When Bai Hu heard Xuanwu admit defeat, he frowned and said with a smile in the audience: "Elder Xuanwu has great swordsmanship. We old brothers don't know that you have such swordsmanship. Only Master Lu is slightly better. We people are definitely not the best." opponent."
He sounded like he was praising Xuanwu, but he was still looking up to Lu Shanghe.
Xuanwu frowned, his expression was gloomy, a stern look flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say much as he jumped down from the observatory.
Bai Hu raised his hand and said: "Everyone has seen it. The winner has been decided. Master Lu has defeated the two elders Suzaku and Xuanwu in a row. His martial arts is superb. He will succeed us as the leader of the Beggar Clan. That is...!"
Before he could finish speaking, Elder Suzaku beside him said: "Elder Baihu, don't be anxious. We just agreed that all the four sub-components are eligible to nominate candidates. Now there are still Eastern Qisu sub-commissions who have not selected anyone yet. We have to wait until Master Lu defeats the people from Dongfang Branch before we can make a decision."
Elder Baihu immediately smiled and said: "Exactly, exactly." But his face looked quite relaxed.
At this time, someone in the audience laughed and said, "I don't know which master of the Eastern Branch is coming?" There was a hint of ridicule in his tone.
In fact, everyone present knew that the overall situation had been decided. The position of leader of the Beggar Clan today was none other than Lu Shanghe.
Lu Shanghe won two games in a row, especially the battle with Elder Xuanwu. His skills were truly astonishing. Not only was he not a member of the Beggar Clan, but even if we looked at the world, there were only a few people who could surpass Lu Shanghe in terms of swordsmanship.
There are rumors in the world that Elder Xuanwu's martial arts is already one of the best in the Beggar Clan, except for Xiang Baiying. The last hard bone for Lu Shanghe to become the leader has been chewed. Almost no one thinks that there is anyone in the Beggar Clan who can stop Lu Shanghe from ascending to the position of leader. pace.
If Elder Qinglong from Dongfang Qisu was present, there might be two or three chances. But before Elder Qinglong arrived, only a few helmsmen from Dongfang Qisu were present. Some people thought that Lu Shanghe had already shown his skills, and those helmsmen from Dongfang Qisu The Lord is afraid that he doesn’t even have the courage to take the stage.
Lu Shanghe walked to the edge of the stage, faced the helmsmen of Dongfang Qisu, raised his hands and said with a smile: "I wonder which brother from Dongfang Qisu can come up and give me a lesson?" He smiled and was full of ambition.
Several helmsmen had gathered together to talk. When Lu Shanghe asked, Mao Hu'er stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Master Lu, you are a master of swordsmanship. Even Elder Xuanwu was defeated by your sword. We These are the principles that will never defeat you...!" When he said this, he paused, and those who heard this suddenly thought that the Dongfang Qisu helmsman really didn't have the guts to compete on stage. It seems that otherwise They surrendered in battle, but unexpectedly Mao Hu'er continued: "But if we back down just like that, we will make people laugh, saying that we have no one in Dongfang Qisu. Even if we know we are defeated, we still have to go up and make gestures. In the future we will not So that I can explain it to Elder Qinglong and the brothers of Dongfang Qisu."
Lu Shanghe said with a smile: "It's just a discussion, don't take it too seriously." He raised his hand and said: "Please!"
Mao Hu'er shook his head and smiled: "How dare you, how dare you, with my three-legged cat skills, dare to do anything in front of Master Lu." He raised his hand and said: "Among us, only Master Wei's martial arts are barely passable, so I thought Recommend Mr. Wei to compete with Mr. Lu on a few moves."
While he was speaking, Qining had already stood up.
Lu Shanghe glanced at Qi Ning. It was Qi Ning who had attacked Lu Shanghe before, and before the arrival of the Shenhou Mansion, this person seemed to have known that Cao Wei had been arrested by the Shenhou Mansion. Lu Shanghe felt vaguely strange, but his expression did not change. , Hanxiang nodded to Qining.
Qi Ning just thought that Xuanwu really had a chance to defeat Lu Shanghe. If that was the case, he wouldn't have to meddle in his own business. But now Lu Shanghe defeated Xuanwu with his sword again. If he didn't take action, with the strength of Mao Hu'er and others, they wouldn't be able to do anything. It was impossible for him to be Lu Shanghe's opponent, so the position of leader of the Beggar Clan would fall into Lu Shanghe's hands.
Lu Shanghe and Bai Hu are collaborating and are of the same kind. From Qining's point of view, the position of gang leader falling into the hands of Lu Shanghe is not much different from falling into the hands of Bai Hu. Naturally, he cannot just watch Lu Shanghe take this position.
Of course, Qining has no interest in the position of leader of the Beggar Clan. He is now enjoying the glory as a marquis, and there is really no reason to be the leader of a group of beggars. However, for now, he should not care about whether he is the leader or not, and stop Lu Shanghe first.
Qi Ning saw Lu Shanghe's sword skills and knew very well in his heart that even if he fought with him with unknown sword skills, the winning rate would not be too high. Once he was really defeated by the opponent, he would have something to say before trying to stop him in full view of the public. It will be extremely difficult for Lu Shanghe.
He had to take action.
When the beggars saw Qi Ning walking to the star observation platform, they saw that he was unremarkable and unremarkable. Naturally, no one there recognized him. Many people thought that Elder Qinglong promoted such an unknown person, but they didn't know what he was capable of. , but almost everyone believed that this person came to the stage to challenge Lu Shanghe, which was just a formality.
But he saw Qi Ning kicking his feet, and he had already jumped onto the observatory. He had just landed, and it seemed that his landing was unstable. His feet stumbled twice, and he couldn't stand firm for a while. Many people burst into laughter when they saw it. When he got up, many people whistled and taunted.
Mao Huer and others were also quite embarrassed.
Although Mao Hu'er knew Qining's true identity and Qining was personally entrusted by Master Lou Wen, Mao Hu'er did not dare to lose respect for Qi Ning. However, Mao Hu'er still had some doubts about Qi Ning's martial arts and secretly thought about this. The young Marquis is young and no matter how high his cultivation level is, he cannot be compared with an old man like Lu Shanghe.
Mao Huer and others knew that they were no match for Lu Shanghe, but Dongfang Seven Helms could not retreat despite the difficulties, making everyone laugh. Since Qi Ning was willing to step forward, he was naturally the most suitable candidate, but several people also knew that Qi Ning was the most suitable candidate. Ning came on stage and was just going through the motions.
Mao Hu'er naturally saw that Lu Shanghe and Bai Hu had a close relationship. If Lu Shanghe got the position of gang leader, it would definitely not be a good thing, but there was no way to stop it at the moment.
Amidst the roar of laughter, the corners of Lu Shanghe's eyes twitched slightly. He was always staring at Qi Ning, and naturally he could see that after the other party came on stage, he obviously pretended to have sprained his feet on purpose. No one in the audience could tell, but Lu Shanghe looked at Qi Ning. He was very clear, but seeing that the other party deliberately caused everyone to laugh, he felt that it was not easy.
But he thought in his heart that he knew all the masters of the Beggar Clan. Except for Xiang Baiying and the four elders, there were no real top masters. The elder Xuanwu came to the stage with a formidable momentum, but in the end he was still defeated. In his own hands, the person in front of him is just a helmsman, how powerful can he be? His brows relaxed slightly, and he smiled slightly and said, "Master Wei, don't you know what sword to use?"
"Use a sword?" Qi Ning was deliberately startled, shook his head and said: "I... I don't know how to use a sword!"
Everyone in the audience was startled, and then burst into laughter. Someone shouted loudly: "What are you going to do if you don't know how to use the sword? Come on, come down, and I will teach you a few moves, so that you won't be unable to hold the sword." "
"Is it possible that there is no one who can swordsman in the Seventh Helm of the East, so they want to send you on the field?" A high-pitched voice mocked: "In that case, I advise you to kneel down and beg for mercy, lest Master Lu can't hold back his hand and hurt you."
Qi Ning naturally knew that these people were all from Baihu's side. He chuckled and said loudly: "I really don't know how to use a sword, but as far as I know, there are not many brothers in our Beggar Clan who use swords. Could it be that Do you have to know swordsmanship to compete on stage? In this case, many sword sects in the world allow them to join the Beggar Clan. Even if our Beggar Clan gives up the positions of gang leader, helmsman and hall leader to people from the major sword sects, wouldn’t it be better? good?"
As soon as these words were said, everyone looked at each other, and the one who had laughed the loudest suddenly became speechless. Some of the gang members in the audience who were dissatisfied with Lu Shanghe took the opportunity to say: "Master Wei is right. When did the leader of our Beggar Clan have to know how to use a sword?" ? Ever since the Beggar Gang was founded, I haven’t heard that our Beggar Gang has any world-famous swordsmanship passed down, otherwise we would have changed our name to the Beggar Sword Gang or the Sword Beggar Gang.”
For a while, many people agreed.
Lu Shanghe's expression remained unchanged and he said with a smile: "So, Captain Wei is not going to compete in swordsmanship today?"
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "As everyone has said, our Beggar Clan is not good at swordsmanship. We travel everywhere, but we always carry a wooden stick in our hands to avoid being bullied...!"
"Oh?" Lu Shanghe said with a smile: "It seems that Captain Wei wants to compete with me in stick skills?"
Qi Ning still shook his head: "I know neither sword skills nor stick skills. Master Lu also saw that I carry neither a sword nor a stick. I don't know any of the eighteen weapons." .”
Lu Shanghe was very patient and still kept smiling: "Then what do you know?"
"Master Lu, don't be impatient." Qi Ning said with a smile: "The position of the leader of this gang belongs to you anyway, so why should you be impatient? Wouldn't it be better for us to have a few words first?"
As soon as he said this, the corners of Lu Shanghe's eyes twitched slightly. Some people in the audience thought that Leader Wei seemed to have no brains. He dared to say such words directly to Lu Shanghe. According to the current situation, it was only time for Lu Shanghe to ascend to the position of gang leader. The question is, if you offend him like this, if he becomes the leader of the gang, how can he enjoy your good fruits
"What does Captain Wei want to say?"
Qi Ning raised his head slightly and asked: "Master Lu, as far as I know, you and Gang Leader Xiang became sworn brothers more than 20 years ago. At that time, you had the same spirit and Gang Leader Xiang was a kindred spirit. Since you got He trusts you deeply." After a pause, he continued: "He is the young master of Fengjian Villa, he comes from a famous family, he is well-dressed and well-fed, and he has a like-minded sworn brother like you, but... I don’t know why he left Xichuan and left his good family background behind to join our Beggar Clan?”
Lu Shanghe frowned. Bai Hu heard it in the audience and shouted in a deep voice: "Master Wei, this is the secret matter of the gang leader. How dare you ask here? Isn't this disrespectful to the gang leader?"
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "Zhuang Lu is the sworn brother of Xiang Gang Leader. If Lu Zhuang and Xiang Gang Leader are deeply affectionate brothers and sincerely want to lead us to avenge Xiang Gang Leader, why should I take the initiative with Lu Zhuang? Directly serve What's the harm in making him the leader? But we have to ask clearly whether Villa Leader Lu and Leader Xiang are truly brothers."
Lu Shanghe's face turned slightly dark and he frowned: "Master Wei, what do you mean by this? Are you doubting my relationship with Brother Xiang?"