When the crowd finally calmed down, Feng Tianyun said loudly: "Since everyone is here, please invite a few young heroes to come to the center of the venue."
Just now, the two young men in brocade clothes walked out of the crowd first, and Wei Jing followed them. After the last person walked out, Wei Jing took a closer look at this person, and saw that he was wearing a purple robe and had a long sword at his side. He was obviously a member of the Huashan Sect. .
Feng Tianyun said: "These four are rare young heroes. They are the young master Bai Xuelin of Baijiazhuang in southern Hunan, Zhuge Jingchan, the eldest son of the Zhuge family in Xiangyang, Zhang Jinhou, the second generation disciple of the Huashan sect, and the Sima family of Henan. The second in charge is Wei Jing."
Whenever one of them was introduced, some people in the group cheered loudly. When it was Wei Jing's turn, not only did the cheers surpass those of the first three, but everyone was talking about it. Feng Tianyun saw Wei Jing's rising popularity and was very excited. satisfy.
Wei Jing guessed that the reason why someone applauded him was probably because of this year's "Ten Thousand Warriors Return to Hidden". Because Feng Tianyun was worried that the matter would change midway, he had not disclosed the specific number of suitors before. Therefore, even if there was one more person, the martial arts heroes did not notice anything unusual. At this time, some of the martial arts heroes could not wait any longer and asked loudly : "Master Fengzhuang, what kind of competition is today?"
Feng Tianyun smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, this first competition is about to begin."
Then a servant held a bamboo basket with dozens of red and blue flags in the basket. The servant first gave Feng Tianyun a number of blue flags, and then gave four red flags to each of the four participants.
Everyone was just guessing when they saw Feng Tianyun throwing the blue flags in his hands one by one. In the end, there were nine blue flags in total, arranged according to the position of the nine palaces.
Feng Tianyun said: "If each red and blue flag represents a thousand soldiers and horses, and Feng arranges it like this, how can you break through this formation? After you have arranged the red flags in your hands, explain their purpose in sequence. Feng will score based on your answers. This is the case for the first round of competition. Those who are behind can naturally refer to the former, but the evaluation will be affected, and the former’s opinions may not be correct. If you have no other questions, you can start Solve the problem by hand."
After hearing the words, the four of them began to think. Wei Jing acted first. He placed the two red flags in his hands between the blue flags in the west and southwest, and between the blue flags in the south and southwest.
Then the remaining two red flags were placed together between the blue flags in the south and southeast. After Zhuge Jingchan started to arrange Wei Jing's formation, he was only a moment behind before he also arranged the same formation.
Bai Xuelin saw what the two people had laid out, and seemed to have some idea, so he arranged the same thing. Zhang Jinhou on the other side seemed to have no clue, so he placed the red flags on the east and west roads respectively. After the four people stopped, Feng Tianyun said: "Then please ask Mo Shaoxia to explain first."
Wei Jing said: "When Lord Fengzhuang set up the formation just now, he placed blue flags starting from the northeast, then east, southeast, south, and southwest, and finally in the middle. This was the "Eight-Door Golden Lock Formation." According to legend, Cao Ren attacked Xinye At that time, Liu Bei passed this formation, but it was later defeated by the prodigy Xu Shu. I sent two thousand soldiers and horses to the "Shang Gate" in the southeast. This is the main force, and the "Death Gate" and "Xun Gate" in the west and southwest are each A thousand soldiers and horses, this is a surprise force. The surprise force will advance in two directions, outflanking the southwest Blue Flag enemy army, making it difficult for this army to move. In this way, when our main force attacks, the entire "Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation" will be The Southwest Blue Flag was suppressed, but could not change its formation smoothly. In the end, the formation was in chaos, and the formation was broken."
After Wei Jing finished explaining, Zhuge Jingchan and Bai Xuelin also said similar things. Zhang Jinhou didn't want to offend others, but he couldn't explain why, so he could only explain it randomly.
After listening to several people's answers, Feng Tianyun just nodded and signaled the servant to prepare for the second test question.
I saw a few servants moving neatly. They first moved an Eight Immortals table to the venue. One of them took a guqin and put it on the table. Another servant held four bags of tips and handed them to Wei Jing and the other four. A musician in the distance is holding another guqin and sitting on the ground.
Feng Tianyun said: "This competition will be given by Mr. Zhong, the musician of Qihuang Villa. He can play several piano pieces. If you hear any gaps in the music, please use the things in your bag to make up for them in time."
Wei Jing and others opened the kit and saw a number of small stones of the same size hidden inside. It seemed that the stones were thrown at the ancient strings on the Eight Immortals' table in response.
At this time, the sound of the piano sounded leisurely. At first, the melody flickered and appeared, like a mountain hidden in the clouds and mist, elusive. Then it sounded clear and overflowing, just like the ups and downs of flowing water. It was the famous song "High Mountain and Flowing Water".
The four of them listened attentively, but suddenly a sound disappeared in the middle. Bai Xuelin and Wei Jing reacted instantly and threw flying stones at the same time.
However, Wei Jing's stone hit the strings first. Zhuge Jingchan was a step slower than the two of them and hit the strings accurately. Zhang Jinhou still missed the point and did not take action.
Wei Jing thought about it, it seems that Bai Xuelin is a strong opponent this time, but Zhuge Jingchan is also good at everything, so he should not be underestimated. On the other hand, Zhang Jinhou is mostly good at martial arts, just to seek the favor of beautiful women, so he bravely came to Qihuang Villa , It was really hard on him.
After the musician played another song, Wei Jing heard the mystery and threw a stone. He saw two stones flying from the side at the same time and knocking Wei Jing's stone down. Then two more stones flew out and hit the strings one after another. .
It turns out that Bai Xuelin and Zhuge Jingchan saw that Wei Jing had come out on top in the first round of the competition. If Wei Jing won this time, there would probably be no need to compete in the third round, so the two coincided with each other. , decided to pull Wei Jing off first. Wei Jing thought to himself that Master Feng did not say that he should not interfere with others. It seems that it will not be so easy this time.
On the other side, Zhang Jinhou just looked at the guqin blankly, holding the brocade bag in one hand, as if all the troubles in the world were false and had nothing to do with him.
Then the musician's third song came, and when the time came to strike the strings, Wei Jing threw two stones, but they were shot down by Bai Xuelin and Zhuge Jingchan one after another. However, the ancient strings still made a "clang" sound.
Bai Xuelin and the two were slightly surprised. It turned out that the first two stones were baits. After Wei Jing observed the two people's moves, Wei Jing threw another one with skill. The movement was so small that the two of them were completely unconscious.
After that, the musicians played several more songs. The competition at this time was no longer just about listening to music and playing strings. It was more like testing everyone's hidden weapon skills to see who could answer the question first under the interference of many parties. Wei Jing, Bai Xuelin, and Zhuge Jingchan The three of them restrained each other, and in the end they fought evenly, but no one could win.
Because of these two competitions, the first level is about troop formation, and the second level is about music and hidden weapons. Most of the spectators are not familiar with this. Occasionally, there are a few masters who can see the clues, but they will not announce it loudly. Therefore, The whole competition process was very quiet, and no one cheered loudly. Although Yu Qin knew that Wei Jing was not ignorant of music, the speed and accuracy with which he answered just now still surprised Yu Qin.
When the competition was over, Feng Tianyun also nodded slightly, already knowing it in his heart, and then ordered the servants to remove the table and guqin to prepare for the last competition.
Wei Jing thought to himself, in fact, the questions in the first and second levels are not difficult. As long as you have a little dabble in this field, you can have some clues. It is not necessary to be proficient. Maybe the owner of the village prefers generalists with flexible minds?
Wei Jing recalled his performance just now and felt that it shouldn't be too bad. He couldn't help but steal a glance at Yuqin. He saw that Yuqin was also looking at him like many in the audience. She was still as usual, her expression was calm and relaxed. No expression.
At this time, she also noticed that Wei Jing looked at her and smiled slightly. However, Wei Jing felt that he could get such a smile in the vast sea of people. His chest felt warm and relieved, and he felt relieved again.
At this time, Wei Jing turned around to look at Feng Xinyao, and saw that she was clasping her hands and fingers and staring at him, as if expecting Wei Jing to be able to defeat the crowd and defeat the enemy.
At this time, the venue has been cleared, Feng Tianyun said: "This last question is to test your martial arts. Please divide the four into two groups and compete in a two-on-two manner. When one group wins, this group's The two of them will compete one-on-one again. In this competition, the outcome will not affect the evaluation. Feng mainly wants to know how you are doing, so please keep it up and don't hurt your harmony."
Wei Jing couldn't help but smile when he heard this. This statement was exactly the same as what Ji Cangran said in "Wan Wu Guizang".
After the four of them understood each other, Bai Xuelin and Zhuge Jingchan looked at each other. They understood each other tacitly, and naturally regarded Wei Jing as their chief enemy. However, Zhang Jinhou was wandering around in the world in the first two battles, which seemed to be unreasonable.
Therefore, both of them thought that by leaving him to Wei Jing, they hoped that he could hold Wei Jing back when facing the enemy, so that they would have a better chance of winning.
Wei Jing observed the expressions of the two men and knew what their plans were, so he asked Zhang Jinhou: "Brother Zhang, are you willing to fight the enemy with me?"
Zhang Jinhou also knew that he was the most unpopular person, and he felt angry, so he could only say sadly: "Humph, then please take care of me, Brother Mo."
The four-person group has been decided, and Feng Tianyun immediately announced the start of the competition. Wei Jing scanned the audience and saw Bai Xuelin's iron fan in his hand, using it as if he was tapping acupuncture points. Zhuge Jingchan held a single sword and walked lightly. Look. The way he wields the sword should be a quick sword technique.
Looking at Zhang Jinhou again here, we can see that he is holding a long sword in his right hand and making a sword formula with his left hand. This is the authentic Huashan sword technique "Three Edges of Heaven".
Wei Jing saw that he was agitated just now, but now he was handling the sword calmly and calmly, with strict rules. He couldn't help but cheered in his heart, and then he also took a stance, preparing to respond.
When the four of them were ready, Bai Xuelin took the lead and attacked Zhang Jinhou with the iron fan. The two sides fought to attack the weaker one first. This was a common tactic used. Zhuge Jingchan reacted immediately when he saw this, slashing at Wei Jing with three sharp swords in a row. The moves are quick and changeable, intended to contain Wei Jing and prevent him from taking action to rescue Zhang Jinhou.
On the other side, Bai Xuelin's iron fan was pointed at Zhang Jinhou's large acupuncture points. His moves were small and quick, and he moved quickly back and forth on his upper body. Zhang Jinhou drew his sword to block quickly. The iron fan seemed to be advancing step by step, leaving Zhang Jinhou unable to fight back.
But Bai Xuelin's heart was clear, he knew that Zhang Jinhou had seen through every move he made, and when the time came, the opponent would definitely fight back harder. Therefore, although Bai Xuelin struck frequently, he was secretly complaining in his heart and breaking out in cold sweat.
