Zhou Chuan nodded, his sharp eyes fixed on Chen Chong.
Chen Chong glanced at Zhou Chuan's sword and raised the black sword in his hand slightly.
A breath passed,
Ten breaths passed,
A hundred breaths passed...
Yuan Xiu shouted, "Are you going to fight or not?!"
Zhou Jinghuan couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Chen Chong, do it!"
Chen Chong suddenly sheathed his sword and shook his head, saying, "Zhou Chuan is right. The power of our sword energies clashing is too great. Fighting here will hurt people."
Zhou Chuan removed his hand from the sword hilt and said, "I really dare not draw my sword."
If he hadn't restrained his emotions, Yuan Xiu would have wanted to kill someone, and he shouted, "Then what exactly do you want?!"
Chen Chong suggested, "We can move to another place, or we can build a high platform."
Yuan Xiu asked, "How big of a platform do you need?"
Chen Chong said, "It doesn't need to be big. When swordsmen clash, a distance of ten feet is sufficient."
"Someone, set up a stage for them!" Yuan Xiu shouted.
Mu Shanyue leaned closer to Yuan Xiu and said, "Why don't we stop looking at it? It's too time-consuming. This old minister is about to fall asleep."
Chen Changyun also said, "Your Majesty, how about we have a drink..."
"No! I must see it today!! Guards..."
"Your Majesty, there's no need to build a platform." Zhou Chuan pointed to the observatory in Yongshou Palace and said, "That platform will suffice. May we go there?"
"If you think it's acceptable, then it's acceptable. I have no objections!"
Chen Chong said, "I can."
Zhou Chuan nodded to Yuan Xiu.
Yuan Xiu said, "Someone, bring up the ladder!"
"No need!" Zhou Chuan waved his hand casually, then suddenly took a running start and in the blink of an eye stepped up the wall of Yongshou Palace, then leaped towards the Star Gazing Platform.
Upon seeing this, gasps of surprise rippled through the crowd.
Wow, is this what they call light-footed skill?
"What a master!"
"My eyes have been opened! My eyes have been opened..."
Chen Chong smiled, naturally not wanting to be outdone. He quickly ran to the front of Yongshou Palace, but instead of jumping up the wall like Zhou Chuan, he jumped vertically and landed on the Star Gazing Platform.
"Holy crap..."
"This person's lightness skill looks even more amazing..."
Yuan Xiu waved to Luo Mingyi, the Minister of Works beside him, and said as he approached, "Raise the height of the observatory after the state banquet."
"Yes..." Luo Mingyi nodded frantically; His Majesty's safety was the top priority.
These two jumped up as if it were child's play. If an assassin were as skilled as them, the open-air observatory would be too dangerous.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhou Chuan and Chen Chong stood at opposite ends of the observatory, their eyes meeting.
Yuan Xiu shouted from below, "Stop exchanging glances! Draw your swords! Draw your swords!! Draw my swords!!!"
Yuan Xiu was truly anxious. He hadn't been this irritable in a long time, and he hadn't killed anyone to vent his anger in a long time either.
Feeling the gazes of tens of thousands of people below the stage, Zhou Chuan felt that he had not let Zhao Cheng down. This was quite high-profile, wasn't it?
It's time to draw the sword.
Clang!
Almost at the same time he drew his sword, Chen Chong flicked the black sword and then thrust it straight at Zhou Chuan.
The black sword, like Zhou Nuo's arrow, pierced the air and the wind, emitting a deafening buzzing sound.
Zhou Chuan even saw that the air around the blade distorted as the black sword moved.
That wasn't distorted air.
That's sword energy!
Zhou Chuan had only one feeling: the sword aura of the Hunyuan Sword was indeed fierce!
Many sword techniques can manifest sword energy, but it's usually subtle, blending into the air and barely noticeable unless you look closely. However, the Hunyuan Sword's sword energy is like a gust of wind!
Zhou Chuan was only surprised, not afraid.
He drew his sword and struck with incredible speed.
when! !
The two swords clashed, and the air around them seemed to explode, making crackling sounds.
To the onlookers, it was as if they had only blinked once, and Zhou Chuan and Chen Chong had switched places.
The two went from facing each other to back to back.
Boom!!
The observatory rattled, began to shake, and then collapsed with a crash.
Seeing the billowing dust rising from Yongshou Palace, Yuan Xiu was completely dismayed.
I waited for you all to dawdle for so long, making us make room and wanting us to go up to the high platform, and then it was all over in one sword strike.
I didn't see anything, and you even demolished the observatory!
Is this supposed to be a sword fight?!
Foreplay lasts an hour, and intercourse is over in a single breath.
Depend on!
As the two figures slowly emerged from the dust, Wen Hu clapped his hands first.
Most of the people in the arena had never seen a battle between top masters, especially two top swordsmen. They couldn't see the intricacies of the fight, but Wen Hu could.
Zhou Chuan and Chen Chong drew.
Some people clapped, and others joined in, and in an instant the room was filled with applause.
Yuan Xiu wanted to ask but was too embarrassed to, so he secretly leaned close to Wen Tai's ear and whispered, "Who won?"
Wen Tai glanced back at Wen Hu, and after receiving the answer, said, "It's a draw."
Yuan Xiu then asked, "What level are they at?"
Wen Tai turned back to look at Wen Hu.
Yuan Xiu immediately turned around and shouted, "Wen Hu, come here! Aren't you tired of relaying messages like this?!"
Wen Hu rushed over, and after Wen Tai repeated Yuan Xiu's question, Wen Hu replied, "They are all top-notch masters."
“A top-tier master…” Yuan Xiu thought for a moment and asked, “In the parlance of martial arts practitioners, is he second only to a grandmaster?”
Wen Hu nodded and said, "These two are still very young, and their future is promising."
As he spoke, Wen Hu glanced at Chen Chong with murderous intent in his eyes.
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