Chapter 56 Second Round, Gu Chao Wins Again!

  December 21st.

  Maybe it was because of the torrential rain yesterday, but the rare warm winter sun on the second day felt cozy and warm on people's skin.

  5:00-7:00

  Next to the ancient family's arena, people from all over had already gathered to watch the ceremony. The crowd was similar in composition to yesterday's, as Tao Fang County rarely held a large-scale family competition. Everyone had only watched one round of eight matches yesterday and were not satisfied yet, so they were discussing who would win this second round. Of course, top contenders like Gu Mengmeng and Gu Yu didn't need to be mentioned, while Gu Ling and Gu Yongfeng also had a high chance of winning.

  Some people even made bets on who would win.

  Guo Fangde stood up and said: "Yesterday's sudden rainstorm interrupted the family competition, today we will resume. Now please invite Wang to come on stage."

  Wang caught the head and stood on the stage: "Today's Gu family competition is still hosted by me. Now it's the second round of the family competition, and there are eight people left, namely Gu Mengmeng, Gu Yu, Gu Ling, Gu Yongfeng, Gu Ping, Gu Guang, and Gu Lang. The rules are the same as the first round, with the winner determined by drawing lots. One A meets one B, and there will be four battles in total."

  "Drawing lots now."

  Gu Chao also went on stage to draw lots, and this time he drew a first prize.

  Is this your first time on stage in the second round?

  "After the draw, Wang said: 'The first match of the second round, one A versus one B.'"

  Gu Chao stepped onto the stage: "The number I drew is Jia Yi." After stepping onto the stage, his hand habitually rested on the hilt of his sword, and he didn't know who his opponent was for this match. However, no matter who his opponent was, he had to defeat them with a resounding victory. This time, in the family's grand competition, he had to win.

  Never think of losing, only want to win, win, win, this is Gu Chao's character.

  And immediately, a bookish young man jumped onto the stage, who was actually Guling, one of the last eight.

  Gu Chao and Gu Ling didn't have any grudges, in his impression, Gu Ling was a bookworm, and he joined the White Silver rank sect, Lu Shan Sect.

  The Lu Shan Sect is stationed on Mount Lu in the southeast corner of the Great Qi Empire, and Mount Lu is quite a distance from here.

  Lushan is neither steep nor strange.

  There was a man named Yan Hui in those years who climbed this mountain and founded the Lushan Sect.

  This is the origin of the Lu Shan Sect, and Yan Hui is the ancestor of the Lu Shan Sect.

  Lushan Sect is quite different from other sects, Lushan Sect has been passing down the ultimate skill of "Book Sword", simply put, it's hiding sword in books. It's said that Lushan Sect has two sets of five-stage martial arts, one set is "Book Sword Grudges and Enmities", another set is "The Book Contains Heaven and Earth". These two sets of five-stage martial arts are quite excellent and won't be inferior to the five-stage martial arts of Taishan Sect, Clouds and Mists Thousand Changes Million Fantasies Knife Method and Taishan Eighteen Disk Knife Method.

  Gu Ling joined the Lu Shan Sect not long ago and naturally couldn't possibly have a fifth-grade martial technique. What he learned was the first-grade martial technique, "Qian Jian Qi Shi Er Shi" (Seventy-two Styles of Concealed Sword).

  After Gu Ling stepped onto the stage, he held a huge book in his left hand. The book was about two feet long and one foot wide, with a sword hidden inside. After Gu Ling stepped onto the stage, many girls cheered up. Gu Ling looked elegant and refined, his moves were elegant and refined, exactly like the white prince in the hearts of many girls.

  Gu Ling nodded his hand: "Gu Chao, it seems this time we are opponents."

  "That's right." Gu Chao stood there with an imposing aura: "Make your move."

  Gǔ Líng used the step method to move to Gǔ Chāo's side, his sword not yet out of its scabbard. As he arrived beside Gǔ Chāo, the book in his left hand suddenly flipped open, and at the same time, his sword was instantly unsheathed, thrusting straight towards Gǔ Chāo. This book actually had two uses: Firstly, it could be used to conceal one's own movements; Secondly, it could be used to deflect an opponent's attack, serving as a shield. The books used by the Rú Shān Sect as weapons were made of a special paper that was soft and light as water under normal circumstances, but once infused with the sect's unique internal energy, they would become as hard as steel, capable of being used as a shield.

  The ancient sword is hidden behind the book and comes out unexpectedly, making it extremely difficult to defend against.

  But in fact, this is of no use to Gu Chao. Gu Chao had already keenly sensed all of this and after obtaining the mysterious dagger, he possessed super strong perception. It was precisely because of this super strong perception that Gu Chao easily sensed where Gulang's sword was approximately located and wouldn't be bewildered by the books in front of him.

  Gu Chao's crimson long knife struck out, and with a loud crash it hit Gu Ling's long sword. Gu Ling involuntarily retreated many steps. Gu Ling was only at the fifth layer of the acquired realm, while Gu Chao was now relying on his own sixth-layer acquired realm to deal with him.

  Who is afraid of whom, it's all about inner strength.

  Gu Ling's eyes widened in surprise, his footwork shifted and he moved to Gu Chao's east side. He raised the book first, then followed with his sword, stabbing towards Gu Chao. Gu Chao, sensing Gu Ling's sword movement, swung his copper long knife in a straight slash. In an instant, Gu Ling withdrew his sword and hid it behind the book.

  The red copper long knife cut fiercely on the book, and Gu Ling was blown out again with a loud noise for many steps.

  The ancient tomb had already discovered the unpleasantness, no matter how his own book concealed the sword, Gu Chao's long knife could always cut himself, and his internal strength was better than his own, so it became an internal force showdown.

  The inner strength of the six layers of the ancient super post-heavenly realm versus the inner strength of the five layers of the ancient tomb's post-heavenly realm.

  Every strike and every confrontation can gain a certain advantage.

  Gu Chao stepped forward step by step, his long knife flashing brightly as he slashed down with each step.

  Boom! The ancient tomb retreated without stopping, retreating again and again.

  Ka! Another straight slash, Gu Ling finally couldn't support himself anymore and was swept off the stage by Gu Chao's knife.

  Wang Botou looked at Gu Chao, clicking his tongue in surprise. This young man named Gu Chao had an astonishing inner power, and he had won against Guling solely through his inner power, rendering Guling's sword techniques completely useless. He lightly cleared his throat: "Round 2, Match 1, Gu Chao vs. Guling, Gu Chao wins."

  Won another game and squeezed into the top four of the family competition, great.

  And up to now, he hasn't revealed any real strength at all, only showing off the inner power of the sixth layer of the acquired boundary, and won two games, squeezing into the top four.

  ……

  At this time, the guest from the east, Tao Zhi County, was here.

  Mrs. Tao said: "Yingying, I said Gu Chao is good, he's a good husband."

  Tao Ying's delicate nose hummed: "What's so great about him, he just got lucky and bumped into a weak one. If he met a strong one, he would be eliminated immediately." Tao Ying already vaguely knew she was wrong in her heart, but as a girl of this age, born and raised in a wealthy family, who had never encountered any setbacks or tasted bitterness, how could she admit her own mistake?

  Tao Zhi County was lost in thought.

  There were many people coming towards Third Madam's seat: "Congratulations, Third Madam, felicitations to Third Madam."

  "Third Madame, I've just received a new pair of top-quality sheep fat white jade bangles. Would Third Madame like them?" Various flattering voices surrounded Third Madame's ears. In herself, she was not worth much, merely one of the Gu family's concubines. However, thanks to her son Gu Chao, who had squeezed into the top four in the Gu family's great competition, her status and position were now completely different from before.

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