After eating and drinking, Xu Shouyi paid the money and took Qianyu and the honest monk to wander around the city. Qianyu’s intuitive feeling about Liuyun City was just one word: big!
The streets and alleys in the city are as dense as a spider web, extending in all directions and intertwining with each other. The styles of the buildings are almost the same. Without Xu Shou to lead the way, it would be difficult for Qianyu to ensure that he would not get lost.
"There are four major families, Xiao Yan and Ye Shui, in the city, which almost monopolize all trade. The only one that can compete with the four major families is the City Lord's Mansion." Xu Shou introduced as he walked, "In this year's carnival day, I don't know who will win the first place.
1. I heard that this year’s prize is the Universe Stone, which can turn things around and prolong life after practitioners absorb it.”
"What is Carnival Day?" Qianyu asked.
"It is a grand competition held every two years jointly organized by the City Lord's Mansion and the four major families. Almost all young people in the city who meet the requirements will sign up to participate."
"Discussion?"
"Well, this kind of sparring is different from the usual point-and-shoot sparring. You can kill people during the carnival day sparring! And there is an unwritten rule. For those who are killed on the carnival day, their relatives and friends cannot avenge them, otherwise they will become public enemies.
.When young people are in their prime of life, they are eager to win and kill with blood. Isn’t it fun?”
"Can you kill people at will?"
"No." Xu Shouyi continued to explain, "The contestants will draw lots, and those who draw the same number will compete with each other until the other party admits defeat or dies, and then they can enter the next round. After many selections, five people were finally selected to enter.
Semi-finals, two people will be selected from the semi-finals to participate in the finals."
"Can anyone participate?"
"Anyone between the ages of 18 and 24 can participate."
"That's not fair." Qianyu questioned, "A twenty-four-year-old versus an eighteen-year-old will definitely have an advantage."
"There is no absolute fairness." Xu Shouyi replied matter-of-factly, "On the path of cultivating Taoism, one only recognizes strength and does not look at age. Then Wu Yue is more than ten years older than me. Why did he ask me when he was chasing me?
Age? The law of the jungle is strong, and the big fist is the last word."
"I'm not interested." Qianyu felt calm after hearing this, and was not interested in this kind of fighting and killing.
"Donor, you just said that the prize of this competition is the Universe Stone?" The honest monk's eyes shone.
"Yeah." Xu Shouyi nodded affirmatively.
"Donor, you must participate, I support you." The honest monk began to encourage Qianyu.
"Dead monk, are you here for the Universe Stone?" Qianyu was not fooled.
"Donor, for the sake of me sacrificing a hundred years of life to save you, please help me once." The honest monk prayed seriously. It was obvious that he wanted this Universe Stone very much.
Qianyu is not a cold-blooded person. The honest monk saved his life, and he will definitely repay his kindness. However, there are so many people participating in the competition, and he is really not sure of being the first.
"Donor, don't worry, just participate, I will support you." The honest monk said forcefully.
"I will reluctantly agree to you this time, but we have to agree in advance. If I don't get first place, you can't blame me." Qianyu said the ugly thing first.
The honest monk smiled and said, "Donor, don't worry, as long as you try your best and exert your full strength, I will never blame you."
"Fellow Daoist Xu, do you know how to sign up? Please sign up for me." Qianyu agreed to participate.
When Xu Shouyi came to the registration office in the city, there was a long queue of young people signing up, with no end in sight. Qianyu waited for three hours before Xu Shouyi signed up.
"Fellow Taoist Qian, there are too many people who have signed up, so you have been kept waiting for a long time." Xu Shouyi said apologetically.
"It doesn't matter." Qianyu stood up, "Let's find an inn to rest first. The carnival day is in three days, so there is enough preparation time."
Xu Shou said, "I know a good place." As he said that, he took Qianyu and the two of them to find a place to live in the city. During the search, a lively alley caught Qianyu's attention.
There were many people watching at the entrance of the alley, and everyone's eyes fell on a young and beautiful girl. The girl had a good face and a slim figure. Her long black hair was tied into a ponytail, and matched with her moon-white tight dress, she revealed her figure.
The breath of youth.
She held a seven-foot-long stick in her hand and looked at the crowd with an indifferent expression. Next to her were two maids. Each of the maids held a card in their hand. The cards read: "Experience the stick skills and never lose."
"Interesting." Qianyu found it interesting that after traveling in the mainland for so long, this was the first time he saw a cultivator using a stick, and she was also a girl.
"She is the daughter of the city lord - Tan Xinmeng. She should be the only woman in Liuyun City who uses a long stick as a weapon. Her stick skills are very good. A total of 103 people have challenged her so far, and they have all been defeated.
In her hand."
"So powerful?" Qianyu was a little dissatisfied, "That's because she hasn't met me yet."
"Oh? Fellow Taoist Qian is also an expert in using sticks?"
"I'm not really an expert, I know a little bit about it." Qianyu said modestly.
"Donor, please stop bragging, your three-legged cat stick technique can't even defeat me." The honest monk laughed, his attention was entirely focused on Tan Xinmeng, and his tongue was almost dripping to the ground.
"Don't talk too much, dead monk." Qianyu replied angrily.
"Master, pay attention to your image." Xu Shouyi reminded.
"Hey, I am appreciating beauty. You don't understand." The honest monk said it grandly, wiped his mouth and said, "Young people nowadays don't have the eyes to see beauty."
Xu Shouyi and Qianyu were speechless.
"If you are shameless, you are invincible." Qianyu complained accurately.
"Donor, what are your requirements for this challenge?" The honest monk took the initiative to approach and communicate with Tan Xinmeng.
Tan Xinmeng said: "Only those who wield sticks can participate."
"It just so happens that this benefactor is a master of using sticks!" The honest monk pointed at Qianyu and introduced loudly: "His name is Qianyu. He has been practicing stick skills since he started practicing Taoism. Now he has
Ten years of experience. Among my peers, no one can master the stick technique... Ugh!"
"Don't listen to his nonsense..." Qianyu quickly stopped the honest monk, "I'm sorry, there is something wrong with this monk's mind, I'm sorry to bother you."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Qianyu didn't want to be in the limelight here. He knew well that a big tree attracts wind, so he tried to be as low-key as possible.
"This fellow Taoist is so secretive, the little girl is very curious." Tan Xinmeng said.
"Donor, don't you dare to accept the challenge?" The honest monk resorted to provocation.
Qianyu glared at the honest monk. The dead monk knew how to cause trouble for me! Then he looked at Tan Xinmeng. Now he was riding a tiger and could only agree. "Miss Tan is so curious, so I will accompany Miss Tan to discuss and learn from each other."
"Very good." Tan Xinmeng continued: "If you lose, then you can become my teacher. If I lose, how about you become my teacher?"
"Why do I want to worship you as my teacher?"
"If you lose, it means that your skills are not as good as mine. Becoming my teacher can help you improve your stick skills. It's the same if I lose. The purpose of the competition is to improve each other, not to compete for strength." Tan Xinmeng explained.
"Then let's begin." Qianyu held his right hand in the air, and the Red Meteor Stick was in his hand. A duel was about to break out!