Chapter 32 I'm here to learn from Brother Xu's tricks
Xiao Ning had been doing clerical work for more than a month and had learned almost everything he needed to know.
My mind started to become active again.
Just when I was worrying about how to get a job in the military, I heard someone outside the warehouse saying that there would be a small competition in a few days.
"I heard that General Du's prize this time is a top-quality red-tasseled spear, worth a thousand taels."
"Not only that, the winner gets three days off."
"I heard they're also giving away two pounds of pork and three pounds of flour!"
Xiao Ning was very interested as he listened to their discussion.
Of course, she was not coveting the red tassel spear, rest and food.
She just wanted to prove that she was capable of serving in the military.
Xiao Ning hurried out to ask a few people, "Excuse me, brothers, how do I sign up for the arena competition?"
Several people looked at Xiao Ning, who was dressed like a scholar, and were stunned at first, then laughed and said, "You are a clerk, and you still want to go on the stage?"
Xiao Ning: "...Is it not possible?"
"Sure, why not! The arena competition doesn't have so many rules. All the brothers in the North Camp who are interested can participate."
"Just don't get beaten to the point of crying, hahahaha..."
Xiao Ning also laughed: "That won't happen."
Xiao Ning clasped his fists towards them and said, "Thank you very much, brothers. See you in the ring tomorrow."
"Okay, if we meet again, I'll show you some mercy."
Xiao Ning: "...Then let me thank you first."
On the day of the competition, Xiao Ning and Mr. Shen took a day off and went to the competition arena happily.
It was called a ring match, but it was still held in the martial arts arena, with an area marked out in the middle for the competition.
There were tables and chairs placed on the platform in the middle, and a tent was set up.
General Du sat in the middle, and the first person sitting on his left was Zhou Jiang. Xiao Ning had never seen the others, but by looking at the seat distribution, he could roughly guess their positions.
In front of the stage was placed the red tasseled spear, the prize for this competition.
It looks like a really good gun.
The martial arts arena was packed with people.
"Our camp hasn't been this lively for a long time."
“Who says it’s not?”
"Alas, I'm just coveting that red tassel spear. I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to get it."
The soldiers seemed to be in high spirits and the scene was noisy.
Xiao Ning was pushed several times by the crowd and simply stood aside.
She first looked at how to compare.
Soon General Du gave a speech and announced the start of the competition.
Xiao Ning looked at the huge crowd of people and wondered how long the fight would end.
Then someone came on stage.
He was a sturdy man, probably in his early twenties, with a small scar at the corner of his right eye.
"I've been coveting General Du's red tassel spear for a long time. Comrades, who will challenge me first?"
"ah……"
"When will Scar come back?"
"Who would dare to play once Scar Brother goes up?"
There was wailing all around.
Xiao Ning asked the person next to him: "Brother, is this Scar Brother very powerful? Why does everyone seem so scared when hearing him?"
"Of course he's amazing. He fights like hell, even going back and forth with General Zhou! He's one of the best fighters in our North Camp."
"So powerful?"
"Yeah, originally when he wasn't here, everyone was having fun, but now that he's here, everyone's having a blast."
"Just declare him the winner."
"He's won every previous contest. This time, we heard the general sent him out on a business trip, so everyone was hoping for a good fight, but who knew he'd come back again?"
General Du on the stage raised everyone's doubts: "Xu Chong, have you finished your assigned tasks? Why are you coming back at this time? Do you know what will happen to you if you disobey military orders?"
Xu Chong grinned and said, "General, I have finished the work you assigned to me. I have come back at full speed, fearing that I would miss your red tassel spear!"
"Why are you coming to the arena without reporting back to me after you've finished your work? You're derelict of duty, don't you know that?"
"General, I can report to you right here. There's no time to lose."
General Du: “…”
Zhou Jiang stood up from his seat and said with a smile, "Since no one is willing to fight you, then I will exchange a few moves with you."
Xu Chong stopped him, "General Zhou, you are the General of the Central Army, how can you compete with us small soldiers? This prize was originally set up by General Du for us small soldiers!"
Seeing that no one around wanted to go up, Xiao Ning raised his hand, "I, I'll see how good Brother Xu is!"
Xiao Ning's voice was like thunder out of the blue.
Everyone looked at her.
Seeing that it was a handsome young man dressed as a scholar, he couldn't help but frown.
The people nearby also grabbed Xiao Ning and said, "Little brother, you're crazy! Scar Brother doesn't know how to control his strength. Be careful not to get injured!"
Xiao Ning pulled away the hand that was holding her arm and said with a smile: "Don't worry, big brother, if I can't beat you, I will definitely stop and admit defeat halfway. I won't be crippled."
General Du also frowned and looked at Xiao Ning at this moment.
"This guy... looks familiar. Is he a new recruit? With his small body, I'm afraid Xu Chong will cripple him in just two moves."
Zhou Jiang: "...What new recruit? General, he is Xiao Yanqing, the prince of Jingyuan Marquisate and the consort of Princess Duanhui. He joined the camp just over a month ago under the imperial decree."
"On the day he entered the camp, I brought him to see you."
General Du glared at him: "Why don't you stop him right away! Who will report to the Princess Mansion if he gets injured or disabled?"
Zhou Jiang: “…”
"Excuse me, excuse me..."
Xiao Ning squeezed his way through the crowd and finally made his way to the stage in the middle.
Xu Chong looked Xiao Ning up and down. "Your skinny little body, can you withstand two punches from me? You dare to come up here? Get down now."
Xiao Ning smiled: "Brother Xu, just fight. Whether you can withstand it or not is my business."
Xu Chong: "Hey, are you serious?"
Xiao Ning: "Of course."
"Stop, stop, stop. What do you mean by natural? Xiao Yanqing, who told you to come up here? Is this the place you can climb up to? Get down now!"
Zhou Jiang strode over and pulled Xiao Ning down.
Xiao Ning: “…”
Xiao Ning broke free from Zhou Jiang's pull and said, "General Zhou, you were prejudiced against me the day I first entered the camp. Today, I want to prove to you that I am suitable for a military position."
Zhou Jiang: “…”
Zhou Jiang said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, I understand. I'll arrange for you to train with us later. Let's go down first."
Xiao Ning: “…”
No, could you be a little more perfunctory?
Xu Chong also said: "That's right, listen to General Zhou and get down quickly! This is not the place for you to be."
Xiao Ning knew that it was useless to say anything, and the truth would be revealed only through his actions.
When Zhou Jiang pulled her again, she cleverly twisted his arms behind his back and pushed him into the crowd.
He turned around and rushed towards Xu without saying anything.
"Brother Xu, please accept this!"
Xiao Ning was very fast, and Xu Chong subconsciously avoided him.
He reacted immediately and quickly started fighting with Xiao Ning.
Neither of them was armed and fought with bare hands.
It took Xu Chong less than an incense stick of time to go from being careless at the beginning to gradually becoming serious and finally feeling overwhelmed.
Everyone went from being pessimistic at first to gradually becoming more invested in it.
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