Several people toured for half a day and returned to the palace. When I came to the main hall, I saw a lot of people sitting. When the king of earth saw Hongjun returning, he said, "Hongjun has come back just in time, you all sit down first." I have something to tell you. The Red King stepped forward and sat down beside the Earth King. Duan Qing and Peng Chang sat down below, and saw that the hall was full of dowries.

The king of the earth said: "Jun'er, have you seen the bride price in front of you, this is all sent to the family and the Tian family, and they all hope that I will marry you to them." But your eldest brother Peng Yong will also marry you. It's embarrassing for me, what do you mean? Hongjun looked at the bride price in front of him, and then looked at Tian Meng, Xiang Feng and his eldest brother Peng Yong. After thinking about it, Silver Tooth bit it and said, "Father, I have already chosen." ”

The earth king said: "It's decided so quickly, so who do you choose?" Hongjun pointed and said with a red face: "It's him." Everyone followed her finger to take a look, but it was Duan Qing. Everyone was speechless for a while, and the earth king was also surprised, and asked urgently, "Jun'er, are you not mistaken?" Hongjun said firmly: "That's right, I took a fancy to him Duan Qing." ”

Peng Yong spoke first: "Sister, you don't choose a few of us who are your childhood sweethearts, but choose an outsider you just met." Why? Tian Meng even shouted: "Jade girl, this person is of unknown origin, how can you choose him?" Xiang Feng hadn't seen Duan Qing yet, and he also asked, "What kind of virtue does he have, can he be worthy of our jade girl?" There was an uproar among the people, and there was a commotion in the temple.

The Earth King frowned and coughed. The hall fell silent. Duan Qing was also deeply surprised, and when he saw that the hall was quiet, he got up and saluted the Earth King and the Red Monarch, and said, "Thanks to the wrong love of the Jade Maiden, the grass people dare not be ashamed." The grass people dare not climb high, and they have the beauty of the jade girl. The Earth King said to Hongjun: "Since Duan Gongzi said so, what do you think?" ”

Hongjun asked, "Brother Duan, have you seen my body?" Duan Qing couldn't help but be stunned, speechless. Hongjun asked again, "Brother Duan, have you ever touched my body?" Duan Qing had nothing to say. Hongjun said: "My rules, I can only marry you." If you have another marriage contract, I don't mind, no matter how big or small. ”

Duan Qing said: "The grass people, the mountains and the village are really not worthy of golden branches and jade leaves. Please think twice, please see the prince. He had to hope that the earth king would not agree to the jade girl's request. The earth king said, "In that case, Jun'er, you might as well think about it again." Hongjun said: "Then I won't marry anyone, and I'll accompany my father for the rest of my life." The earth king exclaimed, "How can that be?" When Peng Yong and the three of them heard Hongjun say this, they all glared at Duan Qing fiercely. The king of the earth knew that Hongjun's personality was the same, and he felt that it was tricky.

At this time, one person said: "Tell my uncle, can you allow your little nephew to say a few words?" Duan Qing took a look. It was Pengchang. The earth king said, "You are not an outsider, I was about to ask your opinion!" Peng Chang said: "Duan Gongzi is a Dali clan, and his character and martial arts are first-class, so it cannot be said that the origin is unknown." Duan Gongzi and I are sworn brothers, so the three eldest brothers don't have to suspect his identity. ”

The king of earth said: "We know this, you just say it." Peng Chang said, "Yes, uncle." It is understandable that the three eldest brothers are not satisfied with the choice of the jade girl, after all, you don't know Duan Gongzi. It's better to do this, the four of you have a martial arts competition to recruit relatives. Whoever can win in the end will be able to win the heart of the jade girl. Martial arts can't be outstanding, so naturally he is not worthy of being a son-in-law to the prince. What do you think? ”

The earth king was overjoyed and said, "That's a good idea. It's just that when it's a martial arts competition, it's good to stop at the point. Hongjun said angrily: "Brother Chang, what kind of bad idea do you have, do you want to bet on me?" Peng Chang winked at Hongjun and said, "I don't mean that." It's just that the jade girl is the beloved daughter of the earth king, so she naturally needs people with excellent character and martial arts to match, and she can also serve the earth king in the future, and the jade girl will naturally think about the prince. ”

Peng Chang said this, in fact, he meant something else. At this moment, the people who propose to marry are people with backgrounds. If there is not enough reason to refuse, they will naturally be dissatisfied, which will seriously affect the stability of the Peng family's position. Hongjun Bingxue is smart, and he understands the relationship at all. It's just that Hongjun doesn't know how Duan Qing's martial arts are, so he is very worried.

But Peng Chang was very aware of the martial arts of the four of them, and he knew that if Duan Qing wanted to win, he would be able to win easily, so he handed over the initiative to Duan Qing. On the occasion of the competition, if Duan Qing really didn't want to marry a jade girl, he could pretend to be invincible. Then, Peng Chang glanced at Hongjun again and asked her not to object. Hongjun and Peng Chang have always gotten along very well, and knowing that he will not harm himself, he is silent.

Seeing that the jade girl was silent, the king of the earth said: "That's good, tomorrow will be a martial arts competition to recruit relatives." "Stay until the evening, Duan Qing has just finished his work. The magpie came in and said that the maiden was waiting in the garden. Duan Qing followed the magpie to the garden, and saw that Hongjun was pacing back and forth in the garden, so he stepped forward to salute, and the magpie waited from afar.

Hongjun looked at Duan Qing and asked, "Am I ugly?" Duan Qing said: "The jade girl said that she laughed, you are beautiful and beautiful, and the country is beautiful." Hongjun asked again: "Am I unruly, not gentle and virtuous enough?" Duan Qingdao said: "The jade girl is clear and jade, gentle and kind, and is well known. Hongjun said, "Then why did you reject me?" ”

Duan Qing said: "I already have a marriage contract, and I don't dare to climb higher." If I do that, won't I be a ruthless villain who clings to the dragon and the phoenix? Duan Qing did have betrothed him at home, and he still married him. Besides, he must tell his elders about marriage before he can decide. Hongjun said: "I didn't want you to repent of your marriage, it is very common for men to have three wives and four concubines. If you don't treat me as a concubine, it's fine. ”

Duan Qing said: "Duan Qing really didn't dare to be so wronged by the jade girl. There are many good men in the world, and with the talent and identity of a jade girl, you can find a more satisfactory husband. Hongjun said: "There are many good men in the world, and you are the only one who has seen my body." I can only entangle you in this life. "Hongjun was rescued by Duan Qing since the lake, and he has already secretly agreed. After a day of travel, I saw that he was upright and handsome, and he was even more determined.

Hongjun said: "Brother Chang has already told me just now that your martial arts are very strong. If you want to win, you can do it. You and I are both martial arts practitioners, if you don't do your best tomorrow and deliberately fail, I should kill myself. After saying that, he turned around and left. Duan Qing couldn't smile bitterly, secretly blaming Peng Chang for being too talkative. But when he thought about it, they were cousins after all, and it was reasonable for them to be close to each other.

Early the next morning, Duan Qing, accompanied by Peng Chang, came to the martial arts arena together. The arena was surrounded by soldiers, and there was a large open space in the middle. Yesterday, the king of the earth decided to compete in martial arts to recruit relatives for the jade girl, and the news came out, attracting hundreds of people to watch from afar. The earth king and the jade girl sat upstairs and watched, and the downstairs was presided over by a middle-aged man. For the sake of fairness, the king of the earth specially let irrelevant people dominate.

When the hour came, the man shouted loudly: "Today, I am ordered by the king to hold a contest for the jade girl to recruit relatives." The final winner is the prince's son-in-law. On the occasion of the competition, the point is reached, and no one should be harmed. The man finished reading out the rules of the contest. Suddenly the gongs and drums were noisy, and the scene was lively.

The earth king nodded, and the man waved his hand, and the drums stopped in unison. He stepped forward and announced: "In the first game, Duan Qing will face Tian Meng." Tian Meng jumped into the middle of the field, holding a ring knife in his hand. Duan Qing strode to the opposite side of Tian Meng and slowly untied his sword. But it was not unsheathed, and the sheath stretched out the long sword.

As soon as the man started, Tian Meng rushed in with an arrow, and the big knife slashed directly at Duan Qing. Duan Qing moved his body sideways to avoid it, and with a finger of the sword, he stabbed Tian Meng directly. The two soon got into a fight. Duan Qing was secretly worried, seeing that Tian Meng jumped just now, he knew that his internal strength was not as good as his own. As soon as I fought, I knew that although he was heavy, he had many flaws.

Duan Qingru went all out, not to mention using the Duan family's superior swordsmanship, even if he used ordinary swordsmanship, he could tie with him. He wanted to find an opportunity to deliberately lose, but as soon as Hongjun said it last night, he hesitated again. Peng Chang told him that the jade girl spoke categorically and always did what she said, so Duan Qingzhen was afraid that something would happen to her.

Duan Qing had no choice but to use the Luoyan swordsmanship to deal with Tian Meng first, thinking while fighting. He only defends and does not attack, and his cultivation is strong, and he is invincible. Tian Meng attacked dozens of moves in a row, but he couldn't help Duan Qing, and he consumed a lot of internal strength. He couldn't help but feel anxious, and his knife skills were even more flawed.

Duan Qing made up his mind and just wanted to draw with him. Seeing that he showed his flaws, he did not take the opportunity to attack, hoping that he would retreat in the face of difficulties and make peace. But the people present were all masters, and they had already seen that Tian Meng was invincible, and Hongjun was even more angry. Tian Meng secretly complained to himself, but he refused to stop. Suddenly, he slashed with his right hand, and with a wave of his left hand at the same time, a dart went straight to Duan Qing's heart.

Duan Qing Ma Chu saw that he had suddenly plotted, and he was angry. Immediately, the sword in his right hand swung away the broadsword, and with a palm in his left hand, the original intention was just to shoot down the dart, and he didn't want to use too much force for a while, so he pushed the dart back. Tian Meng never expected the dart to fly towards him, and before he had time to react, the dart had stabbed into Tian Meng's thigh, and Tian Meng fell to the ground with a "bang".

The man stepped forward to check, and the dart was already deep in his leg, and Tian Meng could no longer stand, so he announced loudly: "In the first game, Duan Qing won." The second game was played by Peng Yong against Xiang Feng. Someone hurriedly carried Tian Meng away.

Duan Qing walked down, his eyes swept over Hongjun, and he was looking at Hongjun, seeing that she was very annoyed, Duan Qing hurriedly turned his head, avoiding her reproachful eyes. Peng Chang followed Duan Qing and said complainingly: "He doesn't know what to do, you should have made a move earlier, why waste time." The jade girl has already seen it, do you want to kill her? ”

Duan Qing said angrily: "It's just that you are too talkative, tell her that I can do martial arts." Otherwise, I would have been defeated and fled a long time ago, where would I be in such a dilemma now! Peng Chang said: "You can't blame me, she is a princess, I don't dare to lie and deceive her, that's a big crime of extermination!" Duan Qing sighed, said no more, and concentrated on watching the two fight in the field.

But seeing Xiang Feng's spear, his marksmanship is quite exquisite, but unfortunately his internal strength is limited, and his power cannot be exerted. Peng Yong used the sword, the swordsmanship was strange, as fast as lightning. The two made a few moves, and Duan Qing knew that Peng Yong's internal strength was far stronger than Xiang Feng. Sure enough, after more than ten moves, Xiang Feng was already out of breath, obviously the internal force loss was too great. Peng's courage doubled, and the long sword flew over.

Xiang Feng made more than ten moves, and then revealed a flaw, and was directly stabbed by Peng Yong with a sword, stabbed his wrist, and Xiang Feng's spear fell to the ground. As soon as the man saw it, he announced loudly: "In the second game, Peng Yong won." There was a lot of cheer on the sidelines, and it seemed that the prince was quite popular. The man said to Peng Yong that he should rest for a while and prepare to compete with Duan Qing. Peng Yong said it was okay and insisted on starting immediately.

The man stood in his position and announced loudly: "The third and last game: Peng Yong vs. Duan Qing." Duan Qing had already made up his mind at this time, so he would maintain a tie, and the rest of the matter would naturally be handled by the Earth King. Duan Qing arrived in the middle of the field and exchanged salutes with Peng Yong. The man began.

Peng Yong stabbed with a sword, menacing. Duan Qing flew diagonally out of the way and kicked at Peng Yong with his back. The two are entangled. In terms of martial arts and internal strength, the three of them in Xiangxi are Peng Yong's superior skills. Duan Qing didn't dare to hold it up, so he first used ordinary swordsmanship to resist. After more than 20 moves, the ordinary swordsmanship could not be used, and was restrained by Peng Yong's sword moves.

Duan Qing had no choice but to use the Duan family's swordsmanship, but he didn't dare to urge all the internal strength, he was afraid of hurting this prince. Duan Qing was promoted by five layers of internal strength, that is, he and Peng Yong were in a stalemate, and it was difficult to distinguish for a while. After fighting for a long time, Peng Yong saw that Duan Qing was as if he had nothing to do, not impatient or impatient, and his internal strength had been exhausted, knowing that the other party had not used all his strength, and only asked for a draw. I have finished my sword moves, and there is no point in repeating them. Peng Yong thought of this, his body shook, and he walked out of the battle circle.

Peng Yong said: "Your Excellency's martial arts are really strong, and the jade girl is not wrong." I am extremely impressed under it. Duan Qing hurriedly said: "The prince's kung fu is the best, I have tried my best to barely support it." "The host didn't know what to do for a while. Peng Yong glanced at him and announced to himself: "In this competition, Duan Qing won." ”

Duan Qing hurriedly said: "We have no ...... win" Peng Yong smiled: "You took care of my face and didn't make me ugly on the spot, thank you enough." Peng Yong turned to the king of the earth and said loudly: "Father, the jade girl has a good eye, Duan Qing's character and martial arts are very good, I have no objection to this family business." ”

This situation changed abruptly, Duan Qingwan didn't expect Peng Yong to automatically admit defeat. Momentarily stunned, overwhelmed.

Hongjun Huo Ran stood up, soared into the air, and flew down. But seeing her graceful figure, like a fairy descending to earth, the surrounding cheers and praises were thunderous. Duan Qing didn't expect that Hongjun's light skills were so good. Hongjun fluttered in front of Duan Qing, smiled slightly, and said, "It's okay now, right?" Ma Duanqing glanced at Peng Yong. Peng Yong smiled: "Although I love Hongjun very much, but her heart belongs to you, and I have no choice but to be an adult." ”

Seeing that the matter had come to this, the king of Tu announced loudly: "From now on, Duan Qing will be my son-in-law of Tusi and the husband of the jade daughter, and he will choose an auspicious day to complete the marriage." From the date of consummation, the tax is reduced by half for one year. The officers and soldiers present were overjoyed, and they all kowtowed and bowed, congratulating in unison: "Congratulations to the king of the earth for choosing a good son-in-law!" Thank you for the kindness of the earth king. "For a while, the gongs and drums were noisy, and the firecrackers rang out in unison, and there was jubilation.

Everyone gathered around the earth king to return to the palace, and the earth king said to Duan Qing: "Virtuous son-in-law, I have announced this matter in public. Do you think you can get married as soon as possible? ”

Duan Qing was in a dream at the moment, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Seeing that he was stunned, Hongjun hurriedly pulled Duan Qing's hand and said softly, "Father asked you." Duan came to his senses and hurriedly said: "Lord Wang......" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the king of earth: "I should change my name to father-in-law in the future." ”