Did Lü Shu think that the other contestants were being eliminated too slowly? No, he thought that the money was coming in too slowly!
Jianlu had recommended a total of 47 people. Lü Shu had only eliminated Ding Qiushui, Duanmu Yun'ai, the second-class fighter with the highest odds, the second-class fighter whom the Sun family had informed him of his promotion, and the second-class fighter who was on his way.
In other words, other than Lü Shu himself, there were still 41 people recommended by Jianlu.
Everyone thought that no matter how much trouble Lü Shu caused, the four people selected by Jianlu would not be reduced. On one hand, it was because of inertia. In the past, no matter how fierce the competition was, there would not be four people left. After all, when there were only four people left, everyone would not have to risk their lives.
On the other hand, everyone thought that Lü Shu was not crazy enough to eliminate everyone. There was no need!
Therefore, while everyone did not know what Lü Shu was up to, there was still a turbulent undercurrent. Many people in Royal City suddenly realized that the Jianlu contestants seemed to be quietly contacting each other. They saw more than one person hurriedly contacting another candidate recommended by Jianlu.
It seemed that there was a very urgent matter. Even the secrecy was a lot rougher.
At this time, Li Fangfeng from Royal City's aristocratic family appeared. He had the home ground advantage. The Li family had long been keeping an eye on the whereabouts of most of the candidates, so it was very easy to contact them.
Li Fangfeng sat in the Li family's courtyard with a gloomy expression, waiting for the result of the contact. Originally, the Li family did not want to be in the limelight, but when they were forced to drop from the list, their mood was very bad.
Royal City's aristocratic Li family was one of the top five aristocratic families, but they actually had to bet on other people's odds to protect themselves. In Li Fangfeng's eyes, it was simply a disgrace.
Moreover, the Li family had already confirmed that the person who came to Royal City with Sun Zhongyang was Lü Shu. Along the way, the Li family had spent a lot of effort to kill Sun Zhongyang, but they had all failed.
They didn't try to understand the process because the Sun Family was now closely watching the slightest movement, wanting to find the person behind the scenes. Every move of the Li Family could leave behind clues.
However, was the process important? It was no longer important. It was obviously a dead end for Sun Zhongyang and others. Whether it was the slave who made the first move or the mercenaries brought by Yi Qian, they were all carefully planned. With the strength of Sun Zhongyang, there was no reason for him to escape, so there must be some variables.
Now, it seemed that the variable was Lü Shu, because the only people in the caravan that they hadn't taken into account were Lü Shu and Lü Xiaoyu.
However, what Li Fangfeng couldn't figure out was that they had expected Lü Shu to be very strong, but now he was ridiculously strong.
In the beginning, the power to intercept and kill Sun Zhongyang was more than enough, and there was plenty of time. Even if the masters of the Mo family arrived in advance, Sun Zhongyang would still die.
In the end, although the masters of the Mo family arrived in advance, it was still not particularly timely, but Sun Zhongyang still did not die.
Now that the Li family and Lü Shu had a new and old hatred, of course, they had to kill Lü Shu. Moreover, this matter was related to their entry into the Jianlu, so there could be no mistakes.
The Li family and the Sun family had never been mortal enemies. This time, they had made a move against Sun Zhongyang because of another consideration: Sun Zhongyang's father had the appearance of a new Great Grandmaster. More than a year ago, someone had seen Sun Zhongyang's father and concluded that if there was a Great Grandmaster in the royal city, it would definitely be the Sun family's Sun Xiuwen.
Moreover, Sun Zhongyang was Sun Xiuwen's only son. If he was a cold-blooded and merciless master, then so be it. Many people in the royal city knew that Sun Xiuwen doted on Sun Zhongyang very much. It was not that he spoiled him, but that he had to personally teach him the principles of life. Some people said that in order to let Sun Zhongyang enter the mountains behind the Jianlu, Sun Xiuwen had once stood in the rain outside the Jianlu for three days and three nights. Finally, in exchange for the eldest disciple of the Jianlu to go to the Sun family, Sun Xiuwen.
Sun Zhongyang was a disciple of the Jianlu family.
At this time, if Sun Zhongyang died, it could at least delay the Sun family for five years. This was the Li family's conservative estimate.
They were also not worried about angering Sun Xiuwen and helping him advance to Great Grandmaster. After all, the existence of a Great Grandmaster was not something that could be advanced just because of a moment of agitation. It might even shake Sun Xiuwen's Dao heart.
Li Fangfeng was known as the person with the highest possibility of advancing to Great Grandmaster in the Li family. When he advanced to the first grade, the sound of his martial arts resonated for 16 miles. The last person who could cause such a commotion was the Southern Emperor Of Heaven, Wen Zaifou!
Therefore, the Li family really wanted Li Fangfeng to enter the Jianlu family and let him become the first Great Grandmaster in the royal city!
At night, one by one, the Jianlu candidates entered the Li family's side courtyard with solemn expressions. They did not say much, but stood coldly in their respective corners to avoid being too close to others.
Li Fangfeng sat alone on a stone bench in the courtyard and said with a smile, "Today, I've called everyone here for the matter of Lü Shu. I believe that none of you want to be used as a tool for others to accumulate wealth, right? I have to admit that Lü Shu is indeed the strongest among the Jianlu candidates. Therefore, rather than waiting for him to come knocking on our door, why don't we take the initiative to join forces and go after him? "
At this time, Li Fangfeng's attitude was deliberately very low. He had come alone in the hope that everyone would play down his identity as a member of the royal city's aristocratic family and stand on the same side as everyone else.
However, no one was an idiot. Someone stood in the shadows and said with a cold smile, "How would we know what your Li family is planning? You should understand this logic better than us."
Li Fangfeng seemed to be prepared. He smiled and said, "What I'm doing is just to get rid of this worry. If everyone is willing to join forces, I, Li Fangfeng, am willing to represent the Li family and publicly promise that before the official selection, the Li family will not attack anyone."
In other words, as long as everyone joined forces to get rid of Lü Shu, his Li family would only appear in the official arena.
In the turbulent royal city, if the Li family was not there to stir up trouble, everyone would be much safer. Moreover, Li Fangfeng was a true expert.
No one doubted the authenticity of this statement. On one hand, the Li family would not go back on their word on such a matter. On the other hand, everyone knew that with Li Fangfeng's strength, he would definitely be able to enter the second round once he entered the arena. This was also beneficial to the Li family.
If Li Fangfeng mentioned conditions that were especially disadvantageous to him, no one would be so foolish as to believe him.
Therefore, to everyone, as long as they joined forces to get rid of Lü Shu, it would be equivalent to getting rid of two hidden dangers in one go before the arena!
Not only that, there were people exchanging glances in the shadows of the courtyard. Could there be another possibility? For example, in the process of encircling Lü Shu, Li Fangfeng and Lü Shu would both suffer heavy injuries?
That would also be getting rid of two people in one go!
Everyone present was skilled and daring. As long as there was a possibility, they were willing to give it a try!
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