Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 123: Finding Cuifeng (Thanks to the book friend for mentioning the Silver Alliance in the previous paragraph)
In the southwest of Qizhou, there is a mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles with undulating terrain.

There is a very high mountain near Qizhou, which the people of Qizhou call Mi Cui Peak.

Mi Cui Peak has lush vegetation. Due to its unique terrain and other reasons, the vegetation on it has green leaves for a longer period of time than those at the foot of the mountain, and the peak appears green all year round.

"Qizhou has mountains and water, it's a really nice place." Walking at the foot of Micui Peak, Jiang Xuan was delighted by the beautiful scenery of Micui Peak and couldn't help but sigh.

"The registration area is on the mountainside. There are quite a few warriors here today, so please pay attention. The so-called martial arts performances and competitions take place both on and off the field." Old Sha instructed.

At the foot of Mi Cui Peak, people dressed as warriors came and went. Jiang Xuan observed them briefly and found that nearly half of the warriors had chosen various methods to conceal their appearance.

In this way, Sha Lao in a brown cloak and Jiang Xuan in a green hood did not stand out at all among the crowd of warriors and appeared to be very sociable.

"There are so many warriors signing up for this year's martial arts performance. The closer it gets to the end of registration, the more warriors are arriving at Mi Cui Peak. This year's martial arts performance is going to be exciting!"

"It's certainly pretty, but after the recent chaos in Qizhou City, they lost a lot of powerful warriors. I'm afraid we'll suffer a loss in this martial arts performance."

"Why would we lose? The martial arts performance is a personal registration for each warrior, and the results of the performance will not affect Qizhou City in the slightest."

"Not even a little bit of an impact? Don't be ridiculous! If Qizhou's warriors don't perform well, it will definitely have an adverse impact on Qizhou. Don't forget, the imperial envoy is still in the City Lord's Mansion!"

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After the chaos in Qizhou City, the people of Qizhou began to worry about the future of Qizhou City and even the entire Qizhou.

Under such circumstances, City Lord Bai did not show up. From the perspective of the people of Qizhou City, City Lord Bai would never ignore Qizhou, and they began to worry about City Lord Bai's safety.

However, the imperial envoy sent by the imperial capital has already arrived in Qizhou City and is taking charge of the city lord's mansion.

The businesses of the Wu and Gao families in Qizhou City have gradually recovered.

After executing a group of warriors on charges of rebellion, the City Lord's Mansion ordered all Qizhou people not to leave Qizhou, and no other news came out for a while.

"Senior Brother Gao..." When several warriors saw a warrior carrying a giant axe walking by, they quickly bowed and greeted the warrior with a giant axe.

The warrior with the giant axe didn't put on airs. He kept walking and clasped his fists towards the warriors.

Jiang Xuan didn't have much impression of Senior Brother Gao, but the huge axe on his back looked very familiar.

"I heard that Senior Brother Gao also arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion that day, but was seriously injured."

"To be able to recover so quickly from a serious injury, you are indeed a top warrior, worthy of being Senior Brother Gao."

"I heard that Senior Brother Gao encountered a master outside the City Lord's Mansion that day. The master fought with him for more than ten rounds and defeated Senior Brother Gao. However, the master was very mysterious and did not use any heavy hands on Senior Brother Gao."

"Defeat Senior Brother Gao in just a dozen rounds? How is that possible? Don't trust hearsay!"

After Senior Brother Gao walked away, several warriors began to discuss in low voices.

"You should have seen him that day, Gao Rubang, who is at the peak of the Heavenly Rank and has great strength." Old Sha said in a deep voice beside Jiang Xuan.

"Gao Rubang, is he a member of the Gao family?" Jiang Xuan asked curiously. "No, he should be working for the Gao family." Old Sha recalled what he saw and heard during the battle outside the City Lord's Mansion that day and made a judgment on Gao Rubang's identity.

Although Jiang Xuan was curious, he also understood that since Gao Rubang was a top-level Heavenly Rank warrior, he would definitely not be his opponent in this martial arts performance.

He felt the oppression brought by Gao Rubang and his giant axe, and was somewhat glad that he would not fight against Gao Rubang in this martial arts performance.

"Senior Brother Cheng..."

Amid the greetings of the warriors, a more burly man came over with two short swords hanging from his waist.

This Senior Brother Cheng seemed even more enthusiastic than Senior Brother Gao. With a somewhat innocent smile on his face, he said to the warriors, "Okay, okay, are you all here?"

Jiang Xuan had even less impression of this Senior Brother Cheng.

"This man is called Cheng Xiuyong. His strength is even slightly above Gao Rubang. He wields two daggers and possesses excellent speed and agility."

Seeing that Jiang Xuan just nodded perfunctorily, Mr. Sha asked again, "Why, you don't remember? After he collapsed that day, he lay in front of Gao Rubang."

Jiang Xuan was speechless. When he arrived that day, he had only witnessed the battle between Old Sha and the palm warrior; everyone else present had already fallen to the ground. Besides a slight impression of Gao Rubang's iconic giant axe, how could he have any impression of anyone else?

"It's really lively today. I didn't expect that Senior Brother Gao and Senior Brother Cheng are here."

"Senior Brothers Gao and Cheng are consistently ranked among the top five warriors in Qizhou. I originally thought the Gao family branch would consider maintaining their security forces and only allow one of them to participate in the martial arts performance. I didn't expect both of them to participate this year."

"Yes, in this way, Qizhou can earn some face in the peak group."

"It's a pity that Wu Fengzi, the strongest warrior in Qizhou, can't come." A warrior said with some regret and emotion.

"What kind of martial arts madman? You should call him the deputy chief of the personal guards! The deputy chief of the personal guards died fighting to the death while protecting the City Lord's Mansion. You should respect him!" another warrior said angrily.

"Yes, yes, I spoke out of turn." The warrior from before slapped his mouth and said apologetically.

"It seems that this year's martial arts performance is far more important than I thought. As a result, the martial arts performance in a few days will be very difficult, and you must be fully prepared." Old Sha said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, I will try my best to play well in every game." Jiang Xuan replied.

After a brief moment of thought, Mr. Sha added in a deep voice, "Also, since Gao Rubang and Cheng Xiuyong are here, there's no guarantee that some of those little guys who showed up outside the City Lord's Mansion that day will also participate in the martial arts performance. During the performance, try not to use this spear to avoid complications."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. However, even with this dagger, I can still exert at least 60% to 70% of my strength, so Mr. Sha don't have to worry." Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan touched the body of the spear behind him, then gripped the hilt of the dagger at his waist and nodded to Mr. Sha.

"You little brat, I'm worried? What am I worried about? I'm worried that you won't lose. The better you perform, the more trouble it will be for this old man to hide your identity. I wish you would lose quickly so that this old man can save some trouble. You just continue to be a good guard."

Jiang Xuan knew that Mr. Sha had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, so he just grinned and didn't intend to argue with him.

"Let's go and sign up." Mr. Sha put his hands behind his back and walked in front.

"Look, aren't those people from Dianzhou? Why are there so many of them this year?" A warrior pointed to the distance and shouted in the crowd, attracting many people to look in the direction he pointed.

(End of this chapter)