After the Little New Year, there were only six or seven days left before the Spring Festival. The Little New Year's Day was considered a relatively important festival.
Early in the morning, Xiao Huan took a rag and carefully wiped every room. Even Miss.Liu was sweeping the courtyard with a broom, which was a rare occurrence. Although the courtyard was originally so clean that there was not even a single fallen leaf.
Just now, Zhu Zi ran over and gave a thick stack of window flowers. They were of different shapes and were extremely beautiful.
Xiao Huan said that Aunt Fang's skill in cutting window flowers was unique in the village. She would send some to her house every year. After saying that, she took the window flowers and went into the house to find paste.
When Li Yi walked out of the courtyard, he saw that every household was busy. Even the naughty children were not idle. Each of them took a small broom and swept in front of the door. As they swept, it became a broom war. Dust flew everywhere and screams could be heard.
After a while, an adult ran out of the courtyard and dragged the naughty children back home by their ears. It did not matter if it was a festival or not to beat children. After a while, the naughty children's screams came from inside.
When he walked out of the gate of the house, the atmosphere of the New Year was everywhere. Counting the days, he had been here for a full half a year.
Before he had time to reminisce, a clear voice came from behind him.
"Excuse me, does Liu Ruyi live here?"
Li Yi turned around and saw a young girl about the same age as Ruyi standing behind him. She was carrying a small bag on her back and holding a long sword in her hand. She was standing there and looking at him.
"Young master, what's wrong?" A man strode out from inside and stood beside Li Yi.
"Why are you looking for Ruyi?" Li Yi looked at her and asked.
Looking at the young girl's attire, she looked like a person from Jianghu. It seemed that she did not have good intentions.
"She is indeed here." A hint of understanding appeared on the young girl's face. She said lightly and strode into the house.
"Stop!" This young girl was obviously looking for trouble. How could Old Xu, who was standing beside Li Yi, let her enter so easily? He reached out to grab her shoulder.
"Hmph, your martial arts are too weak. I won't fight with you." The girl lightly struck out with her palm and landed it on Old Xu's shoulder. Old Xu involuntarily took a few steps back and leaned against the door to stabilize himself.
Just as he was about to fight again, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "There's no rush. Let's see what she wants first."
She didn't look like she was here for revenge. Ever since all the bandits from the Greenwood Forest were killed, they hadn't met anyone else who was blind.
Li Yi was not worried at all. Ruyi had always been modest about her martial arts skills. Last time, he indirectly asked Miss.Liu about it, and the answer he got was that the number of people in the entire Jing Kingdom who could defeat his sister could be counted on one hand.
Li Yi looked left and right, looking up and down, but he didn't feel that this hand included the girl.
"You're going the wrong way. See? The person you're looking for is in the yard over there." Seeing the girl wander around the house like a headless fly, Li Yi kindly pointed her in the right direction.
"Young master, this girl is …" Fang walked out of his yard and looked at the strange girl, asking in confusion.
Li Yi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.
The girl entered the yard with a small bag on her back. When she looked up, she saw a woman about her age, or maybe just a little older, standing in the yard, sweeping with a broom in her hand.
The first time she saw the woman, she knew she was a master.
"You're Liu Ruyi, the number one on the Wulin Hero List and the Heaven List?" The girl untied the small bag on her back and threw it aside. With a flash of cold light, she pulled out the long sword in her hand and held it in front of her chest. She bowed to the woman in front of her and said, "I want to challenge you. If I win, you have to give up your number one position on the Heaven List to me."
"Wulin Hero List? What's that?" Fang was dumbfounded. He only understood that the girl wanted to challenge the Second Young Mistress. As for the rest, he didn't understand a single word.
Fang and the others didn't understand, but Li Yi did.
The Wulin Hero List was something that Oldman Sun had created not long ago under his instructions.
After a comprehensive analysis of the strength and reputation of the masters in Wulin, the ranking would be made. The higher the ranking, the stronger the master.
This list was mainly divided into the Heaven List, the Earth List, and the Mortal List. The Heaven List was the strongest, followed by the Earth List, and then the Mortal List. Above these three lists, there was a Guru List. However, there were only a few people on the Guru List. Every one of them was a famous guru master in Wulin. With a stomp of their feet, the whole Wulin would shake.
The Heaven List, the Earth List, and the Mortal List had 100 people on each list. Of course, time was limited, so Oldman Sun and a few old friends had only sorted out 50 people on the Heaven List.
In order to ensure the authority of the list, Wu Er found a few friends in the martial arts world to participate in the ranking of the list. Some storytellers in the brothels outside the city made the deeds of the heroes on the list into stories, one to ten, ten to a hundred. Soon, even an eight-year-old child was familiar with the affairs of the martial arts world.
Originally, the people of the martial arts world did not care much about these things. However, the person who made the list seemed to be very familiar with the martial arts world. The Heaven List almost covered all the famous top experts in the martial arts world. There was also a very detailed explanation of their ranking order. It was able to convince people. Gradually, it actually gained the recognition of most people.
At this time, many people couldn't sit still.
Needless to say, those on the Guru List were all seniors who had dominated Wulin for decades. They didn't dare to compare with them.
The few people at the top of the Heaven List had outstanding achievements, so they didn't have any objections to being ranked in front of them.
For example, the number one woman on the Heaven List, surnamed Liu, in the past two years, the number of masters who had fallen in her hands could not be counted. Dozens of Lulin masters went to find trouble with her, but none of them returned. They were sincerely convinced that she was ranked first.
However, those who were on the list were naturally secretly delighted. People lived in this world for nothing more than "fame" and "profit". No matter how high one's martial arts was, it was useless if others didn't know about it. Everyone hoped that their strength would be recognized by others.
For scholars, there was a Zhuangyuan, Bangyan, and Tanhua in the imperial examinations. For martial artists, there was a Wulin Hero List. It was a very normal thing.
However, although there was no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts, which martial artist would be willing to admit that they were second?
Li Si, who was ranked 50th on the Heaven List, after a little joy, was quickly dissatisfied. That bastard Zhang San was actually ranked 49th on the Heaven List. Why was he ranked ahead of him?
That bastard was obviously no match for him. If he could defeat him, wouldn't his ranking increase?
Little did he know that Zhang San, who was ranked 49th, was also feeling uncomfortable. Years ago, he had fought with Wang Er, who was ranked 48th on the Heaven List. Although he lost, he had improved rapidly in the past few years. If he met him again, the outcome was uncertain. Why was he ranked ahead of him? Also, who was that Zhao Yuanwai, who was ranked 40th? Was there such a person in the martial arts world?
Of course, those who were not on the list were not very satisfied either. They thought that their strength was greater than those on the list. Why were they not on the list?
Of course, no one would think of finding those storytellers to add themselves to the list. That would be laughed at by their peers in the martial arts world. Moreover, they did not know where the list came from. They could not find the person at all.
Moreover, he was so familiar with the martial arts world. It meant that he must be someone in the martial arts world. There was no doubt about this. Since he had already acknowledged this list, of course he had to rely on his own strength to get on it.
The others on the list could not be underestimated. However, the guy ranked 40th was unheard of. He was the best way to make a name for himself …
In short, the martial arts world, which had never been peaceful, was once again stirred up because of this list.
Although it could not be described as a reign of terror, the popularity of martial arts competitions was at its peak in the past few decades …
Seeing the girl holding a sword in her hand and looking at Ruyi with an eager expression on her face, Li Yi rubbed the area between his eyebrows, feeling a slight headache.
It seemed that he had inadvertently brought quite a bit of trouble to Ruyi …
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