Chapter 232 Like Mother, Like Daughter
Wulin Village.
After the opening ceremony, a piece of news came out from the Ministry of Rites.
This martial arts conference is not only an opportunity for exchange and learning, but also a platform for various factions to demonstrate their strength.
Taking this opportunity, the imperial court will select ten masters from among all the masters and award them the title of “Ten Great Masters of Martial Arts”.
These ten are undoubtedly the masters among masters.
Becoming one of the top ten masters has no practical benefits.
But the boost to fame is huge.
The crowns and robes of the ten great masters are even more gorgeous, exquisite and unique, and their waist badges are also made of pure gold.
It can be seen that the imperial court also spent some money on this martial arts conference.
Participation in the competition between grandmasters is voluntary and not mandatory.
But for the masters of various sects, since they were already here, wouldn’t it seem like they were cowardly if they refused?
There is no one better than you in martial arts. There is nothing shameful in losing to others.
But if you don’t even have the courage to compete with a strong person, that would be truly shameful.
In addition to the competitions between masters, the imperial court also launched the Martial Arts Rising Stars List.
All disciples from various sects who are under 30 years old and whose cultivation is above the third level can participate in the competition for the Qingyun List.
Only ten people are selected for the Qingyun List. These ten people are equivalent to the strongest geniuses of the younger generation in the martial arts world who have been certified by the imperial court.
As a warrior, most people have a competitive spirit.
What's more, the imperial court also erected two stone tablets at the entrance of Wulin Village.
If you become one of the top ten masters or enter the Qingyun List, you can carve your name on the stone tablet.
In Wulin Village, countless young disciples are ready to fight.
The next morning, after breakfast, Li Nuo brought his beloved daughter to Wulin Village.
Every grandmaster is a master of martial arts. Watching more competitions between grandmasters can provide a great inspiration to one's own martial arts.
Li Nuo can teach them various martial arts, but whether they can break through and take that final step depends on themselves.
Before the competition started, Li Nuo brought Jiahe Yiren to the courtyard where the Sanqing Sect was located.
This time, the Sanqing Sect had thirteen masters and more than fifty disciples, making it the sect with the largest number of participants.
"Uncle Master!"
Seeing the two masters of the Shangqing lineage, Yiren immediately greeted them with a smile.
The two female masters beside my mother-in-law also held her hands and looked at her with surprise.
"Long time no see Yiren."
"Why do you think this girl has become prettier again?"
"Hehe, how could that be..."
Song Yiren was in a good mood when she saw the familiar elders, but when she saw several other figures approaching, the smile on her face disappeared and quickly changed from laughing to not laughing.
A young man walked up to her and said happily: "Junior sister, long time no see, where have you been these days!"
The smile on Song Yiren's face disappeared, but she still said politely, "Long time no see, Senior Brother Chen."
Afterwards, she bowed to the other two figures and said, "Greetings, Uncle Chen and Uncle Xu."
The old man nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Yiren is really getting more and more beautiful. When Chen Jian was in the sect, he kept talking about you every day."
Song Yiren didn't say anything. Another middle-aged woman glanced at him and said, "You are unruly. You left the sect quietly for more than a year. Do you know how many people are worried about you these days? Don't be like your mother back then. Not only did she delay her cultivation, but she was also laughed at by the whole martial arts world..."
A genius that Sanqing Sect rarely sees in a century secretly ran away from the sect and married an ordinary person who had no talent for martial arts. Later, he returned to the sect in disgrace with his child, which caused the martial arts world to talk about it for a long time.
Twenty years later, her daughter did the same thing.
Su Qing walked over with a dark face and said, "I can discipline my daughter myself, so I won't bother Senior Sister Xu."
The middle-aged woman glanced at her calmly and said, "If you know how to discipline your daughter, she won't run away like you did back then. I just hope you remember the lesson from that year and don't let her make the same mistake as you did..."
Su Qing's face turned purple with anger, but the other party's words really hit her pain point, leaving her unable to refute.
During these twenty years, she has been the negative example used by the sect to admonish female disciples.
Even she herself felt that she was wrong.
Men are all liars. Instead of pursuing some illusory love, it is better to pursue martial arts.
After all, martial arts is about hard work, and there will be rewards.
It was not until she followed Yiren to Chang'an that she realized how foolish it was to return to the sect just for a momentary anger.
They didn't understand these things, and she couldn't explain them.
Feeling the fluctuation of the true energy coming from Su Qing's body, the old man hurriedly advised: "Junior Sister Su, Junior Sister Xu, don't quarrel as soon as you meet. This is not a sect, don't let outsiders watch the fun. Junior Sister Xu, your competition is about to begin, hurry over..."
After the few people left, a female master of the Sanqing Sect looked at Su Qing and said helplessly: "Why do you quarrel as soon as you meet? It's like this in the sect, and it's still like this after leaving the sect..."
Su Qing was shaking with anger, pointing at the middle-aged woman's back and saying, "You saw it too, she was the one who started the trouble, she always takes the initiative to start trouble!"
Another female Grandmaster patted her arm gently and consoled her, "Calm down, calm down. You know that before you, she was the sect's number one genius, with so many outstanding male disciples surrounding her. You are prettier than her and have better talent than her. After you came, all the male disciples in the sect have been surrounding you. How could she not be jealous of you..."
Li Nuo listened with great interest. The grievances of the previous generation are often more exciting than those of the new generation.
Even someone as domineering as my mother-in-law actually has people she can't defeat.
However, this is normal. After all, she has been criticized in the past. She feels embarrassed to speak loudly when she is not in the right.
At this time, a female master came over, looked at the beauty, and said with a smile: "This is the beauty, she looks exactly like Yiren. If Yiren didn't speak, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to tell them apart..."
Another female master said: "The first match is about to begin, let's talk while we walk..."
Everyone left the courtyard and walked towards the competition venue.
Because the imperial examinations are held there, each examination hall has a large open space.
Li Nuo transformed the open space in the examination hall into a competition venue. He built stands around the venue and sold tickets to the public.
The nobles in Chang'an had seen everything. Some ordinary programs could not attract them at all. However, they had never seen a competition between masters, especially so many masters, in their entire lives.
Li Nuo reserved the best viewing seats in the stands for them. Although the price was set extremely high, the supply still could not meet the demand.
Part of the seats on the stands can be sold, and the other part will be reserved for these sects.
Each sect has its own exclusive area.
Li Nuo and his group arrived at the area of Sanqing Sect and met the middle-aged master again.
I just heard from Yiren that she is the grandmaster of the Taiqing lineage. She is extremely talented and became a grandmaster at the age of 33. She also set the record of the youngest grandmaster in recent decades. However, this record was soon broken by my mother-in-law.
The two people don't get along well at all and often confront each other in the sect.
The middle-aged woman seemed to have forgotten her previous unhappiness. She looked at Su Qing and said in a lecturing tone, "Yiren is not young anymore. What do you think about her marriage? In terms of talent, no one among the younger generation of the martial arts world can compare to Chen Jian. In terms of appearance, he is also a handsome man. What else are you dissatisfied with?"
Behind the middle-aged woman, the young man silently straightened his chest.
When Song Yiren heard these words, she immediately became nervous and looked at her mother.
This was not the first time Su Qing had heard these words.
Even the leader of the Taiqing lineage had mentioned it to her master.
A few months ago, Su Qing himself even thought so, but under pressure from various parties, he softened his tone.
But now.
He glanced at the young man standing behind the middle-aged woman.
Can this be called a good-looking person?
She wanted to let her know what a handsome man was.
She turned to look at Li Nuo and said, "Nuo'er, come here."
Li Nuo was watching the fun and didn't react for a moment.
How could such an intimate name come out of my mother-in-law's mouth?
He walked forward, looking puzzled.
Su Qing looked at him and said, "Since you are my son-in-law, you are also half a disciple of the Sanqing Sect. The elders of the sect are all here. You have to salute them."
Upon hearing this, Li Nuo had no choice but to clasp his fists and said, "Greetings, elders."
The elders of the Sanqing Sect then realized that this young official from the Ministry of Rites was actually Junior Sister Su’s son-in-law.
No, could it be that Yiren is married?
Although this young man is handsome and has an extraordinary temperament, there is no trace of true energy fluctuation in his body, and he is obviously an ordinary person.
The talented disciple that Sanqing Sect hadn't seen in decades married an ordinary person?
It is true that like mother, like daughter.
The middle-aged woman was also stunned when she heard this, and asked in astonishment: "Is Yiren married?"
Su Qing did not explain too much and said, "The marriage was arranged when they were born."
The middle-aged woman looked at Li Nuo and frowned, "He has no talent for martial arts."
Su Qing asked back: "What's wrong with not having a talent for martial arts? Who said that I must marry a warrior? He is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he is also the top scorer in the six subjects of the imperial examination. There are only two such people in hundreds of years. He is more than enough for me..."
The middle-aged woman moved her lips and said, "But he has no talent for martial arts, and the children they will have in the future may not have martial arts talent either."
Su Qing sneered, "My husband doesn't have any talent for martial arts, so how could my daughter's talent for martial arts be bad? Who she wants to marry is her own business. Senior sister, you should take care of yourself first. You are already forty years old and you haven't married yet. Why do you care about other girls' affairs..."
Song Yiren stared at Su Qing with eyes wide open. For the first time, she felt that her mother could actually say something so reasonable...
(End of this chapter)
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