The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 281: The Contest for Marriage, the Show Begins

"Boy, this is our uncle, the famous Three-Headed Dragon Marquis Tonghai Second Master."

When the Four Yellow River Ghosts proudly introduced the man next to them to Guo Jing, Xu Xingchen had already appeared at the corner of the street, only a few feet away from them.

Since he easily defeated the Four Yellow River Ghosts, Guo Jing's confidence has doubled. Even when he was surrounded by five people, he showed no fear. He clasped his fists and said, "I greet Senior Hou. I wonder why you stopped me?"

Hou Tonghai tilted his head, squinted at Guo Jing, and asked casually, "Where are your master, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan? Call them out."

Guo Jing scratched the back of his head and answered honestly, "They are not here."

"If I kill you while they are away, people in the martial arts world will laugh at me for bullying the weak." Hou Tonghai looked up at the sky which had already darkened. "Well, I will wait for you at noon tomorrow in the black pine forest ten miles away in the western suburbs. When the time comes, I will ask a few of your masters to accompany you."

After that, he glared at Guo Jing fiercely: "Boy, don't even think about running away, I will always keep an eye on you."

Guo Jing didn't think much about it and agreed immediately.

As a result, when they rushed to the Black Pine Forest the next morning, they saw the Four Yellow River Ghosts tied up and hanging in the air, cursing and saying that Guo Jing was despicable and shameless, plotting against others, and was not a hero.
Although Guo Jing didn't understand what was going on, he was not stupid enough to let those people go. Seeing that the three-headed dragon Hou Tonghai was gone, he turned around and left.

Xu Xingchen arrived at the Black Pine Forest ahead of time and saw the process of Huang Rong, who was disguised as a little beggar, plotting against the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River. He couldn't help but smile.

Keep moving forward.
Without the help of the little red horse, he walked much slower, and it took him more than half a month to reach the capital of the Great Jin Kingdom: Zhongdu Beijing.

During this era, the Southern Song Dynasty court was in decline and Genghis Khan had not yet risen on the grassland. The capital of the Great Jin Dynasty could be said to be the most prosperous place in the world, far superior to Lin'an, the capital of the small Southern Song Dynasty court.

Guo Jing grew up in a desert where supplies were scarce. How could he have ever seen such weather?

There are pavilions and towers, and mansions with rich mansions everywhere; on one street, there are wine shops, tea houses, pawn shops, restaurants, rouge shops, clothing stores, rice stores and all kinds of shops are next to each other, with people coming in and out, and each shop is doing a booming business.

On the streets, pedestrians are shoulder to shoulder and the scene is very lively.

There were men dressed in fancy clothes, wandering around with great interest.

There were women dressed in silk and brocade, with all kinds of jade and gold hairpins on their heads, swaying their bodies and smiling sweetly.

There were also some laborers standing in front of some shops, carrying sacks and moving goods, sweating all over.

From time to time, people rode on horses, and some people moved slowly in exquisitely carved carriages.

There were loud shouts and hawking sounds everywhere, one after another.

Guo Jing, who had never seen the world, was dazzled and overwhelmed by what he saw. He didn't know what many of the things were used for.

He gave most of his money to the little beggar, and had little left. Seeing those magnificent restaurants, he did not dare to go in. He just chose a small restaurant in an inconspicuous corner and ate two bowls of noodles.

After eating, I went out and strolled along the long street.

While walking, looking around.

He found everything curious and interesting, and even when he saw a monkey show, he would stop and stand there to watch for a long time; then, he would clap and cheer along with the cheers of the people around him.

Seeing someone throwing coins in here and there, he took out a few coins from his pocket and threw them in.

After walking around for a while, I suddenly heard a lot of noise and cheers in front of me. I looked up and saw a large group of people gathered in front of me. I didn't know what they were doing, but it was crowded.

"Could it be that there are several monkey trainers performing together?"

This ridiculously poor idea was already the most lively scene this guy could think of.

Follow the crowd and move forward.

After all, he was a martial artist and was much stronger than the ordinary people around him. He squeezed left and right and soon made his way to the front.

There was a large empty space among the crowd.

A large flag was stuck on the ground, fluttering in the wind, with four large characters "Martial Arts Competition to Recruit a Bride" clearly visible on it.

Under the flagpole, two people were fighting fiercely.

One of them was a woman in red, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with bright eyes, white teeth and beautiful looks.

The man she was fighting against was an ordinary-looking guy with nothing special about him, the kind that you would forget about as soon as you turned your head.

After they exchanged several moves, the man was careless and was caught by the woman in red, who knocked him to the ground with one punch.

The man got up from the ground covered in dust and dirt, squeezed into the crowd with a red face, and soon disappeared.

not far away.
Xu Xingchen, who had changed his appearance, wore a bamboo hat on his head and a loose brown martial arts uniform. Even his dragon-slaying sword was wrapped in a piece of green cloth and carried on his back.

He stood in the crowd, watching Guo Jing clapping and cheering along with the people around him, and couldn't help but smile.

Turning his head, he looked at the middle-aged man next to the woman in red. He was tall, with graying temples, a weathered face, and a sad look in his eyes.

"This person should be Yang Tiexin."

"It looks like a tough face. It must have gone through a lot of hardships over the years."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, pitiful! Poor!"

Xu Xingchen watched quietly what happened next.

Into the open space, a fat old man with a white beard and a bald monk jumped in one after another. The two quarreled there, and then, instigated by others, they started fighting each other.

Both were ruthless men, first using fists and feet, then weapons, to decide life or death. As they became more and more aggressive, their moves became more and more dangerous, their attacks became more and more intense, and they kept poking at each other's vital parts.

But soon, the two were stopped by Yang Tiexin.

Seeing that they couldn't even beat the red-dressed girl's father, the two men, ashamed, picked up their weapons on the ground, dived into the crowd, and quickly disappeared.

Jingle Bell.

Suddenly, horse bells rang.

Everyone turned around and saw a group of strong men surrounding a young man riding a horse, coming towards them.

The young man saw the flags of the martial arts competition for a bride fluttering in the sky, and tilted his head to take a few glances at the woman in red. When he saw how beautiful she was, his eyes lit up and he jumped off his horse.

Seeing this, the group of strong men beside him immediately understood what their young master was thinking. They strode over and began to drive away the crowd in front.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way, everyone!"

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

"Damn it, you are so blind that you dare to block my young master's way!"

The strong men led the way in front, and the young man walked leisurely behind. After a while, they arrived at the open space.

Xu Xingchen glanced at the young man and saw that he was handsome, tall, and dressed in a very luxurious white brocade robe. He thought to himself, "It seems that this is Yang Kang. He is indeed good-looking. No wonder Mu Nianci has fallen in love with him and can't forget him."

The young man entered the clearing and challenged the girl in red.

Yang Tiexin had been in the underworld for many years and knew that the young man in front of him was either born into a wealthy or noble family and was not a good match for his daughter.

The reason why the other party came in was just because he saw that his daughter was beautiful and wanted to join in the fun.

Even if he defeated his daughter, the young man would not marry her.

If we lose, things will probably become even more troublesome.

Thinking of this, he came out to stop it.

But the young man insisted on competing with the girl in red.

Yang Tiexin had no choice but to agree, but he thought to himself, "This young man looks spoiled, I'm afraid he is no match for my daughter. After my daughter defeats him, I will persuade him to get rid of him with kind words, and then quickly leave the city to avoid any more trouble."

The following battle was naturally not worth mentioning in Xu Xingchen's eyes.

But in the eyes of others, both the girl in red and the young man have extremely high martial arts skills.

As the two men fought, their speed became faster and their movements became faster.

Gradually, on the open space, only a red cloud and a white cloud were seen flying back and forth quickly, and the sound of fists and feet colliding was crackling non-stop.

Guo Jing nodded repeatedly as he watched. He felt that these two men were almost the same age as him, and it was not bad that they could cultivate their martial arts to such a level.

The woman in red was no match for the young man after all. When the young man began to show his true skills, he was beaten back repeatedly.

Finally, when he was about to fall, he was held in the arms of the young man.
After some flirtatious behavior, he took off one of the girl's shoes, put it in his arms, and was about to leave.

Seeing his daughter being humiliated in this way, Yang Tiexin, who was upright in character, was unwilling to let it go. He stepped forward to argue with the young man.

"Either change your shoes or get married!"

That young man has always been arrogant, how could he agree to such a thing?
A sturdy man beside him even mocked him coldly, "My young master is of such high status that you, the lowly people who travel around the country and perform, can't possibly marry him. Dream on!"

Yang Tiexin was so angry that he went up to fight with the young man, but he was no match for him and was scratched on the arm by his extremely fierce claws.

Xu Xingchen watched the young man bend his fingers into claws and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Nine Yin White Bone Claws, it seems that Mei Chaofeng is still hiding in Wanyan Honglie's house."

".Two years have passed, and I don't know if there is any new progress in her Nine Yin White Bone Claw."

The people who were watching the fight and making a fuss all showed expressions of pity when they saw this scene, but due to the intimidation from the young man and his strong men, no one dared to say a word.

Only some ruffians are still there cheering and flattering.

"stop!"

With a loud shout, Guo Jing rushed out.

"Boy, what do you want to do?"

"Get out of the way!"

The two big men under the young master's command immediately glared at him and shouted, trying to intercept him.

Guo Jing neither fought back nor retreated, but continued to stride forward.

boom!boom!
Amid the sounds of fists hitting flesh, the two burly men felt as if their fists had hit a piece of extremely soft cotton, which completely drained away all the strength in their fists.

Then, the cotton instantly became hard and emitted two fierce forces.

The two men screamed, staggered back involuntarily, and sat down on the ground.

The young master and Yang Tiexin and his daughter turned their heads at the same time.
(End of this chapter)