Guo Song returned to his house and cut open the gold box with a dagger. There was a small roll of white silk inside. Guo Song slowly unfolded the white silk. There were only a few words on it. Guo Song immediately lit a fire and burned the white silk.
He packed up his belongings, wrapped the halberd in layers of cloth, took out his treasure box from the bed, packed it together with his bow and arrow clothing into a leather box, and left the mansion on horseback.
Not long after, Guo Song arrived at the Qingxu Palace in Jinchangfang. The Taoist temple construction site was still in full swing. The progress was very fast. The Golden Body Pavilion had already taken shape, but now it should be changed to the Golden Body Tower. The tower is four stories high.
The brick and wood structure, cornices and brackets make the building very grand.
On the other side of the river, the main Taoist temple of Qingxu Palace is also magnificently built, covering an area of 20 acres. The main hall, Sanqing Palace, has been repaired and is as magnificent as the Main Hall of the famous temple.
"Little uncle!"
Suddenly someone called Guo Song. Guo Song turned around and saw that it was Taoist boy Qingfeng. He hadn't seen him for several months and he seemed to have grown a little taller.
Guo Song turned over and dismounted and asked with a smile: "Where is your master?"
"Master is at the construction site! Now is the critical moment. He squats on the construction site every day."
"I'll go find him later. Help me get the horse in first."
Guo Song took off the wooden box and horse bag and handed the reins to Qingfeng. He suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "Is my room still empty?"
"It's empty! Master usually keeps it locked. I have the key. I'll open the door for Uncle Master!" Qingfeng hurried away with his horse.
Guo Song carried his halberd and entered the gate of the Taoist temple. Along the way, his nephews rushed to get him things, except for the halberd. The halberd was too heavy and only Guo Song could lift it.
Guo Song's room was still the same as when he left. The nephews moved quickly to get new bedding and put them on again.
After settling in for a while, Guo Song came to the construction site. A new bridge was built on the river to connect the old and new Taoist temples. From afar, Guo Song saw the senior brother. He was instructing the craftsmen to lay the steps. The senior brother was thinner than before.
Not much, but full of energy and radiant.
"Big brother!" Guo Song shouted.
Gan Feng raised his head and saw his junior brother. He quickly stood up with a smile and said, "Junior brother, long time no see!"
"Senior brother, how long will it take for the Xindao Palace to be repaired?"
"It's almost! It will be completed in two months. After some tidying up, we can move in after next spring. Then the old Taoist temple will be demolished and used as the square of Jinshen Pavilion. Wang Shijun also agreed."
Gan Feng pointed to the high wall behind and said: "A few days ago, Magistrate Wang came to me and said that Jingzhao Mansion has approved the opening of a north gate for Jinchangfang, which will be implemented by the end of the year. In this way, people can come in through the north gate.
It’s our Qingxu Palace, this is great news!”
Guo Song smiled slightly and said, "Would you like me to put the icing on the cake and ask for a painting of the emperor's calligraphy?"
"Of course!"
Gan Feng said excitedly: "Lao Wu, I know you have a way. It's best to ask the emperor to write a calligraphy painting for the Sanqing Palace. I'm worried about it!"
Guo Song nodded, "I may be out for a few days tomorrow. I will leave my things here with my senior brother and keep them for me."
"Don't worry, I will put your things in the underground palace and make sure they are safe and sound!"
Guo Song entrusted the items to his senior brother and left...
Guo Song took an ox cart to the Shuofang Army Jinzou Courtyard. As soon as he entered the gate, he heard a lot of noise and excitement inside. Liang Ling'er saw Guo Song and hurriedly ran forward and said with a mournful face: "Brother Guo, our luck in drawing lots is really good."
Oops, we actually got the Wanqiying Polo Team, isn’t this the end of the world?”
"Don't make any noise, everyone, listen to me!"
Liang Yundao shouted loudly, and everyone fell silent.
Liang Yundao added: "The drawing of lots is God's will. Since we have drawn the Ten Thousand Cavalry Battalion, it is God's arrangement. It is an unexpected surprise for us to enter the top sixteen. It is our luck to compete with the strongest team."
, we should feel lucky!”
"well said!"
Guo Song applauded and said: "Let him force him to be stronger. We just have to fight as hard as we can. Although we are not as strong as the opponent, we cannot lose to the opponent in terms of momentum. We just need to deal with it calmly and calmly."
"Listen to what Mr. Guo said, take it easy and take your time. This is what we should do. Let's all disperse!"
Everyone had to disperse, and Li Ji shouted: "Everyone, come to my place and we will discuss the tactics for tomorrow."
Li Ji wanted to call Guo Song, but Guo Song pointed at Liang Yundao and said that he still had something to do. Li Ji nodded and led everyone in.
Liang Yundao smiled and asked: "Master Guo, do you want to see me for something?"
"I would like to ask about the specific time of the game?"
"The competition for the top eight will be held early tomorrow morning, with a day off the day after tomorrow, and the quarterfinals will begin the day after tomorrow in the morning."
Guo Song said apologetically: "After the competition ends tomorrow morning, I will leave Chang'an temporarily. I'm sorry that I can't continue to participate in the competition!"
"Master, is there something wrong?"
Guo Song nodded, "There is something very important."
Liang Yundao knew that Guo Song had a gold medal from the Hidden Sword Pavilion, so he didn't ask any more questions and said with a smile: "You can go with peace of mind! Tomorrow we will face the Wanqi Camp. We can only say that there is more misfortune than good, and we don't dare to expect the next round.
"
"Thank you for your understanding. I'll go talk to them about tactics!"
"Go! Go all out to win the battle tomorrow. I will tell them about your departure."
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The next morning, the Wubenfang Polo Ground was already packed with people. Tens of thousands of spectators gathered around the stadium. Flags were fluttering and drums were beating loudly. The Wanqiying Polo Team had a huge number of supporters, regardless of the Wanqiying Polo Team.
Wherever the team competes, they will definitely follow it. In contrast, the Shuofang Army polo team has much fewer supporters. It only occupies the southeast corner and has only a thousand people.
Although it was the first time for Shuofang's army to reach the top sixteen, their outstanding performance in the group stage made the Wanqi battalion dare not look down upon them. In the first game, they sent out all their main forces.
'when!'
The bell rang and the referee shouted: "The game begins!"
The Shuofang Army polo team took the lead in serving. Li Ji hit the ball, and the polo shot in a straight line at an extremely fast speed and flew past Guo Song.
Everyone galloped to catch up. Guo Song's horse was a little faster and surpassed one of the opponent's rear players. However, just when he was about to catch the ball, another rear player came out diagonally and hung upside down on his horse, taking the lead by one shot.
The ball flew out and Guo Song hurriedly closed the shot. He almost hit the opponent's head.
The Wanqiying team turned from defense to offense and was indeed the strongest team. It passed the ball very accurately while running at high speed, cooperated with it tacitly, and passed the ball to the frontcourt extremely smoothly.
A young former army player swung his club and hit Hu Liang. He was shocked and Pegasus rushed to block it. Unexpectedly, the opponent made a fake move and hit Hu Liang's gap with a light stroke.
Only then did Liang realize that he had been fooled, and it was too late to save him. Another former army player galloped forward and hit the ball into the hole with one shot.
Suddenly there was thunderous cheers and loud drums. Hu Liang gritted his teeth and passed the polo ball to midfielder Li Ji. The opponent's Chinese players rushed to block it.
As they approached, Li Ji hit a high ball with one stroke. The polo flew twenty paces away. The ball was for Guo Song, who was behind the front.
Guo Song rushed over. This place was at least eighty steps away from the hole. It was an unblocked area. The rear players of the Wanqiying Polo Team were already more than ten steps away, preparing to intercept him, but Guo Song did not wait for his horse.
The ball hit the ground and he hit it calmly. The polo drew a high parabola and shot straight to the hole eighty steps away.
Everyone stopped running and watched blankly as the polo flew across the sky and headed straight for the hole. The polo was shot into the hole without any hindrance.
The surroundings of the polo ground, which had been filled with joy just now, suddenly became silent. Everyone felt incredible. Is there such good luck? It is unheard of to shoot the ball into the hole in eighty steps!
There was an exclamation from the southeast corner at the same time, and then the cheers boiled, like boiling water. Lin Tai rushed forward excitedly and put his arms around Guo Song's shoulders. Li Ji couldn't help but rush forward and hugged the two of them.
The ball reversed the disadvantage and they took the lead.
The hearts of all the players in the Wanqi Camp sank. They finally understood why the notoriously weak Shuofang Army was able to reach the top sixteen. It was because there was a monster-like super master in their team.
After the Shuofang Army took the lead, the competition between the two sides became more intense. At the end of the game, the captain of the Wanqi Camp scored a goal, and the two sides tied the game in two games.
Amidst the roaring cheers, the gong sounded, and the first game ended with the two sides leveling at two to two.
Everyone came off the court and discussed tactics while drinking water. Li Ji said to Zhang Sanzhi: "Hu Liang went up to seal the ball. You have to fill in Hu Liang's vacancy in time. The first goal conceded was because the support was not timely."
Zhang Sanzhi scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid that if I fill Brother Hu's seat, my seat will be vacant again."
"It doesn't matter if your seat is vacant. The oblique angle of your seat makes it difficult to score a goal and doesn't give him a chance to shoot from the front."
Zhang Sanzhi nodded, "I understand!"
Li Ji said to Guo Song again: "Your position is very good, but if you delay around eighty steps, it will be very difficult for the opponent. They will definitely focus on you next, so Lin Tai's opportunity will come. You guys
We need to cooperate well in the next two rounds."
At the same time, the captain of the Wanqiying Polo Team is also telling the players, "The one who shot from 80 steps today was not lucky. You can see that he shot very smoothly and naturally, and he was determined to win. Obviously he knew that he could shoot it.
, he is the key person we want to defend, Yang Sanlang, I will leave him to you, you are responsible for keeping an eye on him and never leave."
"Remember your humble position!"
At this time, the bell rang to prepare for the start of the second game, and rhythmic shouts rang out from all around, "Wanqiying! Wanqiying will win!"
In the southeast corner, dozens of Shuofang military flags were also waving. Liang Ling'er led the people from Lingzhou and shouted: "Shuofang team will win!"
Shi Tong and the other two rear-guards beat the war drums hard, and the rumble of the drums matched the shouts of the crowd.