What was the Zong family’s intention in bringing him here?
What does the Xuanshi hiding in the Commander's Mansion want to do?
Are there other hidden forces?
It's all unknown.
Yang Shu really didn't have the patience to stay in Baimen Gorge and slowly waited for them to take action.
It's better to give them a chance.
When performing martial arts, they will be isolated into an independent environment. Those enemies from various forces in the Zuo Army cannot keep an eye on them throughout the whole process.
In this way, whether these people are well-intentioned or malicious, there is room for them to show off.
Once and for all.
Ning Xiu commented: "If you do this once and for all, you may catch them all in one fell swoop, or we may be wiped out in one fell swoop."
Yang Shu was dissatisfied: "Senior brother, I have a request."
"explain."
"You can use your poisonous tongue on your enemies, but can you not use it on yourself?"
"I'm just telling the truth."
"Your truth is like poison, the kind that can even poison you!"
Being unceremoniously undermined by his junior brother, Ning Xiu still didn't react at all, looking indulgent and indulgent.
This made Yang Shu a little embarrassed, so he added: "We are not that unlucky, right?"
"If you're really unlucky, you won't be able to see it anyway."
"..." Yang Shu decided to take back his embarrassment!
Mingwei chuckled and said: "That's fine, we still have the same division of labor as before. Even if the Zong family has malicious intentions, they don't dare to let you die in Baimen Gorge. I will leave the martial arts to you to deal with it. As for the one hidden in
Mr. Ning and I are responsible for finding out the Xuanshi secretly."
…
Ten days can be said to be fast or slow, nor can it be said to be slow.
Before the martial arts performance began, Zong Xu finally came back.
This famous general in the northwest is a fat man who looks very kind.
Not the kind of fat that has a big head and a big belly, but a fat one with big arms and round waist. Tall, strong, and just the right amount of fat, making him look very majestic.
As soon as he came back and settled the affairs, he invited Yang Shu over.
Zong Xu was not only the Duke of the country, but also a powerful general. He was also an elder. Yang Shu could not show off in front of him, so he had to restrain his arrogance and go to see him.
Zong Xu personally helped him up and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for several years, and the third young master has become more and more talented."
He also asked about the situation of Marquis Boling.
Yang Shu answered them one by one.
After chatting, Zong Xu pointed to Zong Rui beside him and said, "I've heard about your story. This boy of mine has been praised a lot since he was a child. He is inevitably arrogant and complacent, thinking that he is the first among his peers.
I offended Senior Brother Ling earlier, and I apologize to Third Young Master on his behalf."
Yang Shu smiled: "General, you're welcome."
There was neither politeness nor intention to settle the matter.
Seeing his reaction, Zong Xu sighed in his heart and said, "I found out when I came back that this boy made a bet with the third young master. It was the dog who offended him first, and we should have apologized. Therefore, we invited the third young master here.
, to express our apologies. No matter how we should acquiesce, Third Young Master, we will never refuse."
Yang Shu said calmly: "The general's words are serious. A man must be true to his word. I have made a bet with Mr. Zong, and there is no reason to give up halfway. As for the apology, we will talk about it after we finish the comparison."
The meaning behind the words was that there was no room for change.
Zong Xu could only say: "Speaking of which, our two families have a deep friendship. Your father and I were old acquaintances in our early years and we often discussed each other, but later we became far apart and had less contact with each other. How could the third young master be so talented as this boy in my family?
It's good to learn it. If you can regain the old friendship, my ancestors will also feel happy under the spring."
This was a deliberate attempt to trivialize the matter and treat it as a dispute between their juniors.
Also, in order to compete for territory, using martial arts to determine the outcome, what would it sound like to say it out loud? Zong Rui could do this because he was still young and a junior, but Zong Xu was a great general, so it would be embarrassing to say it out loud.
Yang Shupi smiled but said: "What Uncle Shi said is that my nephew will have a good discussion with Brother Zong."
Zong Xu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect him to pick up the call quickly this time and immediately called him Uncle Shi.
However, the words have already been said, so you have to deny it, right? I had to reply with a smile: "That's all you think about. Don't care too much about the outcome. No matter you win or lose, I will ask this kid to apologize to you later. Just take this as an apology."
Just ask each other for advice and make progress."
Then he said some words of encouragement and allowed him to eat, before sending him back politely.
As soon as Yang Shu left, Zong Rui couldn't wait to ask: "Dad, why are you so polite to him? Do you think the child will lose to him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a blow on the forehead.
Zong Xu put aside his kindness and glared: "You still dare to say such things to me? What did you say before I went out? I patted my chest and promised to settle this matter well. What happened? I resorted to martial arts out of nowhere.
The fight for victory was so intense that I couldn’t patrol the border anymore, so I had to rush back.”
Zong Rui was confused by me and exclaimed: "What's wrong with Yanwu? I'm confident that I can beat him!"
"Then what?" Zong Xu looked at his silly son with a sneer.
"Then……"
Zong Rui was stunned for a moment.
Right, what next? They brought Yang Shu here not to win against him, but to test...
"Do you know why your father is hiding away?"
"I know." Zong Rui lowered his head.
"If you are not careful in this matter, it will be a disaster for the whole family. That's why I entrust it to you. If something happens, you will take the blame and protect our whole family. If my father is involved, none of you can escape!"
Zong Rui defended: "But dad, we just promised to create opportunities for them to distinguish. Even if we make a bet with Yang San, it won't affect anything..."
"Did your head get caught in the door?" Zong Xu scolded, "You participated in a martial arts show with him, what would happen if something happens to him?"
Zong Rui opened his mouth.
"What we are doing, to put it bluntly, is to hide the truth from the Holy One. Once something happens to Yang San, the Holy One will know that we are involved in this matter, and then our whole family will be finished! We can only be loyal to that position.
People must not be involved in the dispute over the reserve, not even the slightest suspicion!"
"But when we brought him here, we already..."
"In the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, we are confident that nothing will happen to Yang San. No matter whether those people can test it out or not, when the time comes, we will send him away. What happens next has nothing to do with us. But when it comes to martial arts, you can
Guaranteed? No matter how monolithic it is, accidents will happen if there are too many people."
Zong Rui finally understood.
"So, we have to ensure that nothing happens to him during the martial arts performance?"
"That's right." Zong Xu's eyes darkened, "This boy, looking like a playboy, is much more scheming than you. I'm afraid he is deliberately messing up the situation to see what our intentions are. And we have to guarantee his safety.
To be safe, you can only be careful and survive in the cracks..."
At this point, Zong Xu sighed and patted his son on the shoulder: "Father knows that I have wronged you. Who told you that your grandfather was confused for a while... Forget it, the son will not complain about the father's fault. We will talk about it after we have passed this test.