"Royal brother, you really are late." Xiao Teng was somewhat displeased to see Xiao Yi, who had just arrived.
“There was quite a commotion last night, and I didn’t get much rest, so I’m late. Please forgive me, Your Majesty,” Xiao Yi replied calmly.
Xiao Teng's expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal. "Royal brother, don't you plan to go up on stage and give it a try?"
"Brother, I know I don't have the ability, so I won't go up there and embarrass myself." Xiao Yi smiled, showing no intention of going on stage.
He Lanwenyue, who had just finished her martial arts competition, looked at Nan Wusi and said, "Miss Nan, do you still remember our agreement from yesterday?"
“Princess Helan, of course I remember, but you should rest for a while, otherwise it would seem unfair of me to win.” Nan Wusi looked at Helan Wenyue with a confident smile.
"Oh? You two actually had an agreement?" Xiao Teng asked, looking at the two with great interest.
“Your Majesty, yesterday Princess Helan said she greatly admired my father’s military leadership and wished to spar with me, which led to today’s martial arts contest,” Nan Wusi explained to Xiao Teng.
“I see. Then Princess Helan does need to rest properly, that would be fair.” Xiao Teng made the decision directly, letting Helan Wenyue rest aside, while the others waited patiently in their seats.
During this waiting period, the imperial physicians became busy, as all the scions of noble families who had been beaten earlier now wanted to see the imperial physicians.
Ordinary officials rarely had the opportunity to see imperial physicians, but now they even had imperial physicians to treat them. So, those who went up on the martial arts stage, regardless of whether they were injured or not, would rush to see the imperial physicians to have them examine them, for fear that they might have some hidden dangers.
"Second brother, you should also go see the imperial physician. You can't ignore these hidden injuries." Nan Wusi also called on Nan Wuyu, intending to drag him to see the imperial physician.
"There's no need for that." Nan Wuyu didn't really want to go; he felt the injury wasn't a big deal.
"That won't do. You're the one who's most seriously injured here." Nan Wusi could tell that only his second brother was an honest man who had taken so many blows for nothing.
"Alright." Nan Wuyu obediently went to find the imperial physician to check his injuries.
"These young masters from the capital are really precious. They even need to see the imperial physician for such a minor injury." The envoys from Beihuan discussed among themselves, looking down on these young masters from the capital.
Not only were they all fair-skinned and delicate, but they were also utterly weak, easily defeated in a few moves during a martial arts contest. And that wasn't all; despite such minor injuries, they swarmed forward to see the imperial physician, displaying absolutely no manliness.
Helan Wenyue did not stop her subordinates' discussion. Firstly, she genuinely looked down on these young masters, and secondly, she was currently focused on recovering her inner strength and had no time to pay attention to them. From Nan Wusi's nonchalant attitude, Helan Wenyue knew that Nan Wusi was different from these纨绔 (wan ku, spoiled brats). She also had strong confidence in her own strength, so she had to go all out.
Helan Wenyue didn't keep everyone waiting too long. After all, although she and Wu Qingzi had many moves, neither of them was seriously injured. It was only the crazy collision at the end that caused them a minor injury.
Upon seeing Helan Wenyue stand up, Nan Wusi also stood up. Despite her confident demeanor, she was actually quite apprehensive. After all, she wasn't entirely sure about her own strength, and after watching Helan Wenyue's duel, she only felt that their abilities were roughly equal.
After the two stood on the dueling platform, they first bowed to each other, and then Helan Wenyue launched an attack on Nan Wusi.
Nan Wusi stared intently at Helan Wenyue's attack. She didn't use any complicated moves; she simply parried and neutralized Helan Wenyue's offensive.
He Lanwenyue was startled. Although this move was just a simple test, Nan Wusi had neutralized it so easily, which showed that Nan Wusi was very skilled.
He Lanwenyue then increased the speed of her attacks; her fast attacks and numerous moves were also her advantages.
She just didn't expect that her advantages would be useless against Nan Wusi. No matter how fast she attacked or how tricky the angle was, Nan Wusi could always block it unexpectedly.
Moreover, so far, Nan Wusi has not made a single move; he has only been dealing with her attacks.
After the exchange, Nan Wusi felt somewhat at ease. Ever since his last disaster relief mission, where Nan Wuyu nearly lost his life because he hadn't practiced his martial arts diligently, Nan Wusi had been practicing assiduously as possible.
The original owner of this body had extremely high talent. Although Nan Wusi improved her martial arts skills through systematic learning in the early stages, there were many things she had not actually grasped.
In the period that followed, she honed her skills and studied the secrets of these moves, and now she uses them with even greater ease.
Faced with Helan Wenyue's attack, she didn't even need to consciously think of any moves to counter it; her body reacted naturally with just a thought.
Nan Wusi originally thought this martial arts competition would be a difficult battle, but unexpectedly, he still felt that he had spared no strength.
"Princess Helan, please forgive me." Nan Wusi smiled and increased the force in her hand, channeling her inner strength into her palm, and struck Helan Wenyue's chest with her palm.
However, at the last moment, Nan Wusi withdrew some of his internal energy. Although his second brother had suffered many hidden injuries from Helan Wenjin, Nan Wusi did not want to vent his anger on Helan Wenyue.
Even though Nan Wusi held back some of his strength, Helan Wenyue was still knocked off the dueling platform.
Her face was extremely pale, as if her pride had been hurt. Because Nan Wusi hadn't hit her hard, she wasn't injured, so she snorted coldly and returned to her seat, no longer looking at Nan Wusi.
Nan Wusi smiled faintly as she watched Helan Wenyue's behavior. A thought flashed through her mind: Princess Helan's chest is too flat, even smaller than hers.
Nan Wusi remained alone on the dueling platform for a while when a huge cheer suddenly erupted in the training ground.
This is the only victory of the day!
The officials present, who had been feeling aggrieved, finally felt a release of pent-up frustration, and applause and cheers erupted one after another.
Even Xiao Teng on the high platform showed a satisfied smile, thinking to himself that she was indeed Nan Tianba's daughter, and that like father, like daughter.
Nan Wusi heard the cheers but remained calm. She bowed to Xiao Teng and then returned to her seat.
"Xiao Yi, I won." Nan Wusi said to Xiao Yi in her heart, her tone full of joy.
"Yes, I know, Sisi is great," Xiao Yi praised.
Upon hearing Xiao Yi's response, Nan Wusi finally broke into a bright smile.
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