Due to the role he was currently playing, Xu Ziling could only sit at one of the three seats to the east. Fortunately, he was not on the same stage as Li Jing, otherwise it would be easy to reveal his flaws.
He and Chen Changlin were sitting on the left and right of Linglongjiao. Opposite them were Xing Mofei and the two Tyuhun beauties with conversational eyes. After introducing themselves, they were all the children or confidants of the chairman sitting there.
Of course, those who could sit with Rong Fengxiang were all important people, including Li Shimin, Tu Li, Wang Bo, Song Lu, Liu Jing, Fu Qian, Ouyang Xiyike, Taoist Taoist Kefeng, and three other prominent figures in Luoyang, but Rong Feng was not there.
Xiang’s lady.
Kou Zhong was arranged to sit at the same table with Yun Yuzhen and Hou Xibai. Fortunately, he and Yun Yuzhen were separated by Zheng Shiru, so it would be inconvenient for him to talk. Otherwise, he might not have been able to hide his anger and turned against her in front of the table.
Bai Qing'er and Zheng Shuming sat opposite him. They were enemies and were extremely jealous when they met. But surprisingly, Zheng Shuming only talked and laughed lightly with Bai Qing'er as if he didn't exist.
After everyone was seated, Kou Zhong realized that the seat on the right was empty and asked the maid who was waiting. The maid was just following the butler's instructions and knew nothing else, which made him confused.
After Zheng Shiru exchanged a few perfunctory words with him, he chatted with Hou Xibai and Yun Yuzhen and ignored him, and he was happy to look around with his ears clear.
At this moment, Rong Fengxiang stood up and raised his glass happily and said: Today is the day when Mr. Rong will be reduced to fifty years. It is rare that all the distinguished guests are here, and there are many friends who have come from thousands of miles away. Mr. Rong is so honored. I would like to thank you.
Let’s chat over a glass of water and wine to express our gratitude for everyone’s thoughts.
Everyone stood up to respond, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. There were endless compliments and wine fights.
After a while, everyone sat back down.
Rong Fengxiang smiled mysteriously and said: Before the dishes are served, Mr. Rong will give a surprise to all the distinguished guests. Please invite Sister Shang Xiufang.
Everyone cheered in an uproar, and the band played vigorously, filling the hall with a joyful atmosphere. Hou Xibai stared at the scene and waited attentively for the prostitute to perform.
As soon as Shang Xiufang appeared on the scene, beauties such as Dong Shuni, Rong Jiaojiao and Yun Yuzhen also lost their color.
If we talk about the beauty and appearance, all the girls have their own characteristics and it is difficult to judge their superiority. However, Shang Xiufang's unique charm and demeanor outshines all the other girls.
She is obviously better at sad and lingering tunes, so although the happy birthday song she sang this time was still very good and beautiful, Kou Zhong always felt that it was slightly inferior to her performance in the Shangshu Mansion yesterday.
However, almost everyone in the hall was mesmerized after she started speaking. Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong were the exceptions.
Both of them were in a mood now resistant to cheerful tones.
Xu Ziling took the opportunity to calmly observe the reactions of the chairmen of the four tables. The most engrossed one was Hou Xibaizhao who danced to the song. Li Shimin and Fu Qian listened intently but still looked calm and calm. Others looked different.
But all of them were so moved by Shang Xiufang's heavenly music and graceful dancing, that their eyes were filled with strange lights, as if they wished they could devour this lively and fragrant actress in one gulp.
Shang Xiufang's enchanting pair of water-cut eyes matched her body and expression and couldn't help but sweep towards the seats, making the younger generation with weaker control even more fascinated. When she finished the song, there was thunderous applause.
deafening.
When the lingering sound was still lingering in his ears, Rong Fengxiang left his seat to welcome Shang Xiufang to the empty seat next to Kou Zhong. When all the men stood up to welcome him, Rong Fengxiang gave Kou Zhong an ambiguous look and said with a smile: Brother Kou
Please give me a good greeting to Sister Fang.
Everyone at this table knew that it was not a random arrangement for Shang Xiufang to sit next to Kou Zhong.
After the introduction, Shang Xiufang sat down and Rong Fengxiang left. Before Zheng Shiru could sit firmly, he looked at Kou Zhong as if nothing was happening and kept praising Shang Xiufang for her erotic skills.
Although Hou Xibai looked at Shang Xiufang with a smile, he was not anxious at all and had a very good demeanor.
I don't know whether this was a deliberate arrangement, but most of the guests at this table were female guests. Only Kou Zhong, Zheng Shiru, Hou Xibai and two other young men from powerful Luoyang families had to sit at the bottom of the table.
Dishes were being served one after another, and a steady stream of people came in from the two halls to offer toasts, pushing the atmosphere of the banquet to a climax.
Rong Fengxiang had a good drinking capacity and accepted everyone who came, but occasionally asked everyone at the table to drink for him. The person who drank the most was of course Wang Shichong beside him.
Xu Ziling watched all the scenes and secretly thought that Rong Fengxiang seemed to want to get Wang Shichong drunk, whether intentionally or unintentionally. However, Wang Shichong had profound skills and was a veteran who should have his own sense of proportion.
While he was thinking, Linglongjiao came closer to him and said: Why were you so careless about Shang Xiufang's singing just now? Did you think she didn't sing well or didn't like the music?
Xu Ziling was stunned for a while before he realized that she had been paying attention to his embarrassing words: I just prefer to listen to the moody and resentful tunes.
I couldn't help but recall Shi Qingxuan's touching flute sound.
Linglongjiao said leisurely and fascinated: The moon in the south of Kunlun Mountain is tilted, and the herdsman is blowing the tomato to the moon. The sound of the tomato and Qiang flute is the most tragic. If you have the chance, you must listen to it.
Shang Xiufang over there finally found the opportunity to talk to Kou Zhong and whispered: I live in Manqingyuan. If you are free tomorrow, can you find time to come and see me? Xiufang will go to Guanzhong the day after tomorrow!
Kou Zhong didn't expect her to be so open-minded as to agree.
Then he realized that Zheng Shuming, Bai Qing'er and Yun Yuzhen were all staring at them. He could only hope that due to the crowd and the noise, the three women could not hear Shang Xiufang's invitation to him. Even he himself did not quite understand this fear of others knowing.
At this moment, the gate official sang loudly: General Dugu Feng, the commander of the Imperial Guard, You Wuhou, has arrived!
Everyone was stunned.
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Dugu Feng, dressed in official uniform, proudly entered the hall surrounded by four courtiers and said loudly: Dugu Feng was ordered by the emperor to come here to congratulate boss Rong on his birthday and to present a jade tree on behalf of the emperor.
He turned a blind eye to Wang Shichong and seemed to have only Rong Fengxiang in his eyes.
At the moment when the gift was presented, Li Shimin and other outsiders followed the usual rules and shunned aside. All the ministers under Yang Tong's rule, including Rong Fengxiang, knelt down to receive the gift given by Yang Tong. Only Wang Shichong and a group of followers were left unaware.
What to do.
To be clear, Wang Shichong still served Yang Tong as his leader. Even when he invaded the palace, he only claimed to capture the two traitorous officials Yuan Wendu and Lu Da instead of openly treason.
At this critical moment of confrontation with Li Mi, if he publicly expresses his true position, it will be unjust and unjust, and he will lose the support of some Luoyang soldiers and civilians, which will be harmful and unprofitable.
If you want to depose Yang Dong, you must first make plans and wait until the time is right before you can put them into practice. No matter what you plan now, you will be humiliated by this.
Thinking of this, Wang Shichong stood up and knelt down beside Rong Fengxiang.
Wang Xuanying, Wang Xuanshu and others had no choice but to comply.
Kou Zhong and others are guests, so they only need to avoid the table without attracting any attention.
Dugu Feng was very proud and shouted: Everyone is safe!
Wang Shichong stood up angrily.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were furious. Shen Luoyan saw that they were showing weakness to the enemy, so he used this method to dampen their morale and vigor.
Dugu Feng took the brocade box from the chamberlain and delivered it to Rong Fengxiang, who knelt down to receive the gift. The ceremony ended. Rong Fengxiang held the brocade box in his hand and said with a smile: Master Dugu, please stay and have a glass of water and wine.
Dugu Feng looked up and laughed proudly and said: I have the emperor's orders and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. Please treat me!
Wang Shichong left without waiting for any chance to fight back. Rong Fengxiang hurriedly sent him off.
After everyone was seated again, Wang Bo burst out laughing and said to Li Shimin: "My friend Yuchi, don't you want to play with me? Why don't you take this opportunity to let me learn from you?"
The noise in the hall stopped immediately.
No one expected that Wang Bo would take the initiative to challenge Yuchi Jingde, so Yuchi Jingde was very concerned about his disrespect.
Before Li Shimin could answer, Yuchi Jingde, who was sitting next to him, stood up and clasped his fists and said: Your Majesty, please don’t hesitate to teach me!
He then strode to the open space between the chairman and the lobby, his expression extremely powerful.
Everyone was in awe of his bravery. You should know that Wang Bo was famous especially among Li Mi, Du Fuwei and others. The world-defining whip in his hand was even known as the best whip in the world. Therefore, it was only Yuchi Jingde who was not afraid of powerful enemies.
Courage is extraordinary.
Wang Bo smiled slightly and calmly left his seat and walked towards Yuchi Jingde and said happily: Today is a happy day for Brother Rong, so our competition is just for fun and nothing more. What do you think, Brother Yuchi?
These words came out of his mouth leisurely and set off his noble demeanor and respected status.
Yuchi bowed respectfully and said: "Senior, please show mercy."
His answers are even more appropriate. Everyone knows that he is just polite and kind words, not really afraid of being hurt by the other party. But it can put a lot of psychological pressure on Wang Bo, making it clear that you, Sheng Yuan, should lose and your reputation will be ruined.
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Kou Zhong paid special attention to Li Shimin's expression and saw that he remained calm and not at all nervous. He couldn't help but feel secretly in his heart.
The reason why Yuchi Jingde dared to provoke the war in the first place was of course Li Shimin's fault, and why he targeted Wang Bo in such a way must have a deep meaning.
Yuchi Jingde stared at Wang Bo, who was standing ten steps away, with eyes as bright as a torch, and shouted: "I'm sorry!"
Apply a long whip to the left waist.
Wang Bo's eyes fell on his whip and he said calmly: What is the name of this whip?
Yuchi Jingde held on to the whip that he had circled several times with his right hand and raised the whip up like magic. The whip whipped straight up and diagonally up to Wang Bo's head and said loudly: "This whip belongs to the Tibetan family. It is two feet long and three feet long. Please give me some advice."
He did not shake back the whip. He was holding a dark iron rod more than two feet long with ease, making people unable to believe that it was originally a long whip. However, this persistent internal strength has made many onlookers present who are masters.
Watch with admiration.
Under the light, the protruding circles covered with suckers on the whip's body were reflected in a strange and inexplicable way.
Wang Bo laughed and said: What a whip!
Then he suddenly moved like flowing water and clouds, approaching the opponent's right middle finger and quickly attacked Yuchi Jingde's open goal, but he didn't even pull out the famous whip.
Change happens suddenly.
The Gui Zang whip that was originally tilted in mid-air suddenly turned into a whip circle that circled Yuchi Jingde's body for several times, and then moved to his chest to meet Wang Bo's attacking middle finger one after another. His skill was extremely impressive.
Everyone had already guessed that he was very good at whipping. Otherwise, how could he dare to accept Wang Bozhi's challenge? But they still didn't expect that his whipping skills were so superb that everyone could just do whatever he wanted.
Kou Zhong couldn't help but exchange glances with Xu Ziling who was looking towards him, and he could see the surprise in his heart. No wonder Li Jing wanted to persuade them to leave.
A solemn look appeared on Wang Bo's face. It turned out that when his finger wind penetrated Yuchi Jingde's first whip circle, the energy generated by the whip circle was reduced by nearly half. When the finger wind penetrated into the fourth circle,
He had disappeared without a trace. With his sophistication and depth, he could not help but be horrified and surprised when he discovered that the opponent's skills were so deep that he could compete with him. Even if he was slightly inferior, it was still a big difference.
This was completely unexpected.
Wang Bo shouted loudly and stepped forward suddenly to the opponent's right side. His right hand suddenly retracted, and at the same time a white shadow flew out of his sleeve and moved towards Yuchi Jingde's right neck in a weird wave-like route. It was as fast as a snake and like a can.
Changing direction at any time contains a sinister, fantasy and irresistible domineering power.
For a moment, the strong energy invaded and made me feel chilly.
The whip king who has been famous for decades finally showed off the whip that made him famous.
A thunderous sound erupted in the hall.
This move was indeed an unexpected one. Yuchi Jingde's ability was also combined with the senior master's footwork, technique and amazing innate strength to form a fierce counterattack. For a while, he couldn't find a way to stand up. He quickly turned sideways and returned.
The tip of the hidden whip first dived down to touch the ground as if it had eyes, and then moved up diagonally towards Wang Bo's abdomen, which was a vicious attack-for-attack move.
The two could only exchange two moves, but everyone felt breathless after watching it.
Wang Bo sneered and retracted his sleeve with his left hand's fingers like a snake. He slashed hard, accurately and swiftly at the tip of the opponent's whip.
The energy clashed and made a thunderous sound.
Yuchi Jingde was shocked and took half a step back. His eyes were full of power. The long whip turned into thousands of whip images and rushed towards Wang Bozhao like a sudden rain and strong wind. He wanted to seize the opportunity to attack. The powerful attack was unstoppable. No one was frustrated because of their inferior skills.
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Kou Zhong and others were all convinced that only by attacking could one overcome Wang Bo's unpredictable and unpredictable whipping technique.
Wang Bo laughed out loud, as the opponent's whips flew vertically and horizontally, like pearls moving on a jade plate. With his flowing movements, delicate and mysterious finger moves, he poked the opponent's whip with his right middle finger six or seven times in a row, and each finger hit the opponent's whip accurately.
Sheng Yizhi is indeed a person who has a good reputation and is not a person who has gained a false reputation.
But if Yuchi Jingde can force him to exert all his strength, he will be famous all over the world.
Yuchi Jingde roared again and used his right hand to whip the whip. At the same time, he grasped the handle and tip of the whip and penetrated the body of the whip. With the control of his left hand, he immediately unleashed a series of powerful moves on his opponent as if he was waving a soft iron rod that was about ten feet long.
Strange stick moves that are both strong and soft.
Wang Bo was shocked and inexplicably shocked.
He is an expert in the whip technique. No matter how unpredictable the opponent's whip moves are, he can see through the opponent's subsequent changes in the blink of an eye. Therefore, he already has a chance of winning in the fight, but he didn't know that the opponent would use the whip as a stick to change it.
Fan Chiu, who was no longer a whipper, immediately made his dream of exploring again come to nothing.
At this time, he knew better that this young opponent was extremely talented and could not be bullied.
He was also forced to make changes with both hands, slashing and slapping at the same time, with the strong wind and ear-splitting force, and used his overwhelming palm strength to cope with the opponent's overwhelming attack.
At this time, Rong Fengxiang returned to the inner hall and stood at the entrance with his hands behind his hands to watch the battle. He didn't look half-surprised, but looked like he had known it would happen.
puff!
Wang Bo struck the whip stick hard with his palm, and the stick was so powerful that the entire whip stick bent. Yuchi Jingde fell back.
When everyone was worried about him, Wang Bo's whip flew out from his left sleeve and aimed at the opponent's throat. He screamed in surprise.
Yuchi Jingde's whip flicked off his right hand and landed on the tip of the whip. This was the first time the two whips had clashed so far.