Xie Ming

Chapter 140 Zhu Cijiong’s sword!
On April 8th, at 15: a.m., Xiao Lang and his party arrived at the gate of the Xuetang Academy.

After more than half a month of reconstruction, the mansion has now been renovated and looks very grand.

At the main gate of the academy, there is a double-layered single door with flying eaves, and a banner with the four characters "Jiulong Academy" hangs above the door.

There are willow trees casting shade in front of the door, and a pair of stone couplets on the left and right.

First couplet: The wonderful theories are in Zhu and Zhang, and the carriages and horses are coming in droves, and the academy is open for the study of Neo-Confucianism for thousands of years;

The second line: High mountains and nine dragons, pillars of society emerge in large numbers, and a lineage of culture and virtue cultivates talent.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan was very happy, and hurriedly spoke to Zhizhong beside him.

"Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), this couplet has a great idea, it's really wonderful!"

"Kowloon Academy, hahaha." Xiao Lang laughed.

"kindness"

"Is good!"

"Old Xiao, look at this word!"

"Do you know who wrote this?" Zhizhong suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan was startled. He looked again carefully, but he still didn't understand.

"Isn't this written by Xu Zhi, Chief Xu?"

"Haha, it's normal that you don't know!"

"But this is definitely not what Xu Ruolu mentioned!"

“Well, haha.”

"It's the prince's handwriting!"

After Zhizhong finished speaking, Xiao Jingchuan suddenly raised his eyebrows, feeling very surprised.

"Haha, it turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wrote it himself!"

"Okay, okay!"

"Let's go in and take a look!"

As they spoke, a group of three people entered the academy gate one after another and walked inside.

At present, the Kowloon Academy has set up several flower gardens in the front and back of the two-story mansion!
In the front yard, there are stele corridors on the east, west and south sides of the flower garden, and Zhuzi Temple and Lisheng Temple are built on the east and west sides.

After entering the second gate, there are the Hall of Sages and the Building of Scholars. The main house is the Lecture Hall, which faces south and is mainly made of stone and wood. The pointed roof is a gable-shaped hip roof, which gives it a refined and simple atmosphere.

After Xiao Lang, Zhizhong and Changting went deep into the inner courtyard, they heard the sound of reading aloud, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), it seems Xu Rulu is teaching in the classroom. In my opinion, we should not disturb him. Let's wait here for a while!" Xiao Jingchuan said.

"Oh? Lao Xiao, sure!"

"You even know how to act respectful and courteous to others!" Qiu Zhizhong teased.

"Haha, what kind of words are you talking about?!"

"Xu is in charge of him."

Xiao Lang was about to explain, but just as he was about to speak.

suddenly!

A man sneaked out from the corridor behind the three people and killed them!
Gu Changting was the last of the three. The assassin had a clear purpose and pointed his sword directly at Xiao Jingchuan!

"General, be careful!"

As soon as he said this, Chang Ting suddenly drew his sword and raised it!

He used all his strength, and with just one contact of sword and blade, the weapon of the person behind him was lifted up!

Deng Deng Deng!
The assassin was horrified and staggered back a few steps to steady himself!

"Changting, stop it!"

In this brief moment of respite, Xiao Lang and Zhi Zhong turned around, and when they saw clearly, they were both stunned.

The man who had just attacked with a sword was wearing armor, but the armor was too big and looked quite funny on him.

He was holding a sword, but the blade was too long and didn't match his height!

"Third Prince?!"

"You" Zhizhong Jingyu blurted out the identity of the little guy.

"Hehehe, this humble general Xiao Jingchuan greets the Third Prince!"

"Hey, I haven't seen you for more than half a month. You seem to have grown taller!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan also bowed in greeting, but seeing that the other party looked ill-intentioned, he quickly added some teasing to ease the awkwardness.

Zhu Cijiong is the third son of Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian. His mother is Empress Xiaojielie Zhou. He is the younger brother of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang from one of their mothers. He is twelve years old now. He is not tall, but he has a very stubborn temper!
"Xiao Jingchuan!"

"It's no big deal to ask your men to stand in front of you!"

"Yes, if you have the guts, tell this guy to get out of the way and let's fight!"

Zhu Cijiong frowned and pointed, looking quite arrogant, and he seemed quite serious from the outside.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan found it quite interesting and tried to hold back his laughter. He and Qiu Zhizhong next to him looked at each other in surprise. "Hahaha, good, good!"

"The Third Prince has issued an order, Changting, why don't you get out of the way?!"

After saying this, Xiao Lang also waved his hand and sent Chang Ting aside.

Seeing Xiao Lang's hand guard in front of him being pushed away, Zhu Cijiong wiped his nose with his hand and was about to rush over again in a panic.

"Hey, stop, stop, stop!"

"Um, the Third Prince!"

"It's ok for me to practice martial arts with you, but it's not good to use swords and knives!"

"How can I show my weapons to you?!" Xiao Lang hurriedly explained the rules.

"Humph!"

"Of course you can't draw your sword on me!"

"But I didn't say I wouldn't use my sword on you!"

"Why practice boxing and kicking? It's boring!"

"Look at the sword!!"

Zhu Cijiong is a half-grown boy, although he is small in stature, he has a lot of ideas in his mind.

He relies on his status to fight anyone he sees and take advantage of anyone he can, without being restricted by any rules of dignity.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan was also greatly surprised.

Charge forward with a sword!
Next, the four steps are pricking, tapping, pressing and washing.

I have to say that Zhu Cijiong's swordplay is quite professional.

"Your Highness, yes!"

"The sword stance is nice, but you have quite a few tricks up your sleeve!"

"Row!"

"Given time, your Highness will surely accomplish great things!"

Xiao Lang responded with a smile, and his words also expressed a lot of praise for Zhu Cijiong.

But unfortunately, the Third Prince in front of him didn't seem to appreciate Xiao Jingchuan's kindness!
"Little, little, little!"

"I'm already twelve this year!"

"You're treating me like a child?!"

"Look how I'm going to kill you today!"

A rather impolite curse came out of Zhu Cijiong's mouth.

When Xiao Jingchuan heard this, his brows slightly frowned!

As he spoke, several swords came stabbing at his body. After Xiao Lang took them head-on, he changed his mind and suddenly stepped out a strong gust of wind!

Thunder strikes!

Punch!
Almost in an instant, Xiao Jingchuan's powerful fist came towards him!

The fist as big as a sandbag suddenly hovered half an inch in front of Zhu Cixiong's nose!
"Your Highness!"

"The victory is decided!"

"You have a good posture and a good foundation! But you are still too green!"

"If you really want to learn martial arts and join the army, come with me and I will teach you!

Xiao Jingchuan's eyes suddenly became firm, and his punches brought out a sense of fierce pressure and unfathomable depth, and his words were profound.

He originally thought that this farce competition was over here.

Zhu Cijiong, who had just been frightened by the fist, suddenly had an evil smile on his face!
Xiao Lang sensed something was wrong and his eyes suddenly widened!
Swish!
Fortunately, Xiao Lang reacted in advance. Zhu Cijiong was a little devil and played tricks. Just when Xiao Jingchuan thought it was over, the boy suddenly switched his sword to his backhand and raised it!
If Xiao Lang had not predicted and withdrawn his hand from his cheek, his hand would have been gone by the sword's sweep!

"Your Highness!"

"You he."

"You're going too far!"

"I was holding back, but you insisted on risking your life!"

"How have I ever offended you?!" Xiao Jingchuan used his body skills to dodge Zhu Cijiong's sword strikes.

"Humph!"

"The soldiers all say that you, Xiao Jingchuan, are extraordinary in skills and have a variety of magical powers!"

"I refuse to accept it!"

"Today, I, Zhu Cijiong, and you will face a battle of victory and defeat, as well as life and death!"

"Stop talking nonsense and look at the sword!"

As he spoke, the Third Prince launched several consecutive moves, each with deadly blows, aiming straight for Xiao Lang's vital points!

(End of this chapter)