Legend of the Demon Emperor of Kyushu

Chapter 7 Martial Arts (1)

Night, Bronze Town.

Ye Ziqi, Gu Feng and Xu Jing finally agreed to go to Xuelongpo to participate in the "martial arts", but after the discussion, it was too late.The three of them first went to Bronze Town near Xuelongpo, found a farmer, and borrowed money to live there.

Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng came to their room, lay down on the bed, and the candles were brightly lit at night.

"What do you think of Xu Jing?" Gu Feng asked suddenly while lying on the bed.

"I don't know. He looks quite honest, but he knows too much about military affairs, so he's definitely not an ordinary person—forget it, never mind him, anyway, it's up to fate when we go to Xuelongpo martial arts tomorrow. He finally pointed us to one Way to survive." Ye Ziqi said, fanning out the candle.

after awhile.

"Why don't you close your eyes?" Gu Feng asked again.

"I'm thinking about something, I'm going to sleep after thinking about it."

"what's up?"

"My father, my mother, my sister... I'll sleep after thinking about it." Ye Ziqi said.

"Do you think about it every day?"

"Well, I have to think about it every day before going to bed, so that I have the strength to hit someone when I wake up."

"Then try to control your emotions during the day, maybe when you think about these things, your eyes will glow golden, like lights... I'm asleep, so turn off the 'lights'."

"Fuck!"

……

As the cold winter morning light cast over the eaves, Ye Zi let out a "squeeze" and left the farm early.

The three of them packed up their luggage and went out on the mountain road.As they approached Xuelongpo, there were more and more pedestrians on the road. They were all grown men, most of them looked gloomy, and they supported each other with bruised noses and swollen faces.

Walking up the hillside, the voices of people became louder and louder, and the poor dead white grass all over the ground was now trampled under the feet of the crowds of people.

Gu Feng was the first to climb up to Xuelongpo. He raised his head and saw a large circle of simple barriers made of branches, surrounded by countless blue military tents, forming a huge military camp on the top of the slope.

Across the wooden railings, one could vaguely see the shadows inside. Just after breakfast, the soldiers were packing pots and firewood, and the horses in the stables were shaking their temples.

What is notable is that outside the barracks, two other places are surrounded by wooden fences: one is the shooting range and the other is the arena.Both were populated by hundreds of ragged refugees.There is also a group of common people, half a hundred, surrounding the gate of the barracks.

Two or three sets of tables and chairs were placed at the gate of the camp, and the people sitting on the chairs were recording something with pens, ink and bamboo slips.

Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng seldom saw such a big scene, and they were both a little dazed, but Xu Jing, breathing out the cold white air of the winter morning, explained to them:

"There are two forms of martial arts here, one is archery competition, and the other is boxing and kick competition. You go to the gate of the barracks to register first. If you want to compete in archery, then go to the shooting range; for boxing and kick competition, go to the ring. , Specifically, there are soldiers who guide you. If they think you are qualified, they will register you on the spot and enlist you in the army."

Hearing this, Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng's expressions suddenly became a little ugly, Gu Feng said: "We have only learned swordsmanship, we have never learned riding or archery, and boxing is not our specialty."

Xu Jing frowned and said: "This is difficult. When General Lian Hongye set up this 'martial arts', in order to avoid killing people, he ordered only fists and kicks, not weapons. But that's it, Brother Gu, you go to the arena first Try your fists and kicks over there, you have a strong body, there will always be some chances."

Gu Feng looked around, the people who came here were all refugees, most of them came from poor backgrounds, and looked hungry.

And because I have a good relationship with Ye Ziqi, I have been taken care of by the Ye family, and I have good food and clothing. Although I am young, I have a good physique.

In addition, his family inheritance is quite good, and he is not inferior to those military households. It is not unreasonable for Xu Jing to say that he has a chance.

But Gu Feng threw Ye Ziqi at him again. Ye Ziqi was born with a thin physique, so he might not be able to handle it in terms of punching and kicking alone.

"Okay! You're all here, you can't just go back after being yelled at." Ye Ziqi took a step forward and said loudly, and entered the line at the gate of the barracks.

Gu Feng sighed and followed.

In front of the gate of the barracks stood a row of soldiers with swords and armor, with iron helmets covering their faces, washed silver ring armor, and their hands neatly held on the oblique swords at their waists, showing majestic strength.

The refugees lined up, and those who came to the front reported their names and places of origin.The four chief bookkeepers in the army who sat at the wooden table at the entrance of the barracks with pens sticking to their pens recorded them one by one and arranged follow-up matters.

After waiting in the noisy and shabby refugee queue for an unknown amount of time, Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng finally came to the head of the queue.Ye Ziqi was not very good at dealing with officials, and he was still a military official with such a chilling temperament, so he was a little nervous, deliberately puffed up his chest, and walked in front of the four masters.

"Name?" one of the chief bookkeepers asked without looking up.

"Leaf Qi."

"Where are you from?"

"Beishan Town."

"Why did you join the army? Do you want to try shooting or fisting?"

"My home was ruined by horse thieves. I want to join the army to take revenge. Fight with fists."

Only then did the master who asked the question raise his head, and deliberately glanced at Ye Ziqi.But seeing Ye Ziqi's thin body, he still shook his head slightly.

A few directors next to them began to discuss softly, to the effect that the horse thief went south too quickly, and Beishan Town was also robbed, and he had to report to Shangfeng when he returned.

"Have you killed anyone before?" the chief secretary asked again.

"Killed a horse thief."

Several masters were stunned, and they all looked at Ye Ziqi.

"Have you ever killed a horse thief?"

"Yes, after killing the horse thief, my brother and I escaped from the town." Ye Ziqi replied.

Now, the other people in line and the refugees watching here all focused their attention on Ye Ziqi.

"Little brother, you are so loud, you can't go to heaven if you become a soldier, right?" A young man with his arms slanted laughed and shouted in the refugee team.

Then a large group of buzzing discussions sounded.The main idea is to say how fierce the horse thief in Ganzhou is, and the most well-equipped soldiers in the country of Ju are hard to fight. How can this skinny and poor boy kill him?

The young master was patient, thinking to himself that horse thieves entered the villages and towns, patronizing to rob things, and it is not surprising that they were attacked once or twice. As long as this kid can really fight to death, he is a good material.

But it is more likely that this kid is just a big talker.

"How many did you kill?" The chief bookkeeper was already half-convinced, and continued to ask in a perfunctory tone.

Ye Ziqi sideways pulled Gu Feng behind him, and replied: "My brother and I, we killed nine horse thieves together."

"Nine?" It was the young man behind who shouted first, but this time his mouth was full of mocking smiles.

Following the master, he also dropped his pen on the table.

"roll!"

"Why?" Ye Ziqi asked almost immediately.

But what answered him was the roar of laughter from all around.

"Boy, when you really see a horse thief, let's talk about killing a horse thief, haha."

"Nine? Why don't you say ninety? There's no need to compete, and I'll just let you become a general, Nine Generals!"

"Nine Generals is a great name! Did you hear that, Nine Generals? But the master told you to go away, Nine Generals!"

The chief bookkeepers also began to discuss: "Don't tell the general about Beishan Town. This kid was almost coaxed. How could the horse thief go so fast? It seems that Beishan Town is doing well now."

"You——" Ye Ziqi blushed and wanted to argue, but as soon as he spoke, he found that his voice was drowned in ridicule like sea waves.

Moreover, a tall armored soldier walked towards him, grabbed his collar with his hand, and lifted Ye Ziqi up.Ye Ziqi was immediately strangled, he couldn't breathe well, he tightly grasped the strong master soldier's wrist, but because of his weak strength and panic, he couldn't break free without using the right strength.

The armored soldier obeyed orders, he dragged Ye Ziqi out of the line, took a few steps outside, and then threw it aside.Now, the other refugees who came to sign up laughed even more, and they all laughed and said, "How can you kill horse thieves with this ability? Horse thieves are much better than you. You are a big talker!"

"Ninth General, get up, Ninth General! Why did you fall down when you touched it, Ninth General!"

Coincidentally, the young man who took the lead in making a fuss was not far from where Ye Ziqi was thrown. Just as Ye Ziqi was about to get up, the young man got out of the line and kicked Ye Ziqi over, and Ye Ziqi's thin body was on the ground again. Rolled a few times.Seeing this, some of the refugees couldn't bear it, but most of them cheered for beating the dog in the water.

The young man looked around with satisfaction, he was originally a gangster in Cold Stone Town, he often bullied the old and the weak, he enjoyed taking the lead in causing trouble and showing off.Now, instead, he became the hero who beat up the troublemakers. He felt that even the military officials in charge of review would look up to him because he dared to stand out.

He had enjoyed the people's cheers enough, and was about to walk back to the team, but suddenly found a boy blocking his way at some point.

The gangster wanted to push the boy away dissatisfied, but just as his hand was stretched out, the boy immediately grabbed his wrist and pulled him forward.

This force was so strong that the gangster suddenly lost his balance, his whole body staggered and took a step forward, the boy followed his legs and hit his knees upwards, directly pressing against the gangster's stomach, the pain was so painful that the gangster vomited foam.

Before the boy let go of the bastard's wrist, he wrapped his arms around his arm with both hands, straightened his upper and lower arms, and pushed his knee up again, only to hear a "click", it broke the bastard's arm!

He broke an adult face to face, and this boy immediately attracted everyone's attention.

But he just bypassed the gangster, continued to walk forward, helped Ye Ziqi up, and walked away from the barracks without looking back.

Because he is Gu Feng.

(End of this chapter)