Chapter 34: The Old and Cunning Wang Shian
Twelve children of the four major families participated in the competition. After the first round, half of them were eliminated, and the remaining six children advanced to the second round, with an average of one and a half people in one family.
Of course, half-person ridiculous things are impossible, so some families will have two people, then some families will only have one person promoted. Or there will be another situation where all three members of the family who have been wiped out in some families are promoted.
Before the first round of the big competition, everyone thought that only one person in the Yang family could advance, and that was Yang Yan.
But he didn't expect Yang Teng to advance strongly, and Li Haosan had no temper.
The other two-member family was the Zhao family. Zhao Yihang and Zhao Yilin also advanced to the second round.
Wang Qi and Li Guan, who have the highest voices to win the championship, were the only ones in the Wang and Li families to advance.
From the perspective of the number of people who advanced to the second round alone, the overall strength of the Yang family is much stronger than that of the Wang family and Li Jia.
The actual situation is not the case. The number of people who advance to the second round does not mean that someone in this family will be able to win the top two.
It is recognized that Li Guan, Wangqi and Zhao Yihang will be able to fight to the end.
The rules for the second round are very simple. The six promoted children are divided into two groups with three people in each group.
Lots are drawn to determine the order of the battle.
The six jade tiles are divided into two colors: red and white. According to the color of the jade tiles, they are divided into two groups: red and white. In each color, there are two jade plates with the word war written on them, and the other one with byes.
The two children who have drawn the jade cards of the same color fight against each other, the loser is eliminated, and the winner has a duel with the children who have drawn the jade card byes.
In this way, after the second round of each group after two duels, the two groups will each have a final winner, which is the top two of the competition.
In the final round, the two victors competed against each other for first place.
After learning about the rules of the second round of the Grand Competition in detail, Yang Wudi frowned. The loopholes in such rules are too great and the possibility of human manipulation is high.
The simple reason is that if you want a kid to advance, you can get him to draw a bye, so that he can play less and save more energy.
The four major family competitions took a very short time, and all duels would be completed within a day. Basically, one match would start immediately after one match, and the children who appeared on the stage had a short rest time.
This results in serious aura consumption and cannot be fully replenished.
A more unfavorable situation is that once you win with your opponent as hard as you can, or accidentally get injured to win, the next round is dangerous.
This kind of evil result is particularly prominent in the second round. The children who advance to the second round are not weak, and the children who draw the Zhanzi jade card will inevitably consume a lot of money after winning. If they are injured again, they will be cheaper for the bye.
Moreover, before the match, the children who have drawn the Jade bye have a half chance to become the top two.
So it's hard to say that such a rule is fair, but since the first big competition has been the case, Yang Wudi can't change it, he can only resign himself to his fate, I hope the other three will not be tricky in secret.
"The children who have advanced to the second round come forward to draw lots!" Announcing the rules, Wang Shian called out six children who advanced to draw lots.
In the second round, there is no longer the same-family avoidance principle, and which opponent is drawn is entirely luck.
A small box was placed in the middle of the trial field, and six people stepped forward to draw lots.
Yang Yan was the first to advance, so he was the first to draw lots.
When he came to the small box, Yang Yan took out a jade card from it.
There is a war word written on the red jade plate!
Yang Yan's luck was not very good, and he did not draw two byes. This result made the old man Yang Wudi's heart sink. It seems that the three companies are likely to be involved in the back.
Then Zhao Yihang drew lots. Under everyone's attention, Zhao Yihang drew a jade medal.
Yang Wudi was extremely nervous, and muttered silently in his heart, "Don't be the red jade medal of war!"
Zhao Yihang flipped over, and the jade card was displayed in front of everyone.
Yang Wudi's mood suddenly fell to the bottom.
The other red jade medal with the word of war that I didn't want to appear was in Zhao Yihang's hands!
That's it! Yang Wudi knew that Yang Yan's competition was over, and it was impossible for Yang Yan to defeat Zhao Yihang.
As long as you don't meet Zhao Yihang or Li Guan and Wang Qi, Yang Yan has a chance, but Zhao Yihang is the opponent.
This result made Yang Wudi even feel that the three are behind the scenes.
Next came Zhao Yilin's draw, and two of the four jade cards appeared. Zhao Yilin had a half chance to have a bye. Zhao Yilin's mood couldn't help becoming nervous. After a bye, the final battle of promotion would be more promising.
The slender hands trembling in the small box, Zhao Yilin carefully took out a jade medal from it.
Without looking at the color and handwriting of the jade card, Zhao Yilin pressed the jade card to her chest and took three deep breaths. Everyone became impatient, and Zhao Yilin opened her palm.
White jade card!
This means that Zhao Yilin did not get the red bye jade medal.
Look at the handwriting on the jade sign, war!
Zhao Yilin curled her lips, feeling very upset.
The three who have not drawn lots are Yang Teng, Wang Qi and Li Guan.
It is Yang Teng that Zhao Yilin hopes to draw the white jade medal of war.
Although Yang Teng's victory over Li Haoshan was clean and brilliant, Zhao Yilin stubbornly believed that the weakest of the three was Yang Teng.
This is also everyone's point of view.
Next was the Li Guan draw, Zhao Yilin muttered in her heart: Bye! Bye!
Li Guan came to the small box with ease, reached out his hand and took out a jade medal.
I don’t know if Zhao Yilin’s prayer triggered a magical effect. Li Guan’s jade card is red!
This means that Li Guan got the bye jade medal in the red group.
Zhao Yilin's mood suddenly became much easier, as long as Wang Qi got the white bye jade medal, she would definitely be able to enter the semifinals.
The fifth one to enter the draw is Wang Qi.
"Wang Qi, don't let me down!" Zhao Yilin murmured.
Like Li Guan, Wang Qi doesn't seem to care about the result of the draw. No matter who he encounters, Wang Qi is confident to advance to the final battle.
In the eyes of everyone, Wang Qi drew out the jade card with the word Byes among only two white jade cards!
There is no need for Yang Teng to draw lots, and the result has been produced.
In the second round of the duel, the two children in bye were Li Guan and Wang Qi. These two children who were eligible to compete for the top two had one less fight at the same time.
After the results came out, there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the trial court.
"It seems that Li Guan and Wang Qi will be the top two in this year's competition. It depends on which of them can get the first place."
"Yes, Zhao Yihang has a chance, but he has no choice but to fight Yang Yan first. Even if he wins and consumes a lot of energy, he will not be Li Guan's opponent in the end."
Yang Wudi secretly felt helpless, if he couldn't see anything now, he was not worthy of the position of Patriarch.
The matter is very simple. It is clearly a good trick played by the Li family and the Wang family. It seems that the Zhao family and the Yang family have the biggest advantage after the first round. Two children from each family enter the second round.
It now appears that the Wang family and the Li family are the ones who really take advantage.
Even the biggest profiter is the Wang family!
There is no weaker among the three in the red group. The weaker one is Yang Yan, but Zhao Yihang has to pay a certain price to defeat Yang Yan. In the end, he loses to Li Guan, and Li Guan consumes a lot of money to enter. The final battle.
In the white group, Yang Teng and Zhao Yilin face off. No matter who wins, Wang Qi can't pose too much threat. Wang Qi can easily enter the final showdown, thus gaining an absolute advantage over Li Guan and winning first place in this year's competition!
This method is too high!
After the draw for the second round of the duel, Yang Wudi saw the clues, but it was too late.
Forget it, if that's the case, consider this competition as a trial opportunity, sum up the experience from it, and when the Yang family has the opportunity to host the competition in the future, find it back a little bit!
Yang Wudi has a hot temper, but he also knows when he can't bear it. Until the Yang family doesn't have enough strength, he doesn't care about it for the time being.
There is no change in Wang Shian's face. If you look closely, you will find that the corners of Wang Shian's eyes still have unconcealable pride.
Everything is under control!
Wang Shian's loud voice spread throughout the trial arena, "Everyone, please be quiet!"
The audience who were still discussing the results of the draw calmed down and waited for the start of the second round of the competition.
"In the first game of the second round of the big match, Yang Yan played against Zhao Yihang!" Wang Shian announced in a loud voice that he immediately ordered people to lift the small box, leaving the trial ground to Yang Yan and Zhao Yihang.
"Child, don't put pressure on yourself, just show your true ability and show my Yang family's demeanor. Whether you win or lose, your performance is already perfect." Yang Wudi didn't want to put too much pressure on Yang Yan, and patted Yang Yan. shoulder.
Yang Yan nodded, "I will do my best!"
"Protect yourself and don't get hurt." Yang Ningchen didn't want his son to be hurt. The hidden meaning in the words indicated that Yang Yan should not fight to the death, for a place to go to the Royal Academy to study is not committed.
"Father rest assured, I know what to do!" Yang Yan strode into the trial ground.
Zhao Yihang was already waiting for Yang Yan with a sword in his hand. Before he appeared on the stage, he discussed the battle situation with his family elders. The Zhao family unanimously decided to let Zhao Yi make a quick battle and resolve Yang Yan as soon as possible, and then take a short break while Zhao Yilin and Yang Teng are facing each other.
Only in this way can we have a greater certainty against Li Guan.
The Zhao family did not expect Zhao Yihang to win the first place, as long as they entered the top two to win.
As for Zhao Yilin's side, after defeating Yang Teng, she tried her best to cause some trouble for Wang Qi and consume Wang Qi's physical strength. After Zhao Yihang defeated Li Guan and then faced Wang Qi, she could breathe.
Wang Shian calculated the three families. Didn't you know that the Zhao family also used the current situation to strive for the best interests.
"Yang Yan, I wanted to fight you a long time ago. I didn't expect to be in the big competition. Come on, let me see your black wind fist and whirlwind eighteen legs!" Zhao Yihang's sword raised and pointed at Yang Yan.
Yang Yan stood steadily opposite Zhao Yihang, with a calm expression on his face, but a slight shock in his heart. His best black wind fist combined with the whirlwind eighteen legs easily did not use it. Outsiders rarely understood it, but Zhao Yihang understood his combat skills. .
Someone in the family informed the Zhao family!
Without time to think about who the leaker is, Yang Yan held his mind and gave Zhao Yihang a hand, "Excuse me, you are welcome!"
"Huh!" Both fists fist out and hit Zhao Yihang.