jdhmnovel Chapter 155 War Letter
Chapter 155 War Letter
Once the hour of You (5-7 PM) has passed, night will soon fall, and with the snow falling now, it will get dark very quickly.
The group gathered together and discussed the matter. Since they had already spent the whole day sightseeing, they decided to return to their residence before dark to avoid inconvenience when traveling at night.
After dark, today's competition should be over.
At this time, many passersby left the venue and headed home because it was getting dark and snowing.
The once bustling venue became quiet as the crowd left.
After saying goodbye to Yang Yi and Yang Jing, the group was preparing to leave.
Suddenly, a servant from the scene hurried toward them and urgently called out, "Please wait, everyone, please wait."
Upon hearing the sound, everyone stopped in their tracks and turned around to look in the direction of the sound.
Seeing this, Yang Jing asked, "What is the matter that you are shouting in such a hurry?"
The attendant hurriedly and respectfully replied, "Young General, it was the young master who sent me. The young master said he wants to have a match with this young lady." The attendant pointed at Long Chuqing.
"Would you do me the honor of defeating my young master? If you can defeat him, the five hundred taels of gold and the sword will be yours!" the servant said humbly.
Yang Jing was surprised when he heard his words, and then looked at Long Chuqing beside him. Only then did he notice how beautiful this woman was.
Yang Yi was puzzled when she heard this. Her cousin was actually interested in a competition, especially against this seemingly delicate girl.
Yang Yi stood to the side, lost in thought. What's going on? Could it be that her cousin has taken a liking to her and is thinking of getting to know her this way?
That girl is indeed stunningly beautiful! My cousin has good taste!
However, this girl came with several princes, so my cousin probably won't have a chance! His romantic feelings will probably be nipped in the bud.
Yang Yi was deep in thought, shaking his head in pity for Nangong Ming.
The person who will be competing against Long Chuqing this time is none other than Nangong Ming, and he is the one who funded all the expenses for this competition.
Nangong Ming's mother was Yang Yi and Yang Jing's aunt, and General Yang's sister.
In the afternoon, Nangong Ming received news that Long Chuqing and others had arrived at the venue.
He had always wanted to spar with Long Chuqing again, but he had never had the chance.
Today happens to be the day of this martial arts competition, and she just happened to be here.
After waiting for a long time, she still showed no intention of going on stage to compete, so they sent someone to call her back before she left.
After listening to the servant's words, Long Chu lowered his eyes and pondered for a few seconds before speaking: "I won't compete anymore. I don't want to fight today. It's getting dark, and it's starting to snow. Go and tell him!"
The attendant hesitated for a moment, then quickly handed a note to Long Chuqing.
"Young lady, here you go. Take a look first, and then you can make a decision."
Long Chuqing took the post with a puzzled look, then opened it to read it. Everyone curiously gathered around to watch.
"It's actually a challenge letter!" Qingyang exclaimed from the side.
"Is it that formal?" Bronze asked after looking at it.
Long Chuqing pursed her lips tightly, forced an awkward smile, and chuckled dryly, "Hehe... Your master is really thoughtful."
Yang Yi and Yang Jing, who were standing nearby, exchanged a glance after seeing the post, both looking puzzled.
They simply couldn't understand why their cousin insisted on competing with this woman.
She looked delicate and frail, and didn't seem like someone who knew martial arts at all.
Long Chuqing turned her gaze to Xiao Han beside her: "This, what should we do?"
Xiao Han gazed at her, reached out to brush a few snowflakes from her hair, and said gently, "It's up to you. If you want to go, then go up and compete. If you don't want to go, then we'll ignore you and just leave."
After hearing this, Long Chuqing turned to the servant standing to the side and said, "It's getting late, I..."
However, before Long Chuqing could finish speaking, the servant interrupted her.
He hurriedly said, "Miss... now that you've accepted this challenge, according to the rules, once you accept it, you have to fight back."
Upon hearing this, Long Chuqing frowned and retorted angrily, "You're clearly exploiting loopholes. How can I know what's written inside if I don't take a look?"
The servant didn't take it seriously, just chuckled and said cheekily, "Hehe... Anyway, you've accepted the challenge, young lady."
Just then, King Xuan stepped forward and said, "Since you've already accepted the challenge, why not accept it? They've already issued the challenge; if you don't go, it'll look like you're admitting defeat, and that won't be good for them to talk about."
Prince Xuan was quite curious about this, having previously heard Qingying praise Long Chuqing's martial arts skills.
He mainly wanted to see for himself whether she was as amazing as Qingying had described.
Now, isn't this the perfect opportunity? That's why he quickly stepped forward to strike up a conversation.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Long Chuqing, waiting for her reply.
Long Chuqing said timidly, "If you are all in a hurry to go back..."
However, before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted again, and the group replied in unison, "No rush, no rush!"
It turns out that not only Prince Xuan, but also Prince Rui and Prince Qi wanted to see her strength.
Previously, when she played the zither at the poetry gathering, I could tell from the sound of the zither cutting through the wooden frame that she possessed profound inner strength.
Now that she has been challenged individually, people are even more curious about her and want to take this opportunity to see just how strong she is.
Qing Tong and Qing Ying had different thoughts than the others; they hoped that Long Chuqing would take the sword and the gold back with him.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared on the stage. Nangong Ming, dressed in white, walked gracefully toward them.
Upon reaching the edge of the arena, he first glanced at the crowd below the stage, and then fixed his gaze steadily on Long Chuqing.
Immediately afterwards, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile: "Miss Long, it's been a long time. Last time we were unable to determine a winner. I wonder if you would do me the honor of coming up and sparring with me again today?"
As he spoke, Nangong Ming glanced at Xiao Han standing next to Long Chuqing before turning his gaze back to Long Chuqing.
Xiao Han coldly stared at the person on the stage, thinking to himself, "Nangong Ming, the one who posted so many portraits and searched for Chu Qing before, is he!"
Long Chuqing looked up at the stage and saw that it was this guy, the man she had met when she sneaked into Yuexi Tower at night.
She glanced at everyone and noticed that they all had expectant looks in their eyes. She couldn't help but feel a little helpless and sighed softly.