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The fourth floor of Yueyang Tower is the top floor, a platform of forty feet square.Leaning on the railing, you can see the majestic and majestic mountains of Baling from above, and the watery lake of Dongting from below.But at this moment when everyone climbed to the Yueyang Tower, they didn't have the intention of going upstairs to enjoy the scenery.

Due to the large number of people present, only Mu Baili, the head of the Wulin Alliance and the head of the Xuan Department of Yunxuanmen, stood on the top floor, and Yan Lingxi, the eleventh young master of the Yan family, had a seat as the acting head of the Yan family.

The Jiangyue and Jianshi sects were a bit shabby, except for Jiangyue Louzhu and the Jianshi faction's acting head, there were only two of the Jianshi faction's Eight Sword Palace Chief Directors, and several Jiangyuelou junior supervisors.

Members of the other sects sat on the third floor of Yueyang Tower. The people of the three factions moved tables and chairs tacitly, and consciously divided this floor into three areas. People from the Wulin Alliance occupied [-]% of the area, and people from the Sword House It accounted for [-]% and Jiang Yuelou only [-]%.

And Cheng Tianya, who is the leader of the Yan family's ink military department, can only sit on the third floor of Yueyang Tower like everyone else and listen to the noisy conversation of those martial artists.

Of course, he didn't really care about these things. He picked up a jug of spirits by himself, walked to a place by the window with a view of Dongting and sat down.

The second floor of Yueyang Tower is much larger than the third floor and the top floor. Standing on the second floor and looking up at the surrounding railings, you can even see the whole picture of the top floor of Yueyang Tower and even everyone on the stage.Today, on the second floor of Yueyang Tower, many people of various kinds gathered to watch the tripartite meeting, including officials surrounded by guards, wealthy businessmen served by servants, unknown warriors, and ordinary people.

Previously, Yan Lingxi stood on the Yueyang Tower, in front of the Wulin Alliance, Jianshi faction, and Jiangyuelou, and said eloquently: "Fu Wulin, the gathering place for martial artists in the world. Martial arts began in Zhou Dynasty and flourished in Wei and Jin Dynasties." , and the former dynasty has been in great chaos in the world, and there is no rest day for the struggles of various factions. Now the martial arts alliance has been established. The north is determined to fight in the Central Plains, the west is to study the principles of the states, and the south is to learn the art of Sichuan and Shu, so that the alliance warriors can be more refined and enlightened. , the common people admire it and compete to practice martial arts, making the country rich and the people strong.”

The owner of Jiangyue responded: "I, Jiangyuelou, have settled down since Zhenguan and have never participated in sect disputes. Fourth Young Master Yan's words are intended to accuse my building of crimes."

Yan Lingxi held the black sandalwood folding fan in one hand, tapped his left palm lightly, faced the color of Dongting Lake, and said to everyone with his back: "Is Jiang Yuelou qualified to say this?"

The landlord Jiang Yue was slightly taken aback, "What do you mean by Eleven Young Masters?"

Yan Lingxi turned around, and everyone clearly felt the sarcasm.He frowned slightly, and his dark gray eyes cast a meaningful glance at Jiang Yuezhu, but he didn't say a word.

A black shadow landed at an extremely fast speed, saying: "Leader, it's an emergency."

Two disciples of Yunxuan sect supported the scarred Liang Shisan to the Yueyang Tower, Qing Ruoxiao frowned, Mu Baili beside him immediately turned into a black shadow and jumped off the wall of Yueyang Tower, as soon as he approached Liang Shisan Three, a burning smell rushed into his nostrils, "Brother Liang, you...!" Mu Baili saw that Liang Shisan had multiple burns all over his body, and the original blue shirt was covered with blood stains, scorched black and sharp knife wounds.

"It's a knife wound." Mu Baili concluded after examining the wound.

"Brother Muxian..." Liang Shisan slowly opened his eyes and said weakly.

"Thirteen, who was injured?" Qing Ruoxiao said loudly while standing on the Yueyang Tower.

Liang Shisan raised his finger slightly, and Mu Baili came forward knowingly, "I was ambushed by Shen Yan in Jiangyue Tower in Xiling Gorge, and then... I can't remember..." The former said a few words in his ear. After the sentence, Mu Baili's face changed, his expression became cold and he turned to look upstairs, "I report to the leader, it was Jiangyuelou Shen Yan who did it in Xiling Gorge."

Liang Shisan, as the head of Yunxuanmen's Yunbu and the number one master of Yunbu, also has a certain reputation in the martial arts alliance.As soon as this news came out, not only Qing Ruoxiao was shocked, but all the leaders and representatives of the alliance were enraged, and all turned their hostile eyes on the Jiangyuelou people next to them.

Du Lingbei, the landlord of Jiangyue, was also extremely shocked. Yan Lingxi caught a glimpse of Du Lingbei's right hand shaking violently. Even though the amplitude was small, it was difficult to hide the turmoil in his heart at the moment.He speculated that Du Lingbei was not just because of Shen Yan's actions, but for other reasons.

"Lord, Shen Yan, he... The water rushed to the Dragon King Temple." The member of Jiangyuelou next to Du Lingbei whispered.

The member of Jiangyuelou who was angry because of Qing Ruoxiao's arrogance before also said to Du Lingbei: "Lord, this happened at this time. They may not be well-intentioned."

Of course Qing Ruoxiao heard this, he twitched his eyebrows, and said coldly: "Shouldn't the landlord Jiangyue give an explanation, if he hurt my master so severely, wouldn't he take the whole alliance seriously? "During the speech, the momentum was awe-inspiring.

"Heh." Du Lingbei suddenly sneered, "What do you want?"

Mu Baili, the head of the Xuan Department of Yunxuan Sect, quickly jumped up, stepped on the stone bricks of the west gate of Baling, and jumped onto the tower with a somersault.Then he jumped in three steps and returned to the Yueyang Tower, "Jiangyuelou handed over the murderer Shen Yan, and let our alliance deal with it. Jiangyuelou will immediately merge into the Wulin Alliance, and the alliance personnel will take over the important tasks in the building!" He said. Straight up.

"Hey." Du Lingbei let out a long sigh, "Shua!" He drew out his long sword from his waist, the blade was like autumn water, reflecting his determined eyes.

"Shen Yan can come forward to resolve this matter, but Jiang Yuelou will not join the martial arts alliance." Du Lingbei is like the rippling autumn water, although there are ripples, he is not surprised.

"Jiang Yuelou has no choice." Qing Ruo made it clear with a smile.

Du Lingbei clenched his left hand tightly and remained silent for a while. Everyone seemed to be waiting for his response. Only he knew that he was making a difficult choice, so that every breath was as long as winter.

"Alas." He suddenly raised his red sleeves, sighed long, and then said in a deep tone: "Then Jiangyuelou challenged the Wulin Alliance. If Lou wins, the Alliance will ignore the matter and withdraw from Jiangshui for the rest of the world." South."

"What?!" As soon as these words came out, a stone caused a thousand waves.The members of Jiangyuelou knew that they were single and weak, and they all seemed a little nervous. The area on the third floor where the Jiangyuelou members were located suddenly fell silent.The members of the Sword House faction looked at each other in blank dismay, and Du Lingbei proposed that the alliance stop going south. Although this move was also the wish of the Sword House faction, but...

"Leader Qing, Lord Du." Tianshui Chengbi finally spoke, his voice was gentle and elegant, but not soft, and contained an aura of momentum, "The Jianshi faction has an appointment with Jiangyuelou. Therefore, our faction also submits to the Wulin Alliance The conditions for initiating this challenge are the same as those of Jiang Yuelou."

"What?!" Qing Ruoxiao and Yan Lingxi had considered this situation before, but everyone else was shocked. If Yunxuanmen is the number one school in the world, then the Jianshi school is the second in the world. Jiang Yuelou has always been known as a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the outcome of this duel is still unknown.

"Tianshui, are you crazy?" Standing behind Tianshui Chengbi was Hei Zhongyun, wearing a smiling face mask and wearing black clothes, the Chief Director of Shengxie Palace, one of the Eight Sword Palaces of the Sword House School.

"You don't notify the head, and just rashly compete with the alliance, what do you think?" Standing beside Hei Zhongyun was Bai Jifeng, who was wearing a crying face mask and white clothes, and was one of the eight sword palaces of the Sword House Sect. Jundian Chief Director, he and Hei Zhongyun are known as "Black and White Sword Monk" in Jianghu.

"Before the head of the school left, he gave me the full authority to make decisions in the dispatch. If he doesn't agree, please go back to Xianshi Mountain and wait for the head to deal with it." Tianshui Chengbi's soft tone was full of unyielding words.

"Hmph." Hei Zhongyun and Bai Jifeng made disdainful voices at the same time.It could be seen that although the two of them disagreed, they did not intend to argue with Tianshui Chengbi.

"What if the Jiangyue and Jianshi sects are defeated?" Yan Lingxi covered his face with a fan, only showing a pair of eyes with a strange look.

"If you lose, you're defeated." Du Lingbei said, "Let the noble faction take care of you."

"Okay!" Yan Lingxi nodded in satisfaction, then bowed humbly, and said, "Allow me to present life and death for everyone. Everyone from the Jiangyue and Jianshi sects can rest assured that our alliance, with the intention of uniting the martial arts, would like to express our gratitude to the two sects." Pai asks for advice on martial arts, and guarantees that no one in the second sect will be harmed."

"Heh. You don't have to be merciful. But the people in my building will definitely take a light hand to ensure that the lives of your allies are safe." Du Lingbei said tit for tat.

"Oh, Mr. Du, why do you have to show such eloquence? It's really embarrassing for me." Although Yan Lingxi was very modest in his actions, his words were as quick as a knife.

"Then don't hold back from each other and go all out, how about it?" Tianshui Chengbi gave a generous gift, bright and moving.

"Well, that's it." Qing Ruo nodded with a smile.

Most people in the martial arts alliance are eager to try. Compared with the unconfident and puzzled atmosphere in the Jiangyue and Jianshi factions, everyone in the martial arts alliance seems to be full of confidence and even has a vision of unifying the martial arts. This is a great opportunity for the entire league.

"Shua." Yan Lingxi stretched out his arms and raised the folding fan in his hand, "Although the Yueyang Tower platform is large, it can't accommodate too many people fighting. The Jiangyue and Jianshi factions are on one side, and our alliance is on the other. No more than seven people each. After the players are determined, no one can disturb the situation, otherwise they will be judged as losers, how about it?"

"Okay." Du Lingbei and Tianshui Chengbi exchanged glances, and then nodded at the same time.

Qing Ruoxiao gave a faint "hmm", her majestic body did not move, but the kingly aura of the master of martial arts has shocked many people in Jiangyue and Jianshi. "Eleventh Young Master, continue." This meant that Yan Lingxi was to decide who would appear on the stage.

"Follow orders." Yan Lingxi closed his fan with his hands together, the gray fan covered half of his cheeks, and his pair of eyes full of inspiration turned slightly, "Then please, the Nanshu Divine Sword Sect will fight with the six-veined sword array. Sect Leader Duan, please You schedule."

"Okay!" Duan Zewei, the head of the Excalibur Sect, was overjoyed. As the last sect to join the martial arts alliance, Excalibur Sect has never had a good chance to show off. It is undoubtedly a godsend opportunity to take the lead now.

"Shaoshang, Shangyang, Guanchong, Shaochong, Shaoze, follow me to fight!" Duan Zewei gave an order in a spirited manner, and five men in orange robes jumped onto the top platform from the third floor of Yueyang Tower. Clothing is a characteristic of Excalibur, and Duan Zewei himself is also wearing a yellow shirt and an orange robe. "Take orders!" The five people chorused with great momentum.

"Tianshui is acting as the head. Jiangyuelou will start this game. Please let my building go first as an apology." Du Lingbei bowed his head respectfully to Tianshui Chengbi and the Jianshi faction, and then changed his humble attitude from before. , Said loudly: "Jiangyuelou West Tower is going to fight in the moon formation!"

A beautiful woman in a vermilion dress stepped out of the crowd, holding a cherry blossom-colored four-foot sword in her left and right hands at the same time, and the backs of the two swords struck each other, "Ting, Ting." The graceful women in vermilion dress walked up the stairs from the third floor and appeared on the Yueyang Tower. They each held only a sword in their right hands, but their left hands formed a group of two, and each group held a completely different musical instrument—that is, Two people hold the flute, two hold the flute, and two hold the chi.

"Combine!"

The cloudless clear sky blows the cold spring wind, and the green Dongting Lake is covered with snow-white waves.