Chapter 236: Making Plans
Li Nuo didn't notice Su Qing.
All his attention was on the meridian map in front of him.
Almost, just a little bit.
The understanding of martial arts by dozens of masters is all in his mind.
He is proficient in dozens of martial arts techniques and knows the characteristics of each technique.
When true Qi flows through different acupoints, it exhibits different properties. If there is one more acupoint or one less acupoint, the true Qi properties may be completely opposite. If the order of flowing through the acupoints is different, it may also lead to completely different results.
The understanding and insights of so many masters seemed to be not far from what he wanted.
But there is always that little bit missing.
We still need to increase our efforts.
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The martial arts conference has been held for five days.
No sect or organization has ever gathered so many masters at once.
Every master has his own unique insights into martial arts.
Everyone communicated and discussed martial arts together every day and gained a lot. Even the master of Sanqing Sect felt that the trip was worthwhile.
But there is one thing that really makes these masters extremely helpless.
That is, no matter it is the top-notch Sanqing Sect, or the first-rate sects such as Shushan and Wuyue Sword Sect, or the second-rate sects, from the master to the disciples, very few people can escape the punishment of self-reflection in the solitary confinement room.
Waste food, be punished!
Littering, fine!
If you are late for the competition, you will be punished!
If you don't come home overnight, you will be punished!
Drinking in Wulin Village will be punished!
If you don’t salute your opponent before or after the competition, you will be punished!
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There is no way to avoid it. There is no way to avoid it.
If a sect's disciples violate the sect's rules, their sect leader will also have to go to the confinement room to reflect on themselves.
In order not to embarrass their sect leader, disciples from all factions licked their plates clean when eating in the cafeteria these days.
But even so, after five days, 80% of all the masters had been to the confinement room.
Eventually, they even got used to it.
They have been in Chang'an for a few days and have learned some things from the people.
Even officials of the imperial court who spit on the street or were late for office or left early would be thrown into jail for reflection. There were more reasons for their arrest, including being bad to their wives and disrespectful to their parents. These were the reasons given by the Ministry of Rites to arrest people.
So it seems that the Ministry of Rites is not targeting them.
That's how people do things.
Today is the third round of competition for the selection of the top ten masters.
After the first two rounds of competition, only sixteen of the sixty-two masters remained.
Eight competitions will be held today, and the winner of each competition can temporarily secure a position as one of the top ten grandmasters.
And today's losers will have a chance to compete for the last two seats tomorrow.
As the competition progressed to this day, the masters of Sanqing Sect and Shushan showed their terrifying dominance.
Among the sixteen people who advanced, eight were from Sanqing Sect, five were from Shushan and the Five Mountains Sword Sect. Only the heads of Taishan and Hengshan remained. The last one was Lao Huang, the doorman of Li Nuo's house.
Thirteen masters from the Sanqing Sect came, and eight of them entered the third round.
After three rounds, none of the five masters of Shushan were eliminated.
Two leaders of the Five Mountains Sword Sect also stayed behind.
After a few competitions, the difference between first-rate and second-rate sects can be clearly seen.
It was Old Huang who made Li Nuo look at him differently.
He did not use any weapons and won three consecutive competitions. He only relied on a pair of iron fists and a set of fierce boxing skills to defeat a palm master, a sword master, and a spear master respectively.
Li Nuo was already a little curious about how much his father paid him a month.
The first match today is with Senior Xu who doesn't get along well with my mother-in-law.
Although she is a little annoying, her strength is unquestionable.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the leader of Taishan, who was more than 20 years older than her, was eliminated by her.
In the martial arts world, if you are too young, you will lack experience; if you are too old, physical aging is inevitable. At the age of forty, you are at the peak of your strength.
On the stands, Su Qing held the sword with a serious expression.
In the next game, it will be her turn to play.
Her luck was not very good, as her opponent in this round was the leader of Shushan.
When she first started learning sword, her opponent was already a famous figure in the martial arts world and a master of his generation.
Shushan's swordsmanship is even better than Sanqing Sect's. In this battle, she will most likely lose.
If we lose this game, we will have to compete with seven other people for the last two seats tomorrow, and the competition will undoubtedly be more intense.
Just when she was feeling a little nervous, Song Yiren came over, handed her a piece of paper, and said, "Mom, this is from Li Nuo."
Su Qing took the paper, looked up, and was slightly stunned.
There are several sets of sword moves written on this piece of paper.
It is not a complete set of sword techniques, but sword moves taken from other sword techniques and then disrupted.
She had been learning swordplay since she was a child. She didn't dare to say that she was proficient in all kinds of sword techniques, but she was very familiar with the moves. Just by looking at the name of the move, a specific picture would emerge in her mind.
To Su Qing's surprise, these sword moves that were pieced together were not awkward at all and were extremely smooth, just like a new sword technique.
Song Yiren said, "He said that as long as you remember these sword moves, you won't lose too badly even if you lose in the competition."
Su Qing glanced at Li Nuo, who was accompanying the beautiful lady and the two busty women not far away. Does this boy have so little confidence in his mother-in-law?
She really had no confidence.
Su Qing had personally witnessed Li Nuo's attainments in kendo. She lowered her head and looked carefully at these sword moves. Without thinking twice, she wrote them down.
She believed that he would not give her this paper for no reason.
On the other side, Li Nuo and An Ning Fenghuang were sitting together. Seeing that their mother-in-law was looking at the paper seriously, they looked away.
Two days ago, a disciple from Mount Shu did not return home at night and spent the whole night in a brothel, where he was discovered by the Ministry of Rites during a makeshift room inspection.
During the conference, you can go out freely during the day, but you must return to Wulin Village before curfew at night. You cannot stay out all night. This is the rule set by Li Nuo.
Chang'an is home to many high-ranking officials and dignitaries. A martial arts conference is held here, and so many martial artists are invited to come. The security pressure on Jingzhao Prefecture, Chang'an County Government and the imperial guards is very high.
With the strength of these masters, entering those wealthy families is as easy as walking on flat ground.
Taking the heads of most of the powerful people is as easy as taking something out of a bag.
If they are allowed to run around late at night, if something goes wrong and someone holds them accountable, the Ministry of Rites will not be able to shirk its responsibility.
Therefore, a few days ago, Li Nuo repeatedly reminded them of this rule, and all the sects expressed their understanding.
On the second day, this Shushan disciple was punished by being confined to his house for a day.
As the head of Shushan, he was also locked up in the confinement room for an hour for failing to discipline his disciples.
In this world, apart from the leader of Shushan himself, Li Nuo is the one who knows him best.
Although they are both masters, his cultivation is much higher than that of my mother-in-law.
In terms of kendo experience, my mother-in-law is far inferior to others.
Facing such a strong man, she would definitely lose.
But she is Jia Ren's mother after all, and Li Nuo doesn't want to see her lose if there is a way.
These sets of sword moves are specifically aimed at the leader of Shushan.
Shushan is the ancestor of swordplay. They have conducted in-depth research on the sword techniques of various schools and have long since figured out how to crack them.
No matter whether she used the sword techniques of the Sanqing Sect, the Five Mountains Sword School, or the ones she created herself, she could not last more than half a quarter of an hour against the opponent.
If you want to win, or if you don't want to lose too badly, you have to find another way.
Shushan swordsmanship is designed to counter routines, but if there are no routines, there is naturally nothing that can be countered.
These sets of sword moves that Li Nuo improvised not only had no routines, but also set a routine for the leader of Shushan.
The second match of the day also quickly ended with a winner.
The head of Hengshan was eliminated by a master of Shushan Sect.
Although the two had similar cultivation levels, their sword skills were already very different.
The Hengshan Sect Leader sighed inwardly, clasped his fists to him, and left the field.
The Shushan Sect's Grandmaster also clasped his fists in return.
The official from the Ministry of Rites looked at the list on the paper and said loudly, "The next match will be between Master Qi of Shushan and Elder Su of Sanqing Sect!"
In the eyes of other masters, there was no suspense in this competition.
Although Elder Su is extremely talented, he has little experience and his strength cannot be compared with that of the head of Shushan.
Xu Ying, who had just won, crossed his arms and was waiting to see how Su Qing would lose.
Two figures have walked onto the stage. Su Qing respectfully clasped his fists and saluted: "Su Qing greets Senior Qi. Please give me your guidance."
In the martial arts world, elders don't actually need to return gifts to younger ones, but the conference has its own rules. The Shushan leader also returned the gift with his sword, then smiled and said, "You go first."
Su Qing nodded, the long sword in his hand made a slight sound, and he raised his hand to perform the Shangqing sword technique.
Li Nuo told her to use Shangqing sword technique first when she took action.
The Shushan leader neutralized her attack with just a few casual sword strikes.
As everyone expected, Su Qing was at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
At the location of the Sanqing Sect, a sword master shook his head and said, "Our swordsmanship has long been figured out by Shushan. I'm afraid that Junior Sister... Hey, what kind of swordsmanship is Junior Sister using?"
Before he could finish his words, his eyes widened.
Junior Sister Su had just used the Shangqing sword technique when she was suppressed by the Shushan Sect Leader using another sword technique.
But she suddenly changed her sword skills, and in just a few moves, she turned the disadvantage around and took the initiative.
A hint of surprise also appeared on the face of the Shushan Sect Leader, but he had extremely rich experience in swordsmanship. After taking a few steps back, he quickly thought of a way to deal with it. But at this moment, Su Qing's sword moves changed again.
The method of restraint he had originally thought of was counter-restrained by her.
When he came up with a sword move to target her, her sword move changed dramatically again.
The Shushan Sect Leader was forced to retreat again and again and had no choice but to defend himself, thinking while retreating. By the time he came to his senses, both of his feet had already gone out of bounds.
He looked at the woman across from him and quickly realized what had happened, with a look of shock on his face.
Her Shangqing sword technique is just a trap.
When he started to crack the Shangqing sword technique, he had already fallen into her trap.
From then on, the situation on the field was no longer under his control.
He cracked the Shangqing Sword Technique, Su Qing cracked the sword technique that cracked the Shangqing Sword Technique, he cracked it again, Su Qing cracked it back, and so on, he was always one step behind...
It is impossible for a human to have such an on-the-spot reaction.
She had already calculated all the sword moves before the competition.
This was all her plan.
From the beginning to the end, he was led by her by the nose. This time, he lost unjustly...
The only thing that puzzled him was that she had watched Su Qing's three competitions. This was not something she could have figured out. There must be someone with extremely high attainments in swordsmanship behind her, giving her advice. The master of the Sanqing Sect did not have this ability. Could it be that her master had come?
(End of this chapter)
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