Chapter 40: The Contest (Part II)
Entering the hall, Duanmuqi was warmly receiving every guest, and the seventh princess had not yet come. There's no way she's going to sit there and wait for everyone. Except for the Sixth Highness, the status of these people is not worthy of her personal greeting! It's the Sixth Highness, and the Seventh Princess doesn't take it very seriously, she was crowned a king several years earlier than the Sixth Highness, so she is slightly higher than the Sixth Highness! The strength is even higher!
At this time, the seventh princess was still eating stinky tofu! In the past two days, she has been fascinated by these new things of Zhu Xiaobao! Start enjoying it when you're fine! Today's banquet is a formality for her, and she should always give those princes and princesses a little face! After all, people have come to visit with a lot of heart, and they have given a lot of gifts! The only thing she is interested in today is the competition between Wu Yue and Gao Tiehua!
“…… Oh? Is that so? This idiot, even more stupid than I thought! "The seventh princess listened to Fumao's report and already knew what happened at the gate of the mansion just now! I couldn't help but sneer. Then he asked, "What are the odds of those gambling houses now?" ”
"In just such a while, it has been upgraded to seven to one!" Fumao hurriedly said. In fact, at the gate of the Seven Princesses' Mansion, the spies of the major gambling houses were also making reports in a timely manner, and the conflict between the two princesses just now was immediately spread to the casino! In fact, at the gate of the Seventh Princess's mansion, many people come and go, and the people in the mansion know about it, but they don't care about them, just let them send back all kinds of latest information in time!
"So fast? These people are a little crazy, aren't they? The Seventh Princess asked a little surprised.
"You don't know, it's the throat-cutting gesture of the fourteenth princess before entering the door, which immediately makes the odds rise sharply!" Fumao hurriedly explained.
"Huh! What a good opportunity! You go and send a few people to buy me Wuyue Win! Well, just buy a thousand taels! The seventh princess thought for a moment and then said very casually, the thousand taels she said were not silver, but gold!
"Yes! I'll do it! Fu Mao immediately nodded in response, he is very clear about his master's temper, and he is absolutely domineering!
After a while, all the people invited to the banquet expired, and the seventh princess lazily sorted out her clothes, it was time to come forward!
As soon as the seventh princess appeared, except for Xia Zesheng, the sixth highness of the Sheng King, the rest of the people stood up and bowed: "King Rong Chitose!" ”
"That's it! There is no need to be polite to invite everyone today! Sixth brother, it's hard work! The seventh princess waved her hand, and then specially greeted the sixth highness, after all, the two of them are equal princes!
"It doesn't matter! I also had a very speculative conversation with Mr. Duanmu! His Royal Highness was smiling as always, as if nothing could affect his indifferent state of mind!
"Good! You may be seated! All of you here are the king's brothers and sisters, as well as the royal relatives, the king is busy with official business, is not able to visit one by one, so today I specially invite you to come to the house to talk, but it is also the king's wish! Come on, serve wine! The seventh princess said very casually, she is very accustomed to this kind of occasion, but the banquet prepared by King Rong's Mansion is also very particular, they are all rare ingredients, and the best chef in the house is in charge, and the face of King Rong's Mansion must not be lost at this time!
However, the seventh princess looked at the dishes that came up like flowing water, but she had no appetite at all, and thought to herself, it would be better to give me a few pickled pepper phoenix feet to enjoy it! There are so many cooks under his own hands, why is there no one like Wu Xiaobao!
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Ji Zhihui was carrying the twenty-four taels of gold of Zhu Xiaobao in his arms, and he was anxious to heat the ants on the pot! It's all up to seven out of one, but I haven't borrowed the money yet! As soon as the nineteenth princess left today, Ji Zhihui found Zhu Xiaobao, isn't this Zhu Xiaobao entrusting him to buy Wuyue to win! In fact, Ji Zhichen is also very confident in Wu Yue, to be exact, he is very confident in that Cold Moon Little Treasure Knife!
But he has no money around him, plus the reward from the nineteenth princess, it is only twenty taels of silver! That's too little! But he wanted to borrow money from the account room, but Mr. Fan in the account room refused to say anything, and he had to have the seal of the nineteenth princess!
Now Ji Zhihui has no choice, this is a big opportunity in life! One loses seven, bet one or two can earn six taels! Where to find such a good thing! Ji Zhihui gritted his teeth and took off his close-fitting jade pendant, this is the last bit of the Ji family's belongings, or when Ji Zhihui was admitted to Xiucai, his old father spent a lot of money to buy it! Now the old man is also angry with him, a loser, and there is only so much left to think about!
"Shopkeeper! While! Ji Zhihui sent the jade pendant into the pawnshop.
"A jade pendant! Worth twenty taels of gold! The pawnshop owner looked at it and couldn't help but be surprised, this is a rare good jade! Start warm, the color is pure, and there are no impurities at all! But the price of what he sang was very low!
"What? Only twenty taels? When I bought it, it cost fifty taels of gold! Ji Zhihui suddenly exclaimed.
"Live or die?" The pawnshop owner asked, shaking his head.
"Pawn! I'll redeem it tonight! Ji Zhihui exclaimed very annoyed. If you die, you won't be able to come back!
"Then it can only be twenty taels!" The pawnshop owner immediately said dryly.
“…… Well, okay! Hurry up, I'm in a hurry! If you go late, you can't redeem it! Ji Zhihui said anxiously, once Wu Yue's side starts to compete, then the betting will stop!
Ji Zhihui is holding twenty taels of gold, plus Zhu Xiaobao's, and now he actually feels that his waist pole is very hard!
As soon as he entered the gambling house, he saw that people were enthusiastic about buying high-speed rail flowers to win, and Ji Zhichen did not hesitate to buy Wuyue Win! Immediately, the people around were in an uproar, as if they were looking at a fool! Isn't that throwing money into the water?
But in the end, the odds not only did not rise again, but slowly fell again. The owner of the gambling house is also a little unsure! It seems that someone is constantly buying Wu Yueying, could there be anything wrong with the news he has?
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At this time, the banquet of the seventh princess has also reached the final stage, and it has finally begun to enter the highlight of the day! In fact, in addition to the things of Xiyuan City, everyone is also here to see today's competition! Not to mention anything else, even if you can look at the treasure knife of the high-speed rail flower, it is also worth it!
"Ladies and gentlemen! Compared with everyone today, there is another big event, that is, the competition between the two guards of the Fourteenth Princess's Mansion and the Nineteenth Princess's Mansion! It's almost time now, so please move to the martial arts field! Duanmuqi finally said loudly.
Everyone followed Duanmuqi to the martial arts field, and Duanmuqi was still explaining the rules of the competition: "No hidden weapons, no poison, one party admits defeat, and the other party must not continue to attack......
Before Duanmu Qi could finish speaking, the fourteenth princess interjected: "Mr. Duanmu, we all understand these rules, but I still have one more request!" The sword has no eyes, and it is inevitable that there will be casualties. So it's best to make a life and death situation first! Dead or disabled, you can't blame your opponent! ”
"......Uproar" Everyone present was in an uproar, the fourteenth princess is going to kill her! To put it nicely, the sword has no eyes, but in fact, if it is just a competition, there will generally be no death, and even if there is injury, there are very few injuries. After all, the side with the superior strength can be controlled!
"This ......" Duanmu Qi was a little overwhelmed all of a sudden, he didn't expect the fourteenth princess to want to kill so blatantly! Look at the Sixth Highness again, he actually closed his eyes as if he hadn't heard!
"Oh? The fourteenth sister just wants to start a killing ring? The seventh princess asked a little surprised, but the princess had been fighting for more than ten years, and this kind of life and death situation couldn't scare her at all!
"Humph! Seventh sister, it's not that I want to start a killing ring! It's that my knife is too fast, and if there is a mistake, it will not be clear! That's why I said, or just admit defeat! Otherwise, I will set up a life and death situation, and the skills of the province are not as good as others, and they will come to me for a theory! The fourteenth princess raised her head arrogantly, as if she had the chance to win, and letting Wu Yue admit defeat was her last chance!
"Huh? Gao Tiehua, Wu Yue, are you two willing to live and die? "The seventh princess is already very disgusted with the fourteenth princess at this time! But his face was very calm.
"I do!" Gao Tiehua said first, and glanced at Wu Yue disdainfully!
"I do, too!" Wu Yue frowned, and then said very calmly.
"Good! Then please ask Mr. Duanmu to write, and you two will come up and draw a charge! The seventh princess was very simple, and immediately ordered.
It didn't take long for Duanmu Qi to write the two life and death forms, Gao Tiehua went up to draw the charge first, and the seventh princess smiled at her, then waved her hand and asked her to go down and get ready!
Next, Wu Yue stepped forward and drew a charge! The Seventh Princess said in a low voice: "Wu Yue, kill the high iron flower!" ”
"Hmm!" Wu Yue didn't speak, just nodded, and then slowly returned to his camp, and began to take off his coat, revealing the samurai uniform inside!
"Good! Now the tournament begins! ”
After Duanmuqi finished speaking, he retreated, completely giving up the venue of the competition to the two female guards!
The high-speed rail flower took the lead in a somersault and landed steadily in the center of the competition field, attracting a burst of applause! Gao Tiehua was proud in his heart, and stretched out his hand to pull out his treasure knife, a cold light, which immediately attracted everyone to marvel, it was really a good knife, and you could feel the terrifying knife aura from afar!
Wu Yue stepped forward slowly, and she didn't have any beautiful posture, but she looked very steady!
The two sides hugged each other's fists, and then Gao Tiehua took the lead, and it was a stormy move as soon as it came up! A treasure knife flew up and down, slashing out seven times in a row!
Wu Yue took seven steps back in a row! The knife was not even unsheathed!
"Wu Yue! What do you mean? If you want to throw in the towel, it's too late! Gao Tiehua shouted angrily. But in my heart, I was a little surprised that Wu Yue was very calm and dodged his seven consecutive slashes!
"It's not interesting! I just want to see how fast you are! It's a pity that you haven't improved at all over the years! It's still the level of a third-level martial artist! "Wu Yue has gone through the temptation just now, and she is already very confident in her heart, let's say it! Raising his hands horizontally, he slowly pulled out his Cold Moon Treasure Knife!