Chapter 314: Martial Arts Competition to Select a Husband
Liu Tanhua was the only one who did not retreat, but he was also pulled to the back by his colleagues.
So General Shao, who was standing still, suddenly became the unlucky guy who "took a step forward".
Shao Feiyang was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and turned around to look at everyone in disbelief.
What about taking a step forward?
Everyone bowed, clasped their fists, and one person even whispered, "This Princess Xiling was originally captured alive by the young general. Now she wants to choose a husband in Daxing. General Shao should take the lead."
"Yes, yes, besides General Shao, who else can suppress the Princess of Xiling?"
Shao Feiyang was so angry that he laughed.
Civil servants all have dirty hearts.
So shameless!
Liu Tanhua shook off the hand of his colleague who was pulling him and wanted to return to his original position.
However, at this moment, Ye Ninglan said loudly: "General Shao is a young hero, and this palace likes him very much. Since you want to be the first, then it's you."
Shao Feiyang was just about to say "Who wants to be the first?", but Ye Ninglan had already left his seat and walked straight towards the Phoenix Stage.
The young talents who were reluctant to participate in the election were amazed when they saw the Princess of Xiling walking up to the Phoenix Terrace step by step.
Someone in the audience exclaimed, "I've only heard that Princess Xiling is lustful and extravagant, but why hasn't anyone mentioned how stunningly beautiful she is?"
"Such a beauty, yet she's been rumored to be a lecher? What kind of beauty could she covet?"
Princess Xiling was dressed in gorgeous clothes with long sleeves. When she came on stage, she took off her outermost long-sleeved shirt and threw it to the attendants below the stage. She had arrow sleeves underneath, and it was obvious that she had prepared for this.
Many people present had only heard of the Princess of Xiling but had never seen her in person.
The main reason is that Ye Ninglan is notorious and has a bad reputation. Many people have heard about her romantic rumors, but few people know that she is talented and has great martial arts skills, much better than her brothers.
Ye Ninglan heard the discussion from the audience, smiled and said to everyone on the stage: "Please leave for now."
Liu Yan took the lead in paying his respects to Princess Xiling, and then went down the Phoenix Terrace with everyone else.
When someone was leaving the stage, he kept looking at Ye Ninglan and couldn't take his eyes off her. When he walked down the stairs, he twisted his ankle and fell flat on his face.
Ye Ninglan laughed out loud and asked someone to help him down.
Shao Feiyang hated to see Ye Ninglan acting like a host. When she was a prisoner of war, she didn't act like a prisoner of war at all. Now she came to Daxing Capital to marry a foreign princess and was even choosing a husband here.
"I didn't take a step forward." Shao Feiyang said in a somewhat stiff tone: "You saw it just now. I stood there without moving. They took a step back."
"So what if I saw it?" Ye Ninglan straightened his sleeves, walked forward, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly, "Are you going to step down too?"
Before Shao Feiyang could speak, Ye Ninglan continued, "You can step down, but after you step down, how will the Emperor of Daxing maintain his dignity? You Daxing prides yourselves as a great country, but you don't even have one person who dares to challenge me. Isn't that ridiculous?"
"Who said there's no one in Daxing who dares to fight you?" Shao Feiyang was furious when he heard this. "How dare you, a defeated general like you, speak so arrogantly?"
Ye Ninglan smiled and said, "Then why don't you fight with me."
"Hit me if you want!"
At this moment, Shao Feiyang no longer had the intention to step down. All that remained in his eyes was the determination to defeat Princess Xiling.
Seeing Shao Feiyang being so sensible and not threatening to leave the stage despite being tricked by everyone, Grand Tutor Wang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately announced, "The first match will be between Princess Xiling and General Shao Feiyang. The time limit will be one stick of incense, and the fight will end when it's done."
Seeing Shao Feiyang become the first person to challenge Ye Ninglan, Chunzhi whispered to Huo Zheng, "I don't know what Princess Xiling said to General Shao, but it seems to me that General Shao has been provoked."
Huo Zheng said: "Fei Yang is still too young."
In fact, in his opinion, if Princess Xiling had to choose one of the young talents in the court, Jiang Hao would be the best candidate.
Jiang Hao was born in a humble family, but he was shrewd and calculating, and was a perfect match for Princess Xiling. Neither of them could take advantage of the other.
But Jiang Hao happened to obtain the imperial decree to grant marriage as soon as he arrived, and he got engaged to Song Wan'er.
And Shao Feiyang...
After all, he is too young and too upright.
A young general like this would probably suffer a loss if he faced Princess Xiling.
The emperor was quite interested in the fight between Princess Xiling and Shao Feiyang, and said with a smile: "Let's begin."
Princess Xiling's attendants presented Ye Ninglan with her sword, and Shao Feiyang also took a long sword from the imperial guards below the stage.
A stick of incense was lit, Shao Feiyang and Ye Ninglan looked at each other, and they attacked at the same time, their swords clashing with each other, moving as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, they exchanged several moves, and sparks flew when the swords collided.
Someone in the audience yelled “Good!”
When people first heard that the emperor had issued an order to hold a martial arts competition to select a husband for Princess Xiling, many people thought that the competition was just a name, and no one expected that Ye Ninglan's swordsmanship would be so superb.
Most men in this world look down on women, almost in their bones.
Even though the previous Xizhou battle report mentioned that Princess Xiling was good at commanding troops and had great martial arts skills, people like Prince Rui would only think that it was a story made up by Huo Zheng because he had not been able to pacify Xizhou.
They just think, how powerful can a woman be?
That's why Prince Rui Huo Yang felt that if he had been the one to go to Xizhou, he would have solved the problem long ago, and he often regretted not going to Xizhou.
Until this moment, Ye Ninglan was fighting with Shao Feiyang on the Phoenix Terrace. Wherever the sword energy went, pillars fell and railings broke. The lethality was truly astonishing.
Some of them stood up directly after watching. Many young talents who were named to participate in the selection looked very embarrassed at this moment. With Princess Xiling's martial arts skills, beating them was like a piece of cake.
They were so worried before that they would be chosen by Princess Xiling, but now it seems that Princess Xiling may not even look down on them.
The two people on the stage were fighting and it was hard to tell who would win.
A stick of incense was quickly burned up.
After Shao Feiyang and Ye Ninglan exchanged dozens of moves, their desire to win grew stronger and stronger, and they were determined to defeat each other.
But at the same time, he also remembered the joke his former friend had made to him when he was at the Phoenix Terrace. "If you're really so unlucky as to be chosen and become the first to fight Princess Xiling, and you really don't want to marry her, just exchange a few casual moves and then pretend to lose. It's a martial arts competition to win a bride, and only the winner gets to be the groom."
When Shao Feiyang thought of this, the sword in his hand paused slightly.
Ye Ninglan seemed to see through his thoughts. He suddenly stepped forward, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Young General, you are distracted now. Are you thinking of giving up?"
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