Chapter 34: Mrs. Anguo
The cold young man turned to look at Wu Xiao, raised his hand and said slowly: "Please"
Wu Xiao came to ten steps in front of him, concentrating on vigilance, the two confronted each other for a moment, which young man raised his strength to attack, before his fist arrived, Wu Xiao felt a gust of wind in his face, it seems that this person has also practiced martial arts for many years and has real skills.
Wu Xiao stretched out his hand to block, his arms intersected, which young man only felt that his arm hit an iron rod, his own arm bounced back, but the other party did not move, he was shocked at the moment.
The young man also saw the opportunity quickly, and immediately raised his breath to speed up, but seeing that he punched like the wind, he had already attacked three punches in an instant, Wu Xiao resolved them one by one, and then kicked him from the side with one leg, Wu Xiao was still on the defensive, and his left arm bent forward to block his leg.
There are people on the side who can see it and shout good, which young man's offensive is becoming more and more fierce, but the rules are not chaotic, looking at his frame should be from the guidance of a famous teacher, he is fighting faster and faster, like a huge wave to the sky, Wu Xiao is tightly defended, like a mainstay.
Others seem to think that the young man who beat Wu Xiao to the point where he only has the ability to parry and has no power to fight back, because he thinks that he is more popular, but several generals who have been in battle for a long time can see that Wu Xiao is invincible and can play with ease.
The more the young man fights, the cooler it becomes, the young man in front of him is like an impenetrable fortress, he has already tried his best to mix things, but he still has no way to deal with him.
After dozens of moves, he was already panting like a cow, and he didn't punch any faster, and Wu Xiao was okay, and everyone around him saw that something was wrong, and the young man who blindly defended seemed to be very powerful.
The two were temporarily separated, which young man glanced back at his elders, and a middle-aged man in the crowd shook his head at him, the meaning was very clear, telling him to admit defeat, but the young people were arrogant, how could they easily convince others, not to mention that if the young man in front of him was defeated, he would be the one who won the ring this time.
Thinking of this, the young man lifted his strength again and rushed towards Wu Xiao, he jumped into the air, and his right leg swept towards Wu Xiao's face like thunder.
Wu Xiao's eyes flashed, his right leg was kicked out with lightning, and the latter came first, kicking his inner thigh, which young man was so painful that he broke out in a cold sweat, screamed, his body center of gravity was unbalanced, and he fell to the ground, not waiting for him to fall, Wu Xiao turned around and slapped his back, and the young man was immediately kicked ten steps away and fell into the crowd, but the castration was unabated, and he overwhelmed three or four people.
A middle-aged man with a tiger's back and a strong waist jumped out of the crowd of "Boy Dare", his beard was all open, and he wanted to be the elder of which young man,
He was glaring at Wu Xiao with angry eyes, probably hating to crush him.
It's just that it hinders everyone's faces, and it is not good for a while, and the young man was also helped up, and it seemed that he was not seriously injured, he stepped forward, coughed twice and looked at Wu Xiao, as if he was not convinced.
Yu Jintang saw that the momentum was not good, so he immediately stood up and walked next to Wu Xiao, the two nodded to each other, and calmly looked at the old and the young opposite.
"Eh, Brother He, children are playing, don't take it seriously, I don't think the son of the world is in big trouble" Uncle Yu Jintang walked over and patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder.
"Let's go, I'll have two drinks with you in the past, and by the way, we have something to discuss," Uncle Yu Jintang said with a smile
The middle-aged man looked at Wu Xiao coldly, turned his head and went with Uncle Yu Jintang, although the young man was unwilling, he had nothing to rely on, so he had to retreat into the crowd.
"Jiangnan Xi wins, but there are still people who come forward to challenge!" The young general in charge of judging shouted three times, no one dared to play, and Wu Xiao won the championship.
"Today, the old man sees a lot of young talents, and his heart is very happy, this is the blessing of the empire, the luck of the court, and the prosperity of the empire is hopeful" The old general sighed with emotion, and all the officials echoed in unison.
During this period, many people have been invited by the waiters to go to the inner mansion to see Mrs. Anguo, and those who have not yet been invited are waiting in the courtyard, and the waiters take out drinks and snacks to entertain them.
"Do you know who is who?" Yu Jintang asked Wu Xiao
"Who is it?" Wu Xiao asked
"He is the commander of the right guard battalion of the Shence Army, and the youngest is his son He Teng, who has come to our house several times before," Yu Jintang said
"It seems that today is a complete offense to them," Wu Xiao said
"Are you afraid of offending people?" Yu Jintang said with a smile
"With you, what am I afraid of" Wu Xiao also smiled
The young people chatted and drank some wine for two years, and just now Yu Jintang stood up at a critical time and helped Wu Xiao endorse, which made Wu Xiao very grateful.
The people in the courtyard are all gone, and Yu Jintang also followed his uncle into the backyard, it should be Mrs. Anguo who summoned him, and just now the guards told him to wait here, Wu Xiao had to stand alone in the laurel trees in this courtyard.
It wasn't until the sun had completely set that someone came over and asked Wu Xiao to go with him. Wu Xiao followed behind the guards and walked quickly into the inner hall.
The guard led him to an all-wooden Jingzhi small hall, stood at the door and said, "Ximing bring"
"Let him in," came the next young female voice
Wu Xiao walked in, at this time the hall had been lit with candles, the light was better, two ladies were about to put down the curtain of the moon gate, but they heard a lazy voice from the door: "No need, let him come forward to speak"
The two ladies answered "yes", and the reincarnation hung up the curtain
"Madame told you to come forward and speak, why don't you go quickly" A lady saw that Wu Xiao was still standing outside the door, but whispered a reproach
Wu Xiao had no choice but to walk in, only to see Mrs. Anguo wearing a big red robe, two golden phoenix clouds woven with gold silk around it, Yun Concubine held high, put two flower phoenix hairpins in her head, and leaned on a wooden collapse.
The face is thinly powdered, slightly concealing the fine lines at the corners of the eyes, the corners of the eyebrows are lowered, and he is holding a thin note to check, although his face is slightly tired, but he is a stunning charm.
Wu Xiao stepped forward and saluted: "Meet Madame"
Mrs. Anguo looked up at him and said, "Raise your head and let me see"
Wu Xiao straightened up and looked at her, Mrs. An Guo nodded, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, your bearing is extraordinary, no wonder the old general always praises you in front of me."
"I heard that you beat up the eldest son of He Tong today, and he is quite angry in front of me," Mrs. An Guo paused for a while and said
"The student was reckless, and he shot a little heavier for a while, and asked Mrs. not to blame" But Wu Xiao's tone did not mean to ask for guilt at all.
Mrs. An Guo looked at him, and then laughed: "Blame, how can I blame you, if you don't win Lei Tai today, I may blame you."
Wu Xiao looked at her suspiciously.
"The old general recommended you to me, he praised you for your courage and resourcefulness, and the last time you made a discussion in the Society, he had written a chapter and presented it to the Holy Lord, and the Holy One was very happy, and he had issued a holy decree to the Privy Council."
Wu Xiao hurriedly said: "Thank you, Mrs., and the general's appreciation."
"Okay, don't be busy, I have a suggestion, see if you want to hear it," Mrs. Anguo said
"Please make it clear to your wife"
"Now that the empire is in turmoil, internal and external troubles are continuous, I am afraid that the future achievements of Wenchen will be limited, since you are familiar with the art of war and strategy, and your martial arts are excellent, why not make contributions on the battlefield,"
"The student has this intention, but he is from a humble background, and there is no way to repay the effect," Wu Xiao replied immediately
Mrs. An Guo looked at Wu Xiao, and said with a look of relief on her face: "In this case, I will arrange this matter, and you can't travel far after Dabi."
"Students respect Mrs. Teachings," Wu Xiao said
"This knife was used by my deceased husband during his lifetime, after more than 100 battles, staying with me can only increase sadness, you can take it, just don't live up to the prestige of its former owner" Mrs. An Guo looked at a long knife placed on the top of the knife rack on the side, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.
Wu Xiao looked at it, only to see that the blade of the knife was narrow and long, the handle was more than a foot long, the fine iron scabbard was pitted, and the whole blade was simple and unpretentious, it was indeed a weapon used on the battlefield.
Wu Xiao walked over, picked it up, and his hand was extremely heavy, Wu Xiao knelt down on one knee with a knife and said: "The grace of Mrs. Xie, the student, will never live up to the prestige of this knife."
Mrs. Anguo looked at Wu Xiao, and after a long time, she cleaned up her mood and said: "You can go, I am also pan today, and I will summon you again if there is something."
Wu Xiaogong withdrew, which guard led him out of the general's mansion, Wu Xiao untied the reins, turned over his horse, walked a few steps on the street, raised the knife above his head with his left hand, and pulled the knife out of the sheath with a sound towards the moonlight, but saw which knife body was pressed under the moon, as if it had just come out of the furnace, after more than 100 battles, it was not damaged, and it was extremely sharp.
The five-day apse ceremony was officially held, and candidates from all provinces, states, and governments of the empire were allowed to enter the large square in front of the Wenhui Hall after strict inspection, and the square was divided into several areas, neatly placed with the examination cases, and there were all Shence army guards in full standard armor between the areas, and some timid candidates were frightened when they saw these tiger-wolf-like soldiers.
There are two examiners in each district to patrol back and forth, with the sound of a horn that beats Tianyu, an examiner announces the start of the exam, and then there are people who enter the various areas to distribute the exam questions, Wu Xiao looked up, and saw the vast and magnificent image of the imperial city, and felt a burst of emotion in his heart.
After the candidates submit the examination papers, they will be sealed by the examiner, reviewed overnight, and the top ten will be selected, and the top three will be selected by the emperor, and the list will be released after five days.
Wu Xiao came out of the imperial city, and when he returned to Shoushan Hall, it was already midnight, and the lights were still on in the lobby of Shoushan Hall.
Wu Xiao turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to Zhaohu, and came to the table and sat down.
He glanced at the red fish and said, "Is there anything to eat?"
"Yes, yes," Redfish said immediately
"I'll go serve it," Yan Nu said, and quickly stepped into the backyard
After a while, Yan Nu brought out four side dishes and a few steamed buns and put them on the table, Wu Xiao was a little hungry and devoured them. And Zhaohu also tied the horse and ran over, he didn't dare to approach, and stood by the door from a distance.
The lobby was quiet, Wu Xiao's voice eating was particularly loud, and Yan Nu looked at Wu Xiao and Hongyu blankly.
"Xiaoxiao, how is it, today's exam" Hongyu couldn't help but ask
Wu Xiao raised his head and looked at her, and said casually: "I guess it's no fun."