Martial Arts Master Chapter 33: To be a stranger alone in a foreign land
Xiaowusheng? Phoenix Cup? Ring match?
Between suddenly, Lou Cheng was a little excited, a little frightened and eager to try.
"Master, what kind of competition is this?" He took a deep breath and asked.
Old man Shi waved his hand: "How do I know? I just asked someone to ask for one. You can search the Internet by yourself. Now in this society, what can't be found on the Internet, tut..."
he said and left the lake with his hands on his back.
is really a casual master... Lou Cheng murmured silently, read the invitation letter over and over again, found his name and invitation letter number in the corner, and then couldn’t wait to take out his phone and started on the spot. search for.
"Phoenix Cup Xiaowu Sheng arena..." He entered his name and quickly got several pages of search results. The first one was the official website information introduction, and the second one was the "Dragon Tiger Club" forum he was familiar with. link.
er... Lou Cheng hesitated for a moment, first clicked on the second one, and found that it turned out to be a post by a friend he was familiar with, yesterday’s post.
loves to show off the bragging "Road to the Ring" and posted a picture with a red bronzing invitation letter on it, exactly the same as the one in my hand, except that the number and name have been deliberately mosaicked.
"Hey, I found that the soul of martial arts in my heart is still not completely buried. After being sent this invitation letter, I was eager to participate." "Road to the Ring" used a deliberately vicissitudes of life as a picture. With a sentence.
"One Punch is invincible" This is a popular martial arts school student in the forum replied: "Phoenix Cup Xiaowu Sheng arena... Lu Ye, what is this competition?"
"Road to the ring" responded with a laughter expression: "The new competition is hosted by the richest man in our province. It will be held in Yanling City. It will take five years to complete the five major titles step by step. The top ten arena is the first this year. There is no experience in all aspects. The prize money, scale and martial arts grade are all set at a relatively low level, and there is not much publicity. When practicing, you don’t know it is normal."
turned out to be a new arena in the practice state... Lou Cheng had a preliminary grasp of the competition he was about to participate in.
The female ID "Shallow Hailan", who is more active and popular on the forum, said with a dazed panda expression: "Master Lu has posted all the invitations, and I must be planning to participate."
"Road to the ring" returned a funny expression: "Can't quit! But I can't get into the final 16 in this long-lost battlefield. I am ashamed of my ninth professional rank!"
I wiped it, it’s a coincidence that I can still meet acquaintances if I just participate in a ring competition... Lou Cheng did not reply, and watched quietly. With his amateur level, it’s better not to be exposed, so as not to become everyone’s. Xiao Guo just watched silently as the former professional Ninth Stage outfit was forced.
"Is there anything special about the final 16?" After the news of "Road to the Ring", the girl "Sell and Sell Wontons" made a scratching expression.
"Road to the Ring" explained: "This Xiaowu Sheng arena does not limit the ranks of the contestants and the scale of applicants. Therefore, it is screened by the bonus level. Everyone who enters the top 16 has five thousand. Everyone who breaks into the top eight will get another 10,000. If they win and become the top four, they will have another 20,000. If they can make it to the finals, they will get another 40,000. Those who win the championship will have 80,000 in the end. "
"In other words, the champion can get a total of 155,000 yuan in prize money, and the second runner-up is 75,000. For amateurs, it is very generous, but for professional martial artists, it is probably Nearer, there just happened to be free 9-Ranks to participate. It is not ruled out that there are one or two people who are desperately short of 8-Ranks with money to join in the fun, which sets the grade down. As for the scale, the first 16 With bonuses, amateurs will not travel far and wide to participate, so the city will sign up with the mentality of giving it a try."
Cheng looked at these two paragraphs and almost took a cold breath. This is much higher than the level of the game he expected!
I thought it was a pure amateur arena. Who knows that there are not too few professional ninth ranks, and eighth ranks can’t rule out not participating, and eighth rank means that more than 90% of them may be "Environmental" masters, as for amateurs of first, second and third grade, there are bound to be more than you can imagine!
Master, is this deliberately letting me see well? Still just like he said, he didn't even figure out what the invitation letter was. Lou Cheng fell into deep contemplation. Fortunately, he didn't have any expectations. After only three months of martial arts training, he couldn't hold any expectations. At most, he felt that he should be much better than an amateur 8-Rank 9-Rank, and he improved quite quickly. If this continues, he will be able to leave the teacher in a year.
Forget it, anyway, it's to accumulate actual combat experience. I hope to play a few more games. Maybe you are lucky, the lottery guards the sky, and you make it to the top 16? Lou Cheng thought optimistically, moving his gaze down, and continued to watch the post on "Road to the Ring".
"The grade is quite high, I thought you would hope to get the top four in the small ring!" "Selling wontons" This little girl likes to put a "small" in front of everyone's title, no matter what the other person is. How old is it to pull both parties to their own level.
"Road to the ring" made a smoking vicissitudes expression: "No way, a few years ago I was still confident that I could be in the top four, now, luck is not bad in the top sixteen, the top eight is not expected, before When the master who instructed me to practice martial arts gave me the invitation letter, he felt a little regretful. He felt that I was short of perseverance and did not persist."
"No matter what, Lord Lu, you are still the number one master of our forum." "The world is beautiful" comforted.
the moderator "Piggy Hero" also said: "Remember to broadcast the live broadcast, let us see your style!"
"Okay! Try not to humiliate our forum!" "The Road to the Ring" posted a sharp-eyed expression pushing glasses.
Wushu student "One Punch Invincible" said below: "Master Lu, I'm very close to Yanling, when will the game start? I want to try it during the holiday, the worst can be more practical experience. ."
"Yes, our brothers can still have a base, three or five bottles." "The Road to the Ring" replied, "but you have to hurry up. The registration ends at 8 pm tonight, and the official start at 9 am the day after tomorrow. In the competition, first four to five rounds of knockout rounds, and then a group of eight groups of four, the top two in each group will enter the round of 16."
"Okay! I'll buy a ticket after I sign up. The train will arrive in an hour!" "One Punch is invincible" replied.
He failed in the October fixed-quality competition and failed to advance to the ninth professional rank. He urgently needs more practical training.
"Above the sky" the girl also booed below: "You all must remember to broadcast live, it just so happens that "Dragon King" and they are going to celebrate the New Year, it's so boring!"
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Lou Cheng looked at their interaction and was quite amused. Well, a regional-level competition would allow me to meet two netizens. What is this?
But there are so many warriors who have signed up, so it shouldn’t be possible to run into...
After knowing the general situation of the "Phoenix Cup Xiaowu Shengzheng", Lou Cheng withdrew from this post, went to the official website, confirmed all the details, the game will start tomorrow (the post is yesterday), the ten-day schedule, if all the way Breaking into the final, on average, is slightly higher than one game a day. Any warrior who is interested in getting a bonus must fight for a quick decision in the initial knockout and group stages to save energy and avoid injury.
"Round trips, lodging, food..." Lou Cheng silently counted the expenses, "I'll wipe it, this is the rhythm that makes me dig in."
, it was reserved for Yu Yan Zike when she came out!
Except for the New Year’s Eve money saved, the only cash available now is 500 yuan for the "travel home" and 500 yuan for the "ration" saved before. There are too many places to spend money: go to Yanling City The money for the train, the money for the train straight home from Yanling, ten days, uh, I will definitely not be able to reach the finals, and I don't have to think about the first sixteen. The group stage is a little extravagant. What if luck? In other words, you have to stay for seven days and have to eat every day... This is a rhythm that even small hotels and inns can't afford...
After thinking about it, Lou Cheng called home and told his mother that something was going on at school and he would be back seven or eight days later to make up for the living expenses.
Fortunately, because I had to wait for Yan Zike before, I gave my mother a vaccination!
After getting an extra 500 yuan in living expenses, he breathed a sigh of relief and used the money that had been rushed to the mobile payment software to buy tickets.
Because the Spring Festival travel season has not yet arrived, the ticket to Yanling is very easy to buy. In order to save money, he bought a ticket at 9 o'clock in the evening. It was past 12 o'clock in the morning in Yanling, and he went straight home from Yanling. Luckily, there are just a few tickets left, so you don’t have to go to the software to grab them.
"It’s already late today, so let’s stay at the hotel near the station. The next day, go to the competition venue with your luggage. If you lose, you will move back to the station to see if you can change your ticket. If you win, look around. Other small hotels and small hotels..." Lou Cheng is making plans. Those who can book online will be booked first, so as not to be dumbfounded when they are all full.
After doing all this, Lou Cheng boarded QQ and wanted to share this matter with Yan Zoke.
When he was about to send a message, he suddenly stopped and whispered in his heart.
First tell Yan Zoke that things in the ring match seem to be not so good. If I was eliminated in one round, how embarrassing she would be when I was asked about it? Wait until the result is good, tell her and share with her...
But, if I share again at that time, will she think that I am a person who likes to conceal things, and I can always pretend that nothing happened, without mentioning...
After thinking about it, Lou Cheng decided that it would be better to be honest, and made a big smile:
"It just happens that you are not going back to Xiushan, so I will find a ring competition to participate in, and add some practical experience."
At nine o'clock in the morning, Yan Zoke returned an expression of envy, his eyes gleaming:
"What arena competitions?"
"Phoenix Cup Xiaowu Sheng arena, in Yanling City, old man Shi casually mentioned, I think it's okay anyway, sign up for a try, the race will start tomorrow, my train tonight..." Lou The situation of Chengba ring competition was briefly introduced.
"I can't take part in the plane tomorrow morning... You have to behave well, and you can't shame us Songda Budo Club! I will watch you!" Yan Zike made a piercing expression.
talked at intervals until five o’clock in the afternoon, Lou Cheng quickly put a change of clothes, a few sets of exercise clothes, other sundries and laptops into his big backpack-many of the rest were locked in the cabinet and went home Are you afraid of no clothes?
was carrying a large backpack, feeling a lot lighter than before. He said goodbye to Zhao Qiang and others first, and then knocked on the door of the small bedroom next door.
"The mouth king, my train at night, how about you?" he asked Cai Zongming.
Cai Zongming smiled and said: "I don't know yet, the one from my family will go to Songcheng first, and play for a few days before going back."
Looking at him with a smile on his face as a winner in life, Lou Cheng clenched his fist and punched him on the shoulder:
"See you next year!"
"See you next year!" Cai Zongming waved his hand.
There is no worry about parting, Lou Cheng rushed to the school bus spot, where there were already many people in line, waiting for more than half an hour before his turn.
Put your luggage, take your seat, the campus scenery is a little bit behind, a thin ice lake has formed, shrouded in the school building under the clear dusk, and the commercial street where pedestrians are scarce, all are in the building Into the fundus quickly passed.
At this time, he felt that he was leaving here for a month.
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In the train, Yan Zike took off from Jiangnan Province early tomorrow, and went to bed at 11 o’clock good night. Lou Cheng took a nap, woke up suddenly, and found that he would arrive in Yanling City in ten minutes. .
The night outside the window is deep, and the strange lights are faintly backed out~IndoMTL.com~ Lou Cheng stared at this scene, feeling a little melancholy and fear in his heart.
I am going to a completely strange city!
The scenery I saw was a totally unfamiliar scenery!
There is no one you really know in the strange city, and the familiar warmth cannot be felt in the strange scenery.
The train stopped, and he followed the crowd out, out of the platform, a cold wind hit, it was clear and cold.
Lou Cheng shivered, declined the invitation of the black car and the small hotel, carrying a large backpack, watching the navigation on the phone, and walking onto a wide highway to the nearby hotel.
The road is quiet, and the shadows are hard to see. There are trees on both sides of the road. In the night, it looks like a monster with a big mouth. It is not much different from other cities, but the smell of strangeness still blows. The dark night gave Lou Cheng the feeling of being a stranger alone in a foreign land.
In the past, when I went to a strange place, I was not alone. I was accompanied by my parents and relatives, or my master and classmates from the martial arts club. But this time, I traveled alone in the world and traveled to a foreign land alone for the dream of martial arts. , For a new stage of life!
Thinking of dreams, Yan Zike, and ring competitions, Lou Cheng took a deep breath, jogging in the dark, in an unfamiliar city, in a deserted empty space, and hummed softly. Old song:
"I know my future is not a dream"
"I live every minute seriously"
"My future is not a dream"
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The night is as cool as water, the singing is low, and the figure is getting away.
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