Chapter 332 Chapter 332 Competition 2
Qin Run found that Xu Yunfan didn't even look at him. For some reason, he had been following him with his eyes. He felt a little lost and lowered his head sadly.
Qin Run, with his head lowered, was burned by a scorching gaze.
As if they had telepathic connection, just as Qin Run looked up, Xu Yunfan precisely timed his move, grinned at Qin Run who was looking up at him, and moved his thin lips.
Xu Yunfan's smile was like the warm sunshine shining on the earth and the flowers blooming in spring. Qin Run was mesmerized by it and his heart instantly brightened.
Xu Yunfan was saying, "Brother Run!"
With just a call, Qin Run could feel the overwhelming surging love sweeping towards him through the silent lips and smiling eyes.
The moment of loss just now disappeared without a trace.
"Master Xu," Lei Er, feeling displeased at being ignored, thought to himself that he would avenge his previous humiliation and complete the task assigned by his master. "Please come in."
It was impossible for them to use someone like Xu Yunfan. Before the banquet began, the master wanted to make friends with him and even promised that if Xu Yunfan worked for the master, he would have beauties, gold, silver and treasures. But he refused.
He can open salt factories, sugar factories, candle factories, etc., and make things that can make a lot of money. Such a person cannot be used by the Third Prince, so he can only be eliminated as soon as possible.
The audience, who had just come out of their excitement, discovered that this scene actually involved swords, and some of them couldn't help but start.
"This one uses swords. Oops, this isn't good!"
"How is it bad? How is it bad? What's wrong with you? You're saying such depressing things before the competition even starts. It's really bad luck."
"Well, I'm not saying anything discouraging, but our Lord Xu is probably not good at using weapons. Have you forgotten the teacher's competition before? What did Lord Xu choose from so many weapons? It was neither a knife nor a sword."
"What's the big deal? Weren't you optimistic about Lord Xu's victory just now? But Lord Xu is unscathed. Look at the military attendants of the Shang Dynasty. As the military attendants of the prince, their strength is self-evident, but in the end, they are just like this...tsk tsk...they lost miserably. This is the saying that one cannot judge a person by his appearance, and one cannot measure the depth of the sea. Our Lord Xu looks gentle and refined, and the people of the Shang Dynasty probably don't have such talents. That's why you judge others by yourself and think that our Great Yan Dynasty doesn't have such talents who are both civil and military. Now you know that our Great Yan Dynasty is full of talents."
"Don't be so confident. Can't you just shut up and watch the game? Do you have to be praising and criticizing each other?"
"No, we're talking about ours, you look at yours, how does that bother you?"
The audience was very noisy, but the other ministers were very nervous.
"Dad, do you think Yunfan is really sure?" Fang Peizhou always felt a little uncertain.
Father Fang glanced in the direction of Qin Qian and Xiao Hengzhi, then glanced at Fang Peizhou. "I can't say I'm 100% sure, but I should be 50 or 60. Look, General Qin is so calm, so I know this battle is a sure thing. You, however, still lack observation!"
Pei An, Xie Yun, Zhao Jingran, and Song Tong, a few other young men, were sitting together. Seeing the silver-shining sword blade, he became nervous. "Hey, brothers, what do you think, is Yun Fan any good? This kid, I don't think he's just good with his fists."
Xie Yun said calmly, "My little brother told me that Xu Yunfan boasted that he can do everything, and wielding swords and guns is no problem for him. I think he should be able to do it. Even if not, with his agility, he should have no problem jumping off the platform to save his life."
"That should be fine." Song Tong hadn't met Xu Yunfan many times, but he knew Xu Yunfan's character to some extent. Xu Yunfan was shameless at ordinary times, but if they thought he was shameless, that was just Xu Yunfan's self-evaluation.
Soon, the two people on the stage started fighting.
Amidst the flashes of swords and sabers, Xu Yunfan's movements were incredibly fast, and Lei Er was horrified. Originally, in his imagination, swordsmanship was his forte that he was proud of, and he should be the one who forced Xu Yunfan into a corner.
However, the reality was that Xu Yunfan's swordsmanship was mainly counterattack, and he was the one who was forced to retreat step by step.
When the two swords collided, there was a harsh friction sound. On the sword blade, Xu Yunfan's eyes, mixed with contempt in his smile, were reflected. For some reason, Lei Er saw a hint of cunning in it.
Lei Er was shocked and wanted to retreat but it was too late. He was suddenly hit in the abdomen. Xu Yunfan, this kid, had no martial ethics and jumped up to slap him in the face.
A crisp sound rang out, clearly falling into the ears of everyone in the audience. Just by hearing the sound, everyone's mouth twitched, and some even touched their faces, feeling the pain.
Bang!
Lei Er turned around with his ponytail swung high.
There was a burning pain on his face. Xu Yunfan was like a cat teasing a dog. During the fight with him, he chose the right moment to poke his eyes with the tip of his sword. When he couldn't avoid it and couldn't draw his sword, he raised his hand high and jumped up.
Bang!
Lei Er turned around again.
This time, Xu Yunfan went even further. He actually used the hilt of the sword to hit him in an unspeakable place. He jumped up and raised his hand to slap him again.
Bang!
Lei Er, who had endured the humiliation and was dizzy, was so angry that a fishy and sweet taste came to the corner of his mouth. Once again, Lei Er was humiliated. The sword in his hand was "snatched" away by Xu Yunfan, and Xu Yunfan slapped him again with his backhand.
Bang!
Lei Er turned around again.
The audience erupted into earth-shaking laughter once again.
Guo Minglei and other envoys from the Shang Dynasty were livid, as they had brought shame upon themselves abroad.
"Ah!!" Lei Er's hair almost flew two miles away. Xu Yunfan's slap made him see stars, his ears buzzed, and several teeth fell out.
TNND, how can a civilian official have such strong hands?
Lei Er spat out a mouthful of blood foam, his chest heaving violently. He rolled to the side, endured the overwhelming laughter, and picked up the sword on the ground in shame.
When he looked up again, murderous intent surged in Lei Er's eyes, and he spat out three words from between his teeth, "You're looking for death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Er swung his sword and slashed towards Xu Yunfan with all his strength.
When people are furious, they easily lose their composure and rationality.
Lei Er tried his best to strike with his sword, but it was full of loopholes. Xu Yunfan could have dodged it and killed him with one blow.
Unfortunately, today is not the right time.
As Lei Er ran over, Xu Yunfan turned his wrist and spun a few times, and the long sword in his hand turned out a few sword flowers. "Why, you grandson are so eager to kowtow to me, your grandfather? Come on, I want to see how powerful your full-strength sword is. Can you take my head?"
After saying that, Xu Yunfan suddenly ran towards the location where Lei Er was coming from.
There was a sound of eyelid tearing.
Like Lei Yi, Lei Er ended up being kicked off the stage.
The difference was that Lei Er was holding the half of the sword that was cut off by Xu Yunfan, and the other half fell pitifully on the stage.
When Xu Yunfan blocked Lei Er's sword with one sword and split Lei Er's long sword in two with his backhand, a thunderous sound erupted from his stomach, "Good!"
"ah!!"
"Master Xu!!!"
"Oh My God!"
Various exclamations and ecstatic shouts came one after another, forming waves of sound, one higher than the other. The people in the audience stood up one after another and roared loudly to vent their inner excitement at the moment.
"Master Xu, Master Xu!!"
What is Lord Xu? What are you going to say next?
None of them could explain why. They were obviously extremely happy and had a lot to say, but in the end, all their words were combined into a loud "Master Xu".
"Bang!" Guo Minglei's face looked extremely ugly. He slapped the table hard, and the tea table immediately broke into pieces.
"Xu Yunfan!!" The word "Xu Yunfan" squeezed out from between his teeth was full of murderous intent. Guo Minglei wished he could cut Xu Yunfan into pieces to vent his hatred.
When beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first. Xu Yunfan didn't even fight properly, but had to defeat Lei Yi and Lei Er in such a humiliating way. This move was like slapping him in the face several times in a row, making the people of Dayan laugh at him.
Fu Qingyu wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, feeling uncomfortable holding it back. Fu Qingxu lowered his head and didn't raise it for a long time, but his shoulders were shaking violently.
"Okay." Qin Qian didn't care about that. He clapped his hands and shouted, "See? That's my good grandson."
Master Fang on the side nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that is your good grandson, but he is also my brother-in-law."
Grandpa Xiao and Grandma Xiao, who didn't want to attend the banquet, came over after learning that Xu Yunfan was going to compete with a big businessman. The two old people shouted with the crowd, excited like little boys, and didn't look like people in their fifties or sixties at all.
"Look, I told you that Lord Xu is so powerful and brave that he welcomes everyone who comes."
"What do you mean by accepting everyone? Can you speak?"
"That's right. Master Xu is a man of both civil and military proficiency. These people don't even know the most basic details about Master Xu, yet they want to crush him. They're dreaming."
Xu Yunfan is very famous in Dayan. He achieved an unprecedented high score in the Master Competition, which is enough to show how valuable the name "Xu Yunfan" is.
"These people don't think that by trampling on our top scholar, they can prove that the top scholar of our Great Yan Dynasty is nothing special, right?"
"What a shame! I ended up losing more than I gained. Look, I got slapped in the face!"
"Tsk tsk, they really got slapped in the face today, and it was so loud."
The people in the audience were all cheering and talking, except for the envoy from the Shang Dynasty, who looked as grim as ink.
Lei Er’s swordsmanship is not inferior to mine. Even Lei Er is not Xu Yunfan’s opponent, so what about me?
After weighing the pros and cons, Guo Minglei decided to take a step back for the time being. His men had already lost face. As the master and the third prince of the Shang Dynasty, if he lost again, the Shang Dynasty would never be able to regain its reputation.
He fixed his gaze on the envoy from Dongwu. "Second Princess, this prince's men have demonstrated their prowess for everyone. I wonder if Dongwu can offer any assistance? I've heard that the Dongwu people are all brave and skilled in battle. Today, could you please let us see them for ourselves?"
Guo Minglei has said so now. If we refuse again, wouldn’t it be confirming that his bravery and fighting prowess are all just empty talk?
Xu Yunfan heard Guo Minglei was scared and didn't dare to come again. He was about to leave the stage when he heard Guo Minglei say, "Master Xu has cooperated with our Da Shang envoys in their performance just now. So, Master Xu should be impartial and cooperate well with the Dongwu envoys from now on."
In a word, Xu Yunfan was simply treated as someone who performed to please everyone.
If Xu Yunfan wins the battle against the Dongwu Kingdom, the people of Dongwu Kingdom will lose face. If he loses, it means that Xu Yunfan's strength is just so-so. Isn't it embarrassing that the top scholar of Dayan can't even beat a reckless man?
It is true that the people of Da Shang were no match for Xu Yunfan, and it was indeed embarrassing, but so what? As long as Xu Yunfan was dragged into the water, once something more exciting than the Da Shang envoy's defeat happened, who would care about such a small matter?
Xu Yunfan stopped and said, "The Third Prince must have lost his mind. That's why I kicked your two subordinates away. They've been exhausted for quite some time. Even if the horses had been running for a long time, you would still remember to feed them some horse feed. What's more, it's a weak civil servant like me. Compared to Da Shang, my Da Yan is full of talented people. Could it be that we are still lacking someone who can compete with Dong Wu Wu Shi?"
Look, even civil servants who can't lift anything can beat you without any defense. Isn't that shameful?
"You!" Guo Minglei almost vomited blood, and his right nostril was thick with breath. He wanted to let Fu Qingyu make the decision, but when he looked up, he saw Fu Qingyu looking at Xu Yunfan with a smile. It was obvious that what Xu Yunfan said resonated with him.
In Fu Qingyu's opinion, let's make a fuss. So what if Xu Yunfan confronted Guo Minglei?
Xiao Hengzhi: "The Third Prince can't stand losing, is he deliberately making things difficult for my brother-in-law?"
Guo Minglei and Xiao Hengzhi looked at each other, "Prince Xiao, why do you say that?"
"Why do you say that?" Xiao Hengzhi sneered. "My brother-in-law is from a great overseas country, a young master of a royal family. I want to ask the Third Prince, are you treating my brother-in-law like a fool? Your Shang Dynasty's martial arts skills are inferior to others, and you have already replaced two people. One is incompetent and the other one took over, and both were defeated. One or two were exhausted. But my brother-in-law is not embarrassed or out of breath. Doesn't he feel tired?"
Fu Qingyu nodded, "That's right, Third Prince, please don't force it. Scholar Xu has already sparred with the two martial servants, so he should take a break and relax."
"But……"
Guo Minglei still wanted to fight for it, but Fu Qingyu frowned and said, "Third Prince, do you not know what it means to be inviolable by imperial orders? Or are you questioning my words?"
A prince from another dynasty actually dared to say "but" in front of him. This was a utter disrespect for the emperor's authority.
The Shang Dynasty is becoming more and more rampant, constantly provoking the Xiao family army guarding the frontier. The candles sold by the Shang Dynasty are even more expensive. If it were just expensive, Fu Qingyu could still tolerate it.
So what if he couldn't bear it? Others had the technology and they didn't. No matter how expensive it was, as long as his people needed it, he had to grit his teeth and buy it.
But the Shang Dynasty went too far. The price it sold candles to the other two countries was only half of their purchase price. Isn't this obviously bullying?
He has bowed his head for so long that his people have been treated inferiorly for many years. He has been holding this anger for so long that he is really afraid that if he endures it for too long, he will get used to it and will never be able to stand up straight again.
What else can war bring to the people except separation of wives and children, destruction of homes and misery?
But sometimes, war is inevitable. If someone bullies you and you don't fight back, the other party will only become more aggressive. At that time, you will be caught off guard and defenseless.
The Great Shang Dynasty has been restless in recent years, and Guo Minglei is well aware of his intention in coming to the Great Yan Dynasty.
Since Guo Minglei insisted on attacking Xu Yunfan and was counterattacked by Xu Yunfan, it means that he was not as skilled as the other person and he cannot blame anyone else.
"Yunfan, are you hurt?" As soon as Xu Yunfan sat down, Qin Run hurriedly touched Xu Yunfan, fearing that he was in pain. For the sake of face, he remained silent. After checking, he put a cloak on Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan shook his head. "It's okay. Have you forgotten how powerful your little husband is?"
Qin Run: "I haven't forgotten, but no matter how strong you are, I'm afraid you'll get hurt and feel pain."
It's really terrible.
Qin Run's words of love that are not really sweet are really hard to resist.
On the other side, Demonno stood up and said, "Forget about the martial arts competition. Since everyone knows that the men of Dongwu are brave and good at fighting, today, I will show you our singing and dancing skills and our versatility. Today..."
As Demonno clapped his hands, a group of beauties who were not afraid of the cold were carried out on the road leading to the platform in cool clothes and stood on huge cowhide drums.
Xu Yunfan shuddered subconsciously.
Cold.
The girls of Dongwu Kingdom have more profound facial features than the people of Dayan. Their high noses and big eyes give them an exotic look that is very beautiful.
In addition, everyone is wearing gorgeous clothes, and all kinds of jewelry are so beautiful that they are eye-catching.
The people behind the officials watched without blinking, after all, the appearance of so many beauties together was very eye-catching.
However, some of the rich young men who came to the banquet with the officials were not interested and even looked away in disappointment.
“That’s it??”
"Is this the beauty from Dongwu Kingdom that the Second Princess mentioned?"
"She's one of the most beautiful women in Dongwu Kingdom?"
"It's just so-so, not as pretty as the blue fairy in the music hall at the Food City."
No, no, these beauties are beautiful, but they lack the breathtaking and stunning beauty of the fairy in blue.
"How can the two be compared? The fairy in blue is a fairy who has descended to earth, as beautiful as a fairy from heaven. These women, although beautiful, lack a certain charm."
"It's still lacking in flavor? What kind of dish do you think this is? Isn't she pretty enough? When did your standards become so high? Maybe you've read too many picture books and imagined some blue-robed fairy. What blue-robed fairy? Why haven't I seen one before?"
"Brother, do you think I'm kidding you? Still imagining things? Sorry, even if I were to go crazy thinking about beauties, I still can't think of someone as stunning as her." The rich young master who spoke held his face in his hands, looking lost in the beauty, his face bubbling with joy. "I really want to see her again. If I could meet her, even if it... I would die without regrets."
So exaggerated?
Some people who didn't know who the blue fairy they were talking about was puzzled. "Hey, brother, who is the blue fairy you are talking about?"
"Haven't you ever been to the music center in the food city?"
"I've been there. Could it be that the blue-robed fairy you mentioned is there? Is she a dancer in the music hall?"
"No, I'm asking this because, since you've been to the Music House, have you ever seen that strange, large, transparent water tank next to the fish pond on the first floor of the Music House?"
There is indeed a large water tank in the Food City Music Hall. The water tank is very strange. Not only is it transparent, but there is nothing inside except water. People who have seen the water tank are curious about what it is and what its use is.
"Since you've seen him before, then you probably didn't get those tickets on the last day of last year."
The young master being questioned nodded, "Well, tickets to the music hall are so hard to get. Without some connections, you really can't get one. But I heard that the show that night was amazing, and the music hall was really lively."
"My friend, it seems you're a little behind on the news. The blue fairy I was talking about appeared that night. She appeared in that large water tank, wearing a light blue veil, with pale blue eyes and an androgynous appearance. She was so beautiful that she seemed beyond mortal. At that moment, we all thought the mermaid from the picture book had come to life."
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