There is a wooden platform outside the school grounds. There is a flagpole on each corner of the wooden platform, and the triangular flags on the pole are flapping in the wind. Everyone came outside the tent.
Ma Gui held down the hilt of the sword, a fierce light shot out from his triangular eyes, and said: "Boy, it's still too late for you to surrender. Kneel down and kowtow to Grandpa a few times. Grandpa will forget the past."
Xiao Yunfan put his hands on his hips and imitated Ma Gui's tone and said, "Mazi, it's still too late for you to give in. Kneel down and kowtow to Grandpa a few times. Grandpa will forget the past."
Ma Gui spat and said: "Bah! I think you are tired of living. Later, grandpa will cut you in half to see if you can still talk arrogantly!" Xiao Yunfan said lightly: "Mazi, let me see how well you talk. It’s also amazing, we two brothers are half as good as each other.”
Mei Guozhen and Ye Mengxiong are not narrow-minded people, and they are very talented people.
Mei Guozhen said: "In the ministry, as the saying goes: 'Swords and guns have no eyes'. This Xiao Yishi has the courage to challenge General Ma, so he must have real talent and learning. He serves under Ji Xin, and he is probably a strong general who has no weaknesses." soldiers.
But whether it was General Ma who hurt him or he hurt General Ma, it was not a good thing. I wonder what the department thinks? "
Ye Mengxiong stroked his beard and smiled and said: "How can Kesheng make the two of them compare their abilities and compete against each other?" Mei Guozhen pointed to the archery target a hundred steps away and said: "It is better to let the two of them compete. Let’s compete with bows and arrows.”
Ye Mengxiong nodded and said: "Okay, Ma Gui, Xiao Yunfan, you two should not do anything first. Let's compare your archery skills first. Xiao Yunfan, for the sake of fairness, I have my supervisor as my witness. I wonder if you are willing?"
Before Xiao Yunfan could speak, Ma Gui sneered and said: "He is a man who sells powerful pills in the world. Your Excellency wants him to compete with the general in bow and arrow. If this news spreads, wouldn't it make people say that we are bullying him?"
As a general, Ma Gui was naturally proficient in bow and horse. In his opinion, Xiao Yunfan was just like an ordinary trafficker and a pawn. Xiao Yunfan said: "Okay, let's compare whatever Mr. Ye says, but Mr. Ye is not allowed to do it to his own people."
Ye Mengxiong smiled and said: "You underestimate me too much. In addition to me, your sworn brother Xiao Ruxun, the Li family brothers in Liaodong, and General Liu are all experts. Even if I am wrong, how can they be wrong?"
Xiao Yunfan readily agreed, then looked at Ma Gui and said, "Hey, Mazi, do you dare to compete?" Ma Gui was almost furious and said, "Just watch it, kid. Come and get the iron bow." Two soldiers arrived carrying an iron bow.
I saw Ma Gui take off his helmet, except for his armor. He rolled up his sleeves, picked up the iron bow, and pulled it gently. The bow string instantly stretched like a full moon. He took out an arrow from the quiver and clasped it on the string.
With a swish sound, the feather arrow was nailed to the red heart of the target, and the arrow shaft trembled and buzzed. Everyone present cheered in unison. Ma Gui raised his chin and said, "How about it, kid?"
Xiao Ruxun has a lot of research on archery. He knows that it is difficult for a person with ordinary arm strength to draw the iron bow. Ma Gui's iron bow is much larger than the ordinary iron bow. He is obviously deliberately making things difficult.
But he looked at Xiao Yunfan and said, "Isn't it just about hitting the bull's eye?" Then he walked over and pulled the bow string, pretending that he couldn't pull it back. Ma Gui and other generals all laughed, and Ma Gui said: "Boy, even if you use all your strength to suck the breast, you may not be able to pull it off."
Li Rusong watched quietly and thought to himself: "This boy is really good at pretending. You must know that this bow itself is not light. It is very difficult for ordinary people to pick it up. He picked it up easily, but refused to open it. He must have wanted to Trouble."
Xiao Yunfan glanced at Ma Gui and said: "General Ma, this bow is not easy to use." Ma Gui said: "Boy, if you don't have the ability, don't brag. Grandpa, I didn't shoot an arrow just now, so why can't it be used?"
Xiao Yunfan said: "Look!" As he said this, he also pulled the bowstring to full length, but with a bang, the bowstring was actually broken by him. Everyone present was frightened, and Ma Gui was also stunned. You must know that the bowstring is made of cooked beef tendon, how can it be easily broken?
Ma Gui waved his hand and said, "I'm really sorry. Lao Ma used too much force just now, which caused damage to the bow string and gave this guy an advantage. Don't blame me!" When he said this, he didn't even blink.
Li Rusong saw it clearly and cursed secretly: "This old man is really a scoundrel. He obviously has someone's supernatural power but he still wants to put money in his own face."
Ye Mengxiong said to his subordinate Bing Yong: "Come here, bring another iron bow to Yishi Xiao." After a while, the two soldiers brought another iron bow.
Xiao Yunfan thought to himself: "It's not easy to beat you Ma Gui. I just used some tricks, but you actually said it's your ability. Well, I'll show off this time. How can you brag?"
As he said that, he said to Ye Mengxiong: "Excuse me, sir, please give me a piece of black cloth to cover my eyes." Ma Gui said: "Boy, you may not be able to shoot with your eyes open, but you still blindfold me, you blindfolded me." who?"
Ye Mengxiong said: "Okay, come here, find a piece of black cloth to cover him." As he said this, a soldier covered Xiao Yunfan's eyes with a piece of black cloth.
Xiao Ruxun couldn't help but worry, and thought to himself: "It's not easy to draw the iron bow, but it's even more difficult to do it blindfolded." Li Rubai glanced at Xiao Yunfan and said to Li Rusong: "Brother, you said this kid can shoot Hit?"
Li Rusong said calmly: "Let's take a look and then talk!" Xiao Yunfan took out an arrow from the arrow pot, put it on the string, and then raised the bow and arrow to the sky. Ma Gui laughed loudly and said: "Boy, are you shooting wild geese? And you are blindfolded?"
Li Rusong couldn't help but frown slightly. I saw Xiao Yunfan raise his hand to pull the bow string, and with a whoosh, an arrow shot through the air, and then he shot another one. The previous arrow was in the air, but it was blocked by the one behind him, and it whirled down. .
Then Xiao Yunfan drew the bow with his backhand and fired another arrow. The first arrow was so powerful that it forcibly split Ma Gui's arrow into two halves and nailed it to the target. The feathered arrow that pierced through the air earlier and the second arrow were also nailed on the bullseye at the same time.
Everyone present couldn't help but cheer loudly. Xiao Yunfan took off the black blindfold, looked at Ma Gui and said, "Is General Ma still trying to compete?" Ma Gui gritted his teeth and said again, "It's just a comparison of arrows. The target is dead. If it's alive, you may not be able to hit it." ?”
Xiao Yunfan said to Ye Mengxiong: "Master Ye, it seems that General Ma is not convinced. How about I compete with him again? Please ask Master Ye to come up with the question."
Ye Mengxiong shook his head and said with a smile: "Old Ma, if you have a way, you will be feared. Just now, there are not many people in Ming Dynasty who can do what Xiao Yishi did. According to my opinion, you should not compare yourself."
Ma Gui's face heated up, but he still said loudly: "Competition, why not compare? The last general also said just now that the target is dead. If it is a living creature, he may not be able to hit it with one hit."
Seeing that Ma Gui was unwilling to retreat despite the difficulties, Mei Guozhen said: "Commander, General Ma didn't say that the target is dead. Well, an old friend gave me a pair of goshawks two days ago, so why not give those two goshawks to me?" Take it out and let the two of them compete." Ye Mengxiong nodded after hearing this.
Not long after, two soldiers carried out a wooden cage. Inside the cage were two goshawks with shiny black fur. This time, Ma Gui did not use an iron bow, but a sandalwood bow. He strode forward and said, "Boy, let me show you what grandpa is capable of now."
A soldier bravely opened the wooden fence, and the goshawk screamed, spread its wings, and fluttered into the sky. Ma Gui rode on a horse and held a bow in his hand. With a whooshing sound, he shot an arrow at the goshawk.
The goshawk was very powerful and could knock down flying arrows with just one flapping of its wings. Ma Gui shot a few more shots, but still missed. The goshawk seemed to be enraged, it flapped its wings, swooped down from mid-air, and grabbed Magui's face with its claws.
Ma Gui was also surprised, and hurriedly reached out and swung his whip forward, hitting the eagle's wings with a snap. The goshawk screamed, and a few feathers fell down, and then flew into the air again. Ma Gui urged the horse to run back and forth in the field, but the feather arrow could never touch the eagle's feathers. When he was touching the arrow pot, he realized that the arrow pot was empty.
Xiao Yunfan shouted: "General Ma, don't be embarrassed anymore, it's up to me." Ma Gui dismounted angrily, threw the bow and arrow to a soldier, and said to Xiao Yunfan: "Grandpa Ma, you are in a good mood today, let that beast live."
Xiao Yunfan said with a shaved face: "General Ma's face is much thicker than that of Ningxia City Wall." As he said that, he asked another soldier to open the fence. Another goshawk also suddenly rushed into the sky and chirped loudly, extremely powerfully.
It was seen that Xiao Yunfan did not hold the bow. He stretched out two fingers to take out an arrow from the arrow pot and removed the arrowhead. Then he turned his palm, fluttered his sleeves and flew into the air.
The goshawk was circling, and when it was struck by an arrow, it fell straight down from mid-air and fell to the ground with a loud thud, sending dust flying into the sky. Everyone cheered again when they saw this.
Ma Gui blushed and said, "What's the point of a small skill?" Xiao Yunfan saw that he refused to admit defeat and said, "Oh? General Ma said that I was a small skill, so why don't you show your big skill?"
Ma Gui asked him anxiously, raised his hands and said: "Ye Butang, I still want to compete with this kid." Ye Mengxiong couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Isn't it embarrassing enough?" Ma Gui muttered: "My lord, I want to wrestle with him again."
Ye Mengxiong was helpless. He knew that Ma Gui was arrogant and arrogant, so he naturally felt unhappy when being compared to others. Besides, he more or less represented the Ming Dynasty's official army in this battle, and when he was compared with a Jianghu man, his face as a governor also looked very unsightly. Then he said: "Okay, how do you plan to have a competition in this third game?"
Ma Gui said: "I want to compete with him. Please prepare a hemp rope. He and I will each tie it around our wrists, and draw a red line in the middle. Whoever pulls the other party over the red line first wins!"
Ye Mengxiong agreed with Ma Gui's suggestion, and Xiao Yunfan said: "Sir, the little man is strong, I'm afraid General Ma is no match." Xiao Ruxun knew that this sworn brother was very capable, and he had already shown his face in the two competitions. If this third game fails, To win, even though he defeated Ma Gui alone, the governor finally lost face, so he walked over and said in a low voice: "Yunfan, if a tree is as beautiful as a tree, it will be destroyed by the wind. If you are too sharp, you will easily make people jealous." .”
Xiao Yunfan said loudly: "Brother, I know. You asked me to let Ma Gui go!" Xiao Ruxun's face was extremely embarrassed, and he immediately darkened his face and walked aside.
At this time, Li Rusong walked out slowly and said: "Governor Ye, this Xiao Yishi has extraordinary abilities. Rusong wants to meet him." Ma Gui was originally at odds with the Li family, but now Li Rusong came out and was obviously on his side. . Ma Gui immediately cupped his hands and said, "Brother Li, I'm done."
Li Rusong's face was still cold and arrogant, and he said calmly: "I know him not for you."
In Li Rusong's view, Ma Gui could not lose again in this game. If he lost, it would not be his own face but the face of the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers. Xiao Yunfan also looked sideways at the other person, and felt that his appearance and eyes were very similar to Luo Jiutian's, and he was very excited.
If it weren't for the current situation, he would almost blurt out and want to shout: "Brother Luo."
A hemp rope was tied to the arms of Xiao and Li. Li Rusong looked at each other and said, "Yishi Xiao, please." Xiao Yunfan calmed down and said, "Please."
After the three tong drums, the two of them stood still. Li Rusong clenched his fists and pulled back hard with his arms. Xiao Yunfan stood still and didn't move for a moment. Li Rusong tried three times in a row, but failed to pull the opponent away at all. He was secretly surprised and thought to himself: "What a strong arm. No wonder Ma Gui is no match for him."
Xiao Yunfan thought to himself: "My sworn brother told me not to offend anyone, so I obeyed him. But if I want to let go, it would be too boring." At that moment, he secretly channeled his internal energy and poured it into the rope.
There was a snapping sound, and the rope broke. The two of them each took a few steps back and stood still. Li Rubai walked up and said, "Brother! How are you?" Li Rusong's forehead was beaded with sweat. He laughed and said, "Brother Xiao is so capable!"
Xiao Yunfan also praised: "General Li, you too." The two looked at each other and smiled. Ye Mengxiong felt very happy when he saw that both sides were equally matched. Immediately he ordered people: "Come here, put out the wine, and invite Justice Xiao to come into the tent and talk!"
Ma Gui lost two games in a row, and in the third game he had to rely on Li Rusong to intervene. He felt uncomfortable. He walked up to Xiao Yunfan and finally plucked up the courage to say, "Boy, I lost. I will kowtow to you and admit my guilt!" He was about to do it. Kneeling down, Xiao Yunfan stretched out his hand to hold his elbow, and lifted him up with a soft force.
Ma Gui said: "You..." Xiao Yunfan laughed and said: "My little brother is joking with General Ma abruptly. How can we take the joke seriously?" Ma Gui couldn't help but said with shame on his face: "Brother, you are very capable, Ma Gui is sincerely convinced!"
