Chapter 93 - Chapter 93: Chapter 92: The Beginning and Successive Appearances (1/2)
Chapter 93: Chapter 92: The Beginning and Successive Appearances
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Fuhai Province, Haizhou City.
22nd, Wednesday morning at nine o’clock.
Fuhai Martial Arts Association Headquarters entrance.
On regular days, this place is bustling with activity.
Both martial artists who come to handle business and tourists who are interested in martial arts and visit for a look always flow in an endless stream.
But today, it’s unusually quiet.
Outside the headquarters’ main entrance, there’s a sign refusing visitors.
At various positions, security personnel are stationed to block the people trying to enter the headquarters, while also being responsible for security checks.
“Quanjiang, Crane Fist Sect’s master, He Qi.”
At this moment,
An old man with white hair and a gloomy face reported his name to the security personnel on both sides.
Hearing the name, the security personnel immediately took out their computers and began to search for information.
He Qi was not in a hurry, standing there with his eyes closed, looking calm and composed.
Behind him, there was also a thin and tall young man in his twenties.
However, compared to He Qi’s calm demeanor,
This young man seemed visibly more nervous.
His gaze occasionally looked around at the other martial arts sects entering the venue.
“Excuse me.”
At this moment,
The security personnel had already confirmed the identities of the two men.
Crane Fist Sect’s master, He Qi, and his second disciple, He Jiu.
But as per the regulations, every martial artist entering the headquarters must be checked to prevent weapons from being brought in.
He held a detector and slowly scanned over the bodies of He Qi and He Jiu.
“Please enter. ”
Once it was confirmed, they stepped aside.
He Qi immediately took a step forward and walked ahead.
The headquarters’ main entrance was an automatic sensing glass door.
When He Qi came to the door, it automatically slid open to both sides.
Upon entering,
He Qi subconsciously frowned.
Compared to the quietness outside, the field inside was exceptionally noisy.
This place was originally the office hall of the association’s headquarters.
But as early as one day ago, the headquarters staff had already cleared most of the facilities, temporarily transforming it into a makeshift venue.
At the deepest part of the hall, there was a long table covered with red cloth, with about four or five seats.
This was obviously reserved for the association’s headquarters committee members.
As for the long table on both sides,
A wooden chair was placed every two meters, reserved for the leaders of various martial arts sects.
At this moment,
More than a dozen wooden chairs on the field were already occupied.
The leaders of various sects sat in the chairs, either chatting with old friends nearby or closing their eyes to rest.
Behind them were the disciples of various sects participating in the Martial Arts Conference.
These disciples usually spent most of their time practicing martial arts in their sects, and this was their first time encountering so many fellow martial artists.
So, it was inevitable that they were somewhat excited.
A good number of them, with the approval of their masters, began to visit and greet others.
Occasionally, they would encounter someone they could chat with, regardless of whether the person was an opponent or not, they would not mind having a good conversation.
However,
He Qi also noticed that the sects that had arrived were roughly divided into two groups.
The first group was sitting near the entrance, with the leaders of these martial arts sects mostly chatting and drinking tea, and their disciples visiting and greeting each other. Most of the more than a dozen martial arts sects present belonged to this group.
The second group had only three or four sects, sitting closer to the chairman’s long table.
The leaders of these martial arts sects just sat in their chairs, closing their eyes to rest.
The disciples they brought looked calm and composed, not moving around like disciples from the peripheral martial arts sects.
Between the two groups, it seemed as if an invisible barrier had emerged.
The separation was clear, and they did not disturb each other.
If someone from a small sect in an outside city, like He Qi, tried to step forward and strike up a conversation,
They would be pulled back by someone from the sect they had just met and warned in a low voice,
Or met with a glance from the disciples in the second group, which would make them turn back, not daring to make contact.
“Sir, please come here to register and confirm your participation in the Martial Arts Conference.’
As He Qi was observing the situation inside the venue, a voice sounded not far away.
He looked towards it.
At a small table next to the sensing door, a staff member in a suit was sitting. His face was filled with a warm smile as he gestured towards He Qi.
“Register here?”
He Qi walked in front of the table and asked.
His voice was very hoarse,
It sounded like the friction of glass, making one’s teeth feel sour.
“Yes.”
“Since our Martial Arts Conference doesn’t have an advance registration system,”
“All the martial arts sects that have arrived need to register here first.”
“Once the registration is closed at twelve o’clock noon, I will hand it over to the association committee members to arrange the Martial Arts Conference.” But this young staff member was not affected at all.
He was wearing a smile on his face as he pulled out a form and pushed it in front of He Qi.
“Please fill in the basic information of the sect, the name of the competing disciple, and the level of their strength on the form.”
He Qi took the ballpoint pen without saying anything and began to fill it out.
He seemed to think of something exciting, and his expression became somewhat smug.
He filled in:
He Jiu.
Transformation Realm First Stage.
The peak of the entry-level realm.
Moreover, He Jiu had also achieved the first level of the Breathing Technique realm.
With such strength, even if he isn’t the best in the Martial Arts Conference, he would definitely rank in the top three.
He Qi slowly pushed the form in front of the staff.
Looking at the staff member, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up.
In his mind, he even imagined the surprised expression the other party would have when they saw He Jiu’s strength level.
However ,
Contrary to He Qi’s expectations,
The staff member glanced at the form but showed no change in his face. “All right, Master He, please take a seat.”
The other party collected the form with a smile on his face and gestured for He
Qi to take a seat.
He Qi was somewhat displeased by the staff member’s reaction,
But he thought the other party was not a martial artist and did not understand the twists and turns of it.
He snorted lightly,
And turned to walk into the venue.
Seeing that He Jiu, who was behind him, was peering around, looking timid,
He Qi became even more annoyed.
“Tuck away that ‘I’ve never seen the world’ appearance of yours!”
“I brought you here today to bolster the reputation of our Crane Fist Sect! Look at yourself! ”
Under the scolding of his master,
He Jiu subconsciously shrank his head down.