Chapter 123 Blocking the road
Huang Shaohong felt that he became popular in Handan overnight, just like those celebrities in later generations, but even more popular than those celebrities.
Although there was no Internet in this era, and information was transmitted only by word of mouth, the news that he was made the Sword God by King Zhao spread throughout Handan as quickly as possible.
Now whenever he goes out on the street, no matter whether he is a street vendor or a dignitary, everyone who recognizes him will stop on both sides of the street and bow to him to show respect. They will not resume their actions until he passes by.
This is not an exaggeration. Even when King Zhao came to the palace to discuss the project of the 'Dragon Palace', he had to salute him first. Huang Shaohong, who said 'Sir', even wondered whether he had traveled through a fake world.
Ancient.
Later, after asking Yuan Zong, I learned that the same was true for Cao Qiudao, the swordsman of Qi. When the king of Qi saw him, he would always call him sir. This was a sign of respect for the strong.
Since the 'Dragon Palace' was rebuilt on the basis of the Julu Marquis Mansion, the progress was extremely fast and it was completed in almost ten months. The difference from the previous one is that there is an additional wooden hall called the 'Suanni Hall'.
Then there was a large teaching ground, which will be used for students to practice sword fighting when the Dragon Palace opens to the academy in the future.
After the transformation of the 'Dragon Palace' was completed, Zhao Wangming did not immediately invite Huang Shaohong to live in it. Instead, he called him into the palace again and told him some bad news.
King Zhao told Huang Shaohong that the other six countries were dissatisfied with his title of "Sword God", so each country sent their top swordsmen as envoys to Handan to challenge him as the sword god.
Huang Shaohong was confused for a while. He was now a public enemy? He really wanted to grab King Xiaocheng by the collar and kick him in the face, asking him: "Did I say I was the God of Swords? It's all you."
Well said!"
King Xiaocheng didn't see Huang Shaohong's bad expression at all, he said excitedly:
"I plan to take this opportunity to ask you, sir, to defeat the strong swordsmen of the six countries one by one and strengthen Zhao Guowei. Therefore, I temporarily postpone the time for sir and the 'divine beast Suanni' to enter the 'Dragon Palace' for two months, and wait for six months.
After the Chinese delegation arrives in Handan, a swordsmanship competition will be held. Wouldn't it be great if you, sir, can overpower the swordsmen from the six countries and move into the 'Dragon Palace'? If it spreads out, it will be a good story for eternity!"
When Huang Shaohong heard this, he really wanted to curse: "You talk so well about your uncle, but it's not you who is risking your life!"
Although I think so, it is not the time to fall out with King Zhao yet, so I can only bite the bullet and agree.
When he was leaving, King Zhao wanted to send a driver to take Huang Shaohong back to the Mohist Guild, but he refused. He only said that he wanted to go alone. King Zhao smiled and said:
"That's good. Now the whole Handan knows how powerful Juzi is. I'm afraid no one will dare to snatch Juzi's tiger beard from now on!"
With the bows and salutes of the surrounding palace people, Huang Shaohong walked out of the Zhao Palace and walked along the long street to the Mohist's Guild. He was thinking about today's events and listened to King Xiaocheng's wish to accept the title of Swordsman of the Six Kingdoms at the same time.
challenge.
Although this kind of challenge would never involve the swordsmen of the Six Kingdoms attacking him together, he was not sure of victory in a wheel battle. Besides, among the swordsmen of the Six Kingdoms, there must be disciples of Cao Qiudao and Zhao Jianzhai. The swordsmanship of these two masters of swordsmanship
They must be extraordinary, and their apprentices cannot be treated like ordinary swordsmen.
At this moment, Huang Shaohong felt that his strength was still not enough. It was not an exaggeration to be called the 'God of Bows and Arrows', but the title of 'God of Swords' seemed to be a bit lacking.
While I was thinking about it, a warning sign suddenly arose in my heart. This feeling was extremely strange, just like being stared at in the back of the head for ten minutes in a crowd.
Huang Shaohong knew that he was being followed. When he was alert, he was also a little funny. He didn't expect that after the battle on the long street, someone would dare to follow him.
He turned around and walked from the main street to a side alley, and walked specifically to a place with few people. He wanted to draw out the person who was following him and see which force was so bold.
After twisting and turning, he walked to an uninhabited alley far away from the city center. Huang Shaohong had just walked to the middle of the alley when a figure suddenly flashed out of the alley in front of him.
This is a young girl. At first glance, she does not have an eye-catching beauty, but her face has a certain indescribable sense of vicissitudes of life, with delicate phoenix eyes, a slender face, and sexy red lips.
Very feminine beauty.
What is eye-catching is that the height of this young girl is actually as different as that of Huang Shaohong, who is nearly 1.8 meters. Women of such height are rare in this era. Coupled with the standard body shape, it gives people a feeling of standing out from the crowd.
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This woman was wearing the same warrior uniform as Zhao Ba, holding a long sword in each hand, and strode towards Huang Shaohong. She didn't stop until she was about ten feet in front of him.
Huang Shaohong raised the corner of his mouth, looked at this delicate-looking beauty, showed a smile and asked: "Is the girl here specially to wait for me?"
The woman threw the long sword in her left hand with its scabbard towards Huang Shaohong. He stretched out his hand and grabbed it in his hand. He asked in surprise: "What do you mean by this, girl?"
The beautiful woman said coldly: "I am Zhao Zhi of the Zhao Family Hotel, and Zhao Ba is my master. They said that my master had a sword duel with you in the palace and was killed by one of your moves. I don't believe it, so I came here to ask for advice and draw the sword."
Bar!"
"So this is Zhao Zhi!" Huang Shaohong looked carefully at this toned girl. The muscles on her body were well-proportioned, which was indeed the result of years of martial arts training. He shook his head:
"I have no grudges against you. It's better not to fight, otherwise I'll hurt you!"
Zhao Zhileng snorted: "I heard that you said these words when you were competing with my master. You were afraid of hurting people but killed them with one strike. It's really hypocritical. If you don't take action today, then I will force you to take action!"
After speaking, she suddenly pulled out the long sword in her hand and stabbed Huang Shaohong straight into the heart. She used this move with a very beautiful posture, but the technique was fast and cruel. In this era, it is indeed considered a first-class skill.
But for Huang Shaohong, such straightforward swordsmanship is of little use. He dodged the sword edge with a slight dodge. At the same time, he moved his front foot and rushed into the middle palace. He stepped between Zhao Zhi's feet with his right foot and used his shoulder.
With a slight bump, the beauty was knocked out.
Zhao Zhi was hit by this collision and his center of gravity was unstable. He retreated backwards. Huang Shaohong raised his right foot and hooked the girl's calf, causing the beautiful woman to sit directly on the ground.
Judging from the confused expression on her face, it was obvious that she still hadn't figured out how she fell.
Huang Shaohong smiled casually and said: "Forget it, you are no match for me. Don't do this kind of blocking competition in the future. If I am in a bad mood one day, you may not see the sun the next day!"
"You mean you're going to kill me if you're in a bad mood?" This was the first time Zhao Zhi heard such a metaphor, so he was a little unsure whether the other person meant to kill her.
Huang Shaohong chuckled and joked: "No, there is something more cruel than this. It will make you wait until nightfall as soon as you open your eyes!"
After he finished speaking, he was about to throw the long sword back to Zhao Zhi, when he suddenly saw a cold light reflected in the beauty's eyes.
At this moment, all the hairs on Huang Shaohong's body stood up. He suddenly turned around and drew the sword in one breath. He protected the long sword over his heart. He heard a sound of metal collision, and a long sword was stabbing him just after he pulled it out.
Chapter completed!