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Chapter 66 Sword Appreciation Tournament 2
When Wu You and Qiao Wanmian arrived at the sword appreciation event, the event had already begun.
There were probably dozens or even hundreds of people who gathered in front of a platform, forming a huge crowd from a distance.
Qiao Wanmian quickly tidied herself up, her clothes slightly disheveled from rushing over, and hurried to the center of the field, where Fo Bibaishi and Xiao Zijin were already standing.
While no one was looking, Wu You secretly took a monster mask he had stockpiled in the old house, put it on, and then slipped behind to look for Li Lianhua and the others.
There were so many people here that it took a while to find them standing near the front. Wu You squeezed and pushed, getting cursed at by many people, before finally managing to get next to Li Lianhua.
Wu You squeezed between Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing: "Fang Duobing, young hero Fang, could you move over a bit?"
Fang Duobing glared at Wu You: "You don't want the seat next to you, but you insist on squeezing into the middle. And your mask is really ugly." Seeing that Wu You was having trouble squeezing in, he obediently took a step to the side.
Wu You steadied herself and chuckled. Before she could speak, Li Lianhua asked, "Youyou, why did you come to Baichuan Academy so early? You could have told me, and I would have come with you. It's too dangerous for you to be alone."
"I had something to do and didn't have time to tell you. Didn't I leave a note? Shh, don't talk, the conference is about to start." Wu You quickly stopped Li Lianhua when he saw that she wanted to say something.
Li Lianhua was about to say something more when she heard Qiao Wanmian's voice coming from ahead.
"After so many years, we are very gratified to have found the young master that Xiang Yi has never parted with for so long. Today, we hope that all of us in the martial arts world will not forget the ideal of punishing evil and promoting good, and the peace of the world, so as not to fail Xiang Yi's wishes."
After Qiao Wanmian finished speaking, the people below began to murmur amongst themselves. Even from a distance, Wu You could hear the sadness and reluctance in Qiao Wanmian's words.
Wu You turned to look at Li Lianhua beside him and found that he was just staring straight ahead without showing any expression. He was really calm.
Seeing that Qiao Wanmian was a little sad, Xiao Zijin actually put her arm around Qiao Wanmian's shoulder in front of everyone.
Even Shi Shui, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and complained, "Xiao Zijin is becoming more and more unreserved."
Jiang Baihe, who was standing next to her, glanced at it. Although he also didn't want to look, he still tried to make amends for Xiao Zijin: "Fourth brother, it's been ten years already, ah."
Wu You was also lamenting Xiao Zijin's somewhat inappropriate behavior in public when he heard Di Feisheng say from Li Lianhua's other side, "I thought Qiao Wanmian was your woman."
Li Lianhua turned to look at Di Feisheng, then turned to look at Wu You, before speaking softly, "Miss Qiao belongs only to herself."
Stepping forward, Xiao Zijin addressed the crowd, saying, "I am honored to witness the return of the Young Master Sword to the world with you all."
No sooner had he finished speaking than two men from the Hyakuchuan Academy carried out a sword stand covered with a red cloth. The two men slowly carried it to the platform set up in the center, and with a swift movement, they tore off the red cloth, revealing the young master who had been missing for ten years.
Everyone around was extremely excited. They finally saw that the swordsman of Li Xiangyi, the number one martial artist in the world, had really appeared, and was truly right in front of them.
Fang Duobing exclaimed excitedly, "Look! It really is the Young Master's Sword! I didn't have time to examine it closely before. Li Xiangyi used it to create the Xiangyi Tai Sword, which astonished the martial world in one battle."
"I heard that in order to make the girl of Boqiao smile, he tied a red ribbon over ten feet long to the hilt of his sword and practiced a set of Thirty-Six Drunken Swords on the roof of Jiangshan Xiao in Yangzhou, which caused the streets to be deserted."
"It is said that countless people flocked to watch, just to catch a glimpse of that red silk sword." Fang Duobing looked at the people beside him, his face full of pride: "Today, you all have certainly broadened your horizons."
After hearing this, Wu You bit his lip tightly to stop himself from laughing out loud. Fang Duobing was unaware that the real person was right in front of him.
Li Lianhua didn't take it to heart: "It's just youthful impetuosity; I just overreacted."
Di Feisheng chimed in from the side, "Yes, it's so ostentatious."
Upon hearing someone speak ill of his master, Li Xiangyi, Fang Duobing hurriedly retorted, "What kind of attitude is that? This is a level that neither of you can even dream of. I think you're just jealous."
After saying this, Fang Duobing stopped talking to the two of them and turned to ask Wu You, "Wu You, what do you think?"
How did this war end up affecting us? Wu You glanced around, unsure which side to take sides, so he could only give Fang Duobing a perfunctory reply: "You're right, that's exactly what you think."
After listening to this, Fang Duobing saw that someone agreed with him and looked ahead with a proud expression.
At the front, seeing that the murmurs among the crowd had subsided, Xiao Zijin spoke up: "If you all wish to have some fun, you are welcome to come up on stage and compete. Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, whoever is the last to pick the silk flower can personally test the Young Master's Sword."
After Xiao Zijin finished speaking, everyone started discussing it. This sudden surprise was quite overwhelming.
As soon as the incense was lit, many martial arts practitioners rushed onto the stage.
Fang Duobing shouted, "It has to be me!" He then tried to rush onto the stage, but Wu You quickly grabbed Fang Duobing's Erya sword sheath.
"Wu You, why are you pulling me? I still need to try out the Junior Master's Sword." Fang Duobing was very anxious and wanted to pry Wu You's hand away, afraid that if he was too slow, someone else would get there first.
"What's the rush? This has only just begun, and there's almost no room left on the stage. If you keep knocking people down one by one, are you sure you can still grab one? If you ask me, you should go up when there are fewer people on the stage before time runs out."
Wu You offered Fang Duobing some advice, and Fang Duobing nodded after listening: "You're right. Even if I knock all of them off the stage within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, if someone sneaks up and steals the silk flowers at the last moment, I might not be able to react in time."
This guy's got a sharp mind; in the original series, Li Lianhua snatched the lead at the last second.
As he spoke, Fang Duobing stopped and watched the contestants on the stage. Seeing that Fang Duobing was not impulsive, Wu You released the scabbard of the Erya sword from his hand.
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Lotus Tower Small Theater
Fang Duobing: I heard that my master Li Xiangyi's Red Silk Sword Dance drew huge crowds, but unfortunately I was at Tianji Manor at the time and couldn't come out.
Di Feisheng: What a pity, I didn't get to witness Li Xiangyi's ostentatious behavior in person.
Wu You: It's such a pity I couldn't see it in person.
Li Lianhua: Or maybe I should also feel sorry that I didn't see it.
Wu You: Huh? Bro, you didn't see it? That's because you did it yourself.