Chapter 66: Unruly

It was drizzling, and the people who didn't bring an umbrella were soaked. Seeing that there were two people who wanted to compete for gambling, more people were attracted to them, so the strong man set up a street stall and there were more and more people around him, which was much more lively than when he was playing tricks alone before. Some idle people also seized this gimmick and started a house next to him to bet on the bet.

Xue Chongxun handed the umbrella in his hand to Sanniang, picked up the wooden stick and walked into the venue, clasped his fists and said, "My surname is Xue. Since we are discussing, please ask for the name of the hero."

The strong man also clasped his fists and said politely: "Caomin's surname is Bao, and the single name is Cheng."

Xue Chongxun lifted his robe, raised the wooden stick with both hands, and said, "Do it." His posture was obvious to the expert in his pose. The stern knife is a double-handed knife, which emphasizes a sharp attack, but not very tight defense.

Seeing this, Bao Cheng was not polite and shouted "offended". He immediately picked up the wooden stick and his strong and tall body rushed towards Xue Chongxun like a bull.

"Bang!" Xue Chongxun made a move, and suddenly felt that the tiger's mouth was numb. His hands were painful, and the wooden stick in his hand almost lost his hand. The strong man's strength was really good.

Bao Cheng shouted loudly, and without stopping, he slashed down at Xue Chongxun with another stick. The momentum was like the power of opening a mountain.

Xue Chong originally trained a sword technique that was very open and closed, but judging from this momentum, he had no confidence to fight hard, so he had to jump back and avoid his offensive. Bao Cheng then posted it up, his pace was not very particular, but every move was straightforward and straightforward, which was a practical method in the battle formation.

Height does give people a psychological pressure. Bao Cheng, who Xue Chongxun faced, was a strong man nine feet tall. He felt like a mountain was standing in front of him, and it felt very difficult to attack him up.

The two attacked and defended, Xue Chongxun was forced to retreat step by step, and the onlookers shouted "Okay"! The situation seemed to be a one-sided situation, but among the people present, at least Bao Cheng himself and Sanniang, who was watching on the side, knew that at most it would be a draw. Because Bao Cheng didn't even touch Xue Chongxun's clothes.

Xue Chongxun has been retreating, but he retreated calmly. His steps were also following the rules and regulations, without any flaws. Every time Bao Cheng attacked the wooden sticks, they were one and a half inches away. The bows, horses, swords and swords he learned since childhood were taught by some famous teachers, not only practical, but also demeanor. At this time, he saw his robe flying and his sleeves dancing. Compared with the strong man who was blindly attacking, Xue Chongxun exuded a clear elegance.

After wandering around the circle for two times, Bao Cheng was a little breathless. He couldn't touch Xue Chongxun's clothes for a long time, and his face showed anxiety and irritability. When he rushed to Xue Chongxun again, he pointed at Xue Chongxun's head without saying anything.

"Okay!" Xue Chongxun shouted, lowered his head to dodge a punch, stole forward, and stabbed Bao Cheng's waist with a stick. "Ah!" Bao Cheng suddenly screamed in pain, and at the same time hit Xue Chongxun's shoulder with a stick. But at this time, Xue Chongxun turned around without stopping, rubbed his shoulder and turned to the side, and slashed his neck with a stick. However, because the competition was "stop", Xue Chongxun did not use too much force.

Bao Cheng immediately pushed hard. When he turned around, he saw Xue Chongxun jumping into the air, holding up the wooden stick with both hands, and slashing down from a high place.

"Break!" Xue Chongxun shouted loudly, like a thunderous momentum. With a loud bang, he split the wooden stick blocked by Bao Cheng into two sections from the middle. Bao Cheng took three steps back to stand still, and almost sat down on the ground.

"Chengran, Chengran." Xue Chongxun smiled and clasped his fists. At this time, the people around him also cheered loudly. When Bao Cheng saw the situation, he had to admit defeat and had to say, "Mr. Xue Ming is so skilled in martial arts, and admires it."

At this time, Bao Cheng's wife with birthmark on her face ran up, handed over the gold, and said with a smile: "I don't deserve it, we don't want it."

When Xue Chongxun saw the young wife's happy look, she suddenly felt a little strange. Don't women want their men to make a lot of money? Why would she be happy if Bao Cheng lost?

However, Bao Cheng said in great frustration: "I suffered the loss of underestimating the enemy. I will ask you for advice next time if I have the chance."

Xue Chongxun laughed, "It's common for victory or defeat, and there's no need to be persistent. However, a hero is indeed capable. No matter whether we win or lose, we will still give you this reward, but I want to hire you as a recruiting general. If you have horses, food and military pay, you are better than running around in the world. Are you willing?"

Bao Cheng was happy on his face, but before he could answer, the young wife next to him took the conversation in a rude way and said, "We like to run around the world and be free!"

The status of women in the Tang Dynasty was higher than that of other eras, but it was still a dynasty with Confucianism as its core. It was human ethics to respect men and women, and it was very impolite for men to speak or women to interrupt. Xue Chongxun felt a little unhappy when he heard her speak like this.

Sure enough, Bao Cheng was very angry and glared at the woman and said, "I treat you as my sister-in-law for the sake of my fellow countrymen. How could I miss the etiquette? Is it your turn to take care of my affairs?"

The woman felt very wronged and turned her anger to Xue Chongxun, stared at Xue Chongxun and said, "Didn't it be agreed that Bao Lang will give that money only after winning? Why don't you keep your word?"

Xue Chongxun: “…”

Suddenly, the woman's eyes were soaked with tears, and she said loudly: "What's so great about being rich? We don't care about it, you go!"

"Random!" Bao Cheng was furious, pulled the woman back, and said to Xue Chongxun: "Women in the country, you have no knowledge, Ming Gong should not be surprised. Let's find a place to talk in detail? Just rest assured, I understand everything about the brigade, team, fire training, and I can control my subordinates. I am willing to have a chance to serve the country. No matter how she is, she is not my own, but she just pretends when she is making a living."

"Oh..." Xue Chongxun glanced at the woman behind her tears, and thought to himself that I thought Bao Cheng was a man who valued love and righteousness. He did not hesitate to perform on the street to cure his wife's illness. It seems that things in the world are not as simple and innocent as people see!

At this time, the woman said hatefully: "No one of you guys is good! Can you really do anything for wealth?"

Bao Cheng's face turned pale and shouted, "Shut up! Can you be a mute if you don't speak? What a wealth? I am working for the country and always better than performing on the streets! You broom star, don't be bad at the important things of a person?"

"Okay, I'm a broom star, I won't drag you down. You walk your path of wealth and honor, and I cross my single-plank bridge to avoid being disliked." After the woman said that, she ran away in tears, and the hat on her head fell down, and she ran into the rain with her head naked.

Xue Chongxun looked at her back and said to Bao Cheng: "You go and get her back first, settle down, and go to the headquarters of the Ministry of Revenue to find me. My surname is Xue. Then I will tell someone to say hello to the door."

Bao Cheng said: "No matter how much I have to do with her, I have nothing to do with her. In the past, I just took care of her for the sake of my fellow villagers and gave her face to her. What do she do?"

Xue Chongxun didn't know if he said this because he wanted to save face. He said immediately: "I don't care about everyone's private affairs. I'll go back first. You come to the yamen tomorrow morning." He thought for a while and stuffed the gold in his hand into Bao Cheng's hand.

Bao Cheng hurriedly refused: "I will not receive any reward without merit, I will never accept this."

"Don't let my mother-in-law and mother. The government has given you the settlement fee. I deserve it. Let's settle the family." After Xue Chongxun said that, he said goodbye to him, without wanting to delay the matter... He guessed that Bao Cheng would go back the young wife soon. After all, they had been together for so long, and Bao Cheng's attitude should be just to act for the sake of face.

After saying goodbye to Bao Cheng, Xue Chongxun saw that night was approaching, so he walked back with Sanniang and several other guards. At this time, Sanniang suddenly said, "That woman is so pitiful."

Xue Chongxun said casually: "I'm also very surprised. Why did she embarrass Bao Cheng for nothing? A man gets a good job, so she won't have to be in the wind and rain in the future."

Sanniang said coldly: "Don't you understand?"

"What do you understand?" Xue Chongxun asked curiously.

Sanniang sneered, "Mr., good man... can be with troubles, not with wealth. The woman could see clearly that if the Bao surnamed just now had money and had another legitimate chore in the yamen, let alone being able to accompany her all day as before, it would be hard to say whether she would abandon her."

Xue Chongxun couldn't help but stop and turned to look at Sanniang and said, "After you said this, I suddenly remembered that Bao Cheng explained several times that his little wife was not his inner friend..."

"Now my husband understands why that woman is so rude, right?" Sanniang said lightly, "It's normal for human nature. Is this strange thing in the world? You don't have to care... If anyone else, he would probably be like Bao Cheng, not saying a big spot on his face, but his hands seem to have problems. The piece of gold given by the husband was in the village and he could buy a few young and innocent girls."

"That's it?" Xue Chongxun said in a daze. He turned around and walked a few steps silently, and suddenly turned around and said, "Sanniang, you take two people back to find them now. It's raining, and that woman shouldn't run too far. If Bao Cheng didn't find her, you get her back, otherwise what if she is helpless in Luoyang?"

Sanniang clasped her fists quietly and said, "I'll go now. You two, come with me."

...When Xue Chongxun returned to his residence, he found that the waitress in the room was Jiang Cainiang who was on duty in the study during the day. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Aren't you on duty during the day? Why are you here?"

Cai Niang lowered her head and said, "The manager said it is rare that I am familiar with my husband, so I will come to serve you so that you can relieve your husband's worries."

Xue Chongxun pondered for a moment, looked around and saw that there was no one else, and suddenly walked to Cai Niang unexpectedly, reaching out to touch her chin. Cai Niang was shocked and hurriedly avoided, saying: "Mr. Lang, I am just a servant who serves people, and I can't sleep..."

Xue Chongxun smiled, "Don't you want to?"

"I don't have the right to do this..." Cai Niang said pale, "Let me go, or others will gossip behind my back."

Xue Chongxun didn't make things difficult for her. She walked a few steps and said, "That's right, because of my status, it's impossible for someone like you to want... You know that there is no benefit, so you are naturally reluctant."

Cai Niang lowered her head and said nothing.

Xue Chongxun suddenly sighed, "If I had nothing now, then you would go with me. But one day I became successful, would you say I would still want you?"

Cai Niang said in a mosquito-like voice: "This man wants to ask himself, I don't know."
Chapter completed!