Life is often like this.
The more you don't want something to happen to him, it will happen to you.
My opponent in the final decisive battle happened to choose A Dong, which meant that one of us was about to die.
The first spring rain in Donghu finally came.
A Dong and I stood face to face in the cold rain.
His messy hair was stuck to his forehead by the rain.
There was blood everywhere on the ground.
Apparently there were already people in the duel before us.
He died, his blood still not completely washed away by the rain.
Twenty warriors were holding powerful crossbows surrounding the guardrail of the training ground.
As long as we made any movement, their crossbow arrows would take our lives without hesitation.
A Dong and I drew out our long knives at the same time.
The blade was covered with a melancholy light, and the outline of the blade became blurry in our field of vision.
Wu Qitai sat on the high platform with a relaxed attitude.
He waved his hand gently to announce the start of the duel.
A Dong's eyes suddenly burst with murderous intent, and the long knife whizzed towards my shoulder.
I struck after him, but my speed was higher than his.
The overbearing sword energy tore through the layers of rain and mist and stabbed directly into his chest.
A Dong looked surprised.
My way of giving up defense was beyond his expectation.
In desperation, he had no choice but to withdraw his sword and use the back of the sword to block my full-strength sword strike.
Where the two swords intersected, rainwater shot out in all directions like an explosion.
I was able to win in a dangerous situation and quickly changed the situation I was facing from passive to active.
I already knew from the usual duels that A Dong was slightly stronger than me, so I had to take the initiative and make up for my lack of strength with impact and speed.
I suddenly remembered the reason why I was in today's predicament.
The real reason lies within myself.
Although I can see through the development of the political situation and look for the enemy's weaknesses, I never seize the opportunity to develop my own strength.
Just like the duel between A Dong and I, I discovered the weaknesses of the opponent.
I must use my own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses and seize the initiative in every confrontation with the other party.
If you just wait for the best time to come, you will miss opportunities one after another.
When I was in Qindu, I was always wavering between the two political forces of Jinghou and Baidial.
I tried to find the most beneficial opportunities for my development in the cracks, but ignored the most important point.
Opportunities are everywhere, and the real good opportunities are those that I grasp and develop.
I roared from the bottom of my heart, the bronze blade hummed like a dragon's roar in the rain, and a cold murderous aura spread out from my body.
A Dong's pupils suddenly shrank, and I keenly caught a hint of panic in his eyes.
The long knife roared and suddenly struck down on his head.
A Dong was completely frightened by my arrogant power.
He quickly held the knife with both hands and raised it flatly.
A knife just cut down.
My second knife has already followed up, repeating the same chopping action at high speed.
A Dong had to retreat continuously under my approach.
Finally on top of the fence.
When I was in the middle of chopping, the force of the knife suddenly changed.
The blade curved downwards and cut diagonally from Adong's lower left abdomen to his right shoulder.
A Dong's eyes suddenly lost their luster, and I seemed to see his soul leaving his body.
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The blade had already torn his leather robe.
The sharp sword energy first cut through the skin of his body, and a series of body beads slowly flew out following the direction of the sword energy, and then dispersed into a colorful mist of blood in the air.
A spear whizzed through the air and hit the long knife hard before my blade cut into A Dong's skin.
The blade rotated slightly under the violent collision.
It was this subtle rotation that allowed A Dong to hide.
Passed the tribulation of death.
The blade was pushed into an arc by the spear, and then bounced back with its own good toughness.
I, A Dong, dodged the blade, but did not avoid the impact of the blade.
My body flew back at high speed and hit the guardrail hard.
The guardrail as thick as his ankle was broken by him.
"Stop," Wu Qitai shouted loudly from behind.
The blade of the knife stagnated less than an inch away from A Dong.
The rainwater gathered on the tip of the knife along the Changdao River.
Drop by drop of water fell on A Dong's face.
He closed his eyes and dug his fingers deeply into it. into the moist soil.
Wu Qitai slowly walked down from the high platform.
It was the spear he threw that pulled A Dong back from the edge of death.
Coming to my side, Wu Qitai grabbed my arm and took the long knife from my hand.
At this time, A Dong's chest started to rise and fall again, and I heard his heavy and rapid breathing.
"Both of you stay," Wu Qitai said and left here.
I stretched out my palm to A Dong who was on the ground.
This was the first time I took the initiative to show my kindness to him.
A Dong had a look of disbelief in his eyes.
After a long time, he stretched out his hand to shake my hand.
With my help, he Climbing up in the muddy water.
Being able to leave this small town means that I can truly become a fighter under Wu Qitai, and it also means that there is no longer a life-or-death battle between A Dong and me.
We stood side by side in the rain and let out a hearty shout.
This was a release from extreme depression, and it was also a crazy call for future freedom.
The water was so hot that it made my skin red.
I lay quietly in the bathtub.
This was the first time since I came to this town that I could fully relax.
Wu Qitai is undoubtedly a qualified boss.
He knows when it is best for his fighters to relax appropriately.
Soft and rhythmic footsteps sounded behind me, and the familiar aroma was already introduced into my nose.
These three months of training have made me extremely sharp.
I knew without looking that it must be the last time he sneaked into my room.
That Hu girl.
Her delicate hands gently pressed my shoulders, and my muscles tensed up instinctively.
She smiled sweetly: "Relax, beast."
The soft hands massaged my skin just right, and I leaned my head back comfortably, resting on her elastic nephrite.
She praised softly: "Few fighters have such an elegant appearance as yours."
I, Louise, smiled, grabbed her arms, pulled her down to bend over, and captured the bright red spot on the left side with my lips.
Suck it hard into your mouth.
She let out a scream of pleasure, and her silky body slid along my body into the water.
Her long golden hair bloomed like a daisy in the water, holding up her pretty face like a begonia, which was indeed heart-stirring.
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I grabbed her open hand, pulled her to my side little by little, and wrapped her delicate body in my arms.
Hu Nu smiled sweetly, and gently lifted my chin with her fingers.
Her fingertips slid along my throat to my chest, and slowly sank into the water.
I subconsciously approached the wall of the pool.
She bit her lower lip and dove into the water.
An indescribable feeling of relief came from underneath me.
I spread my arms and closed my eyes, enjoying the bursts of pleasure she brought me.
Lady Hu helped me shave off my beard, comb my hair into a bun, and put on brand new underwear and leather armor.
My whole person felt like a completely different person.
She looked at me with her blue eyes, and suddenly she hugged me tightly and kissed me hard on the lips.
Her soft and smooth tongue was entangled in my lips desperately, and she let go of me after a long time.
She said quietly: "You are different from others.
You have never asked me my name."
I held up her pretty face, we were just two duckweeds in the wind and rain.
Come together occasionally for mutual comfort.
Things have to be divided again in the blink of an eye.
Our destiny is not under our control.
Does our name mean anything to us?
She shook her head, seeming to understand the meaning of my gaze.
There was a hint of bitterness in the smile: "You will never come back here again, let alone remember me."
The person slowly stared at her, and Hu Nu said softly: "Countless warriors have walked out of here, but none of them can sin."
I already knew the fate of those people without her having to tell her.
I don't know when the drizzle has stopped, and a clear moon hangs crescent in the sky.
The moonlight here is no different from that in the Central Plains, but it gives me an indescribable desolation and loneliness.
Wu Qitai stood in front of my door with his hands behind his hands, leaning on the railing with both hands and looking at the town quietly.
I slowly came to Canghuang, and he suddenly stopped me: "Come here, I have something to ask you."
I came to his side and leaned on the railing, looking at Wu Qitai.
Wu Qitai looked me up and down, and suddenly showed a cheerful smile: "I am your master, and you are not afraid of me."
"You give me life and I bring you money, why should I be afraid of you?"
Wu Qitai nodded appreciatively and whispered: "Since the first time I saw you, I knew that you were completely different from other slaves.
Your eyes were full of ambition and ambition."
I smiled noncommittally.
Wu Qitai said seriously: "I have seen countless people in my life, and I will never make mistakes."
He cast his eyes to the sky: "You are by no means an ordinary Qin prisoner of war.
I dare to conclude that your bloodline is much nobler than theirs.
This is The real reason why I didn’t brand you.”
My eyes changed from disdain to appreciation.
I didn't expect that this cruel and ruthless boss could actually know people.
Wu Qitai suddenly turned around, stared at me with piercing eyes and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"
I didn't answer his question and turned around to stand side by side with him.
"You want freedom, you desire freedom more than anyone else."
Wu Qitai revealed what I was thinking.
I showed a sarcastic smile: "But now I am just your slave, a fighter whose life cannot be freely controlled."
Wu Qitai laughed loudly: "I was once just like you."
He opened his robe, revealing the shocking scars on his chest.
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I looked at him in surprise.
Wu Qitai nodded and said: "Yes, I was also a slave in the past.
What you see about Wu Qitai is that he climbed up to where he is today with his own hands bit by bit and regained his freedom. ."
He paused and then said: "I can do it, and you can do it too."
"Tomorrow we will go to Black Sand City, and you will face the challenge of the best duelists in the entire Hu Kingdom."
He stared at me meaningfully: "If you want to be free, win this competition for me.
This is Your only chance" The reason why Wu Qitai told me this is to stir up all my fighting spirit and hope.
Even if I win the championship in this duel competition, he may not give me my freedom.
No businessman is willing to let me go easily and can do it for him.
The wealth that brings endless wealth must ensure that we do not escape halfway.
A Dong smiled: "Do you know why Wu Qitai saved my life at the critical moment?"
I shook my head.
Adong said: "One of the two people who competed before us died on the spot, and the other was seriously injured.
Wu Qitai dragged him to feed the vicious dogs."
He sighed: "Speaking of which, I should really thank them."
I said calmly: "Maybe Wu Qitai has long seen that your strength and mine are far superior to others, and he never wanted to leave a way for others to survive."
A Dong shook his head, and when he was about to speak, he heard a woman's voice from behind the car: "A Dong A Dong" We looked out through the window at the same time, and saw a Hu girl desperately chasing after her.
I have never seen this Hu girl, but judging from the name she called A Dong, she should be sent by Wu Qitai.
A Dong's female slave.
A Dong stood up suddenly, grabbed the iron lattice with both hands and said loudly: "Wu Ling" His eyes suddenly became clear, and it was obvious that he had a deep love for that woman.
The Hu girl desperately chased after the car, and when she was about to reach the gate, a feather arrow suddenly shot out from the turret behind her.
The arrow whizzed through her delicate body, and the tip of the arrow emerged from her chest.
The beautiful Hu girl's eyes suddenly widened, her delicate hands stretched forward as hard as she could, and her delicate body slowly fell down in the wind.
Adong let out a roar of pain: "Wu Ling" He shook the iron lattice desperately and hit his forehead heavily against the car.
Wu Qitai's cold voice came from outside the carriage: "A woman is just a tool I provide you to relax.
You must not have feelings for her."
"You bastard, I'm going to kill you one day," A Dong roared angrily.
Wu Qitai laughed loudly, his cold face leaning against the bars: "What I need is this kind of hatred.
I only need hatred in my feelings.
Family, friendship, and love have nothing to do with you.
Give all your Vent your anger on your opponent.”
Adong roared and hit his forehead on the iron lattice, blood slowly flowing down his forehead.
Then he and his body slowly collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with tears, and he murmured: "I killed her."
I looked at him quietly.
Wu Ling did die in his hands.
Our current situation is not worthy of having feelings.
If I fell into a situation like him, the ending would probably be just as miserable.
The coachman slammed his whip hard, and the carriage moved quickly, carrying our hatred and our sorrow towards the unknown city.
Black Sand City is located in the northwest of the Urqin Grassland.
The entire city is located in the deep valley at the northern foot of Mount Kailar.
Outside there are cliffs thousands of feet high and snow-capped peaks looping around.
At the entrance is a dark and dangerous gorge with snakes running through the intestines and a straight line in the middle. , detoured for more than thirty miles before entering the right road.
At the entrance of the valley, there are dangerous cliffs confronting each other again.
The crowds are empty and the road is even more dangerous.
After walking for more than ten miles, the road turned back to the peak, and suddenly there were dark willows, bright flowers, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and we finally reached the territory.
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The place is a large basin plateau in the middle of the mountain, surrounded by mountains, like a castle.
The outside wind, sand and cold waves are all blocked by the mountains and forests.
The land is vast, there are abundant water sources, there are exotic flowers and plants everywhere, and there are forests of fine trees.
The climate is warm and spring is present all year round.
The city is built on the mountain.
The roads and squares in the city are all carved into the mountain.
There are five city walls from the outside to the inside.
As the mountain rises, the city wall is made of huge rocks left over from the mountain.
It is more than ten feet thick. .
The Blackwater River flows slowly around the city, adding a natural barrier to the Black Sand City.
The dry cold wind of the tide sea becomes moist and soft after being washed by the river water.
Entering the Black Sand City, Wuqitai relaxed their guard on us, and we got off the car and followed behind their horses.
A Dong was still immersed in grief.
His eyes when he looked at Wu Qitai were full of unforgettable hatred.
This was the first time that this kind of murderous intention appeared in him.
Seeing this magnificent city, I admired from the bottom of my heart.
Wu Qitai smiled on his horse and said: "This city was built by famous craftsmen in the past.
It has been more than three hundred years.
Who can occupy this city?"
This city is equivalent to occupying the western part of the Urqin Grassland."
He waved his whip and pointed at the rolling river under the city wall: "Have you seen the two banks of the Heishui River?"
I looked down and saw all the sand and stones on the bank.
Appearing brownish black.
Wu Qitai said: "No plants can grow on these sand and stones, but they are excellent materials for making weapons."
I listened leisurely and fascinated.
No wonder the Donghu people can rise so quickly.
The streets wind around the city.
When passersby pass by, they all look sideways.
Wu Qitai is quite famous in Black Sand City.
This is related to the good results of his fighters over the years.
Donghu people are aggressive by nature and value bravery.
Tenacious warriors, this can be seen from the fact that the people of Donghu, regardless of high or low, like bloody and cruel duels.
"Although fighters are slaves, they are still respected by the people.
You can't even imagine the respect a successful fighter gets."
Wu Qitai said meaningfully.
The place where we stayed was located at the Wushi Pavilion near the duel venue.
This is also Wu Qitai's only property in Black Sand City, and like his other properties, it bears the obvious mark of Wushi.
The courtyard walls are tall and heavily guarded.
It's more like a prison than a hotel.
Adong and I are the two new fighters who joined the gym.
Besides us, there are twenty-six outstanding fighters here.
The person in charge of running the gym is Chahatai, Wu Qitai's closest assistant.
The twenty-eight fighters in the mainland, including us, are slaves carefully selected by Wuqitai from various ethnic groups.
Each of them is a strong player who has experienced hundreds of battles, and these people are also Wu Qitai's greatest wealth.
Wu Qitai showed enough trust in Chahatai that he handed over almost all affairs of the hotel to him.
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Chahatai organized twenty-eight of us fighters into groups of four.
Living in a separate courtyard, each person has his own separate room.
The security of the hotel is even worse than that of Sanding Town.
In order to prevent us from fighting or escaping, Chahatai asked his subordinate Wu Shi to shorten the length of the shackles, and only gave us a short period of freedom during daily routine training.
The other two people in the same courtyard as me were a tall Turkic man called Wolf Thorn, and the other was a Donghu man named Tujie.
The four of us were fighters recruited for the first time this year.
Because he is a local, Tujie knows the situation here very well.
Our diet was quite sumptuous.
Chahatai asked the chef to prepare reasonable recipes for us, and he also gave us a small amount of kumiss every evening.
For us, drinking in the evening is the most relaxing time of the day.
A Dong was leaning alone on the poplar tree.
The tips of the branches were beginning to turn green, but A Dong's sadness had not faded away.
Tujie, Langqi, I sat around the stone table in the courtyard.
"I'll go call him up," Tu said.
I shook my head.
What A Dong needs is a relatively calm space.
Only he can lick away his own pain.
Wolfthorn carefully divided the kumiss in the bag into three parts, took a deep breath of the aroma of the wine, then opened his mouth and leaned close to the edge of the wine bowl, carefully licking it with his tongue, his rough face showing great intoxication. expression.
Tujie and I were amused by his expression and laughed.
Langqi showed a simple smile and explained: "I don't dare to drink more, this bowl of wine is not enough for me to drink."
Tujie smiled and said: "If we successfully qualify for the finals, we can have a hearty drink."
Wolf Thorn asked in confusion: "Why are there only four of us participating in the preliminaries among the twenty-eight fighters?"
Tu Jie said: "Because this is our first time participating in a duel and we have no record in the past.
We must go through two knockout rounds before we can advance to the finals."
Wolf Thorn took another sip of the drink, finally couldn't help but drank half of it, and smacked his lips happily.
I asked Tu Yi: "Why do we have to participate in two knockout rounds?"
Tu Yi said: "Although there are many people participating in the duel every year, there are only four families that are really capable of reaching the finals.
The royal family Wanyan family, the Prime Minister Yelu Chimei, the wealthy businessman Helian family, and our master Wu Qitai."
He lowered his voice and said: "These four major Every year, families have the privilege of selecting four newbies to participate in the preliminaries.
In addition to the sixteen people selected by the four major families, there are also sixteen people selected by others.
A total of thirty-two people are divided into four groups for the knockout round, and the eight are the final winners.
Talent has a chance to advance to the finals.”
Lang Ci couldn't help but said: "Wouldn't that make the schedule very long?"
Tujie smiled and said: "It will be over in one day, and the eight people who survive the night after tomorrow are the new candidates for the finals."
I said again: "But there are 28 people under Wu Qitai participating in the competition.
Could it be that all the 24 people except us can advance to the competition?"
Tujie shook his head and said: "Only two of the twenty-four people directly advanced to the finals, and the remaining twenty-two were fighters who participated in the collective duel."
"What?"
I opened my mouth in surprise.
I had never heard of a collective fight between twenty-two people.
Tu Yi said: "This is the most traditional duel scene for the Hu people.
As usual, collective duels are held before the final battle.
Multiple teams fight against each other.
The scene is extremely brutal."
The warrior on guard shouted loudly: "Hurry up and eat.
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Don't whisper there."
We hurriedly stopped talking and lowered our heads.
The knockout tournament was held at the Ditian Waterfall Duel Arena on the east side of Black Sand City.
It was surrounded by mountains on three sides and had a waterfall on its back.
Although it was already like spring, the ice on the top of the mountain had not melted all year round, and the water from the upper hot springs rushed through the layers of black ice.
A deep ice bed emerged, and water was wrapped in black ice.
Flying down along the ice bed, the sunlight shines through the ice and scatters magnificent and blurry colorful eyes.
The waterfall travels halfway through the black ice.
The ice and snow melted completely.
The water surges and roars out of the ice shell, forming a beautiful spectacle where ice waterfalls coexist.
The waterfall has been washed down for many years, forming a huge pool below.
Such beautiful scenery is rare even in the Central Plains.
But it was used as a place for brutal fighting, which made people sigh secretly.
Langqi grabbed the subway lattice of the carriage with both hands and sang a Turkic folk song loudly.
His voice was rough and bold, but it contained endless desolation.
Today is the day of our decisive battle.
In the next ten days from now, we will fight to the death for our own lives and freedom.
A Dong was lying tiredly in a corner of the carriage.
He had lost a lot of weight these days, and the outline of his bones had become more distinct.
A Dong would undoubtedly be the first fighter to be killed in the eyes of Tujie and Wolf.
I don't think so, because I can see the hatred hidden deep in A Dong's eyes.
A person with hatred will never choose death easily.
Tianpu Arena was originally Donghu's national arena, but since the Lion Heart Arena was built in the center of Heisha City three years ago, it has declined and has gradually become a venue for knockout matches and private competitions.
Most of the people who come here to watch They are ordinary people in Heisha City Of course, when it comes to major events, royal nobles will occasionally come here to watch, but more often than not, their spies discover potential newcomers from the knockout rounds in advance, predict the future direction of the game, and start a thrilling battle in the arena.
A big gamble.
We were taken to the lounge of the arena, which was a room similar to a prison.
We could see the situation inside the arena through the iron bars on the wall.
Chahatai asked the masseur to prepare us for the game.
Wu Qitai came back with the results of the draw.
The two warriors took the lead in opening the shackles for Adong.
It turned out that Adong was the first to play.
A Dong silently put on his armor and leather mask, picked up his weapon, and walked out the door.
"A Dong" I called him from behind.
His figure paused.
"Forget fear, forget everything in the past" I asked him loudly.
A Dong walked out the door indifferently.
Tujie and Wolf Thorn rushed to the window at the same time.
I sat silently on the bench, relaxing the muscles of my body.
According to the formula of Wu Jian Xuan Gong, I slowly spread the air throughout my body.
My breathing was steady and long.
Chahatai leaned against the wall opposite me, with admiration in his eyes.
The sound of the fighting arena was getting louder and louder, and the screams and roars kept echoing in the fighting arena.
After an unknown amount of time, Tuqiu and Langqi cheered at the same time, and a smile of relief appeared on my lips.
Dong won.
The rhythm of A Dong's footsteps was the same as when he walked, without any change.
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The leather armor on his chest was cut open by a sharp blade, revealing a deep blood mark on his chest.
The blood was still uncondensed and flowed drop by drop along the leather armor on the ground.
When he walked past Wu Qitai, his pupils suddenly shrank, and the muscles in the arm holding the knife flexed.
Wu Qitai sneered: "You don't have enough ability to kill me."
The two warriors escorting Adong pointed their crossbows at his vitals at the same time, fearing that Adong would suddenly attack.
Adong's muscles slowly relaxed, and the long knife fell to the ground with a thud.
The warriors guarding the side hurriedly put shackles on his feet.
Wu Qitai looked up to the sky and let out a deafening laugh, then pointed at me with a thick finger and said: "Ice Leopard, it's your turn to play."
Ice Leopard is the name he gave me.
Among all the fighters, he is the only one who gave me my nickname.
Yes, it shows how much he values me.
I put on my leather armor in an orderly manner, and walked to my side and said, "You will have no problem making it out of the knockout round."
I put on the leather mask and stared at Chahatai's eyes through the holes.
"I have investigated the strength of all the fighters, and they are far from your opponents."
Chahatai paused and said, "Adong's group is the strongest.
You guys must be careful to conceal your strength and don't let others follow you."
Focus on you from the beginning, otherwise it will be difficult for you to go further.”
I drew my long knife and walked towards the field step by step.
The midday sun casts my body onto the ground.
There is soft black soil under my feet, and the grass has spit out dots of green.
The gentle breeze blows, and the aroma of mixed soil and grass penetrates my heart, making my spirit go crazy.
A jolt.
The arms exposed outside the leather vessel showed a toned outline in motion, and the waterfall fighting sound, which could accommodate ten thousand people, suddenly let out a roar of cheers like a tide.
I took a step forward and left a solid footprint on the ground.
All the muscles in my body were adjusted to the best condition in an instant.
My opponent was a slightly fat fighter.
He was charging towards me while holding a hammer and shouting. .
My steps began to accelerate gradually, and the speed reached the limit before I got close to his body.
Then I suddenly jumped into the air, and the opponent's hammer danced under my feet.
The huge inertia caused his entire body to spin sideways. , I sneered and stabbed out the long knife, the blade came from His right shoulder was inserted diagonally, and I was keenly aware of the beating of my heart coming from the blade.
The long knife moved forward an inch, and then was quickly withdrawn from his body.
Amidst the uproar, the opponent's body swayed and fell.
He fell down, and blood spurted out from the wound like a spring.
Chahatai, who was present at the scene, showed a hint of uneasiness.
I did not do what he said.
Not only would I not hide my strength, but on the contrary, I wanted to establish an invincible image in everyone's mind.
I wanted to draw everyone's attention.
All their efforts are focused on me.
When all opponents start to pay attention to me, my opportunity will come
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