The fifth day of the fifth month of May is not only the day of dragon boat rowing, but also the day of Huashan sword.

Sword Immortal Tang Xiaofeng really didn't come, and Sword God Li Lingpu really didn't come either.

Only the Sword Saint Ouyang Wuji was left, carrying his bladeless iron sword, sitting alone in the position of the leader of the swordsmen, accepting the challenge of the swordsmen all over the world.

Yue Wuchai, the head of the Huashan faction, promised to provide the venue, and the honorary organizers were the three Ma brothers of the Jianghu consortium "Ma's Jianghu Daily".

Ma not only runs a newspaper, but also runs a dart bureau, Ma Bofang, Ma Jifang, and Ma Chengfang. Although the martial arts of these three are not high, their status in the rivers and lakes is not low, and the thousands of "paparazzi" under them who are capable of inquiring about gossip know countless secrets.

Sometimes, even Qi Dongyang, the chief catcher of the six doors, needs to seek their help to solve the case, but the three of them have always had a rule, that is, their news must be "one question and one answer, clearly marked price, one answer and one price, and no credit".

If you don't sell it for a penny, you don't say a word more.

However, the rivers and lakes will never belong to only one family, and in the past year, the rapid rise of "Liu's Jianghu Daily" has attracted the attention of the newspaper. Because of their cheap prices, their ability to make up stories, and especially the hype of lace news, are more readable, and although they lose some authenticity, their sales have skyrocketed. Only three years after its establishment, it has become the second largest media in the newspaper industry.

A ragged colt may make a good horse.

This time, several major consortia in the Jianghu newspaper industry and the dart industry competed fiercely, and they all wanted to swear to be the leader in the industry by presiding over the Huashan sword.

In the end, "Ma's Jianghu Daily" won the bid with a record-breaking 1,000 taels of silver, and this 1,000 taels of silver was only for the champion.

The top eight swordsmen, such as the runner-up and the third runner-up, all have other consortiums to provide bonuses, of course, the price of winning the bid is relatively low, and the influence is naturally not greater than that of the champion. Perhaps only the newspaper itself is preaching and publicizing.

And the Huashan faction itself also has to charge a lot of venue fees, and Yue Wuchai, the female swordsman of Huashan, who has always been only good at chivalry and righteousness and not good at management, can be regarded as making a good amount of money.

That Yue Wuchai, forty-nine years old, looks like a handsome person in his early twenties, but he is not smiling, and looks a little arrogant, but everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that this person is the same as the "chivalrous sword" Liu Qingfeng, a person with a fiery heart.

It's just that Liu Daochang is a little kind under his handsome appearance, but she has high sword eyebrows and glaring eyes.

"Wuchai, this time the invisible swordsman Ximen Xingxing is also here, won't our Huashan faction take any action?"

The person who spoke was Yue Wuchai's uncle, named Han Ruokong, this person has a high rank, but his ability is not good. When the old head Yue Qingkong died, he competed with Yue Wuchai for the position of head of the house, but he was defeated by the sword of his nephew, and he has not been able to retreat since then, and he has been in retreat for several years.

"I have promised the Ma brothers that this time Huashan's sword discussion is the same as in previous years, purely on the sword and preaching, and will not be mixed with any grudges and grudges. "In the face of the elders of the sect, even if it is the head of Huashan, he must stand up and speak. The nine major factions are all such rules of respecting teachers and respecting the way.

"In the face of the flying owl, we will do nothing? He is the enemy of our Huashan faction, the enemy of the heavens. Han Ruokong's hair was white, but his temper was still the same, and he pointed at Yue Wuchai with his finger and said, "Have you forgotten?"

"Uncle died by his sword, of course I will not forget. Yue Wuchai tried his best to restrain himself, "However, the people who participated in the sword competition have all signed the 'life and death certificate', and since they have signed, they can't go back." ”

"Rules are dead, people are alive. He can obviously show mercy to his subordinates. Han Ruokong shouted.

"In the face of his uncle's move, 'Xianyun Wild Crane', if he shows mercy, then he will be defeated. Yue Wuchai said powerlessly. "For hundreds of years, there have been no twenty or eighteen Taoist swordsmen who died on the top of Huashan, but over the years, no one dared to make a mistake when Huashan was discussing the sword, otherwise he would be pointed out by thousands of people. ”

"Forget it. Han Ruokong said impatiently: "I don't think you want to take care of this, and you don't dare to take care of it." Since you don't dare, then don't blame Uncle Shi for not showing you mercy. I will lead my disciples and grandchildren to besiege Simon and pick up the stars, and when the time comes, you just don't stop us!"

With a heavy snort, Han Ruokong threw his sleeves and left.

"Uncle Shi, if you disregard the overall situation so much, I'm afraid that the 'Discussion on the Sword' will not be held in Huashan in the future. Can you afford this loss?" Yue Wuchai finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and glared. "What's more, if you kill Ximen Xingxing, do you think that the Sword Saint Ouyang Wuji will turn a blind eye? If you break the rules of hundreds of years, I am afraid that you will become a public enemy of the Sword Realm. When the time comes, it will cause trouble and affect the entire Huashan faction. ”

"It was really a mistake of our brother to choose you as the head of the house!" Han Ruokong stood still, turned his head and scolded: "When I kill Ximen and pick up the stars, gather several of your 'empty' senior uncles to impeach you as a useless leader." has the false name of 'chivalrous sword', but in fact it is a straw bag and a waste!" turned his head and shouted to the disciples beside him: "From now on, follow me and avenge the old master!"

The stubborn and narrow-minded Han Ruokong took his disciples and grandchildren down the mountain to block the road to Beishan.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, the morning light appeared, and many swordsmen came one after another.

The invisible swordsman Ximen picked up stars and mixed in the crowd, he was masked, he didn't want to be disturbed on the road because of his identity, but he didn't expect that in Tieniutai, eight Huashan disciples sealed the road to death. Of the eight of them, seven of them wore filial piety clothes, and the first old man wore a filial piety belt around his waist, staring at every guest who went up the mountain with a bitter and hateful look.

"You, take off your mask. A filial piety disciple pointed to Simon and picked up the stars.

"In previous years, Huashan could compete in a masked competition, why did you pick it this year?" said Simon Xing.

"Previous years are previous years, this year is this year, let you pick it, you will pick it, otherwise you will not be allowed to go up the mountain. ”

"What if I don't pick it and want to go up the mountain?"

"That's to break into Huashan, what do you think the consequences will be?"

Ximen Xingxing sneered, and while taking off his mask, he stabbed the Huashan disciple to death with a sword, and swept his cold gaze towards the other disciples. shouted, "Let's go together." ”

Sword light and sword shadow, after twenty moves, eight Huashan disciples, including Han Ruokong, fell to the ground one after another.

The invisible swordsman's sword was against Han Ruokong's back and said, "You want to kill me, but you are not worthy." ”

The sword light flashed, and a crisp sound came from Han Ruokong's neck.

"Keep people under the sword!"

When Yue Wuchai arrived, she was already a step late, and the invisible swordsman's sword was too fast, leaving her no time at all.

"I'm sorry, they're dead. ”

Simon picked the stars and shook off the last drop of red on the sword, returned the sword to the silver sheath, looked at the clouds and mist, and said in a calm tone:

"Are the Huashan factions planning to break the rules of the Huashan faction? You may have forgotten the origin of the Huashan faction. Back then, it was a group of people who went up the mountain to watch the sword, and they temporarily decided to form the Huashan faction. The purpose of the Huashan faction is to ensure the normal holding of each Huashan sword. I kill them to clear the obstacles. If you think I'm doing something wrong, let's go head-to-head. ”