The unruly princess Huan Yu fell in love with Zhao Xu's Hetian jade Ruyi, and seeing that the emperor's brother refused to give up his love, she suddenly came up with an idea, asking Ling Yun and Zhao Xu to compete in a martial arts competition to determine the price of Ruyi's Hetian jade. Where to go.
Zhao Xu happily agreed, but Ling Yun was unhappy, "Hey, what do you mean? You two brothers and sisters, you and I decided the matter with just one word, and you haven't even asked me if I agree or not?" "
Huan Yu's eyes were full of eyes, and she smiled charmingly at Ling Yun: "Now the arrow is on the string and it has to be fired. Of course you will agree, right?"
Ling Yun Qingyuan's distant eyes narrowed, and he said with a stern face: "Who said that! You and I are newlyweds now, and we are in a happy and harmonious state. How can we behave appropriately if there is a flash of swords? Besides, who doesn't know that Brother Zhao is the best in the world? A famous general with unmatched martial arts skills, but now you ask me to compete with Brother Zhao, aren't you deliberately trying to make me look bad?"
Huan Yu's beautiful eyes were shining brightly, she arched her eyebrows and said with a smile, "What? You have so little confidence in yourself that you lost the battle before you even fought?"
Ling Yun's slightly frowning sword eyebrows were cold and indifferent. He turned his face away and said nothing.
Huanyu leaned forward affectionately, her delicate and boneless body pressed softly against Ling Yun's body; then she reached up with her hands, hugged Ling Yun's neck ambiguously, and whispered with a bit of coquettishness: " Junma, just promise me this time, I really like that Jade Ruyi, just do it for me once, please..."
She exhaled like a blue breath, and her pretty face almost touched Ling Yun's.
Zhao Xu laughed loudly on the side, which made Ling Yun blush a little. He said helplessly: "Oh! I'm really afraid of you. Okay, I promise you, you let go first." He really didn't want to let this indecent thing happen. If the action continues, it will make people laugh.
Huanyu slowly let go of his hand with a smile that sounded like "the conspiracy has succeeded", smiled and said: "Okay."
Zhao Xu smiled heartily and said: "It's true that a hero has a hard time with a beauty trap! A hero like my sister-in-law has no choice but to be defeated by a beauty trap!"
Ling Yunjun blushed and said, "I made Brother Zhao laugh."
Zhao Xu turned his eyes clear and said, "Why did my sister-in-law say this? Seeing my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law talking to each other, loving each other, Brother Yu would be so jealous that he died of envy!"
Ling Yun's face turned red when Zhao Xu said it, and he said sarcastically: "Brother Zhao——"
Zhao Xu took two steps forward, walked up to Ling Yun, put his face against his ear, and said with a bit of ridicule: "Sister-in-law, you may not know that I was a domineering and unruly girl before we got married. You are willful and will shy away from anyone who sees you; but now you are so gentle, considerate, cute and soft in front of your sister-in-law. Brother Yu, I really admire your endless charm! How clever is your sister-in-law's ability to control your wife? , Brother Yu wants to ask for advice!"
Ling Yun told Zhao Xu that he couldn't help but smile, "Brother Zhao, don't make fun of me anymore..."
Seeing Ling Yun and Zhao Xu whispering for a long time, Huan Yu couldn't help but curious: "Hey, what are you two whispering about?"
Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Nothing, we are discussing how to compete in martial arts." After saying that, he ordered his attendants to take two long swords and handed one to Ling Yun.
Ling Yun breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down the awkward emotions just now, and returned to his original calm and clear expression.
He took the long sword, held it in his hand and said: "This is the end of the order for you and me. Brother Zhao is a guest from afar. Brother Zhao invites you first."
Zhao Xu said: "Brother Yu, you're welcome."
After that, both of them took off their long robes and walked onto the empty lawn.
When people in the mansion heard that the two masters Ling Yun and Zhao Xu were competing, they all rushed to watch. No one wanted to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to feast their eyes on it.
But seeing the two men's figures twisting and turning, their swords flying and flying flowers, the fight was indistinguishable, and it was dazzling to see.
Ling Yun is dressed in brocade and jade, with fluttering robes, sharp sword power, free and easy figure, and moves like pear blossoms; Zhao Xu is dressed in white, with a strong posture, advanced moves, and elegant movements, and moves like falling snow.
Everyone who watched the contest between the two was lucky enough to feel that this was truly a shocking and rare visual enjoyment.
Huanyu watched from the side, her eyes never leaving Ling Yun's side. Looking at her husband's free and elegant figure and his superb and sharp swordsmanship, her heart was so excited that she almost became drunk. In my excitement, I couldn't help but chant a famous poem by my predecessors:
"When the sword dance moves in all directions, the spectators are as depressed as the mountains, and the heaven and earth are lowered for a long time. The Yao is like Yi shooting at nine sunsets, and the beauty is like the dragons flying among the emperors. It comes like thunder and then withdraws its wrath, and ends like the clear light of the river and sea. … "
More than fifty rounds have passed in the blink of an eye. At the end of the fight, the two men's swordsmanship has both yin and yang, both strong and soft. When making a move, one person is light and the other is quick; when the fight reaches a critical point, one person opens and closes the sword widely, with powerful momentum; the other person retreats quickly, with cold stars appearing on the tip of the sword.
Suddenly, Zhao Xu's sword edge turned, and the "Long River Sunset" was like lightning, heading straight for Ling Yun's upper three paths; everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, because at this time, no one expected that Zhao Xu would suddenly change the path of his sword and use this dangerous move. Caught off guard.
Ling Yun was slightly startled when he saw this, and performed the "Snow Embracing Blue Pass" gesture. The tip of the sword lifted up and slid up against Zhao Xu's sword tip, making a shadow on Zhao Xu's chest. However, Zhao Xu had quick hands and quick eyes, and hurriedly performed the "Snow Embracing Blue Pass" gesture. "Yun Hengqinling" blocked Ling Yun's sharp sword edge, and the two swords were mixed together, stagnant, and deadlocked.
The two fought to a draw.
At this time, Ling Yun withdrew his long sword first, cupped his hands towards Zhao Xu and said, "Brother Zhao is really superb in martial arts and has profound attainments. I am heartbroken."
Zhao Xuyi laughed loudly, "People say that Commander Ling has exquisite swordsmanship and first-class character. Brother Yu finally learned the lesson today. How lucky is Brother Yu to have a friend like Commander Ling today?"
Ling Yun smiled slightly and said, "Brother Zhao, thank you."
As they spoke, the two held their hands tightly together; their eyes stared at each other, with a feeling of sympathy and regret for meeting each other...
The moonlight is like water, gently flowing on the gardenia branches in front of Baiyun Pavilion; the evening breeze blows, the wind moves the shadow, hazy, everything in front of the shadow seems to be in a vague and ethereal dream.
In the Jin Pavilion, Huan Yuyu held her fragrant gills in her hands, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she sat moodily.
Ling Yun slowly approached her and said, "What's wrong? Are you not satisfied with the result of today's competition?"
Huanyu sighed softly, "Actually, everyone should be happy that today has such an ending, but - my Hetian jade is as expected..." She looked depressed.
Ling Yun pinched Huan Yu's nose and said with a hint of anger: "With your status, gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, what else is missing? Why bother with a jade Ruyi? Really? miser!"
Huan Yu shouted: "Hey, what do you know? Do you know the origin of that jade Ruyi? How can it be compared with those yellow and white common things?"
Ling Yun said curiously: "Oh, I would like to hear the details."
Huan Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and by the flickering candlelight, she recounted a long-lasting past event.
That was thirty years ago. At that time, the late Emperor Zhao Ji had just passed his thirtieth year and had not long since ascended the throne. The situation in the DPRK was not stable, and Khitan and Xixia were eyeing him in the north. This year, Li Yuanji, the Xixia envoy, came to pay tribute to the DPRK, and he brought with him an exquisite, crystal-clear jade Ruyi.
This jade Ruyi is made from Hetian jade, which is rare in the world. The high-quality jade and the flawless carving by skilled craftsmen can be said to be a masterpiece of craftsmanship and a treasure in the world.
What's even more peculiar is that in addition to the effects of softening muscles and strengthening bones, diluting blood and improving eyesight, this jade can also remove all kinds of dark and poisonous qi. According to Li Yuanji's words: If anyone is lucky enough to wear it, he can live a long life, ward off evil spirits and avoid evil, and be healthy and strong all his life...
Ling Yun smiled and said: "Does this jade Ruyi really have such an effect?"
Huan Yu sighed: "This is not important, what is important is the following remarks of the Xixia envoy. He said that Xixia has strong soldiers and horses, and many masters, and everyone wants to get the rare treasure in this world.
Now he has brought the three great warriors of Xixia. If anyone in the Song Dynasty can defeat these three great warriors, they can only offer the jade Ruyi. Otherwise, they have to take the treasure back the same way. Because they can't put their treasures in a place where they don't think they have any security. "
Ling Yun raised his sword eyebrows, "How can this be unreasonable? Isn't this provoking me, the Great Song Dynasty?"
Huan Yu's smart apricot eyes flashed, and she glanced at Ling Yun, with a somewhat teasing tone: "Yes, it would have been great if you had been born thirty years earlier! When the time comes, you will definitely stand up and defeat Those arrogant and domineering Western Xia warriors, are you right to win back this reputation for me, the Song Dynasty - but where were you at that time?..."
Ling Yun could tell that something was wrong with Huan Yu's words, so he raised his eyebrows and said pretentiously: "Okay, are you making fun of me?" Huan Yu smiled and dodged, and the two of them started laughing and making a fuss.
It took a while for the two of them to calm down; Ling Yun asked again.
Huan Yu said: "What happened later was very simple. There was one person in the court who really stepped forward and won three battles in a row. He defeated those arrogant Xixia warriors and completely defeated them. Who do you think this person is?"
"who?"
Huan Yu raised her pretty face and said proudly: "My imperial brother Zhao Xu's father, my uncle Guangling Prince Zhao Rui!"
Ling Yun was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "Prince Guangling was young and vigorous at that time, and had great martial arts skills. It was expected that he would defeat these people."
Huan Yu said: "Even now, my uncle is still as strong as ever, and his prowess is still the same as before!"
Ling Yun nodded approvingly and asked, "What happened next?"
Huan Yu said: "Later, the late emperor gave the Hetian Ruyi jade to my uncle as a reward; now my uncle has given the Ruyi jade to my imperial brother Zhao Xu for safekeeping."
Ling Yun nodded and said: "I understand. It's no wonder that Brother Zhao is reluctant to give you the jade Ruyi - how can you just throw away the gift given by the late emperor?"
Huanyu pouted her little mouth and said: "So what? Since the late emperor gave the thing to his uncle, and his uncle gave it to the emperor's brother, it is the emperor's brother's thing. He can decide whether to keep it or not, so why can't he give it away? others?"
Ling Yun glanced at her helplessly and sighed: "You are so willful!"
Huan Yu's bright eyes turned, and she said thoughtfully: "I think your martial arts should be better than my imperial brother, why didn't you defeat him? If you defeat him, that Jade Ruyi will be mine—— Let’s face it, did you not try your best at that time?”
An unknown smile flashed across Ling Yun's clear, star-like eyes. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly but said nothing.
