Chapter 235 Unexpected Withdrawal
The first round of the group stage was a six-to-three competition. After two days of competition, almost half of the contestants were eliminated.
Among the remaining three people, the winner needs to win two games in a row to enter the next round of grouping.
In other words, people who win the first battle will basically face two situations.
One situation is that you will have a bye in the next round and wait for the other two players to decide the winner, and then have the final battle within the group to complete the six-to-one round.
Another situation is that you need to decide the winner with one of them first, and then face the challenge of the person who is given a bye.
As for which situation it is, it will be decided by drawing lots.
The opponent He Lingxiu fought today was the last one in their group, and now she has successfully obtained a place in the second round of Tiandao Conference. On the way back with everyone, they happened to meet Ji You and others who had returned from Cangwu Dojo.
It was no secret that Ji You's first battle was today, so they asked about the result and learned that Ji You won the first battle.
No one was surprised by this result.
He Lingxiu, in particular, even showed an expression that was exactly what I expected.
Ji You's fighting ability has always been unknown to outsiders, but they all have some vague idea and think it is normal for him to win.
After all, this is only the first round, and there are many disciples from aristocratic families among the opponents who are there to make up the numbers. Evenly matched opponents will only appear later.
Therefore, such a victory is not worthy of surprise or applause.
Just like the previous few games they had won, they felt that it was just that.
After chatting, Ji You, Cao Jinsong and others left, leaving only He Lingxiu and others still analyzing today's battle.
But at this moment, they saw Yu Shiliu also walking in from outside, but he seemed a little distracted, and didn't say hello to them. He just walked along the path in the woods towards his house.
Seeing this, Wang Gaocen called her twice, but she seemed not to hear him and walked straight into her room.
It was not too late at this time. Ji You, Cao Jinsong, Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin and others were drinking tea in the house when they heard a knock on the door.
When the door was opened, the person standing outside was Wen Siyuan, a disciple from the Head Office.
They had returned from Cangwu Dojo together before, but Wen Siyuan separated from them halfway and went to Taiping Garden to draw lots for Ji You. When he returned here, he placed the letter with the lot on Ji You's desk.
"Junior Brother Ji, the draw results for the second round of the group stage."
"It's troublesome."
Ji You took the envelope, unfolded it and took a look. Inside was written two big characters: Xiang Hui: "Is this my opponent in the next round?"
Wen Siyuan nodded and said, "Junior brother will fight him tomorrow, and then compete with Lou Wanpeng, a member of the Lou family of Liangzhou who has a bye, for the spot in the top six."
“I thought I was going to be the one with the bye.”
"This is decided by drawing lots. The duel will probably be tomorrow morning, and the location will still be at the Cangwu Dojo. I will come to invite you then."
After delivering the letter, Wen Siyuan turned around and went back to the easternmost side of the East Garden of Rusheng Garden, where the head of the courtyard stayed, and lay on the bed in a daze.
Not long after, the other disciples of the Dean's Office also returned to their residences.
Like Wen Siyuan, they also went to Taiping Garden to draw lots, but they did not rush back after the drawing. Instead, they conscientiously went around to find out about the opponents that the contestants they were responsible for might encounter in the next round.
After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
Maybe when they win, the noble families behind them will give them some elixirs or something to express their gratitude.
As they walked and talked, they entered the house and saw Wen Siyuan lying on the bed. They couldn't help but look at each other and thought that Junior Brother Wen came back early enough.
"Junior Brother Ji won his first battle?"
"Yeah, I win."
In fact, upon hearing the news, the disciples in the Dean's Office were not overly surprised.
Some of them did not pay attention to who Ji You was fighting against. They just felt that with Ji You's strength of defeating two fellow practitioners with four swords and forcing the Elders' Pavilion to bow their heads, this victory was simply expected.
There were also some disciples from the Dean's Office who came from Zhongzhou. They had heard of Tang Jingming and knew that he was different from ordinary children from aristocratic families, but they also felt that Ji You was better than him.
But for some reason, they felt that Wen Siyuan's expression seemed a little dazed.
The three heads of the Office of Management had also returned to Rusheng Garden at this time, because they were not only responsible for the competition among the students, but also for the debate among the elders of the Heavenly Book Academy.
After taking a rest and drinking tea, the disciples of each academy received information about the opponents collected by the disciples one after another.
This information will be summarized and verified by them, and then handed over to the disciples who are about to enter the next round.
The three managers held the letters, flipping through them again and again, checking them, communicating with each other for a long time, eliminating some information that was not worth paying too much attention to, and finally drawing them into documents.
At this time, they found the information of Yu Shiliu's opponents.
The disciple in charge of Yu Shiliu was Wei Han from the Office of Administration. The memorials he submitted were different from those submitted by others. There were two of them, one from Bu Ze, a disciple of Qingzhou Bu family, and the other from Xi Jinyu, the daughter of Lingzhou Xi family.
This means that Yu Shiliu was given a bye when the lots were drawn in the afternoon.
Both Bu Ze and Xi Jinyu may become Yu Shiliu's next opponent.
"This Bu Ze's fighting ability is actually average. He was able to win because the opponent he encountered was too weak."
"Then in Brother Qin's opinion, this Xi Jinyu is the one who deserves the most attention?"
"Yes, in my opinion, Yu Shiliu will most likely face Xi Jinyu, so we need to pay special attention to this person."
The three of them then opened Xi Jinyu's memorial, which was densely written with information about this person's strengths and weaknesses. After reading this memorial, they opened the one about Bu Ze.
Unlike Xi Jinyu's memorial, Bu Ze's memorial only had a few strokes.
This means that even Wei Han, who had been watching the game for Yu Shiliu, felt that Bu Ze and Xi Jinyu could not pose a threat to Yu Shiliu.
Since it does not pose a threat, there is no need to pay too much attention to it. Otherwise, it will hinder the rhythm of your attack.
Lang Hetong put down the memorial in his hand, picked up the teacup and asked, "Who will be the next in Ji You's round?"
"Xiang Hui."
"There are no byes, so we need to have one more fight."
Qin Ang nodded: "It seems that Ji You's luck is not as good as before."
Ji Jingyao looked up when he heard the voice: "What do you mean?"
"It's okay that he didn't get a bye. The opponents in his group are not easy to beat. Tang Jingming, Xiang Hui, and Lou Wanpeng are not ordinary children of aristocratic families. Their strength is quite remarkable. It's just that their backgrounds are a little weak, so they don't get as much attention. But it's definitely not easy for them to win."
As for the talent for cultivation, it is not that whoever has a stronger background and connections is better.
The power gap between immortal sects and aristocratic families is partly due to the inheritance of techniques and cultivation methods.
Therefore, although the probability of geniuses appearing in some small families is not high, the number of such people is not small when looking at the entire Jiuzhou.
Just like Puyang Xing who entered the hospital this year, his Pu family is also a declining family, but his talent for cultivation is excellent.
There are no children from top families in the group that Ji You is in, but from an individual perspective, their strength is indeed extremely strong.
The three of them muttered to themselves, and then opened the memorial submitted by Wen Siyuan about Xiang Hui.
I scanned it, but didn't see a single word. It seemed to be a completely blank space.
Seeing this scene, the three managers were slightly stunned, and then they couldn't help but look at each other.
Wen Siyuan has always been diligent and hard-working in the Director's Office. He has never been perfunctory in carrying out orders from the office, and he is not the kind of person who intends to be perfunctory.
The only explanation for the blank in this report is that after watching Ji You's last match, he felt that there was no need to investigate Ji You's opponent...
The next morning, the summer breeze was melodious and the sun was warm and the wind was calm.
Like the previous few days, people living in the county town were flocking to the Sages Garden, while people living in the eight major gardens were flocking to the nine temples.
He Lingxiu and others got up early and went to Jingyang Dojo to watch the game, because today Chai Ze and Xiao Hanyan would both play their last match in the group stage.
However, before the battle began, He Lingxiu saw Wang Gaocen squeezing out from the crowd.
"Senior Sister He, have you seen Junior Sister Yu?"
"She's not in Yu Yu Dojo?"
Wang Gaocen shook his head: "I just came from Yuyu Dojo, she's not here."
He Lingxiu was a little surprised when she heard this, because Yu Shiliu left early this morning. She thought she went to Yu Yu Dojo to watch the fight between Bu Ze and Xi Jinyu so as to get to know her next opponent. Only then did she realize that this was not the case.
This is strange, because Yu Shiliu has always been a serious person.
In the last battle, even if the opponent was obviously not as good as her, she would watch carefully. It didn't make sense for her to not go when she met a stronger one.
There was a hint of doubt in He Lingxiu's eyes, and she felt a little puzzled.
At this time, Yu Shiliu was sitting in the audience seats of Cangwu Dojo, facing the bright sunlight rising in the early morning, staring at the stage meticulously.
She didn't sleep the whole night yesterday and did go out very early this morning, but she didn't go to Yu Yu Dojo, but here.
There was also a group of people who arrived early like her.
One of them was Huang Rou, the daughter of Zhongzhou Huang family. She was still sitting in the same position as yesterday, looking towards the direction of the arena.
She came here yesterday to see Tang Jingming. After Tang Jingming lost, she no longer paid attention to him, so there was no need for her to come again today.
But for some reason, she couldn't help but come here this morning, and even refused when Qiu Hanyue asked her to go strolling in the city.
In addition to her, there were three ladies from Yunzhou, and their seats were the same as yesterday.
They came here yesterday to wait for Ji You to talk to him after the game, but later they didn't go to find him at all, but returned to their own yard in a daze.
This time when he came again, he had a completely different mentality, and there was only silence in his eyes.
In addition, the head of the Tang family and other members of the Tang family also gathered here, looking at the two figures on the stage with their hands clenched tightly.
At the same time, there are three graceful figures on the viewing platform.
Among them, Ding Yao pressed the railing of the platform silently.
“There are so many people.”
"Yes, there are quite a lot. When I fought here before, there weren't so many people. There were only a few scattered around."
There were two young men sitting on the east side of the platform, both from the Lou family in Yuzhou. One was Lou Wanpeng who was not given a chance, and the other was his younger brother Lou Wanli.
Tianshuyuan watches and analyzes opponents every day, and they are naturally the same.
The two people on the stage now, no matter who wins, will become Lou Wanpeng’s next opponent, so they will naturally come to watch the game.
Lou Wanpeng's younger brother, Lou Wanli, had fought here before and knew that this dojo was extremely deserted. However, the number of people today was far beyond their expectations.
At this moment, Lou Wanpeng looked at the gazes around him and began to feel a little uneasy.
In fact, this uneasiness has been there since yesterday.
He knew something about Tang Jingming, and after knowing that he lost, Lou Wanpeng knew that Ji You must be very strong.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many rumors about this person in Jiuzhou.
And now, it seemed that all the people in the place came for Ji You, which made him even more certain of the rumors in his mind.
Lou Wanpeng couldn't help but sit up straight, then slightly raised his head. A faint golden light appeared in his eyes, and he was ready to watch Ji You's moves carefully with his divine sense.
At this time, as the light blue light of the barrier rose from both sides, it began to gather towards the center.
Xiang Hui, a member of Zhou Xiang's family, drew out the long sword in his hand.
Different from Tang Jingming's thin figure, Xiang Hui is quite big and strong, and the long sword in his hand is broad and heavy.
As the commander struck the gong here, Lou Wanpeng suddenly fixed his gaze, and saw the spiritual energy suddenly whistling, the sword light rose violently, very powerful, and then he saw Ji You with a sword drawn stepped forward to meet him, with the long sword raised high.
Lou Wanpeng was located on the south-west side of the platform, which was the same direction as where Ji You drew his sword.
In his opinion, compared with Xiang Hui, who was full of spiritual energy, Ji You's sword-drawing posture seemed very ordinary.
However, when the raised Taoist sword suddenly slashed down, Lou Wanpeng felt the hairs on his arms stand up and his scalp tighten for some reason.
sonorous!
Ji You swung his sword fiercely, and it collided directly with the long knife that was coming towards him.
Xiang Hui seemed to feel a tremendous amount of force pouring into him in an instant. His hands holding the knife broke in an instant, and blood gushed out of them. He staggered back, trying to control the rapidly trembling iron knife in his hands, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
Everyone who had seen a similar scene yesterday clenched their fists, their hearts trembling slightly.
here we go again……
Just like what happened yesterday, it happened again.
At this moment, Ji You stepped on the ground, his figure approaching like the wind, and the sword in his hand slashed forward fiercely.
With a loud bang, it was as if the air waves in the whole field were crushed and exploded. The rolling waves continued to dissipate in the surroundings, and the entire barrier was filled with turbulence.
In countless pairs of pale yellow eyes, the whistling wind caused by the ordinary falling sword almost instantly tore apart the spiritual energy condensed on Xiang Hui's long sword, and then it fell suddenly, causing everyone's mind to buzz.
There was a loud bang, like a sudden thunder.
The long sword in Xiang Hui's hand was broken directly, and then the whole person flew backwards.
After a burst of pink mist, the tall and strong Xiang Hui fell to the ground with a bang. Just like Tang Jingming yesterday, he became quiet and not at all as noisy as before.
Lou Wanli opened his eyes wide at this time and looked at his brother Lou Wanpeng, thinking, Brother, your next opponent is him? His luck is really bursting.
Lou Wanpeng opened his mouth in disbelief, his jaw trembling continuously.
At the same time, Yu Shiliu, Ding Yao and Huang Rou all couldn't help biting their lips and stared at the scene in silence.
In fact, some things that are too transcendent are difficult to accept in a short period of time when you see them for the first time.
Most of my thoughts are to watch it again, as if I could understand it better if I watch it again.
But when Xiang Hui fell heavily to the ground and the long sword in his hand bent into a strange arc, their minds were still blank, just like yesterday.
Tang Jingming and Xiang Hui are not weak. Although they are not as good as the disciples of the Immortal Sect, and are even worse than those direct disciples, they are at least the best among the aristocratic families.
In everyone's mind, they would not be able to make it to the end, and it was not easy to get a spot, so losing was not too surprising.
But no one had ever thought that they would lose like this.
This can't be the Tongxuan realm? How can there be such a Tongxuan realm?
"Go back and tell Yan Shuyi that I'll take care of this matter."
"If Yan Hao loses miserably, it will probably shake a large number of Tianjian Peak disciples."
Ding Yao was standing on a high platform at this time, with the conversation at the banquet of sages echoing in his mind. He stared at Ji You's figure again, his eyes dazed.
Even Zhuo Wanqiu, who had always thought that Ji You had a high chance of winning and would definitely be in the top ten, fell silent at this moment.
Then the two men came to their senses and couldn't help but glance at their own appraiser. They found that the appraiser was sitting upright, but there was obviously a look of surprise in his eyes.
In fact, she had already tried to use her boundless pressure on the strange man, but he had resisted her. She had an incredible feeling at that time.
After watching two of his matches, she realized that she had underestimated him.
After the battle, Ji You left Cangwu Dojo.
The others were still sitting in silence, and only walked outside after they came to their senses, with stunned expressions on their faces, which puzzled those who had left other temples, wondering why they all seemed to have lost their souls.
At about the same time, Lu Xiong, the head of the Lu family, was walking along the white marble path with his children and returning to the garden where he lived.
The disciples sent by the Yunzhou Lu family had a duel at the Qiyun Dojo, but the result was not satisfactory.
They had finally gathered five young men to participate in the war, but now they have lost three in a row.
The Lu family was originally a newly-promoted century-old family. Their foundation was not very strong, and the family's talent for cultivation was average, so Lu Xiong, the head of the Lu family, did not have high expectations.
But seeing his own son lose with his own eyes, he still felt a little regretful.
In this world of Qingyun, strength is actually the basis that determines everything. But apart from the two daughters in the family, it is really hard to find someone else who is more capable.
At this time, Lu Xiong walked into the house in the garden and saw his wife as soon as he raised his eyes.
She was still wearing her coat and her feet were covered in mud, and it was obvious that she had just returned from outside.
He knew that his wife had no particular interest in the battles between immortal cultivators, but she had talked to him about many young talents when she came in and out over the past few days.
Every day when he came back, his wife would talk to him about one of them, saying that she was a perfect match for the two daughters in the family.
She wasn't really in a hurry to marry her daughter off, but was secretly expressing that she didn't agree with her daughter liking Ji You. She mentioned the four words "Xiangye Sixiu" many times, and there was a hint of sarcasm in her tone. Deep down, she hoped that she could change her mind and choose another good husband for her daughter.
But for some reason, the lady has never mentioned this matter since last night, and instead seems a little distraught.
The duels between Shi Junhao and Xiao Hanyan ended before noon. After returning, they saw that Wang Gaocen had already returned to the yard first and was staring at the East Courtyard with a puzzled look on his face.
"Have you found Junior Sister Yu?"
Wang Gaocen came back to his senses after hearing the voice: "Ah, I found her. She came back at about the same time as me, but she was a little absent-minded."
He Lingxiu glanced at him: "Absent-minded?"
"Well, she seemed not to hear me when I talked to her."
"Where did she go?"
Wang Gaocen opened his mouth and said, "I think she came from the Cangwu Dojo."
Shi Junhao glanced at He Lingxiu at this time and couldn't help but say, "Ji You has been fighting in Cangwu Dojo these past two days. Could it be that Junior Sister Yu went to watch Ji You's fight?"
"I just watched a duel. How could I be so distraught?"
He Lingxiu couldn't help but think of when she met Yu Shiliu last night, and found that she was a little absent-minded at that time.
Could it be that... Ji You was slashed by his opponent again, like in the previous duel with Chu He, revealing something frightening? Asked Junior Sister Yu to take a look...
While they were thinking, Gu Zetao came in from outside. After seeing them, he couldn't help but say, "Have you heard that a man named Lou Wanpeng withdrew from the competition?"
He Lingxiu didn't know Lou Wanpeng, but when she heard the word "withdrawal", she couldn't help but show a trace of surprise: "Since we have come to the Tiandao Association, we should at least give it a try. How could someone withdraw from the competition?"
Shi Junhao looked up at Gu Zetao at this time and also found it a little unbelievable.
"The attraction of the Holy Land of the Ancient Sages has always been great. Some people are even willing to suppress their realm for a year to wait. Now that we have reached the Heavenly Dao Conference, we will try our best to get what we want. How could anyone give up at this juncture?"
After Shi Junhao finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask, "Who is Lou Wanpeng?"
Gu Zetao pursed his lips and said, "A descendant of the Lou family in Liangzhou has a bye in the second round of his group. If he doesn't withdraw, he will be Ji You's opponent in the next round."
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(End of this chapter)
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