Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 224
Winter Moon 22, the day after the winter solstice.

In the early morning, it was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the cold wind was blowing.

Even so, in front of the mountain gate of Wujian Villa, a large group of people had already gathered in black.

So how much is this "great crowd"?
In fact, it's not bad... There are probably more than 300 real swordsmen, and there are less than 900. If you count those who bought a sword temporarily to make up the number, there can be [-] to [-] people.

Seeing this, maybe someone wants to say something, but there are not many people here, right?Not as many as Qixiong Hui.

Then you have to think about it this way: those who went to the Qixionghui were basically "sects", and only a few participated in their personal capacity, so those people came from "a bunch of lumps"; Most of them are stragglers, and at most they are in small groups. Even if there are entire sects coming together, they are all small sects like Longkou Sword Sect... So this time, the guests are all "a few "Come on, it's pretty good to have eight or nine hundred in the end.

Then maybe someone will ask again: Is there only these hundreds of swordsmen in the entire Dazhu martial arts?
The answer is naturally no.

Although there are quite a few swordsmen who came to discuss swords this time, there are obviously more who didn't come...

The main reason is that Xiao Zhun used the pretense of "selecting closed disciples" this time, which blocked many people.

For example, most of those swordsmen who already have first-class strength are well-known in the world, and some are even older than Xiao Zhun. You let them lose face and fight with a group of second- and third-rate juniors , just to fight for a chance to "become the closed disciple of the sword master", no matter whether you win or not in the end, it will be ugly.

For another example, those sects that are good at swordsmanship, such as Huashan, Taishan, Qingcheng, Hengshan, etc. It is impossible for them to rush over with their masters and disciples like the third-rate sects. Another vote for him?
Not to mention, there are some swordsmen who are naturally arrogant, or whose master is still alive and don't want to join another school...

Let's put it this way, if Xiao Zhun didn't use the pretense of "accepting apprentices" today, but instead used the reason of "competition" and said, "I want to discuss with the swordsmen in the world who is the best in swordsmanship", then he will not come here. There will be 900 people... a conservative estimate will start at [-].

Of course, Xiao Zhun also knew this.

Our owner Xiao is so good at settling accounts, how could he not have thought of this?It's just that he doesn't want to do it.

After all, he didn't want to "discuss swords" in essence, but wanted to "refine swords". If he really wanted to invite more than 3000 swordsmen, and the proportion of masters among them would greatly increase, then his plan would probably be seriously affected.

Let alone 3000 people, among the 900 people in front of me, there are also many people who logically say "should not come" - like Wen Yuzhai, the six of them, and Dugu Yong...all unexpected of visitors.

But the plan has come to this point, and this level of "accident" is naturally within the acceptable range.

So, on this day, as soon as the time came, the minions in Wujian Villa opened the mountain gate on time, and began to welcome the swordsmen who had been waiting for a long time to enter the village.

"Cui Zhengqing, the sword of expressing smoke."

"Please."

"Congratulate Kaize with the soul-detaining sword."

"Please."

"Chase the wind with the next sword, Hu Yanxiu."

"Please."

As the swordsmen reported their names one by one, the flow of people slowly poured into the villa.

And among them, there is no shortage of our old acquaintances...

"I'm ordering the fox to fly."

"Please."

This Linghu Xiang is undoubtedly also a participant in the "Swords and Demons" project, but he acted separately from the others.

Because Linghuxiang's natural temperament is not very eye-catching, and he is currently considered a face in the Jianghu, so this time he came to the foot of Wujian Villa seven days in advance as a "reconnaissance team".

Although before departure, Linghuxiang had obtained a lot of information about Wujian Villa from Xiao Wuji, the "former young village owner", but after all, Xiao Wuji had left the villa for five years, and some information might be out of date , needs to be re-verified and updated... Also, someone has to check the information of those who come to participate in the sword discussion.

Therefore, during the past seven days, Linghu Xiang has been pretending to be an unknown swordsman who came to participate in the sword discussion, wandering around in various villages and towns near Wujian Villa, carefully inquiring about news.

Right now, he is also mingling in the crowd, he only gave his name, he didn't mention his nickname or sect, he just mingled in like that.

"Flying here, Jian Di Hao, these are my brothers, and we call them 'Huizhou Wuyi', which is..."

"Okay, Hero Zhai, please."

Those who have a good memory still remember that the "Huizhou Five Righteousnesses" also appeared in our previous documents: they had a little incident with Lin Yuancheng and Sun Yixie in the inn in Dengzhou City Those five people with little friction.

As for these five guys, they are called "Five Righteousnesses", but they are actually five small characters who like to bluff everywhere. Except for Di Hao whose swordsmanship is not bad, the other four are just younger brothers who follow behind him.

But anyway, these five people also use swords, so today they also came to this Wujian Villa, and they also wanted to try their luck in "On Swords"—in case Xiao Zhun didn't open his eyes , Choose one of them as a closed disciple?

Of course, for the gatekeepers at Wujian Villa, it doesn't matter if you are Wuyi or Bayi...as long as you have swords in your hands, it doesn't matter.

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The words were divided into two parts. Just as the main entrance of the villa opened to welcome guests, somewhere in the villa...

"Villa Master, people who come to discuss swords have entered the villa one after another. It is conservatively estimated... there are more than 800 people." A man with two swords on his back stood behind Xiao Zhun, clasped his fists and said.

"Well... Got it." At this moment, Xiao Zhun was looking at the clear spring in front of him with his hands behind his back.

In that spring water, soaked in a red sword that didn't seem to have a sharp edge yet.

"Did you find out the result of what happened yesterday?" After pondering for a few seconds, Xiao Zhun asked again.

The pair of swordsmen almost didn't think about it, so they replied: "Yes, I found out, Wu Hongmao died under Dugu Yong's sword. It is said that... he himself did it first."

When Xiao Zhun heard the name Dugu Yong, his expression changed slightly, but he was not surprised. After a breath, he continued: "I see, you go down."

Hearing the words, the two swordsmen hesitated for a moment, and then said again: "Uh... the owner, why don't you ask Wu Hongmao why he did it?"

"Xuan Xiao..." Xiao Zhun turned his head slowly at this moment, and looked at the other party, "...you have been with me for a long time, why do you still ask this kind of question? Do you think that is still important?"

After hearing this answer, the man named "Xuan Xiao" thought for a while, and said in his heart: Yes, since we already know that Wu Hongmao was killed because he took the initiative to fight Dugu Yong, then why did he do it? , it really doesn’t matter anymore—who cares what reason an overreaching idiot seeks to die for?

"What the owner said is very true, I was the one who asked too much." After thinking it over, Xuan Xiao cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate will leave."

And just when Xuan Xiao turned around and before he could take a step, a man from the villa rushed over from a distance, and that man ran up to him, knelt down on one knee, and hurriedly said: : "To the owner! Something happened at the gate..."

"What's the matter? You need to be so panicked." Xiao Zhun still asked calmly, calmly.

"Yes... yes..." When the words came to his lips, the boy struggled with his choice of words again, but finally he said that sentence, "It is the young master who has returned..."

As soon as this remark came out, Xuan Xiao who was standing aside immediately turned his gaze to Xiao Zhun's face.

As for Xiao Zhun, in just a few seconds, his face can be said to have gone through various emotions including surprise, joy, anger, sadness, and sorrow, but each emotion was suppressed by him for the most part. , only a little bit was exposed, and they were all mixed together.

"Did he come alone, or with others?" But Xiao Zhun was Xiao Zhun after all. After a few seconds, he regained his composure and asked in a deep voice.

"Accompanying the young master are Wen Yujie, son of the Caotang, Hai Cangfeng of Canglong Zangfeng, Lin Yuancheng of Hunyuan Divine Sword, and two other identities whose identities are still unknown..." That lao replied truthfully.

"Wen Yupiao?" Xiao Zhun looked sideways and pondered. It seemed that this was the only name he cared more about. After saying this sentence, he thought for a while, and then said, "Where are they now? Are they in?"

"This..." That guy hesitated for a while before replying, "According to the rules set by you, the owner, we can only let 'swordsmen' in today, but among the six of them, only three are wearing with a sword, so..."

"So you came here to ask me?" Xiao Zhun continued.

"The owner, please make a decision." That lao bowed his head and cupped his fists.

"Hmph..." Xiao Zhun sneered, "Okay, just go back and tell them all six to come in."

"Follow the order." After receiving the order, the boy got up and started to leave.

At this time, Xiao Zhun suddenly remembered something, and called him again: "Wait."

"What other instructions does the owner have?" Hearing the sound, he stopped his steps and turned around to ask.

"Hmm... among those six people, is there one who uses a fork as a weapon?" Xiao Zhun asked.

"A fork?" That guy was also taken aback when asked, "What kind of fork is it?"

"It's the kind of long-handled weapon with three blades on the tip." Xiao Zhun said.

"That should not be the case." Minoru replied, "I see that the six of them are either carrying swords or carrying knives. Even if some of them have other weapons hidden on their bodies, they will definitely not be able to hide that long-handled fork."

Upon hearing this answer, Xiao Zhun nodded, "Okay, you can go."

"Yes." That guy promised, turned his head and left.

Xuan Xiao immediately cupped his hands and left.

When they were all gone, another person stepped out from the shadow beside Xiao Zhun.

There was nothing special about the man's clothes or appearance, he looked like just an ordinary servant, but at the moment when he came in front of Xiao Zhun, he didn't bow or kneel, he stood with his hands behind his back, and his tone and demeanor were the same. With a proud posture: "Master Xiao, your heart is a little messed up."

"Why did the Immortal Elder say that?" Xiao Zhun replied calmly.

"Heh... Xiao Zhuangzhu, you don't have to pretend... I am an old man, I am neither deaf nor blind, just now you heard the appearance of your son when he came back, I saw it all." Master Huolian laughed, " If you mess up your position because of this, it will ruin the big thing."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhun paused, and replied: "Didn't the Immortal Chief say that according to the hexagrams, the person who can ruin my event this time...is a person who uses a 'fork'?"

"Hey~" True Monarch Huolian waved his hand, "The hexagram image is an imaginary number, if you get one, you can't get the other... If you want to succeed in this matter, you have to be consistent, there is no other way, but if you want to lose, there are countless ways The cause of defeat, which can be calculated from the hexagrams, is usually only the most dangerous one."

"Hmm..." Xiao Zhun murmured again, "In the opinion of the elder, what should Xiao do?"

"Heh..." Master Huo Lian laughed, "If Master Xiao really doesn't care about Young Master Ling's life or death, then it's easy to handle... It doesn't hurt to have him present during the 'Sword Sacrifice'."

"What if I care?" Xiao Zhun said.

"It's easy to do..." Huo Lian Zhenjun said, "Poverty can let Young Master Ling and his friends get lost during the 'sword sacrifice' period, and stay temporarily in a place where they will not hinder the owner of the village."

"So that's how it is..." Xiao Zhun thought for a few seconds, then turned around and raised his hand, and bowed to True Monarch Huolian, "Then...then there will be an Immortal Lao."

"Hehehe..." True Monarch Huolian laughed more and more pervertingly, and there were secrets hidden in his eyes that even Xiao Zhun didn't know, "It's easy to say... easy to say..."

(End of this chapter)