In the next few days, Mei Changsu never went to see the test again, and was recuperating in Xuelu due to illness. Fortunately, after the Prince and King Yu came to test it last time, they all felt that he was a person who was difficult to subdue with grace and power. He reads books and tunes the piano every day, and recuperates with all his heart, and his complexion is indeed much better.
Because Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin signed up, they had to fight every day. Naturally, they couldn't accompany Brother Su. Instead, Xie Bi seemed to be very idle. Now, he doesn't mention the King of Honor at all.
But every evening, Xuelu would be lively, Yan Yujin alone was worth ten noises, and he told Mei Changsu about the events of the day like a story, especially when describing the fight between him and Xiao Jingrui. At that time, it was even more beautiful, and the words were flying, as if all the words were shocking and crying, and it was like a peak battle that was enough to change the general trend of martial arts. I'm afraid it's even more exciting than watching it on the spot.
"Aren't you blushing?" Xie Bi often touched his eldest brother's arm and complained, "Is this you what Yujin said? How can I hear it, it sounds like Erlang has descended to the world, and I'm about to tie a roaring dog next to me. ."
Xiao Jingrui usually gave a wry smile, but he never stopped Yan Yujin from spoiling him.
Instead, he sat on the side and looked at the flying stream in the sky coldly. From time to time, a sentence would pop up: "Impossible!"
Yan Yujin thought for a long time before he understood what Fei Liu meant. After that, when he described the specific moves, he didn't dare to exaggerate indiscriminately.
However, although he is a bit bragging, in terms of strength, he and Xiao Jingrui are undoubtedly first-rate. The first few rounds were uneventful, and although there were occasional thrills in the last two days, they still ended in victory.
The emperor would appear on the Yingfeng Tower on time every day to show his attention. Although everyone knew that he would leave after watching one or two games at most, he still felt very honored. Most of the young people who came to participate in the competition did not really just want to marry Princess Nihuang. After all, there was only one place, and it was too difficult. More people regard this conference as a platform for display, hoping to earn some reputation for achievements, improve their status in the arena, or gain the favor of high-ranking people, and be able to advance to the official career.
In this way, everything is still proceeding step by step. This recruiting conference is moving forward in a lively manner, attracting the attention of the world as expected. Every day, some people are out of the game, and there are rookies who become famous in battle, and the episode it represents. Compared with the result of wealth, fame and power, the whole process is not less exciting, at most it is not surprising enough.
But the accident is long overdue, but it will happen eventually.
At dusk on the seventh day after the start of the competition, when Mei Changsu saw the solemn expressions of Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui who were running into the Xuelu, he realized that something surprising must have happened.
"Brother Su! Brother Su!" The one who shouted as soon as he entered the door was of course Yan Yujin. Because of the running, the sides of his cheeks were a little red, and there was a little hot sweat on his forehead, he rushed over and dragged Zhang Zhu chair to sit, before he could catch his breath, he hurriedly said: "No, something big! "
"What's wrong?" Mei Changsu put down the scroll in his hand and sat up straight, "Did you and Jing Rui lose?"
"What does it matter if we lose? But Shang Zhi lost today!"
"Qin Shangzhi?" Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows disapprovingly, "Although he is considered a master of the younger generation, he is not yet at the peak of the peak, so it is not surprising to lose, right?"
Xiao Jingrui also sat next to him at this time, with a very serious expression: "It's not unusual for him to lose, but he was defeated by one move!"
Mei Changsu couldn't help being taken aback, "How is that possible? Even if his opponent is Commander Meng, he can't defeat him with just one move, right?"
"That's why I said something big!" Yan Yujin paused.
"Could it be that the person who defeated him wasn't from Daliang?"
"If it was from Daliang, we wouldn't be so anxious. He was from Beiyan, with a strange name, called Bailiqi. He played hard in the first few rounds, and saw that tomorrow would be a decisive battle. Today, he suddenly became angry. It turns out that he not only wants to win, but also shocks the remaining opponents by the way."
Mei Changsu frowned: "Besides Tuoba Hao, does Beiyan have such people?"
"This person is a savage practitioner, with a savage image, and his muscles are like iron. Shang Zhi underestimated him as a savage, and it was a bit big, but as soon as he attacked, the opponent didn't even dodge, and he was forced to take advantage of him. He couldn't hold back the momentum, and he took off his shoulder with one palm, which made his arm unable to move, so he had to admit defeat." Although Xiao Jingrui was equally anxious, his emotions were not so exposed, only his face was calm, and his tone was relatively calm, "Although he made a move It's a bit unfair to lose, but it's not false that Bailiqi is extremely powerful. If he encounters a person with solid foundation and deep internal strength like Commander Meng, he may not be able to get anything cheap, but... "
Having said that, he paused as if he couldn't bear to say it clearly, but Mei Changsu already knew exactly what he meant next.
After all, Princess Nihuang is a woman. Martial arts are mainly based on skills and supplemented by skills. It is the most disadvantageous to deal with such hard skills. .
"Don't panic," Xie Bi, who was originally in the snow cottage, interjected, "According to the competition system, it may not be a dead end. Even if Bailiqi breaks into the top ten, the decision of the literary test is still in the hands of the emperor. Yes. It's alright to put him at the end of the day."
Mei Changsu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he shook his head and said, "But in this way, Princess Nihuang's wishes will not be guaranteed. Originally, she was not pleasing to the eye, as long as she did her best to defeat that person, if there is not one of the ten people, she If you like it, you can also not marry. But now there is such a master who is difficult to win and absolutely unwilling to marry. Even if he ranks last, he is still a threat. In order to avoid the possibility of losing the final battle with him In the end, I have to choose one of the top nine to become husband-in-law. I'm afraid that it would be a humiliation for someone as arrogant as her to be forced to face such a situation."
"Tomorrow's finals, the ten finalists will be finalized. Brother Su will come and see, okay?" Xiao Jingrui approached Mei Changsu and whispered, "Your knowledge of martial arts is far better than ours, maybe you can judge. How dangerous is Bai Liqi, and how to deal with him..."
"Are you and Yujin going to compete with this person?"
"No," Xiao Jingrui shook his head in denial, "Neither Yujin nor I are in the same group with him, and we won't meet him tomorrow regardless of whether we win or lose. But if he wins tomorrow, he will definitely be shortlisted. I hope Brother Su can observe more. Just give him some useful advice to Princess Nihuang."
"Yes, yes," Yan Yujin echoed, "Jing Rui wasn't necessarily better than me in martial arts, but after being instructed by Brother Su along the way, he actually ran in front of me."
Mei Changsu smiled lightly and said, "The county master has become one of the top-ranking experts. What I can suggest is limited. She is different from Jing Rui. No one likes Jing Rui's martial arts, and the room for improvement should be larger."
"Brother Su," Xiao Jingrui said with a bitter face, "Can you be a little more euphemistic? This really hits people..."
"But it's too dangerous for the county master to face an unfamiliar expert directly after tomorrow's game." Mei Changsu frowned slightly and said. "We still have to think of a way to add a barrier in the middle."
"Brother Su has any solution?" Yan Yujin asked impatiently.
"Before the decisive battle tomorrow, the emperor decreed to add two days of challenge days."
"Challenge day?"
"Yes. The reason is to avoid the unfair schedule caused by the grouping. The final ten winners tomorrow are the challenged ones. All the losers in the previous days can challenge any winner who is not in this group. If you win, you can replace him as a new challenger. After the two-day battle, the last ten people left are the ones who can really enter the literary test. Those who dare to challenge the winner are not idle, even if they cannot Defeating Bai Liqi can at least give the princess more experience."
The three noble sons nodded frequently, and Yan Yujin praised: "What a great idea!"
"But if you want to enter the palace overnight, please ask the emperor to issue an order immediately." Mei Changsu reminded casually.
"This is a trivial matter, I will enter the palace immediately!" Yan Yujin hurriedly said without thinking.
"No, no!" Xie Bi hurriedly stopped him. Although he was a little embarrassed, he finally pleaded with a blushing face.
None of the people in the room were stupid, and they knew what he was thinking as soon as they heard it. Qi Qi glanced at him and said nothing.
Most of the emperor has also received reports about Bailiqi now, and he should be anxious. Going to him at this time to make this suggestion will of course win the heart of the dragon. The county master also has a kind of favor that he takes for granted. Many losers get a new opportunity, and they are naturally even more happy. Even the ten winners, for the sake of face, will not strongly oppose it and show weakness in vain. So no matter what you look at, this is a huge profit. No wonder Xie Bi has the cheek to fight for King Yu.
"Since Xie Bi wants to run this errand, then let's go." After a while, Mei Changsu Fang responded lightly.
Xie Bi was overjoyed, and after saying "Thank you" a few times, he didn't delay at all, got up and left quickly.
As soon as he left, there was a strange silence in the room. Mei Changsu put his head back on the warm pillow and closed his eyes to rest; Xiao Jingrui didn't like to mess with these things, let alone his younger brother, so he had to keep silent; The relationship, after all, is implicated with King Yu, so there is not much to comment on. The scene was quiet for a while.
After a while, Yan Yujin was impatient to sit like this, and he thought of another question, saying, "You guys say it's not weird, just based on what Bailiqi showed yesterday, why should he be in the top ten in the world? Why is there no sign of him on the Langya List?"
"You don't know that, right? You're still pretending to be a Jianghu person," Xiao Jingrui said before Mei Changsu could speak, "The Langya Masters Ranking stated from the very beginning that it is ranked according to the achievements of all the masters. , Those hermits who never show up on the rivers and lakes, even if their martial arts have reached the stage of transformation, as long as they don't use it, Langya Pavilion will not consider it. Of course, sometimes this ranking will be surprising, but that's just because the news of Langya Pavilion has always been the most popular. He is comprehensive and sensitive, and he can find out the results of many secret and unknown competitions, so it is only a little different from the general perception. This Bailiqi has such a limelight now, and he will be on the master list next year. Must be able to go up."
"Che, didn't you just learn something from Brother Su? You taught me a lesson," Yan Yujin puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction, "I'll move to Xuelu tomorrow!"
Xiao Jingrui smiled and said, "You are louder than a thousand crows. Even if Brother Su can stand it, Fei Liu will not..."
Before he finished speaking, a cold sentence suddenly came from the treetops above his head: "Fei Liu refuses!" Yan Yujin was startled, and quickly leaned towards Mei Changsu's side.
"Fei Liu is back." A smile appeared on Mei Changsu's face, just as he raised his hand, Fei Liu's figure flashed and snuggled up.
"Is it fun outside?"
"Not fun!"
"Don't Feiliu like Brother Yujin moving here?"
"do not like!"
"why?"
"Very similar!"
Yan Yujin blinked his eyes curiously: "What does it look like?"
Mei Changsu laughed and said, "He said that you feel a lot like our Jiang Zuo Lin Chen. That's the person Fei Liu can't stand the most." Then he turned around and teased the young man, "Why do you say they look alike? What? Brother Yujin has never teased you, right?"
Fei Liu glared at Uncle Guo's son coldly, his voice seemed to be frozen: "He wants to be funny!"
"Hey hey hey," Yan Yujin said hurriedly, shaking his hands, "A gentleman doesn't punish his heart, it's easy to kill a good person by mistake..."
"Yeah," Mei Changsu panted with a smile, "Fei Liu ignore him, there are snacks for you in the room, all of them are your favorites, go eat them quickly."
Fei Liu said, "Yeah!" He glared at Yujin again, and disappeared in a flash.
Xiao Jingrui looked at his friend's face, and laughed until he could not straighten his waist. After a while, he slowly stopped his laughter and patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"It's a rare opportunity for you to laugh at me, so let's have a good laugh," Yan Yujin waved his hand, turning to Mei Changsu, "Then will Brother Su go tomorrow?"
"Since it's so lively, of course I'm going." Mei Changsu smiled softly at him, "But this idea of challenge has caused trouble for the two of you, I'm sorry."
"That's the way it is! Everyone is doing their best." Yan Yujin laughed heartily, "It's uncomfortable to be taken care of."
Xiao Jingrui was taken aback: "What is being taken care of?"
Yan Yujin gave him a sideways look: "Being so slow, you still have the face to laugh at me."
"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu patted the back of his hand and whispered, "This is the son-in-law selection, not the school field selection. Young people like the two of you with good looks, good character, good family background, the imperial court will naturally take care of them. Don't you think the people in your group are very weak?"
"Ah?" Because of his peaceful nature, Xiao Jingrui never liked to think too much, but he really didn't notice this, and was stunned for a while.
"You still think you're amazing, don't you?" Yan Yujin took the opportunity to whisper in his ear, "Whether it's on the rivers and lakes, or in the capital, if you say you don't have the light of your own identity, who would believe it?"
"Yujin!" Mei Changsu frowned with a smile, "How can there be such a good friend as you? Do you have to say that Jing Rui is not happy?"
"Brother Su, don't pamper him too much," Yan Yujin shook his head, "Some things are better for him to see clearly, but Jing Rui is too conscientious, which is not good. You have to learn from me, although Be at ease, but don't get confused about what you have to understand."
Mei Changsu's eyes suddenly turned dark, and he sighed softly: "You are indeed a genuine and free-spirited person. If only Jing Rui could be like you..."
Xiao Jingrui looked at this, then looked at that, he couldn't help but put his palm in the middle, and said dissatisfiedly: "Stop! Stop! What are you talking about? I'm not stupid, and even if I'm naive, I won't even be ignorant of this. People who are heartless are better, aren't they?"
Mei Changsu said warmly: "Of course you are very good, and I hope to get along with you like this all the time. But you are too emotional by nature, and you will inevitably be burdened by it in the future. We just worry about you in advance."
Seeing the truth of what he said, Xiao Jingrui couldn't help feeling warm, and immediately said: "Brother Su, don't worry, where will there be less tempering in life? No matter how weak I am, I won't fall down when something happens, let my family and friends help me. I'm worried..." After speaking, his voice changed suddenly, and he glanced at Yan Yujin with the corner of his eyes and said, "As for you, let's avoid it, why do you pretend to be deep like Brother Su?"
"Hey hey," Yan Yujin put his hands on his hips, "Brother Su is worried about you and you are so moved, but I'm worried about you but you roll your eyes at me, isn't that the difference?"
"It makes you pampered guy disgusting," Xiao Jingrui continued to squint at him, "Then what face do I have? Give me a little distance."
"Dare to look down on me, let's fight first!" Yan Yujin rolled up his sleeves and rushed over, the two of them twisted together like urchins fighting each other, and even Fei Liu in the room was alarmed and stuck his head out Come and see.
As for Mei Changsu, who looked at them with a small smile, the expression in the depths of his eyes was somewhat elusive.