Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 25. Young General Zhang Bao
Zhang Nan was not in a good state the next day because of Feng Xi's appalling analysis yesterday. He was a little dazed the whole time and almost lost to the opponent several times. If it weren't for the muscle memory in his body, he would have been eliminated in the first round of the qualifying round.

"Wen Jin, you're not in a very good condition. No matter what happens in the future, you still have to focus on the present. Don't worry about the future."

Feng Xi saw that Zhang Nan was not in a very good condition, and pointed out his current problems individually after the first game.

"Alas, Xiu Yuan, who wouldn't be upset after hearing what you said yesterday? When I think of the more than 400 years of the Han Dynasty... I... Alas..."

Zhang Nan still looked a little uneasy. After all, witnessing the end of his own era with his own eyes was quite shocking to ordinary people.

"Why worry? Don't we still have the king? The king is the uncle appointed by His Majesty himself."

Feng Xi seemed to be hinting at something and continued to encourage Zhang Nan. Zhang Nan could only nod and muster up his energy to face the subsequent opponents.

The general fights were much faster. After all, although everyone entered the qualifying round, their levels were still uneven. Some general fights were even over in just a few rounds, and the next one moved on at the speed of light.

Some were evenly matched, as if they were taught by the same master, unable to break each other's moves, fighting for dozens of rounds without a clear winner. Of course, there is a most appropriate word that has not yet been used in this era to describe this situation, called "chickens fighting each other."

Feng Xi also played two games. Facing such blind box-like opponents, Feng Xi had good luck. He faced people whose level was between second-rate and third-rate, and he defeated them easily.

Feng Xi spent the rest of his time watching the game, hoping to see if there was anyone who could give him a new look. Unfortunately, there didn't seem to be such a person. So far, the only people with high martial arts skills on the field were Zhang Nan, Fu Zhun, and Wu Ban, who had entered the qualifying round at some point.

Zhang Nan has already taken a step toward becoming a first-rate general, while Fu Rong and Wu Ban are at the upper level of second-rate generals.

"Wow...what a powerful mouth!"

Suddenly, there were many exclamations from the people nearby. Feng Xi also looked sideways and saw a young general wearing armor and holding a snake spear, fighting against another young general who was equally young on the training ground over there.

The moves used by the young snake spear general looked quite familiar. After a moment's thought, Feng Xi realized that they were similar to the moves used by Zhang Fei with snake spear, but it seemed to lack the feeling of mastery that Zhang Fei had.

Feng Xi knew at a glance that the young Snake Spear general was bound to win. Although the opponent's level was quite good, probably at the upper third-rate level, the young Snake Spear general looked to be only in his twenties, but he was already as good as Zhang Nan and had entered the first-rate ranks.

Sure enough, the two sides fought for a few more rounds. The opponent tried to block the snake spear young general's attack, but unexpectedly, the snake spear young general was young but extremely strong, and he actually used brute force to sweep the opponent off the horse.

"It seems that this is Zhang Bao, one of the two people Zhuge Liang loved. His martial arts skills were indeed good, but it's a pity that he died young due to falling off a cliff and being seriously injured."

Feng Xi guessed the other party's identity at once. It seemed that either Zhang Fei wanted him to come and gain some experience, or Zhang Bao himself wanted to challenge someone of the same generation.

"Now that Zhang Bao has come out, where is Guan Xing?"

Feng Xi looked around but didn't see the person wielding the big knife.

"Perhaps he has not yet come out of the shadow of the fall of Jingzhou and the murder of his father and brother, and has no intention of participating in such a big competition."

After a little thought, Feng Xi understood the key. Zhang Bao was now in high spirits, so he was naturally in the mood to meet the heroes of Shu. Guan Xing was at the lowest point in his life, so how could he have the mind to do that?
Feng Xi looked around and roughly knew who would be in the finals of this competition. After all, the chances of accidents occurring when fighting alone were relatively low, especially in this kind of competition.

After one day, the officers who emerged from the first round of the competition had decided who was the best, leaving only 32 to be decided tomorrow. Among them were people with strong personal strength, such as Feng Xi and Zhang Bao, and some who were lucky enough to stay on the second day.

Zhang Nan was caught by Feng Xi again and he was taught tricks all night. Seeing Zhang Bao, Feng Xi was afraid that Zhang Nan was not in good shape and would be eliminated if he met Zhang Bao.

"Bao'er, how do you feel today?"

Zhang Fei was in the mansion of the Right General and Marquis of Xinting in Chengdu. Zhang Fei was drinking tea at the table and asked Zhang Bao across from him. "Father, I feel that there are few rivals among my peers. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be the first to fight this time."

Zhang Bao is full of confidence at this moment. From yesterday's ring match to today's qualifying round, Zhang Bao has been like a whirlwind all the way. No one has ever been able to last more than thirty rounds under his hands, and the battle is basically resolved within ten rounds.

"Haha. Bao'er, don't underestimate the heroes of the world. You should be in the top three in this competition, but it won't be easy to get the first place."

Zhang Fei smiled in silence. He knew that Feng Xi and Zhang Nan had both stood out today and were ready to participate in the final decisive battle tomorrow.

"How is this possible? Father, tell me who can defeat me. I want to see how skilled he is in martial arts."

As a young man, how could Zhang Bao be called a young man if he was not full of vigor? He naturally did not believe his father's words that there were people who were more capable than him.

"Don't worry, the result will be clear tomorrow."

Zhang Fei kept the secret and smiled slightly when he saw his eldest son scratching his head.

"Since my father won't tell me, I will go and ask him to see if there are any famous generals in this decisive battle."

Zhang Bao secretly decided to go and ask tomorrow to see if there is a contestant who is attracting everyone's attention. If there is, that person must be the one his father thinks can beat him.

On the third day of the competition, Zhang Bao arrived at the training ground early and found some spectators to ask which contestants were the most eye-catching today.

The answer Zhang Bao got from them was also very simple, "General Feng Xi of the front army."

Zhang Bao learned all about Feng Xi's deeds after a little inquiry. He proposed a method of actual combat training for wooden soldiers, won first place in the military competition, and Liu Bei praised him many times.

"There are actually people like this among the younger generation? I didn't even know about this before."

It is no wonder that Zhang Bao didn't know. After all, although Zhang Bao had a military position, it was a nominal position. He usually just practiced martial arts and read at home, so he didn't know much about military affairs.

"Could the young general be the son of the third general?"

The two people nearby came over when they heard Zhang Bao asking around for news about Feng Xi. They were Liu Ning and Du Lu, who had been missing for some time.

"Exactly. Who are you?"

Zhang Bao looked at the two people in front of him in confusion, not knowing what they meant.

"Hey...we are all people who have been excluded by Feng Xiuyuan."

Liu Ning sighed hypocritically.

"This Feng Xiuyuan relied on the king's favor to bully us. He even took advantage of the three generals just after they had a big fight with their subordinate Zhang Nan and his three men to defeat them. I heard that Feng Xiuyuan also spread the word that if the young general met him, he would definitely teach him a lesson."

Liu Ning exaggerated the situation, but Du Lu was even more ruthless and made up a sentence that Feng Xi had never said.

"Feng Xi also said... 'I am not afraid of your father Zhang Fei, so why should I be afraid of you Zhang Bao?'"

(End of this chapter)