Daqin: The Greatest Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

After all, Liu Xun was the Zuo Sima of Zhao State, in charge of an army of a thousand people. How could he have been insulted like this?

And he is the most despicable businessman!

He grabbed the sword on the table, pointed it at Su Xuan, and seemed to be planning to kill him if they had a disagreement.

Jing Ke put down the wine jar and his face turned serious in an instant. He quickly stood up and made a gesture as if to draw his sword. For a moment, the situation was tense.

The Snow Girl couldn't help but frown slightly when she saw this scene.

"Liu Xun, don't be rude!" Zhao Qian shouted, "Today is a grand feast for the Snow Girl, how can you draw your sword against her!"

"Get out!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" He accepted the order respectfully, but when he sat down, he still glared at Su Xuan and the others fiercely.

"My dear brother, you said that the poems I wrote are not good. I believe you must have some excellent works. Why don't you take them out and let us appreciate them together?" Zhao Qian suppressed his anger and tried his best to maintain the demeanor of a gentleman. His tone was also very polite.

But his trembling brows and forced smile clearly betrayed his true inner expression.

He had received the news about today's poetry meeting half a month ago. He had paid a huge sum of money to have the most famous talent in Zhao State write this poem for him. He did not think that a lowly merchant like Su Xuan could produce any excellent work.

He was looking at Su Xuan with an attitude of watching a joke, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

At this time, everyone's eyes turned to Su Xuan, but he was not in a hurry. After taking a sip of wine, he slowly stood up.

He smiled with heroic spirit, "The dancing posture of the Snow Girl is pure and elegant, just like a fairy in colorful clothes, incomparable."

“I have a poem for Miss Snow.

The fairy moves slowly and gracefully, her jade arms are as still as if moving in the clouds.

The beautiful woman raised her sleeves to show her green eyebrows, and raised her hands to reflect the bright silk.

Its shape is like the bright moon floating on a river of clouds, and its body is like the flowing waves stirred by a gentle breeze.”

The "fairy" here refers to the graceful and light posture of the snow girl when dancing, and the "slow movement" describes the slow and smooth steps of the snow girl's dance. The "jade wrist" of the snow girl is described as "like clouds", giving people a soft and light feeling.

The whole poem vividly depicts the posture and moving charm of the Snow Girl when she dances. The poem even compares the image of the Snow Girl to the bright moon floating on the river of clouds, perfectly depicting the cool and ethereal nature of the Snow Girl's dance. This poem is extremely suitable for the current scene, as if it was tailor-made for the Snow Girl.

"It's like the bright moon floating on a river of clouds." The Snow Girl murmured to herself, thinking about it over and over again, her eyes filled with surprise.

She didn't have high expectations for this poetry reading, but she didn't expect it to be such a pleasant surprise!

This poem really touched her heart and moved her deeply.

When she looked at Su Xuan again, her eyes were a little different, with a hint of girlish shyness. She was thinking about what she should pay attention to when meeting him alone.

She held a jade flute in her hand, with her hands behind her back. Her slender hands unconsciously fiddled with her dress, and she looked unusually shy and nervous.

The entire scene fell into silence after Su Xuan recited this poem.

Everyone was completely silent at this moment.

Anyone with a discerning eye would know that Su Xuan's poem was completely different from the poems they had mentioned before.

This is a masterpiece that will go down in history.

"Good poem!" Jing Ke clapped his hands and praised, as if he didn't notice the atmosphere of the scene.

The sudden applause was so conspicuous at this moment.

After coming to their senses, many dignitaries subconsciously joined in the applause, but were quickly stopped by their friends.

Because at this time, Crown Prince Zhao Qian already had a gloomy face, his hair was pointed and his eyes were bloodshot.

If it weren't for the need to maintain his composure in front of the Snow Girl, he would have had his men capture these two ungrateful guys and cut them into pieces.

Where did this guy come from? How dare he steal the prince’s limelight!

He was furious, having never expected such a sudden change to happen.

As early as the first time he saw the Snow Girl, he was shocked by her beauty, and an uncontrollable strong desire to possess her arose in his heart.

A girl with such a stunning appearance can only be his woman!

To this end, he bribed Long Niang, the owner of Linglong Pavilion, through coercion and inducement, got the news of the poetry meeting in advance, and spent a large sum of money to hire people to write poems, all in order to show his demeanor in front of Xue Nu, and thus successfully capture Xue Nu's heart.

Everything was going smoothly, but who would have thought that such a bold guy would come out to mess things up and become jealous of me.

He is the crown prince of Zhao! Who wouldn't give him some respect?

And these two guys, like fools, kept offending him and making him very annoyed.

I was thinking in my heart that I must teach these two boys a lesson after the dance party.

"Your Highness, what do you think of this poem of mine?" Su Xuan was calm and looked at Zhao Qian with a smile.

The noble children present swallowed their saliva immediately. This guy was too brave. He really didn't give His Royal Highness the Crown Prince any face at all.

Who on earth is this great man?

"Of course, it's great!" Zhao Qian gritted his teeth, forced a smile, and stared at Su Xuan as if he was going to spit fire.

Long Niang looked at this scene with a strange expression.

Even if I give you a chance, you won’t use it!

The Snow Girl's beautiful eyes moved and she looked around with brilliance. She felt that Su Xuan was unique and had his own style.

Everyone else was thinking about how to please the prince, but he was the only one who was not afraid of power and remained proud.

But soon, a hint of worry appeared in her eyes involuntarily.

With his status, offending the prince is not a good thing.

"Your Highness, do you have any other poems? If not, I would be disrespectful to refuse the title of champion today." Su Xuan continued to add insult to injury without mercy.

Zhao Qian's chest heaved up and down. He was now burning with rage and fuming.

He couldn't even maintain the fake smile on his face. He looked at Su Xuan with cold eyes without saying a word.

The people behind him didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of angering Zhao Qian.

"No more!" He forced these words out of his throat, as if he felt greatly humiliated. He did not stay any longer and left in a huff.

"That's right, the criminals who kidnapped the two of us are here. Please capture them quickly, General!" A noisy voice came from a distance, and then dozens of soldiers came in one after another and quickly rushed into Linglong Pavilion.

"What happened? Even the city guards were alarmed!"

"What a big scene! Could there really be some criminals in Linglong Pavilion?"

"How is it possible? Those who are sitting here today are all important people with status and position. Who dares to be so bold!"

Everyone present was talking about it, and the situation suddenly became a mess.

"Oh no! We've been discovered!" Jing Ke's expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed Su Xuan, "Let's go! It will be too late if we are late!"

"Why are you panicking?" Su Xuan was calm and not at all panicked. When they kidnapped the two wealthy businessmen, they were wearing masks and they didn't know what they looked like.

He looked at the chaotic scene, and finally turned his gaze to the Snow Girl, "Miss Snow Girl, it seems that I can't be with you today. I will definitely visit you another day."

He waved goodbye and left without any hesitation.

"go!"

"The criminals have escaped!"

Soon a loud bang was heard outside Linglong Pavilion. It was the sound of Su Xuan deliberately smashing a wine jar on the ground.

"Chase!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers really chased in that direction.

"Where are you going?"

Su Xuan looked at Jing Ke, who had half of his foot on the window sill, and slapped him on the head.

Jing Ke was a little confused. If not through the window, where else could he go?

"Go through the front door!"

"If you are upright, you have nothing to fear. We didn't do this, so why should we be afraid?"

Looking at Su Xuan's confident and calm appearance, Jing Ke couldn't help but doubt his life and was completely confused.

Jing Ke: Did I do it or not?

Su Xuan: This was all done by the men in black. What does it have to do with me?

Chapter 13 The Man in the Painting

Su Xuan was not afraid at all when facing the soldiers guarding the city.

Most of those who are watching the dance here today are the dignitaries of Zhao State. Not to mention a captain of guards, even if their generals came, they would not dare to detain these people here.

After confirming that there were indeed criminals at the scene, the situation became even more chaotic.

"It is very likely that the criminals have remnants who are planning to commit crimes. For the sake of your safety, please leave immediately!"

I don't know who shouted, and if you don't know, you might think it was the commander of the guards at the city gate.

After hearing this, the people present seemed to have gained a backbone and rushed out of Linglong Pavilion like a tide.

A soldier tried to stop them, but was soon slapped in the face by a hot-tempered nobleman.

"How dare you stop me! Do you know who I am? My uncle is the prime minister of the dynasty!"

"If I get hurt because of your obstruction, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Get away yet!"

As he said this, he kicked him aside, behaving extremely arrogantly.

"Bring those two businessmen here and let them see if there are any so-called criminals among them."

Even the commander of the soldiers did not dare to offend these people. He waved his hand and did not stop the nobles from leaving. He asked his soldiers to bring the two merchants over for identification.

The two businessmen felt dizzy when they saw the noble children rushing out. How could they accuse the criminals since they didn't see their faces?

When Su Xuan and the other man passed by, they didn't even react.

After getting out safely, Jing Ke let out a long sigh, feeling extremely excited.

He could even feel his own heartbeat clearly. He turned around to look at Su Xuan and found that he seemed to be fine.

"Where are we going now?" Jing Ke asked.

"How dare you ask me? If it weren't for you, I would have already started talking about my ideal life with the Snow Girl." Su said unhappily, "Where did you take those two guys?"

Jing Ke scratched his head awkwardly, "I was afraid they would freeze to death, so I found a shabby house for them."

"I really didn't expect..."

He looked ashamed and felt sorry for Su Xuan.

Su Xuan waved his hand and strode away, not wanting to listen to him nagging anymore.

"Where are we going now?" Jing Ke hurriedly followed and asked again.

Su Xuan looked at him as if he was an idiot. "Where can we go so late? Of course we should go back to sleep."

As he said this, he walked towards the tavern opposite Linglong Pavilion.

Jing Ke was about to say something but stopped himself. He turned around and looked in the direction of Linglong Pavilion. The distance between the two was less than a hundred meters.

This guy really has a big heart!

.......

After making sure that these dignitaries were safe and sound, the commander of the guards secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The existence of criminals is not scary, what is scary is that these powerful people get hurt, that is the real big deal.

The kidnapping of two businessmen was not worth mobilizing so much force.

As usual, after asking Long Niang if she had seen any suspicious persons, the commander of the guards quickly left with the soldiers.

Looking at the messy scene, Long Niang shook her head secretly.

But overall, the performance was quite successful, even exceeding her expectations.

When she turned around to look at the Snow Girl, she found that she was looking outside the door in a daze.

"Xue'er, what are you thinking about so intently? That young man left a long time ago." She couldn't help but tease.

"Long Niang!" The snow girl's fair face flushed slightly and she said coquettishly.