Chapter 562

The betting odds for Wolf Smoke fighting Hunting Tiger really excited the onlookers.

Especially since someone was betting on Wolf Smoke so blatantly, wasn't that a show of force?

Four thousand six hundred taels is definitely not a small amount.

For this reason, not only the younger generation of the Xu family came to join the fun, but the younger generation of the Huo family and the Chi family all participated.

The incident fermented and became more and more intense.

Zhu Zongwang was forced to stand on the cusp of the storm. He wanted to do something, but he was afraid that his own behavior would cause unknown accidents.

He wanted to control the situation, but found he couldn't do it at all.

Once the betting odds were opened, there were countless troublemakers, and it couldn't be blocked at all.

The only thing he could do every day was to test his own fate, and finally stare at the floating incense ash, drifting aimlessly.

A Hunting Tiger martial artist, but helpless against a Wolf Smoke expert...

Compared to this.

Zhu Zongwang's torture and anxiety did not affect Liang Qu's mood at all.

If they don't come, forget it.

If they come, it's just right.

Except for letting the fat catfish familiarize itself with the water route to the hunting venue, he went shopping, ate, and drank every day.

Occasionally getting to know a few Xu family disciples who wanted to make friends and communicate, his life was beautiful and satisfactory, quietly enjoying the festive atmosphere as the Hunting Month approached.

Simple, easy, and happy.

Xu family martial arts arena.

The preparations for the Great Hunting Meeting were in full swing. In the open field of twenty acres, iron cages covered with red cloth were moved in one by one, piled up into small hills.

There were many onlookers.

Everywhere people were tying red silk ribbons to the eaves, children were running around, and the entire Xu family was filled with a suppressed excitement.

Liang Qu lifted a corner of the red cloth.

Green light shadows flew nimbly, huddled in the corner, struggling and squeezing, shivering, looking for any gap to drill into.

In the iron cage were five curled-up fluorescent green deer, small in size. When they straightened their bodies, they were no longer than the length of a forearm. A sack could hold ten or more, but their speed was unusually swift.

There are treasure fish in the water, and naturally treasure beasts on land.

The deer in front of him was undoubtedly one of them.

Touch it.

The fur was as smooth as satin, glowing with an oily silver light.

"Three hundred spirit green deer, just the prey alone must be twenty or thirty thousand taels, right?"

Xiang Zhangsong was surprised by the extravagance of the Great Hunting Meeting.

Not counting the generous rewards for the top ten.

Three hundred green deer, all of a single breed, it is not an easy task to gather them in just two or three months.

It is estimated that they have to be purchased from other prefectures.

The Great Hunting Meeting is even more lively and grand than imagined.

"More than that." Yang Xu shook his head. "I heard that to celebrate the birthday, there are three types of prey in this year's Great Hunting Meeting. The Xu family provides three hundred spirit deer, the Huo family provides three hundred spirit fish, and the Chi family provides three hundred spirit birds, implying auspiciousness and longevity."

Spirit fish?

Liang Qu captured the keyword.

"What Magistrate Yang said is correct." The Xu family member who registered the number of spirit deer stepped forward to talk, "The types of prey in this year's Great Hunting Meeting are different from previous years. They are all carefully selected, with both good implications and quality."

Hu Qi asked: "How is the Great Hunting Meeting compared? Whoever hunts more wins?"

"Slightly different."

The Xu family member explained to everyone.

Three types of spirit beasts are released to various parts of the Chishan Mountain in Huangzhou. On the day of the Hunting Month, those with vouchers enter the mountain to hunt.

Alive, three points.

Dead, one point.

Deer, bird, fish, one of each, counts as five points.

All alive, fifteen points.

The one with the most points gets the victory. The top ten have rewards, all of which are good treasures like pulse marrow jade liquid. The first place has an even more soul-nourishing treasure comparable to a third-rank Soul Golden Lotus—Tourmaline Wood.

Not to mention Wolf Smoke experts, even Hunting Tigers would be tempted!

If you can't use it yourself, you can sell it.

Anything that can increase cultivation is hard currency!

During the period.

Whether it is your own hunting or snatching from others, it is in accordance with the rules.

The only requirement is that you absolutely cannot cause loss of life.

If you cause someone to be near death in a fight, you absolutely cannot abandon them; you must bring them out.

If you injure them without saving them, once confirmed, the Magistrate will punish you on the spot and cancel your ranking.

Liang Qu rubbed his hands.

Just looking at the rewards, he could understand that as long as he won, even if it was just the top three, the Sky-Bridge Realm would be stable!

"The types of spirit beasts are fixed, will anyone cheat?" Xu Zishuai asked, "Can they buy them in advance and bring them in? Then take them out later."

"There has been cheating, it happened a long time ago. Later, the rules were changed. Before release, the three family heads or the Magistrate must hang a wooden strip on each prey, write a number on it, and then break it. If the fracture of the wooden strip and the number don't match, then it won't be counted."

"How do you hang a wooden strip on a spirit fish?"

"Punch a hole in the tail fin. The Chishan water system extends in all directions, spreading through the mountains. Spirit fish escape extremely fast, and punching a hole can also hinder their escape speed."

Everyone suddenly realized.

The Great Hunting Meeting is a local tradition in Huangzhou.

It is held every year, and there are always clever people looking for loopholes, and then they are patched. It is not so easy to take advantage.

"What about outside the top ten?"

"Ten to twenty have meager rewards, mostly spirit fruits, healing pills, etc., to encourage them. Outside the twentieth, there is nothing. Oh, the spirit beasts hunted can be brought back by yourself, which counts as a reward."

A spirit beast is worth dozens or hundreds of taels. If you can catch one, it's not a wasted night.

Xu Zishuai rubbed his hands repeatedly, equally excited.

It wasn't because the Hunting Month was approaching and he was eager to hunt, but because the Tail-Wei Huo Hu and the Ji Water Leopard were about to suffer!

Liang Qu bet three thousand, he bet one thousand six, the odds were thirty, if it succeeded, it would be a full fifty thousand taels!

I don't know how to spend so much!

Eating, drinking, and having fun, it all depends on the day after tomorrow!

At this thought.

Xu Zishuai's appetite increased greatly.

"Let's go, let's go, eat, eat! Hungry, hungry!"

"Now? It's not time yet, right?"

"I have a good appetite today!"

Everyone was suspicious.

Three days later.

Xu Zishuai went to see the betting odds every day and found that the odds were rising faster than imagined, and had already been adjusted to one to fifty-six!

Bet and leave.

The change in odds had nothing to do with him, but it was still exciting to watch.

This was still because most of them were Xu family disciples playing around, betting dozens or hundreds, the amount was not large, which caused the four thousand six to occupy a large proportion, otherwise the odds would have been adjusted even higher!

The Tail-Wei Huo Hu was a Hunting Tiger after all.

Liang Qu had extraordinary experiences, but the gap of a major realm still made outsiders feel it was inappropriate. Few people bet on the high odds, only a few.

Exciting!

For the first time about to get rich, Xu Zishuai walked as if he was floating.

Sun and moon alternated.

All things cycle.

The rice in the fields was harvested clean, and the field mice grabbed the fallen ears of wheat, passed through the withered yellow stalks, squeezed into narrow holes, pushed away the little fat mice that came up lively, and carefully buried the grain together.

Splash!

Clear water washed the cyan-ink grinding stone, reflecting the shimmering sky light.

The hunters' rough hands pressed on the machetes, sharpening them, pulling the bowstrings, adjusting the tension, looking forward to a bumper harvest under the Hunting Month.

In the martial arts arena of the big families, the sound of fists, feet, swords, and halberds never stopped, and the drills were orderly.

In the nervous and eager anticipation of countless people.

The morning of the nineteenth.

Hundreds of iron cage convoys were all pulled away and scattered throughout the Chishan Mountain range.

Evening.

Chishan stood in the courtyard, wagging its tail.

Long Yao and Long Li helped hang the Abyss Wood, Fubo, and quiver, and checked the arrowheads.

For normal horses, the forest and gravel terrain are impassable.

Good horses are different, leaping ten or dozens of meters, what terrain can stump them?

Even wider rivers can be jumped over in one leap.

Not to mention that the Chishan Mountain in Huangzhou is not a high mountain or dense forest, but more like a hilly area, with low slopes of at most dozens or hundreds of meters.

"Elder, it's all packed!"

"Hard work." Liang Qu walked out of the room, "After dinner, if you want to watch the hunt, just take the carriage with the Mistress. I estimate you won't see anything, mostly just joining the fun. The Hunting Month is bright, but it definitely can't compare to the daytime."

For the Great Hunting Meeting, those under thirty-five can participate. Therefore, participants must set out in advance to accept bone measurement, calculate bone age, distribute vouchers, and register information.

After that, they enter at a unified time for three nights and two days.

Spectators don't need to arrive in advance; they can just stay at home and eat dinner leisurely before leaving.

"Even if we can't see it, we have to go. Sister Lichan wants to cheer for Brother Congjian, then we and Sister Eying will cheer for the Elder on the mountain! Make others envious to death!"

Liang Qu laughed: "Sounds pretty good."

"Elder." Long Eying walked out of the room, "Do you need Binglin and me to follow? In case something happens in the mountain, it's convenient to take care of it."

"No need, there is an age requirement, Binglin entering counts as cheating."

"I can."

"Haha, there are so many people in total, why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? Just go to the mountain with Long Yao and Long Li to cheer for me. Let's go!"

"May the Elder win the first battle!"

Liang Qu buckled on the blood stone bracer, turned over and rode on Chishan, passed through the side courtyard path, and met up with Cao Shixiong Yang who was waiting at the door.

Waited quietly for a while.

All the senior and junior brothers gathered and rode to Chishan Mountain.

"Follow!"

Zhu Zongwang and Huo Hongyuan, who had been watching their tracks from afar, drove their horses.

The entire Chishan hunting ground has entrances in three directions. To meet as soon as possible, they must choose the same entrance.

The sky darkened, and the silver moon hung high.

This full moon, which was almost the largest in the year, made the world frost-white, and the ground looked like flowing mercury.

The dark mountain range extended into the distance, intersecting with several low mountains, and the white water lines were bright and clear under the moonlight.

Liang Qu reined in his horse and stopped, casting a long silhouette.

Outskirts of the mountain forest.

Flags of various colors fluttered in the night wind, and the surrounding commoners gathered around to watch, the noise deafening.

Excellent disciples from various families and localities, more than a thousand people, plus friends and relatives, countless, holding big flags and shouting to cheer.

The whole city was empty.

So lively!

It deserves to be the number one grand event in Huangzhou!

Just looking at it, one couldn't help but be infected by the atmosphere, heart surging.

Yang Xu turned his horse's head.

"Let's go, get the vouchers!"

The senior and junior brothers followed Yang Xu's footsteps, entered the Xu family's big tent to accept bone age measurement, successfully obtained the vouchers, and entered the waiting area.

Liang Qu was quite regretful: "Is the Third Cao Shixiong not participating?"

Yang Xu and Yu Dun couldn't join the fun because of their age.

Lu Gang had it, but although he looked quite old, he was actually in his early thirties.

Pity.

Lu Gang shook his head: "Most of my skills are used for forging. Hunting and other techniques are definitely not my strong suit. Even my movement techniques are ordinary. Rather than working hard for a night and gaining nothing, it's better to cheer for the junior brothers and sisters.

You guys should be more careful. If you run into a Wolf Smoke expert and catch prey, let them snatch it. At worst, turn around and find the Little Liang Shidi, and let him snatch it back for you."

Laughter filled the air.

"Cao Shixiong, rest assured, we will act according to our ability."

"Yes, the aim is to broaden our horizons and experience the style of Huangzhou's talents!"

The waiting area was wide.

The incense burned.

White smoke curled.

The noise outside the dense hills was like a sea tide.

The irritable horses collided and bit each other.

The crowd was dense, and there were even many young hunters mixed in, who looked like they were here to try their luck.

The Great Hunting Meeting is for both refined and popular tastes.

If you can catch a spirit deer, you don't have to worry about food and drink for several years, and the surrounding villages will give you enough face!

Which family's daughter can't you marry?

Clatter.

Wheels rolled on the road, bouncing off stones.

The crowd became denser, and more and more onlookers arrived by carriage.

The young ladies of various families lifted the curtains, stepped on the wilderness in embroidered shoes, and waved handkerchiefs to cheer for the boys they knew.

This was like pouring oil on a hot fire, sparks splashing.

The young people in the waiting area pretended not to care, but their eyes were dark, their heads held high, like peacocks spreading their tails.

Occasionally, they met others' eyes.

Killing intent was born.

The horses under them were infected, stepping on the ground non-stop, plowing out deep furrows.

Everyone wanted to get a good ranking, show off, and win favor.

Undercurrents surged.

Liang Qu laughed secretly.

Looked around.

Easily saw the Xu family in the front row of the crowd, then saw Long Eying behind Lady Xu, and Long Yao and Long Li waving beside Long Eying.

What a beautiful landscape!

A boy noticed the Dragon Girls and felt jealous, riding his horse forward.

"Where is the brother from? I've never seen you before, you look very unfamiliar. Are the ones waving your sisters?"

"Xu family, Liang Qu."

"!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the surrounding noise disappeared. The boy pulled the reins unconsciously, moved further away, and left a half-zhang gap.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow.

I thought he was a nobody, but he was a fierce dragon crossing the river!

Which well-informed family disciple wouldn't know the eye-catching hunters at the Great Hunting Meeting?

Liang Qu.

Not yet twenty, a great expert of the Wolf Smoke Sky-Bridge Realm!

Not to mention the Holy Emperor's oral decree and the Martial Saint's connection, just this strength and realm alone were enough to make people's legs go soft!

He was truly as young and suave as the rumors said.

A good horse matches a good saddle.

Most of the people present were galloping horses, and they extinguished the thought of fighting.

Can't afford to provoke, can't afford to provoke.

The moonlight became brighter and brighter, moving to the center of the sky.

The boys of various families were like dogs restless and barking before an earthquake, wishing they could howl at the full moon.

The stewards of the three families watched the time closely until the incense burned the thread, the iron beads fell into the plate, and they stepped forward to open the fences.

Rumble!

Hooves stepped like thunder.

Various treasure horses ignored the obstruction of the fence, leaped out, surged like a tide, and scattered into the lush forest.