Chapter 102: Back to the Martial Sect's Mansion
Compared to three days ago, the number of people in front of the Martial Sect's Mansion on this day was obviously much smaller, which was in stark contrast to the overcrowding at that time.
The door was still full of people, but it was not crowded, and the five of Nangong Yu's master and apprentice learned the lesson of three days ago, and came to the small shop in front of Wuzong's Mansion early to occupy a seat.
At this time, they sat around the table, comfortably waiting for the door to open.
According to Nangong Yu's innocent and desireless personality in the past, the table should be empty, but in order to let the apprentices wait for the audition quietly, he specially ordered a pot of tea and a plate of snacks.
But it seems that they are not nervous at all, and even a little laid-back.
While they were drinking tea, suddenly a group of strong men in the bandits walked towards them menacingly, and the leader said unceremoniously, "You are from the Nangong Sword Sect?
Bai Maxiao was on the bench with one leg crossed, like a flowing second-class dealer, "It's sold out, please be early next time!"
The man didn't have any temper, and he didn't dwell on it after hearing this, shaking his head and leaving with the gang.
Looking at the backs of these people, this was already the third group of people after they sat down, Nangong Yu's face became more and more ugly, and asked, "What are you guys doing?"
The four disciples looked at each other with a smile on their faces, and seeing that they really couldn't hide it, Bai Maxiao confessed, "It's nothing, make some extra money." β
"Extra money?"
"That's it...... Make a little extra money. β
The three groups of people asked about the same meaning, and it was not difficult to hear how his so-called "extra little money" came from, Nangong Yu said in a deep voice, "You forged the number plate?"
Bai Maxiao hurriedly shook his head and retorted, "No, no, no, our license plates are all obtained by our own ability, but there was an accident, there were a few more pieces, and it was a waste to keep them, and the principle of participation was emphasized, so give other gangs a chance to compete fairly." β
Nangong Yu didn't know what to say for a while, and said with a smile, "What do you mean by 'fair competition'?"
"Haha...... Just to earn some money ......"
"And how much did you earn?"
"Not much, not much, just more than a hundred taels of silver......"
As soon as the words fell, Tang Shanyu gave a blaming look, and before Bai Maxiao could react, he heard Nangong Yu continue, "Shanyu, but it's all gone?"
Tang Shanyu immediately looked like a deflated ball, and replied resignedly, "Yes...... It's all gone. β
Nangong Yu smiled slightly, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said slowly, "That's good." β
The conversation was concise, but the meaning was clear, and the proceeds from the sale of number plates were thus collected into the treasury.
Only then did Bai Maxiao realize that he had slipped his mouth, looked at the eyes of the three of them like knives, and covered his embarrassment with a smile with difficulty.
I thought I could make a lot of money, but I didn't expect to be forced to turn it in, and the four of them all felt a kind of sadness of losing money.
"By the way, what is the number plate you left behind?"
The atmosphere was very uncomfortable, and Bai Maxiao couldn't wait to turn the page, so he quickly took out the number plate and read, "No. 17." β
"Seventeen?" Nangong Yu looked stunned and blurted out, "Why not twenty-eight?"
This question was very strange, everyone was a little overwhelmed, only Bai Maxiao noticed something, and asked strangely, "Is this twenty-eighth any special significance?"
All eyes were focused on Nangong Yu, but she didn't seem to have the intention of answering, as if she noticed her gaffe, and said indifferently, "It's nothing." β
Everyone didn't care about this episode, but Bai Maxiao felt more and more strange.
Twenty-eighth, isn't this the piece that Feng Zixiu gave him?
At the same time, it is also the piece that Yungui took away.
Looking back now, the number plate that Bai Maxiao brought back from the qualifiers three days ago was No. 28, which was later given to Yungui by him, and then taken away by the Jiaojiao Gang, and after going around a circle, it was taken back by Feng Zixiu and returned to him, until it was taken away by Yungui yesterday.
It seems that everyone is not only fighting for the number plate, but the one that Bai Maxiao took back, the number plate engraved with the twenty-eighth.
What exactly is the special meaning of this number?
It seemed that Nangong Yu didn't intend to tell him, and he was confused for a while.
It didn't take long for the stipulated time to arrive, and the gate of Wuzong's Mansion opened on time.
Without further ado, they followed the crowd into the purgatory of three days ago.
Today is the beginning of the audition, 16 of the 32 gangs competed to participate in the preliminary round, for Nangong Yu, this audition is the final, as long as she passes, her expectations have been met.
If it was two months ago, Nangong Yu would have been a little worried, but after seeing the strength of Nie Jianfeng and Jianyin, she was already very relieved, if the Hanmo Sword Sect did not receive the support of the Divine Sect this time, she even felt that it would not be a problem to get the first place in the provincial test and get the rank of Nangong Sword Sect.
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Bai Maxiao was about to blurt out some questions, but in the end she held them in her heart.
That night, Nan Suxuan told him that Nangong Yu had paid a heavy price for Nangong Sword Sect and Mu Fan, and he wanted to ask what it was.
However, even Nan Suxuan didn't dare to say it, and if he asked, it must have been in vain, and it would only increase Nangong Yu's pain, so he had to give up.
"What do you think? You can't really be scared, right?"
Jianyin's words dragged him out of his thoughts, and Bai Maxiao was excited, only to find that they had come to a huge sign in the outfield, and his brain was not fully activated, he shook his head again and again, "What am I afraid of?"
"Just don't be afraid, I know that macho man of more than 200 pounds won't scare you. β
"Hmph...... What more than 200 pounds?!"
Kennee pointed to the sign in front of them with his chin.
Bai Ma Xiaoshun looked at it, but saw that the game was listed on the billboard, and the thirty-two gangs were listed into sixteen groups, and the sixteen winning gangs were determined after two competitions.
Hakumashi found the seventeenth of the thirty-two numbers, and the twenty-first was played against the twenty-one.
"Twenty-one, how do you know that the other party is a macho man of more than 200 pounds?"
Jian Yin looked at him and frowned, "What's wrong with you, haven't you woken up yet?"
Nie Jianfeng on the side felt that this scene was very familiar, and whispered, "White Horse, you won't sneak in with a spirit rune like GSG, right?"
I still remember how groggy he was at that time, until the end I found out that he actually drew an earthquake charm and smuggled it into the GSG field.
Bai Maxiao's facial features were twisted together, "I guess it's such a scoreless person?"
Seeing the two nodding without hesitation, Bai Maxiao's face was covered with black lines, "I just stayed stunned for a while." β
Nie Jianfeng and Jian Yin glanced at each other, and one of them said, "I guess he must not even know that Master is missing." The other nodded in conviction.
Bai Ma Xiao looked around, only to find that Nangong Yu was really gone, not even Tang Shanyu, only the three of them were left.
But at this glance, Bai Maxiao realized why the two of them reacted this way.
At some point, they were already standing under a wooden sign with their number written on itβseventeen.
At the same time, he also saw the three people under the wooden sign that said "Twenty-one", and sure enough, they were all tall and majestic strong men!
The strong men with a height of more than two meters in the novel not only really exist, but they are also everywhere here!
At this time, the three of them were also looking at Bai Ma Xiao, one by one, they were rubbing their hands against Bai Ma Xiao, and the muscles on their bodies were bulging like they were stuffed with steamed buns, just by looking at them, they knew how strong they were.
With such muscles, a single punch can knock Hakumashio's head flying.
Looking at their demonstration, Bai Maxiao felt uncomfortable, "What are we doing here, when can we leave?"
Nie Jianfeng replied, "I'm counting the number of people present, don't worry." β
They were located outside the arena at a time when the participants of the thirty-two gangs were forming a large circle, and in the middle several people dressed as officials were checking their number plates one by one, and one of them was empty under the wooden sign.
"What time is it, can you be late?" Hakuma Xiao complained.
Nie Jianfeng didn't have a good impression of these rabble, and said with a sneer, "Maybe people will die together in order to grab the number plate." β
"Wow, you're so shady......"
"Wait, look at the numbers on that wooden sign. Jian Yin interrupted the nonsense between the two, looked at the empty wooden card, and said in a deep voice.
When the two of them heard this, they didn't find anything strange, Bai Maxiao never understood that these numbers were not just a name representing the various participating gangs, before it was Yungui, and now even Jianyin began to care, so he asked, "Is there any meaning to this number?"
"It doesn't make much sense. Jianyin's answer puzzled the two of them, but they listened to her continue, "This number seems to have been sold by us." β
The two of them groaned and subconsciously looked at the wooden card again, but it was only in vain, and the two men had no memory of which numbers they had sold.
But this is very strange, the number plate was sold this morning, and it was less than two hours before the audition began.
Within four hours, the gang that bought the license plate should not be late, or even absent, after all, every person who bought the license plate showed a physical pain.
A license plate of one hundred taels of silver, that is the monthly case of Bai Maxiao for twenty-five months, and the pocket money of more than two years is by no means a small amount.
In addition, the gangs participating in the audition, even if they lose, can get a participation prize of 150 taels of silver, which is why they will spend 100 taels to buy a license plate, because there is a difference of 50 taels, and they don't make money in vain.
This shows that it is impossible for them to be absent, they spent a hundred taels in advance, and if they don't come, it will be a loss.
The three of them were wondering, when they heard the official in charge of the inventory shouting, "Due to the absence of the No. 10 gang, cancel the No. 10! The No. 1 gang that fights against it does not need to participate in the audition, and will be directly promoted!"
This gang is really lucky. Bai Ma Xiao thought with some jealousy.
Wait, Number One?
Nos. 1 to 8 are the last quarterfinals of the eight that skipped the qualifiers, so this one is ......
Bai Ma Xiao suddenly remembered something, and glanced at Nie Jianfeng and Jian Yin, only to see that they were looking in one direction with complicated eyes.
Bai Ma Xiao followed their line of sight, but saw that under the wooden sign, it was Xu Youcai who was standing.