Chapter 184: Bragging on the stage



Everyone in the audience looked over there and saw a fair-complexioned young man wearing a flowery hat sitting there gnawing on a chicken wing. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he held a chicken wing in his hand, not knowing whether to eat it or not.

The whole audience burst into laughter, everyone knew this young man.

Wang Hongfu has long been notorious.

Some people secretly clicked their tongues. Zhang Shixun called Wang Hongfu a monkey in front of so many people. Wasn't he afraid of Wang Fu's revenge?

Gao Yanei almost laughed out loud, and bowed to the stage: "Master Zhang has really good eyesight. Standing so far away, he can tell at a glance that this is a monkey in clothes. I admire you! I admire you!"

Wang Hongfu's face turned black.

After Zhang Shixun finished his ridicule, he was too lazy to pay attention to this guy anymore and shouted to Gao Yanei: "Excuse me, Gao Yanei, bring me some wine!"

"Okay! The wine is here!" Gao Yanei came to the front of the stage with the wine in his hand, smiling, but he didn't know that his appearance was no different from the tea and wine doctor in the restaurant.

"Thank you, Young Master, for the wine." Zhang Shixun clasped his fists, bent down to take the wine pot, tilted his head back, and took two gulps. He staggered back two steps, and suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"Ah!" The whole audience exclaimed, thinking that he really had drunk some alcohol and couldn't stand steadily and fell down.

Who would have thought that just as the shout came out, Zhang Shixun stood up with a beautiful somersault, staggering and staggering, punching here and kicking there...

Someone in the audience had seen it and shouted out in a boastful tone, "This is the Drunken Eight Immortals!"

Zhang Shixun on the stage was drunk, swaying back and forth, pointing east and hitting west, and his drunken boxing was so vigorous that the audience was dazzled and cheered continuously.

After a set of drunken boxing, he won cheers and applause from the audience.

Zhang Shixun clasped his fists and asked, "Are you satisfied with my drunken boxing?"

"satisfy!"

“Again!”

“Again!”

The audience stood up, stamped their feet and shouted at the stage.

Zhang Shixun glanced at the whole room and saw that Prince Yun was also shouting along with the others, while Wang Hongfu was glaring at him fiercely.

He raised his arm and pressed it down, waiting for the audience to quiet down. Zhang Shixun said, "Since everyone likes watching, I can't let you down. However, watching Drunken Master all the time is too monotonous. This time, I'll try something different."

When they heard that there was something else to watch, the audience cheered again.

"Someone is about to ask, what do you want to change, haha! Keep it secret for now, you will know later." Zhang Shixun said, turned and walked behind the scenes, and came back after a while with a stick in his hand.

He came to the center of the stage, did some fancy moves with his stick, struck a very cool and showy pose, then stood there straight as a javelin and asked loudly: "Everyone, does anyone here know that Taizu was a man of great martial arts skills?"

"I know!" Several people shouted from the audience, especially Prince Yun, who shouted the loudest.

"Speaking of Taizu's past, I could talk for three days and three nights without finishing it. As you all know, when Taizu was a teenager in the Jiama Camp in Luoyang, he loved wielding spears and clubs, bending the bow, and riding a horse. Later, he ventured into the martial arts world alone, seeking out masters and developing extraordinary skills."

Prince Zhao Kai's eyes lit up when he heard this and he gave Zhang Shixun a thumbs up.

Zhang Shixun smiled and continued, "It's said that when Emperor Shizong of Zhou conquered the Southern Tang, Taizu also followed him. When the army reached Qingliu Pass, they saw an enemy army of 150,000 soldiers arrayed in battle formation. The troops were so neat and orderly, it was a vast, black mass stretching as far as the eye could see. Huangfu Hui, the governor of the Fenghua Army of the Southern Tang, rode his horse with an arrogant air, showing off his might in front of the battle line. The soldiers on this side gasped at the sight of such an imposing aura..."

"It's not that the soldiers are cowardly, but there are too few of us here. Once a battle breaks out, the outcome is unpredictable. Just as we were panicking, a thunderous cry was heard from within the ranks: 'A true man should achieve great things, now is the time!' Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly hero on horseback. He was so majestic, he looked like a god descending from heaven. This man was none other than Taizu!"

"...Just when everyone was confused, Taizu pulled the reins, and the warhorse reared up, neighing, 'Shh!' Taizu then tapped the horse's belly with his heel, and the horse bolted forward, charging alone towards the opposite direction..."

Zhang Shixun spoke with great excitement, using gestures.

The audience was stunned.

The whole audience was silent, and everyone listened attentively to Zhang Shixun's story.

"The soldiers of both armies were stunned when they saw this scene. They stared blankly at this man and his horse galloping across the battlefield. Taizu, with his fast horse and long staff, rushed in front of Huangfu Hui in the blink of an eye. Huangfu Hui was already terrified... There were some who were so brave. I've never seen anyone so bold. He rushed in front of the two armies alone. Isn't this courting death?"

"In an instant, Taizu rushed to Huangfu Hui with lightning speed. By the time Huangfu Hui could react, it was too late. Taizu swung the long stick in his hand and smashed it directly on Huangfu Hui's helmet with a "woop". Huangfu Hui's helmet flew straight out, and before he could even react, Taizu captured him alive and brought him back to the main camp."

The audience was so excited that they couldn't help but cheer in unison.

"Everyone, do you think Taizu is mighty and powerful?"

"Awesome!" the whole audience shouted together.

"Haha! To take the general's head amidst a mighty army, with such courage and bravery, I believe no emperor could do it! Is that right?"

"yes!"

"But have you ever thought about this? If Taizu didn't have extraordinary martial arts skills, could he have accomplished such astonishing feats with only courage and bravery?"

"cannot!"

Zhang Shixun coughed lightly, clearing his throat. "Speaking of Taizu's martial arts, as far as I know, he created a set of boxing techniques that some call the 'Mother of All Boxing'. Have you heard of it?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

Prince Zhao Kai of Yun also looked confused.

"You might be asking, how did you know that? Haha! To be honest, after returning from overseas, I once met two immortals on a small island..."

Start talking nonsense.

Zhang Shixun drank a little too much today. Seeing that the whole audience was listening to him attentively, he started to talk nonsense in excitement. He regretted it as soon as he boasted.

This bragging is a bit too much and it's hard to justify.

However, once the boast is out, it cannot be taken back.

It seemed that no one in the audience doubted him, and they all stared with wide eyes, waiting for him to continue.

Zhang Shixun could only bite the bullet and cover up the lie: "One of these two immortals had once met Taizu and practiced martial arts with him. The two fought for three hundred rounds, with smoke and dust billowing, covering the sky and the sun. In the end, it ended in a draw. Haha! The two heroes admired each other and became friends."

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