Chapter 67: Battle for the Flag
Chapter 67: Battle for the Flag (V)
Xiao Xia searched around the three flag towers but found nothing, not even a single warrior.
At this time, everyone was hiding, patiently waiting for the moment to capture the flag.
The first method really doesn’t work. At this time, capturing the flag depends entirely on luck. It depends on which flagpole the red flag is on.
Each flag tower is five miles apart! Even if you have wings, you won't be able to fly fast enough.
But how could Xiao Xia be willing to let others take away the Cold Sword?
He made up his mind and said, "A man who is narrow-minded is not a gentleman, and a man who is not vicious is not a man."
He leaped into the depths of the forest.
The time finally reached noon, and the battle had come to the final stage.
There was a tent one mile away from the central flagpole, with dozens of warriors standing around it on martial law.
Inside the big tent, Xiao Hong, the head of the Xiao family in Jiangning, Xiao Lin, the head of the Xiao family in Jinling, and Xiao Hu, the representative of the Xiao family in Jiangdu, began to draw lots.
Drawing lots is very simple. Each of the three people draws a lot, and then the three lots are compared. If two of them are the same, that is the answer.
"let's start!"
Xiao Hong brought the two people to the signing table. He raised the lottery tube and shook it, saying with a smile, "You two are the guests, you draw first!"
Xiao Hu smiled and waved to Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin smiled slightly. He did not hesitate to step forward and drew the first lot, then turned it over on the table.
Then Xiao Hu drew the second lot, and without even looking at it, he turned it over and placed it on the table.
The third lot was drawn by Xiao Hong, who also placed it on the table.
The three of them turned over the lot together. There were words on the front of the lot, two for the east and one for the west.
The three of them laughed together, "Plant the East Flag Platform!"
Little did they know that in the woods a hundred steps away, a pair of sharp eyes were watching their every move through the big tent door.
Three warriors in black entered the tent at the same time and handed over flags. Only one warrior carried the bag with the flag on it, while the other two carried empty bags.
Three black-clad warriors walked out of the tent together and ran towards the three flag towers several miles away.
No one would know which black warrior carried the flag unless they saw the flag-presenting scene in the big tent.
This was also God's will. They didn't want to appear too petty, so the curtain was never lowered. If the curtain had been lowered, the result would have been different.
Two quarters of an hour later, a red flag was raised on the east flag tower. Three warriors a mile away shouted in surprise and ran towards the flag tower from three directions.
The three men soon met each other, fighting as they ran, but they did not dare to stop, and they were only a hundred steps away from the flagpole.
Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed out from the side and ran in front of them. The three men were terrified, stopped fighting, and ran after it.
But it was too late. They ran to the flagpole and saw a young warrior standing on it waving a red flag. The three of them collapsed to the ground in despair, but in a blink of an eye, the warriors of Jiangdu Xiao family recognized the person who took the flag and jumped for joy.
In the lobby of the Xiao family's mansion in Jiangning, the warriors of the three families gathered together, sitting in front of three long tables, lowering their heads and eating hard.
The table was filled with a variety of dishes, which were dazzling and very sumptuous, but the warriors of the host Jiangning Xiao family all had bitter faces and could not eat.
They lost both games this morning. The water fight was won by the Jinling Xiao family, who took away ten points, and the flag capture was won by the Jiangdu Xiao family, who also took away ten points.
There are three remaining arena matches, and each family has two chances to appear. Unless the Jiangning Xiao family wins both matches and gets 20 points, and the other family gets 10 points, then there will be a tie, and the Jiangning Xiao family and the other family will have an additional arena match.
Xiao Xian showed his prowess in the water fight today. Halfway through the game, he kicked everyone into the water, including Yu Hai, and secured the final victory. However, the flag was snatched away by Xiao Xia, a third-level warrior from the Jiangdu Xiao family. He clearly took the west route at the beginning, but somehow ended up on the east route and snatched the flag first.
Xiao Xia was also eating with his head down. Every warrior of the Xiao family in Jiangdu would come forward and pinch Xiao Xia's shoulders, "Well done!"
Xiao Xia didn't see Li Zhen, so he whispered to Xiao Zhurong beside him, "How is Li Zhen's injury?"
Xiao Zhurong was the last one to be kicked into the water by Xiao Xin today, and he accepted defeat sincerely.
"It shouldn't be a big problem. He has gone back to his residence to rest. He will definitely not be able to go on stage this afternoon."
Xiao Zhurong frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "How can you use bows and arrows against the rules? There should be a reason! Otherwise, everyone will use it next time."
Xiao Xia sneered and said, "I don't think anyone would even mention it. If the Jiangning Xiao family didn't win, everyone would give it face. If the Jiangning Xiao family won, they would make a fuss."
Xiao Zhurong looked around and lowered his voice and asked, "Yu Chuan is missing. Did you do it?"
Xiao Xia dipped some water, wrote the words "Chen Pan" on the table, and then erased it.
Xiao Zhurong nodded and said, "Yu Hai went up the mountain to look for it. If he can't find it, he will probably blame you for it."
Xiao Xia smiled faintly, "There is still a debt between him and me, and I will not bring this debt back to Jiangdu."
In the inner hall, the heads of the three families were arguing. Xiao Miao, the second in command of the Jiangning Xiao family, believed that Xiao Xia was suspected of cheating. He was clearly taking the west route, so why would he run to the east, unless he knew the result in advance.
As a result, his conclusion was unanimously refuted by the other two families. In the end, the flag-planting position was decided by drawing lots. How could Xiao Xia know? And the three flag-bearers started at the same time. How could it be cheating?
Even Xiao Hong couldn't stand it anymore, and stopped his brother, saying, "If you lose, you lose. After all, you have been in the mountains for two and a half hours, anything can happen. Well, as the head of the Jiangning Xiao family, I admit that Xiao Xia's capture of the flag is legal and legal!"
Xiao Hong had just heard from his daughter Xiao Mannu that this Xiao Xia was definitely not a third-level warrior, but at least a fifth-rank master. It seemed that even Xiao Hu and Xiao Gui didn't know this.
Xiao Hong took out the box containing the cold sword. Xiao Hu was about to take it, but Xiao Lin stopped him, "Wait a minute!"
He took the sword box and held it high up, saying to everyone, "There should be an award ceremony. This sword and the Zen knife will be handed over to the winning warrior."
Xiao Hu's face changed. He was the one who proposed this sword as a prize. When he found that Xiao Xia was wearing the Frost Sword again, he realized that he had given a fake sword to the King of Han. He was afraid and hated, but he dared not say anything. The only way was to get the Frost Sword and present it to the King of Han to make up for his previous mistake.
He also made a deal with Xiao Hong that if the sword was obtained by the Xiao family in Jiangning, he would exchange it for another sword.
But Xiao Hu didn't know that the Jinling Xiao family also had a deal with Xiao Xia. The head of the family, Xiao Lin, was very clear about Xiao Hu's intentions. He certainly wouldn't let Xiao Hu get the sword. He had to hand it to Xiao Xia personally before their deal was finally completed.
Xiao Hong quickly glanced at Xiao Hu, stroked his beard and chuckled, "The master is right, the rules cannot be broken. This is their glorious moment, how can we avoid it? Why don't we go now?"
Xiao Hu watched Xiao Lin take out the sword, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he could do nothing.
A group of leaders walked to the lobby, and Xiao Hong said loudly: "The following is the award ceremony. We will commend the two brave warriors and give them rewards!"
Amidst the applause, Xiao Xia and Xiao Xian stepped forward. Xiao Xia took the sword box from Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin smiled slightly, "Xiao Qilang, congratulations on getting what you wished for!"
Xiao Xia bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Patriarch!"
Not far away, Xiao Hu was looking at the cold sword in Xiao Xia's hand and the frost sword on his waist, his eyes rolling, determined to find a way to present these two swords to the King of Han together.
But it's not easy to rob it by force! How about asking the owner of the house for a try?
At this time, Xiao Miao slowly walked to Xiao Hu and whispered, "The head of the family hopes that the competition will be postponed for three days. You should propose it!"
Xiao Hu nodded silently.
(End of this chapter)