The happy life of a prodigal

Hearing this question, Liu Qing lowered her head and said: "The people of the Poison Gu Sect respect me as the head, but I did not agree. Therefore, I have no real connection with the Poison Gu Sect."

Fang Xiu thought for a while, and then asked: "Why do they respect you as the head?"

Liu Qing hesitated for a moment, and said: "I have practiced the secret books of their sect."

The sect's secret book?

When Fang Xiu heard this, he immediately became interested, and asked: "What secret book, Five Poison God Palm, or Nine Yin White Bone Claw?"

Chapter 2 Honglu Temple

Liu Qing was slightly taken aback, then shook her head.

Fang Xiu thought for a while, and then asked: "Is the cheat book internal or light?"

"neither......"

Liu Qing looked at Fang Xiu and said, "It's a poisonous Gu technique."

Poison Gu technique?

In Fang Xiu's impression, Gu art is an extremely evil thing, even a master of martial arts, if one is not paying attention, it is very likely to be tricked.

Fang Xiu thought for a moment, then took out a brown pill from his bosom, handed it to Liu Qing, and said: "This is half-stepped with a smile, it is a strong poison, after taking it, within three days, if there is no antidote, It will bleed to death from the seven orifices."

After Liu Qing took it, hesitation appeared on her face, she glanced at the pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu smiled and said: "This is just to prevent you from violating the agreement. I am a person who keeps my word. As long as you abide by the agreement between us in an orderly manner, after three years, I will It will remove the poison from your body."

Liu Qing remained expressionless and did not speak.

Fang Xiu winked at the guards of the Fang residence behind him, and said, "Go and find some clean clothes for Miss Liu Qing, and prepare a meal."

Fangfu's guard immediately said yes respectfully, turned and left the house.

"Since the matter has been negotiated, I would like to ask Miss Liu to rest well. In a few days, I will need the girl's help to find the remnants of the Poison Gu Sect."

Liu Qing still didn't speak, her eyes looked outside, as if she had returned to the previous state.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu didn't say anything more, turned around and left the room.

The matter of the Poison Gu Sect is not in a hurry, as long as they are still in the capital, with Liu Qing and those two assassins around, they will all be caught one day.

In the past two days, the theater and the review hall were running back and forth. After Xiu'er took care of her wash, Fang Xiu fell on the bed and fell asleep after a while.

For several days, Fang Xiu was in this state. Taking advantage of his free time, he recited the Four Books and Five Classics every day, and told the little maid about stories from Liaozhai.

At night, go to bed on time.

The day is also very comfortable.

The good time is always short, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day when Chu State receives the grassland envoys.

The reception of foreign envoys has always been at Honglu Temple, and this time is no exception.

At the court meeting before, the envoys of the grassland had already met with the Emperor Chu.

This time at Honglu Temple, the main event was a banquet, and other than that, it was a competition between the warriors of the two countries.

The person who presided over the banquet was Honglu Temple Minister, and many people with high status in the imperial court were invited to attend.

Among them are Yan Zhuang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Ma Wenhua, the minister of the Ministry of war.

As the commander of Youba Linwei, Fang Xiu would naturally not be absent.

"This is Lord Yan, the chief assistant of the cabinet of our state of Chu, and Lord Ma, Minister of the Ministry of War..."

The Minister of Honglu Temple first introduced Yan Zhuang and Ma Wenhua to everyone, then looked down and introduced: "My lords, this is the Seventh Prince of the Begging Yan Department..."

After some introductions, the Minister of Honglu Temple cupped his hands and said: "All envoys have come from afar, and Honglu Temple is receiving you by holy order. Please take your seats..."

At the banquet, the one sitting at the top was undoubtedly the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet and the Minister of Rites.

The state of Chu respects the left, so Yan Zhuang sat on the left and Ma Wenhua sat on the right.

Fang Xiu and others also sat on the left, and the envoys of the grassland tribes, headed by the seventh prince of the Qiyan tribe, sat on the right.

As the general of Zuo Zhonglang of You Yu Lin Wei, Fang Xiu was one of the main characters of this banquet, sitting at the front of Chu State to participate in the banquet.

As soon as he looked up, he could see the prairie man on the opposite side.

What surprised him a little was that the prairie woman who had invited him to drink at Chunfeng Tower was sitting opposite, and next to the seventh prince of the Begging Yan Department.

The banquet at Honglu Temple was a state banquet issued by the imperial decree of the Emperor Chu.

In the middle there are dancers dancing to the music.

At the end of the banquet, the Minister of Honglu Temple stood up, faced the envoys of the various tribes in the grassland, and said with a smile: "You envoys have come from afar, and I don't know if you are still used to the dishes of our Chu State.

The customs of Chu State and other tribes of the grassland are different, if there is any negligence, please forgive me. "

The young man sitting opposite Honglu Temple held a folding fan, stood up, and said: "I have heard about the exquisite cuisine of Chu State for a long time, but seeing it today, it is really extraordinary.

There are all brave warriors on the grassland, and they are far inferior to the Chu people in cooking food. "

These words were both positive and negative, and they secretly satirized that Chu State only knows how to cook. Compared with the warriors on the grassland, they are all fools.

Hearing this, the Minister of Honglu Temple showed a trace of displeasure on his face, looked at him, and said: "I have long heard that men on the grassland are good at bowing horses.

A few days ago, the sixteenth guards of the Chu State's pro-army had just decided the first place. I wonder if the Seventh Prince would like to compete with our Chu State warriors, and let us see the bravery of the grassland warriors? "

The Seventh Prince smiled, winked at the two prairie men next to him, and said, "You two come forward and let them see the bravery of my prairie warriors."

The dancers in the hall retreated, and the two prairie men got up and walked to the open space in the middle.

In terms of size alone, these two prairie men are much taller and more powerful than the Chu people. The muscles on their arms are very strong, graceful like wild animals, and have a great visual impact.

In addition to dietary habits and environmental factors, perceptions and beliefs also have a great impact on their body shape.

The traditional concept of the people of Chu State is...only the imperial examinations can reflect the charm of a man, and the number one scholar is the man among men.

The more refined and refined a scholar is, the more powerless he is, the more he attracts women.

Therefore, they think that the grasslands are full of reckless men.

The concept of grassland people is just the opposite. They think that men should eat meat and drink in large bowls, and that they must have a strong physique and strong muscles to be called a real man.

The Seventh Prince got up, glanced provocatively at the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of War who were sitting at the top, and said with a smile: "The men on the grasslands always do not distinguish between serious and serious. Before the competition, let them learn from each other, and you will decide. Do you want to compete..."

When the two prairie men heard this, they put their hands on each other's shoulders, shouted loudly, and threw themselves together without waiting for Minister Honglusi to speak.

What they competed was the traditional grassland sport, which was very similar to wrestling in form.

The rules are simple, the one who knocks the opponent to the ground first is the winner.

For most Chu people, wrestling is not as entertaining as martial arts.

But this kind of muscle-to-muscle collision always makes people feel a little shocked.

boom!

In the end, the man with a slightly thinner physique was thrown to the ground by his opponent, and the winner was also determined in this competition.

The victor did not go down immediately, but turned around, looked at Liang Hu in light armor, and chattered a few words.

The Minister of Honglu Temple turned his head, looked at the Seventh Prince, and asked, "What did this warrior say?"

The Seventh Prince smiled and said: "He wants to compete with this general, but I don't know if this general dares to fight."

Hearing the words, Honglu Temple Minister didn't show any expression on his face, but he was extremely entangled in his heart.

In his opinion, with Liang Hu's body, it is almost impossible to win against this prairie man.

If you refuse directly, your momentum will be at a disadvantage again, which can be described as a dilemma.

Seeing this scene, the Seventh Prince smiled even wider. Looking at the man, he deliberately said in Chinese: "Go down, you are so strong, it will be bad if you hurt this general."

Chapter 2 The Arrow Art Controversy

Hearing this, Liang Hu turned his head and glanced at Fang Xiu, saw him nodding slightly, stood up, and said, "Liang Hu, please enlighten me."

Seeing this scene, the minister of Honglu Temple looked at Fang Xiu and whispered: "General Fang, General Liang..."

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "Your Excellency, don't worry, General Liang knows it well."

Although Liang Hu relied on Fang Xiu's recommendation to become a right-hand man.

But Fang Xiu knew his strength very well. He had been fighting in the frontier for many years, and he was experienced in many battles. It was not a big problem to defeat a prairie man.

Hearing this, the Minister of Honglu Temple looked at the chief minister of the cabinet who was sitting in the front.

Yan Zhuang, chief assistant of the cabinet, waved his hand and said, "Let them compare."

Hearing this, the minister of Honglu Temple had no choice but to sigh, walked over, looked at the two of them and said: "This time, the point is over, whoever falls to the ground first will be considered the loser."

Seeing that the Chu people agreed to wrestle, the prairie man stood opposite Liang Hu with a ferocious smile on his face. After the Minister of Honglu Temple announced the start, he rushed towards Liang Hu.

He grabbed Liang Hu's shoulder, grinned, and exerted a little force, but the person opposite him remained motionless.

There was a hint of surprise on his face, and even with half his strength, he still couldn't shake the person opposite him at all.

Sixty percent, ninety percent...

When he exerted all his strength and his face was flushed, Liang Hu finally moved.

He grabbed the man's waist and lifted him up directly.

Liang Hu threw it out, returned to his place, cupped his hands, and said: "Accept."

Not only the civil and military officials of Chu State, but even the people in the grassland opened their mouths in surprise, apparently unable to believe what happened before them.

The Seventh Prince was also stunned. After realizing it, he showed displeasure on his face, but he still squeezed out a smile and said, "This general is very capable."

The man got up from the ground, patted the dust off his body, looked at Liang Hu, and said in disbelief: "Wrestling, you win, do you dare to compete with archery?"

"Go down."

The Seventh Prince took a look at him and said, "Don't you feel ashamed enough!?"

These words were spoken in grassland, and few people present could understand them.

The prairie man, on the other hand, stared at Liang Hu with an expression of disbelief, showing no intention of giving in.

Seeing this scene, Ma Wenhua, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, got up and left the table, walked to the front, and said: "The banquet is almost over, and the competition between us should also begin."

When the Seventh Prince heard this, he couldn't refuse any more. Instead, he looked around and said, "The place here is narrow, and you can't use it well. It's better to go outside."

The competition between the two countries has been communicated long before.

Prairie people grew up on horseback and are not good at queues.

Therefore, the content of the competition is limited to bow and horse.

Since the prairie man offered to try archery, he will try archery first.

Grassland people are good at riding and shooting, so naturally they can't leave their bows.

Before entering Honglu Temple, their weapons were temporarily stored in the concierge, but now they brought two bows.

The Minister of Honglu Temple looked at a servant behind him and said, "Find a target."

"Don't be so troublesome."

The Seventh Prince shook his head, took out an apple from his sleeve, and said, "Why don't you put this apple on your head, whoever can hit the apple within thirty steps will be the winner."

There was a hint of hesitation on the face of Honglu Siqing, and he said: "This is not good, if you shoot someone..."

The Seventh Prince smiled and said: "If anyone is afraid, just admit defeat."

He put the apple on his head, glanced at the man who spoke just now, and said, "You shoot first."

The big man walked thirty paces away, drew his bow and shot.

call out!

There was only a sound of breaking wind, and the arrow shot through the apple above his head, and the arrow sank into the wall.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

If the arrow went down and up by two or three inches, the seventh prince of the Begging Yan Department would definitely be splashed with blood on the spot.

It can be seen from this that he has great confidence in this man's archery skills.

The seventh prince stroked the messy hair on the top of his head, looked at Fang Xiu and Liang Hu, and said with a smile: "It's your turn."