At the entrance of the Songcheng Martial Arts Center, Lou Cheng and the others bumped their fists and parted ways. Guo Qing had only practiced Mountain Fist for a month and hadn’t entered the room yet. Wu Meng went to the third hall where the fourth-rank amateur competition was held. Sun Jian and Li Mao followed the established goal and aimed at the second-rank amateur, and entered the second hall with Yan Zheke, who reported that this rank was a little risky. , as for Lou Cheng, of course he followed his girlfriend closely.
This time, Cai Zongming didn't come, so he picked up what he had left behind, and he didn't have any hope of improving his rank.
Hall No. 2 is quite different from Songda's martial arts venue. The people coming and going are mostly contestants and groups of relatives and friends. There are no real spectators, but it's still the same. According to Lou Cheng's observation, there are at least a thousand people here.
After queuing up to receive her group status and match schedule, Yan Zheke wrinkled her delicate nose, revealing sweet dimples:
"Not bad, there are only five contestants."
The number of people who signed up for the amateur second rank had been announced on the official website in advance, and there were 439 people in Songcheng City!
Normally, the most registered amateur competitions must be the ninth and eighth ranks. In the hundreds of martial arts gyms and gyms all over the Songcheng* area and surrounding areas, most of the students are aiming at these three ranks. For them, most of them have their own jobs, or are still in junior high school, and the time they can spend on training is quite limited. If they don't have any talent, their whole life is to keep fit, stay in shape, be proficient in fists and feet, and be able to get You can show off with your relatives and friends after the first two grades, and at critical moments, you can also scare thieves and hooligans, and be a hero to protect your beauty.
Because of this, the fixed product competitions of these two grades were not held in the Songcheng Martial Arts Stadium, but were scattered in the venues of the districts, counties and schools under the jurisdiction, and were held in the form of different competition areas, and the places were broken down.
Going further up, although the base of amateur eighth-rank fighters accumulated over the years is quite large, there are not many who have the confidence to sign up for amateur seventh-rank, and the number of participants began to decline sharply. It is difficult for talented fighters to stand out. Gyms can no longer help students reach this level. Every martial arts gym has to be the most elite part of the students to have the impact of ambition. Cai Zongming originally belonged to this category. He has a little talent, but he has not paid enough.
The competitions of these four grades were placed in Hall 3 and Hall 4 respectively.
The fourth rank and above, logically speaking, the number of applicants should be less. After all, warriors who have a little talent and insist on daily training are eligible to focus on this. In most martial arts gyms, they can be included in the gate wall. called disciples.
However, this is not the case in reality, because the part of the warriors who were initially diverted to various martial arts schools and accepted as disciples by different sect forces will start to participate from this stage.
Among them, the very few who stand out from the crowd aim to step into the alchemy realm, the eighth-rank professional, and the ones who can be called excellent register for the ninth-rank professional at the beginning, the upper-middle ones aim for the first-rank amateurs, and the middle-to-lower amateurs The second rank, those who are not good enough will at least get an amateur third rank.
Every year, many students from several martial arts schools in Songcheng get involved in this matter, and the number of applicants for the first and second grade amateurs has skyrocketed, but they will not affect the local martial arts environment too much. They often go their own way after graduation. Those who joined the army, some enriched the police force, and some became employees of security companies affiliated to major forces, and so on.
The number of 439 amateur second-rank applicants has slightly increased compared with previous years, but it is also within a reasonable range. Compared with the base number of amateur third-rank warriors, this is a very small part. After all, after getting the amateur third-rank , some will grow older and their physical condition will begin to decline, some will have a job change or graduate from university, and the exercise time will be greatly reduced. It is not easy to maintain the original level. It's too late, waiting for the future.
The number of amateur second-rank places for this fixed product competition is 40 people, less than 10%. They are divided into 80 groups, with five to six people in each group. In the case where two people have the same record, compare the wins and losses between each other. If three people have the same record and the victory and defeat cycle, then they will fight again.
After the appearance, eighty contestants will draw lots to face off, the loser will be eliminated, and the winner will be designated as the second-rank amateur.
In other words, a martial artist has to play at least five games to be able to decide a product. This is concentrated in two days on weekends, and it is also a big test for physical strength.
Lou Cheng took the paper in his girlfriend's hand, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile:
"Chen Jun of Songyue Martial Arts..."
This is Yan Zheke's opponent this morning. After that, she will have a round at 3:00 p.m., a round at 7:00 p.m., and a round tomorrow morning. If she shows up, she will be able to draw lots in the afternoon to qualify for the knockout round—no need to finish every group. Only the knockout rounds will be played, and if there are more than 20 groups, they can start first.
Chen Jun is an amateur third-rank martial artist. He has never participated in the trials, and only participated in some amateur group arenas. It is difficult to find his fighting videos on the Internet, but after knowing that he is a disciple of Songyue Martial Arts, Lou Cheng can naturally go to him Yan Zheke has an intuitive impression of the video corresponding to her proficiency in martial arts.
Yan Zheke looked at her boyfriend busy with a slight smile, and she was also searching. The two snuggled up to the edge of the stand, whispering to each other, and took the time to analyze the characteristics of those martial arts. Envious.
At nine o'clock, the group of relatives and friends retreated into the high-level stands, so that the organizers could better maintain order.
The situation of the venue is similar to that when Lou Cheng participated in the Xiaowusheng competition, surrounding the center and dividing the surrounding into four standard arenas.
Knowing that his girlfriend's match was about ten o'clock, Lou Cheng saw her sit down at the edge of the field, and sent a "smiling" emoji: "Don't think too much, let's continue discussing 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 careful." Yan Zheke said with a "smirk".
Out of the No. 2 hall, while chatting with the girl, he found a fruit shop nearby and bought a lot of things. Finally, he found another small supermarket and filled several bottles of energy drinks. Definitely, but it can't be too obvious, I still have to prepare some for Senior Brother Sun Jian and the others!
With these in mind, Lou Cheng briskly returned to Hall No. 2, and chose a position where he could see Yan Zheke from the best angle. He saw that many men around her were secretly eyeing her, while she focused on replying to her message. , without distractions.
Soon, at ten o'clock, Yan Zheke stood up and walked to the corresponding ring. Her beauty, figure, and temperament attracted enough attention.
"Hey, such a good girl is mine..." Lou Cheng looked at this scene with a little complacency 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 subconsciously took a look.
Seeing this, his heart suddenly thumped, and he had a bad premonition!
The person who came was a woman who looked less than forty years old, her hair was coiled up, her temperament was elegant, her facial features were beautiful, and she had the taste of a Jiangnan water town, but her eyebrows were relatively sharp, which made her look more heroic.
These are not the main point, the main point is that Lou Cheng vaguely feels that she and his girlfriend are a bit on the same page!
It can't be such a coincidence, can it? Hasn't she already inspected it? Didn't she go back early
Amidst Lou Cheng's slightly panicked guesses, a mature woman in black business attire stopped in front of him, smiled slightly and said, "Are you Lou Cheng?"
"Uh, yes." Lou Cheng told himself to calm down.
Ji Mingyu smiled lightly, and introduced herself straightforwardly:
"Hi, I'm Keke's mother."
Boom! Lou Cheng felt his mind was about to explode!
What a queen!
She really killed the carbine!
It was after Keke and I thought everything was completely calm!
Calm down, calm down, she didn't catch me and Ke Ke... Lou Cheng took a deep breath, glanced at Yan Zheke who was in the conversation, stood up hastily, smiled and said, "Ah, hello, Auntie. "
"Looking at your reaction to me, you are indeed my Keke's boyfriend." Ji Mingyu said with a chuckle.
Lou Cheng was dumbfounded immediately, no wonder Ke Ke said that she would show her flaws in just three minutes when facing her mother...
Am I acting too nervous
"Actually, no matter how calm you are, I can be sure that I saw you and Ke Ke coming in holding hands." Ji Mingyu said with a smile, and sat next to Lou Cheng generously, looking at her daughter in the arena.
Lou Cheng stayed here, neither standing nor sitting, the pressure was enormous.
The queen mother is really full of aura!
Is she here to tell me to break up with Keke
Should I learn from the TV series and say such words as "we are true love", "money will only insult me", "don't bully the young and poor", "30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi"
"Sit down." Ji Mingyu sighed softly, "To be honest, when I found out that Keke kept lying to me because of you, I really wanted you to go as far as I could. If it was too much, I lost my temper and became ridiculous. Only when I became a mother can I understand my mother's mood back then."
When she was speaking, she kept looking at Yan Zheke in the arena without turning her head.
Lou Cheng took a deep breath, sat down with the mentality that stretching his head would be a knife, and shrinking his head would be a knife, and said seriously: "Auntie, you must have something to say to me today, right?"
Ji Mingyu finally turned his head to look at him, and laughed at himself:
"Don't worry, I'm not here to break you up forcibly. Keke will let me go with her temper. She looks delicate and soft, but she is actually very stubborn. Relying on force will only push her to you. I was able to abandon everything and run away. She can also do it in Xiushan."
"I'm not going to tell you how much money I'll take to let you quit. Although your family is indeed not rich, Lou Cheng, I'm sorry, but I hope you understand the protective mentality of a mother after she finds out that her daughter has a boyfriend. I have to find out about your situation. .”
The queen mother is so scary... Lou Cheng suddenly understood Yan Zheke's feelings, and said sincerely, "I understand how you feel, Auntie."
Ji Mingyu nodded slightly:
"Very good, although your family is not rich, but you have great potential, and your martial arts skills have improved by leaps and bounds recently. Coupled with your current age, you must feel that you have a lot to do in the future. Money, paper, you can earn more in the future That's a lot, so I don't think I can beat you with the money."
"I won't set a goal for you either. I want you to marry Keke. After that, Keke will only get better and better. If you can't keep up with her, you will feel inferior and quit on your own."
Lou Cheng gradually calmed down after hearing this, and doubts arose:
"Auntie, what exactly do you want to tell me?"
"And, Auntie, didn't you just find out that we are dating today? How did you investigate clearly?" (.)
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