Jianghu chaos

The Martial Arts Conference was put forward a year ago, led by ten well-known sects in the world, including Baichuan Villa, Luoyingmen, Doufubao, Shaolin Temple, Gaoliu Gang, Juelan Palace, Kongtong Sect, and Hengsha Sect. Other sects, big and small, joined forces and proposed to form a martial arts alliance to select the leader of the martial arts alliance through three martial arts competitions to jointly maintain the order of the martial arts.

After three months of negotiations, for the sake of fairness and to convince everyone, this martial arts conference aims to select martial arts rookies with extraordinary talents and outstanding martial arts character. The older generation will not participate, and the new leader will be selected. The heads of the top ten sects also promised to take the lead in obeying orders, and restore the peace and order of the Jianghu.

This decision is very exciting. These senior heroes who have been in the world for decades are willing to retire and hand over the important task of maintaining order in the world to the younger generation. The perfect chance to make a name for yourself.Therefore, as soon as the registration mechanism was launched six months ago, young people from all walks of life rushed to register. After half a year of anticipation, today's grand event finally came!

Ruan Xi had already passed the deadline for registration when he read about it in the Chaowen Monthly Newsletter. Although he was equally itchy, he had already missed the opportunity, not to mention that his brothers insisted that he not be allowed to register for the competition.But although I can't participate in the competition, I am satisfied to come out and see this martial arts grand meeting with my own eyes. At least in the future, when I gossip with my children and grandchildren, I can talk about how their elders had a good time with these heroes and how they witnessed the martial arts league with their own eyes. The emergence of the acting lord is really... Excited just thinking about it!

The eagerness in the arena suddenly stopped, Caoqin got up again, and clapped his hands three times.

Ruan Xi sat upright, holding his breath and concentrating—is this about to start!

A procession came in from the entrance. Judging by their attire, they should be disciples of Doufu Castle. Each of them was holding a wooden plate. The center of the plate was square and white, and it should be very soft. It even trembled a few times when the wind blew. But I don't know what it is.

Ye Fushu poked his head over and answered his questions: "That's tofu!"

"Dou...tofu??" Ruan Xi nearly flicked his tongue, and couldn't help asking again, "Tofu??"

The group of disciples walked up to the arena holding wooden plates with a calm expression, and placed tofu on the edge of the circular arena.

The arena where the battle flag fluttered was filled with tofu, and each piece was as shiny as jade, small and cute.

But extremely fragile, vulnerable to a single blow.

Ruan Xi was dumbfounded: "What is this?"

The last disciple who put down the tofu bowed and retreated. Facing the puzzled crowd, Caoqin explained: "The purpose of the martial arts conference is to select talents, not to fight fiercely. The performance of martial arts is also to the point. This time the opening conference will be This tofu is the boundary, whoever goes out of the boundary will be judged to lose, and whoever breaks the tofu will be judged to lose, I hope everyone will leave room for their actions so as not to hurt others."

Everyone was silent.After a long while, the applause sounded up and down, and everyone followed the prestige, and saw Xie Chaohan sitting upright, and praised solemnly: "Miss Cao has a wonderful idea, this tofu is the boundary, and it is also a test of how well the candidates can control their own skills. It is said that it is easy to make moves, but difficult to receive them. Only those who are able to retract and release freely are the masters, and those who have Zhang and relaxation are the leaders of the martial arts world that the world needs. Miss Cao is really thoughtful."

Representatives of the other sects echoed repeatedly: "Exactly, Miss Cao has good intentions!"

Some of the disciples who were watching didn't recognize Xie Chaohan, and they were even more curious to hear it when they saw how the various sects and sects gave him face.

"That's Young Master Xie Qi from the Luoyingmen! Have you heard of the flying sword Luoying Xie Chaohan? I heard that the unique technique of Luoying sword is so amazing that even the master of Xiemen is ashamed of himself!"

"He is Xie Chaohan?" The disciples who inquired were surprised, then their expressions changed, they snorted disdainfully, stepped back a few steps and turned their faces away.

Mei Qian frowned slightly, slightly puzzled.

Ruan Xi didn't notice those people, and after hearing Xie Chaohan's explanation, he suddenly realized, and secretly blamed himself for being stupid, the martial arts conference is such a big deal, Miss Cao is not a person who doesn't know the importance, how can it be a joke?Brother Xie is the one who is well-informed, and he understands it before Miss Cao says it!

Caoqin's face remained unchanged, he nodded and thanked Xie Chaohan, and then gave another order, and another disciple came in one after another, this time in a group of three, one led the way, and the two carried a long wooden basket with a shallow bottom, neatly arranged in the basket What was placed was a small piece of crystal clear tofu wrapped in lotus leaves.

"What's the use of this?" Ruan Xi was even more curious, and couldn't help leaning out half of his body to look.

As soon as the Doufu disciples entered the arena, they scattered to the various sects in a familiar way, and skillfully took out pieces of tofu and handed them to the audience. Whether it was a hero or a hero, everyone was treated equally, and no one was left behind. of.

Ruan Xi naturally got a piece too, the lotus leaf held in the palm was fresh and green, which made the tofu in it more moist like creamy fat, and half an almond was placed on top of the tofu, sticking out its head a little, making people feel ashamed. Can't bear to speak.

"Tofu is my specialty in Huainan. Since you are here, you must not miss this almond tofu." Caoqin said, "It can be regarded as the friendship of the landlord in Doufu Castle."

"No wonder it's called 'Tofu Fort'..." someone whispered behind him.

Ruan Xi was in a complicated mood. He always felt that it was very different from the martial arts conference he had imagined, but it seemed reasonable, and he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Take a small bite, the taste is smooth, and it slowly flows down the throat. The faint fruity taste of almonds and the mellow aroma of tofu are mixed together, entangled and slid across the tongue coating, and the cool feeling rubs shoulders with the taste buds, such as The taste of Xueruquan passed by in a flash, leaving only a little lingering on the tip of the tongue, and after knowing it later, I felt a little bit disappointed.

Unconsciously, he took a mouthful, and when Ruan Xi finally tasted it carefully, the small piece of almond tofu had already been eaten and wiped off, leaving only the fine residue left on the lotus leaf, which looked like a few frosts that were accidentally scattered dew.

Another piece of tofu was handed in front of him, Ruan Xi raised his head and saw Ye Fushu's eyebrows curved: "Is it delicious?"

Ruan Xi swallowed, and nodded honestly: "It's delicious."

Ye Fushu smiled and said: "Of course, this is the unique secret recipe of Caojia Tofu Factory, you can't taste it outside! If you like to eat it, you can buy some more and eat it when the meeting is over!"

"The Cao family still runs a tofu shop?" Ruan Xi was surprised, and murmured, "It turns out that the martial arts family is also in business..."

"That's natural." Mei Qian took a small sip of almond tofu, tasted it very elegantly, put down the lotus leaf, wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief, and said, "If you don't run a business, how can you support this large group of disciples?"

Ruan Xi was about to ask a question, so he took it casually: "Miss Cao has a delicate mind, this tofu arena and tofu feast is to talk about the friendship of the landlord, and to treat everyone with Huainan specialties with full courtesy, and secondly, it is Widely advertising."

Ruan Xi hadn't reacted yet: "What are you advertising?"

Mei Qian glanced at him, and looked away at Xie Chaohan who was seated on the high platform: "The matter of the martial arts conference was mentioned a year ago, and it took three months to contact the various sects, and another three full months to discuss the agenda. In addition to the people in Sunset City deliberately making trouble, the more important thing is to compete for the right to host the conference."

Not only was Ruan Xi surprised, but even Ye Fushu seemed to have heard of it for the first time, so he rushed over to boldly hypothesize and verify carefully: "I heard from Master that the conference was originally held in one place, but it was changed to three places for some reason. Is it because of fighting?"

"Very sharp, as expected of a person at the meeting." Mei Qian nodded approvingly, "The news of the meeting will shake the world, and people from all walks of life will flock here at that time. It is a good time to do business."

"It takes a lot of hard work to organize the conference, and it also needs to support the food and accommodation of the participants. Why should they compete for such a loss-making business? They just want to take the opportunity to sell special products, promote their own business, and make a lot of money. These The well-known sect is not like our Lingxu sect, which has fewer people to support, and there are often a hundred people. They can only earn food and clothing with land rent, martial arts teaching, or part-time guards. How can they afford such a dignified style. "

"Isn't it? You can't rob or rob, and you have to be chivalrous from time to time, and the cost is too high." Another voice broke in suddenly, and Ruan Xiye Fushu almost jumped up in shock.

Xie Zhaohan didn't know when he appeared, and said with a playful smile, "If it wasn't for supporting my family, I wouldn't be too lazy to do this thankless thing...haven't started yet?"

Ruan Xi thought he was talking about performing martial arts, but his expression didn't look like it.

Sure enough, Xie Chaohan turned around, grabbed a Doufu disciple casually and asked with an upright face: "Is the game over?"

The man looked at the honesty and respect, and said respectfully: "We have just started four rounds, one bet on whether the owner of the Shangguan will come; In one game, bet on the leader of the martial arts alliance."

Xie Chaohan thought for a while: "What are the odds?"

"The last round has the most bets, Mr. Xie Qi has already paid [-] for [-]."

"It's okay..." Xie Chaohan rubbed his nose, took out his wallet and poured it out, "The first three rounds are not interesting, I'll bet on the last round, 100 taels of silver, on Shangguan Yun."

Doufu's disciples were in a dilemma: "Shangguan Zhuangzhu has the greatest chance of winning, only one pays one."

Ye Fushu squeezed over excitedly: "I'll bet on the third round! Bet on Miss Caoqin's... third!"

Xie Chaohan laughed: "Why is it third?"

Ye Fushu eloquently said: "The first must be the owner of the Shangguan Village, the second is the Flying Sword Luoying, and Lingshuang is better at lightness kungfu. If you really want to fight in a real fight, you may not be able to win. Liulu Lingyin Doufu Fort, no matter how you say it, there should be a second. three!"

"That's not necessarily the case." Xie Chaohan intentionally teased her, folded his arms and raised his eyebrows, "You can listen to me, Hero Mei."

Ye Fushu blushed, and sneaked a guilty glance at Mei Qian.

Ruan Xi understood a bit: "Is this... an opening bet?"

"It's just to win a lottery." Mei Qian said, "Doufubao sits in the manor and makes some fun money."

"So that's how it is..." Ruan Xi said with arrogance, and a gleaming golden ingot came out as soon as he made a move, "I'm coming too! Bet that Lingshuang will be the first!"

"No need—" Mei Qian's eyebrows jumped, but she couldn't stop it.

"Ha! Then you're doomed!" Ye Fushu clapped his hands and laughed, "No one in Jianghu knows that this martial arts leader must be the owner of Shangguan Village!"