Dog-Beating Stick (First Update)

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The second day of the martial arts examination.

After yesterday's elimination, only more than 100 people were left.

There are still two rounds today. Su Liang's ranking is very high. The opponent of the first round was known yesterday.

Therefore, Su Liang and Ning Jing did not carry all the eighteen kinds of weapons in the carriage. She directly selected the long sword she wanted to use and went.

But the third opponent Su Liang met was not as strong as the first two, and the result was no suspense.

This situation is not uncommon. In the elimination stage, whether you can advance or not depends a lot on the grouping.

After the end, Su Liang went home directly and did not meet Nian Ruxue.

On this day, Nian Ruxue appeared again in men's clothes and a mask. Everyone was used to it and did not find it strange.

…

In the fourth round of the afternoon, which was also the last round of elimination, the thirty people selected entered the next qualifying round.

And Su Liang met a tough guy this time.

It was Luo Rong, a young swordsman who has been famous in the world in the past two years.

In the first three rounds, Luo Rong defeated his opponent with only one move, so he was nicknamed "Luo Yijian" and was one of the most eye-catching warriors in the martial arts examination so far, except for the two women.

Today, each martial arts competition venue was much larger than yesterday, and it was not as chaotic as yesterday, and there were more people coming to watch the excitement.

Wan Hui gave Zheng'er some water to drink, so that his throat would not be dry when he cheered for Su Liang later.

Lin Xueqing looked at Luo Rong and Su Liang, and subconsciously took Qin Yujin's arm, "I feel that this person looks very powerful, and may be difficult to deal with."

Xing Yusheng silently changed positions with Qin Yujin, and without being discovered by Lin Xueqing, he looked down at the slender jade hand holding his arm and smiled slightly, "Su Liang will definitely be able to do it."

Lin Xueqing heard Xing Yusheng's voice, turned around and found that she had taken the wrong person, her face flushed, and quickly let him go.

Xing Yusheng thought, his second brother-in-law should come back quickly, so that he can marry his young wife home.

Just as the officer was about to announce the start of the competition, a guard wearing a sword in a suit strode over, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that all the competitions that Miss Nian Si and Miss Su will participate in from now on will be held on the competition platform!"

There was only one competition platform in the center of the square, which was originally used for the qualifying round tomorrow.

Qin Yujin guessed that perhaps the emperor and the crown prince knew that there were two women with good strength in this martial arts competition, and they wanted to spread the word.

After all, the female general who mocked the women of Gan State for only being able to embroider was from Yan State, which is now under great pressure from the south.

The two countries have been in border disputes for many years. The King of Nanping colluded with Yan State, and the smuggled iron ore also entered Yan State. This time, the situation has been deadlocked and has not yet started, and the situation is unclear.

Gan State has always encouraged women to participate in the martial arts competition just to vent their anger.

Therefore, in this martial arts selection, Su Liang and Nian Ruxue were treated quite favorably, and the officials in charge were very polite.

After the prince spoke, Su Liang's competition was moved to the high competition platform.

Someone struck the four drums around the competition platform, and soon, most of the spectators in the square gathered.

Lin Xueqing sighed, "There are so many people. I'm afraid my legs will go weak just by standing up."

The officer saw Su Liang with empty hands and asked loudly, "The competition is about to begin. Miss Su, will you not use weapons in this game?"

"Yes." Su Liang finished speaking, leaned over and pulled out two sharp knives from the outside of her calf, moved her feet slightly, and got ready for the battle.

Qin Yujin's eyes were starry, "Sister Liang is so beautiful and handsome!"

There were already speculators nearby who had opened a bet on who would win this time, and many people placed bets.

The bets have been there since the martial arts examination, and no one cares.

Some people bet on Su Liang to win, but more people bet on Luo Rong to win.

In the first three games, Su Liang's strength did not seem very strong, but because she was a woman, she received the most attention.

And Luo Rong's performance in the first three games was very eye-catching.

Xing Yusheng ordered Qi Yan to bet 1,000 taels on Su Liang to win.

Seeing that Lin Xueqing was a little tempted, Xing Yusheng smiled, "500 taels of it are yours, I'll lend it to you, and you can pay me back when you win."

Lin Xueqing hurriedly shook her head, "No need."

"It's settled." Xing Yusheng knew that Lin Xueqing didn't want to win money, she just thought it was fun. Of course, the feeling of watching others bet is different from betting yourself.

The competition began.

Luo Rong's moves were sharp and fast, and he attacked Su Liang with a sword!

Su Liang stood there, as if motionless.

"Sister Su!" Lin Xueqing saw Luo Rong's sword reach Su Liang.

Su Liang turned around, dodged accurately, and stabbed Luo Rong's arm from a tricky angle with a backhand knife!

"Wow!" Lin Xueqing exclaimed, "Attack by surprise, sister Su taught me! If she had made a move earlier, Luo Rong would have seen through it, so she must choose the right time!"

Listening to Lin Xueqing's analysis, Xing Yusheng was a little surprised, "Xueqing, you know a lot."

Qin Yujin couldn't listen any more, "Focus on watching the fight."

In the blink of an eye, Su Liang and Luo Rong had fought several rounds.

Those who were confident in betting on Luo Rong to win at the beginning were all murmuring in their hearts.

It seemed that Su Liang's moves were very restrained, not as shocking as Luo Rong's big moves, but no matter what moves Luo Rong made, Su Liang could always dodge them, and Luo Rong couldn't dodge her knife every time.

"It's going to lose." A warrior who bet on Luo Rong to win sighed.

"I really misjudged it. I didn't expect this little girl to be so powerful." The old man who spoke up looked regretful.

He was Luo Rong's uncle, who accompanied him to participate in the martial arts exam to seek a good future. He thought there would be no problem in the qualifying round, and even thought he could enter the top three, but he didn't expect to meet such a powerful opponent in the elimination round.

His luck was really bad.

When Su Liang's knife was against Luo Rong's neck and he had forced him to the edge of the arena, with no room for retreat, the battle was over.

Luo Rong looked very ugly and said loudly, "I admit defeat!"

Su Liang put away his knife and ordered the official to announce the result of the competition.

Cheers rang out, and some people who lost money were extremely depressed.

Luo Rong got off the arena and left with his uncle.

Su Liang looked at his back, thinking.

...

Duanmu Chen still didn't go out today, but his subordinates came back from time to time to report the latest situation of the martial arts exam. Su Liang and Nian Ruxue were his special concerns.

When Changan came to report again, he said that he met Su Liang and brought back her message, "Miss Su gave the master a suggestion."

Duanmu Chen raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"

"Miss Su suggested that a challenge match could be added after the qualifying round. At that time, if the eliminated warriors are dissatisfied, they can have one chance to challenge anyone, and if the challenge is successful, they will replace their place. This is more fair." Changan looked serious.

Duanmu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Changan continued, "I think so too. The opponents that Miss Su encountered in the past four rounds were all strong. At least two of them had the chance to enter the top 30, especially Luo Rong today. His swordsmanship was very powerful, but unfortunately he was unlucky and ran into Miss Su so early."

Duanmu Chen thought, "Father may not be unaware of the problem with the rules that have been followed for so many years. It's just that Father doesn't care about the civilians who were eliminated early because of bad luck. Only the top three will be remembered and reused."

Changan frowned, "But as long as they enter the top 30, they will have fame. This opportunity is very important to them."

Duanmu Chen laughed, "Indeed. In this case, I will go to the palace to see Father and talk about this matter."

As he said, it's not that the superiors don't understand this matter, but they just don't care.

You must have a high enough status before you can have the opportunity to express your opinions and make suggestions.

This is the right thing to do. Duanmu Chen doesn't need to worry about being blamed. Instead, he can get a chance to perform.

…

Su Liang did not leave after the competition because she heard from the officer that Nian Ruxue's competition would start soon and she planned to take a look.

Qi Yan said that Nian Ruxue's opponent was quite strong this time.

Nian Ruxue did not appear until the competition was about to start. She was still wearing a mask and a maid behind her.

"We will know whether she has real skills in this match." Xing Yusheng whispered.

"I always feel that if her martial arts skills are very powerful, she would not have hidden them so deeply." Qin Yujin, who has known Nian Ruxue for many years, felt that something was wrong.

The competition began. Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing did not hear Qin Yujin's words. She also looked at the competition stage.

From where Su Liang was, she could only see Nian Ruxue's back.

Both of them used long swords. Su Liang commented on this competition. Putting aside her opinion of Nian Ruxue, the competition itself was still quite exciting.

Two swordsmanship, one is domineering and heavy, and the other is elegant and sharp.

The latter refers to Nian Ruxue.

Su Liang was surprised. She underestimated Nian Ruxue.

Amid cheers and applause, the competition ended, and Nian Ruxue won beautifully.

The praises were endless. Nian Ruxue left the competition platform with her maid.

Lin Xueqing frowned, "She is really amazing."

Su Liang and her group also walked out of the square.

She asked Ning Jing, "What do you think of Nian Ruxue's martial arts?"

Ning Jing looked indifferent, "Not so good."

"Her swordsmanship is very beautiful." Su Liang commented.

Ning Jing shook his head, "There are too many tricks, don't learn it."

"If we meet later, what weapon do you think I should use most appropriately?" Su Liang asked.

Ning Jing said three words, "Dog-beating stick."

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