Morning passed quickly, fleetingly, as if it were noon in the blink of an eye.

The sun is high, and the hoarfrost that can still be seen in the morning has dissipated at this time, but ordinary people have long stopped paying attention to these, even if they have talked about the hoarfrost that will not disperse in May, the attention at this time is all deeply attracted by the competition in the ring.

Originally, there was less entertainment in ancient times, and you could still bet.

"Hit him, hit him, punch him, ouch, why let him dodge! I bought the bet! But you can't lose! Hit him! Kick! Yes! Ouch!"

"Hey! Well done! That's it! This leg kick is wonderful! He is a master of his legs!"

"You're up! Don't always defend, you're attacking! Up, up!"

Under the five rings, there will be loud noises from time to time, either cheers, or inverted colors, very lively, whether it is a mule or a horse, pulling it out and slipping, this is also very suitable for Jianghu guests.

As long as you have real skills, you can become a popular figure in this ring, don't care if you look ugly and handsome, you are not young, here only speak with real martial arts, that is, you are a nobody in the rivers and lakes, as long as you can win the opponent, you can win the thunderous applause, how can this not make people's blood boil?

The people in the audience were fascinated, because they not only watched, but also bet, and this buying bet was like countless small hooks, which directly hooked their hearts.

In the past, most of these people would not go to the gambling house, not to mention ordinary people, those who were born in official families, most of them also knew the harm of gambling, but now this bet is different, just for a while, the loss can not lose much money, it is better to win, and it is naturally happy to participate.

Even if there are people who don't plan to buy bets at the beginning, they are infected by the emotions around them, and they listen to someone shouting "win, win" from time to time, and they are also red in the back, and some even bet with dozens of taels of silver, so they are naturally more concerned and anxious.

"My lord, preliminary statistics show that the number of bettors has surged by three times, and the prize pool you said has surged by less than five times, which shows that some people are red-eyed. ”

The news also spread, and about 200 Jianghu people entered the hall one after another. ”

"However, after these people compete, all the shortlisted candidates in the preliminary round can be selected. In the stands, the wild Taoist said to Su Ziji.

After a while, without seeing the lord respond, the wild Taoist couldn't help but look up and find that the lord was expressionless, not knowing what he was thinking, so he could only wait quietly.

After a while, Su Ziji seemed to come back to his senses and nodded: "The competition is not a performance, and it is normal to complete the first round of selection by noon." ”

Five hundred people, it looks like a lot, but some of them are actually the last in the rivers and lakes, and their martial arts are really average, and when they encounter stronger, they will be knocked to the ground in the shortest two rounds, just less than a minute.

And it's not one ring, it's five rings at the same time, and the screening is faster.

In fact, the more master duels are, the faster they are, and they often win or lose with one move, and even in the eyes of the audience, they are more boring.

Su Ziji is very satisfied with the current situation, not only the preliminary play-in competition was quite successful, igniting the enthusiasm of the audience, but also because he himself gained more, he didn't know if he didn't look at it, he could be shocked when he saw it, and he gained 30,000 points of experience in just one morning.

"[Purple Qi from the East] Level 15 (6505/15000)"

Barely holding his expression and not letting his head buzz be seen, Su Ziji pressed his eyebrows lightly, and seemed a little tired.

"You go and give me a bonus, the winners of the first round will be given bonuses according to the rules, and you can take a break at noon for an hour and continue in the afternoon. ”

"Yes, I'll arrange it. "The wild people should respond.

But he didn't leave immediately, took out a temporary booklet from his bosom, and handed it to Su Ziji: "Lord, this is the betting account book I just summarized, and so far, I have earned seven thousand one hundred and fourteen taels." ”

Su Ziji, who was sitting, didn't answer, and nodded: "You can continue to stare at this matter." ”

This time, the wild Taoist finally confirmed that his guess was correct, and the lord seemed to be in a bad state? Although he didn't have to do everything in the past, it was about seven thousand taels, and he would never even look at the account books.

The wild Taoist carefully looked at the face of the lord, if he didn't look carefully, he really couldn't see it, but if he looked carefully, he could find that the lord's expression was faint, as if he was enduring something, and his heart suddenly chuckled, and he didn't care about anything else, and said directly: "Lord, are you not in good health? Otherwise, the game can be postponed until tomorrow, and your body is the most important thing." ”

"No, just today. Su Ziji shook his head lightly and said.

In the afternoon, the second round will be held, and the final will be held at the end, and it is not a good thing to drag on for too long, there are too many variables.

Besides, the total number of 500 people is indeed a heavy burden, but the knockout round is 20 out of 5, and now there are only 125 people left, and the speed of this game will be faster and faster.

Seeing that the lord insisted, the wild road people could only respond, and as the last few people divided the winners and losers, a gong sounded, and the wild road people who had something in their hearts came to the stage, and their eyes swept away, without any other tricks.

"I announce that the preliminary round is over, and I will be ordered by the king to give the first round winner a bonus - two taels per person!"

Two taels per person, but only 120 people were selected, only 240 taels.

Tickets, booth fees, martial arts registration fees, VIP shed fees, betting contracting fees, etc., there are 600 taels of silver, this silver, out of the distress, and the winner who got the silver is also very happy, after all, this is only the preliminary round, and the afternoon rounds of the competition, the prize money is more.

Two taels of silver can cost ordinary people for a month or two, which is not a small amount of money.

All the Jianghu guests who won the preliminary round, lined up to get the silver, and there was eagerness in their hearts, regardless of whether they could become the head of the palace, at least the silver could really be obtained!

Resting place

The Yedao people have already let people build a rest shed near the ring in Yulinwei Square, the scale is about the same size as the viewing shed, but it is much simpler, there are no tables and chairs in the shed, only hundreds of straw mats are spread on the ground, which is quite clean and can make people sit on the ground.

There are also a few rooms separated from the rest area by a fence, so it is convenient to go.

Meals are provided for free, but only two simple white flour buns, a bowl of egg and vegetable soup, and unlimited boiling water.

If you want to eat something else, you can go to the stall outside to buy it, and the Jianghu guests all have a large amount of food, so they basically go out to buy wine and meat to eat in the rest place.

Bo Yan took out the jerky wrapped in yellow paper in his arms, and when he nibbled on it little by little, the aroma of meat and wine was already filled with appetizing.

He was unmoved, only quietly eating his own jerky, and even the steamed buns and soup provided for free were useless.

"Liars. ”

Bo Yan bit the jerky with his teeth, just pulled it, slowly grinding, biting, staring at the high platform in the distance, where sat the acting king, and there was also an acquaintance who hindered himself from assassinating Wen Xunpeng.