The five brothers stood there and watched as the fire gradually became extinguished. Shangguan Ding asked, "The store is gone, where are we staying tonight?"

Zheng Kui said: "It's okay, we will stay outside for one night tonight, and when the battle starts tomorrow, there will be defeated people leaving, and there will be shops to live in at that time." ”

Shangguan Ding asked, "How do you live outside?" ”

Shangguan Qianye said: "I think the roof just now is quite good, let's go and live on it for one night." ”

The five of them came to the roof and lay down on the slope of the house, and they all felt that this place was really good, not only was the wind blowing from all sides, but they could look up at the starry sky, which was much better than being crowded into a small room. The five of them lay down side by side, looking at the stars in the sky, and their mood improved.

Zheng Biao suddenly said: "I only learned today that it feels so good to sleep in the open air, I really want to write a poem against the stars." ”

Shangguan Qianye said: "Oh, the second brother can also compose poems? ”

Zheng Kui laughed when he heard this: "It's okay for you to let him practice a sword, you let him compose poems?"

Zheng Biao said: "Why can't I compose poetry, I am also literate." Then after thinking for a long time, the four brothers lay there and waited quietly.

After a long time, Zheng Biao said: "Five people come to sleep on the roof...... After speaking, he asked: "Brothers, how is my first sentence?"

Zheng Biao said in a low voice: "For more than 20 years, the poetry has finally flourished today, and no one has listened to it yet." After saying that, he closed his eyes.

The next day, when the five brothers were awakened by the rising sun, they sat up, rubbed their eyes, moved their muscles, and then plunged down from the roof and found a place to eat.

During the meal, Zheng Biao remembered the events of last night again, and then said while eating: "I really wrote a poem last night, do you want to listen to it?"

Shangguan Ding said: "Listen, listen." ”

Zheng Biao thought about it for a long time, and then said to himself: "What did I get from yesterday's poem?" Zheng Kui ignored him, and then shouted: "The store checkout!"

Zheng Biao said: "Hey, forget it, let's think about it later." ”

The five brothers came out of the hotel and went directly to the place where the newcomer was fighting.

When the five brothers came to the ring, they saw that there were already people here, and there were not a few, everyone was bustling, talking about the newcomer fight that would start today. The brothers looked around and saw that this place was quite wide, and the Shaolin Temple was not far away, which could be seen from afar.

After a while, I saw a group of people coming from afar, about a hundred or so of them. Everyone hugged a man in his early forties, riding a tall horse and holding a golden gun in his hand.

The five brothers didn't know each other, but they just felt that this person must have some background. The man walked to the viewing platform and dismounted, then walked up to the high platform.

After waiting for a while, the ring was already full of people, and the five brothers were caught in the crowd.

At this time, a person walked down from the viewing platform, came to the ring and said loudly: "Friends in the martial arts, all righteous men who have just come out of the rivers and lakes, today the annual newcomer ring has officially begun." This time, the newcomer martial arts alliance leader attaches great importance to it, and specially sent the supreme Zhao Qingshan Zhao Daxia of the spear department to come here to shock. As he spoke, he turned back and pointed with his hand to the high platform.

It turned out that the person who had just ridden into the arena was Zhao Qingshan, and at this time, Zhao Qingshan sat on the chair and nodded slightly, looking full of arrogance.

The two people standing in front of the five brothers said, "I heard that this Zhao Qingshan is a general of the imperial court?"

Another person replied: "Well, I heard that this is the case, he is the only supreme in the martial arts today who serves the imperial court. ”

The former said: "I heard that this Zhao Qingshan has a very good relationship with the alliance leader, and it seems that the alliance leader is very likely to come to watch these days." ”

The other said: "I feel that there is also this possibility, wait for us to behave well, if we are really favored by the alliance leader and accepted as a disciple, then we will be fine in this life." The five brothers listened from behind, looked at each other, and said nothing.

The person in the ring continued: "Today's ring, all newcomer players can voluntarily compete on the stage, and they will be responsible for any death or injury. But everyone is a fellow martial artist, so it is recommended that everyone still focus on learning, point to the end, and try not to hurt the harmony. As for the rules, I think you already knew the rules before you came, so I won't say more. I hope you will show your skills in the newcomer ring, so that you are qualified to participate in the more ambitious champion ring in the future!"

After saying that, he turned around and went to the viewing platform again. Then someone beat the drum and beat it. Hearing the sound of drums, all the newcomers present were also in high spirits.

The drum played for a while, then stopped. And the people below are you look at me, I look at you, many people don't want to go on stage first, because the first one to go up, if you want to hold on to half a day undefeated, it is very difficult, unless you are sure enough, kill a hundred police on the stage, so that you can sit back and relax.

Everyone was watching, and suddenly a man flew into the ring, somersaulted in the air, and then landed firmly on the table with both feet.

Everyone saw that this person was in his twenties, very energetic, and held a sword in his hand. The man looked at the audience, and then raised his voice and said: "Fellow martial artists, I am from the Bijian Sect, and my surname is Zhong Zhenshan. I know that I don't suppress the arts and arts, and this time I should give everyone a place on stage, I don't know which brother can appreciate his face?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw someone in the crowd: "Everyone, borrow light, I will come to the stage to meet him for a while!"

Look at this person holding a big knife high and coming up to the ring from the table price. Zhong Zhenshan clenched his fists and asked, "It's the brother of the Great Sword Society, right?"

The man stood up on the platform with the big sword, and then also reported his fist with both hands: "It is the big knife meeting below, my name is Wu Musheng, I will meet you for a while!"

Zhong Zhenshan said: "Okay, then when you do it, I hope that my brother's subordinates will be merciful." Please!"

Wu Musheng was also not polite, and raising the big sword was a Mount Tai press. With such a heavy broadsword, a person with a short weapon would definitely not dare to parry.

Zhong Zhenshan hurriedly jumped out to the left, and then followed the step, the sword went down and cut his legs, Wu Musheng saw that the sword was coming quickly, so he took advantage of the falling momentum of the big knife, threw himself high into the air, and then jumped to the other side of the knife with the giant knife as the axis.

As soon as his feet hit the ground, he clenched the big knife with both hands and turned sideways. When Zhong Zhenshan saw it, the knife was slashed towards his waist by the wind, he hurriedly jumped up, stepped on the blade in the air, and rushed over with strength, while Wu Musheng held the handle of the knife with both hands, and the human knife turned in the air for a week, dodging the sword. The two of you just went back and forth in one place.

Zheng Kui asked, "Brothers, how are the kung fu of these two people in the stand?"

Geng Hongjun said: "The kung fu of the two families has its own characteristics, but if it is very good, it is not enough. ”

Shangguan Qianye said: "The fourth brother is reasonable, although the moves are wonderful, but the people used are very ordinary. ”

Zheng Kui asked again: "Those brothers, who can win between the two of them?"

Shangguan Qianye said: "In my opinion, the ability of the big sword to win." ”

Zheng Kui said: "Why?"

Shangguan Qianye said: "His moves are obviously better than the sword, and now it can be seen that he has the upper hand, and every move he has to make the sword jump far away, without waiting for the sword's closeness, the big sword is wheeled again, look at it this way, so that the big sword can win." ”

Zheng Kui nodded after hearing this and said, "I feel the same way." ”

Shangguan Ding continued: "I don't think so. ”

Zheng Biao asked, "Fifth brother, do you think the sword can win?"

Shangguan Ding said: "Of course." ”

Zheng Biao asked, "Why?"

Shangguan Ding said: "Look at that Zhong Zhenshan, although the sword in his hand has been dancing fast, the pace under his feet is obviously deliberately slowing down, if he really keeps up with the pace, it only takes three or five rounds to defeat Wu Musheng, and there is no need to work so hard." ”

After hearing this, Geng Hongjun asked, "Why did he do this?"

Shangguan Ding said: "He is obviously playing Wu Musheng, because Wu Musheng's weapons are too heavy, no matter how strong he is, he can't take his turn for too long, after thirty rounds, if he can't win Zhong Zhenshan, then he will admit defeat." And Zhong Zhenshan did this on the surface for fear of hurting the harmony, but in fact, he was fully retaining his strength, and using this arrogant tactic to attract the next weaker opponent, so that he could be invincible this morning, and he would be qualified to participate in the future champion ring. ”

After hearing this, the four brothers all turned their heads to look at Shangguan Ding, and at the same time cast very appreciative glances at him.

Sure enough, as Shangguan Ding expected, after the two of them fought for more than 30 rounds, Wu Musheng's head and back were covered with sweat, and Zhong Zhenshan still only maintained his previous state with him, not having the upper hand, but also not defeating him.

Wu Musheng always felt that he was about to cut Zhong Zhenshan, but just when the knife was about to fall on the other party, there were always some subtle changes, allowing Zhong Zhenshan to escape.

Gradually, the big knife in Wu Musheng's hand sank, and he obviously felt that his physical strength had decreased, if he continued to fight like this, maybe he would fall behind in more than a dozen rounds. In fact, he didn't know that he was already at a disadvantage from the beginning.

Wu Musheng turned the big knife in his hand hard, and then used the weight of the blade to throw himself more than a foot away. When he stood firm, he hugged his fists and said: "Brother Zhong, although we don't win or lose, but in terms of strength, I am a small loss to you because of the weight of the weapon, you continue to stay on the stage, I will go down." After saying that, he turned around and got out of the ring.

At this time, Zhong Zhenshan showed an extremely humble demeanor and said, "Thank you Brother Wu for being so benevolent." ”

As soon as Wu Musheng stepped off the high platform, another person jumped up, and this person also held a sword in his hand. came to the stage and said: "Brother Zhong, the younger brother is from the Huajian Sect, and I want to learn Brother Zhong's martial arts." ”

Seeing this, Shangguan Ding said in a low voice: "This kid from Huajianmen is really fooled. As soon as the words fell, the two of them were already in one place. The two fought for more than 20 rounds, Zhong Zhenshan pretended to be clumsy and fell on the table, and the people of the sword gate saw that the opportunity was coming, and they were so happy that they hurriedly stabbed it with both hands with their swords.

His sword stabbed out, and Shangguan Ding said in a low voice: "This kid is finished." Before he could finish speaking, he saw Zhong Zhenshan turn over as if he was inadvertent, and gently pulled out the sword of the Huajian Sect disciple with his sword, and then fell to the ground, the tip of the sword was upward, right towards the man.

As soon as the children of the Flower Sword Sect were half happy, they saw a standing sword stabbing at them, and hurriedly dropped the sword and took a few steps. At this time, Zhong Zhenshan slowly got up from the ground, slowly picked up the sword, walked to the person and handed it over: "Thank you Brother Tai for showing mercy to his subordinates just now, otherwise how could I have my life?" The man from the Sword Gate took the sword, didn't say a word, turned around and jumped out of the ring.