Along the way, Jiang Qing looked at Zuo Zhicheng in amusement and said, "You've been in New Continent for so long. Haven't you gone anywhere?"
Zuo Zhicheng shook his head and asked hesitantly, "Is there … anything fun here?"
"Of course there is. Huanhai Restaurant's prawns, Deqing Restaurant's cloud cakes, Lanyun Opera House, Qingyun Street's acrobatics …"
Hearing Jiang Qing's words, Zuo Zhicheng was not interested at all. He opened his mouth and said, "Why don't I go home and rest …"
"You're so boring. It's rare for us to come out, but you're such a killjoy." Jiang Qing said casually, then decided on her own, "Let's go to the City God Temple first. There are many performers there, and there's a lot of food!"
Xiao Lan suggested, "I heard from Hoodlum that there's a new billiard hall in the city. I heard it was from a Westerner. Why don't we go and take a look? "
The two of them echoed each other. It was obvious that they had completely forgotten about Zuo Zhicheng's opinion. He shrugged and could only follow them.
Thus, the three of them ate snacks and watched the acrobatics along the way. Then, they began to play in the new billiard hall. This billiard hall had only opened a few months ago. It was said that it was a sport that had been transferred from the Western Continent. It was very popular there.
The owner of the shop was a blond Westerner with blue eyes, but he spoke fluent Da Qi State's official language. When he saw Jiang Qing and the others coming here for the first time, he enthusiastically taught them the rules and techniques.
However, in Zuo Zhicheng's opinion, billiard was a kind of activity similar to modern billiard. They both used a long stick to hit the balls on the table. The only difference was that the rules were very different.
Zuo Zhicheng also knew that billiards had appeared as early as the twelfth or fourteenth century on Earth in his previous life. Thus, it was not surprising that billiard had appeared in this world.
It was Jiang Qing and Xiao Lan's first time playing this sport, but they were very excited. They even invited Zuo Zhicheng to play a few rounds. Zuo Zhicheng played casually, and they won a few rounds.
However, just when they were having fun, another group of people walked into the billiard hall. The people who came were very ostentatious. Before the main character entered, a large group of guards and bodyguards appeared.
Then, accompanied by several men and women in luxurious clothes and glossy complexions, a woman with a snow-white complexion and cold as ice slowly walked in. Behind the woman, there were several good-looking young masters and young ladies, and Xiao Changhe was among them.
It was obvious that the cold-looking girl had a great background, and the people accompanying her were the children of some of the upper echelons of New Continent City. Although Xiao Changhe was among them, it was obvious that he was at the back. After all, Chaoyang Martial Arts Club was very powerful to ordinary people, but in the eyes of a local government, it was very ordinary.
Moreover, he was only Xiao Jingyang's son.
The large group of young masters and young ladies surrounded the cold girl and introduced her to the game of billiard. A few of them who came to play recently immediately played a few rounds in front of the girl.
In fact, if not for the fact that billiard was relatively new to the people of Da Qi State, and that the girl showed a trace of interest after hearing about it, they would not have come to this place.
However, the skills of these young masters and young ladies were naturally not good. On the other hand, Xiao Changhe had been playing here frequently for the past few months, and his skills were among the best among the regulars of the billiard hall. Now that he finally had a chance to show his face in front of the crowd, he could not help but show off.
"Miss Qing, let me tell you, billiard is mainly about accuracy …" As he spoke, he pretended to hit the ball. "Therefore, the accuracy of the movements is very important. Just like practicing martial arts, only when the movements are accurate can the force be exerted smoothly, and the ball thrown out will be accurate."
Although billiards was somewhat similar to billiards in modern times, there was still a huge difference after all. For example, the holes were all in one direction, and the balls did not have different colors.
With Xiao Changhe's explanation, he consecutively hit a few balls into the hole. His natural and unrestrained manner was indeed very attractive to ordinary girls.
"It seems quite interesting."
"Changhe, you are very good."
This kind of compliment was naturally somewhat polite, but being able to show his face in front of these rich and powerful people, Xiao Changhe naturally had a reason to be happy.
The young man who stood closest to the young lady looked like an aristocrat. When he saw Xiao Changhe's beautiful shots, he smiled at the cold young lady and said, "Miss Qing, this billiard is quite interesting. Do you want to go down and play?"
This man was the City Lord of New Continent City, Yao Jinzhong's son, Yao Youwei. Among the men and women present, his background and identity were probably the greatest. He was also the only one who truly knew the lady's identity. The men and women who surrounded him and Miss Qing were mostly called out by their fathers to accompany this Miss Qing.
It would be best if they could establish a relationship with her. Even if they could not, they must not leave behind any negative influences. However, as for Miss Qing's identity, their elders kept their mouths shut and did not tell them anything.
Hearing Yao Youwei's words, the cold young lady frowned slightly. "But … I don't know how to play."
"At least you can give it a try." Yao Youwei gave it some thought and said, "Or maybe you can watch the other people's matches first?"
Seeing the lady nod her head, Yao Youwei heaved a sigh of relief. After interacting with her for the past few days, she was like an ice doll. She looked perfect, but every time he spoke to her, he could feel a coldness that kept him at arm's length.
Seeing that the young lady finally showed some interest in billiard, Yao Youwei immediately arranged for Xiao Changhe to spar with the other experts in the billiard hall.
"Amazing!"
"This ball is beautiful!"
After a few matches, there were so many people surrounding the cold young lady to liven up the atmosphere. Naturally, every time Xiao Changhe scored some eye-catching shots, he would receive some cheers and applause.
He did not let the crowd down. Relying on his experience in billiard games, as well as his coordination and agility as a martial arts practitioner, he won a few matches in a row, defeating the few experts who came to the billiard hall to play at this time.
After the matches ended, apart from the young lady, some of the other young masters and young ladies were also interested in this novel sport. They started chatting with Xiao Changhe. Xiao Changhe was elated to see that there were people asking for his advice. He started talking even more. All sorts of strategies, demonstrations, and techniques were listed out one after another.
Thus, the cold young lady and Yao Youwei played a table together, and the other attendants were also scattered around the tables. Thus, there was a problem, and that was that there were not enough billiard tables.
Naturally, Xiao Changhe had already seen Zuo Zhicheng and the other two playing at a billiard table in the corner. She walked up to Jiang Qing with a condescending look on her face.
"Xiao Qing, this is Young Master Zhang and Young Master Lu." He said with an expression as though it was only natural, "There are no more seats. We want to play a round. Make way for us." Then, he glanced at Zuo Zhicheng, who hit a billiard ball crookedly to the ground with a swing of his pole. He sneered, "You can also watch from the side and learn a little."
If it were an ordinary person, they would have made way for the other party, who was dressed extravagantly and surrounded by all sorts of guards and bodyguards. With that haughty aura of theirs, it was clear that they were either wealthy or respectable. However, Zuo Zhicheng and Jiang Qing were clearly not ordinary people. Furthermore, the person before them was someone that Jiang Qing hated.
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