On October 17th, lively martial arts competitions began in various places.
Jiang Ling specifically asked Cheng An's opinion the day before. After all, Qi Tianyang had signed up, and Cheng's father and mother had not allowed her to go out frequently in recent days. It would be more convenient if she was with him.
Cheng An said that she didn't want to go, but Jiang Ling saw through her shy expression, so she said that she wanted to go.
The other golden flowers were not interested in this, but Zhou Huanan wanted to go and take a look, so the three of them went together.
Jiang Ling specifically inquired and found out that Qi Tianyang had a competition on the first day, which was in the morning. After breakfast, the three of them set off to the competition field.
The competition was held in a small martial arts training ground in the east of the city. A competition stage was built on the open ground and was hosted by the Ministry of War.
Since it was the first day of the competition, there were many people coming to watch, and almost all the stands were filled.
However, as soon as Jiang Ling and the other two appeared, a sharp-eyed attendant went to report to the Minister of War.
Today is the first day, so the Minister of War naturally has to come out to lead the charge.
As soon as Jiang Ling and the other two entered the venue, Minister of War Hou Junqi came over to greet them in person.
"I pay my respects to Princess Yunxi."
Hou Junqi was a third-rank official, but his rank was still lower than Jiang Ling's.
Jiang Ling didn't put on airs, but smiled and quickly asked the person to get up.
"Master Hou, please don't be so polite. Please stand up quickly."
After Zhou Huan'an and Cheng An bowed to him, Hou Junqi hurriedly said, "Since the princess is here, she should be invited to take a seat."
Jiang Ling didn't hesitate and said with a smile, "Sorry for the trouble." Then the three of them followed him to the main stand, which faced the competition arena and had an excellent view.
After they were seated, Hou Junqi had snacks and fruits served, and specially served milk tea to Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling smiled and thanked him: "Master Hou, thank you very much for your kindness."
Hou Junqi had other things to do and couldn't stay with them all the time, so Jiang Ling naturally wouldn't keep anyone with her and told them not to bother with them.
When the competition started, Jiang Ling was somewhat interested at first, but when he saw that these people were just showing off their skills, he became bored. Zhou Huanan was in the same mood, and her expression became uglier as the competition went on.
He slammed the table in anger, his eyebrows raised, "These people's martial arts skills are not even as good as mine, yet they dare to participate in the martial arts examination."
Jiang Ling knew that she was unwilling not to be able to play, so she tried to persuade her and changed the subject to ask her to talk about those people's moves. She just said that she didn't understand and asked her for advice.
Zhou Huanan became interested. While the people below were competing, she was explaining from the top, introducing to Jiang Ling what kind of punch it was and which style that move came from, and she explained it very clearly.
Cheng An didn't say anything, just stared at the competition below.
Jiang Ling didn't disturb her and just chatted with Zhou Huanan, letting her think it over on her own.
In Qi Tianyang's third match, his opponent was a descendant of another aristocratic family, who was also known to practice martial arts on a daily basis.
Jiang Ling stole a glance at Cheng An and saw that she looked a little nervous. She stuck her head out to look down, then quickly retracted it.
She chuckled and said nothing. Looking down, she saw Qi Tianyang had chosen a spear. The red tassel on the spear head was very eye-catching.
The gong representing the start was struck, and Qi Tianyang raised his hand and chopped it forward. The opponent was holding a long sword, which was barely blocked by a "bang" sound, which showed that Qi Tianyang was quite powerful.
Jiang Ling's eyes lit up. She didn't expect Qi Tianyang to be so capable.
Just as she was about to take a good look at it, she heard the gong struck again, meaning the competition was over.
Huh? So fast?
Jiang Ling looked over and saw Qi Tianyang holding a spear and bowing with his fists clasped together, while his opponent covered his right arm holding the knife with a grin, and saluted with his fists clasped together with reluctance.
Zhou Huanan was also a little surprised, "It only took three moves. I didn't expect Qi Tianyang's martial arts to be so powerful."
Cheng An, who was watching from the side, clenched his hands tightly with lingering fear.
When the long sword slashed across just now, it went straight towards Qi Tianyang's face, which scared her so much that her heart was in her throat.
She let out a long sigh, covered her heart and looked down, meeting Qi Tianyang's gaze.
He looked up at her, smiling warmly and brightly with his eyebrows raised. Cheng An was stunned and quickly retracted his gaze.
She didn't come to see him specially. Cheng An insisted on waiting until the last competition in the morning before leaving, but he didn't expect to be stopped by someone on the way.
"Xiao An, I knew you would come to see me."
Qi Tianyang sat on his horse, holding the window frame with his hands like a rogue, making it impossible for her to avoid seeing him.
"I went with Ling'er because she wanted to see it, not because I went to see you." She pursed her lips and didn't look at him.
But her words couldn't hurt Qi Tianyang at all. He smiled arrogantly, "I saw you before I went on stage. Your maid even went to ask for the list of contestants, and I heard my name on it."
"How is it? Didn't I embarrass you?" He looked at her and asked with a smile.
Cheng An was about to say it was just so-so, but suddenly realized what was happening and said angrily, "What do you mean you didn't embarrass me? I have nothing to do with you. Let me go. I want to go home."
Qi Tianyang smiled and let go of her hand. He didn't ask any more questions and just said, "If it's inconvenient for you to go out, there's no need to come and see me. It's dusty and it would be boring if you just sit there for a long time."
His expression suddenly became serious. "I told you not to worry about anything. Just wait patiently for me to marry you. Lord Cheng and Madam Cheng will keep you very strict. You don't have to make things difficult for them, and you don't have to defend me."
Cheng An was startled, but seeing that he was serious, he couldn't help but give up his playful thoughts.
But this guy is really worried that she will be scolded by her parents? She is her parents' darling daughter, how could they bear to scold her.
But he...
She threatened to get the top three spots in the martial arts exam. She made such a boast that she was laughed at by so many people, and yet they still worried about her situation.
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