Chapter 1 Admitting defeat and admitting defeat
I don't know how long it took, Qingping woke up slowly, and it was the big man who had restrained her who was holding her up, and when she woke up, the man was relieved, and said in a low voice: "Second Miss, please be relieved, Zijing Gongzi is fine, the eldest brother promised that Miss would come first, and he would stop the precipice no matter what." β
Qingping perked up, struggled to stand up, and was about to look up, when she heard Yang Ning say in a somewhat strange tone: "The Lord of the Yihui Divine Arrow is unparalleled, and I admire it very much, but this last arrow will be broken by the Lord, should I thank the Master of the Association for showing mercy?"
Through the gap in the crowd, Qingping clearly saw Yang Ning standing on the floating platform, holding a carved arrow in his hand, but the arrow was gone, Qingping then understood, and unconsciously burst into tears, but scolded fiercely: " Uncle Yi is really, I know that Zijing is my brother, and I still bully him like this, Zijing is also a stupid, I'm just an excuse, you can't stop Uncle Yi's magic arrow, why don't you run away, anyway, you are very good at light work, this river can't stop you, if it weren't for your uncle's mercy, wouldn't you be dead, this stupid fool. In the end, he laughed and broke his tears, and the pale yellow face that was covered by disfiguring drugs was already a mess, which was miserable.
Seeing her crying and laughing, revealing her little daughter's attitude, and then looking at the ghostly appearance on her face, the big man couldn't help laughing, turned his head and ordered someone to send clear water, and then said with a little joking: "Second Miss, you first tidy up your appearance, Zijing's business, you can rest assured, since our eldest brother promised Miss, he will never be treacherous, not to mention that Miss You are the beloved daughter of the old master, with the 500,000 taels of silver you promised Second Miss, our brother will never let go halfway, hehe!"
Qingping was shocked when she heard this, she knew that the disfiguring medicine she used this time could not pass through water, and she also knew her current terrifying appearance, she screamed, and she couldn't care about complaining about Yi Buping and Yang Ning in private, so she hurriedly took the copper basin handed over by a water thief and freshened up with clean water. Several water thieves next to him were all smiling, which made De Qingping shy and unspeakable, and red clouds couldn't help but rise on her beautiful and beautiful face.
After Yi Buping shot the last arrow, he was really exhausted, fortunately he was already mentally clear at that time, but he wanted to divide the victory and defeat, and he didn't really want to kill Yang Ning, so he didn't take Heze seriously and fished, hurting his vitality, but his heart and blood were slightly oscillated, just concentrate on breathing for a while, and there was no big problem, of course, if he wants to fully recover his combat strength, it will take a period of luck to heal. After breathing for a while, Yi Buping felt that his blood was gradually calming down, and he wanted to answer, but just as he was about to speak, he couldn't help coughing a few times, and after a long time, he said lazily: "Zijing Gongzi is a famous child, Yi is a thief on the river, and his identity is no different from the abyss, if you want to thank you, you don't have to, you can't afford it." Zijing Gongzi doesn't have to be grateful to Yi's subordinates for their mercy, to be honest, if Zijing Gongzi is not in the way of his promise, so that he falls into the dead, he just needs to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses, board the boat and take Yi's life, even if the archery skills under him are outstanding, I am afraid that there will be defeat and no victory, and my Jinfan Club may not be stronger than Qinglongtang, and Yi's skills may not be much better than Gu Hall Master. Frankly speaking, Yi Mou occupies the geographical advantage and the people, this day is also owned by both sides, and has such an advantage, if he wants to lose, I am afraid that Yi will no longer have the face to fight on the river, this time Yi Mou is not martial, and can win this battle, has made Yi famous in the world, and today is not a roadblock, since Yi has taken a big advantage, if you want to kill everything, even this room will not be left, I am afraid that the heroes of the world will laugh at our Jiangdong heroes are all brazen!"
Listening to Yi Buping's words, Jiangdong's black and white masters who didn't know the inside story all nodded secretly, originally these people couldn't help but secretly complain about why Yi Buping's subordinates were merciful, and after listening to Yi Buping's righteous and stern defense, they also felt that it should be so, and their side was already outnumbered, if they were to tell the truth again, wouldn't they lose face, but it was not as good as Yi Buping's actions, which seemed generous and tolerant.
But most of the people in Jiangdong who knew the inside story of today's battle were secretly smiling bitterly, and they couldn't show it, but they also had to show their approval on their faces, so as not to show their traces, but others were just doing it, but the brocade-robed young man who was called Eleven Lang couldn't bear it, and complained in a low voice: "These water thieves are the most unreliable, I knew that the fourth brother-in-law shouldn't let this surnamed Yi fight, but this Yi Buping's archery skills are really superb, if he didn't use headless arrows, maybe our goal has been achieved." β
Shi Ming smiled faintly and said in a low voice: "Eleventh brother, you look down on Yi Buping too much, this person is known for being ruthless, do you think he will really show mercy to the enemy's subordinates? Not to mention that that person just suffered a little loss, even if he has no power to fight back, he may not be able to make Yi Buping feel compassion." Not to mention the past, but within this year, Yi Buping has done six bloody crimes up and down the river, all of which were boat wrecks and people were killed, and they were all killed, and there was no way to live, but Ben Hou did not get any clear evidence except for suspicion, do you say that such a leaky Dakou will show mercy for the sake of some false fame?"
The brocade-robed young man frowned and was silent, his eyes were full of doubt, and he said hesitantly: "Then isn't it too suspicious, this person is in front of the enemy, isn't there some collusion with Youji?"
Shi Ming smiled: "You are also wrong, in fact, Yi Buping is also helpless, his last arrow is really the end of the crossbow, reluctantly, not to mention that there is no arrow, even if the arrow is still there, it is impossible to break the true qi of the martial arts sect's disciples, don't you see that arrow is falling when it gets wet?" But if the arrow is intact and Zijing Gongzi is undamaged, then Yi Buping has to bow his head and admit defeat, but Yi Buping pretends to be generous and takes the arrow away, which is not clear now, even though Zijing Gongzi knows that this arrow can't hurt him, but let him say it to us people, and with this young man's arrogant nature, even if he can explain it clearly, I'm afraid that he will disdain it, and I'm afraid that this dumb man will lose him. β
The brocade-robed young man was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he opened his mouth to speak, but he felt that he had nothing to say, but at this moment, Yang Ning's cold voice came from his ears and said, "Okay, Lord Yihui, I admit defeat today." Speaking of the word "admit defeat", although the tone was still as cold as before, it was already obvious that he was gritting his teeth, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to see Yang Ning's expression as cold as ice and snow, and in the depths of his cold phoenix eyes was furious flames, staring at Yi Buping fiercely, as if he wanted to burn him into ashes with his gaze.
Yi Buping smiled and shook his fists, nodding again and again, as if he didn't see Yang Ning's terrible face, Yang Ning became more and more annoyed when he saw this, his expression gradually became more and more indifferent, his eyes flashed, obviously he was very angry, if he hadn't just admitted defeat to Yi Buping, I was afraid that he would have shot out angrily.
But a few little water thieves didn't know the depths, and they had already shouted loudly: "Defeat is defeated, why do you still occupy the ring?"
Some people were even more bold, and even shouted: "Defeated generals, don't hurry up and get down, lest you be embarrassed!"
Yang Ning's ears were clear, not only the arrogant words of these people could be heard clearly, but even some people's private discussions were also in their ears, and there was incomparable anger in their hearts, and they couldn't bear it anymore, and the left hand holding the broken arrow secretly gushed out, and in an instant, the shaft of the carved arrow had turned into powder, and they all floated down on the floating platform. Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but gasp, if you want to cut the birch refined arrow shaft into pieces with your bare hands, as long as you have the palm of your hand to get home, all the first-class masters, most of them can do it, but it will be turned into powder, and silently, if it is not for the deep internal force, the palm power is superb, it is impossible to do. And after Yang Ning fought hard for three times, he still has such skills and means, which shows that his martial arts are very strong, how can he not make everyone in Jiangdong feel uneasy, especially those little water thieves who have just made a lot of nonsense, they all feel cold on their backs, and their hairs stand on end.
Yang Ning looked around coldly, all the Jiangdong heroes who bumped into the cold light in his eyes couldn't help but lower their heads to avoid the cold and piercing gaze, for a while, all the horses were all in the know, only to hear the river surging, the wind gusted, everyone looked at the arrogant figure standing with a sword on the floating platform, they all felt turbulent, shocked, although Yang Ning admitted defeat on his own, but at this moment, no matter what kind of person he was holding, his heart was full of awe, and there was no trace of negligence.
Secretly sighed, Ximen Rin raised his voice and said: "Zijing, you step down, you have fought three battles in a row, it's time to come down and rest, this time Jiangdong's heroes are here for this seat, if Zijing still wants to challenge, I'm afraid that some people will think that we are timid!"
Although Ximen Rin's purpose was originally to want Yang Ning to die under the wheel battle of Jiangdong, but now the situation has changed, no matter what, Yang Ning has already admitted defeat this time, if he doesn't take the opportunity to let Yang Ning come down to rest, I'm afraid that no scheming people will be able to see through his mind, not to mention that although Yang Ning is simple, he has a beast-like intuition, he doesn't want to make Yang Ning suspicious now, not to mention that some of his actions have already made Ling Chong suspicious, otherwise he would not still be silent to this day, so Ximen Rin finally made Yang Ning come down, and prepared to send people out on his side to deal with a few battles, and Yang Ning was happy to see Hunter at that time, will inevitably challenge again, and he can also push the boat to let Yang Ning take the stage again.
Hearing Ximen Rin's words, Yang Ning's anger decreased slightly, although he was ignorant, he also knew that it was inconvenient to stay on the stage at this time to continue the challenge, a little pause, and swept towards the Youji Lou Boat, the figure was still clearly visible at the beginning, but in mid-air, it suddenly turned into a wisp of light smoke, and when his figure was re-reflected in the eyes of everyone, he was already standing on the bow of the Lou Boat, and he was also a long way away from Ximen Rin and others, his expression was indifferent, and he was outnumbered, and the dazzling light of Fang Cai had disappeared at some point, at this time, Yang Ning seemed to have become a beautiful young man who could be seen everywhere, not a descendant of the Martial Arts Sect, but up and down the river, but no one dares to despise him anymore.
It was only at this time that Qingping, who was worried in her heart, put her mind at ease, although the changes in things exceeded her expectations, but now the result is more satisfactory to her, although Yang Ning has suffered some setbacks, but no one really thinks that he is not as good as Yi Buping, and he can retreat with his whole body and recover his vitality, so that the certainty of escaping in the end is much greater. And although Yi Buping used some means, but it was also a dignified victory, not only did he have a great reputation, but I am afraid that no one would have thought that Jinfan's intention to come here was to save Yang Ning from the predicament, the only thing wrong is probably that Yang Ning is most likely to have a grudge against Yi Buping now, but if he has his own turnaround, it should not cause a tragedy. Thinking of this, Qingping's mood became more and more cheerful, and after hurriedly changing her appearance, she stepped forward to hug Yi Buping, and said with a smile: "Uncle Yi, thank you very much." β
Yi Buping was a little ashamed in his heart, he was temporary, and he almost lost both, but he naturally didn't reveal his true thoughts, just smiled: "Second Miss doesn't have to thank me, today Yi Mou defeated Zijing Gongzi in front of everyone's eyes, I'm afraid that few people in the world will have such an honor, haha, after you recognize each other, you can intercede for me!"
Qingping was happy in her heart, and said happily: "Uncle don't worry, Zijing listens to me the most, I rarely ask him for something, he will not refuse, but my uncle's archery skills are so good, I'm afraid Zijing will challenge my uncle again in the future." β
Yi Buping smiled silently, and said in his heart, no matter what, I will never fight, I can defeat the future Demon Emperor in front of everyone, this kind of honor is not something ordinary people can have, I won't give him a chance to get back, think about it, for the sake of the second lady, he has no way to force me to fight.
Yang Ning naturally didn't know that Yi Buping had already made up his mind, his face was still indifferent and cold, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, how could Sister Qingping get here, didn't she go to Youji with Sister Luqi, after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't figure it out, so she simply didn't think about it anymore, and asked Qingping after waiting until the matter was over, but that Yi Buping was the most hateful, so that he had to admit defeat, and he could no longer challenge the master of Jiangdong, hmph, when the matter passed, he must be compared with him again. After all, he is young, although he disdains to argue and admits defeat calmly, but the anger in his heart has not diminished slightly, but after his eyes involuntarily fell on Qingping, the original cold gradually melted, but his heart was infinitely happy, Qingping suddenly appeared here, although he didn't know the twists and turns, but he must have come for himself, he only felt that the loneliness and loneliness of these days were swept away, and the shortcomings in his heart had been completed unconsciously, the more he thought about it, the happier he was, Yang Ning's simple mind could no longer remember the frustration of Fang Cai, only a piece of warmth remainedγ
"What a Nine Highness!" Mingyue sighed with her palms: "Take it up, put it down, such a mind-mindedness, it really deserves to be the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix County Lord." β
Yan Zishuang wiped away the deep worries in her eyes and sighed: " My sister said yes, His Royal Highness Nine is decisive and decisive, in this case, there are not many people who can see through the difference between victory and defeat, so although His Royal Highness Nine actually won, but if you want to refute it is very difficult, it will give birth to the illusion that he refuses to admit the reality, and now he admits defeat calmly, not only the clear-eyed people admire his magnificence, but also do not have to bear the grievances of Jiangdong, such a means of killing two birds with one stone, but there is no trace, I hope he is not a painstaking plan, but unintentionally, otherwise I am afraid that there is another hero in the world who turns his hands into clouds and covers his hands for rainγ β
Mingyue said with a smile: "Sister is compassionate, I don't like to see more heroes in the world, in fact, the country is picturesque, it is a good battlefield for vertical and horizontal battles, if this Nine Highnesses is really a heroic character, but there is nothing bad, at least Youji can't be monolithic, in fact, if this is the case, the little sister is willing to obey her mother's orders." It's a pity that in the eyes of the little sister, most of His Royal Highnesses are willful and have no scheming. The six big Kou on the river, most of the others are vain names, only this Yi Buping can be called scheming, powerful means, with pure and famous sword as bait, induce His Royal Highness Nine to agree to unfair conditions, when dueling, first with fast arrows to confuse people's minds, and then with arrow arrays to limit the opponent's actions, and then enhance the offensive again and again, similar to the waves and tides, people give birth to the illusion that it is always so, and then show weakness and the enemy, hide the elite in the old and weak, when the battle suddenly attacked, the iron cavalry prominent, swords and guns roared, and the last arrow is the peak of the peak, the pen of God, people must be inevitable, the truth of all things in the world is often the same, so the wise man often touches the bypass, smell a know ten, I heard that this person is rigorous, vertical and horizontal, never invincible, but he is good at constricting the edge, quite knows the success or failure of advance and retreat, looking at his words and deeds, this person is a general's talent, but it is a pity that he has fallen into the reckless, no step into the body, it really makes the little sister sigh, can not help herself. β
Yan Zishuang smiled faintly, she saw through Mingyue's intention to recruit Yi Buping, and knew that Mingyue confessed to herself, but it was to force herself not to recommend Yi Buping to the imperial court for the time being, if her own actions ruined her plan to recruit generals, then Mingyue could be an enemy of herself, looking at the bright eyes of Qiushui who were full of excitement, Yan Zishuang raised her glass and invited: "Since my sister values this Yihui master so much, do you know the origin of this person?"
Mingyue's heart moved, and she said with a smile: "Among the six major Kou, Yi Buping is the most mysterious, no one knows the origin of his origin, but I can't imagine that my sister knows everything, could it be that this person also has anything to do with Cuihu?"
Yan Zishuang smiled and said: "My sister is talking nonsense, even if I am a disciple of the Cuihu lineage, I will not be a robber who robs the house, but the lord of this person was originally a person we attach great importance to, so I accidentally learned the origin of Yi Buping." Sister, have you heard of Yin Tianwei, a bloody maniacal Jiao?"
Mingyue frowned and thought for a moment, suddenly brightened, and said with a smile: "Sister said that it is not the general Yin who guarded Jiangling with his own strength back then, so that my father did not dare to go east? If so, it is no wonder that this person can cross the river and have no opponent, not to mention the water army up and down the Yangtze River now, four or five out of ten of the backbone generals are Yin Tianwei's old department, and only the method of water warfare passed down by Yin Tianwei is enough to make Yi Buping dominate the river. It's just that Yi Buping looks like he's only in his thirties, and Yin Tianwei has been dead for thirteen years, even if he is Yin Tianwei's old department, he shouldn't have time to learn anything, right?"
Yan Zishuang sighed: "Speaking of this General Yin, although he is lustful for killing, he is a first-class famous general, he was already famous all over the world when he was a water coward, and he was even more prosperous after being recruited by the Duke of Yue, and he was the first person in the Jiangdong Naval Army. When Taizu failed to attack Youji, the main army of Huofeng County was in full swing, and the army of the King of Han and the King of Dian was also in a hurry, if the three feudatories echoed each other, the Dachen court with a solid foundation would definitely fall apart again, if there was no Yin Tianwei to guard Jiangling and clamp down on the Han Domain, how could Lingtang persuade Ling Zun, and the Han Dynasty and the suzerain made a secret agreement, which was a matter of the future, if it were not for this person, once the Han Dynasty's naval army went east to Jiangling, I am afraid that the family teacher would not have the possibility of turning the tide. Yin Tianwei made such a great achievement, and Taizu naturally rewarded him very generously, and even gave him the position of marquis, and entrusted him with the important task of the two lakes, and his prestige was prominent, and he was unrivaled for a while. General Yin guarded the two lakes for several years, the Han domain and the Dian domain did not dare to be its sharp, so that the imperial court could recuperate, such a merit, is it ordinary, but it is a pity that five years later, General Yin suddenly died tragically, a generation of famous generals, the loess is deeply buried, the family members died, the old department is scattered, life is impermanent, nothing more. β
Mingyue listened silently, a pair of bright eyes changed, and when she heard this, she sighed: "General Yin's old affairs, my little sister has also read the file, it is said that that day is General Yin's happy day, so his subordinates dare not go to disturb, but the next day the slave maid who served the general and his wife entered the backyard, but found that General Yin was poisoned and died, Mrs. Yin killed herself with a sword, and General Yin's two young ladies and a close guard also disappeared together. After all, as soon as General Yin died, the imperial court broke off his humerus, but my father and His Royal Highness the King of Dian could be relieved, or it may be because of General Yin's great achievements in the past, which made Yan Fan hold a grudge, so he sent someone to assassinate him. β
Yan Zishuang shook her head and said: "This is all nonsense, General Yin's death is a love entanglement, it is useless to say, let's talk about Yi Buping's background." Yin Tianwei is worthy of being a famous general, after the war, he selected some seven or eight-year-old children, secretly raised, ready to train into a guard, these children are resolute, qualified children, Yin Tianwei personally taught the art of war and martial arts, treat it like flesh and blood, if Yin Tianwei does not die, I am afraid that there will be one more elite soldier in the world, but unfortunately when Yin Tianwei died, those teenagers were only sixteen or seventeen years old, not yet known, and when the situation in the two lakes has been decided, some people who vaguely know the existence of this guard want to visit, those teenagers have already flown into the darkγ Alas, at that time, the disciples of the Cuihu side line also had generals under General Yin, but it was a pity that his status was not high and he did not know the details, so he missed the opportunity to recruit this personal guard, but that disciple had reported to the family teacher that Yin Tianwei had rewarded the most beloved Yi Wang Bow to the most outstanding of these young people, if not, I am afraid that Zishuang would not be able to guess the origin of the Jinfan Society. β
Mingyue pondered for a moment and said, " This Yi Wang bow is the former dynasty of the famous general, but the famous general later offended the king, so that the name of the body died, the bird is hidden in the bow, it is said that his descendants swore no longer for the official general, so this bow was buried with the funeral, I can't think of more than a hundred years later, this bow actually saw the light of day, but I didn't think it fell into the hands of Yin Tianwei, but I have never heard of Yin Tianwei possessing the bow of King Yi, but I am afraid that few people know about it, otherwise Yi Buping has been crisscrossing the river for many years, and the Yangtze River Navy has many Yin Tianwei's old departments, presumably Yi Buping's identity is no longer a secretγ β
Yan Zishuang nodded and said: "That's right, the origin of this bow is said to be not the right way, at that time, Yin Tianwei was already a general, and he rarely had the opportunity to charge into battle in person, so this bow is unknown, but the disciple of the Cuihu side line is fortunate to participate in it, so he knows this secret, so His Royal Highness Nine is as wise as a rule, and after seeing through King Yi's bow, Zishuang has already guessed the origin of Lord Yihui." It's just that a character like him has such a relationship, if he has the heart to return to the imperial court, or is a vassal of a strong vassal, why worry about not entering the ranks, my sister wants to recruit this person for Ling Zun, but I'm afraid it's not easy. β
After Mingyue learned about Yi Buping's background, she already knew that Yan Zishuang was turning around, but she wanted to dispel her idea of recruiting Yi Buping, but she also knew that most of the time there was no hope, the light in her eyes couldn't help but dim, and her mind turned, but she asked again: "It seems that most of the Jinfan Club belong to Yin Tianwei's personal guards in the past, although they would rather be Shui Kou than return to the imperial court, and have a wife and son, they must still have respect for the old master, don't they have nothing to do in this regard?"
Yan Zishuang shook her head and sighed: "I was also thinking about this matter, but after Yin Tianwei's death that day, we didn't pay attention to his affairs anymore, although we knew that he had two daughters, but there was nowhere to be found, and my sister was only afraid that she would be disappointed." β
Mingyue couldn't help but sigh when she heard this, she was a smart and decisive person, but she didn't have any hope, so she didn't think about it anymore, her eyes fell on Yang Ning again, and she smiled: "Sister, the little sister just agreed with you that if the sister's wish comes true, the little sister is willing to make an alliance with the sister, but if the sister misses, what can I compensate the little sister?"
Yan Zishuang's heart moved, could it be that Mingyue saw something, but she said lightly: " He Yan missed, Zishuang would never personally participate in this bloody dispute, Yue Guogong wanted to extinguish his mouth, and the prince of Yan wanted to kill each other, this was their own decision, the colorless nunnery master made a move to avenge Senior Sister Ping, and it was also for the indissoluble entanglement between the Cuihu family and the Martial Arts Sect, regardless of success or failure, what does it have to do with Zishuang, even if His Royal Highness the Nine escaped safely, this is also the blessing of the heroic spirit of the Lord of Huofeng County, in Zishuang's opinion, there is nothing bad. β
Seeing that Yan Zishuang deliberately shirked her responsibility, Mingyue sneered: "Why is my sister so ungenerous, an ignorant young man like His Royal Highness the Ninth still knows that he is indifferent to life and death, how can a person like my sister dare not bear the consequences of failure?"
Yan Zishuang smiled slightly when she heard this, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and she said slowly: "Sister, is this a radical method, it's okay, if His Royal Highness the Ninth is really born to leave Chibi, if my sister has something to ask, as long as Zishuang is within her ability, she will not allow it." β
Mingyue chuckled when she heard this, a pair of autumn water eyes suddenly shone brightly, and the exquisite golden phoenix step shook even more lightly, peerless, looking forward to life, Yan Zishuang saw this, and couldn't help but shake her heart, but also gave birth to a feeling of sympathy, although there are many women in this world, but only this woman in front of her is enough to be equal to her own rival.