It was already noon when they returned to the camp, Feng Tianba, Li Haitang, and Wu Chan gathered in Liu Xunyi's big tent and discussed intensively how to deal with the upcoming "Naadam" conference.

However, the heated discussion that had been going on for a whole afternoon had been between Feng Tianba and Li Haitang, and Wu Chan occasionally interjected a few words. Liu Xunyi sat alone in the corner, holding a jar of spirits in his arms, deep in thought, unable to extricate himself for a long time.

Although he knew that Liu Xunyi was not in the mood to pay attention to the matter of "Naadam", July 15 was only three days away, which can be described as fleeting. Therefore, even if Feng Tianba and Li Haitang couldn't bear it, they had to ask him questions.

After all, Liu Xunyi is their backbone, even if others are passionate and generous, and the noise is boiling, it is still Liu Xunyi who finally decides where to go.

"Lord Liu, that Hulan...... Not easy to deal with. ”

Feng Tianba held his aching waist and hip with his hand, stood up tremblingly, limped closer, took the wine jar from the stunned Liu Xunyi, and replaced it with a bowl of water.

"Feng is incompetent, he has brute strength, but he can't handle any of the bows, sabers and arrows. Therefore, the 'Naadam' conference ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to help much. ”

As if disturbed by Feng Tianba's voice, Liu Xunyi's body trembled slightly, and he looked at Feng Tianba with a sad face in a daze, and he was at a loss for a while, his eyes were full of ignorance.

It was as if Li Haitang and Feng Tianba had been discussing all afternoon, and Liu Xunyi didn't hear a word.

"Lord Liu, you...... Are you alright?"

"Oh! no...... It's okay. Liu Xunyi suddenly came to his senses, quickly stabilized his mind, and said with concern, "Your hurt ......"

"Skin trauma, trivial. Feng Tianba twisted his limbs nonchalantly.

"That's good!" Liu Xunyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and comforted, "You don't have to worry about Naadam's affairs, don't worry about leaving it to us." ”

"That's it!"

Li Haitang stepped forward with a smile and said to the worried Feng Tianba: "I said a long time ago, no matter how powerful Hulan is, he can be more powerful than Brother Liu? If I won the 'bow and arrow' contest with the 'invincible arrows', wouldn't it be easy to win two victories? As for the 'Blade' contest, it doesn't matter at all whether we win or lose. ”

"Of course, I am full of confidence in Lord Liu's martial arts, but the 'fist and kick' competition does not allow the use of internal force. Hulan is obviously a master of hand-to-hand combat with his bare hands, and he has studied this style of play almost every day, and he has long been familiar with various skills. On the other hand, Lord Liu...... Experience may be lacking. Feng Tianba explained.

"That's good!" Wu Chan nodded repeatedly, "In the morning, even Lord Su Shi admitted that Hulan was skilled, so we shouldn't underestimate his strength. After all, the ruler is short and the inch is long......"

"How shrewd are Hu Lie and Wang Dechen, how can they make a loss-making deal?" Feng Tianba continued, "They dared us to participate in 'Naadam', which is enough to show that they are confident and have already secretly calculated everything. ”

"This ......"

Being reminded repeatedly by Wu Chan and Feng Tianba, the absent-minded Liu Xunyi gradually realized the strangeness of this matter, and muttered: "In this way, we are not sure of winning the three competitions of fists and feet, blades, and bows and arrows?"

Although Li Haitang's archery skills are superb, the Mongolian is good at riding and archery, which is also known to women and children. Feng Tianba said helplessly, "They can use bows, sabers and arrows to defeat the huge country, how can their archery skills be underestimated? Perhaps, Hu Lie has already selected a master with excellent archery skills in his heart, and that person's archery skills ...... Not necessarily inferior to Li Haitang. ”

As for this, Feng Tianba hurriedly arched his hand towards the indignant Li Haitang to show that he had no malicious intent.

"The little monk believes that although Hulan is very skilled, he is precisely the easiest one to deal with, because we have all seen his methods with our own eyes. Wu Chan was thoughtful, and his words were not hurried or slow, "Instead, there are two competitions of 'blade' and 'bow and arrow', and we don't know what kind of masters Mongolia will send, so ...... Victory or defeat is unpredictable. ”

"Little monk, if you say this, it will be too long for others to be ambitious and destroy your own prestige. Li Haitang scoffed at Wu Chan's worries, and pouted, "I can ignore anything in the world, except for archery...... I think it's second in the world, who dares to call it the first in the world?"

"The strong have their own strong hands, and a mountain is higher than a mountain. Feng Tianba retorted, "I know that you are extremely talented, and you have practiced hard in the cold winter and heat, but who can guarantee that there is no one in the world who is more talented and has practiced hard for a longer time than you?"

"I understand, you guys are not right about people at all!" Li Haitang was annoyed and angry, his face was displeased, "It's not that you don't believe in my archery, but people who don't believe in me." ”

"You are frivolous and sleek, arrogant and conceited, what's so strange about not believing you?" Feng Tianba was not to be outdone, and sneered at each other, "This matter is related to the land of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not a melon and two dates, but a territory of thousands of hectares and millions of Li people......"

"In your opinion, I shouldn't have been involved in this. Li Haitang laughed angrily and laughed at himself, "It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, I don't know the hearts of good people." I'm not an official of the imperial court, so why should I meddle in my affairs and risk my life to bear the infamy for you?"

"Although you are not an official of the imperial court, but you are a Han Chinese, how can you ignore the rise and fall of the world?"

"It's unreasonable!" Li Haitang said angrily, "It's you who asked me to help, and you are the one who didn't let me help, what do you mean?"

"I'm just reminding you, don't treat 'Naadam' as a child's play, and don't be blindly arrogant just because you have some ability!"

"You obviously can't trust me......"

"Don't make any noise!"

Liu Xunyi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interrupted the dispute between the two, and said in a deep voice: "More important than winning or losing is people's hearts, if we have our own internal strife, wouldn't it be a joke for the Mongols?"

"Does Lord Liu have a high opinion?" In order to prevent Feng Tianba and Li Haitang from quarreling again, Wu Chan hurriedly changed the topic.

"It's not high-minded, but it's better than us scurrying around like headless flies. Liu Xunyi pondered, "Have you ever heard the story of 'Tian Ji Horse Racing'?"

Hearing this, Feng Tianba, Li Haitang, and Wu Chan couldn't help but be stunned and fell into deep thought.

"I understand what Lord Liu means, but at the moment we don't know anything about anyone other than Hulan. Feng Tianba was suspicious, and he hesitated, "How do you determine who is the upper horse? Who is the middle horse? Who is the lower horse?"

"Although we don't know each other's details, we know our own details well. Liu Xunyi smiled slightly, taking the opportunity to alleviate the contradiction between Feng Tianba and Li Haitang, "Although your worries about Li Haitang are not unreasonable, our archery skills are obvious to all." And no matter what 'people outside the world, the sky outside the sky', just say that you and I have ever met someone who is more clever than Li Haitang's archery skills so far?

"This ......," Feng Tianba was speechless for a while.

"Needless to say, the 'Shangxi' among us is none other than Begonia. Similarly, the Mongolians are good at riding and archery, and there must be no shortage of skilled archery, but it is not yet known whether they can reach the peak of Begonia. Therefore, the people sent by Mongolia in the 'bow and arrow' contest ...... Let's count them as 'middle horses'. Liu Xunyi analyzed in an orderly manner, "The above donkey is against the middle si, and Begonia is undoubtedly the most sure to go first." ”

"The middle and the lower ......"

"If compared with Lord Liu, the little monk is ashamed of himself. Therefore, he should be 'in the middle'. Wu Chan replied in front of Liu Xunyi, "I just don't know...... In the two competitions of the Mongols in 'Blade' and 'Fist and Foot', is Hulan considered 'Shangxi' or 'Xia'?"

"I don't know. Liu Xunyi was stunned for a moment, and then turned to a bitter face, "We have seen Hulan's kung fu, Feng Tianba was conceded by him three times in a row, but he still couldn't get any cheap." It shows that this is the first master of the Wang Gu Department who is favored by Marshal Wang...... It's not simple. As for me, I'm actually better at blades than punches and kicks. Therefore, if I go all out to have a competition, I have a better chance of winning with the 'blade'. ”

Actually, the little monk is not good at blades, and it is more suitable for the little monk to ...... with bare hands."

"Wait!" Li Haitang frowned, and hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt, "Hu Lie said, 'Naadam' let Brother Liu compete with Hulan. If they are temporarily replaced by little monks, will Hu Lie and Wang Dechen agree?"

"No!" Liu Xunyi said firmly.

"Shhh

As soon as these words came out, Li Haitang and the three couldn't help but be shocked, and their eyes looking at Liu Xunyi invariably appeared with a touch of confusion.

It seems that none of them know what kind of medicine is sold in Liu Xunyi's gourd.

"Therefore, the middle is me, and the lower is ...... It's me too. Liu Xunyi said faintly, "These three competitions are related to the future national policy of Song and Mongolia, whether it is us or the masters sent by Mongolia, we will definitely fight to the death and never admit defeat." The little master of Wuzen is a person in Buddhism, and he is born with a bodhisattva heart, how can he make up his mind to fight with them endlessly?"

"If you were to fight one against two, wouldn't it be ......?"

"Don't worry, I've already figured out what to do. Liu Xunyi smiled lightly, "On the day of Naadam, whether it is a 'blade' or a 'fist' first, I will pour all my energy into the first game and win the first game desperately." As for the latter one...... will do what you can, and will not force it. ”

"Good idea!" Li Haitang was the first to agree, "If Brother Liu goes all out, even if he fights hard, he will definitely be able to beat Hulan." ”

Wu Zen thought for a moment, and then nodded slowly. Only Feng Tianba has been frowning, as if he is depressed.

"Brother Feng, what do you think?"

"Honestly, I actually ...... There has always been a worry. Feng Tianba's eyes were full of confusion, and he twisted, "If you say it, I hope Lord Liu won't be surprised......

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

Feng Mou by no means does not believe in Lord Liu's martial arts, nor is he worried about the competition between Lord Liu and Hulan. Feng Tianba repeated words in his heart and hesitated, "What really worries me is precisely the 'Blade' scene. In case the 'Blade' contest is ahead, and it is difficult for Lord Yanagi to win with all his might, then ...... Isn't Da Song lost?"

"Brother Liu has just said!" Li Haitang said dissatisfiedly, "Compared to fists and kicks, he is better at using blades. As the name suggests, Brother Liu has a better chance of winning in the 'Blade' competition......"

"That being said, but ...... It is also necessary to divide what opponents you meet. ”

"Shhh

As soon as Feng Tianba's words came out, Liu Xunyi held his breath and hid his face. At the same time, Li Haitang and Wu Chan, who wanted to stop talking, also faintly felt a sense of foreboding in their hearts, but they couldn't figure it out for a while.

Under Feng Tianba's mixed gaze, Liu Xunyi, who was originally in control, seemed to have fallen into the endless abyss all of a sudden, and his heart was empty like a lonely ghost wandering in the netherworld, forever dark, forever ...... I can't hope for the light of dawn.

"Thousands of calculations......" Liu Xunyi looked sluggish and murmured, "He ...... missed the calculation that is close in front of him"

"Brother Liu, you ...... Who's talking about?"

"I ......"

"Brother Liu!"

Before Liu Xunyi could answer, a thick and loud voice suddenly sounded from outside the tent.

The curtain was gently pulled open a gap, and it seemed to hesitate again. Immediately afterwards, the curtain was raised high, and he walked into a powerful man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a tiger's back.

The person who came was Su He, the "first fast knife in Mobei".

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