Chapter 174: Martial Arts Competition, Uneasy Mind
Emperor Chengming's eyes were filled with meaning, but he didn't say much.
The Langjiang envoy smiled and said, "This time, Her Royal Highness the Princess won."
Emperor Chengming nodded. He showed no joy on his face, but also no anger towards Xiao Qinggu's words.
The first round had just ended, and someone in the seats on the east side was about to stand up to take the second martial arts test when he saw a palace servant hurried over and whispered to Eunuch Kang.
Eunuch Kang frowned, then whispered the palace maid's words to Emperor Chengming.
Emperor Chengming seemed somewhat helpless, "...Summon him into the palace."
After receiving the order, Eunuch Kang straightened his back and pointed towards the palace gate, saying sharply, "Tell Commander Tong to enter the palace—"
Not long after, the boy Tu Xin walked into the hall and knelt on one knee.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Emperor Chengming raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite. You said you want to take the second martial arts test?"
Tongzi Tu replied, "Yes. I wish to challenge your men to a duel of martial arts."
When Xiao Tong saw this, how could he not know that Emperor Chengming had been prepared for this?
Her brow twitched, and she felt secretly resentful.
How dare Empress Langjiang betray her!
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu stared silently, thinking about something in their hearts.
Emperor Chengming and Empress Langjiang...when did they secretly reach a consensus? As the commander of the Dragon Warrior Army, Tongzi Tu shouldn't be in the palace at this time.
The wrinkles between Shang Yuwan's brows deepened.
Could it be that Emperor Chengming knew of their plan and had already planned it, allowing Twelve to enter the palace smoothly? Why? Could it be that...
How could Emperor Chengming be unaware of what others were thinking? "Has everything been arranged in the palace?"
Tongzi Tu bowed his head respectfully and replied, "Yes."
No matter how hard that person searches, she won't find the person she wants to find.
In fact, what Tong Zitu couldn't understand the most was why the emperor was so tolerant towards the people of Baijialou?
Tongzi Tu shook his head inwardly. Forget it, just do as the master says. Knowing too much will only make you die faster.
Xiao Qingxu also noticed that something was wrong with Tong Zitu's appearance here. He lowered his eyes and saw Shang Yuwan still stiff, with his fingertips becoming increasingly cold.
Shang Yuwan thought, could it be that Emperor Chengming wanted to capture Twelve and threaten her?!
She was shocked by her own thoughts, her heart trembled for a moment, and her fingertips pinched into her palms.
Xiao Tong kept an eye on Xiao Qingxu calmly and found that the accompanying palace maid was indeed very special to Xiao Qingxu.
It seemed that Xiao Qingxu was very nervous about that palace maid since the first written test?
After a moment, Shang Yuwan took advantage of everyone's attention being on Tong Zitu, pulled away Xiao Qingxu's hand, and quietly left Luanyang Palace.
Xiao Tong narrowed his eyes and knocked on the table as if unintentionally.
A palace maid standing behind her saw this and quietly left Luanyang Palace.
Emperor Chengming glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, but remained unmoved.
He said, "In that case, you will take part in the second martial arts test."
Seeing that the situation was almost settled, the Langjiang envoy said, "For the second round, I also have a good candidate."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman taller and stronger than the Langjiang envoy stood up from the seats on the west side and bowed to Emperor Chengming. "Your Majesty, your servant Liao Qiu wishes to compete with Commander Tong."
Tong Zitu looked over, his face expressionless. A quick glance revealed Liao Qiu to be even more robust than Tong Zitu.
Emperor Chengming nodded and said, "The hall is quite large, but I can't disturb your interest. Why don't you move in and take a look?"
The Langjiang envoy had exactly this idea, so he naturally nodded in agreement when he heard it.
Everyone came to the Longwu Military Training Ground and sat down in their seats.
Under the stands, Tong Zitu and Liao Qiu changed into tight-fitting clothes suitable for fighting and stood on each side of the arena.
The ceremonial officer stood between them and announced loudly, "When meeting friends through martial arts, stop when you are ready. No weapons or concealed weapons are allowed. After one stick of incense, the one standing in the center of the arena will be the winner."
The ceremonial officer stepped down from the stage and the palace ladies lit incense.
Tong Zitu and Liao Qiu saluted each other at the same time.
The next second, Liao Qiu rushed over like a firecracker. Seeing this, Tong Zi Tu was about to test this man's strength.
But before the punch reached his face, Tongzi Tu felt the fierce wind from the punch first.
"!!" Tongzi Tu's pupils suddenly shrank and his body bent backwards abruptly, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Without waiting for him to catch his breath, Liao Qiu changed his movements and launched another sweeping kick across.
Tong Zitu held his breath and took two steps backward. If Shang Yuwan were here, he would definitely notice that Liao Qiu's moves were somewhat similar to Zhao Qinglian's.
Although Tongzi Tu seemed unharmed, in the eyes of Emperor Chengming, he was already in a rather embarrassing state.
Liao Qiu looked coldly at Tong Zitu, whose face had turned red. "Are you tired already?"
Tongzi Tu took a deep breath and said, "Master Liao has misunderstood."
Before he finished speaking, Liao Qiu started to attack fiercely again. Tong Zitu was thinking about how to win while taking the attack.
After all, from what he could see at the moment, the fighting power of the woman in front of him was not as weak as the emperor said.
The two men fought each other, punching each other back and forth. The military officers present were very excited, but because Emperor Chengming was here, they could not shout.
The Langjiang envoy closely watched Liao Qiu's movements. She could see that Tongzi Tu was not a good person, but she still believed in Liao Qiu's ability.
Your Majesty said that Emperor Chengming sent the heads of Cui Xing and his men only to threaten her to hand over the Nine Revolutions Pill to save a life. Otherwise, once those things were exposed, the chaos in the Dayu royal family would be far less than the losses and turmoil brought to Langjiang.
It was true that the civil unrest in Langjiang was troublesome, but the empress was no coward. She could give in to the first battle, which depended on Emperor Chengming and Prince Qi's attitude towards Xiao Qinggu. But in the second battle, she would never allow herself to lose to Dayu in terms of military strength.
A dark light flashed in Emperor Chengming's eyes, and he chuckled in his heart.
That's right. After all, the empress was a woman who was able to snatch the throne from Prince Langjiang. How could she obediently submit to his intimidation?
Or maybe he sent too many heads and angered her?
Emperor Chengming's eyes fell on Xiao Qingxu.
It doesn't matter. In the end, the Nine Revolutions Pill will definitely be in Xu'er's hands.
Xiao Qingxu looked at the situation on the stage and felt a little uneasy.
Shang Yuwan goes to the harem to find Twelve... Will she encounter any danger?
It’s no wonder that Xiao Qingxu became sensitive and timid. After all, this is the palace, not like those places outside.
The battle was in full swing on the training ground, and Twelve was so daring that he secretly sneaked into Emperor Chengming's bedroom.
Xiao Qingxu and Shang Yuwan did not let her come to Emperor Chengming's bedroom to look for her. After all, this must be the place most tightly guarded by the secret guards. Once she was caught, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Logically speaking, Emperor Chengming didn't need to hide someone in his own palace. It wasn't like he was hiding a beautiful girl in a golden house, so why would he hide a child like Shang Mingqi in his own palace?
But Twelve happened to think of "darkness under the lamp".
She felt that it was impossible to hide people elsewhere because Emperor Chengming had not cared much about the concubines in the harem many years ago, and now the concubines in the harem could only see Emperor Chengming a few times throughout the year.
The place where Emperor Chengming spent most of his time in recent years was his own bedroom. Apart from here, where else could he hide people without being discovered?
Twelve was still a little cautious. He squatted outside Emperor Chengming's bedroom for a long time and figured out the situation there as quickly as possible before starting to move.
The secret guard who saw it clearly: "......"
Is this person... Didn’t the emperor say he couldn’t come here?
Emperor Chengming knew everything about Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu's plan, and issued an order early on that no one else would be allowed into the harem except the two people from Baijialou.
Dark Guard A: "Catch him or not?"
Secret Guard B: "The emperor said that the person they want is not here, so don't worry about it, just let her go."
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