In front of the mansion, there is not even the customary stone lion guarding the gate.
A state pastor's mansion is not as good as the county government office in a certain county.
However, there are a lot of green bamboos planted at the door.
Yuanding, the newly arrived shepherd king of Junzhou, often mentioned a poem from his predecessors: "It would be better to eat without meat than live without bamboo."
In the eyes of the common people, the Wangzhou Pastoral Committee was actually a clean-minded official, but in the eyes of the local officials from aristocratic families, almost everyone secretly cursed him with the words "fake Taoism, fake Qingliu".
today.
Cao Qing, the chief clerk, hurriedly sent a letter.
Wang Zhoumu was watering the flowers in the small courtyard when he saw the chief clerk rushing over. He stopped what he was doing and asked, "Why are you so anxious?"
"Your Majesty will arrive in Junzhou in three days. What should we do? His Royal Highness has not been found yet." Cao Qing handed over the letter.
Wang Yuanding opened the letter. Even he couldn't help frowning and said "Sichuan", "This..."
"I can only hope to find His Royal Highness as soon as possible within three days."
Cao Qing smiled bitterly in his heart, "It's not a good idea for this prince to run anywhere. If he doesn't come to Junzhou, he just comes here. Why is it like a stone thrown into the sea, and there is no trace at all..."
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Just when the most powerful official in Junzhou was worried about Lu Qingping's whereabouts.
Two teams from the Qintian Division and the Lanling Apprehension Division had already secretly arrived at the outskirts of the knife-testing conference and were closely watching the members of the knife-testing conference.
"Before that young man used sword energy, he could withstand more than ten rounds in the hands of Yang Ning, who was in the martial arts foundation. If he participates in this sword test competition, he will definitely stand out in the ring. We just need to keep a close eye on those who stand out.
Young people, you can hope to find them if you screen them one by one."
The people in charge of the knife test meeting here are Liu Xu from Qin Tiansi, and Song Chu, the arresting officer from Lanling County.
After the two men ordered them to go down, they led a team of men and horses to sneak into the surrounding area and wait.
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at the same time.
Signs have been put up in major casinos in Junzhou.
There are two handicaps in total, one is for a master in the Celestial Realm and the other is for a young man at the Martial Arts Foundation Establishment Realm.
In the handicap of the Martial Arts Foundation Establishment Realm, there are a total of four names hanging high.
Zhuo Hongfei, the son of the famous local swordsman Zhuo Yuan, has the lowest odds. Just because he is the strongest, many casinos believe that he has the best chance of winning the sword crown among the younger generation in Junzhou.
Secondly, Jiang Xiaodong, a young Taoist from Wudang Mountain who came to the limelight just two days ago, leapfrogged the Li family and beat Li Chenglong into disgrace. He was the youngest and had the greatest potential.
Then there are Zhou Fan, the young master of the Zhou family, and Zhao Hao, the young master of the Zhao family.
Originally, Li Chenglong was also among these four seeds. However, in the battle two days ago, he lost all his face. Everyone has seen his true and false qualities. Although he is a swordsman at the Zang level, he is completely clothed and well-dressed.
wine bag and rice bag.
The most important result in the world, so Li Chenglong's odds were almost worse than those of some ordinary swordsmen, and it was determined that he did not have that strength.
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"I didn't expect that you do have some abilities."
Jiang Xiaodong proudly said to Lu Qingping.
That one-shot screening was a huge challenge for mediocre people, but for him and Lu Qingping, they passed easily.
This screening screened out a total of more than 200 people, and in the end only 44 people were left who were able to go to the bluestone field to show off their skills and make a splash in front of many people and people in Junzhou.
Now Lu Qingping, Jiang Xiaodong and Song Weiyu are heading to the bluestone field with the group of people who have passed the first test.
Song Weiyu spoke up to her junior brother, "Brother Lu, if he can be on good terms with Senior Sister Meng, he must be very strong. Don't underestimate him."
Lu Qingping smiled modestly, "Miss Song is overly praised."
Jiang Xiaodong thought the same thing, but he still didn't think anyone would be his opponent in this knife test.
Besides him, who else can get the sword crown of the young generation of Junzhou and take away the sword trial order.
While the three of them were talking, they were heading to the bluestone field.
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In another line of teams.
Three local young masters, Li Chenglong from the Li family, Zhou Fan from the Zhou family, and Zhao Hao from the Zhao family, walked together.
"Brother Zhou, are you really sure you can defeat that little Taoist priest?" Zhao Hao, who had a handsome appearance, asked uncertainly.
The swordsmanship displayed by the little Taoist priest when he defeated Li Chenglong that day was extremely powerful among young people. Even many famous masters could not do it when they were as young as him.
Li Chenglong had a dark face on the side, and when he heard Zhao Hao mention Jiang Xiaodong, he became even more angry and angry.
However, Zhou Fan shook his folding fan and smiled lightly: "I'm just a fledgling kid."
"I would like to thank Brother Li. In the battle that day, he completely exposed his own sword path. In the past two days, my uncle has already taught me how to defeat his sword path. He will definitely lose."
It turned out that this was what he had in mind when he avoided fighting that day.
When Li Chenglong heard this, he became even more angry. He had simply become a stepping stone for Zhou Fan to become famous. He sacrificed himself so that Zhou Fan could see through the path of the little Taoist priest in two days.
Zhao Hao stood aside and said with a smile: "Brother Li, please don't take it seriously. We are both from Junzhou. The most important thing is not to let the little Taoist priest from Wudang Mountain take away the sword crown. Otherwise, he will not be ridiculed by the heroes of the world."
Is there no one in my state?"
Zhou Fan laughed and said: "That's right, whether it's me or Brother Zhao who holds the sword crown, we are both from Junzhou. What's the point of letting that little Taoist take it away?"
Li Chenglong sneered and said: "I think the most promising one is Zhuo Hongfei. Even if you defeat the little Taoist priest, you still have to pass the miserable test."
Zhou Fan and Zhao Hao's expressions froze.
Then Zhou Fan said calmly: "Zhuo Hongfei, you have to fight before you know."
Soon, a group of forty-four people rushed to the bluestone field.
Today is the first competition for the younger generation of martial arts foundation-building realm.
Those in the Celestial Entrance Realm were specially assigned to tomorrow.
Today there are two rounds of competition, which means each person has to defeat two opponents.
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In front of the bluestone field.
It was already crowded with people, including local people and people from all walks of life.
There were several powerful figures sitting at the main table.
Song Weiyu identified Lu Qingping and his junior brother.
"The person sitting at the top of the list is Gu Xiao, the sword master of the Junzhou Sword Alliance. It is said that when he was young, he was taught a sword by an old sword handler."
Lu Qingping and the other two looked over and saw the middle-aged man at the head, dressed in a purple-red robe, with a powerful aura. Looking from a distance, it looked like a red sun sitting on the spot.
"There are four people over there who are the heads of the three major local families, and Zhuo Yuan, whose sword training is only below that of Grandmaster Gu Xiao."
Looking again, there are four chairs to the right of Gu Xiao, the swordsman in Junzhou. Four middle-aged men are sitting on them. The three heads of the family are extraordinary. The last swordsman, Zhuo Yuan, is a bit simple, with a dark and red complexion.
, like a blacksmith.
"Although these four are not as good as Gu Xiao, they are all small master-level masters. They have entered the Pure Yang Realm of Life Fire, and their energy and blood are masculine and powerful. They are important pillars of Junzhou Wulin."
Just when Song Weiyu was talking.
Gu Xiao, the swordsman in charge of the bluestone field, said a few words to the swordsman next to him, nodded, and signaled that the competition could begin.
at the same time.
The common people and martial arts people in the audience cheered.
"Young master of the Zhou family, I am optimistic about you. Come on, you must win the sword crown of the younger generation!"
"Master Zhao, don't let us down."
Zhou Fan and Zhao Hao smiled broadly and raised their hands to the people around them.
As a result, what the people shouted next made them smile stiffly.
"Don't lose. I've put ten taels of silver on you, Mr. Zhou."
"Mr. Zhao, I beat you by fifty taels, and this is my wife!"
The ones shouting the loudest turned out to be the gamblers.
Their expressions were stiff, and they quickly turned around. At this time, the drawing of lots had already begun in the bluestone field. They no longer paid attention to this side, and each walked over.
However, the one with the loudest voice among the gamblers was the son of Zhuo Yuan.
Zhuo Hongfei!
On Jiang Xiaodong's side, the voice was equally loud.
The outcome of the knife fight between these four young men, who are among the top players in major casinos, may be related to hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Jiang Xiaodong's face glowed red, and he walked towards the bluestone field amidst the shouts of people around him.
In addition to shouting out these four people, the gamblers also called out some scattered names, but the only one missing was the word "Lu Qing" that Lu Qingping signed up for.
Lu Qingping herself didn't care, because "Lu Qing" was not well-known in the first place.
"Those who draw lots will go to the marked arena to compete. Those with the same lot will be your opponent."
The swordsman who drew lots said loudly.
"Master Swordsman, several masters of the clan, and Master Zhuo are all watching from above. Whoever wins the sword crown of the younger generation of Junzhou depends on your respective abilities."
The lot is drawn.
Jiang Xiaodong specially ran over to take a look at Lu Qingping's lottery ticket, and said with a smile: "It seems you are lucky. You didn't meet me on the first lap, which means you can still last a few rounds."
Lu Qingping smiled.
Then he came to his own ring, and opposite him was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman in red.
The female swordsman surprised him a little.
"Do you look down on women?"
Seeing Lu Qingping's surprise, the woman in red glared at Lu Qingping.