Chapter 318

September 69th, Imperial Palace, Political Chamber.

Emperor Yang Hong sat on the Dragon Throne. Shen Xudong, Huangfu Wuji, and the other officials were all present.

In front of them, there was a mountain of names, all belonging to the cultivators who had signed up for the tournament.

"Your Majesty, even though we have done a strict screening and eliminated 45% of the participants, the number of participants still far exceeds our estimates."

"According to this situation, if we use the usual sparring method, I'm afraid that even if we spend three months, it will still be difficult to end the tournament."

"In addition, from September 4th onwards, the number of cultivators entering the capital has increased rapidly. This has brought great pressure to the normal operations of the capital, as well as many unstable factors."

The officials below reported. Emperor Yang Hong frowned as he listened.

The influence of this tournament had far exceeded his estimates. It had brought a lot of trouble to the imperial court.

"Imperial Tutor Shen, Minister Huangfu, you've heard the problem. Do you have any good ideas?"

He asked the two officials he valued the most.

Huangfu Wuji's expression was indifferent as he spoke before Shen Xudong.

"Your Majesty, there are too many cultivators entering the capital. We can strengthen the screening and prohibit a portion of them from entering the city. As for the security of the capital, if the city defense army is insufficient, the Sky Mirror Prefecture can send people to help. "

"The most important thing is the rules of the tournament. If we use the traditional method, it will drag on for a long time. It will bring too much pressure to Luoyang. Thus, we need to simplify the rules."

"Oh, what is your opinion?"

"I suggest that we split all the participants into five large divisions. On the day of the tournament, we will use a free-for-all method. Only one person from each division can advance to the finals."

"These five people will then fight with my Sun Qingming to determine the final winner."

Huangfu Wuji's eyes flickered as he explained his ideas in detail.

When he finished, many of the officials revealed strange expressions.

"Lord Huangfu, if we follow the rules you set, I'm afraid that many participants will feel that the tournament is unfair, right?"

Shen Xudong spoke at this moment.

One had to know that the number of participants had reached an astonishing number. If they were split into five large divisions, there would probably be more than a thousand people in each division.

If thousands of people fought in a free-for-all, and only one person emerged victorious, one could imagine how tragic the battle would be.

No matter how talented a cultivator was, as long as his cultivation base didn't far surpass his peers, he would be covered in cuts and bruises after such a battle.

Under such circumstances, even if they made it to the finals, their condition would definitely not be as good as before.

On the other hand, because of Huangfu Qingming's special identity, he didn't have to participate in the preliminaries. At that time, he would be in peak condition, and the advantage he had when facing the other five would be too great!

"There is no absolute fairness in this world."

In the face of Imperial Tutor Shen's doubt, Huangfu Wuji replied expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty, although such a rule will lead to some rumors, it will allow the tournament to end as soon as possible and resolve the pressure Luoyang is facing."

"Moreover, this humble subject believes that Sun Qingming will not lose to anyone of his age. This meeting is a waste of time, and it is purely fulfilling a little girl's fantasy of Princess Lanchu. Since that's the case, why should we waste too much energy on this? "

Huangfu Wuji's words caused some of the ministers to nod their heads, feeling that this matter was reasonable.

The strength of the genius of heaven, Huangfu Qingming, was publically acknowledged. Originally, this meeting was extremely unnecessary to them, and it would instead cause them endless trouble.

The earlier it ended, the less worry!

"That's not right. Since we're holding a meeting, then it must be done fairly and openly, otherwise it'll be easy for others to gossip!"

Shen Xudong still wanted to refute, but he saw Emperor Yang Hong waving his hand.

"Alright, Imperial Tutor, there's no need to say any more. Official Huangfu's words are reasonable, just do as he says."

Emperor Yang Hong wanted to end this meeting as soon as possible as well, so that the princess and the genius of the Huangfu Clan could get married as soon as possible. Thus, he didn't consider the opinions of others.

When Shen Xudong saw this, he could only helplessly not oppose anymore.

On the same day, once the rules of the competition were decided, the Imperial Court immediately announced it to the public.

At this moment, countless young cultivators had already gathered in Luoyang, and the moment they heard the rules of the competition, they instantly flared up.

"A battle royal among the five competition zones? Who set these rules? It's too unfair! "

"Exactly! Even if one can win under these rules, it will surely be a rather miserable victory, and it's equivalent to sending Huangfu Qingming's head to the finals! "

"Sigh, the Imperial Court is really biased. This meeting is completely gilding Huangfu Qingming's reputation, and we're just sacrificial lambs!"

All sorts of negative and dissatisfied discussions filled the contestants, but they were helpless.

Tomorrow was the Martial Competition, and they could only quickly form alliances so that their chances of winning would be higher during the battle royal.

This news also spread to the Shen Estate and Gu Chen's ears at the first instant.

"This time, your chances of winning have greatly decreased. Huangfu Wuji is a schemer, and no matter how confident he is in his grandson, he still has to eliminate any accidents for him."

Killing God Qing Lin leaned against the wall and lazily looked at Gu Chen, curious as to how he was going to deal with this variable.

"I've long guessed that things wouldn't go as smoothly as I imagined, but to tamper with the rules, Huangfu Wuji really isn't afraid of the public's wrath."

Gu Chen smiled coldly, "This is even better. Very soon, I'll let him know what it means to have a fearful mouth!"

"Oh, the people you asked me to arrange have already been scattered all over the imperial capital. The Old Sky Emperor expresses his support for your plan."

Killing God Qing Lin's gaze turned somewhat sinister, "But you brat, recently, I feel that I'm not like your Dao Protector, but more like an errand boy."

Gu Chen laughed involuntarily. "Senior, don't take it to heart. You also know that I've been adjusting my condition to prepare for the battle. In my heart, I've always respected senior."

"It's best." Killing God Qing Lin snorted coldly.

Huangfu Clan's residence. Huangfu Wuji had just returned from the imperial palace.

"Why did you come to Luoyang?"

Just as he entered his study, his scarlet eyes glanced at the corner. It was unknown when a yellow-clothed man wearing a bamboo hat had stood there.

"Haha Jie, Lord God of the Underworld, Qingming is going to fight in the Martial Competition, how can I not come and take a look? After all, he's my proudest work. "

Man with a bamboo hat laughed sinisterly.

"Your attention shouldn't be on this now. Don't forget our plan."

Huangfu Wuji's expression turned cold.

"Lord, don't worry. Everything has been prepared. After the Martial Competition ends, we can set off for that place at any time."

Man with a bamboo hat said.

Upon hearing his words, Huangfu Wuji's brows relaxed, and a rare smile even appeared on his face, which was usually unsmiling, appeared on his face.

"You've worked hard." His words would simply make people who were familiar with him feel flattered.

"Lord, there's no need to be so courteous. This is what this subordinate should do. However, this subordinate has just arrived at Luoyang and heard about the rules of the Martial Competition. I wonder what is Lord's intention? "

"With Qingming's strength and his luck, even if he doesn't use these little tricks, he should be able to win, right?"

Man with a bamboo hat's pair of will-o '-wisps flickered, filled with curiosity.