In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

Upon hearing his director's instructions, Secretary Hong immediately responded.

"Don't worry, Director. I know the chief referee for this Qingwu Tournament."

I helped out a little with his son's internship last time.

Nobody dares to make arbitrary and fraudulent judgments now.

But he strictly adheres to the requirements; if Jin Fan oversteps the bounds or violates the rules even slightly, he dares to punish him severely.

Upon hearing his secretary's words, the young master of the Liu family nodded in satisfaction.

It's not shameful that I didn't win Xia Zhao's heart.

Xia Zhao is one of the top talents in the southeast region, and he was promoted to the eighth rank at the age of thirty.

With such talent and potential, she must have very high standards.

But this time, it was they who were outdone.

A disciple of a grandmaster outshone him, a direct descendant of the Liu family.

It would be very embarrassing if this got out.

Moreover, in the eyes of the young master of the Liu family, he was no less than any grandmaster disciple.

At the same time, Secretary Hong chimed in.

"Director, you're just too honest and unwilling to use those methods."

This Jin Fan is clearly far inferior to you, but look, he has managed to attract Miss Xia's attention.

They even proactively spend time and effort to inquire about it.

Secretary Hong truly lives up to his reputation as a top-notch secretary; his words sounded like a reprimand.

In reality, it was a brilliant act of flattery.

Upon hearing this, the young master of the Liu family felt much better.

However, she harbored even more resentment towards Jin Fan.

At the same time, Xia Zhao was also on the phone.

Xia Zhao is focused on martial arts, and she doesn't have many connections.

Unlike the young master of the Liu family, who has already taken up a position in a relevant department and has a network of connections.

Xia Zhao sought help from people, and those connections were her family elders.

After going through many twists and turns, Xia Zhao finally received the reply, even slower than Secretary Hong.

"Are you sure the person using that identity is named Jin Fan?"

Or was he a disciple of Grandmaster Yao Jianyue?

Xia Zhao politely asked to confirm again.

The voice on the other end of the phone was full of confidence, and he immediately replied: "Jin Fan has used the identity of [Wu Ling Sect] before, and he also fits the description of having excellent martial arts comprehension."

Miss Xia, would you like me to arrange a meeting for you?

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhao quickly declined.

She only wanted to help secretly; she had no intention of bothering her directly.

The image of Li Yuan in her mind now corresponds to the name "Jin Fan".

A moment later, Xia Zhao picked up the phone again.

She could ask for one more qualification for cultivation and training at Snow Shadow Mountain.

Xia Zhao will also go to Xueying Mountain, but she does not intend to meet with Li Yuan.

She'll observe from afar, and if anyone needs help, she'll lend a hand.

......

At midnight, the bus finally arrived.

This is a town under Fengyuan City. Further ahead is the competition area for this Qingwu Tournament.

Towns in border areas are generally not very prosperous.

Furthermore, the towns here are usually two to three times larger than other towns.

After all, there's not much industry there; it's all just empty land.

The tasks of local management will not be too heavy.

Another point is that there are military garrisons around the border towns.

The garrison helps manage and resolve many issues.

The Qingwu Tournament is a major competition, serving as a platform to assess the growth of young martial artists in a city.

The relevant policies of the decision-making body will also be adjusted based on the performance of the Youth Martial Arts Competition.

It's not surprising that so much is being prepared for such a large-scale competition.

Upon arrival, Director Zeng led everyone to the hotel to check in.

Border areas usually have a large hotel, the kind that's over 100 meters tall.

Besides serving as a hotel, it is also an excellent sentry post.

From the highest point of the hotel, you can see very far, and issues related to the border front can be easily seen.

The effect would be even better with the help of equipment such as telescopes.

Li Yuan's room was arranged on the 26th floor.

It was already late at night, and after everyone arrived at the hotel, they went back to their rooms to rest.

The Qingwu Tournament is just around the corner.

Everyone should try their best to maintain their best condition.

At 7:30 a.m., Li Yuan went downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast.

I checked my phone while eating.

In the group chat for this Youth Martial Arts Competition, Deputy Director Zeng Chang sent out a notice.

After breakfast, all the contestants went to his room before 8:20.

He was in room number 19 on the 26th floor.

Li Yuan arrived at the agreed time.

Others arrived one after another, and they were all fairly punctual.

After looking around and confirming that the number of people was correct, Director Zeng began to offer some reminders.

He led his men to the window and looked into the distance.

"Once you cross that sentry line, you'll be in the competition area for the Qingwu Tournament."

Some of us here are not first-time participants in the Qingwu Tournament, so we may think we are very familiar with all the rules.

But I want to tell you that there are big changes in this year's Qingwu Competition.

All martial artists must enter separately and fight alone; assisting others in scoring points is prohibited.

Zeng Chang's emphasis made some of the others around him impatient.

"Director Zeng, didn't you already know that the planned tactics had been cancelled?"

"If we concede points, to whom can we concede?"

The person who responded also made a valid point.

Without Jin Fan, everyone is now fighting for themselves.

Getting more points will allow you to win rewards in the Qingwu Tournament.

"Everyone knows the rules, now I'm going to tell you about the Qingwu Tournament."

I obtained this intelligence by personally using my connections; don't tell anyone else.

You all know that it would be good if you could get even a little help.

Deputy Director Zeng Chang really put a lot of effort into this Youth Martial Arts Competition.

He really wanted to use this martial arts competition to gain some credit and compete for the position of the next bureau chief.

However, at this point, this amount of information won't be of much help.

"In the competition area of ​​this Qingwu Tournament, the strongest ferocious beast is the B-level ferocious beast Golden Scale Tiger."

The number should not exceed three.

The area is dominated by Class C and Class D ferocious beasts, and there are a large number of them.

Most of them are snake-like ferocious beasts and wolf-like ferocious beasts.

I know everyone wants to compete for rankings, but for your own safety, don't even think about attacking B-rank beasts.

As they were talking, Director Zeng handed out a piece of paper to everyone.

It contains information about common ferocious beasts.

The ranking of the Qingwu Tournament is determined by the number of ferocious beasts killed.

The points awarded to ferocious beasts vary depending on the level of danger they pose.

One C-level ferocious beast is equivalent to ten D-level ferocious beasts.

Killing one B-level ferocious beast is equivalent to killing one hundred D-level ferocious beasts.

Director Zeng was also afraid that everyone would risk their lives to rush towards the Golden Scale Tiger in pursuit of results.

Depending on the level of danger, martial artists of the fourth or fifth rank can deal with D-level ferocious beasts.

Martial artists of the fifth or sixth rank can attempt to deal with C-level ferocious beasts.

The oldest participant in the Qingwu Tournament is only thirty years old.

A sixth-grade level of strength is practically the limit.

It's possible that a very few martial artists have reached the threshold of the seventh rank, but it's hard to say whether they've actually come to participate.

Top geniuses like Xia Zhao might not necessarily be arranged to participate in this kind of competition.

A talent like her cannot represent the level of youth in a city.

One person can drastically boost the rankings; it severely undermines fairness.

Having said what needed to be said, Director Zeng told everyone to go back and rest.

The Qingwu Tournament will officially begin tomorrow afternoon; everyone should prepare accordingly.