Courtesy

Back at the General's Mansion, Bai Yu had already returned, and there were a lot of supplements piled up in the hall, which dazzled Gu Fang.

"What's going on here?" Gu Fang asked, pointing at the pile of things.

"I went to Prince Duan's mansion today. When I left, my lord asked me to bring it back. He said that my brother-in-law's legs should be taken care of." Bai Yu said while counting.

"That's not enough to eat so much!" He still remembered the embarrassing incident of having a nosebleed on the prime minister's wife last time.

Bai Yu picked out a few and put them aside: "These are from King Duan."

Gu Fang took a look: "What about these?"

He pointed to a bunch of high-ranking people scattered about on the table and asked questions.

"The steward said that it was sent by King Yan."

"King Yan?" Gu Fang couldn't believe it, didn't he always only take things from himself?

Speaking of King Yan is also very strange. At first, he wanted to kill him, and then he started visiting every day. I didn't know how good their relationship was.

Later, his attitude changed drastically, and he never showed his face in front of him again. When he reappeared, he started to be reserved, and he silently gave away his things and left.

This is not like him!

"This..." Bai Yu dug out a bottle of medicinal wine from a pile of things and threw it to him, "This is from Old General Gu. He took Xiao Bai away by the way and said he was going to live with him for a few days."

"Stay for a few days? He wants to exchange a bottle of medicinal wine for my son? The old man will take advantage." As he said this, he stuffed the medicinal wine into his arms.

On the third day of the group competition, Jun Ruohan still didn't show up.

When drawing lots, Zhuang Zhou was carrying a food box and approached him with a bright smile on his face: "Return the food box to you."

"I'll see you off." Gu Fang moved to the side, unwilling to be next to him, so as not to appear that he was neither tall nor mighty.

Zhuang Zhou chased him, insisting on sticking behind him and queuing up: "That's no good, there's no reason to eat other people's snacks and take other people's food!"

It was Gu Fang's turn to draw lots, so he ignored him, took one randomly from the lottery tube, flipped through his hands, and wrote the word "Suzaku" on it.

Zhuang Zhou's gaze directly bypassed the head of the person in front of him, and scanned the words on the sign.

"I wish you good luck." Gu Fang took the lottery and walked to his team. There were already three people in it, plus his fourth, which meant that there was another Suzaku lottery in the lottery holder.

He hoped that Liu Xiuwen would get the draw. If he could directly defeat Liu Xiuwen in this round, then even if he couldn't beat Tang Long in the end, Liu Xiuwen would have no reason to stay in the capital.

At this moment, Liu Xiuwen was standing behind Zhuang Zhou.

Zhuang Zhou lowered his eyes halfway, watching the person in front of him shaking the stick.As soon as the sticks were put down, he stretched out his hand and took out one of them without hesitation, as if he had "favored" it for a long time.

Holding the lottery and not looking at it, Zhuang Zhou walked directly towards the group of people who had been divided into groups.

Gu Fanghun didn't care, there was only one left, and he couldn't believe that he got it by such a coincidence.

Zhuang Zhou held the lottery back and forth between the Suzaku group and the Xuanwu group. Gu Fang didn't take his eyes off him for a moment, as if he could prevent people from entering his group by staring at him.

Finally, Zhuang Zhou raised his lips and smiled, and walked towards Gu Fang swaggeringly.

Gu Fang's eyes widened until the man stood still in front of him.

"The eyeballs are about to fall out, close them soon." The man stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes.

Gu Fang blinked his eyes violently, grabbed the lottery in his hand without giving up, took a closer look, and spat: "Damn it!"

It never occurred to him that this person would be in a group with him by coincidence.

If it wasn't for him, maybe Liu Xiuwen would be able to draw a team with him.

"No, why are you staring at me again? I can't decide the lottery!" Zhuang Zhou spread his hands innocently.

"It's all your fault!" Gu Fang said bitterly.

They were divided into a group, but some people were happy to see the results, for example, Jun Qianhe.

"Don't you want to see who is better, your brother-in-law or Zhuang Zhou? I have a chance today." Jun Qianhe said vaguely as he took a big bite of the lotus cake.

Bai Yu pushed the teacup by the table towards him: "How about we make a bet?"

Jun Qianhe looked at Bai Yu with unruly eyes, three points of inquiry and seven points of arrogance: "I'm afraid you won't succeed, this king bets Zhuang Zhou to win."

Bai Yu also picked up a piece of snack: "I bet on Gu Fangsheng."

"What are you gambling?"

"The loser promises the other party one thing, and the time limit is not fixed." Bai Yu said.

"Okay, if you lose, I will make lotus flower cakes for the king forever." Jun Qianhe was sure that Zhuang Zhou would become the leader of the Suzaku group.

"The prince is so confident?" Bai Yu raised his eyebrows.

"Hmph, do you know what the origin of this Zhuang Zhou is?" the old god Jun Qianhe said.

As soon as the selection meeting was over yesterday, he sent someone to inquire about Zhuang Zhou's details.

"Oh? Could it be some kind of martial arts genius?" Bai Yu followed his words.

Jun Qianhe shook his head: "He is the son of Zhuang Xing, the former vice president that Jiang Ling defeated. Six years ago, Jiang Ling defeated his father. Six years later, his son will come to avenge his shame. It is really exciting."

If there is such a relationship, then Zhuang Zhou's belief in wanting Yixue's father to be ashamed is probably very firm. Although Jiangling is not defending this year, if he can defeat Tang Long, it will be like Jiangling who defeated Zhuang Xing six years ago It's the same, trying to save face for his father.

but……

"My brother-in-law is also a person with very firm beliefs. He ignored the injuries on his feet and even stole his name under the eyes of the emperor. No one can shake his fearless spirit." Bai Yu said, not knowing if he was boasting. Gu Fang still hurts Gu Fang.

The two of them don't agree with each other, you come and I brag about the person you are optimistic about from head to toe, just like two adults are better than another child, it is extremely childish.

Finally, the group arena started, and Jun Qianhe didn't bother to pester him any more, so he snorted and looked away, and said in his heart, "I can't control myself".

When Old General Gu dragged Gu Xiaobai to the Zhangjian Division, he heard from Su Yanqing that Gu Fang and Zhuang Zhou had drawn a team, and Dang even took his grandson to the market with great confidence.

He watched Zhuang Zhou's group arena match yesterday. Although he only made one move, he was superior to his unreliable bastard in terms of speed, strength and foundation.

In addition to being envious of other people's family having such an excellent son, he also silently thought that if the two of them could be divided into a team during the group match, he would not worry about it. probably won.

Gu Fang didn't know that he was already defeated in his father's heart, and he was still thinking about his chances of winning against Zhuang Zhou, and whether he should treat him to some croton-filled snacks now.

Headed by the White Tiger Group, the No.1 decided was a strong man named Wu Zhen, in his 30s, with a burly and strong figure.The muscles are stretched, the arms are long and the feet are long, just standing there gives people invisible pressure.

Gu Fang looked at other people's thick arms and then squeezed his own, they couldn't compare.

But he wasn't very worried about this person. This person's victory depended on his hard work, and he didn't have any skills at all.To put it simply, it all depends on brute force.

As long as such a person meets someone with quick reactions and dexterity, he will definitely suffer.Unfortunately, I am such an excellent talent.

One of the Suzaku team temporarily quit due to stomach trouble, Gu Fang watched and sighed, why is this person not Zhuang Zhou.

A group of five turned into four.The rounds of the competition are more concise, two-two duels, and the winner determines the first place in the group.

It was a pity that Gu Fang failed to face Zhuang Zhou in the first round. Since he couldn't avoid it, it would be better to start and end earlier.

"It's never too late for good food, we'll see you later." Zhuang Zhou patted Gu Fang on the shoulder.

"Don't just lose at the hands of others. It will be a great regret in my life if I can't compete with you." Anything can be lost, but momentum cannot be lost.

As everyone expected, Zhuang Zhou and Gu Fang still matched up in the end.

Several small officials applauded in the auditorium: "Hey, that cripple is really good. I thought he couldn't even pass the group test, but I didn't expect him to be able to hold on."

"It's good, but if you meet that dark horse, I'm afraid you won't have a chance."

"Do you know who that cripple is?" At this time, someone was gossiping quietly.

"Who?"

"That's General Gu Fanggu who just returned to Beijing from Fengming Pass some time ago."

"I said why do you look familiar..."

"That Zhuang Zhou..."

"how?"

"That's the son of Zhuang Xing, the former vice president. It's a good show for these two people to meet."

A few petty officials even set up a gamble in private, and Zhou Minghuan, who was sitting by the side, frowned and remained silent.

There is no clear rule in the selection competition of the Zhangjian Division that no betting is allowed, and there have been such situations in previous sessions.

But seeing that the officials of Yue Kingdom acted in such a manner, the upright and rigid Mr. Zhou felt a little bit resentful.

"Master Zhou, come to play with a bet?" A young official beside him carefully tugged at his sleeve.

"Corrupt the atmosphere." Zhou Minghuan glanced at him without wavering at all, and still spoke words of reprimand.

"It's not impossible, the stakes are small, it's just for entertainment." The young man didn't give up, and persuaded him in every possible way.

Zhou Minghuan was so annoyed by being yelled at by someone for a long time, he had to take out the few copper coins left over from buying breakfast in his sleeve and hand them over to that person.

"Master Zhou, who will win?"

Zhou Minghuan looked at the two people who had already posed on the stage, and suddenly felt that General Gu was quite miserable, and he was still coming to the competition with his injuries. The most important thing was that no one was optimistic about him yet.

Lord Zhou said silently, "I'll buy Gu Fang."

The young man was shocked, and wanted to persuade him, but seeing Zhou Minghuan's serious face, he couldn't say anything more.

In the Weiyang Palace.

Xi Gonggong came to report, Gu Fang and Zhuang Zhou were divided into a group, Jun Ruohan put down the folder in his hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and closed his eyes.

"understood."

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Xi hesitated and shouted again.

"What's the matter?" Jun Ruohan frowned.

"This old slave heard that the two Shen girls entered the palace, and..."

"And what?" Hearing the word 'Miss Shen', Jun Ruohan subconsciously pinched the center of her brows.

"And I heard that he will live in Shangdu permanently." Mr. Xi said fairly.

Where can I live permanently in Shangdu?Of course it's in the palace.

Before Jun Ruohan had time to say anything, Lu Sheng hurried over: "Your Majesty, Aunt Yurong just came over and said that Miss Shen has entered the palace. She is currently in Yongshou Palace. The Empress Dowager invites you to come."

Eunuch Xi looked at Jun Ruohan: "Your Majesty, this..."

"Go to Yongshou Palace." Jun Ruohan stood up and walked out of the imperial study with his hands behind his back.