Chapter Forty-Five: Cat's Paw

  "Ye Zi, have you seen that little kid? Ah, it's him, that's Lin Feng." Qin Hao transmitted his voice to Ye Zi from the high platform, "Half a year ago when I saw him, he was only at the fourth level of Tiger Form Fist. Now he's already at the sixth level! Ling'er has good eyesight indeed, haha!"

  Ye Zichen fell silent, thinking that the first time he saw him, he was still completely unable to cultivate. A few days later, when they met again, he had already reached the second level of Tiger Form Fist.

  "Lin Feng's younger brother indeed has a secret."

  Her gaze swept across the young man's handsome face, and Ye Zi suddenly remembered the scene when they first met at the water pool in the canyon, where the pretty face under the mask also blushed slightly.

  Half a year's time had passed, and the young man was now half a head taller, his shoulders wider by a considerable margin, and the childishness on his face had completely disappeared. The original Lin Feng's younger brother, who used to be just an adolescent with budding emotions, had clearly become a real man.

  Her eyes collided with those of the young man, and Ye Zi also understood the emotions in his eyes, a hard-to-express joy arose.

  It's been half a year since we last met, are you still this fond of me?

  Being liked is always a delightful thing, no wonder Ye Zi was happy.

  Ye Zixin sighed secretly in her heart, this young man had obviously already deeply fallen for her.

  But I actually like Qin Hao, senior brother.

  And besides, Ling'er keeps saying she likes Lin Feng...

  Ye Zi smiled wryly, this young man's attitude towards his own feelings was heartwarming, but also a bit troublesome.

  There is still a marriage contract between them. This marriage contract is extremely important to both his father and grandfather.

  Even if Qin Hao accepted him, this marriage contract was still a big trouble.

  But her sister Ling'er still didn't know that the Lin Feng to whom she had given the Maple Spirit Pendant was actually the same Lin Feng who was engaged to marry her...

  The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and Ye Zi couldn't help but let out a sigh.

  "What's wrong, Ye Zi?" Qin Hao asked.

  "It's nothing," Ye Zi said softly.

  Qin Hao's concern for himself is rare, and if it were usual, Ye Zi would definitely be extremely happy. However, today, she couldn't bring herself to be happy.

  "Is there really such a thing as fate? Otherwise, why would I inexplicably run into him and have him see my body?" Ye Zixin thought anxiously.

  ……

  A knight in heavy armor walked up to the high platform, carrying a large wooden box, and bowed slightly towards the five leaders. Then he turned around and shouted: "Those who are participating in the test, come here quickly and report your names, the test is about to begin!"

  Upon hearing this voice, Lin Feng immediately knew who it was. This was obviously the voice of Fang Mo, the centurion of the second battalion.

  The crowd walked silently to the front of Fang Mo, one by one softly reporting their names, levels and places of origin. Fang Mo then registered them one by one on a plaque and put it in that box.

  Registration is complete soon.

  Fang Mou said in a low voice: "There are 320 people who have the qualifications to participate in the test! Among them, Tiger Fist Sixth Heavy, 14 people! Tiger Fist Fifth Heavy, 46 people!"

  "Sixth form of the Tiger Fist, stand over there!"

  As Fang Mo spoke, a decurion rode out of the heavy cavalry and stopped at a location. Fourteen young men with tiger-shaped fists in the sixth rank walked out of the crowd and stood there. Lin Feng also followed and walked over.

  "Get into the fifth stance of the Tiger Fist, stand over here!"

  Another decurion galloped out on horseback, and forty-six young men and women of the fifth rank of the Tiger Boxing stood there.

  "Fang Mò shouted again: 'The test is divided into three rounds, one round per day. Those who have achieved the fifth level of Hu Xing Quan will directly enter the second round! Those who have achieved the sixth level of Hu Xing Quan will directly enter the third round!'"

  Everyone was silent, living within the influence of Luoyun Sect's power, this rule is naturally known. Although the Xuanjia Heavy Cavalry test does not only consider actual strength, for those with a better foundation, there is still some bias.

  "Fang Mo shouted: 'Now let's proceed with the first test immediately, in the order of drawing lots, two by two, those who lose will be eliminated directly!'"

  "There are 261 people participating in the first round of testing! As usual, if the number is odd, one person will be exempted! The exempted person will directly advance to the next round! Now I'll draw out the exempted person!"

  This is also one of the rules, and people naturally have no objection.

  Two hundred and sixty-one young men and women all looked at Fang Mo with eager faces, hoping that this lucky person was themselves. Not having to take action and being able to directly enter the next round would be a great thing. After all, the fourth level of Tiger Shape Fist had the same power, no one dared to say they had a sure win.

  Fang Mou closed his eyes slightly, stretched his hand into the wooden box and stirred it gently. Everyone's heart was lifted, expecting to be the lucky one.

  "It must be me! It must be me!" Su Ying clenched her fists and muttered.

  After a few gasps, Fang Mo took out a sign and held it high up.

  "The first round of Wheel of Fortune, Qingyan City, Su Ying!" Fang Mo announced loudly.

  "Hurray!" Su Ying happily jumped up, her tender little face full of joyful colors.

  "Stop making noise!" Fang Mo coldly shouted, "Move over there!"

  Su Ying stuck out her tongue and quickly walked out of the crowd, going to the 46 Tiger Form Fist fifth-level young men and women. The remaining fourth-level Tiger Form Fist youngsters looked at Su Ying's back with envy on their faces.

  "Testing begins below! First group, Ai Shi Town, Liu Lang, Kun Lei City, Zhu Taolan!" Fang Mo quickly took out two cards from the box and shouted loudly.

  Two young men walked silently out of the crowd and stood before the high platform.

  "Begin!" Fang Mo shouted.

  The two of them stepped on the ground at the same time and rushed towards each other. It seemed that both of their fighting habits were straightforward and fierce, without any hesitation, directly colliding head-on.

  Pong!

  A loud crash, and the two of them were entangled together, their fists and feet flying towards each other like raindrops, no longer dodging each other's attacks!

  "Really two ruthless characters!" This kind of fighting method made Lin Feng secretly purse his lips.

  After a brief moment, Zhuo Tuo Lan finally kicked Liu Lang flying to the ground with one foot, unable to move again. Liu Lang fell to the ground, covered in blood, while Zhuo Tuo Lan's mouth also had specks of blood on it.

  The two of them had their fair share of broken bones, but neither of them made a sound.

  "Congratulations on your victory!" Fang Mo shouted, "Take these two down for medical treatment!"

  Two knights in heavy armor rode out, one of them lifted something and put it on the horse's back, then left the school grounds.

  This battle, both the winner and the loser suffered heavy injuries. Especially the victorious Zhuo Tuo Lan, if he were to engage in a second match now, it would be absolutely impossible. This is also the reason why the test was set within three days, as many of the high-ranking masters in the Xuan Jia Heavy Cavalry can recover from their injuries through meditation and treatment, ensuring that Zhuo Tuo Lan can recover by tomorrow.

  The first battle was so fierce that the five leaders on the high platform were all nodding in secret. The heavy cavalry of the Xuan Jia army needed to be ruthless, and being soft would not work.

  "I like both of these two little ones!" The Third Commander Iron Wing laughed, "Unfortunately, I can only take one. If this Zhuo Tuo Lan is the last one left, then I'll reserve him first!"

  "Good!" Qin Hao nodded first.

  "Huh?" The fourth team leader, Ran Lian, said in surprise, "Qin Hao, you kid has never respected your elders before. Why didn't you argue with your Uncle Tie this time?"

  "Good seedlings are plentiful." Qin Hao smiled and said, "What I'm looking at is someone else."

  "Little kid, who are you looking at?" Tiewing smiled and said, "Tell your Uncle Tie about it?"

  "Heh heh." Qin Hao smiled and ignored him. Iron Wing was furious, puffing out his mustache and glaring, but under the mask, no one could see it.

  ……

  "The next ones are Fan Yangcheng, Li Kun, Liu Shachen and Zhao Yan!" Fang Mo took out two more cards and shouted loudly.

  Li Kun and Zhao Yan also walked out.

  "Begin!" Fang Mo shouted.

  Two youths gritted their teeth and charged at each other, as if they wanted to tear each other apart.

  Perhaps due to the influence of the previous game, this battle was also fought with blood splattering everywhere. In the end, Li Kun punched Zhao Yan's head, directly knocking him out. And he himself was also badly injured, suffering extremely severe injuries.

  For the heavy cavalry in black armor, as long as they didn't die at the time, there were ways to treat them. Two more riders came forward and took these two away.

  The match continued. The boys and girls whose names were read out by Fang Gong walked out one by one to engage in a fierce battle.

  To join the Xuan Jia Heavy Cavalry, everyone has gone all out. Even those girls are no exception, one more ferocious than the other. Many young men can't help but show mercy when facing the girls, and end up suffering a crushing defeat.

  After all, everyone's strength is the same, one side has a tolerant heart, and the other side will naturally win!

  "Actually, if I weren't holding back, I would definitely be able to advance." Su Ying watched as another girl knocked down a boy and thought, "A little girl like this, with only a pretty face, has actually charmed her opponent! If it were me going up there, humph!"

  Su Ying was quite satisfied with her appearance. In fact, among the girls who participated in the test, there was indeed no one whose appearance could surpass hers.

  ……

  The matches were proceeding one by one, and the five leaders on the viewing platform watched carefully, occasionally commenting in a low voice. Lin Feng's gaze was focused on the battles below the high platform, while his peripheral vision kept an eye on the top of the high platform.

  Although he was wearing armor, the tallest one was obviously Qin Hao, whom he had met before!

  "Uncle Fang said Ye Zi secretly likes Qin Hao, but it doesn't seem like it!"

  "Uncle Fang and them must have guessed wrong! How could Ye Zi possibly like Qin Hao?"

  ……

  There were a total of 130 matches, although they were all quick, but it lasted until the afternoon.

  One hundred and thirty winners and Wheel Empty's Su Ying, as well as forty-six Tiger Fist Fifth Heavy's young men and women, a total of one hundred and seventy-seven people, will participate in the competition on the second day.

  Su Yan after all is a veteran of the battlefield, he also defeated his opponent and advanced to the next round. Of course, he was also seriously injured and was taken away directly.

  Everyone rested in the camp that night, and testing continued on the second day.

  Forty-six strong men of the fifth rank of Tiger Boxing, each was ordered to take a medicinal pill. The effect of this pill is to suppress their strength to the level of the fourth rank of Tiger Boxing.

  This is also a necessary step, otherwise, the fourth heavy tiger shape fist and the fifth heavy tiger shape fist would not be comparable at all!

  Of course they have their advantages, and their perception is not suppressed by drugs.

  Those injured guys are basically all recovered. Of course, the impact still exists, and their greatest hope is naturally not to run into those who are waiting for an opportunity to strike.

  Since there are still multiple people, one of them will be randomly selected as a bye. This lucky person will directly advance to the next round.

  Fang Mou's hand was inserted into the large wooden box, and everyone became tense.

  Although it had nothing to do with him, Lin Feng was also somewhat curious: Who would be the lucky one today?

  "It definitely won't be me!" Su Ying thought to herself.

  After all, it's already lucky enough to have a bye in one round, how could there be two byes?

  Fang Mou finally took out a sign and slowly opened his eyes.

  "Lun Kong Zhe, Qing Yan Cheng, Su Ying!" Fang Mo said in a low voice as he looked at the name on the sign.

  "No way!" Lin Feng rubbed his nose.

  Su Ying was also stunned, and hadn't even taken the field yet - she had actually directly advanced to the final round?

  This is also too fake!

  ……