Under the four-sided arena of the He family, 16 guards in silver and 32 guards in bronze were protecting the arena, while eight guards in gold were working in pairs with solemn expressions, holding drumsticks. Arranged on the stage.
On both sides of the four arenas, there are also two high platforms built in the same way. On the high platform, there is a row of Taishi chairs. You don't need to think about it, you know that they belong to the He family and the places where the He family worships.
The sun is high in the sky at noon in winter, and the people it shines on are lazy, but in Hejiabao, no one feels relaxed and comfortable, just because today is the day when the Hejiabao Arena starts.
A group of Jianghu guests who had signed up had followed the He family's rules and arrived at the arena in the middle of the Hejiabao Fourth Garden. For these people from humble backgrounds and without the protection of a famous family, the He Family Arena is not only an opportunity to live a good life, but it also allows them to become famous overnight, and even reach the top of the divine list.
Looking at the four arenas and dozens of guards in gold, silver, and bronze clothing, these gold, silver, and bronze clothing did not enter the top three, nor did they get the opportunity to challenge the He family's offerings. They also lived a life with tiles covering their heads. In these days, there is no need to run around for a living. In the eyes of the Jianghu guests who have already signed up in the audience, the fire of yearning and envy has risen.
None of the Jianghu guests spoke, but their slightly pacing steps, slightly moving fingers, and the palms that occasionally touched the weapons they carried all revealed their eagerness to try.
"Look, the eldest brother is dressed in gold. He looks so energetic on stage." Ren Bunan, who was in the audience, nudged his third brother Hu Buwei with his elbow, and whispered close to him.
"Second brother, I see you have this strength. Didn't the eldest brother say that if we can repay the favor of that Mu Shaoxia this time, we three brothers will have good days in the future." Hu Buwei replied in a low voice. .
The two of them looked at He Bufan on the ring. At this moment, He Bufan was holding a drumstick and thinking about his three brothers. They had been waiting all morning on their way to the ring in Mu Xia Yuan, but they did not see Mu Yi. , when he raised his head and looked at the sky, he saw that it was almost noon. A few of them had already beaten a drum, which was considered as a notification to everyone in Hejiabao that the ring was about to start. Then he glanced down at the ring and searched for a long time, but nothing happened. Found the young man's figure.
Where did this young man go? He Bufan was just thinking when he heard a few laughs and looked towards the tall building sign outside the ring. He saw He Zhidao, the ancestor of the He family, leaning on his golden staff, in front of the Lord of the Three Castles. With the help of He Ji, he slowly walked past the building sign. Next to the ancestor of the He family, a man with a long beard and a feather fan scarf walked with a young man dressed as a young man. Behind them, Yuwen Tuo, dressed in gray. Still looking calm, he was walking forward, followed by the He family's brocade-clad worshipers, this group of people came towards the He family's arena.
"Sect Master Shui, Sect Master Yuwen and Mr. Chongyang can give this little old man such face. This year's Hejiapu is really shining brightly." The ancestors of the He family are old. Although He Ji is supporting him, he still walks step by step. Slowly, the general entered the ring and saw He Kui and Jin Buyi already waiting in front of the ring.
He Kui and Jin Buyi secretly exchanged glances, each thinking to themselves that it was a good thing they rushed back before the old thief came to the ring, otherwise the old thief's vigilance would definitely arouse his suspicion.
The Double Ninth Festival pen on the side has lost the flattering look in Hua Chaoyuan last night, and has returned to the appearance of a worldly master that Gu Xiao and others saw in front of the Hejiabao Gate. In the cold winter season, waving the feather fan in his hand, He stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Brother He is my best friend. I like the excitement. Not only me, but this year even the son of Sect Master Shui and the beloved disciple of Sect Master Yuwen came to participate. This is a great honor for me."
Shui Canglan on one side, in front of the ancestor of the He family, put away his domineering temper and responded with a smile: "My father always mentioned the ancestor, saying that the ancestor was an extraordinary person who was not stained by the world. Not only that. , holding a ring in Hejiapu every year is really a good deed to promote talents in the martial arts world. I was specially asked to come here with a gift, not only to celebrate the birthday of my ancestor, but also to let me pass the ring to consult with the masters. "
Shui Canglan asked for advice. Eyes cannot deceive others. The arrogant look in his eyes was evident all the time. He did not see all the people in the arena.
The Jianghu guests waiting under the ring can all be regarded as people who have been in the Jianghu for some time. Even there are a few newcomers who have just entered the Jianghu, and they can tell from Shui Canglan's tone and demeanor that he cares about themselves. They were secretly angry at the slight, but Shui Canglan was the young master of the Rushui Sword Sect after all. Everyone had to endure this sigh, thinking that they would teach this famous disciple a lesson on the stage later.
On the other hand, Yuwen Tuo from the counter-swordsmen seemed unwilling to participate in this flattery. If his master hadn't forced him to come to Hejiabao, Yuwen Tuo, who was usually obsessed with martial arts, wouldn't have wanted to come.
While they were talking, the ancestors of the He family and others had already come to watch the battle next to the ring. Under the attention of everyone, the ancestor of the He family tremblingly leaned on the golden staff and climbed up to the high platform on the east side of the ring to sit down. Then He Kui Chongyang Bi, Shui Canglan, Yuwen Tuo and others were invited to the stage. As the ancestor of the He family sat down with everyone, a group of worshipers in brocade clothes sat on the high platform on the west side.
The ancestor of the He family scanned the audience with his turbid eyes, and said calmly to the audience: "Everyone, today is the day for my Hejiabao to start the competition. I thank you all for coming here. I, the Hejiabao, are very honored. I hope you can May you all achieve good results.”
After saying this, the ancestor of the He family stood up with a stick and waved gently to the eight golden-robed guards on the stage. Several people on the stage immediately understood. The crowd of Jianghu people in the audience saw the golden-clad figures on the stage disappear. , in just the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the red lacquered drum, with gold-clad red hammers beating on the drum surface, and the drum sound containing internal power resounded through the sky again.
The ancestor of the He family then gestured slightly to He Kui beside him. He Kui nodded slightly and then stood up.
When the guard in golden clothes who was beating the drum on the ring saw the master of the family standing up, he immediately stopped beating the drum. The sound of the drum suddenly stopped. He Kui straightened his clothes, mobilized his inner strength, and said to the guests in the arena: "Everyone, I'm here. This is He Kui, the current head of Hejiapu. Since you are coming to our Hejiapu to participate in the competition, there are some rules that I hope you can abide by."
He Kui just spoke lightly, but his voice reached the ears of everyone present very clearly, which showed his deep inner strength. Everyone in the audience heard him continue: "When you all signed up, my He family has already selected four champions. They are given jade plaques, and the four-sided arenas are named after our Hejiabao Four Gardens. They are Huachao Lei, Duxia Lei, Qingqiu Lei, and Meiyue Lei. You can go up to the stage to challenge in turn, and the winner can continue. Fight until you win, and then the four winners will fight against each other in pairs to determine the top three."
Speaking of this, He Kui turned his eyes from the crowd to the Jinyi worshipers on the high platform on the west side of the arena, and continued to say: "Third-level masters, if you want to become a worshiper of the He family, you only need to sit in the Jinyi worshippers on the west side of the arena. Choose any one to challenge, and if you win, you can enter my He Family Fort and become a worshiper."
After saying this, He Kui softened his tone and said: "You are all masters who have passed my Hejiabao's first test. I, Hejiabao, have always cherished talents. Regardless of victory or defeat today, if you are willing to stay, I, Hejiabao, will I will treat you all kindly, and if you don’t want to stay, my He family will also give you gold and silver as a gift."
"However, due to martial arts competition, it is inevitable that there will be injuries. My ancestor once said, 'Don't get involved in Jianghu affairs.' So please don't bring your grudges from Jianghu to our He family arena. The martial arts competition is over now." , don’t hurt people’s lives.”
After finishing speaking, He Kui made an invitation gesture with one hand, pointed towards the ring, and said: "I have invited four jade medal champions to come on stage. Everyone holding iron medals can come on stage and challenge on your own."
As soon as He Kui finished speaking, Shui Canglan, who had been unable to restrain himself for a long time, had already shot up and jumped into the air, leaping down from the high platform. As he rose and fell, he tapped the big red drum in the corner of the stage with his feet. With the help of his strength, he rolled and landed on the Hua Chao Lei. He took out the square jade medal that the ancestor of the He family had personally given to him. He glanced at the guests in the arena with disdain, and then said provocatively. Looking at Yuwentuo on the high platform on the east side.
Seemingly offended by Shui Canglan's provocative gaze, Yuwen Tuo snorted and disappeared. Under the attention of everyone present, he fell gracefully in the middle of the late summer ring like a fallen leaf in the wind.
The people in the arena who were eager to try out all took a breath after He Kui introduced the rules of this challenge. They were originally a little dissatisfied with the person holding the jade card, but now it seems that the person holding the jade card not only has to face Everyone's wheel challenge, even if he can stand at the end, if he wants to become a worshiper of the He family, he still has to choose one of the group of worshipers in brocade clothes who are waiting for work. From this point of view, it is really difficult.
Seeing the skills of Shui Canglan and Yu Wentuo on stage, they even admired the great masters who gave birth to great disciples. As the young sect master of Rushui Sword Sect and the first disciple of Niidao Sect, these two people's kung fu was really amazing.
For a moment, the people in the arena looked at each other in confusion. Everyone knew that these two people were on the stage for the first time and had sufficient internal strength. If the person who came to the stage first failed to challenge, it would only serve as a drain on the person who challenged him later, so no one could. I am willing to take the initiative to make wedding clothes for others.
Since Shui Canglan and Yuwen Tuo are disciples of famous families, and their martial arts level is not low, all the people in the arena naturally turned their attention to the third and fourth arenas. But what surprised them was that these third and fourth arenas The four arenas were empty, and the people holding jade tokens to guard the arena did not appear like Yuwen Tuo and Shui Canglan.
Not only did these Jianghu guests discover the anomaly in the arena, the ancestors of the He family and the Chongyang pen who were watching from the high platform were also curious. This He family arena is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. No one wants to miss this opportunity, and no one has ever missed it. , now the empty Qingqiu and Meiyue Lei made it impossible for everyone to realize what happened.
Jiang Ningxue mingled among the guests, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. When she and Sui Muyi came, the He family only said that she was his follower and did not ask any more questions. The little disturbance last night did not affect Jiang Ningxue. Ningxue has been practicing martial arts for many years. After getting up in the morning, she found a secluded place in the late summer courtyard to practice breathing and breathing. As the drums sounded, Jiang Ningxue also came with a group of guests from the world. Arrive at the Hejiabao Arena.
"Where did he go?" Jiang Ningxue muttered to herself.
Just when everyone was scratching their heads, the sound of robes of clothes could be heard outside the archway of the He family arena, and then a figure in green clothes came quickly like a lone eagle looking for food.
