Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Contest Begins
In a blink of an eye, it was April 20th, when the Junying Contest began.
On this day, the Bibo Mountain Villa on the shore of West Lake is full of grandeur. This event was jointly organized by the Jiangnan Martial Arts Sect Feiyanmen and the four gangs of Lingjian Gate, Baiyao Gate and Dragon Shape Gate. The people in charge of these four families have already arrived. The rest of the gangs were led by the head of the sect and their disciples also gathered at the martial arts competition venue in the villa.
The area of Bibo Villa is extremely large, and in the past few months, the open space of the villa has been widened enough to accommodate thousands of people. At this time, more than 100 wooden sheds have been erected around the competition field for the participants and martial arts celebrities to watch and rest. Eighteen martial arts competition platforms were set up in the field for the participating disciples to compete on the stage.
Personnel are arriving one after another. It's been three moments, and the heroes are here. More than 100 wooden sheds have been filled with disciples of various gangs. Some of the martial arts individual tourists and idlers who came to see the excitement did not have a special place, so they randomly found an open space to sit or stand. At a glance, the crowd was densely packed, and there were no less than two thousand.
More than a dozen disciples of the Heavenly Star Martial Academy were led by Liu Yanfeng and Master Hong, and they also occupied a wooden shed.
In addition to the five people who participated in the competition, several outstanding disciples of the Martial Arts Academy also came with them, such as Yuan Ye, Jiang Haoran, Wu Gang, Chen Qin, etc., to observe the competition and increase their knowledge.
On the high platform in front, there are more than 20 people, who are the director of the competition and the Jiangnan martial arts master. The eldest of them, Song Zihao, the head of Xingyi Boxing, is seventy-three years old, and the youngest is also thirty-six years old, and it is Mo Chen, the head of the Five Tigers Boxing.
An old man in a yellow robe got up from his seat and came to the front of the stage, and arched his hand at everyone and said: "All the heroes of Jiangnan martial arts, gather on the shore of Xizi Lake today to participate in this handsome competition, which can be described as an unprecedented situation, and Xun is a grand event. This is not only the glory of Xiao Lao'er's villa, but also the glory of Hangzhou. Little Lao Erxi is the lord of the villa, and he can welcome all the heroes here, and he is very honored! At present, because the villa is short of manpower, the hospitality is very slow, and I hope that the heroes will forgive me!"
Liu Yanfeng whispered to the disciples: "This old man's name is Qiu Yueling, he is the owner of this Bibo Mountain Villa, and he is quite famous in Hangzhou. His own martial arts are ordinary, but he is quite enthusiastic about martial arts affairs. He also took the initiative to ask Ying to choose the location of this Junying competition, and was willing to contribute money and efforts to take over the competition. can be regarded as a warm-hearted and happy old man. ”
Qiuyue Ling politely exchanged a few words, and then gave you a brief introduction to Hangzhou's scenic spots, flavor snacks and silk dragon wells and other specialties. As a local native, Qiu Yueling knows a lot about everything in Hangzhou, and casually said, which tea is in good condition, which silk is of high quality, and which jewelry is fine. When the ladies heard this, their eyes lit up, and they were overjoyed, and they couldn't wait to go out for a stroll immediately.
After the introduction, Qiu Yueling gave everyone a deep salute and turned around to invite the main stage of the competition to speak.
A burly old man stepped up to the stage. This person has a straight waist and a straight back, a square face, a clump of white beards flying in the wind, clear eyes, and a very majestic appearance. He glanced at the heroes with both eyes, and said loudly: "Heroes, this time the Spirit Sword Gate, the Hundred Medicine Gate, the Dragon Shape Gate and my Feiyan Gate jointly organized this Junying Competition, and all the martial arts sects in the south of the Yangtze River actively participated, Zhao is very grateful, and I would like to thank all the heroes for their hospitality."
"We are holding this event in the hope that our young talents in Jiangnan can take this opportunity to protect each other and learn from each other, meet friends with martial arts, and improve each other.
"Everyone must have heard that recently, in the martial arts, quite a few disciples of the Demon Cult are ready to move again, doing evil everywhere, hurting many people in the martial arts. This has happened from time to time in previous years. A few of our old guys thought about this and spent all night worrying, always feeling that if these black sheep were not eliminated for a day, the safety of the martial arts would be worrying. However, these sects are all hundred-legged insects that die but do not stiffen, and it is not possible to clean them up in a day.
"I, the old people, although we also want to try our best to eradicate these small people, but after all, our time is limited. In the long run, fighting with them is no longer enough for our generation alone, and more young heroes need to join in order to curb their momentum for a long time.
Therefore, we held this Junying Competition, hoping to take this competition as an opportunity to inspire our young disciples in Jiangnan to strive for progress, strive to improve their own cultivation, take the safety of martial arts as their own responsibility, resist violence and eliminate evil, and benefit the people of the world. In this way, we have not lost your good skills, and we have not lost the name of righteousness and chivalry that the people have given us!"
The words were impassioned, and the heroes applauded in unison, and some of the young disciples' hearts were full of enthusiasm, and they were moved by the ardent expectations of the old-timers.
Li Longyan asked Liu Yanfeng and said, "This senior, is it from Feiyanmen?"
Liu Yanfeng nodded and said, "Yes, he is Zhao Yanzhi, the head of Feiyan Sect." In this competition, three of his disciples also participated. ”
Shangguan Junfeng suddenly said: "As the main thing, his disciples are participating in the competition, will the judges treat him differently?"
The meaning of this was clear, and he was worried that the judges would be biased towards his disciples because of the identity of the person in charge of the competition.
The other disciples also had this doubt, looked at Liu Wanfeng and listened to his answer.
Liu Yanfeng shook his head and smiled: "This shouldn't be." The tournament has been held three times before, and this is the fourth time this year. In the first three times, Feiyanmen also sent people to participate, and the rankings were high and low, and everyone had no objections. The eyes of all the masters present were like torches, Feiyan Sect was the main event of the competition, if they played with Xuanxuan, once it was revealed, they would be despised by the people in the martial arts, and no one would join their sect in the future, it would be a big loss, and they would not be so short-sighted. ”
He looked at the stage and said: "Moreover, this Zhao Yanzhi has a very good reputation in the martial arts, with a dignified character, jealousy and hatred, with him, the fairness of the event can be guaranteed." ”
I only heard Zhao Yanzhi on the stage say again: "There are more than 300 disciples participating in this competition, and it is really not easy to fight out of the encirclement." In order to motivate all the young heroes, this competition decided to give me a set of Feiyanmen Seven Ring Hand Secrets for the top 20 disciples, 30 moves of the Spirit Sword Gate Liuwu Sword Technique, 18 strokes of the Dragon-shaped Gate Cracking Stone Claw Method, and a single book of 100 Medicine Gate Detoxification. All the young heroes have practiced hard and paid a lot on weekdays, and this reward is a reward and affirmation for them. ”
As soon as this remark came out, the crowd was sensational. The four leaders who hosted the contest all offered their own sect's stunts as rewards, which had not been done in the previous three competitions. The first three martial arts listed by Zhao Yanzhi Shicai, even if they were their own disciples, if they were not outstanding, they could not easily learn, and the detoxification of the hundred medicines was also the envy of the people in the rivers and lakes.
The gangs participating in the competition are of different sizes, some small gangs have limited martial arts, and they brought their disciples to come just to learn from the scriptures and seek advice, and the top 20 have no chance with them, and their disciples have nothing to do except sigh and envy. As for the disciples of those big gangs, their eyes were shining, their fists were clenched, and they all wanted to show their strength and enter the circle.