Lord of the Desert

Chapter 63
Editing the "Four Lists" is one of the iconic responsibilities of Dahua Academy of Martial Arts.

The four lists are named "Heaven, Earth, Tianjiao, and Ji Evil".

Among them, the Tianbang lists martial saints, the Earth list lists the top 24 (big) masters under Tianmen, and the Tianjiao list lists the top [-] masters under the age of [-].

As for the collection of evil list, regardless of cultivation level and number, all martial artists who are wanted by the Martial Academy above the Hunran Realm are listed, and they are ranked by crime.

The four rankings are updated in Shenjing every month, and then radiate from the Yilu system to the whole territory.

No matter what state, county or city, every time the Martial Arts Institute releases a list, it will attract the attention of the whole people.

The same is true for Jinhai City.

It's just that the border of Liangzhou is really remote, so the list is updated very slowly, usually only once every three months.

At the end of June earlier, there was actually an announcement.

However, at that time, Hong Fan had just allocated martial arts resources and joined Zhu Yiqi, and he had tons of skills to hone, so he didn't join in the fun.

"Actually, half a year ago when my second brother challenged Jiang Youde publicly on Anning Street, Li Shenji, Chi Xinchi, Li Shenji and I happened to be watching the battle in the Tinghai Pavilion—at that time, they were deeply impressed by your lock-handling skills."

Hong Sheng laughed.

"If you go this time, these guys will definitely grab you and drink."

"Brother fists his heart, I naturally obey."

Hong Fan accepted the invitation, but there was no smile on his face.

"But I always have one worry."

Hong Jian said clearly: "Is it about the Jiaotong Hall?"

"Exactly."

Hong Fan nodded.

"It's been a month since Fang Zhiwu's case, and Uncle Wu's progress is still limited; and I have a hunch that the ambush of us by the sea flying counterattack before is also implicated in this."

"Without the participation of Jinhai's local forces, these few things would never have been done so neatly."

Hong Jian and Hong Sheng nodded when they heard the words.

The inability to catch the black hand who designed his own Xingjun has become a heart problem for the senior members of the Hong family.

"Since the other party has used this method, there must be a follow-up."

Hong Fan continued.

"We definitely have no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days."

He looked at Hong Jian, saw that the other party nodded in support, and continued.

"That's why I want to take advantage of this ranking party to lure snakes out of their holes."

"how do you want to do it?"

Hong Sheng asked.

"It's simple."

Hong Fan replied with a smile.

"Outsiders don't know what's going on today; when the time comes, my brother will pretend to be at odds with me, acting as a rift."

"Afterwards, I will look for opportunities to offend those suspected big family children one by one; if they have ghosts in their hearts, they will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble with you in the future!"

This plan is not brilliant, even a bit rough.

However, at this time when there is no redundant information, it is also a way.

"There is nothing wrong with the plan, but won't it damage the second brother's reputation?"

Hong Sheng glanced at Hong Jian's expression and asked in doubt.

"It's okay, I'm still young, and I don't need to set an example for the clan in the future, it doesn't matter if my reputation is bad or not."

Hong Fan replied directly.

"Besides, I have a poor reputation outside the clan, but I can calm down the discussion in the city, so that the people behind me can't provoke them."

He is going to use a two-pronged approach to completely cut off the possibility of the people behind him provoking.

Hearing what the younger brother said, Hong Sheng was stunned again.

"Why is this?! The second brother regards me as a ruthless person!"

He said angrily, and couldn't help feeling hot in his heart.

"Brother has lost his mind."

Hong Fan shook his head.

"I'm just taking precautions."

"During this time, I also read a little bit of history; since Zulong opened the sky, how many people have been pushed to the forefront by the current situation?"

"If you do this, you can completely calm people's hearts!"

Hong Sheng was silent for a while, and didn't know how to answer the conversation - he was taught by Hong Chen's family since he was a child, and he was really not used to the other party's unobstructed communication method.

As the direct head and the quasi-patriarch of the Hong family, he really wanted to refute Hong Fan and show a little integrity in front of his father.

But when the words came to his lips, Hong Sheng couldn't speak, so that his face was burning red.

In this way, things are settled.

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Six days later, on October 29th.

Jin Hai just had two bursts of light snow.

At this time, although the snow has disappeared, the weather is getting colder.

At the beginning of noon ([-] o'clock in the morning), Hong Fan and Hong Sheng met at the side entrance of Hong Mansion.

On the side, two carriages have been set up.

"Penglai Hall on the fourth floor of Tinghai Pavilion."

Hong Sheng explained again, got into the carriage with a slightly lower specification, and went out first.

About half an hour later, Hong Fan also set off.

There is still an hour and a half before the release of the martial arts academy, but Anning Street is already very lively at this time.

The pavements along the street were surrounded by pedestrians, and everyone breathed white air in their mouths, talking about the possible changes of the four rankings.

Even the frozen bluestone road was softened by countless feet.

"Excuse me, give way!"

The coachman yelled to clear the way, and the carriage with the family emblem of Hongzi bumped forward on the bluestone slab.

Apart from those few high-ranking martial arts saints, and the "one-thousand-mile-one-step" Fengjian guest who has been at the top of the local list for many years, Hong Fan heard relatively more Hong Sheng's name along the way.

At the end of September, the latter made another breakthrough in martial arts, reaching the Qimai cultivation base of the Chaos Realm, on par with Hong Li, the third master in the clan, "Danxin Sword".

Of course, this is not the focus of outsiders.

What they were discussing was how high Hong Sheng could reach before the age of 24, and whether it was possible to be on the Tianjiao list.

It took about a quarter of an hour for the carriage to arrive at its destination.

Different from ordinary restaurants, there is no open dine-in in Tinghai Pavilion, and it is all private rooms from the second floor.

Today's list is released, naturally there are no dissatisfied customers.

Under the guidance of the two waiters, Hong Fan climbed up the stairs, and could only vaguely hear a few loud noises, which shows that the restaurant has worked hard on sound insulation.

On the fourth floor, the waiter in front went up and knocked on the door first.

When the two wooden doors were opened inwards, suddenly a large wave of heat flowed into the corridor with noise, and rushed into Hong Fan's body.

There are two seasons separated by a wall.

In the Penglai hall, young men and women were talking and laughing.

Afterwards, the waiter waiting by the door called out again: "Master Hong Fan from the Hong family has arrived."

The twenty or so people in the room immediately fell silent.

Except for a few people, none of them had seen Hong Fan, but none of them knew the name.

"It's my second brother!"

Hong Sheng's laughter was the first to break the calm.

As soon as he got up, everyone was led towards the door and met Hong Fan who turned around the entrance.

When the two sides met, they naturally looked at each other.

Hong Sheng, who was old and handsome and dressed in a dark red military uniform, was at the front.

Half a step behind him was a tall, thin and cold young man - Li Shenji, the eldest son of the Li family.

After the two only masters of the Hunran Realm in the young generation of Jinhai, Zheng Fuqu, who is in a bright yellow dress with white pearl hairpins, is in the position of the stars.

Next to the girl, there was a young man with a strong figure and a square face.

Judging from the standing position and the body language of the people around him, it's no surprise that the young master of the Chi family, Dong Chi, is heartbroken.

Opposite to these twenty people, there is only one person.

Hong Fan ignored the hot and cold eyes, and nodded slightly with his brother, and then his eyes swept away.

Including Zheng Fuqu, more than twenty people's first impression of Hong Fan was that he was handsome, cold and arrogant.

Of course they didn't know that the other party was distracted by the Dragon Soul Tree at this time, sensing everyone present one by one.

Everything is calm on the Consciousness Sea, obviously those two people are not here.

(End of this chapter)