On August 15th, at three o'clock, I returned to the third floor of the building - "Thinking of Dirty Residence".
Even during the day, the light in this layer is still very dim, and there is always a strange fragrance in the air.
The strange fragrance is not like spices, nor powder, nor is it like the fragrance of flowers and plants... If I have to describe it, it is more like the naturally occurring smell of some kind of animal, and the smell makes me feel... One feels a little sick.
"Master, Mr. Wu is here." You Jing skillfully led Lao Wu to the door of a bedroom, and announced through the door in a medium tone.
Not long after, a man's voice came from the door: "Let him come in."
After receiving the order, You Jing reached out and pushed the door open.
But he himself did not take a step forward. He just stood by the door, turned to the old martial artist who was following him and said: "Please."
The old man Wu calmed down a little, swallowed his saliva, and then stepped through the door.
Since becoming Shen Youran’s confidant, Lao Wu has been here several times a month, but to this day, he still feels that walking in here is a creepy thing.
The light inside the room was darker than the corridor outside. Even the eyesight of a martial arts practitioner like Lao Wu could only barely make out the outlines of things in the room, and could not see the details at all.
Of course, this is what the owner here wants - he doesn't want anyone to see his face clearly.
"Wu comes to see the Lord." After Lao Wu took a few steps inside, he stamped his feet and bowed, no longer moving forward.
Almost as soon as he spoke, You Jing behind him closed the door.
In the dark, people's hearing becomes more acute, so Lao Wu soon clearly heard the sound of You Jing's leaving footsteps.
"Lao Wu..." After You Jing walked away, the "Lord" who was in the dark slowly spoke to Lao Wu, "Youran, how are you doing lately?"< /p>
Lao Wu stood on the spot and responded respectfully: "Return to the Lord, thanks to your blessing, everything is well with the young gang leader."
"Yes." The Lord groaned, Then he asked, "He asked you to come because he had something to tell me, right?"
"Yes." Lao Wu replied, "Young Gang Leader asked me to report to you. The plan went very smoothly; Yesterday at three o'clock in the morning, he had put the seedlings of the 'Bliss Gu' in the tea and induced everyone to drink it. As of today, twelve hours have passed, and no one has noticed anything unusual... So the young gang leader asked me While everyone is paying attention to the competition, come and report to the Lord.”
The Lord chuckled after hearing this.
After a short silence, he replied: "No, not 'everyone'."
This sentence made Lao Wu excited and his scalp went numb: "Respected Lord! I..."
"I know, you have repeatedly confirmed that you are not being followed." The Lord knew what Lao Wu was going to say and gave it to him before he said it.He replied, "I don't blame you, nor am I doubting you, don't be afraid."
Halfway through his words, You Jing's footsteps sounded again outside the door.
Ta, tap, tap...
The footsteps came from far to near, neither fast nor slow.
Tuk-tuk...tuk-tuk...
But if you listen carefully, you can notice that besides the footsteps, there are other sounds - a very subtle, liquid drop. Sounds on the floor.
At this moment, a chill ran down Lao Wu's spine. He suddenly felt that time passed very slowly, as if it took an hour for You Jing to take the dozen or so steps to the door.
"Master." After You Jing came to the door, he stopped and said, "Do you want to take a look?"
Tuk tuk... tuk tuk...< /p>
You Jing’s footsteps stopped, but the sound of water drops did not.
"Just take a look." The Lord replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, You Jing opened the door again.
At this time, Lao Wu also turned his face slightly and glanced towards the door with his peripheral vision.
All I could see was... in the dim light, You Jing's figure stood at the door with his back to the light, holding a bleeding human head in his hand.
In other words, just when Lao Wu and the Lord were saying those few words, You Jing had already killed someone and cut off that person's head, and the whole process was emitting The movement was not even as loud as the sound of his footsteps as he walked.
"After a total of two moves, the opponent used the internal strength of the Five Spirits Sect." You Jing said while showing the head to the Lord in the room, "The skill is just ordinary, it doesn't matter when you think about it. A man worthy of the title."
"Hmm...Okay." The Lord agreed casually, stared at the head in the darkness for a moment, and then turned to Old Martial Arts. Wu, if there is nothing else, you can go back first, and tell You Ran that he did a good job... Everything will go according to plan tomorrow night at Xu."
" Yes." When Lao Wu replied this word, the cold sweat on his face flowed from his forehead to the tip of his nose.
Although the other party had said that he could go back, Lao Wu still did not dare to relax even before he actually walked out of here.
"Oh, by the way." Just when Lao Wu turned around and was about to leave, the Lord added abruptly, "About the fact that you were followed by people from the Five Spirits Sect... " He seemed to deliberately want to scare Lao Wu. He paused slightly here and then said, "...you don't have to take it to heart. Anyway, You Jing has already taken care of it for you; you are willing to follow You. If you don't want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, don't say it. "
"No, no, no..." The few seconds of pause just now almost made Lao Wu pee. After Zun Zhun finished speaking, Lao Wu quickly replied with fear and fear, "This is an oversight by my subordinates. How dare I hide it from the young gang leader?"
"Ha..." The lord smiled, because he got what he wanted. He responded, "That's okay."He raised his voice slightly and said to You Jing at the door, "You Jing, see off the guests first. After seeing them off... remember to wash the floor."
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Let’s talk about two things, let’s go back to the Gate of Justice.
It was almost noon, and the third round of the martial arts test was finally almost over.
Because there are more people in the first few rounds, it will naturally take a long time. It is good to be able to complete three rounds in one morning; in the later rounds, there will be fewer people, and the process will speed up.
"Next, is the last game of the third round, between Qingyuan Zhongyimen Guo Cong and Hangzhou Sun Yixie."
The sun climbed directly above the flagpole. At that time, the host came on stage to announce the opponent for the last competition in the morning.
Sun Yixie's name is on the far right of the second to last row of the promotion table, so if he can advance all the way, he will always play in the last game of each round.
As for his opponent in this round, Guo Cong, he had a bye in the first two rounds because he achieved a decent score in the literary test. This is his first appearance.
This Guo Cong is very different from Li Yuan.
Li Yuan, both civil and military, is a stepping stone in this Young Heroes Association, but Guo Cong... using a current concept, he is a "seed player".
If nothing else, there is a big gap between Guo Cong’s sect and Li Yuan’s.
The "four gates and three gangs" mentioned many times in this article are, specifically, Cangzhou Xingyi Gate, Luoyang Zhengyi Gate, Qingyuan Zhongyi Gate, Huai'an Xiayi Gate, Yan Gang, Caobang and Tea gang.
These seven gangs are the backbone of today's martial arts world. Comparing a sect of the size of the Iron Fist Sect to them is like a convenience store compared to a business plaza. There is no difference in scale.
Guo Cong is the representative of the younger generation of Zhongyi Sect in Qingyuan this time.
He started practicing martial arts at the age of five, and achieved success at the age of fifteen. This year, he is eighteen years old, and he has already learned seven, seven, eight, eight, and many advanced martial arts in the Zhongyi Sect. No disciple who is more than 10 years old is his opponent; it can be said that this is the time when he is young and arrogant and high-spirited.
This time when he came to Luoyang to participate in the Young Heroes Association, Guo Cong undoubtedly came with the mentality of winning the championship. Before today, except for Lin Yuancheng from Xingyimen in Cangzhou, he had not let go of other competitors at all. In the eyes.
Of course, after watching this morning's martial arts competition, another Lei Buji was stuck in his eyes, and it was the kind that couldn't be pulled out after being stuck in. When he thought about the subsequent martial arts test, Guo Cong's feet were shaking as Zhong might have to face off against Lei Buji.
But that is another matter. He is going up against Sun Yixie now, and Sun Yixie's performance so far... obviously cannot catch Guo Cong's attention.
"Drink!"
As soon as he said it, before the host finished speaking, he heard Guo Cong drink softly, and then his anger followed the sound, and the figure moved suddenly. .
With his Qinggong, he made the movement of jumping onto the stage as sharp as thunder. After his body settled down, his whole bodyThe individual immediately seemed to have taken root on the stage, and his footing was as stable as a rock.
This move alone is enough to show that his martial arts is much better than the Li Yuan that Sun Yixie met before. Even many martial arts seniors in the audience couldn't help but praise: "What a handsome kung fu!"
And on the other side...
"Brother Sun, this guy named Guo has some strength. I'm afraid you will suffer a lot." Huang Donglai also knows his stuff. Yes, when he saw Guo Cong's skill, he immediately turned around and whispered to Sun Yixie.
"Shut up!" Sun Yixie replied with a crooked mouth, "Brother, you are going to go up and have sex with someone now. You are still growing up next to others and destroying your own prestige. Are you a human being?" ?”
“Damn it, you have to have a chance to outdo me so that you can gain your prestige.” Huang Donglai also had the same curse, saying, “This guy is even stronger than me. You may not be able to beat me if you go up there, but you will most likely be killed in two blows."
"Get out!" Sun Yixie said, standing up, "I have my tactics, so be careful. Watch."
After that, he picked up the trident, took a step forward, and shouted like he did in the previous round: "Ah——"
But This time he didn't pole vault, he just feinted a shot, and then walked down the high platform where he had placed the recliner in an ordinary manner, and walked towards the ring. As he walked, he said to his comrades surrounding the ring: "I'm sorry to borrow it. Give me a chance. Thank you. Brother, give me a step. I'm sorry for stepping on your toes, senior..." He just kept saying this as he walked along, slowly squeezing through the crowd, and came to At the edge of the ring, he walked around to the judges' seat, walked up the steps beside the judges' seat, and finally jumped over a gap that was only about one meter wide and came to the ring.
Originally, Guo Cong was extremely proud and energetic after his appearance, but Sun Yixie suddenly showed up, which immediately disrupted Guo Cong's mood and rhythm.
"Please..." Guo Cong was a little angry, but he didn't know why he was angry. He almost saluted Sun Yixie with the corners of his mouth twitching.
"Please!" After Sun Yixie came on stage, he put down the trident again, still placing it on the edge of the ring near his side, and then returned to the center of the stage to return the favor.
After being polite, it’s time to take action.
Because he had seen Sun Yixie's unique posture and attack method before, Guo Cong did not act as rudely as Li Yuan. As soon as the fight started, Guo Cong stabilized his position and assumed a defensive stance, waiting for Sun Yixie to attack.
His understanding is this - Sun Yixie's skill is definitely inferior to his. Even if he has a few weird boxing moves, it is not enough to make up for the gap in strength. Therefore, as long as he holds With the mentality of "losing the fight", he attacked Sun Yixie a few times first, then found an opportunity to catch Sun Yixie, and brought the battle into a close-quarters wrestling situation. Sun Yixie could no longer play any tricks.
As for Sun Yixie, he saw Guo Cong's posture and understood the latter's intention. He immediately thought to himself: "You want to play tricks on me, right......Haha... Today I will teach you how to write the word "death" (this character is the same in traditional and simplified Chinese, so...)! ”