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Chapter 500: Martial Arts Contest to Win a Marriage and Battle against Bailiqi
Time passed quickly and it was the day of the martial arts competition to win a bride. Qiu Yuan, who had been practicing hard for many days, finally came out of the mansion. He slowly walked towards the direction of the arena and arrived at the place soon.

However, he was not in a hurry to go up, because he knew that someone would come out soon to clean up these small fish that came up to join in the fun, so he didn't need to leave so early.

However, his arrival still attracted the attention of some people, such as Mei Changsu. Yan Yujin happened to notice him at this time, so he walked over and said, "Brother Qiu, you are here too."

"Yujin, of course I have to come to such a lively event. Not only will I come, I will also participate." Qiu Yuan smiled and said after hearing this.

"Ah? Brother Qiu, what did you say? You want to participate? Didn't you see the competition that day? You still want to participate in this situation? Are you really sure?" Yan Yujin said

"If I say I'm not sure, I'd be lying. But if I say how big it is, I really don't have any confidence. I'm just joining in the fun. After all, it's still a grand event, right?"

"If it really works, wouldn't that be great? Even if it doesn't, that's fine. We're just joining in the fun anyway. Just think of it as finding some opponents to spar with?" Qiu Yuan said
"Yes, what you said is true, Brother Qiu. By the way, Jing Rui and Mr. Su are over there. You should come with me. It will be more lively if we are together." Yan Yujin said with a smile

"Okay, that's no problem, shall we go now?" Qiu Yuan agreed immediately.

Then he followed Yan Yujin to Xiao Jingrui's compartment. After greeting each other, he sat next to Yan Yujin without any hesitation.

However, his sitting down dumbfounded the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, who wanted to win him over. Of course, the Crown Prince was somewhat happy, while Prince Yu was somewhat worried.

But at this moment, Qiu Yuan didn't care about what the Crown Prince and Prince Yu were thinking. He was staring at the stage intently, waiting for that person to come on stage.
Hard work pays off. In the afternoon, the man finally came on the stage. Bailiqi easily threw his opponent off the stage.

After that, several more people went up on the stage, but they all ended up in the same way, either being beaten so hard that they couldn't get up, or being thrown off the stage by Bailiqi.

For a moment, the entire venue became much quieter. Young talents from all sides took to the stage one after another, but without exception, they all ended up being defeated.

After the competition ended that day, all parties were thinking about how to deal with Baili Qi, while Qiu Yuan sat leisurely in the room, enjoying the beautiful sound of the piano.

"Sir, I see you are in a good mood today. Did you win the competition?" Gong Yu asked

"What did I win? Since noon, the entire ring has been occupied by Bailiqi from Beiyan. No one can be his opponent. It's really strange."

"According to what I have learned, Baili Qi is a disciple of the Fourth Prince of Beiyan. Because of his ugly appearance, he is not liked by the Fourth Prince."

"Although his skills are good, he is at most at the bottom of the Langya master list. Now, for some reason, his skills have suddenly increased greatly. When I watched him today, I found that he is at the top ten level."

"This is really strange. Could it be that he has suddenly realized something?" Qiu Yuan shook his head.
After hearing this, Gong Yu said with some concern, "Sir, if Baili Qi is really as powerful as you said, are you sure you can handle him?"

"Hehe, what's the matter, beauty, are you worried about me? You don't have to worry, although Bailiqi's skills have improved by leaps and bounds, I am still confident."

"In fact, I never worry about Baili Qi. What really worries me is the princess. Even though the princess agreed to this marriage proposal, it is true that she agreed to the marriage proposal, but she did not say that she would definitely marry the winner."

"In the end, whether to marry or not is up to the princess alone. After all, if the princess is determined not to marry, even Your Majesty cannot force her to marry, right?" Qiu Yuan shook his head.
Because he was likely to go on stage the next day, Qiu Yuan slept soundly that night, a rare occasion. He just slept with Gong Yu in his arms.

The next morning, after a brief exercise, he went out again. When he arrived at the ring, he found that the competition had already begun.

At this moment, Bailiqi was as powerful as he was yesterday afternoon. No matter who came up to fight him, they would inevitably end up being knocked off the ring.

In the end, the crowd below the ring was even more excited, but no one dared to go up. After all, if they went up when they knew they couldn't win, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

Seeing this, Xiao Jingrui took up his sword and was about to leave, but was stopped by Qiu Yuan.

"Jing Rui, don't go. You are no match for him. I know what you are planning, but it's useless. You can't hurt him." Qiu Yuan shook his head.
"But Brother Qiu, as a man of Daliang, I can't watch Bailiqi act so recklessly! Even if I know I can't beat him, I must go." Xiao Jingrui said with a serious face
"Haha, OK, well said. But Jingrui, there are more passionate men in Daliang than just you. You should take a break for now. I will go meet him." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"What? Brother Qiu, you said you were going? This, Brother Qiu, Baili Qi is very skilled in martial arts, and you, your identity is different, what if, what if?" Xiao Jingrui said with some concern.
"Haha, since I'm going, I must be confident. Well, just sit back and watch, I'll be back soon!" After Qiu Yuan finished speaking, he jumped over and went to the ring.

When the people in the audience saw someone coming up on stage, their eyes immediately focused on him. When they saw that it was Qiu Yuan, their expressions became very complicated.

Because Qiu Yuan’s reputation has not been very good recently, and he has a special status. If he loses, what will happen to the reputation of Daliang?
Although they were all very worried, no one spoke up. After all, what could they say now? Would they say Qiu Yuan was not good enough? If he was not good enough, then could they be good enough?

"Bailiqi, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect your skills to improve so quickly. It's really not easy, not easy." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

After hearing this, everyone else, including Bailiqi, was a little surprised. Did these two know each other? How could they know each other?

"I remember that when you were protecting your master and escaping, your strength was at most at the bottom of the expert list. I didn't expect that you have improved to the top ten now."

"This is really unpredictable. But it doesn't matter. I was able to beat you back then, and I can still do it now. Let's not fight empty-handed. Let's use weapons." Qiu Yuan said directly
After saying this, Qiu Yuan took his long-handled copper hammer directly from his servant. Bailiqi, who was standing next to him, came back to his senses from the shock, returned to the position of the delegation, and picked up his mace.

"Bailiqi, I haven't seen you for many years. You go first and let me see how much you have improved over the years!" Qiu Yuan said to Bailiqi.
Bailiqi was naturally not polite, he raised his mace and hit Qiu Yuan, Qiu Yuan did not retreat, he raised his hammer and hit him. The sound of metal hitting each other came, and it lasted for a long time, which meant that both of them had used a lot of strength just now, and this first hit was evenly matched.

Both of them became serious. Qiu Yuan stared at Baili Qi with a serious expression, and Baili Qi did the same. Then, the two of them attacked at the same time.

For a while, the two people on the ring were fighting back and forth, and the sound of weapons hitting each other was endless. Whether it was Mei Changsu or others below the ring or on the ring, they were all stunned by the scene before them.

None of them had expected that the fight between the two would reach this point. They were surprised at Baili Qi for not using his full strength before, and they were also surprised at Qiu Yuan for being able to fight Baili Qi so well.

However, the thoughts of outsiders are irrelevant to the two people on the ring at this moment. They have reached the most critical moment and cannot be distracted at all.

After the weapons collided once again, Qiu Yuan's hammer flew out of his hand. Baili Qi was caught off guard and could only hastily raise his stick to block it, but of course he was unable to stop it.

He was knocked back repeatedly, and Qiu Yuan stepped forward at this time, took over his weapon, and continued to attack. Baili Qi lost the initiative and could only fight and retreat.

He tried to rush to the center of the ring several times, but was stopped by Qiu Yuan every time. Because there was not enough space to maneuver to relieve the force, Bailiqi finally fell off the ring.

Qiu Yuan looked at Baili Qi below the stage with a smile on his face, and only then did the others react. Except for the people from the Beiyan delegation, everyone else below the stage cheered loudly.

Such a sound also brought the people watching on the stage back to their senses. No matter whether it was the Crown Prince or Prince Yu, they all looked shocked.

Because they never expected that Qiu Yuan's strength was so strong. They had always thought that Qiu Yuan was just lucky to catch up with Beiyan to decide the outcome.

Only then was he able to return to the capital and was promoted to the position of deputy commander of the imperial guards. But today, they discovered that they had been wrong before, and it turned out that Qiu Yuan was not just lucky.

He still has the strength. Judging from the previous competition, although he is not as good as Commander Meng, he is comparable to Zhuo Dingfeng of Tianquan Villa.

Their respective mentalities simultaneously increased Qiu Yuan's importance, but at this moment, Mei Changsu was not so happy.

As a person who likes to plan everything out, he naturally hates variables like Qiu Yuan. But no matter what, he has to be happy now, after all, this is a victory for Daliang.

"Everyone, are there any of you who want to go on stage? If not, then the one who will have the chance to compete with the princess in the end is Qiu." Qiu Yuan said loudly.

After hearing this, everyone came back to their senses from their shock. Yes, the competition was still going on and now was not the time to be surprised.

Soon someone came up to the stage, but in the end, they were all sent flying sideways. This let the people below know that even Qiu Yuan at this moment was not someone they could deal with.

So after the three people flew down sideways, no one else came up. In the end, the winner of this martial arts competition naturally became Qiu Yuan.

After the competition, Qiu Yuan did not return to his father, but went directly to the palace.

Emperor Liang looked at the respectful Qiu Yuan in front of him, his eyes full of curiosity.

"My dear, I really underestimated you before. I didn't expect you to be so powerful. You know, Baili Qi is one of the top ten masters."

"My dear minister, you were able to defeat him. This is incredible. In time, I'm afraid that Meng Zhi will not be your opponent, right?" Emperor Liang said directly
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. My strength is still far behind that of Commander Meng. Even if you give me another ten or twenty years, I will not be able to catch up." Qiu Yuan hurriedly said
Haha, my dear minister, there is no need to be so humble. Before you came to see me, I had already asked you, my dear minister Meng. Your strength is beyond doubt, so don't be so humble.

"Okay, okay, my dear, you are very good, very good. Sometimes I think that I am really lucky to have two masters protecting me. It's great."

"My dear, you have done a great job in defeating Bailiqi this time. Tell me, what do you want?" Emperor Liang said
"Your Majesty, I am grateful for your kindness. I have everything I need now, so naturally I don't want anything. Your Majesty, how about you give my father something?" Qiu Yuan said
"Oh? You want to give this reward to your father? It's rare that you still have a filial heart. Okay, then I will give this reward to your father."

"It's a pity that your father is now unemployed. How about letting him take up the post of Guanglu Temple? This will make the best use of his talents." Emperor Liang said directly
"On behalf of my father, I would like to thank Your Majesty for his great grace." Qiu Yuan immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"Alright, alright, get up, get up. You've been tired enough today. Go back and rest. Get ready for the competition with the princess in a few days. Don't let me down." Emperor Liang waved his hand.
After hearing this, Qiu Yuan slowly stood up, bowed again, and then left the imperial study.

After he left, a smile appeared on Emperor Liang's face. He was very happy now, not to mention that he had unexpectedly found a talented person this time.

The worry that he had been suffering for many years might very likely disappear. This was a double happiness for him. How could he not be happy?
Princess Nihuang was not so happy at this time. Mu Qing said anxiously, "Sister, it's already this late, why are you still in the mood to read?"

"You know the result of this competition, do you really want to marry Qiu Yuan?"

"What else can I do if I don't read? Martial arts can't be improved just by saying so. What's the point of me practicing more now? I can just adapt to the situation when the time comes." Nihuang said
"Sister, you can't do this. Anyway, you can't marry that Qiu Yuan. He's a playboy and a sex-hungry ghost."

"As soon as he returned to the capital, he stayed overnight at Yang Liuxin's house. Then he directly snatched Gong Yu from Miaoyinfang back to his house. How can such a person be my brother-in-law?" Mu Qing said
"Alright, alright, what's the brother-in-law or not? What are you talking about? Don't tell me that I might not lose, even if I really lose."

"If I don't want to, who can force me to marry?" Nihuang said directly
(End of this chapter)