Chapter 005 - Tournament(1/2)
(XX website www.xxx.***)(XX website www.xxx.***)(XX website www.xxx.***) After the banquet, Li Shangshu clapped his hands, and the servants took down a table of dishes that had not been moved, presented fragrant tea. Then music sounded on both sides, and more than a dozen beautiful dancers walked in from both sides of the main hall and danced gracefully.
Wu Zhi was watching the dance with a smile, thinking about how to find out the news about Xuanjing and how to rescue the Li family from the prison. He casually glanced at the beautiful Korean girl in the dance. After a few glances, he suddenly felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say something was wrong. He threw away the mess and looked at the dancers carefully. At this time, the Korean girl scattered in a circle, like a scattered flower in the sound of a celestial girl. His every move was extremely ethereal.
Wu Zhi looked at her one by one and suddenly realized that one of the girls in green had a pretty face and good looks, but her Adam's apple was raised and not as smooth as other girls. After looking at her eyes carefully, Wu Zhi immediately made a decision in his heart and said softly: "Be careful of the woman in the second left green skirt."
Shi Xiu was always with him. After hearing Wu Zhi say it, he looked up. At this moment, he suddenly saw the "girl" in green tilt and jumped up suddenly. There was already a shiny short sword in his hand, and he rushed towards Li Shangshu.
The other dancers all exclaimed, and became hasty. The guards beside Li Shangshu were not carrying weapons, so they were shocked to greet the "girl" in green clothes. The "girl" in green clothes was very slippery, swaying from left to right, and flashed past the guards, and stabbed Li Shangshu like lightning. Seeing the sword tips in his hands approaching him, Li Shangshu was at a loss when he saw Ming shook the sword tips getting closer and closer to him. He even forgot to dodge. He thought in his heart, my life was over! In the crisis, Li Shangshu suddenly felt the chair fall backward, and Li Shangshu also fell four feet up with the chair, but Shi Xiu saw that the situation was critical and pulled down Li Shangshu's seat.
The "girl" in green missed a blow and turned around and wanted to retreat. A big man suddenly jumped out in front of him. It was Shi Xiu, who punched heavily, and the fist stormed. The assassin felt a trembling heart. He knew that he could dodge and avoid it. He turned his hand and stabbed it with a sword. Shi Xiu did not avoid it at all. He turned his hand and just turned sideways and punched it in turn, forcing the assassin to retreat repeatedly.
While the two were fighting, more than a dozen guards holding knives and guns were caught in the hall. The assassin knew that he could not escape any more. He gritted his teeth and bit the poison sac in his mouth. Suddenly, he felt a pain in the back of his head and lost consciousness. However, Wu Zhi saw that he showed a determined expression and smashed the assassin's head with a teapot.
Wu Zhi jumped over with the teapot and caught the assassin's fallen body. Seeing that two black blood had already flowed out of his mouth, he saw that he was not alive, and his face remained silent, covering the eyes of others, and said, "Li Shangshu, the assassin has been captured, so the search room for interrogation."
Li Shangshu was helped up by the guards, but he was still a little shocked and said, "Okay... OK..."
Wu Zhi stuffed the assassin into Shi Xiu's arms and led the guards to a small courtyard in Shangshu's Mansion. Li Shangshu followed behind tremblingly and entered a closed wing room in the courtyard. He stepped away from the guards, leaving only Shi Xiu, Xu Jing and Li Shangshu in the room.
Wu Zhi smiled and said to Shi Xiu, "No need to be artificial!" Shi Xiu smiled and threw the assassin's body on the ground.
Li Shangshu and Xu Jingjin both stared at each other, and Li Shangshu was puzzled and said, "Since the murderer is dead, why are he mysterious?"
Wu Zhi smiled at Li Shangshu without saying anything.
After a while, Shangshu Li understood Wu Zhi's meaning and sincerely exclaimed: "The noble king is a talented man. In an instant, he thought about the plan to lead the snake out of the cave. I was so old that I was panicked when I was about to come to an end. I was in a state of ruling with the noble king. I was really a ruling with the noble king, and a ruling with the noble king!" He sighed.
Wu Zhi smiled, thinking that this is no wonder Li Shangshu. If there are so many people in the world who have experienced assassination? It is inevitable to panic for a moment, but he has experienced life and death. As for the immediate thought of "leading snakes out of the hole", he has to thank the influence of later movies and TV series. After watching countless such plots, he thought of countermeasures like conditioned reflexes, and it is funny to think of it.
"Sir Shangshu, the rest of the matter will be left to the Lord!" The assassin's assassin was Shangshu, and it has nothing to do with him. He is not a Korean, so it's better not to get involved in the vortex. Helping Old Man Li this time is a kind and righteous one.
Li Shangshu nodded repeatedly: "I can save you, I can save you."
Several people stayed in the secret room for a while. After they came out, Li Shangshu naturally sent his confidants to guard the secret room and ordered no one to enter. After giving the order, he joined hands with Wu Zhi to return to the front hall. The dancer artists had been taken down to question, and the messy tables and chairs were cleaned up, as if the storm had not happened.
After this incident, Shangshu Li was even more intimate with Wu Zhi, and Wu Zhi could only give in to the snake.
While the two were talking, Jin Yang hurried into the front hall and asked anxiously: "Grandpa, are you okay?" He had just planned to embarrass Wu Zhi, but suddenly heard an assassin coming from the mansion. He was shocked and hurried to visit his grandfather.
Li Shangshu shouted, "Why are you so unruly? You shouted and said, "You've never met the noble king before!" Although he spoke sternly, his face was very gentle. After all, his grandson was anxious and concerned about him. Li Shangshu scolded him, but he was happy.
Seeing that his grandfather had nothing to do, Jin Yang felt relieved. When he saw Wu Zhi smiling at him, his heart was infuriated. Why didn’t the assassin pierce him a few holes?
"I have seen the noble king for a thousand years!" Jin Yang said respectfully.
Shangshu Li introduced: "Haha, this is my unfair grandson. I call him Jin Yang. Please forgive him for being rude!"
Wu Zhi smiled and said, "Caring for relatives is normal, how can you say it is rude? Lord Shangshu has a good grandson!"
Although Wu Zhi was praising Jin Yang, he felt very uncomfortable in Jin Yang's ears. He was about the same age as himself, but he spoke in an old and arrogant manner. Humph, is the Song people very amazing? Today I will tell you to know that I am a powerful person in Goryeo!
Shangshu Li said to Jin Yang again: "I have come here to see Mr. Shi. My grandfather's life is entirely saved by Mr. Shi!" Shangshu Li was quite grateful to Shi Xiu, but Shi Xiu was Wu Zhi's guard, so he was not too intimate, which made his grandson get close to him.
Jin Yang suppressed his anger and respectfully met Shi Xiu. Shi Xiu became humble. After seeing the gift, Jin Yang turned his eyes and had an idea. He said to Li Shangshu: "Grandpa, Brother Shi is the personal guard of the noble prince of the Song Dynasty. Wu Yi is not wrong, but I don't know how to compare with Brother Liu?"
Li Shangshu frowned: "What are you saying about this for nothing?"
Jin Yang looked disappointed: "Brother Liu is known as the first knife-killer in Kyoto. However, his grandson has never seen him take action, which is really a pity!"
Xu Jing also translated the conversation with the two of them without losing it. Wu Zhi smiled and looked at Jin Yang a few times. He interrupted, "Sir Shangshu. After hearing what Mr. Jin said, Wu became interested. I wonder which hero Brother Liu was mentioned by Mr. Jin?"
Li Shangshu laughed and said, "This person is a famous samurai in Goryeo. It is said that he always only needs one knife to fight against the enemy, so he is called Liu Yidao and is now a guest minister of our residence."
Wu Zhi nodded. It seemed that he was a famous hero in Goryeo. He would not be like a guard, but only serve as a distinguished guest. He was just not by his side in times of crisis. What's the use of raising this guest? Do you put it on as a storefront? I really don't understand the idea of Goryeo people.
Look at Shi Xiu, she looks eager to try it out. Isn’t it too idle these days? Then I’ll find something for you to do and see what the difference between the heroes of Goryeo is.
"Why didn't Lord Shangshu summon Mr. Liu to compete? It's a good story to make friends with martial arts!" Wu Zhi said with a smile.
Li Shangshu was not willing to give Wu Zhi a face, so he had to agree. Jin Yang sneered in his heart and stepped aside to see how Liu Yidao cut Wu Zhi's face. Liu Yidao has always been proud. Just now, Jin Yang was going to nag Liu Yidao about how the noble king looked down on the Gaoli people, just to anger Liu Yidao and go to find trouble for the noble king. Seeing Liu Yidao's appearance, although he still had the cold expression, the gleam of his eyes occasionally showed that this guy was already angry, and now he was just venting. Jin Yang thought happily.
When I was not big, the footsteps sounded outside the hall. I walked in. The tall and thin person was like a stinging pole, skinny and bone-skinned, with fleshless cheeks, shiny eyes, arrogant face, wide robe on his body was empty, and a long knife was held in his arms.
Liu Yidao looked around the room and bowed slightly to Li Shangshu: "I've seen an adult!"
Li Shangshu smiled and said, "Mr. Liu doesn't have to be very polite. Today, there are distinguished guests coming from afar. If you want to see the heroic style, Mr. Liu should not refuse."
Liu Yidao said: "I dare not disobey my orders. I wonder which distinguished guest came to give me advice?"
Shi Xiu was impatient to wait. After hearing Xu Jing's words, he rushed into the field and shouted: "Shi Xiu learned the hero's skills!"
Liu Yidao looked at Shi Xiu with his eyes squinted, nodded slightly and said, "Please!"
Although Shi Xiu couldn't understand Goryeo, he knew what he meant, and said, "Let's go outside the hall to compete!" After that, he took the lead and left the living room first. Liu Yidao followed behind and walked out slowly. Wu Zhi felt a slump in his heart, and the two of them left the hall had already seen the movements of the two of them leaving the hall. One was impatient and the other was calm. Shi Xiu was afraid that he would encounter a tough guy.
Shangshu Li, Wu Zhi and others came to the hall to sit out, and the servants served wine, dishes, fragrant tea to cheer them up.
Wu Zhiben wanted to remind Shi Xiu, but then he thought about it and swallowed the words to his mouth. However, Li Shangshu was very excited and smiled and said, "The dragon and tiger fight will definitely be wonderful!" Suddenly, he remembered something again and said loudly: "Two heroes, please wait until you go! Don't hurt anyone!"
Jin Yang stood behind and curled his lips, thinking about how he would sarcastically mock Wu Zhi after Liu Yidao won. This would not only not seem rude, but also give him anger.
Liu Yidao and Shi Xiu stood opposite each other, looking at each other without saying a word.
After a while, Shi Xiu couldn't help but shouted loudly, and the steel knife in his hand slashed towards Liu Yidao. Liu Yidao turned sideways, and a shadow of the knife flashed by, a crisp "ding" sound, sparks flew everywhere. The two of them took a few steps back at the same time. Shi Xiu smiled and said, "Shouzhuaner is quite strong!" Before he finished speaking, he rushed forward.
It was dark at this time, and dozens of lanterns were lit in the yard, just like daylight.
*** While shaking, Liu Yidao and Shi Xiu had a crackling fight. The two fought very fiercely. Two groups of figures were twisted together, and dozens of figures reflected by candlelight on the ground were swaying, making people dazzled, and they almost dreamed...
Li Shangshu and others could no longer see the fighting moves of the two. They saw many figures in the field, changing in absent manner. They all smiled bitterly and shook their heads without saying anything. Only then did they realize that the warriors were not able to understand the battle between them, such as themselves.
Wu Zhi frowned. He could see clearly that Liu Yidao's sword technique was strange and Shi Xiu was supported by the word "courage". Although he could barely fight a draw, if this continues, he will definitely lose.
Without Wu Zhi's expectations, in a short while, blood fell, and Shi Xiu was hit by several blows. Although Shi Xiu was quick to react and not very deep, it had obviously affected Shi Xiu's actions, especially in his leg, and Shi Xiu was inevitably stagnant in advancing and retreating. He could only support him with his hard work.
Seeing that the victory was settled, Liu Yidao was very energetic, and the sword in his hand became more and more anxious. He suddenly shouted: "The Song people are just like this!"
He actually shouted it out in Chinese. Wu Zhi's face changed. He just wanted to vent his words and swallowed them back into his stomach. He narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Li Shangshu didn't know what Liu Yidao was shouting. But when he saw blood dripping from the ground in the field, he felt anxious. He originally wanted the two to compete for martial arts to cheer up, but who would have thought that they would fight to the death as soon as they started to fight. Now he saw someone even more, for fear of something big, so he hurriedly said to Wu Zhi: "Your Majesty, let them stop!"
Wu Zhi said nothing.
Jin Yang couldn't see the two fighting clearly, but he heard Liu Yidao's shouting and was very happy. He knew that Shi Xiu must have been bleeding from the knife. He felt proud. When Wu Zhi stopped and suggested not to argue with his grandfather, he sneered in his heart. He was just a arrogant person with good face and did not care about his subordinates' lives. How could he convince the public? It seems that the rumors are exaggerated, and the noble king of Song State is just like this.
In the field, Liu Yidao shouted this sentence after practicing for a long time. He was very happy. With a long laugh, he greeted Shi Xiu with a knife as tight as a knife. He snorted coldly in his heart, since you don’t give up, don’t blame me for being cruel.
Shi Xiu's steps became more and more stagnant. Suddenly, his feet staggered, and a large empty door was exposed with his right arm. With this opportunity, how could Liu Yidao let go? The long sword slashed hard, hit Shi Xiu's right arm. As he expected, the steel knife in Shi Xiu's hand fell, and Liu Yidao was happy. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his right leg, his feet became soft, and he half knelt down. Liu Yidao was shocked and hurriedly drew the knife back to protect him, but he didn't want the long sword to remain motionless. Looking up, Shi Xiu's right hand firmly grasped the back of his knife, but in this way, the long sword slashed into Shi Xiu's arm a little deeper.
Liu Yidao was stunned and a cold neck became cold. A bright steel knife was placed on his neck, but Shi Xiu held the knife in his left hand. Liu Yidao suddenly realized that Shi Xiu deliberately showed a flaw. When the steel knife fell, he caught it with his left hand and then scratched his right leg. He wanted to protect him again, but the long sword was injured by him. He pinched it tightly. Looking at the blood gushing out of Shi Xiu's right shoulder, Liu Yidao felt confused.
The outsider looked at the two of them blankly. Liu Yidao knelt in front of Shi Xiu. The blade was shining with cold light on the vital points on his neck, while Shi Xiu was wearing several colors on his body, blood slowly flowing, his face was a little pale, but his body stood straight!
"How about the Song people?" Shi Xiu said slowly.
Xu Jing had never seen such a strong man with wet eyes. Without waiting for Wu Zhi's orders, he had already translated Shi Xiu's words loudly.
Liu Yidao said nothing, but his pride was gone.
Li Shangshu didn't know what Shi Xiu said, so he looked at Wu Zhi blankly.
Wu Zhi stood up with a smile and shouted: "Try to the death! Good job! Come and have a drink with Wu!"
Shi Xiu put down the steel knife in his hand, and pushed Liu Yidao's long sword away from his right arm. He slowly walked to Wu Zhi, knelt down on one knee, took the liquor handed over by Wu Zhi, drank it all in one sip, and said aloud: "Thank you, Prince!"
Wu Zhi patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "Go and heal the wound!"
The guard came over to Fu Shi Xiu and left. Liu Yidao still knelt on the ground halfway and said nothing for a long time.
Jin Yang stared blankly at the scene, like a dream, looking at Shi Xiu's back as he was gone, and then looked at Wu Zhi's calm smile. Xuan Jing's confident whisper suddenly sounded in Jin Yang's ear: "If he comes, a huge thing can be solved for Xuan Jing..."
Hongyuan Building Living Room.
With laughter and noise, the Goryeo Prince Wang Chengmao and Wu Zhi were having a great conversation.
After the martial arts competition yesterday, I chatted with Shangshu Li for nearly half an hour. It was late at night when I came back from Shangshu's mansion. Wu Zhi slept until the sun rose. After getting out of bed, I realized that Wang Chengtao had been waiting in the living room for a long time. After waking up, I hurried downstairs. I wondered why Wang Chengtao came so early. Judging from his temperament, he should carefully consider the pros and cons and wait a few days before he came to find him.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there was an assassin in Li Shangshu's mansion yesterday? The prince was not frightened, right?" After saying a lot of unnutritious words, Wang Chengma asked with concern.
Wu Zhi said: "The big prince thinks I'm not doing well? I can't scare me!"
Wang Chengma smiled and said, "Little Wang is wrong, he is wrong. The noble king is galloping among millions of troops. Several assassins are just jokes!"
Wu Zhi said: "Don't be polite to me, let's go for a walk on the street?"
Wang Chengtao said, "No, no hurry." After chatting with Wu Zhi for a few words. Wang Chengtao brought the topic to Shangshu Mansion again, frowned and said, "There are assassins in Shangshu Mansion, and said, "There are assassins in Shangshu Mansion, and Goryeo is too shameless to say."
Wu Zhi smiled and said, "I heard that the Korean folk customs are simple for a long time. It is not something that a few assassins can erase."
Wang Chengmao bowed and said, "Thank you, I hope you can catch all these assassins in one go this time. I wonder if you have caught a living person? Why did the assassin go to the Shangshu Mansion for assassination?"
Wu Zhi's heart moved and nodded, "There is only one assassin, and he has been captured alive. That assassin is really fierce. There is a poison hidden between his teeth. Thanks to his early discovery, he left a living mouth!"
Wang Chengmata's face twitched a few times, "Oh, that's good, then do it..."
Wu Zhi suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu is confused about something. There is a martial arts master Liu Zhuangshi of Shangshu Mansion. Why don't he follow the Shangshu? Why didn't he see him after the accident?"
Wang Chengma said: "Liu Yidao is a famous samurai in Goryeo. He is very proud and said that he will not be a slave. Li Shangshu invited him back to the mansion to support him, but he was just a teacher guard. He ignored other things."
Seeing that he was a little absent-minded, Wu Zhi asked with a smile: "The eldest prince has something to worry about?"
Wang Chengmao was stunned for a moment and immediately smiled: "Your king has good eyesight, Xiao Wang is indeed a little worried."
Wu Zhi said: "Can you tell me to Wu? Perhaps it is unknown whether you can relieve the prince's worries."
To be continued...