Chapter 155 Chapter VII Competition of Martial Arts

The four young boys rode their steeds, started from the east end of the main riding range, and accelerated to full speed when they reached the middle of the range, and then bent their bows and set their arrows at the same time.When the tens of thousands of men and women watching thought they were going to shoot at the center of the target, they exhaled and raised their voices, and turned over with their feet until they were almost touching the ground. The arrows left the string and lodged in the inner ring of the target, one of which was only a fraction off the heart.While the arrow tails were still shaking, the four of them used their waist strength to turn back on the horses, twitched the horses stiffly, and the four riders stood up, and the knights turned their heads to Xiaopan Zhuji and a group of horses on the stand facing the king's camp. All ministers and ministers saluted.The audience applauded thunderously.

Most of the people sat on the big slope between Wangying and the riding and shooting range, condescending, and they could see it more clearly than the people in the stands. After the four knights left, everyone was overwhelmed by their splendid riding and shooting. They thought they were not as good as them, so they didn't dare to come out to make a fool of themselves, and there were no more performances for a while. Xiao Pan stood up and threw four long arrows at the knights' feet. The four young men were overjoyed, jumped off their horses, knelt down and held their arrows, and then stepped up to the stands to accept Xiao Pan's reward.

Xiang Shaolong, his three wives, his two maidservants, Teng Yi, Qin Qing and the Eighteen Iron Guards all sat on the top of the slope, watching from a distance. At this time, he began to understand why the people of Qin attached so much importance to the three-day field hunting. It is the Olympics of the Qin people. Usually, those who want to be famous have to practice hard for these three days, so as to get the opportunity to be promoted to the military and be appreciated by the royal family and generals. What's more, to be favored by noble ladies like Ying Ying and Lu Dan'er is to have both fame and beauty.

The annual field hunting meeting has inspired the martial arts in the entire Qin State, but not everyone can participate. Except for the soldiers of Xianyang City and the descendants of ministers, other counties must first be selected before they can participate in the field hunting. Qualifications. Among the three beautiful wives, Wu Tingfang was the most lively, her little hands hurt from clapping, and she screamed hoarsely. When Xiang Shaolong wanted to talk to Teng Yi who was beside him, seeing him in a trance, he wondered, "What's on your mind, second brother?" Teng Yi gathered himself together, and said in a deep voice: "I was thinking, why is Lu Buwei so confident? Isn't he afraid that you, Lu Gong and others will capture and kill him in one fell swoop? Although the people who came with him to hunt are first-class One master, but the number is only between a hundred, even if there are a few more Guan Zhongxie, it will be useless."

Xiang Shaolong said: "The problem is that he knows that I won't move the imperial guards, not to mention he thinks that the prince will protect his second father, so how dare we act rashly?" Teng Yi shook his head and said: "It's not like Mo Ao's style. He has always taken the initiative in every step, and we are just trying to defuse the resistance. At such an important moment, how could he show a loophole?" It made sense for Xiang Shaolong to think about it, and he couldn't help thinking hard. Teng Yi stared at Lu Buwei, who was sitting next to Zhu Ji on the other side of the riding and shooting range across the slope, and then shifted his gaze to Tian Dan and Prince Dan next to him, and said in surprise, "Why can't we see Tian Dan on such an important occasion?" Shan's love will be broken?"

Xiang Shaolong stretched out his hand to recruit Wu Yanzhu and Wu Shu, two favorite generals, and after they went to listen to Qi people's movements, he said with a smile: "It's useless to dream about this matter, as long as we raise our vigilance, we don't need to be afraid of them." Wu Tingfang on the other side stretched out his hand to push him and said, "Okay! Look, Xiang Lang! It's Xiaojun's turn to appear!" Xiang Teng and his spirits were lifted up, and their eyes fell on the field. I saw that under the leadership of Jing Jun, there were more than a hundred cavalry troops, half of them were personal guards from the Wujia Elite Corps. Everyone had left shields and right spears, and only used their legs to control the horses, performing various Formation and style.

Jing Jun was even more airy, he shouted repeatedly, and his command was determined, which aroused bursts of applause and applause. Under the leadership of Ying Ying and Lu Dan'er, hundreds of daughter soldiers crowded on the left side of the stands, cheering for this kid like a cheerleading squad. On the stage, Lu Gong and other important military personnel could not stop nodding, applauding and giving advice. This is the heaviest war of this era, and only an army as nimble as arms and fingers can move them. Zhao Zhi poked his head over and said excitedly, "Xiaojun is really amazing!"

Suddenly more than a hundred people were divided into two armies, rushing at each other, and when passing by, they started to fight. After several times of charging back and forth, the audience shouted hoarsely. Sprinting at each other again, the two groups joined together and rushed to the front of the stand, then came to a sudden stop. Jing Jun, who was in the lead, held his spear and shield, put his feet on the horse's back first, rolled in the air, and passed the horse's head. While in the air, Zuo Shield moved quickly in front of him to protect his body, and made a few false stabs with his long spear before landing on the ground, knelt down to the side of the stand under the small pan, his movements were like flowing water, without any effort.

The audience erupted with the most intense applause since the funfair, and even Qin Qing, who had been sitting beside Ji Yanran, who had been sitting calmly, couldn't stop clapping and applauding. Seeing that Xiao Pan is Xiang Shaolong's brother and his skills are so shocking, he jumped up excitedly, pulled out his sword and threw it off the stage. Jing Jun was overjoyed holding his sword, shouted, more than a hundred people rushed out of the arena, and he went to the stage to receive the reward. Seeing that the people in the arena were still not interested in the performance, Xiang Shaolong pointed his head towards Ji Yanran who was sitting next to Teng Yi and said, "If a talented woman from Ji is willing to perform marksmanship in the arena, she will definitely be as talented as Xiaojun."

Ji Yanran and Qin Qing turned their heads to look at him at the same time, two beautiful faces appeared in front of them one after the other, Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but tremble. Ji Yanran rolled his eyes at him and said, "Yanran only needs your husband's praise, why do you need everyone's applause?" Xiang Shaolong's gaze shifted to Qin Qing's pretty face, and the latter gave him a sideways glance intentionally or unintentionally before returning his attention to the arena. After a few more groups of warriors representing the imperial guards and the capital guards came out to perform, it was Yingying's daughter army's turn.

In terms of skill, they are far inferior to Jing Jun's Duqi, but the two hundred well-trained beautiful girls riding and forming formations, bending bows and archery, is an incomparable pleasure. Among the onlookers, the women certainly applauded, while the men applauded vigorously. Of course, they won a more enthusiastic response than Jing Jun. The bell rang. Lu Gong stood up, first saluted the Queen Mother, and then announced with his resounding voice that the most important part of the evening show was to judge the level by sword skills. Amidst the awe of the audience, he stroked his beard and shouted: "Anyone who can win three games in a row will be given ten gold pieces by the crown prince, and he will be promoted as appropriate. My sons of Daqin, let us see some real kung fu!" Amidst the thunderous cheers, two people rushed out. Lord Changping and more than a dozen imperial guards immediately stepped forward to put armor on the two of them, each with a wooden sword. After the two saluted, they rushed to attack with their swords, and within three moves, one of them gave a chop with the sword. The bell rang, and Xu Xian, who was in charge of justice, announced the victory or defeat. After more than a dozen people left the field, only one young man named Huan Jue was able to win three games in a row and won the applause of the audience. While searching for Guan Zhongxie, Xiang Shaolong asked Teng Yi, "Will Second Brother end up trying to find out about Guan Zhongxie?" Teng Yi smiled and said, "That's exactly what I mean." When the two looked at each other and smiled, another person came off the stage, and it was Lai Ai. Few people in Qin knew him, but when they saw him with a hulking back and a strong bearing, they all stared at him in horror. When he reported his official name, they realized that he was a popular person around the Empress Dowager, a lady who had just been promoted to internal history. At this time, another person appeared on the stage, Xiang Shaolong waited to see and shouted brilliantly, it turned out to be Lu Can, one of the two masters under Lu Buwei's command besides Guan Zhongxie. Teng Yi rejoiced and said: "Today we saw a good show, Lu Buwei clearly wanted to show off Lai Ai's prestige, and not teach him the chance to show off his prestige." Xiang Shaolong looked into the stands, and saw Xiao Pan, Zhu Ji, Lu Gong, Xu Xian and others all showed concern.I was relieved that the contradictions and conflicts between Lu Buwei and Lao Ai had finally surfaced. If it weren't for the soft armor to protect the lower body, Lai Ai would have taught Lu Can to strike him with a sword, and it would have been useless for him to curry favor with Zhu Ji. This Lu Zang was shaped like an iron tower, with dark skin and a fierce appearance, which made people feel chilled when they saw it.After the two put on their armor, they circled around very carefully. Ji Yanran sighed: "Lv Buwei is well aware of Lai Ai's strengths and weaknesses, so he must be 70% sure of sending Lu Can off." Xiang Shaolong saw that Lu Remnant Wood was expressionless, making it hard to fathom, nodded and said: "This man should be a strong fighter who is good at attacking hard, focusing on attacking, Lu Buwei just wants him to kill Lai Ai parrying as soon as he makes a move. Powerless, making a big fool of himself, belittling his status in the hearts of Zhu Ji and the people of Qin." Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Can shouted loudly and rushed to attack with his sword. Qin Qing couldn't help praising: "Your Excellency Xiang predicts the enemy like a god, he is brilliant." Everyone had no time to answer, they were all engrossed in the fight in the arena. The sound of the wooden sword piercing through the air was heard endlessly. Everyone held their breath and watched the most intense and exciting fight since the beginning of the sword competition. Lai Ai didn't know if she asked herself whether her arm strength was not as strong as Lu Can's, or if she was trying to lure him to use up his strength, so she dodged nimbly with her swift movement, but she didn't fight hard. When Lu Can's fourth sword struck head-on, Lao Ai yelled violently and tried to provoke with the sword again and again, but still only defended and did not attack, and tried to defuse rather than force. Lu Can was able to kill, and with a change in the momentum of his sword, he attacked like a storm. Lao Ai also changed her style of play, tightly sealing the frame, adopting a swimming style, fighting and retreating, circling in circles in the field, her footwork is steady, and she does not show any defeat. The master's fight, the momentum is really extraordinary. Yingying's daughter, Jun, saw that Lao Ai was handsome and handsome, and took the lead in applauding him. Whenever he made a strange move, she yelled frantically to cheer him up, which added a lot of momentum to him.Teng Yi sighed: "Lu Can has caught the trick!" Xiang Shaolong knew in his heart that Lu Can and Lao Ai were not that far apart, the former was better at arm strength, while the latter had nimble footwork, but at present, in terms of strategy, Lai Ai showed the best of his strengths, while Lu Can had a lot of strength When the strength is exhausted and the strength weakens, it is the time for Lao Ai to show her power. Zhao Zhi was surprised: "Why didn't Lu Buwei send Guan Zhongxie to end?" Xiang Shaolong looked towards her, saw Tian Zhen and Tian Feng were too nervous to cover their eyes and dared not look any further, he couldn't help laughing and said: "If you send Guan Zhongxie to end, there will be no room left." Lu Can was eager to win, and the more he attacked, the more urgent he became, everyone kept silent and watched the battle.The sound of wooden swords clashing could not stop ringing. Lai Ai suddenly stopped retreating, shouted wildly, the wooden sword was like an angry dragon coming out of the sea, the horizontal sword slashed, and there was a sharp sound of "Pa!", which forced Lu Canzhen to retreat half a step.Then he resorted to offensive moves, counterattacking Lu Can like emptying out a huge wave.The sound of picking sounded like thunder again, shouting and cheering. Teng Yi shook his head and sighed: "There are so many advantages to being good-looking." At this time, Lai Ai in the arena became more and more courageous in the battle, and the wooden sword danced wildly, forcing Lu Canjie to retreat steadily, but this person was also extremely tyrannical, even though he was at a disadvantage, he still did not panic at all, he looked very martial The Qin people, regardless of gender, are fascinated. At this moment, Lai Ai suddenly drew her sword back, saluted and said: "Brother Lu is very good at swordsmanship, I think I can't win." The audience suddenly fell silent. Lu Can was stunned for a while before he understood the salute, and then the two bowed to the stands. Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi looked at each other in amazement, neither could have imagined that Lai Ai played such a beautiful move, not only to save Lu Buwei's face, but more importantly, to retreat after gaining the upper hand, otherwise the next challenger would be Guan Zhongxie It sucks. Xu Xian sentenced them to a tie, and each rewarded five gold pieces. The audience was a little bit uninterested. Fortunately, the next ones to play were all masters, representing Duqi and Imperial Guards respectively. After repeated competitions, in the end, General Wang Ling's deputy Bai Chong won two games in a row. As long as he wins one more game, he will be rewarded. Xiang Shaolong saw that the people who appeared on the stage had more status, so scared that the boys who were eager to try were given up, and said to Teng Yi: "Guan Zhongxie is about to make a move!" Teng Yi said: "No! There is Zhou Zihuan!" Before the words were over, Zhou Zihuan, who was half a head shorter than Lu Can, but even more stout, stepped out of the riding and shooting range. Everyone saw that after Bai Chong easily defeated the two in a row, this unknown person still dared to fight, and they all responded with cheers, pushing the atmosphere to a fiery peak. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhou Zihuan picked up the wooden sword, weighed it in his hand, suddenly pulled out the dagger, sharply slashed his power, and the near edge of the wooden sword was broken off immediately, leaving only a foot and a half in length. Everyone was stunned, not only because he used such a short sword, but also because he wanted to cut through a hard wooden sword like him, no matter how sharp the dagger was, the strength required was even more terrifying. Zhou Zihuan pleaded guilty to Xiao Pan and said, "Please forgive the villain's habit of using a short sword." Xiao Pan was very amused, and made a gesture asking him to compete in peace. Bai Chong showed a dignified expression, opened the door, and waited for the battle, instead of being chic and calm just now, he was rushing to attack. But Xiang Shaolong and the others knew that he was timid. The so-called "one inch is short, one inch is dangerous", Zhou Zihuan dared to use such a short sword, his swordsmanship is naturally dangerous and strange, and it is difficult for people to defend against. Lu Buwei is just the following two master generals, people dare not underestimate him, not to mention the super character Guan Zhongxie. Zhou Zihuan groaned in the arena, and he moved forward with lightning, and the wooden sword turned into a phantom, like a monster covered in swords, forcibly slamming into Bai Chong. Law, everyone is seeing it for the first time. Bai Chong also didn't know how to deal with it, so he shouted loudly, took half a step back before sweeping away with his sword. With a sound of "Du!", Zhou Zihuan appeared in shape, put Bai Chong's long sword on the outside with his short sword, and at the same time, he slammed into Bai Chong's arms. Bai Chong was caught off guard, and his shoulder hit his chest. Immediately, the long sword was released from his hand, and he fell to the ground. No one could have imagined that the war would end immediately after a single meeting, and no one knew how to applaud. Wang Ling and Bai Chonggu's faces were dull, Lu Gong and others were also in a bad mood, and the atmosphere was extremely embarrassing for a while. After a while, Lu Buwei took the lead in applauding. Bai Chong got up and left like a defeated rooster. Xiang Shaolong felt cold when he saw it, and thought to himself that Zhou Zihuan must be a master of close combat, and he might not be able to please him. Amidst the awe of the audience, Zhou Zihuan stood proudly, immobile, waiting for the next challenger.After quite a while, no one dared to appear on the stage, Xiang Shaolong saw that Lu Buwei couldn't stop talking to Zhu Ji, and he was very excited because his subordinates showed their supernatural power, so he asked in his heart, "Where is Xiao Jun?" Teng Yi also thought that only Jing Jun's skill could be skillful, and he said distressedly: "Where did this guy slip away, how dare he go out to fight without our nodding?" At this time, Xu Xian said loudly on the stage: "Is there any challenger? If not, I will be Lu Xiang's general Zhou Zihuan winning three games in a row." Immediately there was silence on and off the field until a needle could be heard. Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, if Zhou Zihuan was allowed to "win three games in a row", the Duqi and Imperial Guards would never think of being a man when they saw Lu Buwei in the future. At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted: "Where is Commander Xiang?" When one person spoke, ten thousand people responded. Since the battle between Xiang Shaolong and Wang Jian, he has become the number one swordsman in the Western Qin Dynasty in the hearts of Qin people, and because of his status as a "clan", in such a situation where outsiders show their power, everyone naturally hopes that he will come out Bring back this situation and save some face. For a while, the voice of "Xiang Shaolong" made the mountains and valleys respond. Xiang Shaolong saw that everyone in the front, back, left, and left was looking at him, and he complained in his heart, even if he didn't have a leg injury, it would be very difficult to defeat Zhou Zihuan, not to mention that he is inconvenient to move now?