Chapter 24 <中>Pick a Hundred
This year, there were really a lot of people fishing in troubled waters, and after a riding and shooting competition, a large number of soy sauce langs were out one after another. Among them, several Chu Jing nobles dressed as men were also found, all of whom came down to His Royal Highness the "Eastern Chu Martial God". After being exposed on the spot, he didn't have the slightest look of shame, but instead stood in a group of chatterers, grinning and looking in the direction of Song Yuanxi. Most of them are either rich or noble, and a few of their fathers are still members of the court, and they are sitting on the stargazing platform at the moment.
Although they couldn't see the expressions of the people on the stage too far away, they must have found that their daughter had mixed in disguise, and the expressions on her faces were very exciting.
Princess Shuyi was half angry, jumped to the stage and pointed at the group of noble girls and scolded them loudly, saying that they were lawless, unethical, unorthodox and so on! That group of noble ladies had never seen this kind of formation, and they were reprimanded one by one so that their faces turned pale and they didn't dare to say anything. At this moment, on the stargazing platform, Emperor Chu and the group of officials beside him had very ugly faces, and they only felt that they had lost face in their hearts, regretting that they had "no way to teach their daughters" on weekdays. Empress Xue hurriedly ordered someone to pull Song Yumei back.
Xia Taozhi subconsciously reached out and tugged at the placket of her clothes, touched her cheeks, and felt a little nervous. Although she looks like a fake young man, her body is still a real woman. Belch...... Is it genuine? She was inexplicably a little weak-hearted, thinking that the tsundere prince once laughed at her for playing in her true colors, she couldn't help but "puff" in her heart, men probably like Song Yumei's big-breasted and brainless person!
However, in this way, the number of people who were eliminated by eliminating those unqualified soy sauce men and the nobles who were fishing in troubled waters and pretending to be men was reduced by half.
Xia Taozhi was a little embarrassed, no wonder Dongchu couldn't beat Xitu, it was really a withering talent.
The ring competition in the afternoon is a best-of-three system. It only takes two wins to qualify for tomorrow's championship.
Xia Taozhi secretly prayed in her heart that she would not meet those three people, otherwise she was afraid that she would take off a layer of skin before she could reach Jin Kui.
The first win was very smooth, the opponent was a fledgling Jianghu disciple, and the kung fu practice was not good enough to reach home, and she won easily by dividing five by two.
The second game was not so lucky, she looked at the name of the opponent on the red list, and secretly scolded in her heart that the year was unfavorable, and the red and black letters on the list read: No. 33 Gu Sheng vs. No. 198 Xiao Lianxu.
Song Yuanxi sat on the stage far away, the expression on his face seemed to be careless, but in fact, he had been secretly paying attention to the situation on Xia Taozhi's side, and when he saw that her opponent this time was Xiao Lianxu, he also frowned, and secretly screamed in his heart. The candidates for the battle were decided by drawing lots on the spot, and he was not easy to do, but Xiao Taozi was really unlucky, why did so many people meet Xiao Lianxu? I'm afraid I'm going to suffer a loss in this one.
A gong sounded, and the two went to the ring.
After saluting each other, they flashed their weapons and opened their postures.
Looking at it up close, Xiao Lianxu's appearance is even more feminine, with a pair of eyes that are more beautiful than a woman, a fair and handsome face, and delicate and moving facial features. If it weren't for the perennial gloomy face and frowning and looking bitter and hateful, his face might not be worse than Song Yuanxi's.
Xiao Lianxu was dressed in red, holding a long sword in his hand, standing in the wind, his clothes were flying, the hair on the back of his head was blown by the wind, sweeping over his shoulders, and from the back, it really had a bit of a male and female taste.
She heard the tsundere prince say that Xiao Lianxu is extremely talented and extraordinary, but he is withdrawn and proud, and he has never liked to interact with people, probably because he was born noble and pampered since he was a child. The weapon he made was a long sword, a mediocre long sword, for a noble family like Xiao Lianxu, what kind of famous sword did not have? But he loved this sword alone. It is said that there are many rumors about this saber among the people, and there are even rumors that this sword is a token of Xiao Dagongzi's "broken sleeves", there are too many versions, and the specific one is true, and the tsundere prince can't say.
Xia Taozhi seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to ridicule the "Dong Chutong" when it also failed, but in exchange for a big roll of the tsundere prince's eyes, he said disdainfully: "Lao Tzu was very busy when he was the prince, how could he have time to take care of the past when the enemy country was nobody?" ”
She was speechless. Indeed, compared with the "Xuanjia God of War", Xiao Lianxu can really only be regarded as a nobody. But at this moment, Xiao Lianxu is a strong enemy for her that should not be underestimated.
She clenched the sword in her hand and raised it to her ear, the big red spike hanging down, tangled with her bunched hair, fluttering gently in the wind. She was used to using short knives, but since she practiced the set of "Heaven and Earth, I am the only one in the world", and after practicing the unparalleled swordsmanship created by Prince Tsundere, Prince Tsundere gave her a sword, and gave this sword a very smart name called Qing Yu. The blade of the sword is slightly shorter and thinner than ordinary swords, making it more suitable for women. She likes this Qingyu Sword very much, and it is very handy to use.
At this moment, the second gong sounded, and the competition began.
Xiao Lianxu's body moved, and he took the lead in attacking. He was impatient from beginning to end, and he didn't look at the thin, small, weak little white face opposite. He has been practicing martial arts hard since he was a child, and he is the "Eastern Chu Martial God" who is sitting on the stargazing platform at the moment. He wants to challenge him and then defeat him to prove that he is the first person in Dongchu. It is also because of this that he came to participate in this year's "Heavy Building Picking Stars", but he was tired of such a tedious competition from the bottom of his heart, and he just wanted to solve it quickly at the moment.
Xia Taozhi's eyes flashed, only to feel a fierce sword wind coming towards her, and in the blink of an eye, the person had already arrived in front of her. So fast! She was startled, but she dodged it with a very fast side dodge. This is the instinctive reaction she practiced with the tsundere prince every day, although Xiao Lianxu is fast, but compared with the perversion of the tsundere prince, it is still a little worse.
She took a step back, and as soon as the Qingyu Sword in her hand flipped over, she attacked Xiao Lianxu.
Xiao Lianxu reacted extremely quickly, and the long sword drew an arc in the air, picking her sword apart and defusing the attack. The backhand was a palm, and it slashed straight at her door. She threw her upper body back, but she was able to avoid the blow, and she made a beautiful backward flip and retreated.
Everyone present was attracted by their fight and gathered in their ring.
I listened to the discussion of everyone in the audience.
"Hey, what's the origin of this skinny, little white face? It seems to be quite powerful, and he can go through so many tricks with Xiao Dagongzi. ”
"Don't you see the bamboo sign hanging from his waist? It says the thirty-third, Gu Sheng. ”
"Who is Gu Sheng? I've never heard of this person......"
"I heard that it's the distant cousin of Master Gu of the Ministry of War...... Gee...... It's terrifying......"
"Speaking of the terrible afterlife, the little boy Xue in the ring over there is also a good one!"
"That's natural, Xue Xiaogongzi is the proud protégé of the hussar general, and he is his own nephew, so he is naturally outstanding."
"There is another Xuanyuan boy in the ring, who is also extremely powerful. I heard that it is a guest of His Royal Highness the Prince, tsk, they all have a great background......"
"Damn, this year's "Star Picking" is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon! Lao Tzu is still mixed up, and it looks hopeless again......"
"Haha, just because you're too embarrassed to be delusional? Let's go back and practice for another ten years. ”
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Everyone in the audience was talking hotly, but the two on the stage were inseparable.
Xia Taozhi's body is smart, her moves are light and elegant, her sword moves at will, and her moves are close to the point. Xiao Lianxu's sword is like his person, with a feminine aura, turning a long sword into an offense, attacking and defending with fierce swordsmanship. The two of you come and go, as fast as two lights and shadows, everyone in the audience is dazzled, only to hear the two swords colliding in the air from time to time, making a crisp sound of "ding".
Xia Taozhi is a woman in the end, and her strength is still far inferior to that of a man, and after a few times, the tiger's mouth was shocked and numb. But at this time, she couldn't take a breath at all, and there was another sword light in front of her, a bright and cold sword blade, with a cold coldness, extremely fast. Her figure quickly floated to the left, brushing shoulders with the sword that stabbed her, and with a backhand twist of her wrist, the long sword rotated in one direction, stabbing straight into Xiao Lianxu's chest.
Xiao Lianxu was not in a hurry, her body was slightly sideways, and the horizontal sword was blocked upward, blocking her sword.
Xia Taozhi's sword could no longer move forward, and she didn't dare to retreat rashly, so she could only stalemate with him.
Song Yuanxi on the stage frowned, it's not good, if it goes on like this, the little peach will definitely suffer!
Song Yuansheng on the side looked over and sneered: "Third Emperor Brother, this palace seems to be very concerned about the situation in that ring...... I don't know if I'm worried about Gu Shilang's cousin...... Or are you attracted by the Grand Prince Xue of the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion? I see that the appearance of these two is very delicate, and the third emperor brother has a unique vision......"
Song Yuanxi's entire attention was focused on Xia Taozhi at this time, and he didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, and replied casually: "What? Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also interested? ”
“……”
Song Yuansheng was bored with himself, and turned his head around in mockery.
The two on the stage were deadlocked, and no one gave a cent.
But Xia Taozhi's legs were already trembling a little, and she was already gritting her teeth to support herself at this time. Her heart was not good, and her mind was quickly thinking about countermeasures. However, before she could come up with any way to deal with it, she saw Xiao Lianxu suddenly smile at her, and that smile made her heart cold, not good, he was going to make a killing move!
Sure enough, Xiao Lianxu's hand holding the sword made a fierce force, and his body deceived him at a strange angle, the sword body was slightly on one side, and the palm of the other hand was like a blade, and it slashed straight at her.
Between the lightning and flint, Xia Taozhi's body sank slightly, she didn't dodge or dodge, and she actually took this move, and Xiao Lianxu's palm slashed straight on her left shoulder.
Song Yuanxi's heart tugged.
Xiao Lianxu didn't expect that the thin young man in front of him who looked weak and couldn't help but play his cards so unconventionally, he was immediately a little stunned, at this moment of his hesitation, Xia Taozhi threw the sword to his left hand, and shook his right hand at Xiao Lianxu's face, Xiao Lianxu subconsciously wanted to dodge, and the next moment, a sword was already across his neck.
He raised his eyes to look at the young man in front of him, his eyes were clear and bright, and his eyes flashed with determination, he lost.
"In the second game, Gu Shengsheng won."