Chapter 33: Contest

The four of them felt strange when they heard the name "Your Highness", but Zhou Shengchen gained the upper hand in the fight.

Gritting their teeth, the four of them simply did not stop. They immediately pulled out the soft swords from their waists and stabbed Zhou Shengchen together.

While moving around, Zhou Shengchen took the time to return punches and kicks. The four of them could not resist and fell to the ground one after another.

"Seeing His Highness's boxing and kicking skills with my own eyes is really an eye-opener for this poor monk." The newly ordained man ignored the razor Feng Qiao put on her neck and clasped her hands in praise.

The royal guards outside the temple rushed in and wanted to tie up the four people on the ground.

"No, let them go." Zhou Shengchen waved his hand and said.

The four people got up from the ground one after another, looked at the newly ordained man, and then saluted Zhou Shengchen together and said, "Thank you for your grace to live, Your Highness!" After that, they left the temple together.

Seeing that Feng Qiao was still holding the razor against the monk's neck, Zhou Shengchen smiled and waved his hand and said: "General Feng, return the razor to the first monk, let's go back."

"Aren't you going to tie this man up?" Feng Qiao said and glared at this man hatefully.

"If he really makes a move, I'm afraid you may not be his opponent." After Zhou Shengchen said this, he pulled Miao Shiyi away.

The man obeyed and followed immediately.

Feng Qiao and others looked strange, so they had to endure it for the time being and followed Zhou Shengchen and others back to the city.

When he arrived at the palace, Zhou Shengchen invited the man to sit down in the main hall and said with a smile: "Brother, I have come all the way, there must be something important."

The man immediately stood up, clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness's kindness is too great for a poor monk to accept."

Feng Qiao and Jian Shiyi were even more surprised, blinking and looking at the two of them in a daze.

"This is the prestigious Second Prince Nan Xiao." Zhou Shengchen introduced with a smile.

Unbeknownst to Jian Shiyi, Feng Qiao was already extremely surprised. She pointed at the monk and said, "He, is he Xiao Wen?"

Zhou Shengchen did not speak, and the monk said: "I do not have a Buddhist title, but my name is no longer Xiao Wen, but Xiao Yan."

Then, with anger and helplessness, he told how he learned that he was not the biological son of the current emperor Xiao Xu. On the contrary, it was Xiao Xu who killed Xiao Wen's father and usurped his mother in order to win the throne of Southern Xiao.

Coming into the world as a posthumous son, Xiao Wen spent more than twenty years in ignorance. It was not until the battle with King Xiao Nanchen a few years ago that he finally became clear about his identity.

Really unable to bear the humiliation, he successfully escaped from Nanxiao after painstaking planning.

However, due to the constant arrests by masters sent by Emperor Xiao Xu of Southern Xiao, he traveled to Xizhou, where he happened to meet Zhou Shengchen and others.

After hearing his bizarre story, both Feng Qiao and Jian Shiyi found it unbelievable, but they had to see it to believe it.

"So, I just said that General Feng may not be Brother Xiao Yan's opponent." Zhou Shengchen said with a smile, "He subdued the frightening horse with one hand in the formation, and everyone saw his magical power with their own eyes."

Feng Qiao was quite competitive. After hearing this, she couldn't help curling her lips and said: "When the two armies are fighting, who says that the one who is stronger can win?!"

Xiao Yan didn't say anything and just smiled.

Feng Qiao felt even more dissatisfied and simply issued an invitation to fight: "I'll teach you a lesson right now!"

Xiao Yan still refused, Zhou Shengchen smiled and said: "Just treat it as a few gestures."

Several people immediately walked to the training ground, where Feng Qiao and Xiao Yan stood face to face on the martial arts stage, preparing to fight with fists and kicks. Feng Qiao bowed her hand first, and then launched an attack.

Amid the punches and kicks, Feng Qiao was indeed far superior to Xiao Yan in terms of strength and technique.

"Okay, there's no need to continue." Zhou Shengchen persuaded with a smile.

Although Feng Qiao was very strong, she had to obey orders and also knew that she was really weak, so she had to stop her movements.

Xiao Yan politely put her hands together in a salute, and Feng Qiao returned the salute with regret and resentment.

"We have faced each other before, but we have never really fought against each other." Zhou Shengchen stepped onto the stage.

Xiao Yan was also curious and really wanted to have a real fight with King Xiao Nanchen.

"I have admired His Highness for a long time, and I am really lucky to be able to learn from him today." He clasped his hands and smiled.

Zhou Shengchen also smiled, and then the two began to compete with each other by stretching their arms and legs.

Feng Qiao and Jian Shiyi stood in the audience and watched. It was thrilling to see the two people fighting like a lion and a tiger.

At this time, Zhou Shengchen was of course extremely powerful, powerful and agile in technique. But in order to test Xiao Yan's true kung fu, he did not use all his strength.

Xiao Yan hadn't fought for long, but he already felt that his movements were agile and his fists and feet were strong. He had to use all his strength to deal with it, and Xiao Yan did not dare to relax even a little.

Seeing Zhou Shengchen swing his left arm, and then making a fist with his right hand and smashing it down, Xiao Wen quickly folded his arms to resist.

Even though Zhou Shengchen still didn't use all his strength, Xiao Yan already felt his arms numb, and was hit by the force and took several steps back.

When Zhou Shengchen was about to fight again, Xiao Yan immediately stopped his body, clasped his hands and said, "I have learned from you. The reason why King Xiao Nanchen dominates the world is that he is magical and unpredictable in both civil and military affairs!"

Zhou Shengchen smiled and clasped his fists in return, then took his hand and said, "Long time no see, brother, let's go drinking together!"

Taking a step back quickly, Xiao Yan replied: "I'm really used to hard training and I don't want to accept feasting with wine and meat anymore."

Sighing, Zhou Shengchen had no choice but to give up: "Then just follow my brother's wishes."

Xiao Yan then walked towards Feng Qiao and said, "Please place me next to the stable."

Feng Qiao couldn't help but widen her eyes and couldn't believe that these were the words of the son of Emperor Nan Xiao, who had unlimited territory - even if this prince was not Xiao Xu's biological son.

Xiao Yan was calm. After saluting Zhou Shengchen, he walked away. Feng Qiao had no choice but to close her mouth that had not been closed due to surprise, and quickly followed.

Watching the two people walking away, Jian Shiyi still shook his head and said, "What a strange person."

"He has a great hatred. This is the meaning of Gou Jian, the king of Yue, who suffered hardships while lying on his back." Zhou Shengchen sighed and walked back to the study with her.

Sitting in the study, Kao Shiyi served him tea and asked him how he got to know Xiao Yan.

Just as he was talking, military advisor Xie Chong came in to report on official business and participated in this review.

Thinking of the past, Zhou Shengchen was naturally filled with emotion and pride.

Without him talking, military advisor Xie Chong slowly talked about the confrontation between the two armies across the river, then the envoys' exchange of wits, then Xiao Yan led his troops to sneak attack, and finally both sides stopped. In the end, Dingjiang Tower was built on the riverside and they agreed not to invade each other for ten years.

After listening to his story, Nao Shiyi, who had been in the palace all the time, couldn't help but be fascinated by it: "It sounds so majestic! Master, you must take me with you next time you send troops."

"No." Zhou Shengchen immediately refused.

"Why?!" Jian Shiyi frowned and pursed his lips, saying displeasedly.

"It's dangerous in the army. Besides, if the people of the Yi clan know that I took you to the army, they will be unhappy because they are worried about your safety. Besides, they don't want you to practice martial arts." After saying that, he smiled first .

When Nao Shiyi was about to argue again, military advisor Xie Chong spoke first and said, "Miss Nao is sixteen years old. She should know the pros and cons."

Nao Shiyi frowned and looked at Xie Chong, listening to him continue: "What I mean is that Miss Nao can make her own decisions."

Zhou Shengchen couldn't help laughing and said: "Does the military advisor want me to be blamed by the Tao family?"

Jian Shiyi clapped his hands and said, "The military advisor said so!"

Xie Chongshili said: "I feel that as long as Miss Yang is far away in the rear, it is not a dangerous thing. If there are hundreds of thousands of troops, if they can't protect Miss Yang's safety, I feel that these soldiers are really unusable. .”

Nodding, Zhou Shengchen said nothing more.

Jian Shiyi looked at him with a smile. He wanted to say something, but stopped.

Xie Chong saw that these two people wanted to talk alone, smiled and saluted, then stood up and left.

Seeing his back walking away, Jian Shiyi pointed to his chest with a smile, and then said: "Master said, you want me to listen to the voice here."

After the two chatted and joked, Zhou Shengchen guided her to read poems and poems, and soon told her to take a rest.

After Nao Shiyi bowed and stood up, Zhou Shengchen also stood up and said, "I also want to take a walk, so I will take you back."

Shiyi felt that the two of them had not finished chatting, so he immediately replied with a smile: "Thank you, master."

After walking out of the study, they walked side by side, chatting and laughing, Cheng Xi followed behind with his head lowered.

Zhou Shengchen actually doesn't hate Cheng Xi, on the contrary, he thinks she is very important. This maid was tamed by him and became a witness that he and Min Shiyi could interact with each other calmly. Without this maid who looked like a mother-in-law and kept nagging, Zhou Shengchen felt that it was not conducive to interact with Min Shiyi.

While joking, Yu Shiyi suddenly remembered and said, "Master, is there a song and song specifically to describe and sing about your uninhibitedness?"

After all, she felt embarrassed at first and thought she shouldn't mention it in front of him.

Zhou Shengchen still smiled indifferently, nodded and said: "When I was young, I was indeed more envied and hated by others."

Jian Shiyi comforted him first, and then laughed: "Master is only twenty-five years old now, why do you talk about being young and old?"

Zhou Shengchen looked at her smile and thought to himself: Shi Yi, grow up quickly.

Seeing that his eyes were a little crazy as he looked over, Yu Shiyi couldn't help but blush, and turned his head to look ahead.

After sending her into the luxurious courtyard, Zhou Shengchen sat with her in the room for a while, then stood up and said, "Cheng Xi, serve Miss Nao wholeheartedly."

Chengxi bowed and said yes, it was already late at the time of meeting, and it was not good to chat with my king any more.

Arriving at the door of the house, she stopped and watched his figure go away.

When Zhou Shengchen left here, he did not go back to the bedroom to rest, but went to the stables.

At this time, Xiao Yan was sitting cross-legged in meditation, and Feng Qiao next to him was saying displeasedly: "You are so strange. His Highness obviously did not abuse you, but you insist on living here! It makes me want to accompany you." "

Xiao Yan smiled at first, and then thought about the past with emotion: "I knew my identity. In order to escape from Nanxiao, I deliberately lived and ate simple and rough, and tempered my will. Until now, I have I’m used to it, and I’m very happy with this kind of life.”

Immediately impressed by his tenacity, Feng Qiao pestered him to talk about leading troops to fight. Speaking of this, Xiao Yan was naturally high-spirited.

After listening to what he said for a long time, Feng Qiao finally came back to her senses and said with a smile: "You are really a fake monk! When it comes to chanting sutras, it may not be so good, but when it comes to fighting, you have a murderous look on your face!"

Xiao Yan didn't feel ridiculous or ashamed, but took a long breath. Looking at the night sky, he murmured: "I must avenge myself before I can return to the secular world. As for the monk's appearance, it is just a reminder to myself."

Although Feng Qiao had always been quite conceited, she was still full of respect for the former Prince Nan Xiao and now the fake monk, who had a heroic appearance and a murderous aura in front of her.

After hearing what he said, she subconsciously raised her hands and said, "I really admire you."

Xiao Yan originally thought that this female general was heroic but had a bad temper. However, it is not an exaggeration to say that a person who leads troops to fight, let alone a bad temper, could even be called a murderer.

Now, seeing how polite she was, he quickly saluted and said, "I admire General Feng even more."

Feng Qiao curled her lips and said, "What you said is so hypocritical. We have never met, how come you admire me?"

Xiao Yan explained: "King Xiao Nanchen has ten disciples, all of whom are loyal and highly skilled in martial arts. They are assigned to different general positions. Why do we need to meet in person to confirm the name of General Feng?"

After hearing what he said, Feng Qiao felt proud at first, and then felt sorry for her lonely life experience since childhood. So, she also told him in detail how she was rescued by Zhou Shengchen from an orphan, and then gradually grew into a heroine among girls.

Xiao Yan was surprised and praised, and saluted her again: "General Feng is indeed brave."

Feng Qiao couldn't return the courtesy: "No, it's the second prince, oh no, it's General Xiao who's being polite."

"I am looking for you everywhere, but you are hiding here and worshiping me endlessly."

As he spoke, Zhou Shengchen walked slowly with his hands behind his back.

The two people stood up quickly and saluted together, but they each felt ashamed in their hearts: We are just being polite to each other, how come His Highness said it, it seems like we are getting married in the church?

Zhou Shengchen didn't shy away from anything, so he sat next to the two of them and asked them to sit down too.

"Brother Xiao, let's talk about what happened next." He suggested.

Xiao Yan had no choice but to obey his orders, and then gave a general account of how he practiced hard in a low-key manner and found opportunities to escape from Nan Xiao.

"Well, it's really hard." Zhou Shengchen sighed and looked at him again and asked, "It's so hard to come by. Brother Xiao must have great ambitions. Please don't worry about it. I will definitely be able to help you."

Xiao Yan originally hinted at this idea, but when he saw him taking the initiative to mention it again, he couldn't help but feel happy. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Feng Qiao standing aside and felt he couldn't say anything more.

Feng Qiao looked sensible and said she would go to guard nearby, then stood up and left.

The surroundings were quiet, and Xiao Yan said in a low voice: "At the beginning, I had the ambition to destroy the world, but I didn't expect that it was just a joke. My father was killed by the traitor, and I had no choice but to flee."

Listening to his sigh, Zhou Shengchen was silent for a moment and replied in a low voice: "You are still the prince of Nanxiao, and Emperor Xiao Xu treats you well. Even with that kind of hatred, you can live in seclusion in Nanxiao, he I won't harm you. Why do you have to take revenge?"

Although he spoke sincerely, Xiao Yan felt as if there was a burning flame in his body and his emotions were unbearable.

His voice was still very low, but Xiao Yan's tone was full of anger: "He is my enemy who killed my father and humiliated my mother."

At this point, Xiao Yan could no longer speak. He fell to the ground facing the south, sobbing and crying.