As the saying goes, "A tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop; a child wants to be nourished but cannot be cared for". Most things in the world will not go as people expect.
Cheng Peng and Du Sanae originally planned to use the Tohsaka family's territory to rest, recharge their batteries, nurse their injuries, and allow their bodies to recover in order to face the stormy fight to the death in the last two days. But they didn't expect that they had just
When I stayed at the Tohsaka house, before I could fall asleep, a guest came to my door.
"Duel? What do you mean?" Looking at Sunny Xiao, Chu Fengge and Lu Bu who had changed into civilian clothes, Cheng Peng couldn't help but wonder, "Why did you suddenly propose a duel? Where is your master?"
"It's hard to describe..." Lu Bu sighed with a hint of distress on his steely face, "For the specific situation, a certain family will tell the two notaries. If you are still alive after the duel, then go ask the notary.
"
Cheng Peng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Chu Fengge and Sunny.
"He's right." Chu Fengge nodded and replied, "He has already told me the specific situation. As a witness to this duel, I will fulfill my promise after the duel - if he wins,
I will help him fight; if you win, I will tell you the important news."
"Just now he said 'two notaries', who is the other one?" Du Sanmiao asked curiously.
Chu Fengge smiled slightly and replied: "Who else could it be? Of course it is His Excellency the Knight King with a strong sense of morality."
Cheng Peng nodded - he was not surprised by this answer.
In a duel between heroic spirits, the only ones who are qualified to be notaries are heroic spirits. Although there are seven heroic spirits in the Holy Grail War, the archer Gilgamesh has retired, and the magician Medea is now a rat crossing the street.
Come on, the unknown assassin broke the covenant and assassinated the Master, and has become everyone's public enemy. There are only these four heroic spirits left.
In his duel with Lu Bu, of course the two notaries could only be the cavalryman Chu Fengge and the swordsman Arthur.
"Although I really want to ask 'why should I agree to the duel' or something like that that would offend the scenery, after all, the Holy Grail War is for us to fight, and a duel is a good way." After thinking for a moment, he agreed to Lu Bu's request.
"What's more, I really want to fight you with all our strength, Marquis Wen, so that neither of us will have any regrets."
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and high-fived Lu Bu as an oath.
"To be honest, a certain company is more anxious... As the saying goes, 'it's better to choose a day than to hit it', how about we fight today?"
"I have to take a break. Can I wait until noon tomorrow?"
"...That's fine, as long as it doesn't take too long."
"Then where is the duel?"
"As long as you can let go and have a good fight, it doesn't matter where you are."
"If that's the case, I recommend going to the Einzbern Forest." Chu Fengge suggested, "It's relatively quiet there, so you don't have to worry about accidental injuries or anything."
Cheng Peng and Lu Bu discussed it briefly, and neither of them had any objections.
About half an hour later, Ding Dan, who got the news from the regional channel, also arrived with his servant King Arthur.
Under the witness of the two heroic spirits Chu Fengge and King Arthur, Cheng Peng and Lu Bu formally agreed on the time and place for the duel, and then went back to rest.
Du Sanmiao planned to ask Sunny to find out, but the girl who had fought with Chu Fengge for a long time smiled and announced that she would fulfill her promise and keep the secret.
"Anyway, just let Cheng work hard to win. We will definitely explain other matters after the duel." She was obviously trying to show off, but neither Du Sanmiao nor Cheng Peng could do anything to her - the battle was imminent.
, they cannot waste strength at this time.
Time passed quickly, a night and most of the morning passed like this.
As the sun gradually approached the zenith, Cheng Peng and Du Sanae came to the Einzbern Forest located on the southwest outskirts of Fuyuki Town.
The Einzbern Forest is named after the Einzbern Castle where it is located. This forest far away from the city has long been managed as a position of the Einzbern family. A huge barrier is shrouded in it, and any disturbance will be
When detected, it can be described as a huge reconnaissance device.
Although the effect of this barrier is limited to reconnaissance and cannot be used for combat, it is suitable for this duel that requires no interruption.
Cheng Peng and Du Sanmiao, led by Sunny and Chu Fengge who had already resisted, walked around and around in the woods. They didn't know how many turns they took and how many miles they walked. Not to mention Du Sanmiao, even Cheng Peng
I can no longer tell the difference between north, south, east and west.
Just when he was muttering to himself, "Are we going for a duel or a treasure hunt?" Chu Fengge, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped.
"arrive."
This is an open space about the size of half a football field. At first glance, you can tell that it has been specially cleared. Not only can there be no trees or tree stumps, but even the weeds on the ground have been cleared away, and even the entire open space has been cleared.
It is slightly sunken, and judging from the feeling of stepping on it, it must have been specially tamped.
Lu Bu was leaning against a big tree, sitting in the shade with his eyes closed and meditating. He was not wearing armor and was still dressed in casual clothes. His signature Fangtian painted halberd was leaning on his body and placed where he could reach it at any time.
For some reason, Cheng Peng suddenly felt that he looked a little tired.
In the middle of the open space, King Arthur and Ding Dan, dressed in black suits, were waiting for their arrival.
Chu Fengge seemed to be playing the role of a guest host. After clearing his throat, he said: "We are all heroes, so there is no need to talk nonsense about rules and so on. In short, in one sentence, a fair duel, life or death depends on fate."
"In the name of the King of England, I witness this duel between heroes and promise that I will do my best to ensure that the duel is fair and just!" King Arthur solemnly announced, and he also pulled out the sword of victory and saluted.
It was obvious that she was in high spirits.
For her in the age of knights, it must be a pleasure to witness this fair duel full of chivalry in the unscrupulous Holy Grail War... Cheng Peng thought about this, nodded to Du Sanmiao, and mentioned
She walked to the center of the clearing with the ice spear and stood on her left side according to King Arthur's instructions.
And on the right, naturally, is Lu Bu.
King Arthur finally looked at the expressions of both parties. Instead of explaining anything like some sensational fighting show hosts, he nodded, said, "I wish you a duel without regrets," and exited the open space.
.
This is the battlefield between Cheng Peng and Lu Bu, this is a stage that only belongs to them.
"Don't you even wear armor?" Cheng Peng transformed into the armed state, but found that Lu Bu was still wearing casual clothes, and asked in confusion, "Are you so confident?"
"No, it's just to save magic power." Lu Bu said calmly, "I believe you can also see that the master of a certain family is gone. The reason why it can exist until now is that it relies on the ability to act independently formed by the master's command spell.
. But that ability is only temporary after all... Although I took the time to eat a few things that were harmful to the world and replenished some magic power, in order to keep this body alive in the world, it has to be consumed all the time, so I can save
Then save."
"Anyway, armor doesn't really make much sense to us, right?"
Cheng Peng was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"you're right!"
After saying that, his body glowed with light, and the golden armor disappeared without a trace.
"However, I, Cheng Peng, am also a proud person. Since it is a fair duel, I shouldn't even take advantage of a piece of armor!"
Lu Bu stared at Cheng Peng for a moment, and what he saw in his eyes was seriousness and confidence.
"Okay, if I say something like 'you don't need to be polite', it would be a bit pretentious. A man is born to fight happily..." He pondered for a moment and nodded.
"So...do you have anything else to say?" King Arthur shouted loudly, "Does anyone else have any objections to this duel?"
Of course there will be no objection.
Just when she was about to announce the start of the duel, Chu Fengge suddenly spoke.
"Although it's a little inappropriate, I want to take this opportunity to ask some questions." She said with a smile, "Just now Lu Bu said, 'A man is born to fight happily,' so I came up with a question——
We are all famous people, but we don’t know what our opinions are on the topic of ‘life’?”
King Arthur frowned and asked: "Does this topic have anything to do with the duel?"
"Two heroic spirits dueled, and two heroic spirits notarized it. Such a grand event should leave some anecdotes at least." Chu Fengge replied, "What do you think?"
Cheng Peng laughed and said loudly: "Life lasts only a hundred years, and history is just a drop in the ocean. The only thing that can be passed on to future generations is reputation - so I think it is not important how you were during your lifetime. What is important is that your name will go down in history so that it can be passed down to future generations."
When people mention my name, they feel respectful."
"Hypocritical!" Lu Bu said disdainfully, "As long as you are happy while you are alive, it doesn't matter what happens after you die!"
Cheng Peng smiled and did not refute.
There is no need to argue about the topic of life philosophy.
"For me, I think the most important thing is victory." Chu Fengge took up the topic, "History will only remember the victors. All honors, flowers and praises can only belong to the victors. The losers will only have a little sympathy.
Nothing can be gained. So I think, no matter what, we must win first, and then we can talk about other things.”
"I think the first thing in life in this world is responsibility! Farmers have the responsibility of farmers, soldiers have the responsibility of soldiers, priests have the responsibility of priests, and kings have the responsibility of kings." King Arthur sighed and followed suit, "One person succeeds.
Whether it is valuable or not depends on how well he fulfills his responsibilities. So if a person cannot perform his responsibilities well, then even if he defeats the enemy and becomes a king or even a hero, he is not qualified to be called competent."
After the four people finished speaking, they each looked at each other, speechless.
Everyone's attitude is different, and there is nothing more that needs to be said. There is only one thing left.
King Arthur asked everyone again, and after receiving no objections, he raised the sword in his hand high and swung it down heavily.
