Volume 1 Chapter 349: Muted Xu Ying
The Huoyun Army is an army after all, and there are many older men in it, including many in their forties and fifties. Either their wives ran away with other people, or no one was willing to marry them, so they have been single until now.
Although I often go to places of entertainment to relieve boredom, it is still not as good as a real wife.
But they don’t think about it: even if the girl is in her thirties or forties, does she have to marry someone in his thirties or forties?
Your Majesty has just said that as long as they win the battle, they can choose who they want. At this age, if they want to get married, they naturally want to marry a young and strong guy, especially a guy in his early twenties, who looks very young and they like him the most.
As a result, no one even looked at them, and after realizing this situation, many of them shed tears silently in their hearts.
I just think it's too much...
Soon a brave woman spoke first and chose the man she liked to start a duel. After the first one, the second one followed, and more and more mandarin ducks started fighting around.
Xiang Yun was watching with joy. He was not really afraid that the Fire Cloud Army soldiers would lose the battle. Although the Jueqing sword technique was powerful, the Taixu magic skill was even more famous.
Taixu Qi is changeable and has strong lethality, making it extremely suitable for combat. If a fight really breaks out between people at the same level, the Jueqing Sword Technique will definitely be more superior.
Sure enough, many people soon decided the winners. Although there were women who won, 90% of the victorious soldiers were from the Fire Cloud Army.
Seeing this scene, Xiang Yun’s mood became even better.
The battle scene was lively, and many people felt relaxed, with smiles on their faces. Just kidding, if you win the fight you get to marry a wife, how can you not be happy!
Even those who were not chosen were happy in their hearts. Watching people fighting was exciting, and the sound of cheering was endless.
The only ones with sad faces were the men in their forties and fifties. Even with the emperor's reward, they couldn't get wives. Did they really have to remain bachelors for the rest of their lives?
After years of training in military camps and killing enemies on the battlefield, they have many scars on their bodies and faces at their age. The sun and wind have made their skin sallow and dark, and their faces are full of wrinkles. They really don't look good.
These people seemed to be isolated. They all gathered together for warmth. Although they had no expression on their faces, they all felt extremely uncomfortable in their hearts.
At this moment, a young girl who looked to be in her early twenties with skin as white as snow slowly walked towards them.
No one cared. After all, they knew that a girl like this would definitely not be attracted to them and was just passing by.
But who would have thought that this girl would actually come in front of everyone, look around, then timidly point her finger and whisper, "Can you... fight with me?"
The person she pointed at was a burly man who was just forty years old this year. Although his face was not handsome, it was by no means ugly... He usually had a lot of heroic spirit, especially his eyes, which were bright and sharp like arrows.
His skin was the color of wheat. Although he was forty years old, he looked no more than thirty-five or thirty-six. However, the people around him were all very surprised by the girl's choice. Someone even joked, "Old Xu, I didn't expect a big guy like you would be chosen by a girl. It's really enviable. Why don't you go up and accompany her!"
It turned out that this man's name was Xu Ying, and he was quite big. Although he looked like everyone else in the crowd, he was actually squatting in order not to attract attention.
When he stood up, his body immediately grew taller, to a height of two meters and five, and his whole body was as strong as an ox, with extremely developed muscles. The thickness of his arm alone was as big as the woman's head.
It is precisely because of his burly figure that he cannot get married. After all, no woman can withstand such a muscular body.
Xu Ying also had a dull personality and didn't care much about matters between men and women, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.
He was surprised that he was chosen by a petite and beautiful girl today, so he stood up straight and said frankly, "Are you sure you want to choose me and not anyone else?"
A big man beside him also shouted: "That's right, little girl, you are so thin, you can't stand Lao Xu!"
Another man also shouted: "Don't even mention you, even if I were an old man, I wouldn't be able to handle it!"
Everyone around burst into laughter and became a mess.
Suddenly, the girl stared at Xu Ying with shining eyes and nodded, "I'm sure it's you. Will you compete with me?"
Everyone was stunned. They really didn't expect the little girl to say such words. They all wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.
Xu Ying was also very confused. He scratched his head and said, "Forget it. I'm almost old enough to be your father. It's not appropriate. You should go find other young brothers."
The girl's expression darkened when she heard that, and she turned around silently and was about to leave. Xu Ying was relieved when he saw this. If he really had to marry a girl in her early twenties with such a petite figure, he really didn't know what to do.
But the girl suddenly stopped, turned around and asked softly: "But...didn't your Majesty just say that as long as we choose, you can't refuse, are you...disobeying the order?"
Everyone's heart tightened immediately, and Xu Ying was so frightened that he was speechless. Soon after, a few big men on the side teased him, "Old Xu, you're in big trouble!"
Xu Ying sighed and asked, "Miss, why are you doing this?"
The little girl said: "My mother said that when looking for a husband, you should look for someone who is older, knows how to take care of people, and is also strong and has the strength to protect people..."
Everyone was stunned, and finally they knew why the girl chose Xu Ying. It was her mother who said so, so what was there for them to refute?
The little girl asked again: "If I marry you, you will always protect me and not let me be bullied, right?"
Xu Ying stayed where he was without saying anything. He really didn't know how to answer the girl. As a vanguard general under General Dongsha, he was always at the forefront in every battle. He was in danger of his own death at any time and didn't know when he would die on the battlefield. How could he even say the word "protect"?
Seeing that he didn't say anything, and didn't even want to nod, the girl couldn't help but look gloomy, and said no more, only said in a cold voice: "I'm going to take action, watch out for the sword!"
Xu Ying subconsciously raised the more than one-meter-high black iron shield in his hand to block. With the iron shield in front, no matter how many tricks the girl used, they were blocked and could not hurt Xu Ying at all.
The two-meter-long heavy sword in Xu Ying's other hand was tightly grasped but he never raised it, showing no intention of attacking the girl.
Seeing that Xu Ying only defended and did not attack, the girl's face turned red, and she was obviously a little angry, so her attack became faster and more fierce.
The people around were anxious and didn't know how to shout.
If Xu Ying won, this girl would be his wife no matter what, but Xu Ying didn't make a move, obviously wanting to admit defeat, this, this, this...
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