Chapter 54: The Phoenix Terrace Competition
This green child cooks as soon as it becomes a routine. After that, every day Lu'er added stir-fried dishes for two people, and added one dish every day, until later, he didn't mention the food box, only brought fresh vegetables, Duan You and Gao Yuefei ate them, all for Lu'er to cook. Duan You and Lu'er are also familiar with each other.
The next day, Lu'er came alone in Youshi to cook for Duan You. Duan You couldn't refuse, so he had to rely on it, and his heart was full of warmth.
It's just that Lu'er doesn't talk much, he only likes to listen to Duan You's words, and when he speaks occasionally, his tone is the same as his mother's. Duan Youxin said, is she a mother, niece or other relative? If the other party doesn't say it, he doesn't ask through it, this is a habit.
Unconsciously, fifteen days have passed since Duan Bai was attacked, these days, Duan You is in a warm state, but he has not left down the business, he has gone to the prison several times, but there is still no result; he has helped Gao Yuefei to open up the second vein of Ren Du; the meridians of the fifteen palms after his own dragon palm are also the same as the first three palms, according to the words of Master Wuwei, the skill has reached ninety, and after that, it is practiced every day. With the growth of years, the bone strength is complete, and the power of the eighteen palms of the dragon will surely flourish day by day.
On this day, Duan Baihu accompanied the head of Duan's surname and Duan Feng to visit Yangtho Bacheng.
The head person's name is Duan Heping, nearly sixty years old, short and fat, with a ruddy complexion, Duan You came to Yang Tho City on the day, and he told Duan Feng of Duan Bai's news, so Duan You has always been grateful for his feelings, although he has not met, but he has been friends for a long time. Although Duan Heping is the leader, he is not half arrogant towards Duan You, and he is quite modest. With a polite face, Duan Heping made his intentions clear.
It turns out that there is a rule in the city calendar of Yang Tho: the city lord is more than fifty years old, that is, a young talent is jointly elected by the five major leaders of Gao, He, Duan, Yin, and Zhang, who is the young city lord, and the city lord will take over after a hundred years. It is also clearly stipulated that the surname of the current city lord shall not produce a young city lord. As a rule, this year, the young city lord will be elected. The master of Shaocheng is selected, and two people are selected based on martial arts, and then one person is recommended according to their character and talent.
The martial arts competition is scheduled for two days later. The person surnamed Duan is determined to win the position of the lord of the young city, and has elected Duan Heping's eldest son, Duan Bo, to run. Duan Heping came here to ask Duan You to help Duan Bo in the martial arts competition.
Duan You pondered for a long time and agreed. Duan Heping left satisfied, but Duan You was unhappy. He didn't want to participate in this struggle for fame and fortune, but one is that Duan Heping is affectionate to him, and the other is that Duan Bai and Duan Feng came in person, especially Duan Bai, who was his father's brother back then, and regarded himself as his own family, and his feelings were difficult to resist. If he refuses to do so, Duan Bai will not be able to do well among the people surnamed Duan in the future.
When Fang knows that people can't help themselves, they are mostly trapped by family affection.
The day of the martial arts competition is coming soon. It's at night. In the southwest of the city, Phoenix Terrace.
Duan Bai, Duan Bo, and Duan Feng came to pick up Duan You.
Duan Bo was tall and heroic, unrestrained and smiling, and quite humble in front of Duan You. The three of them went to the Phoenix Terrace, and saw that its platform was four zhang high, more than 20 zhang wide, and the big stone was built, and it was majestic and magnificent. There is a hall on the stage, which can accommodate six or seven hundred people.
At this time, there were already two or three hundred people in the hall, one surnamed one person, sitting or standing, making a commotion. As soon as the three of them entered, countless eyes around them immediately turned to the ground, and most of them looked at Duan Bo.
Duan Bo hugged his fists and smiled, frequently greeted everyone, and several people gathered around him and said-
"Duan Gongzi, the young city lord is none other than you. ”
"Brother Duan, I'm here to cheer you on. ”
"Young Master Duan, if you meet later, please be merciful. ”
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Duan Bo said hello and walked, but someone stood in front of him. That person was the same age as Duan Bo, with an eagle nose and thin lips, and he was the brother of He Yijing, He Yigong, whom Duan You met when he first arrived in Yangtho City. Behind He Yigong, who was following He Yijing, saw Duan You, he was stunned, and then pretended not to know if nothing happened.
Duan Bo saw He Yigong squinting at him, the corners of his mouth were mocking, and he didn't care, and said, "Brother He, I haven't seen you for many days." ”
He Yigong smiled and said, "I heard that Brother Duan was infected the day before yesterday, but he is still handsome and bright, so the rumors must be true." ”
"What rumors?" Duan Boqi said.
He Yigong snorted and said: "Someone chewed his tongue indiscriminately, saying that one of the nobles had a fire at night the day before yesterday, and there were thieves kidnapping tickets, saying that Brother Duan, you could have rushed to kill the thief, but you lied that you were infected with the disease, and you couldn't come out of fear." ”
"Others say that you were so happy with your maidservant that night that you had no time to go out. A shrill voice floated out of the crowd, but the person who spoke did not show his face.
Hearing this, the people in the hall were silent, and they all looked at Duan Bo.
Duan Bo smiled brightly and said, "The crumbs talk nonsense, and only the crumbs believe it. That is, he bypassed He Yigong and walked to the crowd surnamed Duan.
He Yigong said that since Duan Bai and Duan Kui's family were held hostage, seeing that Duan Bo didn't pay attention to it and was bored, he turned his face and took He Yijing and others back to their positions.
Duan has eyes and ears to hear, and laughs in his heart. This is a compliment, and there is a set of damage to people's reputation. It seems that he is also bent on seeking the position of young city lord.
After Duan Bo, the protagonist of the Yin family, one of the four surnames, also arrived, and he was a handsome son, named Chang Jialong. Duan You didn't understand this name, Duan Feng said that it was his father Ben Zhichang, he was Chang Jialong, his son was Long Moumou, and the Yin family took the name after the suffix word, and so on, it was his ancestral calendar.
After a while, more than 300 people gathered in the hall, surrounded by the hall, leaving an empty space in the middle, thinking that it was used for martial arts.
Then he saw the door open, and slowly walked in seven people, all in their fifties. It is the five surnames of Gao, He, Duan, Yin, and Zhang, as well as two martial arts celebrities. Among them, the head of the surname Gao is called Gao Wanshan, the brother of the city lord Gao Qianshan, and two famous martial arts masters are referees.
After the seven people sat down, Gao Wanshan announced the rules: two people from each family, the ring challenge system, the winner advances, and the loser misses the next round; free to call the battle, no one can point to the general, and the one who should not be awarded the loss; those who win two games in a row rest; until the point is reached, one side or its leader admits defeat as defeat, and the other party is not allowed to chase and fight.
After announcing the rules, Yin Jiachang Jialong walked to the center of the venue, hugged his fists and performed a square salute, and said loudly: "The kid is not talented, he takes the liberty of being a champion, which brother comes to challenge?"
Changjialong made an iron fan, the body is elegant, the step is light and fast, the iron fan is open to protect himself and confuse the enemy, that is, the splitting is sharp, between opening and closing, Zhang Chi has a degree. Before Wuhe, the descendants of the Xu family landed single-handedly and opened their mouths to admit defeat.
Chang Jialong clenched his fists and said a promise to the descendants of the Xu family, his words were polite, but his expression was arrogant. He looked around the field and said, "Which other brother is challenged?"
A young man surnamed Zhao in the crowd responded to the battle, and between the five combinations, he was also defeated. The Yin family cheered loudly, and the Chang family was complacent and rested.
After Changjialong, the He family sent a person to occupy the throne, who was the younger brother of He Yigong, named He Yiqian. He Yiqian held a red tasseled spear, and immediately said after coming on the field: "I want to learn the Duan family's high moves, please give advice." ”
This is the point general. As soon as his words came out, there was a bang in the hall, and most of them applauded.
Among the five surnames, the Gao family does not fight, the Zhang family withers young talents for some reason, and only He, Duan, and Yin are full of talents, and their strength is recognized as the strongest. At this time, the Yin family has won two games, and the He family will order the Duan family as soon as they appear, which is really a dragon and a tiger, which can be a feast for the eyes. Everyone thought that the three would not fight each other until the end, but they were going to meet as soon as the fight began, so the atmosphere in the field climaxed at the beginning.
The Duan family is Duan You and Duan Bo. Hearing He Yiqian's order, Duan Bo smiled slightly, walked to the center of the field, saluted, untied the sword from his waist, and said, "Please give advice to Brother He." That is, the tip of the sword is pointed to the ground, and a defensive position is placed.
He Yiqian said something offended, that is, he shook the spear, when the chest stab came, Duan Bo avoided it, the spear suddenly counted down, and a red cloud rushed towards him, and the He family applauded loudly.
I saw Duan Bo's figure falter, he turned around, and knocked on the spear, the spear slanted upward, the red cloud dissipated, and the tip of the sword had reached He Yiqian's throat.
When the hall was in a roar, the eardrums rumbled with drinking. Duan Bo won the neat extreme!
Duan You smiled and glanced at Duan Bai, who also smiled and nodded. Duan Bo's move is exactly one of the tricks in the Duan family's stick technique created by Duan Zhen: pushing the window to catch the moon. It is obviously passed on by Duan Bai.
After that, a young man surnamed Yang fought and was also subdued by Duan Bo.
The Yin family and the Duan family each produced a master, and the He family couldn't sit still, so they had to let the protagonist He Yigong appear in advance.
He Yigong also uses a sword, which moves like a cunning rabbit, quiet as Taiyue, Huer is small and smart, Huer opens and closes widely, the sword is like the wind, and the momentum is like a rainbow, which is very good. In the field, the young man surnamed Li and surnamed Zhang came on the field one after another, and they were defeated within two moves. Ho Yigong also won the applause of the hall.
There are nine competitors who come to Phoenix Terrace. Eight families have appeared, and three champions have been produced, but the Du family has not moved. Its leader, Du Cunjiang, sat on the ground, half-squinting, leisurely watching the battle, and the people of the Du family behind him were sitting or standing, their eyes showing contempt. On the side, the Zhao family led the team and said to Du Cunjiang: "Old man Du, you won't wait for us to consume our strength before sending people to fight at the end, right?"
Du Cunjiang glanced at him, snorted three times, and said, "Who farts, why does it stink?"
The leader of the Zhao family was furious and reprimanded: "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, there are no idlers here, if your family doesn't fight, get out!"
Du Cunjiang sneered and said, "Qing'er came out and beat him up on the stinky jiri." ”
Behind him, a sturdy young man jumped out, holding a thick iron rod, and when he came to the field, he buzzed and said: "The Zhao family is beaten by my Du Qing on the field!"
The hall burst into laughter. This Du Qing is rude, and his words are vulgar, so he is really stunned.
An elegant young man from the Zhao family walked slowly to the opposite side of Du Qing, and after making a square salute, he untied his long sword and said, "Brother Du, please." "That is, put on the defensive.
Du Qing didn't answer, he raised the iron rod high, and smashed his head down, when the young man of the Zhao family dodged to dodge, Du Qing took a diagonal step, the iron rod turned halfway, a sweep, and a loud noise was heard, and the young man of the Zhao family flew into the crowd, and his hip bone was broken!
The hall was filled with exclamations.
The leader of the Zhao family roared: "It's too much to deceive people!" angrily at Du Cunjiang, his lips and arms trembled, but he couldn't speak. Everyone in the Zhao family hurriedly stretched out their arms to build a bridge, carefully carried the injured, and walked into the hall. The leader of the Zhao family pointed at Du Cunjiang, and said three times in a row, "Okay!" "Okay!" and then left in a hurry.
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