Happy Little Scholar

"Second uncle, get up and work..."

Li Yi stood beside a rocking chair in the yard, urging the old man lying there.

There was a slight snoring sound from the rocking chair. The old man seemed to be in a dream and did not hear what he said. He turned over and snored even louder.

When you are old, you should move your muscles more. What's the point of lying down all the time? Li Yi opened a paper bag in his hand, tore off a chicken leg and took a bite, then walked out of the yard.

Before he stepped out of the door, his hands suddenly became empty. He turned around and saw his second uncle holding a chicken leg. He glanced at him and said, "Good boy, you don't know how to honor the old man first when you have good things."

Li Yi walked out and said, "The Heroes Conference will start today. Second uncle, come over after you finish eating this chicken. Ruyi and Ruyi are already waiting."

"Come on..." The old man got up from the rocking chair, wiped his mouth, and complained, "Young people's affairs must be interfered with by an old man like me. If something happens to these old arms and legs, I'm afraid I'll have to find two old women to serve them in the future..."

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This Heroes Conference took more than three months from preparation to holding.

Speaking of which, most of the time was spent on the Heavenly Ranking, because only by entering the Heavenly Ranking can you have the opportunity to compete for the position of the leader, which further highlights the importance of this must-fight list in the martial arts world. Every day, unknown newcomers emerge, but they are only short-lived and are soon replaced by others.

Compared with three months ago, almost half of the names on the Heavenly Ranking have changed. More and more masters have participated in it. Some familiar names have finally begun to appear frequently on it. Today, the Heroes Ranking has finally become the Heroes Ranking of the entire Jianghu.

A large open space has been cleared out long ago. In the middle is a one-person-high arena, and a large open space has been cleared around it. A little further away is the stand.

In addition, there are a large number of temporary tents around, which sell some food or other things, and some are for people to rest.

The real competition has not yet begun. Many martial artists from all walks of life are chatting and laughing in the field, but no famous masters on the Heavenly Ranking have been seen.

As for the form of the competition, it refers to the second hero conference in "The Return of the Condor Heroes". All masters on the Heavenly Ranking can go on stage. Each game is limited to two people. The losing party loses the qualification to compete for the leader. Until no one challenges off the field, the person standing on the stage is the winner.

This method seems a bit unreasonable, and it is very disadvantageous for the first person to go on stage. However, the Heavenly Ranking is just a threshold. The strength of the masters above the Heavenly Ranking is very different. Most people are just foils. They don’t think about competing for the leader. They just take this opportunity to learn from the masters of the world and compete with each other. After all, it is difficult to find a real opponent. They can’t find such an opportunity in the past.

Several people walked over slowly from one side. Lu Luo introduced these things to them. From time to time, people from the Liu League came forward to greet them. Miss Liu Er is the leader of the Liu League. As for Ruyi, although she rarely cares about those things on weekdays, the strength of the master is there. Strength is everything in the martial arts world. Wherever she goes, she will be respected.

Ruyi still firmly occupies the first place in the Heavenly Ranking. No one will have the courage to challenge the master. The next one is Miss Liu Er. As long as she doesn’t meet the master, she is almost invincible.

"There are no masters in the Heavenly Ranking, right?" Li Yi turned around and asked Lu Luo.

"Probably not." Lu Luo shook his head and said.

There are only a handful of masters in the martial arts world, how could it be so easy to meet them? If they really reach that level, who would not be indifferent and pursue a higher level? How could they come to participate in the Hero Conference?

Before, I was worried that a master would come to disrupt the situation, but now it seems that such worries are completely unnecessary.

"If there is no..." Li Yi was relieved. Before he finished speaking, he saw a middle-aged Taoist nun walking out of a tent, looking over here, his eyes lingered for a moment, and then turned away.

Li Yi pointed at the Taoist nun. After taking a look, Lu Luo said, "This person only appeared once in Qing'an Prefecture. She defeated a master who was ranked in the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking at that time and ranked fifth. Although the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking has been frequently replaced these days, considering her strength, she is temporarily ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Ranking."

Li Yi looked back at Ruyi. She shook her head and said, "Since she appeared here, I am afraid she is determined to win the leader. Ruyi is not her opponent. I will go up when the time comes."

"Are you sure you can win?" Li Yi looked at her and asked.

Ruyi shook her head and said, "How can we be sure of winning? It's just a 50-50 chance."

The duel between masters must be very dangerous. If you are not 100% sure, don't go. Li Yi pulled his second uncle who was dozing there and said, "Second uncle, the spicy chicken, white-cut chicken, beggar chicken, cola chicken, salt-baked chicken, saliva chicken, braised chicken, and young chicken are all different every day. I'll leave the Taoist nun to you."

The old man raised his head, looked at Li Yi in disbelief and asked, "There are so many ways to cook chicken?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Ninety-nine and eighty-one ways, guaranteed to be different, one a day, enough for you to eat until next year."

The second uncle squinted his eyes, as if he was considering, and at this moment, a slightly anxious voice came from the side.

A young man stopped in front of a hunched, slovenly old man and said, "Senior, only masters on the Heavenly Ranking can enter here. Please move over there to rest."

The old man pulled a weird smile on his face and said, "Heavenly Ranking? What is that? There is no shortage of delicious food and drinks here, but there is nothing on the other side. Get out of the way quickly. I will watch the fun later after eating!"

The young man said, "You must enter the Heavenly Ranking and get a sign before you can enter here."

"Who is making noise outside?" A middle-aged man came out of the tent and asked with a frown.

"What sign?" the old man asked.

The young man pointed to the sign on the middle-aged man's waist and said, "It's like this."

The old man waved his hand and said to the middle-aged man, "In that case, this sign belongs to me."

He casually reached for the middle-aged man's waist. After the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, he immediately reacted, a trace of anger appeared on his face, and he grabbed the old man's wrist.

The next moment, he felt a shadow appear in front of him, and at the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He groaned, stepped back a few steps, his face was pale, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He looked at the old man with shock in his eyes.

"How is it possible?" Lu Luo's face changed, and he murmured: "Pang Hui is the eighteenth on the Heavenly Ranking, unexpectedly..."

Ruyi's face also showed a trace of surprise, "Another one..."

Li Yi was stunned, thinking of something, and was stunned for a while.

No way, the two masters, this time they made such a big deal?

"Can I go in now?" The old man said, playing with the sign in his hand, looking at the young man.

The young man swallowed his saliva and said, "Yes..."

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"It should be Old Monster Xu."

In a tent, Lu Luo looked worried, put down a thin book in his hand, and said, "Including Miss Liu, there are currently six known masters in the martial arts world. The others have disappeared more than ten years ago. In the past ten years, there have been occasional news. Only this Old Monster Xu is both good and evil. He has left many deeds in the martial arts world. Although he rarely kills people, many famous masters in the martial arts world have been abolished by him. When people in the martial arts world meet him, they usually avoid him."

He sighed and said worriedly, "That Taoist nun is already a master. If Old Monster Xu messes up the situation again, we will no longer be able to control the situation."

"I wonder if Second Uncle can deal with two masters alone?" Li Yi thought to himself. Just in case, he should ask the old man first. When he turned around, he was suddenly stunned.

"Where's my second uncle!"

[ps: I'm still not very good at writing this kind of plot, but I have to get through it. Also, there should be a make-up update in the evening.]