Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 22 Martial Arts Arena

"Yes, we won't let you down, we will definitely get the Hunxi Whip back!" The knights who had signed up shouted.

Yixi had just followed and stood beside Pei Nai.

"Mingzhi, you."

She spoke softly with worry, but when she saw the look in Pei Nai's eyes, she swallowed the words that were on her lips.

She had never seen such confident and determined eyes in a woman before, as if nothing in the world could stop her from moving forward.

Pei Nai's expression was still very relaxed. "Don't worry, everyone. Mingzhi has practiced martial arts for a while, and this time he also wants to see the so-called Dengyun Heroes Conference."

As soon as she finished speaking, the deputy organizer of the competition opened the door of the fighting arena.

"Time is up, you can enter now! Please don't crowd, please enter in order."

Before the butler could finish his words, the crowd of waiting spectators rushed in. He was pushed behind the door and continued to shout as he struggled: "Enter in order of priority!"

The guy who was recording the names of the participants was shocked by the scene. "This year's audience is really too enthusiastic."

He turned his head back and looked at Pei Nai, who was no longer the focus of attention, and asked with a pen in hand, "Miss, are you sure you want to participate in the competition? If you are sure, I will really make a note of it."

Pei Nai nodded, "Of course I'll remember it."

The person in charge lowered his head, wrote down Tang Mingzhi's name, closed the competition list, and shouted, "Registration is closed!"

"Miss!"

The two maids, Beiju and Qingzhu, called her at the same time.

Qingzhu said coquettishly, "I don't know how well you learned martial arts in Huizhou, but it's too dangerous to participate in this kind of martial arts competition. If anything happens to you, Beiju and I will probably be beaten and driven out of the house. You can't go!"

Beiju and Qingzhu didn't know that she was reborn. When they heard that she knew martial arts, they just thought that she learned it in Huizhou in the past.

Pei Nai turned around, held Qing Zhu's hand, and gently put the candied haws in her hand into her mouth.

Qingzhu had half a candied haws in his mouth and could no longer speak. He just stared at her blankly with his big watery eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm very capable. If you don't believe me, ask Yixi." Pei Nai gave Yixi a wink.

Yixi thought of the melon seed that caused Tao Jiangtian's axe and Zhou Yuliang to be defeated, and the ordinary black iron spear that could escape unscathed from the sword of Nanqiang Sword in Shangsan Mountain, and she had to nod sincerely.

Pei Nai nodded in satisfaction, "There are fewer people here, let's go in quickly."

Yixi pulled her and said, "Let's not go through this door. Follow me." She led Pei Nai and the others to the entrance of another smaller martial arts arena not far away.

The entrance is small and exquisite, with not only a carpet but also a dedicated greeter.

"Welcome, the son of the Minister of Revenue. VIP table number 18, this way please!" The waiter bowed and led each table of guests inside.

Before Yixi could say anything, the sharp-eyed clerk recognized her.

"Princess Chen Zhao, this way please."

He shouted to the waiter who was in charge of leading the way, "Princess Chen Zhao is here, VIP table number four, please don't neglect her!"

The guide took them to the third floor and arranged for them to sit at table number four.

This is a square wooden table with four corners and a total of three chairs with backrests, covered with bright red brocade chair covers. All of them are placed facing the fighting stage, except for the side close to the main stage, which is probably to avoid blocking the line of sight.

There were four plates of snacks placed in the middle of the table. Yixi felt that the corner lamps on the table were in the way, so she had them removed.

Pei Nai looked at the overall structure of the Holy Fire Fighting Arena. There were four viewing towers, all built around the large fighting arena in the center. Each viewing tower had three floors of audience seats. In addition to the VIP seats on the top floor, which were various small tables, the two floors below were densely packed with single stepped seats, with one cushion seat for each person.

The audience has already entered, and many people are now looking for seats. The scene is a bit chaotic. Judging from the number of people alone, this Dengyun Heroes Conference can be said to be packed with spectators.

She looked around and found that the fighting arena was even bigger than she had imagined.

There were at least dozens of VIP tables in the four viewing towers, but not many people were seated there, probably because they had not yet entered.

The ticket given by Yixi's father, Prince Guangping, was very good, which could be said to be one of the central seats at the VIP table.

Pei Nai saw that below the fighting arena, the person in charge of the Dengyun Heroes Conference was already greeting the contestants, so he prepared to leave.

There were only three seats at the table, and Beiju and Qingzhu didn't dare to sit down. Yixi called the waiter and wanted to add another small round stool. Pei Nai patted the shoulders of the two maids.

"You guys take a seat, I'm going to go downstairs to prepare for the game."

"Miss, do you really want to go down?" Bei Ju's face was full of worry.

Pei Nai nodded, refusing them to follow him, and walked down the stairs alone.

"Miss Tang!"

"Miss Tang"

As soon as she arrived near the fighting arena, some people who had been waiting outside recognized her and called out her name.

There were also kind-hearted people who said, "Miss Tang, you have to do it within your ability. We are all rough guys and are worried about hurting you. As long as you tell us when the time comes, the people who are going to test you will definitely not make it too difficult for you."

When he said that, Pei Nai recalled his childhood memories.

She was already in her prime, and while other young ladies were dressing up and learning needlework, she was challenging new recruits in the military camp again and again. General Lin Hua arranged many new recruits to compete with her.

The soldiers in the barracks at that time also said similar things.

But later, both the new recruits and the old soldiers who had said such words all rolled on the ground with bruises all over their bodies, unable to get up, cursing at her, saying that she was just a little girl and was so cruel to him, and was not a human being.

Pei Nai thought so in his heart, but he smiled gently and bowed to the kind-hearted knight, saying: "I hope I can meet you when I draw lots later. Please give me some advice."

The man waved his hand and said, "No problem. It is my honor to be able to give Miss Tang some advice."

Pei Nai suddenly felt a chill behind him, like a thorn in his back.

She turned around and saw Xing Xiaoren, whom she had just thrown the candied haws at, staring at her ferociously not far away.

There was a hint of cold ferocity in his eyes, and he slowly said, "Xing, I am also looking forward to meeting Miss Tang."

Pei Nai had fought with many masters, but he was the first one who spoke in a way that asked for a beating.

She was too disdainful to speak harshly to a beastly scoundrel like Xing Xiaoren. She just glanced at him contemptuously and looked away.

"Miss Tang, come and see, the groups have been announced."

A disciple from the Changxing Gang called her from not far away. They were gathered in a group, looking at a long list of names.

Pei Nai walked towards them and someone exclaimed, "Wow, Miss Tang is so lucky. She got a bye in the first round and can directly enter the second stage of the competition."

"Are there any byes?" Pei Nai's expression was a little complicated.

(End of this chapter)