Cai Kuo's body gradually calmed down, but he kicked his feet from time to time, and whenever his body made a movement, it would cause a commotion in the crowd.

Suddenly, a fast horse rampaged towards the crowd, and the crowd shouted and shoved in both directions, quickly clearing a path in front of the horse's head.

When the fast horse and Cai Kuo were only a few steps away, I saw Gong Huiran leap up from the horse, pull out his sword in the air, turn around and slash, and instantly cut off the white silk.

Cai Kuo's body floated down like a withered leaf, and Gong Wan caught it, and then hugged Cai Kuo and landed lightly on the ground.

Cai Kuo coughed violently, the original comfortable feeling disappeared, and the pain was as sharp as a pinprick all over his body, his ears were filled with noisy noises again, and the dust wafting in front of him covered the dirty streets and city walls, and he greedily breathed in the dirty dust, although every breath was accompanied by a hot pain, he felt extremely comfortable.

Gong Wanran lowered his head, looked at Cai Kuo in his arms and said with relief: "Fortunately, I caught up." ”

Cai Kuo wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, and finally he grabbed Gong Wanran's sleeve tightly, buried his head in Gong Wanran's chest, and cried loudly.

At this moment, a familiar and shrill voice came from outside the crowd.

"You bunch of people! What are you doing here!? Get out of here! Get lost! ”

As soon as the words fell, the crowd of onlookers immediately dispersed.

Gong Wan looked up and saw that it was Qi Liu, who swaggered forward with a few thugs, and said with a smile: "Oops?!" Which one are you singing about? Ha ha! ”

Gong Wan helped Cai Kuo up, patted the dust on his body for him, and then saluted the ruler, pointed to a bird's nest on the branch and said: "Lord Cai had a whim and wanted to dig out the bird's nest on the tree, but he fell on his heels. ”

"Hmph, Sensei come with me, I know what's going on!" The ruler glanced at Cai Kuo contemptuously, and said with a smile: "Lord Cai? Is hanging fun? ”

Cai Kuo gasped, his face was still blue from bruising, he didn't know what to say, he just looked at the ruler with empty eyes.

"Lord Cai, are you dissatisfied with the king's decision? Do you want my son to take Lord Cai to meet the king again? ”

Cai Kuo was confused for a moment, and then shook his head sluggishly.

"Haha!" He laughed slightly, pointed at Gong Hui Ran and said, "Lord Gong Hui! You shouldn't have saved him! You're going to let him die, huh? ”

Gong Huang didn't respond, just looked at the ruler with a cold eye.

At this time, Qi Luo pulled the belt from his waist, and his fat belly popped out, and he threw the gold-inlaid belt on Cai Kuo's face, and said with a smile: "Cai Kuoren, I will give you this gold belt, why don't you use it to hang yourself again." ”

When Cai Kuo heard this, he suddenly broke down, he kicked the gold belt far away, and then subconsciously grabbed Gong Wanran, shook his head desperately, and cried and begged: "I don't want to die!" Don't want to die! I'm obedient! Dazai-sama is right! Wu Zixu is guilty! Guilty! He plotted a rebellion! It is the sin of disobedience against the king! The sin is terrible! Sin is not punishable! ”

"Haha! Ha ha! He laughed and turned away, puffed up his stomach, and walked away with his thugs.

The morning sun was scorching and dazzling, almost vertically smashing down, nailing a short shadow behind every numb person, Cai Kuo didn't say a word, he didn't dare to look at Gong Wanran again, just lowered his head and moved his steps, dragging the shadow silently into the filthy crowd.

On the first day of June, the square in front of the statue of the goddess was crowded with people.

The Yue Nu people have put on costumes, sang and danced, jubilant, for the Yue Nu people, the Shenwu trial is a first-class event in the clan.

Before the trial began, there was a grand dance performance, and I saw a group of female warriors of the Yue tribe, both men and women, with short hair and short swords and shields, performing exquisite fighting techniques in the style of dance.

Zhang Xun couldn't help but admire, and said to Heyu: "The fighting techniques of the Yue Nu clan are indeed exquisite, and you can see it from their movements alone, so your first competition is not easy, you must be cautious." ”

He Yu looked a little nervous, frowned and said, "I don't have confidence in myself at all......"

Zhang Xun smiled, and said with a grin: "Later, if you find that the opponent is too strong, you will simply admit it, let people fight and let people fall into the water, and the farts will be flowing, maybe your ugly appearance will be disliked, and I won't marry you!" ”

He Yu said with an embarrassed face: "Brother Xiao Xun! When are you still making fun of me, I'm nervous right now! If I lose the first game, you will have to win the second game, but the Yue Nu people are also known for their archery skills, so it is not easy to win the second game! ”

"The soldiers are coming, and the water is coming to cover the earth! I'm confident! ”

"Brother Xiao Xun...... I've never seen you practice archery......"

"yes, I don't know how to shoot arrows."

"Then you still choose archery?!"

"If you choose martial arts, you'll be beaten."

He Yu looked unhappy, and was about to count Zhang Xun, but Zhang Xun hurriedly pointed to the stage and said, "Look! ”

At this point, the dance was over, and several samurai stepped forward, several of them armed with short bows and others with strong crossbows.

I saw that the samurai with strong crossbows each loaded a palm-sized wax ball on the strong crossbow, and then shot the wax ball vertically into the sky at the same time, and then several other samurai with short bows opened their bows and arrows at the same time, and when the wax ball flew to the highest point, all the wax balls were broken. In the cracked wax balls, countless petals are scattered like a falling drizzle, which is beautiful.

In the rain of flowers, Jianyue slowly stepped forward, Jianyue was wearing a trailing long skirt and delicate makeup, completely lost her usual stubborn appearance, and was replaced by a gentle and graceful girl.

When the petals fell to the ground and covered a light carpet of flowers, beautiful music rang out, and Mitsuki sang a poignant song along with the music.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Heyu wouldn't have believed that such a heavenly singing voice actually came from the mouth of Jianyue, in his impression, Jianyue was brutal and irritable, with a sharp voice, maybe it was appropriate to sing some noisy tunes, and how could he deduce such a rhythm like mountains and flowing waters.

However, at this moment, He Yu was deeply intoxicated by the singing of the moon, which was sometimes low, like the dew that was about to slip on the delicate petals of the early morning; Sometimes it is quiet, like the whispers of lovers under the bright starry sky in the middle of the night; Sometimes ethereal, like the sound of warblers frolicking in the grassy wilderness.

After a song, He Yu was still intoxicated, and after a while he remembered to applaud.

Zhang Xun saw that Heyu looked in love, and sneered: "Heyu, look at Jianyue, as long as you dress up a little, it is definitely a beauty embryo, I really think you two are a good match." ”

He Yu hurriedly shook his head: "No, no!" If she were a Chinese woman, I would ...... Well...... Not bad...... But I can't do it if I follow the rules of the clan and stay here in the future. Besides, Brother Xiao Xun! Don't always think about sacrificing your own people! ”

Hearing this, Shuang Di hid her face with her sleeves and smiled: "Brother Xiao Xun is joking again." ”

"That's it! It is! You're not panicking! If I lose, what will my sister do? He Yu said anxiously.

"Humph! If I really lose, I'll think about it too! I don't agree! No matter how you toss the Yue female clan, I just don't speak, don't eat, and let the moon stay alive! them off! ”

"Good! Then let's discuss it! That's it! He Yu echoed.

"Hmmm! Let's die pigs and we're not afraid of boiling water! When two pieces of hob meat! ”

"Hmm!"

She looked at Zhang Xun with a firm gaze, stretched out her hand and held one of Zhang Xun's fingers tightly, and said, "Brother Xiaoxun, come on!" ”

"Hmmm! We're going to win! ”

The blade of the goddess's hand casts a slender shadow, which deflects to the center of the square as the angle of the sun changes. At this time, Fenluo appeared in the square, she was dressed in a graceful and luxurious dress, dignified and elegant, walking towards the crowd, she was the only one in the Yue woman clan with long hair, her black hair hung down behind her back, swaying slightly with her steps.

Fenluo walked up to the high platform in front of the square and sat down on a huge chair, and then Fenluo briefly introduced Zhang Xun and others to the clansmen, and roughly explained the reason for holding the Shenwu trial, and then, she bowed to the goddess statue, and all the Yue women also knelt down and bowed to the goddess statue.

After the ceremony, Fan Luo gave an order, and with the rhythmic drum beat, the Shenwu trial began.

The first trial was a shield fight, and it was Ju and Yu who fought against a female samurai. Both sides fight with wooden shields and swords, and if they fall into the ring or admit defeat, they will be considered defeated.

Zhang Xun helped Heyu put on protective gear, then patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Ha, there is a woman on the other side, it should be easier to fight!" ”

He Yu had a bitter face, "Brother Xiao Xun...... It's called Yue Nu Mountain, and it's all women who have the final say here, maybe this female warrior is the strongest! It's not going to be easy to fight at all! ”

"Hmmm! Oh, yes! I think so too, haha. ”

"Then you said it would be easier to fight......"

"Comfort and comfort you, okay, don't be nervous, just go up and fight! You think, you have studied with Brother Ji Zheng and Brother Gonghui for so long before, you must know that Xiao Ji's kung fu is the best in the world! Brother Gonghui is also a master among the masters, so you are a master of the two masters, how can you be weak! ”

Shuang Di also said: "Yes, my brother's kung fu is actually very powerful!" ”

Hearing this, He Yu obviously had some confidence, he nodded firmly, then lifted the wooden sword and wooden shield, and said to Zhang Xun and Shuangdi: "Okay! I'm on! ”

"Brother! Come on! ”

At this time, a voice came from behind him, "Hehe, courage is commendable!" Courage is commendable! But it will only be in vain! Ha ha! ”

Zhang Xun looked up at the voice, and it was Xiao Shi who spoke, he never expected that Xiao Shi would appear here.

"Huh! Long time no see! General Zhang! Xiao Shi stepped forward and saluted.

"General Xiao? You...... Why are you here?! ”

"Why can't I be here? Yuenu Mountain, you can come, I can also come, besides, I'm still curious, why did General Zhang appear here? ”

Zhang Xun was originally wary of Xiao She, but seeing that Xiao Shi was unwilling to explain the reason, he felt that the person who came was not good, so he said: "Hehe, the world is so big, but we can meet in this corner, even if we have our own reasons, but there are some opportunities." However, since General Xiao appeared at this time, he must have some high opinions? ”

"Haha! Gao Jian can't talk about it, I just can't bear to see you lose like this, you haven't fought with the Yue Nu clan, so naturally you don't know how powerful they are. ”

"We know that the skills of the Yue Nu people in shield and armor fighting are very superb, even if they are hand-to-hand combat, they are also very disciplined."

"Hmph." Xiao Shi shook his head and said, "At most, you only know some fur. ”

"Oh? How? ”

Xiao Shi continued: "Chinese people have always only liked swords, gentlemen wear long swords, chivalrous people wear short swords, although there are other weapons, such as knives, axes, halberds, axes, bows, crossbows, forks, but few people like to use shields, but as everyone knows, even if you have all kinds of weapons, the techniques are varied, in front of the shield armor, it is just a tooth and claw." ”

"Definitely!" Zhang Xun retorted: "It's not that there are no shield soldiers, and shields are often used in formations. Besides, holding a shield will be dull, and the protection will be great, but it is inferior to attack, and it may still be useful on the battlefield, but in a one-on-one duel, the shield has no advantage. ”

"Nonsense, it's just that no one in Huaxia is willing to study the techniques of shield armor fighting, and later, as soon as you fight with the Yue female warriors, you will know the power of this shield armor fighting."

Hearing Xiao Shi say this, Zhang Xun suddenly guessed that the reason why Xiao Shi came to Yue Nu Mountain might be to learn shield armor fighting techniques, so he continued: "Could it be that General Xiao knows how to restrain the shield armor fighting techniques of the Yue Nu clan? ”

Xiao Shi shook his head and said, "Based on my observation, there is currently no technique that can restrain the shield and armor fighting of the Yue Nu clan, so I dare to assert that Yu and Yu will be defeated!" ”

When He Yu heard this, he was anxious, and said angrily: "You came here to talk about this?" If you say you will lose, you will lose? If I win, will you apologize with death!? ”

"Haha!" Xiao Zhi laughed wildly: "Interesting! Interesting! You're going to lose, but I don't want you to lose! ”

"Humph! Don't want me to lose? What kind will you be at ease? I don't know you well, but I've heard you're not a good person! ”

Shuang Tu hurriedly tugged at Heyu's sleeve and said softly, "Brother, don't get excited. ”

"Haha! You're right! I've never been a good person! Xiao Se's eyes widened, and a vicious smile appeared on his face.

"Humph! Let's go! I'm going up to the trial! You say I can't win, hmph, then you don't know who I learned swordsmanship! My master's swordsmanship is the best in the world! I'll show you the battle against the samurai later! ”

"Don't worry! Don't worry! And Yu Gongzi, I didn't mean that, actually, I very much hope that you can win, and I can let you win! ”