Chapter 389: Piano Sound and Sword Shadow
Chapter 389: Piano Sound and Sword Shadow
From this morning till now, the sun is about to set, and the Temple of the Gods has always been winning. It is time for the Qiang Kingdom to win a competition.
If they keep winning, it will not look good for the Qiang Kingdom. It will also let them know that even if the high priest fails to bless the Temple, it still has absolute combat power that is superior to all other countries.
When Zhu Qi won another match, Quan Yin was able to remain calm. After winning the second match, he just sat up straight.
When the third and fourth games were won, the Qiang State had already won five games. The last game was particularly important, and the Temple of the Gods could not lose.
Quan Yin gathered his white robes, walked slowly onto the competition stage, and discussed with the Prince of Qiang, saying gently:
"The Qiang warrior is indeed worthy of his reputation, having won four matches in a row. I think this warrior needs a rest. How about we compete again after an incense stick of time?"
After winning four consecutive matches, the prince finally relaxed the frustration he had been holding back for two days. He laughed heartily and said, "Okay, I'll do as the great divine attendant says."
Quanyin walked down the stage and discussed countermeasures with the remaining guards, whispering to each other for a long time.
As the time of an incense stick was about to pass, the decision was finally made.
The next person to come on stage was the guard with the strongest swordsmanship brought by Quanyin, but he was defeated by Zhu Qi in less than ten moves.
Quan Yin's face was filled with disbelief, then he was furious. Then, someone suddenly thought of something, and a gentle smile appeared on his face. He walked over to the prince and asked:
"Your Highness, to what family does this Qiang warrior belong? His swordsmanship is so exquisite. Could you introduce him to someone?"
The prince was not to be fooled. "After the competition, how about I introduce him to the Divine Servant?"
Quanyin picked up the precious sword from the wooden box and said, "This sword was originally presented as a gift to the king. Now, please show the prince of Qiang a sword technique from my temple! Your warriors will also perform a wrestling show, and then we will present the sword directly to you."
Neither side wanted to lose the game, so it was best to end the competition in this way.
The prince slapped the table lightly and said loudly, "Okay, Divine Servant, it's a deal."
The reason why Quanyin can hold such a high position in the Temple of the Gods is not only because he is smart and good at strategy, but also because he has an almost photographic memory.
He lost his precious sword in this competition, but he was able to bring back a set of superb swordsmanship, which can be considered as making up for his mistake. Maybe he can even get some unexpected talents.
The woman brought by Quanyin for the marriage proposal sat next to the battle stage and began to play the piano. The man on the stage began to demonstrate his sword skills. The gurgling sound of the piano and the sword skills echoed with each other, complementing each other.
The zither stopped playing and the swords were still played, and everyone around, whether the Qiang warriors or the gods in the temple, applauded and celebrated enthusiastically.
The prince of Qiang State walked down from the stands, personally admired the swordsman, and even looked at the beautiful woman playing the piano, who was the woman recommended by the Temple of Servant God for marriage.
He has already married and had children. By taking this girl as his concubine, he can gain the support of the Temple of Servant God. The advantage of his good brother will be much smaller, so of course he has to fight for it.
We have already won five competitions, there is no need to continue!
The precious sword is already in the hands of the Qiang State, so the Qiang State is not in a hurry.
But Quanyin was anxious. As the sun was setting, the prince still refused to let the Warriors, who had won five games in a row, go on stage to demonstrate their full set of swordsmanship.
Smart people always think too much. He suspected that the prince was deliberately hiding his own combat power.
It was simply because the new sword-forging technique he demonstrated was too precious.
The Qiang Kingdom did not want to lose face, but could not get the weapon, so it had no choice but to release the hidden master to win the competition.
Now the Qiang State has seen through the Temple of the Gods' Servant's plan. After winning the competition, they hid their trump card.
This prevents the competing warriors from going on stage to demonstrate their swordsmanship and reveal all their cards.
Quan Yin glanced at the concubine who had been dealing with the enthusiastic prince. The concubine shyly said in a soft voice, "Your Highness, I would like to see the magnificent swordsmanship of the Qiang warriors. I wonder if Your Highness agrees?"
The prince waved his hand and shouted to the chief steward of the Qiang State who was presiding over the competition: "Quickly arrange for the warriors to come on stage and demonstrate the supreme swordsmanship and martial arts of our Qiang State."
The steward bowed and said, "Yes."
The steward came forward to invite Zhu Qi to the stage, and Qing Wu stepped forward to confirm again and again: "Just this one performance is all we need to get the promised reward, right?"
The steward was humble and polite to the group of swordsmen who suddenly appeared, and he repeatedly agreed. Qingwu took out a contract with the conditions proposed by Minghu on it and said, "Please give me your seal, steward."
The steward was pushed to this point and did not dare to lose his temper as usual. He was not stupid enough to make an enemy of a swordsman master over a little slave.
He took the contract with both hands and went to find the prince secretly. It would be better to let the prince decide whether to recruit this "talent".
The prince of Qiang State was not dazzled by the beauty in front of him. He wanted to flatter the Temple of the Gods and win over the warrior who won the sword for Qiang State. After reading the contract and finding no problems, he took out the prince's seal and signed it.
Zhu Qi gave Zhu Qin a wink. As siblings for two lifetimes, they could understand each other's meaning with just a glance.
Zhu Qi practiced swordplay while Zhu Qin played the piano. Their swordplay danced with the music, sometimes wielding it freely and effortlessly, sometimes with murderous intent, and their swordplay switched freely between the ups and downs of the piano.
After Zhu Qin finished her song, Zhu Qi slashed down with the sword in his hand, leaving a deep knife mark three fingers wide on the clay-rammed fighting platform.
There was complete silence in the audience, and only after a long while could a sound of gasps be heard.
In the Temple of Servant Gods, the swordsman Baxia who was finally defeated by Zhu Qi walked up to Zhu Qi firmly and knelt on one knee, "Swordsman Baxia is willing to follow you and learn the strongest swordsmanship."
Zhu Qi was puzzled. "Aren't you from the Temple of the Gods? Can you change your affiliation?"
Ba Xia: "I entered the Temple of the God of Servant to learn advanced swordsmanship. Now that I have more advanced swordsmanship, I can leave at any time, as long as I don't do anything harmful to the Temple of the God of Servant in the future."
Zhu Qi looked at Qiuqiu, Qingwu Xuanshen and the others. No one offered any useful advice, so he took out the spirit stone and said:
"Keep calm, concentrate, hold this jade, and leave everything to fate."
Ba Xia held the jade, which emitted a faint golden and yellow light. It turned out that he had dual spiritual roots of gold and earth, but the spiritual root value was very low. Zhu Qi then nodded and accepted Ba Xia.
He didn't see the murderous intent hidden in Quan Yin's eyes as he suppressed his anger.
After the sword show, the prince actually gave up the beauties and came over in person to win over Zhu Qi and Zhu Qin.
The words revealed that Zhu Qi would give him a high position and generous salary, and Zhu Qin actually wanted to take him as a concubine.
He stared at Zhu Qin with lustful eyes, and even though Zhu Qin was well-mannered, he almost killed her.
Qiuqiu stepped forward to explain: "We are a hidden martial arts family, and I brought the younger generation of the family here to travel.
Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. This musician is married, over thirty years old, and has two children.
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