Next, the two began to attack each other.
Zhang Shixun swung his sword wildly with great force and momentum.
Shi Qian took a light and agile route, drawing his sword swiftly and at tricky angles.
There was a clanging sound, and in a blink of an eye, the two men had fought for more than ten rounds.
As the fight went on, Zhang Shixun's moves became slower and slower, while Shi Qian's moves became faster and faster.
Shi Qian attacked Zhang Shixun with stabbing, slashing, chopping and flicking moves one after another. At the same time, he no longer stood on the roof, but circled around Zhang Shixun.
Those are smooth glazed tiles. It is quite difficult for ordinary people to walk on them, let alone move around quickly.
Zhang Shuye had already come out of Fanlou and stood side by side with Li Gang, looking up at the battle.
Li Gang clenched his fists and muttered, "Shixun's light body skills are not good enough. He just stands there and takes the beating passively."
Zhang Shuye said, "Prime Minister Li, this is Zhang Shixun's shrewdness."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Shixun looks passive, but he's not."
Li Gang was surprised and said, "I don't know anything about swordsmanship. Can you explain it to me?"
Zhang Shuye shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with swordsmanship. Look at Shi Xun standing there, as still as a mountain, responding to all changes with his unchanging nature. No matter what moves Shi Qian makes, he can easily resolve them."
Li Gang was extremely talented and understood immediately. "I understand. If we keep fighting like this, Shi Qian will eventually run out of energy. That's when Shi Xun will show his might."
"Haha! That should be the case."
At this moment, tens of thousands of people below were watching and commenting, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Some people even cheered loudly for the fierce fight between the two.
However, Zhang Shixun didn't want to fight anymore. It was too painful to stand on the roof to fight with swords. He had to keep his balance while fighting.
"Old Wang, it's almost time to end it."
Wang Dong said, "Don't worry, play for a while longer, it will attract everyone's attention and be very cool."
"It's cool, but this roof is not a place to stand. It's too slippery. Most of my attention was spent on keeping my balance."
"Persistence! Persistence is victory."
"Hold on! Let me strike with my sword and end the fight."
"Fight a little longer."
"No fight!"
"beat!"
The two men were bickering, but their swords did not stop.
"Lao Wang, I've asked Song Jiang and the others to find a fishing net. I'll kick Shi Qian down and you can have Song Jiang and the others catch him. Then you can cancel Shi Qian's account."
Having said that, Wang Dong suddenly became more interested.
"Shixun, tell me, what will they do to Shi Qian after they capture him?"
"Is that even a question? He'll definitely be thrown into jail, tortured, and then beheaded."
"Is there no other ending? For example, a powerful figure recognizes his talent, recruits him, and makes him work for the imperial court."
"The possibility of this is extremely small."
"Why?"
"First, there's no such leader in the Song Dynasty. Second, the emperor hates Shi Qian to the core and wants to kill him immediately. He won't give him any chance to live."
"Hey! I'm just asking...Okay! As we agreed beforehand, it's time for Lu Zhishen and Li Kui to make their grand entrance."
"Um!"
Downstairs of Fan Tower, among the group of Japanese soldiers, Wang Zongchu was sitting on a chair.
Not far away, seven or eight soldiers were tied up and kneeling on the ground. They were the soldiers who followed him into Fanlou and then abandoned him and ran away.
An imperial physician sent from the palace was bandaging his wounds.
Wang Zongchu stared at Shi Qian on the roof with gritted teeth and cursed him continuously.
"Just wait. Once Zhang Shixun captures you, I will go to the Heavenly Prison to serve you personally. I won't stop until I have you tortured to death."
As he was cursing, he heard someone beside him ask, "Captain Wang, what's wrong with your leg?"
Wang Zongchu turned his head and saw a man wearing a flat-top hat and a black long gown standing beside him.
"You are... Ouch! It turns out to be Geng..."
"Shhh!" The man raised a finger to his lips, "Captain, keep your voice down. Don't let others hear."
"Oh!" Wang Zongchu looked at his tightly covered headgear and wanted to laugh but held it back.
"Prime Minister Geng, why are you here?"
The person who came was Geng Nanzhong. He tried to lower his voice and said, "Not only am I here, but the emperor is here too."
"Ah! The government is here too?"
Wang Zongchu hurriedly stood up, but just when he was halfway up, he sat down with a "ouch".
"Shut up!" Geng Nanzhong muttered towards the west, "The emperor is over there."
Wang Zongchu looked closely and saw that Emperor Zhao Huan was wearing a soldier's uniform and standing among a group of guards, looking up at Fan Tower.
Beside him, there are several familiar faces.
Li Bangyan, Zhang Bangchang, Wang Shiyong, Li Ze... almost all those in the court who had suffered at the hands of Shi Qian came.
"Prime Minister Geng, you've all arrived. It's almost time for court."
Geng Nanzhong said, "The government and the rest of us want to see how Shi Qian is caught... You haven't answered me yet, what's wrong with your leg?"
Wang Zongchu said dejectedly, "Don't mention it. I just followed Zhang Shixun into Fanlou and was accidentally hit by an arrow from Shi Qian... Ouch! It hurts so much."
Geng Nanzhong shook his head and suddenly stepped forward, pointing. "What's wrong with those people? What are they doing with all those fishing nets?"
Wang Zongchu was startled and looked in the direction of his finger. He saw that Song Jiang had obtained a lot of fishing nets from somewhere, and was leading a group of Kaifeng constables to grab the four corners of the fishing nets and look up at the roof.
Zhang Shuye and Li Gang were also standing not far away.
The two were wondering when they heard thunderous cheers from the crowd.
Looking up, he saw Zhang Shixun showing off his might, slashing at Shi Qian with sword after sword, without using any moves at all.
Shi Qian changed his agility just now, and was caught off guard by Zhang Shixun's hacking, trying his best to resist.
Suddenly, Shi Qian slipped and stumbled.
Zhang Shixun seized the opportunity and kicked Shi Qian in the chest.
The kick was so powerful that Shi Qian screamed and rolled down the roof, falling from the top of the building.
Song Jiang and others below had been waiting for a long time. When they saw a figure falling down, they raised their fishing nets and went towards him.
"The net is in!"
"Capture Shi Qian!"
…
Zhang Shuye and Li Gang rushed over and saw a person wrapped in the fishing net, but they could not see clearly through the net.
Zhang Shuye's lips trembled as he asked in a trembling voice, "Song Jiang, is Shi Qian in there?"
"Return to the Lord! I guarantee with my life that it is Shi Qian in the fishing net."
Zhang Shuye finally felt relieved.
Li Gang stroked his beard and said, "Ji Zhong, congratulations! After so many days of hard work, you finally caught Shi Qian."
Zhang Shuye bowed to Li Gang and said, "Thanks to Prime Minister Li for your help."
Li Gang waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is all thanks to Shixun and you."
As he was speaking, someone pulled his sleeve.
Li Gang turned around and saw that it was Geng Nanzhong. He asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Geng Nanzhong pulled him aside and said in a low voice, "Bo Ji, the emperor is over there. He wants you to come over."
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