Xiang Bei also knew that he had no chance of winning. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because the power displayed by the Nineteenth is too powerful, which is not beyond the reach of Xiang Bei and others. As incredible as this may seem, it's true. However, Xiang Bei didn't want to admit defeat yet, he had a strong curiosity in his heart, he wanted to know how big a gap his serpentine palm would be if it collided head-on with Nineteen's Splitting Fist?

However, Xiang Bei's sudden curiosity cost him dearly. Because when Xiang Beiyi gritted his teeth, stopped his body, and met Nineteen's splitting palm with both palms, he was horrified to find that his strength was too small compared to Nineteen's powerful internal force. Nineteen's splitting palm didn't look powerful, and even felt a little soft at first, but as soon as it came into contact, it was like the water that burst the embankment, surging endlessly. However, it was too late for Xiang Bei to regret it, and he only heard the sound of "boom", and the air fluctuated violently visibly with the naked eye. When everyone looked at it again, Nineteen didn't move at all, but Xiang Bei was like a kite with a broken string, falling dozens of feet away, and its ending was worse than Uncle Zhao and Qu Qi!

The reason why there is such a result is not because Xiang Bei's skills are not as good as Uncle Zhao and Qu Qi, but because Nineteen used seven successes this time, and when he faced the latter before, Nineteen only used five successes.

Speaking of which, this is really Xiang Bei's bad luck. It turned out that after a few matches, Nineteen became more and more smooth and experienced in the use of internal force. Therefore, when facing Xiang Bei, Nineteen wanted to test where the release limit of his internal force was. And after a few tricks of competition, Nineteen found that Xiang Bei's internal force was stronger than Qu Qi and others, and the palm wind of the serpentine palm actually implied a lot of true qi with a lot of strength, compared with the previous few competitions, this made Nineteen feel that the internal force could fight a little. And under the encouragement of this feeling, Nineteen swung out the splitting palm, and more and more internal force was injected, which made him feel a sense of joy. At this time, Xiang Bei had a whim, and he had to confront Nineteen head-on. The internal force injected into the palm of nineteen has reached as much as seventy percent of the internal force of the whole body, and under the sudden collision, there is no time to retract the force. As a result, Xiang Bei was tragic.

The soldiers hurriedly helped Xiang Bei up, and Nineteen also exclaimed in surprise and ran over apologetically. Xiang Bei's face was pale, weak, and his mouth was humming, obviously not lightly injured. Looking at Nineteen's gaze, full of resentment.

Nineteen asked with concern, "Brother Xiang is okay, do you need to call a medical officer?"

Xiang Bei said angrily: "I can't die, why are you using so much strength?

Nineteen said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, the strength is not well controlled, I must be careful next time." ”

"Next time?" Xiang Bei glanced at Nineteen and said: "There is no next time, I don't want to compete with you anymore, you better spare me!"

Xiang Bei's defeat made everyone look at Nineteen with something more, and even Xiong Yue, who had always been rude, looked at Nineteen thoughtfully. After all, cultivators as powerful as Nineteen, for everyone, might only be able to see them from their masters, elders, and well-known martial arts masters. And nineteen is only ten years old, and a ten-year-old boy can have monster-like abilities, and he can also crush martial arts masters ten years older than him with an absolute advantage, which is unheard of, let alone seen, and it is beyond everyone's understanding.

Xiong Huai's face showed a strong look of jealousy. He finally understood why his father valued Nineteen so much, and that he was indeed a formidable opponent, if Nineteen was willing to be his opponent.

Zhao Slip barely squeezed out a smile on his face, and in addition to shock, there was also lingering fear in his heart. It seems that Nineteen is not a character that he can offend, if he can grow up smoothly, he is another Shinan son who can deter the king of a country!

The contestants who participated in the competition were all a little excited, and these kings and grandsons were originally a little pretentious and had high expectations for their martial arts. But seeing Nineteen's strength gave them a huge sense of loss, and compared to Nineteen, they were undoubtedly a swarm of ants.

Xiong Huai's eyes burned as he looked at everyone, and although Nineteen had put a lot of pressure on him, he remembered what the queen had said to him before leaving.

The queen said: "The state of Chu was established by force, but the rulers of the country did not rely on their own martial arts, but on the control of martial artists. The art of control is nothing more than giving them benefits, inducing them to be famous, entrusting them with power, and making them close. Throughout the ages, there is no exception. Wu'er is friendly with Xiang Bei, Nineteen and others, and what he has learned is not the skill of being brave and ruthless, the emphasis is not the distinction between high and low martial arts, and the plan is not the battle of youthful spirit. The one who seeks the most lies in the hearts of the people. Xiangbei is the elite of Yingdu teenagers, and they can become the future team of Wu'er, so they must be accepted without heart. As a monarch, only by being humble and breaking the corporal, and being good at taking advantage of all opportunities to recruit the wise men of the world, can he stabilize the country and become a generation of commanders. I must remember that everything the Queen Mother does is to help you become the crown prince, and you will definitely become the crown prince. You must stand in the position of the prince and the height of the king to demand your own behavior, and you must not slack off. ”

The queen's long sermon shook Xiong Huai greatly, making him realize the queen's wisdom and far-reaching vision. And with the support of the queen, his faith was even stronger. As for Nineteen's threat to his future status, although it also made him angry, he didn't pay too much attention to it for the time being. In his opinion, the ten-year-old nineteen has no roots and no support, and compared to him, there is not much competitiveness. Therefore, in this competition, Nineteen's amazing performance, although he was also shocked and jealous, but overall the impact was not great. His interest is not in who can get the top spot, but more in the opportunity that this competition provides him to win the crowd.

Xiong Huai put on an old-fashioned look, coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "You are all the pillars of the country's future, and learning martial arts is also to prepare for serving the country in the future." Therefore, this prince decided to give 100 gold to the 19th prince, the leader of this competition, and 20 gold to each contestant. ”

The crowd was stunned at first, and then cheered together. Zhao was stunned for a moment. I thought to myself, this Xiong Huai has always been stingy, why is he suddenly generous today? Xiong Huai continued with a little pride:

"Originally, I only planned to give ten gold to make you happy, but when the queen learned about this, she appreciated your efforts very much, so she took out four hundred gold and asked me to give it to everyone as encouragement!"

After everyone listened, it suddenly dawned on them that it was not Xiong Huai who became generous, but the queen who was generous. However, the queen values Xiong Huai so much, which still makes everyone pay more attention to Xiong Huai.

Xiong Huai first walked in front of Nineteen, solemnly handed the silk bag containing 100 gold to Nineteen, then patted Nineteen's shoulder, and said very kindly:

"You are really my good brother, you will definitely be the best helper of the foolish brother in the future, I am looking forward to your growing up soon!"

When everyone heard Xiong Huai's words, their hearts were shaken. Today there are three princes, and it stands to reason that they are all equal status. But Xiong Huai's words obviously distinguish himself from other princes, and he regards the nineteenth prince as his subordinate, is he already in his hands on the position of the prince?

Xiang Bei on the side couldn't help but show a mocking look, and became more and more annoyed with his task of assisting Xiong Huai on the order of his family. In Xiang Bei's opinion, this Xiong Huai has no strength of a generation of male masters, and he actually put on a lofty appearance in a private party. Isn't it too petty to try to find a sense of superiority in words and on the surface?

Nineteen also sensed the subtle changes in the crowd, but he didn't care about it. As for the hundred gold, of course, he will not pay attention to it. However, out of politeness, he still bowed slightly to Xiong Huai and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Brother Jiu. Then, he took the silk bag.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Bei, who was supported by the soldiers, struggled to run over, snatched the silk bag in his nineteenth hand, and said viciously:

"No, you've hit me so my body and mind that this bounty has to be compensated to me!"

Nineteen was stunned for a moment, looking at Xiang Bei's angry appearance, he couldn't help but laugh:

"Brother Xiang, you are blatantly robbing!"

Xiang Bei ignored the nineteenth and said angrily:

"My body and mind were destroyed by you, and the compensation for a mere hundred gold is already cheap for you. Moreover, though you are a prince, you are my good brother, but you must not put on the dignity of a prince before your brother. Therefore, don't talk about 100 gold, even if it is 100 gold, I can grab it!"

Everyone knew that Xiang Bei and Nineteen had a very close relationship, and when they saw the two of them making trouble, they couldn't help but laugh, and the slightly serious atmosphere was diluted a lot. However, Xiong Huai's face became unpleasant, and from Xiang Bei's words, he heard something extraneous. Moreover, through Xiang Bei's trouble, the atmosphere he tried to create that made everyone grateful to him was destroyed a lot. And in this way, wouldn't the four hundred gold be spent in vain?

Xiang Bei didn't care what Xiong Huai thought, he held Nineteen's shoulder, showing a weak appearance, and continued to say to everyone:

"If you go to Tianxianglou to drink in a while, this hundred gold will be used as a wine fund!"

Xiong Huai ignored Xiang Bei's nonsense, and instructed Zhao Slip to distribute the remaining bounty to everyone, although Zhao Slip did not participate in the competition, he also won twenty gold, and Xiang Bei of course got twenty gold. Everyone was overjoyed, although most of them were born in wealthy royal families and were not short of gold and silver, but twenty gold was not a small amount. Moreover, except for Xiang Bei and Qu Beggar, everyone was fifteen or sixteen years old, and they were all enthusiastic for a while when they were rewarded, and their good impression of Xiong Huai naturally increased a few points.

Xiong Huai said to Xiang Bei again: "Return the hundred gold to the nineteenth prince, I invited the wine from Tianxianglou!"

Xiang Bei said indifferently: "The ninth prince wants to have a treat, I have no opinion, but I have decided on the bounty of the nineteenth." ”

Nineteen on the side smiled and said, "Brother Jiu, I gave this hundred gold to Brother Xiang, who made him my savior?"

Xiong Huai secretly sighed that it was a pity, if it was Zhao Ziyu, Uncle Zhao, or Ren Tu who won the leader, this hundred gold was also quite weighty, enough to make them grateful to him. But judging from the appearance of Nineteen casually giving away the hundred gold, these nineteen didn't care about the hundred gold, and didn't take it to heart at all. And Xiang Bei is by no means a person who is greedy for 100 gold, he is obviously stirring up the situation. However, at this time, Xiong Huai saw that most people looked at him with more and more respect, and his mood became better again. So, he no longer paid attention to Xiang Bei's troubles, and waved his hand proudly.

"Let's go, go to Tianxianglou to drink!"

Tianxianglou is located near the south gate of Yingdu, and the south gate is the place with the most people among the four city gates of Yingdu. Because, out of the south gate is the famous Yingfang, wanton, bazaar. Sitting on the Tianxiang Tower, you can see the crowds of people coming and going in and out of the city gate, the noisy sound is endless, extremely prosperous and lively.

Tianxianglou is a three-storey attic, carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and vermilion tiles, looks magnificent, very magnificent. Obviously, those who can enter and exit Tianxiang Building are either rich or expensive, and they are not places that ordinary people can enjoy.

Xiong Huai came to a place similar to a restaurant for the first time, and when he saw such a noisy and noisy neighborhood around Tianxiang Building, he couldn't help frowning, and he had a feeling of losing his identity. Fortunately, Xiangbei Lao Ma knew the way, and when he arrived at the ground, he shouted loudly, and a few neatly dressed bartenders and servants snatched them out of the restaurant, settled everyone's carriages and horses with their hands and feet, and then respectfully let everyone into the restaurant.

The bartenders here are also some well-informed people, seeing that this group of people are all brightly dressed and extraordinary, and seeing that there are special Chengyu and ironclad guards in the Chu Palace, they know that there must be princes and grandsons here.

The restaurant is very deep, and after coming in, it gives people a feeling of being in the sky. The bartender arranged the guards and entourage on the second floor, and led Xiong Huai and a dozen others directly to the third floor. There was a table of guests on the third floor, but the bartender coaxed and persuaded him to the first floor. As a result, the entire third floor was completely occupied by Xiong Huai and others. A mahogany dining table carved with dragon and phoenix patterns was lifted, and there were exactly enough chairs around it. Xiong Huai was given to the main position, on the left is the nineteen sons of Xiong Jieyu, next to the nineteen sons are Xiong Yue, Huang Xie, Xiang Bei, Qu Qi, on the right is the ten sons of Xiong Qian, next to the ten sons are Zhao Slip, Ye Fei, Zhao Ziyu, Zhao Qi Uncle, Ren Tu.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant is surnamed Long, and he is known as the shopkeeper of Long. When he heard that a group of distinguished and mysterious guests had come, he hurriedly went upstairs to greet them. I saw this group of young people in brocade robes and jade belts, but I had never seen them, and I don't know which prince they were. Just as he was in doubt, he suddenly heard a young man who was a little older laughing and scolding: "Old Dragon, are your old eyes dizzy? I don't even know Young Master Ben anymore?"

The shopkeeper looked at it hurriedly, and couldn't help but be surprised, the young man who spoke was actually the eldest grandson of the Xiang family, and he had been to the restaurant several times before, so the shopkeeper of the dragon vaguely recognized it. However, the eldest grandson of the Xiang family was almost in the last seat, and the young man sitting in the main seat was not frighteningly high? At least he should be a prince, and he was not a prince of low status. Seeing that he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, could it be the legendary ninth prince Xiong Huai, who may become the crown prince?

Although the shopkeeper Long had a guess in his heart, he didn't dare to take the liberty of asking, but he just waved Xiang Bei respectfully, with a smile on his face, and said humbly: "It turned out to be Xiang Gongzi, the old man was disrespectful and disrespectful." These distinguished guests who came with the son must be extremely noble, and the little old man is so honored! This table is hosted by the little old man, and he pays homage to all the distinguished guests, in order to thank the shop for the sin of simplicity and neglect. ”

Xiong Huai was quite satisfied with the humility of the shopkeeper of the dragon, so he said with a smile: "The shopkeeper, you don't need you for a treat, you bring up the specialty dishes of the store, I heard that the rice wine of the store is famous far and wide, and even if you take twenty catties, I want to get drunk with all the brothers!"