Fan Xian was furious in his heart, but his face was respectful, and he lowered his eyes, avoiding the eyes cast by the young emperor, but he was embarrassed to look at the queen mother next to him, and the two old leather faces of the Taifu and the prime minister opposite were not interesting, so his eyes naturally fell on the table next to the Taifu.

The table was empty, and I don't know which one it was, but it hadn't come at this time. Just thinking about it, a person walked over from behind the pillars next to the Changgong pool, bowed to the queen mother and the emperor in the hall, and naturally sat down on the table, and the palace maid had already gone to pour wine.

This man was dressed in a dark robe, with a slender figure and full of might, but his eyes were as quiet as an ancient well, bottomless, and the most strange thing was that he had a chain wrapped around his waist, and he actually carried two scimitars to the temple. This guy is so daring!

Fan Xian gasped, turned his head and asked Lin Jing, "Who is this person?" ”

Lin Jing whispered: "This is the first disciple of the national teacher Kuhe, Lord Wolf Peach, the commander of the forbidden army in the palace, but I heard that in recent years, he has mainly been responsible for the emperor's martial arts practice, and he doesn't manage affairs much." ”

Fan Xian sighed, seemed to understand, and said with a little shock: "It turns out that this is the senior brother of the Begonia girl, no wonder the status is so transcendent." ”

At this time, Wolf Tao's two eyes with deep meaning in the tranquility had already been cast on Fan Xian's face.

Fan Xian smiled, raised the wine glass in his hand with courtesy, gestured to the wolf peach, opened his lips slightly, and said two words silently: "Hello." ”

Wolf Tao frowned slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally raised the cup in his hand and drank a cup with Fan Xian.

Lin Jing whispered beside Fan Xian: "My lord, this person should indeed settle down, but it's a pity that he will leave for China the day after tomorrow, and I only met him for the first time today." ”

Fan Xian was a pity, but he was thinking in his heart, I don't know if Wolf Tao will recognize him. He was thinking about this, and Wolf Tao was also puzzled over there, seeing that the god of the young official in Qingguo opposite was so natural, it didn't look like a fake at all, could it be that Shen seriously guessed that the man in black on the edge of the cliff was Chen Pingping's shadow guard, not the Fan Tisi opposite?

Fan Xian's heart was calm, he swept his gaze over the tables in the hall, and asked, "Why didn't you see Lord Shen?" ”

Lin Jingying said: "Although Shen Chong is the commander of the Zhenfu Division, his rank is not enough to enter the palace, not to mention the birthday of the Empress Dowager today, he must be in charge of the matter of guarding in Shangjing." ”

Fan Xian nodded and didn't say anything more. After a while, the ritual music in the palace is gradually made, the sound of silk and bamboo plays a sense of brilliance, there are dancers dancing in the court, Qingguang appears at the top, and the birthday banquet officially begins.

First of all, the emperor held a cup for the queen mother's birthday, and then the courtiers knelt down in turn, praying for the queen mother's birthday, Fan Xian sat in the first place as a foreign courtier, and Lin Jing secretly told how to act on the side, so he passed this pass smoothly.

Wine, fruits and vegetables are served in the hands of the beautiful palace maids, quietly but generously placed on each case, whenever there is a palace maid to serve, Fan Xian will always lean slightly and smile to sign, which falls in the eyes of the ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is inevitable that it is a little contrived, but some people will look at it more and more happy, and feel that this leader in the younger generation is really extraordinary.

Fan Xian looked at those palace maids with willow eyebrows and suppleness, and felt so uneasy in his heart, the young emperor stayed with these beautiful girls every day, and he didn't become a barren teenager, this matter, there was really something wrong.

The birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager ―――――――――――――――――――――――, although it is not the ordinary old lady who is too raw, but in fact, the difference is not big, but the guests who come are of a higher grade, and the wine and food used are higher...... I have a headache, this is definitely not the program that Aunt Li can think of when she celebrates her fiftieth birthday.

Fan Xian rubbed his temples, with a gentle smile on his face, but he was already scolding his mother in his heart.

Gentle girls now like to call themselves old ladies and play boldly, rude gentlemen now like to laugh and laugh disgustingly, pig butchers like to eat the vegetables of the neighbor's house, and old grandmothers who can't marry with a flower on their heads like to be matchmakers everywhere. This person likes to be close to what he is not good at, and he likes to do what he is not good at, according to psychology, what you lack, you will subconsciously emphasize something.

Therefore, Qingguo, who has always been famous for his martial arts, is now under the leadership of His Majesty, and began to go to the road of Wenzhi, obviously a military general in Kyoto, a master of martial arts, but the so-called poetry club is popular, and the palace lady is hobby, so he is favored, and the second prince is deeply governed by the scriptures, and is quite popular with the people, until a generation of poets and immortals Fan Xian appeared, which immediately attracted the attention and admiration of all the scholars.

And the Northern Qi Dynasty, which has always been the center of the world, is now angry and strong, and it is not popular to chant poetry against it, but likes to play duels, give up their mouths, and use their fists to reason. Therefore, a small scimitar was thrown at the door of the Nanqing mission, and the Northern Qi masters who wanted to find Fan Xian to compete in martial arts could be lined up all the way to the valley of Yanshan from the gate of the mission.

Fan Xian didn't go out, and when he went out, he traveled with Begonia, and finally avoided the tragic fate of fighting in the ring every day, but before he was about to return to China, he couldn't hide from this hall.

............ "Lord Fan, what do you think of this mention?" The Queen Mother smiled and looked at the table where Fan Xian was sitting, although it was a question, but the tone was unquestionable.

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, a military general of the Northern Qi Dynasty mentioned yì to compete in martial arts, although it was nice to say, and it was just a martial arts practice, but everyone knew that the ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty knew that there was no way to take the so-called generation of poets and immortals above, and they were ready to humiliate themselves, and the queen mother didn't know why, she seemed to dislike herself very much.

He stood up, swept his eyes over the hall, and suddenly opened his mouth and said with a smile: "The old man of the Queen Mother, the foreign minister has no power to restrain the chicken, so it is better to be spared." ”

The palace laughed coaxingly, no one would believe Fan Xian's words, Fan Xian killed Cheng Jushu, and the deeds of beating Ye Ling with a black fist have already spread all over the world, and he is recognized as a rare person who is both civil and military, and the ministers really didn't expect this southern envoy to be so timid.

The Queen Mother said calmly: "Lord Fan is too modest. She said a few more words, but Fan Xian couldn't refuse.

Fan Xian's eyelids jumped, and he thought to himself that it was no wonder that in the time-traveling novels he read in his previous life, all the time-travelers adhered to the glorious tradition of Lord Wei, and referred to all the queen mothers as: old bitches - if he let him at this time, he would really lose face in the court, and it would be really difficult to explain to his father and the old cripple when he returned to the south, and Xinyang didn't know what kind of tricks he would play.

So he smiled and retreated.

The Queen Mother's eyes lit up slightly, but the emperor sitting next to the Queen Mother had a worried face and asked with concern: "Fan Qing, if you are unwell, you should be spared." ”

Although Fan Xian had only chatted with this emperor a few times, and he had already had a mustard in his heart, when he heard the genuine concern in his words, he couldn't help but be a little touched when he thought that the other party was a Ninety-Five Supreme after all, and he raised his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, even if the foreign minister splashes blood in front of the palace, it should be a blood gift for the Queen Mother's birthday." ”

These words were nondescript, a big violation of etiquette, and immediately ruined the atmosphere, and sure enough, the queen mother's face sank. The emperor smiled, thinking it was very interesting, this Fan Xian was really an eccentric person with a gentle appearance and a stubborn heart who refused to suffer, and waved his hand and said: "That's it, since it is a competition, it is naturally to the end." ”

The emperor's eyes were cold, and he looked at the ministers in the hall and said, "If anyone asks himself if he can't control the strength of his shot, then don't come out to offer ugliness." This first blocked the characters who were ready to play with accidental injuries.

The ministers were shocked, and it was surprising to find that this young son of heaven had matured so fast over the years, and the power of the son of heaven was becoming more and more overwhelming, and what was even more strange was ...... Mother, why is this emperor so good to that Fan Xian? Is this our emperor or the emperor of Qingguo?

............ In the middle of the conversation, a military general came from the side hall, saluted the queen mother and the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "Minister, Cheng Puzhu, I would like to ask Lord Qingguo Fan for advice." ”

The Queen Mother bowed slightly. The emperor knew the level of this Cheng Puzhu, the other party was Wolf Tao's nephew, and they were all students of the Tianyi faction, and now they were serving in the forbidden army in the palace, probably because they heard the order from Shangfeng, so they came to compete. The emperor knew from Haitang's mouth that Fan Xian was already a master at the beginning of the ninth grade, but Cheng Puzhu was only at the level of the seventh grade, why...... The emperor glanced at Wolf Tao, his martial arts master, but found that Wolf Tao was sitting on the table, and there was no reaction on his face.

Cheng Puzhu saluted Fan Xian again, and said in a deep voice: "Fan Daren is both civil and military, and his reputation shocks the world, Cheng Puzhu asks Master Fan for guidance." ”

Fan Xian smiled, and also glanced at Wolf Tao, knowing that the competition in this palace was not for competitiveness, but that Wolf Tao wanted to see his own shooting style before he returned to China, and after he arrived in Northern Qi, he had not made a move in front of everyone, and Wolf Tao must still have some doubts about things on the edge of the cliff.

He arched his hand at Cheng Puzhu and said, "Lord Cheng?"

Cheng Puzhu replied in a deep voice: "Exactly." ”

Fan Xian said: "You are not my opponent. Then he sat down.

............ The ministers were in an uproar, thinking that this Fan Xian was too arrogant. Just thinking about it, he heard a calm voice sound: "Please give me advice." ”

Cheng Puzhu was angry, but he saw the guard behind Fan Xian take a step forward and stand in front of him, at this time, the light of heaven hit down from the glass on the top of the hall, scattering a clear light, and the light in the hall was extremely bright, so he could clearly see the infinite killing intent contained in the simple face of the guard.

It's just a step, Gundam just took a step forward, but his whole person has changed greatly, he was just an inconspicuous guard before, hidden in Fan Xian's figure, and at this moment he stepped out, but he actually faintly had some grandmaster demeanor, at this time there was no wind in the hall, but Gundam's true qi flowed, and his clothes fluttered slightly.

Fan Xian took advantage of the cover of the case, sat on the ground in half a basket, held the small wine glass with two fingers, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he paid attention to the expression of the wolf peach opposite.

Wolf Tao didn't seem to be very interested in the things in the field, and he was holding chopsticks in his hand and was holding the dishes on the plate, but Fan Xian's eyes were sharp, and he still saw his jaw nodded slightly, which ...... It is to give consent.

Cheng Puzhu took a deep breath and looked at the Gundam in front of him, everyone in Shangjing knew that the other party was a master guard of the Southern Dynasty Mission, and General Tan Wu, who had restrained General Uesugi in one move, could be described as a real master!

But this is already the case, and Cheng Puzhu can't be allowed to back down, only to see him shouting: "Please allow me to use a knife!"

Although the young son of heaven admired Fan Xian, he was not a fool after all, of course he knew that he was the emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and he also admired the courage and momentum of this general, and said with a commendatory face: "Accurate...... Cheng General, do it with your heart, this time is purely martial arts, don't see him as the face of the court, no matter whether you win or lose, I will be rewarded. ”

The queen mother, the protagonist of the birthday banquet, glanced at her son, her eyes full of disapproval, but the young emperor smiled and groaned, as if he did not see his mother's eyes.

The two brothers, Lin Wen and Lin Jing, were extremely nervous, thinking that they were about to leave for China, so why did they make such a fuss in the palace again? If their own side wins, the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty will lose face, which is not good, and if the other party wins, they will lose face in the Qing Dynasty, and it is even worse! However, the Qingguo officials have already cultivated a natural ruthlessness in the past few decades, and when they saw the other party's provocation, even Wenchen was really angry, and said to Gundam: "Gao Guard, point to the end, don't win too much." ”

There was no battle, and the prophet won. Fan Xian glanced at the two deputy envoys beside him, smiled bitterly, and thought that these two were even more arrogant than himself, so he turned his head to the emperor on the dragon chair and said, "Your Majesty, please allow the subordinates of the foreign minister to send swords into the palace." ”

The Emperor looked at him with a smile and waved his hand.

Outside the palace, I knew that there would be a martial arts competition in the main hall, and today was the birthday banquet of the queen mother, so the palace was loose, and His Majesty also nodded, so the courtiers who were dining in the side hall flocked to the door of the main hall and cast their eager eyes on the field.

The little eunuch took the long knife used for the Gundam from the corner gate of the palace, handed it to the eunuch in front of the palace, and passed it to the palace. Fan Xian saw that Wang Qinian was looking at this side at the entrance of the main hall, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, thinking that Lao Wang Mo had itchy hands, and wanted to touch something in this palace with his old business, right?

Speaking of this, as soon as Gundam held the hilt of the long knife with both hands, the whole person's jīng divine state suddenly advanced into a very wonderful realm, the previous power was gone, the sense of oppression was no longer there, and the rest of the field was ...... It seems that there is only one knife, even if there is one knife for one person, but in the eyes of the onlookers, there is still only one knife.

Wolf Tao paused, looking at the unique style of the long knife in Gundam's hand, he didn't know what he thought, and the corners of his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

―――――――――――――――――――――――― Cheng Puzhu stood opposite Gundam, looked at the opponent who was standing steadily, put aside a distracting thought in his mind, took a breath, and slowly pulled out the scimitar in the sheath, the blade rubbed against the sheath, and made a metallic sound that made people feel hot.

Gundam remained still, holding the long knife in both hands, and the whole person was a few inches to the right.

Cheng Puzhu slowly transported the true qi, poured the true qi into his wrist, and felt that his forearm seemed to have cooperated with the scimitar, so he raised the knife slightly, he was the nephew of the wolf peach, the bitter lotus faction, although he only had the truth of the seven grades, but he had the confidence given by the master, the other party could be arrogant, but he would not.

The sword shines like snow!

The next moment, Cheng Puzhu had already appeared directly in front of the Gundam, and the two were extremely close, as if they were face to face and body to body!

And the snow-like sword light came from Cheng Puzhu's hand, the scimitar was very strangely upside down, he held the scimitar high, but the tip of the knife was straight to Gundam's left shoulder!

The distance between the two was too close, even Cheng Puzhu could only hang the scimitar upside down, stabbing it in such a very unpredictable way, not to mention that Gundam was holding the long knife with both hands, and there was no chance of unsheathing it at this time, even if the long knife was unsheathed, there was no way to play a role in such a short distance.

Cheng Puzhu really deserves to be an extraordinary teacher, and in a short period of time, relying on the judgment of the opponent's weapon, he has set a plan to control the enemy.

The ministers were slightly startled, as if they were about to see blood coming out of Gundam's shoulder.

Fan Xian frowned slightly, as if he didn't expect Cheng Puzhu to make a move as fast as wind and thunder.

............ A very ugly voice sounded. Immediately afterwards, after a cracking sound, another muffled sound sounded, and the next moment, the Empress Dowager Emperor in the palace, peeking at the ministers outside the palace, all watched with surprise as a figure was shocked and flew out!

Cheng Puzhu fell heavily to the ground, his face was covered in blood, and he looked extremely injured!

Everyone thought that Gundam had sent Cheng Puzhu Zhen out with true qi, and they couldn't help but be shocked, being able to fly a seventh-grade master with only true qi, in addition to the four great grandmasters, maybe only a few top ninth-grade powerhouses could do it, and Gundam ...... It's just a guard of the Nanqing Mission!

Only those martial arts masters in the arena could see what was going on. When Cheng Puzhu was under the scimitar, Gundam didn't even draw the knife, but held the long knife in both hands and lifted it down!

The handle of the long knife is about the size of an inch square, and it is this extremely small area of the handle that is actually the tip of the Chengpu bamboo scimitar!

Gundam's long knife was as tall as a man, and as soon as he lifted it, the scabbard stood firmly on the ground.

Therefore, when the tip of the scimitar stabbed the hilt, it was equivalent to saying that the true qi and momentum of Pu Zhu's whole body were transmitted to the bluestone floor under his feet with the long knife in Gundam's hand as a bridge. Gundam was tantamount to staying out of the matter, watching Cheng Puzhu's long-standing blow and making a head-on collision with the earth.

In the future, the soil is thick, even if you are a great master?

............ At that moment, Cheng Puzhu felt an extremely powerful force coming back from the tip of the knife, making him breathless for a while.

And at this moment, Gundam gave up his sword and fists, his arms seemed to hold a circle, turned to the left, and the tip of his right hand like a steel-like elbow hit Cheng Puzhu's chin hard, how powerful this blow was, and the opponent's teeth and lips were cracked, and blood flowed, this is still Gundam's mercy, otherwise this blow alone, Cheng Puzhu will die.

Yu Qi said that Cheng Puzhu was defeated at the hands of Gundam, but it was better to say that he was defeated at the hands of the earth.

――――――――――――――――――――――――― a eunuch had already helped Cheng Puzhu to retreat for treatment, and Gao Cheng calmly bowed to His Majesty and the Queen Mother, pulled out his long knife, and slowly retreated behind Fan Xian. With a snort, at this time, the bluestone slab in the previous battle was cracked inch by inch, and the ministers in the palace understood that the unsheathed long knife was actually stabbed by Cheng Puzhu's scimitar and hit into the bluestone slab, what kind of power is this?

Knowing that Gundam was a trick, the ministers talked about it, but they didn't say much.

Fan Xian looked at the expressions of the ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and smiled a little self-assuredly, in the eyes of everyone, this smile was inevitably a little hateful. Fan Xian handed the wine glass he was drinking behind him.

Gao Da was slightly stunned, took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp: "Lord Xie gives wine, Lord Xie instructs." "I don't know what Fan Xian once instructed him.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "It should be the Empress Dowager Xie who gave ......"

Before he finished speaking, he found that the hall suddenly became quiet, including the courtiers and eunuchs outside the hall, because ...... Wolf Tao spoke.

Wolf Tao looked at Fan Xian with a smile and said, "Lord Fan's small methods are really worthy of their reputation, I can't imagine that even Your Excellency's guards know this." After saying this, he stood up, gently untied his coat, and handed it to the palace maid behind him, revealing the two scimitars connected together at his waist.

There was a buzz in the hall!

As the first apprentice of the national teacher, the martial arts teacher of His Majesty, the ministers of the běijīng have not seen him make a move for many years, and they can't imagine that they are going to make an exception for the people of Nanqing.

The ministers cast their burning eyes on the wolf peach, but because of the special status of the other party, they didn't dare to say anything.

............ Before Wolf Tao could come out, Fan Xian was already laughing, waving his hand and saying, "I'm not your opponent." Previously, he bluntly denounced that Cheng Puzhu was not his opponent, but at this time, he admitted that he was not the opponent of the other party, and it fell in the ears of the Northern Qi people, which was a little above board.

Wolf Tao smiled and said, "Whether it is an opponent or not, you have to fight to know." ”

Fan Xian's heart was slightly cold, knowing that if he really fought with this master, first, if he didn't use the secret crossbow poison needle, he would definitely not be the opponent of the other party's triad, and second, if the other party really confirmed that he was the person on the edge of the cliff, judging from the endless cover of the bitter lotus for the temple, he was only afraid that he would fall into the fate of being hunted down.

He frowned, but he also knew that he had already given Nanqing enough face to challenge himself as a wolf peach, and he would never let Gundam fight again, so he was getting tougher in his heart, and when he was about to make a move, he heard a voice: "Senior brother, I'll come." ”

Fan Xian was happy and happy.

The people of Northern Qi are also happy, and the people who watch the excitement are even happier.

............ Haitang slowly walked out from the rear of the Queen Mother, and said to the wolf Tao: "Senior brother, I'll come." ”

Seeing that it was her, Wolf Tao showed a gentle expression on her face, and said, "It's okay, senior sister is natural...... Just be careful of Lord Fan's ...... Means. ”

Haitang saluted the queen mother and the emperor, didn't say anything, walked in front of Fan Xian, smiled and said, "Are you coming?"

"Come, why not?" the two didn't realize that the conversation was like a child in a player's house.

Of course, the Northern Qi people who surrounded the main hall on the inner and outer three floors did not notice it, and even the officials of the Nanqing Mission did not notice it, everyone was caught in some kind of expectation at this time, and this expectation was even beyond the victory or defeat, beyond the face of the two countries, just just to see a scene that happened in a while.

One is Nanqing Shixian, who is both civil and military, and has become Fan Xian of the Supervision Yuan at the age of less than 20.

One is the Northern Qi Heavenly Maiden, the youngest of the Nine Rank masters after the bitter lotus, the legendary Heavenly Veiner, who is considered to be the most likely to become the fifth great master of Begonia.

Both of them are the most famous leaders of today's young generation, and it is rumored in the market that these two have traveled around the capital and forgot to return, which seems to be sympathetic to each other, which also confirms from another aspect that the two are indeed on the same level.

The two are finally going to face each other.

............ I don't know how long it took, Wang Qinian, who was guarding the door of the main hall, yawned, looked at the two young men and women who were fighting in the hall, and muttered, "Who is this fooling?"

A eunuch beside him said indignantly: "You actually faked a fight in a martial arts competition in front of the palace! Miss Begonia, how can you bear to disappoint those of us who are watching the excitement?"

Wang Qinian said angrily: "I also confiscated the money of you spectators, naturally you are not serious in acting, what about fake fighting? With the identities of the two of them, I am afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will be embarrassed to fake it." ”