"This is a fart inference, it can't be that simple!" Yang Qiufei put down the cup, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and looked at the brightly lit Dayang Mansion in the distance.
This inn had few guests and was deserted at night. Since the entire store was booked by Yang Qiufei, the owner of the inn was happy to close the door and was responsible for purchasing ingredients and cooking three meals a day.
Gongsun Yao stood up obediently, wanting to ask but not daring to ask. Every three or four days, he would bring what he saw and heard in Dayang Mansion to this inn and report it to Yang Qiufei.
That night he came to the inn with news about the Wushuangtang martial arts competition, and made an inference similar to that of Taoist Wang, which immediately made Yang Qiufei roll his eyes.
Yang Qiufei stood by the window and watched for a while, then said with a cold smile: "That little bastard is so cunning that he allowed the old immortals to follow suit and do this trick justifiably."
Gongsun Yao looked at Yang Qiufei in confusion, and the busking uncle on the side said: "Li Mi would be so interested and wanted to see Wushuang openly fight with each other, but the little sword king secretly added fuel to the flames. The little sword king was in the main altar. The agent found out that the Eighth Elder had a secret friendship with a certain deputy leader of Wushuang Hall. He concluded that the future leader of Wushuang Hall must have been already decided, so he deliberately rehearsed a monkey show of a fight between the deputy heads of Wushuang Hall to offend Li Mi. I feel itchy and want to see which of these four deputy hall masters will be stronger and weaker if they really fight alone."
When Gongsun Yao visited Dayang Mansion every day, Yang Qiufei would also receive secret reports from Wei Jing through various channels.
Wei Jing was very familiar with Shisheng Tiantang in the main altar. With the secret help of Shisheng Tiantang, the secret information was brought out by picking and transporting ingredients, and the transmission was very smooth.
"The Wushuang Hall is huge and has more members than the other halls of Chuangtianmen combined. If a co-master is born, it will be extremely disadvantageous for Yu Lao Immortal to seize power. Even if he has a friendship with one of the four deputy hall masters and has an internal agreement, he will not be able to do so. Otherwise, it's a bad idea." Yang Qiufei returned to his seat, took a sip of tea, and continued: "According to you, those four guys signed a life-and-death certificate privately while they were drunk, and elected the acting deputy hall master. This is Is it really true?"
Gongsun Yao nodded repeatedly and said: "At the banquet, Li Mi and the Eighth Elders left the table. Everyone was discussing the matter in a lively manner. Some people said: 'It's boring to stop at the right time.' Others said: 'The sword has no eyes. , A real fight will inevitably result in wounds. In the end, the situation of life and death and the acting deputy hall master were revealed, but I see that the four deputy hall masters are confident, and each of them feels that they can win."
"This ties it all together..." Yang Qiufei paused and said: "I think most of the candidates for the 'acting deputy hall master' are also confidants who have been arranged by Lao Wushu for many years, just like when they arranged for Ma Tianjing to be Li Yue's Generally speaking, if one dies in the competition, Lao Immortal will gain one, and if one is injured, Lao Immortal will gain half. With the power of Wushuang Hall, Lao Immortal's status will be more stable."
"So how should we react now?" Gongsun Yao asked.
"No need to react, everything is as usual." Yang Qiufei said calmly: "We just have to learn how to play with the old immortal. The Sword King's signature will always be old, no matter what, it is still bright."
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In the afternoon of the next day, the sideshow at the Heroes' Banquet was the Magic Weapon Competition, and the participating swordsmiths came on stage one by one.
Li Mi lazily leaned on the golden chair with his mouth wide open, letting the waitress beside him pick up the golden chicken pieces, dip them in various sauces in the small dish on the tray, and put them into his mouth, as if he was fascinated by the gods on the stage. I lost interest in the first test.
"Li Dawen of Li Family Sword Shop, Zhang Blacksmith of Zhang Family, Mr. Fang Wen of Thunder God Sword Shop, Shen Jiajian Shen Yun, and Zhou Feihu of Zhou Ji Iron Shop, come on stage -" Following the call of the host, five men, old and young, came on stage in sequence.
Gongsun Yao, who was watching the game from a distance, was a little stunned. He squeezed closer to get a clear look at Zhou Feihu, the iron shop of Zhou Ji who came on stage last. He had wild curly hair, dark skin, and sharp eyes. He was none other than Zhou Zhang from Baidiewu Village.
Wei Jing also noticed Zhou Zhang and was quite surprised. He remembered that the "Zhou Gang Leader of the Sky Eagle Alliance" who had a brief meeting with Bei Xiaolu in the ruined temple that night should be Zhou Zhang. According to his and his grandfather's inference, this Zhou Zhang Zhang is most likely a member of the Eighth Elder, who is responsible for instigating and connecting bandit gangs in various places. He is tantamount to the inner ghost among the bandits.
Wei Jing turned his head and thought for a while, and saw Gongsun Yao who was watching the battle in the distance and kept moving forward. He was shocked and thought that Zhou Zhang could not recognize Gongsun Yao. This was because Zhou Zhang and the Eighth Elder were both accomplices. , then the Eighth Elder should roughly know the master-disciple relationship between Li Yue and Gongsun Yao.
If Gongsun Yao's identity is exposed, he will definitely be monitored and tracked. If the connection between Gongsun Yao and Yang Qiufei is also exposed, the Sword King's brand name will no longer work.
While Wei Jing was in a hurry, Gongsun Yao seemed to have thought of this as well. He lowered his head and stepped back, no longer pushing forward.
Wei Jing breathed a sigh of relief and returned his gaze to the martial arts performance on the stage, staring at Zhou Zhang who was dancing with his two swords. Zhou Zhang's pair of swords were also very good. The blades were all golden, and the two swords were connected to the handles by steel cables. .
I saw Zhou Zhang swinging his two swords left and right, with agility and fierce sword power, occupying most of the stage. The other four sword masters were forced to squeeze into a ball by Zhou Zhang's sword power. He smiled toothily and complained in a low voice to Zhou Zhang: "You guys want to dominate the whole place by yourself!"
The judges placed the beads on the wooden platform one by one. Zhou Zhang received a high score close to full marks. The remaining four people were all knocked off the stage by the guards of Wushuangtang. Zhou Zhang held his two swords upside down and respectfully bowed to Li Mi. Bowed.
The long first trial that followed made Li Mi yawn repeatedly, but he didn't complain about anything. Finally, at dusk, the four deputy hall masters of Wushuang Hall stood in front of the stage with weapons in hand, all four of them looking directly at each other. ahead.
Li Mi finally felt better. He wiped his mouth, stood up and said some polite words such as "stop when you click" and "don't hurt your kindness". When he sat down, he added: "Be nice. Let me relieve my boredom."
Two gang members approached Li Mi. One was holding a wooden box and the other was carrying a bamboo basket. Li Mi put his hand into the wooden box and took out a bamboo tube with a red scarf tied on one end. Li Mi put the bamboo tube in He put it into the basket carried by the gang, then took out another bamboo tube and put it into the basket.
The two gang members circled back to the stage. The gang member holding the wooden box turned the wooden box upside down and shook it towards another diabolo basket, and two more bamboo tubes fell out.
The two gang members respectively picked up two bamboo baskets, uncovered the red scarves on the bamboo tubes together, took out the note hidden inside, and read out the names on the note - "First battle, Qin Mengxian, Ma Tianjing; second battle, Lu "Hong Kong, full of profit"
When the gang read out their names, there was a thunderous roar in the hall. The minions of the four deputy masters of Wushuang Hall all burst their throats to cheer for their masters, and occasionally mixed in a few derogatory remarks about each other. Yelling and cursing: "How can a person named Qin be the opponent of our deputy hall master!"
"Hello, Hall Master Lu——"
"Fan Jun, who is better, Qin Mengxian or Ma Tianjing?" Shui Bantian, who was watching the battle from a distance, patted Fan Jun's arm. Fan Jun thought for a while and replied: "In that fight three years ago, Ma Tianjing's nine-section whip was difficult to deal with and hurt me the most. However, there are ways to overcome each other between different weapons. The nine-section whip is used against the double hook." You have to play to know how it ends."
Zhang Sanlong and Brother Hu on the other side have already shouted to the heroes and heroes around them to place bets. The bets have become five to five, and no one is 100% sure.
