Emperor Que Shaohua

The two looked at each other, and Luo Pingyuan saw provocation and fighting intent in Mu Shaoqing's eyes.The next moment, the other party approached slowly along the sword pool, as if he was casually admiring the wonder of hundreds of long swords standing in the water like a forest, but when he was about to pass by, he heard him faintly say: "Your sword The law is not bad, but with this little ability, it can't beat me."

Well, according to a day's observation, this Mu Lingzhu doesn't know whether it's because of his bad mood or his personality. When looking at people, he usually just sweeps the corners of his eyes, and there are very few people who are willing to look directly at each other.All morning, I saw him frowning coldly at Brother Huang, and after Brother Huang left in the afternoon, his face was cloudy and he didn't know what he was thinking.That is to say, occasionally he would look at Jiang Wanli, giving people the feeling that there is still medicine to save him from dying.

"How does the owner know that this is the only thing I can do?" Luo Pingyuan said calmly, his expression unchanged.

A sharp and cold light flashed in the eyes of both of them, as if they had each drawn out their swords without making a fuss, and they fought several moves, but it was just a touch, and there was no victory or defeat.

"Shaoqing," Nan Gongchen hurried over, "I've been dragged by you for the past few days, so I'm so busy, let's go, and it just so happens that the family sent two jars of good wine, so I have to have a few drinks with me tonight. "In the words, the tense and confrontational atmosphere was resolved without a trace.He is a gentle and elegant young master, standing together with Lu and Mu, it makes people's eyes light up suddenly, he secretly praises Yu Zhou Wulin for many romantic figures, and he also gathers here today.

Although Mu Shaoqing's mood is unstable, it is impossible not to pay attention to important opponents such as Luo Pingyuan.Seeing that Yunxia's swordsmanship was flowing smoothly and her atmosphere was lofty, he unconsciously put away a little underestimation and became interested in fighting.It must be known that when swordsmanship has reached a certain level, although there are many comrades, opponents are more difficult to find than bosom friends.Today, Feng Jingyi's Shuohan swordsmanship, and then seeing Luo Pingyuan crossing the sword corridor like a broken bamboo, inevitably touched him.

However, thinking that the situation dictated that Lu Yuan would definitely demand a fight in the future, Mu Shaoqing was not in a hurry to do it now. Nangong Jin stepped in to adjust the atmosphere, and he responded with a sound, turned and walked away together. .

Except for a few family friends and elders, Wanjian Villa does not arrange overnight stays.It was getting late, and the heroes lingered by the sword pool for a while, and then they were sent out of the villa in a courteous manner by the gate of the villa, and gradually dispersed.

In the early morning of the next day, the Baibu Sword Gallery was opened again. Since most of the swordmen disciples had already tried their swords, there was no need for two sword galleries to be performed at the same time. The focus of the sword competition has also shifted to the second link - the sword competition on the stone platform.

The stone platform for the sword competition does not refer to the martial arts arena, but five or six small stone islands scattered in the quiet lake water above the sword pond.

The content of this link is very simple. If the sword gallery is to test swordsmanship through the formation, right now it is a direct one-on-one sparring, one-on-one, which can also be called a battle.

It is very common for swordsmen to engage in duels with each other, learn their moves, become famous, and settle their enmity.Time, place, method, and measure are all very important. In specific battles, from making friends with martial arts to fighting to the death, anything can happen.

To compete swords in public at the sword test meeting, the time and place are fixed, the difference is nothing more than morning or afternoon, which stone platform on the lake.Wanjian Villa has no restrictions on how to match. You can use long swords or short swords as you like, and you can win a battle of three hundred and one move.However, there are still rules: first, the disciples who fail to pass the test of the Sword Gallery cannot claim the battle or accept the challenge because they have already sinked their swords; The qualifications of Shitai; third, as far as the point is concerned, no intentional injury is allowed.Violation of the above three items will result in expulsion from the villa in the slightest, or confiscation in severe cases.

Most of the stone platforms are three or two feet away from the shore, and they can be swept up by using light kung fu. As for the two farthest ones, they can also be reached smoothly by using the other nearby stone platforms as a transition.Therefore, the villa did not prepare a small boat. If any swordsman has difficulty going to the sword competition site, he should go back and practice for three years before coming back.

Today, there are still many guests, and Gu Di is still the host, but the standard is obviously higher than the day before.The sword pool is green and green, a rare event, many famous swordsmen also showed their swords one after another, and the six small stone platforms on the lake were shrouded in the light of swords in a short time.

Diancang sent Qiu Xianyun to fight Zhongzhou hero disciple Nie Jiluan, wanting to learn the number one fast sword in the martial arts competition in Los Angeles; Nanhai sent a big disciple to challenge Feng Jingyi, who wanted to distinguish between Hanhai Qionghua swordsmanship and Shuohan swordsmanship. A rivalry; Rong Feisheng challenged Qiu Banxu, the second master of Wanjian Villa, because he was really angry recently, and if he didn't fight as a vent, he would soon get sick; Qingya sent the head disciple to challenge Yin Jianxiu to Shui Lan , the reason is unknown, the girl said that there is no reason to ask Yin Shaoxia for advice;...

The weather was fine when we got up in the morning, but it soon became cloudy, and there were scattered raindrops. After half an hour, the clouds returned and the sun opened again.Clouds gather and disperse indefinitely, and it rains and clears at the edge of Jianchi Pond, just like the poems of the predecessors: "It is good to be sunny when the water is shining, and it is strange to see the mountains empty and rainy."

The water of the lake is as clear as blue, reflecting the fluttering clothes and snow-like swords. Countless long swords stand in the water, as if connecting thousands of years, carrying the spirits of heroes, righteous men and ancestors of swordsmen, watching the shadows of swords vertically and horizontally above.

The Zhuoyue Pavilion is the best place to watch the sword competition by the lake, where important guests are invited to sit. The two Shaolin masters, Ning Zefei, Fang Cangsong, Zhu Jin, Yu Miaofang, and Hu Jingyue, young men who have become famous in recent years Swordsmen such as Qi Moye, Qiu Xianyun and others have their place even when they are not fighting on the lake.The hall in the pavilion is spacious and elegant, enough to accommodate 30 to [-] people. After the Jianmen disciples compete, no matter they win or lose, they can come to see the ceremony and ask for help. The heads and masters will give evaluation and guidance.In the past many years, every time there was a sword test meeting, Zhuoyue Pavilion would always leave anecdotes and good stories, which spread for a while, and there were not a few young swordsmen who became famous because of this.

Tang Yu and Fan Yin, one representing the Tang Sect, and the other being the master of the Qiqiaoge Shao Pavilion, were also qualified to attend, but the two of them are not good at using swords in martial arts, so they refused to mix, and would rather find a place under the shade of a tree. Dashi sits.

Luo Pingyuan was not in the pavilion either, it wasn't that Wanjian Villa deliberately neglected it, but that he couldn't arouse the interest of socializing or watching swords, and some sword disciples tried to make an appointment to fight, but he rejected them one by one.Everyone said that this was to recharge their batteries for tomorrow's duel against Master Mu Shaozhuang, and it was not easy to force them, but they didn't know that apart from winning or losing a competition, Lu Shaoxia also had several other worries.

I don't know if it's because Wanjian Villa has stepped up its guard, or because it is afraid that Xuanshuang will catch its feet, but the person who used the poisoned nail to sneak attack has never made any further moves, and the Sanjiang gang has disappeared. From yesterday to now, the progress of the sword test meeting It went very smoothly, and the atmosphere gradually became more and more enthusiastic. The swordsmanship of all the families was brilliant, and sometimes there were amazing strokes, which set off a small climax.But this is not an ordinary martial arts meeting after all, Luo Pingyuan couldn't help but think, among the crowd cheering by the lake, how many people really came here to discuss swords?What will the enemy hiding in the dark do next?How many people are waiting for the development of the situation with their own minds?

Thinking of this, he felt a heavy heart. Just one look at Master Mu Shaozhuang's indifferent expression in front of Zhu Jin, and he knew that Wei Wuze actually didn't need to do anything. The Lord will definitely disregard human feelings and reason, love and hate, and do everything thoroughly for the enemy, just like the cold water sword in his hand.

It seems that under the calm appearance, the invisible string has gradually tightened and is about to break with the passage of time.

Luo Pingyuan felt that at the same time that the emperor's brother decided not to show up for the time being, the other party seemed to have changed his strategy accordingly, and also chose to stay still rather than move, so as not to be lured out of the hole and cause complications.From Wei Wuze's point of view, this is undoubtedly a calm and wise approach, because the key to victory or defeat ultimately depends on Mu Shaoqing's choice, not other factors.After Jin Tuopan's identity was revealed on the spot, the opinions of the heroes present began to lean towards Langhuan, and it was already difficult to win people's trust by ordering people to add fuel to the scene or create chaos. Instead, they were doing King Jing a favor.On the contrary, let the sword test conference go on normally and smoothly, as long as Mu Shaoqing insists on breaking up, it is still enough to cause a huge blow and damage to Suzerain Jianghua and Langhuan.If it were him who plotted and planned secretly, he would definitely lie dormant and stop acting rashly.The calm for more than a day just confirmed this judgment.

Brother Huang couldn't have thought of these situations, what was the reason for why did he suddenly leave yesterday?Luo Pingyuan pondered back and forth, and thought about several reasons. Could it be that in order to win Mu Shaoqing's change of heart, some words or things need to be acted by others when he is not present?Or is it to reduce meetings, avoid stimulating Master Mu's paranoid and sensitive mind, and help him calm his head; or is it because the situation is not good and he needs to rush back to Huaibizhuang to re-arrange?He even secretly guessed, could it be to leave room for Jiang Wanli to persuade Mu Shaoqing alone?The reasoning doesn't make sense, maybe it's a good way to move with emotion.

But these ideas were quickly rejected by him one by one, either they did not conform to the emperor's temperament, or they lacked rules.With Luo Yanhua's style, the more critical the situation is, the more measured he will be, and he will never make random moves based on his imagination, he must have seen the reason why he must do so.

The fact is that after more than a day, the disciples of Langhuan and other sects participated in the sword competition in the Baibujian Gallery and the stone platform. Everyone looked at the sword together, and they looked silent, as if they wanted to persuade them alone.In her position, it's really embarrassing to think about it. It's not appropriate to say anything. If a sentence is accidentally wrong, it's better not to say it.As for Mu Shaoqing, yesterday he could still catch a trace of hesitation. After one night, his demeanor had become as cold as a rock, as if he had made up his mind and would not change it.

Luo Pingyuan was full of uneasiness and doubts in his heart, but when he returned to Huaibizhuang last night and saw the faint tiredness on Luo Yanhua's face, he held back and didn't ask any questions, and probably still couldn't ask any questions tonight.According to the established plan, Langhuan has two chances to change the outcome of the bet. One is the evidence sent to Wanjian Villa this afternoon. If it fails, it can only rely on tomorrow's decisive battle.But no one is sure enough about these two things.At this moment, a group of Langhuan's subordinates must be more tense and worried than themselves.

Although all swordsmen attending the meeting have the freedom to choose to take the initiative to fight or accept challenges as they like, but in the end it is to show their swordsmanship in front of the swordsmen all over the world. Masters must respect their status and look for opponents who are worthy of a battle. Those who are not capable often prefer to hide their clumsiness , but there are quite a few swordsmen who came here full of conceit, but after witnessing other people's skills, they sighed and gave up on the stage to compete for victory.

Therefore, no matter how lively the scene was at the beginning, the sword competition on the stone platform has always only needed a day.Afterwards, the famous swordsmen will evaluate the most outstanding rookie based on their performance.

As the evening approached, the last competition came to an end. Qiu Xianyun faced Cangzhou swordsman Cheng Wanjun and won cleanly with a move of "nine twists and no return".

Speaking of Qiu Xianyun, he has risen to fame in the Jianghu in recent years. He is already a representative of the Diancang Sword Sect. His colleagues in Jianmen say that Taoist Huangye, the head of the sect, is very lucky. Heirs will surely be able to carry forward this school's swordsmanship in the future.However, since it was not the first time for Qiu Xianyun to participate in the sword test meeting, everyone focused more on Nie Jiluan, who was evenly compared with him today.The two fought quickly, nearly three hundred strokes passed in the tea time, and the last one was cut through the skirt, and the other had a lock of hair cut off, and they were both closed at the same time, so it was considered a tie. .Master Jingming gave Nie Jiluan the "No. [-] Fast Sword in the Central Plains" at that time. The Shaolin Dharma Hall specializes in the study of various martial arts. This title comes from the head of the Dharma Hall, and the weight can be imagined.

According to the practice of the sword test conference, the swordsman who is recognized as the most outstanding in the Shitai competition can ask to compete with the owner of the village. If he wins, he will be given a sword manual collected by Wanjian Villa.

There are also many legends about the origin and value of the sword manual. For example, it is the lifelong mastery of a certain famous swordsman in the previous dynasty. The moves are so profound and difficult to understand.The implication is that if you can't defeat the owner, it means that your attainment and ability are not enough, and it is useless to give you the sword manual, I'm afraid you will suffer from it.

The more outstanding young swordsmen are, the easier they are to be attracted, and they are driven to try by being competitive and curious. Therefore, in almost every sword-testing meeting, the owner of the Mu family will always be challenged in this ring, but for more than a hundred years In the past, there were very few winners who successfully obtained the sword manual from Wanjian Villa, and even none of them practiced it, which made it even more legendary.

After some discussions in Zhuoyue Pavilion, this qualification belongs to Qiu Xianyun and Nie Jiluan.However, the two coincidentally expressed their abandonment of inviting Mu Shaoqing to fight, somewhat disappointing the group of heroes who were looking forward to seeing more exciting competitions.

"I fought against Master Mu Shaozhuang last year, and it's not yet time for another sword fight." Qiu Xianyun's statement was quite veiled.

"Since this is the case, my chances of winning are not great." Nie Jiluan has a straightforward personality, but what he said is very interesting, "However, I have never been able to win against Mr. Lu of Hanshan."

Sitting in the pavilion, Mu Shaoqing glanced at Luo Pingyuan's figure by the sword pond with the end of his eyes, and was a little surprised. It is said that Nie Jiluan joined the Jingyu Guard after the martial arts competition in Luocheng, and sent his capable subordinates to take the lead , The ready-made opportunity to test his own strength, King Ning actually let it go?In his opinion, Luo Pingyuan's appearance at the Sword Trial Conference was undoubtedly part of Luo Yanhua's scheme, and it represented the imperial court behind him. Even if he appeared to be born under the Hanshan sect, this disguise would not last long.Unexpectedly, a day and a half passed, and nothing happened. Luo Yanhua said that he would give him a quiet sword test meeting, but it was really calm everywhere, which made him a little confused.

His gaze unconsciously stayed by the lake, and fell on the girl in white clothes standing gracefully under the weeping willow.The breeze stirred her soft and long hair, and she frowned slightly, as if she had endless melancholy.

Mu Shaoqing felt a slight throbbing in his heart.Since yesterday, he wanted to talk to Jiang Wanli alone several times, at least ask her, why did she give him Qingjian Lanzhou Song?But whenever the thought appeared, he would immediately think, even if it is true that Wan Li treats himself differently from others, as he has long expected, so what?It is impossible for him to change his position because of this, and he cannot give up his confrontation with Luo Yanhua, so he must persevere.

Then, why do I have to oppose Luo Yanhua?Is this situation really irreversible?Every time, when the thoughts reach here, they can't continue, and the white mist will flood into the mind, blocking the emotions from consciousness, and then the confusion still exists, but he is already indifferent, like a distant bystander.The urge to talk to the girl I love disappeared again and again.

Mu Shaoqing also vaguely felt that something was wrong, and tried to penetrate the barrier-like white to continue the fragments of the thread that were isolated at the other end, just like retracting a kite that disappeared out of sight, but then he felt dizzy , even bursts of pain, the vast mist became thicker and thicker, filling all the space like a substance, tearing and melting his already weak thread of consciousness.

As long as you stop working hard and don't touch the core thought, all discomfort will disappear quickly.Mu Shaoqing didn't realize that due to repeated failures and setbacks, his arduous resistance had tended to weaken and gradually became unsustainable. He stepped back to the initial rebellion and rebellion, and felt relieved in the almost cold silence.Thousands of years ago, in the land of Wuyue, there were countless legends of enmity and hatred, and he kept the same blood, so why should he compromise and be complicit?As for Wanli, he even thought in the opposite direction, what if everything Wanli did was for Luo Yanhua?Then, seeing each other is like not seeing each other, it is better not to know.

So he repeatedly fell into conflicts and wandered, did not go to Jiang Wanli, and Jiang Wanli did not go to him, feeling not sure whether he was lost or should breathe a sigh of relief.

The hour was approaching dusk, just as Mu Shaoqing thought about it, Xie Xiao approached the Zhuoyue Pavilion, followed by two subordinates, dressed respectively as Qibi and Xuanshuang, holding a wooden box in each hand.

"Lord Mu Ling," Xie Xiao's expression was extremely serious, "According to the previous agreement, the evidence of the suzerain's promise has been delivered, please take a look!"