Rumble…
The rapid and dull sound of horse hooves rang out.
Li Xian and A Luohai, who were clad in silver armor, urged their warhorses to charge at each other.
The distance was getting closer and closer.
The atmosphere gradually became extremely tense, and the cheering voices disappeared.
Only the sound of heavy hooves of the warhorses could be heard.
Both sides turned sideways, aimed at each other, and raised their bamboo swords.
A Luo Hai's eyes flashed with madness.
He had to win!
He had to win!
However, when both sides were less than fifty steps away from each other, A Luohai suddenly saw Li Xian move.
Just like the courageous soldier of the Sacred Martial Zhou team who had just committed a foul, he released the reins of his horse, held his bamboo sword with both hands, and leaned forward.
To return the favor?
This thought appeared in everyone's mind.
Wu Zetian frowned.
With Li Xian's penny-pinching personality, this was very likely.
Zhu Wu heaved a sigh of relief.
If Li Xian broke the rules, they would at most be tied, and they wouldn't have to worry about going bankrupt.
The situation had developed to this point. Unknowingly, they had ensured that they would not lose. A draw was already the result that Zhu Wu was most looking forward to.
"No!"
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded from behind the crowd.
Everyone turned their heads and saw Li Longji." This is Li Xian's feint!”
"Li Xian isn't one to easily admit defeat. Even if it's a draw, a person like him wouldn't accept it!”
Li Longji's analysis of Li Xian was like a revelation.
Zhu Wu's face instantly turned pale.
He wanted to remind A Luohai.
However, fifty steps was too short.
When Alohai saw Li Xian's actions, he was stunned. When the two of them crossed each other's horses, Alohai finally reacted. He instantly lowered his bamboo sword and stabbed at Li Xian, who was climbing on the horse's back.
Li Xian was clearly prepared for this. The bamboo sword that he had pressed down on suddenly rose up and stabbed towards Arohai's chest.
His body slid down from the horse's back. When the Aro Bamboo Sword was about to stab him, Li Xian had already crawled under the horse's belly with his legs clamped between the horse's legs.
A Luohai's bamboo sword brushed past the horse's back and missed.
Bang!
With a dull thud, Li Xian immediately released his bamboo sword and stretched out his free hands to grab the horse's mane. Even though he grabbed the horse's mane with both hands, his legs tightly clamped the horse's abdomen.
However, his body still shook violently under the impact of the bamboo sword's rebound.
A Luohai was sent flying the moment the dull crash sounded.
Bang! Then, it crashed heavily onto the ground.
"Shouchun Prince won!"
"Lord Li won!"
"Old City won!"
……
While the nobles were shocked, the citizens of the old city were the first to cheer.
Even the citizens of the capital cheered.
Amidst the cheers, the warhorse galloped forward, and Li Xian got off the horse's belly and sat back down.
He suddenly grabbed the reins.
The warhorses neighed and leaped high into the air.
Li Xian gripped the reins tightly with one hand and raised his other hand into a fist. With all his strength, he shouted heartily,"Glory to the Great Tang!"
"Glory to the Great Tang!"
"Glory to the Great Tang!"
……
Li Xian repeatedly shouted three times, and the excited commoners followed suit.
On the walls, Wu Zetian's face darkened as he watched the man and horse brazenly flaunt their strength and listened to the cries of the Great Tang's glory.
Thud!
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi staggered and finally couldn't stand anymore. They fell to the top of the city wall, their faces pale and their eyes dazed.
300,000 strings of strings!
300,000 strings of strings!
The cheers fell into the ears of the martial artists like a debt collector.
The officials looked on with complicated expressions at the heroic Li Xian charging in front of the square formation of commoners, raising his arms and shouting the glory of the Great Tang.
Among them, the Li Imperial Family's expression was the most unsightly.
People were not afraid of filth.
But he was most afraid of comparison!
They were all members of the Li Imperial Family. In comparison to Li Xian, Li Dan, Li Xian, and the other members of the Li Imperial Family felt their faces burn.
In contrast, the eyes of the noble families in Guanzhong flashed with gloating expressions.
Wu Zetian was silent for a long time before saying,"Qiao Junbei, announce the victor."
Qiao Junbei's heart quivered.
From the way Wu Zetian addressed him, he could feel her killing intent.
Qiao Junbei's hands and feet turned cold. He took a deep breath and summoned his courage before shouting,""Third round, Old City wins!"
"Tianshou two years, Tang Glory competition schedule, Old City team wins!”
The sound of drums and gongs rang out around the arena.
Wu Zetian turned around and walked down the city gate tower. When she passed by Wu Chengsi and his brother, her eyes swept over them coldly.
The ministers quickly followed.
Li Xian noticed the movement on the city wall. A cold smile flashed across his lips and he rode his horse over.
Wu Zetian just came down from the city wall and sat on the imperial carriage.
"You're not bad. You didn't disgrace Gaozu, Taizong, or Gaozong.”The curtains covered her face, so she couldn't see Wu Zetian's expression. She could only hear Wu Zetian's calm praise.
"Although you have been demoted to a commoner, you are still a descendant of the Li family. On the day of the New Year, return to the palace to participate in the banquet.”
"Yes!" Li Xian bowed and replied.
"Let's go!"
As the imperial carriage moved, Li Xian sneered at Wu Chengsi."King of Wei, I'll have to trouble you to prepare 300,000 strings of strings”
Zhu Wu's expression instantly became extremely ugly.
He looked at the imperial chariot for help.
The Imperial Carriage was already moving.
Behind the curtain, Wu Zetian's face was gloomy and dripping with water. She wanted Li Xian to return to the palace to celebrate the New Year.
He hinted at Li Xian not to go too far in this matter.
However, it was obvious that Li Xian was not willing to make this deal with her.
Humph!
Wu Chengsi saw that Wu Zetian didn't stop and coldly snorted. He rode his horse and chased after him, not answering Li Xian's question.
Li Xian shouted,"King of Wei, if you don't prepare well for the New Year's banquet, I, Li Xian, will definitely come to your door with a sword and be an evil guest!"”
When Li Dan chased after the imperial sedan, he didn't dare to lecture Li Xian anymore. He only glared at him sternly.
No one dared to greet Li Xian at this time.
Very soon, the grand saint carriage that came to the old city left in a hurry without even having lunch.
Li Xian watched as he coldly laughed in his heart.
He turned to look at the uneasy Qiao Junbei." Junbei, organize the people in the city to boil water. The people who came from the capital all brought their own rations. Make sure that they can eat rations and drink hot water on their way back.”
"Yes, sir!"
Qiao Junbei did not dare to disobey and left after receiving the order.
Although today's matter made him anxious and uneasy.
But at the same time, it also made Qiao Junbei excited.
This was especially so when Li Xian rode his horse to the arena and led the hundreds of thousands of people to shout out the glory of the Great Tang.
As the great-grandson of Emperor Gaozu.
Li Tang's glory had ceased to exist ever since he was born.
However, he had heard his father, Qiao Zhizhi, mutter to himself as he reminisced about the past while he was drunk.
Today, he felt that he had experienced that glory.
……
On the way back.
The team was very depressed.
Li Longji rode behind the crowd with his father Li Dan and whispered,""Father, although we lost the chance to ask Imperial Grandmother to crown the competition as the glory of the Wu Zhou Empire, there is still another chance.”
Hearing this, Li Dan could not help but raise his eyebrows.
Li Longji looked in the direction of the imperial chariot and said in a low voice,""Grandmother allowed Li Xian to enter the palace on New Year's Day because she wanted to express her goodwill to Li Xian and hoped that he would not make things too difficult for the martial arts.”
"But Li Xian didn't agree."
"Grandmother still has a backup plan, which is to use us.”
"Tell me in detail." Li Dan urged.
"The annual banquet is a family banquet. Grandmother hopes that our Li Imperial Family will step forward and force Li Xian to lower his head and let Zhu Wu off. This is Grandmother's backup plan.”
Li Dan pondered for a moment and nodded.
This was in line with the Holy Emperor's mother's style.
Her methods were always very crafty, and she kept repeating them one after another, making it impossible for people to guard against her. They could only lower their heads and submit.
Inside the carriage.
"I haven't seen him for several years, but I don't recognize him anymore.”
"The little brat does have some tricks up his sleeve." Although Merriam-Webster praised and agreed, his lips curled into a mocking sneer."The Sage Emperor allowed him to enter the palace during the New Year to set up a trap for him.”
"The Holy Emperor is expressing goodwill, but the little brat isn't accepting it. This gives us a chance! You must seize the opportunity during the New Year!"
……
The Emperor returned to the Imperial City in a stifling atmosphere.
As soon as Wu Zetian's imperial carriage approached the Great Ming Palace, she saw Li Longfan kneeling at the palace gate.
Zhang Yizhi, who had stayed in the palace, rushed over and reported,""Supreme, the Baling Commandery Prince has been kneeling for a long time.”
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