Chapter 70

**A ship can capsize in a ditch!**

This phrase, dripping with sarcasm, was enough to make anyone hate it, especially when it fell on Wang Anguo's ears. It felt like a slap in the face, causing a burning pain.

His cousin, Wang Anshi, as an upper academy master, had already been quite presumptuous by making things difficult for Wei Changfeng, a mere new disciple of the lower academy. Not only did he fail, but he also brought about a significant disaster.

Because of this, the Jingyun Wang family had almost become a laughingstock among the major clans recently!

Wang Anguo was not without thoughts of revenge. As one of the elders of the Martial Academy, dealing with Wei Changfeng, who had already left Jingyun, would be very simple, and he didn't need to act directly.

However, what he never expected was that the head of the academy, Dongfang Zheng, would actually announce that no one was allowed to bully junior disciples within the Martial Academy, or he would not hesitate to clean house.

Everyone knew that the "junior disciples" Dongfang Zheng referred to were none other than Wei Changfeng!

In such a situation, who would be foolish enough to be used by Wang Anguo?

So, Wang Anguo could only temporarily suppress his anger, waiting for today to vent it by watching the spectacle.

But before he could vent his anger, he was now slapped in the face by Yue Guanfei, who had just taken the position of the library's head, which was simply unbearable!

He flipped his face and growled, "Yue the Big Lump, what do you want?"

Yue Guanfei seemed completely oblivious to the burning anger in Wang Anguo's eyes, still smiling as he said, "I'm bored, let's make a bet, shall we? How about betting on the outcome of this life-or-death arena?"

A bet?

Wang Anguo was taken aback, suppressing his anger and sneering, "How do we bet? What do we bet with?"

He wanted to see what Yue Guanfei had up his sleeve!

Yue Guanfei smiled, "I bet on Wei Changfeng winning. The stakes... if you lose, give me your piece of blood marrow."

"So, you still have your eyes on my thousand-year-old blood marrow jade!"

Wang Anguo suddenly understood why Yue Guanfei was trying to provoke him—such a crude provocation!

He had obtained the thousand-year-old blood marrow jade by chance. Carrying it with him could calm his mind and spirit, which was beneficial for cultivating innate true qi, so he usually treasured it greatly.

"Forget it, I won't bet with you!"

Yue Guanfei seemed to have anticipated this, and his smile didn't change at all, "Really not betting? If I lose, I'll give you three positions as library attendants!"

Three positions as library attendants!

Wang Anguo's expression changed again.

The Wang family had been plotting to get a foothold in the Jingyun Martial Academy's library for many years, but it was always controlled by Ouyang Feng, an unreasonable old madman, so they could only watch helplessly.

Originally, Wang Anshi was set to take over as the head of the library, but it was destroyed.

Because of this, the stakes Yue Guanfei offered were very tempting.

After all, there were only five positions as library attendants, and Yue Guanfei was offering three, which was almost all he could control.

With these three positions in hand, plus the support of this upper academy elder, although they couldn't control the entire library, it would be enough to achieve the Wang family's important goals.

On one hand, it was his beloved treasure, and on the other, it was the family's interests...

Wang Anguo's expression kept changing as he weighed the pros and cons.

Yue Guanfei sighed, "Forget it, if you're not willing, consider it a joke!"

Yue Guanfei's words instead pushed Wang Anguo to make a decision.

"Who said I'm not willing!"

The upper academy elder of the Wang family gritted his teeth and said, "I'll bet with you!"

He couldn't think of any reason why he would lose and was unwilling to give up such a valuable opportunity!

"A gentleman's word is a promise that even four horses can't catch up with!"

Yue Guanfei's face again showed the smile that Wang Anguo deeply despised, "Since that's the case, Elder Wang, give me your thousand-year-old blood marrow jade first. I'm afraid you might change your mind later."

"You!"

Wang Anguo was so angry that he felt like cursing and breaking off all ties with the other party.

But the temptation of the three library attendant positions made him swallow his words: "Yue the Big Lump, you're ruthless!"

He flicked his sleeve, and a dark red light shot straight at Yue Guanfei.

Yue Guanfei easily caught it, his smile growing even wider, "What are you worried about? Who in the Jingyun Martial Academy doesn't know that I, Old Yue, always keep my word? When have I ever broken a promise?"

Wang Anguo "hmmphed" and didn't say anything more, because Yue Guanfei was telling the truth.

But in his heart, he had already cursed the other party a thousand times, thinking of all the ways to undermine Yue Guanfei once he got the three library attendant positions.

The two upper academy elders were openly competing on the martial arts stage, while in the martial arts arena, the basic assessments of thousands of lower academy disciples were still proceeding紧张地进行着。

由于事先划分了不同的等级和区域，整个过程很快很顺利，仅仅用了不到一个时辰的功夫，最后一名弟子也通过了考核。

下院小比真正的重头戏——弟子之间的切磋比试，随之拉开了帷幕。

“切磋挑战，点到为止！”

武院武师再次登上大演武台，沉声宣布道：“丹药暗器一律不得使用！”

话音刚落，他退到演武台的角落边。

为了保证弟子们的安全，演武台上都会有两名凝气巅峰的武师负责监督仲裁，虽然说不可能完全避免出现流血受伤，但是切磋造成死亡或者伤残的情况却是少之又少。

所有人的目光，全都集中到了大演武台上，等待首位弟子上台。

第一位擂主很快出现！

只见一名青衫少年自台下跃身而起，张开双臂像大鹤般稳稳地落在已经成为武试擂台的演武台上，动作行云流水，很是潇洒。

只见他抱拳朝四方各施一礼，朗声说道：“弟子厉向东，武院五年炼体六重天，厚颜上台抛砖引玉，还请诸位师兄师弟不吝赐教！”

“好！”

台下顿时响起了一片喝彩声，看得出这位厉向东在武院里人缘不错。

在数千弟子和一众长老上师的注目之下，敢于第一个上台的人，没有足够的自信和实力肯定是不行的，否则很容易变成不自量力的笑柄。

当然，如果表现出色，引来某位上师长老的青睐，说不定就能一步登天！

因此，他的挑战者也随之现身。

“让我来陪厉师弟玩玩吧！”

伴随着一声轻笑，一名白衫青年跳上了擂台，正好站在了厉向东的对面。

“方啸，武院七年炼体六重天……”

他的脸上带着懒散的笑容，敷衍地行了一礼，目光紧紧盯着厉向东。

台上的下院弟子之中，立刻响起了一片窃窃私语的议论声。

同样坐在人群之中的卫长风，认出了这位方啸方师兄。

他的前身五年前进入武院的时候，方啸在下院弟子中已经很有名声，被认为很快能够晋升到上院，也是天才一流的人物。

但是卫长风前身离开武院的时候，方啸却依然原地踏步，据说原因是涉及某些男女私情，后者遭到打击一蹶不振。

没想到时隔好几年，方啸居然还在下院，看上去和厉向东似乎颇有恩怨。

具体的原因卫长风也不清楚，因为无论是前身还是现在的他，都不喜欢管别人的闲事、说那些无聊的闲言碎语，在武院里更没有多少朋友。

而对于方啸的挑战，厉向东似乎没有意外，肃容抱拳道：“方师兄，请！”

他的话音刚落，隔着十几步距离的方啸突然发动，整个人像是一张长弓弯起，瞬间弹出，仿佛离弦之箭朝对手冲去！

倏忽之间，方啸将双方之间的距离缩短到不足三步，他猛然扭身起腿，在跃起的同时凌空踢向厉向东的头颅。

啪！

飞腿破空，竟然发出铁鞭抽击般的裂响，力量之强让人惊叹！

按照下院小比的规则，弟子切磋挑战不限拳脚兵器，但以擂主为准。

擂主赤手空拳，挑战者也不能使用武器，反之擂主如果手持兵刃，挑战者用拳脚和武器都是允许的。

厉向东空着双手，显然是要用拳脚来战斗守擂，而作为他的第一个挑战者，方啸所展现出的实力无疑非同一般。

第一场切磋比试，一开始就进入了激烈的境地。

“无耻！”

有弟子看不惯方啸突然抢攻的行径，直接骂出声来。

厉向东大概也没有想到方啸的攻击来得如此迅猛，直到后者出腿的时候才反应过来，立刻举起手臂护住自己的要害！

嘭！

下一刻，方啸的右腿重重地踢中了厉向东的双臂，重击之下砰然作响！

厉向东顿时“噔噔噔”连续向后退了三步，脸上泛起一抹潮红之色。

方啸得势不饶人，落到地上后俯身前扑，左腿闪电般横扫而出。

但是这一扫却扫了个空！

因为厉向东仿佛早有预料，在刹那间腾身跃起，双手握爪恍如苍鹰搏兔般朝着方啸反扑而下。

方啸神色不变，立刻以手撑地翻转身体，左右双腿迎着厉向东连环踢出！

啪！啪！

他的脚板和厉向东的手爪相撞，后者一触即退向后翻个跟头，落回到擂台上。

方啸在击退了对手的反击之后鱼跃而起，和方啸再次形成对峙的局面。

两人都没有立刻出手，凌厉的目光在空中碰撞出无形的火花！

“方师兄技高一筹，小弟甘拜下风……”

正当大家以为新回合的对决即将展开的时候，厉向东忽然开口说道。

他竟然是主动选择了认输！

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