Chapter 175 – Countryside Feelings

On the first day of May, the Spirit State Martial Arts Competition was held as scheduled.

Whether it was for fame, for training, for prizes, or for some deeper purpose, the number and scope of registrations this time not only far exceeded the expectations of Zhang Bai Ling and these bystanders, but even Xue Mu did not expect such a big impact.

Almost all of the small martial arts schools, lone warriors, and outsiders from Spirit State and the counties under its jurisdiction participated. Nearly 90% of the clans sent their children to participate, nearly 70% of the sects attended, and even those hardcore righteousness affiliated sects secretly sent their children to sign up in their personal names.

The total number of participants was around a thousand, which seemed small, but actually encompassed nine parts of the Spirit State.

Not only that, it also radiated to the neighboring areas, and there was no lack of people from other states and counties who traveled a long way to sign up, so it could be seen just how attractive this kind of event was to this world’s jianghu people. This is still because Xue Mu want to rush before the world of martial arts, so from publicity to organize the interval between a few days, seems to be more hasty, farther away from the region can not catch up. If it had been a bit longer, there might have been more people coming.

The large martial arts field with a capacity of 10,000 people, a sea of people, noisy and boisterous, competitors and onlookers mixed together, crowded people can not enter. Countless Department Six constables sweating to maintain order, people are not enough, the vertical and horizontal road spontaneously sent people to help maintain. Just kidding, they want to do business, this mess is still doing eggs Oh, stalls have been overturned several.

Standing on the stage, Xue Mu looked at this horrible tide of people, truly felt spectacular, quite a kind of sand field autumn pointing the majestic momentum. In the past, he had not thought of a 100,000-strong army, but had never thought that more than 10,000 people could create such a scene, and he was still underprepared.

It doesn’t matter, it’s all experience, it will only get better in the future.

Curry Night sat on the side eating fruits, her little face filled with the excitement of seeing a bustling scene, grinning broadly. In contrast, Xue Qingqiu was serious, letting go of her Divine Sense and observing the heavens and earth with her eyes closed, fearing that something might go wrong and affect the clan’s strategy.

Seeing her appearance, Xue Mu awkwardly said, “Inexperienced, or ill-considered, although there were contestant areas left, I actually forgot to divide the contestant passageways, really ……”

Xue Qingqiu opened her eyes and softly said, “You’ve already done well enough …… Xue Mu, before I met you, I never thought that the Star Moon Sect would be able to become the organizer of this kind of event and smile above the crowd, instead of hiding in the shadows coldly cutting my teeth and wanting to cause havoc. ”

Xue Mu laughed: “Why would a family member say all this, making Star Moon Sect strong was originally my request, I still don’t think it’s enough.”

Saying that, but Xue Qingqiu looked at him with an increasingly apologetic look in her eyes. While everyone thought that Xue Mu was in the midst of all the flowers, she knew very well that ever since Meng Lan left, she was the only woman by Xue Mu’s side. She also knew that Xue Mu did not have much success, while other people sought fame and fortune, power and desire, but Xue Mu was actually just trying to have a little fun. While Star Moon Sect superficially seemed like a good sect tailored for Xue Mu, in reality, it could not satisfy Xue Mu at all, and instead needed him to exercise self-control, so as not to drag Star Moon Sect into the kind of miasma of dual cultivation that it had been in earlier years.

Compared to what he had given and contributed, what the Star Moon Sect had given him was too little.

But she didn’t know how to give Xue Mu more, what she could give had already been given, as for letting him choose concubines in the sect at will, that was obviously against the direction of healthy sect development, and even Xue Mu himself was unwilling to see it. Then what else can be given to him?

Southward …… Xue Qingqiu s smiling face of Yue Xiaochan surfaced in her heart.

Xue Mu has always wanted this, right …… She sighed softly. She who has never been very concerned about this matter, this time she clearly saw that Xue Mu was going south, but she never knew whether to remind him not to mess with Xiaochan.

There’s no need to remind him, Xue Mu has always had a scale in his heart, hasn’t he? Xue Qingqiu secretly told herself this, but even she didn’t really believe it. Other things have scales, the temptation of color can be self-control, but Xiaochan seems to let Xue Mu moved the true love of the people ah …… Xue Mu intention to go south, do not know a few reasons are due to Xiaochan there. On top of the word “love”, who can still retain absolute sobriety?

What’s worse, Xue Mu is also Xiaochan’s first love …… Both sides have feelings, which is the big trouble.

Mind wandering, Xue Qingqiu didn’t notice a burst of confusion on the sidelines, and it was only when Xue Mu greeted her with surprise that she snapped out of it. Turning her head to look, Xue Qingqiu was also a bit surprised.

Zhang Bai Ling, the county governor of Ling Zhou, was escorted by a few personal guards, burrowed all the way into the backstage of their chairman, and was guided onto the stage by Xue Mu.

No matter how much he despised court officials in his heart, he couldn’t be too disrespectful to the nominal supreme governor of Lingzhou in front of everyone. Xue Qingqiu also threw away the mixed thoughts in her heart and rose to say lightly, “County Governor Zhang’s presence is truly unexpected.”

Zhang Bai Ling’s face did not show the slightest hint of the two sides’ secretly competing stances, and smiled like a spring breeze: “The Spirit State Martial Arts Competition is the first major event in this county in recent years, and Lord Xue has done a good job. As the county governor, it would be too much of a dereliction of duty if I don’t join in the great event.”

Xue Mu was also smiling, but his tone was a bit cool, “I have invited County Governor to take a seat, the weather is hot, so County Governor have some herbal tea to relieve the heat.”

Xue Qingqiu heard the precautionary intent in Xue Mu’s tone and understood in her heart what Xue Mu was guarding against. This old bastard, he doesn’t want to show up and pick peaches, letting people think that this is an event organized by his county governor, right? He’s got it all figured out.

This is a martial arts event that is under the direct control of Department Six, and has nothing to do with you as a government official. If you are your own people, then this matter can also find you report report, make your a political achievement, you good I good everyone good. But you are clearly the enemy, then where cool where to stay, if shy face to do the opening speech or something, don’t blame our demon demon to you to create some heatstroke stroke emergencies.

But see Zhang Bai Ling strokes his whiskers and smiles: “Xue city master despite go busy, this official is just curious about this kind of event is what kind of scene, look at it.”

The meaning of this statement is very clear, he will just come to take a look and never get involved. Xue Mu heard some puzzled, you just participate in the words, really not afraid to spread to the ears of the emperor as you fell to the Star Moon Sect?

Turned his head to look at Xue Qingqiu, Xue Qingqiu face indifference, obviously also can not guess what this old man means. To say that the thinking of political figures, even Xue Mu is not professional, Xue Qingqiu is even more unmatched, genuinely unable to guess.

In the case of unequal strength, it doesn’t matter if you can’t guess, anyway, Xue Qingqiu can’t get up anything by staring at him. Xue Mu did not bother to think too much, left Zhang Bai Ling to Xue Qingqiu to deal with, and ran to put himself into the arrangement of the meeting place.

This should have started early in the morning martial arts competition, because the organizers of the inexperience of all, slightly chaotic for a short period of time. Good thing that did not make a big problem, after the rectification of the orderly, people look at the scene of the conference, on the contrary, feel all very novel.

The venue is surrounded by walls, the walls were divided into many blocks, each painted above the mark of different stores, there are some slogans, such as what “Pavilion of Curiosities, gathering goods from all directions, for the needs of ten thousand families”; “Windstorm House, drink the best tea, listen to the latest books”. Not only is this magical advertising mode no one has ever seen, but the slogans themselves are very interesting, making people excited to read one by one, as fun as reading a new story.

Outside the venue, stalls and vendors are neatly arranged, selling wine and tea, candied fruit and pastries, parasols, and so on and so forth, the vendors do not sell, seems to be sitting in a fishing boat, love to buy or not buy.

This special scenery alone makes many people feel that they have not come to the trip in vain. Many people had once gone to observe or even personally participated in the World Martial Arts, but even the World Martial Arts, which had a much higher pattern, seemed to be less interesting than this area of Spirit State!

Xue Mu stood at the edge of the stage overlooking the entire arena, and the sigh of relief in his heart was even more unknown. What is hometown feeling? This is the hometown feeling …… since the crossing since the heart wants to reach the world transformation, has vaguely appeared the tip of the iceberg.