At the entrance of the martial arts venue in Songcheng City, Lou Cheng and others bumped fists and parted ways. Guo Qing had only practiced Bishanquan for a month and had not yet entered the hall. He did not dare to follow Lin Hua's amateur third-level competition boldly, and Li Xiaowen, Jiang Fusheng,
Wu Meng went to Hall 3 where the amateur 4th grade competition was held. Sun Jian and Li Mao followed their established goals and aimed at the 2nd grade amateur. Yan Zheke, who was a little bit adventurous with this grade, entered Hall 2.
, as for Lou Cheng, of course he follows his girlfriend closely.
This time, Cai Zongming didn't come, so he picked up where he left off and didn't have any hope of improving his rank.
Hall 2 is very different from Songda's martial arts venue. Most of the people coming and going are athletes and groups of relatives and friends. There are no real audiences. However, this is still the case. According to Lou Cheng's observation, there are at least a thousand people here.
After queuing up to receive her group status and competition schedule, Yan Zheke wrinkled her pretty nose, revealing her sweet dimples:
"Not bad, there are only five contestants."
The number of people who signed up for the second-level amateur class this time has been announced on the official website in advance. There are 439 people in Songcheng City!
Normally speaking, the highest number of applicants for the Amateur Ranking Competition must be the ninth and eighth grades. In the hundreds of large and small martial arts schools and gyms located in and around Songcheng City, most students are aiming for these three grades.
, for them, most of them have their own jobs, or are still in middle school or high school, and the time they can use to practice is quite limited. If they don’t have any talent, their whole life is just to keep fit, stay in shape, and be proficient in boxing and kicking, so that they can get entry-level qualifications.
With the two levels, you can show off to your relatives and friends, and at critical moments, you can use it to scare thieves and gangsters, and heroes can protect your beauty.
Because of this, the qualifying competitions for these two levels were not held in Songcheng City Martial Arts Stadium, but were scattered at venues in districts, counties and schools under its jurisdiction, and were held in different competition areas, with the quotas divided.
Going further up, although the base of amateur eighth-grade warriors accumulated over the years is quite large, not many have the confidence to sign up for amateur seventh-grade warriors. The number of participants began to decline sharply. From seventh-grade to fourth-grade, those who did not insist on training often or had a little bit of talent themselves
It is difficult for talented martial artists to stand out. Gyms can no longer help students reach this level. Each martial arts gym requires the most elite students to be ambitious. Cai Zongming originally fell into this category, with a little talent but not enough dedication.
The competitions of these four levels are held in Hall 3 and Hall 4 respectively.
Level 4 and above, logically speaking, the number of applicants should be smaller. After all, only those warriors with a little talent who have to persist in daily training are qualified to focus on this. In most martial arts schools, they can be listed on the door wall.
Called a disciple.
However, this is not actually the case, because those warriors who were initially diverted to various martial arts schools and accepted as disciples by different sects will start to participate from this stage.
The goal of the most outstanding few among them is to enter the Dan Realm, the eighth-level professional level. Those who can be called outstanding will sign up for the ninth-level professional level at the beginning, the above-average ones aim for the first-level amateurs, and the average and lower-level amateurs
Those who are not good enough for the second grade will at least get an amateur third grade.
Every year, many students from several martial arts schools in Songcheng get involved in this matter, and the number of applicants for first- and second-level amateurs rises sharply. However, they do not affect the local martial arts environment too much. They often go their separate ways as soon as they graduate.
Some have joined the army to enrich the police force, some have become employees of security companies affiliated with major forces, and so on.
The number of 439 second-level amateur registrations has increased slightly compared with previous years, but it is still within a reasonable range. Compared with the base number of amateur third-level warriors, this is a very small part. After all, after obtaining the third-level amateur
, some will grow older and their physical condition will begin to decline, some will have their exercise time reduced significantly due to changes in jobs or graduation from college, and it will be difficult to maintain the original level. Some are satisfied and no longer seek improvement, and some feel that they are still there.
The heat is missing, waiting for the future.
The number of second-grade amateurs in this fixed-grade competition is 40, which is less than 10%. They are divided into 80 groups, with five to six people in each group. It is a single round-robin competition. The first place will appear. If there is
If two people have the same record, the victory or defeat will be compared with each other. If there are three people with the same record, the cycle of victory and defeat will be repeated, and the game will be played again.
After the appearance, eighty players were drawn by lots to compete, the loser was eliminated, and the winner was designated as the second grade amateur.
In other words, a warrior has to play at least five games before he can finalize his game. This is concentrated on two days on the weekend, which is also a big test for physical strength.
Lou Cheng took the paper from his girlfriend's hand, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile:
"Chen Jun from Songyue Martial Arts School..."
This is Yan Zheke's opponent this morning. After that, she will have one round at three o'clock in the afternoon, one round at seven o'clock in the evening, and one round tomorrow morning. If she shows up, she can draw lots in the afternoon to enter the knockout stage - there is no need to play in every group.
The knockout rounds will be held only after the competition is over, and those with more than 20 groups can start first.
Chen Jun is a third-level amateur martial artist. He has never participated in the trials and has only competed in some amateur ring matches. It is difficult to find his fighting videos online, but after knowing that he is a disciple of Songyue Martial Arts School, Lou Cheng can naturally go to him.
The corresponding video of Yan Zheke, who is good at martial arts, gave Yan Zheke an intuitive impression.
Yan Zheke smiled and watched her boyfriend busy, and he was not idle either. He was also searching. The two of them were leaning on the edge of the stand, whispering to each other, seizing the time to analyze the characteristics of those martial arts. Sun Jian and Li Mao could only work hard by themselves.
Extremely envious.
At nine o'clock, the family and friends group retreated into the high-rise stands so that the organizers could better maintain order.
The condition of the venue was similar to when Lou Cheng participated in the Xiaowu Sheng Arena Competition. It was surrounded by the center and divided into four standard arenas.
Lou Cheng knew that his girlfriend's match was at around ten o'clock. He saw her finding a seat at the edge of the field and sitting down. He sent a "smile" expression: "Don't think too much. Let's continue to discuss your opponent's martial arts. But I'll go first."
I’ll buy you some fruit and energy drinks.”
With his own daily sparring partner, he is quite confident in Yan Zheke's martial arts level!
"Not bad, very attentive." Yan Zheke said with a "smirk".
After leaving Hall No. 2, while chatting with the girl, he found a fruit shop nearby and bought a lot of things. Finally, he found another small supermarket and packed several bottles of energy drinks. Although he valued sex over friends,
Definitely, but you can’t do it too obviously. You still have to prepare something for Senior Brother Sun Jian and the others!
Carrying these, Lou Cheng returned to Hall No. 2 briskly and chose a position where he could see Yan Zheke from the best angle. He saw that many men around her were secretly sizing her up, while she was focused on replying to her message.
, with no distractions.
Soon, ten o'clock arrived, and Yan Zheke stood up and walked to the corresponding arena. Her beauty, figure, and temperament attracted enough attention.
"Hehe, such a good girl is mine..." Lou Cheng looked at this scene with a little pride and happiness.
At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed two figures walking towards him, one stopped not far away, and the other was still approaching.
Without any meaning, he looked at it subconsciously.
At this sight, his heart suddenly trembled, and he had a bad premonition!
The visitor was a woman who looked to be under forty years old. Her hair was tied up, her temperament was elegant, her facial features were pretty, and she had the flavor of a Jiangnan water town. However, her eyebrows were relatively sharp, which made her look more heroic.
These are not the important points. The important point is that Lou Cheng vaguely feels that she and his girlfriend are a little bit involved!
It can't be such a coincidence, right? Didn't she already go on patrol? Didn't she go back a long time ago?
While Lou Cheng was slightly panicking, Chengzi, dressed in black business attire, stopped in front of him and said with a slight smile: "Are you Lou Cheng?"
"Uh, yes." Lou Cheng told himself to calm down.
Ji Mingyu smiled lightly and introduced himself straightforwardly:
"Hello, I am Keke's mother."
There was a bang! Lou Cheng felt that his mind was about to explode!
What a queen!
She really fought back!
After Keke and I both thought everything was calm!
Calm down, calm down, what if she didn't catch me and Keke... Lou Cheng took a deep breath, glanced at Yan Zheke during the conversation, stood up in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Ah, hello, auntie
.”
"Looking at your reaction when facing me, you are indeed my Keke's boyfriend." Ji Mingyu chuckled.
Lou Cheng was immediately stunned. No wonder Ke Ke said that it would only take three minutes for her to reveal her flaws when facing her mother...
Am I acting too nervous?
"Actually, no matter how calm you act, I am sure that I watched you and Keke come in holding hands." Ji Mingyu said with a smile, and sat down next to Lou Cheng in a generous manner, looking at his daughter in the competition field.
Lou Cheng stayed here, neither standing nor sitting. He was under great pressure.
The Queen Mother is indeed full of aura!
Is she here to break up Keke and me?
Should I learn from TV dramas and say things like "We are true love", "Money will only insult me", "Don't bully young people into poverty", "Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi"?
"Sit down." Ji Mingyu sighed softly, "To be honest, when I found out that Keke kept lying to me for you, I really wanted to let you get away as far as possible, but thinking about myself back then, I was probably worse than you.
If it goes too far, you will lose your temper and become dumbfounded. Only when you become a mother can you understand how my mother felt back then."
While she was speaking, she kept looking at Yan Zheke in the court without turning her head.
Lou Cheng took a deep breath, sat down with the mentality that if he stretched out his head, it would be a knife, and if he shrank his head, it would be a knife, and he said seriously: "Auntie, you must have something to say to me today, right?"
Ji Mingyu finally glanced sideways at him and laughed at himself:
"Don't worry, I'm not here to break you up forcibly. Keke just wants to follow me. She looks delicate and delicate, but in fact she has a very stubborn temper. Pressure will only push her further towards you. I could abandon everything and run away.
She can do it even in Xiushan."
"I won't tell you how much money I'll take to let you withdraw on your own. Although your family is indeed not rich, Lou Cheng, I'm sorry, but I hope you understand the protective mentality of a mother after knowing that her daughter has a boyfriend. I have to find out your situation.
.”
The Queen Mother is so scary... Lou Cheng suddenly understood Yan Zheke's feelings and said sincerely: "I understand your mood, auntie."
Ji Mingyu nodded slightly:
"Very good. Although your family is not rich, you have great potential. Your martial arts strength has improved by leaps and bounds recently. Coupled with your current age, you definitely feel that you have a lot of potential in the future. In terms of money and paper, you can earn more in the future.
It’s a lot, so I don’t think I can hit you with money.”
"I won't set a goal for you. How can I marry Keke? Once you get there, Keke will only get better and better. If you can't keep up with her, you will feel inferior and quit on your own."
After hearing this, Lou Cheng slowly calmed down and became confused:
"Auntie, what exactly do you want to tell me?"
"Besides, Auntie, didn't you just discover that we are dating today? Why did you investigate clearly?"