Chapter 60: The Great War is imminent

Not long after the people of the Qingyu Sect left, more than a dozen people from the Lingyun Sect also embarked on the journey to the imperial capital. In order to prevent another conflict with the people of the Qingyu Sect, the Lingyun Sect chose a different path, which was a little farther than the path taken by the Qingyu Sect, which also made the Ou soles of the shoes in it complain for a while, especially Chu Yang and Tian Wuqi, they were chattering all the way, "Why should we avoid them, doesn't this show that we are afraid?" Chu Yang said, Tian Wuqi also added, "They are stronger than us in terms of momentum, and in my opinion, their strength is not as good as ours" But complaining is complaining, and everyone still doesn't dare to disobey Zhang Xianyun's decision, so the two groups of people are on different roads and move towards a common destination. And in several other directions of the imperial capital, the Dark Star Alliance, the Purple Sun Sect and the Moon-Stepping Sect are also on their way to the imperial capital, and in the evening, they should all arrive at the imperial capital one after another. And although each sect was in a very hard hurry, everyone had a smile on their faces, because in their opinion, after this year, the Lingyun Sect would definitely be disqualified from participating in the martial arts competition, and this could also make them have many fewer competitors, and the most important thing was that they could fight one less round. Because in the eyes of all the participating disciples, Lingyun Sect only showed his face every time, and then he was eliminated, so it was just delaying their time, so everyone hoped that Lingyun Sect would be disqualified from the competition.

When the Lingyun Sect and his party arrived in the afternoon, everyone finally stopped discussing the detour, but focused on the scenery in front of them, when they were getting closer and closer to the imperial capital, the scene in front of them was completely different, giving people the overall feeling that it was magnificent and atmospheric, especially the buildings, even the houses of ordinary residents looked very tall and gorgeous, and all the corners of the houses were winding one by one. The roaring dragon is very domineering, and the roof of the house is full of glazed tiles, neat and solemn, the walls of the house are also made of blue bricks, and the house is surrounded by all kinds of flowers and trees, so that the whole house gives people a sense of tranquility and comfort. And there are also some houses that are built directly in succession, with a wide road in the middle, flat, Clean, is there a few huge carriages passing by, maybe because it is winter, the field at this time is still a little desolate, the mountains near and far are covered with snow, but although it is a mountain, in fact, in the eyes of everyone in Lingyun Sect, it is just some small hills, looking at it, it is also white, but looking at it will not make people feel dazed, but it is a kind of atmosphere like a rainbow, everyone is also discussing along the way, saying that after the end of the competition, you must not immediately rush back to Lingyun Sect, you must travel around, see the style of the Tang Empire, Zhang Xianyun did not sweep everyone's interest, just smiled and said"If you really have this kind of thought, it's not impossible, but you must remember to go out to travel and don't forget to practice, if you only know how to play, then you lose the meaning of traveling, more should go out to see more customs, enrich your life experience, if there is a chance, to explore some more powerful martial arts it would be better, in addition to going out should also pay attention to their identity, the most important thing for people who practice martial arts is to hoe the strong and help the weak, save the world and help the poor" After listening to Zhang Xianyun's words, everyone was elated, and at the same time, he also said, let the sect master rest assured, they would definitely not go out for fun.

Talking and laughing all the way, talking to each other, the time passed unconsciously, in the evening, the people of Lingyun Sect had arrived at the outskirts of the imperial capital, as long as an hour or so they could arrive at the imperial capital, but Zhang Xianyun decided to rest in the vicinity for one night, and then enter the city tomorrow morning, everyone also supported the idea of the sect master, after all, if it is getting late today, everyone wants to rest and rest, and even if they enter the city now, they can't do anything, why don't they rest well tonight, and go shopping after entering the city tomorrow. Came to an inn in the suburbs, and the group rested here again. Although I came to participate in the competition this time, there didn't seem to be any nervousness and excitement on everyone's faces, but more curiosity and freshness, and I felt very interested in seeing everything. Early the next morning, everyone had a quick bite to eat and set out again. An hour later, they appeared at the gate of the imperial capital, looking at the simple and vigorous characters above the city wall - Yanjing City, everyone's hearts seemed to be infected, and they straightened out their moods, and then walked into the city one after another. Walking into the city, it is a different scene, originally in the suburbs, I felt that the flow of people has increased, and the road has become wider, but now after entering the city, I find that the previous ones are simply unsightly compared to what I am looking for. As soon as I entered the city, I saw several spacious continents stretching in different directions, all the roads were made of bluestone slabs, and at a rough glance, the width of each road should be about 200 feet, even if ten horse-drawn carriages traveled side by side, there would be a wide space for pedestrians to stroll. And the direction of each road looks very far away, as if it is about to connect with the sky. And the houses in front of you are not to mention, they are lined up on both sides of the road, magnificent and tall, all composed of red walls and green tiles, which are both pleasing to the eye and make people invisibly generate a sense of awe, and the roadside is all the shopwork of businessmen, each shop is carefully decorated, and it looks very gorgeous. Not to mention the pedestrians, cars and horses walking in the middle, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a sea of people and traffic. This series of scenes was not surprising to all the elders and disciples who had participated in the martial arts competition, but in the eyes of Li Tianya, Xie Piaoran, Zhou Buqun and others who came to the imperial capital for the first time and saw this kind of scene for the first time, they were indeed dumbfounded, and they felt that their eyes were about to fall. Especially Liu Chenghuan, he has lived in the mountains since he was a child, and he is not very familiar with the outside world, when he first went to Yizhou City to participate in the competition, he felt this feeling of being in the middle of it like a drop in the ocean, but compared with Yizhou City and the imperial capital, it can be said that it is a small thing, and it is not worth mentioning at all. Now walking on the road, several people are trembling, afraid that something will happen, although they look left and right, they are still very worried.

After walking for a long time, the group still showed no signs of stopping, and then Li Tianya stepped forward and asked, "Sect Master, where are we going?" After another half an hour, it was still the same, and several newcomers were at a loss and more shocked, how big is this imperial capital, after walking for so long, I didn't even see the shadow of another city gate, and I felt that there were more and more people nearby, Li Tianya wanted to continue to ask, but I thought that it was better to forget it, anyway, it would arrive sooner or later. After a whole hour, everyone walked to a place called "Jinghua Restaurant" to live, this restaurant also looks quite luxurious, compared to the places where they lived before, this place can be described as luxurious, Li Tianya and others are also curious, how could the sect master choose such a good place to live. And after moving in, Li Tianya found that this restaurant is not only accommodation, but also elite catering, and because of this, their accommodation and food every day are provided by the restaurant, they only need to stay in the room, and someone will take the initiative to serve the meal. Li Tianya has not received such treatment for a long time, and now he can live completely according to his own ideas, although it is not a long time, but it still makes him happy, big fish and meat, unrestrained, free, and free, even if Li Tianya's family is still alive, he has never enjoyed such a day.

All the people of the Lingyun Sect live on the first floor, and the rooms are next to each other, Zhang Xianyun means that it is convenient to manage, and everyone can take care of them when the competition comes, and now there are less than three days before the competition, Zhang Xianyun also told everyone not to affect their rest in the past two days, even if they go out to play, they must come back on time. And the reason why I chose this restaurant is precisely to let everyone make up for their bodies and meet the upcoming competition in the best condition, in fact, this also invisibly puts pressure on all the disciples. In the past two days, everyone did not stay in the room honestly, everyone knew that it was unrealistic to temporarily cramm, instead of spending time on unrealistic cultivation, it was better to relax the mood, and the disciples were divided into three waves, Li Tianya brothers and Xie Piaoran, Qi Wushuang and Su Jian and others, Wang Dao and Song Xuefeng, etc., they all went out early, and they didn't return to the room until nightfall, and they couldn't see the tiredness on their faces when they returned to the room every day, one or two were inexplicably excited, and every day they came back with big bags of things in their hands, and even hated themselves for guessing that they had a pair of hands. The two days passed like this, and everyone did their best to adjust their mentality to the best state. On the third day, everyone stayed in the room together, some slept with their heads covered, some meditated, and some chatted in the room all the time. In short, they also know that they must not be unscrupulous anymore today, and they must take care of their bodies and participate in tomorrow's competition.

Finally, the day of the competition came, Zhang Xianyun woke up all the disciples early in the morning, and after everyone had washed up, he said to all the disciples, "Soon we will go to the palace of the Tang Empire to participate in the annual five major faction martial arts competition. However, we can't lose the dignity and honor that the Lingyun Sect deserves, if someone deliberately provokes trouble and wants to override my Lingyun Sect, then we will not hesitate to fight to the death, but also defend our honor, you know?" Hearing this, everyone said in unison, "Yes!" and then Zhang Xianyun said again. This competition, although it is related to the life and death of my Lingyun Sect, but you must remember that life is the most important, so at the moment of life and death, you must save your life first, as for the victory or defeat, as long as everyone does their best, we will never blame everyone, I believe that as long as we devote ourselves to learning martial arts and paying wholeheartedly for Lingyun Sect, sooner or later we will definitely return to the peak of the Tang Empire. At this time, Wang Dao stood up and said, "Sect Master, you can rest assured, everything we have now is given to us by Lingyun Sect, Lingyun Sect is like our home, if someone bullies us, we are extremely resistant, what praise we get, we also cheer together, at the same time, we also know the truth of "staying in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood", so we will definitely show the demeanor of our Lingyun Sect in this competition, and will never let others underestimate us!" After listening to Wang Dao's words, Zhang Xianyun also said happily Wang Dao, you said it well, I also hope you can do a good job, you are the senior brother of all the people who came to participate in the competition this time, if they do something bad, you must talk about them well, we are all old, I don't feel that energy, you know?" Sect Master, what did you say, you are still very young, we will always be children in front of you, but if any of them really disregard the honor of the Lingyun Sect and act recklessly, there is no need for you to take action, the disciple will definitely share the worries for the sect master. After the two finished speaking, Zhang Xianyun looked at the sky and said loudly, "Okay, it's not too early, let's go!"

After walking for about two quarters of an hour, everyone came to a splendid place, which looked like a city within a city, and there were still city walls and gates, but the city walls were not made of blue bricks, but red bricks, and there were many soldiers with weapons standing above the city walls and at the gates, looking heroic and vigorous. Li Tianya also knew that this must be the palace, so he didn't ask much, and walked straight in with the people in front of him. The scene inside is completely different from the outside, not so noisy outside, not so lively, of course, it doesn't look so prosperous, and the overall feeling is relatively quiet and comfortable. On both sides of the road, there are soldiers standing every few feet, although it is winter, but there are still green trees inside, and even some red flowers can be seen, which also makes Li Tianya amazed, walking on the bluestone pavement, from time to time there will be one or two maids coming to greet them, and they are also following the direction they guide. After a while, they came to a huge square, several rings with a radius of almost three hundred feet were set up in the center of the square, and there were many soldiers with weapons standing densely around the ring, looking solemn, and on the edge of the square were hundreds of tables and chairs, all of which were red, and a teacup was placed on each table, and there were already many people sitting on the chairs at this time, and when all the people of Lingyun Sect arrived, there were also a few maids who led them to the seats in front of them, so that they could rest first, and the children would wait for a while before the game started。 Looking at the scene in front of them, the disciples of the Lingyun Sect suddenly became a lot more nervous in their hearts, and they also knew that they were about to face the enemy's sword.

Not long after he sat down, there were a lot of voices behind Li Tianya, "Look, that's the people of Lingyun Sect, they actually came, I thought they wouldn't come again this year, but I didn't expect it" "They are dead pigs now, not afraid of boiling water, haha! Anyway, they have been lost face in previous years, so why care about this time!" "I also admire them, they are defeated every year, they participate every year, and every year they are wiped out in the first round, I really don't know what they think in their hearts!" I guess, they are tired of staying in the sect every year, and they take this opportunity to come out and have fun, and as for the competition, they actually don't pay attention to it, what do you think!" "I guess it can only be like this, otherwise it is impossible to understand at all." "The person who said these words was the disciple of the Ziyang Sect behind the Lingyun Sect, they had won the championship of the martial arts competition for three consecutive times, so all the disciples were also arrogant, and at the same time, their mood was relatively relaxed, unlike Li Tianya, they were all very nervous now. Hearing these words, Li Tianya's heart was also full of flavors, it can be seen how unbearable Lingyun Sect was before, not to mention the mood of the sect masters and elders of Lingyun Sect, he really wanted to turn his head and argue with those people, but it was not necessary to think about it, after all, facts speak louder than words, the impression of Lingyun Sect in the hearts of everyone is almost deep-rooted, and the only chance to prove them is to stand out from the competition, only in this way can they shut up and make them dare not underestimate Lingyun Sect. Thinking of this, Li Tianya was also much calmer, he quickly adjusted his mentality, and looked at the situation on the square seriously, his only hope now is that the game starts quickly, so that those noisy voices can stop