"I have learned a lesson!" It was Jin Renwen who spoke. He was also attracted by the conversation between Wang Wenzuo and the old man. Unlike Wang Wenzuo, he was an expert in cockfighting and immediately heard the meaning in the old man's words. What's wonderful is that he stretched out his right hand, took two golden treasures from the hands of the slave, and handed them to the old man: "As a small thank you, please accept it, father-in-law!"
"Thank you sir for the generous reward!" Seeing Jin Renwen's style and golden treasure, the old man knew that he would definitely meet a wealthy family today, so he quickly stretched out his hands to take it: "With the blessing of the two gentlemen, I can I’ll go and compete with those two kids later, maybe I can earn a coffin book too!”
"Okay! I wish the old man can win the five hundred strings!" Jin Renwen said with a smile. When the old man walked away, he turned back to Wang Wenzuo and said: "This old man is a wonderful man. Liu Weili's men met him What a good opponent!”
"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo sighed, thinking to himself: "He even figured out the secret to jumping in track and field. This kind of old fritter is not easy to deal with!"
The two of them sat on the sidelines and watched the two cockfighting boys defeat several more challengers, but the old man never showed up. They knew that this guy was probably just waiting for work, and he would finally come up with a big one. Jin Renwen smiled and said, "I just forgot to ask this old man his name and place of origin. I should invite him to raise fighting cocks for me!"
"What's so difficult about this!" The servant on the side interjected: "Young man, go and say something to that old man. With your reputation as a gentleman, there's no reason not to come!"
"Yeah!" Jin Renwen nodded: "But wait until he is done fighting, so as not to disturb his state of mind!"
"As you command!"
At this time, there was only about half an hour before dark. Seeing that the time was running out, more and more people came forward to challenge. Wang Wenzuo stared at the field. Sure enough, no one was like the old man in cloth who said that he was staring at the starting referee before the game started. Yes, there were many people who were defeated after two or three encounters or even just one encounter, and they felt more admiration for the old man in their hearts.
"Sanlang, the old man comes on stage, there's a good show to watch!" Jin Renwen said enthusiastically.
"Hmm!" Wang Wenzuo also became interested. He saw the old man taking a fighting cock from the hands of the young man who was traveling with him and carefully checking the steel rod. The surroundings of the cockfighting ring fell silent, and an atmosphere enveloped the surroundings, as if everyone present knew that they were about to witness a fight that would be the talk of the town for the rest of their lives. Wang Wenzuo saw the old man and a young man in colorful clothes holding down his fighting cock that was ready to go. They both raised their heads and looked at the referee's lips.
"start!"
Almost at the same time, the fighting cocks from both sides immediately rushed towards each other, collided with each other and then bounced back. As soon as their feet touched the ground, both birds immediately flew into the air and attacked each other's vital points. The beaks, claws and fierce attacks were all carried out at a dizzying speed, making it impossible for Wang Wenzuo to see that either side had an advantage. Suddenly, the white fighting cock of the young man in colorful clothes was hit, and the old man's khaki fighting cock pierced its wing bone with a steel spur deeply. They both lost their balance, but both sides still pecked ferociously while breaking free from the stuck steel spur. each other's heads.
"Timeout, timeout!" the man in brown shouted loudly. The young man in colorful clothes and the old man stepped forward and immediately separated their chickens, licked away the wounds and messy feathers, and returned to the starting line again, waiting for the referee's order again.
"ready, go!"
The two chickens once again met evenly in the air, and the chickens on both sides wanted to take the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. But after a hundred attempts failed, both fell to the ground again. At this time, the old man's chicken rushed over and tried to knock down the enemy, but the white chicken cleverly asked to the side, causing the crowd to gasp and watch as the old man's chicken jumped into the air at full speed. As it whirled, the white fighting cock jumped on top of it, and both parties rolled violently on the ground. After regaining their footing, the two pecked each other mouth to mouth. After they separated, they used their strong wings to flap at each other. Once again, they flew into the air, fell to the ground again, and fought furiously on the ground again.
At this time, there was a loud scream! The white chicken was bleeding from tears, and a dark stain of blood gradually spread on the old man's chicken breast. But it gave another sharp blow with its wings, causing the white fighting cock to fall down. And when it jumped up and tried to use its hand, the white fighting cock once again dodged and escaped beautifully. Wang Wenzuo had never seen that person react so incredibly quickly in his life. But the old man's fighting cock immediately jumped onto the opponent's back with great force. It stabbed the opponent's chest twice hard, and blood immediately splattered out. But the white fighting cock still flapped its wings vigorously into the air, and hit the old man's chicken hard on the neck when it fell.
The audience almost stopped breathing when they saw the two bloody chickens still fighting, circling, and searching for each other's vital points. In the sudden chaotic commotion, the white fighting cock had suppressed the old man's chicken and beat it hard with its wings. Its steel spurs drew out more blood. At this time, the old man's cock broke free unexpectedly and flew into the air. When it fell, a steel pitch hit the chicken, piercing its heart. The opponent finally collapsed on some scattered feathers, blood pouring from the chicken's beak.
All this happened so quickly that it took a long time for the shocked crowd to burst into loud shouts. Those people whose faces were red with shouts jumped for joy and shouted: "He won!" Wang Wenzuo, who was so excited that he couldn't express it in words, saw people standing up, waving their arms and shouting loudly: "He won!"
The first game showed the results of the next few cockfights. In the following games, the old man showed his experience in fighting cocks for half his life. He chose cockfights shrewdly and then took advantage of every little secret. small details, and finally won three of the remaining five contests. When the last fighting cock of the young man in colorful clothes was pecked down, Wang Wenzuo covered his ears to protect his ears from being deafened by the cheers. .
"We won. This old man really has his own tricks!" Jin Renwen waved his arms excitedly, as if he was the one who won the game.
"We won, but the most interesting part begins now!" Wang Wenzuo showed a sly smile. He noticed that the brown-coated referee and the two cockfighting boys had ugly expressions. This was not surprising. Whoever replaced him immediately output Five hundred strings is a heavy blow.
"You mean the five hundred gold reward?" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "With so many people watching, if Liu Weili didn't want to lose his reputation, he wouldn't have done this trick!"
"Maybe there won't be any tricks here, but that won't be the case after the crowd disperses!" Wang Wenzuo lowered his voice: "Brother Renshou, do you still remember those evil boys who performed fights during the intermission?"
(End of chapter)
