Chapter 129: Zhifu Night Banquet (3)
"What?" I didn't have time to ask him how he saw that I was a woman, so I hurriedly leaned my face over. Sure enough, there were two guard-like men in the middle of the banquet who were jockeying swords.
"Boy, guess which one will win?" The thief asks for innocence.
Innocent put his head in front of the two of us and smiled, "The one in black." ”
"Vision! I counted to three, and the one in yellow would fall. One, two, three, ha, down! When the thief counted to the third sound, the man in yellow was hit by the man in black and fell down.
I glanced at the thief and thought to myself, this evil ghost thief who can make children cry at night and panic in the small town really has some ability, so that you can know the victory or defeat at a glance from a distance.
"Ah Shi, the man came over." Innocent pouted downward.
After the black-clothed swordsman won the sword competition, he strode in front of Wuxian in the praise of everyone, he bent down and saluted, and said loudly: "So-and-so, Cai Ren, a retainer of the Zhi family, please compete with the warrior!" ”
As soon as he said this, the banquet became unusually quiet. Zhi Yao smiled and glanced at Zhao Ying, who still looked calm and calm with a smile on his face.
Zhiyan suddenly stood up at this time and shouted: "Cai Ren, that's the concubine of the Qing Prime Minister's family, not a guard, don't make amends!" ”
The swordsman named Cai Ren held his sword and saluted to Wuxian, turned to Zhao Ying, who was sitting upright, and bowed: "I heard that in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhao Shizi has a guard with a different appearance, and his swordsmanship is particularly good, so I beg to fight with him." ”
I couldn't see Wuxian's expression clearly when I was lying on it, but Zhiyan's face was watching a good show, but I looked at it squarely.
"What the swordsman said must be a careless child. Today, the first establishment of the Zhi Shizi is a great joy, and the unsympathetic child may as well go to the end of the battle. Zhao Ying looked at the shirtless shirt and smiled.
"No!" Wuxian stood up, unsheathed the sword from his waist and held it in his hand.
I have seen the swordsmanship of Wuxian, not to mention anything else, the kung fu of stabbing fish under the moon alone is enough to make a group of swordsmen embarrassed, but just now I saw Cai Ren using a sword, its momentum is fierce, and its strength is quite heavy, I can't help but be a little worried.
"From your point of view, how is this Cai Ren's swordsmanship?" I turned to the thief and asked.
"What, are you worried that this Zhao family concubine will lose?" The corners of the thief's mouth hooked.
"What does it matter to me if he wins or loses? It's just that I saw Cai Ren defeat his opponent in a few moves just now, so I was just curious. ”
"Cai Ren was originally a swordsman by Cai Hou's side, and he fought with me in Cai Guo once three years ago, except for the speed of his legs and feet, I can't see it, and his swordsmanship is worthy of his name as the first swordsman in Cai Country."
"The First Swordsman of Cai Kingdom!" I felt a chill in my heart, how is this good? Zhiyan asked such a person to challenge Wuxian, didn't he obviously want to embarrass Wuxian in front of everyone!
"Heh, Zhao Wuxian is going to make a fool of himself this time." Innocent snorted twice, looking gloating.
Others may not know the importance of this feast to Wu Xian, but I understand the hardships and hardships of his step by step from the son of a slave girl who was beaten and scolded to today. Tonight, in front of the ministers of the Jin Kingdom, in front of Zhao Ying, if he loses, then he will really never turn over.
The atmosphere in the banquet became extremely solemn, whether it was the four secretaries of the Jin State who were seated or the lower-level doctors crowded in the corner, everyone put down the cups in their hands and stared intently at the two people holding swords and facing each other in the center of the hall. In the eyes of the doctors, this may not be a simple sword battle, but a struggle between the old and the new power. In this struggle, everyone is waiting to see who will win the Zhi clan and the Zhao clan.
In addition to being quiet, it was still quiet, and the two people at the banquet stood still like two stone statues.
The solemn aura that emanated from their bodies made me unconsciously hold my breath.
On the ground, Cai Ren's feet moved, he held the sword in both hands, and took a steady step forward, assuming an offensive posture.
Wuxian didn't move, he didn't even raise his sword with his head down.
Cai Ren's gloomy face showed a hint of anger, he shouted, approached quickly, and with a flash of sword light, he slashed down at Wuxian with the momentum of breaking through the clouds and splitting the sky. The bronze sword is brittle and easy to break, so it is rare for a swordsman to use such a decisive move when competing with the sword, which shows that Cai Ren is arrogant and wants to defeat Wuxian with one move.
Unexpectedly, Wuxian was like a mountain, motionless, and only dodged when the long sword arrived in front of him. Cai Ren's sword missed, and he gathered momentum to rise again, this time he was dexterous with his sword, frequently attacked, covered the shirtless group with the sword, and finally stabbed with his sword, straight to the chest.
In the flash of lightning, the last moment before the sword entered his chest, he moved away at an incredible speed. Cai Ren's sword swooped into the crown hat of one of the guests, and the man's eyes rolled and he fainted before he could let out a single exclamation.
"Dodge skills, real villain's trip!" Cai Ren's face was full of anger, and he drew his sword and turned around and shouted.
Hearing this, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the red mark on his eyebrows suddenly lit up like a spark in the light of the candle flame. He flipped his right hand and raised his sword, and at that moment, the candle flames on both sides of the banquet suddenly stopped, and the wind passing through the hall seemed to be condensed on the tip of his sword by an inexplicable force. A servant standing opposite Wuxian was frightened by his momentum at the moment, and the painted high-necked pot in his hand fell suddenly.
I don't know if anyone can see the shirtless movement clearly, the moment I blinked, he was already standing in front of Cai Ren, a cold light appeared in the air, and the bun on the top of Cai Ren's head had been cut off in unison.
And at this moment, the high-necked pot had just hit the ground, and the wine was winding in all directions.
All of this is only in a moment.
Cai Ren touched the top of his head, his eyes looked directly at the long sword in Wuxian's hand, and his face was all twisted together.
Because just now, if Wuxian moved the sword down another three inches, the head on Cai Ren's neck had already landed.
Collect the sword without shirt and bow your head.
Cai Ren wore his hair scattered, and slashed the bronze long sword in his hand into the beam beside him like crazy. After a loud thud, the sword snapped. "Thirty years of sword practice, thirty years of ......" He looked at the broken sword on the ground and cried and laughed, completely ignoring the eyes of everyone at the table, and flew out of the hall.
In the lobby, the cheers suddenly erupted, almost tearing down the roof.
"Boy, are you crying?" The thief looked at the tears in my eyes and said in surprise.
"Is there one?" I reached out and wiped my eyes, and smiled brightly.
At the table, Zhao Ying smiled, and Zhiyao also smiled.
The drums sounded again, and the dancing female musicians entered under the leadership of Lan Ji, singing and dancing.
Shirtless returned to the corner and sat down, and several people beside him cautiously raised their glasses to congratulate him, and he thanked them one by one.
Offering wine, sorrel (1), rewarding wine, staggered between the banquet, the guests and hosts are happy. I felt a little tired when I saw this, so I got up and tried to leave, but before I could retract my head, I saw Zhiyan, who was drunk and red-faced, leaving the table and walking towards Wuxian.
Seeing this, several lower-level doctors beside Wuxian immediately got up and gave up their positions.
After Zhiyan and Wuxian exchanged salutes, they sat down loudly, and then a sommelier presented him a small glass of red lacquer amphorae.
Zhiyan pinched the ear cup and raised his hand slightly, and the waiter immediately scooped a spoonful of wine in the bronze Fang Yi with a wine spoon more than three feet long, preparing to pour Zhiyan's empty glass. But at this time, Zhiyan withdrew his hand slightly, and the hand holding the long spoon stopped.
The doctors who were originally sitting next to Wuxian all looked at Zhiyan with sideways faces, and the three of us on the roof also pushed their heads forward in unison. According to the etiquette, the wine scooped out is not allowed to be poured back into the wine vessel, but Zhiyan doesn't accept the wine at this time, and the others don't dare to take it, so the waiter can only stand with a long spoon.
"Ashi, what are they doing?" Innocent asked in a whisper.
"Shhhh
A trace of unusual aura slowly flowed between Zhiyan and Zhao Wuxian, and only this corner of the lively lobby was particularly quiet. The son of the Zhi family and the son of the Zhao family sat face to face like this, without saying a word. The sommelier's hand holding the long spoon gradually trembled a little, and the clear wine jumped in the red spoon, and finally landed on the table.
Wuxian glanced sideways at the waiter and raised his glass, and the waiter quickly poured all the wine in the long spoon into his glass.
But at this moment, Zhiyan was still holding the empty cup and looking at Wuxian motionlessly.
"What the hell are they doing?" Innocent couldn't help but ask in my ear again.
"This is the son of the Zhi family, and the son of the Zhao family wants to serve him as a drinker!" The thief chuckled, looking like he was watching a good show.
I glared at the thief, looked down at the shirtless, and saw him slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, got up and took the long spoon from the sommelier's hand, and respectfully poured a glass of wine for Zhiyan, who was not as noble as his shoulder.
Zhiyan immediately laughed, and the boy's voice would remain unchanged, sounding particularly harsh.
Zhiyan pulled Wuxian and sat down beside him, and the two seemed to chat a few words, and then Zhiyan put his mouth to Wuxian's ear and whispered. I couldn't hear what they said, but I was surprised to find that Zhiyan's hand holding the wine glass had reached the back of the shirtless shirt at some point, and others might only say that the two of them were intimate, but I could see it clearly when I was lying on the roof.
Zhiyan poured all a glass of wine on the back of the shirtless!
My face began to burn, from my cheeks to the base of my ears, and my heart burned like a fire.
After pouring out the wine, Zhiyan stood up, bowed to the shirtless chin and walked away.
Shirtless got up to salute in return, and as soon as he bent down, a large dark black water stain on his back was particularly glaring.
Innocent seemed to sense my anger, he squeezed my hand and whispered, "Ah Shi, let's go!" ”
I glanced down at Zhao Wuxian under me, and his posture hadn't moved since Zhiyan left.
You okay? I looked at him and asked silently in my heart. Half an hour ago, he defeated Cai Ren with his divine swordsmanship in front of everyone, and won the thunderous cheers of everyone with his strength, but now, in a corner of this hall, in the dark that everyone can't see, he has been humiliated like this.
Zhiyan, how dare you......