[mouse cat] special way

The arena for the martial arts contest between Song and Xia was set up on Yujie Street, just a stone's throw away from Xuande Tower. Once the arena opened, the emperor could have a panoramic view of the situation on the stage as long as he went to Xuande Tower.

The arena is based on rammed earth and paved with blue bricks. It is about one zhang high and four zhang wide each. In addition to surrounding the edges with stone strips, flagpoles six to seven zhang high are erected at the four corners.Although it is not very big, it is the result of day and night hard work led by the minister of the Ministry of Industry and his most capable craftsmen.There are only a few decorative finishing touches left at the moment, so a seasoned old craftsman is left to handle it.

"This arena is generous and beautiful, and it's absolutely strong!" The tanned old craftsman tore off the towel around his neck to wipe off his sweat, and cheerfully said to the little soldier who came to help.

"Yes, sir!" Xiao Bing's eyes swept back and forth on the wide and flat platform, very excited.He was thinking, if he was a warrior representing the state of Song in the competition, how would he use the capture technique taught by the commander-in-chief to deal with the people of Xia?

"Haha, you're the only kid who still wants to go on stage?" A patrolling veteran passed by and gave him a blow on the back of his head.

"Recruit boy, he's thinking about things before he even grows hair. You should practice more." The people behind him also laughed and scolded kindly. When men are young, it's just that many things can't be done with only blood. become.

It was only then that Xiaobing realized that he had unconsciously expressed what was in his heart. He smiled embarrassedly, and his wandering eyes showed that he didn't take what the senior said just now to heart.

The old craftsman had rested enough, picked up the tool again, and said while working: "Young man, I have seen the wimp who ran away when he heard the enemy soldiers coming, you have the idea of ​​fighting against the Xia people, It can be seen that they are a hundred times stronger than them. But, old man, I have something to tell you, fighting in martial arts is not for fun, if you are not good enough, you will lose your life in vain. "

"Old man, don't you have to be tall and strong and as strong as an ox to be called brave!" Xiaobing picked up the stone on the ground, "Our Master Zhan is very powerful, but he doesn't look like a big and round man. Let’s go!” Humph!I must spend more time practicing martial arts, how dare you underestimate me!

The old craftsman shook his head and smiled as he watched the little soldier climb up the ring carrying the stone with a grunt.

"Hey, cat, did you hear that, that kid said you're handsome~" Bai Yutang squeezed his eyes.

"It can't compare to brother Bai's youthful splendor and majesty." Zhan Zhao rolled his eyes at him, turned and left.

Bai Yutang smiled when he heard this, his eyes were shining brightly like the North Star, he caught up a few steps and leaned into the ear of the military officer in red, and said softly: "Mao'er, are you complimenting me?"

Zhan Zhao turned his face away and ignored him, just walked forward with a smug look on his face.

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand to hold his hand, stopped and said with a smile: "Cat, tell Master Bai again."

"How old is Fifth Master Bai, and he still acts like a child." Zhan Zhao squinted at him, glanced left and right, and said softly, "Let go, don't bother me in the palace."

"Don't let go." Bai Yutang replied bluntly, with a little more strength in his hands, and when he saw the man's face slowly sinking, he quietly relaxed a little.He rolled his eyes, "The Imperial Palace can't hold you, so how about we hold hands again when we return to Kaifeng Mansion?"

Zhan Zhao withdrew his hand with a "swipe", said "unreasonable" and strode away.

"Hey, cat..." Seeing that he was really annoyed, Bai Yutang quickly caught up with him and followed him neatly, "Don't be angry, I'm afraid you'll be nervous. I'm just kidding you playing..."

Zhan Zhao stopped in his tracks, and looked coldly from Bai Yutang's head to his feet, seeing that Bai Yutang's whole body was still chilly.Bai Yutang was about to speak, but he couldn't help laughing because he didn't think Mr. Mao had broken his skills.Only then did a certain mouse realize that he had been tricked by someone again!

"Brother Bai, don't worry, Zhan is also worried about your troubles before the battle, so he specially relieves you for you." Zhan Zhao said with a smile.

Bai Yutang felt that a certain cat's belly must be black...

After making jokes all the way, the two finally arrived outside the Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty, this is the information about the warriors of the Xia Kingdom that my subordinates have discovered."

Zhan Bai and the two looked at each other outside the door and smiled. Knowing yourself and the enemy can defeat the enemy. The Eighth Prince's information finally arrived, but I don't know how much is available.

"Chen Zhanzhao and Bai Yutang kowtow to the emperor! Long live my emperor!"

"Get up, Guard Zhan and Guard Bai are here just in time." Zhao Zhen hurriedly greeted the two of them, "Come here and look at Xia Guo's information." It's not that he can't afford to lose this battle, but he doesn't want to lose.Even if it's not for his own face, he still wants to stand up for Lingling, who is about to marry far away, and not be bullied by Xia Guo.

In the imperial study room, Master Bao and the Eight Sage Kings sat on two chairs in front of the imperial case, surrounded by many warriors.

Bai Yutang glanced at the phoenix eyes, Ying [-], Ying [-], Ying [-], Ying [-], except General Yang Shao, everyone who will fight in the ring tomorrow has arrived.

Those people nodded at the two of them as a greeting.A few days ago, they had all been to Kaifeng Mansion, had a sparring with Bai Yutang Zhanzhao, and made friends through martial arts. After a few days, they were considered to be acquainted with each other.

Nine people gathered in front of the case, pondering the opponent's information together.

Xia Guo came to the DPRK this time with a small entourage, but the ingredients were mixed, which can almost be described as random stew, and this pot of random stew is not a good partner.Except for some Jiangyang robbers who were wanted by the Liao and Song Dynasties, there were actually quite a lot of scum of the rivers and lakes with extraordinary skills.

Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and others, together with Zhao Zhen and Master Bao, who had little knowledge of Jianghu affairs, began to think about who would play tomorrow.

With the strength of everyone, only three people were counted.

One of them is He Huan, also known as "Smiling Yan Luo". He was originally a teacher in Jiangling. He didn't know when and where he learned a strange kung fu, and his temperament changed drastically because of it.Provoking and seeking revenge everywhere, competing with others, often tearing opponents into pieces.Moreover, he is moody, just a moment ago he was smiling and reciting poems against others, and in the blink of an eye he killed people, causing panic in Jiangling.

The most surprising thing is that since his debut, he has never missed a single shot. The martial arts comrades once cooperated with the government to kill, but lost his trace the day before the attack. Unexpectedly, he turned to Li Yuanhao.

What Zhan Zhao didn't say was that this He Huan was prettier than women, he was an out-and-out flower picker, and he took both men and women as nourishment.He looks like many people willingly and voluntarily dedicate their lives, while he kills the other party after the work is done. The number of people who die in this aspect is definitely no less than the people he killed by martial arts.

The other two are Xiao Meng and Xiao Yang, they are twin brothers from Liao Kingdom.The two of them were born with supernatural powers, and they had practiced the secret skills of the Liao Kingdom since childhood, so they cooperated seamlessly.When fighting with others, he often fights side by side, two into four, four into eight, the longer the competition time, the stronger the two of them are, like a tireless mechanism.Few people were able to retreat completely from the hands of the two of them, let alone beat them. Most of them were pressured by their powerful aura until their seven orifices bleed to death.However, these two people have always been loyal to Yelu Longxu, how could they take refuge in Li Yuanhao?Did the Liao Kingdom also participate in this matter?

For the rest of the people, some Zhan Zhao and the others had only heard of a name, had never fought against them, and had no information about their fights with others to use as a reference, so they could not judge their strength; Yes, but the three of them are not of the same level as He Huan, so they can be excluded from the samurai who appeared on the stage.

"Then, there are four more people among the people you can't recognize." Zhao Zhen took a bowl of tea and took a sip. After deliberating for so long, he was very tired...

"I think so too." Eight Wise Kings picked up a pen, erased the names of the people who were absolutely impossible to appear on the stage, and worried about the remaining seven or eight names.The time is too short. If he can be given more time, the information will be more complete, and the chances of winning this competition will be greater.

"My lord, do you have any investigation on the warriors locked in the prison in Kaifeng Mansion?" Zhan Zhao thought for a while, and felt that this possibility cannot be ignored, and the identity of the prisoner is also worth noting.

"That's not true. Seeing that they could be imprisoned by the Kaifeng Mansion, I guess they are not people with high martial arts skills, so I didn't pay attention. If necessary, I will send someone to investigate immediately."

"It's not necessary, I don't think it's possible, those people were easily subdued by us." Bai Yutang frowned while hugging Yanling, "And I can't feel the breath of warriors from them."

"It's probably Li Yuanhao's plan to slow down his troops when he said that he wants to send them out. The purpose is to stay in Kaifeng Mansion to find out the news. By the way, Bao Qing," Zhao Zhen also nodded, and suddenly smiled and said to Master Bao, "I heard that Mr. Gongsun is ruthless. Tack them up, let the cell boss inspect it every half an hour, and make those people dig up the floor of the Fengfu prison, and cover up the traces to avoid inspection? Gongsun Ce is really amazing, hahahahaha..."

Zhao Zhen laughed heartily. How come he never found out that Gongsun Ce is such an interesting person?When I think of those people from the Xia Kingdom struggling to their death, I feel extremely relieved.Tears flowed from Zhao Zhen's smile, and the people standing there tried their best to hide the smiles at the corners of their mouths.

The Eight Sage King glanced coldly, coughed a few times, and reminded the emperor to pay attention to his image.

At this time, Bao Zheng suddenly twitched.

"Bao Qing, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Zhen stopped laughing and asked concerned.

"It's okay," Bao Zheng said reluctantly, "I'm thinking, the Kaifeng Mansion said they would imprison the troublemakers for ten days, but they didn't say when to release them. Why don't I release them after the competition is over."

Seeing Mr. Bao's serious look, Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows.Cat, is that because of the Wu Qin Xi?

Zhan Zhao closed his eyes.That's right, apart from going to court, Mr. Bao just sits in the lobby and tries cases for a whole day, or he just sits in the study and reads a book or something.I don't do enough exercise on weekdays, so after such an hour of Wu Qinxi, my muscles will be sore...

Bai Yutang blinked again, yo, what about the Wu Qin Xi that is still an hour old today?

Zhan Zhao shook his head calmly, there is nothing I can do to help, and we can only see if Mr. Gongsun can be lenient.In fact, exercising more is beneficial, just like when we practice martial arts, it is uncomfortable for the first few days, but it will be fine once you get used to it.

Do you think Master Bao will get used to it?Bai Yutang was about to pout.

"Ahhh——" Mr. Bao cleared his throat, and swept left and right, you two boys, don't push me too hard, what are you thinking about flirting in front of so many people! !

"What's the matter with you, Bao Qing?" Zhao Zhen asked curiously. The relationship between Zhan Huwei and Bai Yutang is really good, and such rich expressions are so interesting... The Eight Sage Kings and other people who are left alone are speechless. Your Majesty, occasionally It's okay to be out of tune, but now is not the time to be distracted.

"Thank you for your concern, I'm just a little thirsty." Bao Zheng was the most serious.

"That's right, everyone has worked hard in love. Chen Lin served tea." Zhao Zhen was obviously disappointed, but at least he hadn't forgotten the responsibility of being an emperor, "Bao Qing, it's not appropriate to let people go after the end. It will be more troublesome if Li Yuanhao gets entangled." Why don't you let them go after the competition starts."

"The minister obeys the order."

Everyone drank the emperor's tea, thanked the grace, and went back home one after another to make final preparations for tomorrow's ring competition.

Bao Zheng and the Eight Kings went to the Xuande Building and checked the facilities in the building one by one. Zhao Zhen will watch the competition here tomorrow, and there will be no problems.

"Brother Bai, what do you think of this competition in the arena compared to the Sky Tower?" Zhan Zhao asked.He looked at the Royal Street downstairs, the arena had already been set up, clean, flat, wide and strong.A row of blue curtains were erected on the east and west sides of the arena, which was the place where the warriors of the two countries would rest tomorrow.

Bai Yutang lazily replied: "A small witch sees a big witch, that's all." That incident was extremely dangerous, and only Mao Ni entered the battle alone. There will be weaknesses, so many eyes, so many helpers, it's really not a big problem.

"Yeah, that's all." Zhan Zhao smiled, "Then, what are you still worried about..."

What I'm worried about is you, Bai Yutang thought, what I'm worried about is the conspiracy in this competition.

"I believe in Brother Bai, you will fight side by side with me, right?" Zhan Zhao looked into his eyes with gentleness and sincerity, "So, please believe me, we still have a long time to spend together. "So, please trust me and please walk with me.

Bai Yutang squinted his eyes, his slender eyes fixed on the confident smile on the face of the man in red, gentle and powerful.

A smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Okay, I believe you." He said, and the wild goose feather in his hand gently touched the man's que, "I'll be with you too."