The door of the hall was pushed open again, and a red outfit came into view. Red wristbands tied the sleeves inside, and a pair of deerskin boots were exposed from the knee-length skirt.
The girl has picturesque eyebrows, eyes like stars, skin as good as snow, and long hair like clouds. A red rope is tied in the middle of her hair, dancing gently with her steps.
Dong Shang had seen Sun Shangxiang's portrait, and the lady looked much better in front of him than in the painting.
Over the years, his father Dong Zhuo collected countless beauties. Dong Shang was already used to beauties in the palace, so he was not too surprised. It's just that Dong Shang always felt that the girl was a little different from the beauties he had seen, but he couldn't explain it for the moment.
Shaking his head slightly, Dong Shang put aside his distracting thoughts. It shouldn't matter to him whether it's beautiful or not, whether he likes it or not. He is here because Qin needs Chu, and he needs to get married to Sun Shangxiang.
The girl quickly walked to the center of the hall, glanced at Dong Shang and others, and then turned to the other side and bowed.
"Disciple, please pay your respects to Master."
Seeing Huang Zhong stroking his little beard and nodding slowly, Sun Shangxiang put a smile on his face and turned to ask Sun Ce.
"Brother, what do you want from me?"
Sun Ce cleared his throat and waved his hand.
"Come, let me introduce to you. This is the Crown Prince of Qin - Dong Shang. This time, the big reason why Mr. Dong came all the way is for you. You and Mr. Dong should get to know each other."
"it's him?"
Dong Shang was stunned as his pure and flawless eyes stared over.
He has met countless people since he was a child. Some people look at him like they are looking at mountains of gold and silver, and their greed makes people sick; some people look at him like they are looking at a throne, full of desire and flattery; some people look at him like they are looking at a throne. , his eyes seemed to be bursting with fire, it was hatred and anger that he couldn't understand, even though he had done nothing.
But there was only a hint of doubt in Sun Shangxiang's eyes. They were the eyes of a stranger looking at him without knowing anything. They were eyes without "color", a scenery that Dong Shang had never seen before. He was actually a little happy.
After being stunned for a while, he quickly bowed his hands and saluted.
"I've met the princess."
However, Sun Shangxiang had no intention of being polite to Dong Shang.
With everyone looking confused, she turned around and walked to the guards at the edge of the hall. With a wave of Hongxiu, a long sword flew up, circled in the air countless times, and landed in front of Dong Shang. The blade penetrated the table more than 6 inches, and the hilt was still trembling.
Everyone was shocked, even Sun Ce was dumbfounded.
Zhang Ji, who was beside Dong Shang, stood up with a wary look on his face, but was quickly pushed down by Dong Shang.
Just listen to Xiangxiang say.
"Then let's compete. I don't want to marry someone weaker than me. If you win,"
Xiangxiang puffed up her cheeks and said angrily.
"If you win, I will consider it. If you lose, don't mention it again."
If you win, you will only get an ambiguous opportunity; if you lose, you will have no way out.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this is a very uneconomical deal, but Dong Shang would not think so. He had already seen that Sun Ce had no intention of using his sister for marriage.
For a king of a country, it is difficult for Dong Shang to evaluate whether Sun Ce was emotional or unusual. He only knew that this was a dead end, but his insistence on seeing Sun Shangxiang ushered in a turning point.
But Dong Shang frowned slightly and hesitated.
I have long heard that the King of Chu's sister was a martial artist since she was a child, so she thought she was good at martial arts. However, Dong Shang didn't think he would lose. Among the Qin army, apart from the unreachable God of War, there were really not many people who could defeat him with his martial arts skills. What he was worried about was that the sword had no eyes. If he injured Sun Shangxiang, wouldn't it make the alliance between the two countries even more uncertain? He only wanted to marry Sun Shangxiang for the alliance between the two countries, so he was putting the cart before the horse.
"How dare Dong Shang take action against the princess, who is worth a thousand pieces of gold?"
Xiangxiang had already walked up to another guard at this time. Hearing this, she drew her sword and pointed at Dong Shang angrily.
"So you look down on women?"
Dong Shang quickly waved his hands and said.
"It's not looking down upon, but respecting."
Seeing Dong Shang's sincere face, Xiangxiang's anger subsided slightly. She put down her sword for a moment and thought about it. I'm afraid Dong Shang was still worried about her identity and was afraid of affecting the relationship between the two countries.
Xiangxiang said disdainfully.
"Before martial arts, there was no Qin and Chu, and before life and death, there was no respect or inferiority. Here I am neither a woman nor a princess of Chu, but a warrior. Your heart is full of distracting thoughts and scruples, how can you pursue the right path of martial arts? And How can you be worthy of being my husband?"
"As long as you respect me and don't worry about it, just let me go and do whatever you want. Even if I get hurt, no one in Chu will blame you for it."
Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning and others couldn't help but nodded in appreciation.
Sun Ce glanced at Dong Shang and the others and nodded in agreement.
Dong Shang was stunned. Speaking of this, he really had no reason to refuse, but the kings and ministers of Chu State were so strange that things actually developed in a direction that was beneficial to him.
Xiangxiang took off the red rope with her right hand and rolled up her long hair with her left hand. Tie the hair with a hairband and twist it around a few times, pull hard from left to right with both hands, and the long hair is tied into a single ponytail, showing a heroic appearance. The girl raised the sword and said again.
"If you're afraid that you won't be able to defeat him, you can ask the general next to you to join him, but I will look down on you."
Dong Shang shook his head. His martial arts skills were not inferior to those of general Zhang Ji. And if Zhang Ji is allowed to fight, he will have already lost before the competition.
Pulling out the long sword on the table, Dong Shang walked to the stage and made a starting gesture.
"Princess Princess, please enlighten me."
"good!"
Xiangxiang didn't hesitate, she let out a long roar, and struck Dong Shang's shoulder with a white rainbow piercing the sun.
Although Dong Shang looks weak, he actually grew up in the turbulent land of Xiliang. He is also the eldest son of Dong Zhuo. How could he not practice martial arts? I saw him accurately holding the long sword that Xiang Xiang was stabbing at, turning it up and to the left, staring at the gap exposed by Xiang Xiang and taking a step forward. The blade of the sword followed Xiang Xiang's long sword to her right shoulder.
Xiangxiang didn't panic, changed her horizontal thrust into a vertical block, blocked Dong Shang's attack and advanced instead of retreating, quickly crossed her body and slashed at Dong Shang's back.
Unfortunately, Dong Shang had already taken precautions before his counterattack failed, and he parried this move without any surprise.
After one round, the two fought faster and faster, and the whole place was filled with the flash of their swords. Everyone could not help but hold their breath and concentrate, their eyes were fixed on the field and they did not dare to blink.
After twenty rounds, Xiangxiang changed her gentle swordsmanship to a fierce and shocking move.
Dong Shang was still marveling at Sun Shangxiang's exquisite swordsmanship, and the two of them had a lot of fun playing tricks on each other. Unexpectedly, Sun Shangxiang suddenly changed his moves and opened and closed them. He was caught off guard and exposed several flaws.
But Xiangxiang was unreasonable and caught Dong Shang's mistakes and pressed forward step by step.
In the 30th round, Dong Shang fell into a disadvantage, and the rhythm of the attack began to be controlled by Xiangxiang.
Why did the young master have a head-on confrontation with this little girl but he didn't know how to beat her? Zhang Ji was anxious on the sidelines, wishing he could help Dong Shang compete in the competition himself.
Little did he know that Dong Shang was secretly complaining that the strength of Sun Shangxiang's hands was not inferior to that of men. The most important thing is that she used the softness of a woman to the extreme. Some of these seemingly fierce moves were actually feints.
When Dong Shang tried his best to block it, he found that there was no effort at all, as if he had hit the cotton with all his strength and felt extremely uncomfortable. And Sun Shangxiang often strikes again and again when his old strength has gone and his new strength has not yet emerged.
If Dong Shang had not been on the battlefield with Dong Zhuo since he was a child, and had developed a vigilance that was different from ordinary people, and could barely block Sun Shangxiang's fatal blow at critical moments, he would have been defeated long ago.
Even so, Dong Shang was still beaten dangerously in the forty rounds, and his occasional counterattacks gradually disappeared, and he could only parry blindly.
In the forty-seventh round, the cold sword tip stopped half an inch away from Dong Shang's throat.
Jia Xu and Zhang Ji couldn't help but sit up in shock.
"I lost."
Dong Shang sighed dejectedly. He never expected that the "excellent martial arts" of Sun Ce's sister mentioned in the intelligence was actually such an "excellent" method. There are probably only three generals of Qin who can defeat her.
"You're pretty awesome!"
Well?
Dong Shang raised his head, with appreciation in Xiangxiang's bright eyes.
"I thought you were just an embroidered pillow, but I didn't expect that your martial arts skills are quite good, and you can be ranked as a second-rate military general in our Chu country."
Dong Shang originally thought that this girl who was unwilling to marry him would make a series of sarcastic remarks that would make him lose face, so he could only give up. Who would have thought that it would be like this?
As if the haze of these years was swept away for a moment, and he returned to the time when he really studied martial arts with all his heart, he smiled calmly.
"That's still not as good as the princess."
Xiangxiang was very proud and raised her head and said.
"Of course, I'm top-notch."
"Then I'm leaving, but please don't try to take advantage of me again."
With a click, the long sword returned to the guard's scabbard, and the girl floated towards the sky like a red cloud.
Dong Shang stood there blankly, staring at Sun Shangxiang's leaving figure.
