After getting the detailed information, Lou Cheng followed the guidance of the staff and came to a small meeting room in the martial arts arena. Huang Zhenzhong, Ye Youting, Wang Ye, Zhou Yuanning and the other 32 fighters were already seated. According to the rules of the Phoenix Cup Warrior Sage Candidate Challenge Tournament, everyone had to sign a contract with the organizer, Yanyu Group.
As a newbie, Lou Cheng looked around and habitually slipped to a corner to wait for the organizer.
"Hey, you fought beautifully with Wu Shitong yesterday. I dream of having that Listening Skill." As soon as he sat down, the fighter next to him greeted him with a smile.
Lou Cheng turned around and his eyes lit up. The fighter who greeted him was not a girl, nor did he look feminine, but he was still stunning.
He was about the same age as himself, and there was still a bit of scholarly air about him. His facial features were delicate and handsome, and his temperament was otherworldly. He had shoulder-length hair that gave him the temperament of an artist. At first glance, the words "classical handsome man" automatically appeared in his mind. His second thought was "banished immortal"!
With this appearance, he was more than qualified to be an idol in the entertainment industry.
If Little Ming saw this, his self-esteem would be hurt … Lou Cheng criticized Talker in his mind and replied politely, "Thank you, thank you. I was just lucky. I dare not be arrogant."
"There is no luck in Listening Skill." The classmate shook his head and smiled. "By the way, I haven't introduced myself. Hello, Lou Cheng, my name is Li Xiaoyuan."
Lou Cheng was a little surprised. "So you are Li Xiaoyuan. The highlights of your fight on the big screen just now were very exciting and very elegant."
The competition videos were all long shots. Lou Cheng knew who the fighter was from the words in the narration, but couldn't see his face clearly. Until now, Lou Cheng matched the fighter in front of him with his name.
He was a seeded fighter, a mighty fighter of Professional Ninth Pin!
"With some effort, my cats and dogs look like martial arts masters." Li Xiaoyuan laughed.
Seeing that he was not arrogant and seemed to be easy to get along with, Lou Cheng relaxed. He was a little confused. "I don't know why, but the name Li Xiaoyuan sounds familiar. Have I seen it in the competition these days?"
"That's your question. How would I know?" Li Xiaoyuan smiled mischievously. "But we may meet again in the next few years."
"There's a possibility of meeting again?" Lou Cheng was surprised. He didn't understand the reason and put on a standard dumbfounded face.
Li Xiaoyuan saw that he had succeeded in keeping him in suspense. He chuckled and said, "Songcheng University Martial Arts Club has Lin Que and a strong fighter like you. It's only a matter of time before they enter the national finals. Then we'll meet again, right?"
Hearing this, Lou Cheng's mind flashed. He finally remembered where he had heard the name Li Xiaoyuan!
"Unparalleled Dragon King", the humanoid database, once commented on Lin Que, "… Among this year's freshmen, Li Xiaoyuan from Guangnan and Fang Zhirong from Shanbei are better than Lin Que."
Because he had only mentioned it once, he had long forgotten about it. Even "Road to the Arena" and "Invincible Punch" had no impression of them, so he did not mention them in the live broadcast post.
"Are you Li Xiaoyuan from Guangnan University?" Lou Cheng asked.
Li Xiaoyuan nodded and said, "When I got your information and found out that you were a student of Songcheng University, I was really, really surprised. I've watched several videos of Lin Que's fights. He's a real fighter. Plus you're an amateur fighter. It makes no sense that you're not in the top eight of the district competition."
"This is f * cking embarrassing …" Lou Cheng felt ashamed and scratched his head subconsciously. "I've only made some small achievements recently."
After a brief explanation, he quickly changed the topic. "Why did you come to participate in the Warrior Sage Challenge Tournament?"
Li Xiaoyuan didn't answer directly. He took out his wallet and took out his ID card. He handed it to Lou Cheng and said, "See for yourself."
Lou Cheng was at a loss at first. Then he took a closer look and saw the three words "Yanling City" clearly written on Li Xiaoyuan's ID card.
"You're a local …" He suddenly realized.
Just as he was about to praise Li Xiaoyuan's ID card for not being ugly at all, Liu Zunyu, the chairman of Yanyu Group, and several people in charge of the tournament came in, followed by many bodyguards who were obviously strong fighters.
Liu Zunyu said to the head bodyguard, "Old Sheng, distribute the contract to everyone."
The bodyguard, Old Sheng, was wearing sunglasses. He was of medium height, strong, and silent. When he distributed the contract, Liu Zunyu held his hands together like a martial artist and saluted the fighters as an outer sect disciple of Kongtong School.
"Thank you all for coming to participate in the Warrior Sage Challenge Tournament. Originally, I thought that a contract of good faith was unnecessary. But every country has its own laws and rules. We still have to follow the procedures. I believe that with everyone's moral character and martial arts ethics, you won't deliberately lose the game for gambling. Signing the contract is just a matter of face." Liu Zunyu was very good at talking, so Lou Cheng and the others didn't have any resistance.
After that, he gave the rest of the details to the person in charge of the tournament.
At this time, the contract was handed to Lou Cheng. As a freshman, he didn't major in law, so he just flipped through it casually and read the key points. The general idea was that if any fighter was found to have participated in gambling related to his own tournament, he would be punished by Jianghu rules instead of the law.
"The martial arts tournament is a competition of two people's personal strength, including from talent to preparation. As long as it's personal and doesn't violate the relevant laws and regulations of the country, we'll allow it."
The person in charge of the tournament explained, "But if a fighter participates in gambling related to martial arts, he will always be looked down upon by the people in Jianghu. As for the Mighty Ones with Physical Invulnerability, they are rich and powerful, so it's hard to buy them off and they can't be coerced. But for a small tournament like ours, we still have to pay attention to it. After all, we want to hold many tournaments, so we can't ruin our reputation in the first one.
"As for the rules of Jianghu, everyone should know. Three knives and six holes, and martial arts will be abolished!"
The last eight words were said a bit coldly.
Lou Cheng, who had never participated in such activities, opened his mouth slightly. He didn't expect such a thing, but after thinking carefully, he felt it was reasonable.
He felt that he had a bottom line and didn't need to worry about violating it, so he took the pen on the table and prepared to sign.
"Aren't you afraid that this is actually a contract to sell yourself?" A faint voice came from the side.
"Huh?" Lou Cheng put the pen down and turned to look at Li Xiaoyuan, somewhat frightened.
Li Xiaoyuan's expression didn't change. He said calmly,
"Just kidding."
After that, he picked up the pen and signed his name.
Hey, classmate, you should act according to your image! As a Banished Immortal, don't always make jokes! Lou Cheng secretly complained a few times and carefully flipped through the contract before he dared to sign.
After finishing this process, the 32 fighters left separately. Lou Cheng didn't have the time to check the live broadcast posts on the forum to see how "Road to the Arena" and "Invincible Punch" mentioned encountering his old enemy again. He hurriedly finished his dinner and rushed back to the hotel. He turned on his computer and searched for videos related to Iron Palm, Wuthering Eight Movements and other martial arts.
Even if he would lose in the end, he would lose beautifully!
After a while, his phone beeped. It was Yan Zheke's reply.
She sent an emoji of a monkey beating its chest and cheering, "Not bad! Now you know what it means to have an invincible character! "
"You didn't even win 'One More Bottle'!" Lou Cheng's tense mood instantly recovered. "I feel that I have to think about how to repay you again."
"Hey hey, it's not urgent. I don't know how to repay you at the moment. Let me think about it." Yan Zheke replied.
Lou Cheng was a little disappointed and told her about his encounter with Guangnan Li Xiaoyuan in the afternoon. In the end, he said, "Guangnan University is indeed an old school with a strong martial arts atmosphere."
"Yeah, they entered the national final this year by winning first place in the district competition." Yan Zheke sent a sighing emoji.
Lou Cheng didn't know how to continue, so he said, "I'm watching the competition video of Wang Ye, my opponent tomorrow, a Professional Ninth Pin fighter who lives in the same hotel."
Yan Zheke asked, "What kind of martial arts is he good at?"
"Iron Palm. I watched it. In the previous competition, someone defended with his arm, but his arm was broken by his palm." Lou Cheng sent an emoji of "I'm so scared that I hid behind the door".
Yan Zheke sent a surprised emoji. "Then how do you defend? His attack is too horrible … "
Normally speaking, because of the characteristics of the body, the concentration of force, and the hammering practice, the hands, arms, legs, and feet were all used to defend the opponent's attack. Now, even the "weapons" could be broken by the opponent, how could he defend?
"Anyway, I don't want to win. I'm considering whether to always hit the wrist sideways to avoid the sharp edge to defend, or to keep wandering, avoiding direct contact and looking for an opportunity." Lou Cheng told her his plan.
"The former requires the ability to judge moves and experience. Most of the time, you need to touch to grasp the listening skill, right?" Yan Zheke expressed her opinion.
Lou Cheng sent a nodding emoji. "I'm also inclined to the latter method."
Once there was contact, it was very likely that the defense would be broken.
"Well, if you want to enter the top 16, the focus is not on the Iron Palm, but on the other two. By the way, how do you know that Professional Ninth Pin fighter has been absent for many years?" Yan Zheke asked.
"Because I know him. He's a friend in the forum of Longhu Club …" Lou Cheng answered honestly.
Yan Zheke sent a covering mouth emoji. "What a coincidence. In ancient times, you could even become sworn brothers … What kind of martial arts is he good at?"
"Wuthering Eight Movements." Lou Cheng answered.
Yan Zheke said, "Wuthering Eight Movements? It just so happens that I know something. Indefinite Wind and Unruly Wind are footwork and dodging techniques. Shapeless Wind and Leakless Wind are fighting techniques similar to the 'Chilling to the Bone' of the 24 Blizzard Strikes. Howling Wind and Raging Wind are similar to the 'Brutal Blizzard', but they don't require much Listening Skill. Tornado Wind is a killing move, and Horrifying Hurricane is an explosive move … "
She talked about her understanding of Wuthering Eight Movements. Lou Cheng had a deeper understanding of it after watching the video just now.
"There's another fighter who's good at the" Shape of Divine Elephant ". His leg skills and strength are very strong." While talking about Tang Yue, Lou Cheng couldn't help but ask about his feelings during the chat just now. "You don't seem to be in a good mood now. You don't even use emojis …"
Yan Zheke sent a pitiful emoji. "Well, I'm not feeling well. My stomach hurts."
"Stomach hurts? Is there anyone at home? Let them take you to the hospital. You can't take medicine or force yourself to bear it. "Lou Cheng was anxious at once. He seemed to empathize with her.
Yan Zheke was silent for dozens of seconds and sent two words.
"Idiot …"
"Ah?" Lou Cheng was confused.
Why am I an idiot? Why am I an idiot if I care about your health?
Yan Zheke sent an emoji of squatting in the corner and drawing circles. "It's no use to go to the hospital … It's, it's …"
Lou Cheng finally understood, and his old face immediately turned red.
I'm a big idiot!
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