"Why can that boy sit at the same table as the prince? Isn't he just a village man?" The guards in the palace made dissatisfied sounds when they saw Ding Xiaoyi, Prince Geng and others sitting at the same table.
Ding Xiaoyi's sharp ears naturally heard these sounds, and he drank quietly. The folk customs in Qiongzhou are fierce. They are close to the seaside. Although their bodies are not very tall and powerful, they have a violent spirit.
Ding Xiaoyi naturally didn't mind at all. The banquet room in the palace was very large and could accommodate dozens of tables. Ding Xiaoyi, Prince Geng and others were sitting in the hall.
In addition to Prince Geng, an important guest of Prince Qiong was also at this table. Even those little princes are not qualified to sit at that table.
Ding Xiaoyi was only young and dressed in commoner clothes, so naturally he received a burst of dissatisfaction.
Ding Xiaoyi ignored this. He drank when there was wine and ate when there was food. He turned a deaf ear to all the dirty words said to him.
He is the bodyguard of Princess Dayong, not the bodyguard of King Qiong. Seeing that Ding Xiaoyi did not move sincerely, the guards of the palace shifted their targets to the Imperial Guards.
A commander of the palace guards raised a cup to Luo Qiang and said in a loud voice: "I have heard for a long time that the palace guards are iron-blooded soldiers selected from thousands of people. It's really hard for you to escort the princess."
"My dear friend, you are serious. I am waiting for the emperor's life, so there is no hard work or not." Luo Qiang doesn't drink. He only knows how to eat.
"Don't you know the name of this commander?" The commander of the palace guards asked Luo Qiang again. Luo Qiang frowned slightly. To be honest, he looked down on these self-righteous royal guards the most.
They don't have much strength, but they like to rely on the power of the palace.
"Luo", Luo Qiang spat out a piece of animal bone from his mouth, and he just replied with one word coldly.
"Commander Luo, it's rare for His Royal Highness King Qiong to be so happy, why don't we also join in the fun?" A cold smile appeared on the face of the commander of the royal guards, and he said to the commander of the imperial guards.
Upon hearing the words of the commander of the palace guards, Luo Qiang's brows furrowed. He knew that the guards of the palace had always been too high-minded and had always been very dissatisfied with the Royal Guards.
"My dear friend, what do you want?" Luo Qiang just looked at the other person coldly, wondering how he could guess what the other person was thinking.
It's nothing more than taking the opportunity to show off. He had heard the words of the palace guards slandering Ding Xiaoyi just now, and he couldn't help but sneer secretly in his heart.
How could Guard Ding be slandered by frogs like them? Seeing that Ding Xiaoyi ignored these frogs in the well, they turned their attention to their group of imperial guards from the imperial capital.
"What I'm saying is, how about a competition between the palace guards and your imperial guards from the imperial capital for fun." The commander of the palace guards chuckled at Luo Qiang.
"It's just for fun, I'm not interested." Luo Qiang smiled contemptuously and refused without raising his head.
They are here to escort Princess Dayong, not to please King Qiong with these frogs in the well. It is true that the folk customs in Qiongzhou are fierce, but these guards dared to offend the imperial guards from the imperial capital, which made him very puzzled.
If King Qiong hadn't done it deliberately, he really couldn't imagine that a mere guard of the royal palace would dare to challenge the royal guards of the imperial capital.
Luo Qiang looked at the table where Ding Xiaoyi was sitting. He saw Prince Geng chatting and laughing with King Qiong. King Qiong didn't seem to notice what was going on at their table.
The commoner boy, who was dissatisfied by the guards of Prince Qiong's palace, was drinking wine comfortably, looking completely oblivious.
An expert is an expert. These royal guards were already frothing at the mouth, but the young man remained unmoved.
And this group of frogs in the well came to find them again, which made Luo Qiang very frustrated. He refused without hesitation.
"Commander Luo, why do you refuse? We just want to make King Qiong and Prince Geng happy. As servants, we naturally have to worry about our master." The guard commander continued chattering in Luo Qiang's ears. It was like a fly buzzing in Luo Qiang's ears.
"What, Commander Luo, you don't dare, are you afraid of losing to us, the palace guards?" The guard commander said to Luo Qiang with a cold smile.
Hearing the provocative words of the guard commander, a look of frost appeared on Luo Qiang's face. He really couldn't stand the endless insults from these skilled guards.
The expressions of the other imperial guards also changed slightly. They remained silent, which did not mean that they were afraid of these palace guards.
They have their own responsibilities, and the Praetorian Guards are also soldiers. They only listened to the command from the commander and Prince Geng.
The guards' foul language made them feel angry, but they still did not make any move.
Luo Qiang stood up slowly and looked at the guard commander coldly. Then he said in a deep voice: "The duty of the Imperial Guard is to protect the peace of the imperial capital, and our duty here is to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess. But you are full of filthy words, which really disappoints us. "
"Don't you want to add to the fun? You are so blind, how dare you make a life-and-death decision? How about a fight with me, the commander?" Luo Qiang said to the commander of the guards in a domineering tone.
Hearing Luo Qiang's domineering words, all the guards showed excited expressions on their faces. Since they want to fight, they must fight for real. They have all gone through the test of blood and fire before being selected into the Imperial Guard.
Every Imperial Guard is a true man who has passed the test of life and death. They didn't want to pay attention to these guards, not because they were afraid.
"Well, Commander Luo, he is just here to cheer up the princes, so why should he be serious about it?" When the guard commander heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he smiled at Luo Qiang and said.
"You were the ones who proposed it to add to the fun. Now the commander wants you to make a declaration of life and death, and you are afraid again. People say that the people of Qiongzhou City are fierce. Where is the backbone of Qiongzhou City when it fought against the Fusang invaders?" Luo Qiang's expression changed. He scolded the guard commander gloomily.
After hearing Luo Qiang's reprimand, the palace guards' faces turned green and red. Qiongzhou is adjacent to the East China Sea, and the war where Fusang invaded Cangxuan Realm started from Qiongzhou.
The saying that Qiongzhou's folk customs are fierce also came from that period. Qiongzhou City blocked several attacks by Fuso warships with its own strength, and finally Qiongzhou fell.
And Qiongzhou City also turned into a ghost town, because all the practitioners in Qiongzhou City died in the battle, including the ordinary city residents.
No one surrendered, and no one escaped. Qiongzhou City also became famous because of this bloody battle.
Everyone died in the battle, no one escaped and no one survived. Fusang Kingdom finally broke through Qiongzhou and approached Cangxuan Realm.
At that time, Dayong had not yet founded the country, and the Cangxuan realm at that time was still in disarray. Fusang committed horrific crimes in Cangxuan Realm. In the end, Fusang's invaders were repelled by Cangxuan Realm and fled back to the East China Sea.
Thousands of years passed in a flash, and Qiongzhou began to regain its vitality.
"Commander Luo, why do you speak so harshly? I will challenge you." The face of the palace guard became very ugly.
He stood up in a flash and looked at the commander of the Imperial Guard with a cold look. Luo Qiang turned and followed the commander of the palace guards to the fighting platform next to the hall, his aura rising like a huge wave.
And the noisy guests instantly fell silent because of those two figures.
"Brother Wang, are those the imperial guards of the imperial capital?" King Qiong looked at the stern man in armor standing in the battle platform, and asked Prince Geng who was standing beside him.
"Yes, he is Luo Qiang, the commander of the imperial guards who escorted the mission this time. Is that a guard of the palace?" Prince Geng glanced at the gloomy-faced guard of Prince Qiong's palace opposite Luo Qiang.
"He is the commander of the royal guards. This commander is quite interesting to the commander," King Qiong explained to Prince Geng with a chuckle.
"They are just here to help me have fun. I am happy today. Come on, let's have a drink." King Qiong couldn't hide the smile on his face, and he hurriedly said to everyone.
The officials of the envoys responded one after another. Although King Qiong lived in Qiongzhou, he was also a member of the royal family and they did not dare to offend him.
Ding Xiaoyi narrowed his eyes slightly, and he naturally saw some clues. Those guards first targeted themselves, and sincerely saw that they were indifferent.
Then they pointed their finger at the Imperial Guards. The next step is the highlight, because someone among them wants to target him. As for who is targeting him, he doesn't know yet.
But that person will show up soon, and he is also very confused. Who wants to target him? Is it Donghai Jiandao?
Ding Xiaoyi scanned the crowd, but he didn't find anyone suspicious. In addition to the aristocratic families of Qiongzhou City, there are also some insignificant sect forces in this hall.
These sect forces are all attached to the East China Sea Sword Island. If they can attend King Qiong's banquet, their ancestral graves will be smoking. Naturally, they will not know him.
Just as Ding Xiaoyi was thinking to himself, the battle on the battlefield had already begun. He didn't even bother to look. After all, Commander Luo was a master at selecting from among the military camps.
How could a mere guard commander of the royal palace be Commander Luo's opponent. They were not on the same level at all, and without any suspense, the royal guard commander was knocked away by Luo Qiang's punch.
The embarrassed figure of the guard commander rolled down under the battle platform. Luo Qiang looked at the embarrassed figure coldly, but he did not kill him.
"Okay...", the guards cheered. They had been holding this breath for too long. The palace guards kept provoking them, which made them very angry.
Fortunately, the outcome was as they expected. The commander of the royal guards was knocked off the battlefield with one punch. This battle without any suspense also added some fun to King Qiong's banquet.
The faces of the palace guards were not very good-looking. The gap was there and there was nothing they could do about it.
