klisemfg Chapter 229 The Martial Arts Conference Begins
Chapter 229 The Martial Arts Conference Begins
Shen Changgong's words made Li Xuan silent for a long time. After a moment, Li Xuan suddenly smiled.
"The prince wants me to be the leader of the martial arts world, but I don't want to be one. No matter how much I say, you won't listen. What you say has little effect on me. It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change one's nature.
However, this is a matter of the underworld, so let us resolve it in the underworld way."
"Oh?"
Shen Changgong raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Li Xuan said,
"People in the underworld are quick and decisive in their actions, and their rules are simple. Whoever has the bigger fist has the final say."
"I understand. Tomorrow the King will dispatch his army and force Master Li to become the leader of the alliance."
"what?"
Li Xuan was surprised and said,
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant."
"Isn't that what you were talking about? I have 350,000 Central Army soldiers under my command. I wonder if my fist is big enough."
"Well... Your Majesty, in our martial arts world, status is not determined by the size of one's power, but by one's martial arts skills. Whoever has higher martial arts skills will have a higher status.
If Your Majesty can defeat me in the ring tomorrow, I will follow Your Majesty's lead. How do you say that?"
"After all, you still want me to beat you up. This is the first time I've ever seen such a request."
The corner of Li Xuan's mouth twitched. This number one master of Dayan is too conceited. Doesn't he know how much water is in the ranking of Duoqing Tower?
"Your Highness, in the arena tomorrow, supporters of each candidate will first go on stage to compete. The winner will defend the arena. Finally, the leaders of each sect will go up to compete. Whoever can successfully defend the arena will be the final winner.
I will first compete with Fairy Meiyan and Qiu Jiuxi.
If I win, I will fight with the prince. If I win the battle with the prince, I will let Fairy Meiyan be the leader of the alliance and I will have some peace and quiet.
If I lose, I will ask Your Majesty to help me defeat Fairy Meiyan and Qiu Jiuxi, and then fight a decisive battle with me. How do you do that?
Shen Changgong sneered,
"What kind of rubbish is this? If we're going to elect a leader, why not just have a few candidates compete directly? Why do we need to let supporters compete?
Furthermore, in this way, the defender will inevitably be repeatedly beaten, eventually becoming exhausted and easily defeated by others, who will then take the spoils."
Li Xuan sighed and said,
"So, we need to let each candidate's supporters compete first. The loser won't be allowed to go on stage again, thus depleting each other's supporters. This will prevent the final candidate from being forced into a round-robin battle.
As for why we want supporters to participate in the war, the reason is that this is a martial arts conference, a conference for the entire Dayan martial arts world, not a stage for a few of us to perform.
Many martial arts masters are hoping to show off their skills, become famous and enhance their reputation on this platform.
We can’t just think about ourselves, we have to think about others as well.”
"I see. Then I understand. I will come to the ceremony tomorrow. If Master Li's supporters are not enough, just tell me. The people behind me are all top masters."
"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Xuan nodded.
Shen Changgong stood up and said,
"Then I will take my leave. I will not disturb Master Li from resting. See you tomorrow."
"Your Highness, are you not going to eat before you leave?"
"No, I guess Master Li and his brothers haven't eaten yet. You guys enjoy it."
Shen Changgong led the three of them outside and soon disappeared into the darkness.
Li Xuan stood at the door, watching Shen Changgong leave, and finally sighed, turned around and looked at the food on the table that had not been touched, and said,
"This Lanling Prince is truly bold and prudent. No wonder he rose to prominence in such a short time. Under his leadership, perhaps Dayan will truly become even better."
A woman from the villa asked,
"Master, do you really want to listen to him and become the leader of the martial arts world? If others see that he supports you, won't they think you want to be a lackey of the imperial court?"
Li Xuan smiled and said,
"No, the people in the martial arts world know my character, and they all know that I am unwilling to be the leader of the alliance, and it is even more impossible for me to work for the court. I am only willing to protect the martial arts world and the people.
Stop talking and let’s eat.
Hero Zuo, please come sit down and eat together."
Zuo Sanhe nodded, sat down and said,
"Master, I, Zuo Sanhe, also support you. If there is no one on your side in tomorrow's competition, I will be the last one to go."
"Thank you very much, Master Zuo. You have worked really hard during this period."
……
Shen Changgong returned to the camp smoothly and safely without attracting anyone's attention.
After a night's rest, everyone gathered in the middle of the valley early the next morning.
On the flat ground in the middle of the valley, an earthen and stone arena had already been built, paved with bluestone slabs, specifically for martial arts competitions.
All the forces and wanderers have arrived. They are gathered on the surrounding plains and high ground. Each force has its own aura.
Soon, a large military flag came over, escorted by many cavalrymen.
Everyone made way for them, as the people in the underworld still had an inherent fear of the government soldiers.
When they arrived very close to the arena, the soldiers built a wooden platform with great efficiency and then placed the commander's chair on it.
Shen Changgong, dressed in casual clothes, sat on a chair, guarded by several masters.
The people around cast envious glances at them.
We are both young people, why is he so outstanding?
The forces of Snow Sword Villa, Jiutian Tower, and the Eight Outer Sects are also not far away.
An old man walked up to the stage and said with a smile,
"Everyone, I am Zhang Xian, the head of the Yangye Sect. I'm sure you've all heard of me, so I won't introduce myself to you.
Today, thanks to the leaders of the three major sects, our Yangye Sect has the opportunity to receive this honor to host the martial arts conference. It is an honor for our Yangye Sect to be able to preside over this conference.
Thank you to all my fellow martial artists for coming to attend, thank you to the leaders of Xuejian Villa, the Eight Outer Sects, and the Nine Heavens Tower, and thank you to His Royal Highness Prince Lanling of Great Yan for coming to watch the ceremony in person.
The purpose of holding this martial arts conference is to select a martial arts leader to fight against and destroy the Yan Society.
The Kun Kingdom is a group of villains and despicable people. They cannot defeat the soldiers of Dayan on the battlefield, so they send messengers to assassinate Your Majesty and the Prince, and send knights to disrupt the world of Dayan.
They destroyed our sect, killed our people, and even attacked our court officials. This is simply too much. This is a slap in the face of us, the people of Dayan, and we are trampling on our dignity.
The villains of Kun Country think that there is no one in the martial arts world of Dayan and want to bully us at will.
We agree or not! "
"No!"
"No!"
Many people in the martial arts world below roared in anger.
“This time we have chosen the leader of the martial arts world and are holding a competition to defend the ring. This is not for killing or gaining anything, but just for friendly exchange and a show of martial arts skills.
Now, I declare that the competition begins!"