Yunqi Palace is the largest sect in the Xileng Kingdom. After hundreds of years of development and precipitation, it not only has an inextricable relationship with the imperial court, but also has many small sects attached to it. It operates a variety of industries, and its wealth makes other The sect was in awe.
From the first owner to Yan Yifan, Baixian Village is the third generation, which is different from its century-old foundation.
Yunqigong has monopolized many industries in Xileng Kingdom with its backstage. Baixianzhuang can only survive in the cracks, competing with other small sects for the leftovers that Yunqigong does not want.
Even so, sometimes it takes a lot of money to get a piece of the pie.
A few days ago, Baixian Village imported several carts of precious leather goods from the Tianrong Kingdom. They were hijacked by a chamber of commerce called Yongchang Hall as they approached the capital. The other party put down their words and offered to give away the fur goods as long as Yan Yifan, the owner of Baixian Village, came to visit in person. return.
After secret investigation, it was found that the backer behind Yongchang Hall was Yunqi Palace, so he dared to be so unscrupulous in provocation.
"It was easy in the past, but I'm afraid it's hard to get back because Hongmen Banquet has hidden murderous intentions!" Yan Yifan was worried.
Gu Shengchao was filled with righteous indignation: "The owner of the village has a request, so I must do my best."
"good."
Yan Yifan was overjoyed: "That's why I called Tian Mang back for this matter. I have young heroes to help me. Even if I don't return the goods, I want to let them know that I, Bai Xian Village, are not easy to mess with."
"Brother Tian Mang, do you want to go back to Tianqing Gang?" Gu Shengchao didn't understand the meaning of them going there.
Yan Yifan shook his head: "I won't go. We had some troubles with the Tianqing Gang, but seeing how they were developing rapidly, we sent Tian Mang over there as an undercover agent to understand the situation and make it easier for Baixian Village to follow suit. Enjoy the cool air. Who would have thought that they were selling hibiscus ointment secretly and actually doing some evil things, which is not what I, the noble family, did."
"Yongchang Hall is a dragon's den and a tiger's den. I want to break into it and see what's inside." Yan Yifan's eyes were firm.
After sending the post and agreeing on a time, Yan Yifan led everyone to Yongchang Hall.
Cao Lang, the leader of Yongchang Hall, a young and elegant man, saw them arriving and prepared a sumptuous banquet for them.
The sound of silk and bamboo is pleasant to the ear, and the beautiful girl dances to accompany it.
Cao Lang raised his glass and said: "I have heard for a long time that there are so many talents in Baixian Village that there has never been a chance to compete with each other, so I have made this decision to invite Master Yan to come. Please forgive me if I am negligent. I, the Yongchang Hall, do not overestimate my ability and want to compete with Baixian Village in swordsmanship. All the palm skills and crossbow skills will be returned to you no matter you win or lose, what do you think of Yan Zhuang?"
People's words have been left here. If it really fails, no one will be embarrassed to take away the goods, and it is obvious that retreat is the way to advance.
"Okay, I'll play with you." Yan Yifan readily agreed.
If you don't agree, you have already lost, and you can only leave in despair. When you meet others later, you will naturally be three points shorter, making everyone in the world laugh at you.
Yan Yifan discussed with everyone, Tian Mang took the lead to compete in swordsmanship, and Gu Shengchao competed with his opponent in palm skills. Yan Yifan was confident that he was unique in the art of bow and crossbow and wanted to compete with them.
Amidst the sound of drum music, the back wall of the hall where the banquet was held slowly opened, revealing the venue that had been prepared long ago.
There was a man standing in the blue circle waiting with a sword. Cao Lang lit an incense stick and said: "Swords are ruthless and don't hurt the harmony. A stick of incense means that the two are evenly matched. If you are the first to come out of the blue circle, you are a loser. Swordsmanship and palm skills are harmonious." Bows and crossbows win two out of three games, what do you think?"
"It's up to you." Tian Mang walked into the circle with his sword in hand.
A shiny black, thick heavy sword.
Gu Shengchao looked carefully and saw that the person opposite looked familiar. He was none other than Zheng Kaifeng, the former King of the Western Heaven of Wuwang Palace.
Zheng Kaifeng kidnapped Liu Ximei's goddaughter Yuchi Yao during the Dawu Dynasty. After being driven away by them, her whereabouts were unknown, and she actually appeared in Xileng Kingdom.
I had the impression that he was wielding a spear, so how could he use a sword?
Puzzled, the ancient sage watched patiently.
The two tried several moves, and neither of them was willing to show weakness in the confrontation.
After dozens of moves, Gu Shengchao was horrified to see that Zheng Kaifeng's swordsmanship was no different from Shui Linglong's, and it was obviously Yunqigong's Qingyun swordsmanship.
Zheng Kaifeng was able to become the King of the West in the Wuwang Palace. In addition to the flattery and flattery that was prevalent in the Wuwang Palace at that time, it was an embarrassing task without any real talent.
He has a sword that appears and appears like ghosts, and he has the perfect balance between reality and reality, which puts Gu Shengchao to shame.
Tian Mang gradually lost ground. Zheng Kaifeng was overjoyed and slashed down with his sharp sword.
"clang!"
Tian Mang took the move with the sword in his right hand, and stabbed the opponent's chest with the sword in his left hand.
"puff!"
Although Zheng Kaifeng reacted quickly, a piece of his chest was torn, but no vital parts were hurt.
Tian Mang had no sword in his left hand. Only then did everyone realize that the sword in his right hand was much thinner and had been split into two, leaving both swords in his hand.
Zheng Kaifeng had just escaped death, but now he became cautious and did not dare to act rashly.
The sword techniques of Tian Mang's Dual Swords and Dual Sword Sect are similar but have their own merits. Including Wan Yanxi's usage of Dual Swords, they all come from the same origin and are all derived from the Feng Wu Qiu Huang sword technique.
It's just that the three most important moves of Feng Wu Sword Technique were missing from the very beginning, and there were problems with the inheritance of Phoenix Sword Technique, causing it to gradually become unknown.
It was the first time that Gu Shengchao watched Feng Wu Qiu Huang's sword technique seriously. Although he knew that this sword technique that was later circulated was inherently flawed, he couldn't help but watch carefully and gradually saw some clues.
It is engraved on the stone wall of Gongsun Qiu in the Snake Island Grottoes in the Four Kings Valley that he was imprisoned and forced by his brother Sima Xicheng to write down the half-true and half-false Fengwu swordsmanship, and then found an opportunity to escape.
Now looking at Tian Mang's moves, the left-hand sword technique and the Fengwu sword technique are very similar. It can be concluded that Gongsun Qiu only made slight adjustments to his sword technique in order to survive. Otherwise, Sima Xicheng, as a fellow apprentice, would have seen through it. .
This has also caused the decline of Fengwu swordsmanship. I hope the successors of Phoenix swordsmanship can still excel.
Gu Shengchao noticed that when Tian Mang used the Feng Wu sword technique with his left hand, his right hand often made some seemingly strange movements. When the right hand uses the Qiuhuang Sword Technique to respond to the enemy, the left hand is not idle either. It seems to be seducing, tempting, probing and pulling, inadvertently cooperating with the right hand.
Just as he was watching attentively, there was a sound of gongs and drums, and Cao Lang said loudly: "The stick of incense has been used up, and the two heroes are in a tie."
"I accept." Tian Mang clasped his two swords together and returned to the form of an epee, then walked off the stage with his head raised.
Zheng Kaifeng was angry but had no choice.
One person jumped into the circle, gearing up and saying, "Which hero from Baixianzhuang will come on the stage and compete with me to show his palm skills."
"I would like to accompany this good man to have a few tricks." Gu Shengchao stepped forward and offered his hand.
The two were about to fight when Zheng Kaifeng recognized Gu Shengchao and stopped him in time: "Stop, he is from the Dawu Dynasty."
"This brother is wrong. Your hall master did not say that outsiders cannot be used. Furthermore, didn't you also come from the Dawu Dynasty?" Gu Shengchao looked at Zheng Kaifeng and said with a half-smile.
Zheng Kaifeng said without hesitation: "It's true that I come from the Dawu Dynasty, but I have become a disciple of Mr. Nangongge of the Yunqi Palace. Naturally, I am from the Xileng Kingdom."
He stared at Gu Shengchao with evil intentions: "Which master do you want to be your disciple? If I remember correctly, you are still a court official of the Dawu Dynasty."
Zheng Kaifeng's words caused a commotion on the scene.
"No, outsiders can't compete."
"Yes, he is still an official of the Dawu Dynasty. Isn't this a slap in our face?"
"Substitution, no outsiders can be allowed to play."
Everyone was talking about it, and the situation was a bit embarrassing.
Cao Lang took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet and allow me to speak."
The chatter gradually stopped, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen to what he had to say.
"I have two ways. First, let Baixianzhuang make substitutions. Second, if they don't have enough people to make substitutions, the game will be considered aborted, and winning or losing has nothing to do with the final outcome."
Cao Lang was the one who decided the situation, and his speech was so important that no one could refute it. They all waited quietly for Baixianzhuang's reaction.
Yan Yifan looked at his team. If he re-selected the players, he might not be able to do the job, so he could only say: "We have nothing to say if you go back on your word. If you want to fight, fight. Don't do these self-deceptions."
The man who was already on the stage said disdainfully: "If you don't dare to play, I'm afraid your skills are inferior to others. Remember, my name is Huang Baian. Next time you see me, I have to kneel down and walk around."
"Looking for death." Gu Shengchao stepped forward and slapped him.
Huang Baian parried and at the same time raised his foot to kick Gu Shengchao in the lower abdomen, with quick movements and quick reactions.
The ancient sage's "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" has been passed down by the master of the Four Kings Valley, Qiu Mandrill, and every move has no flaws.
The two fought for less than 20 rounds. Gu Shengchao made a feint with his feet. Taking advantage of his unstable lower body while dodging, he raised his palm and hit Huang Baian's chest.
"Ouch!"
Huang Baian fell out of the circle and fell to the ground. From a distance, it looked like he was kneeling down and kowtow to an elder.
"No gifts. I didn't bring any new year's money. I'll give it to you next time we meet."
Gu Shengchao shook his sleeves and swaggered back to the team at Baixianzhuang.
Yan Yifan looked calm on the surface, but he was already happy in his heart. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose this time. What's important is to dispel the other party's arrogance so that they don't dare to act recklessly in the future.
Judging from the current situation, initial results have been achieved, so there is no reason to be unhappy.
Cao Lang glared at Huang Baian fiercely, scolded him for his ineffectiveness, and said loudly: "I just said that no matter what the outcome of this contest is, it doesn't count. Now the two sides are still tied."
He smiled maliciously at Yan Yifan and said, "Master Yan, the last scene is up to you."
The crossbow competition is a riding and shooting competition. Two people ride around the field separately, and whoever can shoot accurately wins. In order to make it easier to distinguish, the arrows of the two people are painted in different colors, so it is clear whose arrow is closer to the bullseye.
Yongchangtang came first, and after circling the field for a few times, his arrows were all fired. Every arrow was very close to the target.
Yan Yifan got on the horse. He decided the final outcome in this battle. He checked that there were no problems with the bow and arrows, and then he urged the horse to run quickly.
He was about to shoot the first arrow when his mount suddenly became agitated and swayed uneasily from side to side.
Yan Yifan also felt a little dizzy and couldn't see the bull's-eye clearly. He had to give up and move on, looking forward to starting again next time.
However, Gu Shengchao sensed a powerful mysterious force spreading around the field.
There are masters causing trouble.
Gu Shengchao remained calm and observed the movements around him.
