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"Okay! Then eat that... what... stone barbecue!" Seventh Princess clapped her hands and settled down!

At this time, the nineteenth princess also came. She had been busy all afternoon, not only had to take good care of the seventh princess, but also had to make proper arrangements for the guards and servants under the seventh princess. Gossiping in front of Seventh Princess is also very troublesome!

The Seventh Princess walked away with a plate of stinky tofu. Of course, she couldn't stay for too long.

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The Nineteenth Princess Mansion is busy entertaining the Seventh Princess, but outside there are many people of all kinds staring at the Nineteenth Princess Mansion!Now the masters of each family have been rewarded, and the seventh princess has never left!

The final reward was that the seventh princess was so drunk that she rode the phoenix back to the seventh princess' mansion!

"What kind of tricks does this slut have? She actually let Seventh Sister eat two meals at her place? And she came home drunk?" The Fourteenth Princess shouted indignantly.

"Did we all read it wrong? It shouldn't be! There are only a few people around the nineteenth sister, and the spies came back to report, but they didn't find any special high-end ingredients purchased by her house! This is really strange!" It is very certain, this Xiyuan City should basically be won!But now I suddenly feel a little uneasy!

"Brother! What should we do now?" Princess Fourteen asked a little nervously. She was too arrogant when she invited Princess Seven last time. Now she is really worried!

"Hmm! Is Nineteenth Sister really strong? You will know in the martial arts competition! Tell Gao Tiehua, don't hold back, kill Wu Yue! Let Nineteenth Sister wake up, how much weight do you have?" His Royal Highness said viciously.

"Okay! I've wanted to deal with this bitch for a long time!" The fourteenth princess shouted with excitement on her face.

Chapter 39 Tournament

After the Seventh Princess went back, the invitation was sent the next day. The main purpose of the invitation was to invite the princes and princesses of various families to the Seventh Princess’s house for a banquet. It should be regarded as Seventh Princess’ response to these princes and princesses who came to visit her!After all, we can’t make a return visit from home to home!Those who can receive invitations are noble relatives of the royal family, and some are high-ranking officials and nobles, as well as major families and some super rich people!

But what people look forward to more than the feast of the Seventh Princess is the contest between Wu Yue and Gao Tiehua, because it has been spread in the imperial city for a long time, and it has suddenly become more popular in the past few days!It seems that someone is fueling the flames!Some casinos even offer odds.The odds of the two parties are 1:2, but the odds of Gaotiehua are still bullish, and have risen to 1:3, which means that those who bet on Wuyue to win can get twice the return!

The reason is simple, Gao Tiehua is a martial artist, she is a third-level martial artist!It was obtained by participating in the martial arts test five years ago!And Wu Yue is still just an ordinary warrior, and has never participated in the martial arts assessment!And Gao Tiehua is several years older than Wu Yue.What's more, Gao Tiehua chopped off Wu Yue's single sword two months ago. At this time, it was also rumored that even if the martial arts is not weak, without a good weapon, he will undoubtedly lose!

"Hehe! It seems that the chances of winning this high-speed rail flower are very high? Mr. Duanmu, do you think we should buy some too? I will buy Wu Yuesheng!" Seventh princess was gnawing pickled pepper chicken feet at this time, and said with great enjoyment.

"But! Although I don't know Wu Yue's martial arts, but the martial arts of the general manager Wu is not to be underestimated! It should be at the level of a great martial artist!" Duanmu Qi looked at the seventh princess and said helplessly. After the princess came back, she began to enjoy these things. Good food!Take turns to eat every day!Tofu soup with steamed buns in the morning, chicken feet with pickled peppers at noon, deep-fried stinky tofu in the afternoon, and stone barbecue in the evening!Of course, the ingredients are all marinated by Zhu Xiaobao and sent over!Now the whole room smells of fried stinky tofu.

"Huh? Have you fought against him?" Seventh Princess asked after a slight pause.

"Yes! I tested it secretly! If he is ten years younger and has no disabilities on his feet, I'm afraid I won't be his opponent!" Duanmu Qi said objectively. After some discussions, there was no winner or loser at that time, basically just click and stop.

"But I heard that Gao Tiehua has a knife of at least the eighth grade! This Wu Yue may not be able to produce a weapon of this level, right? You don't want to lend Wu Yue a magic weapon?" Seven The princess said with disdain, after all, weapons at the peak of the eighth rank are not so common, and Gao Tiehua, a third-level martial artist, must have obtained such a weapon with the great support of His Highness the Sixth Highness!

"Hehe! Originally, I wanted to help her, but the nineteenth princess didn't even ask for help! I think I'm looking forward to it! The nineteenth princess has brought us too many surprises! I hope this time it won't be too much. Let us down!" Duanmu Qi said with a smile and shook his head.

"Well! That's fine, when necessary, I will save Wu Yue's life!" Seventh Princess pondered for a while, and then said that she liked Wu Yue's straightforwardness and simplicity!

"Yes! Yes! If you save Wu Yue's life, the amount of stinky tofu Wu Xiaobao sent will probably double!" Duanmu Qi said jokingly.

"Come on! Get this old thing out! Wait a minute, stuff two pieces of unfried stinky tofu!" Seventh Princess blushed and shouted angrily.

"Ah? The princess is kind! Can I replace it with the fried one?"

"Think beautifully!"

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In the nineteenth princess mansion, Wu Yue is also in a complicated mood. It would be a lie to say that she is not nervous. After all, Gao Tiehua's strength is not inferior to hers!The closer you get to the competition, the more upset you become!Strange to say, Wu Yue seems to feel at ease now that she insists on being here with Zhu Xiaobao!

So Wu Yue practiced sword skills in Zhu Xiaobao's front yard today. Manager Wu looked at it for a while, then nodded secretly, Wu Yue's strength should be like this!Whether she can win or not depends on her performance on the spot!The current strength should be able to reach the level of a second-level martial artist, but I don't know how Gao Tiehua has improved in the past few years?A few years ago, she was a third-level martial artist!

Manager Wu didn't say any more, he didn't want to put too much pressure on Wu Yue!So quietly walked away.Wu Yue sat there blankly, wondering what she was thinking?I have never seen Wu Yue so quiet before!

"Hey! My sister, can you talk and make a fuss! I'm not used to you!" Zhu Xiaobao walked to Wu Yue's side and sat side by side on the grass with her, as if asking heartlessly road.

"Zhu Xiaobao! If I die, will you be sad?" Wu Yue looked at Zhu Xiaobao, then asked hesitantly.

"Dead? Why do you think so? If you die, isn't my work in vain? Isn't this Lengyue Little Treasure Saber for nothing?" Zhu Xiaobao asked in amazement.

"Hate it! It's Leng Yue's sword!" Wu Yue corrected angrily.

"Okay, okay! Please bring me back this cold moon sword and yourself intact! Don't forget, you promised me three conditions! The first one is to help me kill Gao Tiehua! So you must not think about death, you have to think about how to help me kill Gao Tiehua!" Zhu Xiaobao shook his head and said rascally.

"Then what are the other two conditions?" Wu Yue suddenly felt much better. Although Zhu Xiaobao hated it, she liked this life of bickering with Zhu Xiaobao more and more!

"The second thing is that I want a lot of money! You don't have to worry about this, the princess has already cashed in for you!" Zhu Xiaobao said with satisfaction. It took a lot of money and a lot of labor, and it took two months to create this cold moon sword.

"What about the third one?" Wu Yue asked curiously.

"Well, well, let's wait until you finish the first one, anyway, you must be able to do it!" Zhu Xiaobao said vaguely.

"Humph! Well, Xiaobao, do you really hope that I can come back safely?" Wu Yue asked with a little expectation. She couldn't understand why she had become so sentimental now that she was always a straightforward person. up!

"Well, let it be! It would be great if Gao Tiehua could break your legs, and then you would never be able to bully me again!" Zhu Xiaobao thought for a while, then finished with a smirk, then walked away run!

"Damn Zhu Xiaobao, stop for me, I'll break your two legs first!" Wu Yue was furious, and immediately stood up and chased after her!

But Zhu Xiaobao had made up his mind a long time ago, and ran straight into the bathroom, yelling as he closed the door: "Don't come in! I'm making it easier!"

"Damn it! Come out!"

"Hey! Damn it, you come in!"

"You come out!"

"You come in!"

At this time, the nineteenth princess came over with her troops. Seeing the scene in front of her, she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing. These two enemies are already at this time, and they are still fighting!

"Okay! Wu Yue, we should go!" the nineteenth princess said softly.

"Yes!" Wu Yue immediately became serious, the one that will determine her own destiny is coming soon!

The Nineteenth Princess brought Director Wu, Wu Yue, and [-] other female guards to the banquet this time. Ying Xiuxiu was not selected because she was not tall enough, and her martial arts were not among the many female guards. the strongest!

Wu Yue turned her head to look at the door of the bathroom, then turned around and left in a little disappointment, she really hoped to say goodbye to Zhu Xiaobao!

After going out for about 50 meters, Zhu Xiaobao came out of the bathroom, looking at the nineteen princesses and her party going away, feeling a little worried!Next to him, Ying Xiuxiu followed closely behind Zhu Xiaobao, and was also watching the team going away!

Suddenly Zhu Xiaobao clenched his chubby fists and shouted loudly: "Xiao Yueyue! Come on! You can win!"

"Ah?" Wu Yue almost fell off her horse when she heard the word 'Xiao Yueyue', she turned her head and gave Zhu Xiaobao a hard look, but her heart was warm! , blushing and muttering in a low voice: "You nasty little fat man!"

Many female guards around couldn't help but looked at Wu Yue and smiled, and Wu Yue's face was even more blushing!Even Princess Nineteen hastily covered her mouth with her hand, this Zhu Xiaobao is really interesting!

When we arrived at the gate of Seventh Princess's mansion, there were already family members waiting. This situation was very different from the last time. Even the servants who greeted me were full of respect!

Coincidentally, His Highness the Sixth Highness and the Fourteenth Princess also arrived with people from the other side, and their battle was much more luxurious, with 150 servants and guards following them!There are also several carriages, and they brought a lot of gifts!It's not surprising that there are so many people!

Gao Tiehua followed behind the fourteenth princess, looking at Wu Yue provocatively, with a very confident expression on her face, and a hint of viciousness at the corner of her mouth!

The Nineteenth Princess happened to be about to go in, so she had to stop and salute the Sixth Highness and the Fourteenth Princess!

"Nineteenth sister! There is no need to be formal, Seventh Sister invited you to the banquet, so let's go in quickly!" The Sixth Highness's self-cultivation skills are very good, and he said with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Brother Sixth Emperor! That little girl went in first!" The Nineteenth Princess thanked Lian Sheng. After all, he is the King of Sheng, so the most basic etiquette is still required!

But at the moment when the nineteenth princess was about to enter, the fourteenth princess smiled at Xia Zhen'er: "Nineteenth sister, are you a little nervous? Don't worry, I will let Gao Tiehua show mercy! In fact, if If Wu Yue takes the initiative to admit defeat, there will be no unnecessary casualties! What do you think? Face is small, and lives are at stake!"

"Well! If Gao Tiehua can take the initiative to admit defeat, unnecessary casualties can be avoided!" Xia Zhen'er also said tit for tat at this time.

"You! Did you lose your temper? Let me tell you, don't think that you have a hard waist after inviting Seventh Sister to two meals! This world still depends on real strength!" The fourteenth princess did not expect to be very low-key. My nineteenth sister suddenly started to fight back today!And it's in public!This made the fourteenth princess a little crazy at the meeting!So when it comes to speaking, I didn't think about it at all!

But His Highness the Sixth Highness who was following her was suddenly shocked!Knowing that it's not good, this stupid sister has caused trouble for herself again!Hastily apologized and said with a smile: "Housekeeper Fu, my sister is joking, let's go in quickly!"

But at this time, Fu Mao, the housekeeper of the Seventh Princess, snorted coldly: "The Fourteenth Princess really knows our master's whereabouts very well! Thank you Fourteenth Princess for your concern!"

"Hmph! Of course! Oh...I'm not...that...how do I know the whereabouts of Seventh Sister?" The fourteenth princess didn't realize it at the meeting, but she finally figured it out later, and she got into trouble again. It's a bit incoherent!

"Princess Nineteen! Please come in, Princess Seven is waiting for you!" Fu Mao threw down Princess Fourteen and greeted very warmly.

"Damn you dog slave!" The Fourteenth Princess gritted her teeth and cursed in a low voice, and then slit her throat fiercely at the Nineteenth Princess!The meaning is very clear, that is, she wants to kill Wu Yue in the contest...

Chapter 40 Tournament

Entering the hall, Duanmu Qi was warmly receiving every guest, but the Seventh Princess hadn't arrived yet.She couldn't just sit there and wait for everyone.Except for the Sixth Highness, the status of these people is not worthy of her personal reception!Even His Highness the Sixth Highness, the Seventh Princess didn't take it too seriously, she was crowned king several years earlier than the Sixth Highness, so speaking of it, she was slightly higher than the Sixth Highness!The strength is twice as high!

At this time, Princess Seven was still eating stinky tofu!In the past two days, she has been fascinated by Zhu Xiaobao's new gadgets!Just start enjoying!Today's banquet is just a formality for her, let's give those princes and princesses some face!After all, they came to visit very intentionally, and gave a lot of gifts!The only thing she is interested in today is the contest between Wu Yue and Gao Tiehua!

"... Oh? Is that so? This idiot is even more stupid than I imagined!" After listening to Fu Mao's report, the seventh princess already knew what happened at the gate of the mansion just now!Can't help but sneer.Then he asked: "How much have the odds of those gambling houses increased?"

"In just such a short period of time, it has already risen to seven per one!" Fu Mao said quickly.In fact, at the gate of the Seventh Princess' Mansion, the spies from the major gambling houses were also reporting in a timely manner. The conflict between the two princesses just now spread to the casino!In fact, at the gate of the Seventh Princess's mansion, there are many people who come and go, and everyone in the mansion knows about it, but just leave them alone and let them send back all kinds of latest information in a timely manner!

"So fast? Are these people crazy?" Princess Seven asked in surprise.

"You don't know, the gesture of cutting the throat of the fourteenth princess before entering the door immediately made the odds rise sharply!" Fu Mao quickly explained.

"Hehe! It's a good opportunity! You go and send some people to buy me Wu Yueying! Well, let's buy 1000 taels!" Seventh princess thought about it and then said casually. The 1000 taels she said were not silver. , but gold!

"Yes! I'll do it now!" Fu Mao nodded immediately, he was very clear about his master's temper, and he was absolutely domineering!

After a while, all the people who were invited to the banquet were due, and the Seventh Princess lazily arranged her clothes, it was time to show up!

As soon as the Seventh Princess showed up, except for the Sixth Highness Sheng Wang Xia Zesheng, everyone else stood up and bowed to salute: "Young King Rong is a thousand years old!"

"That's all! There is no need to be courteous to entertain everyone today! Sixth brother, thank you!" The seventh princess waved her hand, and then specifically greeted the sixth highness. After all, the two are equal princes!

"It doesn't matter! I also had a very speculative chat with Mr. Duanmu!" The Sixth Highness smiled as always, as if nothing could affect his indifferent state of mind!

"Okay! Everyone, please sit down! All of you present here are my brothers and sisters, as well as relatives of the royal family. Due to my busy schedule, I can't visit you one by one, so today I specially invite you to come to my house to talk about it. Fulfill this king's wish! Come, serve wine!" The seventh princess said casually, she was very used to this kind of occasion, but the banquet prepared by Prince Rong's mansion was also very particular. A good chef is at the helm. At this time, we must not lose face of Prince Rong's Mansion!

However, the seventh princess looked at the dishes coming up like flowing water, but she didn't have any appetite at all, thinking in her heart, why not give me a few chicken feet with pickled peppers to enjoy the fun!There are so many cooks under my own hands, how come there is no one like Wu Xiaobao!

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Ji Zhizhen held Zhu Xiaobao's 24 taels of gold in his arms, anxiously thinking of ants on a hot pot!It's all up to [-] for [-], but I haven't borrowed any money yet!Today, as soon as the nineteenth princess left, Ji Zhizhen found Zhu Xiaobao. Didn't Zhu Xiaobao entrust him to buy Wu Yue to win?In fact, Ji Zhizhen also has great confidence in Wu Yue, to be precise, he has great confidence in that Leng Yue little treasure knife!

But he has no money around him, plus the reward from the nineteenth princess, it's only 20 taels of silver!This is too little!But he wanted to borrow money from the accountant, but Mr. Fan in the accountant refused to say anything, he had to have the seal of the nineteenth princess!

Ji Zhizhen has nothing to do now, this is a great opportunity in life!One pays seven, betting on one tael can earn six taels!Where can I find such a good thing!Ji Zhizhen gritted his teeth for the last time, and took off his close-fitting jade pendant. This was the last piece of the Ji family's possessions. It was bought by his old father who spent a lot of money when Ji Zhizhen was admitted as a scholar!Now the old man is also pissed to death by his prodigal son, so there are only so many thoughts left!

"The treasurer! Pawn!" Ji Zhizhen sent the jade pendant to the pawnshop.

"A jade pendant! It's worth 20 taels of gold!" The pawnshop owner looked at it and couldn't help being surprised. This is a rare and fine jade!It is warm and moist in the hand, the color is pure, and there is no impurity at all!But the price he sang was very low!

"What what? It's only 20 taels? When I bought it, it cost 50 taels of gold!" Ji Zhixuan exclaimed suddenly.

"Live or die?" the pawnshop owner asked, shaking his head.

"It's a job! I'll redeem it tonight!" Ji Zhixuan shouted angrily.Damn it, then you won't be able to come back!

"Then it can only be 20 taels!" The pawnshop owner said immediately.

"...Okay, okay! Hurry up, I'm in a hurry! If you go late, you won't be able to come back!" Ji Zhizheng said impatiently, once Wu Yue started the martial arts competition, the betting would stop!

Ji Zhizhen was holding 20 taels of gold, plus Zhu Xiaobao's, and now he felt like his waist was very hard!

As soon as he entered the casino, he saw that people were buying high-speed rail Huaying with great enthusiasm, so Ji Zhizhen bought Wu Yueying without hesitation!All of a sudden, the people around were in an uproar, as if looking at a fool!Isn't this throwing money into the water!

But in the end, not only did the odds not rise again, but they slowly dropped again.The boss of the casino is also a little uncertain!It seems that someone is constantly buying Wu Yue to win. Could it be that there is something wrong with the information I have?

……

At this time, the banquet in Princess Seven's residence was at its final stage, and the highlight of the day finally began!In fact, besides the matter of Xiyuan City, everyone also wanted to see today's martial arts competition!Among other things, it is worth seeing the treasured knife of Gaotiehua!

"Everyone! Compared to today, everyone knows that there is another important event, that is the martial arts competition between the fourteenth princess's mansion and the nineteenth princess' mansion! Now the time is almost up, please move to the martial arts field!" Duanmu Qi finally said loudly.

Everyone followed Duanmu Qi to the martial arts field, and Duanmu Qi was still explaining the rules of the competition: "No concealed weapons are allowed, no poison is allowed, one side admits defeat, and the other side cannot continue to attack..."

Before Duanmu Qi could finish speaking, the Fourteenth Princess interjected: "Mr. Duanmu, we all understand these rules, but I have one more request! Swords have no eyes, and casualties are inevitable. So it is best Set up a life-and-death certificate first! Whether you are dead or disabled, you can't blame your opponent!"

"Wow..." Everyone present was in an uproar, the fourteenth princess is going to kill her!To put it nicely, swords have no eyes. In fact, if it is just a competition, generally speaking, there will be no death, and even injuries will be rare.After all, the party with superior strength can be controlled!

"This..." Duanmu Qi was at a loss for a moment, he never thought that the Fourteenth Princess wanted to kill so blatantly!Look at His Highness the Sixth Highness again, with his eyes closed as if he didn't hear it!

"Oh? The fourteenth sister wants to kill so much?" Princess Seven asked in surprise, but the princess has been fighting for more than ten years, and this kind of life and death situation can't scare her at all!

"Humph! Seventh Sister, it's not that I want to start killing! It's that my knife is too fast, and I won't be able to tell if I make a mistake! So let me say, why don't you simply admit defeat! Or set up a fight!" Life and death, the provincial skills are not as good as others, and you come to me to argue!" The fourteenth princess arrogantly raised her head, as if she had a certain chance of winning, and asking Wu Yue to admit defeat was her last chance!

"Huh? Gao Tiehua, Wu Yue, are you two willing to face life and death?" The Seventh Princess already hated the Fourteenth Princess very much at this time!But his face was very calm.

"I am willing!" Gao Tiehua said first, and even cast a disdainful glance at Wu Yue!

"I am willing too!" Wu Yue frowned, then said calmly.

"Okay! Then please ask Mr. Duanmu to write, and the two of you will come up and make a bet!" The Seventh Princess was very straightforward, and immediately ordered.

It didn't take long for Duanmu Qi to write the two life and death certificates. Gao Tiehua went up to draw the notes first. The Seventh Princess smiled at her, then waved her to go down and get ready!

Then Wu Yue stepped forward and made a bet!Seventh Princess said in a low voice: "Wu Yue, kill Gao Tiehua!"

"Yeah!" Wu Yue didn't speak, just nodded, and then slowly returned to her own camp, and began to take off her coat, revealing the samurai uniform inside!

"Okay! Now the competition begins!"

After Duanmu Qi finished speaking loudly, he withdrew and completely gave up the competition venue to the two female guards!

Gao Tiehua made a somersault first, and landed firmly in the center of the arena, attracting applause!Complacent, Gao Tiehua stretched out her hand and pulled out her treasured saber, a cold light immediately aroused everyone's amazement, it really was a good saber, and one could feel the frightening aura of the saber from a long distance away!