Guarding the border: I am sanctified in the flesh

Chapter 90 The big martial arts competition begins, and masters from all walks of life gather
"Okay, okay, no more bowing."

Lu Fan quickly stopped Xu Zhao, "You are trying to break me."

Seeing this, Cao Ning and others were a little surprised.

They didn't expect that Lu Fan and Liu Zhi just knew each other, and they even had friendship with the new top scholar.

Moreover, the two were more respectful to Lu Fan than the other.

When did Lu Fan form a good relationship?

He is really good!

Not only is she talented and powerful, but she is also very popular.

"Who is Lu Fan?"

The onlookers were also surprised when they saw this scene, and they talked aloud.

"I heard it's the Dragon Shadow Guard."

"It seems to be from the Zhennan Army."

"It is said that this post house only accepts Dragon Shadow Guards."

"But at present, only the Long Yingwei of the Zhennan Army has arrived in the capital first."

"The Dragon Shadow Guards of the other border troops seem to be still on their way."

An insider revealed Lu Fan's identity.

"Oh."

"So it's the Dragon Shadow Guard."

"However, the Dragon Shadow Guards of these border troops are not strong, are they?"

"It's definitely not comparable to the Dragon Shadow Guards of the Royal Forest Army."

"That is."

"In another month, the contest will begin."

"At that time, there will be a good show."

"Can you catch it?"

"It's okay to listen."

"Haha."

The people on the street were talking and laughing, feeling extremely relaxed.

For them, as long as there is excitement to watch, that's all.

It doesn't matter if you can't see it.

At least they can hear some news, talk more, and add a little fun to their ordinary life.

This is enough.

They don't have high demands.

"Go, there are so many people watching."

Lu Fan urged again: "You are the champion, you are the most popular today."

"Haha."

Xu Zhao was amused, "You are so funny."

"Well, I'll come visit you another day after I've finished my work."

While talking, Xu Zhao cupped his hands at Lu Fan and asked, "Shouldn't you leave recently?"

"Ah."

Lu Fan nodded, "I will stay here for a while longer."

"Okay, there will be a period later."

Xu Zhao got on his horse and waved goodbye to Lu Fan.

"Dangdangdang!"

The gong sounded again, and the street patrol team continued to move forward.

The spectators also followed again.

But compared to before, many people remember a name.

I also remember that face.

Lu Fan!

……

……

in the afternoon.

As soon as the posthouse entered the living room, Lu Fan and ten other Dragon Shadow Guards were present.

Li Yongtai is also there.

He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Cao Ning beside him, "Write down all the individual events that you participated in the competition today, and I will report it."

"it is good."

Cao Ning took the paper, went to get the pen and ink, and said with a smile: "I will write mine first, Cao Ning, to participate in the martial arts competition, swordsmanship, and comprehensive strength competition."

"Let me remind you."

Li Yongtai then said: "In this big competition, all individual competitions will be held at the same time."

"But the competition of comprehensive strength is set at the end. After all the individual competitions are over, they will be held separately."

"So, in addition to signing up for the individual events you are good at, you can also sign up for the competition of comprehensive strength, without any delay."

After a short pause, Li Yongtai continued: "Getting a ranking is the second best thing. At the very least, if you have one more chance to compete, you will grow a bit more. After all, the contestants in this competition are very strong. When everyone goes all out, they can stimulate their potential and improve your strength."

"Yes."

The crowd agreed in unison.

"Okay, let's continue."

Li Yongtai waved his hand.

"Yes."

Everyone agreed and started to sign up.

Cao Ning chanted while writing.

"Meng Ran, marksmanship."

"Song Yu, palm technique."

"Lu Rui, body skills."

"Qin Yu, swordsmanship."

"Ye Wuchen, sword technique."

……

"Lu Fan, what about you?"

After Cao Ning finished asking the first eight people, he finally looked at Lu Fan.

"All the individual competitions, you can report to me, and the final comprehensive strength competition."

Lu Fan said, "I want to participate."

"Ok?"

Cao Ning was stunned.

Everyone except Li Yongtai was also stunned.

"Participate in all?"

Cao Ning stared blankly at Lu Fan, "Are you sure?"

"Ah."

Lu Fan nodded, "I've thought about it a long time ago. I'll take advantage of this big competition to temper my strength. With such a rare opportunity and such a rare opponent, the more the better."

"Ok."

Although Cao Ning couldn't figure it out, he couldn't ask any more questions, so he took a pen and wrote down all the competition items for Lu Fan.

Only then did everyone come to their senses, and they looked at Lu Fan with admiration, suspicion, and some doubts.

Is this really okay?

Is it too risky?
Compared with the Dragon Shadow Guards of the Imperial Forest Army, they have no advantage at all, but they still have to take care of so many contests, will they be able to get the ranking in the end?
They all knew in their hearts that there was a gap between their own strength and Lu Fan's.

Among the Dragon Shadow Guards of the Zhennan Army, apart from Lu Fan, Ye Wuchen is the only one who is expected to win the ranking.

Now that Lu Fan is doing this again, wouldn't that make the originally modest hope even more bleak?
"Lu Fan, you have to be careful."

"Yes, after all, this opportunity is too rare. If you can get the ranking, it will greatly improve your future."

"It's better to participate in a few fewer events, and be more confident."

A few people who had a good relationship with Lu Fan couldn't hold back and tried to persuade him.

"Everyone, don't worry."

Li Yongtai waved his hand, "Since Lu Fan dared to do this, he must be sure, so you should stop persuading him. I personally support Lu Fan and encourage him to do so."

"Oh."

Everyone nodded and said no more.

But the doubts in my heart did not dissipate.

Could it be that Lu Fan's strength is stronger than they imagined?

More than four products?

Is it possible to reach the third rank cultivation base?

If that's the case, it makes sense.

But it's only plausible.

After all, carrying out so many contests at the same time consumes too much energy.

Even if it is a third-rank master, taking into account so many things at the same time, it may not be able to withstand it, which will affect the result of the competition.

Not worth the candle.

There is really no need.

Besides, can Lu Fan really reach the third rank?

How can it be?

In just one year, with such a speed of cultivation, is it more than a genius?

Simply peerless genius.

Just as everyone was thinking, there was a burst of noise outside.

There seemed to be a lot of people coming.

Which frontier army's Dragon Shadow Guard has arrived?
Not long after, a group of people entered the living room.

There were more than a dozen people, the leader was a man in his early thirties, and the others were all teenagers under the age of 20.

"Commander Liu, you are here too."

Li Yongtai stood up with a smile and greeted him.

"It turned out to be Commander Li. Are you here early?"

The man surnamed Liu smiled at Li Yongtai: "We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Yes."

Li Yongtai nodded slightly, "We came two days early."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then introduced the subordinates respectively.

Only then did Lu Fan know that the man's name was Liu Feng, and he was the commander of the Dragon Shadow Guard of the Southeast Army. He brought fifteen Dragon Shadow Guards to participate in the competition.

"Did you see those two people?"

Ye Wuchen came to Lu Fan's side and pouted, "The one on the left is called Wang Yue, and the one on the right is called Qin Chuan."

"Ok, I know."

Just now, when Liu Feng introduced his subordinates, Lu Fan noticed these two people.

"They are the number one and No.2 of the Dragon Shadow Guard of the Southeast Army."

Ye Wuchen said: "The strength should not be underestimated, it can be regarded as our opponent."

"Oh."

Lu Fan looked at those two people, who happened to be looking at him too.

It seems that he is also regarded as an opponent.

"What are the strengths of these two?"

"Hard to say."

Ye Wuchen shook his head lightly, "According to my estimation, it is at least a fourth-rank cultivation base."

Before Lu Fan could speak, there was a sudden shout from outside.

"Lu Fan!"

Someone is calling his name.

"Ok?"

Everyone was a little surprised and turned to look at Lu Fan.

"Master Commander, I'll go out and have a look."

Lu Fan was also wondering, the voice didn't sound like Xu Zhao, nor Liu Zhi.

who can that be?

Apart from Xu Zhao and Liu Zhi, he should have no acquaintances in the capital.

"Go."

Li Yongtai waved his hand.

"Yes."

Lu Fan strode out of the living room.

Ye Wuchen, Qin Yu, Cao Ning and others also followed.

Even Long Yingwei of the Southeast Army came out with many people, wanting to see the excitement.

A group of people left the post house, and saw many people surrounded the door of the post house, and more than a dozen carriages were parked.

Did he come to invite Lu Fan again?
Seeing this posture, everyone was a little surprised.

Lu Fan walked in the front and saw the most clearly.

There are five or six young noblemen standing in front of the post house, behind them are more than a dozen attendants, and behind them are some ordinary people watching the excitement.

He didn't know any of these people.

"Who is looking for me?"

Lu Fan looked around the crowd with doubts.

"You are Lu Fan?"

The noble young man at the front looked at him carefully.

"Ah."

Lu Fan nodded and asked, "You are?"

"My name is Gu Chen. I heard that you are the head of the Dragon Shadow Guard of Zhennan Army. I am here to challenge you."

Your son clasped his fists together, "Please don't hesitate to teach me!"

Before Lu Fan could speak, the people who watched the excitement exploded first.

"So it's Mr. Gu Chen!"

"He is a well-known genius in the capital!"

"It is said that he has reached the second grade of cultivation."

"Just 20 years old."

"so amazing."

The voices of the common people reached the ears of the dragon shadow guards, which surprised them and worried about Lu Fan at the same time.

Second grade cultivation?

Lu Fan is definitely not an opponent.

However, Gu Chen is so powerful, why did he come to challenge Lu Fan?
Is there enmity between the two?
Shouldn't it be?

Lu Fan had never been to the capital before, how could he have the chance to offend this person?

Only Ye Wuchen was still calm, but he guessed something.

This is to give Lu Fan a bad impression, and even to make Lu Fan look bad.

"Miss, do you think Lu Fan will fight?"

In the carriage not far away, two young girls were looking at the door of the post house through the window.

Both of them focused their eyes on Lu Fan.

One of them was Wu Lingzhao, and the other was Wu Lingzhao's maid Xiaoqi.

"It's best if he doesn't fight."

Wu Lingzhao curled his lips, "Then he will lose all face of the Dragon Shadow Guard of the Zhennan Army. How can he have the face to stay in the capital?"

"What about fighting?"

Xiaoqi asked again.

"That's easier."

Wu Lingzhao sneered and said: "It's just a chance to let Gu Chen teach him a lesson, not only will he lose face, but he can even beat him severely."

"But what if he wins?"

Xiaoqi mentioned another possibility.

"Not in case."

Wu Lingzhao was extremely confident, "With his fourth-rank strength, how could he defeat the second-rank Gu Chen?"

"Too."

Xiaoqi stopped talking, her eyes were still on Lu Fan, thinking how did this person offend Miss?
To let the miss deal with him so much?
You know, Miss has never cared so much about others, and even ran over to see her.

As far as this is concerned, this person is not simple.

Almost everyone's eyes were on Lu Fan's face, wondering how he would choose.

To fight or not to fight?
Even Ye Wuchen was a little curious, and even guessed in his heart, what would he do if it was him instead?
"Okay, I promise you."

Lu Fan didn't hesitate for too long, and readily agreed.

"Ok?"

Gu Chen was very surprised, he didn't expect the other party to be so calm and confident that he dared to agree to his challenge?

Are you not afraid of being injured by him, thus losing the opportunity to participate in the big competition?
"what?"

All the Dragon Shadow Guards were shocked.

Especially Wang Yue and Qin Chuan, both of them knew their strength well, and they were far from Gu Chen's opponent.

If it were the two of them, I'm afraid Lu Fan would not have the courage to accept Gu Chen's challenge.

Will you find a way to shirk it?
"Miss, he really agreed."

In the carriage, Xiaoqi was also a little surprised.

"Humph!"

Wu Lingzhao snorted coldly, with disdain on his face, "Sure enough, he is a reckless man! He might as well not agree, maybe I can think highly of him."

"why?"

Xiaoqi didn't understand very well.

"If he doesn't agree, at least he can bend and stretch, and he is still aware of current affairs."

Wu Lingzhao said: "Now it seems that this person is a little ignorant."

"Oh."

Xiaoqi nodded, stopped talking, and continued to look at Lu Fan.

"it is good."

Gu Chen came back to his senses and praised, "Bold and courageous!"

"Since you agreed so readily, I'll take a step back."

"You choose the time and method of the competition."

He looked at Lu Fan and asked, "How?"

"unnecessary!"

Lu Fan waved his hand, "Since you challenge me, you can decide."

"Ok?"

Gu Chen was stunned.

When he came to challenge Lu Fan, he wanted to bully the small with the big, and bully the weak with the strong.

Now that Lu Fan said that again, he couldn't hold back anymore.

If he agrees, even if he easily defeats the opponent, he will feel a little disgraceful and feel that the victory is not martial.

At this time, the voices of the common people came from the ears.

"Lu Fan can."

"Very bold."

"Sure enough, it is worthy of being the head of the Longying Guard of the Zhennan Army."

"At least be courageous!"

"Well, it's really not easy."

The common people watched the excitement, and cast appreciative glances at Lu Fan one after another, not forgetting to praise him a few words.

Just a small meeting changed their impression of Lu Fan.

"Miss, I don't think he looks like a reckless man?"

Inside the carriage, Xiao Qi turned her head and glanced at Wu Lingzhao, "He said that, but made Mr. Gu Chen very difficult."

"I underestimated him."

Wu Lingzhao nodded in agreement, "This is indeed a good strategy. Even if he loses by doing this, no one will say anything about him, but praise him for his courage."

"Yes."

Xiaoqi turned her gaze to Lu Fan again, "This person still has some skills."

"Look and talk."

There was also a slight change in Wu Lingzhao's heart.

"Ah."

Xiao Qi became more and more interested.

At this time, Gu Chen came to his senses and made up his mind, "Okay, since you insist on this, then I will do what you wish."

"Hold on."

A sudden shout made everyone quiet.

Li Yongtai and Liu Feng walked out of the posthouse side by side.

It was Li Yongtai who spoke.

He strode up to Gu Chen and stood still, then glanced at him coldly, "Your name is Gu Chen? Gu Lingyun is your father?"

"It's my father."

Gu Chen cupped his hands, "May I ask who you are?"

"My name is Li Yongtai."

Li Yongtai said: "It is the commander of the Longying Guard of the Zhennan Army."

"It turned out to be Commander Li."

Gu Chen's expression became respectful, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Who asked you to challenge Lu Fan?"

Li Yongtai stared at Gu Chen with a rather impatient expression.

"there is no one."

Gu Chen hurriedly said: "I am the one who wants to challenge Lu Fan."

"Don't you know that Lu Fan is going to participate in the martial arts competition soon?"

Li Yongtai shouted and asked: "What is the intention of challenging him now?"

"I didn't say to challenge him now."

Gu Chen felt a little guilty, "I asked him to choose a time, but he didn't choose."

"No matter who chooses, it cannot be before the big contest."

Li Yongtai said: "This is a grand contest set by the emperor himself. If it is delayed, can you take responsibility?"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Gu Chen was taken aback suddenly, and suddenly realized that he was a little reckless, if he really delayed Lu Fan's participation in the competition, the higher-ups would blame him, I'm afraid he would not be able to get away with it.

"okay."

Li Yongtai was not angry and pretentious, "I just want to remind you, now you can decide the time and method of the competition."

"Then set it on the third day after the end of the big competition, how about it?"

Gu Chen looked at Lu Fan with inquiring eyes, asking for his opinion.

"It's up to you, I can do it any day."

Lu Fan really didn't care.

Gu Chen is only a second-rank cultivation base, with his current strength, he is really fearless.

Even he doesn't need to use all his strength to defeat the opponent.

Moreover, his strength is not afraid of being exposed.

Even if you don't expose it now, you won't be able to hide it when the big competition comes.

The most important thing is that after the big martial arts competition is over, he has obtained those high-level exercises, and his strength will definitely soar again.

When the time comes, people's perception of his strength will still be in the grand contest.

As everyone knows, he has improved too much.

"it is good!"

Gu Chen gritted his teeth, "Then it will be on the third day after the end of the competition, and I will personally come to challenge. As for the method of the competition, there is no restriction, no matter the sword technique, spear technique, sword technique, boxing technique, even archery technique, hidden weapon, as long as you can win."

"can."

Lu Fan nodded in agreement, "No problem!"

"Walk."

Gu Chen didn't stay any longer, turned around and left.

Everyone behind him also left.

"Miss, after the big martial arts competition, isn't it too late?"

Inside the carriage, Xiaoqi asked again.

"It's okay."

Wu Lingzhao said: "As long as he agrees, there is only more than a month left before the big competition. It is impossible for his strength to advance by leaps and bounds in such a short period of time. He should lose or lose."

"Oh."

Xiaoqi nodded, "That's good."

"Let's go."

Wu Lingzhao waved his hand, "It's not a good show."

"Yes."

Xiaoqi ordered, and the young man who was driving lightly flicked the whip in his hand, "Drive!"

The carriage galloped away.

"Lu Fan."

Li Yongtai looked at Lu Fan, his eyes were less sharp and more appreciative, "Good job."

"Regardless of winning or losing, we must not let our Dragon Shadow Guard lose face."

Lu Fan said: "If I don't agree, won't it make him look down on our Dragon Shadow Guard?"

"it is good!"

"well said!"

All the Dragon Shadow Guards applauded.

Even Wang Yue and Qin Chuan cast appreciative glances at Lu Fan.

After all, they are both Dragon Shadow Guards, and Lu Fan accepts the challenge on behalf of all Dragon Shadow Guards. If they accept the challenge, even they will not be able to hold their heads up.

"Lu Fan, it doesn't matter if you lose, just do your best."

Liu Feng came over and said a few words of encouragement, "Our Dragon Shadow Guards just want to go forward and be fearless. Even if the opponent is very strong, it can't shake our confidence. It's okay to win us, but don't think about defeating us."

"Yes."

Lu Fan said loudly: "Thank you Commander Liu for your encouragement."

"come on!"

"You're fine."

"We will support you!"

All the dragon shadow guards encouraged Lu Fan one after another.

……

……

In the next few days, the Dragon Shadow Guards from various frontiers arrived one after another.

The whole posthouse became extremely lively.

They already knew each other, plus they were all young people, so after coming and going, they were basically familiar with each other.

Because of this, Lu Fan knew the names of many people.

Like Zhang Ze, Wu Di, Zheng Ming, Ma Zhe, Tao Jie, Xu Hao, Su Zhao, etc.

These people are all masters of the Dragon Shadow Guards, and they are also the favorites to win the competition.

Lu Fan never went out again, and stayed in the posthouse to practice.

The day passed peacefully.

However, the news that Gu Chen challenged Lu Fan was spread.

Almost spread throughout the entire capital.

Anyone with knowledge has heard of it.

The name of Lu Fan was also spread, and many people asked around and found out about his origin.

At the same time, I also learned about Lu Fan's participation in the big competition.

Let this big contest get unprecedented attention.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Today is the sixth day of May.

morning.

In the capital, in a barracks of the Royal Forest Army.

The largest martial arts arena, the stands are full of seats.

In the center of the martial arts arena, there is a large competition platform, on which many people stand.

Surrounding the grand competition platform, there are six small competition platforms, on which there are also many people standing.

There will be seven martial arts competitions on seven competition platforms at the same time.

Standing on each competition platform are the contestants of various competitions.

"Yan Qing!"

"Zhu Jingtian!"

"Mu Yan!"

Before the game started, there were bursts of shouts from the stands.

The names they were shouting were the masters of the Dragon Shadow Guards of the Royal Forest Army.

It is also the biggest favorite of this contest.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet."

A middle-aged man stood on the central competition arena, came to the front of the competition arena, faced the stands, and said loudly: "My name is Li Cheng'an, and I am the commander of the Dragon Shadow Guard of the Royal Forest Army. Next, let me explain the competition rules and rewards."

"The big martial arts competition is divided into seven individual events, plus a competition of comprehensive strength."

"Every competition will determine the top three, and each will have a reward."

"The rewards for all individual competitions are the same."

"No.3, 10000 rewards for combat achievements, plus a copy of the seventh-order exercises."

"The contestant who wins No.2 will get 15000 battle merits and a copy of the eighth-order exercises."

After a short pause, Li Chengan continued: "As for No.1, he will get 20000 battle merits and a copy of the ninth-level exercises."

"it is good!"

All the soldiers in the stands responded loudly.

"Let me talk about the rewards for the comprehensive strength competition."

Li Chengan signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "No. 3, you will get 15000 battle merit rewards, plus a copy of the eighth-order kung fu."

"No.2, you will receive 20000 combat achievements and a copy of the ninth-order exercises."

After pausing again, Li Chengan said loudly: "No.1, get 30000 battle merit rewards, plus a book of human-level exercises."

"it is good!"

There were cheers and thunderous applause in the stands.

All the soldiers were whetted.

That's a human level skill!

Even if many aristocratic families may not be able to own it, it can be called a treasure!

The imperial court really spent a lot of money in this big contest.

With so many high-level exercises, no matter who gets them, it will greatly improve their own strength.

Correspondingly, the future is bound to be limitless!
(End of this chapter)