Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Li An raised his head and said, "Why not? It's just that poetry needs to be conceived, so let's put it at the end of the banquet. Only by doing so carefully can we show respect to the Queen Mother!"

After saying this, Li An stared at the Queen Mother with his most emotional eyes, as if asking for her opinion.

This acting is perfect!

Almost unable to bear Li An's gaze, the Queen Mother could only hurriedly say: "What the Imperial Master said makes sense. Let's talk about it last. Please think carefully about it!"

It’s not that Li An wanted to agree to Lin Jing’s request, but he was actually in a difficult situation at this point.

At this time, he represented not only an individual, but also the orthodox status of the literati in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Faced with this not-so-difficult request, he had no choice but to agree.

This time, before the minister could make another attack, Zhan Doudou almost crushed the jade tablet in his hand.

She said softly, "Since the birthday poem is placed at the end, wouldn't it be boring to only have singing and dancing?"

Lang Tao stopped drinking, stood up, walked to the center, knelt on both knees, bowed in the Northern Qi style, and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother!"

"I, Lang Tao, would like to celebrate the birthday of Lord Fan of Nanqing with martial arts, which can also add some fun and excitement to this birthday banquet!"

"Mr. Fan, are you willing?" Zhan Doudou picked up the golden wine jug and filled the glass with wine, looking very heroic.

"Your Majesty, I am a humble servant with limited skills. I will admit defeat! As for the duel, there is no need for it!"

Anyway, I cannot represent the military strength of Nanqing. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two countries have different military strengths, so there is no need for me to prove anything.

"In that case, there is no need to compete."

Zhan Doudou was not in the mood, and she understood all the reasons. Besides, she wanted to see Li Ang make a fool of himself, she really wanted to see it!

Lang Tao stood up, facing Fan Xian, and said, "I know that you and I cannot represent whether the warriors of the two countries are weak or not, but in recent days, hasn't the Nanqing envoy claimed to be undefeated at the gate? When Lord Fan entered Shangjing, didn't he plant a flag to show his authority?"

He sneered, "How come Lord Fan doesn't dare to take action against me now? Are all of you Nanqing warriors only bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?"

After saying this, he gave Li Ang an inexplicable apologetic smile.

Li An also raised his glass and took a sip, indicating that he didn't care.

Fan Xian looked at the table full of food and wine, sighed, and said what a pity, why couldn't he eat to the end at every banquet? This time was the same, he should have eaten his fill earlier!

There is no way to avoid it now. It's all because of my excessive methods after entering the city. If I don't take the field now, it will prove what Lang Tao said, that the martial artists in Nanqing are cowardly and timid!

"Then come on!"

"and many more!"

If nothing unexpected happened, an accident happened at this moment. Haitang Duoduo came to the rescue just like in the original novel. She took over the role of Langtao's opponent on the grounds that Fan Xian had been rude to her before. Now, the battle between the Saint of Northern Qi and the God of Poetry of Southern Qing was full of gimmicks.

Lang Tao was ordered by the Queen Mother to leave. His appearance and murderous aura were the reasons why the Queen Mother did not want the next banquet to be ruined.

Is there anything more pleasing than handsome men and beautiful women dancing with swords?

She subconsciously glanced at the desk where Li An was, but this glance made Zhan Doudou, who was concentrating on the two of them, look at the person in her eyes.

"My Lord is not as powerful as before. He has fought against the Ninth Rank many times. In my opinion, even if he fights Lang Tao, the outcome is still uncertain. Now he is fighting against his junior sister. The most famous of the two young men is finally going to show down the winner!"

Faced with Gundam's excited exclamation, Wang Qinian just smiled and said nothing.

As expected, apart from the initial excitement and thrill, the two of them exchanged glances as if they were practicing the sword technique of a man and a concubine, or the sword technique of a jade girl. The long sword in their hands was softer than the cushion under their buttocks, and softer than the wine in their mouths!

The two of them didn't really fight, they were almost stuck together!

But to those who are not familiar with martial arts, the fight between the two was very exciting and beautiful.

The Queen Mother is one of them.

"Good! You fight beautifully and elegantly!" The Queen Mother praised him endlessly.

Li An and Yelu Xuan, who were sitting below, could see some scenery that outsiders could not see, and could not help but admire with great interest the Tianyi Dao skills and Fan Xian's very simple moves from Wuzhu.

Upon seeing this, the other Northern Qi court officials all shook their heads and remained silent, as if their eyes were stained by something dirty.

"The Saint Lady's martial arts are exquisite. I admire her!"

After the fight, Fan Xian was the first to bow his head without saying who won or lost.

"Master Fan is also very capable. We are a worthy match!"

The two came to the center to thank the Queen Mother, and sure enough, the Queen Mother was in a good mood and her face was filled with smiles.

This was a world that her identity had never allowed her to see, and she seemed to feel the excitement of her youth.

Zhan Doudou also smiled and said, "Is the Queen Mother satisfied?"

"Satisfied, of course satisfied!"

Lang Tao is His Majesty's martial arts master. In their opinion, this battle was all instructed by His Majesty.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Doudou did not think of stopping, but pushed the drama forward: "There are many coincidences today. It just so happens that both Li Guoshi and Xihu Yelu Guoshi are in the palace. Why not let the two of you take action and see who is better?"

Seeing the chaos in the field, she did not allow for rejection and said, "No matter who wins or loses, please stop at the end and do not demolish my palace! Afterwards, I will give you generous gifts!"

This is the price of asking the Grandmaster for help.

Li An and Yelu Xuan in the field ignored her.

The Grand Master is not here to be a show-off for people!

This time, the hall was silent for a long time. The empress dowager seemed to want to say something but hesitated. Even she, as the host today, felt that something was wrong.

Just as Zhan Doudou's face became increasingly pale and ugly, Li An spoke up. Now that he was the Imperial Master of Northern Qi, he could not undermine anyone else's platform but the emperor's. He asked Yelu Xuan for his opinion: "Have you thought of two options?"

Thinking that he still had to represent Xihu to form an alliance with Northern Qi, Yelu Xuan also gave face to Li An and the Emperor of Northern Qi.

"I can't ask for it!"

The buttocks of the two men seemed to be glued to the cushions, their qi was pulling and locking each other, and the battle between the grandmasters was about to begin!

Chapter 158 Kill to stop killing!

"Master Yelu, have you ever thought about what kind of weapon to use? Or will victory or defeat depend on your hands?"

Li An said casually, as if he didn't take the confrontation between the two of them seriously.

Long before, he had met Yelu Xuan in the gambling house behind Hongxiu Building. Although he was a little afraid of Yelu Xuan's Xuanbing Qi, if the two of them really wanted to compare, not to mention the artistic conception of the moves, just talking about the Qi attributes and destructive power, the domineering Qi he cultivated should be superior to Yelu Xuan.

Not to mention that he is extremely confident in his moves, and he is inherently invincible!

But he also understood that the two of them were not going to fight to the death, and the most likely outcome would be a draw.

Unexpectedly, Yelu Xuan's next words shocked everyone in the room. He simply tested Li An's momentum and found that he did not gain any advantage. You know, at his age, he has experienced countless things and has tempered his character, but his state of mind is still not as good as the other party!

His eyes rolled, and a plan came to his mind: "If you and I take action, this palace will not be saved! Wouldn't it be a pity to destroy such a fairy palace?"

It sounds like you don't want to fight anymore?

Li An looked at Yelu Xuan curiously and gave a few instructions to his followers. Then a servant took out a chessboard from the box he brought, and there were also two chess cups to match.

Did anyone figure out what was going on? Are they going to play chess?

Seeing that two contemporary masters were about to compete, everyone even breathed more slowly, but this is the result?

"Why don't we play chess?" Yelu Xuan's emotions became more lively. He felt a little embarrassed to say this. "In recent years, I have been very interested in the culture of the Central Plains, including chess! It is really all-encompassing and has infinite truths! I have also learned a lot from it."

"The Imperial Master is well prepared!" Li An smiled slightly, but he was startled in his heart. This game of chess is going to be dangerous!

Anyone who knows how to play Go knows that playing Go is extremely mentally exhausting, and one move counts as five moves. If that were the case, it would be fine, but both players are masters, and now that their Qi is still entangled, they want to seize the initiative and crush the other party. If they succeed, then it will be like Murong Fu playing the Zhenlong chess game. Unless they find the right strategy to break the game, they can only passively take the beating in the illusion!

"I heard that Mr. Li is a master in both calligraphy and painting, so he must be good at playing the piano and chess!" Yelu Xuan was chatting like an old friend. If it weren't for the fact that no one could get close to the two of them, it would seem that they were just ordinary old men. He sighed and said with emotion: "Western Hu is not like Northern Qi. It's not easy to find a chess opponent. On weekdays, I just entertain myself and relax. I hope Mr. Li will help me!"

"nature."

While the two were talking, someone had already placed the chessboard in the center, waiting for the old man and the young man to take their positions.

"please!"

The two of them retracted their momentum and waved their hands one after another.

Seeing that his momentum was no match for his opponent, he was afraid that the chessboard would not be able to bear the weight if the fight continued, so he decided to focus all his energy on the chess pieces.

They sat down one by one, without caring about whether the chess pieces were black or white, or even paying attention to the rules. They just made their moves as if at random, one after another, and the moves went faster and faster!

The two of them stared at each other without even looking at the chessboard, and later in the game, they were even using their inner Qi to control the placement of the chess pieces on the board. It was truly an amazing skill!

Some people who were not afraid of death or who were very good at chess and were eager to watch the game between the two would walk up carefully, and when they found that nothing was happening, they would stop and watch bravely.

Seeing this, more people came closer and formed a semicircle around the two of them.

Zhan Doudou was about to leave the court and watch the game nearby, but Shangshan Hu and Yan Xiaoyi stepped forward to stop him. Zhan Doudou looked at them and asked, but they just shook their heads, and then they returned to the dragon throne and sat down impatiently.

"Little Sister, what do you think?"

Haitang Duoduo was eating the grapes in her hand with a strange look on her face.

"The two of them are playing too dangerously at this moment. Your Majesty, take a closer look. Is there a thin layer of frost on the surface of Mr. Li's robe? Are the cuffs of Yelu Guoshi a little torn?"

Zhan Doudou opened her mouth slightly when she heard that, and looked carefully, and it was just as the little nun said.

"Besides, Yelu Xuan is the imperial teacher of Xihu after all. If Your Majesty approaches him without any precautions, if the other party really has bad intentions, he will pay a certain price. At such a close distance, even if Mr. Li wants to rescue him, it may be too late!"

"Thank you, little master-sister. I appreciate your advice!" Zhan Doudou bowed slightly. He understood the concerns of several people and waited patiently for the outcome.

She felt a little regretful, thinking that Li An and Yelu Xuan were just sparring. At Li An's young age, he would surely suffer some loss at the hands of Yelu Xuan, and she felt relieved. Anyway, this was the Northern Qi Imperial Palace, and she didn't expect him to be in any danger. But she didn't expect the two of them to fight in such a way at this time. From what the little nun said, it was very dangerous?

I was also anxious at the moment.

The two people playing chess gradually changed. They were both slightly sweaty, but neither of them wiped it off. They made moves one after another, and there was a sound of metal clashing! The onlookers were so frightened that they quickly stepped back, fearing that they would be implicated.

The sound continued, and it was unexpectedly like the sound of a Zen temple bell, with the lingering sound lingering around the world!

"The sound of the pieces falling does not have any murderous intent. Instead, it has a wonderful effect of inspiring deep thought and cleansing the soul. Your Majesty, you may wish to continue watching," Haitang Duoduo comforted softly.

"What the hell is this?"

"I don't understand it either. None of these moves are in line with the rules of chess. Could it be that they are not playing Go?"

"Although it didn't go according to plan, we can still get a glimpse of the situation from the chessboard!"

"Oh? Sir, tell me about the situation!"

The ministers who were a little further away were talking about it, while those who were closer were gradually becoming dazed, feeling dizzy, tinnitus, and heavy heartbeats. They opened and closed their mouths, trying to vomit something, but nothing came out, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

It was still Wang Shisanlang who noticed something was wrong, and he quickly separated the crowd and pulled away the minister who was closest to him, shouting in surprise and asking others to step back!

The black and white chess pieces were almost filling up the entire chessboard, but the two men's hands kept moving.

The Zen-like voice at the beginning also began to change. Li An and Yelu Xuan were both complaining at this time!

'This is? ’

A mental force turned into colorless flying snow, spreading like clear clouds, and passed through the chessboard into Li Ang's mind!

It felt like he had left the palace, Northern Qi, and even this world! And arrived at - hell!

Everywhere was a bloody hell with flames shooting up into the sky, blood flowing like rivers, and corpses piled up like mountains! Thousands of soldiers with broken bodies like demons were fighting frantically, and innocent people were slaughtered one by one with screams, wailing all over the field, the hatred of heaven and earth was tragic, terrifying and cruel!

Witnessing such a tragic scene, Li An was inevitably affected and felt sad, with an expression of sorrow and anger on his face!

"The world is in chaos, people are suffering, and humans have become cold-blooded beasts! Is this what he has experienced?"

Li An's mind was moved and he lamented the horror of war. After a moment, he bit his cheeks tightly and his eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"The only way to stop this disaster from continuing and bring peace to the people of the human world is to stop killing with killing!"

I have been feeling very uncomfortable these past two days. I think I was sick.

Chapter 159 The End and the Beginning.

Make a decision, no destruction, no construction!

The Holy Spirit Sword Intent had already come out, using the sword move of Hell's Evil Intent to hedge against Yelu Xuan's mind power. In the illusion, Li An held up the "Heavenly Question", as if he had transformed into the unparalleled mighty god Asura, and rushed into the group of soldiers who were like zombies! His mood became more and more uncomfortable, but his will was as firm as steel, because he had no choice, or he only wanted to choose this way!

'Stop it!'

The six-armed Shura Jiaojiao rushed forward, slashing violently with the Heavenly Question in his hand, like a hurricane of destruction. The soldiers were defeated and shattered, and were swept down one by one by Li An! The essence of war is the survival of the fittest, and the strong survive and the weak perish!

I don't know how long it took, but the scene changed. This purgatory turned into a world of ice and snow with white as the absolute protagonist. There was nothing but cold!

Is this your artistic conception?

What a cold hell!

At this moment, Li An seemed to understand the person in front of him.

He found the key point, while veins bulged on Yelu Xuan's head as he sat opposite him!