My wife is also proficient in all kinds of music. With her competitive temperament, she should take the initiative to challenge Shu girls.
However, what surprised him was that Liu Lanshuang stood motionless.
At this time, the woman in green was already pressing towards Wang Bo'an step by step.
"Since the Wangs don't want to go first, let me play a song for you first."
The Shu woman simply took the harp from her husband and hurried up to the wooden platform. She ignored Wang Bo'an's call and moved her fingers, and a soothing song sounded in the hall.
The first few bass sounds of this song were deep and soothing, making people feel peaceful. Suddenly, the sound suddenly turned higher, and a dense high-pitched sound suddenly sounded.
The clear and exciting notes are layered one after another, like heavy rain falling on the earth, making people feel breathless.
After a while, the sound turned low again and became soft and soothing, as if a breeze was blowing on the face, soothing the nervousness just now.
After the song was played, Wu Chengsi came back to his senses, his heart filled with surprise.
This Shu girl's playing skills are actually even better than her flute skills. She originally thought that her wife would be a sure winner, but now she realizes that the outcome may still be unknown.
There was silence in the hall, and everyone was either intoxicated by the lingering sound of the music, or they were shocked and speechless.
Teacher Yue's face was pale, and everyone around him had different expressions. The man playing the panpipe was full of frustration, and the arrogance on his body was no longer visible.
Bai Mingda smiled and his eyes were full of appreciation.
The others looked down at their instruments from time to time as if facing a formidable enemy, and no longer dared to underestimate this woman.
Wang Boan disappeared again.
After the woman came down, Bai Mingda smiled and said: "This is the first time I have heard such a thin and long "Xijiang Moon", girl, what is your name?"
The woman in green glanced tenderly at Wang Chen beside her and said softly: "My husband's surname is Wang."
Bai Mingda smiled and said: "It turns out to be Mrs. Wang. I wonder if Mrs. Wang is also good at piano skills?"
He is worthy of being the number one luthier in Chang'an. Hearing such skill, he still took the initiative to invite a battle!
The woman in green clothes smiled and said: "This little girl has been fortunate enough to listen to the old man's piano music, but she would never dare to do anything in front of Mr. Bai."
When everyone heard what she said, they all let out a sigh of relief.
If even Bai Mingda loses to this woman, the pride of Chang'an people will be shattered to pieces.
Someone shouted: "Where's Mr. Wang? Let him come out and play a drum too!"
Another person said: "Wang Bo'an ran away early!"
The man before said angrily: "What? Ran away? Does such a person deserve to be called everyone?"
Someone dug up old accounts: "I heard that when Wang Bo'an competed with Liu Zixian, he ran away from the battle!"
The crowd immediately burst into an uproar, some yelled at Wang Bo'an, some questioned how Wang Bo'an was rated as a top-grade musician, and some suggested that Liu Zixian come out to play the harp.
Wu Chengsi kept staring at Liu Lanshuang. For some reason, she suddenly stopped moving and seemed not to challenge Mrs. Wang again.
Wu Chengsi was secretly frightened. Could it be that Mrs. Wang's playing skills were really so good that her own wife was intimidated?
Mrs. Wang never regarded Liu Lanshuang as her opponent from beginning to end.
She turned her eyes and looked at a man holding a pipa. She smiled and said, "You must be Mr. Cao, right?"
The man didn't talk nonsense and said calmly: "Mrs. Wang is admirable for her versatility. Please take a break and listen to Mr. Cao play a piece of music."
After speaking, he strode up to the wooden platform, held the pipa upright, pressed the strings with his left hand, and touched the strings with his right hand, and the crisp and bright short syllables were gathered into a song.
Wu Chengsi, a layman, listened for a while and felt that the music was bright and powerful, and he didn't think it was special. However, Mrs. Wang gradually frowned.
She stared closely at Mr. Cao's fingers, and saw that his fingers were flying, and he could perform various superb skills such as pinch rolls, long pinch rolls, pinch sweeps, and big points.
Gradually, everyone in the hall became more and more intoxicated as they listened. Others like to take the lead when playing music, and use superb techniques to firmly capture the listener's emotions from the beginning.
Everyone Cao is different from ordinary people.
He likes to proceed step by step, and the prelude at the beginning is unremarkable. However, later on, the music becomes like a dense gong and drum, and the momentum is so powerful that it makes people feel like they are surrounded by thousands of troops.
Wu Chengsi didn't know the difference between pipa music and martial arts music. He just felt that Master Cao was so skilled that he could make him feel like he was back on the battlefield through a pipa.
After the song was played, everyone cheered in unison, and the boiling blood flowed freely in the body.
Mrs. Wang sighed and said: "The little girl's literary music is not as good as the martial arts of Master Cao."
Everyone Cao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his expressions did not change. He said calmly: "Thank you." He returned to stand among the others.
Next, Mrs. Wang invited six other players to compete. The six competitions were: konghou, six pans, xun, hengdi, reed pipe and Hujia.
The erraticness of the konghou, the mellowness of the six pans, the simplicity of the xun, the crispness of the transverse flute, the depth of the reed, and the roundness of the Hujia.
Six kinds of musical instruments were played in turn, making Wu Chengsi and everyone present deeply enjoy a musical event.
In the end, Mrs. Wang won two of the remaining six games. Counting one victory over Wang Bo'an, she won three games, tied one game and lost six games in total.
It seemed that the Chang'an masters had won, but with the power of a female, she actually competed with ten Chang'an masters in turns, and no one could feel the taste of victory in their hearts.
Someone suddenly shouted: "Liu Zixian is gone!"
Wu Chengsi was startled and turned around to see that his wife had indeed left.
Another person said: "You must have given up on the difficulty. How can Liu Zixian's strength be compared with everyone present?"
"Huh! Let's see if this kid is still crazy in the future!"
Wu Chengsi felt displeased when others belittled his wife, but Liu Lanshuang's sudden departure made him even more puzzled.
If he had to see Wang Chen again, he would go home immediately and ask Liu Lanshuang for clarification.
After a while, everyone left together with Professor Yue, and most of the audience left. Mrs. Wang and Wang Chen stood on the edge of the wooden platform, talking to each other.
Yang Tai said: "Please wait a moment, I will call Wang Chen over right now."
Wu Chengsi's eyebrows suddenly raised. After Wang Chen said a few words to Yang Tai, he suddenly glanced this way, and then took his wife's hand and left through the corner door next to the wooden platform.
Zhang Gou was shocked and angry: "This man... this man is so rude!"
Wu Chengsi snorted coldly, no longer waiting for Yang Tai, turned around and left the music hall.
Yang Tai hurriedly chased after him from behind, his expression extremely ugly. For a moment, he didn't know how to explain to Wu Chengsi.
He had always been on good terms with Wang Chen, and he expected that even if the other person was not keen on fame, he would still give him face and come over to have a few words with Wu Chengsi.
Unexpectedly, Wang Chen suddenly became very hostile to him, spoke coldly, and did not want to talk to him at all.
Yang Tai originally had good intentions and wanted to recommend a talent to the court, but he lost a good friend and offended the king of Zhou. He felt extremely depressed.
After leaving the music hall, it was dark outside and the cold moon was shining slanting down, making him feel even more melancholy.
At this moment, Yang Tai suddenly saw a dark shadow in the corner of his eyes. He turned around and was shocked all over.
I saw a man in black hiding on a tall tree trunk. The man was holding a long bow, and the arrow pointed in the direction of Wu Chengsi.
Yang Tai didn't have time to think too much and ran towards Wu Chengsi, shouting as he ran: "Your Highness, be careful!"
As soon as he made this sound, the bowstring sounded fiercely, and a long arrow shot towards Wu Chengsi's back as fast as a meteor.
Yang Tai jumped forward and stood right between Wu Chengsi and the man in black.
The arrow passed through his shoulder, bringing up a burst of blood. The force of the arrow weakened slightly, and it still shot towards Wu Chengsi's back.
A long knife came down from top to cut the arrow into two pieces. It was Lu Xiong who took action.
Wu Chengsi's eyes darkened, and he turned around to look around. In the night sky, he saw a dozen men in black jumping out from all directions, holding sharp blades in their hands, and all running towards him.
Everyone who had just left the concert hall was frightened and ran away in all directions.
When Nie Ziyun saw this, he shouted, "Sister Ping, come over and protect His Highness!" After saying this, he jumped up and landed in front of Wu Chengsi.
Then the red shadow flashed, and a woman in red fell next to Nie Ziyun, smiling: "Here we come!"
At the same time, Murong Xuan and Zhuge Nan also came to Wu Chengsi one after another. Without any time to talk, they immediately engaged the man in black.
Four people, Lu Xiong and other personal guards, Wu Chengsi, were protecting them in the middle. Wu Chengsi stood with his hands behind his hands. Although his face was solemn, he did not show any panic.
In just a short moment, screams continued, and five of Wu Chengsi's personal guards were injured one after another. Then Zhugenan also screamed, and his arm was slashed.
He was shocked and angry. These men in black were all masters. He was at a disadvantage one-on-one, not to mention that his own number was much smaller!
At this moment, the man with the bow shot another arrow at Wu Chengsi. Nie Ziyun hurriedly swung his sword to strike, but missed the shot and shouted: "Ping sister!"
The woman in red responded, waved her right hand, and a short dart flew out at high speed and hit the arrow. However, the long arrow was not affected and continued to shoot straight towards Wu Chengsi.
At this moment, a stone the size of an egg flew out of the darkness. After colliding with the arrow, the arrow deflected slightly.
Murong Xuan swung his sword and struck hard. There was a loud click, and the arrow was finally knocked away. Murong Xuan felt a huge force coming from his arm, and blood oozed from the mouth of the sword.
Nie Ziyun was worried that the man holding a bow in the distance would shoot another arrow, so he roared and jumped over, stabbing his throat with the ink sword.
The man holding the bow swung his long bow lightly, then put away the sword. He made a fist with one hand and swung the bow with the other hand, fighting Nie Ziyun at close range.
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, when they heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, a Jinwu Guard galloped towards them from the corner of the street. Everyone who was protecting Wu Chengsi was overjoyed.
However, the group of men in black were not affected by the Jinwu Guards. One of the men in black took advantage of the distraction of a personal guard and sent his sword forward, intending to stab him in the throat.
However, the tip of the sword stopped one foot away from the guard.
I saw the tip of a short spear suddenly protruding from the throat of the man in black, but someone penetrated his throat from behind first.
The man in black was killed by a masked man in green. Besides him, there were five other masked men wearing the same green clothes. They suddenly appeared and started fighting with the man in black without any explanation.
These people were obviously Yang Xuan and others who secretly protected Wu Chengsi, and they were also the ones who issued the hidden weapon just now.
Zhuge Nan, Murong Xuan, the woman in red and the guards all took the opportunity to retreat to Wu Chengsi, watching the melee between the men in green and black.
The martial arts skills of these two groups are too terrifying. In just a short moment, they experienced the most dangerous moment in their lives.
If the men in green had appeared at night, some of them would have died in the fight just now.
The woman in red looked at Nie Ziyun and saw that he was at an absolute disadvantage. She retreated repeatedly and hurriedly drew her sword and stepped forward to help.
After a while, Jinwu Guards rushed forward, and Wu Chengsi said loudly: "The people in green are our own, kill the people in black!"
The leader, Jinwu Weilang, made a loud promise, jumped down from his horse, and slashed the head of a man in black with a green dragon sword, wanting to show his bravery in front of Wu Chengsi.
Unexpectedly, the man in black only dodged slightly and evaded the attack. He flipped his right hand and stabbed the sword from a tricky angle.
General Jinwu was frightened and frightened. He retreated and dodged, but his body was still cut with a long sword.
Fortunately, a shower of arrows came at this moment, and the man in black had no time to pursue him, and hurriedly waved his long sword to make it airtight.
But the Jinwu guards used strong bows, and although their martial arts were average, their arms were extremely strong. Long arrows shot through the air, and soon the man in black was hit by two arrows on his legs and shoulders.
The Jinwu guard general was ashamed and angry because he had just lost his ugliness. He took the opportunity to slash across the man with his sword and cut a deep wound on the man in black.
With the combined efforts of Jin Wuwei and the bad guys, the man in black suffered heavy casualties in an instant. The man with a bow in the distance fought against Nie Ziyun and the woman in red alone, but was still observing the situation with ease.
Seeing that he couldn't do anything, he blew a whistle from his mouth, and all the men in black immediately broke out in all directions.
Murong Xuan was afraid that the leader of the thief would escape, so he jumped into the fighting circle and joined forces with Nie Ziyun and the woman in red to fight the man with the bow.
The man holding the bow made a sweeping sweep with his long bow in his right hand, forcing the three of them half a foot away. He flipped his left hand and fired several steel awls at the three of them.
While the three of them knocked away the hidden weapons, they jumped towards the southwest.
At this moment, a short spear flew from the side, seemingly faster than an arrow.
The man holding the bow knew that the short spear was thrown by Yang Xuan. If he dodged, he would be entangled by the three people behind him, and he would be unable to escape.
He gritted his teeth and reached out to grab the short spear. A burning pain suddenly came from the tiger's mouth. The short spear slowed down for a moment, slipped out of his hand, and stabbed his arm.
The man holding the bow kept his toes on the ground, with a short gun stuck in his body, and his figure swept away into the distance, and soon disappeared into the darkness.
Behind him, Nie Ziyun, the woman in red and Murong Xuan slowed down for a moment and chased in the direction where he disappeared. Yang Xuan slowed down again and chased after him.
Except for two of the other men in black who escaped, all the others were killed.
The Jinwu guard general covered his wound and walked towards Wu Chengsi, cupping his hands and saying, "Your Highness, are you not injured?"
Wu Chengsi shook his head and said: "My king is fine. You should immediately send people into the music hall to arrest the Shu female musician and her husband."
Jingo Weilang will make a loud promise and lead a small group of men into the music hall.
Yang Tai, who was dressing a wound not far away, was startled when he heard Wu Chengsi's words and struggled over.
"Your Highness, what happened today was all a fault of humble duty. Please punish me!"
After saying that, he knelt down on the ground.
Wu Chengsi helped him up and said warmly: "If you hadn't risked your life to save me just now, I might have been shot to death by that arrow. Moreover, it is not confirmed that this matter is related to Wang Chen!"
Zhang Gou said: "Yes, Brother Yang, you are so seriously injured, you'd better go for treatment quickly."
He had been standing next to Wu Chengsi just now, so he was unscathed.
Zhuge Nan applied the golden sore medicine on the wound and came over and said, "I have the golden sore medicine from Shandetang here. Please apply some of it as well."
Yang Tai's injury was indeed the most serious among all, so he stopped insisting. With the help of Zhugenan and Zhang Gou, he applied medicine, then tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and wrapped it around the wound.
At this time, Jinwu Guard Chen Lang came out of the music hall, followed by the music hall manager, Bai Mingda, Yue Jiaoxi and others.
When the accident happened just now, these people were frightened and returned to the music hall. When they learned that the commotion outside had stopped, they all followed them out.
General Chen Lang said: "Your Majesty, the manager of the music hall said that the man and woman left the music hall through the back door, and the general has sent people to hunt them down."
Wu Chengsi looked at the shopkeeper and thought: "Since that couple chose to escape, it seems that this matter must be related to them."
The shopkeeper was frightened. Before Wu Chengsi could speak, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, King Zhou, I have nothing to do with those two people!"
Zhuge Nan snorted and said: "It doesn't matter? Then why did they choose you to challenge the famous masters in Chang'an?"
The shopkeeper said anxiously: "I don't know either. They gave me two slings of money and said they would lend me the music hall for a few hours. I was obsessed with money, so I agreed to them!"
Wu Chengsi could tell at a glance that the shopkeeper had no idea, so he turned to Yang Tai and said: "Deputy Supervisor Yang, besides being a carpenter, does Wang Chen have any other identity? Or does he have contact with someone in the court?"
Yang Tai was silent for a while and said with a wry smile: "Back to your highness, Wang Chen has rarely interacted with the government and is very repulsive to fame and fortune. Back then... I recommended him to King Pei, and King Pei wrote a letter asking him to come out, but he refused.
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Wu Chengsi frowned, he had already seen Mrs. Wang, she was indeed a strange woman.
Judging from Yang Tai's introduction, Wang Chen is highly skilled in craftsmanship and indifferent to fame and fortune. Both the couple are hermit-like characters.
I have no enmity with them, so why do they want to help others to harm themselves?
And the man with the bow, he should be the bad deputy commander Shi Hong mentioned by Yang Xuan.
This was the second time he had assassinated him, but Wu Chengsi still didn't know who he was working for.
After a long time, Nie Ziyun, the woman in red and Murong Xuan came back together.
Zhuge Nan asked anxiously: "Where are the people?"
The woman in red glared at him and said, "I just know how to ask, if you have the ability, why don't you catch him yourself?"
Zhuge Nan opened his mouth and froze on the spot, thinking: "I just asked a casual question, why did I offend this woman in red?"
Wu Chengsi asked: "Did the person escape?"
Murong Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Back to Your Highness, that man's martial arts skills are too high, and we have all lost track of him."
Wu Chengsi looked behind the three people and did not see Yang Xuan.
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Thanks to the third brother for the tip, the weather has suddenly become very cold, everyone should keep warm!