Chapter 27: A Competition to End Rumors

The teenagers had not yet started practicing, so they called the duel between the two "competition". The news had spread long ago, but the competition did not start immediately.

Xin Youtao was busy consolidating the existing victory. In the next few days, more and more new children arrived, and the number of gifts piled in the middle of the courtyard decreased. The number of children surrounding His Royal Highness was enough to form a small army.

During this period, Xiaoqiu thought about it and began to feel that the competition was meaningless and unnecessary. In the final analysis, he and Xin Youtao did not have any deep hatred. Even if he won the competition, he would not get any obvious benefits, let alone save him. Return lost companions.

For Xin Youtao, this competition is very necessary.

Simple facts often have more powerful power. Xin Youtao successfully erased his cowardly experience in the forest, but Xiao Qiu's "fainting" when they first met still became his lingering nightmare, although no one He dared to say it in public, but in private, this nickname was widely circulated. After every new child received a gift from the courtyard, the second thing he did was to ask around about the origin of "Haun San'er".

Since more than half of the young people in Yelin Town had surrendered to the prince, most people did not believe the rumors of "three faints", but Xin Youtao couldn't let go of this matter, so he still wanted to cut off the last bit of rumors through a competition to prove that he was by no means a The kind of coward who faints casually.

Wanting to understand this truth, Xiaoqiu went to the dining room as late as possible to reduce the chance of meeting Xin Youtao. Erliang Shen Xiuwei no longer "fainted Saner" under his advice. Fangfang rarely went to the study and occasionally took out a few This book teaches the two remaining students how to read in Xiaoqiu's room.

Shen Hao moved to another room and lived in another room. He was depressed every day, walking alone and not interacting with anyone. His bone-forging boxing, which he had practiced smoothly, also stagnated. He was often ridiculed by Zhang Lingsheng in public, "It doesn't come naturally." There is something wrong with Daogen." This is a sentence he talks about every day.

Xin Youtao's two loyal followers often provoked Xiaoqiu and Erliang, but when they received no response, they died down.

For a few days, Xin Youtao seemed to have forgotten the three dissidents in the building. He never asked for trouble or mentioned the martial arts competition, but the prince's thoughts were always different from ordinary people.

One day in early September, Daliang Shen Xiuming called his younger brother aside and whispered a few words to him. Erliang Shen Xiuwei left his brother with a cold face and found Xiaoqiu, "Tomorrow after breakfast, Xin Youtao will compete with you in the front yard. Brother Xiaoqiu, we can't give in anymore, we have to teach him a lesson.

In fact, Xiao Qiu has never slacked off. These days, he has been practicing boxing harder than usual. Although the bone-forging boxing can only strengthen the body and cannot be used for confrontation, after becoming light and healthy, he is more confident in defeating Xin Youtao: He remembered very clearly that there was nothing special about the physique of the Prince of Western Japan, not even comparable to that of an ordinary young man from a small town.

Fangfang was originally firmly opposed to the martial arts competition, but Xin Youtao took the initiative to challenge. She naturally sided with Xiaoqiu and found many books to prove her initial point of view, "Look, here is a passage where the Nine Dao Traditions had a long-standing relationship with the Holy Spirit. The Fu Dynasty has reached an agreement that except for selecting disciples and slaying demons, Taoist priests are not allowed to interfere in any disputes in the world. The Shengfu Dynasty cannot interfere in all affairs within the scope of Taoism. Of course, the twelve princely states must abide by this when they submit to Emperor Fu. An agreement. Therefore, Pangshan Taoism is independent, and the identity of the prince is not of much use here. "

"The useful ones are those packages." Erliang Shen Xiuwei could not hide his contempt for the prince, "The princes and kings have a lot of money, and they can even bribe Pangshan Taoism."

"Don't regard Taoist Zhang as Pangshan Taoism." The more books Fangfang reads, the more respect she has for Taoism.

"Strictly speaking, he is just a handyman. He doesn't even have an inner elixir. He cannot represent Pangshan Taoism."

"In this case, there is no need to be afraid. Brother Xiaoqiu, I must give Xin Youtao a good beating tomorrow morning so that he will never dare to lie in public again." Shen Xiuwei was full of fighting spirit and went out to send a message to his brother. : Xiaoqiu agrees to compete.

There were only two people left in the room. Fangfang whispered: "It's best if we don't cause trouble. We are here to practice Taoism. We don't want to offend our fellow disciples."

"I know I won't embarrass him too much if I give him a gentle beating tomorrow."

Fangfang laughed and said, "Don't be too careless. As a rule, royal families from various vassal states rarely choose to practice Taoism. Since Xin Youtao worshiped Pangshan, he may be outstanding. And he can use paper talismans. I We haven’t found out whether Pangshan allows the use of talismans, but you have to be careful.”

"Don't worry, he's not right, I will take action first and prevent him from taking out the paper charm.

The matter is settled like this. There are already fifty or sixty children in the library. They have Taoist roots. Some of them will become great Taoist priests in the future. But now they have not got rid of the preferences of ordinary children and are interested in the excitement. Full of expectations, an agreed-upon competition is enough to arouse everyone's emotions.

Early the next morning, Zhang Lingsheng supervised the children to finish practicing their boxing skills, and immediately left the building, pretending not to know that something would happen today. However, the village women who delivered the meals did not delay until they had no more work to do, and then walked out angrily. door.

Several children ran to close the courtyard door, and the others formed a circle, leaving an open space in the middle. Xiaoqiu, Fangfang, Erliang, and Shen Xiuwei were already ready, but Xin Youtao did not show up.

"Didn't we agree to compete after breakfast? Where are the people?" Shen Xiuwei asked loudly to the other side.

A young man replied: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Xin has to practice the exercises for a while after breakfast. This is his habit."

"Pretend." Shen Xiuwei whispered, "Brother Xiaoqiu, don't be soft later. I've been holding it back for the past few days, just waiting for today."

Xiaoqiu smiled, took off the straw hat and handed it to Shen Xiuwei. He had been away from herding for a long time, and even his skin had turned white, but he still couldn't throw it away.

Xin Youtao finally walked out of the room where he lived alone, and the crowd automatically made way for him. He was wearing a fitted brocade robe today, a jade belt around his waist, and a pearly headband on his head. The ruby ​​in the middle was dazzling, and the soles of his feet were a pair of brand new leather boots. Looking at him, he looked more like he was going to visit other nobles, rather than fighting with a rustic boy.

Xiaoqiu's clothes were similar to those of the farmers in Jinghu Village, with a coarse cloth short coat, long pants, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet. This was the standard clothing given by Pangshan to new disciples, but most of the other children wore the clothes given by the prince, and only a few of them remained the same.

Xiaoqiu was almost in awe of the prince in front of her. He was born weak and fair, like a girl. He could lie without blushing or beating his heart. The more people around him, the calmer he looked.

Xiaoqiu had nothing to say. He had never made or spread rumors, and he had a clear conscience. "Come on." He said, deciding to fight quickly.

Xin Youtao had the same idea as Xiaoqiu. He was a prince, and he couldn't fight a teenager from a small frontier town.

Xiaoqiu attacked first. He had never learned martial arts that could be used in actual combat, so he just used a simple tiger pounce on its food. After nearly two months of boxing practice, his physique had changed a lot. His movements were faster and his strength was stronger. Even an ordinary adult would find it difficult to dodge this pounce.

Xin Youtao didn't dodge. He even disdained to use the martial arts of ordinary people. Since he had entered the Taoist sect, of course he had to use magic.

He stretched out his right hand, still smiling, and instead of looking at Xiao Qiu, he winked at the audience beside him, and then a ball of fire flew out of his palm for everyone to see.

The fireball hung in the air, and as soon as Xin Youtao's palm moved slightly, it changed its position and covered a large area of ​​air in front of his opponent.

The children watching exclaimed in unison, and many even showed fear. After arriving at the Jinghu Village Pavilion, they had some understanding of Taoism, and they knew one thing very well: without the inner elixir, there was no way to cast spells, and condensing the inner elixir was a very difficult thing, and it was impossible to achieve without the master's teaching and guidance.

Prince Xin Youtao did it, which meant that he was far ahead of everyone else.

Fangfang and Erliang were even more surprised. Xin Youtao had used paper talismans in front of them before. His posture was clumsy and his aim was extremely poor. He had used them twelve times but never hit the snake demon. But this time, he did not take out the paper talisman or make any special moves. He just stretched out his palm and sent out a fireball. He could also control the direction of the fireball. It was completely different from before. It was more like a mature Taoist casting a spell.

"Fangfang, didn't you say that magic is not allowed to be used casually within Pangshan?" Erliang Shen Xiuwei asked in surprise.

Fangfang was speechless. She had indeed seen such a rule, so she was more surprised than everyone else by the scene in front of her.

Xiaoqiu on the field did not have time to think too much. She hurriedly stopped and dodged the fireball that was chasing her. She suddenly changed from an attacker to an embarrassed escaper.

Xin Youtao strolled leisurely, following Xiaoqiu, controlling the fireball to block everywhere, and shouted: "Do you still claim that I can't beat an ordinary snake demon? Do you still want to spread the rumor that I fainted? Mu Xingqiu, kneel down and confess your guilt!"

Xiaoqiu dodged and retreated, but couldn't get rid of the fireball. She stepped on a stone and fell on her back, with the fireball rushing towards her.

Xin Youtao was so excited that he couldn't control his emotions.

Amid the exclamations, Fangfang and Erliang Shen Xiuwei rushed to rescue Xiaoqiu, but they couldn't stop the fireball either.

Xiaoqiu subconsciously stretched out his right arm to block the approaching threat, and without even thinking, he recited the five words "wrong or weak".

The fireball stopped, only four or five inches away from Xiaoqiu's palm. It stopped, as if it had fallen into a tight net, and no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't move.

The incident happened suddenly, and the bystanders did not react. The owner of the fireball, Xin Youtao, did not react either. He continued to rush forward until he was close to the fireball and realized something was wrong. He stopped in a hurry, and his feet were unstable for a while, and he almost fell to the ground.

Xiaoqiu did not expect that the spell really worked. Only he could really feel the slight change in the air in front of him.

Fangfang and Erliang Shen Xiuwei helped the stunned Xiaoqiu up. The moment he stood up, the fireball exploded, and sparks flew everywhere. People around were stained with some. In the eyes of the onlookers, this seemed to be a trick made by Prince Xin Youtao.

The scene suddenly became chaotic. The timid and cautious children retreated step by step, and others wanted to join the battle.

Shen Hao had been standing at the outermost edge, but now he became the front row. Seeing seven or eight teenagers rushing towards Xiaoqiu, Fangfang and Erliang Shen Xiuwei, he could no longer bear it. The depression and humiliation of many days burst out instantly.

"Fuck, I don't want my uncle anymore, Yun Saner, I'm coming!"

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