Huashan in the twelfth lunar month is just like Luoyang in March, bustling with people.
Luoyang in March is a carnival of rich men and beautiful women, and Huashan at this time is a gathering place for young heroes and heroines.
This is the Youth Heroes Association held every six years.
This Youth Heroes Meeting is held in Huashan, which has another layer of historical significance.
A hundred years ago, several top-notch masters gathered in Huashan, and then divided their spheres of influence into "southeast, northwest, middle", and the final gathering was called "Huashan Sword Discussing".
The Huashan Sword Forum was held three times in total, and no martial arts conference has been held in Huashan since then, because the Huashan sect has been in decline for a long time and has only recently become prosperous.
The Young Heroes Association is an extremely important conference in the martial arts world. Each conference is not only an opportunity for newcomers to make a name for themselves, but also a good opportunity for the sect to demonstrate its strength.
There is a saying that "the stronger the young, the stronger the sect." Although there is no sect that specifically trains early warriors for young heroes, this trend has begun to appear.
For example, the reason why Thorns took the wrong approach was because he had the idea of fighting for an early stage in the Young Heroes Conference. This idea came to Thorns' mind after Gu Yuexuan won the Young Heroes Championship, and he worked hard for it for six years.
It's just that due to unknown reasons, Thorns lost a chance and was unable to participate.
This is the fifth Youth Heroes Association.
Cao Dai, the leader of the Huashan Sect, attached great importance to this conference. He had already sent out invitations a long time ago, and many celebrities from various martial arts circles came.
It's just a pity that Wuxiazi, who originally planned to come, did not come because he was feeling unwell. Cao Dai probably knew some of the reasons, so Wuxiazi wrote back and said that the marriage between Gu Yuexuan and Cao Ehua from Xiaoyao Valley should not be rushed this year, but next year.
talk.
Cao Dai asked Cao Ehua and roughly understood what was going on. He probably wanted to give his disciples some more time to mediate.
When Huang Xiaoshi and Weiming arrived at the small town at the foot of Huashan Mountain, Huashan Mountain had been closed. Except for locals and guests, only those who were qualified to participate in the Young Heroes Association could go up the mountain.
I saw a huge crowd of people queuing up on one side of the registration point, with a few people at the front of the line writing furiously. The other side was empty, and the people at the registration desk were yawning idly.
Huang Xiaoshi and Weiming didn't understand why this side was so crowded and no one went to the other side.
Huang Xiaoshi pulled over a young man who had just finished registering, and after asking him carefully, he found out that the place that was extremely crowded was the registration office for sect disciples.
The rules of the Young Heroes Association are that as long as there is a sect, no matter how big or small, one disciple is allowed to participate.
Of course, if there are some people with no background who want to participate in the competition, they will need to pass a test.
Over there, there is a stone lock, an upright bamboo pole, and a piece of thirty-six wooden stakes.
This represents strength, lightness, and body skills.
As long as it passes any test, it's fine.
However, although testing seems simple, it is actually quite difficult.
Whether it is lifting a stone lock weighing tens of kilograms above the head with one hand, stepping on an upright two-foot-high pole, or walking thirty-six wooden piles in one breath, it will definitely not work without a certain amount of effort.
of.
This Young Heroes Association is all about participation, so many people who don’t even have the skills to compete as a three-legged cat have gone out of their way to participate, so that they can go back and brag about it in the future: I remember when I was in the Young Heroes Association...
If there is no sect, then just make one up.
So, everyone came up with all kinds of weird and weird names in order not to repeat the names.
For example, there are the Manniu Gang, the Black Bull Gang, the Mengniu Gang, and the Bullfighting Gang.
For example, there are White Tiger Gate, Black Tiger Gate, Fierce Tiger Gate, and Broken Tiger Gate.
For example, there are the Tianxing Hui, the Tiansha Hui, the Tianjue Hui, and the Tianming Hui.
Anyway, no one wants to go through those three levels.
Huang Xiaoshi and Weiming looked at each other and smiled. Both of them found it troublesome, so they were prepared to leave it alone.
Just as Huang Xiaoshi and Wei Ming were walking that way one after another, a young man dressed in red and carrying a dagger on his back walked to the registration point ahead of them.
Huang Xiaoshi lined up behind the younger brother, and Wei Ming lined up behind Huang Xiaoshi.
The man who had been dozing for a long time finally saw three people coming to sign up. He held back a yawn, pointed over there, and said to the boy in red: "You know the rules, right? Choose one from the three."
The boy in red turned around and saw that he had chosen a bamboo pole.
I saw the little brother walked under the bamboo pole, he kicked on the spot, and a green onion flew up from the dry land.
Then, the little brother tapped twice on the bamboo pole and stood on one foot on the top of the bamboo pole.
"Okay, passed." The person at the registration point shouted to the top.
In fact, you don’t have to jump up directly like this. This upright bamboo pole was originally used for people to climb on.
Don't underestimate climbing a bamboo pole. This is a task that tests one's dexterity, because bamboo is not like wood, it is soft. If you use too little force, you won't be able to climb up; if you force too much force, it will be bent.
The boy in red jumped down from the bamboo pole, and the person who signed up dipped his pen in ink and asked: "What's your name?"
"Fu Jianhan." The boy in red replied.
"Take this sign, next one." The person at the registration point handed a bamboo sign to Fu Jianhan and winked at Huang Xiaoshi.
Huang Xiaoshi walked to the stone lock in a few steps. He reached out and picked up the stone lock with a slight lift, then raised it above his head and then gently put the stone lock down. The movement was as simple as stretching.
Lifting a stone lock may not look fancy at all, but this effortless lifting is not an act.
"Name?" the person at the registration point asked.
"Huang Xiaoshi." Huang Xiaoshi followed the example of Fu Jianhan before him and did not sign up for a sect.
If you sign up for a sect and someone asks you to line up over there, you're in trouble.
"Hold the sign, next one."
It's unclear.
There are exactly three people, and there are three projects. The first two have been selected, so the wooden stake was selected without Ming.
After Weiming stepped on the wooden pile, he started walking drunkenly, staggering along the wooden pile.
Although Wei Ming's drunken fist is not suitable for pile fighting, it is because he cannot roll around on the ground in a pile fight. It does not mean that Wei Ming's ability to move the pile is poor. He has practiced this basic skill very solidly.
When people at the registration point saw Weiming staggering on the wooden stake, they were so frightened that they stood up, fearing that the junior would fall off the wooden stake.
After a few glances, he realized that he was not drunk or unsteady, but a master.
"Name."
"The East is not yet clear."
"Here, your brand."
After the three people walked away, the people at the registration point began to doze off again.
As of today, he has only written three names here.
And this person would never have imagined that the three most capable people in this Young Heroes Conference are all here.
…
Huashan is the holy land of Taoism in the Central Plains. There is a folk legend that Zhao Kuangyin sold Huashan. It also produced Taoist masters such as Chen Tuan, Hao Datong, and He Yuanxi.
It's just that a hundred years ago the Five Jue went to the top of Mount Huashan and judged each other with their absolutes, so everyone only thought of swords when they thought of Mount Huashan, and gradually forgot about the Taoist temples in Mount Huashan.
This cognitive change has had a huge impact. With the changes over the past hundred years, even the Huashan Sect itself has gradually transitioned from the authentic Quanzhen Sect to a secular sect.
Mount Huashan is so high that even a martial arts practitioner cannot reach the top in three to five hours.
On the way up the mountain today, almost all of them were young men. Occasionally, like red flowers among the green leaves, I could see a few young girls.
Everyone was in small groups, chatting while climbing the mountain. Not only were they exchanging feelings, but they were also secretly competing with each other to see who could climb the mountain faster and have a more steady breath when speaking. What's more, they directly showed off their Qinggong skills. Leap through the forest.
Huang Xiaoshi is climbing the mountain honestly. In terms of ability, he can fly directly to the top of the mountain, but climbing the mountain is quite interesting now, mainly because he can also listen to others bragging.
Now, Huang Xiaoshi was listening to Wei Ming and Fu Jianhan discussing the topic of "wine" animatedly.
When he talked about wine, Weiming immediately became less tired. He told Fu Jianhan what Feng Chuixue had told him about wine, and Fu Jianhan was stunned.
Weiming chatted happily and reached out to pull Huang Xiaoshi into the group.
"Speaking of wine, we have to mention the medicinal wine prepared by Brother Xiaoshi." Weiming pulled Huang Xiaoshi and said to Fu Jianhan: "The Cordyceps sinensis wine prepared by Brother Xiaoshi can enhance internal strength, and the antler heart blood wine can enhance vitality. These are the ingredients in the wine. Treasure."
When Fu Jianhan heard this, his eyes lit up. He came over to Huang Xiaoshi as if he was familiar with it, and said to Huang Xiaoshi: "Brother Huang, can you also let me try this wine?"
"Hahaha!" Huang Xiaoshi laughed for a while.
Who do you think I learned how to prepare wine for? Isn’t it just the two of you?
In terms of strength, two of the Four Heroes in Drinking are just right, but the strength of the other two is simply unbelievable.
This is the [Protagonist] Dongfang Weiming in front of him, and the [Real Protagonist] Fu Jianhan beside him.
As long as there is wine and as long as the wine is good, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch the old drunkard.
Huang Xiaoshi said to Fu Jianhan: "It's easy to talk. Although I'm not as good at drinking as Brother Weiming, my mouth is very tricky and I'm known as the 'Emperor's Tongue'.
The medicinal wine I prepared is 'soft in the mouth, smooth in the throat, sweet in the mouth and long-lasting aftertaste'."
Good guy, just by saying this, Fu Jianhan knew that he had found a close friend today.
These four sentences respectively talk about the four most comfortable feelings of drinking, especially high alcohol.
The first is "soft in the mouth", which means that it is not spicy, choking or irritating when you drink it.
The second "thread line" refers to the fact that after drinking the wine, you can feel the heat flowing down your throat and into your stomach.
The third sentence, "The taste is sweet" refers to the fact that after swallowing a sip of wine, people will taste a little sweetness as their saliva pours out.
The last word "sustainable stamina" refers to the fact that although the wine is strong, don't start the wine on the spot, and take your time to drink the wine.
Of these four most comfortable feelings, a lot of wine can only get one of them, the second one is a good wine, and the third one is a good wine.
Huang Xiaoshi can directly prepare wine with full attributes. When Fu Jianhan heard this, stars popped out of his eyes.
"Brother, my home is in Luoyang, Shennong Baicaomen." Huang Xiaoshi said to Fu Jianhan: "Come to me when you get to Luoyang. I can take care of the wine and take care of it."
When Fu Jianhan heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "Fu Jianhan, I, have brothers and wine in my life, which is enough."
The three people chatted more and more happily, and as the atmosphere became lively, people began to get excited.
Unconsciously, the three people walked faster and faster. Others only saw three figures flashing past, and they disappeared before they could see clearly.
Youdao is:
There are ten thousand wine fights in Xinfeng, and there are many years as a knight in Xianyang.
When we meet, we drink for you with our spirit. We tie our horses to the weeping willows of tall buildings.
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On top of Mount Huashan, Huang Xiaoshi realized that this seemed to be somewhat different from the original plot.
There were hundreds of contestants in this Young Heroes Meeting.
What confused Huang Xiaoshi was that if he followed the previous idea and fought from the last place to the first place, oh my god, how many hundreds of games would it take?
This situation will definitely not happen, because the Young Heroes Association already has a very mature preliminaries mechanism.
In fact, the preliminaries have already started.
The bamboo cards in everyone's hands were the preliminary cards. After the Huashan faction reported, the Huashan faction prepared a large open space specifically for everyone to compete.
For this Young Heroes Meeting, except for Xiaoyao Valley, which has a small number of people, the six major sects have sent their capable disciples to help, mainly as referees.
The rules of the preliminaries are very simple. Hold the bamboo card and go to the referee. The referee can randomly match you, or you can make an appointment to play against each other.
A battle is only about victory or defeat.
It may be a one-and-a-half-move, or it may be a half-day fight, with the outcome determined by one party admitting defeat or the referee.
The winner's bamboo card is marked with a circle, and the loser's bamboo card is marked with a cross.
Those with two circles advance; those with three crosses are eliminated.
This is all the schedule for the preliminaries.
Usually, everyone thinks that best of five games is considered fair. The rule of this preliminary round is best of five games.
And this is not all of the preliminaries. After everyone has played one round, the second round will be held. Each round is a best-of-five game, and no more than twenty winners will be screened out.
Is a finalist candidate.
This arrangement is because a large number of competitions are needed to eliminate randomness and pertinence.
There was a discussion before about why English exams are almost all multiple-choice questions, and even poor students can get incredibly low scores of thirty or forty points.
Doesn’t it mean that you can guess right?
You are so right. Those who get 30 or 40 points in the test are exactly in line with the 1/4 probability.
Because the more attempts you make, the lower the impact of luck.
The competition cycle of the Young Heroes Association is very long. It is not a so-called victory or defeat, but it is to screen out the most capable people.
After reading the competition rules written on the bulletin board, Huang Xiaoshi and Wei Ming looked at each other as if they had a clear understanding, and both understood what the other meant.
Come to fight?
Fight!
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Huang Xiaoshi and Weiming both regard each other as their biggest rivals for the championship. Many people may think that they should avoid fighting.
Because if someone loses, it will affect their mood and lead to psychological baggage in the finals.
This statement is completely wrong.
Losing this battle means losing for a while. Even if two people play against each other twice, they will lose at most twice and will not be eliminated.
However, if you are afraid of losing and do not dare to face it and choose to escape, this is the taboo of a warrior.
Climbing to the pinnacle of martial arts is a long and arduous process in itself.
As the saying goes, live and learn; warriors strive to move forward throughout their lives.
Those who are ahead now may not always be ahead in the future.
Those who go fast now may not go as fast in the future.
However, those who are not strong-minded will surely fail.
This is why Thorns readily admits defeat.
If you lose the battle, it won't matter much, but if you lose your heart, your life will be ruined.