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Chapter 197 The Competition Begins

Ms. Ye doesn't know how to dance sword dance, is she stupid? With such flamboyant sword dance, she still thinks she can beat him as a man?
He stretched out a hand to grab Ye Zhaoyan's shoulder, snatched her saber away, and wanted to capture her with brute force.

Without a sword, what else can this little girl use to bluff people!
Seeing this, Yinger turned pale with fright, "Miss, be careful!"

"Bang..." A shadow of a fist flashed across and hit Liu Hongji on the back of his hand. He knelt down on the spot in pain, folded his arms and howled.

"Ah. My hand, my hand."

Liu Hongji burst into tears in pain, he never thought that a weak woman with no strength to restrain a chicken would have such a solid inner strength.

Liu Hongji's guard saw Liu Hongji kneeling on the ground, and hurried up, "Young master, are you alright?"

"Go away!"

Liu Hongji kicked away the guard standing in front of him, and glared at Ye Zhaoyan fiercely, "Stinky bitch! You dare to harm me! See if I don't teach you a lesson!"

As he spoke, he rushed towards Ye Zhaoyan, and the guards followed closely behind, trying to surround Ye Zhaoyan.

Ye Zhaoyan moved his steps lightly, dodged the guards who were rushing towards him, and hit Liu Hongji very quickly with each move, only to hear Liu Hongji screaming again and again, his body fell to the ground, rolling continuously, his face was covered with bruises. beads of sweat.

The guards on the side saw that Ye Zhaoyan easily dealt with Liu Hongji, and their expressions froze.

Isn't Miss Ye's sword used for dancing?It's so powerful?
Liu Hongji was their master's favorite young master, if something went wrong, the young master might blame them, they couldn't help but tremble with fear.

"You hurt Liu Dusi's son, aren't you afraid of being punished?" a guard bravely asked.

"Huh, punishment?" Ye Zhaoyan kicked away the guards in front of him disdainfully, and before they could continue talking, he pulled Ying'er around and left, completely ignoring Liu Hongji who was crying on the ground.

"Damn you stinky girl! How dare you be so arrogant! I will definitely not make it easier for you!" Liu Hongji yelled while clutching his injured right hand, gnashing his teeth.

Ye Zhaoyan went back to the wing room to freshen up, and then the dinner was brought, and it was a few delicious home-cooked dishes.

Although the food at the banquet today was exquisite, the taste was too strong. Ye Zhaoyan, who was used to eating porridge and side dishes, suddenly saw such a delicious side dish, and felt nostalgic for it, so he ate it in big mouthfuls.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

Ying'er opened the curtain and went out. Not long after, Cheng Yuyan came in. She was wearing a light green uniform, looking simple and elegant.

Holding a food box in her hand, seeing Ye Zhaoyan eating with gusto, she said with a smile: "Miss Ye's food is really delicious!"

Ye Zhaoyan put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth, "Miss Cheng hasn't had dinner yet, why don't we come together?"

"I wish I could!" Cheng Yuyan said with a smile.

The two sat down, and Cheng Yuyan brought out a plate of steamed sea bass, a plate of scrambled eggs, a bowl of braised lion head, and a plate of hot and sour potato shreds from the food box.

"Miss Ye, try this steamed sea bass, it's very tender and smooth, you will definitely like it." Cheng Yuyan picked up a piece of fish and put it into Ye Zhaoyan's bowl.

Ye Zhaoyan was also polite, and quickly tasted it.

The entrance is tender and smooth, and the fish meat turns into a hot flow in the throat. It is sweet and delicious, and the taste is indeed endless.

"Well, the taste is really good, thank you Miss Cheng for your hospitality." Ye Zhaoyan praised.

Cheng Yuyan's brows and eyes were crooked with a smile, and the two happily ate their dinner.

After dinner, the two chatted for a while before Cheng Yuyan reluctantly left.

Before leaving, she told Ye Zhaoyan that she would come to Duke Cheng's mansion more often in the future.

Ye Zhaoyan nodded in agreement.

The next day, before the martial arts conference started, all the young masters and young ladies rushed to Qionghua Forest early.

The aroma of the viburnum tree refreshed the heart and lungs, and among the fragrance, the well-dressed ladies sat down one by one.

With yesterday's noble lady performing arts, many young masters have their favorite goals, gearing up, waiting to show their talents in the martial arts competition.

However, not all the young masters attending the banquet are capable of martial arts. In order to increase the number of people, several well-known knight-errants were also invited to the banquet. The young master of Luoxia Villa yesterday was one of them.

Ye Zhaoyan intentionally came last and chose a seat in the back row.

Soon the princes of the family began to draw lots.

The rules of today's martial arts competition are completely different from yesterday's. The host will draw lots to determine the order of appearance in the group arena and the opponents each person will fight against. Yuan Shaowen, No. [-] in the middle, is the first match.

Although there can only be at most three masters in today's competition, no matter what the grades of the princes are, the ladies at the banquet can decide for themselves whether to give the sachet in their hands to the prince they like to show their admiration.

But different from yesterday, each noble lady can only send one sachet.

The young masters in the competition soon knew the names of their opponents, and they all went to the weapon rack to choose weapons, and each chose a suitable weapon for them.

With the sound of beating drums, the competition began, and Ji Erbai and Yuan Shaowen stepped onto the ring to compete.

Ji Erbai was about twenty years old, with a fair and gentle appearance. He held two guns and stood majestically on the ring. He looked at Yuan Shaowen opposite him with a proud expression on his face.

Yuan Shaowen was tall and thin, with good features. He was wearing an ink-black brocade robe, with a golden belt inlaid with jade around his waist, and he held a long knife in his hand.

Ye Zhaoyan had been observing the movements and figures of the two of them, and soon she discovered that this young man named Ji Erbai was really good at martial arts.

After two sticks of incense, Yuan Shaowen was defeated.

Yuan Shaowen's face was ashen, and his eyes were especially shocked.His martial arts are already pretty good, how could he be so embarrassed in front of Ji Erbai?

It seems that this martial arts conference specially set up for the princes of the aristocratic family is also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, not just putting on airs.

After that, there were several more competitions, all of which were crushing without any suspense. It was strange that the winning sons were all the ones who were crushing in terms of status.

Some people couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, could this be deliberately arranged by the host to please the big families?
As the competition progressed, more people were eliminated, and there were fewer and fewer candidates left in the field.

Ji Erbai, who was invincible just now, was also defeated by Shi Youle, the young owner of Luoxia Villa.

His face was flushed red, he didn't expect that he would lose to the young knight in front of him within three moves, his face was full of disappointment.

"Haha, Brother Ji, I've accepted." Shi Youle patted Ji Erbai on the shoulder and laughed loudly, then turned around and walked off the stage, leaving Ji Erbai standing on the ring alone in embarrassment.

Shi Youle wore a white robe embroidered with green bamboo and a purple crown on his head. He was tall and strong, handsome, with a bright smile on his face, and a cheerful and informal appearance.

Many people couldn't help sighing secretly, it really is a hero born a boy!

(End of this chapter)