The tournament was held as scheduled, this contest was different from previous years, the ring was set up in Dadu East City, Zhongyi Island was destroyed, as soon as it was peaceful today, so even ordinary people could pay some silver taels to watch the battle, but the poor could only listen from afar. The entire East Market was surrounded by water, and some people had been waiting in front since the night before, hoping to grab a good spot. Rao is like this, and the people at the forefront are still Mongolian nobles and dignitaries.

The colorful flags in the ring, the red lights are hanging high, and the sky is filled with sporadic snowflakes, which adds a touch of festivity to the capital of the Lantern Festival, and everyone is gearing up, waiting to see who is the first in the world among the two people with the highest martial arts in the world.

As soon as the firecrackers sounded, Deng Yan walked into the ring and shouted to the audience: "Everyone, be quiet, the villain is not talented, Lord Zhang wants me to serve as the supervisor of this competition, in fact, you all know that I don't know anything about martial arts, but what Lord Zhang means is to show that this competition is not to compete for the first warrior of Mongolia, and you can challenge on stage if you are not satisfied after watching the two competitions." However, you still have to weigh your pounds first, so as not to make a fool of yourself in public. ”

"What are these words?" Lu Chun from the gossip door in the audience shouted: "Lu Ya's martial arts are the best in the world, everyone knows it, I admire it so much." Which one is not convinced will come and play two tricks with me first. ”

"Don't exalt yourself too much," one of the people in the Diancangshan team shouted: "Huang Yun Daxia, Master Zhang, I can't beat any of them, but I should be able to win if I fight with you." ”

Deng Yan frowned, and then smiled: "Don't be impatient, everyone. You have to watch the competition between Lu Ya and Zhang Qi before you decide whether to do it. Now listen to me. ”

The audience quieted down again, and Deng Yan continued: "This time, the judgment is also our Han people, and the government does not participate. In addition, it should be noted that there is no reward for the winner of the competition, and there will be no promotion to the knighthood, so you don't have to fight for anything. ”

There was a lot of discussion in the audience.

"That's good, that's fine. ”

"Yes, lest you strive for fame and fortune. ”

"It's best not to have the government involved, but I don't know if those who are in charge have to sit in the front row?"

"They're also hilarious. But I don't think that's fair. ”

In short, there is everything, but compared with the previous martial arts competitions, the smell of gunpowder this time is much lighter. Although the Mongol nobility was still treated favorably, causing some dissatisfaction, it was not enough to cause public outrage.

"Now there is a judge-Shaolin's Juechan and Juexin masters are on stage!" Deng Yan waited for everyone to be silent and shouted.

Juechan and Juexin stepped onto the stage and made a Buddha salute below. Take your seats.

"There are contestants. Zhang Qi and Lu Ya come to power!"

Zhang Qi took the stage first, this time wearing a short suit, and held the Eight Kings Sword in his hand high in the air, the cold light shining.

Qin Wandong in the audience said loudly: "Zhang Qi, do you know how to use a sword?"

When Zhang Jue saw that it was him, he smiled slightly, but he was not angry, and he had not started the fight yet. played a sword trick first, but everyone had never seen what kind of sword technique this was. However, Zhang Qi's swordsmanship was light and elegant, like an immortal, which attracted a burst of applause.

But Qin Wandong knew that this was by no means Xian Cangshan's set of expelling swordsmanship, but Zhang Qi's attainments in swordsmanship were also so refined, which made him have to admire. Turning around, he whispered to a small disciple beside him: "Don't worry, he won't drive away the swordsmanship, even if he can, he can't beat Lu Ya's martial arts." ”

The little disciple nodded and said in a low voice: "That's good, I hope Brother Ya can defeat him." Thank you, Brother Qin, for the reminder. ”

At this time, Lu Ya had already jumped onto the stage, holding a treasure knife in his hand, and said to the audience: "In Xia Lu Ya, I will give you a salute." "Although his sword is a good sword, it is still a big step short compared to the Eight Kings Sword.

Someone said strangely: "Huang Yun Daxia, everyone knows that you either make a golden whip or a short spear, why did you change a broken knife today?"

Lu Ya smiled: "This knife is a gift from my confidante, and I want to use it to win Zhang Qi's Eight Kings Sword." As he spoke, he looked south from the audience.

Xiang Nan was sitting next to Boyan at this time, and his face turned red when he heard this, Boyan sighed and asked, "He is indeed a talent, and I am quite relieved to have this son-in-law." ”

Xiang Nan said shyly: "Anyway, I'm his person in my life, Dad, I'm sorry." ”

Boyan shook his head helplessly, "As long as you like it, since you left last time, I have understood that you have grown up and cannot be forced." ”

On the stage, Zhang Jue hugged his fist at Lu Ya and said, "Brother Xian, can you start?"

Lu Ya looked around the crowd again, but still didn't see the person he wanted to see, shook his head helplessly, and turned to Zhang Jue: "Please teach the eldest brother." ”

Deng Yan stepped aside, and just took two steps, when he suddenly felt a strong wind in the flat ground, almost lifting him directly under the ring. When I turned around, I saw snowflakes in the ring, and the two of them had already started to move.

Zhang Qi is not good at using swords, Lu Ya is not good at using knives, and neither of them is using their most powerful martial arts, but this fight is even more thrilling.

In the ring, the two cold lights were like two entangled dragons hovering, the two of them were fluttering in their clothes, and the snowflakes were all around them, and the audience was holding their breath, and all they heard in their ears was the whirring wind on the stage. Just because Lu Ya knew that Zhang Jue's treasure blade was powerful, he tried not to touch his Eight Kings Sword, tossing and turning, landing silently, like a loach swimming beside Zhang Jue. Zhang Jue is like a tiger descending the mountain, a sword makes it superb, the two are equal, whenever Zhang Jue kills to the point of tension, every move must open his mouth and scream, with his domineering swordsmanship, he has dissolved himself in the shadow of the sword.

The two fought from early morning to sunset, still indistinguishable from defeat, despite the cold weather, they were already sweating profusely, the snow was still falling, the snowflakes had melted before they reached their bodies, and they had condensed into two white mist around them. At the beginning of the lanterns, everyone in the audience looked at it, and they really saw the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword, but they couldn't see anyone. Although it has been fought for so long, this competition is really exciting. Not only did no one leave, but more and more people gathered.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Qi whispered to Lu Ya: "It's almost." If the person you're waiting for is coming, he should be coming. ”

Lu Ya shouted: "Then let's make a trick!"

Zhang Qi smiled slightly, suddenly jumped into the air, changed the light sword path just now, and struggled to slash down to the top of Lu Ya's head, Lu Ya couldn't avoid raising his sword to meet him, and the two blades collided. Suddenly, sparks shot out, and with a loud bang, Lu Ya's treasure knife was split in half by the Eight Kings Sword. Lu Ya was frightened, and hurriedly retreated, narrowly avoiding it, and the Eight Kings Sword fell. There is more to spare. A sword slashed in the center of the ring, Zhang Jue roared, a sword qi rose from the ground, and the snowflakes on the stage suddenly split into both sides, and with a click, the ring was chopped down.

There was an exclamation from the audience, Juexin, Juechan floated off the stage. But Zhang Qi and Lu Ya had already fallen under the broken wood. Hearing a chaotic clanging sound, the two suddenly jumped up from under the ring again. The two were still fighting fiercely in the air. Zhang Jue asked in a low voice, "You have already decided, do you really want to do this?"

Lu Ya struggled to resist with a half-truncated knife, "Didn't you say okay? ”

The two fell into the broken wood again, and there was another fight. Juexin asked Juechan: "Which of them landed first?"

Juechan shook her head and said, "It's too fast, I can't see clearly." ”

As soon as the words fell, the broken half of the ring suddenly flew into the air, Zhang Qi brandished the Eight Kings Sword to cut the large pieces of wood into several pieces, and the broken wood flew towards the crowd, frightening everyone to retreat sharply, and those Mongolian nobles in the front row, some of whom couldn't dodge, were smashed by the pieces and their heads were bleeding, hugging and squeezing, and falling down again. But Xiang Nan still sat at the front and did not hide from the side. The crowd retreated, leaving a large open space in the front row, and Qin Wandong and his little apprentice took the opportunity to get closer.

At this time, Lu Ya had just stood up from the pile of broken wood, the knife was already only the handle, his chest was blood-red, and he took two steps towards the south before falling on his back. Zhang Jue fell to the ground and sighed: "It's hard to survive with a sword piercing the heart, why are you so stubborn?"

Everyone present was stunned, no one knew what was happening under the pile of messy wood, and when they understood, Lu Ya was already dead. It took a long time for everyone to come back to their senses, "Huang Yun Daxia is dead?"

"How is this possible?"

"He just lost in the weapon, otherwise where would Zhang Jue beat him?"

Suddenly, there was a heart-rending cry, "Lu Ya!" rushed south to Lu Ya's side, knelt on the ground, looked at Lu Ya's chest, and it was really a sword piercing the heart, "Lu Ya, you can't die, my father has promised to let me go with you, why did you die?"

Lu Ya's face was bloodless, his breathing had stopped, and he leaned south on the corpse and cried, shaking desperately, hoping that he could get up.

Zhang Qi said: "County Lord, he thought that he would never see Yin Lan in this life, and he had no chance with you, so he asked me to kill him, not so much that I killed him, but that he committed suicide." ”

"So stupid!" The disciple behind Qin Wandong took off the hat on his head, revealing long black hair, but it turned out to be a stunning beauty, with tears on his face, and slowly walked to Lu Ya's side, "Brother Ya, you are really stupid, why don't you listen to me and live well." Are you dead, but you still have me, a demon in the world? Lan'er will go with you. ”

After speaking, he took out a silver hairpin from the show, and stabbed it to his throat.

Yin Lan didn't commit suicide, knelt on the ground and cried, Xiangnan saw Yin Lan crying, so he cried even more, the two of them completely ignored so many people present, as if the game was loud, one cried louder than the other. Suddenly, two big hands reached out and held the hands of the two firmly, Lu Ya opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Don't cry, I will never let go again this time." ”

The two women were stunned at the same time, the sword wound was obviously at the critical point, why did Lu Ya suddenly come back to life? Everyone present was surprised except for Zhang Qi, and the two women threw themselves into Lu Ya's arms at the same time, crying: "Brother Ya, you are not dead, it's great." ”

"Little whore, I've been fooled by you again!"

Lu Ya smiled: "I'm not like this, Lan'er, how can you come back to me, I'm not like this, how can Xiang Nan cry his eyes like rotten peaches? The ribs are more than three inches, and if you stab it diagonally, you can avoid the heart, if the sword is fast enough, it won't hurt much, this is all Lan'er You taught me when you were in the desert, Mu Chunfeng used it once, and Granny Long used it once, I didn't expect this trick to be tried and tested, and even you were deceived." ”

Yin Lan burst into tears and laughed, and then said angrily: "You said you wouldn't lie to me." ”

Lu Ya smiled: "Just because I never lied to you, I lied to you once in a while." You're easily fooled. ”

Yin Lan lowered her head and said in a low voice: "I lied to me...... It's so bitter......"

Xiang Nan said: "Dead Lu Cliff, little lewd thief, even I was deceived." ”

The cliff swept to the south. Kissed her lightly on the forehead, "I'm sorry, if I don't lie to you first, how can I make Lan'er believe it? The more you cry, the more she believes that I am dead, and the fight with Brother Zhang must be real, otherwise she will not be able to deceive with her intelligence." ”

Zhang Jue handed the Eight Kings Sword to Lu Ya: "Virtuous brother." I have already done the matter for you, everything is as you expected, and the Eight Kings Sword will be returned to its original owner. Ruined your sword. It should be regarded as compensation for you. ”

Without waiting for Lu Ya to speak, Xiang Nan grabbed it in his hand first, "This is still like words, that knife is mine." Zhang Qi...... You and Lu Ya teamed up to deceive people. I'll punish you. You can't be unconvinced. ”

Zhang Jue laughed: "The one I am most convinced of is you, the county lord." ”

After the competition, Xiang Nan said goodbye to his father and lived in Huangyun Tower with Lu Ya, that night, Yin Lan treated Lu Ya's wounds, and Lu Ya used cold ice true qi to freeze Yin Lan's Gu poison in his body, just because the poisonous insects could not be taken out, otherwise Yin Lan would die, so Lu Ya had to do so.

Xiang Nan asked, "Doesn't it seem like you're going to take over the real power for Sister Lan every once in a while." Otherwise, the poisonous insect thaws, won't she become a demon again?"

Lu Ya smiled slightly: "It should be like this." However, when the poisonous insect froze, she was no different from ordinary people, but ......"

"But what?" Yin Lan couldn't help but ask.

"But I'm afraid that you won't grow old and die because of the effect of Gu poison, if one day I'm going to die, won't the world be in chaos again?"

"Immortality, that's really good," Xiang Nan couldn't help but say, "I knew that I would ask Master to make you and me demons, and then wouldn't the three of us be together forever?"

Yin Lan said: "I'd rather be a normal person, Brother Ya, if you die, kill me, I don't want to become a monster." ”

Lu Ya smiled slightly and did not speak.

At this time, Su Dajun suddenly knocked on the door, "Lu Daxia, that Lord Zhang Qi is waiting for you downstairs, saying that the Great Khan wants to see you." ”

Lu Ya didn't know what Kublai Khan saw him, so he rushed to the imperial city with Zhang Jue, and when he saw Kublai Khan, he saw that he was already sick in bed. Lu Ya felt sorry in his heart, no matter how powerful a hero is, it is inevitable that this will be the case.

When Kublai Khan saw Lu Ya coming, he sat up slowly, "Lu Ya, Zhang Qi has already told me about the competition, you are really good." Zhang Jue once again promoted you as an official, I don't know what you think?"

Lu Ya shook his head and said: "Great Khan, I have already shown that when the world is in the heart, there is no distinction between Meng and Han, I will be willing to be an official, and now that the status of the Han people is low, I have no interest in being an official." ”

Kublai Khan frowned: "We Mongols have been fighting for many years, and we are invincible, and we are much stronger than the Han people, so you should contribute to the strong." ”

Lu Ya sneered, and said, "Is that really the case?" But look at this imperial city, the lanterns are colorful, but why celebrate the festival of our Han people, and then look at those Mongolian nobles in Dadu, now they are wearing Han costumes, even the rules and regulations of the court are also modeled on the system of the Han people, the Great Khan pacified the world and entered the Central Plains, there are no ancients before the rule of culture and martial arts, but you conquered the land of the Han people, but failed to conquer the hearts of the Han people, but were conquered by the culture of our Han people, and gave up the original herdsman life, Haidu once said that you are no longer a Mongolian, is he not right?"

Kublai Khan's heart sank, "How can you conquer the hearts of the Han people?"

Lu Ya said: "The heart of the Han people cannot be conquered, but if the world is peaceful, the small people have a word to tell them, the people should be allowed to live and work in peace and contentment, the world is naturally peaceful, a catastrophe in the south of the Yangtze River The people were displaced, they should recuperate, encourage farming, the people live well, and naturally no one rebels." ”

Kublai Khan did not speak for a long time, waved his hand, and told Lu Ya to retreat, and he repeatedly thought about Lu Ya's words today, and in the middle of the night, he picked up his pen and wrote tremblingly on the paper: exempt Jiangnan from taxes for five years, abolish paper money, and from now on, all ethnic groups ......

He originally wanted to write "All ethnic groups are one family, regardless of each other", but after thinking about it, I, Kublai Khan, have been fighting horses all my life, killing the world, and have never been defeated. That night, Kublai Khan died of depression, and a generation of heroes fell asleep. And the last words of "every tribe is one family, regardless of each other" has not been conveyed.

Five years later, Lu Ya was invited by Cuizhu to return to the desert in a carriage, Cuizhu was already the richest person in the desert at this time, she built a manor, so that the slave maid also became the master, but so far she has not found a mother-in-law.

Lu Ya was reluctant to ride the rhubarb, so he bolted to the back of the carriage and followed, he simply sat in the car with his two beloved wives, and let the old horse pull the cart and walk freely on the grassland.

Lu Ya hugged a beautiful three-year-old girl, and Xiang Nan hugged a big fat boy, who was nauseous in the car for a while. Yin Lan checked her pulse, sighed and said, "Congratulations sister, you have it again." ”

Xiang Nan smiled and touched Yin Lan's belly, "You have to hurry up, I gave birth to three of them." ”

Yin Lan smiled bitterly: "I'm angry, it must be that little whore who is always with you and snubs me." ”

Xiang Nan smiled: "Forget it, he was with you every night when I was pregnant, I was so envious, this time I won't be able to make love for a few months." ”

Lu Ya laughed: "It's really good, Lan'er is not pregnant, I can't be idle all year round, if the two of us are affectionate, won't we be angry with Xiao Nan?"

Xiang Nan glanced at him and said, "Think beautifully, I will sleep between the two of you tonight, I can't make love, and she won't allow it." ”

At this time, the little girl in Lu Ya's arms suddenly spoke: "Dear, dear!" The voice was intermittent, learning to speak to Lu Ya.

Yin Lan hurriedly patted the back of Lu Ya's hand: "Talking nonsense in front of children is not serious." As he spoke, he kissed the little girl, "The kiss is over, the kiss is over." ”

Lu Ya said with a smile: "I can't imagine that the three of us are really dragging our families and leading the rivers and lakes, and this hero is the hero." ”

The three of them were frolicking when they heard someone outside the carriage shouting, "Stay away, stay away." ”

It's so lively to the south, poking his head out of the car to see, I saw a seven or eight-year-old naughty boy fighting with a man named Hanako, the child doesn't know any martial arts, but the name Hanako is an expert, and a few old punches hit the child's nose and face are swollen.

The child didn't seem to be afraid of pain, but he rushed hard, grabbed the arm called Hanako, and turned outward, and actually threw Hanako on his head, and the child was just about to pounce, and the carp called Hanako stood up and kicked at the child's head, and the child "oops" and fell to the ground.

Xiang Nan said angrily: "Hey, you want food, why are you bullying children." ”

When Hanako heard this, she trembled violently, turned her head slowly, and when she saw his face to the south, she exclaimed, "It's you?"

Hanako was so frightened that she waved her hand again and again, "It's not me, it's not me, Mom!" After speaking, he threw an object, "Give it back to you! He covered his face and turned to run.

Xiang Nan caught the thing with his hand, but it was a jade pod, Lu Ya asked in the car, "Who is it?"

"Qiu Changshui, it seems to be crazy. "To the south.

Lu Ya smiled slightly, "Let him go, this is called evil retribution." ”

Xiang Nan handed the jade pod in his hand to Lu Ya and said, "Look, is it familiar?"

Yin Lan and Lu Ya exclaimed in unison, "Why are you here?"

Yin Lan said: "It must be that child." ”

Lu Ya jumped out of the carriage and saw a little boy with a blue nose and swollen face standing next to the carriage, looking at the jade pod in his hand, and didn't speak, he walked over and grabbed it in his hand.

A herdsman woman in the distance shouted: "Mingming, stop playing, it's really unlikely, now even adults dare to do it, go home and eat!"

"Know...... Got it!" the little boy looked at Lu Ya, turned around and ran.

Lu Ya stood in place, stunned as he watched the boy run away, tears falling down his eyes.

Xiang Nan poked his head out and asked, "Who is this kid?"

(End of the book) (To be continued......)