Aolai Kingdom was remodeled after the towns of Han Dynasty. Therefore, most of the capital of Aolai Kingdom retains the shadow of Luoyang. The outer city has a radius of forty miles, and the inner city has a radius of ten miles. The imperial palace is in the north of the city, and the court officials and dignitaries are in Zhuque, the south gate.
Street location, the wealth of merchants is located at the west gate, and the east gate cross street is the largest commercial trading place.
Walking on the broad Qingshi Street in the East Gate, there are noisy people and busy traffic everywhere, but there are no poor people in shabby clothes; there are huge shops with high cabinets, full of exotic goods and foreign objects; only teahouses and wine shops can see Chinese clothes, beads and shoes.
The road is filled with flowers, the flutes and drums are noisy, the sun shines brightly, and the flowers are fragrant.
At this time, in the Aolai Kingdom, extravagance in food, clothing, and pleasure was prevalent, from the common people to the nobles.
A hundred years of peaceful and comfortable life have long made some people forget that there is an enemy country to the north that is eyeing the country with covetous eyes, ambitious and willing to bite people at any time.
In order to buy a suitable gift for Xiao Shuihua, Liu Juan wandered down the long street. After walking for more than an hour, his eyes suddenly opened up and the three of them were in a large square.
There are not many shops here, except for the small vendors on the beach, there are all kinds of buskers: those who sing operas, those who play music, those who play monkeys, those who fight cocks, those who play with puppets, and those who show martial arts.
Amid the rising and falling cheers, tourists coming and going gathered in several places to watch the excitement. The flow of tourists was extremely high, and the sound of cheers sounded from time to time, mobilizing groups of people to come and go.
The number of people gathered directly reflects the excitement of the performers.
No, there are only a few spectators in the southeast corner of the square. Looking up, you can clearly see that there are only two performers, one is a girl in blue shirt and the other is a middle-aged man.
The girl was fourteen or five years old, with a slender figure and a slim figure. Her face was a bit dusty, her skin was healthy brown, but her eyes were bright, her teeth were white, and she had a good face.
At this time, he held the gong in one hand and struck it twice from time to time. He drank for a long time, and his clear voice became a little hoarse, but his accent was still the soft whisper of Jiangnan. Listening to it made you feel numb all over your body.
The middle-aged man was thick-waisted and broad-shouldered, very burly, but his back was slightly hunched, his temples were gray, his face was wrinkled, and he looked very sad. He was wearing a coarse cotton-padded jacket with patches on his clothes and trousers.
Far less glamorous than the girl's dress. At this moment, she was vigorously playing with an iron gun, but she was dancing with great force, with clear rules, body skills, steps, and the turning of the gun body. It was a pity that in Liu Juan's opinion,
, the middle-aged man's marksmanship is a little slow, and his internal strength is obviously not sustainable. The power of each shot is a little weaker, and his martial arts may be even worse than that of Han Xiaoying, the weakest of the Seven Monsters of Jiangnan.
According to Liu Juan's knowledge, if those entertainers want to attract the crowd, they must recruit at least three or five strong men and perform a gimmick performance of breaking stones on the chest, slapping bricks on the forehead, holding an iron gun in the throat, and swallowing a sharp sword.
Go up the mountain of swords, take the charcoal fire, and then take advantage of the popularity to promote the miraculous elixir that works a hundred times and is effective even if you don't try it. Only in this way can you make some money.
After the middle-aged man finished playing marksmanship, he set up his gun and rested aside. The girl held the gong in her obedient hands and walked towards the crowd to ask for a few rewards. However, when the dozen or so people gathered saw the girl approaching, they suddenly turned around,
Most of the people walked away with a look of indifference and indifference.
With a "dang" sound, a silver ingot worth two weight was thrown on the gong.
There was only a group of five people left in the crowd of onlookers, and the ingot of silver was thrown by the middle-aged man in yellow who was the leader.
At this time, the man in yellow looked at the girl in green with a lustful look on his face, and said with praise: "Little girl, you are very pretty. I, Ruojin, have been watching brothels for more than ten years, and I can tell at a glance that your qualifications are not inferior."
The famous prostitutes in Kyoto now, why don't you come back to Tianxiang Tower with me, and seek to find a fragrant house and a luxurious bed, so that you don't have to suffer from the wind and the sun anymore."
As he spoke, he started to pull the girl in blue shirt's wrist.
"Ah!" The girl was startled by the sudden turn of events, like a frightened rabbit, her face suddenly lost color, and she suddenly jumped and ran away behind the middle-aged man holding the gun.
"Several officials are laughing at this. My father and daughter are just trying to get a few mouthfuls of food, so I won't bother you!" The middle-aged man holding the gun suppressed his anger and stood in front of the man in yellow.
Speaking of.
As the saying goes, strong dragons do not suppress local snakes, and beating dogs depends on their owners. If you can open a brothel in the capital, it will be difficult to gain a foothold without a certain degree of power. This group of people seeks jobs in the brothel, and there are people behind them to back them up. If they are offended, they may attract the army.
, I have a criminal background, and if I continue to get entangled, I might cause trouble, so I'd better swallow my anger first and leave the right and wrong.
The man in yellow squinted his eyes playfully at the middle-aged man holding the gun, and sneered in his heart: With the three-legged cat skill of playing with a gun just now, how dare you not know how to appreciate it? How come I am also watching the owner of the brothel in the capital? How could he come out without a few moments?
, it’s not easy to deal with you, I can only blame you for being so weak, but you have such a beautiful daughter, and for a moment, I planned to provoke you to take action first, and then killed you in one fell swoop, the imperial forest officers are all on the wine table.
In a relationship where someone slaps their chest, it is not a matter of just one sentence to decide that they are fighting back reasonably.
That pretty girl fell into my hands, and when my brothers got tired of playing with her, I would recommend it to "Mom" and she could be sold at a good price.
With a plan in mind, the man in yellow deliberately slowed down and stretched out his strange hand to touch the face of the girl in blue who was hiding behind the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man subconsciously raised his gun to block the arm of the man in yellow, but he was grabbed by the man in yellow who was waiting and pulled hard. The middle-aged man who was not as strong as him was pulled forward and leaned forward in order to kill him with one blow.
The man's free left hand had already channeled 70% of his internal energy, and a powerful black tiger shot straight to the middle-aged man's chest.
If he is hit, he will be seriously injured and fall to the ground even if he is not dead.
There was a "bang" sound as bones and flesh hit each other, but it was a quick fist hitting the tendons on the inside of the man in yellow's left elbow.
The man in yellow's arm went numb, his fist was deflected, and the force fell on the middle-aged man's right shoulder. The force of inertia also pushed the middle-aged man's body to stagger a step. The man in yellow was not very experienced in fighting, so he was suddenly hit.
Next, he decisively released the iron gun with his right hand and struck the figure flashing out of the corner of his eye with an uppercut.
"Huh?" Liu Juan was secretly surprised. He really underestimated this brothel nurse who thought he was just a sidekick. He didn't expect the second-level skill, but the man in yellow's punch deflected, and he was still hit by the gun.
The man in yellow is also very agile and can immediately take advantage of the situation to counterattack after being attacked.
Liu Juan dwarfed his body, avoided the punch, raised his hand and used the force to strike first, using his claws to firmly grasp the left wrist of the man in yellow. In a single movement, he twisted the left hand of the man in yellow behind him, "click"
With a loud sound, the man in yellow dislocated his left arm with too much force.
The man in yellow just ignored the pain, and pinched Liu Juan's throat with his right hand like a tiger claw. There was another "click" sound, and Liu Juan's right arm was twisted and dislocated. The man in yellow had his hands behind my back, and he could not die.
Xindi hooked his left foot back and kicked me across the span with a "tuck-up kick" move. Liu Juan took a step to the right and took advantage of the opportunity to hook his left foot toward the right foot of the man in yellow's "Golden Rooster Independence".
The man in yellow lost his center of gravity and his body was stuck in the air. Liu Juan pushed forward with both hands and kicked his tailbone hard. The man in yellow flew out and fell heavily.
The four strong men in black, who had been watching with a smile on their faces, were shocked when they saw that the leader had suffered a loss. They rushed over to help the man in yellow, and one of them connected the dislocated arms of the man in yellow with one move. Obviously,
The grappler's skill was pretty good. The man in yellow, who felt he was a little careless, angrily led four of his men, pulled out a protective sword from his arms, and shouted that he was about to attack.
Since they have become enemies, according to Liu Juan's principle, they should eradicate the enemy and not allow them any chance to cause trouble to Liu Juan in the future.
Seeing that the five people cooperated tacitly and complement each other, they joined forces and stabbed Liu Juan with the dagger indiscriminately. It was difficult to find any flaws in the moves, but unfortunately it was too slow in Liu Juan's eyes.
When the five gleaming daggers were no more than five feet away from Liu Juan, a circle of black shadows with a whistling sound passed by. After five screams accompanied by the sound of the daggers falling to the ground, the five people held their wrists with only skin and flesh.
The connected severed hand rolled to the ground in pain, but Liu Juan secretly used his bronze sword to crush the wrist bone.
Ignoring the misery of the five people, Liu Juan stepped forward and kicked each of them at their Dantian. It seemed very light, but in fact, he used a push and a spit to introduce internal energy, which abolished the martial arts of the five people and left a period of true energy.
In the future, if they have evil thoughts again, their lower body will be in pain. Even if an expert helps them drive out the alien Qi, the damage caused by the Qi will be enough to make them impotent and premature ejaculation.
A series of changes seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. Only when they saw the five people who were unconscious on the ground after their martial arts was canceled, and the busking father and daughter behind Liu Juan, did they react with a startled scream.
The imperial guard officer who had been watching from afar saw the five people being knocked down by Liu Juan. He was stunned for a while, and then he ran over angrily and wanted to exercise his official authority on behalf of the five people. Liu Juan's two internal guards followed him.
Knowing that now was not the time to make matters bigger, he stepped forward to stop the official, turned his right hand over, and showed a model of a small iron plate.
"Inner guard!" the leading officer couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing the token clearly.
Liu Juan said: "I am Nei Wei Eryi, what do you want?"
These two people were just small soldiers of the Royal Forest Army. Naturally they did not dare to offend the young prince's teacher, so they said a few words of apology and left.
The busking father and daughter came over to thank Liu Juan. Liu Juan glanced at the father and said, "You are good at martial arts. I wonder if you would like to join my house as a guard."
The man looked at Liu Juan, and then said: "I am from the Western Regions. My name is Jiao Li. I appreciate the good intentions of the official."
Liu Juan smiled faintly and said, "Don't regret it. Wandering like this is not an option. You——."
Before Liu Juan finished speaking, the little girl said: "Father, we are willing to be guards. I don't know where the official's house is."
Liu Juan said: "It's not far from the capital. Okay, wait a moment and I'll ask someone to take you there. You haven't eaten yet, so let's go to the Jidi Building over there."
The people on the third floor naturally knew Liu Juan, so a little Si led Liu Juan up to the third floor.
This is an exquisite small hall, completely in the style of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Two pots of spring orchids are placed on the long table; the ink and wash on the square screen are blurred, showing the beautiful water of the Fuchun River and the mist and rain of Zilingtan; the rosewood window sash and hanging
, hollowed out with finely carved patterns of magpies making plum blossoms; the rosewood Taishi chair is inlaid with the marble backrest of Yunhefeiquan; the tea table is antique and can be discerned by light. A long scroll hangs horizontally on the east wall, titled "Landscapes of Hometown",
The painting was a panoramic view of the West Lake in Hangzhou. Jiao Li stood in front of the picture, looked at it carefully for a long time with his hands behind his back, and was full of praise. He also chanted: "In pity that my husband has not converted, I sent it to the artist from afar!"
After hearing this, Liu Juan looked back at Jiao Li and said, "You have read the book."
Jiao Li said: "I have read a few books."
Liu Juan said: "Okay, I just need a scholar."
After dinner, Liu Juan took the father and daughter to the place where he was working. At this time, Erhai walked in. He looked at Jiao Li and said, "Master Baihu, who is this person?"
Liu Juan said: "My bodyguard, Jiao Li, has good martial arts skills!"
Erhai was a martial arts fanatic. Hearing Liu Juan say that Jiao Li was good at martial arts, he took a step forward, cupped his fists and said, "I'm here, Erhai, and I'll teach you Brother Jiao's tricks." The etiquette was gone.
Jiao Li looked at Liu Juan, who said, "Just have fun, it won't be anything."
Erhai Shi is a four-foot golden sword. Holding the sword in both hands, it should be quite heavy.
Jian Jiao Li seems to be using defense as offense.
With a shout, he ran towards him with thin steps. The golden sword was raised diagonally to the right of his chest at a 45-degree angle. His momentum climbed as he approached, steady and unyielding. It was a slashing sword move with even force, and he had quite a lot of combat experience.
Generally speaking, in order to raise the momentum to the top, sword wielders like to use "power splitting the mountain" with a rapid high jump. In fact, this is an act of seeking death. You must know that it is the most inconvenient time for a person to move in mid-air.
The method is good. Avoid the direction of the attack and use your backhand to kill the enemy.
Jiao Lizhi's flaw in the sword technique is that it is easy to release but difficult to close. Small sword moves rely on wrist strength, big moves rely on waist strength, and the balance point is the key point of the long sword. At the moment, when the Erhai Golden Sword is slashing diagonally, he uses his body skills to temporarily avoid the sword.
With a sharp edge, the iron sword struck the broadsword with a backhand.
The weapon collided with a bang, but it didn't feel completely solid. The blade seemed to be stable, but in reality it was vibrating like the wings of a hummingbird. It was originally used to make up for the shortcomings of the sword technique being too rigid and too single-line, and was expanded by vibrating.
The scope of the attack can be changed midway. This is the brilliance of this sword technique.
The two of them exchanged a move, and it seemed that there was no winner.
However, Er Hai's moves were getting faster and faster. In the following series of clanging sounds, the vibration force of the iron sword in Jiao Li's hand became smaller and smaller. In the next few blows, Er Hai was exerting force to knock the sword.
, seeing Jiao Li's hands going numb and almost unable to hold the handle of the knife, he suddenly used the "Yin and Yang Flip" move.
Jiao Li only felt a bright golden light in front of his eyes. His eyes were instantly burned and he could not see anything. However, it was a secret move of the knife. It used the high reflectivity of the smooth surface of the golden metal to reflect it several times in a row, gathering the sunlight into a ball.
To dazzle people's eyes.
Based on this, Erhai broke away from the battle circle and took three steps back to take precautions.
Outsiders see that Jiao Li's fight with others is really boring. There is no big opening and closing, no climax, no gorgeousness, no earth-shattering. It just feels that it ends inexplicably when it is extremely thrilling.
"Huh! Such unique sword skills and body skills!" Erguo said in surprise. He stopped Erhai, who was still in disbelief, and looked a little more cautious: "You should step back first. This kid's martial arts are weird. I'm here to challenge him." Yes.
For Jiao Li, there is no joy. Erhai is just a warm-up, and the highlight is the duel with the master Liu Juan.
Erguo's weapon is still the rare black iron dragon staff.
I saw Er Guo carrying the dragon staff, as if strolling in a leisurely courtyard, slowly walking towards Jiaoli, one step at a time. The distance of each step seemed to be exactly the same. He walked without rest, but the sound of the iron staff hitting the ground was like knocking every time.
At the heartbeat of a person, the pressure was so overwhelming that everyone couldn't breathe. Being in Jiao Li, who was facing the impact of the momentum, the sweat on his palms was actually forced out.
Liu Juan nodded when he saw it. It seemed that Erguo had understood the Heavenly Dragon Staff he taught.
Several times, Jiao Li couldn't help but take out the flying knife in his arms and attack, but there was always a voice in his heart telling him that he would be at a disadvantage if he struck first against such a master. It wasn't until he took three steps forward that the dragon staff could hit Jiao Li.
, Jiao Li still had to take a step forward with the Black Iron Sword before he could reach the opponent. After Liu Juan showed some approval, Er Guo suddenly took a half-step forward with his right foot. Using his left hand as the base, he poured strength into his right hand and executed a move.
"The rainbow penetrates the sun", the dragon staff is wrapped in a whirlwind and pierces the chest like a poisonous dragon.
Finally, he passed the level of momentum competition. He took a half-step to the right, rotated back with his left foot, put the black iron sword upright in front of his chest, and used a "destroying enemy" move to cut towards Er Guo's balancing staff's left hand.
Long weapons are usually used with both hands, one hand is used to apply force, and the other hand is used to support. Without the support point, the long weapon will lose control. Unfortunately, the ideal situation can only remain in the imagination. The dragon staff is blocked from the sword by the angle, but
The shock force coming from the dragon staff was not something Jiao Li could withstand. The result was that Jiao Li was directly knocked away, his clothes on his chest were shattered, and his inner breath was chaotic.
Liu Juan didn't say anything. He nodded and walked into Baihusuo.
