The light rain kept falling in the sky. Yi Xiaodao didn't bring any rain gear, but he quite enjoyed the feeling of riding a horse in the rain.
Proposing marriage to Li Dingxing is of course a pretense, the most important thing is to look familiar. Furthermore, when Xiang Lian'er and Fang Long are on the floor in front of the Nanhuai Prince's Mansion, with Xiang Lian'er there, it won't be considered as causing trouble for nothing, the big deal Even though Li Dingxing was too discerning to take a fancy to Xiang Lian'er, Yi Xiaodao didn't believe what he would do to him in front of the Nanhuai Prince's Mansion.
After figuring it out, Yi Xiaodao went on a horseback trip to Sioux City. The white walls and green tiles of Nanhuai and the willow banks of the river made him feel very peaceful. The boatman was carrying the boat back and forth in the river. The cormorants with their necks chained kept drilling into the water from the boat board, taking out one after another. The big fish brought back rewards again and again from the fishermen.
Yi Xiaodao traveled for a long time and saw that it was getting dark. He asked passers-by about the location of Nanhuai Prince's Mansion and went straight in the direction of Nanhuai Prince's Mansion.
There was a large group of people standing at the entrance of the Nanhuai Prince's Mansion, but they only dared to watch from a distance, because Li Yaoyang, the eldest son of the Nanhuai Prince, was sitting in front of the palace, with a weapons rack standing next to him, with a Spring and Autumn Sword and a Fang Tian painting on it. There are all kinds of weapons such as halberds, snake spears and so on.
The second young master, Li Dingxing, stood beside him, scanning the crowd, looking for Yi Xiaodao.
"Second brother, don't worry. As long as the eldest brother is here, no one will dare to do anything to you! Just recognize the person!" Li Yaoyang sat on the chair calmly and comforted Li Dingxing.
Li Dingxing naturally wouldn't worry about what Yi Xiaodao would do to him. Yi Xiaodao really had evil intentions, and he had to decide whether he could come back from Dayang Mountain. Anything that goes against him is just a smoke bomb to confuse his elder brother. If Yi Xiaodao comes to propose marriage to him, he will definitely be teased by his elder brother. As long as he says that there are enemies who are going to harm him, this big brother will take it seriously.
When Li Dingxing saw Yi Xiaodao dodge his first arrow, he already wanted to subdue him. The guard's words only made him make up his mind.
"Hey, brother, this is the Nanhuai Prince's Palace, right? What are you looking at here?" Yi Xiaodao led the horse and asked an eldest brother who was riding his daughter on his neck.
"Hey, let's watch the fun. I heard that someone is trying to cause trouble for the second son of Nanhuai Palace. Let's see which hero is so smart." The eldest brother said with a cheerful smile, not worried about himself or his daughter at all. It's safe. This is the first time he dares to cause trouble with Nanhuai Prince's Mansion in Su City.
After hearing this, Yi Xiaodao said happily, "Hey, things have been going on in Nanhuai Prince's Palace for the past two days." After saying that, Yi Xiaodao also stood aside, wanting to see which master was so smart.
"Horse...horse..." The girl on the eldest brother's neck reached out to touch the horse, causing the horse to snort and become impatient, and couldn't help but neigh.
"咴儿咴儿~"
Li Dingxing followed the sound and happened to see Yi Xiaodao in the crowd. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "He's really here." With a big hand pointing, several soldiers followed Li Dingxing's direction and ran down the steps. The onlookers gave way. , even the elder brother next to him grabbed his daughter and took a few steps back, and Yi Xiaodao appeared in the crowd, one person and one horse.
"Yi Xiashi? My two young masters have invited me." The soldier also heard that Yi Xiaodao was looking for trouble with Li Dingxing. He was expected to be highly skilled in martial arts, so he spoke politely.
Yi Xiaodao led the horse to the open space in front of the palace in confusion. Before he could speak, Li Yaoyang took the lead and laughed: "I thought you were some martial arts hero or master of the sect. You, a coward like you, dare to find my second brother?" Trouble? Come on, pick a weapon!"
The horse in Yi Xiaodao's hand has been pulled aside by a soldier. Before Yi Xiaodao understood what was going on, Li Yaoyang was impatient with waiting. With a hook of his foot, a snake spear measuring eight feet in length flew out from the weapon rack. Shoot straight towards Yi Xiaodao.
Yi Xiaodao took it with both hands, and the force from the snake spear shook him back several steps.
"Let me try!" Li Yaoyang grabbed the spring and autumn sword closest to him, jumped down from the steps of more than ten steps, raised the sword high above his head, and struck Yi Xiaodao down.
"Wait...is it...misunderstanding?" Yi Xiaodao grabbed the spear and had no time to react, so he had to set up the snake spear and block the blow of Chunqiu's sword. However, Li Yaoyang was too strong after all, and Yi Xiaodao couldn't support it and was hit by the sword. The force forced him to kneel on the ground on one knee.
Li Yaoyang nodded secretly in his heart. His strength was not bad. He could block his attack with just one knee. For an ordinary person, he would have been pushed to the ground. How about trying another move? Thinking of this, Li Yaoyang turned his blade and slashed it along Yi Xiaodao's left hand holding the spear. If the slash was strong, all four of Yi Xiaodao's fingers would be cut off.
Yi Xiaodao also reacted very quickly. He quickly let go of the spear with his left hand and let one end of the spear fall to the ground. The tilted spear continued to block the sword. With his free left hand, he grabbed Li Yaoyang's feet and was about to attack him. Lower plate.
Yi Xiaodao grabbed Li Yaoyang's right leg with his left hand and pulled hard. Unexpectedly, Li Yaoyang's lower body was extremely stable and his whole body did not move at all.
Li Yaoyang danced his Spring and Autumn Sword, and aimed at Yi Xiaodao to strike with his left hand. Yi Xiaodao quickly retracted his hand to avoid the blow, but Li Yaoyang did not let him go. The sword struck Yi Xiaodao's head, shoulders, legs and other parts of his body. After getting up, Yi Xiaodao fell to the ground and took several steps back. Finally, he was forced to the wall with nowhere to hide.
Yi Xiaodao looked at the big knife hitting the front door and closed his eyes in fear. The big knife also stopped when it hit the front door. As the eldest son of the King of Nanhuai, Li Yaoyang was very measured. Even if Yi Xiaodao had no fault, he would not kill him in the street. After all, there were so many people watching.
"It's not pleasant. I know how to hide when I try to hide. Why don't you fight back!" Li Yaoyang put away his sword and stood on the ground, saying with dissatisfaction.
"Why do I want to fight you for no reason?" Yi Xiaodao put down his spear and rubbed his sore arms.
Li Yaoyang squinted his eyes and said, "Aren't you still planning to deal with my second brother? What? Are you now a coward?"
Yi Xiaodao looked at Li Dingxing on the steps and realized in his heart that this was the eldest son of the Nanhuai Palace, and the second brother he mentioned was Li Dingxing on the steps. Guessing that Dayangshan's actions made Li Dingxing feel unhappy, he called his eldest brother to stand up for him and even found a reason.
Yi Xiaodao threw the snake spear to the ground, turned his head and said: "You are really unreasonable. I came to propose marriage to the second young master. I have a sister who is as beautiful as a fairy. She claims to be... I will not marry anyone who is not a hero or a talented person." , I thought of the second young master. Why did he hit me when he came up and accuse me unjustly?"
"Proposing marriage? Are you proposing marriage to your sister?" Li Yaoyang raised his brows, looked Yi Xiaodao up and down, and asked in a low voice.
Yi Xiaodao nodded and said regardless of the attitude of the people around him: "It is indeed illegal for a woman to propose marriage to a man, but who told you that this is the Nanhuai Palace? It's not an exaggeration for us ordinary people to mention it. Besides, my sister is also here. It’s time to get married, so what’s wrong with me as an older brother helping my sister arrange her marriage?”
When the onlookers heard this, they were shocked! An ordinary citizen actually wanted to propose marriage to the second son of King Nanhuai, and everyone started talking about it.
"This is the first time for a woman to propose marriage. If the Nanhuai Palace does not accept it, will anyone else want it in the future?"
"Didn't you hear that this was this young man's idea? It seems he wants to become rich."
"You can't say that. If you really look like a fish and a wild goose, why would it be difficult for the second young master to take a concubine? That would be enough for us little people to live on for a lifetime!"
Li Yaoyang naturally heard the comments around him, and he was angry and anxious. He secretly complained that his second brother was too childish: I came here to propose marriage. You lied to me and said that I came to trouble you. I helped you, but it turned out that Mine is no longer. It's good now. It doesn't matter whether I agree or disagree. I'm afraid of being known as "bullying the people" and causing the current situation where it's difficult to get out of the situation.
Li Dingxing was also blushing on the steps and stared at Yi Xiaodao. I thought this was a wild boy who wanted to come to the palace to seek wealth and honor based on his own skills, but I didn't expect that he would dare to propose marriage in front of a large crowd. Seeing the people around him pointing at him, Li Dingxing turned around and hid in the house with shame on his face.
Li Yaoyang hooked his toes, lifted the snake spear from the ground, reached out to catch it, and said in a deep voice: "Please come into the house to discuss it in detail."
When Yi Xiaodao heard that Li Yaoyang invited him into the house, his brows raised slightly and he was overjoyed. He glanced around at the people around him and strode toward the Nanhuai Palace with his head held high, as if he had won the fight just now.
Li Yaoyang walked behind him with a broadsword and a snake spear. He lowered his head and endured the pointing fingers of the villagers, like a general who had lost a battle.
Yi Xiaodao and Li Yaoyang entered the palace, and other soldiers came up to disperse the onlookers. However, the people still gathered in front of the palace, discussing today's dramatic scene in twos and threes. For them who don't have much entertainment, what happened here just now is more enjoyable than going to the theater to watch a big show, and they will have a long aftertaste.
In the palace of Prince Nanhuai.
"What? Someone wants to propose marriage to my Xing'er?" Li Rongqi, the king of Nanhuai, was lying on the imperial chair. When he heard the news reported by the butler, he stood up from the chair in shock, without looking old and senile.
"Who is coming to propose marriage? King Donglu or King Chuxiang? It's fine if it's King Donglu, but not if it's King Chuxiang. The old Ge family has always been strong, and if you propose marriage to them, you won't have a good time. "Although the old Nanhuai King said he was dissatisfied, his old face had already smiled.
The steward hesitated and did not dare to speak. King Nanhuai turned around and saw the steward's appearance. He was surprised. Before he could speak, Li Yaoyang had already walked in from the door.
"Meet my father." Li Yaoyang saluted King Nanhuai and winked at the steward beside him. The steward, as if he had received a general pardon, bowed hastily to King Nanhuai and fled.
"Yang'er, have you ever heard of it? Someone wants to propose marriage to your brother, why can't Mr. Li hesitate to say it? Is it the Ge family of Chu Xiang or the Cui family of Donglu?" The King of Nanhuai raised his hand. He gestured to excuse himself and started asking.
When Li Yaoyang heard his father ask about this matter, he sighed and said: "Back to my father, he is neither, he is just a common man."
"Huh? A common citizen? Come to my Nanhuai Prince's Mansion to propose marriage?" When the old Nanhuai King heard this, his eyes widened. It was the first time in his life that he had heard of such a thing. "What common citizen dares to do that?" Come to my Nanhuai Prince's Mansion to propose marriage? Are you crazy?"
"The kid thought he was crazy at first, but after talking with him, he found out that he was extremely talkative and quite skilled in martial arts. The kid didn't understand what was going on." Li Yaoyang told the whole story truthfully.
"My child just went to ask the second brother. He said that the boy has some skills. He thought he wanted to come to the palace to get a job, and deliberately used the proposal of marriage as a cover. My child tried it outside the palace. His martial arts can't be said to be strong, but he has some skills, but this boy He insisted that he was here to propose marriage. The child did not dare to act alone, and he was afraid that the people outside would see the joke, so... he brought her into the mansion." Li Yaoyang said with his head lowered.
"Oh, you're not a madman, but you dare to come to my Nanhuai Prince's Mansion to propose marriage. It's interesting. Bring me to see you." The old Nanhuai Prince felt strange and waved to Li Yaoyang to bring someone over.
"King Nanhuai, you're fine!" Yi Xiaodao arrived before anyone else arrived and greeted him from afar.
