Embrace the blade

The news of the Shanhe League's challenge to the Prajna Sect seems to have quietly given birth to two feet, and it ran all over the rivers and lakes in a blink of an eye.People who wanted to leave Dongting stayed behind to watch the battle one after another. Some of them hurried back after leaving, and those who went far had to complain about it.

The two sides agreed on the rules, the winner will be determined by two wins in three rounds, and the location is in Juyi Village.

This location was proposed by the Prajna Sect, and the original three sects were still hesitant.However, Wei Min was worried that the Shanhe League would leave, and hurriedly said that he didn't mind at all, and said that the arena set up by the Famous Sword Conference was vacant anyway, and it was finally useful again.

"An appointment to fight in Zhuangzhong means that we have taken advantage of the territory first, so we must be more careful about any tricks by the Demon Cult, and we must not take it lightly!"

According to Shen Shensi's instructions, there are disciples guarding the road from the entrance to prevent the Prajna Sect from taking the opportunity to change and turn the competition into a way to lure wolves into the room.

But when he was really in the martial arts arena, when he saw the Prajna Sect coming from across the ring, Shen Shensi was still stunned, subconsciously looked to the side, Shen Zhiyan met his eyes, and remained silent.

I saw that the Prajna Sect had no more than dozens of people, sandwiched between the majestic and righteous paths, they seemed extremely lonely.

Someone was shocked and angry and cursed the Demon Cult for being too big and arrogant, but Xue Le heard Qi Zhaoxi who was next to him "tsk": "There are not many people here, so the weight is really heavy."

Xue Le asked: "How to say?"

"The right protector Yi Buzhi, the four masters, Yan Han, Ning Yu, He Lan, and Yin Huaishu, are all here now." In response to Qi Zhaoxi's instruction, the tall gray-robed man came forward with his hands behind his back, Four people followed, and the rest were all dressed in black, scattered around on guard. Although there were few people, a sense of oppression slowly pushed over, crushing the voice of doubt just now.

The huge martial arts arena fell silent for a moment.

The weather was fine that day, which is rare in summer when the sun is warm but not scorching, but the atmosphere in the arena was like an undercurrent under the ice.People in Jianghu don't talk about red tape, Shen Shensi raised his voice and reiterated the rules, once the gong sounded, it was about to start.From the beginning to the end, Yi Buzhi, the guardian of the right, only added one sentence: "A sword has no eyes, so don't blame the casualties."

The first game was naturally played by Guiyun Villa. Ji Xiu nodded his head to Jiang Lanze, the young owner of Ming Dynasty, and comforted Lin Kuangge, who was beside him, who was nervous: "Don't worry, you will play last, and Mr. Shen and I will do our best." Win the first two rounds for you."

He lifted his sword and leaped onto the ring, his figure was as tall and straight as a green pine, he cupped his hands and said: "Ji Xiuming of Guiyun Villa, come to challenge me."

"Helan, you go." Yi Buzhi said.

The woman responded, and before she moved, the fragrant wind had already hit the ring.I didn't see what kind of weapon she was holding, she fixed her eyes on Ji Xiuming, raised her hand and slowly pulled out her belt, the robe slipped off, revealing a snowy shoulder, and the soft curves were even more faintly visible under the red gauze wrapped around her body: "Prajna Church Lord Helan, it is a great fortune to be able to fight against Young Master Ji."

There was a strange commotion in the audience, Lin Kuangge hurriedly covered Jiang Lanze's eyes: "Children are not allowed to watch!"

Ji Xiuming was unmoved, and his eyes only fell on her hands: "Please, girl."

It was only then that everyone realized that the "belt" in He Lan's hand was actually a soft silver sword. With a flick of her wrist, a cold light spewed out, directly attacking the vital point of her throat.Ji Xiuming stood still, and at the moment she was approaching, he slammed his sword horizontally, and with a ding, the soft sword flicked, and the backlash made He Lan's approaching figure slightly stagnant.

Ji Xiuming took advantage of the gap to strike out, and He Lan hurriedly raised his hand to slap him, the inner strength surged, and the two of them stepped back a few steps.He Lanjiao laughed, the footwork of her feet changed, and the silver light of the soft sword flickered between the phantoms of the red gauze. Covering the human eyes, he made a little joke.

Ji Xiuming looked around vigilantly, still braking quietly, waiting for the opportunity.

"Her charm skills are far better than martial arts, but it doesn't take too long." Qi Zhaoxi looked away dully, and after scanning for a week, suddenly asked, "Did that little thing come?"

Xue Le was paying attention to the situation of the battle, when Ji Xiuming finally moved, he slashed out with a sword, pierced the phantom, and the sharp wind brought out a section of torn red yarn, he was distracted and thought for a moment before reacting to Qi Zhaoxi Who was he referring to: "...you mean Jiang Li?"

"Ah."

"It should be in his room. Since Miss Zhaoyue left without saying goodbye, I haven't seen him in the past few days."

Qi Zhaoxi nodded, thought for a moment, then quietly left the martial arts arena and headed for her own courtyard.

After the suspicion of Cheng Juxian was cleared away, Jiang Li originally planned to move back to his residence in the West Courtyard, but considering that he and Qi Zhaoxi had the titles of mentors and apprentices, it was fine to live in separate houses at first, and then separated deliberately would make people suspicious , I chose a wing room in the courtyard to live in, and lived in seclusion.

Jiang Li turned over the tattered pages of the book, and fell into deep thought when he saw the vaguely discernible words "Taihua School".

Wei Min's concern for Jianghu affairs can be seen from the library in Juyizhuang.He dug out this old book in the corner which contained the records of the Taihua School. Unfortunately, apart from more biographical introductions of the masters and disciples of the past, the rest of the deeds were almost the same as the rumors in the world.

To a certain extent, there are fewer clues, because this book seems to be recorded in the memories of a Taihua disciple. As orthodox, the abandoned disciple Gu Si was not recorded in it.The vacant seat under Gu Shaoling's name was yellow, damp and wrinkled, like a cloud of mist in the twilight.

The door creaked, and a ray of warm sun fell on the broken pages.

Qi Zhaoxi leaned against the door frame and knocked on the door casually: "My dear apprentice, can you accompany me to watch the excitement?"

Jiang Li looked up at him, then lowered his head again: "No."

"The competition between the Shanhe League and the Prajna Sect is a rare encounter."

"Don't go."

Qi Zhaoxi paced into the room, scanned the books on the desk, and said, "Isn't it the same in the future?"

Jiang Li kept silent, carefully put away the old books, but pulled out another travel note, showing no intention of getting up.Qi Zhaoxi simply stretched out his hand and pressed the book, and finally made Jiang Li look at him, a little puzzled: "Why do you want to take care of me?"

Before Qi Zhaoxi could answer, he continued, "I won't cause trouble for you behind my back, and you don't need to keep an eye on my whereabouts."

Qi Zhaoxi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, and said, "You think you can guess my thoughts?"

Jiang Li frowned slightly, but saw Qi Zhaoxi bent down suddenly, and the next moment he was completely in the air, his waist tightened, and he was actually carried on his shoulders.

Qi Zhaoxi wrapped one hand around Jiang Li's waist, carried a person on his shoulders and walked outside for a stroll, not forgetting to rebuke: "You are so young that you are bored in the house all day, so you are not afraid of not growing tall."

"Qi Zhaoxi!" The accident came so unexpectedly, Jiang Li couldn't believe it, and when he realized it, he had already stepped out of the door. It would be easy to solve the current predicament, just slap him on the back of the heart, but in the end he held back .

"Yes." Qi Zhaoxi responded casually, "It's not big or small, isn't it called Master?"

Jiang Li struggled hard, couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Are you annoying?"

Qi Zhaoxi tightened her arms to prevent him from breaking free, and even patted her buttocks: "Be honest, what if you fall."

Jiang Li's ears turned red immediately, and he said angrily, "Put me down!"

"Hey——" Qi Zhaoxi dragged his tone, "Keep down, it's embarrassing to be seen."

Fortunately, everyone was gathered in the martial arts arena at this time, and no one was bumped into along the way, Jiang Li restrained his voice and emotions: "Put me down."

Qi Zhaoxi turned a deaf ear and walked forward.

Jiang Li said, "I'm going to kick you..."

He smiled casually: "Then I'll take off your shoes."

Jiang Li: "..."

Fortunately, Qi Zhaoxi wanted to save face and let him down near the martial arts arena.As soon as Jiang Li's feet touched the ground, he shook off his hand and glared at him fiercely. Qi Zhaoxi stepped back sharply and reminded: "There are three rules of agreement."

Third, don't do it suddenly.

Jiang Li stared at him for a while, took a deep breath, recovered his usual calm expression, turned his head and walked towards the martial arts arena.Qi Zhaoxi followed behind unhurriedly, couldn't help narrowing her eyes in the sunlight, but suddenly saw that there was still a touch of redness on the tips of the young man's ears that hadn't faded.

Even though there are crowds in the arena, Xue Le, who is dressed in green, is not hard to find. Jiang Li was walking there when he suddenly heard the sound of fierce sword fighting, followed by the muffled sound of someone falling to the ground , he subconsciously turned his head to look.

The outcome of this game has been divided.He Lan collapsed on the stage in embarrassment, the soft sword was not far away, but could not move, a cold light pointed at her forehead.Although Ji Xiuming had a few bloodstains, he didn't move the hand holding the sword forward, and only said: "Young lady lost."

"My lord is a person who cares about beauty and beauty." He Lan brushed her messy hair behind her ears, glanced in the direction of the guardian on the right, and then sighed quietly, "Okay, I'll just admit defeat."

Jiang Li heard someone beside him praise: "Young Master Ji is so powerful, none of the devil's tricks can confuse him, and his swordsmanship is also extremely superb."

There were also people who murmured strangely: "Guiyun Villa has gradually declined in recent years, and only this adopted son is left who can handle it. Can he not be powerful? No matter how powerful he is, the left and right are not surnamed Jiang!"

Ji Xiuming withdrew his sword, turned around and was about to step off the stage, but he glanced this way like a ghost.The people around fell silent, Jiang Li met his gaze, and nodded his head indifferently, as a greeting, Ji Xiuming nodded inexplicably, but politely, and then got off the ring.