Chapter 23: Martial Arts Competition to Recruit a Marriage (1)
"Wha, what?! A martial arts competition to recruit a bride?" Zhong Lingxi was stunned for a moment when he heard his master's answer. After a while, he asked with some surprise: "That's not right, Lao Yezi, what I just said was that I would not marry Zhong Rui. What does this have to do with my martial arts contest to recruit a bride?"
The old man squinted his eyes, touched his mustache, and said calmly: "The reason why Zhong Rui wants to marry you is because he holds the letter from your grandfather. No matter whether the letter was written by your grandfather or not, as long as it belongs to the Zhong family, If all the elders admit this, it’s basically a certainty.”
Seeing that the girl wanted to refute, but he did not give her a chance, he immediately continued: "Even if you are seeking death and seeking a living, crying and shouting not to marry him, this is not an obstacle or a problem. The Zhong family will not even consider whether you want to or not." willing."
Although Zhong Lingxi was reluctant to admit this, she did not deny it because she knew that her master was right.
"But this marriage is, after all, a matter between two people. Although the wishes of the elders and the family are important, they are not absolute. As long as you compete to recruit a bride and marry yourself off, no matter how powerful or shameless the Zhong family is, , I won’t let one maid serve two husbands.” Ou Yezi looked confident, obviously proud that he could come up with such a good idea.
The girl had a dark look on her face and said a little indifferently: "So you just said that when I die, I will never marry, which means I will marry a pig, a dog, and not him?"
"Yes! What I asked you just now, you said it yourself!" Lao Yezi said matter-of-factly.
"Then what if I say that I won't marry anyone? If they force me to marry, I will die!" She yelled angrily.
Lao Yezi smiled and said lightly: "Do you know what ** is?"
Zhong Lingxi: "..."
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Early the next morning, an explosive news came out from Qingling Peak.
Known as one of the "Three Beauties of Qingchuan County", Zhong Lingxi, an inner disciple of the Qingyun Sect, officially announced a competition to recruit a bride.
In just one morning, the entire Qingyun Sect's disciples were discussing this matter. In the afternoon, this news stirred up the entire Qingchuan County martial arts arena.
You must know that Qingchuan County is a large county controlled by Jianghu forces, and its Jianghu status is close to the same level as that of Luo Yun Kingdom. Except for the Luo Yun State Sect of Luo Yun, most other sects are concentrated in Qingchuan County.
Ouyang Changfeng was sitting alone in the main hall. He naturally knew the whole story. The day before, he had told his junior brother that Zhong Lingxi should find a home as soon as possible. He never expected that he always liked to be independent and never obeyed himself. The junior brother who made the suggestion was so obedient and acted quickly!
Just as he was thinking about this, a figure suddenly flashed in front of him.
"Brother, do you think this can be done like this?" Lao Yezi asked excitedly with his mustache raised. To be honest, he didn't expect it to cause such a big impact, and the scope of its influence obviously extended beyond the Qingyun Sect.
"Junior brother, you did a great job this time! You are so particular!"
"...Senior Brother Head, why do I feel like you are not complimenting me when you say this!"
"Tsk! You're thinking too much, you must be thinking too much! Did you think about Lingxi's marriage all night last night, and are you so anxious this morning? Come on, get busy! It's really good! Great! , be particular about it!”
Lao Yezi walked out of the Qingyun Palace with his eyes closed. Although he felt that the attitude of the head brother in the past morning was a bit unusual, what was more important now was how to choose a truly good husband for his precious apprentice!
Zhong Rui was sitting in the Zhong Family Branch in Qingyun City, listening to the news reported by the people below. His face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.
"Sir, sir, this is the current news." The guy was half-kneeling on the ground, not daring to look up at the head of the Zhong family.
"A contest to recruit a bride? Haha, that's interesting! This little hooves is going to cause all these troubles for me, huh! Okay, I want to see what tricks you can come up with for me?" Zhong Rui's eyes were filled with anger. He was crazy and said in a deep voice.
At this moment, a boy came in from outside again, holding a letter in his hand. He walked straight to Zhong Rui and handed the letter over.
"Sir, this is the fate letter from the elders of the Zhong family!"
Since the death of Zhong Qianhe, the patriarch of the Zhong family, the power has fallen to the elders of the Zhong family. Although they are all branches of the Zhong family, their status in the clan is not low. Moreover, Zhong Lingxi's father left the Zhong family with his wife when she was very young and went to the Far East Kingdom. At that time, Zhong Lingxi's sister Zhong Nacong was still an infant. To put it into detail, the two sisters grew up with Zhong Qianhe.
Later, Yinren Town was destroyed and the original six major families fell apart. Tiexin Village also took the opportunity to rebel from Yinren's control. Many people fled their hometown and chose to make a living elsewhere.
Among them, the Zhong family and a group of people who originally belonged to Yinren Town fled to Qingchuan County. Among them, a group headed by Lin Rufa took root in Qingchuan County. After all, Qingchuan County's two major sects, Qingyun and Xiaoyuan, which have the most say in the world, are helping each other, so it is naturally not difficult to rebuild.
However, Lin Rufa was not Lin Hengshan. When it came to blacksmithing, this black-faced man was considered a master-level figure, but when it came to political tactics, he was completely clueless.
Fortunately, the salary organization left by the Zhao family and the mountain patrol team left by the Li family allowed Yinren to survive in Qingchuan County. However, when it comes to rebuilding the glorious past of Yinren Town in Luoye County, it is obviously It's impossible.
In addition, Luo Yunzong did not intend to let go of these "rebellious officials and traitors" easily. Whether in the court or in the world, the difficulties faced by Lin Rufa were no less than when Lin Hengshan established Yinren Town.
Zhong Rui took the order letter respectfully, and then quickly read the contents on it aside, and his brows became deeper and deeper. He really didn't expect that the influence of this competition to recruit a bride would be so profound.
The elders of the Zhong family asked Zhong Rui to try his best to win this competition. If he failed in the end, the Zhong family would be the laughing stock in the world. Moreover, the elders of the clan also made harsh words. If Zhong Rui loses in the end, If he loses the competition, his marriage to Zhong Lingxi will be cancelled.
The Zhong family attaches great importance to a big shopkeeper like Zhong Rui, but compared to the Zhong family's reputation, these elders chose the least valuable thing in his opinion.
He waved his hand and told the two young men who were reporting the news to step back first. The young man needed to calm down before deciding on his next plan. After about a cup of tea, Zhong Rui called a maid and whispered: "Give this letter to the master as soon as possible and ask her to send four martial arts masters to help. At the end of the day, I have to ask for a knight." A master of the realm!"
As he spoke, Zhong Rui picked up his pen and wrote the letter in just ten breaths. He dried the ink stains and handed it directly to the maid.
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Yi Xifeng stepped off the ship from the port of Xiaoyuanhai. Looking at the busy harbor and the men at the dock wearing white undershirts, he randomly found someone and asked:
"Hey, brother, I want to ask you something."
The young man was initially a little annoyed when he was stopped, but when he saw the man in front of him, he had a handsome, clean face, and was full of heroic spirit. He was also wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, and he looked very refined.
"Little Taoist Master, please tell me."
Yi Xifeng smiled calmly, and then started chatting with the man in front of him. From the relationship between the various forces in Qingchuan County to the customs and customs of Xiaohe Town, he looked like a scholar who had traveled around the world.
"Little Taoist Priest, just listen to me and go to the south bank of Xiaoyuan Sea first. There is the world-famous Xiaoyuan Academy, the best academy in the world." The man obviously also started chatting, and he was excited about it. No need to trick him with Yi Xifeng's words, he just said it himself.
"Then, let's go to the north shore of Xiaoyuan Sea. That's the territory of the Feng Shui Gang, our old club."
"Feng Shui Gang? Old club?" Yi Xifeng asked with some surprise and uncertainty. Obviously this Feng Shui Gang caught his attention. If they remembered correctly, Chunfeng Town had also established a gang with the same name as the Shahe Gang, and its name was the "Feng Shui Gang".
"Yes, water transportation, canal transportation, etc. are all the business of the Feng Shui Gang. Even if you don't mix with them, you still have to be taken care of by them." Speaking of the Feng Shui Gang, this strong man was obviously a little secretive.
"Is this Feng Shui Gang headed by three people, and they are not locals?" Xiaodao, a young man wearing a white Taoist robe, asked quickly.
"Yes, yes, that's true!" The man was also surprised that the other party could really see what he was thinking.
After listening to this man's introduction, Yi Xifeng was very grateful, so he took out a broken piece of silver from his arms and handed it to the other person. After all, it was okay to give him a small amount of money for delaying the other party's time for so long. Besides, Yi Xifeng was no longer the one who had just come down from Zhenwu Mountain, so of course he wouldn't care about this.
The dock man was stunned when he saw that the other party actually gave him a piece of silver. He was even a little embarrassed to ask for the piece of silver. Seeing such a simple person, Yi Xifeng also smiled and said goodbye to his opponent.
He did not listen to the other party's advice and went to Xiaoyuan Academy first. It was not that he did not want to meet Lin Fenghuo and others, but that he had more important things to do. Because just when he was chatting with that man, he heard the news that the most beautiful disciple of the Qingyun Sect was going to compete in a public competition to recruit a bride!
This news made Yi Xifeng panic. It was not that he cared about Zhong Lingxi, but in his subconscious mind, the most beautiful woman of Qingyun Sect was naturally his new sister.
Is Li Xintian going to openly recruit a bride? She is only fourteen this year! Isn't this illegal?
Yi Xifeng kept shouting in his heart, and he was obviously very entangled, but he was always very cautious about this kind of thing! It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist!
So the young man put off his return visit to Xiaoyuanhai indefinitely. He decided to go to the martial arts contest to recruit a bride first.
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Located between Qingyun Sect and Xiaoyuan Academy, there is a small city called Yinchuan City. The terrain here is much gentler than that of Qingyun City, but compared to the fertile and open fields of Xiaohe Town, it is slightly more rugged. Although there are no high mountains, there are still ravines and mountains. However, the overall terrain is not high and is more suitable for people to live.
In this small town, there is a very powerful new sect called "Confucianism and Legalism".
It sounds very grand, a bit close to the Confucian sect, but it is not like the naming method of Confucian forces. But for those who really know this sect, this name is very appropriate, because its founder is named Lin Rufa.
He named it after himself, and you can see his intention. To elaborate, after the Confucianism and Dharma Sect was first established, it immediately attracted the attention of the Qingchuan County Wulin Jianghu. You must know that all kinds of news circulate very quickly in the world. People's definition of Yinren Town ranges from righteous men fifty years ago to rebellious officials and thieves now. There are naturally many changes, but it is undeniable that the true strength of Yinren Town is already comparable to the strength of the top third-rate sects.
And what position can the newly established "Confucianism and Legalism" maintain among the third-rate sects?
"Master, there is a young Taoist priest who wants to see you. He said he is an old acquaintance." A man in black robes stood beside a huge pool and looked at the strong man with a body like an iron tower in front of him. Man, said softly.
Lin Rufa ignored the black-clad steward and continued to shape the sword blade in his hand hammer after hammer. After a while, the swarthy man turned around and said lightly: "How can he prove that he is an old acquaintance of mine?"
The man in black thought for a while, then took a piece of iron the size of a finger from behind and said to Lin Rufa: "The little Taoist said, when you see this...eh?"
The man in black was surprised to find that Lin Rufa, who was forging a sword embryo by the pool a moment ago, had disappeared.
A few breaths later, this black tower-like man appeared outside the gate. Looking at the delicate-faced little Taoist priest in front of me, I couldn't recognize him for a moment. Although Yi Xifeng looked fair back then, he was far less aura than he is now.
Lin Rufa looked at the other party's eyebrows and whispered: "Xifeng? Xifeng!"
Yi Xifeng had not seen each other for five years, so he naturally missed him very much. Time seems to be very ruthless to Lin Rufa, leaving all the vicissitudes of life and old age on his body.
"Uncle Lin, are you okay? I just came back from Zhenwu Dao Hall." Lin Rufa was an elder in his heart, so the young man naturally did not lie, so he gave a general summary of his experience in this field.
"It's good to come back. How many days can you stay in Qingchuan County this time?"
"I think I can stay for more than ten days. After all, I have a mission when I come out this time. Of course, it doesn't matter if I go back a few days late."
"Well, let's get down to business. You came to me today not just to see me, right?"
"Hey, Uncle Lin understands me." After saying that, he threw the jade gourd to the other party with a wave of his hand. Lin Rufa happily finished the wine gourd, then uncorked the bottle, raised his head and drank a few gulps.
