Linde Hall is adjacent to the West Palace Wall to the west and Taiye Pond to the east. It is the largest building complex in the imperial city. Emperor Hongdao would not easily entertain his ministers here unless it was a festival.
Without him, it would be too much money. Besides, he didn't want to leave a stain in the history books, saying that he was extravagant and lewd.
In fact, it's a bit like that now. The dancers in front of the hall and the cups and cups in the store don't look like they are about to fight in front of the battle.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything, because a hundred families can support all kinds of people. No, the black charcoal head behind the eldest princess is somehow peaceful, with a fierce look in his eyes, as if he chooses others to devour.
In Erhei's eyes, gold and silver are not wealth. The person who makes him feel in danger is the wealthy owner.
Although Feng Tianyang had defeated a grandmaster, he was still at level nine and could not catch Erhei's eyes. Another old general at the grandmaster level was almost worn out by old age and could not catch his eye.
The only person in the hall who could make him feel threatened at this time was Li Taiping. As for the old eunuch, he could not feel the danger yet because his cultivation level was far behind.
General Peng had seen many lives and deaths in his life and was very sensitive to people's murderous intentions. He could feel that Erhei had murderous intentions in his heart.
To compete for the title of the best warrior in the army, you have to risk your life against people with abnormal brains, which is not worth the gain.
The eldest princess knows Er Hei's condition best, and she is also wondering why Er Hei feels like he has returned to Jinyang City today.
The eldest princess did not look back at Erhei, but kept chatting with him. She was a little worried about Erhei, fearing that he would return to the outside of Jinyang City and become the monster who knew how to kill.
Li Taiping was also looking at Erhei. He could feel a strong killing intent, locking onto him.
Er Hei's sword had never been unsheathed in the past few days of competition. Li Taiping wanted to see the sword, but he didn't want the sword to be facing him when it was unsheathed.
Li Taiping had thought about whether he should just admit defeat regardless of his face if he faced Erhei tonight.
He rejected this idea. It was not that he was not afraid of death, but that he could not retreat. If he did not even have the courage to draw a sword, he would not only not be able to move forward in his future martial arts practice, but would instead have to take a big step back.
Ever since General Peng poured the wine and he saw those empty eyes, Li Taiping poured wine into his stomach one glass after another. The frequency of his movements has not changed at all.
Even while chatting, he didn't even look at General Peng again, so as not to irritate the black man.
He didn't know how much wine he drank. It wasn't until a tall figure blocked his empty eyes that Li Taiping put down his glass.
Wearing a blue shirt, his back was to Li Taiping, and he was looking directly at Erhei. His open sleeves were moving in the absence of wind, making a hunting sound.
The mountain has an awe-inspiring atmosphere, and you feel as if you are calm and calm.
Nangong Shou lost his sword and the hand that held the sword, but the awe-inspiring righteousness in his heart became as thick as a mountain, standing tall between heaven and earth.
What he blocked was not only Erhei's empty eyes, but also Erhei's strong murderous intention...
Li Taiping believes that the current eldest brother is stronger. Even without a sword, he can still cut through everything in the world. Even Erhei's sword cannot stop him.
The strength of a man is not only reflected in his cultivation, but also in his heart.
The appearance of Nangong Shou not only made Li Taiping happy, the old emperor was also very happy.
Wearing a blue shirt, he is tall, straight-backed, powerful yet elegant. He looks rougher than those in the army.
Emperor Hongdao looked at Nangong Shou with a smile on his lips. It was a smile from the bottom of his heart. He was very satisfied with this young man and even exceeded his expectations.
The Nangong family has been loyal, wise and courageous for generations. When it comes to Nangong Shou's generation, there is a trend of youth outperforming others.
Everyone in the world is spreading the word that within twenty years there will definitely be someone above the Grand Master in the Nangong family. Who this person will be, even the Queen Empress next to Emperor Hongdao has an idea.
The more the Queen looked at it, the more satisfied she became. Although the young man was missing his right arm, so what. She couldn't help but smile and whisper in Emperor Hongdao's ear.
"This kid is pretty good. We're still related to him. He's only two years older than Luan'er. Maybe the one in our family who has higher eyesight can take a liking to her."
Emperor Hongdao smiled and turned around, took the queen's hand and said, "Zui Zhi and I want to go together. It's just..."
The queen wondered: "It's just what."
Emperor Hongdao shook his head and sighed: "It's all my fault. He shouldn't have been allowed to go to Mayi County, otherwise he wouldn't have offended the Pearl of the Grassland."
The queen smiled and said: "It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, given the red lady's current status, it makes sense. At least she won't lose the royal family's face."
Emperor Hongdao thought differently from the empress. He had so many daughters, and if Luan'er didn't want to marry him, he would just change her to another one, and just drag Nangong Shou into the royal family.
When the time comes, Nangong Shou becomes his son-in-law and marries the prairie pearl. As an emperor, he will have the support of all the grassland tribes, and his power will be more stable.
Emperor Hongdao stood up and said with a smile: "Come, let us drink this cup for the hero of the Qian Dynasty and the youngest general."
Emperor Hongdao's voice was loud and clear, and all the officials heard it clearly, but they had no idea who the hero or the general the old emperor was talking about was.
Emperor Hongdao waved to Nangong Shou and said with a smile on his face: "Shou'er, come up here and let all the officials see how dazzling the red sun is when it rises in the Great Qian Dynasty."
Tonight, the old emperor took advantage of his reputation as a leader in the army and spent money to treat guests to drinks. It was not just for the entertainment of the officials watching singing, dancing and performing arts.
Nangong Shou's appearance is the beginning of the drama, and there are still many good dramas to come.
Mr. Pei Yanting was slightly drunk and his brain was bright. The old emperor pulled Nangong Shou to his side and boasted wildly, saying that there was nothing in the sky or on the earth. It must have something to do with the sentence about the youngest general.
Nangong Jingzhi is not someone to be trifled with, and the old emperor suddenly acted like this again. Whoever comes forward to oppose Nangong's entry into the Twenty Guards will be in trouble with the Nangong family.
It is unwise to offend an important member of the party, not to mention that this young man is very likely to become a master. If you really offend him, it will narrow the path of the family.
No one came forward to cause trouble, so Emperor Hongdao's arrangement for Nangong Shou fell into place...
Your Highness Linde, all the beauties and performers have disappeared these days, leaving only an empty arena. It seems too deserted.
Fortunately, the silence did not last long. The appearance of these two people made the arena the center of attention again.
The architectural pattern of Linde Hall is very special. There are square high platforms on both sides of the square. There are some small buildings on the high platforms. They are connected to the main hall by a curved flying bridge, making it convenient for officials and beauties from the harem to watch the performance.
At this time, one side has been occupied by the beauties of the harem, and the other side has been occupied by civil servants and military generals. As for the viewing platform in front of the main hall, it can only be used by Emperor Hongdao's family and those who can stand on the stage.
There were only four people left in the army to fight, so the drawing of lots was done by Emperor Hongdao himself.
The first battle was between Feng Tianyang and a veteran in the army. This was a battle that seemed quite suspenseful, but in fact there was no suspense at all.
Feng Tianyang won again with his ninth-level cultivation, and this time it was even easier than in the other games. The two exchanged only a few dozen moves, and the old general was blown out of the ring.
The old general would definitely not admit it, but as long as you are not blind, you can see that the old general was a little too good at handling this competition.
However, no one would question him stupidly. After all, Feng Tianyang was still the commander of the guards and the person closest to the emperor.
In the next game, Li Taiping played against Erhei. When Li Taiping stood up, two people stopped him.
Peng Gengqie frowned and said: "If you can't do it, just admit defeat. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. There is no shame in it."
Nangong Shou said: "Winning or losing is not important, but you can't retreat if you lose. You have to lose like a man."
After saying that, he stepped forward and patted Li Taiping on the shoulder, straightened his body and said: "Gentleman, stand upright and walk straight. See Haoran's righteousness. Don't retreat."
Li Taiping knew that both of them were doing it for his own good, and Brother Nangong hoped that through this battle, he could make further progress.
Li Taiping bowed and saluted, then put his sword case on his back and strode onto the ring. He drank a lot of wine and his face turned red. Now facing Er Hei, he felt that the guy's killing intent was not strong enough.
The strong murderous intention was still there, but it was diluted by Li Taiping's alcohol.
In recent years, Li Taiping rarely drank heavily because he would always end up fighting with his life after drinking too much. The old Taoist priest didn't like this and said that his drinking made him brave.
In fact, Li Taiping knew that the master did not mean that, but was afraid that he would drink too much, not regard himself as a human being, nor his opponent as a human being, and would not have a sense of proportion when he struck.
At Kunlun Mountain, Li Taiping drank a lot, so he was carried down the mountain. Now he drank too much again, and he did it intentionally, just to have a good fight.
Just like Nangong Shou said, he could lose, but he couldn't just bow his head and admit defeat. The stubbornness in Li Taiping's bones was brought out by the smell of alcohol, and he even looked forward to Erhei's sword to give him more surprises...
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Mu Pinshan had made up her mind two days ago not to step foot into the imperial city. Today she not only made a mistake, but also walked into the depths of the palace and stood on the square platform of Linde Hall.
Chen Jing tugged on the corner of Mu Pinshan's clothes and pulled her tightly. She looked at the two people on the ring nervously.
"I heard from my eldest sister that Erhei is possessed by a demon. His sword does not distinguish between good and bad people. How about we try to persuade him? It's not too late now."
Mu Pinshan shook his head helplessly and said: "He has his own persistence, but he drank again this time. I'm afraid even ten cows won't be able to hold him back."
"Then what should we do? We can't just look at it like this."
Mu Pinshan put his arms around Chen Jing and said with a smile: "Men have to stand upright. When they want to go crazy, they have to let them go crazy."
Chen Jing curled her lips and said, "It's your man anyway..."
It doesn't matter which man you are from, what's important is that you have to regard yourself as a man. You have to be brave enough to face dangers and challenges. You'll respond when you get tough. If you want to get tough, even taking medicine or drinking won't help.
At this moment, many people hope that Li Taiping is a real man who would rather die than surrender. For example, Mr. Lu’s previous subordinates who escaped death, such as the aloof emperor. Or, for example, His Royal Highness King Qi with a frosty face.
In short, there are many people in Linde Hall who want Li Taiping alive, and many who want him dead. Whether he lives or dies depends not only on Er Hei's ability, but also on whether Li Taiping's life is tough enough.
Emperor Hongdao glanced at Li Fuguo, and when he saw the old eunuch smiling and nodding, he turned his attention to Peng Gengche...