Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven: Joy Comes from the Sky

Ji Bingyan said: "Among them, only Wang Chong is more suspicious." Hu Tiehua said: "That's right! I think the word 'Wang Chong' is definitely not his real name." Ji Bingyan said: "Not only is this person's whereabouts a bit secretive, but his martial arts are also hidden. He must have a conspiracy to cover up his activities like this." Chu Liuxiang suddenly smiled and said, "Among these people, is this the one with the highest martial arts?" Ji Bingyan's eyes flickered, and said: "Isn't it?" Chu Liuxiang said: "I don't think it's him."

Ji Bingyan said: "Who are you talking about?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said word by word: "Princess Pipa." Hu Tiehua patted his thigh again, and said, "Not bad! If she doesn't know martial arts, she will never have such high eyesight." Chu Liuxiang said: "Besides, she is more secretive than Wang Chong. On the outside, she seems to be very weak. If her inner strength is not already very deep, how can she restrain her energy so that she does not reveal it?" Hu Tiehua looked at the dome of the tent and suddenly smiled.He murmured: "The princess beyond the Great Wall, who has overwhelmed the country and the city, is actually a hidden martial arts master. This is indeed very interesting, very interesting!" He raised his glass and drank it down.

Suddenly there was a dry cough outside the tent, and someone said with a smile: "Aren't you three asleep yet? I'm coming to visit you." It turned out that Wu Qingtian, the hero of the "Wu's Two Heroes", who was famous for his "Eighty Eighty Sixty-Four Handed Longyou Sword", was Wu Qingtian, the "Swordsman of the Blue Sky". He smiled apologetically, apologized again and again, and exchanged pleasantries, Chu Liuxiang and the others couldn't figure out the reason for his visit, the famous swordsman smiled and said: "I'm afraid the three of you will never think of the reason for coming."

Hu Tiehua smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, we are guessing right now!" Wu Qingtian said: "Actually, I was entrusted to come here." Hu Tiehua said: "Entrusted by others? Who entrusted you? What are you entrusted with?" Wu Qingtian pretended to smile mysteriously, and said: "I am entrusted by King Qiuci to ask the three of you for marriage." Saying these words, even Ji Bingyan was startled, and said in a voiceless voice: "A begging?" Chu Liuxiang laughed so hard that he laughed and said: "This prince is really wonderful, does he want to recruit all three of us as son-in-law?"

Wu Qingtian said with a smile: "The object of marriage proposal is naturally only one of the three, and this is not the prince's intention, but the eldest princess's heart has already secretly agreed upon seeing it." After saying this, Ji Bingyan sat aside again. He knew that the princess would never fall in love with him, but Hu Tiehua immediately became a little nervous. Chu Liuxiang's face was calm, but her eyes were shining, and she was obviously a little nervous. Ji Bingyan watched coldly, secretly amused. In the end, Hu Tiehua couldn't help asking: "But I don't know who this princess...cough...who is she looking at?"

When he spoke, his voice was a little dry. It didn't mean that he wanted to be a son-in-law wholeheartedly, but that he felt that it would be a bit embarrassing if the princess didn't like him. I saw Wu Qingtian looking at him with a smile, and said with a smile: "It is Your Excellency who the princess saw with her own eyes." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "Wonderful! Wonderful! This princess really has the insight to appreciate heroes." Although his words were very pleasant, they were actually a little sour. Although he was smiling, he was actually not feeling well in his heart, which did not mean that he was jealous.

He just felt a little disappointed, a little surprised, and a little ashamed—he never thought that the princess was not interested in him. I saw that Hu Tiehua even turned the wine glass in his hand upside down, and the wine spilled all over him, but he didn't even notice it. He was very happy in his heart, but he showed an angry expression on his face, and said loudly: "Absurd! Absurd! How did she fall in love with me? Are you mistaken?" Wu Qingtian smiled and said, "How can I make a mistake on such an important matter!" Hu Tiehua glanced at Chu Liuxiang, as if he was protesting, but he still said loudly: "You must be wrong, go back and ask!"

Wu Qingtian said: "There is no need to ask any more questions, as long as your Excellency agrees, I can go back and return my orders." Hu Tiehua raised his glass to drink, only to realize that the glass was empty. Ji Bingyan couldn't help smiling, and said: "How can such an important matter be decided in haste, Your Excellency should allow him to think about it." Wu Qingtian pondered for a while, and said: "Since that's the case, I'll come back in half an hour... The three of you don't know something, it's not that you are worrying, but that princess...haha..."

While he was laughing, he had already retreated. Chu Liuxiang looked at Hu Tiehua and said with a smile: "Congratulations! Congratulations! You have been a bachelor for so many years, but you never thought you were waiting to be a son-in-law." Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "Damn rooster, listen, it's rare for a woman to fall in love with me but not him, and he will be jealous." He laughed and collapsed on the short couch, unable to even speak. Even Chu Liuxiang was overwhelmed by him this time, how could he be unhappy? Chu Liuxiang touched his nose and said, "I'm jealous?"

Ji Bingyan couldn't help but said: "I know you're not jealous, you just feel a little uncomfortable." Chu Liuxiang laughed out loud, and the three of them laughed together. This matter was extremely absurd, it was unspeakably wonderful, but it happened to be true. Hu Tiehua panted and said with a smile: "A person who can't even look down on the little proprietress in the wine shop will suddenly be looked down upon by a princess. Isn't this like a big pie suddenly falling from the sky?" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Look at how proud he is, why don't we get Wu Qingtian in now, lest the two of them have to wait anxiously."

Hu Tiehua suddenly jumped up and said, "No way!" Chu Liuxiang was startled, and said, "Why not? Don't you agree?" Hu Tiehua stopped laughing, stared and said, "Of course I don't agree." Chu Liuxiang wondered: "Seeing that you are so happy, and you have already fallen in love with that princess. When she poured wine for you, your bones were almost shattered. Why don't you agree now?" Hu Tiehua said: "To be honest, I do like that princess a little bit. If she didn't have a crush on me, I might be more sad and disappointed than the old bug, but if she really wants to marry me, then she absolutely can't. " Chu Liuxiang said: "Why not?" Hu Tiehua said anxiously: "No, it's not possible." Ji Bingyan said leisurely: "I think he is probably committing an old problem again. Others don't like him, but he is staring at them like a fly seeing blood. When others like him, he will put on airs instead." Hu Tiehua said anxiously: "Son Tzu has such an idea, I just...just..." The more anxious he became, the more speechless he became. Ji Bingyan said: "Just what?" Hu Tiehua was sweating profusely, and said: "Think about it, how can a person like me marry a princess as his wife? Can I support her? If I want to obediently follow her as a consort, I will die. not." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "You are thinking too far, but our problem is now." Ji Bingyan said: "That's right, people are so kind, if you don't agree, our plan will come to nothing, I think you have to agree this time no matter what." Hu Tiehua roared: "If you force me, I will run away." Ji Bingyan smiled and said, "With me and Chu Liuxiang here, can you escape?" Hu Tiehua jumped up and said: "This is my lifelong event, why do you force me? Are you still my old friends! You...you are just selling out your friends for glory." Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan looked at each other, Chu Liuxiang suddenly stood up and said: "In that case, I will go and reject him for you!" Ji Bingyan sighed: "This is a matter between the three of us. Since he refuses to think for his friend, what can we do? Let's just let him drive us away tomorrow." Chu Liuxiang sighed: "I just feel a little pity for him...the beautiful princess who overwhelms the country and the city is also a martial arts master who hides her secrets. He doesn't want such a wife. It's strange if she doesn't regret it for the rest of her life." The two played together, played and sang, and Hu Tiehua was dumbfounded. Chu Liuxiang already shook her head and walked out, she couldn't help muttering: "I only pity that sentimental princess, she doesn't know how sad she should be after hearing this?" Hu Tiehua suddenly said loudly: "Go slowly." Chu Liuxiang said: "Why walk slowly, wouldn't it be good to let her die earlier?" Hu Tiehua straightened his chest and said, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I've decided to sacrifice for my friend. Who let us have so many years of friendship?" Chu Liuxiang winked at Ji Bingyan, but said loudly: "No! No! Marriage is a lifelong event. How can we make you sacrifice yourself as friends? I'd better go and reject them!" While talking, he went out again. Hu Tiehua had already pulled him back, and smiled apologetically, "Besides that, there are..." Chu Liuxiang deliberately pretended not to understand, and said, "What else do you have?" Hu Tiehua rubbed his head and said in a stuttering voice: "I think, although it is troublesome to marry a princess, it is much less troublesome than wandering around in the desert. Besides, I...I really can't bear to make people sad." What he said was serious, but others were already laughing out loud. Ji Bingyan smiled and said: "I have known about your problem for a long time. You don't eat toasts, but you always have to eat fine wines." Only one person outside the tent said with a smile: "What kind of toast and fine wine? I'm just waiting for the wedding banquet!" Although it was late at night, there were still lights on in every tent. The stone camel was still with his camels, and he took care of them carefully, as if he could only forget the pain in his heart when he was taking care of others. And who in the world would accept the care of this ugly, eccentric, crippled being?He can only put these warm hands on the livestock. Now, the camels had all fallen asleep, but he was still sitting there blankly, under the starry sky, sitting so embarrassed and lonely, so lonely. How bleak is this scene? But in fact, he was not completely alone at the moment. Not far away, there was someone watching him ecstatically, and he had been paying attention for a long time. The stone camel naturally didn't notice it, but Chu Liuxiang saw it - as soon as he stepped out of the tent, he found Wang Chong staring at the stone camel. Wang Chong is actually a mysterious figure. Why did he pay so much attention to a crippled shepherd? Chu Liuxiang frowned, and wanted to walk over, but Wang Chong also spotted him, and immediately walked away. Chu Liuxiang still wanted to chase after him to ask what happened. He had just chased after a few steps when he suddenly heard a delicate laugh like a silver bell. A yellow oriole-like voice said with a smile: "Didn't you want to sleep a long time ago? Why did you become a night wanderer again?" Chu Liuxiang didn't need to look back to know that she was Princess Pipa. He forced a smile, and said: "The Night Traveling God here, I'm afraid it's not just the next one, right?" Princess Pipa giggled and said, "I don't care about others, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, do you want to peek at others taking a bath again?" Chu Liuxiang coughed dryly, and said: "I might really mean that, but now there are too many night wandering spirits, I'd better go to sleep!" He never looked back, and walked away while talking. But Princess Pipa sighed: "Hey...you come back." Chu Liuxiang sighed, had no choice but to stop, and turned around slowly. Under the starlight, her eyes were as bright as the Milky Way, but her beautiful face was full of coquettish anger, she pouted and stared at Chu Liuxiang, and said, "I ask you, why are you ignoring me?" Chu Liuxiang seemed to be bitter, and said with a wry smile: "How can I ignore the princess? However, since I have nothing to do, I still want to go to sleep." Princess Pipa's eyes widened, and she said, "Who said I have nothing to do with you?" Under the starlight, her veil was so white that it seemed to be transparent. Her dimples, her hands, her head... also seemed to be white and transparent under the starlight. Even the ruthless wind seemed to become extra gentle when it came here, gently blowing her sleeves. Her whole body seemed to have turned into a fairy made of crystal. Chu Liuxiang's heart suddenly jumped wildly. Although he was trying his best to restrain himself, he still couldn't help thinking of that beautiful carcass like a blooming hibiscus in the pool at dusk, under the setting sun, and the series of crystal clear water flowing through her. The crystal drops of water on the chest. He felt that he was committing a crime, so he coughed desperately, and said loudly: "What do you want the princess to do?" Princess Pipa bit her lip and suddenly smiled. The starlight in the sky seems to be more brilliant at this moment. Princess Pipa smiled and said, "I just want to ask you, why do people call you an old bug?" The starlight is so gentle, the night breeze is so gentle, her eyes are even more gentle like water, and Chu Liuxiang is neither a saint nor an idiot. But just a moment ago, this passionate and beautiful princess had already made an engagement with his best friend, why did she come to him now? Chu Liuxiang could only rub his nose desperately, he really had nothing to say. Princess Pipa's gaze still refused to let him go. Chu Liuxiang could only lower her head, but she happened to see a pair of naked, slender white and exquisite ankles under the hem of her clothes blown up by the breeze. Princess Pipa said softly, "Why didn't you tell me what I asked you?" Chu Liuxiang smiled helplessly, and said, "You shouldn't have asked me that, should you? Whoever called me by my name should be the one you should ask, right?" Princess Pipa tilted her head and thought for a while, but she didn't seem to guess the deep meaning of his words. At this moment, the great matchmaker Wu Qingtian hurried over. Chu Liuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed loudly: "Brother Wu, is it all done?" Wu Qingtian said with a smile: "I have already replied to the prince, and the prince is really happy. Although he knows that the three of you have been exhausted from the journey, he is so happy that you have to chat with the three of you." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "It's okay, we won't be able to sleep anyway on such a happy day." He glanced at Princess Pipa intentionally or unintentionally, the meaning was quite obvious, but Princess Pipa still didn't understand, she curled her lips at him and said with a coquettish smile: "No matter what you say, I have to ask this question out." No, you can't escape." She turned around lightly and flew away. Chu Liuxiang was stunned, she really didn't understand what she meant? Only Wu Qingtian said with a smile: "Since that's the case, the prince has prepared wine for supper in his tent, please invite the three of you to go over. The two legs of the matchmaker are almost broken, and this glass of wine must be drunk." of." In the tent, bright candles are shining brightly. Princess Pipa was leaning beside his father, pouring wine for him. When she saw Chu Liuxiang, Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua come in, she pursed her lips and smiled. Hu Tiehua's face turned red. He really didn't expect that this bride-to-be would dare to show her face in front of people, let alone that his future wife would be ten times more generous than him. King Qiuci laughed and said, "You guys are here, good! Good! The food is hot, sit down and have a drink." Wu Qingtian smiled and said: "Sit down a moment, the future son-in-law should always meet his father-in-law first." Princess Pipa also smiled coquettishly: "Yes! Quickly kneel down and kowtow." Hu Tiehua never dreamed that she would make fun of herself. He used to pretend to be thicker than the city wall, but now he is as red as a piece of red cloth. Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan winked and pushed back slightly. Hu Tiehua knelt down with a "puff", but her face was already red up to her neck. King Kucha laughed and said, "Good! Good!" He said seven or eight good words in a row, took out a gemstone as big as a pigeon's egg with flowing green light, sent it to Hu Tiehua, and said with a smile: "The stone from heaven is auspicious to wear, please accept it! " Under the light, I saw that the gem was shining continuously. Even though Hu Tiehua was not very knowledgeable, he could also see that the gem was invaluable. Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "If you don't accept the gift of meeting from Lao Taishan, it is disrespectful. You should accept it!" But he knows the goods, and he can tell at a glance that this gemstone is an extremely rare cat's eye in Middle Earth, and its value is so precious that it is definitely not lower than the "star of bliss". This king of Kucha casually gave such a precious thing to others, why did he take the whereabouts of the "star of bliss" so seriously? Although Chu Liuxiang still had a smile on her face, she felt a little doubtful in her heart. Suddenly, I saw a girl with bright eyes, kind eyes, and sweet smile, came out from behind, prostrated herself on the ground, and muttered a few words like a Huang Yinger, Qiuci's strange language, which no one else could understand. King Qiuci stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Wangfei's illness has improved, so let her come out and sit." Wu Baiyun, the second hero "Baiyun Swordsman" in "The Two Heroes of the Wu Family", said with a smile, "Could it be that the princess also wants to come out to see her son-in-law?" King Qiuci smiled and said: "That's right. She has been lingering on the sick bed for a long time. I don't want to have a happy event today, but she can come out and walk around. Could it be that this is the so-called happy event in China?" Amidst the laughter, several young girls in brocade clothes, dragging their long skirts to the floor, their temples slightly disheveled, their dignified demeanor and their indiscriminate beauties, slowly came out. Her starry eyes were slightly dizzy, and her face was still somewhat sickly, but it was even more charming. Although she was not young, she still seemed to be glamorous and beautiful. Everyone couldn't help lowering their heads, not daring to look straight. Only Chu Liuxiang, he thinks that since God has created such a stunning beauty, if you can't appreciate it, you will not only fail God's good intentions, but also abuse yourself. Princess Pipa greeted her with a clever smile, King Qiuci also stood up, and said in a loud voice: "Hurry up and help the princess to sit down, hurry up...why don't you draw the curtain outside?" The self-admired king of Qiuci obviously loved his princess very much, as if he was afraid that she would go away suddenly. Princess Qiuci Yingying sat down. Although she was sitting still, her eyes were full of amorous feelings in an instant, making it almost impossible to breathe. Princess Pipa pointed at Hu Tiehua and said with a smile: "That's him." Hu Tiehua felt that the blood all over her body rushed to her head with a "boom". Princess Qiuci said sweetly, "Okay! Very good!" She stretched out her slender hand like white jade and waved it, and the girl behind her came over holding a jade plate, the jade plate was shining brightly, and she didn't know how many treasures there were. Princess Pipa smiled and said, "This is from my mother, please accept it!" This time Hu Tiehua not only didn't dare to refuse, he couldn't even say polite words.