A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 271 Jie Daohan's Quirk
At dusk, the sunset glow in the west is as red as a frosty forest.

The selection stage in front of the county office had become quiet by now, as the second round of competition had ended.

Many people were pale, and several were injured. This second round of fighting was obviously more intense than the first round.

Qin Shuban's voice sounded at this time.

"Chen Jinxiang, Wang Yuedi, Wang Shu, Liu Wenchao, Gai Lin, and Yang Qi. These six people have zero points in two rounds and are eliminated!"

According to the rules, there is really no need for these six people to continue competing, because even if they participate in the third round and win, their points will only be one, and those with less than two points will be eliminated.

Three of the six people whose names were called were injured, and they all looked stunned. The moment they were knocked off the stage, they already knew this would be the result.

There are twenty-four people, six are eliminated, and now there are eighteen people left.

Among these eighteen people, six won two games in a row and scored two points. These six people are: Duan Rong, Tao Rong, Ximen Kankan, Xiao Yu, Shen Mizhi, and Xia Shuangshuang.

The other twelve people have one point, including the six who lost among the twelve in the winning group, and the six who won among the twelve in the losing group.

Tomorrow is the third round of points battle!

The third round of the points battle is still divided into two groups: one group of six people with two points, and the other group of twelve people with one point.

Random within the group, 50-50 win or lose!
Twelve people with the same score: the six who lost were eliminated directly! The six who won entered the staged life and death challenge!
Six people with a score of two: the three who won will be directly promoted to registered disciples! The three who lost will also enter the staged life and death challenge!
This means that there will be nine people entering the segmented life and death challenge.

These nine people will fight for the remaining four places to advance to registered disciples at the cost of their lives!
Such a cruel competition system! And each round is more cruel than the last!

Duan Rong stood there with a serious look on his face!

Although he has demonstrated great strength, it is obviously not easy to advance.

He can only advance directly if he wins the third round of the points battle.

Otherwise, you still have to enter the staged life and death challenge! In the staged life and death challenge, there will be round-robin battles, and even the most powerful ones may not necessarily win. Those who can make it to the end are definitely not weak.

Duan Rong stood there, looking around. He looked at the other members of their group of six in tomorrow's points competition, and he really had no confidence in them.

There are three people who have reached the great perfection realm, him, Ximen Kankan, and Tao Rong!
As for Xiao Yu, Shen Mizhi, and Xia Shuangshuang, although they have not yet achieved a great breakthrough, they are all on the verge of a breakthrough, so they must not be careless either!

None of them are easy to deal with!

Moreover, what if he faces Xiao Yu tomorrow? The probability of this happening is not small. How should he choose?

He entered the segmented life and death challenge, and obviously had a greater chance of winning than Xiao Yu, but it was just a greater chance of winning, not a guaranteed win!

"I hope that kind of embarrassing situation won't happen..."

Otherwise, if he eliminated Xiao Yu in the third round of points battle... then if Xiao Yu... something happened in the next segment life and death challenge, he would not be able to associate with the Xiao family anymore.

This is entirely possible. In the life-and-death battle, there are always people who die tragically in almost every round!
Duan Rong walked with Xiao Zongting and Xiao Yu. There was an invisible solemnity in the air. The fierceness of tomorrow's battle weighed on Xiao Yu and Duan Rong's hearts like a stone.

Zhu Xiaoqi had gone back to cook early, but when the three of them arrived at the door of Yuanshun Escort Agency, Xiao Zongting did not ask Duan Rong to come over for dinner this time, so Duan Rong tactfully left.

Duan Rong understood that what he was thinking about was also what Xiao Zongting was thinking about.

His refusal to invite Duan Rong over represented a certain ambiguous attitude on Xiao Zongting's part.

Xiao Yu stood at the intersection, looking at Duan Rong's back in the twilight, and suddenly understood what his father and Duan Rong were thinking!
But Xiao Yu felt the same as Ming Jing. She was no match for Duan Rong, and she didn't want Duan Rong to show mercy to her.

Everyone has his own ability and should accept his fate!
Duan Rong returned to Liulu, rested for a while, drank some tea, and then went to the street to eat.

After dinner, he did not wander around, but returned to Liulu early, ready to read some books before going to bed.

Duan Rong was lying on the bed, reading a book by the light.

After watching for a while, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

Duan Rong's eyes moved and his spiritual sense swept over. Seeing that it was Zhu Xiaoqi standing outside the door, Duan Rong immediately got out of bed, walked across the courtyard and opened the gate.

The dim light reflected Zhu Xiaoqi's face.

Zhu Xiaoqi stuffed a few buns wrapped in dried lotus leaves into Duan Rong's hands and said, "I've made your meal, why don't you come?"

Duan Rong just smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

Zhu Xiaoqi handed an unsealed letter to Duan Rong and said, "Miss Yu gave it to you."

Duan Rong's eyes jumped and he took it.

"I am leaving."

Zhu Xiaoqi said something, and without waiting for Duan Rong's reply, he slipped into the night.

Duan Rong glanced at Zhu Xiaoqi's back, then closed the gate, took the buns and envelope, and walked back to the inner room.

Duan Rong placed the buns on the table, pulled out a piece of letter from the unsealed envelope, and read it under the light.

There were only three lines of words on the letter, which was obviously Xiao Yu's handwriting. The ink was not dry yet, obviously it was written not long ago.

Don't say women are not heroes, the dragon springs are chirping on the wall every night! In the battle of life and death, I won't give in!
What Xiao Yuxin meant was that if they met, she would not let Duan Rong give her up! If Duan Rong gave her up, it would mean he looked down on her!
"Don't say that women are not heroes, the Dragon Spring is chirping on the wall every night!" Duan Rong held the letter and murmured Xiao Yu's poem, an inexplicable emotion echoing in his heart...

It was just getting dark, but it was early spring after all, and the weather suddenly became cold as soon as the sun went down.

Liu Ergou stood by the city gate with his hands folded, shivering with cold. The cold wind whistled through the doorway, making his face hurt.

Seeing that the time had come, he was just about to close the city gate and hide in the sheltered corner to warm himself up and take a nap.

Liu Ergou had just grabbed the city gate on one side and was about to pull it over when suddenly there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, like dense drum beats.

Liu Ergou stopped immediately, and saw a big black shadow flash by.

Liu Ergou cursed angrily: "Who is so blind? I almost bumped into your master!"

The black shadow jumped off the horse at the city gate and whipped Liu Ergou in the face with a horsewhip. Liu Ergou cried out and a bloody mark appeared on his face.

He was about to lose his temper, but with the dim light from the city gate, he could roughly make out the person was in official uniform, and when he looked more closely, he realized it was Jie Daohan.

"Un...Untie the head..." Liu Ergou covered his face and stammered, "Are you...back from business?"

"Nonsense! I won't come back. Am I going to die outside?" Xie Daohan said, stuffing the whip in his hand into Liu Ergou's arms, and said, "Take the horse to the government office for me and put it back in the stable."

"Yes..." Liu Ergou nodded and bowed while holding the horsewhip.

Xie Daohan was already walking away with big strides at this time.

Liu Ergou saw Jie Daohan walking away, then he touched the bloodstain on his face, which had swollen up. He sniffed, cursed, and went to lead the red horse beside the city gate. Jie Daohan was hungry, but he didn't plan to eat and drink on the street. He wanted to go to the brothel in Jinmao Lane, eat and drink, and then vent his suppressed desire.

Xie Daohan walked hurriedly past the Huaying Tower on the street. It was already night time and the lights were shining brightly in the Huaying Tower. The sound of string music mixed with laughter could be heard faintly.

Xie Daohan smiled coldly. He never liked Huayinglou. It was too grand and beautiful. He preferred the smell of corruption in the brothels...

There was a faint musty odor. Every time he smelled it, his lower abdomen couldn't help but feel hot...

Xie Daohan spent the whole night in the brothel in Jinmao Lane...

The next day, with dark circles under his eyes from a night of hangover, he sat in the viewing booth outside the county office without even washing.

This elite selection meeting only started to gain some interest on the third day, and Xie Daohan felt that he had returned just in time.

Xie Daohan sat next to Fan Yuanhai in the viewing gallery, and the two chatted from time to time.

Fan Yuanhai could smell a faint stench from Xie Daohan. If the chilly wind hadn't blown away the stench, he would have been a little uncomfortable sitting still...

There was already a huge crowd surrounding Zeyingtai. The number of people who came to watch today was more than the previous two days combined.

Xie Daohan sat in the viewing seats, looking at the young men standing in front of the selection stage, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In the past three years, he had imagined himself sitting in the viewing booth, while his nephew Jie Lei stood in front of the Selecting Talents Terrace, just like those young men...

At this moment, he was actually sitting in the viewing booth, but his nephew Jie Lei had already turned into dry bones...

"What a twist of fate!" Xie Daohan sighed.

At this time, Qin Shuban had already started spinning the turntable!

The turntable swung and stopped on a name.

It’s Tao Rong!
Just as a black shadow flipped over, Tao Rong was already standing on the plum blossom pile. His movements were as fast as a ghost, and it was obvious that his lightness skills were not weak!

Tao Rong stood at one end of the plum blossom pile, wearing a black suit, and looked at the people under the selection stage with an arrogant look.

In the audience, Xie Daohan said to Fan Yuanhai, "Tao Rong is a man of character among the younger generation. Look at his movements, so sharp!"

Fan Yuanhai smacked his lips and said nothing. He had already watched Tao Rong's two fights and was indeed deeply impressed.

At this time, Qin Shuban had turned to the turntable for the second time!

The people in the audience had different thoughts. The old turntable creaked and slowly stopped on a name.

Xie Daohan looked at the name on the turntable and frowned, because he didn't recognize the name.

"Duan Rong?"

Xie Daohan searched his memory and was almost certain that this was an unfamiliar name. He smiled at Fan Yuanhai and said, "This kid named Duan Rong is probably in trouble! He ran into Tao Rong right at the start!"

Fan Yuanhai looked at Li Daohan with a strange expression and said, "He is also at the Great Accomplishment Stage!"

"He is also in the great success realm?" Xie Daohan's brows jumped, and he looked again at the young man who had just climbed onto the plum blossom pile.

Shen Mizhi stood in the audience, looking at Duan Rong. She naturally remembered this guy who had flirted with her.

A year ago, this guy was just a painter who sold his paintings for a living, but now he actually came with her to participate in this year's Talent Selection Meeting, and his strength has reached the Great Accomplishment Realm.

She still couldn't forget the psychological shock she felt when Duan Rong defeated Qiu Tong in a single blow on the first day of the Elite Selection Meeting.

It can be said that the opponent she least wanted to face in the past three days was Duan Rong.

Xia Shuangshuang, who was standing next to Shen Mizhi, had other thoughts. This was a good start for him. With two people at the Great Perfection Realm fighting against each other, her pressure was immediately relieved a lot.

Xiao Yu looked at Duan Rong on the stage with a worried look, and her left hand, which was not holding the knife, clenched subconsciously. Tao Rong was also at the Great Perfection Realm, and she was afraid that Duan Rong would get hurt.

Ximen Kankan, on the other hand, was looking at the stage with a nonchalant look on his face. He had great confidence in Duan Rong, as he himself was also at the Great Accomplishment stage. However, he knew very well that he could not beat Duan Rong at all.

Years ago, he often fought with Duan Rong, but later on, he never won. In addition, the more they fought, the more frustrated he became, and finally he simply gave up.

Duan Rong stood at one end of the plum blossom pile, looking at Tao Rong at the other end. Tao Rong had an arrogant look and was very powerful, but fortunately, he felt it was better than encountering Xiao Yu.

He would rather fight a tough battle than face that embarrassing situation...

After Duan Rong climbed onto the plum blossom pile, he stood there without moving for two breaths.

Tao Rong looked at Duan Rong for a while, then suddenly flashed and drew his sword to chop at Duan Rong!
Before the game, Tao Rong set himself the goal of winning three games in a row and advancing directly!
Now the goal is within reach, he just needs to defeat Duan Rong in front of him.

Although Tao Rong was proud, he was very calm at the moment, just like a leopard that had started hunting, with only prey in his eyes!
In fact, Duan Rong had already achieved the realm of subtlety a long time ago, and he also had the ability to cover with spiritual consciousness. If he fought with all his might, he would be able to defeat Tao Rong within ten moves!
But Duan Rong didn't want to further unlock his strength in front of the crowd. He wanted to wear Tao Rong down bit by bit!
Duan Rong's idea was very simple. He used his spiritual sense to see through Tao Rong's attacks and kept dodging in a way that saved the most internal energy.

When Tao Rong's internal energy was almost consumed, he launched a fierce attack and took him down in one fell swoop!
Tao Rong slashed at him with his sword, but Duan Rong's spiritual sense penetrated and he had already seen through the movement of his internal energy. He dodged to the right side with a flick of his body.

Tao Rong attacked with several swords, but Duan Rong dodged them easily. Duan Rong hadn't even unsheathed his sword at this time.

Tao Rong looked at Duan Rong and angrily asked, "Where is your knife?"

He has always been arrogant, but Duan Rong has refused to even draw his knife until now. Isn't he even more arrogant than him?

Duan Rong sneered: "My sword drinks blood, not wind!"

"Whose sword are you talking about?!" Tao Rong looked grim and swung his sword towards Duan Rong.

Duan Rong was indeed mocking Tao Rong.

I swung my sword several times but didn't even touch the corner of his clothes. Isn't that like drinking wind?
However, he said such sarcastic remarks just to annoy Tao Rong and make him attack him more fiercely!
If that happens, by the time he realizes what's happening, it might be too late!
Everyone watching the fight felt that Duan Rong was too arrogant. He was hiding in front of a master of the same level. Only the attacker could take the initiative. If he just kept hiding, he would be doomed if he was not careful!
Even Xiao Zongting had the same opinion. He looked at Duan Rong with a look full of curiosity.

But he was not like others who thought that Duan Rong was being arrogant. He was sure that Duan Rong must have his own considerations.

Tao Rong launched fierce attacks repeatedly, but he still couldn't even touch the corner of Duan Rong's clothes. After these rounds of fierce attacks, his breathing had become disordered.

Tao Rong felt a chill in his heart, because he realized that if he continued like this, he would definitely lose!

His attacks couldn't be more powerful than the previous ones. Duan Rong was able to dodge those rounds, so how could his next attacks hurt Duan Rong?
Duan Rong was well-rested and waiting for the opponent to tire out. How could he cope with this situation?
Tao Rong's eyes suddenly focused, and he swung his sword again to slash at Duan Rong!
As Tao Rong's knife moved, Duan Rong dodged to the side, but at this moment, Tao Rong suddenly stretched out his left hand and swung it, and several slender flying knives flashed with cold light and shot towards Duan Rong's body.

Duan Rong sneered, he had known for a long time that Tao Rong was quite skilled in using hidden weapons. Duan Rong had seen it when he hung the prayer boards at the City God Temple fair.

What's more, Duan Rong had already used his spiritual sense to scan the several flying knives that Tao Rong hid in his sleeves.

Duan Rong's body remained unchanged. As he moved, he swung his sheathed oxtail knife, trying to knock down the flying knives.

But at this moment, the flying knives in the middle suddenly exploded, and three thinner darts scattered out from it, heading straight for Duan Rong's face!
(End of this chapter)