Chapter 21: Showing Off

  Tang An's fist in his hand was clenched with a crackling sound, but he still walked away silently.

  Tang An has always been a man of few words. In the face of Du Luo's provocation, he would not use language to counterattack. He will only bring out his full strength when encountering Du Luo, letting him know what kind of person he has messed with!

  Ming Xiao looked at Duoluo's smug expression, his mouth curled up slightly as he casually said to Xie Shi Yi: "Sigh, Brother Xie, I've been feeling like the world has undergone some strange changes lately, it makes me feel really uncomfortable."

  Xie Shi furrowed his brow, looking at Ming Xiao with a puzzled expression. He knew that Ming Xiao must have had an ulterior motive for saying this, and if he just went along with it, something interesting would surely happen. So he said: "Why do you say that?"

  Ming Xiao couldn't help but laugh at the sight of Xie Shi's cooperation. He stared intently at Du Luo on stage, then suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "This old man looks like he's almost forty, why is he still participating in the martial arts competition? Doesn't he worry that his waist and legs will break, and the master won't give him more wages?"

  Xie Shi Yu couldn't help but smile at the sight of Ming Xiao's worried expression: "You're right, I have the same concern. Hopefully, General Yuan will make arrangements for him."

  Ming Xiao looked at Xie Shi and found that he would actually cooperate with himself to make fun of others, and suddenly looked at him in surprise, as if he had discovered a new continent.

  When the two turned around and saw Doron's purple face, which looked like an eggplant, they exchanged a glance and burst out laughing.

  Tang An hugged his sword and stood under the No. 1 arena. His eyes were fixed on the two people fighting on the stage. The people around him unconsciously kept a distance from him, clearing out a space for him. The eyes looking at him were also filled with reverence, and some even showed undisguised fear.

  Some people have already begun to pray silently in their hearts. Hopefully, the draw won't put me in the same group as Tang An, or else how can I possibly be a match for Tian Jian? Taking on a hundred alone, this is something ordinary people don't even dare think about!

  Fifty-six people in a group, draw lots to fight each other, after three rounds, the final seven people are determined. These seven people then compete with the winners of other arenas for the final showdown.

  Tang An watched the fight on stage, both of them were powerful men, coming and going, fighting fiercely, but Tang An only watched for a short while before losing interest. Their movements, techniques, weaknesses, he could all see clearly. If he were on stage, with just one move, these two would lose. The gap was too great, it didn't even spark his interest.

  Just then, a commotion was heard from the edge of the arena, and Tang An couldn't help but look over curiously. It turned out that an officer from the Tiger Leopard Army had come to participate in the martial arts competition.

  That officer looks sturdy and unassuming, but no one would underestimate him!

  Tang An's eyes widened in surprise: "Huh? Look at his uniform insignia, that person is actually a Centurion! The Centurions of the Tiger and Leopard Army are all top-notch experts at the fifth level of the Heavenly Ranking. Compared to those outside experts, the strong men within the Tiger and Leopard Army have an entirely different aura. But, the ultimate winner of this fight is just a Centurion of the Tiger and Leopard Army. He's already a powerful Centurion, what's he doing participating in this fight?"

  It wasn't just Tang An who had this question, at that time a Hu Bao military officer asked: "Lord Mo, why are you also participating in the martial competition? You're participating, isn't this making things difficult for us brothers? Who doesn't know that Lord Mo's sword is unparalleled, extremely powerful! Your swordsmanship has even been praised by Commander Nian. You're participating in the martial competition, how can we brothers compete for the position of Hundred-Man Commander?"

  That's Old Mo, who looks sturdy and has a straightforward personality. He doesn't hide his thoughts and says directly: "I've heard that this time, the three great swordsmen from all over the world have come to compete. Those heavenly-level swordsmen are too high for me, even if I beg them, they might not be willing to give me some pointers. But those below the heavenly level, I'm just a big head soldier, and I don't have many opportunities to meet them. There are many skilled gunners and knife fighters in the Tiger Leopard Army, but as for swordsmen, I haven't seen many. Now that I finally have this chance, I won't let it slip away." As he spoke, Old Mo caught sight of Tang An at the side and hurriedly smiled and bowed his hands. Then, with a face full of impatience, he chased away the soldier standing beside him who had a bitter expression.

  That's why the adults wanted to come over and say hello to Tang An. Now all the Tiger and Leopard Army know that this young man is the one who defeated a hundred people with one punch at the registration office of the martial arts competition. If it was just a random disturbance, they should be full of hostility towards Tang An. But after hearing what happened from their brothers at the registration office, it turned out that a disciple from Shu Mountain relied on his own strength to provoke trouble and was killed by Tang An, and then over a hundred disciples from Shu Mountain came. In this situation, these soldiers who were used to killing only had one reaction: "Let's get him!"

  Tang An's actions were just to their taste. Moreover, Tang An is now also considered half a Hu Bao military officer, which was the emperor's special decree to let him join the Hu Bao army.

  Kanamo walked a few steps, when suddenly the referee who was judging the martial arts competition shouted: "Mo Daxiong, you're up!"

  Namo Daoren walked halfway, suddenly stopped, isn't this calling himself? It turned out that it was his turn so soon. He cursed a few words and impatiently went up to the stage. As soon as he stepped onto the stage, his soldiers immediately brought him his large sword.

  Tang An took a look, the sword body was entirely red, only the edge of the blade had a silver-white metallic luster. The sword was huge, it would be more accurate to say it was an iron plate rather than a sword.

  Mo Daxiong grasped his sword with both hands and suddenly thrust it forward.

  "Boom!"

  The sword tip struck the thick stone pedestal, instantly shattering a circle of fragmented stones.

  "Which turtle grandson is dawdling and making me, Old Mo, wait for so long? Hurry the hell up!"

  Mo Dàyǒng shouted, and his voice instantly spread far away, probably the entire school field heard it. However, after waiting for a long time, no one came up. Even the referee was momentarily stunned, hastily flipping through the roster, and shouted: "Liu Xiaoliu, hurry up and come to the martial arts competition! If you don't come up, your qualification will be cancelled!"

  But after a while, still no one came up.

  At this time, someone suddenly burst out laughing and said: "Director Mo, don't wait any longer. Liu Xiaoliu that turtle son is afraid, he doesn't dare to fight with you, and sneaked away quietly. Before leaving, he also said that even if he dies, he will not fight with you again. Every time he fights with you, you never hold back, beating him until his nose is blue and his face is swollen, and he can't see people for half a month. He's lost face, so he can only hide from you."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the audience below burst into loud laughter. The Tiger and Leopard soldiers laughed even harder, rolling over forward and backward, apparently they all knew that Liu Xiaoliu.

  Mo Daxiong's face turned red with rage as he shouted, "This good-for-nothing! Just watch me go back and beat him up! It's a pity that he's one of Lord Luo Qianhu's personal guards. With such little guts, he's really bringing shame to the lord! Who was it that ran away? You come up and fight instead! Aren't you all Lord Luo Qianhu's personal guards? Give the lord some face and step forward!"

  The soldier who was laughing just now suddenly froze his face when Mo Daxiong pointed at him, and said with a guilty conscience: "I didn't sign up, isn't this against the rules?" Then, before Mo Daxiong could react, he suddenly took off in a sprint, fleeing swiftly.

  "Good for nothing!"

  The soldier ran away, but Mo Dagu didn't want to give up. He looked at the crowd below and said proudly: "I came up here to fight, but no one is willing to accompany me? What's going on? I'm not happy now! Anyway, as long as there are seven people left on the stage, it's enough. Well, since that's the case, all of you who signed up, come up and fight with me!"

  Tang An smiled and raised his sword, ready to make a move. If he continued to cause trouble like this, when would it ever end?

  Ke Na Mo Da Yong took a look at Tang An, then quickly made a gesture and said: "This Tang little brother, don't move for now. Among the people here, I've taken a look, you're the most formidable. Let me pick off a few soft ones to warm up first, then come back and fight with you. How about that?"

  Tang An looked around, but no one refuted Mo Daxiong's words. It seemed that everyone acknowledged the prestige of the Heavenly Sword. Tang An stopped in his tracks once again.

  He knew that Mo Da Yong was not as reckless as he seemed on the surface. Because when he spoke just now, he actually gave himself a signal to hold back.

  Tang An thought for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Could it be that Yuan Gongzi is afraid that I will waste my energy here, so he specially sent someone to replace himself and block the unimportant opponents, in order to conserve his own energy and focus on the final battle?"

  Tang An thought and turned his head to look around, but Yuan Wanli was not in the school field.

  But Tang An saw Luo Hu looking at him, and when he saw himself looking back, Luo Hu smiled and nodded at him.

  Tang An suddenly realized in his heart. This must be that Luo Hu showing kindness to himself.

  Everyone says I'm writing a minor essay, and you're still looking for all sorts of unreasonable things. Aren't you tired?