It snowed heavily for three days and three nights. After the snow broke out, the wind howled for several days. When the sky cleared, Liushi Peak was covered with a layer of ice and snow armor, shining with dazzling light everywhere.
Time flies by, and this day is the end of the year. At the suggestion of Yu Yao, Wei Shiqi put on a brand new gray robe. He made an exception and did not go to Xiong Yan Cliff to practice swordsmanship. He took Yu Yao with him. Yao went to Dinglukeng to visit Lao Feng, brought him some food and wine, drank a few bowls of wine with him, and congratulated him on the new year. Lao Feng spent all day and night smelting Horcruxes and didn't even remember that the end of the year was here. After Wei Shiqi reminded him, he suddenly realized it. He hesitated for a moment and said that he would go to Wentang Valley to watch the battle in the evening to cheer him up and encourage him. .
Wei Shiqi guessed that his support and encouragement were in vain. His true intention was to see with his own eyes the effect of the Horcrux in actual combat.
The end-of-year gambling games include open games and private games. The public games are for the disciples who enter the gambling game to win the prizes and recommend their elders to bet on the spoils. The private games are played by various players. The disciples of the sect preside over it by themselves, and there are many kinds of things.
"If you have any useful things, just put them on me, I won't let you down!" Before leaving, Wei Shiqi said half-jokingly and half-seriously. He didn't know whether Lao Feng listened to it, but Yu Yao's eyes flickered, and there was a smile on her lips, as if she decided to place a heavy bet on him.
After bidding farewell to Lao Feng, the two of them walked on Liushi Peak, looking at the snowy scenery and occasionally saying a few words, until the Golden Crow fell in the west and the Jade Rabbit rose in the east.
Under the bright moonlight, everything was silent. Three cloud sounds sounded leisurely, and the lingering sound lingered. After a moment's pause, three more sounds sounded. That was when Taoist Ziyang was summoning the direct disciples of Kunlun. After the cloud board struck one hundred and eight times, the year-end gambling was about to begin.
Yu Yao straightened Wei Shiqi's clothes and whispered: "It's almost done, let's go!"
In the Wentan Valley of Liushi Peak, the hot springs are gurgling, the mist is lingering, and the ancient trees are Vigorous, countless night-light symbols hang on the branches of the trees, radiating with brilliance, making the valley look like day. The sect leaders and elders of all Kunlun lineage sects have arrived, and many second- and third-generation disciples have also come. They all stand in solemn silence, waiting for the leader, Taoist Ziyang, to speak.
"At the end of the year, the mountains are covered with heavy snow, and idleness is idleness. Why not start a gambling game, make it lively, be the leader and elder of the clan, let blood, make a fortune, and give the disciples something to look forward to? . "For Taoist Ziyang, the year-end gambling game may be just a game, but there are only a few people on Liushi Peak who are as open-minded as he is.
The end-of-year gambling game is a stage for Kunlun Junyan to show his strength, and it is a good opportunity for disciples of various sects to observe and practice sword techniques. After every gambling game, there will always be a number of talented and talented disciples emerging, and they will fight fiercely. If you have enlightenment in your chest, you may break through a bottleneck, and your cultivation will advance rapidly, or you may be so blessed that you can create a brand new sword technique and become the backbone of the sect. The ability of each sect to innovate and pass on endlessly depends to a large extent on these talented people with unique talents. Everyone knows this.
For example, Chu Ge from the Five Elements Sect, and Du Mo from the Poison Sword Sect. In stark contrast, the direct descendantsThe Gouyan Sect was eliminated, and the Feiyu Sect was declining day by day.
Taoist Ziyang stood under an old Populus euphratica tree and looked at the sky through the sparse branches and leaves. When the moon reached its peak, the clouds rang out one hundred and eight times. He coughed lightly and said: " The time is almost up, Sect Master Shi, let the disciples from each sect come forward and see how lucky they are."
Sect Master Shi Tiezhong of the Poison Sword Sect agreed, took three steps, and took out a half-new piece of gold. The old storage bag said: "The disciples who participated in the gambling game each came forward to touch a lottery ticket and placed it on the stone platform next to the tree."
Wei Shiqi deliberately fell behind and waited. Everyone stepped forward and followed slowly. At a glance, he saw a total of fourteen disciples including him, all dressed in green, vermilion, white and gray, with different colors. He remembered that Xi Huzi once said that the direct disciples of Kunlun lineage were divided into green, vermilion, white and black according to their different sword skills. , corresponding to the four sword techniques of Qing Ming, Hong Lian, Zhu Yin, and Chaos. After staying at Liushi Peak for these years, he naturally knew that the disciples of each sect did not strictly observe the differences in uniforms and colors on weekdays, but on big occasions like the year-end gambling game, , all the heads and elders of the sect were present, and no one dared to violate the rules.
Among the fourteen disciples, two were wearing green clothes, four were wearing red clothes, and three were wearing white clothes. The rest were all wearing gray clothes. Wei Shiqi noticed that no one was wearing them. Xuan Hei, just as Qing Ming said, the Chaos Art is difficult to learn, difficult to practice, and difficult to break through. For hundreds of years, only his cheap master who has never met has mastered it.
The people who are qualified to enter the gambling game are all the most outstanding figures from each direct sect. Wei Shiqi has seen them one by one. Most of them are unfamiliar faces. The only one who has met once before is Shi Chuandeng of the Sword Control Sect. Huo Mian from the Five Elements Sect, He Yu from the Poison Sword Sect, and Yu Youhuan from the Feiyu Sect. Among the crowd, Wei Shiqi remained inconspicuous. Although Jiang Yongshou had an old grudge with him, they were both members of the Sword Controlling Sect, but they did not expose his secrets. Everyone's understanding of him was still at the level of a poisonous spider. In the valley, he defeated Peng Yi with one sword, destroyed the Biluo Sword, received Du Mo's five-cut sword energy, and escaped completely.
This is not enough to make them afraid.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the fourteen disciples who entered the gambling room stepped forward one after another, put their hands into the storage bag, took out a lottery ticket, showed it to everyone, and then placed it on the stone platform aside. Above, Du Mo holds a sword and carves his name next to the lottery head. The elders of the sect who were watching, relying on their knowledge, reviewed the prizes taken out by the Poison Sword Sect one by one, and explained to the disciples the effectiveness of this elixir and the magical use of that magic weapon. Wearing beards and pretending to be mysterious, smiling but not answering, they were amused for a while, knowing what was interesting, and laughing in low voices, adding a third of excitement to the hot spring valley.
The end of the year gambling game is all about this excitement.
Shi Chuandeng, the fifth one, stepped forward and took out a plate of snake slough from his storage bag. He twisted it into a ball. It was dark and dusty, and the appearance was not surprising. The surrounding area suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at each other, obviously no one was interested. Don't know.
Wei Shiqi's heart moved, and he turned around to look at Yu Yao, only to see her slightly nodding towards him, knowing for sure that the snake shed was most likely the "jade horn" she mentioned last time.