Ma Xiang was about to jump off the ring when he heard Wengui's shout. He quickly stopped, turned around and asked, "Butler, is there anything else?"
Wen Gui took a breath and said: "Ma Shaoxia, although you lost, you have remained undefeated for a day. According to the rules of the arena we set, we should give fifty taels of silver as a token of our gratitude. At the same time, please Ma Shaoxia think about it, Are you willing to work as a nursing instructor in the Wen Mansion?"
Ma Xiang thought for a while and said: "Steward, I am not here for the money. I will not be rewarded for my merits, so I accept your kindness. As for serving as a coach in your mansion, I am used to the life of Xianyun Yehe and do not want to work for others. I'm really sorry for the care of the home."
Wengui had long expected that Ma Xiang would refuse, so he said that if Ma Xiang did not accept the money, he would look down on Wenfu and make Wenfu lose his trust. Wengui also said that if Ma Xiang did not want to be the instructor of the nursing home, the lady said that she wanted to ask Ma Xiang to be her master and teach her martial arts. After three months, whether to stay or leave, the lady will never force you.
Ma Xiang suddenly hesitated. He fell in love with Wen Xiang'er at first sight and couldn't let go. If you can stay with Wen Xiang'er, you will naturally have a chance. Of course, this depends on the outcome of the competition. If Wen Xiang'er recruits a suitable husband, there is no need for him to stay with Wen Xiang'er.
Ma Xiang thought for a moment and then said that he would think about it carefully. After Wen Xiang'er's competition to find a bride is over, he can make his own decision. Wengui knew what Ma Xiang meant and handed the money to Ma Xiang without any force. Ma Xiang accepted the money, turned around and got off the ring.
After Ma Xiang left, Wengui asked Xu Zhitang to rest for half an hour in the back before accepting the challenge. Xu Zhitang said no, he didn't need to rest at the moment. Wengui said that this was the rule of the arena, and he wanted both sides to compete fairly.
Xu Zhitang was arrogant and naturally would not agree. He just wanted to show his strength in front of Wen Xiang'er. He thought Wengui looked down on him, so he said that if he lost, he would be willing to admit defeat.
Wengui had no choice but to shout to the audience: "Heroes in the audience, please listen. Xu Shaoxia does not need to rest and is willing to accept challenges from all walks of life. If there are heroes who want to come up and try their skills, please do it!"
Wengui called several times, but no one came on stage. Everyone saw that Ma Xiang defeated several people in a row yesterday, showing extremely high martial arts. But today, Ma Xiang was easily defeated by Xu Zhitang, which undoubtedly showed that Xu Zhitang was superior in martial arts. People with average martial arts skills would naturally not dare to appear ugly on stage.
Seeing this, Wengui had to tell Xu Zhitang that no one was coming up now. Xu Zhitang could go to the back to rest and wait for others to come up. Xu Zhitang had no choice but to agree.
At this moment, a man suddenly flew onto the ring. Wengui frowned when he saw that he was a middle-aged man in his forties.
Wengui took a step forward, cupped his hands towards the middle-aged man, and said, "Sir, come up, what can I do?"
The middle-aged man was none other than Chang Qing, the chief escort of the Sihai Escort Bureau. He heard that his son had been defeated yesterday and was immediately furious. He sent someone to inquire in the town and found out that Wen Fu was the richest man in the town, and that Wen Jin, the head of the Wen family, was also the mayor of Danjiang Town. Wen Xiang'er is a rare good girl with both talent and beauty.
Chang Qing immediately decided that he would go to the ring in person tomorrow to propose marriage to Wen Xiang'er in person, and he would definitely help his son marry Wen Xiang'er home. Chang Xian was naturally overjoyed, but thought he should go directly to the Wen family to propose marriage, and there was no need to go to the ring.
Chang Qing smiled slightly and told Chang Xian that if he went to the Wen family to propose marriage, the other party would definitely reject him directly because he was competing for a bride. Chang Xian has already been in the ring and was defeated. The Wen family will definitely not agree.
Chang Qing believes that the only way to do this is to go to the ring to prevent the competition from going on. When the time comes, the Wen family will definitely come forward, and he can force them to agree to betroth Wen Xiang'er to Chang Xian.
Chang looked overjoyed and quickly thanked his father. Early this morning, after eating, Chang Qing calmly led Chang Xian and a group of people from the escort agency to the ring.
Chang Xian saw that Ma Xiang was not on the stage, and quickly asked the people next to him, only to find out that Ma Xiang had been defeated by Xu Zhitang on the stage. Chang Xian immediately told Chang Qing. Of course, Chang Qing, whether it was Ma Xiang or Xu Zhitang, was the same to him. Chang Qing asked everyone to wait under the stage, so he jumped up and entered the ring.
Chang Qing glanced at Wen Gui and said: "I am Chang Qing, the chief escort of the Luoyang Sihai Escort Bureau. I have decided to propose marriage to your family. Your contest to recruit a bride must stop immediately!"
Wengui is just a housekeeper. He knows a few things about Baili nearby, but naturally he doesn't know much about distant Luoyang. He had no idea about the power of the Sihai Escort Bureau in Luoyang, and was very disgusted with Chang Qing's arrogant attitude.
Wen Gui snorted coldly and said: "Our family is holding a martial arts competition to recruit a bride. If your master wants to propose a marriage, he must participate in the martial arts competition to recruit a bride according to the rules. Please leave as soon as possible and don't affect us!"
Chang Qing laughed a few times and said, "I just said that I want you to stop fighting to get married. If you don't agree, please knock me off the ring!"
Wengui didn't expect to meet such an arrogant and unreasonable person. His face was livid with anger and he was about to yell at Chang Qing. Xu Zhitang, who stood silently by the side, quickly stopped Wengui.
Xu Zhitang saw that Chang Qing came to cause trouble deliberately. He had heard of the name of Sihai Escort Bureau and knew that Sihai Escort Agency was extremely powerful. Xu Zhitang did not have a good impression of the Sihai Escort Bureau because Chang Qing had a close relationship with the Wuzhou court. In Xu Zhitang's view, Chang Qing was Wu Zetian's eagle dog, and he was naturally disgusted by him.
Xu Zhitang knew that reasoning and insulting were useless against such people, so he stopped Wengui. Xu Zhitang asked Wengui to step aside and let him handle the matter.
Xu Zhitang stepped forward, glanced at Chang Qing, and said: "Are you Chang Qing from the Sihai Escort Bureau? I have long heard that the people from the Sihai Escort Agency rely on the power of the government to do tyranny and bully good people. I thought it was a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true. in this way."
Chang Qing was furious and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you insult our escort agency like this! Do you want your life?"
Xu Zhitang snorted coldly and said, "You want my life? Let me tell you, with a guy like you, I'm afraid you can't kill me!"
Xu Zhitang sincerely angered Chang Qing so as to force him to take action first. Otherwise, Xu Zhitang is here to participate in the martial arts competition to recruit a bride, and Wen Xiang'er is watching from behind the curtain. He can't make the first move.
If Chang Qing attacks him first, Xu Zhitang can legitimately fight back. He saw Chang Qing's movement skills just now, and he was confident of defeating Chang Qing.
As expected, Chang Qing fell into the trap, and Xu Zhitang was so angry that he became furious.
Chang Qing immediately pulled out his sword and swung it hard, and the sword struck Xu Zhitang quickly.
Xu Zhitang suddenly felt a strong sword energy approaching, knowing that the opponent's internal strength was not weak. Xu Zhitang did not dare to be careless, and hurriedly pulled out his sword, used his internal strength to meet him, and swung his sword to meet him. The two swords intersected, only a clanking sound was heard, and several sparks appeared.
Both of them were shocked and took a step back. Their internal strength seemed to be about the same. In fact, Xu Zhitang did not use all his inner strength. Chang Qing was furious and naturally tried his best.
Xu Zhitang was a little surprised when he saw that the opponent's sword was not broken by him. At the same time, Chang Qing put away his sword and took a look, only to see that the blade of his sword had been cut with several cracks by Xu Zhitang's sword.
Chang Qing couldn't help being shocked. His long sword was considered a famous sword and had never been cut like this before. Only then did Chang Qing realize that the sword in the opponent's hand must be as sharp as iron. Fortunately, his internal strength was not inferior to this boy's, otherwise it would be hard to say what the outcome would be!
Of course, Chang Qing didn't know that Xu Zhitang was Dongfang Zhenyu's disciple. If he knew, he would not be so arrogant and underestimate the enemy. Chang Qing naturally knows the name of Dongfang Yijian.
Xu Zhitang saw Chang Qing's look of surprise after looking at the sword, and he suddenly knew something in his heart. He immediately shouted loudly, jumped up, and rushed towards Chang Qing. At the same time, he struck straight away with a "Thunderbolt" move.
Seeing this, Chang Qing didn't dare to confront him head-on, and quickly ducked out of the way. The two of you come and go, swords go and swords come. At the beginning, you can still clearly see the moves of the two people. After more than thirty moves, the two of them fought quickly, with swords gleaming, and it was hard to tell the difference for a moment.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had fought more than fifty moves, and Chang Qing became more and more anxious as he fought. After all, he is more than ten years older than Xu Zhitang, so he is considered an elder. Xu Zhitang was able to tie with him. If this matter spreads out, his evergreen reputation in the world will naturally be completely wiped out!
Chang Qing was distracted, but Xu Zhitang saw the flaw. Xu Zhitang saw that Chang Qing's sword was a little slow in changing his sword moves. He immediately shouted and used his internal strength to make a move of "Kuanqing". Suddenly one sword turned into several swords, and they all struck at Chang Qing.
Chang Qing felt his eyes blurred as several swords struck straight at him. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the sword was real or fake, so he had to turn over and retreat.
Chang Qing did not expect that his response had already been expected by Xu Zhitang. Xu Zhitang forced himself to follow and waved out his left palm at the same time.
Chang Qing had just landed on the ground and had not yet gained a firm footing. Where could he hide in time? Xu Zhitang hit Chang Qing in the chest with one palm. Chang Qing was immediately shocked and knocked back. After taking five or six steps, he fell to the ground. A trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He was obviously injured.
Chang Xian, who was in the audience, saw this and hurriedly jumped onto the stage. He stepped forward to help Chang Qing up, stretched out his hand to check for pulse, and then realized that Chang Qing was not seriously injured.
It was Xu Zhitang who showed mercy and did not use all his strength to save Chang Qing from danger. Xu Zhitang knew that there must be many people from the Sihai Escort Agency in the audience. If he severely injured Chang Qing, I'm afraid these people would not let it go. Xu Zhitang didn't want to turn the arena into a battlefield, so he didn't use all his inner strength with the palm he just struck.
Xu Zhitang did not step forward, but took a few steps back and said, "Brother, please take this chief escort down quickly!"
Xu Zhitang didn't come to the ring yesterday, hadn't met Chang Xian, and didn't even know he was Chang Qing's son. Xu Zhitang just thought that Chang Xian was a young escort from Sihai Escort Bureau.
Chang Xian glared at Xu Zhitang fiercely and said nothing. He knew that his father was no match, let alone him. Chang Xian quickly picked up Chang Qing and jumped off the ring.
