Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

Soon, the disciples who were performing songs and dances for fun also retreated. Amidst the impassioned sound of gongs and drums, Xie Yijun stood on the stand and announced the official opening of the meeting. He also accompanied him, and after the disciples were quiet for a while, Xu Lianzhi called out the names of a few people according to the roster, and started the martial arts competition.

In fact, as early as a few days ago, the new disciples had already had an initial trial. Due to the large number of new disciples this year, it was necessary to screen in advance. Those who can be included in the roster today were all selected by Xu Lianzhi himself. The duel between the two was too time-consuming, so Xu Lianzhi decided to invite a few more people to enter the arena and spread out the discussions on the sword debate stage in order to shorten the duration of the meeting.

Eight people competed at the same time, and they were divided into four groups. After one round, there would be four winners. If this went on, after two hours, there would be far fewer disciples who could continue to compete.

Above the stands, all the elders stared at the figures below with great interest, secretly waiting to see if there were any good seedlings, and every time a good performer appeared, they couldn't help their eyes light up, and ordered the disciples behind them to write down their names , so as to wait for the end of the conference to take the initiative to recruit them.

As for the new disciples, naturally, many people were looking at the people in the stands.

"Hey, Elder Xu from Wenxin Peak looks amiable and amiable. I am too timid to sit under the seat of a strict elder. Elder Xu is exactly what I want!"

"I really want to go to Tianyin Peak. You all know about Ding Lianzhen, right? Elder Cheng is getting old now, and he said that he has the intention of abdicating. He definitely won't accept apprentices anymore. On the contrary, he often The deputy elder, he is young and has not confiscated his disciples yet. Today, Yinfeng is short of a major disciple in charge. If the deputy elder Chang becomes the first elder, he will definitely train his disciples carefully. If he does not go to Tianyinfeng now What a great opportunity! Maybe the place where Ding Lian came out of the vacuum is me!"

"Tianyin Peak is so tiring, so I don't want to go. I've thought about it a long time ago. There are not many people in Wuhui Peak, and Senior Sister Lu is kind and caring for juniors. Going to Wuhui Peak is the best choice!"

"Come on, you, who doesn't know that the brothers and sisters in Wuhui Peak are all the best among the best? With you like this, not to mention the first elder, even the deputy elder Li may not have a crush on you!"

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The disciples were discussing in one go, all arguing about the peak they wanted to go to. After a while, someone asked: "Hey, Yin Qiu, you have always behaved well, and the elders have treated you well. I heard that there will be competition for you, which peak do you want to go to?"

Fu Xiang beside her has been called down by Xu Lianzhi, and it will be her turn to play after the disciples in the arena finish the competition. Yin Qiu was absent-minded, so he was a little slow to respond when he heard the words, and didn't answer in time.

She didn't answer, but other disciples answered for her: "What nonsense are you asking? Yin Qiu has long been a candidate for the head of the closed disciple. She must be going to the Mingguang Palace!"

The previous disciple said: "That's not necessarily true. Yin Qiu and Uncle Man have such a good relationship, maybe she will go to Jingyue Peak?"

When Man Jiangxue was mentioned, the disciples became even more noisy.

"You haven't heard of it, have you? Uncle Man never accepts apprentices! I heard from other senior sisters that she rarely participated in the New Disciples Conference in previous years. I think she came this year, but she definitely didn't I will accept apprentices, mostly just to see Yin Qiu!"

"No way? Uncle Man is so powerful that he doesn't accept apprentices?"

"It's something that everyone in the palace knows. Apart from Uncle Man, do you think there is any uncle or elder who doesn't have an apprentice?"

"But there are always exceptions to everything! I think Uncle Man may be going to marry Yin Qiu this year!"

"Yeah, Yin Qiu, did Uncle Man ever say that he wanted to take you as a disciple?"

Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, subconsciously looked at Man Jiangxue, and finally shook his head and said, "Uncle Shi didn't say that."

"Look! I just said that my uncle won't accept apprentices, not even Yin Qiu!"

"That's really a pity. I don't know how Uncle Man will accept apprentices. To be honest, Jingyue Peak is what I want to go most in my heart!"

"Then I advise you to give up as soon as possible, for places where Yin Qiu can't even go, don't even think about it!"

The noisy discussions echoed in her ears. Yin Qiu was already preoccupied, and her heart was even more blocked after hearing these words. She wanted to get up and sit in a quieter place, but she heard the previous disciple say: "Jingyue If Feng can't go, Mingguang Palace is fine too, whoever can become the master's apprentice, whoever can be the next master!"

"You don't have to think about it, it's something Yin Qiu and Fu Xiang should consider, it has nothing to do with us!"

"Hey! Then let's make a bet? Let's see who will win No.1 between the two of them!"

"Wow! I bet on Fu Xiang!"

"I'll come too! I bet Yin Qiu!"

Seeing that they really started to bet with money, Yin Qiu sighed with his hands on his forehead, a little dumbfounded, but after a short moment of silence, she suddenly got up, took out a few copper coins and slapped them on the ground: "Wait, count me in as one!" .”

Several disciples looked at her with curiosity on their faces.

"Who are you betting on?"

Among the sizing eyes of the crowd with different expressions, Yin Qiu slowly raised his head, and looked over the crowd to Man Jiangxue at a high place.

She squeezed the snow-white purse in her hand, and said firmly, "I bet on the uncle."

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Man Jiangxue put down the teacup, she seemed a little tired after sitting for a long time, she got up and walked to the back of the stands to stand for a while, after a while, Xie Yijun also followed.

The fight on the Sword Discourse Arena was in full swing, and the battle became more and more exciting as it progressed. Xie Yijun turned his sore neck and said, "I think this year's new disciples are really good, much better than the previous two years. Elder Feng is already old, I was worried that there would be no successors, but looking at it this way, I was too worried."

Man Jiangxue took off the dagger and played with it, gently rubbing the sharp thin blade with her fingertips, and replied: "It's because of Lian Zhi's good teaching, she has worked hard in the new disciples' academy for these years, and cultivated a lot of talents. "

Xie Yijun agreed, and said slowly: "That's right, I originally wanted to promote her to take over as the head of the palace. After all, Zhilan is still young, and is always dragged down by big and small affairs and has no time to practice martial arts. Who knew that if Lian Zhi refused, she would stay in the New Disciple Academy, but there was no one else who could do it except her, so I let her go as well."

The two chatted one after another, and after a while, I heard Xie Yijun say again: "I have been observing that child Yin Qiu for a long time, and he looks a little restless, so don't let it affect his performance later on. How did you explain to her last night?"

After hearing this, Man Jiangxue couldn't help but move his eyes to Yin Qiu who was in the distance.

The child sat alone on the outermost side of the stand, surrounded by lively disciples, she was the only one with a calm expression, unmoved.

"I told her very clearly, and she understood." Man Jiangxue said.

"This child is pure and kind by nature, and she is on good terms with Fu Xiang. I'm worried that she will give way to Fu Xiang because of compassion." Xie Yijun frowned.

"It shouldn't be so," Man Jiangxue said, "The palace gate is the most important thing, and she should distinguish between priorities."

Xie Yijun nodded, and Man Jiangxue continued: "But I really can't bear to put this burden on her, so don't expect too much, no matter what the final result is, I don't care. I only care about whether Yin Qiu is happy or not, other things will be discussed later."

"When I asked you to try my best to dissuade Man Dong from getting married, you also said the same thing," Xie Yijun disagreed with her words, and sighed, "Why don't I hope that this child can live a carefree life? But born in this Jianghu , how can everything be as you wish? There are always times when you can’t help yourself, and the lessons learned from the past are still there. I advise you not to soften your heart for a while and make the same mistakes again.”

Man Jiangxue paused when she was playing with the dagger, and then said after a moment of silence: "It's not as serious as you said."

Xie Yijun didn't want to argue with her, so he caught a glimpse of Fu Xiang's figure below, so he raised his leg and said, "That's all, let's see."

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On the other side, hearing Fu Xiang's name, Yin Qiu finally regained his composure and hurriedly looked at the Sword Discourse Arena.

At this time, more than half of the contestants had passed, and based on Fu Xiang's usual performance, she didn't have to participate in the eight-person test at all, so there was only Fu Xiang and another female disciple facing each other, and no one else.

Fu Xiang had already attracted much attention in the disciples' courtyard. As soon as she appeared, cheers erupted from all over the stands, and all the elders showed anticipation, and all their eyes fell on her.

Following Ye Zhilan's order, Lu Huaiwei beat the drum, and Fu Xiang flew up to meet the female disciple, and the two immediately started fighting.

That female disciple had already won several rounds in previous competitions, but she still seemed to be struggling in the face of Fu Xiang's attack. There was almost no suspense in this competition, but after just a few rounds, that The female disciple lost her sword, and was powerless to fight back.

Xu Lianzhi shouted immediately: "Fu Xiang, win!"

All of a sudden, everyone stood up and whistled on the field. Fu Xiang was in high spirits, and bowed his hands to the surrounding stands, and finally turned to look at Yin Qiu, showing her a smug smile.

Yin Qiu smiled back at her, and before the curve of his mouth calmed down, Xu Lianzhi yelled, "Next game, Yin Qiu! Against Bai Ling!"

Hearing Yin Qiu's name, the disciples shouted with all their might. The battle was even more exaggerated than Fu Xiang's. Now everyone in the palace knows that Yin Qiu is Shen Mandong's daughter. Shen Mandong was famous in the world back then, and is still alive today. Living in the hearts of martial arts knights, Yin Qiu, as her descendant, is naturally a highly anticipated existence.

On the stands, all the elders could not help but sit up straight, even Xie Yijun couldn't help stretching his neck to look at it. Only Man Jiangxue remained calm, leaning on the back of the chair in a leisurely posture, silently watching the movement The figure in the scene.

"Xiao Qiu! Be good!" Fu Xiang jumped down from the stage and patted Yin Qiu's shoulder.

On one side, both Ye Zhilan and Lu Huaiwei cast expectant gazes, and Xu Lianzhi also encouraged: "With Fu Xiangzhuyu in front, don't make any mistakes, go quickly."

Yin Qiu nodded slightly, saluted these people, and finally flew into the Sword Discourse Arena without saying a word.

On the opposite side, the female disciple named Bai Ling had already warmed up and stood in Taichung one step ahead of Yin Qiu.

This Bai Ling is the female disciple who has been practicing swords with Yin Qiu since Fu Xiang went to Mingyue Tower. Speaking of which, her reputation is not worse than that of Yin Qiu and Fu Xiang. Even many old disciples recognize her It is precisely because of the fact that she accidentally fainted and then dragged back to run around in the martial arts class for the first time, Bai Ling has left an impression on most of the disciples when she first entered the palace. Jian Lai is also particularly hardworking, and has also entered the top three in two martial arts tests, so Xu Lianzhi is also more optimistic about her.

Even though Bai Ling was not as good as Yin Qiu, she seemed to be in good condition and not stage-frightened. This calm performance attracted the attention of many elders.

The two first greeted each other face to face, and said hello to each other. After Ye Zhilan spoke, they both took off their sabers and began to compete.

Since entering the palace, besides Fu Xiang, the person who has fought with Yin Qiu the most is Bai Ling. The two of them are very aware of each other's strength and are also familiar with each other's moves. Therefore, the battle is not so fierce, but seems to be able to advance and retreat with ease. There is a degree, quite ornamental.

But everyone could see that Yin Qiu didn't use all her strength and had reservations. No matter how Bai Ling tried to attack, she just defended steadily and never took the initiative to attack. On the surface, it seemed that she was forced by Bai Ling. The power of parrying, but actually the rhythm of the whole competition is completely in Yin Qiu's hands.

Bai Ling knew that he would not be her opponent, so he just wanted to take this opportunity to show off, so as to win the favor of the elders, but seeing Yin Qiu's repeated refusal to make a move, as if playing with him, Bai Ling Ling couldn't help but said: "Yin Qiu, let's make a quick decision. I'm convinced that I lost to you. What are you delaying?"

Yin Qiu said, "I'm waiting for an opportunity."

Bai Ling was puzzled: "What timing? You will beat me no matter what, so do you need to wait?"

Yin Qiu remained silent, his eyes gradually darkened during the fight, his face was hesitant, Bai Ling couldn't guess her thoughts, he just felt that it was a waste of time to fight like this, but he couldn't admit defeat in public, so he was at a loss He continued to make sword moves towards Yin Qiu.

She secretly thought, what exactly does Yin Qiu want to do?

However, just as this thought came to her mind, she saw Yin Qiu's aura suddenly surged, holding a complicated sword flower in her hand, so fast that only afterimages could be seen, Bai Ling was startled, and suddenly felt a little happy, she thought Yin Qiu was finally coming to an end After this competition, he also thought about performing a beautiful move at the last moment and showing it to the elders in the stands.

So Bai Ling did not evade and counterattacked, and defeated Yin Qiu's attack with a move of "Nu Yan Dian Shui". In the previous sparring with Yin Qiu, every time she used this move, Yin Qiu would use "Three Lights Covering the Moon" to resolve it at the right time. , and immediately prepared to lose decently.

Unexpectedly, Yin Qiu did not defuse the sword move as she imagined, but forcibly slashed the sword, and did not use any sword move.

When the speed of the two is fast, once the blades collide, how can they stop in time?Seeing a glaring spark from the friction of the sword flashed in front of her eyes, Bai Ling subconsciously recognized and opened her face, worried that the light of the sword would hurt her eyes, she had never seen Yin Qiu playing cards so unreasonably. Shi Shi couldn't control his panic, he quickly danced a few moves with the sword in his hand, and then hurriedly dodged and stopped.

But just now she stood firm, and when she was about to withdraw her hand, she felt that the saber was clamped tightly, and she couldn't pull it back even a little bit.

Bai Ling raised his eyes and saw that the tip of her sword was touching the side of Yin Qiu's neck at this moment, and the sharp blade was held in the palm of Yin Qiu's white knuckles.

The next moment, a stream of bright red blood dripped down.