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Chapter 180 Eighth Palace Tournament

Seeing that everyone was ready, old man Zhou waved his hand: "All the soldiers following the contestants stand out and return to the barracks first!"

The soldiers who had been following Xia Zhanhong all the time heard the order, stepped out of the line, and were about to go out.

"Wait a minute!" Xia Zhanhong said in a low voice, stopped everyone, took out a jade bottle from his arms, and handed it over: "There are three qi invigorating pills in this bottle, you take them first, and then call all the brothers to go to Xia Zhanhong. A company is looking for me, and then we will have a good time!"

The soldier hesitated for a moment, took a deep look at Xia Zhanhong and the three of them, nodded silently, reached out to take the jade bottle, then cupped their hands together, and turned away.

After all the soldiers left, old man Zhou stepped forward to check the number of tokens in each team one by one.

After a while, old man Zhou walked around the crowd, turned back to the front, looked at the crowd, and said slowly: "No.1, team No. 23, the score is [-] tokens..."

Following the old man Zhou's words, the three contestants walked out from the crowd, and the first one was Zhou Yong.

After Zhou Yong stood behind him, the old man then announced: "No.2, No.11 team, the score is 21 tokens..."

The burly Qian Ning stepped out with two companions, looked back at the crowd, and strode behind old man Zhou.

"No. 3, team No. [-], the score is twenty tokens..." Before the old man could finish his sentence, the fat man with an excited face stepped out first, while Xia Zhanhong and Lang Yue smiled and shook their heads, followed behind him.

Zhou Yong and Qian Ning, standing behind the old man Zhou, saw that the third person who came out was not Zheng Gong, they couldn't help showing surprise, and frowned slightly when they saw the fat man with his head raised high and striding forward.

Old man Zhou looked at this situation, smiled, and continued: "No. 4, team No. 16, the score is [-] yuan tokens..."

At this time, Zheng Gong walked out of the team with two players.

Standing behind old man Zhou, Zheng Gong turned his head, looked at Xia Zhanhong, smiled, and nodded slightly.

"Huh?" Xia Zhanhong was slightly taken aback, and thought to himself: "This guy is so kind...Your disciples are really extraordinary!" In a flash of thought, Xia Zhanhong also smiled and nodded slightly to Zheng Gong.

After the top four, old man Zhou named six more teams, and these teams were far from the top four. No.5 only had seven tokens, and the eighth, ninth, and tenth places were only pitiful four. tokens.

Those groups who were holding three tokens in their hands and had been feeling uneasy, finally felt relieved at this moment.The number of tokens obtained by the top four in this competition was too much, which directly led to the lack of overall tokens. No.10 only had four tokens, and those who held three tokens in the back would definitely be able to pass.

In the final result, counting the top ten teams, a total of 32 groups of players were shortlisted. Although the selected teams did not reach forty, but because the teams behind were not enough for the base of three tokens, that was the only way to go.

After returning to the capital on Yiluan, all the finalists were brought back to the military headquarters.

On the square of the military headquarters, old man Zhou said to less than a hundred people below: "The top 66 contestants followed the soldiers to the camp to rest, and the next [-] contestants followed me, and they will compete for the last [-] spots immediately!"

After old man Zhou finished speaking, he turned around and led the contestants away, and the top ten teams followed the soldiers leading the way to a barracks on the right side of the military headquarters.

"There are a total of thirty tents in the last row. Everyone will have one tent according to their ranking... Tomorrow morning, someone will come to greet you." The soldier who led the way pointed to the rear of the barracks and bowed. leave.

Everyone walked to the tent silently, starting from Zhou Yong, and got into the tent one after another.

Xia Zhanhong raised his head, looked at Fatty and Langyue, and said softly: "This time we will fight side by side and this is the end. If we meet in a martial arts competition tomorrow, I hope you two will show mercy!"

The fat man looked at Xia Zhanhong, and muttered, "What are you talking about being merciful? If I meet you in a martial arts competition, I'll just abstain. Anyway, I can't beat you..."

Lang Yue smiled lightly, took a deep look at Xia Zhanhong, and whispered: "I hope I don't meet you in the first two rounds, otherwise there is no hope for our leadership position!"

"I don't want to meet you two in advance either!" Xia Zhanhong smiled lightly, turned around and walked to tent No. [-], bent down and got in.

Fatty and Langyue looked at each other, both felt that the other's expression was a bit dignified, they nodded at each other, they turned around at the same time, and entered tents No. [-] and No. [-] respectively.

After a night of silence, the next morning, just as the eastern sky turned pale, the soldiers called from tent to tent, calling all the contestants.

After a solid night's rest, Xia Zhanhong only felt refreshed. He stepped out of the tent and stretched his body gently.In the feeling, there is a sign that the strength in the whole body is about to explode.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Zhanhong gently raised his arms and pulled up his sleeves. Under the slightly soft skin, there were faintly knotted muscles like fine steel. When his fingers touched slightly, the fingertips There was a feeling of being as hard as a rock.

At this time, the tents were opened one after another, and Xiao Zhu, Lang Yue, Zheng Gong...all came out.

"Everyone follow me to the square immediately, Lord Marshal and Lord Zhou are already waiting there!" The soldier greeted, turned around and left, and the people had no time to greet each other, and hurriedly followed with strides.

On the square, the eighteen contestants selected after the competition last night had already arrived.Ji Huanyu and old man Zhou also stood at the front of the high platform, just waiting for their arrival.

After everyone entered the square and stood still, Ji Huanyu said softly: "You are the final 48 contestants, and the final 12 contestants will be determined in a short while, and you will be promoted to the leadership position..."

Speaking of this, Ji Huanyu paused for a moment, glanced over the 48 contestants, and continued: "The last competition will use the same method as in previous competitions, with a single elimination system... Everyone will be decided by lottery later. Opponents, the winner will be determined in one game, the winner will advance, and the loser will be eliminated! After two rounds, the top twelve will be selected, and then the winner will be decided this time... The venue for this competition is just outside the palace. Inside! The emperor will also watch the battle in person!"

"Oh!" After Ji Huanyu said this, [-]% of the contestants exclaimed, and their eyes suddenly shone with excitement!In the imperial palace competition, the emperor personally watched the battle... If he shines in front of the emperor, not only will he have a bright future, but even his family will be honored...

After saying this, Ji Huanyu looked at the excited crowd, then waved his hands, and a long carriage came from a distance and stopped in front of the square.

"Each person rides in a carriage, and you are not allowed to look outside!" Ji Huanyu instructed, and waved, "Everyone get in the carriage!"

As Ji Huanyu's voice fell, all the contestants in the field started to move and walked towards the carriage one after another.No one made a lot of noise, everything seemed to be in order, and soon, everyone got into the carriage.

Xia Zhanhong walked up to a carriage, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, stepped into the carriage, and settled down on his seat.As soon as he sat down, the carriage started to move, and the sound of the wheels came to his ears.

"It seems that this time it's still the same as usual. Only the first place has the choice... Fortunately, I have already made an arrangement. I only need to compete in two games and enter the top twelve!" Thinking of this, Xia Zhanhong's face turned pale. It seems a lot easier.Although the first two matches were highly targeted and made people feel a little weird, but these had nothing to do with him, and with the guarantee of the marshal, he had nothing to worry about.

But at this moment, suddenly, the car curtain shook slightly, and a white light shot in, heading straight for Xia Zhanhong's face.

"Huh?" Xia Zhanhong's eyes went blank, but he didn't see any movement, and the white light that shot in front of him had disappeared.Slowly raising his hand, a fluffy ball of paper was sandwiched between his index finger and middle finger.

Gently unfolding the ball of paper, Xia Zhanhong watched intently, but saw only six small characters written on the note: Be sure to compete for the first place!

"This is... the rumor of the Marshal!" Xia Zhanhong squinted his eyes and thought in his heart: "Could it be that there has been a change in the matter of my entry into the Ordnance Bureau... It seems that the selection of the commander this time is really extraordinary, otherwise the Marshal should go down. Things, how can there be changes..."

After quietly contemplating for a long time, Xia Zhanhong grabbed the note between his two fingers and shook it lightly, turning it into extremely fine dust.

After a long time, the carriage finally stopped, and everyone stepped out of the carriage, only to find themselves in an extremely open square, not far ahead, there was a martial arts competition platform about ten meters high and [-] meters in radius.

Connected to the competition platform is a huge pavilion carved with carved phoenixes. In the middle of the pavilion, there is a golden seat with a hollowed-out carved dragon.

Further away, there are many pavilions and pavilions hundreds of meters high, and the incomparably magnificent momentum rushes towards them, and everyone can't help but want to worship them.

"All contestants, step onto the high platform and draw lots immediately!" Ji Huanyu shouted loudly while standing on the high platform, and all the contestants woke up from the majestic momentum, and hurriedly walked towards the high platform.

When everyone went up to the high platform, Ji Huanyu called a soldier carrying a box over, and said to the crowd, "There are 48 crystal balls inside, each group of two, with 24 numbers, and the contestants who have won the same number Battle! Start now!"

The soldier carried the box and walked past them one by one, and everyone reached out and took out a ball from it.After a while, the draw was over, and Xia Zhanhong got the NO.13 ball.

Seeing that everyone had drawn lots, Ji Huanyu pointed to the seats on the west side of the high platform and said, "You all go and sit there first, and listen to the orders to play later!"

While everyone was heading to the west side of the high platform, Ji Huanyu also turned and walked to the east side. There were also a dozen chairs placed there, which were already full of people. Looking at the appearance, [-]% of the people present were soldiers. Of course, Zhou The old man and Lao Zheng are also there.

After a while, a long shout suddenly came from a distance: "The emperor is here~"

Immediately afterwards, with the sound of orderly footsteps, thousands of palace guards with spears ran out, and quickly surrounded the high platform and pavilions.

Finally, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe embroidered with dragons strode forward and sat down on the dragon chair in the middle of the pavilion.

At this time, all the people present, whether it was Ji Huanyu or the contestants, stood up, bowed to the middle-aged man on the dragon chair, and said, "See Your Majesty!"

The emperor's eyes swept across the audience, he pondered for a moment, and a faint voice sounded: "Everyone, please forgive me! Marshal, let the competition begin!"

"Yes!" Ji Huanyu replied, and when everyone sat down, he turned around and said to the contestants, "The contest starts now. The contestant who has won number one will come forward and compete!"

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