"What are you thinking about standing stupidly?" Hua Qingyu was about to take a seat, but found Xiao Tianhe standing in the hall dumbfounded, so he gently pulled him.

Xiao Tianhe came back to his senses, let out a long breath that was held by shock, and praised again and again in his heart: "It's so beautiful!"

The lord of Tai'an Palace can be called a country and a city, a peerless beauty, and so beautiful that it is simply suffocating. There is a poem as proof:

Out of the water hibiscus competition beautiful,

The hollow valley is secluded.

Smile and laugh soul-stirring,

Wandering among the clouds is drunk and obsessed.

Waterfall green silk with the wind,

The clouds and temples are hanging down and the willows are together.

Zhong Lingxiu,

The double pupils cut the water and rippled.

Apricot face peach cheeks clotted cream,

The teeth are as clean as a rhinoceros,

Outer Lang Dan's lips are like dots,

Wen Yingyu's collar resembles a grub.

Lead Huafu Imperial Pavilion stands,

Fang Ze has no addition to Chu Chuyi.

The lord of Tai'an Palace is shocked,

The Nine Heavens Fairy is still in time.

And except for Xiao Tianhe, it seemed that no one else saw the moment when the Tai'an Palace Lord smiled.

Shaking his head slightly, Xiao Tianhe also took a seat, and smiled self-deprecatingly, unexpectedly just a quick glance, he was stunned, and he was really out of shape. Now that I think about it, the graceful appearance of the Tai'an Palace Lord is different from Du Huairou's bright color, and the beautiful color of Hua Qingyu is also different, and it is even more different from Li Cuiyan's charming color. If you have to find a suitable word to describe her kind of beauty, Xiao Tianhe thinks that it should be "elegant", just like this Tai'an Palace, quiet and quiet, noble and elegant. After laughing, the face of the Tai'an Palace Lord was covered with that layer of smoke again, but the soft voice of the swallow warbler and the fairy posture still showed that she was an out-and-out beauty.

"In the vast world, you and I were able to meet here, and it was also fate. Today, I will replace wine with tea and toast you. "Tai'an Palace is the main road.

The tea is cool and fragrant. When you swallow it in your mouth, the whole person's spirit is lifted.

"Thank you to the palace master for helping me many times. "Our brothers are grateful. You Xuantong and You Xuanda arched their hands.

"It's a trivial matter, so why worry about it. Ever since the two of them went to Huangya Cave to live in seclusion, I have begun to pay attention to the two of them, who makes us neighbors? Wei Lingming is cruel and capricious, I hate that kind of person the most. One day I will kill him, and it will be counted as a pest in this world. The Tai'an Palace Lord said politely.

Xiao Tianhe was worried about Zhao Xianglin's safety, and arched his hand: "Dare to ask the palace master, I don't know how my seriously injured companion is doing now?"

The Tai'an Palace Lord smiled clearly: "Your companion turned from a human to a demon, and the body is still an extremely rare immortal grass to be born near Chaohuan Gorge, so I guess that the person who helped that girl to transfer her soul should be the Jiebu Demon King Lu Shangwen, right?"

"Exactly. Xiao Tianhe was secretly taken aback, what is the origin of this Tai'an Palace Master?

"It's very hard, so that girl has just lost some more qi and blood, and as long as she is rescued in time, it will be fine. I've got a lot of healing potions here, and I've already given it to her, so you don't have to worry. The Tai'an Palace Master comforted, "The injury will require a long period of recuperation, and until that girl recovers, you should live here." ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, then we will be cheeky. Xiao Tianhe stood up again and bowed.

"I don't understand one thing, you are all demons, how can you become friends with two humans?" asked a short and fat man who was munching on fruit in the left seat.

"Ascend, don't open your mouth when chewing. The lord of Tai'an Palace first gently "reprimanded", and then said to everyone, "I'm sorry, Lu Shengying is a brave general, but the fly in the ointment is greed, please forgive me."

Zhu Yuanlai couldn't help but laugh and joked: "Sister Palace Master, I don't know if your so-called 'fierce general' refers to fierce fighting or fierce eating?"

"Come from afar! Hugh is rude!" Hua Qingyu hurriedly scolded, and said in his heart: "This Zhu is far away, but he can really cause trouble!"

The Tai'an Palace Lord "giggled" and said: "All fierce, all fierce." ”

That Lu Shengying was not angry, shook his head and said: "This brother, you don't know, I, Lu someone, have always eaten more, the more powerful I am in the fight." Besides, if you are killed by a lack of strength, you can be a full ghost, right?"

The words made everyone laugh.

Lu Shengying said again: "My lord, didn't you say that as soon as the guests arrived, they would put on a big banquet to entertain them? I also deliberately kept my stomach, why didn't I open the banquet?"

At this time, Zhu Tianchang returned to the hall and said with a smile: "You are in a hurry to eat! The banquet has been prepared, and everyone is invited to take a seat in the middle hall." ”

After exiting the back door of the front hall, the covered bridge connects to another main hall. Since it is the "middle hall", it means that there should be a "back hall" behind. Generally, only the more luxurious palace is divided into three horizontal halls and three vertical halls, the horizontal three halls refer to the left side hall, the main hall, the right side hall, and the vertical three halls refer to the front, middle and rear three halls. It seems that the master of Tai'an Palace is a very particular person.

The decoration of the nave is the same as that of the front nave, in which a long and large table is set up, and all kinds of dishes are already spread on the table, except for the wine, and the cup is still filled with tea.

The lord of Tai'an Palace sat on the main seat without concession, and the chief guests on the left and right sides gave up to Xiao Tianhe and Hua Qingyu, although the two repeatedly refused, but the lord of Tai'an Palace was gracious, and the two had to sit down. He Chongbao and the others sat in the next guest seats in turn. Several people from Tai'an Palace sat again, and the last seat was left to Lu Shengying.

is a greedy Lu Shengying, he didn't care about the etiquette of the banquet at all, but sat down by himself, feasting like a wind and clouds, and eating was very sloppy. But the Tai'an Palace Master and a few others didn't mind at all, but instead took pleasure in it.

After the third round of "tea", Lu Shengying wiped his mouth with oil and asked Zhu Yuanlai: "That mouth hurts Brother Tai, you haven't answered my question just now!"

Hearing Lu Shengying call himself like this, Zhu Yuanlai laughed and said: "I'm 'mouth damage', you are 'mouth fierce', it's funny." Making friends has nothing to do with race, nothing to do with strength, as long as you are like-minded, you can be friends, right?"

"That's right. But that little girl dares to scold you, and she sits on your seat with that son, I think your relationship is probably not just friends, right?" Lu Shengying's mind was quite fine.

"I don't understand. Palace Master, they are just two ordinary cultivators, and their strength is also very weak, why can they sit in the position of guest of honor?" asked a woman dressed in white.

Xiao Tianhe and Hua Qingyu's expressions were a little embarrassed, this son was not what they wanted to sit on.

The Tai'an Palace Lord replied, "Just like us." If I'm not as strong as you, will you let me sit on the top or bottom?"

Several people in Tai'an Palace looked at each other.

Xiao Tianhe frowned slightly, the Tai'an Palace Master and those subordinates were undoubtedly in a master-slave relationship, and she claimed that Xiao Tianhe, Hua Qingyu and several demon clans also had the same relationship, could it be that the Tai'an Palace Master knew that the two of them had the secret of Meng Zhangpei and Prison Soldier Pei? If this is the case, then you have to be careful. Xiao Tianhe suddenly became vigilant.

"Come, this is a unique Sanssouci fruit in the nearby mountains, you can taste it. The Tai'an Palace Master took a white fruit and handed it to Xiao Tianhe.

"'Worry-free', 'worry-free'...... Does that mean I don't have to worry?" Xiao Tianhe seemed to be awakened, and his heart suddenly brightened. Just now, the Tai'an Palace Master said, "If my strength is not as good as yours", in other words, her strength is stronger than those subordinates! Even the fierce Wei Lingming, Zhu Tianchang, who was stunned when he saw it, was also one of the Tai'an Palace Master's subordinates, which showed that her strength was beyond doubt. If she had the heart to take Meng Zhangpei, she definitely didn't need to use any conspiracy and disdain. Thinking of this, Xiao Tianhe stuffed the white fruit into his mouth. When you bite it gently, your mouth is full of elegant sweetness, which lingers for a long time until you swallow it, and it is really delicious!

You Xuantong and You Xuanda saluted Zhu Tianchang together: "Brother Zhu has been troubled twice. "Our brothers are so grateful. ”

Zhu Tianchang said: "Hey, I wasn't the only one who shot last time, and I didn't intervene this time, what a way." ”

The woman in white was surprised: "Brother Zhu, since you didn't interfere, how could Wei Lingming be willing to leave?"

"We've been defeated!" Zhu Yuanlai disagreed.

"That's right. When I arrived, Wei Lingming's men were already seriously injured, so what could I do if I didn't leave?" Zhu Tianchang said.

The woman in white glanced at Zhu Yuanlai, and said slowly: "As far as I know, Wei Lingming has a pair of hands, called 'Jade-faced Flying Dragon' Fang Wuxin, this person is extremely difficult to deal with, not only is his strength high, but his weapons are also difficult to entangle—it is a giant crossbow with kicks, and the crossbow arrows are as thick as sticks, and after shooting out, they are as fast as flying dragons, and he has a fair complexion, so he is nicknamed." In the battle of Huangya Village three months ago, we attacked with three enemies and one full force, and he was wounded. He must have been there this time, but I wonder how you defeated him?"

"Oh, that guy who shoots a crossbow, we Lingyun girl subdued him alone, and he didn't even let us go with an arrow. Zhu Yuanlai pointed at Guan Lingyun.

"What? alone?" the woman in white looked at Guan Lingyun suspiciously.

Guan Lingyun hurriedly said modestly: "It's just a coincidence." ”

"Even if you happen to have the chance, you have to be strong enough to successfully repel it. Girl, Liu would like to hear more about it. The woman in white arched her hand.

Guan Lingyun said: "Thank you Miss Liu for your compliment." I found an opportunity to blind him in the eyes with two crossbow needles, so that he could no longer fight. ”

"'Find a good opportunity'? How to find it? I have also fought with him, and his giant crossbow can shoot from a distance as well as close combat, which can be described as flawless......" The woman in white muttered, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "The girl just mentioned the 'crossbow needle', could it be that you also use a long-range weapon?"

"Exactly. ”

"Can you lend me a look?" said the woman in white eagerly.

The Tai'an Palace Lord smiled: "As soon as I saw the master of long-range weapons, Gui Qiong couldn't hold back my excitement. It turned out that the full name of the woman in white was "Liu Guiqiong".

Guan Lingyun showed off his divine crossbow.

Liu Guiqiong's face couldn't hide the disappointment: "I thought that the crossbow that could compete with Fang Wuxin's giant crossbow would be what a domineering crossbow it was, but it turned out that it was just that." Miss Lingyun, it wasn't me who hit you, with a crossbow of this size, the power of the arrows shot can't be compared to the power of Fang Wuxin's crossbow arrows, I'm afraid it will be bounced off if it hits, right?"

"That's true. Guan Lingyun nodded.

"Alas, the people have already defeated Fang Wuxin, what qualifications do you have to attack them? Lu Shengying said sarcastically.

Liu Guiqiong glared at him: "I can't stop your mouth with so much food?"

"Speaking of which, I also admire Miss Guan very much, but unfortunately I arrived late, and I didn't see the wonderful duel between Miss Guan and Fang Wuxin, I only saw the earth-shattering arrow that Miss Guan shot and injured the enemy. Zhu Tianchang said.

Liu Guiqiong stood up and said to Guan Lingyun: "Miss Guan, I want to compete with you!"

"Guiqiong!" the Tai'an Palace Lord reprimanded dissatisfiedly.

"Palace master, it's okay, let them compete, firstly, to open everyone's eyes, and secondly, to convince some people. Zhu Yuanlai was very dissatisfied with Liu Guiqiong's attitude.

"This ......" Guan Lingyun hesitated.

"Miss Guan, don't worry too much, we are just competing in arrows, not martial arts, and we won't hurt you......" Liu Guiqiong suddenly realized that her words were missing, and quickly changed her words, "It won't hurt each other." ”

"Okay. In fact, Guan Lingyun's concern is not the question of whether she will be injured at all, but how to deal with the situation after winning or losing. If she loses, she will naturally be looked down upon by the Tai'an Palace, and she will be suspected of bragging; if she wins, wouldn't the scene be very embarrassing with Liu Guiqiong's competitive character? Guan Lingyun thought that she was a guest, but she embarrassed the host's side, and she couldn't help it. But the current situation did not allow her to refuse, so she had to stand up. "That's it, just try to make a draw! If you can't do it, you will lose to her for a while, and you won't lose face. Guan Lingyun said in her heart.

"Great, there are delicious food, and there are beautiful things, I am so satisfied with this banquet!" Lu Shengying applauded.

"I wonder how Miss Liu plans to compare?" asked Guan Lingyun.

Liu Guiqiong stretched out three fingers: "As a shooter, the most important thing is eyesight, distance, and accuracy. Let's conduct three rounds of competition on these three points, and whoever wins two games wins, how about it?"

"I want to hear about it. ”

"In the first game, the main is more than eyesight. Place a disc at ten zhang, divide the disc into three equal parts, write the words 'Zi', '孑' and '孓' respectively, and require the arrow to shoot the arrow at the center point of the horizontal and vertical intersection of the word 'Zi' in the rapid rotation of the disk. Whoever shoots accurately wins, and if they hit, it depends on who takes the shortest time. ”

"Good. ”

"In the second game, the rate of fire of the main ratio. At a distance of thirty zhang, the arrow passes through the hanging ring, and the ring will rotate, and we shoot a hundred arrows in one stick of incense to see who has the most arrows through the ring. If it's the same, see who has less time to shoot. ”

"Yes. ”

"In the third game, the main ratio is accurate. First draw with dots on two sheets of rice paper of the same size, with the same pattern, and then we start shooting arrows from a distance of 20 zhang, trying to pass through a point on the paper as much as possible. In the end, it depends on who passes more points impartially. As in the first two rounds, if there is a draw, it will be up to you to see who has the less time. ”

"Interesting. ”

The complicated rules alone have already made the others in the seat jaw-dropping. The three matches are said to be the main competition, but in fact, each of them is an extremely rigorous test for the shooter. Turntable shooting, eyesight is not enough at all, but also accuracy; archery piercing ring, such a long distance, without good eyesight, I am afraid that even the ring can not be seen clearly; wearing dot drawing, the distance is 20 zhang, and the step is 60 steps away.

"Oh my God, if it's me, I'll just admit defeat!" Zhu Yuanlai was also excited.

Cheng Yufei sighed to He Chongbao and Zhu Yuan: "It's really amazing." Thinking back to the three competitions of the three of us in Jiang Youjie, compared to these three games, it can only be regarded as a game. ”

Even the Tai'an Palace Master said happily: "It's really a privilege to be able to witness two archery masters compete in a way that ordinary people can't match. Fortunately, my Tai'an Palace is quite spacious, and the two of them can show their skills to open my eyes. ”

Only one person in the crowd was unhappy. Who is it? It's the gluttonous Lu Shengying. As soon as he heard that there were "20 zhang" and "30 zhang" in the conditions of the competition, he knew that there would be no way to watch the competition while eating food in the hall, so he cheekily suggested: "Wouldn't it be beautiful for us to lift the banquet table to the edge of the empty field and watch the game while drinking tea?"

"Okay, but if you just drink tea, you don't need to lift the table, just hold it on the ground with a tea tray. Zhu Tianchang deliberately teased him.

Lu Shengying was anxious when he heard this: "It's not good, it's not good, you drink your tea, but I want to continue to eat." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

As Lu Shengying wished, the banquet was moved from the middle hall to the courtyard. It didn't take long for the items needed for the race to be ready.

Liu Guiqiong and Guan Lingyun stood in the courtyard, conducting the final pranayama before the competition.

Two carved turntables were carried to the field covered with cloth, and the two archery masters stood behind the floor tiles ten feet away with their backs to the turntable.

"Ready!" Zhu Tianchang, as the referee of the game, shouted the password.

The two showed off their weapons, Guan Lingyun's weapon was a divine crossbow, and Liu Guiqiong's weapon was a longbow. The upper and lower parts of the longbow are pure white, and the grip in the middle is crystal black. The two ends are recurved, extending outwards and forwards with two sharp blades. The bowstring of this longbow was purple and shining, and the arrow in the bag on Liu Guiqiong's waist was also surrounded by a purple halo. According to everyone's eyes, the bow and arrow are slightly longer than the crossbow arrow, and the thickness is similar, which is quite fair.

Zhu Tianchang lifted off the covers of the two turntables, and made the turntables rotate rapidly by pulling the thin wires wound around the turntable. The words "Zi", "孑", and "孓" have turned into virtual shadows, and everyone looks like a blur, if they don't know in advance, let alone let them tell the difference between the three words, I'm afraid they can't see which three words.

"Let's start!" Zhu Tianchang ordered.

Liu Guiqiong and Guan Lingyun turned around together, and at the same time as they turned around, they had already shot arrows when the turntable had just come into view and their bodies were not even straightened.

With a "snap", two arrows hit the turntable at the same time, and it was impossible to tell who was fast and who was slow, only to stop the turntable to see the accuracy.

At this time, the same thought came to the minds of all the spectators: "Those two people obviously shot an arrow at random, can it really be so accurate?"

In fact, if you think about it the other way, if you shoot arrows at will, I'm afraid you won't even be able to shoot the turntable. The "seemingly casual" of the master is not really "casual".

Zhu Tianchang stopped the turntable and looked at it, and excitedly announced: "Both of them have hit!"

There was a round of applause in the audience, and both of them were too powerful.

"Then this game is a draw!" Zhu Tianchang said.

"Wait!" Liu Guiqiong disagreed, she said to Guan Lingyun, "It seems that the rules are still too simple." Let's compare again, this time write the words 'self', 'already', '巳', and 'ba' on the turntable, place them fifteen zhang away, and shoot the hook tip of the word 'has', how about it?"

"No problem!" "Chess meets opponents and talents, and Guan Lingyun is also interested.

The same rule, Meng Bu took the turntable, and waited for Zhu Tianchang to give the order before turning around and shooting.

It's the same process, the two of them turned around at the same time and shot the "whatever you want" arrow in unison.

In the end, it was the same result, and the shot was the same at the same time, and the score was exactly the same.

"Amazing!" Liu Guiqiong exclaimed, "It seems that this competition has indeed ended in a draw." ”

"You're amazing, too. Guan Lingyun said with a smile, "Why don't you play again?" greatly increase the difficulty, divide the turntable into twelve pieces, and write the twelve words "Ge", "E", "Shu", "戌", "戉", "Cheng", "Rong", "Jie", "or", "Xian", "Wei", "Qi", in order to take the meaning of "success", we will shoot the point of the word "Cheng", how about it?"

"Haha, good! Having an opponent like this can be called a great joy in life!" Judging from Liu Guiqiong's words, through this competition, she has recognized Guan Lingyun's strength in her heart.