Whenever it is called a villa, it must be on a mountain, and it must be a very famous mountain.
However, Zhujian Villa is a bit special because their first owner more than 10,000 years ago directly leveled Yijian Mountain and installed hundreds of iron-making furnaces.
After thousands of years of development, a city was formed around this villa, which is now Qingjian Prefecture.
Therefore, the status of Zhujian Villa in the entire Qingjian Prefecture is actually much higher than that of Zhou Mu.
On the day of the sword trial meeting, Tie Qingfeng, the governor of the state, sent thousands of elite soldiers to do security work.
Although no one dares to cause trouble in Zhujian Villa, they still have to do enough superficial work, otherwise their position as state pastor will be unstable.
One hundred thousand swordsmen flocked to the Sword Forging Villa, and the square flattened with swords in front of the door was more than enough to accommodate them.
Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang were naturally among the 100,000 people, but they did not crowd in the crowd. Instead, they had already asked the coachman Wu Jiu to buy a front seat.
This is a pavilion, standing on a high rock, overlooking the entire square, which is very convenient.
Of course, there is obviously not just one such pavilion, but many. Each pavilion already has its owner, and there are people waiting on it with good wine and tea. It is already a business.
The Sword Trial Conference is a grand event in the entire Qingjian Prefecture, and even in the southern states and counties of the Ji Dynasty.
The significance of its existence is not only to elect a leader of the swords, but also to re-plan the territory of the sword sect.
The entire conference was divided into three levels and two steps. The first three levels were for spiritual energy measurement, sword identification, and Taoist analysis. They sounded powerful, but they were actually used to weed out the speculators among the hundreds of thousands of people.
It is estimated that only one or two hundred people can actually enter the interior of the villa and participate in the next two steps.
This time, four popular candidates appeared in the conference, and most swordsmen recognized them as the most likely to win the title of swordsman.
But when Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang appeared, many people secretly changed their minds and even went to the handicap to change their bet numbers.
It's not because Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang are beautiful, but because there are too few female swordsmen. However, looking at all the sword trial competitions, as long as female swordsmen appear, they will win in the end.
Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang didn't have so many thoughts. With their cultivation during the transition period, even if they didn't know the slightest swordsmanship, they could still defeat the heroes. However, their purpose was not that, but to catch the cult members who were mixed in.
come out.
Zhujian Villa has hosted this conference for thousands of years, and it has already become familiar with it. It doesn't bother to explain the rules to everyone, and directly opens the door of the Villa as soon as the time comes.
As a result, more than 100,000 people surged into the square like a tide, rolling toward the door.
However, the people in the pavilion were very calm and were not in a hurry to enter the villa.
"Sister Shuang, let's wait until there are fewer people before going in."
Qiao Xiaoqiao likes excitement, but doesn't like noise. There is no time limit for this conference, so there is no need to rush to the front.
Gu Hanshuang nodded, but looked at the few people walking towards them.
"Xiao Tingyu."
At this time, a handsome young man in Tsing Yi led three friends into the pavilion of Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang, and greeted them very politely, "I wonder what you call these two fairies?"
"No need for fairy, my surname is Qiao and her surname is Gu."
Qiao Xiaoqiao replied calmly.
Xiao Tingyu saluted them again: "Xiao has met Fairy Qiao and Fairy Gu. Please forgive me for being abrupt."
The actions of these people attracted the attention of the remaining people, obviously wanting to see what would happen next.
"It's okay, just tell me, what's the matter?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao was used to seeing scenes, and her expression and demeanor were quite polite, but the coldness in her eyes never changed.
Xiao Tingyu could hear the coldness in Qiao Xiaoqiao's tone, and said with a chuckle: "I don't mean any harm, I just feel that these two fairies took the trouble to come all the way, and it would be a bit unbearable to return empty-handed, so I want to help you.
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"Master Xiao, what he said is quite reasonable."
Qiao Xiaoqiao found it a bit funny, "Does it mean that our strength is not good enough and we can't win the Sword Leader?"
"I didn't say that."
Xiao Tingyu did mean this, but obviously he couldn't admit it, "What I said below is if, it's just a hypothesis.
The two fairies will never think that taking down the Sword Master is like searching for something in a bag."
Qiao Xiaoqiao rarely pretends to be cool in front of others, but she also doesn't show weakness. She just said calmly: "Absolutely, it shouldn't be difficult."
"Hahaha, I'm really laughing to death."
Xiao Tingyu just smiled and said nothing, but a young man standing behind him holding a folding fan couldn't help but raise his head and laugh.
"Is it funny?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao asked calmly.
Mr. Jade Fan snorted coldly and said unceremoniously: "Of course it's ridiculous, who do you think you are? Is the Sword God still alive?
A mere woman who doesn't embroider and weave at home, who cares for her husband and raises her children, just goes out to show off, and yet she even wants to win the title of swordsman, do you really think that all the men in the world are dead?"
"It's hard to say whether all men in the world are dead or not. At least your kind of mind is not worthy of the word man."
Qiao Xiaoqiao retorted directly.
"you!"
Mr. Yushan was so angry that he reached out to pull out the sword from his waist, but Xiao Tingyu held his hand down.
Xiao Tingyu glared at Mr. Yushan coldly: "Yu Qing, are you deliberately trying to ruin my business?"
Mr. Yushan's face turned red, and he could not get rid of his anger. He shouted: "Didn't you hear this woman insulting me?"
"That's what you're doing to yourself."
The red-robed swordsman next to him revealed it unceremoniously.
Mr. Yushan said coldly: "Chimeizi, do you also want to die?"
"Don't be embarrassed, your swordsmanship is no match for me."
The red-robed swordsman waved his hand and said disdainfully: "Also, I told you before I came here that everything is subject to Brother Xiao's arrangement, but you always interrupt. Could it be that you want to cause trouble on purpose?"
Xiao Tingyu stared at Young Master Yushan and said in a cold but warning tone: "Yu Qing, I don't know what you want to do, but you'd better not get in my way."
Young Master Yushan was warned by his two companions one after another, so he could only snort coldly, suppress the anger in his heart, and turned his head to look away.
"Two fairies, I'm sorry, my friends and I didn't mean to offend you."
Xiao Tingyu cupped her hands at Qiao Xiaoqiao and said, "I don't have any contempt for you two. The reason why I came to disturb you is because I want to cooperate with you."
"cooperate?
This is really interesting, let’s talk about it.”
Qiao Xiaoqiao became a little more interested. As a businessperson, she naturally understands the benefits of cooperation. She can do the best with the least effort, so why not do it.
Gu Hanshuang couldn't help but ask her own question at this time: "Isn't there only one person in Jiangui? How can we cooperate?"
"Yes, there can only be one sword leader, and I am bound to win."
Xiao Tingyu did not shy away from his ambition at all, and immediately explained, "But before we can compete for the sword master, we still need to deal with many people and many forces.
If you can't make it to the end, no matter how strong you are, it means nothing, Fairy Qiao, what do you think?"
"How do you want to collaborate?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao instantly understood the meaning of this person's words. The sword test conference has developed into a platform for various forces to compete. It seems that the first three levels are not so easy.
Seeing Qiao Xiaoqiao relieved, Xiao Tingyu couldn't help but laugh: "It's not that complicated. It's just that in the first three levels, everyone just needs to look out for each other and don't get plotted by others."
Qiao Xiaoqiao said calmly: "What you actually want to say is that we should not plot against each other."
"Sure enough, I can't hide it from the fairy."
Xiao Tingyu didn't want to hide it anymore, "I already knew who could pose a threat to us in this sword trial competition, but I didn't know anything about the two fairies.
In order to prevent unnecessary conflicts and unnecessary conflicts, I came to say hello in advance."
"If you have anything to say, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush."
Qiao Xiaoqiao looked at the expressions of many onlookers in the distance, couldn't help but shook his head, and simply said openly: "Whether you believe it or not, our purpose here is completely different from yours. For the so-called sword leader
I’m not very interested, so don’t treat us as enemies, because that will only waste your time.”
After hearing Qiao Xiaoqiao's words, those people had different expressions on their faces, some were disdainful, some were contemptuous, some were even scornful... and so on.
Xiao Tingyu was noncommittal to Qiao Xiaoqiao's words, but she still maintained basic courtesy and said with a smile: "That's good, I'll treat it as Fairy Qiao and agree."
"it's up to you."
Qiao Xiaoqiao didn't want to explain any more.
Soon, almost all the people in the square were gone, leaving only the seeded players in the major pavilions.
"It's almost time, you can go in."
Xiao Tingyu said to Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang: "Two fairies, please."
Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang looked at each other, stood up immediately, and flew into the gate of Zhujian Villa.
...Behind the door, there is actually a huge lake.
The surface of the lake is as clear as a mirror, and the water is very shallow, probably only up to a person's ankles.
However, when Qiao Xiaoqiao and Gu Hanshuang looked over, they discovered that several people had drowned in the lake.
"Is there something wrong with the water?"
Qiao Xiaoqiao couldn't help but ask.
Gu Hanshuang reached out and took a handful of water in her palm, felt it for a moment, and then shook her head: "It's not about the water."
Qiao Xiaoqiao frowned slightly, she hadn't found any clues about this level yet.
The lake is so big that you can't see the edge at a glance. What's also invisible is the crowd trapped in it. They are so densely packed with all kinds of noises, screams, and calls for help... It's like a boiling pot, making your eardrums hurt.
The water in these lakes is indeed very strange. It is clear but very sticky. Once you get involved in it, it is basically difficult to get rid of it. Even if you use your spiritual energy to fly into the sky, the water will stick to you like a strip of cloth unless you
Bring up all the water in the lake, otherwise there will be no way to get rid of it.
Some of the swordsmen among them used their long swords to cut off the water stuck to their bodies. Unfortunately, the lake water would directly absorb all the damage, and cutting them with their swords would be like hitting cotton with their fists, and it would be completely useless.