The banquet was held in the west side hall. Changsheng was a prince with a distinguished status and sat in the north. Ni Zhuo is the boss, sitting on the east side.
Ni Zhuo had many wives and concubines, but it was inconvenient for them to show up on such occasions. Therefore, apart from Ni Zhuo and his daughter, the only people attending the banquet were Chang Sheng and Da Tou.
When we sat down, there were only four cold dishes and four braised dishes on the table. After everyone was seated, the hot dishes started to be served. They were not all served at once, but freshly cooked to ensure that the dishes served were freshly prepared. Out of the pot.
A total of twenty-eight dishes were prepared for the dinner, but before all the dishes were served, Datou and others were full of wine and food. Seeing how tired they were, Changsheng did not keep them in the side hall, but asked them to go early Go back to your room and rest.
After Datou and others confessed and left, Changsheng explained the reason to Ni Zhuo. Previously, Ni Zhuo did not know that Changsheng and others came here immediately after the bloody battle with the Japanese pirates at Gupo Mountain. He learned that Changsheng and others were exhausted physically and mentally and Both were injured, Ni Zhuo and Ni Chenyi felt guilty, and hurriedly urged Chang Sheng to go back to their rooms to rest.
Ni Mansion has a special courtyard for guests to rest. Changsheng, Datou and others all live in the same courtyard. When Changsheng went back, he happened to meet Yang Kai and others returning from feeding the horses. In fact, they were not going to feed the horses, but they were just worried about their own. That’s why I went to the stables to take a look. In fact, the servants of the Ni Mansion had already helped everyone feed the horses. Knowing that everyone’s horses were rare and precious, they even left a special person to take care of them at night.
Datou also took advantage of the night to bring Miss Bai to Ni Mansion. After feeding, it was already the second watch. He originally wanted to call Shi Xuanming to go to the streets, but he was too full and did not want to move. In addition, it was too much. Feeling tired, he gave up the idea and went back to his room to rest early.
Changsheng went to bed without washing his face, closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly. At this time, all the Japanese pirates had been wiped out, and the relief grain and grass had also begun to be loaded and shipped. Although there were still many troubles, at least there was nothing urgent or urgent right now. Tough things need to be dealt with urgently, and I can finally breathe a little easier.
At dawn, everyone was sleeping soundly, but they were awakened by the noise coming from outside the house. Changsheng turned over and listened carefully, and found that the noise came from outside the gate. Someone was shouting in broken Chinese, just saying: I heard that he was the number one master in the Tang Dynasty, so I came to challenge him specially.
I'm tired of hearing this man yelling. He is not the best master of the Tang Dynasty at all. The reason why Khotan's Protector of the Country said yesterday that he was the best master of the Tang Dynasty was just an exaggeration. With a golden face, if he beats him, it will show that Fan Monk has great martial arts skills. If he loses, it will not be a shame to lose to the best master of the Tang Dynasty.
After finally having a peaceful sleep, I was woken up early in the morning. Not only Chang Sheng was annoyed, but Da Tou and others were also annoyed. Before Chang Sheng could get up, Da Tou ran over angrily, "Who the hell is crying in mourning?"
Worried that Datou couldn't cope with it on his own, Shi Xuanming got up and followed him out. Yang Kai and Yu Yi also woke up, but they didn't open the door. They knew the abilities of Shi Xuanming and Datou very well. Even if the other party had a purple energy cultivation level, they could not open the door. Not a match for the two.
Not long after, there were cries of ghosts and wolf howls outside the door. Needless to say, Da Tou and the others must have done something serious. Chang Sheng and others originally wanted to sleep for a while, but this time they were completely sleepless and could only get up. , dress and wash up.
When Changsheng opened the door, he happened to see Datou and Shi Xuanming returning. There was blood on Datou's clothes, and the yin and yang wheels were stuck on his left and right wrists respectively and had not been recovered.
"Why are you still using weapons?" Changsheng asked casually.
Da Tou was still angry, "Damn it, there's not just one, but several of them are queuing up outside, all shouting that they want to challenge you. If you don't kill them all, we don't have to do anything else these days. We're just going to accept their challenge."
"Kill?" Changsheng frowned.
"I didn't kill him," Datou said, shaking his head. "I cut him a few times to make his memory long. They all want to be famous and want to be famous. They all want to step on you to make a name for themselves. It's really an underestimation of one's abilities."
Hearing Da Tou's words, Chang Sheng said nothing more. As the saying goes, hit with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. When faced with provocation, the other party must pay the price. If the provocateur is allowed to retreat, countless people will follow suit.
Knowing that Chang Sheng and others were awake, the servants in the mansion brought breakfast for everyone. Four large food boxes were filled with vegetables, porridge, rice, soup, meat and eggs, everything was complete.
While everyone was having breakfast in Changsheng's house, Ni Zhuo came with his servants and brought the best gold sore medicine and fur cloaks made overnight to Changsheng and others. The temperature difference between day and night here is very big, so everyone came in a hurry. They were all wearing single clothes, and everyone had to rush to Kunlun Immortal Palace next, where the snow never melted all year round and it was very cold.
In addition to the wound medicine and the cloak, Ni Zhuo also brought five hundred taels of gold, which were golden beans the size of soybeans. The people were going to stay in Khotan for a few days. These gold beans were the expenses Ni Zhu had prepared for everyone.
Ni Zhuo is going to meet a grain merchant from Tianzhu today. He is the only one who understands the Tianzhu language, so he must go and talk in person. After meeting everyone, Ni Zhuo stood up and left. Before leaving, he told Chang Sheng that Ni Chenyi had something to do in the mornings of the next few days and could not accompany them.
Changsheng naturally knew that Ni Chenyi was not really in trouble, but Ni Zhuo would not let her disturb everyone on his side too early, because everyone on his side was injured. In the past few days, he not only needed to recuperate and regain consciousness, but also decided on a strategy to deal with the immortals. A fierce battle may occur after the palace is opened.
After breakfast, everyone drank tea and chatted in Changsheng's room. The chat was not a waste of time and energy without any purpose. They discussed important matters, but it was just a little leisurely.
"My lord, do you think Master Zhang and the others will come over if they hear the news?" Datou asked casually.
"Zhang Mo is sending Tongchen and the others back to the Shaolin Temple. She is still on the way at this time. She will definitely not come." Changsheng paused for a moment before saying again, "Zhang Shan probably won't come either. Firstly, he The leader of the army is out and there is no time to get away. Secondly, the amulet is a hot potato. No matter who gets it, it will be difficult for him to have peace in the future. He should not wade into this muddy water."
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, Yang Kai asked, "My lord, what are your plans?"
Changsheng said, "The rule of the competition is to stay on the stage for an hour. In this way, it makes no difference whether you leave early or late. There is no difference between coming alone and in a group, because only one person can appear on the stage at a time. And you can’t change players within an hour. To put it bluntly, you can’t join forces and you can only fight alone.”
Hearing Chang Sheng's words, Yu nodded and said, "That's it. Last night, I carefully reviewed the rules of the competition and found that the rules were carefully formulated and very fair. No one is allowed to take advantage of others."
Changsheng added, "The protective talismans are divided into three grades: gold, silver, and bronze, and each person can only play once. Therefore, before the end, the people participating in the competition must decide which kind of talisman they want to fight for. It is not ruled out that There are Taixuan masters participating in the fight for the bronze talisman for the sake of safety, and it is not ruled out that arrogant Yelang who has no self-awareness will participate in the fight for the gold talisman."
Yang Kai nodded slowly, "Yes, although the competition rules set by the Xian Family are very fair, they are also full of variables."
Datou raised his head and looked at Changsheng, "Your Majesty, let's not worry about what others think. Just tell us what you think."
"What do you think?" Changsheng asked with a smile.
Datou said, "None of the four of us have been promoted to the Purple Qi. It will be very difficult to grab the silver. I want to grab the bronze. Each of the four of us will grab one."
"Which one should I fight for?" Changsheng asked again.
"You will definitely grab the gold," Datou said. "As long as you can grab one gold, we will be successful. If you can't grab the gold, we will be out of luck. Others will definitely try their best to kill us..." ..”
