They sat at a table by the river and had breakfast with omelettes, shrimp dumplings, meat porridge, meat buns, and fried fish.

While eating, the second prince talked to Qi Rusong about his past. It seemed like he hadn't eaten such a pleasant meal in a long time, and his smile was light-hearted until the tournament began.

Qi Rusong walked into the competition venue with the second prince and sat down in their place

No one from the east came, He Xiao, Zheng Yuanfeng, the king of the north, and many other officials of Zhongzhou City were all present.

Qi Rusong saluted them one by one, and the other party smiled back.

After the simple ceremony, Gu Yang immediately stood up and announced the official start of the competition.

The horn of the jousting was blown, the duel began, and the passion of the audience was immediately ignited.

Qi Rusong didn't have much interest, the main events were generally behind, and the players in the first ten games were all ordinary warriors, and there were very few [Sword Spirit] powerhouses. It can be said that it is extremely boring.

It wasn't until near noon that a cultivator wearing a smoky gray battle armor entered the hall that Qi Rusong's attention was aroused. The man was extremely tall, with broad shoulders and thick arms. It can be said that he is the tallest and strongest man he has ever seen in his life.

"See, this man, a member of the Zheng family in the north." Gu Yang told him, "Now it's for me!" ”

Zheng Yuanfeng was silent, and the loyalty of the children of the family to the royal family was more like an honor for him.

Qi Rusong squeezed out a smile and was silent.

The man's opponent was a young man, slender as a reed, and wearing a magnificent silver armor, which was shiny and dazzling.

How is this boy the opponent of the big guy? Thousands of throats gasping at the same time!

"Rusong, Yuanfeng, He Xiao, let's take a gamble, who will win this competition?"

"Who's that boy?" Qi Rusong asked him.

"The royal family of the Western Realm, my royal sister-in-law's family." Gu Yang replied, "This is the cousin of the imperial sister-in-law, her uncle's son, those uncles who died, I think about it, it seems to be the living one, I don't remember."

The Wang family is a big family. You know, the Wang family's steward has the same virtue as his dead father, and he has many illegitimate children everywhere.

No, this lord has just recently married his eighth lady, and it is said that this new husband is pregnant again. ”

Qi Rusong had heard a little about the deeds of the king of Zhongzhou City, and many marriages left him nineteen sons and seven daughters, as well as an unknown number of illegitimate children.

He was the most prolific official in the Great Xia Kingdom, and he himself claimed that he could give birth to an army.

"How? Is there a result? Gu Yang asked him. You bet first, I'll sit in the bank! ”

"Bet on what?"

"How about a hundred taels of gold?" He Xiao proposed.

"Just a hundred taels of gold, you can afford to lose!" Zheng Yuanfeng echoed.

Gu Yang shook his head, "I have money, beauties, and rights, and I'm not interested in these." He said, "The person who loses needs to do something for the other person, what do you think?" ”

"I'll see it!" He Xiao said.

"I'll follow!" Zheng Yuanfeng said.

Qi Rusong didn't want to owe Gu Yang a promise, "I bet on the Zheng family warriors to win." ”

"Of course I also choose my family warriors," Zheng Yuanfeng said.

He Xiao touched his nose, then looked at Gu Yang, "I bet on the young man of the Wang family in the Western Realm!" He said, "At the same time, add a hundred taels of gold, Prince Zheng, Prince Qi, do you want to follow?" ”

"Hmph, bet on it!" Zheng Yuanfeng shouted back, "How could my Zheng family's descendants lose to this kind of family!" ”

Qi Rusong didn't speak, he nodded, indicating that he accepted the gamble.

"Haha, I also bet on the Wang family's boy." Gu Yang said meaningfully, "Many times, eyes will deceive your heart. What you think is safe to win is often out of your control! ”

The warriors of the Zheng family stood in front of them and were ready. And the young man of the Western Realm Wen family threw a flying kiss to a certain lady in the crowd, and then slowly stepped forward.

As soon as the two swords collided together, the young man of the Wen family was immediately shocked back by the powerful power of the Zheng family's warriors. However, the young man's skills were still quite agile, he staggered back a few steps, and finally managed to stabilize himself without falling, and he turned around and smiled again.

"Wen Shizi, I hope your gold is ready." Zheng Yuanfeng said to He Xiao.

"Little things, little things!"

At this time, Gu Yang turned his head and said to Qi Rusong, "Are you thinking that I will do something for you?" ”

Qi Rusong smiled, "Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, you can help me find some [Flame Spirit Stones]. ”

"Oh? It's that simple! Gu Yang said, "It seems that the news is right, Old Man Ye has passed on the power of your [Fire Spirit]!" ”

"Yes, that's right!"

"Rusong. [Flame Spirit Stone] is not a rare thing, even if you win, there is no need to waste the opportunity. He Xiao smiled, "Besides, you haven't won yet!" ”

During the conversation, the soldiers of the Zheng family had already arrived in front of the young man. With his sword in both hands, he slashed at the boy's chest. The boy ducked to the side, and the longsword slashed across its chest with a piercing metal scraping sound, and it sliced through his coat, leaving a long, bright scratch on the steel armor.

The crowd began to scream, and Qi Rusong couldn't help but gasp.

Although it is forbidden to deliberately injure people's lives in martial arts competitions, sometimes swords have no eyes, and incidents of manslaughter have occurred frequently.

The Zheng family warrior silently moved forward angrily, attacking with all his amazing strength, but the young man did not dodge this time, and took the move and unloaded the attack.

With a "thud", the long sword fell to the ground. It's the sword of the Zheng family's warrior, not the boy!

Everything happened so fast, Qi Rusong didn't look too carefully.

Then, the young man strode forward and kicked the Zheng warrior in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

"Surrender!" The boy shouted.

"I surrender!" The Zheng family warrior lowered his head and replied softly.

The audience was silent, and no one knew what was going on.

"What!" Qi Rusong shouted in surprise. "What happened?"

"This bunny!" Zheng Yuanfeng's face was gloomy and full of anger, and his hair hung down, covering his eyes. "How dare you surrender!"

"It's nothing, you guys lost!" Gu Yang laughed like a storm.

With that, he stood up and announced the results of the contest.

Qi Rusong heard cheers, cheers, whistles, frightened panting, excited whispers, especially the rough and piercing low laughter of the Zheng family soldiers.

The young man of the Wen family turned around and smiled, and the whole audience cheered for him again.

"Thank you for your gold!" He Xiao said, "I knew that this kid from the Wang family would win. ”

"If you know who the next team competition will be, let me know. lest I lose even the entanglement back to the south. Qi Rusong said to him.

"In that case, I'll buy you a good horse, and I won't let you be so miserable!" He Xiao said.

Gu Yang sat back down, "Rusong, Yuanfeng." Want to know what's going on? ”

"Your Royal Highness, you have a good eye, I'm not as good as you!" Qi Rusong replied.

"No, you're right. In terms of strength, ten Wen family boys can't beat a Zheng family mang! Gu Yang laughed again. But if this prince told him to lie down, he had to lie down.

Any woman, for whom I ask her to lie down, she must also open her legs and lie down obediently! ”

Qi Rusong smiled bitterly, this is imperial power! "May I ask what Your Highness needs me to do?" He asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it then. It's still a long time before you and I get together, haha. ”

At this time, He Xiao turned his head to look at Zheng Yuanfeng, "Lord Zheng, according to the gambling contract, you owe me one thing now, haha." ”

"What do you want?" Zheng Yuanfeng's anger did not subside.

"Ha, it's very simple, you can definitely do it." He Xiao smiled, "If someone wants to kill me one day, no matter how far away, you have to come and save me." ”

As soon as this remark came out, it shocked several other people.

"Okay!" Zheng Yuanfeng readily agreed.

What is this guy doing? Qi Rusong was puzzled.

Then, the three of them followed Gu Yang to the archery range, followed by other officials.

He Xiao deliberately distanced himself from Gu Yang, and then whispered to Qi Rusong, "I originally wanted to buy the man of the Zheng family, but the eyes of the second prince betrayed him deeply. ”

"Has there been any change in his eyes?"

"You can't see normal," He Xiao smiled, "The Zheng family's big old man, do you think he doesn't understand?" He's making a show! ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Hah, what do you say. If it weren't for Zheng Mangfu's permission, that guy would dare to deliberately fake in front of his family patriarch? He Xiao said, "I dare to swear to God, the gamble just now is a trap set for you and me!" ”

"Just to win one of my promises?"

"Who made your Qi family famous for their tautology!"

Qi Rusong sighed, "If I buy that kid in the Western Realm, the surname Zheng won't be soft." ”

"You're not too stupid!" He Xiao said.

A gamble that is impossible to win! He thought to himself.

"But then again, don't worry too much. Our prince must have some task for you to do. ”

In the afternoon, a young man from the south won the archery championship after eliminating all his opponents.

Gu Yang sent someone to ask him if he was interested in getting a position in the royal guard. The boy was immersed in wine, victory, and riches he could never have dreamed of, and he wanted to turn down the errand.

But in the end, the young man ended up as an archer for the royal guard.

The team jousting tournament lasted for two hours. In total, there were nearly forty people participating, most of whom were civilian warriors and cultivators of the first rank or so who intended to seek fame. Armed with blunt weapons, they fought each other in a field of mud and blood.

After a while, they formed a team to fight the enemy, and in the blink of an eye, there was infighting and cannibalism, and the alliance broke down as soon as it was formed, until finally only one person was left.

The victor was a [Third-Order Sword Master] from Zhongzhou City, and a strong man with aura could be said to be a tiger entering the flock in the face of ordinary warriors.

The final list of casualties included a broken leg, a broken arm, ten broken fingers, and too many cuts, sprains and scrapes to count.

There is no accident, this team champion also became a member of the second prince Gu Yang.

By this time, the sun had sunk in the west, and the first day of the tournament had come to an end.