Invincible son

Chapter 240 239 [Sword Dance]

"The flowers on the temples of the clouds are swaying in golden steps, and the hibiscus tent is warming up the spring night."

Qin Xu chanted this poem repeatedly, and couldn't help praising: "It really is a good poem."

Pei Yue remembered that this poem came from Song of Everlasting Regret, and the reason why he was so impressed was because of another funny version he had seen on the Internet in his previous life, the so-called "The hibiscus tent warms up the spring night, and the king never goes to court early."

Qin Xu recalled Jinshu's expression and movements just now, put Pei Yue's shoulders with a strange smile on his face, and said softly: "My way is not alone, I have already said that Brother Pei and I are the same way. That Jinshu girl It’s probably a secret promise to you, do you want me to help you match up?”

Pei Yue broke free from his hand without any trace, and said with a smile: "I won't bother Mr. Qin about this matter."

"I see."

Qin Xu's smile became more and more outrageous.

Pei Yue suddenly felt a little itchy. It was the first time he had such an ardent desire to beat someone after he had been in this world for so long.Even in the face of various difficulties and dangers before, he could control his emotions very well, but now he really wanted to punch Qin Xu in the face twice.

The next step up was very smooth. On the second floor, Mo Ning, the oiran who came down from the moon, sat in charge. Qin Xu gave a lecture on painting, and Pei Yue drew a simple picture of a maid with a sketch, winning the audience who couldn't tell the truth from the fake. praise.

The third floor is the Oiran Qin Yu of Yunlai Pavilion, and the fourth floor is the Oiran Yuwen of Songzhu Pavilion. People continue to climb the stairs.

The four characters of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting all passed the test easily, and there was no difficult scene that Pei Yue expected. It seemed that these people insisted on inviting him to the hibiscus banquet just to see Lord Wu's demeanor.

After ascending to the fifth floor, there are obviously fewer people here, and the space is different from the lower floors.There is a large space in the middle, with tables and chairs on both sides, and various snacks and tea on the pine incense table.

Seeing the two imperial envoys appear, everyone who had already been seated hurriedly stood up and stepped forward. The leader was nearly fifty years old, with a short beard on his chin. He was Zhao Xianhong, the magistrate of Xingyang. He smiled and said sincerely: "Lord Qin , Lord Pei, I wanted to go downstairs to greet you. But Mr. Fang said that today's hibiscus banquet is regardless of the official position, and ordered me to wait casually, so I had to wait here."

Fang Bo was referring to Xue Tao, governor of Lingzhou.

Qin Xu said with a smile on his face, "You don't have to be courteous, the magistrate of Zhao. It's an elegant thing to be able to get a close look at the elegant demeanor of Lingzhou's oiran. How can you use your official position to deceive him? That would be too unsightly, and a gentleman would not do it."

Zhao Xianhong even claimed it was true, turned to Pei Yue and said: "I wanted to go to the government office to ask for an interview, but I was afraid of disturbing the nobleman's cleanliness, so I had to press my mind. It's not that I'm stupid and don't understand etiquette."

At his age, he humbled himself in front of the 16-year-old Pei Yue, and his words were so humble. Apart from the difference in their identities, Pei Yue had a faint feeling that this seemingly obsequious prefect of Pentecost knew a lot about the affairs of the capital.In fact, no matter in Yongzhou or Yunzhou, he was treated politely by local officials wherever he went, not only because of his status as an imperial envoy, but more importantly, briquettes can also bring great political achievements and credit to these state capitals.

Regardless of the manpower required by the mines and various government stores, just stabilizing people's livelihood is a benefit that is visible to the naked eye for these prefects and county magistrates.

Only Lingzhou is slightly different.

Perhaps it was due to the unique status of the governor of Lingzhou, the Fang Bo lord was not enthusiastic about the two imperial envoys, so the officials under him could not be too flattering, otherwise life would be miserable after offending the governor.This is also the reason for the weird scene today. In Yongzhou and Yunzhou, the hibiscus banquet will never start early before the two imperial envoys arrive, and these people dare not go upstairs in advance. They will definitely wait respectfully for Qin Xu and Pei Yue. arrival.

In this context, Zhao Xianhong's attitude is very intriguing.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling face. Pei Yue used to act like a domineering martial artist, but now he couldn't be too cold-hearted, so he smiled and said, "Why should the magistrate be overly modest? I've heard that Xingyang is governed very well in the capital. It is the most prosperous and stable place in the Western Territory, presumably it is all due to the prefect Zhao."

Qin Xu looked sideways slightly, he thought that Pei Yue didn't understand official rules at all, but he didn't expect this young man to lie without blinking his eyes.

Xingyang is indeed prosperous, but this has little to do with Zhao Xianhong, because the background here is very profound.

Of course Zhao Xianhong knew this, but everyone likes to hear good words. After hearing Pei Yue's praise, his old face was like a flower blooming, and he said more respectfully: "My lords, please take a seat. The one who will appear next is Master Duan." , her sword dance is a must in the world, not to be missed."

Sword dance?

Hearing Qin Xu talk about piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, music and dance before, he thought it was an ancient dance he had seen in film and television works in his previous life, but he didn't expect it to be sword dance.Since practicing martial arts with Mr. Xi, he has realized that the two worlds are slightly different. At least there are internal strength and other exercises here, but they are not as exaggerated as described in martial arts novels.

So he was a little curious about what kind of routine the so-called sword dance was.

After everyone was seated, a green-clothed maid stepped forward and briefly introduced that this oiran who is good at sword dancing is Duan Yuzhu from Peiyu Pavilion.

This is the first oiran to reveal her surname. The previous four obviously took aliases based on their own strengths.

He was tall and slender, holding a sword in his right hand. He first came to the center of the venue and bowed to everyone with a neither humble nor overbearing expression.In terms of appearance alone, she is slightly inferior to the four oirans downstairs, but she has a good temperament, revealing a bit of confidence and calmness that is hard to see in prostitutes.

She opened her mouth and said: "Thank you, everyone. Today, Yuzhu will present a sword dance to congratulate Fu Rong."

Qin Xu smiled and said, "Master Duan, please."

Duan Yuzhu glanced at Pei Yue without a trace, then without saying a word, he shook out several sword flowers with his backhand, which immediately won applause.

Pei Yue only looked at it for a moment, and then he came to a judgment in his heart. This Duan Yuzhu was by no means an ordinary woman, she should be a real martial arts master.Although he has not been practicing martial arts for a long time, he is surrounded by geniuses like Mr. Xi, Ye Qi, and Gu Fan. He has already cultivated his eyesight by practicing with them every day.

Duan Yuzhu's movements were light and elegant, and matched with the sound of musical instruments coming from behind the screen, it was as if a fairy descended from the earth, with sword aura flying freely.

Everyone in the arena watched mesmerized, and no one noticed the hesitation in Duan Yuzhu's eyebrows.

The sound of musical instruments stopped abruptly, and suddenly there was the clanging of the three strings of the guzheng, Duan Yuzhu's body suddenly turned around, and rushed away like a rushing river, heading straight for Pei Yue.

She stabbed straight with the long sword in her hand, facing Pei Yue's face.

Chaos broke out in the arena, Zhao Xianhong shouted loudly, Qin Xu exclaimed, and the expressions of the others changed drastically.

No one could have imagined that such an accident would happen suddenly. If Pei Yue was stabbed by Duan Yuzhu, even if he survived by chance but was only injured, the imperial court would be furious. At that time, countless people in the officialdom of Lingzhou would be unlucky.

At this moment, Pei Yue stood still, his eyes calmly looking at the long sword that was approaching in a blink of an eye.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The people on the fifth floor looked over with different expressions, only to see that Duan Yuzhu's long sword had come to Pei Yue, but he pinched the tip of the sword with his outstretched fingers, and was unable to advance an inch.

Zhao Xianhong shouted: "Duan Yuzhu, what do you want to do?!"

Pei Yue ignored him, but calmly looked at the woman in front of him with a hint of doubt.

He couldn't figure it out.

(End of this chapter)