Gunslinger

After Zhao Bingyan drank the medicine, the two ate something, and each found a corner in the room to rest.

However, Lin Feng had settled down quite a bit, and he didn't make any moves to turn into a midnight wolf.

In this way, time flies, and a few days have passed.

The internal injuries on Lin Feng's body had completely healed, and he had absorbed all the ice and fire energy contained in the third-level and ninth-level magic core. Now there was only electricity energy, a golden magic core.

And his cultivation base has also improved a lot because of this.

On this day, the two of them appeared in a ferry town two hundred miles away from Iron Thorn City, planning to rent or buy a small boat here, and go northward along the canal until they arrived at the capital of the Zhanxuan Empire, Zhanxuan City. The appointment of the decisive battle three months later.

When I came to the entrance of the town, I saw that there were not many people in the town. There were several small roads leading to various villages, but there was only one official road. After a long time, only one or two groups of business travelers passed by, which seemed a bit deserted.

Riding his horse into the town, Lin Feng sighed and said, "Didn't you say that this is the main road for traffic going from south to north? How could it be so deserted?"

Zhao Bingyan next to him said: "Because Jinyang Ferry, which is sixty or seventy miles to the east, is more convenient than here, so all the merchants went there."

Lin Feng nodded: "It's a pity, the geographical location here is good, the development is good, maybe it can become a city."

As they said that, they saw a restaurant along the road, and the two handed over the horse to the young man in front of the restaurant to take care of it, then went in and asked for a single room on the second floor facing the window facing the street, and ordered a table of food and wine.

Because Zhao Bingyan covered up his real face with a face scarf, it didn't attract the amazement of others, and nothing bloody happened.

However, when the two were about to eat, they heard a loud voice calling suddenly from the next room: "Brother Li Hu!!"

Then I heard a generous voice with surprise: "Haha, Brother Huaxiton, why are you here?"

Then, there was a sound of dong dong dong, as if the man ran to the door next door, and laughed loudly: "Brother Huaxiton, have you been gone for two years?"

"Yeah, brother Li Hu, I didn't expect to run into you here. Come on, I think drinking alone is too boring, so I ran into you unexpectedly. Come in and have a few drinks with me. Tell me where you have been running for two years."

Then Li Hu was not polite, he entered Huaxidon's room, the two of them drank a few cups, and then heard Huaxidon's voice asking: "Brother Li Hu, I heard that you went to the Dragon Empire two years ago. If time doesn't come back, why did I meet you here by such a coincidence?"

"I'm done. And, I came back in a hurry because I was in a hurry."

"In a hurry?"

"That's right. Brother Huaxiton, haven't you heard? Three months later, on the night of the full moon, Mr. Shenma and Fairy Yuqing will have a decisive battle with the Forbidden City..."

"Young master of the horse?" Huaxiton was a little puzzled: "Could it be that the one who shot the Great Dou Shi to death with one arrow, scolded Zhan Xuan's dark guards in a few words and ordered Liu Quanzhong to vomit blood, and Lin Fenglin who was still galloping on the roof?" Son?"

"That's right, that's Mr. Lin."

Li Hu's voice came over, and Lin Feng on the side nearly sputtered when he heard it.

God horse boy? ! !

Damn, who gave him such an ugly nickname?

Just thinking about it, Zhao Bingyan looked at him with strange eyes.

"Don't ask me, I don't know why I have such a nickname." Lin Feng said a little depressed.

I only heard Huaxiton from the next door say: "I have indeed heard about this matter, but I didn't know that he had the nickname of Mr. Shen Ma."

"Haha, I just heard about it these two days. If you want to talk about Lin Feng, Mr. Lin, he is the youngest fighting master in history. If someone wants to give him a name, he thinks that Mr. Lin has done the most sensational things." Yes, it wasn't that he shot Da Dou Shi with one arrow, nor did he save Miss Zhao with one arrow, nor did Liu Quanzhong spit blood out of anger, nor did he pull the sword-backed dragon with one hand, but a horse galloping on the roof, so we used this For the sake of his name, he was given the nickname of Young Master of the Horse."

Huaxiton's voice said: "Huh? Isn't it right? Running horses on the roof is not necessarily a great thing. Our Liyang Sect has raised a lot of silver-winged Pegasus, not to mention running on the roof, just running on the roof. Flying in the sky is not a problem. According to me, Mr. Lin is the three masters of guns, swords and bows, and the title of 'Master of the Three Masters' is more appropriate."

"Haha, Brother Huaxiton, you don't understand the inside story if you say that. What kind of skill is it to fly in the sky on a silver-winged horse? When Mr. Lin Feng was so angry that Liu Quanzhong spit blood, someone used clairvoyance to see in the distance. Waiting and watching, I discovered a secret. Guess what secret it is?!!"

"What secret?!"

"Speaking out this secret will scare you to death. Because the horse that Mr. Lin Feng is riding not only has no wings, but also is just an ordinary yellow horse used by Emperor Longteng's army for logistics..."

"Si~~~This...Is this impossible? I recognize that kind of big yellow horse, which is full of endurance, but in terms of sprinting and explosive power, it is not much stronger than ordinary pack animals, let alone galloping on the roof. Even if you want to jump on the roof, it is difficult."

"So, that's the way it is, that's why Mr. Shenma is amazing. Oh, I hate it. Why was I not in Iron Thorn City that day, so I couldn't see the demeanor of Mr. Shenma and Fairy Yuqingzhai. So, I heard that the three One month later, on the night of the full moon, they fought at the top of the Forbidden City of the Longxuan Empire, so they came back in a hurry."

"Oh...so that's the case." Wahhiton said, suddenly shook his head and let out a long sigh: "It's a pity. Alas, it's such a pity."

"Brother Washington, what are you sorry about?"

"It's a pity that Mr. Lin and Fairy Shi fought in the Forbidden Top of the Longxuan Empire. It's hard for us to get close to those places, let alone watch any decisive battles. Even if we use the 'clairvoyance' outside the imperial city, we can see It's not real."

"Haha, brother Wahhiton, your news is out of date again, right?"

"What, brother Li Hu, do you have a way to enter and leave the imperial city of the Dragon Xuan Empire?"

"There is a way."

"Oh? Say it quickly." As Huaxiton spoke, there was a sound of water, as if drinking.

Then Li Hu made a sound of sipping wine, then took a breath, and said: "Brother Huaxiton, have you ever heard of the 'Grand Martial Arts Examination'?"

"Of course I have."

"Then, how much do the Waseton brothers know about this 'martial arts test'?"

"Not much, but I have learned a lot." Huaxiton said: "It is said that our Profound Sky Continent, since ancient times, has been full of masters, strong men, and various powerful sects. Therefore, from ancient times to 800 years ago, It has never been truly unified.

"Although there have been many fighters and even fighters in the realm of God of Fighting, who once swept the world with their troops and established huge empires. But often when the founding majesty dies, the empire falls apart, and the people of the world have to fall into dire straits. among."

He said, as if taking a sip of wine, and then said: "Until 800 years ago, the founding emperor of the Great Xia Empire, 'Liu Xueche', was born and ruled the world. Then, the world was divided into 99 states, and each state established 'Fu', 'County', 'County' and 'Town' all levels of government, and promulgated the 'Martial Arts' decree.

"Anyone who has reached the age of 24 but not yet 24 can participate in Section C of the Martial Arts Examination. Anyone who is over 36 but under 36 can participate in Section B of the Martial Examination. Anyone who is over [-] but not Those who are at least [-] years old can participate in the First Division of the Martial Arts Examination. Those who are over [-] but not over [-] years old can participate in the Super Division of the Martial Arts Examination. All can be "nominated by martial arts".

"Those who win the 'Super Division' martial arts champion will be awarded the rank of general, and the third-class earl title, which cannot be hereditary. Other palace officials and martial arts candidates can all be awarded the titles of viscount and baron, and they cannot be hereditary, but they can serve in the army. It is also possible to serve as an official in another place, lead a state or a prefecture, or even a county or a county, and serve as the local parent official, who can be re-elected until death, and can choose several subordinate officials as assistants, and live in the same city."

Speaking of this, Wahhiton sneered and said: "In the final analysis, in fact, each sect is still in charge of different sites, but it's just changing the soup without changing the medicine."

"That's right." Li Hu said: "The emperor wants to control the world, but everyone is martial, how can he control it? There are many sects and sects in the world, and there are many families and sects. The emperor has neither absolute power nor enough interests. Buy those sects, so you can only give 'rights'.

"Arbitrarily dispatching officials, let the disciples of various sects participate in the 'martial arts', and then send them to other places as officials, and then check with the local sects.

"The local sects use the 'power' given by the emperor to obtain benefits, and turn over part of it to the emperor every year to show their submission. The emperor uses the 'official position' to buy the local sects and let the local sects support his rule.

"The emperor doesn't require the officials below to be clean. As long as the place is stable and there is no war, it doesn't matter how corrupt or vicious the officials are. But if there is a riot somewhere, he will issue an order to ask the crime, and assign the army or nearby military officers to dispatch. The negligent official ransacked his family and exterminated his family, and even wiped out the sect behind the official.

"Firstly, the accumulated wealth of that small sect can be poured into the national treasury, or the ministers who have made great contributions can be rewarded. Second, it can also punish lawless officials to vent public anger. It is a good strategy."

Huaxi Dun listened, and also praised: "Well, the Great Xia's founding empire 'Liu Xueche' is indeed a man of great talent. Because of his strategy, the world has been stable for hundreds of years, and there will be no wars. Even after the Great Xia Empire Splitting into the Zhanxuan Empire and the Longteng Empire was nothing more than ten years of war, but peace was restored and this method was continued.

"Although there are many disadvantages of this 'Martial Arts Examination', it also saves the people of the world from suffering from wars. Moreover, young people who do not have a background in a major sect will have their day."

Li Hu listened, smiled coldly, and said: "But among the ten officials in the world, nine and a half are from sects or family backgrounds. Moreover, the two empires have decrees that all civil righteous people can destroy the local sects Those who are with local parents and officials can directly report to the court. As an official of one side, it is simply to encourage folk sects to fight each other. In order to eliminate the excessive power of local sects and maintain local stability, it is useless. But it is precisely because of this , and created a lot of big sects, so this method of 'martial arts' will be a disaster sooner or later."

Hua Xidun said: "But didn't the founding emperor of the Longxuan Empire also notice that there might be a problem of sectarian annexation? That's why he formed some Zhanxuan dark guards, saying it was to monitor the people and officials. It is to monitor the various sects and local warriors, and if there is any sign of instability, they will go to ransack the family and exterminate the clan."

Li Hu said: "That's right, this is a great plan to prolong the luck of the empire. It's just ridiculous to say that the 'Zhanxuan Dark Guard' sounds majestic, but in the end it's just a mad dog in the hands of the emperor, letting it out to bite people , Bite the disobedient person, once it arouses public anger, just hand over the dog to the public to vent their anger. All the commanders of Zhan Xuan's dark guards have always suffered a terrible death.

"This time, if Liu Quanzhong is not to be provoked by that bastard, but Mr. Lin, I am afraid his end is coming soon—as long as someone makes a fuss about what Mr. Shen Ma said that day, I am afraid Liu Quanzhong will be in big trouble."

Lin Feng and Zhao Bingyan were listening here, secretly surprised.

Unexpectedly, those two warriors who sound very bold and generous have such insight, and I don't know whether they heard it from other places or thought of it themselves, it is really unexpected.

Only to hear Wahhiton say again: "Okay, let's not talk about this, so as not to let the Zhanxuan dark guard who doesn't know where to hide listen to it, and turn around and cause some trouble."

Li Hu took a sip of his wine and said, "What are you afraid of? We are alone, and at worst go to the Dragon Empire."

Wachton sighed and said, "Well, anyway, it's better not to cause trouble. By the way, Brother Li Hu, the 'martial arts exam' you mentioned just now, I don't know what will happen to the decisive battle between Mr. Lin and Fairy Shi three months later. What's the matter?"

Li Hu smiled and said: "I also heard the news. It is said that not long ago, the emperor of the Zhanxuan Empire ordered Enke to start in two months. Ten days of competition in the imperial palace. Martial arts candidates who participate in the imperial examination can live in the imperial palace.

"Calculating the time, the final imperial examination will start three days before the full moon night after three months. As long as I can pass the exam to the end, then I will have the opportunity to witness the demeanor of Mr. Lin and Fairy Shi with my own eyes." gone."

Huaxiton came with a voice of strong surprise: "Oh? There is such a coincidence?"

"That's right." Li Hu laughed loudly and said, "It's really a coincidence, the emperor over at Wuxuan City just issued a decree, and within half a day, Young Master Shenma started to make an appointment Yuqingzhai is a fairy. If it wasn't for the lack of time, many people would think that Mr. Shenma did it on purpose."

"So it's like that... no wonder." Huaxiton said happily: "Since there is such a good thing, it seems that I will wait until I take the exam. When the time comes, I will stay in the palace overnight and watch the relationship between Mr. Lin and Fairy Shi." Great battle. A glimpse of the demeanor of the two most powerful young masters of our time."

On the other hand, Lin Feng and Zhao Bingyan looked at each other.

How could there be such a coincidence?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a rush of horseshoes from the street outside, as well as a strong screaming sound, and the heart-piercing cries of several people begging for mercy. Change.

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ps: More than 4000 words, two chapters combined into one chapter, so the upload is late, sorry.

Another: Because this chapter introduces the background of the world (very important), so the protagonist's show of power has to be moved back a chapter or two.