Tantai Konghou pointed a finger at Hsu Fengnian, "You are a guest. Even if you break the rules, it is Guanghan House's fault. This young master will not bicker with you, but I heard you have some skill. I just happen to have a servant at my side who knows a bit. If you can withstand ten moves, then for the next three days and three nights, aside from Anyang, Qingnu, and Wei Manxiu, those three red cards, you can play with any woman in the house as you please, regardless of day or night. You can play with as many as you can. If you can sleep with a hundred women, then that is your skill. Guanghan House will admit defeat. How about it? As long as ten moves, this young master is famous in Flying Fox City for keeping my word. Do you dare? "
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "I don't dare. Third young master's retainer is an expert at a glance. I am only a poor wanderer who came to Guanghan House to find Miss Shui Ling. If I am beaten down by Third young master's people as soon as I make a move, I fear I will dampen Third young master's mood. "
Tantai Konghou was flattered. In fact, she was slightly happy in her heart, but her face was still frosty. She disdainfully said, "Don't dare? Are you a man with a gun? "
Hsu Fengnian remained unmoved, making Mama Cui extremely disappointed. She said without any backbone, "If Third young master says yes, then yes. If he says no, then no."
Tantai Konghou completely lost interest. She was overflowing with interest to teach a lesson to a big, green-skinned hoodlum with dozens of underlings, but bullying unarmed and defenseless commoners or those embroidered pillows was truly meaningless. Not to mention, her two elder brothers would also be unhappy. Sighing, she turned and left, muttering, "Your father and mother gave birth to you, this son, in vain. Without a gun, other than barely carrying on the family line, what can you accomplish?"
The robust retainer's expression suddenly changed. He stood in front of the Third Young Miss to protect her, shouting, "Careful!"
Tantai Konghou was bewildered. She looked at the personal retainer who seemed to be facing a great enemy. She knew this guy's background. He was a genuine expert that the City Overseer Manor had hired for three thousand taels. His father was reportedly an external martial arts grandmaster not far from first rank. In Dragonwaist Province's central region, his family had a long history of learning. He had established his own school and established his own school, and he had long enjoyed a great reputation. Like father, like son. This retainer also had strength close to second rank. The retainer stared fixedly at the young man who did not draw his saber. He was also at a loss as he clearly felt a great murderous intent just now. When he was young, his father was at the peak of martial arts and was full of pride. He happened to ask a Vajra Realm immortal who was passing by the Dragon Waist State for guidance. In the end, he was defeated in three moves and the onlookers all felt suffocated. He still remembered that after the immortal's two moves of humility, the third move was a majestic murderous intent. It was as if the river was flowing in reverse and he was swaying unsteadily like a lone boat. However, this young swordsman in front of him clearly had a calm demeanor and did not have the slightest bit of dignity. Where did the strong killing intent come from?
Tantai Konghou, who liked to reason with people, frowned and said, "My father always said that every time there is a major event, there must be calm. This is still nothing, yet you can't keep your cool?"
The retainer with his keen five senses revealed a bitter smile. After he confirmed that there was no abnormality, his taut muscles gradually relaxed. The two loops of clothing around his arms visibly bulged and returned to being ironed. He said in a low voice, "This little one worried too much."
Hsu Fengnian, who was holding Tao Manwu, stood at the doorway. He stood shoulder to shoulder with Xiyi and said with a smile, "I thought about it and still felt that I should be bold enough to attempt to exchange blows with the expert at the Third Young Master's side. After all, the reward that the Third Young Master gave was too enticing."
Tantai Konghou glared at the retainer and angrily said, "Look at you. You're being looked down upon!"
The retainer's heart immediately rose to his throat. If the young swordsman had blindly retreated from beginning to end, then it would have been fine. He could have treated it as a misconception. However, this fellow had played a trick of retreating first and then advancing. If he truly targeted the Third Young Miss, he truly did not have absolute certainty that he could protect his master. It did not matter if he was defeated. At most, it would damage the prestige of his father's sect. However, if he allowed the Third Young Miss to receive the slightest injury, with the City Overseer's Mansion's City Overseer's protectiveness and the two young masters' pampering, he would no longer be able to mingle around in Flying Fox City. Taking a deep breath, the sturdy retainer narrowed his eyes and said, "Exchanging blows is fine. Young Master, please find a spacious courtyard with me. It will also be convenient for you and me to exchange blows to our heart's content. We won't have to be afraid of bumping into things inside the building and injuring unrelated people. How about it?"
Hsu Fengnian nodded and said, "Okay."
Xiyi lightly stepped on his foot, her eyes full of anxiety.
Hsu Fengnian hugged Tao Manwu with one hand. His other hand stealthily extended and lightly patted Xiyi's buttocks.
Xiyi's figure was somewhat thin. In fact, the places that should have been round and perky were not missing a single point.
Her body trembled, and her pair of beautiful limpid eyes widened.
Fortunately, everyone, including Tantai Konghou, was attracted by his face. They did not notice this big pervert who had the guts to take advantage of her.
If this was seen by the lawless Tantai Konghou, they reckoned that she would certainly sigh in admiration. This was the real deal, having a calm demeanor whenever something big happened.
Hsu Fengnian handed Tao Manwu over to Xiyi, who was painstakingly hiding her shame and indignation. He softly said, "Let Taozi stay with you for now. It's not good to let a child see fighting and killing. "
Xiyi silently took the little girl. However, it was not tender feelings, but rather a murderous look.
Hsu Fengnian did not pay attention to her. He made a shushing gesture towards Tao Manwu. The little girl was worthy of being called telepathic. She nodded.
Mama Cui could not suppress the ecstasy in her heart. This young man did not know when to advance or retreat. Did he really want to sleep with a hundred girls in Guanghan House? But the retainers at the third young master's side had frightening skills. Several dozen ruffians simply could not get close to them. You, a young man with a physique only slightly better than a weak scholar, wanted to withstand ten moves. If you were lucky enough to survive, you would have to lie in bed for several months. Even if the girls took off their clothes and swayed in front of you, would you be able to get up from your crotch? While she was secretly delighted and thinking, she suddenly raised her head and saw the young master behind the third young master and his retainers turn his head and smile at her. She did not know why, but she was frightened.
Hsu Fengnian absent-mindedly followed behind. He walked down Guanghan House and walked towards the lake in the rear courtyard. He did not care about the constant addition of personal guards and retainers along the way. When dealing with a third-rank retainer, he only cared about the propriety. He was more concerned about the entanglement behind the governor of Flying Fox City. The north and south of Beimang were gradually intertwined in the confrontation. Apart from the complicated genealogy of the Yelu and Murong royal families, the ones who really stood at the top of this dynasty were only the eight provincial governors and twelve generals of the Border-governors, as well as the dozen or so officials of the Southern Dynasty who had the right to speak in the court. These thirty or so people each represented a tangled and complicated power. They were either connected by marriage, fought to the death, cooperated with each other, or did not have any contact with each other. It was very difficult to sort them out.
As far as the officials of the Southern Dynasty were concerned, they were generally supported by two skeletons. One was the aristocratic group known as the Noble Clan of Longguan. They were stubborn, conservative, and self-righteous. They were not inferior to the aristocratic families of the old Spring and Autumn Period. After the Spring and Autumn Period War, the aristocratic families of Longguan in the north of Beimang became even more arrogant. They considered themselves to be the orthodox aristocratic family. The Zhong family, which produced the great demon Zhong Liang, was one of them. One of them was the military power led by three generals. The other was Huang Songpu, who was of the same rank as the provincial governor in Gusai State. He was a remnant of the Spring and Autumn Period. Originally, the scholars in the south of Beimang Dynasty, no matter if they were native scholars or remnant of the Spring and Autumn Period, were all civil officials. Only those in the north could become generals and ministers. It was the amazing Huang Songpu who took the lead. After that, there was General Liu Gui, who was praised as "half of Xu Xiao" by the Empress of Beimang, and Yang Yuanzan, who was born a pariah but rose rapidly in the military world. These three generals with outstanding military achievements were almost all piled up in the straight line to the north of Gusai State. It could be seen that Beimang attached great importance to the Western Front. The governor of Flying Fox City, Tantai Jinyu, was the legitimate son of the great aristocratic Tantai family in Longguan. He had a tradition of marriage with another aristocratic family, the Yuwen family, which had lasted for 500 years.
Everyone in the Liyang Dynasty knew that there was a saying of scholars migrating north. There were two torrents. One flowed into the group of scholars in Jiangnan, and the other flowed into the furnace of the old aristocratic families in the north. What they didn't know was that there was an even larger group of scholars that were fleeing north. They were like carps crossing the river into the Beimang Dynasty. Other than those who couldn't acclimatize and died young, most of them started to integrate into the Beimang Dynasty. This was especially true for the officials of the Southern Dynasty, who started to stand out. The three generals, Huang, Liu, and Yang, were among the outstanding ones. There were also many remnant of the Spring and Autumn Period scholars who relied on their true abilities to occupy important positions in the officials of the Southern Dynasty. These people lost their country and families, and left their homes. As long as they were alive, there wasn't a day that they didn't want to go south. What was the first obstacle to going south? It was Beiliang, and Xu Xiao, who was even more famous than the 300,000 Beiliang cavalry.
To the north of Northern Liang, a powerful and restless dynasty stared at the Liyang Dynasty with a ferocious aura like a tiger.
In the future, Xu Xiao might be this young man walking by the Jiaqing Lake.
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