"Is it too much?"
This was not what Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi shouted, but their expressions were not good either.
The seating table hangs high, and people are watching below, and the sound of uproar is endless.
The new Talisman List in February records the outstanding disciples of the younger generation. There are only a few people on it, and they are all representatives of several major forces. The Fu Sword Master is not a martial artist, so he doesn't often fight to determine the outcome. It's not easy to rank in the first place. The Fu Society does have some competition projects, but every time there is a new group of people, the results of the previous session are invalidated. If there is still a basis for ranking after the Fuhui, now the ranking is basically based on the power of birth.
Currently ranked number one on the list is the son of the Ouye family. There is nothing to say about this. The Ouye family is the ancestor of sword making in the world. They have made countless famous swords since the ancient sword era. No one can surpass them.
The second one is Ju Tianxuan from Longyuan, who is the leader of their younger generation. Long Yuan was not polite at all in ranking the list. After politely taking a photo of Mr. Ouye, he became his own family.
The third place is Wu Yunfei from Yitian Pavilion, the fourth place is Chushan Xia from Mo Ganfeng, and the fifth place is Xiaoguang King from Beihai Yuanji Palace... Tang Zhao and others have also heard of all the names, and they are all from different sects. The proud ones of the world, regardless of whether they are the real ones or fake ones, anyway, they are the famous disciples ranking among each other on the list, and they don't use other junior disciples to back them up, so they will be ranked in that ranking.
But the seating chart at the back is no fun.
According to the above display, the banquet is divided into three areas, one main and two parts. The main area is the sky, the left area is the earth, and the right area is the people. There is a world of difference between each district. The living area is spacious and gorgeous, with one seat per seat. The human area is extremely shabby, as narrow as a warehouse and as crowded as pickles.
Naturally, the sky area consists of the big forces, only seven, the area contains more than ten first- and second-rate forces, and the rest are all packed into the human area. The names are listed so densely that I can’t even see them clearly.
Before Tang Zhao even looked at it, he knew that his house must be in the human area, and he thought it was acceptable. However, in the human area, the name of Zhuoyu Villa was also listed in the last few rows, and the location was in the corner, far away from others. It was like adding table.
One Hundred and Eight Springs... needless to say, it was just established anyway, no one knew about it, so I went to the last row to find it.
Tang Zhao was crowded in the crowd, and he heard people in the crowd shouting: "Unfair, unfair! This is so disrespectful. Our Hongyan Academy's hundreds of years of heritage can't even be compared to this region?"
Jiang Shenyi also said in harmony: "It's not fair. Isn't this bullying?"
Tang Zhao advised on the side: "I think there are changes. Long Yuan is so high-profile and has stirred up the atmosphere. He must be determined to hold a successful conference, and he is definitely not going to bully small forces... Bah. , this is too unfair!”
In the crowd, everyone became more and more angry and yelled. Tang Zhao followed up with a few words of teasing, but finally thought it was nothing, so he pulled Jiang Shenyi and the others out, suppressing his unhappy mood, and said: "Let's go into the city and see what they have planned."
If the seating chart at the city gate is just a starting point to pave the way for a series of subsequent arrangements, then there must be other arrangements in the city.
Jiang Shenyi gritted his teeth and said: "I know this is probably Long Yuan's plan. If you want to take it, you must fight it first. First make us angry, and then come up with other methods to stimulate us to strive for the top. But... how annoying is that? ! If he were the emperor, with the power of life and death, and could also promote everyone and make them rich, everyone would tolerate it. He is just a host, with only one row of seats, and he also holds chicken feathers as arrows, and he can't annoy them to death!"
Che Sha worriedly said: "If there is no arrangement, Long Yuan will use this conference to classify everyone?"
Tang Zhao said: "Then he is really using chicken feathers as an arrow. Can the classification of grades be decided by each household? If Long Yuan is so stupid, everyone will naturally tell them that times have changed and they have It doesn’t count any green onions.”
The atmosphere in Baicheng was very lively. Colorful flags were flying on the streets and on the rooftops, but the various flags no longer had the names of various forces written on them. Instead, they were painted with dragon shapes, not full dragons, but patterns such as dragon horns, dragon claws, and dragon tails. Baicheng is already marked by Long Yuan everywhere.
In addition to the dragon's mark, the most popular specialty in the city is the lotus pond. Shops mostly sell lotus seeds, lotus roots, river delicacies and the like. Lotus graphics are painted on the signboards, lotus lanterns are hung on high buildings, and girls holding lotus flowers can be seen everywhere on the road, as well as fishermen carrying fish baskets and fishing rods.
The four people walked around in a rough circle and split up to explore for clues. There are many young people like them on the road. Obviously there are many smart people among the Talisman Sword Masters.
Only the sharp-minded disciples will consciously look for clues, and the most stupid people will shout "unfair" outside.
"Brother, I wonder where you got this fishing rod?" After observing on the street for a while, Tang Zhao finally attacked and stopped a tall young man carrying a fishing rod.
The young man was not surprised when he heard this and asked calmly: "What? My dear, you also like fishing?"
Tang Zhao said: "I have never fished before. However, I have a bright pearl that accidentally fell into the pond. If I don't catch it as soon as possible, and let it be confused with the fish in the mud, won't the pearl be covered in dust?"
The young man smiled and said, "There are also people selling fishing rods in the surrounding shops. Why don't you go buy them instead of asking me alone?"
Tang Zhao thought to himself: Because you have walked up and down the street three times carrying the fishing rod, it is really difficult not to notice you. But he smiled and stroked the fishing line that was wandering outside, and said: "Your fishhook is straight, isn't it possible for those who are willing to take the bait?"
The young man laughed.
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Just as Tang Zhao was about to call a few companions, Jiang Shenyi had already ran over and said, "We have a clue!"
It turns out that he also discovered something. After all, Baicheng is a small town, and there are too many strange people on the streets. Just by looking for clues to pass a level, I'm afraid I won't be able to clear a few people.
Moreover, if the threshold is too high, the subsequent games will not be too exciting.
The clues found by several people pointed to the same place, which was an entrance to the city gate tower. There is a small attic in front of the entrance.
There is a sign hanging in front of the attic. It shows a seven-point star when viewed from the front and seven intersecting swords when viewed from the side.
Seven Star Longyuan!
After entering the attic, there was a staircase going up. Walking up the stairs, it suddenly became clear that you were standing on the tower.
A gentle breeze blows from the city tower, and the faint fragrance of lotus blows on your face. It turns out that the city wall here is facing the lotus pond. Looking around, you can see fields of lotus leaves and lotus pavilions, as if you are in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
There were several bamboo chairs placed on the tower, and a man sat in the middle. He stood up and said, "Brother, I'm finally here. Please let me wait."
It turned out that this person was the tall young man who was fishing when Tang Zhao met him before. He was tall and very easy to recognize. Now he has changed his clothes, it is the Long Yuan disciple uniform with the seven-star logo. Because it was a former yamen, Long Yuan's uniform was a bit like an official uniform, except that all the symbols of the previous dynasty were erased.
Tang Zhao hurriedly saluted again, and the young man returned the salute and said: "Guys, please take a seat."
Tang Zhao and others were sitting on bamboo chairs, overlooking the lotus pond from here. They could see many fishermen scattered around the pond, more than before they entered the city.
It seems that many people got there first?
The young man smiled and said: "I remember how many of you are here to look for fishing rods for fishing? They are already ready. Today is a good day for fishing." After that, he took out four fishing baskets and four fishing rods from the back.
Tang Zhao took it and found that there was something else in the fish basket, which turned out to be a square Yuan Stone.
The Yuan Stone is worth a lot of money, but putting it in the fish basket now is not to give money to the young disciples.
"What's your comment on fishing?"
The young man smiled and said: "Yes. The fish in the lotus pond are not ordinary fish, so the fishing method is also not an ordinary fishing method. Please carve your favorite talismans on the yuan stones. Use them as bait and hang them into the lake. Fishing. If there is a spiritual fish in the pond, the favorite talisman is. If you can attract a spiritual fish and listen to its guidance, you can go to Jianzhou on your own, and even reach the sky in one step."
Tang Zhao understood that this was the first one from Long Yuan. First, let me show you some of my favorite talismans. Then...it seems that we can get the next step of guidance?
"coming!"
Someone shouted loudly from below, and they saw water splashing around the pond. A Talisman Sword Master had already caught a koi with beautiful colors and was holding it in his hand for a closer look.
The young man continued: "Spirit fish are not difficult to attract, but there are differences between spirit fish and spirit fish. The more magical the spirit fish is, the more they like outstanding talismans. Some people can only attract small fish and shrimps, while others can't. It can catch rare aquatic animals. The koi is not bad, but a really powerful talisman can attract golden scales, control the wind and clouds, and turn into a real dragon."
Jiang Shenyi looked at the Yuan Stone, and found that it was exactly the same as what he used before, and asked: "Does everyone only have this one Yuan Stone?"
The young man said: "Exactly, only this part of the fish basket can react with the spiritual fish. Each person has one piece, and there will be no regrets in fishing. After all, there are only limited spiritual fish in the lake. If everyone catches one fish on the left and one on the right, they will still be able to catch it." If you want something better and destroy all the fish in the pond, won't you cut off the path of others? It's a long road to Jianzhou, so it's better for everyone to have more like-minded people."
Tang Zhao asked: "I would like to ask, how many spiritual fish are there in the pond?"
The young man said: "Not many, exactly ninety-nine."
Ninety-nine places? That's quite a lot. There are more than a hundred forces in total, and even if it is wider, there are only three to four hundred people. There are actually a hundred people who can be selected. Can the sky area accommodate so many people?
As if he had guessed the questions of several people, the young man said: "Catching the spiritual fish is just the beginning. Even if you catch the golden scales, it doesn't mean that you can reach the sky in one step. The golden scales can lead a good way, but how to actually go like this depends on the future. Maybe the one who can make it all the way to the front is a little shrimp?"
At this point, he remained silent. Obviously, the prompts he has given at this level have been completed. Tang Zhao and others took their fishing rods and baskets and left, and went to make the talisman pages as soon as possible. After all, the quota is limited, and the fishermen by the lake have already beaten them to it. If it's too late, no matter how much you make the talisman pages into flowers, you won't be able to grab the quota.
Watching several people go downstairs, the young man stood up and stood by the river with his hands behind his hands, overlooking the lotus pond, as if all the fishermen by the pond were his fish.
At this time, two teenagers came out from the side, bowed and said: "The first seat."
The young man nodded slightly, and one of them said with a smile: "You are so interested, sir? You go to the streets in person, and you give instructions personally. These people are really lucky."
The young man smiled and said: "You can just talk in front of me. If you go out and talk, you will be looking down on the world."
One of the young men asked cautiously: "Is there someone you like in the first seat? Is it the youngest one just now? What is unusual about him? Does he have extremely high attainments in talismans?"
The leader nodded slightly and continued: "I don't know about Fu Shi. He talks very interestingly. Of course - it mainly depends on his face." Then he smiled again and said, "I wonder what kind of aquatic tribe he can attract? You know Jin Besides scales, there are also hidden options.”
