"Xie Yuling, I feel a little aggrieved." Feng Zuojun said helplessly.
"You and I, among the disciples of this generation in the academy, have no rivals except our senior sister." Xie Yuling guessed what Feng Zuojun was thinking.
"Yes." Feng Zuojun held the hilt of the knife, "But how come almost all the opponents we encountered during the several trips down the mountain were able to beat us?"
"Don't be so hasty to attack." The masked man waved his hand again and changed back to the mask of the smiling boy. "After all, we are not the enemy."
Feng Zuojun was stunned: "Who are you?"
"Since I am willing to bring you in, I naturally don't want to harm you. Why don't you put down your weapons and go to this Heroes Conference together?" The masked man came between Xie Yuling and Feng Zuojun, hooked his hands around their necks, "After all, we are all brothers of the Masked Sect..."
"What if I say no?" Xie Yuling asked.
The masked man gently hooked his hands inside and pressed their necks tightly: "Then I will kill you!"
"Brother, let's go have a drink!" Feng Zuojun immediately said enthusiastically.
"How can you drink with a mask on? Go watch a fight!" the masked man laughed.
In a hero conference, the most common thing is the arena.
The fight that Nangong Xier had just had in the restaurant was just a fight between small sects in an ordinary restaurant, but it caused a sensation because of the unexpected actions of the Xie family and the Wang family. The largest and most luxurious arena in the entire Heroes Conference was actually located on the Chunshui River.
A huge and luxurious golden longboat stood across the Chunshui River. Dozens of iron chains secured the longboat to the river. Both banks were filled with people. There were dozens of gambling tables of all sizes, all placing bets on the big stage on the longboat.
"This is called the Liushuitai, the most interesting thing at every Heroes Conference. One after another, the winners stand, and the losers come down. Whoever can stand for ten rounds can ask for a prize, which is 100 taels of gold or a good weapon provided by the sect hosting the Heroes Conference. As for the last person standing on it, he will be awarded a piece of good jade, and his name will be recorded in the book and engraved on Tianwuya for future generations to admire." The man in green said with a smile, "I don't know who will become the jade this year."
"Doesn't it mean that whoever goes up last will have a greater chance of winning?" Nangong Xier asked.
"Wrong." The man in green pointed forward and saw an incense burner on the shore with a stick of incense on it, which was already half burned. "As long as the incense is burned out, the game will be over. How long will the people above fight? Maybe the incense will be burned out when this round is over. So besides the big arena, there is also a small arena." The man in green looked to the other side and saw a group of people fighting together, just to be able to reach the shore of Chunshui smoothly.
"Me?" Nangong Xier smiled.
"This place will attract too much attention. There are so many eyes watching us, even many leaders of major sects are watching in secret. If you take action, your identity will be revealed." The man in green reminded.
"Then you go?" Nangong Xier asked again.
"There is a condition for participating in this Liushuitai, that is, you cannot be older than 25 years old. I am no longer qualified to be a good jade in the eyes of the world." The man in green shrugged, "Let's wait and see. I don't know if anyone from the Wang family will go up."
"Wang Buchen?" Nangong Xier remembered the scholar with the gentle smile just now.
"Maybe." The man in blue smiled.
As he was talking, a man jumped onto the longboat by leaping across the lake water. He suddenly stopped the spear in his hand and said, "Dongfang family, Dongfangqi, please teach me."
"Here they come, here they come. The people from the four major families are finally here!" There was a cheer from both sides of the river.
This was the first disciple of the four major families to appear on the stage today. Those who had competed before also knew their own strength, so most of them took the prize and left after ten rounds. Now that most of the time had passed, it was time for the real competition to begin. Dongfang Qi was the young master of the Dongfang family, one of the four major families. His appearance was the official start of the competition.
"Where are the Wang family?" someone started to make a fuss.
Wang Buchen suddenly appeared beside Nangong Xier and Qing Yilang at this time: "Miss Xie, aren't you going to fight?"
Nangong Xier was slightly stunned when she saw him: "Why don't you go?"
"I am already twenty-seven years old this year, and I have lost the qualifications to go up and fight." Wang Buchen smiled, but there was no regret in his tone.
"Where is your brother?" Nangong Xier asked again.
"We have sent people to prevent him from coming here. After all, he has already lost to the girl there, so he won't come here to embarrass himself." Wang Buchen turned his head and looked at the long boat, "It seems that the jade this year should rise from the east."
"Dongfangqi is actually quite good." The man in green narrowed his eyes, "but to be considered jade, I'm afraid it's still a little short of being good enough."
"Didn't the Third Young Master Xie come? He is about the same age as Dongfang Qi. I heard that his martial arts skills are quite similar to those of Xie Kanhua back then." Wang Buchen asked.
"My brother is still studying in the academy," the man in blue replied, "and he didn't come to participate in this hero conference."
"What a pity." Wang Buchen smiled, "I also want to see the style of the third son of the Xie family."
"Wow, this is the flowing water platform. I've only heard of it before, but this is the first time I've seen the real one!" Feng Zuojun said excitedly.
"Dongfang Qi?" Xie Yuling frowned slightly when he saw the familiar figure.
The shouts from both sides became more and more enthusiastic, but no one from the other four major families responded. In the end, several disciples from other major sects rushed forward, but they were all knocked down by Dongfang Qi in just a few moves.
"I want to be Yu!" Feng Zuojun said, pointing at Dongfang Qi on the boat.
"Don't mess around!" Xie Yuling said in a low voice.
"I remember we met this guy when we came out of Demon Castle. Can he fight you to a draw? I think I can beat him down." Feng Zuojun was eager to try, "I'm going to do it."
"At this critical moment, we must not reveal our identity." Xie Yuling frowned slightly. He felt that Feng Zuojun's excitement could no longer be restrained, and hurriedly reached out to press Feng Zuojun's shoulder.
"Young man, if you want to fight, just fight. Why think so much?" The Smiling Man stretched out his hand and pushed Feng Zuojun, who was directly knocked out. Feng Zuojun stepped on the lake water, then jumped up and landed on the longboat.
Dongfang Qi just shot down a challenger with a gun, glanced at Feng Zuojun in front of him, and asked in confusion: "Which sect are you from? Why are you wearing a mask?"
"We are the Masked Sect, so we have to wear masks." Feng Zuojun said loudly, "It doesn't matter if we lose and become unknown in the world. If you win, you can announce my name!"
"Okay!" Dongfang Qi responded.