Under the night outside the gate of Nanying, the clear and powerful sound of weapons clashing sounded one after another. Just by listening to this sound, you can tell that this competition is very fierce.
The people standing on both sides of the competition venue watching the battle were all holding their breath and concentrating, for fear of missing every move they made.
"Huh?" Wang Wangzhou looked at the audience and suddenly made a questioning voice.
Chai Yan heard this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Wangzhou took a moment to glance at Chai Yan, leaned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Secretary Chai, who do you think will win this competition?"
Chai Yan said without hesitation: "It goes without saying that she must be my wife!"
Wang Wangzhou shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Not necessarily, not necessarily... Mr. Chai, how about we make a bet?"
"Bet?" Chai Yan was stunned for a moment: "You mean, Captain Liu will win?"
Wang Wangzhou shook his head again and whispered: "Sir Chai, although Liu Xiaowei's swordsmanship is great, it may still be difficult to defeat your wife!"
Chai Yan twitched the corner of his mouth and asked in confusion: "Sir Wang, what you said... Why are you not optimistic about both sides, so what are you betting on?"
Wang Wangzhou smiled and said: "Why can't you bet? Secretary Chai thinks your wife will win, so I'll bet that it will end in a draw! Once the result comes out, whoever loses will invite the other party to have a drink at the most expensive restaurant in Ganquan County.
How about it?"
"Okay, let's bet!" Chai Yan agreed immediately.
"Dang, clang, clang, clang..."
Suddenly, a rapid and fierce clash of weapons was heard from the field.
Chai Yan immediately turned around and saw that it was Liu Hongxuan who launched a fierce attack on Yuan Yuan. When Yuan Yuan raised his sword to block, he also retreated frequently. In an instant, he was only less than ten feet away from the brazier next to the field.
"Yeah! Well done, Captain!"
"The captain will win!"
"The captain must win, the captain must win..."
Seeing that Liu Hongxuan had the upper hand and successfully suppressed Yuan, the cheering group composed of the commanders of the Nanying soldiers suddenly burst into loud cheers.
But one of them didn't make a sound, still looking at the field quietly and intently, the frown between his eyebrows getting higher and higher.
This person was Xiang Da, and he always felt that something was wrong with Liu Hongxuan's sudden upper hand.
After a moment, Xiang Da suddenly shook his head, with a helpless smile on his lips.
Seeing that Yuan Yuan was in a passive state, Chai Yan immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Madam, come on!"
But as soon as the cheering sound ended, the two people on the field suddenly stopped their moves and retreated at the same time.
"Liu Lieutenant, it seems that there is no winner in today's competition, why not just call it a day!" Yuan said, cupping his fists.
Liu Hongxuan immediately nodded, held the hilt of his sword behind his back and said, "Okay!"
It ended in a draw without any warning. Except for Xiang Da, the soldiers around him were all stunned for an instant...
The next moment, someone shouted: "Captain, why don't you fight? You are going to win soon..."
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, she won't be able to bear it anymore!" A voice echoed immediately.
"Shut up!" Liu Hongxuan turned around with a sullen face and sternly stopped the speaker.
Xiang Da immediately walked into the competition venue, applauding and laughing: "Wonderful! Wonderful! It is really a wonderful competition, a feast for the eyes!"
Wang Wangzhou also clapped his hands and said: "Yes, yes, it's so exciting! Mrs. Chai and Captain Liu have such superb swordsmanship that it's hard to tell them apart. It's amazing."
The two of them exchanged some words one after another, which finally made the atmosphere at the scene better.
Liu Hongxuan had no intention of staying too long, so he said to Chai Yan and Gui Yuan: "Secretary Chai, Mrs. Chai, please rest early. It's time for Liu to patrol the camp!"
After saying goodbye, Liu Hongxuan, accompanied by Xiang Da, walked to the camp with a group of captains. Along the way, the seven captains were still talking around Liu Hongxuan, but Liu Hongxuan remained silent.
After Liu Hongxuan and the others had gone away, Chai Yan asked Yuanyuan: "Madam, what's going on? Is this... Why is Captain Liu acting so weird..."
Yuan Yuan looked calm and said slowly: "Liu Xiaowei's sword is about to break..."
"Oh!" Chai Yan suddenly realized, and then said happily: "Ha! I knew you let him do it on purpose, madam. Otherwise, if the sword broke in front of your subordinates, it would be very embarrassing...
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Yuan Yuan said: "I've told you before, it's just about learning swordsmanship, not winning or losing!"
After this competition, Wang Wangzhou admired Yuan's swordsmanship from the bottom of his heart. After saying some compliments, Wang Wangzhou looked at Chai Yan and said with a smile: "Secretary Chai, when we get to Ganquan County, you will spend a lot of money."
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On the other hand, Liu Hongxuan, Xiang Da and the seven captains returned to their tent.
The seven pawn leaders were still struggling with why Liu Hongxuan agreed to a draw. They all thought that they could win just now.
"Captain, there are no distinctions between men and women in the competition. Didn't you say this yourself? Why did you just..."
"Yes, captain, that woman just now was clearly unable to resist, you shouldn't be merciful!"
Liu Hongxuan's face was gloomy. He raised his eyes and glared at the seven people: "What do you know?"
Immediately, the tent became quiet, and the seven captains stopped making any sound.
After a while, Liu Hongxuan said slowly: "You said I was merciful? Haha...wrong! Big mistake! It's the other party who is merciful!"
"ah?"
"How could..."
"Captain, what do you mean by this?"
There was another commotion in the tent.
Liu Hongxuan handed his sword to a soldier commander and said, "You will understand after you take a look!"
When the soldier commander took the sword and looked at it, he suddenly looked surprised and shouted: "How...how could this happen?"
Others also came over curiously, and then they also exclaimed.
At this time, Liu Hongxuan's sword was full of gaps of varying depths, all caused by the previous sparring contest.
"If the other party hadn't been merciful, my sword would have been broken long ago!" Liu Hongxuan frowned.
Xiang Da walked over and picked up the sword full of gaps, and exclaimed: "What kind of sword is that woman using? It's so powerful!"
One of the soldiers said angrily: "Captain, she just took advantage of the fact that the sword in her hand was stronger. If she had used the same sword and competed again, she would have been defeated long ago!"
"That's right!"
"You're right, she just has a good sword!"
The rest of the soldiers immediately began to support Liu Hongxuan.
Liu Hongxuan shook his head helplessly and said: "You guys, why are you not willing to admit that Mrs. Chai is better than me?"
"Even if I use the same sword, my skills are still inferior to others!" Liu Hongxuan said again.
The captains stopped talking.
Xiang Da suddenly asked: "Liu Lieutenant, if you fight her to the death, what are your chances of winning?"
Liu Hongxuan turned to look at Xiang Da, with a solemn look on his face, and said with certainty: "No chance of winning!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the tent.