In one sentence, everyone present was so shocked that they pressed their hands on the handle of the knife. For men on the grassland, the bow on the shoulder, the knife in the hand, and the mount on the crotch all represent their dignity. Friends can exchange weapons and war horses with each other.
When gifts are given to each other, if a stranger asks for weapons or mounts from the other party, it is equivalent to telling the other party that he wants to duel with him.
"Your mount is very handsome. I wonder if you can sell it to me?" Li Xu asked calmly, knife in hand.
Ashina Choyu's mount chirped a few times and raised its front hooves high. As a good horse that had fought in battles before, it instinctively felt the pressure coming from the scimitar on the opposite side. It was the undercurrent coming from the bottom of the glacial lake.
Cold, forced by the young man's anger, surged like a storm.
"Huh?" Ashina was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that it was his momentary gaffe that caused the misunderstanding between the two parties. He drove his mount back a few steps to avoid Li Xu's sharp edge, and explained with a smile: "Little brother, don't worry.
, I just asked casually because I was itchy, and I didn’t mean to provoke. What are you doing, why don’t you back off!"
The second half of the sentence was addressed to the guards around him and the cavalry not far away. After drinking it, the pressure came on its own. The red cloaks who rushed to protect the Lord and the Turkic wolf cavalry outside stopped at the same time, and their movements were as neat as if they were being beaten.
The same invisible arm suddenly pulled him.
This is a state that can only be achieved by soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles. Although the herdsmen of the Su Chuan tribe have been rigorously trained by Xu Dayan and the Xier clan leader, they are far from reaching this level. Li Xu looked back at the faces of the herdsmen and knew
In just a moment, we were already at a disadvantage. He shook his head and replied deliberately and ungratefully: "You feel itchy when you see my bow, and I feel itchy when I see your horse. Why don't you trade my bow for your horse?"
,how?"
"Coax!" A burst of laughter broke out among the Turkic wolf riders. They had never seen such a ignorant boy who actually took the initiative to ask Lord Queyu to exchange his bow for a horse.
"Do you know where this horse came from?" The young man who didn't see him dared to push him forward. Ashina Queyu couldn't help but get a little angry. He handed the bow back to Li Xu and asked loudly.
Li Xu smiled and shook his head. As long as he could squeeze out Queyu, he would gain his own prestige. As for the thoroughbred of the horse under his crotch, to be honest, he didn't see it at all and didn't care much.
"This is the result of the cross between the fine breeds obtained by the Turkic royal family from the Persian royal family thousands of miles away in exchange for a thousand slaves and the Tuohuchen wild horses brought as tribute by the Khitans. They can travel thousands of miles in a day. No one without the blood of the Ashina royal family can ride
Take advantage!" Queyu said with a sneer and a bit of arrogance.
"Boy, did you hear that?" The red cloaks cheered loudly, their voices full of disdain.
"Then do you know the origin of the bow in my hand?" Li Xu was aroused by the contemptuous look in his eyes and asked, holding up the riding bow returned by Queyu.
"Tell me about it!" Ashinachoyu shrank his shoulders back, pretending to be listening attentively. His funny actions made the Turks behind him burst into laughter.
"This is a riding bow that the shopkeeper of the Shanggu Inn in the Sui Dynasty paid for a meal. It was adjusted by Li Xu, a vendor in the Sui Dynasty. It is not worth a lot of money to shoot rabbits and sparrows, but it is a sign of a man's dignity.
, A thousand pieces of gold is not easy!" Li Xu smiled lightly, neither humble nor arrogant.
The first half of his sentence was extremely humorous, and even Aslan and the others couldn't help but smile. The second half was extremely solemn, especially the sentence "A lot of money is not easy," which was so resounding that it instantly confused the royal family.
, all good varieties were compared.
The Turkic royal family has dignity, and the Sui hawkers also have dignity. To live forever in the world, there is no distinction between these two kinds of dignity.
Ashina Queyu stopped laughing and once again looked up and down at the young man in front of him who was wearing Xiren clothes and with his hair disheveled, but claimed to be a Sui vendor. This man was eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a broad back.
He is also considered a strong man among the Turks. Although he is young, his speech and behavior are full of masculinity. His eyes are clear and deep, and he will never flinch no matter who he meets.
This guy is definitely not an ordinary hawker! Ashina Queyu thought to himself. He suddenly remembered a character in the legend, smiled, and replied: "It's not an insult to exchange your bow for my horse. It's just a good bow and a good one."
It's such a pity that BMW is separated, how about we two make a bet, the one who wins takes the bow and the horse, and the one who loses doesn't blame others, how about that?"
"Of course, what are you talking about betting on?" Li Xu asked loudly. For the sake of Su Chuobu's dignity, he absolutely could not back down at this time. Besides, Tao Kuo was still in bed, so a man's shoulders should be stronger.
"Horse racing!" Que Yu smiled and shook his head, "Your horse suffered a loss, and they will definitely laugh at me for bullying you."
"Competition of shooting!" Li Xu imitated Que Yu and shook his head, "Your bow is not good. We men from the Su Chuan tribe cannot bully distant visitors!"
"You're a very interesting boy!" Queyu has a high status in the family, but his uncles and brothers are all competitors, and their relationship is extremely stiff. As for the guards and playmates around him, no one dares to talk to him like this.
When he met someone who didn't know the depth of it, it actually made him feel a little bit more fun.
At this point, he was no longer in a hurry. He jumped off the horse, handed the reins to Aslan, and said: "Please give this brother a witness. If I lose in a while, you can just give him the horse!"
Li Xu saw that the other party was free and easy, so he also jumped off the horse, stepped forward, handed the bow bag to Queyu's guard, smiled and warned: "If I lose, this bow will belong to your master."
Que Yu looked at Li Xu again and strengthened his inference. This person was the legendary holy wolf guard who broke into the enemy camp in the middle of the night and killed more than fifty Xi tribe warriors. He was trying to appease Su this time.
Coming from Chuanbu, it was the best choice to resolve the misunderstanding caused by the condor shooting through a gambling game. Thinking of this, he winked at the guard with extremely subtle movements.
The guard bowed to accept the order, holding the bow in both hands, and walked to Aslan and stood side by side. At this time, the incident of the Condor Shooting had been completely eliminated by the upcoming gambling match. Although there was still a gap between the two parties, there was no longer much.
The hostility is there.
The Turkic wolf cavalry and Su Chuo tribe herdsmen dismounted one after another and formed a large circle around Li Xu and Queyu. The betting competitions on the grassland were nothing more than horseback riding, archery and fighting (including wrestling). The herdsmen have been
Playing like this, no matter whether you win or lose, everyone can't hurt your friendship or cheat, otherwise you will be looked down upon by everyone.
"Compare to what?" Li Xu and Que Yu asked at the same time. After jumping off the horse, they discovered that they were almost the same height. However, Que Yu was already in his early thirties, while Li Xu looked only fifteen or six years old.
If a thirty-year-old strong man beat a fifteen-year-old boy and won, there would be no glory in it. Although Queyu has a stubborn temper, he is also an upright man. After thinking about it, he said: "You said, pick the one you are best at!"
"What I'm best at is memorizing ancient poems!" Li Xu shrugged and made a harmless joke. "People from the Ashina family must be far better at poetry than I am. Today you have come a long way, saddled and tired, we
It’s better to be more elegant!”
"You kid, how can I compete with you in poetry writing!" Queyu was so angry that he couldn't help but smile, and said with feigned anger.
"That's better than drinking. Do you dare?" Li Xu was waiting for the other party's words and asked loudly.
Ashina Choyu was stunned again. He didn't expect that a Han would dare to compete with him in drinking capacity. The Turkic people believe that wine can produce blood, and the braver the warrior, the greater his drinking capacity. Looking at the other party's innocent smile, he replied with a smile: "Competing with wine."
, let’s see who drinks more. If you lose later, don’t cry!”
"You're drunk now, don't pretend to be ignorant and refuse to pay!" Li Xu shouted back.
The surrounding wolf riders and herdsmen cheered loudly, and walked to their horses one after another to drink bags of kumiss. Kumis is a must-have for all ethnic groups outside the Great Wall. It can be used as wine to relieve fatigue, quench thirst and promote fluid production.
Almost every shepherd who travels carries a few bags with him. In a moment, the bags containing wine piled up in front of Que Yu and Li Xu. They looked at each other with their eyes, untied the leather rope, and drank.
Got up.
"One, two, good!" The wolf riders and herdsmen cheered loudly. The men in the two competitions drank a lot, but Que Yu held his bag high and poured it into his throat. Li Xu sucked the baldhead whale, and naturally drank at a slow speed.
Slow. In the blink of an eye, Que Yu emptied four leather bags. He looked down at Li Xu and found that he had two pairs of leather bags at his feet and was untying the leather cord of the fifth bag.
"It's broken, this kid is a wine basket!" Que Yu was startled and screamed in his heart. The concentration of kumis is much higher than that of Zhongyuan rice wine, so basically two bags of wine stuffed by Han people can be overturned.
, few people can drink up the third bag. But the young man opposite has drank four bags, but his expression has not changed at all. There is tenderness in his eyes, but he drinks with a bit of eagerness like meeting an old friend.
Queyu untied the leather cord of the fifth bag and drank it down. He drank too quickly, and 30% of the contents of the bag spilled onto his chest. This was already an act of cheating, but Li Xu turned a blind eye and untied the sixth bag.
Mare's milk is sucked into the mouth slowly and unhurriedly.
In the entire Shanggu, Li Xu's uncle Zhang Baosheng is the only one who can condense rice wine. Although the kumis is strong, it is far from the level of craftsmanship at an inn. Moreover, his uncle Zhang Baosheng once "taught" the way of drinking.
The more evenly you drink, the less likely you are to get drunk. On the contrary, those who drink vigorously at first and then drink and drink evenly may seem smart, but in fact they are not fighting, and their hearts have already been defeated.
Ashina Queyu picked up the sixth bag in his hand, but saw Li Xu starting to untie the seventh leather bag. He knew that today he was destined to accompany Black Eagle and lose his horse again, so he stood up, clapped his hands and said, "Forget it.
, the war horse belongs to you. Its name is Black Wind. I hope you can gallop freely in the future and don’t wrong its bloodline!"
"Thank you, brother Queyu!" Li Xu put down the wine bag and stood up, suppressing the smell of alcohol rolling in his belly. He took a few steps forward, picked up his bow bag from the guard, and gave it to Queyu with both hands. "My bow is not good.
Sell it, but you can give it to your friends!”
Queyu took the bow in his hand and was overjoyed. He touched it again and again reluctantly, but finally handed the bow back to Li Xu's hand and said seriously: "Since, since I lost, I can't break the rules. You Su
A Chubu man is a man, but I, a Turkic man, am a child?"
"What a Turkic man, he is worthy of the blood of the Ashina family!" Someone outside the crowd praised loudly.
Li Xu took the bow in his hand and turned to look back. He saw Su Chuifuli and more than a hundred herdsmen standing behind them at some point. Looking at the approving smiles on the faces of the herdsmen, it was obvious that he and Ah had just been together.
Everyone saw the scene of Shinachoyu gambling and drinking. (To be continued)
