless you are from a "big family", your martial arts must be among the second-rate masters.

As for the sects and families, they can't lead the crowd up the mountain at will. According to the rules set last year, the head of a faction should bring a maximum of 30 disciples with him, and no one was allowed to trespass.

On Huashan, Shen Dongshan repaired hundreds of courtyards and wing rooms, which were specially used by people from the rivers and lakes who participated in the martial arts conference.

However, in order to protect the thoroughness of the martial arts conference, it was necessary to avoid people going up the mountain in advance to set up an ambush. Since the beginning of the year, Shen Dongshan has ordered people to blockade Huashan until the morning of the eighth day of the first month of September, when he can be officially released by invitation.

Therefore, before the eighth day of the ninth month, no matter what sect or sect, or who is a master, they can only settle down in Huashan Town, but cannot go up the mountain to stay.

Because Shen Dongshan has the strong support of the Xian Wangfu, Jin Jianwu, the six major sects, and the four great families behind him, even if others complain, they don't dare to break this rule, let alone force themselves up the mountain.

Liu Xunyi represents the Xianwang Mansion, so naturally he doesn't have to go to the "threshold" to ask for any invitations. Therefore, during this period of time, he has been secretly spying on the various sects and factions coming and going in Huashan Town, as well as the rangers who came to join in the fun.

Soon after, Luo Tianjin will come to Huashan in person, as the most powerful contender for the martial arts alliance leader, I don't know how many people want to take his life at the moment.

For this reason, Liu Xunyi had to be cautious again and again, carefully monitoring every suspicious person in the Seven Star Tower, in order to be foolproof.

Since entering September, the business of Huashan Inn has become more and more prosperous, and it is by no means a prosperous business, which can be described as a market. There are countless people who come and go every day, and they can't kick the threshold of the inn through.

Because of this, as the largest inn in Huashan Town, Qixinglou, in order to show its status and reputation, has risen again and again, and the guests have been changed one after another.

But all those who are qualified to stay in Huashan Inn are all the heroes of the big family, the great family, or the heroes of the rivers and lakes with thousands of dollars in their pockets and gold, silver and jewelry.

On August 25, Liu Xunyi lived in the hotel for only eight taels of silver a night. By the third day of September, the price of a room had risen to 80 taels.

Especially in the past two days, with more and more people coming to Huashan, the house price has almost doubled every day. What's more, the morning and afternoon are not the same price.

The "business experience" of the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce has always been used like fire and innocence, and today's Huashan Inn is no exception.

But even so, the guests who come and go here, in order to highlight their status in the rivers and lakes, all spend money like dirt, squeeze their heads and drill into the Seven Star Tower.

Looking at that posture, it seems that only by living in the Seven Star Tower can you be qualified to climb Mount Hua and participate in the martial arts conference. On the contrary, it is necessary to be a dwarf, inferior, and always just a cat or dog on the side of the road.

In the past, Huashan Town was attached to the Huashan faction and had experienced a period of prosperity.

However, since the fall of the Huashan faction, Huashan Town has plummeted, and today, it has become a place with less than 1,000 households.

However, the reconvening of the martial arts conference made this long-dormant town turn from decline to prosperity. All walks of life, which were originally withering, have sprung up one by one in this year, and they have bloomed again.

Especially in September, there are tens of thousands of people from all over the world.

The number of outsiders is several times that of the people in the town, so that today's Qixinglou, and even the entire Huashan Town, are by no means "lively" and "noisy" can be described, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are "shoulder to shoulder" and waving like yin.

During the day, countless people from the rivers and lakes flocked to the foot of Mount Hua to challenge the disciples who "guarded the threshold" in turn, just asking for an invitation.

In the evening, people return to the inns in Huashan Town, foaming at the mouth and telling all kinds of interesting things that happened during the day. Acquaintances hooked shoulders and backs, drank wine and talked happily, and drank until dawn.

There are also some "traitors" who like to go out day and night, trying to take advantage of the chaos to make some gains.

Needless to say, petty theft, and even some Jiangyang thieves did not hesitate to take risks to come, stealing gold, silver and jewelry is still small, and the fundamental purpose is to try their skills and make themselves famous.

As everyone knows, if you can make a big deal during the martial arts conference, you will definitely be a blockbuster and become a famous "big man" in the rivers and lakes overnight.

Of course, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and no one can be immune to the wind and waves.

Compared with the lucky ones who "became famous in the first fight", there are more unlucky ghosts who "died tragically". Especially those who plot against the law, once they are caught by the righteous people in the rivers and lakes, there is only a dead end.

Today's Huashan Town, famous and decent, martial arts heretics, heroes and heroes, Jianghu demons, idle clouds and wild cranes, hidden masters, Jiangyang thieves, cats and dogs...... All kinds of people come one after another, dragons and snakes are mixed, cattle and soap are the same, tigers are standing on the dragon plate, snakes, insects, rats and ants.

The rivers and lakes have been unprecedentedly lively in the past century, and all levels of martial arts gathered together, which was vividly reflected and happy.

Even if someone dies every day, even if there are swords and swords every day, and blood is splashed with seven steps, it still can't resist the strong temptation of the martial arts conference to the people in the rivers and lakes, and it can't change the fanaticism and pursuit of the people in the rivers and lakes.

Today's Huashan Town has become a land of heroes, a vanity fair, a paradise for people in the rivers and lakes, and a paradise for knights.

Almost everyone I met in the town exuded a sense of excitement and excitement from the inside out. There was a bloodthirsty and greedy smile on their faces.

This is Huashan Town, here is the martial arts conference, and here are the rivers and lakes.

It was dark, and Liu Xunyi, as he had done a few days ago, walked out of the guest room accompanied by Ling Qing, walked through the crowded stairs, and blended into the bustling inn lobby.

They had to work hard to find an empty table, and their voices were almost hoarse, but they could not cover the noise. I could only get up angrily, grab a fellow, and tell him face to face that he would serve some wine and food.

Even so, Ling Qing still had to give a lot of silver in exchange for a more sumptuous dinner.

If you only give money for meals and don't reward money, I'm afraid that when it's midnight, you may not be able to serve a steamed bun.

Helpless, there are too many guests, from the chef to the guy in the Seven Star Building, to the guy in the hall, all of them are overstretched and overwhelmed.

"Black fan, first drink a glass of wine to moisten your throat. ”

Ling Qing picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of muddy rice wine for Liu Xunyi, and complained: "There are no ghosts here on weekdays, but now it has become fragrant and sweet, and even the guys have put up the score." ”

"Brother Ling, what do you listen to them?"

Liu Xunyi casually picked up his wine glass, pricked up his ears while drinking, and listened carefully to the gossip of the tables next to him.

"These people are every day, it's nothing more than what kind of master they have encountered......"

"Shh

Before Ling Qing could finish speaking, Liu Xunyi suddenly interrupted, "They said...... There are many people who don't get the invitation today. ”

"Can't get the invitation?

"It's not. Liu Xunyi put down his wine glass and said, "Because the invitation is finished." ”

"What?" Ling Qing choked when he heard this, and almost squirted out the wine and food in his mouth, "Can the invitation be sent out?"

"The scale of the sword platform is not large, and it is impossible to accommodate so many people to go up and watch the battle. Liu Xunyi said with a smile, "It seems that Master Shen has already planned, and he has even calculated how many invitations to distribute." ”

"Today is just the third day of the ninth lunar month, and the invitation has been sent. There are still a few days left, what should we do?" Ling Qing said in surprise, "There are still many people rushing towards Huashan, if there is no invitation, how can they go up the mountain?"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's eyes quietly flashed a treacherous meaning, and he said with a smile: "If you can't get the invitation through serious means, it's hard to guarantee that no one will have crooked thoughts." ”

"The meaning of the black fan is ...... Someone dares to grab an invitation?"

Liu Xunyi smiled: "It's not necessarily a robbery, maybe there are other ways." ”

"What?"

"For example......"

"Come on, come on, everyone, take a look, take a look! The invitation to the martial arts conference that has just been baked is hot, it is genuine, one thousand taels and one piece, the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will not come again! haha......"

Before Liu Xunyi could speak, a joking shouting suddenly sounded in the lobby.

Its sound was as loud as a bell, full of confidence, and instantly overshadowed the noisy noise, causing everyone to look sideways.

Liu Xunyi suddenly felt that the voice was familiar, and he couldn't help frowning, waiting for him to raise his eyes to look, but saw a big fat man with big shoulders and a round waist and a fat body, who was standing on the table with a wicked smile on his face at the moment, and was holding a thick stack of invitations in his hand.

As soon as he saw this person, Liu Xunyi's face suddenly changed, and an indescribable look of excitement instantly poured into his eyes.

"Is that ...... 'ghost seeing sorrow' Qin Ku?"

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