Chapter 44 Choosing an Opponent

Only 20 disciples successfully entered the third round. Shen Hao was unfortunately eliminated. Meng Yuanhou spent a little longer evaluating him and finally said, "Alas, there is no suitable 22nd person to be your opponent, so you don't have to compete.

After lunch, there was still a little time before the competition. The teenagers of Yelin Town were chatting in the martial arts training ground next to the main house. Shen Hao was very frustrated. He punched and kicked the big tree and complained to his friends, "If I had used a little more strength - in fact, I could - I wouldn't be so unlucky."

Fangfang also failed. In fact, all female disciples were eliminated in the second round, including the two Taoist disciples. Meng Yuanhou only said one sentence, "Each has his own strengths. It is obviously not your strong point to stimulate fighting spirit and potential."

The only teenagers from Yelin Town who could participate in the afternoon competition were Xiaoqiu and Erliang Shen Xiuwei. The latter's excitement was in sharp contrast to Shen Hao's frustration. "I can do better. There are a few yellow spots on my stick, but I didn't notice it. Brother Xiaoqiu, although I can't beat you, maybe I can use a little more strength and beat you. "

"You won a lot, didn't you? You have the gold and silver souls in your hand, I also want to get a few." Xiaoqiu did not give in, but he was in a very good mood. Competition with friends is so pleasant.

Daliang Shen Xiuming patted his brother's shoulder affectionately, "You have to win, you must win. One gold soul is refined from one thousand taels of gold. If you get three more, you will have four, and we will no longer be afraid of being homeless."

"Of course not, I will use them to make the best magic tools in the future."

"Magic tools can be used for a while, you should use the gold and silver souls to exchange for something more useful, such as buying a house in Xijie City."

"I don't want it, we will be Taoist priests in the future, what do we need a house for? If I want to exchange... I will also exchange for a group of pigs, cattle and sheep, slaughter one a day, and treat everyone to a banquet."

"Stupid, what should I do if I eat them all? "

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The two brothers of the Shen family were arguing over how to deal with the gold and silver souls. Others were laughing and supporting one or the other, and sometimes they helped to come up with more bad ideas.

Xiaoqiu was happy to hear this, and found Fangfang outside the crowd waving at her.

Fangfang was sitting alone on the stone bench. Xiaoqingtao was not with her, but was making fun of Erliang Shen Xiuwei with others. Fangfang patted the seat beside her and motioned Xiaoqiu to sit down.

Xiaoqiu was very surprised and a little embarrassed. Fangfang has always been shy and rarely made special expressions to Xiaoqiu in front of outsiders. Today is an exception.

Xiaoqiu sat down and asked in a muffled voice: "Is there anything?"

"Well, who are you going to play against in the afternoon?"

"Of course it's Shen Geng, as long as Mengdujiao doesn't arrange me for someone else."

"No matter how Mengdujiao arranges it, I hope you don't choose Shen Geng."

"Why? Are you afraid that I can't beat him? "Xiao Qiu asked in surprise. He always thought Fang Fang had full confidence in him.

Fang Fang smiled and pointed at Xiao Qingtao in the crowd, "Her cousin Pei Zihan wants to fight you."

Among the three siblings of the Pei family in Furong Mountain, only Pei Zihan passed the test. His stick skills are very good. While stimulating potential, his skills are more mature than most people. Meng Yuanhou once commented on him: "You are like a leather bag filled with water, perfect, but lacking a little fierceness. You have to show the spirit of bursting the bag and spraying water."

Pei Zihan has never done it.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Qiu understood that there must be a reason for such a request.

"Shen Ji didn't beat you in the morning. He was humiliated by his brother at noon. He already had a grudge, but he didn't want to fight with you again. Instead, he chose Pei Zihan. He said, "It's not a loss for Pangshan to lose a little non-demon." "

Xiao Qiu frowned. No matter how much Meng Yuanhou took it seriously, everyone regarded this competition as a game before officially entering the martial arts world. Winning was fun, losing was frustrating, that was all. Shen Geng and Shen Ji seemed to be too serious.

"Is Pei Zihan scared?"

"One thing, he didn't want to be seriously injured by Shen Ji and lose face in front of everyone, but he didn't dare to win, fearing that it would make more enemies. It didn't matter whether others won or lost, but he was a demon. He couldn't find anyone to help, so..."

Xiao Qiu scratched his head. He really wanted to play against Shen Geng. Meng Yuanhou was right. A strong opponent could inspire more potential. Xiao Qiu felt that he could do better. "Can't someone else play against Pei Zihan? Erliang... Erliang can. He hasn't decided on his opponent yet. I'll tell him."

Xiao Qiu felt that this method had the best of both worlds.

"No way, even if I turned my back to him, I would still make enemies. It's better to fight face to face." Xiao Qiu shrugged, then smiled, "Let Shen Geng know that he is not that powerful, maybe he will be more honest. ”

The competition was about to begin, and everyone walked towards the courtyard. Xiao Qingtao came over and said timidly, "Brother Xiaoqiu, thank you."

Even though they were together every day, Xiaoqiu would still be fed up with her voice and his hair would stand on end. He replied vaguely, "Nothing", and quickly ran to the front to walk with Erliang Shen Xiuwei. He whispered the situation and suggested that he challenge Pei Zihan later.

Erliang shook his head firmly, "Brother Xiaoqiu, I will listen to you on other matters, but not on this one. My opponent must be one of the two brothers of the Shen family. If you choose Shen Geng, I will choose Shen Ji. If you choose someone else, I will choose Shen Geng. A strong opponent can inspire more potential--" Erliang blinked, "I also want to be first."

"Besides, this matter is not difficult to solve. As long as Shen Ji responds to my challenge, wouldn't Pei Zihan be fine? Really, it turns out that non-monsters are so timid, and there is no need for Taoist priests to be wary of them."

Xiaoqiu was unable to convince Erliang Shen Xiuwei, which resulted in a slight chaos before the third round of competition began.

Before Meng Yuanhou showed up, Erliang strode towards Shen Ji and challenged him before everyone else. Shen Ji finally used healing medicine to remove the bruises on his face and gave him a cold look. Accepting his challenge, he walked towards Pei Zihan.

Pei Zihan looked very flustered, his eyes flickered, and a layer of sweat broke out on his round face. He wanted to walk towards Xiaoqiu to avoid Shen Ji, but he did not dare to move his feet. When he left home to come to Pangshan to learn Taoism, Pei's sister My brother has received strict instructions from his elders: never cause trouble in Pangshan, and be content with the situation at all times.

The elders did not say how the three siblings would respond if someone else took the initiative to stir up trouble.

Xiaoqiu has been standing there, and Shen Geng has not moved. He has challenged Mu Xingqiu in a special way, and is now waiting reservedly for the opponent to come and challenge.

Xiao Qiu sighed silently and walked up to Pei Zihan in two steps, just a little earlier than Shen Ji. "I challenge you."

Pei Zihan immediately agreed with a grateful tone and breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiaoqiu chose to fight Pei Zihan not entirely because of Fangfang's plea and Xiao Qingtao's gratitude, but more because of her disgust with the behavior of the Shen brothers. They stubbornly regarded all non-monsters as abominable people, which made Xiao Qingtao Qiu thought about the fact that he and his friends had come into contact with demon species. Maybe one day, Shen Geng would declare that the teenagers in Yelin Town were "devil cubs" and unclean things, and everyone should stay away from them.

Shen Ji obviously didn't expect that someone would beat him, especially Mu Xingqiu. He was stunned on the spot, turned to look at his brother Shen Geng, and then said in a low-pitched voice that could be heard by everyone around him: "You two All are cowards."

Pei Zihan lowered his head and said nothing. The word "coward" was not too insulting to him. Xiaoqiu snorted and suppressed the sarcasm in his heart.

The onlookers were also surprised. Everyone thought that Mu Xingqiu and Shen Geng would definitely face each other in the third round, creating an exciting competition. Unexpectedly, Xiaoqiu actually avoided the fight.

Speculations and rumors sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, growing rapidly from more than a hundred mouths. Shen Hao and others fought hard to refute Xiaoqiu's claim that Xiao Qiu was a coward, but they could not find much evidence.

Fangfang did not join the debate. It was beyond her expectation that Xiaoqiu's change of opponent would have such a big impact. Beside her, Xiao Qingtao was trembling slightly and wanted to curl up on the ground with her head in her arms.

Only Erliang Shen Xiuwei was happy about this. He could choose a stronger opponent. He immediately turned to Shen Geng and said in a respectful and firm tone: "Fellow Taoist Shen Geng, I want to challenge you."

He still has a deep affection for Shen Geng and feels deeply honored to be able to play against him.

Shen Geng didn't respond, looking at the ground a few steps away, as if there was something more worthy of his attention there - he was waiting for his brother Shen Ji to change the situation.

Shen Ji walked between Xiaoqiu and Pei Zihan, looking like his brother, not looking at anyone, just staring at the ground, "Pei Zihan is mine, Mu Xingqiu, if you still have some dignity..."

Before Marquis Meng Yuan arrived, the voice had already come, "Have you chosen your opponents?" In the blink of an eye, he was already standing among twenty disciples, making final arrangements. The first thing he did was to punish those who were not in the right position. Shin has named an opponent. ww. a.c

"You must use all your strength. Remember, this competition is not about winning, but about how hard you work. It's good to keep the distance. Others shouldn't just watch the fun. You have to reflect on why you use it even though you have potential. Not coming out? Laziness, yes, it is laziness, it will also be your most stubborn and powerful enemy when you practice heaven-defying techniques in the future..."

Meng Yuanhou took the opportunity to teach his disciples and then announced the start.

Pei Zihan was the kind of person who was slow to start. He first relied on flexible footwork to avoid the enemy's attack, and the color of the stick in his hand changed one by one. He was not in a hurry. When the stick reached green, he turned from defense to attack.

Xiaoqiu was just the opposite, with extremely strong explosive power. Not long after the fight started, the stick turned green, and then gradually turned to yellow, making it indistinguishable from Pei Zihan.

On the other side, Shen Geng reluctantly accepted Erliang Shen Xiuwei's challenge. The latter's style was similar to Xiao Qiu's. She turned the stick into emerald green at the beginning. Shen Geng's stick still stayed in dark red, but he dealt with it easily. , with seven points of defense and three points of offense, Erliang couldn't take advantage at all.

The competition was in full swing, and Meng Yuanhou, as usual, walked around the crowd and encouraged each disciple with harsh words.

Things happened quite suddenly. Meng Yuanhou wandered near Mu Xingqiu and Pei Zihan, with his back to the other side of the venue. At this moment——

Shen Geng's stick suddenly turned dark yellow!

At the same moment, he turned from defense to offense and struck Erliang Shen Xiuwei in the heart with a lightning-like stick.

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