Chapter 221 Family and Friends Gather to the State City
Seeing that Shi Heng had reacted quickly, Ding Kui breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Stabilize the existing territory, recruit more people, try to make "Guan Yue" as complex as possible, and look for alternative business opportunities in the information from various places.
, take advantage of the magazine to make some quick money.?
As long as the difficulty of running the magazine continues to increase, and more labor costs with special skills are added, it will be difficult for people to imitate; the annual profit is maintained at 108,000 yuan, which is a good income without making others jealous.
, we can continue to run the magazine for a long time.
I'm afraid Musen and I don't have time to take care of the magazine's affairs recently. I hope Boss Shi can spend more time taking care of it. You will still be the main leader in the future management."
"Your Majesty said this, and I understand. Please rest assured that when I return, I will focus my main energy on the magazine, adjust the magazine's management according to the direction you have set, and will not consider any rash things.
." Shi Heng quickly agreed.
"When we go to Zhoucheng this time, we can set up a contact point there to facilitate collection and delivery of information. It will be helpful for the magazine to keep a low profile." Ding Kui just didn't want to attract too much attention.
"We went to the prefecture mainly to cheer you on. We are just doing the magazine work incidentally. If you make it to the national competition, I would also like to follow you to open your eyes." We have to do business things, flattery.
We still have to film it, but what matters most to Shi Heng is his friendship with Ding Kui.
Under the banner of cheering for Ding Kui, Zheng Yun and Xu Bin were also there. Probably seeing that Feng Liang was always with Ding Kui, Earl Zheng Lai and Viscount Xu Jin also decided to let their children contact Ding Kui.
Emotions and friendships with classmates must be well maintained.
The state competition will not specially invite nobles from all over the state to watch. Generally, only those cities and counties that hope to reach the top ten will go to watch the game; or it may be a gathering among some nobles, taking advantage of the quadrennial state competition, to join the same faction.
The nobles sat together and communicated.
Of the five contestants from Pingzhong County, only Xu Yan’s Spring Lake City had no one to follow.
There are two people participating in the competition from Yangshan City, so Ji Ren cannot help but lead the team himself; Baifeng City's legitimate son is participating this time, so Shan Yuan must follow suit to build momentum.
On September 1st, Teng Yan took the contestants from Pingzhong County and their relatives and friends out together. It would take more than ten days for this mighty team to reach Zhennancheng.
When passing through Kengzhu City, Ding Kun, Ding Zhong, Lu Ji, Cai Gang, Lin Bi, Zeng Jian, Reid, and Nie Ling joined the group of Ding Kui's relatives and friends. Now Ding Kui's senior brothers and sisters, seniors and students
My sister joined in most of it, and a small group in Pingzhong County with Ding Kui as the core gradually took shape.
"Teacher, I'm glad to see you. Under your guidance, my students have more confidence in competition. Where is my junior sister? How is she doing recently?" Ding Kui stepped forward to salute his teacher first. The tradition of respecting teachers has been deeply rooted in his family.
His soul is far more persistent than the people in this world.
"Ying'er is preparing to gather her fighting spirit. At the last moment, she won't follow you to the state capital to watch your game this time." Lu Ji didn't say anything, but the satisfied and proud look on his face was clearly revealed.
"Ah, my little junior sister is going to be promoted to the apprentice knight. That's great. She is better than my senior brother. She will definitely be able to gather her fighting spirit in one go. It doesn't matter if she doesn't go to the state capital this time. Next time I will take her to the capital to watch the national competition.
Go." Ding Kui hasn't seen Lu Ying for a while, and he is very happy to know that she is about to advance.
"It's been almost a year since I tested your training progress in school, but I believe you won't let up anymore. Just attack me with all your strength and let the teacher see your current strength." Lu Ji asked the person next to him for a long sword.
sword.
Nobles rarely wear weapons when they go out. Although Lu Ji is just a baron, he must abide by the rules if he wants to integrate into the circle of aristocrats.
The teacher had his life, so Ding Kui had to obey. He took out "Yue Shang" directly, and the fighting spirit was instantly poured into the sword. Since the sword body of "Yue Shang" was black, the red light of fighting spirit was not very obvious.
The edge of the sword tip is red.
The most direct and violent move is "pushing the clouds to reveal the sun". Ding Kui lunges forward and uses this move to slash at Lu Ji.
Lu Ji calmed down and waited for "Yue Shang" to strike closer, then turned his wrist and slapped the long sword in his hand flatly.
"Bang"
Ding Kui's hands shook, and "Yue Shang" was photographed to the ground.
At this time, the people watching on the side had different expressions.
Ding Kun and Lao Qiantou had expected it a long time ago, and they looked as if it was natural. It would be really strange if the fifth level versus the third level did not crush each other, not to mention that Lu Ji was a person with average level five combat power.
Teng Yan, the leader of the team, had an expression of sudden realization. No wonder Ding Kui was so powerful at a young age. It turned out that he had such a fierce teacher. He asked himself that he could barely knock down Ding Kui's long sword with one sword, but he would never be able to do it so easily and naturally.
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Feng Liang kept shaking his head and said to Qian You beside him: "Teacher is always so unfathomable in front of us. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to escape the same fate."
Zheng Yun, Xu Bin, Cai Gang and Lin Bi stood aside in silence, fearing that the teacher would be the next one to take the exam.
Zeng Jian, Reid and Nie Ling looked at each other in confusion. How could this teacher be so strict? He knocked off his apprentice's sword with a sword in front of everyone, completely ignoring his disciple's feelings. Their strength was low and they didn't know Ding Kui's strength.
In terms of strength, I can’t understand how powerful Lu Ji is.
Lu Ji sheathed his sword and stood still, and said with satisfaction: "Well, not bad, all the fighting spirit has been condensed. It's about the same as I expected. You can advance to the mid-stage Blade Knight at any time."
With such a simple slap of the sword, Lu Ji could see that Ding Kui's fighting spirit was obviously a level higher than Teng Yan's, and even Ding Kui admired him deeply.
When I was practicing in Funiu Mountain, I deliberately compressed my fighting spirit as much as possible, and thought of many ways to increase the combination of energy, blood, and energy. Although it had no effect, the foundation of the early fighting blade knight was quite solid at present. I originally planned to go to Zhoucheng.
Then hit the fifth meridian.
Lu Ji didn't know what Ding Kui was thinking. He tapped his other apprentices with the long sword in his hand and said: "You!" Zheng Yun and others, including Feng Liang, all shrank their necks, "You must learn from Ding Kui.
Don't envy other people's qualifications. As long as you practice diligently, you will definitely gain something."
"Yes, I respect the teacher's teachings!" Feng Liang took the lead, and all the disciples saluted Lu Ji and answered.
"Well. Mr. Ding, let's go meet some city lords together." Lu Ji took Ding Kun with him to meet Ji Ren and the others.
After Lu Ji left, the juniors present breathed a sigh of relief.
Ding Kui rubbed his hands, picked up "Yue Shang" from the ground, looked at the people whose faces relaxed, and said, "You guys are so nervous. I am the one being educated. Does it have anything to do with you?"
Everyone was already acquainted with Ding Kui, and were no longer surprised by his strange words. Zeng Jian jumped out and said: "Little Nail, we are brothers. Seeing that you are being taught by a strict teacher, of course I will be nervous for you."
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"I just met the teacher last time in the county competition, and now I still feel nervous when I see you. Junior brother, you are about to advance to the mid-term Blade Knight. Senior sister is just preparing to hit the bottleneck of the Blade Knight." Zheng Yun is the most nervous. She is
The person who returns to normal the fastest.
"I, I, I," Cai Gang said for a long time, but nothing came out from me.
"I'm not nervous, my face has always been like this." Xu Bin said coolly.
Lin Bi covered her mouth and kept laughing.
Nie Ling and Red were forced to come here by their families. Nie Ling was better. She was in the same team as Ding Kui in Rat Trouble. Red was really here to make trouble. Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, he had to represent
The Lei family came out to make a gesture. The two men laughed apologetically in the crowd and said nothing.
"Hey, you guys are so lively. Do you want us to join you?" Ji Xing, Xu Yan, Shan You and Ba Xi walked over together.
As the state competition was about to start, these people from Pingzhong County turned from opponents into teammates. After more than a month, they stood on the same front. Ding Kui's family and friends would also cheer for his teammates from the same county.
"How? Did I miss something?" Shili also ran up from the back of the team.
At the age of 18, she was about 1.66 meters tall, with a pair of proud breasts and an innocent face. The words "same face and huge body" came to Ding Kui's mind.
It’s been a while since I last saw you. This educational land is a bit too good. Does the historian have any secrets?
Ding Kui swallowed secretly.
Ji Xing's eyes lit up as he looked at Shi Li, who was trotting over in a choppy way, and a slightly obscene expression appeared on his originally sunny and handsome face.
"Ding Kui, you haven't introduced this beautiful Miss Jin to everyone yet." Ji Xing straightened his back and stood next to Ding Kui, trying his best to maintain a gentleman's demeanor.
Ding Kui glanced sideways at Ji Xing and thought: So you're such a good boy, weren't you interested in Li Fei? As long as you're not trying to be a gangster, this is a good thing.
"Her name is Shi Li. She is my senior sister in the Knights Guild of Black Earth City. The person who was promoted to the trainee knights in the same batch as me is the daughter of the owner of Yanhuang Magazine." Ding Kui tried his best to choose an identity that could give Shi Li extra points.
When Ding Kui introduced Ji Xing, Shi Li probably read something from Ji Xing's eyes. Her face was shy, her lips were slightly closed, her hands were intertwined in front of her, and her arms squeezed the jade peak on her chest.
"Gudu" All the men present swallowed a mouthful of saliva at the same time.
Zheng Yun, Lin Bi and Nie Ling looked at each other and raised their chests in unison, as if to tell these men, "We have it too."
"Hello, Miss Shi Li, I am Ji Xing, the fighting blade knight of Yangshan City. Haha, second only to Ding Kui in the county competition, although I am a little taller than him." Ji Xing's words are very humble, which actually implies his height.
advantages.
"Shameless!" The men present cursed in their hearts at the same time.
Ding Kui glanced at the convoy that was supplying their team, and made a suggestion: "Okay, stop talking here, the team is about to leave. Let's ride horses and run in front to clear the way for the team."