Emperor Que Shaohua

On February [-]nd, the Los Angeles Forbidden Army Academy was heavily guarded.Since it was the first day of the martial arts competition, Emperor Tianyi came in person, accompanied by the royal clan and officials. The mighty guard of honor was surrounded by the Kowloon canopy, and he walked to the side of the field to take a seat in the martial arts building.

The Guanwu Building was specially built for the emperor to inspect the Gyeonggi soldiers and horses to practice martial arts. There are many small rooms facing the school grounds.

Looking down from a height, I saw flags fluttering, drums beating loudly, and the huge arena was divided into five areas by wooden fences.The four arenas occupy one corner, and the center is the largest rectangular field, with a gate on each side leading to the arena in the corresponding direction.

This setting is to facilitate the maintenance of order in the competition. Although the situation in other venues can still be seen clearly through the wooden fence, the arena cannot directly pass through the central area, even if an unexpected event occurs somewhere in the competition. Other situations will not affect the entire school grounds.

The young warriors who participated in the competition had already learned the rules at the end of the literary test: the competition time starts at Si o'clock every day and ends at four o'clock. Choose which ring to go through the gate by yourself; but once selected, it cannot be changed on the same day.

In addition, as long as you are not in the ring, fighting is prohibited. Once you are found out, you will be expelled from the school immediately and lose the qualification to compete in the ring.

At this moment when the sun was rising, hundreds of Yu Zhou's disciples had already arrived in the center of the school field. On the first day of the competition, they entered the field to meet the emperor earlier than the people from Beiliao and Yijin.

On the sidelines, officials from the Ministry of Rituals guided the salute, and read out the will of the emperor on behalf of the emperor, encouraging the children of all families to show their strengths and fight for the country.

At this time Luo Pingyuan walked up to the martial arts building, he was a little embarrassed, but the young people who participated in the competition made a request, and it seemed that it was difficult to refuse.

"Father," he said in a low voice, "the young heroes below said, I don't know if I can see the royal sister's face." He can understand the mood of everyone. Take a look at what the person you are working hard for looks like.Besides, everyone is young, except for a few families who belong to Jingzhong Guijie, and the others have never seen the princess before, so they must be curious.

When Emperor Tianyi heard the words, he glanced at Princess Danyang.

Luo Xuening also came with her car today, she needed to be there at such a time, but because there were so many people, her face was covered with a light veil.

Seeing her father's acquiescence, she got up and walked to the outside, facing the school field, and slowly raised her hand to take off her veil.Recently, she has inevitably lost some of her beauty, but the girl's beauty is not something that can be covered up by sorrow, but rather adds a touch of charm.The morning light reflected on Princess Danyang's face, which was incomparably bright.She leaned slightly and saluted downwards.This is a sincere thank you to the disciples of Yu Zhou. No matter where they come from or for whatever reason, they gather here to protect their own destiny and the glory of their country.

There was a moment of silence in the school grounds, and Luo Pingyuan seemed to be able to hear the heartbeat and warm blood under his breath.He has never seen such a royal girl before, different from the usual delicate and lively, the Xue Ning in front of him is so calm and dignified, worthy of being the princess of Yu Zhou.

The martial arts contest started on time at the beginning of the Si hour. Yelu Shibao and Wanyan Chao sat in the martial arts building, and the warriors from the Northern Liao Dynasty, the Yijin Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty also entered the school field one after another.With the sound of the three-way drum, the gate leading to the square ring slowly opened, and the heroes rushed in, rushing to the bottom of the ring of their choice.

Yu Zhou respected water among the five elements, and his color was mysterious, so although there was no distinction between the four sides of the arena, in the eyes of everyone, the Xuanshui platform on the east side was obviously more competitive, so the most people chose this side.

The arena will last for ten days. It is reasonable to say that there is no need to be nervous when it comes up, but the battles of various countries are clear, and they all want to be the first to win in front of the emperor, so it will soon be launched in full swing.There are not only well-organized Pinwutang, Jintiesi, and Jingyuwei within the three parties, but also many lone warriors who voluntarily come and fight on their own, and they don't like each other.However, seeing the lively scene, there are always people competing on the stage, losing or even falling off the stage, and they can't see the rules for a while.

The four arenas are all three feet high, and those with good lightness skills can lift up their spirits to jump up. Pulling green onions on dry land is not beautiful enough. Many warriors use various tricks, such as willow catkins floating in the wind and floating on the water, to win the applause of the country; those who are not good at this I had no choice but to walk up the steps next to it step by step, and was often ridiculed by other countries.

When the competition is in progress, a special person will be set up next to the ring to observe, and if anyone's moves are found to be dirty, the knife and pen official will make a note.Whenever a party loses the ring, Jing Yuwei, who is in charge of maintaining order, will step forward and politely ask the loser to leave the competition area, because each person has only one chance to compete.If you are still interested in the follow-up, you can go to the foreign wooden shed next to the school to continue to pay attention. There is also tea supply, which is very thoughtful.

Luo Pingyuan went around for a week and stopped at the Xuanshui Terrace to watch. Since the royal driver came in person today, he was not allowed to bring weapons, and the two people who were fighting on the stage used fists and palms.One is Jing Yu's cavalry guard named Jing Yuan, and his opponent is a strong Liao man. The fight is very fierce.

King Ning watched for a moment, and he could see that although the Liao man was fierce in his fists and feet, he was only superior in physical strength and did not have superior internal strength, so he should not be Jing Yuan's opponent.He looked around again, Young Master Nangong was chatting with Fang Lan in the corner, and Fan Yin and Tang Yu sat under the awning for rest at some point.The young masters in the mansion had already divided their duties, scattered in twos and threes all over the arena, but they were not in a hurry to make a move.The second senior brother should be at the Ice Wind Terrace to the west at this moment.

While he was looking at the situation for a while, the two people on the stage had already used seven or eight moves, Jing Yuan really pushed the Liao people to the edge gradually, and finally used a move of autumn wind to sweep the fallen leaves, knocking him off the ring.

This style was clean and neat, quite sassy, ​​and the crowd who watched the battle burst into applause when they were neutral.Jing Yuan cupped his fists and cupped his hands below, and made another "please" gesture, waiting for the next challenger.

Luo Pingyuan also nodded slightly, Jing Yuan's kung fu was probably ranked in the top ten of Jing Yu's cavalry guards, and now it seems that it has improved again.He was about to look elsewhere, when he suddenly heard a voice from the crowd sneer, "Liuhequan is nothing, I'll be your opponent!" The accent was a bit stiff, and it was not Yu Zhouren's family.

But I saw a person squeezed to the bottom of the ring, slapped or tapped his hands and feet alternately on the wooden structure, and jumped onto the stage a few times, what he used seemed to be like a ladder cloud, probably due to lack of skill, missing the turning point in the air.Everyone thought that his physical skills were not average, so some people cheered loudly: "Liuhequan is not worth mentioning, so what about Guiyunzong?"

The person on stage was dressed as a barbarian gold warrior, with a gloomy expression on his face, and he turned a deaf ear to the ridicule from below: "I'm Tuoba Shuo, a member of Jin Zun's sect, and I'm here to ask Captain Jing for advice."

According to the rules, those who challenge on the stage must first declare their family background. His two words are very ordinary, but his tone is cold, which makes people feel uncomfortable.Luo Pingyuan stopped in his tracks. He had seen this person when the Yijin envoy arrived, and he had a deep grudge against him.

"It turned out to be Jin Tiesi's minion, who couldn't bear it so early and came to save face for your master." Jing Yuan sneered.How could Jing Yuwei not understand in detail how many people from Pinwutang and Jintiesi have come and how strong they are.This Tuoba Shuo's kung fu is not very outstanding, he should not be his opponent.

"Your Excellency is King Ning's eagle dog, but I came here to avenge my brother." Tuoba Shuo's face was gloomy, and his voice was piercing.

Jing Yuan Xindao, with your little kung fu, you're just a cover-up, it's just a dream to get the chance to fight His Highness the Fifth Highness.Jing Yuwei and Jin Tiesi were deadly enemies to begin with, and he didn't bother to say any more, so he opened his posture and slapped him, and the two of them fought together.

Jin Zunmen is good at palm techniques, and Tuoba Shuo and his brothers were able to get the titles of Jieyun Palm and Piercing Cloud Palm because they put in a lot of effort in this area; while Jing Yuan is best at Liuhe sword technique, Liuhe boxing attainment is a bit inferior, but his cultivation base is higher than Tuoba Shuo's, the two were tied at first, after dozens of rounds, Jing Yuan gradually gained the upper hand, he still dealt with the Liao people just like before , gradually pushing the opponent to the edge of the stage, ready to do the same to shake him down.

After entering and retreating, Tuoba Shuo stretched his hand into his bosom, as if he wanted to reach for something but found nothing, he didn't take out anything.A sinister smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, followed by a sudden thrust forward, his left shoulder sank slightly, and his right arm swept across, it was a move like thunder.

Jing Yuan was slightly surprised, this move has been used before, could it be that the move was exhausted and repeated again?At the moment when the fierce battle was in full swing, he unhesitatingly used the original move to dismantle it.

The sun was just right, and just before the two palms touched, he suddenly felt something strange, the opponent's right palm was covered with a layer of blue and black at some point.

Tang Yu, who was sitting under the pergola, was chatting with his friends, and didn't seem to pay much attention to the competition on the stage. At this moment, the smile on his face suddenly faded, and his long eyebrows twitched, "No Well, there is a fraud!"

The two people on the stage had already met their palms, and it seemed that they didn't try their best, but when they separated their palms, Jing Yuan staggered under his feet, as if he was drunk.When he raised his hand again, he obviously lost strength, and it seemed that he could no longer resist the opponent's attack.

When Tang Yu and Fan Yin got up and rushed to the stage, they happened to see Tuoba Shuo hit him in the chest and knocked him off the ring.The warriors of the Northern Liao Dynasty seized the opportunity and booed and applauded loudly.

It is not a problem for a person who has martial arts to fall from the stage, but if he is seriously injured or loses consciousness, it is another matter. If he is not dead, he will lose half his life.Fortunately, there were quite a few Jingyu guards around the arena, and several of them rushed forward to catch Captain Jing.

Luo Pingyuan hurried over to check, and saw Jing Yuan lying unconscious on the ground, with a faint layer of blackness on his face, and a black bloodstain on the corner of his lips, it seemed that he had been poisoned in an instant.A sergeant exclaimed in a low voice. "His palm..."

The palm of the right hand that was facing Tuoba Shuo had already turned pitch black, as if the texture had been infiltrated by ink, everyone couldn't help but change color when they saw the poison so violently.

"Your Highness Fifth, it seems that the golden man got a chance from somewhere and got a Lihun hand. Everyone stay away from Captain Jing for the time being, and don't touch him." Tang Yu walked closer, and he told others not to touch him. He approached, but he didn't shy away from it. First, he leaned over to look at the injured person's eyelids, then pulled the blackened palm, took out a silver needle and quickly pierced two small holes in the palm.Luo Pingyuan saw that what flowed out of it was not black blood, but a slightly dark red.He frowned unknowingly, he had heard of Lihun Hand before, and it was said that it was actually a kind of glove as thin as a cicada's wing.Decades ago, the Five Poisons taught a genius who equipped several kinds of poisons and trained them into three Soul-Living Hands. He used them to fight against the enemy, and those who touched them would die.

Later, the Lihun hand gradually disappeared, only knowing that it fit the arm when it was worn, if it wasn't for the blue-gray color, it would be impossible to notice it.He stared coldly at Tuoba Shuo on the stage, and saw that his right hand was indeed shining with a blue luster, reminiscent of a poisonous snake spitting out letters.

Tang Yu took out a small green jade bottle from her bosom, picked some light yellow powder and sprinkled it on Jing Yuan's palm, the blood bubbling out of the pinholes quickly turned black, at first it was as black as ink, then gradually faded, and finally From dark red to bright red, the entire palm also returned to normal color.

Even people without medical knowledge can see that the poison has flowed out of the body with the blood, and everyone in Yu Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing the horrific toxicity, if someone didn't know how to rescue him, wouldn't he be killed in an instant? Shao followed up and reprimanded out of righteous indignation, but this poison is untouchable, and no one is sure that he will not be poisoned during the fight, so scolding is scolding, and no one came to the stage to ask for a fight.

Tang Yu straightened her body, but shook her head: "Fortunately, it has been more than 20 years since Lihun Hand was successfully refined, and the toxicity in it has decreased quite a bit. Captain Jing's life can be saved without any problems, but the medicinal materials and ingredients needed for the antidote can be prepared. There is not enough time, if you can't detoxify in time, I'm afraid that your martial arts will suffer greatly in the future." He said with a slight sneer, "I think it's too early to dare to act fiercely with a little bit of Taoism. Wait a minute, everyone, I will take the stage for a while." A master who knows the Jin Zunmen."

Talking about it can be called extremely polite, with Mr. Tang's temperament, someone rushes to use poison so arrogantly in front of him, it is not enough to take off his belt and bones.

"Wait a minute, it's not easy to use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. I'll do it. You were the one who did it last time in the palace, and my hands were already itchy." Fan Yin quickly pulled him back. It doesn't matter that Xuanshuitai is shrouded in the shadow of hidden weapons and poisonous powder in those days, isn't it that our own arrangements have been disrupted.He took out two thin pieces of ice cream from his arms and put them on his hands, which turned out to be a pair of gloves.He smiled and said, "You take care of the wounded number, I'll go get the antidote, and by the way, meet the legendary Soul-Leaving Hand."

Tang Yu knew that Fan Yin's gloves were woven from silkworm silk, and that they were indestructible and invulnerable to all poisons, so she stopped insisting: "I think the Liao people are not very good at using the Lihun hand, and the power it can display Limited, but you should be more careful."

Fan Yin adjusted his clothes and came to the stage. His lightness kung fu was much more sophisticated, and when he touched his toes, he fell lightly in front of Tuoba Shuo.

Although he has a good temper on weekdays, Pavilion Master Fan Shao doesn't just laugh when he sees people, and he doesn't say polite nonsense to foreigners, he just stretches out his hand: "Bring the antidote."

Tuoba Shuo saw that the heroes of Yu and Zhou in the audience were in chaos, and there was even more shouting and cursing, and he was very pleased.He had already heard that Prince Wanyan was smitten in the palace, and the other party was Tang Yu.People from the Tang Sect are notoriously difficult to deal with, but he thought that on the first day of the competition, hidden weapons were also banned, and with the Lihun hand by his side, even Tang Yu would not dare to approach him.Then naturally there is no way to poison himself.

Unexpectedly, after the chaos, it was not Tang Yu who came to the stage, but another young man with a rather gentle face.He was relieved, and his expression became even more arrogant: "I don't even report your name, what are you, you just ask me for it?"

"It doesn't matter who I am," Fan Yin looked at his whole body, "Your Majesty, you know that if someone is killed in the arena, he will be disqualified from the competition? Besides, if you use insidious and deadly tools, even if you win, you will be judged as having a bad virtue. It will drag down your family's reputation even worse. Human life is at stake, so let's take out the antidote first."

"I came here for revenge, who cares about the martial arts competition. If King Ning has the guts to save the lives of his subordinates, he will come on stage and fight me!" Tuoba Shuo sneered, "I don't think he dares, Send you and other unknown pawns to die."

"Being in the arena and disobeying the rules, it turns out to be a rascal." Fan Yin said with a smile, "Then don't blame me for being impolite. With your trivial means, it is really not worth the Fifth Highness to do it yourself."

He didn't say much anymore, anyway, he was not afraid of being poisoned by the other party after wearing ice cream gloves, so he just used a small trick to catch him.

Tuoba Shuo relies on poisonous poison. Although he is also practicing palm kung fu, he is really no match for Fan Yin, but after more than a dozen rounds, the score has been determined. With a push and a twist, he bent backwards.

"You don't have to drink a toast." Fan Yindao, he insists on his status, even if he has great skills, he doesn't want to search for the other party in public. "If you are inferior to others, you should admit it. My patience is limited. Where is the antidote?"

"Unfortunately, I only got Lihun Hand, and there is no antidote at all." Tuoba Shuo refused to give in, spat and sneered, "Killing me is useless, your captain is Luo Pingyuan's lackey, You deserve it right after you die, I don’t lose money if you are left or right. And you little boy is trying his best to please his thigh, let’s see what happens to him.”

Before he finished speaking, Master Fan Shao put more force on his hands, and only heard a "click", and the joint of his right shoulder was removed, and the whole right arm suddenly drooped limply.Fan Yin was annoyed at his rudeness and cruelty, he stretched out his fingers Rufeng and tapped several acupoints, and then groped a little on his right arm.His technique was so fast, before everyone in the audience understood what he was going to do, there was something extra in his hand, like a thin silk silk, with a blue-black light shining, it turned out that the legendary Lihun hand Stripped down.

Fan Yin pushed Tuoba Shuo Wang on the ground, stepped on his chest, and said with a sneer, "Stop lying. Just your two knives, there is no antidote, and before you hurt others, you will return to your soul long ago." I hate the sky. I don't have time to chat with you. From now on, I'll count to three. If you don't hand it over, I will stuff this poisonous glove into your mouth and let you clean it up. intestinal!"

Tuoba Shuo was so painful that he almost fainted. He looked at Fan Yinsi's gentleness, and he didn't expect that he would be a merciless one. He knew that the other party could do what he said. The intestines were pierced and the stomach was rotten, and it was useless to take all the antidote, and Da Luo Jinxian couldn't save his life.

With hatred in his eyes, he heard that he had already counted to two, so he reached into the leather cap with his still movable left hand and took out a small box.

Fan Yin snatched it between his hands. At this time, Jing Yuan had been moved to the arbor, and his own sergeant took the antidote to Tang Yu's rescue, but no one dared to touch the poisonous glove. It took it and said with a smile, "The antidote is real."

Only then did Fan Yin kick Tuoba Shuo and let him leave on his own.

Everyone in the audience applauded loudly when they saw the skillful, bright and generous moves of taking medicine in a martial arts competition, and they were relieved to see it.Fan Yin saw that it was almost noon, and there were two hours left today, so he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Fan Yin in the Xia Qiqiao Pavilion, originally rescued people because he couldn't see the gold man's despicable deeds, and he didn't want to rush to fight. But since it’s up, it’s not good to just go on like this, there are still friends who want to compete, everyone will make friends with martial arts, and reciprocate with courtesy.”

Luo Pingyuan saw that after taking the antidote, the blackness on Jing Yuan's face subsided, and he came to his senses, so he finally felt relieved.Seeing Tuoba Shuo staggering away, he thought that this person is narrow-minded and vicious, he wonders if he will take revenge on Fan Yin in the future.Although I am not afraid of it, it is annoying to have one more fly for no reason.

Emperor Tianyi got up and drove back to the palace in the afternoon. When Shenzheng closed the ring, two of the four rings were for Yuzhou, one was for Beiliao, and the other was for Yijin. There were more than [-] battles in total, and the competition was very lively.

But Luo Pingyuan knew that the three parties did not use their full strength. On the one hand, they were fighting for face, and on the other hand, they were mainly observing and probing.

Most of the people who took the stage were scattered fighters from various countries. Jing Yuwei, Pin Wutang and Jin Tiesi only sent a few men to support the field, and they had not yet touched their real strength. The atmosphere is already quite strong.To be precise, there were few disputes between Beiliao and Yijin, and they were all aimed at Yuzhou regardless of whether there was a prior agreement.

This situation has been expected, but no matter how many tricks they play, the outcome will still be determined by strength, and no one will have room for tricks.In Luo Pingyuan's view, the most important thing to pay attention to is to preserve strength, so as not to be weak in the later stage of the competition; he predicts that it will take the last three days before the outcome becomes clear. If Beiliao and Yijin prepare ultimate moves, It will also be presented at that time.

Fan Yin guarded Xuanshui Terrace until the end of Mingjin. After returning to the mansion, Luo Pingyuan told him that Tuoba Shuo might plot revenge in the future, so he had to be careful. Fan Yin said with a smile: "For those of us who walk in the rivers and lakes, kindness is of course important. If you want to make friends, you will definitely have an enemy, not less than someone whose surname is Tuoba. Besides..." He raised the corners of his lips, "This golden man is so overconfident , I showed no mercy during the day, and I was hit by my broken arm, even if I go back and find someone to reset my shoulder, I am afraid that when I use his cloud palm again in the future, it will be greatly compromised."