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Chapter 170 Embroidered Spring Knife Zhou Miaotong 4

Under the witness of everyone, the competition between Zhou Miaotong and Ding Chong began.

Zhou Miaotong took the long sword thrown by Ding Xiu, pulled it out, and took a stance to face Ding Chong who was holding a sword and shield.

When Ding Baiying saw that Zhou Miaotong was holding the same long sword as Ding Xiu, he glanced at Ding Xiu with a smile.

Ding Xiu touched his nose with a guilty conscience. He had not obtained Master's consent when teaching Zhou Miaotong, so he was at fault in this regard. However, he thought that if Master had discovered Zhou Miaotong's talent in swordsmanship, he would probably have taught her the Qi Family Sword.

Zhou Miaotong is a rough diamond, and her talent in swordsmanship is so great. If he didn't know that Zhou Miaotong had never been exposed to martial arts in the beginning, he would probably have thought that she had learned swordsmanship. Otherwise, why would she progress so quickly?

Ding Xiu endured Ding Baiying's cold eyes and said, "Master, don't be angry yet. You will understand my feelings after you read it."

Seeing his meaningful expression, Ding Baiying suppressed her displeasure and watched the competition between Zhou Miaotong and Ding Chong.

On the field, the two men looked at each other, raised their knives and rushed towards each other at the same time.

Zhou Miaotong rushed to Ding Chong and used the length of her weapon to chop him down. Ding Chong subconsciously blocked the blow with his shield and tried to attack her with the short knife in his hand.

Unfortunately, Ding Chong's dagger was too short and could not attack Zhou Miaotong effectively, so she changed her strategy and planned to use her shield to block first, and then use the dagger when she got closer.

Zhou Miaotong immediately saw her intention. When Ding Chong approached with a round shield in his hand, Zhou Miaotong raised his long sword and swept it across Ding Chong's waist and abdomen.

If Ding Chong couldn't dodge in time, his abdomen would be cut in half.

Ding Chong realized that he couldn't get close to her attack, so he quickly took a few steps back to avoid the knife.

Zhou Miaotong took this opportunity to move forward, slashing with the long knife in both hands, until Ding Chong bumped into Ding Tai who was standing behind him, leaving him with no way to retreat.

Ding Chong looked back at Ding Tai, and felt a little embarrassed when he saw that he was forced into such a situation by Zhou Miaotong.

She could already imagine her master's disappointment in her, so she stopped holding back. She used her round shield to block Zhou Miaotong's long sword attack, and kept moving forward, trying to get close to Zhou Miaotong's attack.

As long as he could get her close, Ding Chong would be able to counterattack.

However, Zhou Miaotong would not let her get close to her. Seeing that she was using a round shield to block her attack, she attacked her hand holding the round shield with a long knife, forcing Ding Chong to drop the round shield.

Ding Chong, who was only holding a short knife, was unable to withstand Zhou Miaotong's attack.

An inch longer is an inch stronger, not to mention that the round shield she was using for defense had already fallen out of her hand.

Soon the short knife in Ding Chong's hand was knocked away by Zhou Miaotong's long knife, and then the sharp blade was across her neck.

Ding Chong was defeated and had basically no chance to fight back.

Ding Xiu looked at Zhou Miaotong proudly. Zhou Miaotong put away her long sword and looked at him with a smile. Then she bowed to Ding Chong and said, "Thank you."

Ding Chong looked at Zhou Miaotong in silence, and all the contempt he had for her in his heart disappeared.

The fight between the two also made Ding Baiying's eyes light up. She looked at Zhou Miaotong on the field with admiration. She understood what Ding Xiu just said.

Ding Chong was adopted by her since he was a child. He learned martial arts from her for more than ten years, but he was not as good as Zhou Miaotong who had only learned swordsmanship for five years.

This shows that Zhou Miaotong's talent is really rare. Ding Baiying also cherishes her talent and no longer pursues Ding Xiu's responsibility for teaching Zhou Miaotong the Qi Family Sword without his knowledge. Instead, she tries to accept Zhou Miaotong as her disciple. Then she can also teach her all the remaining moves of the Qi Family Sword.

Zhou Miaotong thought calmly for a moment, felt that this decision would be beneficial to her, and nodded in agreement.

After Lu Wenzhao returned from his shift, Ding Baiying accepted another disciple, Zhou Miaotong, under his witness.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, Ding Xiu squeezed to Zhou Miaotong's side, put his arm around her shoulders, and shouted with a smile: "Junior sister, can you call me senior brother?"

Zhou Miaotong glared at him in reproach. Anyone present could see the affection between the two.

Lu Wenzhao, who had just returned, realized that his sister's new disciple and her eldest disciple Ding Xiu were a couple, so he smiled and joked, "I didn't expect you two had such a relationship. Will I have to attend your wedding soon?"

Listening to Lu Wenzhao's joke, Ding Xiu didn't feel embarrassed at all, and nodded without hesitation, "Yes, it probably won't be long before Master and Uncle Master will be able to drink the wedding wine of Miaotong and me. Master and Uncle Master, you better hurry up!"

Lu Wenzhao glanced at Ding Xiu and knew that he was pointing a finger at him.

He had been with Ding Baiying for many years, but he had never given her an explanation. He had been in the army before, and he didn't know if he could come back alive, so he had been delaying it until now.

Now that there is no war, it is time for him to give an explanation to his junior sister.

Lu Wenzhao, who had figured it out, picked up the tea and said calmly: "In that case, you should stay here for a few more days, and leave after your master and I are married!"

"What?" Ding Chong was shocked.

"Really?" Ding Tai also doubted his ears.

Ding Baiying was excited and happy. She said with trembling lips: "Brother, are you telling the truth?"

You have to know that she has been waiting for Lu Wenzhao for many years, from her teenage years to now when she is nearly thirty years old. How can she not be excited?

Lu Wenzhao saw tears in Ding Baiying's eyes, as if she had been waiting for this day for a long time. Lu Wenzhao also felt a little guilty, he put down the teacup and answered affirmatively.

"Yes, Junior Sister, you heard me right, let's get married. It's my fault that I've kept you here for so many years."

Tears welled up in Ding Baiying's eyes at this moment, and she excitedly covered her mouth and nodded.

The day she had been waiting for finally came.

Ding Xiu had never expected that his words would lead to his uncle and master planning to get married. He was very happy and immediately congratulated them, "Then I congratulate Master!"

Zhou Miaotong and Ding Xiu stayed in the capital city and attended the wedding of Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying before leaving.

Based on the information provided by Lu Wenzhao, they set out for Yangzhou.

The two first rode horses, and then took a boat to finally arrive at the brothel where Zhou Miaoxuan was.

Zhou Miaotong disguised herself as a man and went to the brothel with Ding Xiu. She found the brothel's manager and asked about Zhou Miaoxuan's whereabouts.

However, the steward told us that Zhou Miaoxuan did not come here that year, but committed suicide by drowning while crossing the Datong River.

That day happened to be the same day Zhou Miaotong jumped into the river.

Zhou Miaotong was lucky enough to be rescued by Ding Xiu, but Zhou Miaoxuan died at the bottom of the lake and even his body was not salvaged.