Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 474: Sword Commentary on Strange Waves
"Wu Man? Why is this guy here? Why does his face look like Shen Xuanjun's?"

With doubts, Xiao Ran walked to Wu Man calmly. The two looked at each other. Wu Man took two steps back and he and Xiao Ran gradually retreated to the edge of the crowd.

"How did you come??"

After making sure that no one noticed them, Xiao Ran looked at the arena and asked in a low voice.

"It's fun."

Wu Man grinned: "Such a lively place, of course I have to come and take a look. Besides, I want to go back, so I came here to see if there are any main quests or side quests."

Noticing Wu Man's changes, he seemed no longer as depressed as before. Xiao Ran looked at Wu Man with some surprise: "Have you figured it out?"

"what?"

"Forget it, it's okay."

Wu Man was unwilling to say, so Xiao Ran stopped asking.

Anyway, I hope he can figure it out.

"How did you become like this? Where is this person?"

Shen Xuanjun should be under the care of Huang Chao and his men. How could this guy fall into Wu Man's hands?

"you know?"

"I know him, but we are not close."

"That's good."

Wu Man nodded, then smiled evilly and said, "This guy was unlucky. He just happened to meet me, so I helped him. He was quite polite and left me a human skin before he left. I put on this skin and came here to take a look."

Xiao Ran looked like he didn't believe you at all. If the person fell into your hands, how could it be good?

The two of them chatted one after another.

Xiao Ran didn't take Shen Xuanjun seriously. This guy was a waste from the beginning to the end. Even as a pawn, he had no value. His life or death had nothing to do with him.

But since Wu Man is here, he might as well help him kill the emperor.

"Senior Zhang is on stage."

At this time, a middle-aged man walked onto the stage. He was about 45 or 46 years old and was considered a well-known senior in the underworld.

He used a short sword, but the moment he struck, it was accompanied by the whistling of the wind, the tip of the sword piercing the night sky, making a clanging sound. The sword light was as bright and clear as flowing water, and every movement of his sword dance was as smooth as water dripping on stone, natural and full of power. He turned left and right, his body movements were erratic, just like a dragon playing in the water, agile and elegant.

There were no ordinary people watching the fun here. Most of the people were experts who could see the mystery at a glance and applauded.

However, the civil servants in their seats were yawning one by one. To them, this kind of sword dancing was really boring. It was more interesting to watch them fight.

"Fu Zhangxing, Group A, to be determined!"

There are only ten people in Group A, and being selected into Group A is already a great achievement in itself.

As for the ranking, we will naturally have to wait until the second review is over.

Some people have already been selected for Group A, and those behind them naturally begin to get eager to try.

Not long after, another person walked up. It was Qiu Shaoling, who was known as the young genius.

Last time at the Daxiangguo Temple, he wanted to steal the show, but ended up in a miserable state instead. Qiu Shaoling was determined to steal the show today.

He deliberately changed into a conspicuous red robe, walked onto the stage holding a sword in one hand, and simply saluted towards Wuye Taoist and Chu Tianming with his fists.

With a clear whistle, the figure leaped up, and the long sword in his hand turned into a silver lightning, leaving a series of sharp tracks in the air.

His movements were swift and accurate. Every time he swung his sword, there was a whistling of the wind, as if even the air was cut into neat pieces by his sword energy.

As the tip of the sword rotated, Qiu Shaoling's eyes were calm and deep, like an ancient well, yet they flashed with a sharp light, as if they could see through all illusions. His swordsmanship was unpredictable, suddenly like a violent storm, with many changes, and then like a silent drizzle, nourishing the power of all things.

"interesting."

Wu Man stood in the audience and looked at Qiu Shaoling, his eyes sparkling.

Xiao Ran didn't know what Wu Man meant by this sentence, was it that the person was interesting, or that the swordsmanship was interesting.

But he could see that Qiu Shaoling's swordsmanship was indeed very advanced. Maybe not as good as Gu Xintang, but definitely much better than himself.

"Old Wu, who do you think is stronger, these masters or us professionals?"

Xiao Ran couldn't help but ask Wu Man for advice. After all, this maze city had not yet been opened, and he had no other beginners to serve as a reference, so he could only ask Wu Man about this question and wanted to hear Wu Man's opinion.

"Hard to say."

Wu Man pondered for a moment, then explained: "In terms of strength, we are stronger. They have made rapid progress because they only know swordsmanship and have done a single thing to the extreme. As professionals, our advantage is the development of professional abilities, but the difficulty of professional advancement is much higher than theirs. Didn't I fail this time?"

What Wu Man said was similar to what Xiao Ran had thought before.

After all, sword skills and knife skills are just one of their means, but not their main means.

Having a profession and cursed objects, and developing all kinds of strange skills, is the foundation of their existence.

If it weren't for these abilities, and only his swordsmanship, he would have been killed by Huang Chao countless times.

But Wu Man immediately changed the subject: "Nothing in the world is absolute. There are some things I can't say for sure. There is only one thing I can be sure of."

"what?"

Xiao Ran looked at Wu Man, who was scanning the people around him. He said in a voice that only Xiao Ran could hear, "If the Lost City is a hunting ground, then these people must be prey. The abilities of the professionals also come from them."

Xiao Ran's face changed slightly, and he obviously didn't like what Wu Man said.

Wu Man waved his hand: "Don't look at me like that. This is the truth. Whether you regard them as human beings or not, this is the meaning of their existence in the world of the Lost City. On the other hand, if the Lost City descends on the earth one day, the people in the Lost City will also regard the people in reality as prey."

"Qiu Shaoling, Group A, to be determined!" While the two were talking, Qiu Shaoling looked around with a smile on his face, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.

"Do you want to come?"

Xiao Ran looked at Wu Man, who shook his head and looked at him exaggeratedly: "I'm a cook, you can't ask me to chop people with a kitchen knife."

Xiao Ran didn't force it after hearing that. Since Wu Man didn't want to go, he would go himself and complete the side quest at the same time.

So Xiao Ran walked up.

Watching Xiao Ran go on stage, Wu Man's eyes rolled around, and then he slowly left the crowd without saying a word.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Ran.

"He is Group C No. 36. If nothing unexpected happens, he should also be Group A."

"Group A is a foregone conclusion, but whether we can make it to the top three is hard to say."

"That's right, that's right. Gu Xintang deliberately let him win last time. Otherwise, judging from the situation at that time, this kid wouldn't have survived the second attack. It would have been great for him to be admitted to the A group. He looks so young, and his future is limitless. Who knows, in twelve years, he might even be the future sword champion."

Everyone was talking about it, making Xiao Ran the center of attention. This inevitably made Qiu Shaoling very unhappy. He said, "It's just a little cleverness. What's the big deal?"

Xiao Ran walked forward, bowed to Wuye Taoist and Chu Tianming, then took out the guillotine and swung it.

The sight of the blade swinging was as eerie and murderous as a prison, and it sounded as if there were evil spirits screaming and roaring in it, making everyone's scalp tingle.

After a set of sword skills were demonstrated, Taoist Wuye and Chu Tianming looked at each other and nodded.

Taoist Wuye praised: "Since ancient times, sword techniques have been dominated by fierceness and strength. Although your sword technique is murderous and eerie, it is also unique and extraordinary."

Chu Tianming didn't say anything, but he also agreed with Taoist Wuye's comments.

After the two of them confirmed it, Xiao Ran’s results were announced.

"Xiao Xingbang, Group A, to be determined!!"

As the announcement was made, there was no joy on Xiao Ran's face.

Because I didn’t receive any notification that the task was completed.

"Does it mean that we have to wait until the ranking is determined before it is considered complete?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran sighed, clasped his fists towards Wuye Taoist and Chu Tianming, and returned to the crowd.

"Huh? Where's Wu Man?"

Xiao Ran returned to the crowd, but did not see Wu Man.

"Did this guy leave?" Xiao Ran thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong. Wu Man was a cook and naturally had no interest in sword reviews. But if he was not interested, what was he doing here? ?

Xiao Ran looked around, but couldn't find any trace of Wu Man, so he gave up looking.

Time passed minute by minute, and Xiao Ran looked towards the direction of Hanyuan Hall from time to time.

But even though he had excellent eyesight, due to the angle, he couldn't see what was going on in the hall, let alone the emperor's appearance.

It wasn't until it got darker that Xiao Ran noticed that some people had left one after another.

“Brother Xiao!!”

At this time, Xiao Ran heard Li Jie's voice, turned around and found that Li Jie was waving at him.

"Come on, why are you still here?"

“Is this…over??”

Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment. This was completely different from what he had imagined.

"You should have left a long time ago. I thought you knew that tomorrow is the main event. Even if today is the second review, don't forget that there is still one day left tomorrow. If someone challenges you by name, you still have to defend the challenge."

After Li Jie said this, Xiao Ran understood and rolled her eyes. She had the urge to kick Li Jie: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I have been standing here for a whole day."

Li Jie said innocently, "You can't blame me for this. I thought you understood. Didn't you see that Gu Xintang didn't come?"

After that, Li Jie said with a sad face: "You are fine, I also stood in there for a whole day."

"Oh, that's right." Li Jie pulled Xiao Ran aside and said mysteriously, "Let me tell you, what the old Taoist said seems to be true."

"what?"

Li Jie lowered his voice even lower, and said in a voice as small as a mosquito: "My brother may not be able to make it. He did not attend the court today. It is said that the people from the Imperial Hospital are waiting behind. I don't know the details, but it is definitely not a good result."

"So, you are lucky."

As the two were talking, they were about to walk out of the palace gate.

But just as Xiao Ran was about to step out of the palace gate, her heart suddenly trembled, and she stopped abruptly, and put her hand on Li Jie's shoulder.

"and many more!"

Li Jie was stunned and turned to look at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran lowered his head to glance at the black swan brooch on his chest. Seeing the dangerous red light flashing on it, Xiao Ran raised his head and stared straight at the street ahead.

"No! Go back!"

"Where are you going back?"

Xiao Ran didn't say anything, but pulled Li Jie back to the palace gate...

(End of this chapter)