Chapter 750 A Dream of Youth 282
Magpies alight on branches, firecrackers explode, startling red leaves into falling.
A flash of light appeared as the longsword thrust out, skimming the wooden stick and aiming straight for the burly man's left shoulder. The man slightly tilted his body, dodging Xie Qi's attack, and then with a twist of his wrist, the wooden stick violently knocked the longsword away.
The swords and staffs clashed, making a buzzing sound, and in no time more than twenty moves had been exchanged.
Xie Qi's swordplay became increasingly intense, seemingly giving him the upper hand. However, the man countered each move with ease, leading Xie Qi to attack step by step.
"Aqi is about to lose." Chen Yunbai was skilled in martial arts and could tell at a glance that Xie Qi's skills were inferior to his opponent's.
Moreover, Xie Qi was skilled, while his opponent was a soldier who had learned killing moves. He could have easily killed Xie Qi with one blow, but he still let Xie Qi play his tricks. Perhaps he didn't want Xie Qi to lose too badly.
"Impossible! Ah Qi is incredibly skilled! And right now, Ah Qi is the one dominating the opponent. Aren't you on our side? Why are you boosting the enemy's morale while diminishing our own?"
The speaker was Xie Qi, a classmate. Although Xie Qi's martial arts skills were not good enough for the martial arts examination, he was among the top in the academy!
Chen Yunbo: ...........
He was telling the absolute truth.
Chen Yunsheng then asked Xie Ning with a smile, "Bao'er, which side do you think will win?"
"Of course, it's my brother who wins."
Chen Yunsheng nodded in agreement, "I also think Aqi will win."
Of course, it's not that Xie Qi was particularly skilled. After all, it was a grand wedding, and if the Xu family were well-mannered, they wouldn't let Xie Qi lose; they would just put on a show.
However, Xie Ning didn't think so. She believed that Xie Qi won by his own ability, and that sometimes tricks... might just be deceptive.
Chen Yunbo, feeling isolated and helpless: ...Suddenly feeling a little helpless.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the burly man was about to find an opportunity to let Xie Qi off the hook when he was attacked in the lower body. The man's face turned red and his mind went blank for a moment, but his body quickly blocked.
But in that brief moment of carelessness, Xie Qi struck him in the back with a palm strike while sheathing his sword.
"Ahhh! We won!"
Xie Qi's classmates shouted with joy. Chen Yunbo stared in disbelief, then swallowed hard. "Bao'er, where did Aqi learn such... um, such a... lewd trick?"
Xie Ning followed the others and ran up to push open the door, pretending not to hear Chen Yunbai's words. Could she say that she was the one who taught him?
The later ones were much more normal; they all tested literature, which wasn't difficult for Xie Qi and his classmates.
Amidst the commotion, Xie Qi was ushered to the front hall by the crowd. He stood in front of Marquis Xu and Madam Xu and bowed solemnly.
Xie Ning glanced at Yan Xi sitting to the side, blinked, and then saw Yan Niang and Qing Li among the women standing nearby.
Yan Niang awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth, but Qing Li's eyes lit up. She had been dragged here today to escort a bride, but she never expected it to be the marriage between the Xie family and the Xu family.
"girl."
Xie Ning nodded slightly, then looked at Xu Hongying, who was walking out of the bridal chamber with a fan in her hand. She was dressed in a blue dress with a green hairpin, leather belt, and sandals. She was tall and wore a pearl and jade crown, making her the same height as Xie Qi.
Xie Qi's smile never faded as she listened to the Xu couple's instructions along with Xu Hongying.
After the farewell ceremony, the bride is carried to the bridal sedan chair by her own brothers. Since the Xu family only has three daughters, they asked a cousin from a collateral branch to carry her.
Xie Ning stepped forward. "Let me do it."
Then he looked at Lord Xu and his companion, "In our Xinghua Village, there is a custom of the younger sister carrying her older sister into the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors. Now in the capital, this procedure is no longer in place. Sister Hongying has no brothers, so I will be her younger sister from now on. It is only right that I do it for her now."
Customs vary from place to place, but Xie Ning's move undoubtedly shows that she values Xu Hongying's actions highly. After all, Xie Ning is now more successful than Xie Qi, and she means that she is also Xu Hongying's support.
Lady Xu held back her tears.
"well......"
As Xu Hongying lay on Xie Ning's back, a tear fell down her cheek. When she was little, other children would bully her, saying that her father was crippled and that she had no brothers to protect her. Even when she was beaten, no one would help her. That's why she wanted to become stronger. If no one would help her, then she would protect herself and also protect her parents and sister.
Xie Ning was much thinner and smaller than her, but at this moment he seemed so reliable.
No, Xie Ning has always been this reliable.
"Don't cry, you should be happy today, shouldn't you?"
"Hmm," Xu Hongying responded listlessly.
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