Chapter 6: Covenants and Bets
"The people from the government are here, and today's fight can't be done. β
"No, I seem to have heard Su Qin say just now, agreeing to go to the martial arts arena with Lin Fei. β
"That's right, if they really go to the martial arts arena to fight, the government can't control it, I just don't know if Su Qin can fight? Don't be killed by Lin Fei by taking the opportunity. β
The crowd of onlookers began to talk again, and those who watched the excitement were not afraid of many things, but they were afraid that they would not be lively.
"Commander Ao, a few juniors of their Su family are bullying and want to besiege me and my guards, you have to call the shots for us. Lin Fei recognized the person who spoke just now at a glance, and the wicked person sued first.
"Lin Fei, don't spew blood, it's obvious that you led someone to bully my fifth brother, and we all arrived just now. Su Quan was the first to defend himself.
"Okay, don't make any noise!" Commander Ao raised his hand to stop their argument, and then pointed at Lin Fei and said, "Before I came, I did hear that you brought people to surround Su Qin, I can still tell the right and wrong, even if you are from the Lin family, don't try to play tricks in front of me." β
"Hmph, I brought people to surround Su Qin, but I just talked to him, and then Su Jie and the others came, so they said they would do it. Lin Fei continued to quibble.
"Bastard, shameless!"
The Su Qin brothers felt very disdainful of his appearance, and even some people questioned it.
But the commander didn't seem to want to distinguish this, so he waved his hand and said: "I don't care which of you wants to do it first, anyway, I'm here, I won't be allowed to fight any more here, nothing will be dispersed quickly, don't force me to arrest you all back to the general." β
He said it harshly, but it meant that "big things are turned into small things, and small things are turned into small things", Su Jie and Su Quan actually had this idea, and hurriedly agreed, and they were going to pull Su Qin away.
But Lin Fei didn't want to let them go, raised his hand to stop them, and said to Commander Ao at the same time: "Lord Commander, there is something I want to ask you to testify, Su Qin just promised me to go to the martial arts arena to compete with me, this is not against the rules of General Zhang and the City Lord's Mansion." β
"Well, I think I heard that, too. "Commander Ao's attitude is impartial.
"Lin Fei, don't mess around!" Su Jie immediately spoke, and then complained to Su Qin, "Fifth brother, why did you promise him just now? Even if your cultivation improves, it is impossible for you to really be his opponent." β
"Third brother, don't worry, I'm not so impulsive. Su Qin comforted, and then turned to Lin Fei, "That's right, I promised you to go to the martial arts arena, but I didn't say that it was today, two months, as long as you wait patiently for two months, I will definitely go to the martial arts arena with you to fight once, how about it?"
Lin Feiyi frowned: "Sick seedling, aren't you fooling me, are you going to regret it in two months?"
Su Qin pointed his hand at Commander Ao: "There is a Commander here to testify, what are you afraid of? Or are you worried that you won't be able to beat me in two months?"
"I'm going to not be able to beat you? It's a joke! Okay, I'll wait for you for two months, and we'll see you in the arena then." I just don't know what Commander Ao said?" Lin Fei was so excited by him that he had to agree.
Commander Ao was dragged into the battle between the two, and it was likely to involve the two families, so he couldn't help but feel tricky.
But as Zhang Lecheng's subordinate, he couldn't show his cowardice in front of the two young people at this time, and nodded after a little hesitation: "Okay, Ao Mou has made this witness, Su Qin, Lin Fei, the two of you, in two months, you will compete in the martial arts arena, I will report this matter to the general, and no one on either side can break their word." β
After all, he left a back hand, and planned to report the matter to Zhang Lecheng to know, and see what it meant.
Now that the matter was decided, the two sides dispersed and returned to their respective families.
Before they arrived at the gate of the Su family's mansion, Su Qin and the others saw Su Gu standing in front of the door with a gloomy face from a distance.
Su Jie, as the elder brother, had been complaining about Su Qin's actions for a long time along the way, and at this time, when he saw the third uncle who was the patriarch waiting here, he sighed secretly in his heart, and he wanted to step forward to help persuade him.
But Su Gu said with a calm face: "A few of you, go back to your room for me, Su Qin will be left alone!"
When he put on the majesty of the patriarch, Su Jie and the others were silent, and they all glanced at Su Qin, and then ran into the mansion.
Only Su Meng'er's pretty face was full of melancholy, and she glanced at Su Qin faintly, and then walked to Su Gu's side, held Su Gu's big hand with two small hands, shook it lightly and said: "Godfather, don't punish Brother Su Qin, he just had a fight with Lin Fei, although the fight was hard, but it was a draw." β
She persuaded softly, Su Gu's face suddenly softened a lot, snorted lightly, and said, "The little girl will talk to the stinky boy, I don't know how capable he is? β
"Dad, I really had a tie with Lin Fei just now, but we both used quenching boxing, and many people on the street saw it, so I didn't lie to you. Su Qin interjected with a smile.
"Yes, Brother Su Qin has become so powerful now. Su Meng'er agreed.
"Huh, really?" Listening to the two brothers and sisters singing and harmonizing, Su Gu was also a little skeptical, "Forget it, no matter what things are, Meng'er, you should go back to the room first, and my godfather will say a few words to your brother Su Qin." Don't worry, I won't punish him. β
"Oh. Su Meng'er didn't say more at this time, so she let go and left after agreeing.
"Qin'er, you come with me. Su Gu stood silently for a while, and then beckoned to the house.
The father and son came all the way to a side hall in the front house and sat down, and Su Gu opened his mouth and asked, "Qin'er, are you sure that you can win Lin Fei in two months?"
"Dad, you know everything?"
Su Qin only thought that Su Gu had received the news that he had gone out without permission, at most he knew that he had a conflict with Lin Fei, but he didn't expect that his father would even know about the fight.
"Nonsense, you guys are coming back in a walk, and my people are running to bring the news back, of course I know everything. Su Gu said angrily, "Don't talk about anything else, answer my question, are you sure you can win?"
"Uh...... I'm not 100% sure, but I have a solution. Su Qin scratched the back of his head and sneered.
"Okay, Dad will believe you once. β
Su Gu knew that although his son was still young, his mind far surpassed that of his peers, and since he dared to say such things in front of him, he had nothing to disbelieve.
Especially when I heard about Su Qin and Lin Fei making a "tie", my confidence in Su Qin became higher and higher.
However, he still sighed, patted Su Qin's shoulder and said, "Qin'er, don't blame your father for being too nervous." Dad is such a precious son as you, the martial arts arena is a dangerous place, once you come to the stage, it doesn't matter if you live or die. At that time, if Lin Fei wins, their Lin family will definitely not let go of this good opportunity to hit me, and they will definitely encourage him to kill you. Just in case, I plan to go to see General Zhang as much as possible, and ask him to be there to sit down, and then I will save you at a critical moment, and I am not afraid of breaking the rules of the martial arts arena. β
He said that he would do it, and after casually telling Su Qin a few words, he left home and went to Zhang Lecheng's house.
As soon as he walked to the front of the mansion, he met Lin Tai, who was also in a hurry.
Lin Tai and Su Gu had different intentions, and he also knew about the competition at the first time, but he didn't think that Su Qin had the possibility of defeating Lin Fei, he was just worried that Zhang Lecheng would misunderstand that today's incident was due to the instigation of the upper echelons of the Lin family, and he wanted to explain and clarify.
"Lin Tai, you bastard, you actually instructed your nephew to do this kind of thing, the matter of Lin Shan's pursuit and killing of my son last time has not been settled, I think you are ignoring the General's Mansion and going to war with my Su family?" Su Gu directly pointed at Lin Tai and scolded.
Lin Tai was not willing to be passive, and immediately opened his mouth to fight back: "Su Gu, don't spew blood, it was your son who promised to compete in martial arts, what is the matter with Guan Linfei? I think your Su family is going to provoke a war." β
"Nonsense, it wasn't Lin Fei who spoke first, where did he come from? Your Lin family even has a scoundrel face, no wonder you can't teach the younger generations well. β
As soon as the old rivals meet, they naturally don't give each other a good look, and besides, they are all very high-status figures in the town, and no one dares to touch their moldy heads casually.
Seeing that the two are getting more and more noisy, the situation is almost deteriorating.
Suddenly, a voice came from inside the mansion gate: "Two, in front of Zhang's mansion, what do you mean by being so noisy?
It was Zhang Lecheng who arrived in time to stop their quarrel.
Sitting down in the lobby, Zhang Lecheng said as soon as he opened his mouth: "I already know what happened, and I can guess the intention of the two of them." Don't worry, I understand that this is just a private act of children, and it has nothing to do with you elders. And I won't let it develop into a life-and-death fight, and when the time comes, I will naturally send someone to supervise it to avoid the worst, and they just need to divide the winner and loser. β
It turned out that the general sitting in Wushan Town, after hearing Commander Ao's report, had already thought of his words, and without waiting for Su Gu to speak to Lin Tai, he said it in advance, and immediately blocked back what the two wanted to say.
"However, I have a Jianyì," Zhang Lecheng suddenly changed his words, and his tone carried a hint of playfulness, which made Su Gu and Lin Tai's hearts skip a beat, "Since it is a competition to win, there should always be a little bit of color, otherwise it will be too boring." You two are big families in the town, and you shouldn't be stingy for the sake of your parents and nephews, right?
"Take the lottery?"
"Bets?"
Su Gu and Lin Tai were stunned for a moment, and then their thoughts flew around, and they all understood what Zhang Lecheng meant.
The general of the city lord's mansion was tired of mediating the dispute between the two families, and decided to take advantage of this incident to directly reshuffle the two forces.
"I don't know, General, which property do you want us to gamble on?" Su Gu reacted quickly, and immediately asked what Zhang Lecheng meant.
"Well, I can't decide for you, but I think that both of you have a mine, adjacent to each other, and it's easy to take care of it together, so it's better to gamble on this. β
Zhang Lecheng seemed to be discussing, but there was an unquestionable taste in his tone, and he always stared at the two with a sharp gaze, as if as long as the two wanted to open their mouths to object, he had endless backstrokes waiting for him, and he would never allow either side to refuse, and the idea of shuffling the cards was very firm.
"Okay, I'm okay. Lin Tai was sure that Lin Fei would not lose, so he was naturally happy to receive a piece of low-hanging fruit.
"Hmph, since Lin Tai's old things can agree, I don't have anything to say, and the Su family also agrees. Su Gu hesitated for a moment, but also agreed, which made Lin Tai and Zhang Lecheng a little surprised.
In this way, a gamble based on the fight between Su Qin and Lin Fei was decided.