Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 237 Arena
The woman in red is named Zhang Huaining. She is Zhang San’s sister and became a widow at a young age.

Two years ago, she married Zhang San's brother, but her husband unfortunately passed away due to illness a year ago, and she has been a widow ever since.

Zhang Huaining was a strong-willed and courageous woman. She was an absolute heroine. Among the female bandits in the 18 mountains of Huainan, she had a very high prestige and almost everyone obeyed her orders.

Seeing that she was going to face the challenge alone, several bandits wanted to fight for her, but she rejected them one by one. Zhang Huaining knew that the bandits had committed many crimes in the past, and the people hated the bandit leader the most, that is, the Zhang brothers and sisters. Therefore, in this competition, only she could fight in person to convince the people.

Su Qingwan sat steadily on the high platform, leaning her head to watch the excitement with interest. On the ring, Zhang Huaining was dressed in red, with a dashing and neat posture. The one who came to challenge her was a young man in his early twenties, holding two swords, revealing a fierceness. Zhang Huaining chose a long spear, with a cold light flashing on the tip of the spear.

With the order, the competition officially began. The crowd was excited, some beat drums to cheer, and the flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire venue as bright as day, making it extremely lively.

Zhang Huaining and the young man fought fiercely on the ring, accompanied by the sound of passionate drums. Zhang Huaining waved his spear like a dragon emerging from the sea, majestic and awe-inspiring; the young man's double swords flashed with cold light, and his attack was fierce. The two fought hard, and Zhang Huaining waved his spear tightly under the double sword attack, and the murderous aura was overwhelming.

Her fiery figure, illuminated by the firelight, was as dazzling as the sun, like a majestic female general on the battlefield.

The bandits cheered louder and louder, and the common people were not to be outdone, shouting "Kill the bandit leader and avenge our hatred." The officers and soldiers maintained order on the side, separating the two sides and keeping a distance of about ten meters to prevent further conflict. Su Qingwan sat on a high place with an excellent view, and saw the wonderful duel between Zhang Huaining and the strong man clearly.

General Xiao Ning crossed his arms and praised, "This girl has good marksmanship!"

Su Qingwan nodded slightly and said, "The Zhang family has always been good at using guns, and their gun skills are superb. Most of the people who were best at using guns under my brother's command were from the Zhang family."

It seems that the Zhang family's spear skills have not been lost, and Zhang Huaining has the demeanor of a daughter of a general.

"Miss, that man's double swords are quite powerful. If they really hurt Miss Zhang, how will Master Zhang explain when he comes back?" Qingyun stood aside, his face full of worry, fearing that someone would really die.

Su Qingwan looked indifferent and said slowly, "No one forced them to go on stage. Since they volunteered to compete, then life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God. If anything goes wrong, Zhang San can't blame me." As she spoke, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of smile, "However, this girl looks confident, so nothing should happen. Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to boast like that. I believe she can handle it."

Su Qingwan has always been cautious and used to leaving room for herself. She sat on a high place and carefully observed the moves of the two people. She soon realized that Zhang Huaining was actually in the upper hand and handled it with ease.

"She is so smart!" General Xiao Ning's tone was full of admiration, "She could have won earlier, but she just kept showing weakness and letting the opponent win." Su Qingwan had also seen the clues a long time ago. General Xiao Ning was an experienced warrior and had a very accurate assessment of the situation. Naturally, he had discovered that Zhang Huaining was intentionally letting the opponent win.

The two men seemed to be evenly matched, but the emotions of the people and the bandits were completely ignited, and the atmosphere on the scene became increasingly heated. At this moment, the man's double knives slashed across Zhang Huaining's arm, and blood oozed out in an instant, staining her sleeves red.

Seeing this, the people became even more excited and shouted deafeningly: "Kill Zhang Huaining, kill her!" The strong man on the stage was also full of confidence, as if victory was in sight and he would kill Zhang Huaining immediately. However, Zhang Huaining began to give in step by step, turning from offense to defense, and occasionally pretending to be hit by the strong man, looking embarrassed. But even so, she always stood firmly on the ring and was not knocked down. "Kill her, kill her!"

"Brother Li, attack her right arm fiercely, her right arm is injured!"

The people cheered for the Li brothers, and the emotions became more and more excited. Su Qingwan watched this wonderful confrontation with interest. General Xiao Ning raised his eyebrows, looked at Su Qingwan, and asked: "Princess, did you teach her this?"

Su Qingwan smiled but said nothing, "How can you say that I taught her? She is obviously very smart."

The confrontation was nominally for revenge.

The bandits had committed mistakes in the past, and if they were to kill again at this time, it would only further arouse public anger. Therefore, the bandits must show weakness. As a sister of the Zhang family, Zhang Huaining must perform an exhausted and embarrassed drama on the ring, and even be beaten seriously. The worse she is beaten and the more blood she sheds, the people's long-accumulated resentment and anger towards the bandits will gradually dissipate.

What's more, she is a beautiful woman who can naturally arouse the love and affection of men, women, young and old. As long as she is wounded in the ring, but still insists on protecting the bandits, she can win the sympathy of the people and the respect of the bandits. Su Qingwan told her in advance that she must not kill people in the ring, and it is even better not to hurt people. But at that time, Zhang Huaining did not make it clear whether he would obey or not, but just said "The princess is so scheming."

Yes, to some extent, this is a form of "cheating".

But this is the most gentle and safest way Su Qingwan can think of to ease the conflict between the two sides. Ever since Zhang Huaining was stabbed in the arm for the first time, Su Qingwan knew that this girl listened to her words and was a person with backbone and overall consideration. She was smart and had a long-term vision.

Zhang Huaining's arm was stabbed again, in the same position. Blood kept dripping, splattering blood on the ring, and her face became paler and paler.

The two had been fighting for nearly half an hour, and the shouts of the people gradually died down. Everyone was eager to see who would win. The young man was also exhausted by this protracted battle, and he could hardly hold the two swords in his hands.

He was full of doubts. He clearly had the upper hand and had stabbed Zhang Huaining twice. The ring was covered in her blood, but why couldn't he win or kill her?

Zhang Huaining was silently calculating in his mind that the time was almost up.

She saw the right moment, exerted force with the spear in her hand, deflected the two knives that the young man stabbed at her, and then kicked him off the ring. In this ring match, as long as you are knocked off the ring, you lose. The moment the young man fell off the ring, Zhang Huaining tightly grasped the red tassel spear with both hands and fiercely stabbed the spear into the ring.

She stood upright, her red dress fluttering in the wind, blood dripping from her fingertips. In the light of the fire, her eyes became more determined. She stretched out her hand to the crowd of people, hooked her finger, and shouted loudly: "Anyone else? Come up!"