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Chapter 224 Shi Bao VS Zhang Qing, Meteor Hammer VS Flying Stone [3rd Update, Please Subscribe]

"or……"

Qiu Qiongying's head drooped, her little hands held horizontally in front of her chest, her two index fingers tapping little by little:

"Just like I said..."

Cai Fu didn't hear clearly: "What?"

Qiu Qiongying's voice became even softer, her face as red as a ripe cherry tomato, and she spoke in a voice barely audible:

"Just like we said today..."

"Please spare me!"

Cai Fu waved his hand repeatedly: "It's not the right time yet, let's talk about it in two years!"

"Alright, it's decided then!"
"Let me rest on the mountain for a few days before we go to the State of Jin!"

Qiu Qiongying raised her little face with great joy:
"real or fake?"

Cai Fu extended his index finger and beckoned her to come closer.

Qiu Qiongying then leaned in close to listen.

Cai Fu flicked her smooth forehead lightly, his thumb hooked around his middle finger:
“DUANG——”

"what--"

Qiu Qiongying's head was spinning, and she instinctively clutched her head with both hands and squatted down.

It looks like a mushroom with menstrual cramps...

Cai Fu laughed heartily and left.

When Qiu Qiongying regained consciousness, she heard Cai Fu close the door.

"Oh!"

"Cai! Brother! Brother!"

Qiu Qiongying wiped away her tears, angrily took a running start, and kicked Cai Fu's door with a flying kick!
However, to her surprise, at that moment, Cai Fu suddenly opened the door again!

"Hey--"

Qiu Qiongying panicked completely; she couldn't stop herself from walking!

At this critical moment, Cai Fu reached out and gently lifted her heel up!
This move was actually used by Cai Fu today when he saw Wu Song use it against Shi Bao.

He was quick to learn and immediately put what he had learned to Qiu Qiongying.

The timing, force, and angle were all perfectly controlled.

Qiu Qiongying then involuntarily performed a backflip!

Before she could fully dissipate the force after her feet landed, Qiu Qiongying involuntarily took several steps back:

"Dengdengdeng..."

Once she had finally regained her footing, she heard a loud "bang" as Cai Fu slammed the courtyard gate shut again.

Cai Fu is such a bad brother!
Qiu Qiongying's face darkened, but she dared not kick the door anymore. She could only shake her small fist at Cai Fu's door.

Brother Cai Fu, you just wait!

Fortune changes every thirty years, so never underestimate a young girl's worth!

After Qiu Qiongying returned home, the gate to Lu Junyi's house next door to Cai Fu opened silently.

Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng peeked out and saw that Qiu Qiongying had already left, so they went to push Cai Fu's door.

Cai Fu left the door open for them; the door opened as soon as they pushed it.

Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng then slipped inside...

……

Because he had drunk too much and talked late into the night with Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng by candlelight, and slept side by side with them, Cai Fu woke up late again.

When the sun was high in the sky, Cai Fu rubbed his eyes and heard a commotion coming from the martial arts arena outside.

What's all the noise about so early in the morning?
Cai Fu looked around and saw that Lu Junyi and Guan Sheng had long since gotten up and gone out to practice their skills.

It's no wonder that Lu Junyi is the best martial artist in the world, while Cai Fu can only improve himself by relying on his extraordinary comprehension...

There's no way around it, people with high comprehension learn things quickly!

Cai Fu felt that "achieving twice the result with half the effort" was not enough to describe himself; he was "making rapid progress in a day"!
A year of casual practice can be as effective as ten years of hard work for someone else!

This ratio was something Cai Fu figured out through his interactions with many people.

The contrast with Yang Xiong is particularly striking.

Both Zhu Tong and Yang Xiong had adopted Guan Sheng as their godfather, but Zhu Tong's progress was significantly faster than Yang Xiong's.

Originally, Yang Xiong and Zhu Tong were not far apart in strength, but now Zhu Tong is able to suppress Yang Xiong.

Cai Fu estimated that Zhu Tong's combat strength was originally around 80, and Yang Xiong's was originally around 78 or 79.

Zhu Tong's combat prowess has now reached around 85, while Yang Xiong's is at most 81 or 82.

The difference between people is just that big!
After getting dressed and washing up quickly, Cai Fu stepped out of his house and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves.

What the hell?

Cai Fu looked closely and saw that Shi Bao was fully armed and had hung the wind-splitting knife on the wing ring of the Victory Hook Bird.

He was carrying a meteor hammer.

On the other side, Zhang Qing was also fully armed and hung his White Pear Blossom Spear on the Victory Hook Bird Wing Ring.

He was clutching something in his hand.

Many onlookers were eagerly waiting to see what would happen next, and even Hu Sanniang looked on with anticipation.

"what happened?"

Cai Fu walked over and deliberately asked Hu Sanniang, which was quite natural, since Hu Sanniang was his disciple.

Hu Sanniang had regained her usual beauty and aloofness, and recounted the matter to Cai Fu.

It turned out that after Shi Bao sobered up today, he came out and saw them practicing martial arts, so he also tried to imitate a few moves.

Later, for some reason, they started arguing with Zhang Qing. One boasted about how awesome the meteor hammer was, and the other boasted about how awesome the flying stone was.

Shi Bao was already quite upset about losing yesterday.

After all, he was a cavalry general, and it would be too disadvantageous for him to use his short weapon against a long one.

Today, another opportunity presented itself, so Shi Bao decided to spar with Zhang Qing on hidden weapons.

However, today's situation is different from yesterday's. Shi Bao is much more humble and has agreed with Zhang Qing to stop there and not hurt their feelings.

So while the onlookers were excited, they didn't resort to the sarcastic remarks they had yesterday.

"please!"

As Shi Bao rode on his horse, holding a meteor hammer in his hand, he felt as if he held the whole world in his hands!
His whole demeanor changed!

"please!"

Zhang Qing responded, and the two of them urged their horses forward at the same time. The sound of their hooves rang out fiercely, like the beating of war drums!

Lu Junyi, standing next to Cai Fu, asked with a smile, "Who do you think will win?"

Without a second thought, Cai Fu said, "It's a lose-lose situation."

Hu Sanniang: Why?

"Bang! Bang!" Shi Bao and Zhang Qing fell from their horses simultaneously...

……

"Quack! Quack!"

Shi Bao urged his horse on while vigorously shaking his meteor hammer.

A meteor hammer won't fly far or be very powerful if you don't shake it twice first.

However, shaking for too long can easily expose the perpetrator.

So Shi Bao could only shake it twice quickly, but before he could even throw the meteor hammer, he was hit by a bullet...

"Whoosh-"

A pebble flew by with lightning speed and hit Shi Bao squarely in the cheek!

Shi Bao felt as if he had been hit by an uppercut, his head was buzzing, but the meteor hammer still went out along the original trajectory!

"call--"

Unlike Zhang Qing's pebbles, the meteor hammer seemed to have the power to split mountains and shatter rocks when it was used!
Zhang Qing's expression changed. He didn't expect that even after being hit by pebbles, Shi Bao could still send out his meteor hammer!

Seeing the meteor hammer hurtling towards him, Zhang Qing hurriedly dodged, but unexpectedly the meteor hammer could change its shape!

Shi Bao yanked the meteor hammer hard, and the iron chain suddenly straightened, causing the meteor hammer to turn a corner!
"Oh!"

The meteor hammer actually struck Zhang Qing's horse on the head!

In an instant, Zhang Qing's white horse collapsed to the ground!
Zhang Qing lunged forward involuntarily...

At the same time, Shi Bao's head was buzzing, and he could no longer hold onto the reins, falling off the horse!
So, in everyone's eyes, as the two horses passed each other, Zhang Qing and Shi Bao landed at the same time...

……

"Shi Bao's meteor hammer and Zhang Qing's flying stones each have their advantages and disadvantages."

Cai Fu explained to Hu Sanniang:

"The meteor hammer has a long wind-up time, but it is very powerful."

"Moreover, because the wrist is connected by an iron chain, it can be adjusted even after the attack is launched."

"The downside is that the chain is of limited length, so it can't be thrown very far."

"The pre-cast time of the flying stone is almost zero, but its power is small."

"Fortunately, it hits farther than the meteor hammer."

"So Zhang Qing can make the first move, but the flying stone is weak and can't kill Shi Bao."

"Shi Bao's meteor hammer is very powerful; it can kill people directly."

"If Zhang Qing's flying stone hadn't knocked Shi Bao off his horse, and Shi Bao had launched a counterattack, Zhang Qing would have been in danger."

"Because we agreed it was just a friendly exchange, and we'd stop when we were done."

"So I guess it's a lose-lose situation."

Hu Sanniang pressed further, "What if it's a life-or-death struggle?"

Cai Fu smiled but said nothing.

It's hard to say then.

After all, what if Zhang Qingxian's flying stone blinded Shi Bao?
But what if, like today, it didn't inflict serious damage on Shi Bao, and instead his head was blown off by the change in the meteor hammer?

If so, anything is possible.

Cai Fu went up and helped Shi Bao up:

"Baozi, how are you?"

Cai Fu would use nicknames for people he was close to.

For example, An Daoquan is called Daoge, Shi Xiu is called Xiuer, Yang Xiong is called Daxiong, and Sun Xin is called Xiaoxin...

These people were proud because Cai Fu called them different from others.

This means that in Cai Fu's mind, they are different from others.

"No, it's nothing..."

Shi Bao shook his head vigorously.

These past two days, just from the impact on my head, it feels like my head has grown a whole size.

"I lost."

To Cai Fuyi's surprise, Zhang Qing suddenly admitted defeat.

Cai Fu turned to look at Zhang Qing, who had inspected the horses and shaken his head.

"The horse is dead. What if it had hit my head instead..."

"I'm already dead..."

"The horse is dead?"

Shi Bao regained some composure and quickly struggled out of Cai Fu's arms, saying apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Brother Zhang Qing!"
"I was so dizzy from the blow you gave me that I didn't know my own strength..."

Zhang Qing shook his head and said nothing.

It was indeed Shi Bao who was hit by his stone first and knocked unconscious.

As for the force used, Shi Bao could make the meteor hammer hit the horse's head, and he could make the meteor hammer hit him as well.

It can only be said that Shi Bao stopped there.

Of course, he only touched on the point briefly.

But he didn't want to say.

Not interesting.

Instead of arguing with Shi Bao here, why not do what Qiu Qiongying did and replace the pebbles with iron pellets or something?

Although it is a waste of resources, a metal pellet can really kill a person if it hits them on the head!
Shi Bao was satisfied with his victory, even though it was only against Lu Junyi's disciple.

I can finally return to Jiangnan with peace of mind.

That day, Shi Bao had another big meal with Cai Fu and the others, rested for a day, and left the next day.

"Brother, your little brother has returned to Jiangnan!"

Shi Bao stood at the bow of the boat and bowed to Cai Funa:
"See you later!"

Cai Fu clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Until we meet again!"

After seeing Shi Bao off, Cai Fu rested for a few more days before setting off for the State of Jin with Qiu Qiongying.

Of course, it wasn't just to avenge Qiu Qiongying, but also to make it easier to fight Tian Hu in the future.

The Jin state was necessary to weaken the Song dynasty, but there was no need for it to continue growing stronger.

Therefore, it must be restricted.

In addition, Cai Fu also wanted to recruit Tang Bin, the chieftain of Baodu Mountain, and specially brought Guan Sheng along for this purpose.

Those who have read "Water Margin" know that taking in Tang Bin was like stabbing the Jin state in the ribs!

Deadly!
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