Embrace the blade

In the end, Qi Zhaoxi followed Xue Le to appear in the rookie competition, but she couldn't refuse, no matter how bad it was, it was hard to refute the host's face.It's just that Xue Le usually arrives early, and the servants are courteous to guide them to sit on the high platform. Qi Zhaoxi glanced at it, and found that the main seat and the seats beside it were still vacant, and there were only a few people gathered around the ring in the martial arts arena. A few small groups of people, like ants scattered in the sand.

In the dim morning light, Qi Zhaoxi propped his forehead with one hand, and was so sleepy that he planned to cut off his robe with Xue Le.

Xue Le smiled apologetically: "I won't call you earlier next time, it's still early, why don't you take a nap first?"

"Forget it." Qi Zhaoxi waved his hands exhausted physically and mentally, and barely pulled himself together, and then looked at the empty seats, "Those good seats must be reserved for the Qingshan Sect and the Guangqin Sect. Who is the empty seat next to the seat for, did Guiyun Villa send someone here?"

"It should be Cheng Juxian's position." Xue Le said, "Wei Zhuangzhu invited him to do justice. After the competition, he will hand over the sword to Cheng Daxia for safekeeping in public. It will be handed over after the famous sword conference is decided. to the winner."

Qi Zhaoxi nodded and remembered.Wei Min is just a mere businessman, so many people from all walks of life are willing to buy into the Famous Sword Conference. Apart from the secretive sword, Cheng Juxian's reputation is also relied on.

This hero Cheng has been around the rivers and lakes for more than 36 years, and he is not famous for his martial arts. People in the rivers and lakes praise him for his great faith, which can be said to be as good as his promise.The most commendable thing is that a friend of his was murdered by a traitor back then. Cheng Juxian accepted the dying entrustment, and he did not hesitate to go to the Western Regions to hide his identity and lurk in the investigation.It's just that the 15 countries in the Western Regions are vast and vast, and it took him [-] years to finally kill the adulterer and bring his friend's wife and children back to the Central Plains, so that they can be resettled.

It's easy to make a promise, but how many people are willing to devote fifteen years to it?

Therefore, even if some people had doubts about this famous sword competition, they let go of their worries when they saw Cheng Juxian coming forward.

People arrived one after another, not to mention the other sects. Among the three major sects, except Guiyun Villa was absent, the three sons of Qingshan sect head Shen were all present, and the master Lin of the Guangqin sect also sent his daughter. Although not much, it is enough to show the importance attached to the Famous Sword Conference.

As Xue Le said, Cheng Juxian did appear with Wei Min and sat next to the main seat.Although he was middle-aged, his radiance remained undiminished, with a gentle face, and he whispered greetings to the people around him.

At this time, the sky was bright, and after Wei Min gave a short speech, the servants next to the ring vigorously waved the gong and mallet, and the sound of the gong shook the sky, and the competition began.

The two youths stepped onto the ring first, they were still young, they couldn't help but glance at the high stage, they exchanged names, and then began to fight each other.

Jiang Li withdrew his gaze and looked around.The ring was full of people, and the sound of weapons clashing on the stage fell into the crowd like a drop of boiling oil, and the heated atmosphere exploded immediately, but Jiang Li could tell that the number of young people preparing to compete on the stage was almost half that of yesterday , Wei Ke also stood by the side of the ring, absent-mindedly watching the two fight on the stage.

Jiang Li remembered that when Wei Min entered the arena, he glanced over here. The upheaval seemed to have been expected, and he suddenly frowned, realizing that the farce in the martial arts arena yesterday was not sudden, but a deliberate provocation. Those who left in anger thought they had regained their dignity, but in fact they fell into a trap.

One less opponent means more chance of winning.

He averted his eyes, and the two on the stage had also decided the winner. The young man who won was holding a spear in his hand, and stared at his new opponent more and more excitedly.In the midst of the discussion, Jiang Li's ears were surprisingly clear. He looked at Zhaoyue beside him, and she stared silently ahead, but her eyes fell on the high platform in the distance through the flickering figures on the ring, like It is looking at someone, and it seems to be in a daze.

While waiting, she also babbled to give Jiang Li instructions to the audience, which sect produced beauties, which hero had a romantic relationship, and she knew it like the palm of her hand.But as soon as Wei Min stepped into the martial arts arena, Zhaoyue suddenly fell silent.

With a loud clang, the opponent fell to the ground on his back, and the young man with the gun won again. He rushed down the stage proudly and shouted, "Who else comes up?"

Jiang Li suddenly felt that there was nothing beside him, and Zhaoyue jumped onto the ring, drew out his sword and said, "I'll do it!"

Seeing a little girl standing opposite, with a pretty face lined with a bright red dress, the young man with a gun was a little surprised, and said with a smile, "Dare to ask the girl's name?"

"Zhaoyue!" She raised her voice, and Jiang Li inexplicably felt that she was not answering, but more like trying to attract someone's attention.

As soon as this remark came out, the audience suddenly became noisy, and the discussion and conversation rose like a tide, which was more intense than the martial arts competition just now. The young man with the gun had a strange expression and subconsciously looked up the high stage.On the high platform, Cheng Juxian standing next to the main seat suddenly stood up, staring at the water red in the ring in disbelief.He performed lightness kung fu, leaped directly onto the ring, and the crowd screamed in their throats.

For a moment, all eyes were on Cheng Juxian - except Zhaoyue, who still turned her back to Cheng Juxian, as if she didn't know what happened.

"You...you turn around..." Cheng Juxian trembled.

Zhaoyue paused for a moment, then slowly turned around, looking up at him.Cheng Juxian looked her up and down eagerly, fearing that he might not be able to see the ends of her clothes and hair, and finally his eyes stopped on her face for a long time, and he lost his words.

Even though Jiang Li didn't understand why others were surprised by Zhaoyue's name, when she stood opposite Cheng Juxian, everything was clear. She was somewhat similar to Cheng Juxian, especially those peach eyes, like a peerless painter. Draw it down.

It's just the same eyes, a pair of calm and calm, and a pair of forbearance and pity.

Cheng Juxian couldn't help stretching out his hand tremblingly, wanting to touch her sleeve, fearing that she might be a phantom.Zhao Yue suddenly backed away and dodged, Cheng Juxian's hand froze in the air.He retracted his hand embarrassingly, and finally recovered his voice: "...what's your mother's name?"

"My maiden name is Meng, and my single name is Yun."

"Then you, do you recognize me?" Cheng Juxian asked cautiously, his eyes flickered, and the entire martial arts arena was silently heard, no one would have imagined that Cheng Daxia would speak to a little girl almost in a low voice, "I am... ..."

"I don't have a father!" Zhaoyue interrupted him.

The light in Cheng Juxian's eyes dimmed, he nodded his head with difficulty, but it was like a lump in his throat, and he couldn't find anything else to say for a while.

Lines of sight around him almost turned into hooks, wanting to pick apart these few words and pry into the secrets buried in them.

Cheng Juxian looked around, and belatedly realized his abrupt disrespect, and apologized to the young man with a gun not far away. The young man was so flattered that he quickly returned the salute, and he turned to everyone to make amends: "It's me Sorry for delaying the competition due to impatience and recklessness, everyone." After saying that, he walked down the stage, but he couldn't hold back when he got to the edge of the ring, and turned around and told him: "Then be more careful, don't be brave..."

Zhaoyue stared at him silently, he sighed lowly, got off the ring, and walked back to his original position step by step.

Others' gazes were still far away on Cheng Juxian's figure, Zhaoyue had already turned around, raised her sword and shouted, waking everyone up: "Come on!"

"Miss Zhaoyue is so brave, so I won't be polite." The young man slid his palm across the body of the gun and clenched it tightly. With a pounce on his body, he stabbed out. She was not softened just because she was a girl.

Zhaoyue raised her sword subconsciously to block, and the metal collided with a sharp thud.

The young man acted accordingly, flipped his wrist, the tip of the gun skipped the blade, and continued to hand it out.Zhaoyue hurriedly bent over and dodged, and the moment she straightened up, she swung her sword and slammed into the direction of the spear, took the opportunity to turn defense into offense, and slashed forward with her sword.

The long spear walks wide open and close, with momentum like a rainbow, swirling in the hands of the young man almost dominating the arena, leaving no room for the opponent to breathe, and Zhaoyue is already petite, and her footwork is nimble Surprisingly, it seems that a red fish is swimming among the algae woven by the shadow of guns.

However, the gap between the two was gradually revealed. Although Zhaoyue was unscathed, she was finally suppressed by the spear and was passive.

Cheng Juxian stared intently, and unconsciously clenched his hands.

At this moment, Zhaoyue's eyes lit up, she grasped a gap, she flashed the long spear, and struck down like a stream of light, with a crisp sound of 'snap', the long sword hit the young man's waist. , the blade only cut the clothes lightly.

Zhaoyue's face changed slightly, and the young man was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Thank you for your mercy, Miss, I'm sorry I can't reciprocate."

As he said in his mouth, the spear in his hand kept dancing, whirling like flying, with the sound of whistling wind, forcing Zhaoyue to back again and again, out of the range of the long sword again.The young man took advantage of the victory to pursue, holding guns in both hands at the same time, and swept away with all his strength, like the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, the momentum was mighty and surging.

Zhaoyue hurriedly leaned back, and the fierce wind blew her cheeks. At the same time, her body suddenly lost her balance and fell backwards. She suddenly opened her eyes wide and remembered that she had retreated to the edge of the ring just now. This fall was a martial arts performance. Even if you don't fall out of the sand on the field, it's embarrassing enough.

She closed her eyes angrily.

Cheng Juxian got up in an instant, but Zhaoyue suddenly stopped falling, and immediately returned to the stage, with a young man standing beside her.

Jiang Li withdrew his hand on Zhao Yue's back.

"Thank you, thank you," Zhaoyue Yu was startled, and patted Jiang Li's shoulder, "It's a good thing you're here, otherwise I'd really lose my life!"

"Are you okay?" Jiang Li asked.

Seeing Zhaoyue shaking his head, he turned to the young man with the gun, nodded slightly, and drew his sword out of its sheath.

Fight again in the arena.Qi Zhaoxi recognized the young man who caught a glimpse from the corridor, and became a little interested, turned his head and asked Xue Le, "What did he say his name was?"

"If I heard correctly, it's called Jiang Li."

"Which river?" Qi Zhaoxi said, "The river in Guiyun Villa?"

"It doesn't look like someone from Guiyun Mountain Villa." Xue Le paid attention to the situation on the ring, "It's that young man who has won three games in a row. I think he has excellent marksmanship and has a bright future. I don't know what will happen in this... "

With a cracking sound, his voice stopped abruptly, and even the huge martial arts arena was strangely quiet.I don't know where the cicadas are singing, the sun is turning strong, the tung trees beside the martial arts arena are thick green, and the wind is rustling.

The young man on the ring was full of disbelief, his hands were empty, he turned his head slowly, a long spear was thrust into the ground a few meters away, the dust was surging, and the barrel of the gun continued to vibrate.

Within five moves, the outcome is decided.

The young man laughed heartily, and bowed his hands to Jiang Li: "Happy, I'm willing to bow down!" He jumped off the stage, took the gun back into his hand, and left without looking back.

Zhaoyue stared blankly at Jiang Li who was standing with his sword hanging down, and murmured with unexplained panic in his voice, "Are you actually so powerful..."