Li Feng looked up at Tie Xuan.

"Is there a change?"

Tie Xuan nodded.

"Yes, after completing the first round, according to the previously announced rules, the winners of the first round should be ranked sequentially."

"In other words, the winner of the first group competes against the winner of the second group for the second round, the third group versus the fourth group, and so on."

Li Feng frowned: "What does the organizing committee plan to do to change this, are they going to draw lots again?"

Tie Xuan nodded once more.

"Yes, it's a draw, but we don't need to draw lots ourselves."

Tie Xuan spent some words, finally making the changes clear.

The order of matches in the second round hasn't changed; it's still the winner of the first group against the winner of the second group, the third against the fourth, the fifth against the sixth group...

What changed is the sequence of the groups.

Which means the order of appearance in the second round is altered.

This change doesn't affect the second round at all; what it affects is the next round.

According to the previous rules, after the draw, the entire schedule is set, and you can basically know who your next opponents will be in the upcoming rounds.

Because according to the positioning, in binary, the first sixteen groups are in one zone, and the latter sixteen groups are in another zone, not interfering with each other.

But this sudden change disrupts the previously arranged schedule in the third round, making a new arrangement.

This is blatantly cheating.

"Ha, is someone planning to manipulate the competition?" Li Feng said with disdain.

Tie Xuan looked at Li Feng: "Yes, this was said by someone after the rule was announced, but all the people responsible for this draw are senior figures of the National Martial Arts Research Association, people like Hua Lao are just among them."

"Although many people are suspicious about this, since those old guys have come forward, who dares to speak against them."

"Moreover, sects like Wudang, Shaolin, Tang Sect, none of them have stood up against it, obviously this adjustment is favorable to them."

"The audacity of these renowned sects is utterly shameless."

Tie Xuan gritted his teeth.

Even though he's a straightforward person with a muscular build, it doesn't mean he's brainless. In the first two rounds, due to the large number of people, the chances of these renowned sects running into each other are not high, greatly increasing their chances of advancing.

But the third round, the top sixteen advancing to the top eight, is the real climax of the competition.

Anyone who advances to the third round is among the best, and at that point, if there's an internal clash or if the two strongest meet, wouldn't they both end up losing, benefiting others.

So in the third round, these renowned sects intervene to protect their own seeds from advancing, and it's naturally the small families and even small sects that suffer.

If luck had been in their favor, they might still have had a chance to make it to the top eight, but with this maneuver, the top eight spots are basically locked in.

Li Feng also understood this clearly, but never expected that this National Martial Arts Tournament would also have such underhanded tactics, proving there's indeed a world wherever people gather, inevitably leading to a struggle of interests.

Before Li Feng could speak, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

Li Feng glanced at the number and signaled Tie Xuan to hush while he answered the call.

"Did you miss me?"

"Yes, I did. I want to see you."

Li Feng thought of the competition, and during the matches, with his eye power, he naturally spotted Wang Jin'er in the audience.

He initially planned to find her after the match, but didn't expect Xiao Xi to be too intense, forcing him back to the hotel early.

"Okay, wait for me."

Li Feng said, then hung up the phone.

"I have something to take care of, I'm leaving this to you." Li Feng lifted his foot to leave the room, leaving Tie Xuan bewildered.

"Li Feng, don't leave it to me, I don't know anything!"

Tie Xuan was a bit flustered, left alone with a woman...

"What's up?"

Shen Yanran turned to Wang Jin'er, who pouted: "Maybe the signal was bad, the call dropped, let's leave here first."

Shen Yanran responded with an 'oh': "Leaving here then what, you're not planning to go to his hotel to find him, are you?"

"Of course, you know my time is limited, I came to Changkong for business, and now I know he's in Changkong, how could I not see him?"

Wang Jin'er's face blushed as she spoke.

"Tch."

"I get the feeling someone is giddy with excitement, wanting to throw herself into his arms." Shen Yanran snorted lightly, clearly unhappy that her best friend's heart was entirely set on Li Feng.

"Jin'er, shouldn't we hold back a bit."

"Shen Yanran, I can almost taste the jealousy in your words. If you're really jealous, why not get yourself a boyfriend too, then we'll be even."

"Ha, a boyfriend?"

"A real man is someone who can beat me, anyone who can't is just a sissy, do you think I would like a sissy?"

Shen Yanran said haughtily, lifting her chin.

"Right, you're so cool and aloof, Miss Shen. I used to worry that by your standards, you wouldn't get married, but after watching today's Martial Arts Tournament, I think there're quite a few suitable for you."

"All kinds of types, didn't any of them catch your eye?"

Wang Jin'er teased.

Shen Yanran rolled her eyes: "Hmph, you just want to send me off so you can meet that Li Feng."

"Wang Jin'er, you've also become someone who forgets friends at the sight of romance."

Shen Yanran sighed: "You won't leave me in the lurch by myself tonight, will you?"

"What are you talking about!"

Wang Jin'er blushed, seeing this, Shen Yanran said: "I knew it, I'm not letting that bastard Li's plan succeed."

With thousands exiting the Grand Martial Arts Arena, inevitably not all at once, Wang Jin'er and Shen Yanran didn't rush to leave, waiting until the crowd was sparse before they got up to leave.

Another seven or eight minutes passed.

Only then did the two women exit the arena, at this point there were only a few people left around them.

Shen Yanran directly called a ride using her phone and was heading towards the roadside when three luxury cars drove up in a line before them.

Wang Jin'er, Shen Yanran stopped in their tracks, astonished at the cars blocking their path.

"No way?"

Shen Yanran turned to Wang Jin'er, this lineup was not from a rideshare service, after all, who uses luxury cars for rideshare, especially with escorts front and back.

Could it be that guy Li Feng?

Shen Yanran knew that Li Feng was actually quite wealthy, and how flamboyant he was in private, with her prior visits to Huacheng always being eye-opening.

It's strange how such a person could be so vilified online.

Wang Jin'er looked eagerly at the luxury cars parked in front of them.

How did he know she was here?

After all, her trip to Changkong was a spur-of-the-moment decision, although it's not unknown within the company, it's unlikely anyone tipped him off, as she was planning to surprise Li Feng.

At that moment.

The car door opened.

Shen Yanran looked at the person stepping out of the car and furrowed her brows.

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