Can you live forever

Chapter 169 Traditional performing arts, not martial arts (leader plus 15)

The round of [-] and quarterfinals ended in the morning.

After an hour's break at noon, the semi-finals and finals will begin.

The rest time is not for anything else, it is just to give gamblers a chance to bet. In the last three games, the semi-finals are Zhang Zhixiang and Umizumi Nobuzuna, Lu Xixing and Cao Jiwu.

It's really hard to say the outcome of these four.

Cao Jiwu is the third in the Qinglong list, and a direct disciple of Ji Jike, the Kyushu sharpshooter. Cao Jiwu learned martial arts from Ji Jike at the age of ten. It has been 15 years since then. None of his sons is as good at learning martial arts as Cao Jiwu. If there is a second generation master of Xingyiquan, it should be Cao Jiwu.

Cao Jiwu came out of the mountain after he had learned martial arts, and he was already quite famous in Henan.

Now when you come to the martial arts conference, you are fighting against the heroes of the world and sharpening your martial arts.

Of course, knowing that Cao Jiwu was coming, the Lu family, the leader of Zhejiang merchants, contacted Cao Jiwu. In the end, Cao Jiwu agreed to fight on behalf of the Lu family, so the Lu family also had the heart to fight for the hegemony this time.

Huizhou merchants are the first among the five major merchant groups, followed by Zhejiang merchants.

As far as merchants in the Ming Dynasty are concerned, Shen Wansan is the most famous one, and the rise of Shen Wansan is not only due to his own business, but also Lu's investment.

At the end of Yuan Dynasty.

Lu Deyuan, the head of the Lu family, thought that his descendants were unworthy and unable to take care of the family property to cope with the troubled times, so he donated all the family property to Shen Wansan, and agreed that if the Lu family's descendants were successful, they would return the family property.

With all the assets of the Lu family, Shen Wansan has the reputation of being a wealthy Jiangzuo.

But in the early Ming Dynasty, the merchants were too famous, which was not good, because Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like merchants, and collusion between scholars and merchants was normal, and the Shen family was also involved in the Lanyu case, so it was naturally ruined.

But before falling apart, Shen Wansan returned the family property to the Lu family.

As a result, only a branch of the Shen family was left in Zhejiang, but the main family moved to southern Yunnan and operated the business on the ancient horse-tea road. Naturally, the scale was not the same.

Lu Deyuan was able to entrust the family property to Shen Wansan, and Shen Wansan returned the family property before he fell into disaster.

It can be said to be a legendary thing.

The adherence of the ancients to promises is often difficult for later generations to understand. Faithfulness is actually the highest wisdom of businessmen, because Shen Wansan and the descendants of the Shen family were able to make a comeback in southern Yunnan because of the Shen family's faith.

Everyone is willing to do business with the Shen family and to help the Shen family.

And Lu Deyuan dared to entrust all the family property to outsiders, which also showed the courage and family tradition of the Lu family. Cao Jiwu's willingness to fight for the Lu family was also because of the character of the Lu family.

Just like Zhang Zhixiang would fight for the Wang family, but he would definitely not work for the Xu family.

These days, any reputation has any effect.

The outcome of the semi-finals is unpredictable, and the winner is full of unknowns. Under such circumstances, betting is naturally full of gambling, and the handicap is naturally more exaggerated.

In previous years, the handicap was about ten million taels, but this year's handicap was nearly 5000 million taels.

because……

All the big businessmen, including the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, have all come to an end. There are even rumors that the emperor bet 100 million taels, buying Zhang Zhixiang to win...

There was restlessness in the air.

Countless people shouted frantically, they didn't want to watch a wonderful battle, they simply bet all their wealth on the chance of getting rich overnight.

Zhang Zhixiang and Umizumi Nobuzuna stand on the ring.

Regarding the shouting from the audience, Nobuzuna Shangizumi only felt that it was noisy. He said to Zhang Zhixiang: "I was looking forward to a peak duel, but now I feel like a monkey being watched."

Zhang Zhixiang replied, "That's your feeling."

Umizumi continued to ask: "Otherwise?"

Zhang Zhixiang shook his head and said: "Although I don't understand why you like to belittle yourself, please don't bring me along. I don't see this group of people in the audience. If there are audiences in this competition, it should be all people in the world, and countless people in Beishangzhou suffering people."

Nobuzuna Umizumi nodded.

He said: "So that's it. I understand that the people who really watch this game are not the group of gamblers who have placed their bets, but the tens of thousands of people from their hometown in Fusang."

"Zhang Sang."

"I will defeat you and let all Fusang people see it. Fusang, there is no need to look up to Daming!"

Zhang Zhixiang frowned.

I didn't understand the meaning of Nobuzuna Kamizumi, so how did it involve the self-confidence of Fusang people?Will the outcome of this game affect Fusang's power structure?What an oddly exciting point...

As for whether you want to look up to Daming, if you are neither humble nor arrogant, who would despise you?
Suffering from persecution paranoia?

"you……"

Zhang Zhixiang was still about to speak, but suddenly a flash of saber light flashed by, and Zhang Zhixiang almost didn't react. The inner lightning method was too late, so he had to draw his sword instinctively to block, but the strength and speed were not enough. The chest was cut, a wound almost ran through the right shoulder and left abdomen, the incision was more than half an inch deep...

Fusang people regard drawing swords and cutting as their profound meaning. It can be said that they have extraordinary attainments, and the first sword is extremely sharp.

Nobuzuna Kamizumi suddenly attacked again, and Zhang Zhixiang had no time to respond.

Yes.

After witnessing the battle between Zhang Zhixiang and Aguro, Nobuzuna Uizumi thought that a direct sneak attack and killing Zhang Zhixiang with one blow was the best way. Anyway, there are absolutely no rules in Zijin Mountain, and he didn't say that sneak attacks are not allowed.

Moreover.

Is sneak attack a thing in Fusang?In order to achieve victory without compromise, that is righteousness!

Umizumi Nobutsuna succeeded in one blow, and immediately took advantage of the victory to pursue. He turned around and took advantage of the inertia of the previous slash, and with one step down, he was about to cut Zhang Zhixiang into two pieces with another slash!
In fact, if the Tianshi sword was not indestructible, he would have cut off the enemy's sword and killed the enemy.

"wind!"

However, Zhang Zhixiang, who was attacked by a knife, was genuinely frightened and angry. He never thought that the contest could be so shameless, and deliberately luring him to talk and distract was a deliberate plan for a sneak attack!
In anger, Zhang Zhixiang shouted "Feng" directly, as if the words were out of order, a gust of wind blew up, pushing Zhang Zhixiang away, dodging Shangizumi Nobutsuna's sword.

Then Lei Fa Nei Yu, Zhang Zhixiang stood firm and slashed out with a sword, the sword energy exploded at a speed of thousands of miles in an instant.

Nobuzuna Kamizumi held his sword to block, and retreated seven or eight steps in a row before he could barely stop.

Since the sneak attack was unsuccessful, Nobuzuna Umizumi stopped being aggressive. He turned his sword and moved forward slowly holding a samurai sword. His eyes were fixed on Zhang Zhixiang, looking for flaws.

And Zhang Zhixiang took a deep breath.

Since you don't talk about Wude, don't blame me...

Zhang Zhixiang held the sword in his right hand, and the golden energy of light in his left hand slowly fell to the ground, forming balls of words that swayed on the ground. It was hard to see what was written, but Nobuzuna Shangizumi suddenly felt something was wrong, and immediately rushed forward Xiang Zhang Zhixiang.

But in the process of charging, the ground is densely packed with words, and it is impossible not to step on it.

In an instant, thunder flashed.

Nobuzuna Umizumi had been prepared for a long time, and the gas burst out under his feet, instantly dissipating the golden energy, making the talisman invalid, and then he was about to swing his sword at Zhang Zhixiang, when all the huddled characters suddenly opened up, unexpectedly... all of them were Thunder word!

In the sky, a thunderbolt descended from the blue sky.

(Thanks to the leader of "My Life Restoration".)
(PS: When Fusang swordsman Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki had a martial arts competition, it was agreed at noon, but it was a long time late before taking a leisurely boat ride. Sasaki couldn't wait to draw his sword for the competition, and he got into a mentality, saying that Sasaki lost the scabbard because he didn't understand kendo .)
　Thanks to the leader of "My Life Restoration", thanks to "Gu Yunsheng" for the reward of 10000 starting coins, to "This is Yueshang" for the reward of 500 starting coins, and to "Cai Zhiyong" for the reward of 100 starting coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)