This was the first time someone came to ask her for a reward, and Li Minglou smiled.
What a madman.
"Quickly capture this madman." The officials on duty bravely stepped forward to block Li Minglou.
There are guards in the hall, and there are also very powerful guards around Madam Wu. For the first time in these days, the good food and tea that she has eaten and drank, her hands and feet are free of frostbite, and the officials are willing to take risks.
The guards had already taken action, especially the two who had broken away from the guards and grabbed the young man with a bit of shame on their faces.
The young man's figure was nimble and he slid away from the hands of the two guards like a fish.
The other officers on both sides simply waved the water and fire sticks in their hands and beat them down hard. The long sticks fell like rain and hit the ground. The young man swayed left and right in the rain without touching his body.
The official looked uneasy. He was a madman with a high level of martial arts: "Young madam, please go in quickly."
Li Minglou looked at the hall quietly, because she didn't say anything, and although the madman refused to be caught by the guards, he did not attack Li Minglou, so Fang Er stood guard in front of Li Minglou,
Didn't do it myself.
After a dense sound of wooden sticks hitting the ground, the young man who was dodging seemed to have had enough fun. He jumped up, grabbed his feet and stepped on the water and fire sticks. With a few shouts, the officers were brought to the ground, and the tiger's mouth shook.
There was a loud banging sound, and the young man clasped his hands around the dozens of fire and water sticks and stood still.
"Young Madam, I am a peerless talent. Young Madam should reward me for my surrender, but now I am being oppressed in the military camp." He said loudly.
Li Minglou smiled, sat down on a chair in the hall, waved his hands, and the guards who were about to step forward to arrest the young man again stopped.
"What's going on?" Li Minglou asked.
A guard came forward and said: "He fought with people in the military camp and injured three people."
The young man immediately shouted: "They hit me first. If I don't fight back, I will be hurt."
The guard ignored him and only explained to Li Minglou: "When his actions were criticized, he became angry and took action first."
The young man snorted and did not refute, but still insisted: "They accused me of being wrong. They lost the competition because they were incompetent. Instead, they blamed me. If they were as powerful as me, they would not lose."
The guard told Li Minglou the cause and effect. It turned out that the cause was the martial arts performance for Zhu Tong. He belonged to Team A and disobeyed orders and attacked rashly during the battle, resulting in the defeat of the whole team. Now victory in the military camp means a better future.
Of course, the other members of Team A were dissatisfied with him due to his treatment and honor. They had been quarreling for several days and finally broke into a fight today.
The official remembered it and suddenly said, "You were the one who fought against four people that day."
The young man puffed up his chest and said, "I can defeat ten people by myself. The last time I lost, it was because of their incompetence and it had nothing to do with me."
Li Minglou asked: "Can you defeat twenty people by yourself?"
The young man raised his head: "Yes."
"Where are the thirty people?" Li Minglou asked, "Think about it carefully. You have spent some time in the military camp and know everyone's training and fighting methods."
The young man's handsome eyebrows slightly furrowed, he thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes."
"Where are the forty people?" Li Minglou sat down and continued to ask.
The young man raised his voice: "Young madam, you are making things difficult for me. I can't defeat forty people, but forty people can't do anything to me. I can escape unscathed."
Li Minglou said: "But the purpose of fighting is not to escape unscathed, but to defeat the opponent and move forward. You can't defeat forty people by yourself, but you will cause forty people to be defeated. You have nothing to be proud of in the military camp, right?"
The young man opened his mouth to retort, but then his expression turned gloomy: "Young madam is right, this world no longer needs me to wait for the rangers, but if you want me to obey the rules of one advance and one retreat and disappear among everyone, I still can't do it.
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He pushed his hands forward, and the water and fire stick fell to the ground with a crash.
The official said coldly: "It turns out you are a ranger. You injured someone in the military camp and you just want to run away like this?" He then whispered to Li Minglou, "These rangers have nothing to do but are provoking fights in the countryside. We want to
Catch them, otherwise people’s livelihood will be unsafe.”
The government office in Dou County is not very big. When the young man heard what the officials said, he snorted with an arrogant expression: "You mediocre officials are incompetent in the face of bandits. You can only show off your heroism to knights."
The officials were angry: "Take down this madman! Inform the local government offices to check whether there are any murder cases on the loose on him!"
The officers grabbed the water and fire sticks scattered on the ground and shouted in unison. The young ranger looked disdainful and looked like a tiger entrenched.
Li Minglou asked: "What's your name?"
The young man didn't even look back: "Xiang Qiubeard."
Li Minglou smiled: "You can learn from your ambition."
The Qiu-bearded guest is a legendary figure in history books and a celebrity among chivalrous people. As time has passed, his deeds have spread more and more widely, and he has become more like a fairy. However, his true origin has not been traced.
The official snorted, "The bearded man is a god. In troubled times, he can assist the founding emperor and go into seclusion. There should be no knights in the peaceful and prosperous days of Great Xia."
Xiang Qiu's beard didn't pay attention to Li Minglou's smile. The bright lights in the county government hall reflected his tall figure: "It's a pity that the world is full of rotten wood."
The words were full of vicissitudes of life, but they were just the depression of a young and unsuccessful person. They didn't sound touching, so Li Minglou smiled.
The officials were about to ask the officers to arrest people again. Li Minglou first asked: "What reward do you want from me?"
Xiang Qiu, who had previously raised his feet and fluffed his sleeves as if to leave without looking back, immediately turned around, his eyes shining: "Didn't the young lady say that I am useless in the military camp?"
Li Minglou said: "You are useless in the military camp, but you may be useful by my side. As a woman, I don't need to defeat the opponent when encountering danger. It is enough to be able to escape the danger intact."
It still sounded like he was useless, as if he would just get away, but Xiang Qiubeard didn't care about these details. He put his hands on his waist and said loudly: "I want a precious sword, a cart of fine wine and food, and a person who can accompany me."
Red Whisker Girl."
Why don't you want your face? The official was furious.
Li Minglou called Yuanji: "Give him a precious sword and a cart full of fine wine and delicacies." Then he looked at Qiubeard and said, "It's rare to find a red-flecked girl. I will pay attention to you, and if I meet you, I will get in touch with you."
Xiang Qiubearded agreed readily without any fuss.
Li Minglou looked at him again: "I'll take my leave now. If you want anything else, Mr. Xiang, come back to me."
He cupped his fists and saluted Qiubeard.
Li Minglou then turned around and walked back, and the official followed him: "Young madam, these kind of knights are just cheating on food and drink."
Li Minglou smiled and said: "He can't cheat me out of my food and drink. Sir, don't worry about these little things. You are already working very hard to care about people's livelihood."
The official sighed, Mrs. Wu was too kind-hearted, and since she had already made up her mind, it was hard for him to persuade her.
Yuanji didn't even try to persuade him, and immediately asked someone to take out a precious sword. The scabbard was made of gold and glittered with various gems. A cart also pulled over, and the entire jar was filled with wine and various meats, leaving no trace behind.
gap.
Standing in the hall, Xiang Qiubeard was no longer as desolate as before, like a fighting cock. He hung his sword on his waist and laughed. He was about to walk out, then stopped to look at himself.
"Please give me a new suit of clothes and a hat." he said.
The officials pretended not to hear, and Yuan Ji asked someone to bring it to him. Xiang Qiubearded took off his dirty old clothes casually in the hall, put on a new brocade robe, dipped his hands in water, tied up his hair, put on a hat, and walked to
As I stood near the door, I picked out a freesia blooming on the flower stand and tuck it in my ear.
The official's heart suddenly felt even more painful. He had carefully cultivated this flower and it had never bloomed before!
"This liar has defrauded so many things." He said bitterly.
A civil servant said in a faint voice: "One jar of wine can be exchanged for ten buckets of grain, and one fan of meat can be exchanged for five buckets of grain. This cart contains ten jars of wine and ten fans of meat. The scabbard contains about ten taels of gold and three rubies.