Chapter 42: The Wager
Remembering the "Grandmaster War", and glancing at the news headlines that were either bloody or funny, Lou Cheng switched to QQ, clicked into the group that had blocked the message reminder sound by himself, and saw Peng Leyun, Ren Li and An Chaoyang discussing happily.
He slid his thumb and flipped through the chat history, only to see that at first it was a link from "Wenqing" to the news, and after a few minutes, Ren Li appeared and asked "very confused":
"Why am I West?"
"Because Kongtong Mountain is in the west. An Chaoyang expressed his mood with two periods like nostrils.
"Really?" said Ren Li, "with a suspicious look on her face."
Peng Leyun raised his head and said with an expression of "the corners of Conan's mouth twitched":
"You didn't study geography in high school?"
Ren Li replied confidently:
"The geography book doesn't say that Kongtong Mountain is in the west!"
"Really?" Peng Leyun @ An Chaoyang.
An Chaoyang "wiped cold sweat" and said: "It's been more than five years since I graduated from high school, how can I remember ......it clearly?"
Lou Cheng flipped over here and couldn't help but let out a "laughing" expression.
Peng Leyun still refused to give up: "Lou Cheng, do you still have an impression?"
"I took science in high school. Lou Cheng said with a "wicked smile", "As for the geography exam, our school is very loose, as long as you don't take out the book and turn it in front of the invigilator, whatever you want...... Even so, I'm less than eighty ......."
"No, right? If you can turn the book, you will definitely take the exam above 90. For a moment, Peng Leyun doubted Lou Cheng's IQ.
He was in a daze for more than half an hour, and he scored just as well on the geography exam.
Lou Cheng "covered his face and sighed" and said: "When I entered the examination room, I found that I had a geography book that was torn off by my two troublemaker cousins...... Luckily, there were people I knew all around......"
"It turns out that you are always stupid. An Chaoyang sighed thoughtfully.
It's really only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname......
Thinking of the troubles during the Four Nations Tournament, Lou Cheng quickly changed the topic: "Daoist, Ren Li, when will you go to Jiuqu?"
"I'm already here......" Peng Leyun slowed for ten seconds before replying.
After a few more seconds, Ren Li sent a link "angrily":
"Quick, go and scold him!"
Lou Cheng clicked in and saw a piece of news, the headline was similar to what I saw before, and the content had more parts of analysis and prediction:
"...... 'Ming Wang' Zhihai Gang has been four years and has won the title, regardless of it for the time being, Peng Leyun, Ren Li and Lou Cheng have not jumped through the Dragon Gate for more than three months, and they belong to the kind that has just mastered the exercises. ”
"It is true that at a certain level, they are indeed stronger than martial artists of the same level in all aspects, if everyone jumps into the dragon gate in the same way, the strength they show, there is no doubt that they are still respected, which is determined by a deeper and more solid foundation and more outstanding and outstanding talents. ”
"That is to say, as long as they stabilize their realm and become proficient in the exercises, they will belong to the best of the three grades, and they will not be weaker than those old outsiders who have been stagnant at this level for many years. ”
"Of course, every Waigang who can jump over the Dragon Gate is an outstanding character, but there are more strong players in the strong, in addition, to be honest, many once they transform into a 'dragon' and ascend to the 'Heavenly Realm', they will be satisfied, and they will lose their hunger for martial arts and honor, although they are still insisting on tempering, but the promotion has slowed down significantly, the reason is not outside the body, only in the heart. ”
"Don't mention this, let's get back to the point, through the previous analysis, we compare the 'Ming King', we can get the current strength level of Peng, Lou, and Ren, if the Grandmaster War is only participated in by the three strong people, they are not hopeless to go to the end, but unfortunately, this is just a fantasy, although it is not as good as the 'King' and 'Martial Saint' war, many seniors who have withdrawn from the professional competition will also participate, but at least, the strong people of the right year will attend almost all of them except for the part where they are recuperating from injuries. ”
"They have a certain hope of winning the second product, and a little hope of winning the first product, but that's all, so a lot of news today is the headline party, maliciously hyping up hot spots, and talking about it without moisture, what they are looking forward to is not now in three or five years, not now. ”
"This 'Grandmaster Battle', Lou Cheng, Ren Li and Peng Leyun will enter the top 32 at most, which depends on good luck. ”
There's nothing wrong with it...... After reading it, Lou Cheng felt that the analysis was quite pertinent, so he asked suspiciously:
"What to scold him?"
Ren Li was silent for a while, and it took a long time to reply:
"I sent the wrong link...... It's this ......."
She added another piece of news, which was close to betting on how likely the three Tianjiao outside of Zhihai would be out of the tournament two days before the double elimination.
There are eighty-six outsiders who signed up for the Grandmaster War, plus sixteen non-humans who have passed the preliminaries, a total of one hundred and two players, initially a double-elimination tournament, losing two games and going out, until the top 32 remaining, and then a single elimination to determine the warrior who challenged the previous "Grandmaster".
This "bet post" is that Lou Cheng, Ren Li and Peng Leyun, who have just entered the Waigang and lack actual combat experience in this realm, will suffer two consecutive defeats and leave the "Grandmaster" battle without winning.
"Poof, why fight against such a sensationalist, winning the game is the best way to fight back. Lou Cheng, who was already experienced in the field of public opinion, persuaded indifferently.
"Uh-huh. Ren Li nodded frequently: "The word grandstanding is good, I'll reply to them!"
...... Do you understand what I mean...... Lou Cheng was dumbfounded for a while, and could only reply to a "sluggish" expression.
"......" Peng Leyun didn't know if he was in a daze, and occasionally touched his mobile phone, but he still had the same mood.
It was An Chaoyang who calmly asked:
"Didn't you say that you never registered an account in order not to quarrel with others?"
"My little niece lent me her phone!" Ren Li replied calmly.
Seeing that her fighting spirit was high, Lou Cheng changed the topic again:
"Ren Li, I'll go to Jiuqu tomorrow, what about you?
Peng Leyun was the first to reply, and said with a slight smile:
"Let's wait until we're all done with the game and get together, who has the highest ranking, who lasts longer, who has a treat, how about it?"
"Okay!" "Okay!" Lou Cheng and Ren Li replied in the affirmative almost at the same time.
Their fighting spirit was stimulated even more by this small bet.
An Chaoyang smiled bitterly: "I don't even have the qualifications to entertain ......"
He actually maintained a good mentality, because he had just passed the age of twenty-four, and he already had the strength of the fourth grade, and he had plenty of time and a lot of hope to jump over the dragon gate, but no one could say how long it would take.
After quitting the group for a while, Lou Cheng teased himself and shared this matter with Yan Zheke.
The girl cooperatively sent a "hand the microphone" emoji:
"Classmate Lou Cheng, what are your goals and thoughts on this 'Grandmaster Battle'?"
"Well, it's mostly about seeing the world. Lou Cheng replied modestly.
In addition to this relatively peaceful attitude, he also has feelings of emotion and yearning:
Those strong men who have seen the big since childhood, those well-known masters, I have finally come to you! I finally have the opportunity to challenge you!
"Martial Saint" Qian Donglou, "Sword King" Wu Qiao, "Qilin" Dong Baxian, "Lion King" Shang Youde, "Gun King" Huang Ke, "Clown" Gu Jianxi, "Slashing Knife" Lu Yong, "Night Light" Liang Yifan...... Famous names flashed in Lou Cheng's mind, making him feel that his blood was boiling.
............
The next morning, after the tempering was completed, Lou Cheng, Guo Jie and Long Zhen, under the leadership of "Luohou" Ning Zitong, came to the airport, got on the club's business plane, and went straight to Jiuqu.
Outside the window, the clouds are like a sea, and bumps occur from time to time, and for the outsiders, such an impact is almost negligible.
The journey went smoothly, and they arrived in Jiuqu City in the central part of the country at noon, and got into several commercial buses arranged by the foreign affairs team.
As always, there were fans in the hotel lobby to greet them, Lou Cheng and others signed their own names, and with the help of Auman and other assistants, they got the room card and entered the elevator.
"There's a pre-match dinner the day after tomorrow, don't forget it. In the elevator up, Ning Zitong admonished, turned to look at Lou Cheng, sketched the corners of his mouth and smiled, "You have a high probability of playing the opening game." ”
"Huh?" Lou Cheng looked back confused.
As one of so many players, what is the probability of being more likely to be in the draw?
Ning Zitong smiled and explained:
"You are in the limelight and very topical, and the organizing committee intends to draw one of you to play the opening match. ”
1 in 3 probability...... That's really not low...... Lou Cheng couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth.