the next day.
The sky is a little overcast and the wind is a little cold.
Since morning, there has been an inexplicable chilling atmosphere in the air.
As we all know, in ancient times, after the autumn harvest, people were generally relatively free, so...
The day has not yet arrived, and the Hundred Days are already crowded with people.
It has been more than fifty days since Song Xiang set up this arena, and today is the busiest.
Don't worry, it's only been a day. The anecdotes about today's gambling fight have spread throughout Runan City in just one morning; in the streets, alleys, teahouses and restaurants, from storytellers to waiters, from errands to To the little gangsters...everyone is chewing on this matter.
Everyone knows that at the end of today, Sun Yixie, who became famous in Luoyang not long ago, will teach Song Xiang, the evil young man in Runan City, a lesson in the Hundred Days Tournament.
When the people heard about this, they were so happy; in these years, Song Xiang relied on his family's power to bully men and women in the city, dominate and do countless evil things, but no one helped him. The common people came forward.
There was nothing that could be done about it, because bullies with official backgrounds like Song Xiang were usually not managed by people from the Jianghu Road, but by those from the Green Forest Road; however, because his father invited a nurse to look after his home The masters are so powerful that even "swordsman" level "swordsmen" like Zhao Yuanyou on the Green Forest Road have been invited, so after so many years, no one on the Green Forest Road dares to touch the young master of the Song family...
If what Song Xiang did went further and really reached the level of "disaster for the country and the people", it would be easier to deal with. At that time, there would be many more powerful green forest experts than Zhao Yuanyou to deal with him. Unfortunately, he did not do that. situation.
Until today, everyone has finally waited for it.
Even if Song Xiang doesn't have any big problems after today's fight in the ring, as long as they can see him deflated, the people will be happy.
"Coming!"
"Hey, it's coming!"
"Everyone, get out of the way, three young heroes are here!"
Soon after arriving, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Lei Buji just walked towards the arena, and the people cheered.
The crowd not only gave way, but also cheered and encouraged.
"Young Master Sun prayed for the people, he is truly a hero!"
"Young Master Sun stood up for us!"
"Young Master Sun, be careful. That Song Xiang is a despicable villain, don't fall prey to his plot!"
In addition to those who praised him, there were also those who warned him of their concerns.
But Sun Yixie just smiled with a smile on his face, didn't respond, and walked forward calmly; Lei Buji also followed him happily.
Only Huang Donglai, with empty eyes, complained in his heart: "The people here are really simple and honest. In my opinion, you should remind Song Xiang not to be plotted by Brother Sun..."
In this way, the three of them came to the ring all the way with the support of the crowd.
Because the people's voice was too loud, even the evil servants of the Song Dynasty could not suppress the voice even if they bared their teeth and claws on the side of the stage.
"Hmph..." At this time, Song Xiang could not wait to stand on the stage. Seeing Sun Yixie and the others approaching, he immediately snorted and said loudly, "You really dare to come?"
"That's right. How can I be afraid of beating a novice like you?" Sun Yi replied with a smile.
After saying that, he took a few steps forward, waved to the servants of the Song family who were surrounding the stage, and motioned them to get out of the way, as if he were shooing away flies.
Those people didn't dare to stop him, so they could only obediently give up a corner of the ring.
Then, Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Lei Buji strutted onto the stage from the stairs in the corner of the arena.
When Song Xiang saw all three of them coming up, he also smiled: "Hey, what are you doing? Do you think you can't defeat me alone, so you want all three to come up together?"
Sun Yixie said: "Take care of you...I am enough alone. The two brothers are just here to watch the battle." As he said this, he pointed to the platform next to the ring with the same height as Lei, which is where Ma Zhao and Where Zhao Yuan was sitting, "You can arrange two seats for them over there."
"Ah?" Song Xiang tilted his cheeks and twisted the corners of his mouth when he heard this, "Why?"
"That's right." Sun Yixie seemed to have guessed that this guy would respond like this, and immediately added, "Why can your people sit on the stage and watch, but my brother has to stand and watch? Are you Are you doing something shameful on stage and are you afraid of being discovered by others?"
When he said this, he paused for a moment. Before Song Xiang could reply, he immediately turned to Huang Donglai and said, "Hey~ Brother Huang, I think the way the brother was beaten off the stage yesterday was a bit strange. Could it be that this Is there something wrong with it?"
"Isn't that right~" Huang Donglai answered in a strange tone, "How else could I have put this one up for more than fifty days?"
The two of them singing together seemed to imply that Song Xiang had won all the competitions in the past fifty days by some kind of fraudulent means.
The people below came with their own opinions, and when they heard this, they immediately started booing.
"I'm afraid there's a scam on this stage!"
"Song, are you trying to be deceptive because you're afraid of being discovered?"
"What kind of fair fight? It turned out to be a lie!"
Once this public opinion is stirred up, the truth is actually not important.
But there is still something to say here...Song Xiang himself subjectively did not cheat. Even in the fight with Tang Weizhi yesterday, he did not know that Zhao Yuanyou helped him secretly.
Since everyone around him was coaxing Song Xiang, including his two masters and bodyguards who were also members of the Song family, they had to save face for the young master, so Song Xiang always felt that his martial arts was really good. He yesterday The phrase "miraculous power is unparalleled" comes from the bottom of my heart.
Maybe you will think that he is mentally retarded, but if you think about it from his perspective, you will find that this is normal.
In that era when information was limited and communications were underdeveloped, if a person lived in a pampered environment since childhood, he would hardly suffer any setbacks, and most of the people around him would only say good things to him, make mistakes, and even violate the law. In an environment where there are always people covering up for him, this is what he will do.
For a child who grew up in a palace, it is natural to have someone take care of all the food and daily needs; for a child who grew up begging on the roadside, it is only natural that he goes out to beg for food every day and often goes hungry. thing.
You can tell the children who grew up in the palace that there are people in the world who are still begging for food, or you can tell the beggars that there are people in the world who come with clothes and stretch out their hands for food and open their mouths, but they can only imagine, but they cannot understand what they hear.
And if no one ever tells them that there are people in the world who are in the opposite situation to theirs, they are likely to think that such people don't exist.
Song Xiang is a person who is used to the "giant baby environment", so his understanding is different from most people.
If he really knew himself, he wouldn't be able to stage any "Hundred Day Challenge". He would have gone back to practice hard and try to catch up with a second-rater like Master Ma Chu first...
"You fart!" Sure enough, after being set up by Sun and Huang, Song Xiang jumped up in anger.
He, Song Bully, usually did a lot of evil and was not afraid of being accused, but he couldn't bear to be wronged.
You want to say that he beat people to death and raped women. He admits it, but he is not responsible. In other words, "responsible" in his perception means being scolded by his own father, and then his father sends someone To threaten others, bribe the government, pay some money...
But if you wrongly accuse him of cheating, he feels aggrieved, because he really doesn't have it.
"Okay! Bring them two stools! You want to see, right? Let you see enough!" After Song Xiang finished scolding, he immediately ordered the servants to move the stools.
Those evil slaves of the Song Dynasty were quite efficient. It didn't take long before they "borrowed" two stools from a nearby teahouse and placed them on the empty seats next to Ma Chuan and Zhao Yutong.
Huang Donglai and Lei Buji said hello to Sun Yixie and sat over.
What are they doing? To put it bluntly... this is to prevent yesterday's scene from happening again.
Ma Chuan and Zhao Yuanyou also knew what they meant - Young Master Huangmen and Young Master Lei were sitting so close to each other. If you two continue to engage in those little tricks, it would be very difficult to hear the news.
"Two seniors, what happened yesterday? I couldn't come up to say hello to you. I'm so rude. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." When Huang Donglai sat down, he was very polite and even greeted Ma and Zhao with a smile.
Lei Buji also imitated Brother Huang and cupped his fists at the two men.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Ma Chu and Zhao Yuanyou looked at each other, and after thinking about it, they felt that they couldn't be at odds with these two juniors.
So, both of them responded politely.
"Young Master Huang, there's no need to be polite. Zhao is just a paid bodyguard on Route 13, and he can't be considered your senior." Zhao said distantly.
"Yes, Shao Xia Huang, Shao Xia Lei, and Shao Xia Sun are all young knights who have become famous recently. When compared with you, Ma will feel inferior." Ma Chu also responded.
Both of them kept their bodies relatively low when talking, and of course this is what they should do.
For people like them who are relatively capable in the Taoist field, it is not very honorable to work as a guest of a wealthy family, but it is not harmful enough...
"You two seniors are so humble." Huang Donglai listened to the other party's words, but still praised him, "The names of 'Yanhui Yizhu' and 'Shadowless Sword' still have a lot of weight when spoken out. They are not comparable to our juniors. .”
What he said was also telling these two people that after this day, I have already found out the information about you two in the city.
Ma Chu and Zhao Daoyuan were not surprised by this. Their affairs in the Song Mansion were not a secret, and many people in the city knew about it.
"No, no, in front of the 'Three Wonders of the Yellow Clan', our little tricks... can only be regarded as trivial skills." Ma Chu said again.
He also had something to say, and the general meaning was - I know Huang Shaoxia, you are good at playing poison, and you don't need to pretend to be a grandson with me. Since everyone is capable, it is best not to make the situation tense.
On their side, they were dealing with each other overtly and covertly, but the two on the stage were all overtly involved.
"Did you bring three thousand taels with you today?" Sun Yixie asked.
"Huh... isn't it just three thousand taels?" Song Xiang was waiting for him to ask this, "Someone, bring it up."
Before he finished speaking, several servants who had been waiting for this order came up carrying a small box.
The box was placed on the ground, and when it was opened, it was revealed to be filled with white flowers, all filled with silver. Counting the box itself, it weighed at least one person.
The eyes of the people under the stage were astonished. Ordinary people would never see such money in their lives. Many people couldn't help but exclaimed.
Song Xiang was quite pleased with the people's reaction. With a proud look on his face, he asked again: "Where's yours?"
Sun Yixie took his time and took out a few banknotes from his arms. This was the remaining part of the "six thousand taels of mother's love" he carried with him when he came out of Hangzhou, which happened to be three thousand taels.
"Do you want someone to take it to the bank account for verification?" Sun Yixie held the banknote between his fingers and shook it gently.
"That's not necessary." Song Xiang does not really care about this. He wants to fight Sun Yixie today mainly for the sake of face. Money is just a concept to him and is not important.
"Okay." Sun Yixie said, took a few steps forward, put his few banknotes into the silver box, and then closed the box smoothly.
After he finished doing this, Song Xiang winked at the servants and asked them to take the box to the place next to the ring where the silver reward was originally placed, and show it to the public.
Sun Yixie walked back to one side of the ring and continued: "The bet is fine, let's talk about the rules."
"Rules?" Song Xiang asked doubtfully, "What rules?"
"Don't you have to explain clearly the rules of the ring?" Sun Yixie said, "Aside from falling out of the ring and losing, what else can and cannot be done? We have to make it clear in advance, otherwise we will fight What should I do if someone cheats me?"
"Hmph..." Song Xiang sneered, "I've been here for more than fifty days, and no one is as particular as you."
"So you are an outsider." Sun Yixie said, "If you don't explain the rules clearly, what will you say if someone punches you in the eye, kicks you in the crotch, and cripples you?"
Song Xiang had never thought about this... After being reminded by Sun Yixie, Song Xiang suddenly felt a little scared.
"Uh... Then you are not allowed to poke in the eyes or kick in the crotch, anything else is fine." Song Xiang continued.
"Everything works?" Sun Yixie said, "What about using the 'guy'? What kind of swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, axes, hooks and forks, hidden weapons, lime powder... can these be used?"
"No, no, no." Song Xiang had never learned weapons, let alone any hidden weapons, so he would not agree, so he immediately denied it impatiently.
"Then the last question." Sun Yi joked at this point, paused for a moment, and then said, "A knight like me would not do anything like hurting people's lives in the ring... but fists and feet have no eyes. What if I hurt you today... after ten and a half months, you will get more and more angry at home, spit out a mouthful of old blood and be so angry that you can't hold it accountable to me, right?"
"Bah!" Song Xiang scolded him, "You still want to hurt Grandpa Song and me? Don't worry, no matter what happens on stage today, you will not be held responsible after you get off stage. To tell you the truth... As of today, I have beaten several people to death on this stage. One more of you is not more, and one less of you is not more... Huh, if you are sensible, kneel down and kowtow three times to Grandpa right now. Accept it. What a mistake, if you keep the money, I can let you go, otherwise... you won't be able to leave standing today!"
