Xiaozhi approached the polder step by step, and the polder retreated back. Suddenly, he threw the ghost head knife in his hand at Xiaozhi.

While Xiaozhi was dodging the ghost's big knife, the polder shook his body, ran into the woods next to him, and disappeared.

Xiaozhi didn't go after the polder, he went back to his two friends. Wu Song had already used the Thousand Directions Sutra to remove the poison of the smoke for the two of them, and they were both awake now.

This evening, after Polder entered the inn, through observation, he knew that Wu Song and Xiaozhi were very strong opponents. If it is encountered in Crystal City, then there is bound to be a battle between the two sides.

Therefore, the polder wants to kill them here.

They are bandits in the polders, and they have bad water in their stomachs. They carry with them an herb called the Revenant Grass, which, when burned, produces a very thick smoke that makes people faint when they smell it.

They put the revenant grass around the inn and set it on fire, stunning everyone in the inn.

After that, they set fire to the inn.

Originally, this strategy was very ingenious, and it was impossible to guard against it.

However, he was unlucky, and he met two people who were not afraid of smoke. Wu Song has a thousand ways to protect the body, and all poisons do not invade.

Xiaozhi's ability to recover quickly makes him unable to be immune to poison, but after being poisoned, he can quickly excrete toxins from his body.

So, the two of them were not affected by the smoke.

The inn was uninhabitable, so Wu Song and Xiaozhi went to a wooded area a few miles away, where they spent the second half of the night.

After this adventure, the two sides became friends.

Wu Song introduced Wolf and Yunrong to Xiao Zhi, and Xiao Zhi also introduced his friend to Wu Song.

Xiaozhi's two friends, the man's name is Xiaoguan, and Xiaozhi is a brother. The woman's name is Hua Ji, and she is Xiaoguan's lover.

The three of them had just returned from studying art, and when they heard about the corresponding place, they wanted to go and see it.

Of course, they all knew who Wu Song was, and now they were very surprised to see Wu Song with their own eyes.

Since the destination of both parties is the same, it is natural that they will travel together.

For the rest of the way, nothing happened again. In the evening of the next day, they arrived in Crystal City.

The city is overcrowded, and the inns in the city have been filled by those who have come to find the corresponding place.

When Wu Song and the others came, there was no place for them to stay in the inn in the city.

Fortunately, the Wolf family had an estate in Crystal City, where there was a large courtyard, and the six of them had a place to live.

After dinner, Wu Song left the house with Wolf and Xiaozhi and went to wander around the Crystal City. Others stayed in the house.

Crystal City is not a big city, but it has beautiful scenery and beautiful flowers and trees everywhere, so there are many people who come to see the beautiful scenery.

Of course, the current Crystal City is full of people from all walks of life.

In the northwest corner of Crystal City, there is a large lake. It's one of the city's most beautiful sights, especially in the spring, when the spring water is full of people visiting the lake.

Now, it's the focus of the city, because underneath the lake is the candidate.

Wu Song and the three of them came to the lake, which was already crowded with people from ****.

They all gathered around the lake and watched the water.

There is only one way to enter the candidate site at the bottom of the lake. That's every three days at noon, I come to the lake. At that time, the water will split on both sides, and a staircase will appear from the bottom of the lake, and you will reach the candidate site at the bottom of the lake by following the staircase to the end.

Wu Song The day before they came, the staircase had already appeared once, so they had to wait for two more days before the staircase would appear again.

That is, a group of people had already entered the bottom of the lake before.

There were many people around the lake who had not entered the bottom of the lake before, and according to their descriptions, Wu Song probably knew what the stairs looked like and what it was like when everyone passed through them at that time.

The bottom of the lake is very deep, so the stairs are very long, estimated to be more than a hundred meters long. The stairs are very narrow, just over a meter wide, and only one person is allowed to walk.

That is, people can only walk up the stairs to the bottom of the lake by following one person and in a long line.

Then this is very dangerous, and there are two dangers. One is that the ladder exists for a very short time, and according to the descriptions of previous people, it can probably only exist for less than half an hour.

Within half an hour, it was clear that not everyone could get to the bottom of the lake through the stairs. Wu Song estimated that up to 100 people would be able to pass.

And now there are 500 people waiting to enter the bottom of the lake.

Then the question arises, how to arrange for people to enter the ladder? Who is advanced and who is behind? The previous practice of the group of people was to grab, and whoever can get in first will enter.

If you can't grab someone else's, you can only wait for the next opportunity.

Therefore, Wu Song also saw many wounded people on the shore. I heard that some people were seriously injured and have gone home to recuperate, which shows the intensity of the situation at that time.

The second danger is that if you can advance the ladder, you must also be very likely to be attacked by others. In fact, not only on the ladder, but also after entering the candidate place at the bottom of the lake, this kind of secret attack must not be less.

Everyone is here to fight for the corresponding place, and the fight is inevitable. Since sooner or later there will be a fight, it is better to start fighting now.

So, obviously, this journey will not be peaceful at the beginning.

Suddenly, a man shouted, "Everyone, please be quiet, I have something to say." ”

A man stood on a stone pillar by the lake, facing the crowd.

The crowd was drawn to the man, and the voice gradually subsided.

The man waited for everyone to calm down, and said, "I am the master of the Crystal Gate of Crystal City, first of all, ∀welcome to our Crystal City. ”

The crowd burst into applause.

The man continued, "My name is Ji Wutao, and I have a proposal. We've all come here to find the right place. However, to get to this place, you need to go through a flight of stairs.

Everyone must already know about this. The last time the staircase appeared, my brother and I were there, and I witnessed the tragedy with my own eyes. In order to prevent that tragedy from happening again, I came up with a solution. ”

"What's the solution?" shouted one man in the crowd.

"We can have a martial arts competition, and the order of entering the bottom of the lake is determined by the victory or defeat of the competition, what do you think?" said Ji Wutao.

The crowd began to discuss, some for and some for not.

The wolf asked, "Angkor, what do you think?"

Wu Song shook his head and said, "Obviously, this competition can't be done, look at how many people are here? It will take ten days to let so many people finish the competition."

The ladder will emerge in two days, how can the contest be completed?"

Sure enough, one person asked Wu Song's question, "The ladder will emerge in two days, and the competition will definitely not be completed at that time, what should we do then?"

Ji Wutao said, "Anyway, the ladder will always emerge, after two days, we don't have to enter the ladder, concentrate on the competition, wait until the winner is decided, and the order is arranged, and we will not be too late to enter." ”

The crowd discussed again, considering whether Ji Wutao's proposal was reasonable.

One said, "Then how are we going to compete?"

Ji Wutao said, "We will draw lots to determine the order of the competition, first conduct the first round of competition, two by two, after the first round of competition, half of the people will be eliminated, and then we will conduct the second round of competition.

Then, another half will be eliminated. If the competition goes on like this, after three or four rounds, we can all decide the winner. Then, we decide the order in which we go to the bottom of the lake according to the winners.

The whole competition only takes about ten days. Wouldn't it be a good thing that we only had to wait for ten days before we could avoid a pointless fight and everyone could go to the bottom of the lake in peace?"

Some people nodded and agreed, agreeing with Ji Wutao's proposal.

Then more and more people agreed with Ji Wutao's proposal for a competition, and some people began to shout, "I want to participate in the competition!"

Ji Wutao said loudly, "Then since this is the case, we have decided so, I will count the number of people tomorrow, and then we will start arranging the competition." ”

Xiao Zhizhi said, "This competition can't last." ”

Wu Song also said, "Ji Wutao is out of good intentions, but he can't help but think about things simply, and people's hearts are also simple." Two days later, everyone will still be pouring into the stairs. ”

The wolf was puzzled, "But, didn't many people agree to the competition just now?"

Wu Song said, "Those people agree to the competition because they want to know the details of their competitors and see how good the others are. I don't really want to get to the bottom of the lake by jousting. ”

Xiao Zhi said, "Let's go, let's wait for the competition tomorrow, we just take the opportunity to touch the bottom of others." ”

The wolf said, "Then what should we do the day after tomorrow?"

Wu Song said, "Enter the bottom of the lake." ”

The next day, Ji Wutao counted everyone's names. In the evening, Ji Wutao announced the process of the competition.

Wu Song's opponent is a demon clan named Hei Zha, who is a demon clan in his fifties.

Other than that, Wu Song didn't know any other information about him.

The general wolf Xiaozhi and others were also arranged to have an opponent, but Wu Song estimated that only Xiaozhi could participate in the competition before the ladder appeared again.

Nothing happened in the middle, and on the day of the competition, Wu Song stood in the ring, opposite his opponent Heizha.

Heizha was much shorter than Wu Song had imagined and looked like a shrunken potato. On his back he was carrying a large gourd, which was so large that it was taller than his body.

An unusual flush appeared on Heiza's wrinkled face. His eyes narrowed, as if he was dozing off. Moreover, Wu Song smelled a strong smell of wine from afar.

All signs were on the surface, and this black zha was a little drunk.

This made Wu Song a little surprised, in such a major matter as a martial arts competition, this Heizha would actually get himself drunk, did he still want to win?