Chapter 55: Give You Three Moves
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Xu's one move was careless, and it can be said that the whole situation fell into a passive state. They originally thought Qin would take the stage and win the first game steadily.
But unexpectedly, the first game not only lost, but also lost with a narrow margin.
At this time, they were also heartbroken over Xu Wugen's death. The second game was already waiting for them on the field. Not to mention avoiding the fight, even if they delayed a bit and went on stage late, it would be hard to withstand the thunderous boos from the crowd.
Xu Sanli's face turned iron-green, and his heart was filled with hatred. Looking at the entire boiling square, he couldn't understand when the Qin family of humble origin became so popular? And when did the Xu family become so unpopular, with everyone shouting and beating them, and each one falling into a well?
He didn't think about it, but Xu Wugen was nicknamed "Human Butcher", and how many innocent souls had died under his hands!
"In the second round, I'll go up myself!" Xu Sanli gazed at Qin Wushuang on stage, although fighting a martial child would make his clan's face lose all dignity.
But this situation is one that the Xus cannot afford to lose.
The best-of-five format, if they lose again in the second game, they will face a life-and-death situation.
Xu's family, who had always been cautious in their actions, would never allow such a situation to arise.
"Third stance, second match, you can't go up." The one-eyed elder glared at Qin Wushuang with his only eye, which was filled with hatred and anger, and said in a low voice, "You are the head of the family, this battle must be won and cannot be lost. The Xus can afford to lose the second match, but you can't."
Xu Sanli suddenly understood what was going on.
Yes, the Xus lost the second game, at least there is still hope for a comeback in the next match; but as the leader of the clan, if he loses the second battle, the morale of the Xus will inevitably plummet to the bottom, and the enemy can take advantage of the momentum to win the third game, and directly knock out the Xus three games to zero.
He is the patriarch and must take on the most difficult and important battle, which is the third match. If he wins, the competition continues; if he loses, the Xu family's position will be handed over to others!
The third battle was the truly crucial Battle of Mount Tianwang.
"Hey Kai Shu, what about the second battle?" Xu Sanli still had some doubts.
"The second battle I came, originally planned, was also my second battle. Unfortunately, we did not expect Qin's father and son to take the stage one after another. This second battle, opponents do not have people coming out continuously, can only be one-on-one."
According to the rules, if one side of the battle has someone who has fought in one battle and is about to fight in a second battle, they must be outnumbered 1:2; if they are to fight three battles in a row, the third battle will have to be outnumbered 1:3. And so on.
However, on the Qin side, the first battle was fought by Qin Lianshan. The second battle was fought by Qin Wushuang, who inherited his father's legacy and led the vanguard into a one-on-one duel.
"Letting the old man fight the second match is the most reasonable choice." Mr. Xu said to the remaining elder, "The key is the third match, whether it's Qin or his son who goes up, they will both be fighting for the second time and must face one against two. Therefore, even if we lose the first match, as long as we have an excellent performance afterwards, the rotating battle can exhaust them to death."
Xu Sanli nodded repeatedly, and Yue Chang's words struck a chord in his heart.
"Alright, let's set a rule for the next battle. We not only need to win but also exhaust our opponents greatly, draining their energy and vitality as much as possible. The more they're exhausted, the easier it'll be for us in the next fight."
The Xus are now willing to sacrifice their dignity, even if it means using underhanded tactics like swarming and gang-up tactics, just to suppress this challenger, the Qins.
In short, it's taking advantage of having more people to bully those with fewer.
Xu's family has been whispering for a long time and is reluctant to go on stage. The audience below is unhappy, booing constantly, and shouting everywhere, all urging Xu's family to quickly send someone on stage.
The illustrious House of Xu, facing the challenge of a humble family, how can they be so slow and inefficient?
The old man with one eye opened his long gown, tied his belt neatly, let out a clear whistle and jumped onto the stage.
An old man and a young boy, both stood like towering mountains, staring at each other. One with white hair fluttering in the wind, the other a youth with his hair hanging down, the difference between them was not ordinary.
It's ironic that the older one has a bitter and resentful face, completely lacking in elegance; while the younger one is calm and composed, as if they were just meeting an old friend, with no hint of gritted teeth or a desire to fight to the death.
"Little kid, still wet behind the ears, and you dare to come on stage and show off your martial arts?" Kai Shu said with a stern expression, "Pitiful that your father had a hard time giving birth to you, only to have you throw away your life here, what's the point of it all?"
Qin Wushuang smiled faintly and replied, "I was just about to ask you, at such an old age, still going on stage to suffer humiliation and death, have all the young people of the Xu family died?"
The words were full of momentum, directly sending them to the bottom line. The young brothers of the Xu family listened, each one spouting fire, gnashing their teeth, and hating that they couldn't go on stage to skin Qin Wushuang alive.
"Cut the nonsense, let me see if your Qin family has really produced a freak. A small martial arts child, daring to come on stage!"
Qin Wushuang waved his hand and said lightly: "I see you're quite old, how about this, I'll let you go first for three moves, what do you say?"
Qin Wushuang understands what it means to respect the elderly and love the young, but on the martial arts stage, they are sworn enemies who will not rest until one of them dies, so he naturally wouldn't have any thoughts about respecting his elders.
The meaning of this remark is to deliberately provoke the Hsu family, slap them in the face, and enhance the prestige of the Chin family. In Ch'in Wu-hsiang's view, the rise of the Chin family was already an inevitable trend, and this martial arts platform was the best stage for creating momentum.
Every word and action on stage is the best opportunity to create momentum for Qin's family.
"What a wild kid......" The old man, after all, had lived for 80 or 90 years, what scene hadn't he seen? He naturally knew this was a provocation tactic. On the spot, he struck back with his cane and shouted: "If I don't knock you down in three moves, consider me incompetent."
This old man is also a bachelor, and he's so rude, directly striding over, his palm forming a knife, chopping towards Qin Wushuang's neck.
Qin Wushuang's calm smile on his face did not diminish, he raised a finger, shook it lightly and chuckled: "Three moves are too many."
As they spoke, he flashed around to the side with a ghostly movement.
Kai Lao's figure froze, hastily turning his body around, only to see Qin Wushuang with a mocking face saying: "One move, I only need one move, and I guarantee I'll send you to the afterlife."
The entire audience under the stage held their breath, just now it was only one attack and one defense, but within a move, the attacker's momentum was fierce, the defender's movements were superb, insiders had already seen the door.
Witnessing Qin Wuyou's every move being so effortless, he actually managed to dodge the fierce strike of a true martial artist at the fourth stage of the True Martial Realm, his heart was violently trembling.
Earlier, some people had heard the anecdote about Qin Wushuang killing Zhang Yao in seconds. But that Zhang Yao was only a ninth-level warrior of the Forceful Martial Path, and many gossipmongers had different versions of the story. Some said that Qin Wushuang's instant kill of Zhang Yao was actually the result of Da Xi Ming secretly helping from behind the scenes.
Until this moment, all doubts, all curiosity, and all guesses have vanished into thin air after this one move!
On this martial arts stage, no one can help him cheat.
Little Wu Tong, unexpectedly really fought against True Martial Realm Fourth Stage, and, unexpectedly really withstood it!
Instant kill power Wu Jing nine segments, if it's just a miracle; then, the little martial arts child fighting against the true Wu Jing four segments is almost legendary!
But this legend is now unfolding right before everyone's eyes!
Liwu Realm Nine Stages, Zhenwu Realm Four Stages. Many people were mentally calculating the difference between these two. The more they calculated, the more horrified they became, and the more they thought about it, the more their hairs stood on end.
Especially those martial arts children who had conflicts with Qin Wushuang before were even more frightened and pale.
And most of the parents of the martial arts children asked their own children about their relationship with Qin Wushuang when they were at the Martial Arts Academy.
Upon learning that they had a past with Qin Wushuang, the parents immediately burst into loud curses and scolded incessantly; while those who learned that they had no connection with Qin Wushuang were disappointed but couldn't help feeling relieved, fortunately, they hadn't offended this demon-like Qin family child.
A few parents knew that their sons had some friendship with Qin Wusuo, such as Hu Ziyuan and Fang Xiaozhong, who were overjoyed and secretly pleased.
The one who looked the most unsightly was naturally Zhang Maorui, the head of the Zhang family. It wasn't until now that he realized just how monstrous the Qin family's child was.
In other words, his two sons died unjustly and were simply cannon fodder for the Xus, a substitute for death!
Xu Sanli's face turned iron-gray, his lips pursed tightly, and his heart was in a mess. Looking at Qin Wushuang on the stage, full of spirit and vigor, he felt an unprecedented chill in his heart.
He realized that from start to finish, plotting against the Qin family's property might have been a mistake, an irreparable mistake.
If it weren't for the Xus' prior scheme against the Qins, even if the Qins wanted to challenge a powerful family, they wouldn't have chosen the Xus. After all, among the three major powerful families in Luojiang County, the Qians built their fortune on business and were relatively weaker in military strength, making them the easiest target among the three.
Moreover, Qin Jiazi had also said that if Xu Shi plotted against the foundation of the Qin family, then take away the noble position of the Xu family in exchange!
Everything is because he allowed someone to tie himself up!
On stage, the old man barely finished his three moves. Qin Wushuang's smile suddenly disappeared, and he said in a cold tone: "The three moves are over, take my one move!"
As soon as the voice fell, the true energy of Yan Yang was suddenly urged, and the momentum of his whole body was like a tidal wave. A fierce breath burst out from every pore of his body, and he seemed to be ignited in an instant. The spark turned into a raging fire, and it was dazzling!
