Chapter 14: The Heroes of the North City
Anyway, with that Illusion Pill, Shan Xing doesn't have to hide anymore, not only does he lose his red tail, but even the new hair that grows on his head turns black, and it looks no different from ordinary people.
In addition to a gray and black abandoned courtyard on the side, which makes people look a little terrible, the days of Beicheng are still leisurely, a few years later, Shan Xing has also taken off his cowardly coat, and at the age of fifteen, the customs of the Northland, a fifteen-year-old man should marry a wife. Li Wu is also more than sixteen, and with the nourishment of that elixir, his strength has also improved, but because of the ban, the improvement speed is still much worse than that of Shan Xing. Shan Xing has reached the point of the first order of Cheng Dan, but Li Wu is still hovering at the ninth order of foundation building, and he has not been able to break through for a long time.
The inner city streets of the north city are wide, and you can see people worshipping Buddha everywhere, and the sandalwood incense is swirling on weekdays, chanting sutras and chanting poems, but there is a bit of Central Plains color. It's just that the North City is different today, with gongs and drums, as if there is something big to unfold.
"Qiang, Qiang, Qiang, Qiang!" One morning, Huaiyan was disturbed by the deafening sound of gongs and drums. This sky has just been brightened, and even the time for Huaiyan and the others to cultivate early has not yet arrived, even if there is any major event, it should wait for the dawn, the chicken dog is still sleeping, Huaiyan feels strange, and this is too anxious.
The girl hired Ting, her beautiful face showed a hint of displeasure, she stretched out her hands and gently pushed the door open. Coincidentally, as soon as the door was opened, a door on the side of the house was also opened, and when I saw the person coming out of the house, my apricot eyes lit up in an instant.
"Brother Wu!" Huaiyan carried the hem of his skirt, and the lotus steps moved to Li Wu's side.
"Slow down, don't fall. Li Wu shook his head a little helplessly, his eyes fell on Huaiyan's face like jade, the rebirth of the two of them was originally against the sky, and even their appearance was a little different from their previous life, but Huaiyan was less cold, but more delicate, but more cute in his eyes, Li Wu thought, smiled, and stretched out his hand to straighten the skirt for Huaiyan.
"Brother Wu, you say, what kind of big deal will it be to make a noise so early?" Huaiyan nodded and looked at Li Wudao.
"I don't know, it's rumored that this has never happened like this in the North City. Li Wu replied, but he had some instinctive resistance in his heart, and he always felt that this was not a good thing, just like this Beicheng city lord, he was afraid that it would be full of ugliness and dirt under the glamour.
As they spoke, the sound of the drums fell silent and replaced by a powerful proclamation.
"The evil army is pressing, the northern city is uneasy, the city lord is blessed by heaven, and now the group of heroes is specially opened, looking at the talents of the north and quelling the rebellion of the evil army. "This is a unique herald of Beicheng, who is included in the ranks of the generals of Beicheng, and is also considered half a soldier, specially designed to convey the orders of the city lord and promote majesty.
Although this is half a soldier, its treatment is no less than several times better than that of ordinary soldiers who go into battle to kill the enemy, and it directly belongs to the Beicheng City Lord's Mansion, which also plays a role that cannot be underestimated in adding majesty to the city lord.
Hearing that it was the order of the city lord, there was a sound of the door opening all around, and looking out through the crack in the door, except for them and the dark courtyard in the corner, the families stood quietly in front of the door, respectfully listening to the preaching of the herald. It's just that they're all in the corners, and no one cares.
"This afternoon, it is the first competition of the Heroes, no need to register, in the form of a ring match, the winner is the champion, the competition lasts for one month, and finally ten people are selected to be incorporated into the city lord's mansion, and the city lord is specially given a level-breaking pill to add strength to resist the evil army. The armor on the Xuanshi's body flashed, "Of course, if it is a Buddha cultivation, it will be given a special treasure to show the mercy of the city lord." The city lord ordered this, and hoped that all the heroes in the northern city would actively participate in the competition, punish the traitors for my Xuanying mainland, and rejuvenate my northern city. ”
"The city lord is merciful!" Xuanshi said, everyone knelt down, shouting mercy one after another, but it led Ning Po and Shan Xing to open the door to see, for a time in the north of the city thousands of people shouted together, all of them were compassionate. It's a little more than the royal family of Naqing Country. Li Wu and the others didn't go out at the beginning, and now that 10,000 people kneel down, they also pretend not to be at home, otherwise if others know that someone in the family still doesn't kneel and worship, they won't be charged with disrespecting the city lord, and they will have to stay in the north city for some time.
"You can give this group a try. Ning Po had already pushed the door out when she heard the sound of compassion, and Shan Xing also got up.
"Do you want us to practice our hands?" Li Wu looked at Ning Po and smiled slightly.
"Yes, but no. Now that your cultivation is difficult to mention, if you don't have actual combat, I'm afraid you won't be able to break through the bottleneck, if you can't break through at this time, wouldn't you waste the best years of cultivation in vain?" Ning Po said, her gaze fell meaningfully on the blood stain on the left side of Li Wu's face.
Ning Po's gaze made Li Wu a little depressed, could it be that Ning Po knew that her face was not born with blood marks but was caused by prohibition? Li Wu was waiting for Ning Po to continue, but she changed her tone at once.
"Besides, my cultivation with Ding Ming is not suitable as your opponent at this time, as for Huaiyan and Shan Xing. Ning Po took her eyes off Li Wu's face, "You also need to accumulate some practical experience, otherwise you will not be allowed to be rubbed round and flattened when you go out on a blank sheet of paper in the future." ”
"Yan'er understands!" "Shan Xing understands!" Shan Xing and Huaiyan replied in unison when they heard this.
"I hope you really understand, the afternoon is the first competition, you can go later, most of the ones eliminated in front are those who have no real skills, and the ones who are left to the end are worthy of being your opponents. Ning Po's words made the three of them feel slightly warm, although Ning Po always reprimanded them harshly on weekdays, in fact, she still recognized and cherished them in her heart.
Time always flies, and the three of them went to the North City Ring at dusk. Even though today's competition is coming to an end, there are still people around the ring, so it is not lively, and the people of the entire Beicheng are almost pouring out of the nest just to go to this grand event.
"Good !!!" "Okay!" The crowd suddenly erupted in bursts of applause, and the applause was thunderous, which attracted Li Wu and his party to cast their eyes on the stage.
"Boom!" A loud bang was heard, and a big man on the stage fell to the ground with a bang, his limbs twitching continuously, and he could no longer get up, and even his strong muscles were covered with bruises and purple scars. But suddenly, a whistle sounded, and his defeat was announced, this group of heroes, one person only has one chance, and if he loses, he will no longer be qualified to fight.
The strong man on the ground looked gloomy, and let the soldiers who rescued him carry him down, but his eyes were still burning at the victor on the stage.
The man was more than eight feet tall, as tall as a tree, the green tendons on his muscles were almost bursting, and every pore on his dark skin seemed to be shouting for his master's strength, and he was now enjoying the applause and praise of everyone.
"Good, good, good!" The crowd was boiling, and with the sunset, there was still an hour before today's competition came to an end.
"But Erl. A person in the dark turned the sandalwood bead in his hand, and his tone was quite disappointed, when it was Yun Tanyue, the lord of the northern city, he looked at the big man in the ring and waved his hand with interest.
"Qiang !!" The Xuanshi looked into the darkness, and then sounded the command gong in his hand like receiving an order, "There is still an hour before today's competition is over, but which hero wants to participate in the fight, if not, three gongs, this is today's champion." ”
When everyone in the audience heard this, they inevitably remembered the tragic situation of the big man who was carried down just now, and saw that the people on the stage were fierce and powerful, and they all had a chill down their backs, where did they dare to go on stage easily to find hardships for themselves?
For a while, there was silence, only the sound of the gong.
"Bang!" the herald raised his hand and sounded the second gong. Looking up, there were still a few strong people in the audience who were ready to move. It's just that I never dare to move forward.
"If there is no one to challenge, today's competition will be over. A middle-aged man walked out of the shadows, in an ink-colored robe, describing solemnly, he still did not look old in middle age, and he felt a little iron-blooded. As soon as the man came out, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
"General Mo!" The people of Beicheng saw the man, their eyes flashed, Beicheng Mohui, self-appointed commander of the Beicheng garrison, has guarded the territory on behalf of Qingguo for several years, and repelled a lot of intrusions. It's just that in recent years, the prestige of Beicheng Yuntan has increased, and he has used Buddhism to govern Beicheng. secretly suppressed him many times, seized military power, and reduced people's popularity, making him really silent for many years.
It's just that the military achievements are great, Lian Po is not old, and where are those yin damage methods that can be wiped out, the people of Beicheng are still enthusiastic, and there is naturally a place for Mo Hui in their hearts.
"Why is he here?" Yun Tanyue's pupils shrank dangerously, and his displeasure was overflowing, "Is he still going against me?" Seeing this, the subordinates on the side couldn't help but deny it, "He naturally doesn't dare, Beicheng should be your world now." ”
"It's nature. The corners of Yun Tanyue's mouth raised slightly, and his face looked a little better. "Let's go, since he's gone, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for us to stay here any longer. ”
"What's wrong, after hiding for so long, the Cloud City Lord is finally willing to show up. In front of everyone's eyes, Mo Hui suddenly looked into the dark and said coldly. Some cultivators naturally have sharper hearings, but Yun Tanyue's voice did not fall into the ears of Li Wu and his party at all, which shows that this General Mo Hui is by no means an idle person.
This horseman, I really don't know what to do, if it weren't for the fact that this Qing country was going to send someone to Beicheng, and he wasn't a living king who shrunk in a shell, how would he dare to go against me here?
Yun Tanyue thought like this, but said with a smile: "I just rested in the dark for a while, how did I fall into the eyes of General Mo and become hiding?"
"See the city lord!" As soon as Yun Tanyue came out, the people of Beicheng all knelt on their knees respectfully, as if they saw a god, and the light of worship in their eyes was very heavy.
"Hurry up, don't be polite. Yun Tanyue shook his head and looked at Xuanshi with a light smile, "The hour is almost up, if no one challenges him, this strong man is today's champion." ”
Yun Tanyue said that the strong man was in his mouth, but his eyes only shallow on the big man, and he didn't stop long.