Chapter 20: The Test of Martial Arts (I)

At this time, Su Bo, the old butler of Mufeng Villa, had followed the city lord Mu Xifeng to the center of the wide martial arts trial ground.

Mu Xifeng was dressed in a light robe, with a gold-inlaid belt, and a crown of jade hair, with a brilliant look, and a bit of elegance in his nobility, it is enough to imagine what kind of handsome young man he was when he was young.

He hugged his fists at the heroes around him, and said loudly: "This year's martial arts trial in the small city, I didn't expect to attract so many friends from the rivers and lakes to participate, Mu is very honored." Today's martial arts trial meeting is the biggest happy event in my small city, but I believe it is also a rare event in the rivers and lakes in recent years, dozens of elites from the major sects gathered, even the mysterious Netherworld National Religion Eclipse Moon Princess, and the purple-clothed Taoist of Shaoguang Hall in Qixia Mountain, who does not ask about mundane things, are all people who are respected by me Mu. Mu Xifeng said.

Speaking of this, everyone looked at the red-clothed Princess Eclipse Moon with a high bun on the main seat, and the purple-clothed Taoist wearing a Taoist robe with protruding cheekbones.

Princess Eclipse Moon is said to be in her forties, but her face does not appear to be more than thirty years old. The red dress is bright, the bun is towering, and the golden hairpin on the bun is shining, showing the sacred and luxurious posture of the princess of the state religion.

Her snow-white arms rested against the cases in front of her, leisurely supporting her beautiful head. Her dark hair slumped languidly from her arms, her eyelashes drooped, and her body was mysterious and uninhibited.

Now on the high platform, this black-haired and snow-necked, very amorous woman, on weekdays, is the king of demons who are extremely depressed, and the most evil is the most evil.

The phantom sound bell that she can kill a hundred people in a moment may be hidden in her charming sleeves as gorgeous as a red glow at this moment, she is the most fragrant night rose, the most mysterious legend of the rivers and lakes, there is no one.

Sitting at the same table with such a woman, it seems that no one can benefit from it.

The thin purple-clothed Taoist heard Mu Xifeng mention his name, sat up straight extremely solemnly, turned left and right, and saluted the surrounding heroes with his fists held high.

He was thin, but tall, and from a distance he looked like a scorched wooden plaque swinging in the wind.

When everyone turned their eyes on these two people, Hai Canglan on the side seat looked a little different.

Hai Canglan's eyes also fell in the direction of the Eclipse Moon Princess on the main seat, but at this moment, what he was looking at was not the red-clothed princess, but the Moon Eclipse Sect Moon Lord Xue Bulao who was accompanying her on the right side.

At this time, Old Man Xue was naturally not an old beggar's pitiful appearance, he was wearing a brocade robe, his scarce gray hair was barely curled in a bun on the top of his head, and a black hosta was inserted.

But one thing hasn't changed, it's his little eyes that glow with a sly light, and the inexplicable smile that often hangs at the corners of his mouth.

There are two masters and servants, one seems to be asleep, the other has a bright eye, the other is uncertain, and the other is smiling.

Let those who see it intuitively chill down their spines and be unpredictable.

Hai Canglan looked at the old man for a moment, and suddenly laughed softly.

Yuan Xiaoyi on the side asked in surprise, "What is Master laughing at?"

"It's okay, I just think that this Jianghu is really interesting, I don't know if the current Xue Bulao still remembers me as a confidant in wine. Hai Canglan said slowly, the word "teacher" said in a very serious tone, and seemed to enjoy the majesty of being a master at this moment.

Yuan Xiao Inunu mouthed, ignored him, and then looked at Mu Xifeng in the center of the martial arts trial ground.

"In the past few days, I have been busy with the martial arts trial in Mufeng Villa, but even so, there are inevitably places that cannot be taken care of, and I ask for your bearing. Mu Xifeng continued.

"This year's martial arts trial will be extraordinarily grand, and there are also a number of extremely outstanding young talents who stand out in the preliminary examination. Mufeng City's martial arts trial meeting existed a hundred years ago, and the rules of the martial arts trial meeting were also set by the ancestors. Therefore, although there are many famous celebrities in the city this year, our Mufeng Villa has also released twenty gold medals that can be exempted from the initial examination, and now they have all been received. But the rules of the ancestors can not be changed, the thirty heroes who came to Qifeng Garden today still have to follow the rules, regardless of the age or age, regardless of the status in the rivers and lakes, fair duels, take turns to compete, after today and tomorrow, to determine the last ten winners. Three days after the end of the martial arts trial, I entered the Xia Hall of my Mufeng Villa, I hope that you have brought the same exchange as the Yunhua Pavilion, and I will not be able to win the trial martial arts when I am exhausted, but I still can't enter the Library, and then it seems that I Mu Xifeng is not close to people, and I have refuted your face. Mu Xifeng said.

"City Lord rest assured, the martial arts trial meeting in Mufeng Villa has been around for a long time, and we all know these rules. Someone in the guest seat said.

"We all know that. ”

"City Lord, rest assured, everyone is here prepared today. ”

Other guests also responded.

Mu Xifeng nodded and smiled, "That's very good." ”

At this time, Yuan Xiaoyi in the guest room turned his head to Hai Canglan and asked, "Master, what does this city lord mean?

Hai Canglan said with a smile: "Yunhua Pavilion has exhausted the efforts of the Mu family for several generations, whether it has spent a lot of manpower and material resources to collect the martial arts books, or now it is not easy to strictly abide by this Yunhua Pavilion, how can you let people in in vain, if it is for nothing, I am afraid that today's martial arts trial meeting is not these dozens of people today, hundreds or thousands of people may not be, don't you say?"

"That's right. But what do you need to exchange for entering Yunhua Pavilion?Moreover, since you need to exchange, why do you need to try martial arts?" Yuan Xiaoyi then asked.

"If you want to enter Yunhua Pavilion, you must first join the Mufeng Xia Club in the city. Joining the club to show sincerity, you will come with rare goods, and there are only two kinds of things to exchange, one is the valuable magic spectrum in the martial arts, and the other is to accept the spiritual order of the Mufeng Xia Association. Hai Canglan said slowly.

"Gathering Divine Order, what's the use of this thing?" asked Yuan Xiaoyi with a curious expression.

"This set of tokens made in pairs, half of them are in the hands of the recipient, and half are in the hands of the Mufeng City Lord, as long as this token is accepted, as long as Mufeng City is in trouble in the future, as long as the city lord invites him, even if the recipient goes to the soup, he will do his best to help, however, a pair of tokens can only be used once, and the city lord is naturally very cautious. ”

"Moreover, as long as you win the martial arts test and the martial arts cheats you bring are of sufficient value, you can become a member of the Mufeng Xia Club and obtain the qualification to enter the Yunhua Pavilion, but if you are not willing to exchange the martial arts in the door, and accept the Divine Order, you still need someone from Mufeng Villa to calm down whether the person who comes is qualified to accept the Divine Order. Hai Canglan said.

"Oh, that is, if the martial arts or power are not strong enough, Mufeng Villa will still not issue a token to him, right?

Hai Canglan nodded, and then said: "As for the martial arts test, firstly, because there are still requirements for martial arts attainments in the Mufeng Warrior Society, and in addition, doing so is enough to show that Yunhua Pavilion is supreme for martial artists, and it is not that anyone can enter it if they want to exchange some things." ”

"Actually, because of the harsh conditions for joining, there were not so many masters in the martial arts trial in previous years, and there were only one or two famous ones each time, and most of the people who finally entered the Mufeng Xia Club were still some young rookies in the rivers and lakes, only a small number of people had a powerful martial arts exchange, and the rest of the people took the Gathering Order, now, Mufeng City is relatively stable, these young people generally do not have much background and foundation, and the city lord is not harsh, and often uses only one opportunity to use the token early, requiring these young people to guard in the city for a year to ensure the stability of the city。 ”

"Therefore, the members of the Mufeng Xia Club that I have seen in the past few days are all guarding in the city, and most of them are young people. However, this year, all the people who came were unusual people, and the conditions for entering the cabinet would naturally be more stringent, and this Mu Xifeng probably wouldn't easily use up the Gathering God Order. Hai Canglan said.

"Hmm...... Master, since Yunhua Pavilion is so powerful, so many people want to enter, then the Mu Xifeng near the water building with Yunhua Pavilion is not the first in the world?" Yuan Xiaoyi asked.

"Hah...... This is a good question! This Mu Xifeng's martial arts are said to be really good, but he is still far from being the first in the world. Hai Canglan smiled.

"Why is that?" Yuan Xiaoyi then asked.

"Let me ask you, if your house is full of books, but these books are just collected, and you don't have the time and energy to read them one by one, appreciate and understand, these books are just placed there, will you be able to be full of wealth and talent?"

"No, you can't. Yuan Xiaoyi replied.

"Well, there are so many types of martial arts in the rivers and lakes, not to mention hundreds of excellent and exquisite martial arts cheats, there are still dozens of them. But people's physical strength and energy are limited, it is impossible to see them all, even if they have read them all, it is just a matter of looking at the flowers, not the essence, it is better to find a martial art that is most suitable for their own mind, concentrate on strength, practice diligently, and maybe there can be some achievements, sometimes, just blindly greedy, miscellaneous but not refined, but not good. Hai Canglan said.

"Actually, this Mu Xifeng is an example, there are many books in Yunhua Pavilion, I think he must have read a lot, he has read many classics, but he still only concentrates on practicing the family heirloom of the dust sword, as for his pair of children, the young master Mu Qinghe was personally taught the dust sword, and his daughter Mu Qingquinoa worshiped under the Qixia Mountain Refining Cloud Peak when she was young, it can be seen that he has long understood the truth we said just now. ”

"Oh, don't these people who came to the martial arts conference understand these truths?" Yuan Xiaoyi then asked.

Hai Canglan shook his head: "It's not uncommon to blindly follow the trend in the rivers and lakes. However, this Yunhua Pavilion still has its extremely important value for those who study martial arts. For example, if someone has a clever sword style, but the practice of internal strength is not enough, if he can refer to a book that is in harmony with his original sword style, he will be able to make rapid progress; if a person has deep internal strength, but the exercises are simple and poor, if he can find a book that is suitable for his internal skills to teach the mysterious moves, he will naturally be like a tiger with wings. ”

"In addition, the collection of books at the top of Yunhua Pavilion is said to be a rare classic, but to climb to the top, you need to pass layers of trials, and you need to be very skilled, even the Mu family who guards the pavilion is no exception. Therefore, at present, people say how powerful the top-level Tianyan Cultivation Sword is, but the people of this Mufeng Mountain Villa can't practice. ”

"However, even if the collection of books in the lower level of the cabinet, although it is the foundation, but it is also the work of the predecessors, if it is used well, it can also benefit a lot, so it also depends on the understanding of the people who enter the cabinet, some people say that it is better to enter the cabinet for a few hours, than to study hard for several years, only to feel that the mouth is suddenly opened, and the practice is refined; Hai Canglan said.

Yuan Xiaoyi nodded: "My family...... No, Princess Eclipse Moon is here for the peerless magic skills on the top floor of the pavilion. Just ......"

"Just what?" Hai Canglan asked.

"It's just something that has always been favored by Princess Eclipse Moon, no one dares not to give it, wouldn't it be good for the princess to directly ask this Mu Xifeng to take her into the cabinet, why bother so much to try martial arts?" Yuan Xiaoyi continued.

Hai Canglan smiled: "The Eclipse Moon Duke asked Mu Xifeng to take her into the cabinet, why is Mu Xifeng obedient?"

"Princess Eclipse Moon's martial arts are extremely high, not to mention that with the royal family of the Netherworld Kingdom as the backing, isn't Mu Xifeng afraid that Mufeng Villa will be destroyed?" Yuan Xiaoyi asked.

"Haha, there are two responsibilities that the Mu family has inherited for many generations: one is to defend the city, and the other is to protect the pavilion. The city is destroyed, the people are destroyed, the pavilion is destroyed, the body is destroyed. How much fear is there in Mufeng Mountain Villa like this? Not to mention that if the hundred-year-old Divine Gathering Order is gathered, I am afraid that it will not be easy to deal with. Moreover, even if Princess Eclipse Moon paid so much to get Yunhua Pavilion, what was the use of the Mu family not saying how to enter and exit the pavilion? Could it be that she destroyed Yunhua Pavilion in a fit of anger? Even so, it would be of no benefit!" Hai Canglan said.

Yuan Xiaoyi's expression suddenly became a little solemn, and he didn't ask any more questions.