Nine Turns of Nirvana

Wuyang City, the governor's mansion.

This is the center of power of the entire Wuyang County.

It's not yet dark yet, but the whole mansion is already brightly lit.

In the mansion, there is a sentry every ten steps and a post every five steps, and the security is much tighter than usual.

This is because the governors of the four counties are all gathered in the main hall of the mansion at this time, dealing with various matters related to the current martial arts competition of the four counties.

"Then the reward standards for this four-county martial arts competition have been set. Three county guards, do you still have any opinions?"

The four county guards sat side by side in the hall, with a thick stack of files piled in front of each of them.

The person who spoke at this time and asked questions was Wuyang County Governor Guo Sixiang.

None of the other three raised objections.

"Okay, use the seal."

Guo Sixiang stamped the seal of Wuyang County Sheriff's Office on the file, and then passed it to the other three county governors, who stamped their respective seals one by one.

After the four seals were sealed, Guo Sixiang handed the file to the clerk beside him.

"Send one copy to the imperial city and keep one copy to the county government."

The document carefully caught it and sealed it away.

"Next, there is only one last topic left, regarding the list and odds of betting odds..."

The four county guards immediately sat upright.

After all, the previous issues were all about how to spend money. Only this issue directly affects the income that goes into their pockets.

"Submit the first draft of the list."

Immediately, a document was handed over the list and odds drawn up in advance and handed over to the four county guards for review.

"Hua Zhilan's odds seem a bit too high, right?"

"He entered the True Essence Realm two years ago. He was already the favorite to win this year's Four-County Martial Arts Tournament. It seems inappropriate to have such high odds again..."

"Although Hua Zhilan has a high level of cultivation, the strength of the other people should not be underestimated!"

"For example, Liu Qianjun's cultivation is not inferior to that of Hua Zhilan, and he is also the eldest son of Prince Wuyang, with a rich family background and countless treasures..."

"Should we take into account his background and lower his odds a little bit, where appropriate?"

"I think Ning Feng's odds are too high..."

"This Chen's odds should be adjusted..."

…

Several county guards immediately began to bicker with each other.

After all, every tiny detail will determine huge wealth.

"Master Xiang, why have you been silent?"

When Guo Si met Xiang Lijian, the governor of Lujiang County, he had been silently looking at the list without saying anything, so he asked about it.

Xiang Lijian raised his head, his expression a bit serious.

"This list is inappropriate!"

The other three county guards couldn't help but be startled.

"What's wrong?"

Xiang Lijian picked up the list and pointed to the end with his hand.

"The last person on this list only has the seventh level of physical realm. Why is he also on the list?"

The three county guards looked at the list, and sure enough, the last name was marked with the words "Seventh Level of the Physical Realm".

You must know that this list is the list of the first-level contestants. A person who is at the seventh level of the physical realm is also qualified to compete for the first-level list. This is really ridiculous!

"Lu Yu..."

Guo Sixiang read out the names on the list.

"Who is this person? Have you ever heard of him?"

"Never heard of it."

"No impression."

Sheriff Fengming and Sheriff Hongdu shook their heads at the same time.

Xiang Lijian has heard of this name.

There seems to be some rift between this man and his son Xiang Chen. Some time ago, Xiang Chen borrowed the power of the County Sheriff's Mansion to punish him.

However, in my impression, this person's cultivation level should be lower, far from reaching the seventh level of the physical realm.

Xiang Lijian is not sure whether this is someone with the same name.

“Why are there no details about this person?”

Everyone else on the list listed various information in detail, such as what achievements they have had, what their identity background is...

Only this last Lu Yu had no clear words, just a dry sentence about the seventh level of the physical realm.

"It seems like it has been changed?"

Li Weiguang, the governor of Fengming County, had a keen eye and noticed that the thickness of the paper seemed to be different in the last part of the list.

He rubbed it with his hands, and sure enough, the last part was made of two layers, and was covered with a new layer of paper in its original place.

Li Weiguang tore open the covered content, revealing the original content.

Xiang Sheng, the Xiang family in Lujiang City...

Several county guards couldn't help but widen their eyes at the same time. Isn't this man Xiang Lijian's second son?

The second son of the Xiang family was actually replaced by an unknown person at the seventh level of the physical realm. What on earth is going on!

boom!

Xiang Lijian immediately became angry and slapped his palm on the case.

"What does this mean? Are you deliberately humiliating my Xiang family!"

Several county guards looked at each other in silence.

Guo Sixiang ordered in a deep voice: "Call me the people from the adviser group quickly!"

"yes!"

Soon a middle-aged scholar hurried into the hall. It was He Sanwen, the chief adviser under Guo Sixiang.

"Mr. Three Questions, what's going on?"

Without waiting for Guo Sixiang to speak, Xiang Lijian directly threw the list in front of He Sanwen and asked loudly.

He Sanwen picked up the list that had been torn into two layers and looked at it with a look of fear on his face.

"I'm telling you, sir, originally we had compiled the list, but a sudden news came from the treasure tasting conference, which forced us to make temporary changes. The time was too tight, so we had no choice but to make this move..."

"What's the news? Why such a change?" Xiang Lijian said angrily.

He San asked: "This Lu Yu is from the Lu family in Ding'an City, and his father is Lu Tianying..."

"Lu Tianying's son, so what? He's just a seventh-level mortal!"

"Sir, please calm down and please listen to me slowly..."

"Lu Tianying used to have a sharp sword called Feihong Sword. Although this sword has never been graded, Lu Tianying used this sword to fight against many masters and famous masters without ever losing. It should be above grade seven."

"This sword is now in Lu Yu's hands."

"Besides, at this conference, Lu Yu bought the eighth-grade black iron pill that he had no idea of ​​its use for so many years, and successfully cracked it. It turned out that there was another mystery in the black iron pill, and there was something hidden in it. An eighth-grade fire scale armor..."

"This armor is also in Lu Yu's hands now."

Hearing He Sanwen say this, several county guards were immediately surprised.

"What? That Wutiewan was bought by someone?"

"Is there an eighth-grade fire scale armor hidden in it?"

"This treasure is now in the hands of Lu Yu?"

This was really shocking, and it took a while for the county guards to digest the news.

Xiang Lijian calmed down first and snorted coldly.

"Even if you have these two treasures, so what? This person is only at the seventh level of the physical realm!"

"Is it like a three-year-old child, armed with a sharp sword, able to beat an unarmed adult?"

"Even if he has two treasures in hand, he is not qualified to be on this list!"

He Sanwen cupped his hands and said, "Let me tell you, your lord, in fact, this Lu Yu and Mr. Ling have had a head-on confrontation at the venue..."

"oh?"

Xiang Lijian couldn't help but be stunned.

"How is the result?"

After asking this question, Xiang Lijian immediately regretted it.

Since the adviser group has replaced his son with Lu Yu's name, it means that his son must be inferior in skills...

However, the answer He Sanwen gave still surprised him.

"It is said that Lu Yu only used one sword, and Master Ling... then..."

"So what?"

"I... peed my pants..."

puff!

The other three county guards couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.

The dignified second son of the Xiang family was so frightened by his opponent's sword that he peed his pants?

Is this because his opponent is too strong, or is he too cowardly?

Xiang Lijian couldn't help but turn pale.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"I don't have any subordinates..." He Sanwen replied tremblingly.

Guo Sixiang realized his gaffe, coughed dryly, and asked trying to hold back his smile.

"Have you verified it? It's better not to just hear it!"

He Sanwen replied loudly: "My subordinates have verified it. Many people witnessed this with their own eyes! Even Liu Qianjun, Hua Zhilan, and Ning Feng were also present at the time. Lu Yu also invited the three of them to fight. But the three of them ignored it and left..."

It was heard that Liu Qianjun, Hua Zhilan, and Ning Feng were also wary of this Lu Yu, and several county guards stopped laughing and showed solemn expressions.

"It seems like we have another young talent in Jiangzuo!" Guo Sixiang sighed.

He Sanwen carefully picked up the list.

"Sir, look at this list..."

Prime Minister Guo Si waved his sleeves.

"Take it down, copy it again, and give me all the information about Lu Yu!"

"yes."