Chapter 38: The Third Move of the Cow

  Niu Gao immediately came to his senses and said: "That red-faced kid, if you want to compete with Brother Yue, you must first pass my test."

  Luo Yangqing glanced at Niu Gao, couldn't help but burst out laughing and said: "You this charcoal head, with your appearance, you also dare to mock me? Then let's first strip you naked."

  Niu Gao was delighted, "Come on, come on, let's have a big fight for 300 rounds." He said, pulling Lu Yanqing's hand and wanting to go out.

  Han Xiao stepped forward and intercepted them, saying: "Two gentlemen, the sky is already late. Why not rest first and compete again tomorrow?"

  Yue Fei stopped Niu Gao, and then made an appointment with Luo Yanqing and Yang Zaixing to compete again the next day.

  Everyone returned to their own rooms to rest.

  Niu Gao was born into a poor family and had previously thought that life in Qilin Village was heavenly. This time, after entering the Dayu Hall, he saw that everything was resplendent and magnificent, with many facilities and decorations that he had never seen before. Niu Gao's experience this time could be compared to Liu Laolao's first visit to the Grand View Garden. After entering his room, he tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling asleep.

  The next morning, everyone finished washing and dressing, and went to the side hall for breakfast. As soon as they sat down, Niu Gao shouted: "This morning, that servant brought water for me to wash my face, and actually taught me to use salt to brush my teeth and rinse my mouth. It's really too luxurious, too wasteful. But the feeling of rinsing with salt is really good..."

  Everyone looked at Niu Gao with contempt.

  Ladies and gentlemen, the Song Dynasty had many large-scale products that were state-run, which is equivalent to our current state-owned enterprises with a monopoly on operations. Salt was one of the most important items among them. Due to being state-run, the price was expensive, so there were also many private salt smugglers in the Song Dynasty, and Liu Tang, the red-haired ghost from Liangshan, was once one of them.

  Yue Fei quietly asked Niu Gao: "Don't you have six taels of silver as your monthly allowance? How can you not have money to buy salt for brushing and rinsing?"

  Honorable officials: This cowherd is the deputy instructor of the Qilin Village Militia, earning four taels less than instructors Li Zhong and Zhang Yi each month.

  Niu Gao's mouth cracked open with a smile as he replied: "I gave all the money to my mom, she said that since we were poor before, we should save whenever possible."

  Yue Fei said in a low voice: "From now on, use salt when brushing your teeth too, and take the money from me."

  Niu Gao replied: "I knew it, big brother cares about me." With a look of triumphant conspiracy.

  ………。

  After breakfast, everyone came to the front of the martial arts arena. The two bed crossbow carts that Yue Fei and others left on the hill yesterday have also been moved back and placed on one side of the martial arts arena.

  The martial arts arena of Dayu Hall is much more formal than the one in Qilin Village: The martial arts arena in Qilin Village is just a flat ground where villagers dry wheat and grains, with soft soil and limited space. In contrast, the martial arts arena of Dayu Hall is spacious, capable of accommodating hundreds of people practicing at the same time, with a very even and solid surface, not a single pothole. Indeed, it's an ideal venue for martial arts demonstrations.

  Luo Yangqing said to Niu Gao: "Black charcoal head, how do you want to compete?"

  Niu Gao waved his hand with a pair of nunchucks and said, "Needless to say, it's definitely the horse that comes up. I'll hit you with two nunchucks, and you return me one gun."

  "What's this about you hitting me twice and I'll return one shot? It should be the other way around, I stab you once and you return two hits."

  Others heard it and laughed, is this also worth arguing about?

  Han Xiao said: "Gentlemen, this sword is blind and has no eyes. Shall we find another way to compete?"

  Luo Yanqing was just laughed at by someone and didn't feel very pleased. He said: "Don't worry, I'll hold back, I won't beat him to death."

  "That's not easy to do, I haven't learned to hold back yet, what if I accidentally kill him?"

  Luo Yangqing glared at Niu Gao instantly.

  They were all sixteen or seventeen years old, with vigorous blood and energy, and no one would give in to anyone else. Han Xiao couldn't stop them, so he had to let them be.

  Luo Yangqing and Niu Gao each mounted their horses, first separating by two hundred steps, then turning their horseheads to face each other.

  Yue Fei saw a big drum on the side of the martial arts arena, so he walked up and took the drumstick, striking it forcefully once.

  With a loud "boom", Luo Yangqing and Niu Gao simultaneously urged their horses forward and charged at each other.

  When everyone looked, Luo Yangqing had a big red face, wore red armor, rode a big red horse, and held a golden long spear. Niú Gāo, on the other hand, had an ugly black face, wore black armor, rode a big black horse, and wielded a pair of dark iron gauntlets with four ridges. Just by their appearance, these two brothers were also excellent opponents.

  Luo Yangqing deliberately showed off in front of everyone, and even though he was still several zhang away, he made a move with "Starlight", shaking out several gun flowers, and seven or eight gun heads appeared out of thin air, making Niu Gao unable to discern the direction of the guns.

  At this time, some more people arrived at the martial arts arena, who should be the instructors and soldiers from the Dayu Hall. Seeing such a gun technique, they all cheered in unison.

  Luo Yanqing also felt somewhat pleased with himself.

  Unexpectedly, Niu Gao did not dodge or evade, and instead charged straight over.

  Luo Yanqing's mind was greatly settled, and he turned out to be a rough man. After all, he had helped himself a great deal last night, so it wasn't good to kill him, so he tilted the gun head and stabbed towards Niu Gao's left shoulder.

  Just as Luo Yanqing's golden spear was about to pierce him, Niu Gao swung his left hand and swept the spear aside. With a burst of speed, the black horse charged forward, carrying Niu Gao into Luo Yanqing's encirclement. Raising his iron mace with his right hand, he struck at Luo Yanqing's crown, shouting "I'll smash your head!"

  Ladies and gentlemen, it turned out that Niu Gao didn't know how to deflect his opponent's weapon at first, but relied solely on bravery, risking his life to gain the upper hand. At that time, he was defeated by Yue Fei's "Toxic Snake Spits Letter" on Lucao Gang. Later, on Lishan Mountain, Master Zhiming taught him a thousand Buddha hands, which was specialized in defense. Although it wasn't impenetrable, ordinary moves found it hard to break through.

  Na Lang Yanqing was also a master of martial arts, although the situation had turned around, he didn't panic, holding his spear horizontally to block Cowherd's iron rake with a move called "Second Son Carrying the Mountain".

  A loud "clang" sound, the guns collided, like forging iron, sparks splashing everywhere.

  Lu Yanqing's strength was great, but how could he compare to Niu Gao, who had practiced "hating the sky for having no handle and hating the earth for having no ring"? Moreover, Niu Gao borrowed the momentum of his horse, doubling his strength. Lu Yanqing's tiger mouth was numb with each successive blow, almost dropping his large spear.

  At this time the two horses crossed, and Niu Gao shouted again: "Stab your waist", a bright spearhead suddenly stabbed towards Luo Yanqing's waist.

  Luo Yanqing had no choice but to use the "hiding in the stirrup" trick, holding the gun with one hand and grasping the reins with the other, hiding behind the horse.

  Niu Gao shouted again: "Pull your butt", and with one blow, he cut off half of the tail hair of the red horse ridden by Luo Yanqing.

  The two horses ran away separately.

  Niu Gao pulled the reins to stop his horse, turned around and burst out laughing.

  Honorable judges, the three moves of Niu Gao have become even more formidable after being improved by Master Zhi Ming. Just like in the past at Luanchuangang, Yue Fei was also defeated by Niu Gao and left with a humiliated face. Luo Yanqing's defeat is not unjustified at all.

  It was just a face-off, and Niu Gao won the competition. The crowd on the sidelines also cheered loudly.

  Luo Yangqing also turned around, adjusted his helmet and armor, and shouted loudly: "Black charcoal head, I haven't lost yet, let's continue fighting."

  Niu Gao pointed at his horse's tail with a iron awl.

  Luo Yanqing turned back and took a look, his face became even redder, he didn't say a word and retreated.

  At this time, Yang Zai Xing rode his horse forward, cupped one hand in the other and said: "Brother Niu Gao has good martial arts skills. I, Zai Xing, have come to challenge you."

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