Chapter 23 Tournament betting
“...... Let's look at the western ring, a person is dressed in a water-patterned silver-gray satin robe, with a jade belt around his waist, a jade crown on his head, and a spear standing in the ring, the spear shaft is one zhang long, the tip of the spear is eight inches long, and the spear weighs more than 40 catties, but it is as light as nothing in the man's hands. I saw that the man was picking one by one, and the spear in his hand was like a swimming snake, forcing the opponent straight back, and even if the opponent tried his best, he would not be able to get close. ”
When it was too late, he saw the man stretch out his long arm, and the spear was thrown out and ran towards the man on the other side. The challenger standing opposite the man had attacked several times, and it was time for his skills to be weak, and he was too late to dodge when he saw that the spear was approaching. ”
Speaking of this, the storyteller slowly put down the folding fan in his hand, slowly picked up the teacup on the case, and lowered his head to take a sip of tea.
Seeing him looking so leisurely and complacent, the tea guests who were fascinated by it were so anxious that they stretched their necks, and even worse, they were already impatient, and they slammed the wine table and shouted: "You should speak faster, so what's the result?"
"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry...... the storyteller smiled slightly, slowly put down the teacup, and picked up the folding fan on the table, and the fan was unfurled, and the storyteller spoke under the eager gaze of the crowd.
"I saw the spear pointed straight ahead, piercing into the challenger's chest in the blink of an eye, and heard the sound of the challenger's sword falling to the ground, and the tip of the spear sank into the challenger's body a foot ......deep."
Hearing this, one of the guests in the audience said: "This spear pierced into a person's body so deep that even if he didn't die, he could take half a life." ”
"That's right, sir, did this man die or didn't die in the end?"
The storyteller sitting on the stage didn't know how to speak for a while, the people from Xiangguofu spent money to improve Wei Yuancheng's reputation, if he told the truth, wouldn't it damage Wei Xiaogongzi's reputation.
The storyteller was like sitting on pins and needles for a while, and when he looked at the audience, he saw that everyone was looking at him, and immediately covered his face with a fan, raised his sleeve and wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and said after a long time: "This, this, the contemptible people don't know the life and death of the challenger in the ring for the time being, but it is said that the victor is like a bamboo in the next four competitions, and he defeated four challengers in a row with only one spear, and entered the final in one fell swoop." ”
Everyone's attention was drawn at once, and curiosity began to be drawn about the victor.
Someone can't help but ask, "Who is that man?"
"Yes, it's really not easy to win five people in a row in the official competition, this person must be the person on the martial arts list. Isn't this someone we know?"
When the storyteller heard this, he couldn't help laughing, straightened his waist, shook the folding fan in his hand, and then said the answer that everyone wanted to know: "This person ...... Everyone here does know that this person is the son of Wei Xiangguo, Wei Yuancheng!"
"It's him! I have long heard of Wei Xiaogongzi's prestige, but I never thought that Wei Xiaogongzi would actually participate in this year's martial arts competition!"
Wei Xiaogongzi ...... Spear...... Alas, I should have thought that it was him, Wei Xiaogongzi was able to easily defeat the people on the martial arts list with just a spear. The spear belongs to him and makes it the best!"
"What kind of big competition is Wei Xiaogongzi still coming to participate in, do you still need to compare with him? I bet that Wei Xiaogongzi will take the lead in this year's martial arts competition!"
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
In the box on the second floor, the man in Xuanyi squinted slightly with a pair of dark obsidian-like eyes, stood up, and a strong wind swept towards the door, and the door of the box opened immediately.
The man in the dark robe reclined beside the railing, a red jade pendant hung on the tips of his white jade-like fingertips, and the cloud-white tassel swayed gently in the air.
The man in the dark clothes was tall and straight, his eyes swept over the storyteller on the stage and the screen behind the storyteller, the corners of his lips slightly swept a cool arc, and the eyes in the eyes below were dark and deep, as if he was looking down on the king of the world.
The storyteller sitting on the table suddenly felt a chill hit his heart, and felt that he was being targeted by some ferocious animal, and turned to look over, but he did not find any doubt.
Seeing that the tea guests in the audience were all appreciative of Wei Yuancheng, the storyteller sitting at the table smiled and stroked his slightly sparse white beard with a comfortable face.
Suddenly, someone behind the screen coughed slightly, and the storyteller remembered that he still had something to do, and as soon as he knocked on the wake-up wood, the originally noisy teahouse immediately calmed down.
It is said that due to the promulgation of the new policy by the saint, so that women from all over the world can also join the army, there are many women participating in this martial arts competition, and there are not a few women who have passed the primary election of the big competition and obtained the qualification to participate in the official competition. ”
"Let's say that Yan Mei Bingxue, the daughter of General Weilie, Miss Yan is holding a silver sword, wearing a white robe, naturally beautiful, elegant and moving, in the primary election of the big competition, she has defeated Pingyang Liu Qingzhou and the lady in red Nan Xiaoxue, and in the official competition of the big competition, she defeated Qingcheng Zhou Tianba and the left general Zuo Cang, who has followed General Weilie for many years!"
Even when she was attacked in the primary election, Miss Yan was still able to defeat the sneak attackers and defend the majesty of the dynasty, so she was praised by the saints. ”
When the tea guests heard that Yan Mei Bingxue was so powerful, they couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in their hearts, and at the same time, they felt a little uncomfortable as a man.
"It's really a tiger father and a dogless daughter, General Weilie himself is an admirable existence, and now General Weilie's daughter is also a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows go. ”
Alas, this is a woman after all, although the Holy Lord has promulgated a new policy, but women will not be able to get on the stage after all, and how many soldiers' lives will be buried by the benevolence of women's women on the battlefield!"
"There seems to be some truth in what this brother said......
Seeing that the wind was falling to one side, the storyteller on the stage cleared his throat and said, "Do you know why this little prince of Xiangguo's Mansion wants to participate in this year's martial arts competition?"
"Sir, you will talk about Wei Xiaogongzi for a while, and you will talk about General Weilie's concubine for a while, could it be that this Wei Xiaogongzi participated in this year's martial arts competition and has something to do with General Weilie's concubine?"
"Smack!" the storyteller folded the fan in his hand, and this remark was in the middle of his heart, "In this way, the contemptible person will not sell the guanzi." Have you ever heard that General Weilie entered the palace a few days ago?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Who is Yan Yunbei, the great general of Weilie? That is the master who only cares about the war and never cares about the affairs of the imperial court!
I heard that when the saint ascended the throne, he personally ordered General Weilie to enter the palace to participate in the political deliberations of the court, but he was repeatedly rejected by General Weilie.
General Wei Lie took the initiative to enter the palace to face the saint...... Just kidding, right?
"Poof......" A tea guest was drinking tea, and when he heard this, a mouthful of water squirted out, and he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sir, are you serious?"
Seeing that everyone in the audience looked disbelieving, although the storyteller expected this scene early in the morning, but the fact that it really happened really made the storyteller slightly stunned for a while, and he didn't know how to explain it.
There was another cough, and the storyteller had a smile on his face again, and nodded seriously: "If you don't believe it, the boss of Jiupin Xuan, who happens to be close to the palace, is here, you can go and ask if what the contemptible said is true." ”
Everyone still didn't believe it, so they had to find the boss of Jiupin Xuan and ask clearly.
When everyone was busy looking for the boss of Jiupin Xuan, the door of a box on the second floor was pushed open, and a middle-aged man walked out of the box, stood by the railing, looked at the people below, and said loudly: "Everyone, Yan has just heard that you have doubts about whether General Weilie entered the palace some time ago, and Yan is here to give you an answer, this is indeed the case." ”
As soon as the words fell, the audience was in an uproar.
"Thank you, Boss Yan, for answering our questions. The storyteller arched his hand to the middle-aged man as a thank you.
The guests in the teahouse were obviously shocked by this incident, and after a long time of figuring it out, they were very interested in the reason why General Weilie entered the palace.
"Does that gentleman know what happened to General Weilie entering the palace?"
The storyteller unfolded the folding fan in his hand, shook it, and said, "Don't hide it from you, the contemptible person has indeed heard of it a little. ”
"Sir, speak quickly. Those present were clearly convinced by the storyteller's words.
"It is said that the evil qi in the body of the wife of the great general Wei Lie invaded, and she suffered from wind and cold, I am afraid that this time is not much, for this reason, the general Wei Lie entered the palace to ask the holy god for medicine, saying that only the three flavors of the spirit pill can be saved. ”
As he spoke, the storyteller changed his words and shook his head: "However, Lord Xiangguo of this three-flavor Qingling Pill has asked the saint early in the morning, and the saint has no choice, and now he happens to be holding a martial arts competition, so he asked Miss Yan to compete with Wei Xiaogongzi, and only those who win can get this three-flavor Qingling pill." ”
"But sir, isn't it timely? Could it be that you are fooling us?"
"Fei Ye, Fei Ye...... storyteller's expression did not change, Wu took a sip of tea, and then said, "This Xiangguo Mansion Wei Xiaogongzi is now a famous figure on the martial arts list, for this year's martial arts competition, he may have just wanted to be fresh, but now it is different." Wei Xiangguo's grandson has been suffering from serious illnesses for many years, and he is the only nephew of Wei Xiaogongzi, how can Wei Xiaogongzi abandon him?"
"That seems to make ......sense," agreed the questioner, after some thought.
"The contest between the General's Mansion and the Xiangguo Mansion, it seems that this year's big competition finals can be regarded as interesting......" Thinking of the rumors that General Weilie and Wei Xiangguo were a pair of enemies in the court, and now the martial arts competition is mixed together, people can't help but care more about the results of this competition.
"You say, who will win this contest?"
"I bet that Little Master Wei will win!"
"I bet on Miss Yan......"
"I bet ......"
At this time, Boss Yan walked down from the second floor and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, since you all have your own opinions on the victory or loss of Miss Yan and Wei Xiaogongzi's competition, why don't you go to Jiupin Xuan to have a gambling game together......
Looking at the backs of everyone leaving together, and then at the empty teahouse, the shopkeeper of the teahouse looked at the people who walked out from behind the screen with deep resentment.
A money bag was thrown over, and the shopkeeper opened it after catching it, and hurriedly flattered the man's back: "Master go slowly, welcome to come again!"