Chapter 117: Draw, Grandmaster Ku He
If there hadn't been the variable of Qin Feng, the relationship between Haitang Duoduo and Fan Xian would have been much better.

Seeing Lang Tao taking action at this time, she might help Fan Xian block it.

But now, because of Qin Feng, Haitang Duoduo and Fan Xian are just casual acquaintances.

And now that Fan Xian stood up, there was no panic on his face, which also meant that the other party did not need help either.

"I am not good at weapons, so I will compete with you in boxing. I hope the Queen Mother will grant your permission!"

After Fan Xian glanced at Lang Tao, he bowed to the Queen Mother.

He heard that Lang Tao was good at using two swords and was extremely powerful.

In order to avoid being attacked by the enemy, Fan Xian asked to compete in boxing so that he could play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.

And he didn't even ask Lang Tao whether she agreed, but asked the Queen Mother directly.

"Then let's compare them."

The Queen Mother smiled and warned: "But don't hurt the harmony between the two countries, just stop when you are done."

"Yes!" Lang Tao and Fan Xian both obeyed the order.

Then, the two looked at each other and stood still in the middle of the field.

He has the strength of Langtao ninth rank, and also practices the Tianyi Dao mental method. Although his symbol is a pair of swords, his boxing and kicking skills are also not bad.

Although Fan Xian was only of the lower ninth rank, he practiced domineering skills, and his light skills and boxing techniques were all taught by Qin Feng. He was also strictly trained by Wu Zhu since he was a child, so his basic skills were still very solid.

After greeting each other.

Lang Tao was not polite either. He stepped on the ground and punched straight.

After all, his strength is much higher than Fan Xian's, so Lang Tao would not try to test him and would just go for it with all his strength.

The punch was so powerful and forceful, and full of inner energy, that even before it got close, Fan Xian could feel a strong wind hitting his face.

His face was calm, his hands turned into palms, and his true energy surged back and forth between his hands.

Thanks to the domineering true energy, this punch not only did not affect him, but Lang Tao was also slightly weightless due to being carried by Fan Xian.

flaw!

Fan Xian's eyes lit up, he used a slow punch with his left hand to confuse his opponent, and then suddenly attacked with a quick punch with his right hand!
However, Lang Tao still showed the strength of a ninth-rank warrior at this time. He was not panicked at all. The true energy in his body surged, and he actually punched hard to resist.

'Boom! '

There was a muffled sound, and the true energy spread in all directions. The clothes of the courtiers on both sides of the hall were blown up by this strong wind, and those who were close had their crowns blown away.

In the field, the bodies of the two people bounced away in an instant.

Fan Xian took two steps back before he stopped, while Lang Tao took five steps back before he could stop.

This scene stunned everyone present.

Lang Tao is of the ninth rank and is also Ku He's eldest disciple.

After a punch between them, it turned out that Lang Tao was at a disadvantage?

Haitang Duoduo was also a little shocked!

Qin Feng is powerful, and his opponent can even kill Yan Xiaoyi in seconds. Such a strong man is probably one of the top ones among the upper ninth level.

But she remembered that Fan Xian in front of her had just entered the ninth rank not long ago.

Why? He was able to gain the upper hand in the battle with Lang Tao!

Sitting on the first seat, the Queen Mother also stared at this scene, which was beyond her expectations.

Zhan Doudou's eyes also flickered. She had heard before that Fan Xian reached the eighth rank at the age of sixteen and killed Cheng Jushu on the spot.

That talent in martial arts is already surprising.

Who would have thought that in just a few months, he not only broke through to the ninth level, but his combat power was also so strong!
Before everyone could be surprised, Fan Xian steadied himself and rushed straight towards Lang Tao.

Qin Feng taught him that when fighting, one must always seize opportunities.

Now Lang Tao's steps are not steady and the internal energy is disordered. This is the time for him to attack!

Fan Xian took advantage of the situation and did not show any mercy. He used his pair of iron fists to strike with great force, suppressing Lang Tao almost the entire time.

However, Lang Tao was, after all, a ninth-grade expert. He was careless at the beginning and let the enemy take the initiative.

But he soon adapted to Fan Xian's offensive rhythm, and he would be able to counterattack in three more moves at most.

However, at this moment, Fan Xian gathered his true energy and punched out with all his strength.

There was no way to dodge this punch, Lang Tao could only gather his true energy and fight back with one punch.

‘Deng-Deng-Deng’

The domineering true energy was completely unreasonable. Even though Lang Tao had the strength of the ninth rank, he could not defend against it directly and was beaten back again and again.

However, Fan Xian used this force to fly backwards to the front of the hall.

When Lang Tao was about to go up again, Fan Xian turned around and saluted upwards, saying, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, why don't we call this a draw?"

Hearing this, Lang Tao immediately became angry and said hurriedly: "The fight is not over yet!"

Because Fan Xian had seized the initiative before, in the eyes of outsiders, Lang Tao was being suppressed throughout the whole process.

In both boxing matches, Langtao lost more.

And at this time Fan Xian said it was a draw?

Is that really a draw?!

What is his identity? What is his strength?
The chief disciple Ku He has even reached the upper ninth rank!
Fan Xian was just a warrior who had just reached the ninth rank and had not yet found a disciple.

If it gets out that it's a draw, will Lang Tao still have any shame?

Because of this, Lang Tao became anxious!

However, to outsiders, this scene was a scene of not being able to afford to lose.

After all, Fan Xian had the upper hand throughout the whole game. When the other party said it was a draw, it was just to save your face, Lang Tao. But you still pestered others to continue fighting. Isn't that unreasonable?

"This competition is just for fun, let's end it here!" Fan Xian waved his hand, looking like he didn't care about winning or losing.

Seeing that Lang Tao was about to speak, the Queen Mother could not help herself.

Said: "That's enough, that's enough!"

If the dispute continues, how will outsiders view the Northern Qi?
Lang Tao just put a accusation on Fan Xian, which means that this battle can be considered as half a national war.

A draw is already the best outcome. Otherwise, if the dispute really gets serious, it would be a disgrace to Qi.

"Yes!" No matter how angry Lang Tao was, he could only bow helplessly and return to his seat.

Just as Fan Xian was about to return to his seat, a strange and old voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

"Not bad! Very good! What's your name?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who spoke was in the middle of the hall.

The man was wearing a blue and white gown with a hood on his head. He had a thin face and a long gray beard. He looked quite old and had a peculiarly shaped jade pendant around his waist.

There was no one in the center of the hall before, and this person suddenly appeared.

As the words fell, everyone present reacted and stood up quickly.

Even the Queen Mother and Zhan Doudou stood up, looking surprised.

"Haitang has met the master."

"Lang Tao meets the master."

First, Haitang Duoduo and Langtao bowed and shouted.

Afterwards, the rest of the people, including Fan Xian, Wang Qinian and others, all felt blessed and shouted in unison.

"I've met the Imperial Master!"

Ku He, the National Master of Northern Qi, the Grand Master!

Just the three words "Grand Master" are enough to make everyone ready for battle.

After all, this is a Grandmaster, who is powerful enough to destroy a country. In fact, in the world of Joy of Life, because of the lack of information and the fact that the Grandmaster has not taken action for many years, everyone's prediction of his strength is often abnormal.

Many people think that if there are enough ninth-grade warriors, they can surround and kill the grandmaster.

But in reality, this is just a delusion.

"This old minister greets the Queen Mother." Ku He bowed slightly to the Queen Mother.

"Master, please stop being so polite." The Queen Mother was too arrogant and said quickly.

The Queen Mother knew that Ku He would appear today, but her appearance so early was somewhat beyond her expectations.

"I heard that the Queen Mother was holding a birthday banquet, so I came here specially to attend the banquet." Ku He said with a smile.

But no one present believed this.

If it's a 70th or 80th birthday party and you come to the banquet, that's quite normal.

But this is just an ordinary birthday. Why bother the Imperial Master to come in person? It must be something special!
At this moment, smart people have begun to wonder what this charter is.
At this moment, Fan Xian's eyes were wide open.

No way, the Hongmen Banquet is fine, but you, Xiang Yu, even invited the Jade Emperor. Isn’t that a bit too much?

The moment Ku He appeared just now, Fan Xian could feel that the other party's eyes were fixed on him.

The gaze of a great master really put him under tremendous psychological pressure.

If he remembered correctly, Wu Zhu told him that he would keep Ku He under control and not let him come out.

At this time, Ku He has arrived in Shangjing City, but where is Uncle Wu Zhu?

"Quick, let the Imperial Master sit down!" The Queen Mother immediately arranged for someone to put a seat opposite Zhan Doudou, and Ku He also sat down.

After sitting down, Ku He spoke in the direction of Fan Xian.

"I've heard that there is a martial arts genius in Qing Kingdom named Fan Xian. I guess it must be you."

"Junior Fan Xian greets His Excellency the Imperial Master!"

Fan Xian bowed respectfully and said, "I am just a little talented, I don't deserve the title of martial arts genius."

Facing the grandmaster, he did not have the slightest arrogance, and he could not be arrogant.

Inside the hall, when Ku He spoke, everyone else held their breath, not daring to even breathe.

This is a grandmaster. When the throne was passed on, Ku He took action.

That day, Ku He sat alone in front of the main hall, with the pitiful empress dowager and Zhan Doudou behind him.

In front of him, three thousand elite soldiers did not dare to go beyond the line.

"You're too modest." Ku He smiled.

"Junior doesn't dare!" Fan Xian said hurriedly.

But Ku He didn't say anything else.

The hall was quiet for a while, and suddenly a minister came to the center of the hall.

"Your servant Wei Sheng pays his respects to the Queen Mother." He bowed deeply to the Queen Mother.

"Wei Qing, please stand up."

The Queen Mother raised her hand and said, "I wonder what Wei Qing is doing?"

"I want to report the former Jinyiwei leader Sean!"

Wei Sheng pointed outside the hall and said, "That Xiao En is a traitor to the country. He deserves death. I beg you to sentence him to death!"

Shen Zhong: “???”

Uesugi Tiger: “!!!”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present had different expressions.

Some people looked at Ku He's expression, while others looked at Shen Zhong and Shang Shan Hu's expressions.

Most people didn't understand what was going on. Why did they suddenly start talking about Sean?
Uesugi Tora immediately cast a hostile look at Shen Zhong. In his opinion, this must be Shen Zhong's work!

Because in the entire Northern Qi, the only person who wanted Sean dead the most was Shen Zhong, and the two had a direct conflict of interest.

But Shen Zhong looked confused at this time?

This matter has nothing to do with him. Although he wants Sean to die, the prerequisite is to get the secret out of his mouth.

Sean was imprisoned in Qing Kingdom by Chen Pingping for twenty years!
This was a secret that had been kept for twenty years, and he had no intention of killing Sean unless he was asked.

But Sean's mouth was very stubborn and he couldn't pry it out.

By now, he had gradually lost interest in it.

Now there are still people who want Sean dead, so it's good that he doesn't even have to do anything.

But soon, he became confused.

Who sent this Wei Sheng?

As far as he knew, this person had no party affiliation and was nothing special. Why would he suddenly interfere with Sean at this time?
Is there any conspiracy behind this?
Fan Xian also had a strange look on his face.

He didn't have any special feelings for Sean. Brother Ye already knew his secret and said he would tell him when the time was right.

In this way, he only needed to find a way to complete the task assigned to him by Chen Pingping and kill Sean.

So at this moment, when he heard this, he was in a good mood.

"Mr. Wei, Sean was imprisoned in Qing State for twenty years. How can that be considered treason?" The Queen Mother looked surprised.

In fact, Wei Sheng was specially arranged by her for the purpose of killing Sean, and the evidence had already been prepared.

As a grandmaster, Ku He is not in a position to kill Sean directly.

The Queen Mother was the same, and it was not convenient for her to execute Sean directly.

After all, Sean had been imprisoned in Qing Kingdom for so many years. Even if he had no merit, he had worked hard. It would be inhumane for her to kill him directly.

In fact, if it weren’t for Ku He’s request, the Queen Mother actually wanted to re-employ Sean.

In the past, Shen Zhong had always been highly regarded by the Queen Mother because of his merit in protecting the emperor. Now, he has great power in Qi State.

Now, in the Queen Mother's opinion, Shen Zhong is indeed a little out of control, and it might be better to replace him with Sean.

"I dare not deceive the Queen Mother. This is the evidence!"

Wei Sheng immediately took out a memorial from his pocket and handed it over.

The Queen Mother pretended to take a look, then suddenly slammed the table and said angrily: "Damn it!"

"I thought Sean was a loyal person, but I didn't expect him to be so despicable! Someone, bring Sean up to me!"

The evidence in the Queen Mother's hand is the evidence of Sean's collusion with the Inspection Bureau.

This kind of evidence is the most difficult to verify. After all, the Inspection Institute is in Qing Country, and you cannot verify its authenticity even if you ask for it.

Of course, some people are dissatisfied with this.

Shangshan Hu immediately stood up and said, "This so-called evidence of Wei Sheng cannot be verified at all, or it is slander out of thin air. I hope the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will understand!"

After hearing this, the Queen Mother hadn't spoken yet.

Wei Sheng said again: "Queen Dowager, I also want to report that General Shangshanhu was absent from his post and had the opportunity to collude with the enemy. This is the evidence!"

As he spoke, he took out another note from his pocket.

The evidence here is much clearer. It is the record that Uesugi Tora left his post without permission last month and headed straight to Qing Kingdom with a team of personal soldiers. In the end, he was the only one who returned.

This is real evidence, and Uesugi Tora can't refute it at all, let alone refute it to Sean.

"Someone, come and take Uesugi Tora away and wait for punishment." The Queen Mother waved her hand, and someone immediately took Uesugi Tora away.

With a great master here, Uesugi Tiger, a mere ninth-rank official, did not dare to resist at all.

Now, the only person qualified to plead for Sean is gone, and now it’s time to judge Sean.

(End of this chapter)