Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 528: Martial Arts Competition (4)

The three people from the Golden Sword Gate were dejected, but they could not come up with a better reason to say that Wei Hongshi won. After all, he was forced to retreat step by step by Yan Bizhi, and even people who didn't understand martial arts could see that he could not beat the opponent.

The onlookers were disappointed after watching such a tepid fight. Many of them just left because they found it boring.

Xiaoying couldn't help yawning. After standing for a while, her legs and feet felt sore, so she wanted to pull Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan to go shopping.

The two of them also found it boring, so they simply stopped watching. They thought that since Xuanying was not here either, they might as well go back to the guest house, maybe Sisi would bring news about him.

After waiting for another two days, Jinglan began to get anxious when she saw that there was still no news from Xuanying. It would take time to collect and transport food. Even if food was collected, Bicheng would be out of food for a while. What would happen if the soldiers were demoralized?

Chu Xiaomu once planned to pay a direct visit, but when he reached the entrance of the alley, he was stopped by two bronze-armored soldiers holding spears. No matter how he explained, the two soldiers were always aggressive and would not let him pass. Later on, they even came forward to arrest him.

Although Chu Xiaomu was furious, he could only try his best to hold it back. He kept telling himself that he came to ask Xuanying for help and must not make him unhappy.

Taking advantage of this free time, I simply went for a stroll on the streets of Jinyang City, firstly to relieve my boredom, and secondly to inquire about the price of food in Jinyang City.

When I went to the grain market and asked, I found out that round-leaf wheat was rare and expensive. On the contrary, there was a kind of white corn that was particularly cheap. One gold shell coin could buy almost four large loads of it.

A rough estimate shows that the four large loads are enough for seven or eight soldiers for a month. He Cang, the leader of Xiao Tushan, gave Chu Xiaomu 500 gold shell coins, which can buy rations for three to four thousand soldiers for a month. In other words, the twelve to three thousand soldiers in Bicheng can eat for ten days.

Chu Xiaomu was very happy and said that it would be better to exchange the 500 gold shell coins for food and send them to the Bicheng Army first, and then slowly get in touch with Xuanying.

Jinglan poured cold water on him and said, "Brother Xiaomu, don't forget that sending so much food to Bicheng will cost a lot of money."

Chu Xiaomu slapped his head and thought to himself that he had not thought of this. However, no matter how expensive the travel expenses were, this money would be enough to buy food for Bicheng for seven or eight days.

The three of them discussed and decided to do this if they didn't see Xuanying again in three days. It's unavoidable that they would have to steal from some wealthy families in Jinyang City at that time.

Two days later, not only was there no news from Xuanying, but even Sisi did not show up.

When he had nothing to do, he suddenly remembered that when he was in Xishou Mountain, his master had told him that there was a Luanling Temple in Jinyang City, and asked him to burn a stick of incense for him if he had the chance to go to the Luanling Temple.

He led Xiaoying and Jinglan to the Luanling Temple, took a few incense sticks, and placed them in front of the Luanling statue and kowtowed.

Suddenly, I saw a woman next to me praying in a low voice. Upon closer inspection, who else could it be but Sisi?

Seeing that she looked very pious and was muttering something, the three men did not go forward to disturb her. After paying homage to the spirit of the phoenix, they stood behind her and waited.

Chu Xiaomu had very good hearing, and although Sisi's voice was low, he could hear it clearly, but sometimes the words were not clear enough to fully understand. Most of Sisi's prayers were about Xuanying, either hoping that he would be healthy, have good luck in everything, and not have any unhappy things; or wishing him to improve his Force martial arts and get revenge soon...

The three of them waited for a long time before Sisi finished praying and stood up. She turned around and saw Chu Xiaomu and the others. She was surprised and shy, and her pretty face turned red.

Jinglan indicated that she heard nothing, and Sisi felt less embarrassed.

The four of them walked together to the outside of the shrine. Jinglan asked him whether General Xuan had returned to Jinyang City. Sisi shook her head and said she didn't know, but she was sure that he would show up after the martial arts competition was over.

Jinglan asked her how she knew.

Sisi said that his two sworn brothers, You Ganzhan and Huang Wu Baoguan, both said so.

Chu Xiaomu was quite surprised that You Ganzhan was actually Xuanying's sworn brother.

Sisi then said that you must have seen Huangwu Baoguan before, and the three hurriedly asked who he was. Sisi said that he was the white-clothed host of the martial arts competition. The three suddenly understood.

Chu Xiaomu asked Sisi, "The selection of lieutenants for the competition will probably be completed today?"

Sisi said: "It is said that it is today."

The three men were very happy and thought that they would be able to see Xuanying soon. When the time comes, they must clarify the interests with him and ask him for help. It seems that there is still time to send the food to the Bicheng Army.

But Sisi said, "Don't be too happy too soon. I heard that after the competition to select the lieutenant is over, there will be a day of ceremony to bestow swords and seals, a day of banquet, and a day of discussion... After everything is arranged, it is estimated that Xuan Ying will be free in five or six days."

Chu Xiaomu slammed his palm on the table and shouted, "How can I make it in time? No, I'll go find him right now!"

Jinglan asked, "How do you find him?"

Chu Xiaomu said without hesitation: "No, I will just grab this Jin Wei and do it!"

The three girls looked at each other, not knowing whether he was serious or joking.

Chu Xiaomu took the Qiongshi Sword and left immediately. The three girls had no choice but to follow him.

Today is the last day of the martial arts competition to recruit officers. The large square in front of Wuhuang Tower has regained the bustling scene of the first day, with men, women, old and young, crowded with people.

Chu Xiaomu saw from afar that the tiger-skin chair on Jin Lier's right was still empty, and Xuanying had not appeared yet.

The four of them squeezed to the front of the stage and asked, only to find out that the sixteen contestants in the martial arts competition had basically been decided, and the final four were now competing in pairs. The winners of two competitions would be chosen to compete again, and the final winner would be the candidate for the Golden Guard.

However, according to the rules set before the competition, the loser still has the right to challenge him, and as long as he wins, Jin Wei will still have to replace him.

Chu Xiaomu looked towards the stage and saw two people fighting on the stage. One was Zhou Tenghu and the other was Liu Dazhuang who came on stage in the first match.

Neither of them used weapons, but only fists and feet. Zhou Tenghu moved forward and backward, leaping high and far, like a fierce tiger. With each move, a strong wind whistled, and it was obvious that his Force level was not weak. Even if he had not reached the fourth dragon-subduing realm, his flexible and fierce moves could make up for it.

Liu Dazhuang's moves were not as powerful as his, but his hands and feet were extremely strong. Every punch and palm he threw was like a big hammer hitting the opponent, without generating any strength, as if he had not activated the Force at all.