He Mao looked anxious when he saw Xu Ke, but he waved his hand, took another sip of wine, and chuckled: "Brother Xu, don't be busy first, that Baqi big snake has turned into a man at the moment, and he is making fun with a woman in bed. If Brother Xu is willing, we can rush over now, and take advantage of the exhaustion of the big snake's intercourse with people, just to kill him by surprise!"

"Huh?" Xu Ke couldn't help but feel disgusted when he heard it. He said in his heart, isn't this another set of methods of Yi Helong? Can't you people of Sang come openly when you act openly? Why do you always like to do some villain deeds in secret?

"This ...... How did Brother He know that the man was changed by the Baqi Snake? What if he killed the wrong person?" Xu Ke asked.

He Mao saw that Xu Ke's face was already unhappy, and knew that he must be unwilling to accept his suggestion. However, he also knew that tonight was indeed a golden opportunity for killing the great snake, so he took another sip of wine and persuaded without hesitation:

"Brother Xu, I know that you are a righteous gentleman who likes to act above board. However, you Qianguo also has a saying, which is called, 'Those who achieve great things, how can they be restrained!' Brother Xu thought about it, how powerful that Baqi Snake was! We fought with him twice in a row, and each time we returned with a feather. Tonight, since the Yaqi Giant Snake has incarnated into a human form, the spiritual power in his body can only exert six or seven out of ten. Plus tonight, the woman is the person he likes. When he and the woman go down this time, they are bound to lose their essence and lose their strength...... If we kill at this time, with Brother Xu's exquisite swordsmanship and Brother Zhu's vigorous rake, we will definitely be able to kill that basilisk to pieces, and we will never be able to bring disaster to the world again!"

At this time, even Zhu Wuneng nodded at Xu Ke and said, "Big brother, what Lao He said makes sense! Let's kill that big snake as soon as possible, get the things and go back to the business as soon as possible, the third princess of my family is still waiting for me......"

"No!" Xu Ke finished drinking the wine in the cup, put the empty cup on the lower table, waved his right hand, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is immoral, and it must not be done! Brother He has any other good plan, you might as well talk about it......"

In Xu Ke's heart, he vaguely felt that the man He Mao was talking about might be someone he had seen. If so, it is...... That young man, Xu Ke really couldn't imagine whether he could bear to swing his sword when it came to battle. What's more, they ran to a woman's bed to kill people, and their behavior was already indecent, and when they fought hard, the weapon was eyeless, and the sword qi was rampant, and it was difficult to guarantee that the woman would also die, so wouldn't it implicate the innocent?

He Mao saw that Xu Ke had made up his mind, and knew that it would be useless to say more, so he said again:

"If we don't kill the snake tonight, then we will have to wait for General Yanagi and I to find a way to convince Your Majesty, and when we get all the dragon anointing wine in the palace, we will go to Yagi Island to kill the basilisk. ”

"Brother He, that ...... How long do we have to wait?" asked Xu Ke.

He Mao stretched out a finger and said, "One month!"

"It's going to take a month!" Xu Ke couldn't help but scratch his forehead and frowned.

He Mao said: "Since the Yaqi Snake has left the island, he will not come back if he doesn't have a good time outside." We can only wait for the fifteenth day of next month, and when the big snake arrives on the night of the full moon, it will definitely return to the island to accept the offerings of the villagers!"

After thinking about it in Xu Ke's heart, he also felt that it was reasonable. He had no choice but to nod helplessly, and bowed to He Mao and said, "Since this is the case, then we will wait for February 15 to go to the island again." Then we will all work together to cut the basilisk to pieces...... It's just that during this period of time, my second brother and I can only have a lot of trouble in Brother He's mansion!"

He Mao hurriedly smiled and replied: "Brother Xu is polite, I am very spacious here, and it is not interesting for me to live alone." With Brother Xu and Brother Zhu as companions, it's too late for me to be happy!"

Zhu Wuneng also lost no time in adding: "I said Lao He! I don't care about anything else, it's my old Zhu's belly, you have to take care of it! What delicious food do you have in Kyoto, give Lao Zhu and me a little more for everything......

"That's natural! Brother Zhu can rest assured, he will not let you go hungry......" He Mao agreed with a smile. He suddenly became worried in his heart, and said in his heart, Did I promise it too early? The amount of food this brother has already reported to me several times before. If he really lives in my house for a month. Thinking of my meager income, I'm afraid it's not enough for him to eat, right?

The three of them toasted together, and the matter was happily decided.

......

Next, Xu Ke and Zhu Wuneng lived in He Mao's mansion. They wandered around Kyoto during the day and returned to Kamo's residence at night. Fortunately, Zhu Wuneng coveted the famous places in Kyoto, and most of the three meals a day were solved outside, so He Mao didn't need to worry about his "not enough entertainment".

And in He Mao's mansion, except for He Mao himself, there was really no maid or servant. All the yard cleaning, laundry and cooking are all taken care of by Shikigami. Although Xu Ke was quite surprised by those men and women with different forms of gods at the beginning, he got used to it over time.

The god who takes care of Xu Ke and Zhu Wuin's daily life is Michiko, but whenever Xu Ke and Zhu Wucan's life needs, Michiko is like a gentle maid, and she can't be allowed. However, if Zhu Wuneng behaved out of the ordinary, Michiko still flashed and quietly avoided ......

......

Unknowingly, the two of them have been living in Kamo's mansion for ten days. Although He Mao and General Yanagi continued to make suggestions to the Sang Emperor, the Emperor still refused to agree to all of them, and could only offer ten jars of dragon ointment and wine at most. According to Yi Helong's previous plan, eight large vats must be placed on Yagi Island, filled with fine wine, and then lured the snake out of the hole. To fill eight vats, ten jars of dragon anointing wine are not enough in any case.

On the evening of the tenth day, He Mao held a banquet in his mansion to entertain Xu Ke and Zhu Wuneng, and invited General Liu Sheng over by the way. When a few people were talking about wine and eating and drinking, Liu Sheng suddenly slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Lord He Mao, I have heard that your family's Shijin can sing and dance, and there is a beautiful scenery tonight, and there are friends Xu and Pig friends here, why don't you let Michiko and Zhu Qianyu sing and dance?"

Zhu Wuneng heard that Shishen could still dance, and suddenly became interested, so he slapped his hands together and invited each other. After hearing this, He Mao smiled, then slapped his palms lightly, and summoned Michiko and Takechiha, and ordered Takechiko and Chiba to dance, and Michiko and song. Yanagi volunteered to beat the taiko drum. Xu Ke saw that the master was so enthusiastic, and for a while, he asked He Mao for a bamboo flute and played it on the banquet.

So, Michiko stretched her singing voice lightly, and between her lips and teeth, like flowing water, a soothing and gentle song flowed. He Mao struck the drum according to the tune, and Xu Ke's crisp and melodious flute also sounded...... In the brisk and bright rhythm, the bamboo thousand feathers danced, and the dancing posture was indescribable, like a fairy in the heavenly palace. After drinking a few glasses of wine, He Mao also took a guqin and couldn't help but play it along. For a time, the music in the room is melodious, singing and dancing moving, between the guests and the host, there are singing and dancing as accompaniment, there is music to enjoy, not feeling the joy of happiness, happy and inexplicable!

At this time, only Zhu Wuneng sat on the side of the low table, and even he, the former Heavenly Court God General, knew nothing about singing and dancing. He had to touch his fat belly, and while no one was competing with him for food, he just took some chicken, duck and fish, and stuffed his hands into a big mouth......

After singing and dancing, Liu Sheng, He Mao and Xu Ke couldn't help but clapped each other's hands, each impressed by the skills of the other's musical instruments. The people returned to their seats, raised their glasses, and drank them all. In Liu Sheng's heart, he admired the young swordsman in front of him even more. Just because in the Sang country, from the emperor down, to the folk, there is no inelegant and good music. Those who are good at instrumental blowing have always been respected. Yanagi is respected as a generation of swordsmen, but he is even more conceited about his drum skills. He had seen the subtlety of Xu Ke's swordsmanship before, and when he heard Xu Ke's flute sound so tactfully and melodiously, how could he not be convinced in his heart?

Liu Sheng and Xu Ke drank a cup of each other, and suddenly remembered something, so he said to Xu Ke: "Friend Xu, you must come to the 'Kyoto Sword Fighting Conference' before the Dashengmen tomorrow!"

Xu Ke drank the wine in the cup and asked, "General Yanagi, is the 'Kyoto Sword Fighting Conference' you are talking about?"

He Mao on the side said with a smile: "It's not just a martial arts contest in the rivers and lakes, this 'Kyoto Sword Fighting Tournament' is a grand event once every four years in our Mulberry country! Every fourth year on the first day of February, a grand martial arts contest is held outside the Dasheng Gate in Kyoto City, and the participants are the best samurai in our Mulberry country. The top three who win in the end will be able to obtain the honor of the strongest swordsman in the Sang country, and our emperor will personally receive and present the award. And the winner has an added bonus. At this year's sword fighting competition, I heard that the winner will have unexpected surprises!"

Zhu Wuneng said curiously: "Lao He, what is the surprise, will your emperor reward a princess? If this is the case, I Lao Zhu will also give it a try!"

He Mao smiled: "There is no princess, but there will be the most beautiful woman in the world." ”

Zhu Wuneng's eyes widened, and he immediately became interested in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Really, Lao He, who is the most beautiful woman in the world you are talking about?"

Liu Sheng laughed and said: "Pig friend, don't worry, you will know when the time comes! However, if you want to win the championship in the Kyoto Sword Fighting Conference, it is not so easy!"

Zhu Wuneng was itchy to hear this, shook Xu Ke's arm beside him, and said anxiously: "Big brother, did you hear it? That 'Kyoto Sword Fighting Conference' is so fun, we must go and see it tomorrow!"

Xu Ke drank a glass of wine and said disapprerovitically: "Second brother, didn't you hear? This is the sword fighting conference of the Sang Kingdom, and the participants are all warriors of the Sang Kingdom, so the two of us are here from the big side, so don't go to join in the fun!"

Liu Sheng hurriedly said: "No, Friend Xu, although it is a sword fighting tournament in Kyoto, if there is a master like Friend Xu to participate, it will also be a blessing for the entire martial arts of our Sang Kingdom, Friend Xu must come tomorrow!"

He Mao also winked at Xu Ke and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, the Kyoto Sword Fighting Conference, held every four years, is really rare! Since Brother Xu has met it, it would be a pity not to participate! Moreover, this year's Kyoto Sword Fighting Conference is particularly special, and the reward for those who win the championship can be described as a rare encounter in a hundred years, a rare encounter in a hundred years!"

Xu Ke still shirked each other on the grounds that he had not done anything serious and had no intention of competing, but he couldn't help but plead with Liu Sheng and He Mao, and in the end, He Mao forced Xu Ke to reluctantly agree on the grounds that if he won the Kyoto Sword Fighting Conference, he would be able to help kill the basilisk.

Everyone made an appointment, and the next day, they met outside the Daishomon Gate of the Yongli Imperial Palace in Kyoto City. When the time comes, everyone will need to go on stage and compete with others to see who will win the championship in the end.

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[The first day of the second month of the 71st year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, the first day of the second month, the time of the time, the square outside the Dashengmen of the Yongli Palace of the Sang Kingdom]

Because Zhu was incapable of snoozing and refused to get up early, Xu Ke and he came to Dashengmen, and it was already the end of the day. I saw that the sun was hanging high and the sun was shining, and the square outside the Dasheng Gate was already crowded with people. In the middle of the square is a circular platform. The wooden platform is about two zhang high and more than ten zhang in diameter. At this time, on the high platform, the two swordsmen were in one place, only to see two long knives flying up and down, the sound of "dingding" was endless, and the two were fighting fiercely.

As soon as Xu Ke arrived at the square, He Mao greeted him, smiled and bowed his hand: "Brother Xu, Brother Zhu, you are here!" He pointed to Liu Sheng, who was seated on the viewing platform, and said: "General Liu Sheng is the one who adjudicates today, no."

I can come down to greet you, two friends, don't be surprised!"

Xu Ke returned the salute and said with a smile: "We are late today, how is the conference going?"

He Mao said: "The sword fighting conference has been competing for two hours, and there are still six people left on the field, all of whom are first-class warriors of our Sang Kingdom!"

Xu Ke looked at the viewing platform, only to see three people sitting on the stage, Liu Sheng sat on the left, the middle one was a little fat, with a white face and a slight beard, a bit of grace on his face, wearing a white official robe, Xu Ke didn't know how many grades the color was, so he asked He Mao: "Brother He, who is sitting in the center of the stage?"

He Mao smiled and said: "Brother Xu is really powerful, you can know it at a glance! In today's sword fighting conference, all the martial artists are coming for him." ”

Zhu Wuneng, who was next to him, was puzzled when he heard this: "They are all here for him? Is he very good at cooking? The person who wins can take him home and let him cook for himself every day?"

He Mao smiled: "Naturally not. ”

Zhu Wuneng touched his bulging belly, he was forcibly called up by Xu Ke in the morning, and he didn't even eat breakfast, he yawned at this time, and said casually: "He can't cook, and people look so ugly, those people are crazy, and they fight to the death for this person!"

He Mao laughed and said, "Although he is not good-looking, he has the most beautiful daughter in the world!"

Zhu Wuneng had just yawned halfway, and when he heard that the man had a beautiful daughter, his eyes immediately lit up, and then he yawned and swallowed it back raw, and he hurriedly asked: "Lao He, do you mean it really? What you said last night, as long as you win the first place in the sword fighting conference, can you marry his daughter?"

He Mao smiled: "Of course! At this year's Kyoto Sword Fighting Tournament, no matter who it is, as long as he can beat the crowd and win the championship on the spot, he can marry his daughter." Moreover...... From now on, he can become the son-in-law of the most powerful person in our whole country!"

Xu Ke couldn't help asking, "The most powerful person in the whole Sang Kingdom? So, is he your prime minister?"

He Mao replied: "Almost, this official position is the great prime minister in the Qianguo, and in our Sangguo, it is called the 'Great Nayan'...... Brother Xu, the name of the person you are asking is Yoshida Akino, he is now an official worshipper of the Great Nayan, although he is only a third grade, but he is the most favored minister around His Majesty, it can be said that compared to your eldest grandson, he is even better!"

Xu Ke thought in his heart, it seems that this He Mao is really not simple, although his identity is only an onmyoji, he almost knows everything about my country. Moreover, this person is only young now, but he is already so good at the Dao Fa, if another one or two decades pass, I don't know how to grow......

Xu Kezheng was thinking in his heart, but he heard He Mao shouting: "Brother Zhu, don't worry, wait a while!" He hurriedly turned his head to see that his second brother Zhu Wuneng couldn't hold it back at the moment, and before the two on the stage decided the winner, he picked up the three-toothed nail rake and jumped onto the high platform.

The spectators in the audience were watching intently, and suddenly saw an obese young man carrying something similar to a "hoe" on his shoulder and jumping onto the high platform, which was very strange. However, when everyone saw that he jumped up to the high platform without going through the wooden ladder, they were also amazed at his light work.

"Who are you? How dare you disrupt the venue and take the stage without permission!" The two leaders of the guards of the forbidden army rushed to the high platform, stopped Zhu Wuneng, and reprimanded angrily.

Zhu Wuneng stepped forward directly, how could he ignore the obstruction of the two soldiers. When the two guards saw that he would not be dissuaded, they immediately drew their swords and rushed at him. Zhu Wuneng waved the rake casually, and the two guards leaders fell to the ground respectively. At this time, the two samurai on the field, who had not won or lost, suddenly saw that someone was making trouble, so they each stopped their swords and looked at General Yagyu on the stand.

Na Zhu couldn't step forward and shouted at the two warriors: "You are fighting like this, don't delay the hour, just come up to my old Zhu together, and let you taste the power of my old Zhu's three-toothed nail rake!"

At this time, General Yagyu on the viewing platform had already whispered a few words to Yoshida Akino next to him, and Yoshida nodded his head. Liu Sheng got up and said, "This is a warrior from Qianguo, and he wants to ask us about the swordsmanship of Sangguo." Chiya Nakao, Shang Duojimin, you two go together, don't shame the samurai of Sang Kingdom!"

"Yes! After Akaya Nakao and Kamiduojimin bowed to General Yanagi together, the two of them raised their long knives and shouted, killing Zhu Wuneng from the left and right.

Zhu Wucan't nail the rake waved forward and left and right, and there was a move to "pull out the mountain". At this time, Zhu Wu's strength is outstanding, and Wang Sanshi is already known for his heavy and fierce strength, plus the three-toothed nail rake is a divine weapon made of thousand-year-old cold iron after all. The nail rake passed over, stirring up a strong wind, and the two Sang warriors only felt a strong attack, and they couldn't avoid it, and they leaned back eagerly, although the person fell to the ground and left, but the long knife in his hand was forced to fly away by the strong wind.

Zhu Wuneng is just a move, and the victory and defeat on the field have been divided. The audience saw that the fat boy's "iron hoe" was swirling in the air, and the two outstanding samurai of his own Sang Kingdom were beaten to the point that the long knives were taken off, and the people were also swept to the ground and rolled over by the strong wind. The defeat was so embarrassing, it was really unexpected, only the audience booed, and a few spectators couldn't accept it in their hearts, and they had already scolded loudly at the high platform.

The two warriors didn't expect Zhu Wu's internal strength to be so domineering. When they first saw that the other party was just a young fat man, they felt a little big in their hearts, thinking that they could knock him down with one move, but they were beaten down by the other party on both sides with one move. At this moment, the two of them were ashamed and angry in their hearts, so they both picked up their long knives, sat down in a position on the high platform, raised their long knives and stabbed them in the abdomen......