Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

The next day.

The martial arts conference has officially ended, but today's martial arts arena is more crowded than any previous ones. Many people are too late to buy tickets. Jinghong Villa can sell hanging tickets, hang them on the wall to watch this most anticipated battle.

On the competition stage, Qin Wuqi, who was dressed in dark green clothes, stood with his hands behind his back, with a smile on his face, exuding a calm and unhurried self-confidence, while Mu Liuyun, dressed in white Shengxue, jumped onto the competition stage with a light leap.

"Qin has been paying attention to every match of Your Excellency." Qin Wuqi looked at Mu Liuyun opposite him with a smile, "In Qin's view, in the previous competitions, Your Excellency may not be able to fight for a while due to lack of experience in fighting against the enemy." When he won, he never really gave full play to his own strength, I hope Qin can be the first opponent to make Your Excellency go all out."

When Mu Liuyun heard such words, he didn't say anything to refute them. This caused a burst of unbelievable whispers from the audience, and Master Miaoyin Taihe Zhikong, who thought he was defeated by a slight disadvantage, looked even more ugly To the extreme.

Mu Liuyun, who didn't know what modesty and politeness were, didn't realize it, because what Qin Wuqi said was right, he really didn't try his best.

When he was in the sect, he could still compete with his senior brothers. After he went down the mountain, he never met any decent opponents. It was not until the few battles after entering the finals that he played happily In the battle, it is a pity that either the opponent's weapons and martial arts are unfamiliar to him, and he can't let go of his hands and feet, or his strength is not good. He only needs to use seven or eight points to defeat the opponent. He has never encountered an opponent who needs to go all out. Only when you can win.

Ignoring the somewhat uproarious audience in the audience, Mu Liuyun said calmly: "Villa Master Qin doesn't need to say much, just take action."

"Okay, refreshing." Qin Wuqi reached out to take the sword that Fu Jinglei handed over, and made the first move in the eyes of everyone.

As soon as he made a move, it was the fiercest killing move. It seemed as if he could see the wind and clouds surging around his body. Although what he held was only the most common iron sword used in competitions, when it was held in the hands of such a person with extremely strong internal strength , has also become an invincible magic weapon.

Mu Liuyun raised his sword to meet him.

If Qin Wuqi's offensive is an invincible thunder that burns everything, then Mu Liuyun's defensive is like water. Water is impermanent and unpredictable. Sometimes it is as quiet as the deep sea, and sometimes it moves like a torrent. Its destructive power is not weak at all. of thunder and fire.

The two figures, one white and one blue, flickered around, and could no longer be satisfied with the square inch of the martial arts arena. The two swords kept clashing, and those with slow reactions and poor skills could not even see their movements clearly. But he couldn't help but held his breath and opened his eyes wide, for fear of missing any move.

No one doubted whether Mu Liuyun's strength was commensurate with his No.1 title, and no one questioned the statement that "Mu Liuyun didn't do his best before", because obviously, this match was considered the most important event in this year's competition. The real peak battle of the martial arts conference, even after many years, this battle is still repeatedly recalled and mentioned by some people who have watched it.

Mu Liuyun has completely cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, only the opponent's every move and style is left in the whole world, he can't even feel the passage of time, and there is only one thought in his mind - he wants to defeat the opponent in front of him.

Suddenly, he found a flaw in Qin Wuqi's seemingly invulnerable offensive.

In a duel between experts, any flaw could be fatal, let alone such an obvious flaw.

Mu Liuyun didn't have time to think about whether this was a conspiracy, his body had already made a judgment before him, and the long sword was raised quickly, slashing across the opponent's elbow, leaving a striking red mark on the clothes.

Qin Wuqi retreated a few steps and landed on the competition platform, he was stunned for a moment, and did not attack again.

If this is a real fight, and the opponent is holding a sharp sword that has already opened, his hand is basically useless.

Qin Wuqi withdrew his sword gracefully, clasped his fists and said, "Tianxuan Daoist is very skilled, this is Qin who lost."

Mu Liuyun was also a little dazed about this sudden victory.

And the auditorium, especially the area where the Shangqing Palace is located, has already burst into cheers.

Among them, Zhang Chi's voice was the loudest. He was also very happy for Mu Liuyun who had gained such a big limelight, and he wanted to take out candy and sprinkle it around. , the expression on Mu Liuyun's face didn't seem to be very happy, even a little angry, the corners of his mouth were pursed seriously, and his voice was also clenched and he said in a somewhat stiff voice: "Certain."

***

This year's martial arts tournament came to an end in a surprising way. At night, Qin Wuqi was still busy with some finishing work, and opened an open-air banquet next to the martial arts field that lasted until late at night, and entertained everyone who came to enjoy it martial arts people.

Although he was so busy that he had no time to spare, Mu Liuyun approached him with a cold face, and in front of those martial arts people who were being courteous to him, he said without losing face: "Master Qin, I have I want to talk to you."

Faced with this somewhat rude interruption, Qin Wuqi did not express his displeasure, instead he smiled apologetically at the others, said "Excuse me first", and followed Mu Liuyun to a slightly quieter corner.

When there was no one around, Mu Liuyun said calmly, "Why did you deliberately lose to me?"

Qin Wuqi smiled, and didn't deny it: "I also have my own reasons for doing this. The Taoist priest didn't expose it in public. Qin is very grateful."

"I don't care what your reasons are." Mu Liuyun said in a very bad tone, "I will do my best to fight you, even if you don't give up halfway, you may not be able to win me. If you don't want to win or lose, why bother?" Designing such a contest? It is in vain that I regard you as a respectable opponent, but you humiliate me like this."

"Humiliation?" Qin Wuqi was stunned for a moment before he realized, "Qin has absolutely no intention of doing this. This is what Qin did wrongly. Qin would like to apologize to you."

As he spoke, he gave Mu Liuyun a deep bow, but Mu Liuyun avoided it with a sullen face.

Qin Wuqi was not annoyed, and said with a lonely expression: "Your Excellency is a true warrior with a bright and beautiful heart and no distractions, but Qin is just an ordinary person. There are too many things to consider. To pursue the highest realm of martial arts, in this regard, Qin is not as good as you."

When Mu Liuyun found out that Qin Wuqi released the water, he had already thought that his move must have a deep meaning, so he suppressed his anger and did not explode on the spot. Instead, he called Qin Wuqi to a place where no one was there to question him later. Bluntly denying it, and sincerely expressing his apology, Mu Liuyun is actually not as angry as before. Although he can forgive Qin Wuqi's behavior, he is also somewhat curious about the other party's motive: "Why did you deliberately lose?"

"In the early years, I urgently needed to be famous in the Jianghu, and I also needed to improve the status of Jinghong Villa in the Jianghu. At that time, I did a lot of reckless things in order to make people dare not look down on Jinghong Villa. Suffering from excessive sharpness. Among other things, just for the name of the third in the world, challengers come here in an endless stream, and have even interfered with the daily operation of Jinghong Villa. Today's Wulin League, In addition, there are many people who are hesitant to express their opinions because they are afraid of the strength of Jinghong Villa and my martial arts. Therefore, I have made a plan before holding this martial arts conference. No matter who wins the championship in the end, I will I will lose to him in the next contest, I hope someone can overcome my sharpness and dispel some people's worries." Qin Wuqi smiled embarrassedly, "I originally planned to lose this match without a trace, but Your martial arts are so good, if I'm not careful, I'll sell my flaws too much."

After Mu Liuyun listened to the explanation, he remained silent, and the tight corners of his mouth still showed his inner displeasure.

Qin Wuqi smiled wryly: "Is the Taoist priest willing to forgive my helpless behavior?"

Mu Liuyun said indifferently: "The owner of Qin is such a status, why should he care about my forgiveness or not?"

"Because I appreciate Taoist Priest's character very much, and I also admire Taoist Priest who can focus on martial arts without distraction, so I don't want to have any quarrel with Tao Priest." Qin Wuqi said sincerely, "How about it, tomorrow morning Let's make an appointment at a place and have another serious competition, but no matter what the result is, please ask the Taoist priest to keep it a secret."

The frost on Mu Liuyun's face melted a little, and he nodded, "Okay."

***

Mu Liuyun did not tell anyone about the result of that battle. No one even knew that Mu Liuyun and Qin Wuqi had a real fight in secret. They only knew that Mu Liuyun went out early that morning and spent more than two hours. When I came back later, there was a suspicious tear on the skirt.

Zhang Chi asked curiously: "Liuyun, why are your clothes torn? Take them off and I'll mend them for you."

"No need, I'll just change." Mu Liuyun returned to the room, Zhang Chi followed in step by step, and said like brown sugar: "Have you encountered any happy things? Telling it makes me happy too. "

"It's nothing." Mu Liuyun said perfunctorily, facing the bronze mirror in the guest room, he straightened the bun that was messed up during the fierce fight.

"Where did you go just now? Several people in the division are looking for you." Zhang Chi was still a little strange, and Mu Liuyun's secrecy even made him a little uneasy.

Mu Liuyun did not answer directly, but said: "You go out first, I will come after I change my clothes."

Uneasiness prompted Zhang Chi to ask one more question: "What is it that is so mysterious that you have to keep it from me?"

Mu Liuyun looked back at him strangely: "Do I have to tell you everything?"

"...Not really." Zhang Chi rubbed his nose, depressed.

Since Mu Liuyun was so tight-lipped, it was naturally inconvenient for others to ask more questions, so they packed up their things and set foot on the way back to Shangqing Palace.

In addition to Zhang Chi who followed spontaneously, Daoist Tianhe also sent two young disciples Qingliu and Qingyue to go back to Huashan with Mu Liuyun to take care of Mu Liuyun's daily life along the way. After all, I have business to do, and I can't take my daughter with me all the time, and I was afraid that she would be in danger if she went back to Huashan alone, so she let her ride Mu Liuyun's ride, but Bao Qiqiao was caught by her father early in the morning. Suspected to carry back, even the finals also missed the onlookers.