Chapter 457 We Won
When Commander Qian mentioned his family affairs, the others pretended not to hear and the atmosphere instantly became awkward. They didn't want to meddle in other people's business and wouldn't comment on it.
The King of Chu glanced at Commander Qian and said, “This child is quite good to his biological mother. If I remember correctly, you and your wife have raised this child for many years. He is a man who does not forget his roots. Your family is not short of food. Since the child wants to be taken back, let him return to his family.”
Commander Qian cupped his hands in a fist and nodded: "I discussed this with my wife a few days ago. Now that Ayu is grown up, my wife and I have no children. Once we officially register this child under my wife's name, we will bring his biological mother to our home to live with us."
Lin Changning listened to what these people were saying and roughly understood what they were talking about. He had heard a lot of gossip. No wonder Master Qian was working so hard just now. It turned out that there was such a thing going on behind the scenes.
Seeing Lin Changning's thoughtful expression, Li Mingxiu couldn't help but punch him on the shoulder: "What are you thinking about, kid? You wouldn't happen to be thinking about taking a concubine, would you? Let me tell you, if you dare to hurt Shu'er's feelings, I won't let you off the hook!"
Lin Changning turned to Li Mingxiu with a strange look on his face: "Big brother, there's something I want to ask you."
Li Mingxiu looked at Lin Changning and snorted coldly, "Speak."
Lin Changning propped his head up with his hand, a glint of ill intent flashing in his eyes: "Big brother, will you take a concubine after you get married?"
Li Mingxiu's eyes widened, and he remained silent.
As a man, he naturally understood that if his father ascended the throne and Lin Changning was ennobled and appointed prime minister, people would naturally send women to Lin Changning according to his preferences. Ashu was not the kind of person who was jealous, so she would naturally help Lin Changning find concubines. He knew that it was inappropriate after he said those words, but thinking of his sister's future happiness, he still gave her a small warning.
Unexpectedly, Changning, that brat, turned around and threw the question back at him. In the future, there will definitely be more than one person in his backyard. This brat was just asking a question he already knew the answer to, trying to shut him down!
Currently, his mother has not yet arranged anyone to accompany him. If his father's grand plan succeeds, he will become the crown prince in the future, and naturally, there will not be only one woman in his harem.
Li Mingxiu rolled his eyes and ignored Lin Changning.
Seeing that Li Mingxiu was silent, Lin Changning chuckled: "Judging from your appearance, you must be forced into this situation, right? Hehe? I'm different. I'm happy not to take a concubine."
Li Mingxiu: ……
This kid knows everything; he's deliberately messing with him!
Li Mingde shook his head and smiled as he watched Lin Changning's smug expression. Lin Changning and Li Mingshu were still newlyweds, so naturally everyone was happy.
However, if Uncle Liu's grand plan is completed in the future, Lin Changning, as a rising star, will naturally have people placing people in his backyard.
However, seeing Lin Changning now smugly saying that he would not take a concubine and was wholeheartedly devoted to his sister, he couldn't help but smile. Regardless of what would happen in the future, for now, he recognized this brother.
The King of Chu overheard the man's joking words and smiled, then watched the fight on the stage intently.
When the others saw that the King of Chu had started watching the competition, they all quieted down and began to watch the competition between Wei Shao and Sun Tuan.
Perhaps because he had spent a long time with Lin Changning, Wei Shao's martial arts skills had improved even further. He fought Sun Tuan on the stage, making him retreat step by step, and finally kicked him off the stage with a flying kick.
Wan Jin and Lu Shan stood below the platform, cheering enthusiastically.
Wei Shao clasped his hands in a fist salute, smiled at Lin Changning, then turned to the people below and helped Sun Tuan up, saying, "You flatter me!"
The man who helped Sun Tuan up looked at Wei Shao on the stage and immediately climbed onto him. This man was extremely strong and did not look like someone easy to get along with.
A sense of unease crept into Wei Shao's heart. He clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Wei Shao, a centurion under Vice Commander Lin!"
The newcomer clasped his hands in greeting: "Wang Er, a subordinate of Magistrate Qian!"
Wei Shao nodded to the person and asked, "What are we competing in?"
Wang Er turned around and took an axe from the soldier behind him: "Take a weapon!"
Wei Shao nodded, took his spear from Wan Jin, and stood warily opposite Wang Er.
Since he used an axe, he must be quite strong. Thinking back to the time when Lin Changning beat him up, Wei Shao couldn't help but feel his heart pound.
Wang Er took a half step forward, his axe slashing straight at Wei Shao. Wei Shao dodged to the side and created distance, then unleashed three spear flowers with his twelve-foot-long spear, the tip of which, with a sharp whistling sound, aimed straight for Wang Er's heart.
Wang Er gripped the long axe handle tightly with both hands, and the axe blade swung diagonally, creating a whistling sound. With a crisp "clang," the sound made people's eardrums go numb, and he forcefully deflected the spear tip by half a foot.
Wei Shao withdrew his strength, used the momentum to spin around, and leaped three feet backward with his toes touching the ground. His spear, however, moved like a nimble snake, bracing itself against the ground and suddenly turning its tip to thrust diagonally, avoiding the axe blade and aiming straight for Wang Er's wrist holding the axe.
Wang Er was forced to retract his axe and return to defense. The giant axe drew a semi-circular shield in front of him, but Wei Shao's wrist flicked slightly, and the tip of his spear suddenly changed direction, bypassing the axe like a venomous snake spitting its tongue.
The spear shaft pressed down smoothly. This change was as fast as lightning. Wang Er felt a numbness in his wrist. The giant axe was pressed down firmly by the spear shaft. The axe blade was only an inch away from Wei Shao's throat, but it could not go any further.
Wei Shao bent down, using the spear as leverage to stand up, and suddenly swept his leg. Wang Er was caught off guard and tripped, falling flat on his face. Just as he was about to get up quickly, he saw the head of the spear already pressed against his neck.
The spear tip stopped firmly in front of his throat, the chill of the spearhead making Wang Er's neck go numb.
Looking into Wei Shao's calm eyes, he finally dejectedly released his grip on the axe.
"I lost!"
When Wei Shao heard the other side nod in surrender and put away his spear, he thought that this person was as strong as his own assistant commander. He didn't expect that he was just a pretty face. He looked big, but his strength was not as good as his own assistant commander.
After bowing and saying "Thank you for the courtesy" to the person, he stepped off the stage and said to Wan Jin, "You go up next, I'm going to rest for a while."
After two matches, Wei Shao was also a little tired. He sat on the ground with his spear in his arms, quietly waiting for the next person to go on stage and fight Wan Jin.
Completely unaware that his performance had already caught the attention of the King of Chu and the three commanders.
Old Qin rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining as he looked at Wei Shao: "Your Highness, I happen to be short a commander of a thousand men. I think this Commander Wei is quite good; he could fill the vacancy..."
Old Qian quickly added, "What? Don't I need more? Two of them just died recently, and we still haven't filled the gaps. Your Highness, how about it?"
Qi Rong coughed lightly to interrupt: "The person belongs to our Right Guard!"
The implication is that they're dreaming if they think they can get people from them for free!
The King of Chu saw that Wei Shao's performance was indeed outstanding, and turned to look at Qi Rong with a smile in his heart. This child is quite protective of his own.
If I remember correctly, Wei Shao was poached from the court by Changning. He had been registered with him before. Thinking of this, the King of Chu looked at Lin Changning with admiration and said, "Don't ask me. Changning snatched him from the court. Ask Changning."
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