Chapter 266 Chapter 12 Dilemma

When Xiang Shaolong returned to Tingsongyuan, Fei Chun greeted him and said, "Report Master Xiang, Zhang Quan and Kun Shan have left." Xiang Shaolong had long forgotten about the two of them, and he asked in astonishment, "Did you bring any luggage?" Fei Chun lowered his hands and replied respectfully: "Two mule carts are full. The eldest miss knows about this." Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that everything was clean, and was about to go back to his room first, when Fei Chun said in a bit of embarrassment: "Master Xiang, after the song and dance troupe is disbanded, can all the brothers follow Master Xiang?"

Xiang Shaolong patted him on the shoulder and said: "The song and dance troupe will not be disbanded, you should do your best to support the second lady, traveling around the world is better than being bored in one place." After saying that, he walked up the steps of the main hall. Fei Chun chased after him and said: "Eldest Miss and Second Miss have invited Lord Xiang to see him, and Miss Xingyue, oh, I almost forgot, Mr. Tan is here, waiting for Lord Xiang in the east chamber, saying that there is something urgent .” Seeing that he became so popular, Xiang Shaolong's head grew bigger, so of course he went to see Xiao Yuetan first.

Xiao Yuetan stood in front of the window, staring blankly at the garden with his hands behind his back. When Xiang Shaolong came behind him, he calmly said, "Shaolong, I have very bad news." Xiang Shaolong was startled, and asked, "What bad news?" Xiao Yuetan said: "Today I disguised myself to follow Han Chuang, but this ungrateful person went to see Guo Kai secretly and discussed it for a whole hour before leaving." A sad feeling surged in Xiang Shaolong's heart, I didn't let others down, but people let me down, so what else can I say.This guy is getting smarter and smarter, even Long Yangjun was deceived by him.Reluctantly said: "It doesn't matter! I'm leaving tonight, Lord Longyang has already arranged everything."

Xiao Yuetan turned around, grabbed his shoulders with his hands, and said solemnly: "How to get there? The traffic on the water and waterways was completely paralyzed by the heavy snow. Lord Longyang and Han Chuang are like dogs, and they both want your life." He said again: "The reason why I was suspicious was because Lord Longyang came to see Han Chuang. The two talked for a while, and Han Chuang went to Guo Kai. What do you think is going on?" Xiang Shaolong's expression changed, "What?" Xiao Yuetan sighed: "You, Shaolong, trust your friends too much, but when the interests involve the life and death of the country and the entire family, any friendship will be put aside. For people in Sanjin, you Xiang Shaolong has become a Their urging talisman, only by removing you can they feel at ease."

Xiang Shaolong's scalp was numb, if he couldn't leave, he would have to face Cao Qiudao's Excalibur and other troubles.He said resolutely, "Then I'll go on my own." Xiao Yuetan said: "Your arm injury is still not healed, it's too dangerous to walk like this." After a pause, he continued: "I heard that Cao Qiudao has issued a letter of war to you. Don't you just run away without fighting?" Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do? My brother is really well informed." Xiao Yuetan said: "It's not that I'm well-informed, but someone deliberately spread the news, making it known to the whole city, making it difficult for you to avoid the battle. Sigh, have you ever thought that slipping away like this will cause great damage to you?" , Lu Buwei will definitely publicize it in order to affect your sacred status in Qin Jun's heart."

Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said: "You know you are going to die, but you still want to beat him?" Xiao Yuetan said: "With your current mentality, you will definitely lose. But just watch him make an appointment to fight in person, you can tell that he thinks you are a match for him." Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly: "Maybe Han Jie was ordered by Lu Buwei to deal with me." Xiao Yuetan said: "It's just that you don't understand Cao Qiudao. No one can influence him. This man has been good at swords all his life. When he was a weak crown, he traveled around to find others to learn sword skills. I heard that after the age of twenty-five, he has never tasted swordsmanship. The taste of defeat has won the reputation of a sword master."

Xiang Shaolong lost his voice: "Then you still want me to accept his challenge?" Xiao Yuetan said solemnly: "This is just a case-by-case basis. Qin people value martial style and the honor of a swordsman the most. You have nothing to say if you lose, but if you flee without fighting, the blow to your prestige will be hard to estimate. Or You can lie to him with only ten tricks, maybe it will be a happy ending, and everyone can step down peacefully." Xiang Shaolong was very moved, nodded and said: "If I formally propose to King Qi, of course I will talk about it on the surface, why don't I want to see someone get hurt and so on."

Xiao Yuetan pondered for a while, and said: "If you don't write the book directly to Cao Qiudao, this old guy will be upset that he couldn't keep you last time, so he will agree. If no one knows about this, and you can endure it After these ten tricks, everyone will think that you forced Lao Cao to make peace, and it will be beneficial to your reputation." Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that Cao Qiudao might have figured out the way of his Hundred Fighting Swordsmanship, he was not caught off guard as he was last time, and said dejectedly: "These ten swords are not easy to take. I am inferior to him in terms of speed, strength and moves."

Xiao Yuetan shook the hand holding his shoulder violently, and said in a stern voice: "Xiang Shaolong, look at me, this is the moment of your life and death. If you still believe that you must lose, you will never be able to return to Xianyang to see you Wife and children. As long as you are ordered to walk down from Jixia Guan’s observatory in three days, you will leave Linzi immediately that night and return to Qin to deal with Lu Buwei with all your strength. Otherwise, all your previous efforts will be in vain.” Xiang Shaolong woke up with a cold sweat all over his body.The tiger's eyes sparkled, he looked back at Xiao Yuetan and said in a deep voice: "I understand, Xiang Shaolong will never fail Brother Xiao's expectations, I, Xiang Shaolong, will definitely return to Xianyang alive."

Xiao Yuetan let go of his hand and said, "I'll write a letter in your room now, and I'll personally send it to Cao Qiudao after the painting is adjourned, and then we'll see if he has such pride." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiang Shaolong stepped into the big garden in the backyard, Feng Fei and others were rehearsing dance music in the open air where the snow had been shoveled, Dong Shuzhen auditioned for the finale main song. He is quite knowledgeable now, and he finds that Dong Shuzhen has a completely different flavor than Feng Fei.It's not like Feng Fei's indulgence and laziness, but with a poetic and picturesque beauty, but there is a certain indescribable mischievousness and enthusiasm swaying in the resentment, which is very touching.

All the girls were engrossed in the music, so when Xiang Shaolong stepped into the garden, he didn't attract attention, only Feng Fei came to him and said in a low voice: "When Shuzhen finishes singing this song, the The general announced that Feng Fei would retire and marry into the Xiang family, Shuzhen would become Feng Fei's successor, and Shuzhen would be in charge of the Jixia Palace." Xiang Shaolong lost his voice: "What?" Feng Fei laughed and said, "What? Didn't you become Shen Liang to seduce others?" Knowing that she was only talking naughty things, Xiang Shaolong changed the subject and said, "Has Han Jie ever come to look for you?" Feng Fei gave him a blank look, and sighed quietly: "He is looking for you for this matter, he said he went to see Zhongsun Xuanhua, he wanted to find out about Zhongsun Long's treatment of me, and he said he would never let Feng Fei down The words made people feel confused and didn't know what to do." Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly and said, "It's very difficult for outsiders to help with this kind of matter. But Zhongsunlong has promised that he will not have any more unfaithful thoughts towards you, and he will also protect and send the eldest lady to any place." Feng Fei's tender body was startled and said: "From your tone, it seems that Lord Longyang and Han Chuang are unreliable, and it seems to imply that I don't want to be with Han Jie. What's the matter?" At this time, the singing and music reached the climax, filled with a joyous and festive atmosphere, dazzling and full of vitality, and in the sound of a chime bell, everything stopped suddenly, but the aftertaste was lingering. Dong Shuzhen led all the concubines, came to Xiang Shaolong and Feng Fei, bowed down prostratingly, and said hello tenderly. Xiang Shaolong deeply felt that the atmosphere of the entire song and dance troupe had changed. Everyone was full of fighting spirit, full of longing for the future and vitality.Thinking of the serious blow to their morale if they left without warning tonight, I couldn't help but be ambitious, fight like them, and forget all my fear of Cao Qiudao. When Dong Shuzhen stood up, tears welled up in her eyes, and her beautiful eyes showed indescribable gratitude. At this time, the servants came to report, and Xu Yi, the general of Yan State, asked to see him. Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that he had to deal with another kind of trouble. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xu Yi came to visit him in casual clothes, let alone follow others, and his faction was far behind Lord Longyang and others. After not seeing him for many years, his face has suffered a lot, and it seems that life is not easy. After the polite words, the two sat down as guests and hosts, and the general of the Yan Kingdom sighed: "Today we will have a heart-to-heart talk, and tomorrow we may have to fight on the battlefield. It will make people sigh." Xiang Shaolong was also quite touched, and asked about Prince Pill's current situation. Xu Yi sighed: "With tigers and wolves as neighbors, who can live in comfort? The Qi people have ambitions for our land, and the general will not be unaware. We didn't want to send people this time, but Guo Kai urged Prince Dan to come. It is said that if Tian Jian can be supported and Tian Dan suppressed, maybe the situation will change. That’s why the last general came, and he also realized that no matter who is in power, his ambition will not be stopped.” Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, the people of Zhao and the people of Yan were not entangled with each other. When he first arrived in Guizhou by the space-time machine, the army of the Yan people who invaded Zhao had just been defeated by Lian Po, and they went straight to the capital of the Yan people. .At that time, Wei, Han, Qi, Chu and others jointly put pressure on the Zhao people and forced them to retreat. Once upon a time, it was the turn of the Qi people to use troops against Yan, but this time it was the turn of the Chu people to hold back the Qi people. Under the threat of Qiang Qin, Jin was unable to deal with Qi people. The entire history of the Warring States Period is the history of big countries annexing small countries. Whoever does not pursue the policy of expansion and encroach on the land of other countries to strengthen their national power and strength will be swallowed up by others.Assuming that the people of Yan are stronger than the people of Qi, then it is the people of Qi who are grimacing now. Since being defeated by the Zhao people, the people of Yan have been struggling on the verge of subjugation. If Prince Dan hadn't sent Jing Ke to assassinate Xiao Pan in the future, I am afraid that not many future generations would have an impression of the country of Yan. Xu Yi continued: "Prince Dan is now stationed in Wuyang, a big city next to Wushui, which is closer to the south to deal with the threat from the Qi people. If the general is free, Prince Dan will be very happy to see his old friend." Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly, "Now I don't even have confidence in whether I can return to Xianyang alive, so I can't even talk about other things." Xu Yi said solemnly: "Does the general refer to the appointment of Cao Qiudao? This matter must be fueled by Tian Dan and Lu Buwei. The general must deal with it carefully. We have sent several first-class swordsmen to challenge Cao Qiudao. It is very frustrating. People of Qi are so majestic, how could they not even pass Zhongsun Xuanhua's test, even thinking about it makes people feel discouraged." Xiang Shaolong knew that this matter was caused by Han Chuang's framing of him, so he didn't want to talk about it anymore, so he changed the subject and said, "When will Brother Xu return to Yan?" Xu Yi replied: "I planned to leave immediately the next morning after the birthday banquet, but now of course I have to wait until I see the general defeating Cao Qiudao before leaving." Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said, "Brother Xu has too high expectations of me." Xu Yi was a little stunned, and said, "You haven't fought yet, why does the general seem to have no confidence." Of course, Xiang Shaolong couldn't tell him that he had learned from Cao Qiudao's skills, so he had to be vague and talk about other things. After Xu Yi chatted for a while, he turned to the topic that Xiang Shaolong was most afraid of and said: "This time Yi is here to pay a visit, and there is actually one more thing to ask." Xiang Shaolong had no choice but to say: "Brother Xu, please speak without any hindrance. Xu Yi said with a serious face: "The reason why we joined the joint vertical army to attack your country was not what we wanted. It was all because of the situation, otherwise we would be threatened by the Qi people." Now, we will become isolated and helpless. If we get rid of this confidant's trouble, our country will never participate in the joint venture. " Xiang Shaolong frowned and said, "The matter is very important, can brother Xu be the master?" Xu Yi sighed: "This is not a question of whether you can be the master, but the desire to be the master. Now that Tian Dan and Lu Buwei are in collusion, your country's army is so overwhelming that the three Jins are unable to go north, so Tian Dan can have the opportunity to go north." Our territory. As long as the general hints to the Qi people that he will not sit back and watch them expand their territory, the Qi people will not dare to be as unrestrained as they are now. Just a word, the general can win our country for your country friendship." It was the first time that Xiang Shaolong was involved in this kind of dilemma. Although he could influence Xiao Pan, it was because he had never had any selfish intentions, and he always thought of him in everything. We must know that since Shang Yang, the state of Qin has formulated a national policy of long-distance friendship and short-term attack, uniting Qi Chu and conquering San Jin.As for the people of Yan, since King Yanzhao built the golden platform and hired Le Yi and other famous generals who broke Qi, the people of Qin never paid attention to the weak Yan who lived in the northeast, so how could they offend Qi for the people of Yan? people. On the other hand, he wanted to plan for Shanrou and help Xie Ziyuan win Tian Jian back. To a certain extent, he was going to promise Tian Jian what Lu Buwei promised him, which naturally included the fat of Yan Guo. He deeply felt that he was not a political person, and of course he could easily deceive Xu Yize's heart and pretend to agree.Then he was obedient and obedient, only hating him but not this kind of person. Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "I want to agree to this matter, it's just as easy as a word, but I'm afraid it's not easy to do it." Xu Yi's face changed slightly and he said: "Then maybe the young general misunderstood, thinking that the general is the real friend of Prince Dan." Xiang Shaolong said: "Brother Xu is serious. A friend is a friend, and it will never change. But the problem is that I am not officially here, and Lu Buwei is holding me back, so I don't even have a chance to speak, so I dare not Hastily agreed, can you wait for me to think about it." He sighed again and said, "If I kill Cao Qiudao with a sword, then nothing will be said." Xu Yi's expression softened slightly, and he said a little embarrassedly: "It's the young general who is too impatient. Everything should be left to the general when he returns from Jixia's triumphant return." Xu Yi stood up and said goodbye, just as he was sent to the gate of the mansion, Li Yuan came. In the past, Xiang Shaolong was so free that he could take a nap, but now he is so busy that he almost died. Xiang Shaolong asked Li Yuan to wait for him in the hall, first rushed to sign the letter written by Xiao Yuetan, then hurriedly walked towards the hall, intercepted Xiao Ping'er and said, "Miss has something very urgent, I want you to see her immediately she." This little girl's eyes were full of resentment, she was very sad.Seeing that his heart ached, but there was nothing he could do. He had already made up his mind not to accept any concubines. Feelings were the biggest burden.Since the death of Princess Qian, the only ones who can make him fall in love are Qin Qing and Li Yanyan. Xiang Shaolong said distressedly: "But Li Yuan is waiting for me in the lobby!" Xiao Ping'er said: "Then I have to go see Miss first, because Mrs. Qingxiu sneaked into her place." Only now did Xiang Shaolong realize that Mrs. Qingxiu had friendship with Feng Fei, after weighing the pros and cons, he rushed to see this beauty. Mrs. Qingxiu still had a heavy veil on her face and refused to show her beauty. After Feng Fei tactfully avoided her, Mrs. Qingxiu cut to the chase and said, "Does the general know that your situation is very dangerous?" Xiang Shaolong nodded and said in a low voice, "Madam, what's the new news?" Mrs. Qingxiu said: "Of course Li Xiang will not tell me about him, but I have ordered people to pay attention to him. In the past two days, Han Chuang has been coming to him for secret talks. The general is very careful about people. You should know that Han Chuang is not a good person. Li Xiang has never been very fond of Han Chuang, but he suddenly became so close, which is naturally suspicious." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "I understand. Thank you Madam, Xiang is very grateful." Mrs. Qingxiu said indifferently: "I only did this for Yanyan, otherwise she would definitely blame me. We women and girls only know that the general has great favors to Li Xiang, and it is a big mistake for Li Xiangruo to repay kindness with grievances. Others I don't want to take care of anything. I don't dare to delay the general's business anymore, please do what you want, general." Xiang Shaolong had long been used to her indifference of rejecting others thousands of miles away, so he bowed out and went to see Li Yuan. Li Yuan sat alone in the hall, drinking tea silently, with a dull expression, wondering if he was disturbed because he wanted to betray Xiang Shaolong. Xiang Shaolong sat down next to him, suddenly his anger welled up, and he said coldly: "Brother Li, please inform the relevant people, I decided not to leave tonight." Li Yuan said in shock: "Brother Xiang, are you leaving tonight?" Xiang Shaolong carefully observed his expression, no matter what he looked like, he didn't seem to be fake, and wondered: "Didn't that ungrateful fellow Han Chuang tell you?" Li Yuan called Zhuang Tianqu and said: "I really don't know about this. I came to you this time. I just want to tell you that Han Chuang was persuaded by Guo Kai to kill you, and at the same time put the blame on Lu Buwei, so as to cause civil strife in your country." Huh? Did you misunderstand that I would vent my anger on them? If so, am I, Li Yuan, still human? Yanyan will blame me for the rest of her life." Xiang Shaolong became confused, he couldn't tell who was loyal and who was traitor, and said, "Then why didn't you come to me these two days. If I really left tonight, wouldn't I have fallen into the trap of Han Chuang and Guo Kai?" Li Yuan said with shame: "Han Chuang has come to talk to me frequently these past few days. I have also thought about whether I should ignore this matter, but in the end I couldn't fight my conscience. Shaolong don't blame me, it's my brother's will Not firm enough." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "Have you ever thought about it, one day I will be in Qin and Lu Buwei to restrain each other, Qin will hardly attack you with all its strength. Otherwise, you can imagine what will happen." He couldn't help but think of Xiao Pan's identity crisis, which would put him and Xiao Pan at an absolute disadvantage. Even if Lord Changping and others still supported Xiao Pan, they had lost their previous legal grounds. Li Yuan smiled wryly and said: "Actually, Lord Longyang didn't want to betray Shaolong, because he told Han Chuang that he had seen you in Daliang, but he didn't report to Wei Zeng afterward. It was revealed that it would hurt your relatives, so you are forced to cooperate with him. His feelings for you are deeper than anyone else, so he is the one who suffers the most. Brother Xiang should understand what I mean." Xiang Shaolong said angrily: "Han Chuang is too much. He is full of benevolence and morality on the surface. No wonder he is particularly afraid of me, because he has guilt in his heart. Well, since he has guilt in his heart, he is not too bad. .” Li Yuan smiled wryly and said, "Unexpectedly, Brother Xiang is still in the mood to joke around. Han Chuang is indeed very distressed. Half of what he did was forced out by Guo Kai. The problem is that someone close to Han Chuang tipped off Guo Kai and made things leak out." Now the person in South Korea who dare not offend is Zhao Ren, and Han Chuang is even more afraid of Han Jing, afraid that she will slander Han Wang, then he will be terrible." Xiang Shaolong's anger subsided a little, and he said with a smile: "If I had known that I would have killed Guo Kai that day, I wouldn't have the troubles I have now." Li Yuandao: "No one will be different if you change it. In order to survive, no one will be unscrupulous, but I can't do this kind of thing. In my opinion, Han Chuang will send you away from Linzibu tonight without your order." The plot is cancelled, because borrowing Cao Qiudao's sword is better than using his own." With just this one sentence, Xiang Shaolong can conclude that Li Yuan should not have participated in the conspiracy, otherwise he should know that Lord Longyang is responsible for the escape, and on the surface Han Chuang didn't know about it. Feeling better, he said, "At least I will be safe before the martial arts contest with Cao Qiudao." Li Yuan sighed: "It should be so, but I have heard that Linzi's swordsmen are eager to try, and want to weigh you first." Xiang Shaolong snorted coldly: "I'm not in a good mood right now, they'd better not mess with me." Li Yuan pondered and said: "Cao Qiudao is indeed a master of swordsmanship from ancient times to the present, is Shaolong sure?" Xiang Shaolong thought of Xiao Yuetan's "Ten Strategies", felt relieved, nodded and said: "Self-protection should be no problem." Li Yuan was surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions, and when he wanted to continue, it was Xie Ziyuan's turn to come to him this time.Li Yuan knew it was inappropriate to be by, so he left in a hurry. Xiang Shaolong welcomed Xie Ziyuan into the hall, and the latter smiled wryly, "It's an appointment, but my brother has a problem. Ma'am, she doesn't believe that I'm with you tonight. She won't believe it until she sees you." Xiang Shaolong knew that Shanrou was just looking for an excuse to meet him, so he smiled bitterly and said, "This time I'll go to the house to meet you brother." Xie Ziyuan said happily: "Brother Xiang is really a good friend. The second prince was very excited when he knew that he could meet Brother Xiang. A word from you is more effective in front of Ying Zheng than ten words from Lu Buwei." Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that the fall of Qi State was all because of this mentality. Xie Ziyuan said: "Tonight, I will definitely find a soft-boned beauty to accompany me to drink. I don't know how comfortable it is to be next to her." Xiang Shaolong said: "Isn't she from Tian Dan? Let her know what we say is not good!" Xie Ziyuan said: "Don't worry, she is famous for ignoring political affairs. And it doesn't matter if you say it, as long as the second prince knows that you support us." Xiang Shaolong recalled that King Qi scolded the eldest prince Tian Sheng without any face this morning, and thought to himself, no wonder everyone is bullish on Tian Jian's market. Xie Ziyuan lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "It is said that the king will officially announce the candidate for the crown prince at the birthday banquet, and it must be the second prince. That's why we have to use Brother Xiang to suppress the arrogance of Tian Dan and Lu Buwei." Xiang Shaolong never imagined that he would engage in political struggles with Lu Buwei and Tian Dan in this form, it can be seen that political means can indeed kill people without blood. It is indeed unexpected that I have changed from a person who "has nothing" to not only influencing the political arena of Qin, but also influencing the political situation of other countries. Xie Ziyuan told him the appointed time, and hurried to inform Zhongsunlong and his son. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiang Shaolong went back to his room and took out the hidden Baizhan Saber and hung it on his waist, thinking that if Cao Qiudao didn't agree to the ten tricks, he would run away with Feng Fei after the birthday banquet when everything was settled.Little life is important, and the glory of any swordsman is secondary. Thinking of Cao Qiudao's superb swordsmanship, the fighting spirit that Xiao Yuetan had inspired earlier disappeared.However, if Lao Cao is willing to limit himself to ten moves, he might as well play with him, and he can survive ten moves no matter what. Of course he understands that Xiao Yuetan is thinking of him, fleeing without a fight will definitely leave a big stain on his glorious warrior career, especially when Xiao Pan has an identity crisis, it is even more unwise. But I know my own business, Cao Qiudao's swordsmanship is really not something human can resist.For the sake of his wife and children, he felt that it was not worth dying like this, so he came up with the idea of ​​avoiding the war. Up to now, he still doesn't know whether Longyang Jun really betrayed himself.Just to see if he will cancel the arrangement to leave Linzi tonight, it will be clear. He wanted to practice sword skills in the garden, but he thought to himself that if Lao Cao refused to agree to the request of ten strokes, the practice would be for nothing. While pondering, Xingyue squeezed into his arms with a scent of fragrance, and hugged him tightly. , panting softly and said: "The general lied to us very hard!" Xiang Shaolong embraced her plump and charming body, facing her beautiful face, he couldn't stand it, but he didn't want to hurt her heart, so he said: "Miss Xingyue needs to rehearse singing and dancing?" The sound of music was still faintly coming from the garden, so Xiang Shaolong would say this. Xingyue stared at him brightly, Ni said: "The eldest lady is teaching the second lady's singing skills, and the servant wants to be a general, so I took the opportunity to sneak to see you!" The most difficult thing is to accept the favor of a beautiful woman. Xiang Shaolong has always had no ill feeling towards this beautiful singer, how could he bear to refuse her obstinately, so he could only talk to him and ask: "Will you continue to follow the second lady?" Xingyue said: "Of course. We all have an unwritten tradition as traveling singers, that is, don't marry into a rich family, but marry a commoner, or live alone forever. Sigh, what man have we never seen before?" ? I've lost my mind about the relationship between men and women." Xiang Shaolong was stunned at first, but then relieved, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "However, there are still not many singers who can make decisions for themselves like you, and the singers raised by wealthy families are not able to control their own destiny." Lucky Moon kissed his lips.Mei smiled and said: "At first people thought you were Shen Liang, and seeing that the song and dance troupe was about to disband, I really wanted to follow you, but now I just want to serve the general well. Can I come to your place tonight? How are you now? Much better looking." Xiang Shaolong was greatly moved, but felt a little sorry for Ji Yanran and the others, so he had no choice but to politely refuse: "Now I must preserve my strength to deal with that old fellow Cao Qiudao. If you still have life, don't you come to me and I'll be looking for you too." Xingyue said happily: "It's a deal." She offered a sweet kiss, very emotional. After Xingyue left, Xiang Shaolong looked at the sky and thought that it would be better to go for a stroll in the street and take a bus to Jiefu to meet Shanrou and pick up Ziyuan, than to sit here and think wildly. After making up his mind, he changed into a samurai uniform, put on a windproof long cotton jacket, put on a hat, and slipped out. The weather was excellent that day, and at the time of sunset, the streets were bustling with people and vehicles. His sword wound has mostly healed, and he has the Hundred Wars Sword in his hand, unless a large number of warriors come to besiege him, he can always escape, but of course no one would dare to kill him openly.If you fight alone, you can use it to practice swords. At the beginning, he raised his vigilance, and tried various methods to detect whether someone was following him, but when he still didn't notice anything, he was relieved.Fully enjoy the fun of strolling through the ancient capital. The degree of openness of Qi women is second only to that of Qin and Zhao. In Qin State, the women are still full of nomadic taste due to the savage wind; in Zhao State, the men are thin, and the royal family encourages intercourse between men and women. Therefore, women in Zhao and Qin countries are not afraid of men, lively and affectionate, and even meet strangers on the street. Men flirt. Qi Nu seems to be naturally affectionate, I don't know if this is the characteristic of Linhai Kingdom, she is rarely shy. Xiang Shaolong was walking alone on the street, and from time to time, he met Qi Nu, who was traveling with him, looking at her with glances and eyes, full of romantic and charming atmosphere. Wherever he went, Chu Nu was the most conservative, and the more extreme one was like Mrs. Qingxiu, who refused to let men see her pink face, and her demeanor and tone made it clear that she could only be seen from a distance, not picked casually. I couldn't help but think of Mrs. Zhuang again. She is a minority in the south, and her style is much bolder. With brisk footsteps, Xiang Shaolong stepped into the Jie mansion, without passing through, the servants took him to the courtyard where Shan Rou lived. Shan Rou dragged him to the side hall, angrily said: "How could you agree to Master's challenge and forget to stab him so quickly?" Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "Now he is the one who provokes me, the younger brother is just the victim." Shanrou stomped her feet and said, "Where are you! I, Shanrou, don't know what weight Xiang Shaolong has on you? If you wait like this, you will die. If you lose, you lose. It's no big deal." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "I am now representing the honor and disgrace of the warriors of the Qin State, but then again, don't you have to kill people to end the martial arts competition?" Shan Rou complained: "You really don't understand Master. As long as you have a sword in your hand, you don't care about affection, and no one can control him. In the past, when you met him, you would either die or be injured. Last time you only hit him lightly." One sword, I don't know how lucky it is." He said again: "I just went to see the master and asked him to withdraw his life. How could he say that it is rare to have an opponent like you, and he would not change his mind. I am really angry." Xiang Shaolong couldn't bear her worrying, first told her not to tell anyone, and then he told Xiao Yuetan's ten tricks. After hearing this, Shan Rou let out a breath of cold air and said, "Master, defeating the enemy and winning, every few moves, do you think ten moves are easy to deal with?" Xiang Shaolong patted the baby on his waist, and said proudly: "If you can't survive ten strokes, do you still have life to stand here and let you complain?" When Shan Rou saw his Hundred Battles Sword, her eyes sparkled immediately, she unceremoniously took it out to play with, and said happily: "I haven't fought against a master for a long time, so I'll ask you to try it." Of course Xiang Shaolong knew how powerful she was, so he hurriedly said, "I can't do it now, give my little brother one more night to let the wound heal before I compete with you." Shanrou said harshly: "I will come to you tomorrow, if you push me back then, I will beat you up." After saying that, she smiled coquettishly with a "puchi", as charming as her demeanor was. Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, Shan Rou was the woman he sincerely wanted to keep by his side, but she had become someone else's wife, a helpless regret in his life. Like Li Yanyan, Empress Dowager Chu, she knew from the beginning that it was just a one-night relationship, and she was prepared in her heart, but she didn't feel sad.Still have beautiful memories. Shanrou leaned close to him and said with a little solemnity: "If you can make Old Bandit Tian lose power, it will make him sadder than killing him, and I will take revenge. So I have never allowed that bastard Zi Yuan to join Tian Dan, It's ridiculous that Zhongsun Xuanhua thinks that I treat their father and son differently." Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "I understand, I have to help Sister Rou get rid of this." Shanrou smiled like a flower and said coquettishly: "I knew you were a good person!" Only then did Xie Ziyuan come back, changed his clothes, and when Shan Rou sent them out, he did not forget to remind Xiang Shaolong that he would ask him to practice martial arts tomorrow. The carriage drove out of Jiefu, Xie Ziyuan warned: "In Linzi, no one is afraid of my wife, even Zhongsun Xuanhua is afraid of being forced to compete by her, Brother Xiang, just be careful." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "If you can't even pass her test, why should you go to see Cao Qiudao and his old man?" Xie Ziyuan thought about it too, and laughed at being confused. Hearing the soft sound of hooves, Xiang Shaolong closed his eyes, but his mind flew back to his warm home in Xianyang.