Chapter 99
Qu Dubian and Xi Zixing came out of the private room and stood on the upper floor looking down.
"Sixth brother?"
Downstairs, the Sixth Prince was confronting Agumudo.
The originally good table was broken into pieces.
The Sixth Prince was surrounded by guards who stood in front of him, and the atmosphere was tense.
Agumuduo: "I'll say it again, take it back, or I won't be polite!"
The Sixth Prince: "What are you talking about? I just said so much, why can't I remember what I said?"
Agumuduo: "'People in the northern border aren't that powerful'."
The Sixth Prince curled his lips: "You said that yourself, I didn't say that."
"you!"
Agumu drew his sword in anger, and the sharp scimitar chopped down from the air. The Sixth Prince's guard blocked it with his sword. After the sharp sound of the swords clashing, the guard's sword began to crack.
Qu Dubian secretly said "Oh no!"
It will be a bad ending if blood is seen.
At the moment when the guard's sword was completely broken, Qu Dubian snatched the "Judge's Pen" from Xi Zixing's hand, secretly used his internal energy, and swung it with his finger.
clang--!
Agumudo's hands went numb from the shock, and he was caught off guard and almost lost his grip on the knife.
He looked up suddenly.
At the railing on the second floor, a young man in a red shirt greeted him, "Hey, brother, don't be so angry."
The Sixth Prince's eyes lit up: "Xiao Qi!"
Qu Dubian didn't try to be cool by jumping down, but walked up the stairs in an orderly manner.
Xi Zixing followed him and, after reaching the first floor, he silently picked up his pen, found a good position, and looked at the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince intently.
Agumuduo: "You know each other."
After Qu Watanabe understood the situation a little, he said, "He is my brother. If he said something wrong, I will apologize on his behalf."
He held Agumduo's wrist, trying to put the knife back into the sheath, and smiled.
"Brother, it's not good to use knives and guns."
Agumudo subconsciously used his internal strength to resist this force, and Qu Dubian used his internal strength.
After a moment of stalemate, Agumuduo's knife slowly returned to the scabbard under Qu Watanabe's force.
Qu Duanbian withdrew his hand and looked at Agumuduo.
Princess Axiang came to Beijing and brought people from the Northern Frontier with her. I heard that the leader of the Northern Frontier guards was called Agumuduo, who was the nephew of the chief of the royal court and was quite close to the chief.
The person in front of me was dressed differently from the average Northern Frontier people. I guess it must be Agumudo.
The age is right too.
Princess Axiang is still in the Great Zhou. If there is bloodshed, it will be detrimental to the diplomatic relations between the Great Zhou and the Northern Frontier Royal Court of this generation.
Agumu looked at his hand. His wrist was red and his bones were almost crushed. However, he was not angry. Instead, he felt a little more determined to fight.
He guessed that Qu Watanabe and the other man were either rich or noble, and that their noble status could not make him bow his head, but he admired the warriors who could defeat him.
Therefore, his attitude became better.
"I won't accept your apology on my behalf. If you compete with me and win, I won't pursue the matter."
"Why should I apologize to him?"
The two said in unison. The Sixth Prince paused for a second and angrily said, "Xiao Qi apologized to you and you didn't accept it?!"
Qu Dubian directly covered the Sixth Prince's mouth.
"Compared to what?"
Agumuduo: "Let's find a place to fight directly."
Qu Duan frowned, "Not very good."
Agumuduo sneered: "Scared."
Qu Watanabe: "My clothes were newly made by my family. The material is thin and light and will be damaged easily. It would be too rough to fight with them directly."
Agumuduo opened his eyes wide and said, "We are all men, why don't you just take off your clothes?"
Qu Watanabe: "Oh, I'm shy."
Agumuduo: “…”
The people of Da Zhou really are.
Having fun, Qu Duan said, "Let's have a competition in archery. There is a grassland west of Beijing."
Agumuduo: "People in the northern border are good at riding and shooting. You might as well admit defeat."
Qu Watanabe: "If you lose, then lose. Let's compete first and see."
Agumuduo: "If you are not afraid, I will accompany you."
As he was about to leave, Qu Dubian said, "Wait a minute, who broke the table? Pay for it."
His uncle has shares in Ruyi Tower, so let alone outsiders, if something breaks, even his brother will have to pay for it!
Agumuduo paid more money and the others went straight to the pasture.
Xu Cheng wanted to talk to him but failed, so he followed him scratching his head.
Xi Zixing called him: "Hey, if you don't want to look bad later, don't follow Xiao Qi."
As friends for many years, he could see that Xiao Qi had never liked the second branch of the Xu family, and now he was really angry with the guy who instigated the Sixth Prince.
If Xu Cheng followed, no one knew what would happen to him.
Xu Cheng frowned: "What does it have to do with you!"
After saying this, he hurriedly caught up.
Xi Zixing shook his head, it was difficult to persuade the damned ghost with kind words.
He opened the booklet for [Six] and deducted two more points from it.
The Sixth Prince instantly dropped below the passing line.
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The grasslands outside Beijing were places where nobles and their families played polo or practiced horse riding and archery.
There is a shooting range, and there are martial arts masters who specialize in teaching people archery.
Of course, the overall conditions here are definitely not as good as the place in the palace where the princes practice martial arts.
Agumu picked up a bow and arrow that suited him best and pulled it hard.
After choosing, he looked over at Qu Duan and asked, "Are you ready?"
The Sixth Prince: "Why are you rushing me?"
He was wrapping cloth around Qu Dubian's palm to prevent the hemp rope from rubbing his palm. After wrapping it, he checked the bow and arrow.
"The bow and arrow won't work. There are burrs on it, and it's annoying if it pricks my hand. Change it."
The corner of Agumuduo's mouth twitched: "It's really that serious, don't you know that he is so strong that he can crush my wrist bones?"
The Sixth Prince: "That's because he has good martial arts skills."
Agumuduo: "Yes, he is a martial artist, does he need to be so careful?"
Warriors are generally rough, and even if they are more elegant in the Great Zhou, it wouldn't be so exaggerated.
The Sixth Prince rolled his eyes.
Being good at martial arts doesn't mean you are strong. Even if you double the number of times the brothers have been sick combined, it still isn't as many times as Xiaoqi alone.
If Xiao Qi gets a little skinned during the competition, he won't be able to live in peace afterwards! The fourth brother can kill him with just a look, and the eldest brother will also scold him.
Xi Zixing also joined the ranks of checking for hidden dangers.
Qu Watanabe: "You can't be that serious, right? Forget about Sixth Brother, but you've also been infected?"
Xi Zixing thought about the medical record book he had specially opened for Qu Dubian, "You were scratched by an arrow while practicing martial arts before, which caused you to have a high fever. I guess it's because the arrow was a little dirty."
Qu Watanabe: “…”
That was an accident. I was practicing martial arts and doing simulation at the same time.
Xi Zixing carefully wiped the arrows that Qu Dubian was going to use, and placed them neatly one by one. Then he checked the cloth wrapped around Qu Dubian's palm and said, "Tighten it a little more. It's not quite symmetrical."
Agumudo could no longer bear it: "Hey!"
Is there any point in comparing?
Qu Dubian pushed the two incessant guys aside and went on stage with a bow.
Xi Zixing stepped aside, and Xu Cheng walked up to him at some point and gave him a strange look.
Xi Zixing: "What are you doing?"
Xu Cheng: "I finally know why you didn't let me come."
Xi Zixing: "What?"
Xu Cheng: "It turns out you are better at licking than me."
Wiping arrows and tying bandages are so natural. He can't learn it.
I don't know when the word "licking dog" became popular. It is used to mock those infatuated men and women in vernacular novels who are ignored, despised, and humiliated in various ways but still greet others with a smile.
Xi Zixing took a while to think of this word, then his ears turned red and he gritted his teeth: "That's not flattery!"
Xu Cheng is the bootlicker!
He just cares about the people on the master selection list!
If the Seventh Prince was not qualified, Xi Zixing would absolutely not care whether the bow and arrow in the Seventh Prince's hand had burrs or not.
Xu Cheng: "You're afraid I'll snatch it from you."
Xi Zixing suppressed his annoyance and said, "Dirty people think everyone is dirty."
Here, Qu Dubian said, "How about we change the way we play and try something exciting?"
Agumdo: "What?"
Qu Watanabe: "You and I both have strawberries on our heads, and we shoot arrows at each other. The one who hits the strawberry wins. Of course, if neither of us hits it or both of us hit it, we'll have an extra game."
“Ahhh no no no!!”
Before Agumuduo could say anything, two screams were heard from Qu Duan's side.
Xi Zixing and the Sixth Prince.
Their heartbeats skyrocketed.
Qu Dubian pressed down their heads and raised his eyebrows, "No matter life or death, do you dare to play?"
Agumu gritted his teeth, a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "Let's play!"
They did what they said and even signed a life-and-death contract on the spot.
Qu Dubian took out a strawberry from the fruit plate in the pavilion on the grassland, put it on his head, and walked backwards fifty meters.
As he walked, he snapped his fingers, "Six six great luck."
It looks like a blessing to Agumuda, but in fact it is a code word between him and Otsujiu.
Tell Yi Twelve to act according to the circumstances. If this guy is really not capable of doing so, Yi Twelve will stop the arrow in time.
It's fun to play around, but I won't play with you if you want to risk your life.
As he retreated, the Sixth Prince and Xi Zixing became increasingly nervous.
The Sixth Prince wanted to cry but had no tears: "It's over. If something goes wrong, I'll be dead..."
Xi Zixing: "It's too risky, it's really too risky!"
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. If there is a lord who voluntarily puts himself in a dangerous situation, wouldn't he become an actor in the theater, training his voice every day like just now?
"bring it on!"
Qu Watanabe waved his hand and said, "Don't break my hair!"
Agumuda pulled the bow and arrow and narrowed his eyes.
Senhan's arrow tip was aimed at the red spot on Qu Dubian's head.
After a moment, he suddenly let go and the arrow flew out!
The Sixth Prince had already covered his eyes: "Xiao Qi ahh ...
Whoosh——
Qu Dubian felt a lightness on his head, and the tip of the arrow with a strawberry stuck in it hit the target behind him, spreading out a pool of red juice.
He gave a thumbs up and shouted, "Great."
Agumuduo smiled and said, "Of course! It's your turn."
He put down his bow and arrow and wanted to exchange positions with Qu Dubian.
"No hurry, wait a minute, I need to practice!"
"..." Agumu hesitated, "Practice?"
Qu Dubian ran back quickly, "Yes, yes. This is my first time to practice archery in the grassland."
The Sixth Prince testified for him: "It was the first time I shot arrows on the grassland."
Usually it was at the special shooting range in the palace.
But telling half the story is not lying.
Agumuduo couldn't believe it: "You don't know how to shoot arrows, and you still come to the grassland to compete with me?! Aren't you bound to lose?"
Qu Duanbian gave him a strange look and said, "Didn't I tell you when I came here? If I lose, I lose. If I lose, my brother and I can apologize to you together."
Agumu was stunned for a moment, remembering the life and death contract he had just signed.
"You...you want to shoot me openly with an arrow. You want to avenge me for your brother. You are so sinister!"
Qu Dubian aimed at the human-shaped target fifty meters away, drew his bow, and shot an arrow, which hit the target right between its legs. "Oops, I missed."
Agumuduo shivered subconsciously and felt a chill on his back.
Qu Watanabe said regretfully: "Sure enough, it is still more stressful when facing real people. The greater the pressure, the easier it is to perform well. I am really kind."
He shot a few more times at random, hitting the human-shaped target's forehead, shoulder, and stomach respectively.
"Okay! Go ahead, I'm ready to start."
He urged Agumdo.
Agumdo fell silent.
Qu Watanabe: "Don't you want to win?"
Agumuduo: “…”
He looked at Qu Dubian's face, as if he saw the devil in the rumors of the tribes in the northern border who would smile and take out people's livers.
"No, I——" admit defeat.
Qu Dubian narrowed his eyes slightly, drew his bow and arrow in an instant, aimed at Agumduo's head, and suddenly released the string. The tip of the arrow pierced through the strawberry at an extremely tricky angle and pierced the bull's eye at the back!
Ding——
Tail feathers tremble.
Agumuda's pupils suddenly dilated.
Qu Dubian came up with a smile, stood on tiptoe and hooked his shoulder, "Well, your hands are itching, but you still win, after all, the distance between us is only two or three meters."
"I'd better apologize to you. The Great Zhou and the Northern Frontier Royal Court have a good relationship because of Princess Xiang. If we are angry with each other, it will hurt the reputation of both sides."
He fought back and fought back, and his words were sincere.
Agumuduo was not a narrow-minded person who would pester others. He looked at Qu Duanbian for a moment and said, "I started practicing martial arts when I was six years old. I can see that you have a strong foundation. Let's have a fight and see who is better."
The Sixth Prince complained: "It must be Xiaoqi. He started practicing martial arts when he was two and a half years old. Isn't it natural for him to be strong..."
Agumuduo: "How old are you?"
The Sixth Prince: "Two and a half years old. Oh, don't get me wrong, my family doesn't abuse children. Xiaoqi practiced martial arts to strengthen his body because he was often sick. When we were still playing in the mud, he started taking medicine and practicing boxing. But it didn't work very well, and his health is still pretty poor."
Agumdo was silent again.
poor?
I can't see anything.
Are these people blind?
He had a lot to say, and finally just said, "Let's find time to learn from each other next time."
Qu Watanabe: "Maybe we'll meet again soon."
Aunt Xiang’s princess residence is not far from the imperial palace.
After Agumuduo left, Qu Dubian clapped his hands, untied the bandage on his palm, and looked at Xu Cheng, "Agumuduo doesn't know our identities, you know."
"Can you bear the responsibility for provoking a dispute between the Great Zhou and the Northern Frontier?"
Xu Cheng: "Cousin, you are being too serious. How could I..."
Qu Duanbian said with a smile: "You know what was said. Also, don't call me cousin, I don't want to see you at all."
The Sixth Prince looked at him for a long time, then came to his senses: "Xiao Qi, you don't have a good relationship with him. Aren't you two relatives? When he came to see me, he said that you had a good relationship."
Qu Watanabe: "He's quite annoying. Three years ago, Duke Lu caused trouble at Chunfeng Tower, and he scolded me."
The Sixth Prince raised his eyes and said, "Xu Cheng, you lied to me."
Xu Cheng's smile froze.
Qu Dubian hooked his arm around the Sixth Prince's shoulder and said, "I have something else to do. I'll leave first. Go back and tell your father that if you still want to keep your position as the Minister of the Imperial Household, you should behave yourself in the capital."
The design for Xu Yueqing to fall in love with the emperor was the beginning of all the tragedies that happened to the original owner's mother. His grandfather had already taken responsibility for this mess, and as a junior, it was not appropriate for him to get involved.
But the second branch of the Xu family has been making trouble again and again. If this continues, it will sooner or later become a disaster if no one pays attention to small matters. He doesn't mind helping his grandfather to clean up the mess.
After saying this, Qu Dubian pulled the Sixth Prince away.
When there was almost no one on the grassland, Yi Twelve appeared beside the stone table in the pavilion, picked up the life-or-death contract on the table, folded it, and put it in his arms.
After watching the excitement and saying goodbye to Qu Dubian, Xi Zixing returned home to prepare to embarrass Yuan Jie'er's husband in solving the marriage problem.
"Take your guards back to the palace, and don't tell anyone else about what happened today. If you tell anyone, your butt will be beaten to pieces, and no one will be able to save you."
The Sixth Prince swore: "Don't worry."
Qu Duanbian couldn't help but hit him, "Sixth brother, the friends you make are not very reputable, so try not to hang out with them in the future."
The Sixth Prince: "They are all trying to curry favor with me. I know that."
Qu Watanabe: “…”
He waved his hand: "You should go back."
"You're not leaving?"
"We've already reached the outskirts of Beijing. I'm going to the mountain to see Dahei. If you go back to the palace and see Ye Banban, tell him that I'll be back later."
"Oh... OK, got it."
After seeing him leave, Qu Dubian turned around and walked towards the nameless mountain.
"Liuliu, come out."
Yi Twelve appeared and walked beside him.
The two of them climbed the mountain together. Qu Dubian chatted with him casually and picked a lot of wild flowers while climbing the mountain.
He learned how to make wreaths from Zhiyi.
When he walked to Dahei's small grave, he already had a beautiful wreath in his hand.
He placed the wreath on the ground.
"No snacks today. Sister is busy. I made a little flower for you."
Yi Twelve sat with him here for a while, and only returned to the city after it got dark.
There are very few people on this street at night.
The two of them walked slowly on the road.
"Liuliu, you are not allowed to tell Ye Banban about what happened today, understand?"
B12: "Well, I won't tell you."
But if the life-or-death contract in his arms accidentally falls at Ye Xiaoyuan's feet, he cannot be blamed, nor can his monthly salary be deducted.
He would never complain about trivial matters normally, but today was no small matter. Even if His Highness trusted him, he shouldn't gamble with his life.
What if he just didn't catch it?
Qu Dubian stretched lazily: "One of the few advantages of living with the prince is that I can go home late and don't have to rush to the inner palace."
Yi Twelve stopped and said, "Wait."
He frowned slightly and looked towards the alley across the street, where he could faintly hear the sound of swords clashing.
Qu Duanbian's internal strength was not as deep as his, so he didn't feel it. "Is there any sound?"
B12: "Someone is fighting."
Qu Watanabe: "Go and have a look, secretly."
Yi Twelve held him back, "I'm in front."
Qu Dubian followed behind him, breathing lightly, and walked towards the place where the fight was taking place.
The further he walked, the clearer he could hear.
He jumped onto the top of the wall and looked into the alley. The bloody smell blocked by the wall rushed into his nose. Qu Dubian's face turned pale and he almost vomited.
He hurriedly held his breath and covered his mouth and nose.
Only then did he have the heart to look into the alley.
The one who was fighting was actually Agumudo.
His opponents numbered six men in black, and the two Northern Frontier guards who followed Agumudo had already died in the alley.
Two fists are no match for four hands. Agumuda is unable to hold on alone and now has many bruises on his body.
Someone in the capital actually wants to kill him? ?
At the critical moment when Aunt Xiang returned to the palace, the Great Zhou would never take action against the people from the northern border who came to Beijing. Agumu was the nephew of the leader of the royal court. If he died here, my stepfather and Aunt Xiang would not be able to explain to the royal court of the pro-Zhou Dynasty.
Yi Twelve glanced at Qu Watanabe, reached into his bosom, and took out a sour orange candy.
He peeled off the sugar coating and handed it to Qu Dubian's mouth.
Qu Dubian opened his mouth and bit it, and the nausea was suppressed by the sour taste.
He pointed at Agumduo below, and then at the six killers beside him.
What I mean is that I will take him away later and you will hold him back.
B nodded.
They both looked down.
Agumuduo grabbed the assassin's blade that was about to chop him and shouted angrily, "Who sent you?"
"Are you from the Great Zhou?"
Qu Watanabe: "Don't throw all the dirty water on us, okay?"
Agumuduo raised his head suddenly, "Why are you here?"
The killer below looked up, made a hand gesture, and immediately sent out two killers to rush up!
"Good evening everyone, don't be so enthusiastic."
Qu Dubian jumped off the wall, stepped on the killer's shoulder and jumped down, grabbing the back of Agumuduo's collar. He didn't notice that he had also grabbed a few of the man's braids, and suddenly pulled him up!
"Walk!"
Agumduo's face twisted and tears almost burst out.
He held his mouth tightly and managed to avoid screaming. He was lifted up and used the force to rush out with Qu Dubian.
Qu Dubian turned around and shouted, "Don't get hurt! Just hold them back, we'll get reinforcements." At the end, he added anxiously, "If you get hurt, you'll have your monthly silver deducted, you can't drink milk tea, and your storybook will be taken away from you!"
Yi Twelve's body stiffened slightly, and his close-range attacks to injure and kill were restrained a lot.
He changed to a longer weapon, drew out the soft sword from his waist, jumped back, and stood in front of the six killers.
After giving the instructions, Qu Dubian pulled Agumuduo and ran away.
Agumud's body was covered with wounds, and the smell of blood penetrated into Qu Dubian's nostrils. His face turned pale, and the more he endured, the stronger his grip became.
Agumuduo's scalp was in so much pain that he almost lost consciousness. "If you don't let me go, I can do it myself..."
Qu Watanabe: "Changing postures takes time. If you delay for even a second, Liuliu might get hurt. Just bear with the pain."
Agumuduo: "Where can we go for help?"
Qu Watanabe: "The nearest one is the Nanning Hostage House."
"Nanning proton?"
"There must be secret guards from the Great Zhou outside his house. When we get here, the news will spread quickly, and we won't have to worry about it then." Qu Dubian accelerated: "And by the way, let's see his reaction and see if he wants to kill you."
He remembered Liu Liu had told him that there were two people guarding Yu Ruo. One was named Gu Xin, who was his bodyguard in public, and the other was hiding in the dark, whose concealment ability was no worse than his.
Yu Ruo has the ability and motivation to take action.
Provoking conflicts between Northern Xinjiang and Da Zhou would also be beneficial to Nanning, wouldn't it?
Qu Dubian jumped onto the mansion where Yu Ruo lived, stepped on the top of his wall, and shouted, "Someone come! Is there anyone here? Yu Ruo, Yu Ruo!!"
Yu Ruo came out of the bedroom with clothes on, looked at the wall, and said in surprise: "Seventh Prince?"
Agumuduo: "Are you a prince?"
Qu Dubian picked him up and jumped down: "Hurry up and help, there is a killer behind us!"
A question mark popped up in Yu Ruo's mind: "You are leading the assassin to me? No, someone in Da Zhou wants to kill you?"
"Kill him."
Qu Dubian let go of Agumuduo and said, "My people are blocking them from behind."
"Your Highness, you usually avoid me whenever possible," Yu Ruo raised an eyebrow, "If I help you this time, are you still avoiding me?"
Qu Duanbian: "If you don't help, the dirty water may be thrown on your head. Killing him and stirring up trouble between Northern Xinjiang and Da Zhou will benefit Nanning a lot. I let you take action to clear the suspicion. I am helping you."
Yu Ruo: "Suspicion is just suspicion after all, it cannot be used to convict people."
Qu Watanabe: "I owe you a meal."
"make a deal!"
Yu Ruo smiled and said, "Gu Xin."
The guards behind him bowed and flew out of the courtyard wall.
Seeing that the problem was solved, Qu Dubian breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately moved five steps away from Agumu and sat on the stone bench in the yard.
Yu Ruo asked curiously: "Why do you look so bad? Are you injured?"
Qu Watanabe: "I didn't..." He caught a glimpse of the blood on his hand that was holding Agumudo.
he:"……"
He held his breath, jumped up suddenly, rushed to the water tank, and rubbed his hands frantically.
Yu Ruo: “……?”
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