Chapter 45 A blockbuster

In the silent martial arts arena, many people were still immersed in the battle between Liu Xunyi and Qin Er, who had a huge disparity in strength. Although Qin Er was not the leader of the Hexi Qin family, the name of the three heroes of the Qin family was quite prestigious in the martial arts world. No matter how useless Qin Er was, he was definitely not a good-for-nothing, and his martial arts skills were enough to rank in the upper middle even in the Qin family.

Even if such a character loses, he should lose to a senior in the martial arts world or a famous hero, and definitely not to an unknown person like Liu Xunyi.

The "unknown" defeated the "famous Jianghu master". This kind of thing is not unique in the Jianghu, but it is definitely not uncommon. There are three explanations for this. One is that the two had secretly agreed on the outcome before the fight, and it was not about each other's true strength. The second is that the "famous Jianghu master" was seriously injured or possessed, and it is possible that he was defeated by the unknown man. The third is that this so-called "unknown" is actually a hidden master who has been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger from the beginning.

Considering the current situation, the first and second explanations are both unlikely. As for the "nobody" mentioned in the third one, they are usually old men with white hair and beard, or hermits with Taoist spirit. It is rare to see a young person like Liu Xunyi.

Everyone present was a veteran who had been in the martial arts world for many years, so they were naturally very clear about this principle, so they were even more curious about Liu Xunyi's performance. They were not only concerned about Liu Xunyi himself, but also about the master behind Liu Xunyi.

Everyone understands that for a young man like Liu Xunyi to have superior martial arts skills, there must be a master behind him. Just like Wu Chan and Zheng Songren of the same generation, there is a peerless master behind them.

"Then who is Liu Xunyi's master?"

Many people suspected that it was Luo Tianjin. After all, in terms of martial arts, age, and experience, Luo Tianjin was more than qualified to be Liu Xunyi's master. If Liu Xunyi was really trained by Luo Tianjin, it would not be surprising that he could have such martial arts at such a young age.

However, no one in the martial arts world had ever heard that the King of the North had accepted such a disciple, which made everyone secretly speculate and led to many assumptions. However, nine out of ten times, they were all related to Luo Tianjin. After all, Luo Tianjin had just admitted in front of everyone that Liu Xunyi was his person.

The person with the most complicated feelings at the moment is Luo Tianjin. Outsiders can freely speculate that he and Liu Xunyi are master and disciple, but only Luo Tianjin knows in his heart that he doesn't know Liu Xunyi at all. Like everyone else present, Luo Tianjin also met Liu Xunyi for the first time today.

However, with Luo Tianjin's shrewdness, some things would never show on his face even if they were rotten in his heart. Therefore, Luo Tianjin still maintained a calm and indifferent look, but in his eyes when he looked at Liu Xunyi, the intriguing meaning just now became more intense.

Looking at Liu Xunyi standing on the stage as straight as a steel spear, Luo Ningyu could not hide the ecstasy in her eyes. She said to Luo Tianjin excitedly: "Dad, this not only avenges Lin Fangda, but also increases the prestige of our Xianwang Mansion. Let's see who dares to be presumptuous in front of Dad in the future. Haha..."

Luo Tianjin ignored the excited Luo Ningyu, and turned his complicated gaze to Deng Changchuan beside him. Although he did not speak, Deng Changchuan seemed to understand and smiled bitterly, then nodded slightly with deep meaning.

"Good brother!" Lin Fangda insisted on standing behind the crowd and watching the fight with the support of two disciples. At that time, Liu Xunyi defeated Qin Er, which made him so excited that he almost broke the wounds on his body that had stopped bleeding with great difficulty.

Shen Dongshan and Lu Tingxiang, who had long known that Liu Xunyi and Luo Tianjin did not know each other, now had a complex and uncertain expression on their faces.

"This person is such a powerful character." Lu Tingxiang stared at Liu Xunyi with a mysterious look, and asked Sikong Zhu in a low voice, "Master Zhu, what do you think?"

Si Kong Zhu pondered for a moment and said, "He was able to save Bai Shuang from Tang Afu yesterday... I guessed that this boy's martial arts must be good, but I didn't see it with my own eyes yesterday, so I was quite hesitant. But from what I saw just now, he does have the ability to compete with Tang Afu."

Lu Tingxiang whispered, "Although the Merciless Swordsman is from a pagan background, it does not affect his ranking as the fifth on the Dragon Elephant Ranking. This man's martial arts skills are well known to everyone in the world. It is definitely not easy for Liu Xunyi to fight him head-on."

The Dragon and Elephant Ranking mentioned by Lu Tingxiang is actually a ranking of the heroes of the martial arts world by the Dragon and Elephant Mountain, one of the four major martial arts sects. However, the most interesting thing is that this ranking is only for the newcomers in the martial arts world. Therefore, the heads, elders, and family heads of the major sects, families, and gangs are not included in this list.

Therefore, the Dragon and Elephant List is also jokingly called the "Top Ten Newcomers in the Jianghu" list.

At present, the "Top Ten Young Masters of Jianghu" are probably not as good as the "Twelve Heroes of the Central Plains Wulin" in terms of seniority, martial arts, and background. But their potential in the future is immeasurable. First, they are still young, and they will have great potential in the future in terms of martial arts and power. Second, the Top Ten Young Masters of Jianghu are selected by Longxiang Mountain, so they are not limited to disciples of famous and upright sects, but cover the entire Jianghu, regardless of good or evil, birth, or sect, but only consider the level of martial arts.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Tingxiang, the head of the Lu family, was also ranked third on the Dragon Elephant List by Longxiang Mountain. He is also the only person who has been on both the "Dragon Elephant List" and the "Twelve Heroes of the Central Plains Martial Arts World". He is truly legendary.

Among all the people present today, except Lu Tingxiang, only Wu Chan, the top master among Shaolin disciples, was left, ranking seventh among the top ten masters. As for the Qin clan's three heroes, Zheng Songren, Gong Qing, Xu Zhun, and Lin Fangda, none of them made the list. It is not difficult to see that the "top ten masters" ranked by Longxiang Mountain are not a joke, and not everyone can be ranked casually.

In fact, the strong internal strength accumulated by Wu Chan through practicing Yi Jin Jing is much stronger than Lu Tingxiang, but the level of martial arts cannot be completely determined by the depth of internal strength. It is also a combination of courage, experience, and decisiveness. Therefore, for Wu Chan, who has a simple mind today, it is not easy to rank seventh on the Dragon Elephant List.

If Wuchan can improve his mind in the future, and practice a variety of killing martial arts under the blessing of Yijinjing, and hone his ruthless means and cold-blooded cruelty, then it will not be difficult to surpass Lu Tingxiang, who is in third place. After thinking for a moment, Lu Tingxiang slowly stood up, looked around calmly at the people with different expressions, and smiled slowly: "The winner of the competition between Liu Xunyi and Qin Er has been decided, I wonder if you have any objections?"

Faced with Lu Tingxiang's question, everyone shook their heads and remained silent.

Lu Tingxiang smiled slightly and said to Luo Tianjin, "I never thought that Lord Luo had such a master under his command. The battle just now opened my eyes, and I believe it also surprised everyone present. This master was hidden so deeply by Lord Luo that when he appeared today, we were all unable to recognize him. It is really a waste of talent to let a talent like Liu Xunyi chop wood and boil water. Haha..."

As soon as Lu Tingxiang said this, it immediately caused laughter.

Zhong Limu's eyes narrowed towards Liu Xunyi on the stage, and he said with a joking smile: "Little boy, you are the Lord of Luo's man, no wonder you dared to fight Tang Afu head-on last night. Haha... It seems that this painting of the wind and rain will be yours today, congratulations!" Zhong Limu didn't know the relationship between Liu Xunyi and Luo Tianjin, nor did he know that Liu Xunyi was actually an outsider who intended to sneak into the Lu Mansion last night. Therefore, he spoke without restraint and blurted out what happened last night, which was obviously unintentional.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Luo Tianjin, Lu Tingxiang, Shen Dongshan and other insiders changed, but no one took the lead in breaking this window paper.

Liu Xunyi was thinking quickly about how to respond, and he bowed to Zhong Limu respectfully and said, "Senior Zhongli, you are too kind. If it weren't for your help last night, I'm afraid I would have died under the ruthless sword."

At this point, Liu Xunyi couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply admitted it generously. On the one hand, he could show that he was upright, and on the other hand, he could take the opportunity to prove his innocence to Lu Tingxiang and Shen Dongshan. After all, he was wrongly accused of being Tang Afu's accomplice last night, and Zhong Limu's words today could just prove it.

The others did not know the whole story, so they had no way to interrupt. As for the few who knew, they were extremely smart, and each of them had their own ulterior motives, and no one wanted to cause trouble.

Luo Tianjin just admitted that Liu Xunyi was from the Xianwang Mansion. If he told the truth now, it would make the Northern Xianwang lose face. Exposing Liu Xunyi's lies was a small matter, but offending Luo Tianjin would be a huge trouble. Therefore, Lu Tingxiang and Shen Dongshan also pretended that the world was peaceful and remained unmoved.

"In terms of age, I may be a few years older than Brother Liu, but I am considered a junior in the Tang Sect. Haha..." Just as everyone was whispering, Tang Ren suddenly laughed and said, "If the Tang Sect sends me to learn Brother Liu's skills, I wonder if Palace Master Luo, Young Master Lu, and everyone here would agree?"

Tang Ren was nearly forty years old, indeed a generation older than Liu Xunyi. He knew that it might be inappropriate to act on his own, so he asked this question.

Lu Tingxiang did not ask Liu Xunyi's opinion, but turned his gaze to Luo Tianjin and said with a smile: "I wonder what the Luo family thinks?"

Deng Changchuan interrupted, "Rules are rules. If Tang Ren can ignore seniority and bully the weak, can I, Deng, also try it? In this case, can my mansion master and all the leaders present here also take action?"

Deng Changchuan's words froze the smiles on Tang Ren and Lu Tingxiang's faces. Especially Tang Ren, who was ruthlessly refuted in public, was really embarrassed, so he insisted in a rather stiff tone: "But I don't know whether this is what Fifth Master Deng meant, or what Lord Luo meant?"

Deng Changchuan's face darkened when he heard this, and he was about to open his mouth to refute, but Luo Tianjin smiled and said, "Deng Changchuan has always been quick to speak, Master Tang Ren, please forgive me. In fact, I don't care whether you go on stage or not. Seniority is a matter of opinion. If Master Tang Ren insists on being a generation younger than us, how can I object? But before you go on stage, I would like to kindly remind you that Master Tang Ren is a famous figure after all, and his every move is related to the reputation of the Tang Clan in Shu, so don't let him lose to a junior. Haha..."

Luo Tianjin's words were soft on the outside but hard on the inside, and were extremely sarcastic. Tang Ren's face turned red and white, and he was very embarrassed.

"In my opinion, let's just forget it!" Teng Cang kindly advised, "There's no need for Mr. Tang Ren..."

"Lord Luo's kindness is appreciated by me and the Tang Sect!" Before Teng Cang could finish his words, Tang Ren suddenly stood up and said in a cold tone, "But our Shuzhong Tang Sect always keeps its word. I have just said it, and Lord Luo did not object. In this case, I, Tang Ren, will give up this false reputation and must go on stage to compete with Brother Liu!"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to persuade him anymore, Tang Ren turned sideways, raised his foot and lightly kicked the chair. His body rose from the ground, flipped in the air for several times, and directly jumped across the huge martial arts arena, landing steadily on the ring.

"I am Tang Ren, the owner of the Tang Clan's First-Class Room. Please teach me!"

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(End of this chapter)