Although the Jing State also had foreign enemies, the degree of danger was far less than the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty described in "The Return of the Condor Heroes". Whether it was the common people or Jianghu, the awareness of the nation's worries was much weaker.
Hence, there was no need for them to imitate novels and discuss how they should be loyal to their country and force back powerful enemies. Instead, sparring with each other and electing a master of martial arts was the most important thing. The second thing was to use this event, which had not been seen in decades in the world of martial artists, to make friends with heroes from all walks of life, gain knowledge, and see the world.
However, after the competition for the leader of the martial arts world, in the next few days, everyone's mood was even higher.
Although Leader Liu was a woman, she was as forthright as a man. She held the Hero Banquet for three consecutive days. There was wine and food, and heroes from all walks of life ate and drank for free. In these few days, everyone competed with each other. When their hands were itchy, they would compete on the stage. More than half of the martial arts world's top experts gathered together. It was a grand and rare sight.
Among them, there were countless people who expressed their intention to join the Liu Alliance.
There was no other reason than that any member of the Liu Alliance could earn points by completing missions. These points could be directly exchanged for silver, or they could be used to exchange for weapons forged by famous blacksmiths. They could even be used to ask for pointers from masters on the Sky Roll. If their points reached a certain level, it was even possible to ask a grandmaster to teach them martial arts.
Of course, to exchange for points, it was not necessary to join the Liu Alliance. Other than the internal missions, the Martial Arts World Union also released some other missions. The difficulty was relatively lower, and the points were lower. For example, helping the government to catch wanted criminals could earn points. These points were also useful in the Liu Alliance.
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"Three days. Almost a thousand taels of silver is gone. What a wastrel, what a wastrel …"
Li Yi sighed. Although he had a lot of money, it was still a little painful to spend a thousand taels of silver without even making a splash.
Now that he thought about it, Hero Guo and his wife were the real rich people. The Hero Banquet lasted for a month. How much money did they spend?
From another perspective, this was also a kind of investment. After all, the martial arts world's people added up to a huge force that could not be underestimated. It was necessary to raise a flag and start a rebellion.
However, whether or not this investment would be able to recoup its capital, and when it would be able to recoup its capital, was unknown …
After feeling heartache for a while, he shook his head. So be it if he squandered. After all, his family was rich. Miss.Liu's method of squandering was not ruthless enough. Now, the brothel, including all the shops, brought in more than a thousand taels of silver every day.
The Banquet of Heroes would eventually come to an end. Several days later, a large number of people in the martial arts world began to leave the capital.
He had gained a lot from this trip. He was lucky enough to see a fight between Grandmasters, and he learned a lot from sparring with fellow martial artists. When he went back, he would slowly comprehend it. It wouldn't take long for his strength to rise to the next level.
Of course, there were also some who stayed behind.
With the start of the Heroes Banquet, the martial arts world had entered a new era. The capital was now the core of the entire martial arts world. They were no longer alone. There were countless martial artists around them, and there was the Martial Arts Guild and Alliance Leader Liu behind them. Here, they could quickly improve their strength. They wanted to get on the Chivalry Ranking and the Chivalry Ranking. When the martial arts world turned a new page, they wanted to seize the opportunity to advance bravely and stand at the top of the waves of the era …
At the same time, in a remote inn somewhere in the capital, a haggard and unkempt old man reached out and touched a spot on his waist. He let out a long sigh of relief, and his heart was finally at ease.
God knew how he spent the past few days. He still had doubts about whether or not he was poisoned. These few days, he had trouble eating and sleeping, afraid that he would never wake up again if he fell asleep.
Over the past few days, he had visited several famous doctors in the capital. One of them had even worked in the Imperial Physician's Bureau before, but they all concluded that he was not poisoned. Today, he checked his body again and confirmed that it was really just a piece of candy. Only then did he finally relax.
Thinking about how he had traveled all over the capital over the past few days and had not seen any shops selling that thing, a hint of suspicion appeared on the unkempt old man's face. "That candy, where did you buy it from?"
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In a courtyard outside the capital, a man in purple said respectfully, "Your Highness, the person who fought with you on the stage that day is confirmed to be Monster Xu."
"Monster Xu." An inexplicable emotion appeared in the middle-aged Taoist nun's eyes. She had heard of this Grandmaster's name before, but she could not understand why he would risk his life to stop her when there was no enmity between the two of them.
At the end of the day, she still had her concerns. Even if she was stronger than Monster Xu, even if she could defeat him, it would not be easy for her. Being heavily injured would be the least of it. It was not impossible for both of them to be injured or even perish together.
To her, the position of the chief of the martial world was very important, but it was far from the point where she would trade her life for it.
The man in purple continued, "Monster Xu heavily injured several experts ranked at the top of the Heaven Roll, but he voluntarily gave up after Miss Liu went on stage. I feel that there must be something fishy going on."
A Grandmaster had a Grandmaster's integrity. It was impossible for anyone to do something like helping someone else for free. Apart from the royal family, no one could bribe or threaten a Grandmaster. The middle-aged Daoist nun was completely puzzled by this matter.
The young man next to the man in purple said with an unconvinced expression, "Aunt, are we just going to give up the position of the chief of the martial world?"
"The Holy Religion has been planning for this for a long time. Naturally, we won't give up." The middle-aged Taoist nun said, "We'll put this matter aside for now. I'm going to the Qi Kingdom. It'll take at least half a year, or at most a year. During this time, all of you should stay in the capital. Don't act rashly, lest you attract the attention of the officials and the imperial court."
"I understand!" The man in purple immediately bowed and said.
"As for that woman, don't let anyone come into contact with her. Send some people to keep an eye on her," the middle-aged Taoist nun added.
"Lady, there are many people guarding that woman. It's very difficult for our people to get close to her." The man in purple looked troubled and said, "If we want to get close to her, we can only start from the brothel. We've already arranged for people to infiltrate the brothel."
He had an indescribable feeling towards that woman who had appeared out of nowhere.
He had originally been someone who had nothing to do with the Holy Religion. Now, his position in the religion had become more and more important. After he said those words in front of nearly a hundred believers, there was no turning back.
The middle-aged Taoist nun walked out of the courtyard. The man in purple bowed and said, "Farewell, Lady …"
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"Hero Assembly?"
Emperor Jing held a report from the Intelligence Office in his hand. He frowned and said, "What's going on?"
Chang De, who was beside him, said, "Your Majesty, this is a grand meeting held by the people of the martial world. It's just outside the capital. Heroes from all walks of life are invited to learn from each other and compete on the same stage to choose a chief of the martial world to lead the heroes …"
Emperor Jing frowned again.
The so-called Hero Assembly, in the eyes of the imperial court or the emperor, was equivalent to an illegal assembly.
For this kind of thing, whether it was the local officials or the imperial court, they all attached great importance to it.
This was because it was also a necessary step to gather the rebels and raise flags to rebel …
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