Chapter 477 - Friday, Battle Starts!
Although there were many famous scenic spots in Jiangjing, which were well-known in the whole country, there were not many tourists on weekdays.
This week, however, the normally quiet city had suddenly become lively.
For some reason, every day a large number of people came here by high-speed trains, trains, planes, and buses.
As soon as they arrived in Jiangjing, they rushed to the suburb.
Their destination was Elder Yi’s manor in the suburb of the city!
Apparently, these people were here to watch the big battle between the mysterious man John Doe and Qingfeng Jian Li Chengtian.
That was why Elder Yi had been so busy in recent days.
Martial arts practitioners and Martial Superiors from all over the country, no matter whether they were experts or not, went to his manor as soon as they arrived in Jiangjing.
At seven o’clock in the evening, the gate opened.
The people officially entered the manor!
This time, Elder Yi himself stood at the gate to greet them.
People lined up to get in.
Soon the manor was full of people.
Finally, thanks to the transformation, the manor was able to accommodate all the experts at the Martial Superior Level from other provinces.
Although it looked crowded, it didn’t disappoint many people.
The big tables in the manor were changed into rectangular tables for two and four.
When all the tables were filled, the waiters of the manor began to move about to collect the entrance fees.
It was just the entrance fee, not a bet!
After all, it cost Elder Yi money to renovate the manor.
Because there were no hard rules, some people gave 10 yuan, some 50, some 100, some a few hundred, and some even more than 10,000.
Unwittingly, everyone in the manor was competing for giving more money.
The waiters were overjoyed.
After collecting the entrance fees, Elder Yi asked the waiters to serve these people with good food and wine.
Each table had a pot of wine and several dishes.
Food and wine could even be ordered, but the price was expensive.
At the same time, there were some graceful beauties in the arena, ready to perform, for everyone to kill the boring time.
At half-past six, just as everyone watched the show happily, a whistling sound rang.
“Whoosh!”
Like a bullet from a gun, a beam of white light burst from the distant night sky, and in an instant, it was over the manor.
As everyone took a closer look, they found that it was a middle-aged man of about 50.
“Qingfeng Jian Li Chengtian!”
At the sight of this man, the whole audience was surprised.
“He is worthy of being an eighth-class Martial Superior with an opened meridian. His ability to move in the air has reached such a level! He can stay in the air for so long.”
Everyone gasped, staring at Li Chengtian floating in the air.
At this point, Elder Yi got up, asked the performers in the arena to leave, and cupped his hands to greet Li Chengtian.
“Please!”
“Swoosh.”
Without saying anything, Li Chengtian rushed down and landed on the arena.
Now the audience could see him clearly.
He wore a white embroidered ribbon tied to his head, a white silk robe, and an old sash about a handbreadth across his waist. At first sight, he seemed ethereal, as if he was not a person in the secular world.
In addition to his clothes, Li Chengtian had a square face with dashing eyebrows, a Roman nose, and sharp eyes.
Now he had a very strange sword in his hand.
The sword was all green, but it was certainly made of iron; there was a faint wind around the scabbard, with a trace of rather sharp energy Qi.
“Is that Qingfeng Sword?”
“What a terrifying sword! It can draw energy Qi even in the scabbard.”
“No wonder he’s the best among equals. Since he has the sword, today, the mysterious man John Doe will probably lose!”
Various arguments were heard one after another.
In the arena, Elder Yi cupped his hands and said to Li Chengtian, “Senior, please wait a moment.”
At his words, Li Chengtian glanced at Elder Yi, nodded slightly, and sat cross-legged.
He laid his sword flat on his folded legs, then closed his eyes and waited quietly.
Around the arena, those outstanding figures from different places were constantly talking.
The appointed time was seven o’clock in the evening, and it was already six forty-five.
As the time approached, the chatter under the arena grew louder.
“It’s almost time for the battle. How come John Doe hasn’t come yet?”
“Yeah, Li Chengtian’s already here.”
“The mysterious man John Doe is too arrogant. How dare he let Li Chengtian wait for him?”
“I mean, would John Doe be hiding in the darkness, seeing Li Chengtian and Qingfeng Sword in his hand. Knowing he was no match for Li Chengtian, he was scared off?”
“Oh, that is possible.”
“That’s right. John Doe already took the 10 million. Even if he suddenly changes his mind and doesn’t fight with Li Chengtian, he’ll be sure to make the 10 million.”
“My God, John Doe isn’t like that, is he?”
“Who knows? Think about it, now that John Doe has sold Earth Treasures for money, he must be short of money. Maybe it’s all a hoax. He’s going to swindle the 10 million and run away with it.”
…
There was a great deal of discussion.
While everyone was talking, they looked around for the mysterious man John Doe.
As a result, the mysterious man, John Doe, did not appear when it was 6:55 p.m.
At the moment, everyone grew anxious.
Had the mysterious man John Doe really escaped?
Time was still passing.
At 6: 57, the mysterious man John Doe didn’t show up.
At 6: 58, he still hadn’t.
At 6:59, the mysterious man John Doe hadn’t shown up yet.
It was almost the appointed time, and the mysterious man John Doe hadn’t shown up yet.
There was a sudden uproar in the manor.
However, compared to the audience, as one of the protagonists of the battle, Li Chengtian still sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, without showing the slightest anxiety.
Anyway, if the mysterious man John Doe didn’t show up, he would wait here until he showed up.
Then it was seven o’clock!
It was the time.
Everyone frantically looked around for the mysterious man John Doe.
At that moment, there was a sudden whistle.
“Whew!”
They looked towards the source of the sound.
As they turned their heads, they saw a dark figure rush into the arena.
When he landed, there was no sound, like a ball of cotton.
The crowd looked closely and saw that the man was wearing a black tracksuit and a black mask. Only his eyes were visible.
“John Doe!”
“Haha, he’s finally here.”
“I thought he’d run off with the money, but here he is.”
“How could John Doe run off? As long as he has an engagement to fight, he is sure to come, even if he has to go abroad, let alone at home. For instance, didn’t he go to Outer Mongolia last time?”
“Well, he has come, but so what? He puts on airs!”
“I admit that the mysterious man John Doe is strong, but when they’ve made an appointment, he had Li Chengtian waited for him for 15 minutes. Is he too arrogant?”
“He’s not a celebrity who’s going to walk on the red carpet. What’s this about putting on airs? The appointed time was at seven o’clock, and now he has arrived on time. Why did he have to come early? Does it mean he’s putting on airs when he didn’t come early? Why don’t they race to see who comes early?”
The chatter spread.
In the arena, Li Chengtian, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, finally opened them when Fang Qiu landed.