Xia Qingxue's words immediately stunned everyone present!

Everyone looked at her without blinking.

But Xia Qingxue, who was the person concerned, stared back at everyone around her as if nothing had happened.

"Well, I think... Now should we discuss what to do next?" Qi Tian intervened.

was mixed up by Xia Qingxue and Xia Xinyue, and everyone forgot about today's main topic.

That's true, women have never been rational animals.

If you find that a woman is rational about you, it means that she has no feelings for you at all.

Otherwise, no matter how rational a woman is, once she falls in love with you, she will become a vexatious female madman.

"Yes, yes, boss, what happened today, why did you suddenly come back again?" Uncle Nine hurriedly answered.

That's when the attention was turned back to business.

Qi Tian completely recounted the incident of meeting Li Zixiong today, and the fourth princess asked the city lord Wang and Ma Chengwei to organize a competition three days later.

After hearing this, everyone frowned and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Uncle Nine was the first to speak: "Theoretically, the Plains Pony is indeed more suitable than the Plateau Pony to fight against the Lion Empire.

It's just that fighting a war can't be done on paper after all, and it also needs to be practiced in practice.

Fortunately, we still have a few days to go, so we can hurry up and practice. ”

Qi Tian nodded in agreement, but Uncle Nine found that the boss was still worried.

"Isn't the boss worried that Wang Shouren will deliberately favor the Li family when he formulates the rules of the game?"

Qi Tian glanced at Uncle Nine, now that he and Uncle Nine are more and more connected, Uncle Nine can know whatever he wants.

"Indeed, when he came out of the tent of the four princesses, Li Zixiong wanted to send tea to Wang Shouren and Ma Chengwei, Ma Chengwei refused, but Wang Shouren accepted it with a smile, but for some reason, I always felt that he was very strange, but I couldn't think of what was strange. ”

Uncle Nine looked thoughtfully at the teacup in front of him.

At this time, an unexpected person actually spoke.

"Wang Shouren will not be biased towards the Li family. ”

The person who spoke was Xia Zhengxin.

In the past, this old man Xia was generous-tempered and benevolent, and it was rare for him to make positive comments on something.

"Why?" Qi Tian asked curiously.

Xia Zhengxin shook his head and said, "The old man has been an official in the imperial capital for a period of time, although he has not been an official in the same dynasty as Wang Shouren, but several Gangzheng elders in the court have praised him.

So he will never be a small person, he should be a decent official. ”

Uncle Nine also spoke at this time: "Although the old man has not dealt with Wang Shouren, he has also heard of this person.

He is very popular in the court, and when he was an official in the local government, the reputation of the common people was also quite good, and on the whole, he was a good official. ”

"But why did he get so close to Li Zixiong, a profiteer?" Qi Tian wondered.

Xia Zhengxin couldn't figure out this question, in fact, he had heard a long time ago that Wang Shouren and Li Zixiong had a lot of relationship.

Uncle Nine was also silent, and he was also a little puzzled about this issue.

"Did Lord Wang tell me the specific details of the competition?" Xia Xinyue asked.

Qi Tian shook his head.

"I've got the best equestrian in Yunhai City and the best plain pony ready in the past few days, Uncle Nine will work hard, hurry up the experiment. Xia Xinyue said.

"Big lady, the old man knows, and he can experiment early tomorrow morning. Uncle Nine said.

"I can. Long Wu suddenly spoke.

Xia Xinyue looked at Long Wu suspiciously, she didn't know much about this unkempt and beggar-like person yet.

Since Uncle Jiu and Long Wu came to the dining room, Long Wu rarely spoke, and even when he spoke, it was a few short words.

Uncle Nine reacted and immediately agreed: "Big lady, the jockey should use Long Wu, he was a man in the rivers and lakes in his early years, and he was even more proficient in equestrianism, so he was the best choice." ”

Qi Tian also felt that Long Wu was the best choice.

He was originally a man of the rivers and lakes, he rode horses everywhere, and even practiced horse fighting, so his equestrian skills must be very exquisite.

Subsequently, the supper prepared by the kitchen came, and everyone chatted about some details while eating.

Xia Qingxue has been sullen since she was reprimanded by Xia Zhengxin, sitting in her seat and neither eating nor expressing her opinions.

"Qingxue, go with the old man, for my father, I want to talk to you today. Xia Zhengxin directly pulled up Xia Qingxue and walked outside.

Uncle Nine also took Long Wu back to the dart game.

Xia Xinyue picked up Qi Tian and dragged him towards the room.

After Qi Tian was brutally dragged into the room, he hurriedly shouted: "Xinyue, I walked all the way back from the barracks today, and I'm still a little tired..."

"Tired, I didn't notice it, I feel that you are very energetic, I just held Qingxue's hand, but I can see it very clearly!

Your sister-in-law's mind dares to move, see how I squeeze you dry!" Xia Xinyue couldn't help but say, and skillfully pressed Qi Tian on the bed.

Three days flew by.

During this period, Long Wu had to ride a different plain pony every day, starting from the north of the city, and constantly jumping up and down around the barren mountains five miles away, making sure to run the mountain roads and jungles thoroughly.

At the same time, he was also accompanied by a Sun Wei, who was also riding a tall horse, to make a field comparison.

After several days of practice, the Plains Pony showed great passability in the mountains and jungles.

The highland horses also showed extraordinary endurance, and if they galloped on flat ground, they didn't even have to rest for a whole day, and they rarely even drank water.

The day before the competition, Wang Shouren's soldiers told Xia the time and place of the Li family's competition, which also included detailed rules.

In addition, on the walls of the Yunhai City Gate and the main street, a notice of the competition was also posted, welcoming the people of the whole city to watch the competition in front of the military camp outside the city.

Qi Tian looked at the rules of the competition, and had a new understanding of Wang Shouren's thoughtfulness and similar plans.

At the same time, he could probably guess why the fourth princess invited the people of the city to observe, so that if something went wrong, it would not affect the eldest princess behind her.

These four princesses are really delicate people.

Contest rules.

First of all, the number of people on both sides was contested, with three from each of the plain ponies and the plateau horses.

The starting point of the competition is the city guard barracks outside the city, and along the way you have to pass through a jungle area that is dozens of miles long, and then reach a barren mountain that has not yet been cultivated.

Six small red flags are planted on the top of the barren mountain, and the riders on both sides must climb to the top of the barren mountain and pull out the flags before returning the same way.

Whichever team returns to the barracks first, or returns to the barracks with a flag, the number of people is large, and the fastest, whoever becomes the ultimate victor.

And the type of horses that the imperial court openly procured was also determined by this.

It's just that after Xia Xinyue and Uncle Nine read the notice, they unconsciously became a little nervous.

Because at the end of the notice, it is clearly written, "All riders of the losing side will be beheaded." ”

This also means that if Xia Fu loses, Long Wu, including the other two riders, will all be beheaded.

And the Li Mansion did not relax during this time.

From the moment Li Zixiong left the city guard barracks, he ordered people to rush to Ash Horse Farm overnight to send the best plateau horses to Yunhai City overnight.

At the same time, Li Mingyan also personally went to the Night Killing Gang and paid a lot of money to hire the best jockey of the Night Killing Gang to help the Li family win the victory.

After all, most of those top riders are from martial arts gangs, because only these people often ride horses and gallop wildly, and they practice a set of martial arts to compete on horses.

On the day of the race.

On this day, the gates were guarded differently than in the past.

As long as you have the identity card of Yunhai City, you can enter and exit freely from the north gate, while the people from other places are forbidden to enter the city from the north gate to prevent crowding and stampede.

There was still an hour before the competition, and thousands of onlookers had already gathered outside the barracks of the city guards.

They all saw the notice posted by the government and rushed to the military camp north of the city early in the morning.

After all, the Xia family and the Li family are both well-known families in Yunhai City, one symbolizes justice, and the other symbolizes evil.

The three riders on Qi Tian's side were Long Wu, Sun Wei, and a guard who was good at riding horses.

In fact, Xia Qingxue also wanted to play, but was vetoed by Qi Tian.

Because he knew for a long time that it would never be a fair match.

According to the habits of the Li family, there will definitely be some conspiracy from it.

Once Xia Qingxue's nerves are big and fall for someone else's tricks, it will be too late to regret it.

Qi Tian, Xia Xinyue, Xia Qingxue, and Xia Zhengxin sat in the wind and fire, while Long Wu and the others followed behind on horseback.

Xia Xinyue and Xia Zhengxin rode Fenghuo for the first time, they had only seen Fenghuo's cool appearance in the past, but now sitting in it, they refreshed their understanding of the carriage.

"There is such luxury in this wind and fire! The old man is really eye-opening today!" Xia Zhengxin exclaimed.

"Not only is it luxurious, it's spacious, it's not shaky to drive, and the wheels and bottom bracket must have been transformed. Xia Xinyue's beautiful eyes were stunning, and her beautiful face showed a proud look.

From the exterior design, to the decoration inside, and even the structure, this wind and fire is all magical, even if it is called a rare treasure.

Such a superb carriage is from the hands of her own husband, how can she not be proud?

"After this competition, you will immediately make me another one, I will ride this carriage every day, it is really majestic. Xia Xinyue had a beautiful smile on her face.

"Hmph, I just want other people's things!" Xia Qingxue whispered disgusted on the side, completely forgetting about robbing the second sister's husband yesterday.

Since she had a big quarrel with Xia Xinyue three days ago, she has not spoken to her second sister, and even fought-for-tat everywhere.

"Ahem!" Xia Zhengxin coughed vigorously and glared at the third daughter.

He has been educating Xia Qingxue a lot in the past few days, but this Xia Qingxue seems to be enchanted, he doesn't listen to what he says, and even threatens to marry Qi Tian.

Although it is very common to have three wives and four concubines in the Xuangu Continent, Xia Zhengxin already has a daughter married to Qi Tian, so he can't marry another one, right?

What's more, Qi Tian is still a son-in-law... A son-in-law accompanies two daughters-in-law, which is too incredible.

Xia Qingxue didn't dare to speak out against her father, and turned her head angrily.

When the wind and fire reached the outside of the barracks, there was a noise outside the car.

In front of the gate of the barracks, a soldier had already set aside an open space for the Xia family and the Li family to stay.

Many onlookers had seen Fenghuo before and knew that this was the carriage of the Xia Mansion, so everyone began to cheer and cheer for the Xia family!

The Xia family is now the embodiment of justice and benevolence, and will naturally be sought after by the people.

Qi Tian lifted the curtain and saw that the track for the competition was ready, with soldiers guarding both sides, and the people standing outside the track.

"Shh

"The hateful Li family is here!"

"I really hope that the Li family will lose completely!"

.........

Qi Tian listened to the cursing voices of the people and knew that the people of the Li family had also arrived.

Since the last trade fair, after the Li family did that despicable and shameless thing, the Li family has become a street rat that everyone shouts at, and its reputation has plummeted.

Many businessmen who were killed by the Li family before even threw vegetable leaves and rotten eggs in the crowd, and they hated the Li family to the core.

The Li family almost bankrupted them!

Qi Tian and the mother and daughter of the Xia family walked down the wind and fire, next to them were the carriage and jockey of the Li Mansion.

Li Zixiong, Li Mingyan, and Li Zelong, father and son, walked out of the carriage.

Li Zelong heard the cursing around him and the rotten vegetable leaves thrown over, and immediately scolded angrily: "Are you all tired of living?

What kind of dog thing is it, you dare to scold our Li family!

When the competition is over, I'll look for you one by one, and see if you're still not as tough as you are today!"

Suddenly, two figures attracted Qi Tian's attention.

These two figures are the two horse masters behind Li Zixiong.

One of them, apparently the leader, had a horse-faced eagle hooked nose and a pair of narrow eyes, revealing a cold gaze from time to time.

The other, standing behind the hooked nose, his eyes cold and his face full of murderous aura, was more apt to say that he was a killer than a knight.

The reason why the two of them attracted Qi Tian's attention was because their eyes always stayed on Qi Tian.

Qi Tian wondered in his heart, these two should be helpers invited by the Li family from the Night Killing Gang, but why was they so hostile to themselves?

"The fourth princess has arrived!" came the shouts of soldiers from inside the barracks.

The noisy voices of the people immediately fell silent, and they all knelt on the ground.

The Xia family and the Li family also faced the inside of the barracks and knelt respectfully on the ground.

Qi Tian was alone, standing alone, as if none of the people kneeling around him had anything to do with him.

"Qi Tian, you hurry up and kneel down, this is Her Royal Highness the Princess. Xia Xinyue saw that Qi Tian was actually standing, and hurriedly said.

You must know that in this era, it is a big sin to see the royal family and nobles not kneeling!

The light ones go to prison, and the heavy ones are all over the house.

"Don't worry, I don't have to kneel. Qi Tian said with a relaxed face.

The reason why he has this confidence is that he sees where the bottom line of the fourth princess is.

The fourth princess is not only smart and careful, but also realist.

Now that he had made such an astonishing offer, he would never have killed him for being rude.

Gaining an inch is one of Qi Tian's effective tricks.

The fourth princess, who was wrapped in silver armor and was nine feet tall, rode a high-headed horse and led hundreds of cavalrymen to walk slowly towards the door.

"Bold grass people, don't kneel down when you see Her Royal Highness the princess!" shouted an officer behind the fourth princess.

But the fourth princess raised her hand and told the officer to step back.

Qi Tian smiled slightly, glancing at the surprised people around him.

At this time, everyone was secretly speculating, what personal relationship did this Qi Tian have with the fourth princess?

Li Zixiong frowned slightly, and said strangely in his heart, he didn't see that Qi Tian had any personal relationship with the fourth princess last time, or he wouldn't be the same as himself, and the loser would be beheaded.

Wang Shouren and Ma Chengwei respectfully followed behind the fourth princess, waiting for orders.

"Calm down, King, go read it. The fourth princess said lightly.

"Obedience. Wang Shouren answered, then rode to the open space in front of the barracks, and said in a loud voice: "The plateau horse has been a recognized war horse in the Xuangu Continent since ancient times, but Qi Tian, the second aunt of the Xia Mansion, proposed that the plain pony is more suitable for combat than the plateau horse.

So there is today's competition.

Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess hoped that this competition could be fair, just and open, so she invited the people of the city to watch it as a witness.

Let's see if the traditional highland pony is better suited for combat, or the plain pony is better suited for combat!"

"The four princesses are wise!"

"The four princesses are mighty!"

.........

The surrounding officers and soldiers and civilians shouted loudly.

The fourth princess raised her hand and signaled everyone to be quiet, then turned her eyes to look at the jockeys of the Xia family and the Li family, and suddenly said, "Among the three jockeys, there must be someone in charge. ”

Qi Tian and Li Zixiong were both shocked!

What do you mean?

The person in charge?

Isn't that just the two of them?

"Your Royal Highness Princess, I don't know how to ride a horse!" Qi Tian looked shocked.

Li Zixiong also hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the old man is over fifty years old, and he is even more seriously ill, so I am afraid that he is not suitable for horseback riding." ”

But the fourth princess did not speak.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, my father is old and sick, and my son is willing to go on the expedition on behalf of my father, so I ask Her Royal Highness the Princess's permission. Li Mingyan suddenly knelt down and said.

Wang Shouren suddenly spoke, "Your Royal Highness Princess, Li Zixiong is nearly sixty years old, if he is allowed to ride a horse to compete, I am afraid it will be difficult to get the real results of the competition."

This is equivalent to one less person in the Li family, which is unfair, so it is better to let his son compete instead of him. ”

The fourth princess glanced at Wang Shouren, nodded slowly, and acquiesced.

"Since Her Royal Highness the Princess allows the Li family to be replaced, our Xia family must also be replaced, because I don't know how to ride a horse at all. Qi Tian protested.

The fourth princess glanced at Qi Tian lightly, and directly pulled out a snowy long knife from the waist of the adjutant beside her.

Qi Tian's eyes were stunned, and he hurriedly changed his words: "It's okay if you don't change people..."

The fourth princess swung her long knife twice in front of her, then plunged it back into the adjutant's waist and nodded.

Qi Tian felt a sad cry in his heart, didn't he mean to embarrass himself!

Why did you bother to make Fenghuo in the first place, isn't it because you can't ride a horse!

"Fourth princess, I am willing to go on the expedition on behalf of my brother-in-law!" Xia Qingxue suddenly spoke.

She knew very well that Qi Tian would not ride a horse.

But the fourth princess ignored her at all, and walked towards the viewing platform to the north with the reins.

The viewing platform was set up by the city guards just yesterday and is located in the open space north of the barracks.

From the viewing platform, you can take in the whole picture.