Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 560: Going to the Eight Star Platform Again

In order to pay tribute to the two Wu brothers, and also to find the Xiaoyao Sect for Wang Chongyang, Yang Guo finally made a decision to temporarily follow Guo Jing and Huang Rong to leave the ancient tomb for a while.

Xiaolongnu didn't want to be separated from Yang Guo, so naturally she stayed by his side.

After the two men packed their simple bags, the group of seven left Zhongnan Mountain and headed towards Wangbei City.

The bodies of Xiao Wu and Da Wu were buried near Wangbei City. Nowadays, the center of the martial arts world is in Wangbei Chaonan, so whether you want to pay tribute to the dead or to inquire about news, that is the only choice.

The reason why Wang Chongyang also went along was, firstly, to pass on the Xiantian Gong to Yang Guo in its entirety, and secondly, he was interested in Lu Ping, who was rumored to have single-handedly stopped the war between the two countries.

A few days later, they returned to Wangbei City.

After a few days, Wangbei City was a completely different scene, with crowds of people surging and bustling.

The prosperous appearance made Yang Guo, who had been there once, deeply feel the intensity of the turmoil in the martial arts world.

On the contrary, Wang Chongyang and Lin Chaoying, who had lived in seclusion for many years, did not feel uncomfortable with the new atmosphere in the martial arts world and integrated into it very naturally.

When they arrived at the place, Yang Guo brought Xiaolongnu with him, followed Guo Jing and Huang Rong to the Guo Mansion to pay their respects to the elder Wu brothers and sisters. Wang Chongyang, after strolling around the city casually, walked out of the city and headed north and south.

When he saw the strange mountain towering above the plain, Wang Chongyang's expression finally changed. After sighing that people and things have changed, he followed the people around him, climbed the stone bridge, and came to Hunyuan Terrace.

On the Hunyuan Stage, all kinds of things happen.

The largest number of them are mobile vendors who do business from food carts;

The most crowded places are the two areas on the left and right where wooden signs and flags with the words "Recruiting Talents" are erected.

Wang Chongyang was curious when he saw this, so he stopped a person passing by and asked, "Little brother, what are they doing?"

Wang Xiaoshi was stopped by him and was immediately surprised.

"Who is this old man? He's so fast! I didn't even react at all just now..."

After just one encounter, he knew that the old man in front of him was an extraordinary martial artist. He did not dare to be careless and answered truthfully: "They are from the Talent Recruitment Hall established by the Song Dynasty court some time ago. They are here to recruit martial arts masters in preparation for the chess competition in three months."

Wang Chongyang already had a general understanding of the chess match.

Before, he had always thought that this matter only involved the court, but now it seems that this is not the case?
"According to common sense, even if the emperors of the two Song dynasties really wanted to decide the world through chess, they should have sent out the great generals in the court."

"Why are you recruiting experts from the martial arts world now?"

Listening to Wang Chongyang's mumbling, which seemed like a question or a soliloquy, Wang Xiaoshi could only explain his confusion: "Perhaps it is because most of the generals in the court are just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking?"

After decades of recuperation, the imperial courts of the two Song dynasties had returned to their original state of emphasizing civil officials over military officials, and nine out of ten military generals got to their positions through connections.

The last one may have some real ability, but once he is assimilated by those pampered colleagues for a period of time, he will inevitably become more or less lazy.

In addition, military generals have to train soldiers, take care of military affairs, and learn military tactics on a daily basis, so they are far inferior to the people in the martial arts world in terms of personal bravery.

Isn't this chess match a test of personal bravery?

After Wang Xiaoshi's discussion, Wang Chongyang suddenly became enlightened and laughed, "Young people can see things much more clearly than old people like us!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoshi scratched his head and laughed foolishly.

"What's your name, little brother?"

"Wang Xiaoshi."

"Oh, what a coincidence! And it's my family... It turns out that people with the surname Wang are amazing!" "So your surname is also Wang, senior?"

After a few words, the two of them had a very pleasant conversation and felt that they had met too late.

After a while, Wang Chongyang suddenly changed the subject and asked, "My dear Wang, how much do you know about Lu Ping who lives on the Eight Star Terrace? Have you ever seen him?"

Wang Xiaoshi was a very honest person and did not hide anything: "Of course I have seen him. I am not bragging. We are still friends."

Most of the time, people follow "I'm not bragging" with words that indicate they are bragging, but this time was an exception. Wang Xiaoshi really was not bragging, and Wang Chongyang also believed that he was not bragging.

"I see. Then Lu Pingping is only in his twenties? Or did he come from another martial world..."

Hearing that Lu Ping was only in his twenties but had already reached the level of unparalleled martial arts, and had even mastered the skills of 'pulling mountains from flat ground' and 'leaving words on the jade wall with embedded Qi', Wang Chongyang felt warm in his heart and wished he could meet this amazing young man immediately.

"Since you are his friend, can't you go up to this Eight Stars Platform?"

Wang Xiaoshi smiled awkwardly and said, "If you really want to, and spend some time and energy, you can get up there. But there's not much else up there except the flat road. It's very boring. It's not as interesting as here!"

"I see……"

"I would like to meet him!"

After Wang Chongyang finished speaking, he walked away. Under Wang Xiaoshi's surprised gaze, he jumped onto the mountain wall, and easily passed through the formation on the wall and climbed onto the stone chain.

"It's really good! This senior's martial arts is really amazing..."

As I was amazed, a familiar voice sounded from behind me.

"His martial arts skills are indeed amazing. If he is willing to become a chess warrior, he might be the key to determining the outcome of the game!"

Hearing the voice, Wang Xiaoshi's face suddenly darkened, and he turned around and said, "Why are you here again? This is already the fifth day, do you like to pester me so much?"

"Hahaha...I won't give up until you agree to become a chess warrior!"

The man who came had a handsome appearance and an imposing demeanor. He stood out in the crowd in a white robe and a white cloak. It was Bai Choufei!
The Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty entrusted the important task of selecting the "chess warriors" to Zhuge Zhengwo, but Zhuge Zhengwo was not stupid enough to really decide on the fifteen candidates by himself.

What's more, even though he had asked Zhui Ming to recruit the heads of the four great families of Fengyun Escort Agency, as well as Qi Shaoshang, Di Feijing, Li Chenzhou and others, he was not completely sure that he could succeed in the lobbying.

So after taking over the task, he immediately promoted Yuan Shisanxian and Su Mengzhen to be his assistants, and delegated the task of recruiting martial arts masters to the two of them.

Among the two, Yuan Shisanxian is mainly responsible for the work of the Talent Recruitment Hall in Chaonan City, while Su Mengzhen is responsible for recruiting those wandering knights.

However, Su Mengzhen’s physical condition was too poor to undertake frequent overseas work, so these tasks naturally fell on Bai Choufei, the deputy building owner.

A few days ago, Bai Choufei accidentally discovered Wang Xiaoshi. After some planning and testing, he found that Wang Xiaoshi's martial arts skills were extraordinary and far surpassed those of ordinary people in the martial arts world, so he wanted to recruit him.

Since then, for several days in a row, he came here every day, trying to persuade Wang Xiaoshi to become a chess warrior, or even join the Jinfengxiyu Tower and use him for his own purposes.

But Wang Xiaoshi's temper was as stubborn as a rock. No matter how Bai Choufei tried, he could not bribe him or try to gain his sympathy.

Wang Xiaoshi and Bai Choufei, this pair of sworn brothers who were not destined to be together, seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force and eventually came together.

At the same time, Wang Chongyang had already climbed up to the Eight Stars Terrace and came in front of Lu Ping.

As soon as the two met, Lu Ping spoke first.

"Congratulations, you are the fifth person to come here in these days."

(End of this chapter)