Chapter XI

After the two returned to Xie's house, they went back to their rooms to rest after eating something, and did not communicate too much, and others could not see the delicate relationship between the two at all, lying on the bed, Li Tianya did not think about the daytime things anymore, he knew that it was useless to think too much, so why waste energy, it was better to sleep well, so he was confused, and after a while, the room sounded snoring, but Xie Piaoran was not so relaxed, he couldn't fall asleep after turning over and over in bed, and the scenes of the day always appeared in his mind, sometimes pursed his lips and smiled, and sometimes the corners of his eyes were slightly wrinkled, maybe this is the performance of the girl Huaichun, She has never been in close contact with a man and is now extremely excited, although she keeps admonishing herself in her heart to be calm, but she will always be affected by those pictures, and it is a long time before she slowly falls asleep.

In the days since, the two have not affected the communication because of this matter, Li Tianya still taught Xie Piaoran some basic swordsmanship as usual, and Xie Piaoran finally returned to normalcy and began to study seriously. Time is like water, most of the month passes imperceptibly, and it is only two or three days away from the day of Lingyun Sect's selection, and Master Xie has registered for Li Tianya half a month ago, just waiting for that day to come. After almost a month of getting along, Li Tianya and Xie Piaoran are also very familiar with each other, and even the title has been changed, on this day, Xie Piaoran asked solemnly, "Tianya, are you sure about the selection of Lingyun Sect, you have spent all your time on me during this time, and you won't be unable to choose when the time comes." I'm still confident, this month I have my own new understanding on the basis of the original swordsmanship, and now my swordsmanship feels nearly twice as strong as a month ago, so you don't have to worry, you better hurry up and practice, otherwise I will leave and no one will protect you" "It's really stinky and beautiful, who is rare for you to protect, you go quickly, I'm quiet when I leave" Having said that, Xie Piaoran is actually a little sad in his heart, in a month's time, Li Tianya told Xie Piaoran about his former self intermittently, so her understanding of Li Tianya is also more comprehensive, the more so, the more she feels that Li Tianya is a person who can rely on him for life, the former prodigal son has become this young man with pursuit, ideals, and perseverance after a series of life tribulations, and these changes are vividly presented in front of Xie Piaoran's eyes, how can it not be touched? In addition to sadness, Xie Piaoran is more reluctant, thinking that the two are almost inseparable this month, talking and laughing, now every grass and tree in the backyard is a witness to their laughter and laughter, but after that, the grass and trees are still the same, but the people have changed, thinking of this, Xie Piaoran is even more sad, but she didn't show it, she was afraid that her inner thoughts would affect Li Tianya's play, so she hid them. "Piaoran, after I'm gone, don't be as willful as before, and try to tolerate people who cause trouble, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble" "When have I ever been willful, and when have I been in trouble, hum!" After saying that, Xie Piaoran walked away angrily, leaving Li Tianya here inexplicably, he didn't say anything wrong, why is she like this, of course he doesn't understand why Xie Piaoran is like this, listening to Li Tianya's words, Xie Piaoran feels like she is saying goodbye, she can't stand such an atmosphere, she is afraid that if she stays any longer, she will cry loudly. But Li Tianya didn't know all this.

In the last two days, Xie Piaoran did not appear again, Li Tianya didn't care, he just kept practicing, to practice his known swordsmanship to the best, Yizhou City is so big, maybe there are amazing and beautiful people, so he must be foolproof, this is the only chance, he is sixteen years old and can't afford to wait, he also knows that as he gets older, his chances will become smaller and smaller, so this time he is bound to succeed, otherwise he may be hopeless for the rest of his life, what should he do with the hatred of his family, every time he thinks of this, Li Tianya continues to practice, and even reaches the realm of forgetting to sleep and eat。 Of course, Xie Piaoran didn't show up because she was angry, but because she was afraid of disturbing Li Tianya's sword practice, every time she went to visit Li Tianya, she just stood in the distance and didn't show up, just like that, three days passed in a flash, and Li Tianya also completely integrated his understanding of the first three styles of 123 romance swordsmanship into the swordsmanship, and he was confident at this time.

In the early morning of May 1st, Yizhou City was empty, everyone walked towards the square in the center of the city, where there was a visual feast waiting for them, and soon the square was crowded with tens of thousands of people, there were ten rings side by side in the middle of the square, and there was a middle-aged man with a sword standing on the side of each ring, looking radiant and heroic. Lingyun Sect comes to the secular selection once a year, although the time is uncertain, but every time it will bring a sensation to Yizhou City, the people always have an inexplicable worship of these "heroes", this time is no exception, everyone has to spare time to watch even if they are busy.

Almost noon, the side of the square is already impassable, look around, black pressure press, casually afraid that there are more than 100,000 people, of course, these are just going out early, lucky, there are many people who want to see but can't find a place, just wait for the end of the conference, listen to the people on the scene in detail, every time the selection meeting of Lingyun Sect comes out, it will change the fate of a few contestants, more is to change the fate of the people in the city, during the selection meeting, the demand for food, drink, and play things is dozens of times that of usual, comparable to some traditional festivals in Yizhou City, so many businesses will be busy on the day of the selection meeting, of course, the income is also very gratifying, Another group of people is gambling, each selection will have a gambling house open, sit in the bank, bet on each contestant in the ring, because no one knows the contestants very well, so many people participate in it, want to make a windfall, but the result everyone knows, some people are happy and some are worried, people who get rich overnight abound, and there are countless people who are bankrupt, in addition, the inns, teahouses, brothels and so on in the city will rejoice because of the arrival of the selection meeting, and they will make a big profit by this.

At noon, the sun was shining, and several rings in the center were also ready, and there was a group of old men sitting in front of the ring, most of them were elders of the Lingyun Sect, and a small number of them were elite disciples of both virtue and art. Seeing that the crowd below was getting more and more agitated, an elder sitting in the center above also slowly got up, walked to the edge of the ring, raised his voice and said, " Everyone, please be quiet, you can come from your busy schedule to watch this selection conference, it can be seen that everyone attaches great importance to Lingyun Sect, I would like to thank you on behalf of the sect, and I also hope that you can continue to support Lingyun Sect, only your long-term unremitting understanding and support, Lingyun Sect will continue to grow, and Lingyun Sect has grown, and will not forget you, we will continue to work hard to cultivate more martial artists, escort for our Yizhou City, and even the surrounding cities, so that our city can be solid, so that our people can live and work in peace and contentment, and let our lives become better and betterAs soon as he said this, the quiet square suddenly sounded a thunderous shout "Lingyun Sect, Lingyun Sect, Lingyun Sect" Everyone shouted from the bottom of their hearts, and they all sincerely used Lingyun Sect, because Lingyun Sect does send its disciples to the world to exercise every year, and the process of training is to punish the people for adultery and evil, so everyone recognizes Lingyun Sect very much, and the words of this elder directly mobilized everyone's emotions, shouting "Lingyun Sect" One after another, the huge square fell into a frenzy at this time.

After a long while, his voice gradually fell, and the elder continued, "In view of the fact that the number of people who have signed up this time is much higher than in previous years, the sect master has also decided to increase the quota for this year, and this year there will be 60 young people who can enter the sect for cultivation, and the way to compete for the quota is the same as in previous years. One-on-one competition, and so on, until the last 60 people are produced, in this process, all the contestants can be clicked to the end, do not hurt people's lives, if someone violates, the law will be corrected on the spot, and the qualification to enter the Lingyun Sect will be cancelled for life, I believe everyone knows it very well, and all the people are invited to be a witness here. I'm sure everyone is impatient, so let's ask the 630 young people who signed up to come to the stage in turn."

Hearing the elder's words, there were bursts of discussion in the audience: "630 people, too many, too exaggerated, I remember that there were only more than 300 people last year, and this year it has directly doubled."

"Isn't it, it seems that Lingyun Sect has developed very well in recent years" "Choosing 60 people out of 630 people is too cruel, I don't know which children will be so lucky" "It's not just lucky, so many people participate, how can you go in without strength" "It seems that I have to go home and supervise my uncompetitive son, I know how to fool around every day" Many people present are discussing, all hope that their children can enter the Lingyun Sect, although most of the people in Yizhou City are in business or to gain fame, but with the continuous growth of the Lingyun Sect, everyone has also seen the benefits of learning martial arts, not to mention physical fitness, chivalrous and righteous, and eliminating harm for the people are all within the responsibility of martial artists.

In the audience's bursts of discussion, the ring in the center of the square is also two people each, the first round of the conference did not draw lots, but all the players lined up in two columns, and then each column each time a person in turn on the stage, 20 young people in the sunlight looked particularly dazzling, everyone stopped talking for a while, looked at the center with their eyes, waiting for the visual feast that was about to begin, 20 contestants first bowed politely, and then began the competition, everyone's weapons are different, there are knives, swords, hammers, halberds, various, but they all look very powerful, just don't know who is the real good hand。 In less than a quarter of an hour, there was a ring to decide the winner, a knife youth in the opponent's double hammer bombardment, finally was overwhelmed, defeated, the winning young man also raised the double hammer to signal to everyone, with a spring breeze smile on his face, and then quickly walked to the backstage, ready for the next competition. As soon as he left, another group of players on the stage decided the winner, and this time it was still a young man with a double hammer who relied on his absolute strength to knock the opponent down the ring. In such a short period of time, the ten pairs of players on the stage have all ended, and none of the winners have made a sword, and this result also makes the elders on the side sigh, thinking that Lingyun Sect is a sword sect, but now they despise a group, but there is no sword cultivation boy, but they are not discouraged, there are still 610 people who have not competed, and the result should not disappoint them. Originally, Lingyun Sect also thought about allowing only sword cultivators to participate in the competition, but the people of the entire southwest frontier of the Tang Kingdom did not seem to attach much importance to the practice of martial arts, and even less attention to sword cultivation, thinking that sword cultivation was only good-looking, and had no practical value, so even people who learned martial arts rarely had sword cultivation, and most people chose strength-based routines, but in recent years, under the influence of Lingyun Sect, many people have begun to attach importance to sword practice, but to change the entire pattern, it seems that it will take many years of accumulation.

In the cheers of more than 100,000 people, the second group of players appeared one by one, and some people in the audience shouted, "Look, the one wearing a yellow robe in the middle is my son, everyone must support my son, she will definitely win" It turned out that a young man's father saw him in the audience and was very excited, but he didn't hear it, the elder on the side of the stage gave an order, and everyone started to compete again, and it was also almost a quarter of an hour, and there was a result. Although Li Tianya is far away from the ring at this time, but he has not relaxed on the fourth, he has been paying attention to the pattern on the stage, focusing on watching the attacks and defenses of each group of players, he does not seem to be thinking about the first round now, but is planning for the second round, he must clearly understand the moves of these players, so as to make a countermeasure, as the so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, a hundred battles will not be defeated. Just thinking about it, two groups ended on the stage, 40 young people have won in the first round, and the time has almost passed an hour, looking at the long line in front of him, Li Tianya doesn't know if he has a chance to play today, according to this speed, three hours down is at most enough for more than 200 people to compete, he visually checked that he should go after 150 people in the ranks, so he is now putting most of his energy on the stage, and rarely cares about his state.

When the fifth group of contestants came to the stage, the audience was immediately surprised, because the 20 young people on the stage were all carrying long swords and standing on the stage at the same time, giving people a heroic spirit* The feeling of people, this phenomenon also made the bitter faces of the elders on the stage show a hint of a smile, the previous four groups of players finished the competition, and the number of winning sword cultivators did not exceed the world, which made the top management of the Lingyun Sect who was watching the battle very depressed, but this time the 20 people were all sword cultivators, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, because in any case, there will be ten more sword cultivators entering the second round of the competition, Li Tianya was also calmed by the scene in front of him, he is also a sword cultivator, but his sword moves are only a few moves, which is not enough to see, looking at the 20 people on the stage, each of them has different moves, and he is also carefully observing in the hope of stealing a move and a half from it, and then integrate his own 123 romance swordsmanship, and hope to get some understanding of the sword from the players on the stage, but contrary to his wishes, Li Tianya felt that the sword moves of the players on the stage were too rough and had no new ideas at all, so he returned to his thoughts stupidly.

Unconsciously, three hours passed like this, the sun was setting, and an elder on the stage also announced that today was over, and in an afternoon, a total of 12 groups of players were tried, 240 people, and there were nearly 400 people left without competition, but everyone was not in a hurry, such a feast, even if it was held for a few days, they would not feel bored, and Li Tianya did not participate in today's competition, he pondered all the way, and there were many characters in the 12 groups of players who made him feel very tricky, he didn't know if he would meet them in the next round, so he was also a little nervous at this time, but for a short while, He returned to normal "What am I nervous about, now I have no way but to let go, even if I encounter a strong opponent, I should, without fear, fight until I have only one breath left, and I want to pocket the quota" After thinking about it, he was relieved a lot, and indeed as the saying goes, "the barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes", he now only has one life left here, just to avenge his family, what else is he afraid of