Chapter 468: Old and cunning
"Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace, Fire Phoenix Banner Master Dong Xiaoer, please come in!"

"Longxiang Mountain Protector, Tang Xuan, please!"

Although Dong Xiaoer was full of confusion, she did not dare to disobey Ren Wuya's order. After going on stage, she introduced herself to Tang Xuan and then swung out her weapon, the "Red Whip", and started fighting with him in a big way.

Although the competition looked very intense, with a lot of back and forth fighting, it was not difficult for anyone with a discerning eye to notice that Dong Xiaoer was always the last one to make a move. There were several opportunities to win, but Dong Xiaoer turned a blind eye to Tang Xuan's flaws and even stopped at the last minute, which seemed like she was deliberately giving up.

In fact, Dong Xiaoer only used 70% of his strength in this battle and gave up his moves everywhere. But even so, Tang Xuan, who had mediocre martial arts talent, still found it difficult to seize the opportunity and win quickly.

In fact, this can't be entirely blamed on Tang Xuan. Although the hidden weapons he developed are unique in the world, many of the insidious hidden weapons cannot be used at will due to the rules of the martial arts conference. In addition, Yun Zhuiyue's instructions that some new hidden weapons that can win by surprise cannot be easily exposed, so Tang Xuan can only use some common hidden weapons in the martial arts world in the competition. Dong Xiaoer is no longer surprised by these hidden weapons and can easily dodge them. Even if he is careless occasionally, he can't hurt his vital parts.

After all, it was a duel in front of all the heroes in the world, so even if Dong Xiaoer was defeated, she couldn't show it too obviously, so as not to give people a chance to criticize her. But what made her most upset was that Tang Xuan was so disappointing, his martial arts skills were mediocre, and he wasn't even good at using hidden weapons.

After dozens of rounds, Tang Xuan was unable to launch a single fatal attack. Even if Dong Xiaoer wanted to lose, she couldn't find a reason or opportunity to lose.

"what happened?"

Xie Xuan saw that Dong Xiaoer had "missed opportunities" again and again, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy. He said angrily: "Dong Xiaoer could have broken Tang Xuan's neck with one whip just now, why did she suddenly change her tactics? Why did she deliberately let the long whip miss?"

"You bastards, you only know how to put on some flashy show!" Jiang Yiwei gritted his teeth and said, "How can this be a martial arts competition? It's clearly an act! If you keep fighting like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to decide the winner until dark!"

At this moment, Luo Tianjin's face was as gloomy as water. He said nothing, staring at the sword-fighting arena intently, with an uncontrollable anger burning in his eyes.

Luo Tianjin knew clearly that behind Dong Xiaoer's hypocritical behavior, it was actually Ren Wuya who was causing trouble.

He had already cut off his retreat as Ren Wuya had intended, but he had not expected that Ren Wuya would suddenly have an idea and have other intentions. It was like being played like a monkey, how could Luo Tianjin not be furious?
On the other side, Jin Fuyu was watching the competition on the sword arena with great interest, and said with a half-smile: "The one who played with the eagle got his eyes pecked by the eagle. Luo Tianjin was desperate and wanted to use Ren Wuya to help him get to the top, but he was unexpectedly played around by Ren Wuya. Haha... Interesting, really interesting!"

Hearing this, Qin Ming laughed and asked, "Master Jinwu, does Luo Tianjin lose both his wife and his army this time?"

"That depends on what Ren Wuya is thinking?" Jin Fuyu said, "In fact, it will not do him any good to offend Luo Tianjin now."

Lu Tingxiang asked curiously, "Since there is no benefit, why is Ren Wuya doing this?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu. We will know the answer soon."

With the completely different thoughts and positions in the audience, the "entanglement" between Dong Xiaoer and Tang Xuan that lasted for half an hour finally came to an end.

With Dong Xiaoer's deliberate flaw, Tang Xuan finally seized the opportunity and shot out seven Yin-Yang Darts in succession, six of which were swept away by Dong Xiaoer's whip, and the last one hit her right shoulder, causing her to scream in pain. The whip slipped out of her hand, and her body flew backwards, and finally rolled down the arena in a "miserable" manner.

"Dong Xiaoer leaves, Tang Xuan wins!"

Xu Qingnian's voice rang out quietly, and Dong Xiaoer, who had "regrettably suffered defeat", walked back to Ren Wuya with a painful look and staggering steps, supported by the disciples of Yulong Palace.

"Palace Master..."

"Well done!" Before Dong Xiao'er could finish her words, Ren Wuya suddenly waved his hand and turned to Hu Yanba and said, "Next round, you play!"

"Yes." Hu Yanba looked at Dong Xiaoer in astonishment. After a moment's silence, he asked in a low voice, "How could you lose to..."

“Huyan Ba!” Before he could finish his words, Ren Wuya suddenly said, “Take down Tang Xuan. If Yun Zhuiyue sends Si Wudao in the next match, you will pretend to be defeated. If your opponent is not Si Wudao, you can give it your all until Si Wudao comes on the field.”

"This……"

"Forgive my ignorance, Xiao'er. I really don't understand the Palace Master's intention." Dong Xiao'er couldn't hold back her inner confusion and interrupted, "What good will it do us to deliberately lose to Longxiang Mountain? If we lose again and again, I'm afraid we will be ridiculed by the world, saying that we, the Jade Dragon Palace, are just a name for nothing and are full of rubbish..."

"Ok?"

Ren Wuya's eyes turned cold, and Dong Xiaoer's face suddenly changed. She knelt down and apologized: "Xiaoer means..."

"No need to explain!" Ren Wuya sneered, "I know what you are thinking, but do you know what I am thinking?"

"Please let me know, Palace Master!"

"In this martial arts conference, the position of leader will not be available to my Jade Dragon Palace, right?"

"Correct."

"Today, even if you try your best, you will still be making things difficult for Luo Tianjin, right?"

"Having said that, but..."

"No hurry!" Ren Wuya interrupted, "Have you ever thought about this? If we fight with Longxiang Mountain and both sides are defeated, and everyone is lingering on and dying, if someone takes the opportunity to plot something bad, we may not even be able to save our lives in Huashan, where we are unfamiliar with the place."

Dong Xiaoer nodded thoughtfully and said hesitantly, "So the Palace Master wants to preserve his strength for emergencies. But after all, we have an agreement with Luo Tianjin. If we go back on our word, what if we can't help him take the position of the leader of the martial arts world? Wouldn't that mean we will be attacked from all sides?"

"Preserving our strength is only one reason," Ren Wuya said quietly, "Second, to test Luo Tianjin's sincerity. If he is sincere, I will do my best to help him. If he is insincere, we are already under attack from all sides, so why wait until after the martial arts conference?"

"Sincerely?" Dong Xiao'er half-understood, "Isn't Luo Tianjin's sincerity enough?"

"The surface work is enough, but how much 'real money' is there? Luo Tianjin is born with a good mouth, and no one can tell which of his words are true and which are false." Ren Wuya said, "So I still have to test it." "How to test it?"

"The best touchstone is both far away and right before our eyes." Having said this, Ren Wuya cast his unfathomable gaze at Liu Xunyi who was in a trance in the distance, and said with a meaningful smile, "Try whether Liu Xunyi is sincere in serving us, and then you will know whether Luo Tianjin is sincere in making friends with us."

"The Palace Master means..."

"Go!"

Ren Wuya urged him impatiently, and Huyan Ba ​​picked up the eerie and terrifying ghost-head sword that was gleaming with cold light, and strode towards the sword-fighting arena.

"and many more!"

Before Hu Yanba and Tang Xuan could fight, Yun Zhuiyue suddenly interrupted and said, "Let Si Wudao take the field."

"what?"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Xu Qingnian looked at Yun Zhuiyue in disbelief and reminded her, “Saint Master Yun, Tang Xuan has not yet been defeated. If he leaves the field, it will be considered as admitting defeat…”

"If he admits defeat, then he admits defeat." Yun Zhuiyue replied nonchalantly, "He is no match for Hu Yanba. If he continues to show off, he will only end up dead."

After saying that, Yun Zhuiyue waved at Tang Xuan, whose face was uncertain, and said nothing more.

Yun Zhuiyue's move undoubtedly made Tang Xuan lose face, but the rules of Longxiang Mountain were strict. Since the Holy Lord had spoken, even if Tang Xuan was dissatisfied, he did not dare to disobey. He hesitated for a moment, then sighed and walked towards the sidelines in dismay.

Looking at Tang Xuan's lonely back, Hu Yanba couldn't help but frown and said in a muffled voice: "What kind of hero is it to surrender before fighting?"

"Every inch has its own strengths and every foot has its own weaknesses. Why should you compare your strengths with others' weaknesses? Dharma Protector Tang is good at strange and clever skills, but not at close combat. I am just the opposite. My head is like an elm knot. No matter how much I learn, I can't get it. Therefore, I can only show off my boxing and kicking to make a living in the martial arts world. Hehe..."

Accompanied by a playful laughter, Si Wudao used a trick of teleportation and instantly appeared in front of Huyan Ba.

Si Wudao, dressed in a linen monk's robe, a string of mottled prayer beads, a clear water Zen staff, and a silly smile on his face, formed a sharp contrast with Huyan Ba, who looked ferocious, had a face full of flesh, muscular, and dark skin.

Faced with the famous "Unrighteous Monk", the bold and unrestrained Huyan Ba ​​was extremely eager to have a hearty battle with him.

However, Ren Wuya had said so before, so Hu Yanba had to restrain himself like Dong Xiaoer and be restrained in every way. Although he felt aggrieved, he could do nothing about it.

Huyan Ba ​​is different from Dong Xiaoer. He is not good at acting and he disdains pretending.

He knew that he could not fight with all his strength against Si Wudao, so his fighting spirit was weak and his murderous aura was completely gone.

"watch out!"

Hu Yanba shouted loudly, and at the same time swung the ghost-head knife, slashing straight at Si Wudao's face. This move seemed fierce, but in fact it was extremely casual, as if he was absent-minded and perfunctory.

During the fight between the two, Huyan Ba's moves were mediocre and full of flaws. He was dull and passive between offense and defense. In a blink of an eye, he was suppressed by Si Wudao.

Seeing this, the people watching the fight around gradually saw some clues and looked strange.

They thought that there would be a fierce battle between the two martial arts sects, the Jade Dragon Palace and the Dragon Elephant Mountain. However, they did not expect that, except for the first two fierce battles, the rest of the competitions were boring and uninteresting.

"Is this the method used by the Master of the Green Turtle Banner of the Jade Dragon Palace? It is simply shameful and not worth mentioning!"

"If I had known that the masters of the martial arts conference were so incompetent, and that they were all people who had gained fame for nothing, why would we have watched them fight? We could have given it a try, and maybe we could have made a name for ourselves. Haha..."

Along with the sarcasm and ridicule of some people with bad intentions, gradually, waves of boos filled with contempt and ridicule began to be heard from inside and outside the summit of Mount Huashan.

This scene not only embarrassed Xu Qingnian and the leaders of the major sects, but also made Si Wudao on the sword-fighting stage extremely embarrassed.

"Keng!"

Si Wudao waved his Zen stick and immediately forced Hu Yanba, who was responding perfunctorily, back several feet.

In a flash, Si Wudao rushed forward and flashed in front of Huyan Ba. Before he could make another move, Huyan Ba ​​slipped and flew backwards, falling directly off the arena.

"This……"

Such an obvious act is jaw-dropping and makes people laugh and cry.

On the other hand, Huyan Ba, under the strange gazes of everyone, stood up as if nothing had happened, dusted off the dust, and at the same time glared fiercely at Si Wudao, who was standing on the sword-fighting stage with a confused look on his face, and walked away without saying a word.

……

(End of this chapter)