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Sure enough, Gu Xiao showed a surprised expression.

"It is said that Yin Xinyue, the only daughter of the governor of Lizhou City, has loved reading martial arts novels since she was a child, so her requirement for a husband is also a man with strong martial arts skills. In order to satisfy Miss Yin's wish, the governor specially set up a martial arts competition arena, and heroes from all over the world can participate. The one who finally defends the arena wins and can marry into the governor's mansion."

Shi Qing was listening with great interest.

"Young Master Gu, when will the martial arts competition for a bride begin?"

"The competition for marriage lasts for seven days, and tomorrow is the last day."

Gu Xiao didn't expect that Shi Qing actually knew nothing. His narrow eyes widened slightly, obviously very surprised.

"It seems that we are late and have missed a lot of wonderful scenes." Shi Qing sighed lightly with a look of regret.

It was as if an innocent and lovely girl had lost her sight of witnessing a major historical scene.

"Miss Lin, it's okay. I'll take you to see it tomorrow. After all, the highlight is on the last day."

The way Gu Xiao comforted the lost girl was like a young boy comforting his sweetheart.

"Okay!" Shi Qing agreed readily.

Gu Xiao just said it casually, but he didn't expect her eyebrows to be curved and her smile was as beautiful as a flower. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Watching the conversation between the two, Shen Yan raised his eyebrows and glanced at them meaningfully, but still maintained a flawless smile.

"The dishes are here! Sorry for keeping you waiting." The waiter with a white towel draped over his shoulders brought the dishes one by one.

Shi Qing's eyes lit up, his stomach, which had been hungry for a long time, was finally compensated.

She eagerly and devoutly enjoyed every dish, revealing a satisfied look, while the other two picked up their chopsticks slowly.

"Have you heard that Wei Hu is still the champion of the ring?"

Shi Qing heard the word "arena" very clearly, and realized that it was a martial arts competition to win a bride related to the main quest. He couldn't help but slow down his eating speed and listened to the gossip at the table behind him with his ears perked up.

"That's right. Wei Hu has been the defending champion since the second day. No one can match him."

"Well, if we only talk about martial arts, Wei Hu is strong, but he is too arrogant. He provokes everyone as soon as he comes on stage, and says that everyone is a rat and no one in the world can be his opponent. You can see who doesn't hate him!" The man was indignant.

Shi Qing raised his eyebrows, feeling somewhat curious about who Wei Hu was and why he was so arrogant.

Could he be the “smiling man” of the plot?

"The key is that he is burly and fierce, which is a pity for Miss Yin's beauty." Another man sighed with a little regret.

"I hope someone comes tomorrow to beat him up so that we can vent our anger."

……

In the martial arts competition to win a bride, Wei Hu occupied the arena alone and no one could defeat him.

Is he really that powerful, or has the real master yet to make a move?

As for Shen Yan, he was against Shi Qing following him to Lizhou City, so what was his purpose in coming? Was he also here to hold a martial arts competition to marry Yin Qianjin? If so, why did he wait until the last day to come?

Hearing this, Shi Qing looked thoughtfully at Shen Yan, who was silent beside him. He opened his mouth and was about to ask something, but stopped when he saw the smile in his eyes.

"Aqing, what's wrong?"

Shen Yan's eyes were affectionate, his voice was low and hoarse, and there was a smile on his charming lips. People who didn't know the truth might think that was his attitude towards his lover, but Shi Qing knew the madness and cruelty hidden under his affectionate look.

"I'm just wondering if my brother will go to the competition tomorrow?" Shi Qing's thoughts turned, and she met Shen Yan's thoughtful eyes with a smile.

"Then does A Qing want me to go?" Shen Yan looked at her with a smile, as if he was really considering her opinion seriously.

"Although my brother is very good to me, I certainly hope that he can marry his sister-in-law as soon as possible and live happily."

Although Shi Qing didn't know what Shen Yan meant by asking her this, she still pretended to be a cute and well-behaved sister.

"You are quite generous." Shen Yan sneered, the smile in his eyes faded instantly, and he looked at her deeply with ambiguous intent.

Gu Xiao on the opposite side couldn't figure out the relationship between the two for a moment. He just had a smile on his face and watched their conversation as if he was watching a play.

Shi Qing was unable to refute Shen Yan. She turned back angrily and saw Gu Xiao watching the show, feeling a little embarrassed.

The conversation between her and Shen Yan just now didn't sound like normal siblings at all. The repeated calls of "brother" instead sounded like the little fun between lovers.

"Recently, many people from the martial arts world came to Lizhou City to participate in the martial arts competition to recruit a bride. The governor, as a token of hospitality, has been holding fireworks shows at night, which is quite lively."

Gu Xiao finished the dish in front of him and spoke as if he was unaware of it.

"Really?" Shi Qing's eyes widened in surprise.

Then he opened his watery eyes and asked carefully, "Then could you trouble Young Master Gu to go with me later? I'm new here and I'm not familiar with the place."

"Okay!"

"no!"

Two completely different voices sounded at the same time. Shi Qing subconsciously looked at Shen Yan. The man who was smiling just now now had a blank expression on his face.

Gu Xiao was also a little surprised and raised his eyebrows, as if he had not expected Shen Yan to have such a big reaction.

"Ah Qing, we have been traveling all day today. It is better to rest early."

Shen Yan curled the corners of his mouth, secretly rubbed Shi Qing's soft little hand, and played with it with varying degrees of intensity, looking at the surprised Shi Qing with a half-smile on his face.

"Mr. Gu, let's make an appointment next time. I'm indeed a little tired now." Shi Qing smiled apologetically at Gu Xiao and raised his left hand to rub his eyes with a tired look.

Let’s make an appointment next time?

Shen Yan sneered softly, and squeezed Shi Qing's small hand heavily with his dry, warm big hand.

"Then Miss Lin, please go to bed early. We'll see you tomorrow." Gu Xiao's pupils turned slightly, and there was no embarrassment of being rejected on his face. He was still considerate, generous and unrestrained.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, the crescent color and the black iron color matched, they didn't look like siblings but more like a strange couple. Gu Xiao was now becoming more and more curious.

However, when the two of them were together, Lin Yan didn't talk much and seemed to be particularly doting on Lin Qing, but Lin Qing always seemed a little uncomfortable. In short, the atmosphere was very awkward.

Here, Shi Qing was afraid that Shen Yan would ask more questions, so she went back upstairs, and using the excuse of being tired, she quickly said good night to him and returned to her room.

Seeing the closed door, the corners of Shen Yan's mouth instantly sank, his face expressionless, and he returned to the next room without saying a word.

-

The next day, at the inn.

A ray of cool sunlight came through the window gap, shining on the man's handsome face.

He was wearing bright yellow clothes, leaning against the window, with his legs crossed, his clothes lifted to one side, his hands around his chest, holding a long sword, looking particularly handsome.

"Gu Xiao~" Shi Qing went downstairs, tiptoed to his side, bent down, and looked at his handsome face carefully.

Gu Xiao had already sensed someone approaching, and when the familiar scent of gardenia wafted into his nose, he knew who it was.

When he opened his eyes, he suddenly saw Shi Qing looking at him seriously from a close distance, with curved eyebrows and a soft and delicate face.

A hint of pink crept up his ears, and he touched his nose unconsciously, "Have you had breakfast?"

"Not yet." It was still Shi Qing's soft and gentle voice.

When the two finished their breakfast and arrived at the largest square in Lizhou City, the venue for the martial arts competition and the bride-picking competition, it was already crowded with people.

"Gu Xiao, what should we do? There are so many people here." Shi Qing looked at the crowds of people inside and outside, and the various smells mixed together in the crowd irritated her nose.

Maybe it's because the main storyline hasn't been advanced in the past two months, but Shen Yan has made her develop a spoiled personality.

However, she was not warned of violations by the system because she was contrary to the original owner's cold and silent personality. She searched the original owner's memory carefully in her mind at that time, but found nothing special.

I guess the original owner is a little girl in her heart or in private, so Shi Qing’s current behavior doesn’t seem to be a break in her character?

"Ms. Lin, it's all my fault. I should have come earlier." Gu Xiao apologized sincerely.

Instead, it was Shi Qing who felt embarrassed. Gu Xiao had finished breakfast long ago, but he was late just to wait for her. Now he was apologizing to her, which made her feel unreasonable.

"It's okay, I'm just talking." Shi Qing said in a muffled voice without looking at him.

In order to prevent themselves from being separated by the crowd, Gu Xiao took Shi Qing and walked in the crowd, squeezing here and there, and finally made it to the front.

There was a loft not far from the stage. In the middle sat a man in his 40s dressed in gorgeous clothes. On his left sat a young girl in red, and some maids stood on his left and right.

There were also several elders sitting around them who looked like immortals. They were probably the governor and his daughter.

At this moment, there was a fierce fight on the stage. It was called a fierce fight, but it was just one person crushing the other.

A burly and strong man in gray clothes was unarmed, but he attacked fiercely, punching with great force and without mercy, hitting his opponent's vulnerable parts directly.

The other one was dressed in blue, and his breathing was obviously disordered and his steps were unsteady. Facing the ferocity of his opponent, he had no power to fight back, and he kept retreating and dodging. Soon he was knocked off the stage.

"In such a huge city like Lizhou, there is not even one person who can fight."

The man in gray stood firmly on the stage with his hands on his hips. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with rough and rough flesh piled up on his face. He exhaled heavily through his nostrils and looked down on everyone.

"This Wei Hu is too arrogant."

"Yeah, he really thinks no one can beat him. It's just that the martial arts masters didn't come!"

People were talking around, Shi Qing looked at the arrogant and burly man on the stage, it turned out that he was Wei Hu.

"I'm here to fight you!" As he spoke, another tall, strong man came onto the stage.

"You? Humph, you're just a mantis trying to stop a chariot." Wei Hu looked at him with disdainful tone.

Without further ado, the two men quickly started fighting.

At the beginning, the man was able to take a few moves back and forth, but for some reason, he seemed to be exhausted and gradually lost the upper hand, and was knocked off the stage by Wei Hu.

Everyone sighed and looked regretful, as if they were the ones who lost.

The expressions of several distinguished elders not far from the stage were also indescribable.

"On the surface, Wei Hu relies on brute force to win, but if you observe carefully, you will find that his moves are ruthless and tricky. He goes straight to the opponent's vital parts and shows almost no mercy."

Gu Xiao beside him explained indifferently, his face was expressionless and his brows were as cold as ice.

This was different from the Gu Xiao that Shi Qing saw. Although they had only met a few times, every time they met him, he looked like a handsome and elegant young man, smiling cheerfully at everyone. He had never been as cold and disgusted as he was now.

Noticing Shi Qing's gaze, Gu Xiao explained:

"This is just a competition, but Wei Hu is really vicious. He will kill with every move and will not stop until the opponent is dead. This kind of madness will make other contestants afraid and reserved. After all, they are just here to compete, not to die."

Shi Qing recalled the bloodthirstiness on Wei Hu's face and the crazy fighting spirit in his eyes. "If Wei Hu really wins on this last day, and such a ruthless person marries the governor's daughter, wouldn't that be——"

Shi Qing did not say the rest of the words, but Gu Xiao also knew this.

He was silent for a moment, then said with a firm look in his eyes: "If it really comes to this last moment, I will naturally not stand idly by."

"Master Wei is a little too arrogant."

Suddenly, a deep and magnetic voice reached everyone's ears.

Hearing this voice, Shi Qing looked up suddenly, it was indeed him.