Chapter 102: Tang Gong Li Yuan

Chapter 102: Tang Gong Li Yuan

Chapter 102: Tang Gong Li Yuan
Yang Zhao saw that his brother was a little depressed, so he patted Xiao Xia's arm to comfort him, "You are now practicing martial arts to build your foundation. Only when you have a solid foundation can you move forward. I know Yuwen Chengdu. His original name was Li Mo. He became a monk in a Taoist temple in Qingcheng Mountain. Later, he returned to secular life and came to the capital to take the martial arts exam. He passed the exam and became a ninth-rank monk, which caused a sensation in Chang'an."

"and then?"

"Then the prince made a connection and asked him to worship Yuwen Shu as his adoptive father and change his name to Yuwen Chengdu. At that time, Yuwen Shu was still the prince's man, and later he defected to the King of Han, so Yuwen Shu was called a slave of three surnames."

Xiao Xia was startled. Yuwen Chengdu was also from Qingcheng Mountain? Was he related to Master Yuan?
"Did Yuwen Chengdu also use a sword at first?"

Yang Zhao nodded, "He was just like you. He used a sword at first. His current weapon was given to him by the Crown Prince. He started to rise four years ago and became famous in the capital."

Xiao Xia frowned slightly. There was no such person as Yuwen Chengdu in history. He was just a character in the novel. Why did he change his name to Yuwen Chengdu? This was a bit strange!
But now Xiao Xia was not in the mood to delve into this strange question. Today, the duel between Yuwen Chengdu and Han Sengshou had deeply stimulated him. Xiao Xia realized that what he yearned for deep in his heart was the northern martial arts, such as riding and shooting, and single combat, and definitely not the southern swordsmanship.

"I will give you a good horse and a good weapon later!"

Xiao Xia was grateful for the kindness of his elder brother Yang Zhao. He nodded and said, "Thank you, brother. The master of the family will give me a good horse. I have a spear head. Please help me connect the spear shaft."

"No problem. Give me the spear head later and I'll ask the best weapon craftsman in Chang'an to attach it to you."

"Hasn't Big Brother always been in Luoyang?"

Yang Zhao shook his head. "Father and mother were under house arrest in Luoyang, but I was not. I have been in Chang'an, trying my best to maintain my father's connections. The second child is in Luoyang to accompany my parents. This is my father's arrangement!"

Xiao Xia nodded, "I understand!"

As soon as Xiao Xia returned to the Xiao Mansion, he was invited by the head of the family, Xiao Cong, to discuss something.

"Master, what happened?" Xiao Xia asked.

Xiao Cong sighed and said, "When you were not here just now, the Fourth Master brought me some news. The two warriors from the Chen family were named Chen Xiao and Chen Mu. Both of them were seventh-rank masters. As you said, the Yuan family sent two masters to pretend to be the children of the Chen family, and they actually passed the qualification examination."

"The Chen family qualified?"

Xiao Cong nodded, "The Chen family and the Liu family have both qualified. Maybe in the end it will be our three families fighting for the last two spots. Qilang, two seventh-grade ones!"

Xiao Cong was worried. He was afraid that the Xiao family would fail.

Xiao Xia smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Patriarch. They are only seventh-grade in martial arts. If they were really seventh-grade in internal strength, they would have been famous all over the world. I estimate that they are at the same level as Second Master."

Xiao Cong's eyes widened, "No way?"

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Xiao Jianli is in Jiangdu. The patriarch can ask him to find out the details of these two people."

"Xiao Jianli is in Jiangdu?"

Xiao Xia nodded, "I met him the night before yesterday. He exchanged the tip of his Zheshu Lance with me for the formula of the Tianwang Pill."

Xiao Cong was stunned for a moment, and asked in a trembling voice: "Do you have the formula for the Heavenly King Pill?"

Xiao Xia took out an envelope and handed it to Xiao Cong, "This is for the Xiao family in Jiangdu. I don't think Xiao Jianli will give it to the Xiao family in Jinling. Please make a copy for the Xiao family in Jinling, and then follow the recipe left by Master Yuan Tianshi."

Xiao Cong nodded repeatedly, feeling touched, and said, "Xiao Qilang, on behalf of the Xiao family, I am grateful for your generosity. I must repay you generously!"

Xiao Xia said shamelessly: "Master, I have more than ten jade pendants. How about you cash them in for me? Make it cheaper, three hundred strings of cash each."

Xiao Cong laughed, "This is a small problem. I will open the warehouse later and let you pick a treasure. I think the Jinling Xiao family will reward you handsomely. Don't hesitate."

When the lots were drawn the next day, the Xiao family drew an empty lot, which made everyone envious. The Xiao family had a bye in the second round and directly participated in the third round of the competition.

All the important figures of the Xiao family went to Yangtze River Pier No. 6 to watch the fight, but Xiao Xia came to Pier No. 1 alone. He had no interest in the sword fight at all. His mind was filled with the horseback duel.

After watching for a while, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder. Xiao Xia turned around and found it was Chai Shao.

"Why is Brother Chai here?"

Chai Shao pointed to a large ship not far away and said, "My father-in-law's ship is parked here. I saw you on the ship just now. My father-in-law wants you to come on board and have a chat."

Xiao Xia's heart skipped a beat. Isn't Chai Shao's father-in-law Li Yuan?
The ship that Tang Guogong Li Yuan was on was a passenger ship with a capacity of 5,000 dan. Xiao Xia followed Chai Shao onto the ship and saw a middle-aged man looking at her with a smile.

“This is my father-in-law!”

Xiao Xia hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Junior Xiao Xia greets Uncle Li!"

Li Yuan was the nephew of Empress Dugu and was quite favored by the emperor. Last year, he was promoted to Junior Secretary of the Imperial Guards and inherited the title of Duke of Tang.

"Nephew, you don't have to be so polite. I heard that you are going to participate in a martial arts competition. How come you have time to come here?"

"Uncle, the Xiao family has a bye today, and I am very interested in the duel between the generals, so I came to take a look."

"I see!"

Li Yuan stroked his beard again and said with a smile: "Your father and I are cousins, nephew, do you know that?"

"My nephew knows!"

Li Yuan waved his hand, and a boy about fourteen or fifteen years old stepped forward, "Father!"

Li Yuan introduced Xiao Xia: "This is my son Jiancheng, who is the same age as my nephew."

Li Jiancheng hurried forward to greet him, "Brother Xiao's swordsmanship is as divine as a god. I have long admired you!"

It turned out that this person was Li Jiancheng. Xiao Xia took a look and found that he was very thin, about the same size as herself at the beginning of the year, but his appearance was very handsome.

Xiao Xia also returned the greeting and said with a smile: "My swordsmanship is not good, it is far from being as good as a god!"

Li Jiancheng smiled slightly and said, "It is not something that ordinary warriors can do to be able to take Yuwen Chengdu's sword. Brother Xiao is too modest."

Xiao Xia was speechless. The news of his fight with Yuwen Chengdu had actually spread.

"How is your brother Li Shimin?" Xiao Xia asked with a smile.

Li Jiancheng was a little surprised. The other party actually knew his brother?

"He is still young, but in good health. He is currently in Chang'an Prefecture and did not come with me to Jiangdu this time."

Just then, a shout came from the arena, and everyone went to the bow of the ship, where they had a wide view of the battle.

I saw two generals fighting fiercely in the martial arts field. One of them was a young general in his twenties, wearing a silver helmet, silver armor and a black silk robe, holding a plum-shaped silver spear. His spear skills were like plum blossoms flying in the sky, and they were so exquisite that it was difficult to tell the real from the fake.

The other man wore an iron helmet and armor, held a broadsword in his hand, rode a black horse, and swung the broadsword up and down. The two sides were evenly matched and the fight was difficult to determine.

Li Yuan introduced: "The young general is Luo Yi, the son of General Jianmen Luo Chong, and the general who uses the sword is He Ruo Huailiang, the second son of He Ruobi."

It turned out to be Luo Yi. Xiao Xia immediately became interested and watched his shooting skills carefully.

Luo Yi's spear skills are mainly elusive and hard to predict. Judging from his internal strength, it is estimated to be around the sixth level, while He Ruohuailiang should only be at the fifth level. His family-inherited swordsmanship is quite good, but his internal strength is weak, and he will not be able to hold on for a while.

The two fought fiercely for more than twenty rounds. Luo Yi became more and more courageous, while He Ruohualiang was obviously unable to hold on and was in danger.

He Ruohuailiang suddenly made a feint with his sword, turned his horse and fled, Luo Yi chased him closely, Xiao Xia suddenly noticed that He Ruohuailiang made a small move with his hands, he blurted out: "He Ruohuailiang has a hidden weapon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, He Ruohuai waved his hand and a meteor chain hit Luo Yi's chest, and the surrounding soldiers exclaimed.

Unexpectedly, Luo Yi dodged lightly, and the meteor chain hammer missed. Luo Yi used the spear with one arm and stabbed the hind leg of He Ruohualiang's horse.

The warhorse felt pain, raised its front legs high, let out a loud scream, and threw He Ruohuailiang off the horse.

Luo Yi won and the soldiers around him cheered.

(End of this chapter)