"Miss, please come up with the first couplet!" A scholar in the crowd stood forward and said loudly.
Three of the four women retreated. Among them, the woman in pink clothes holding the judge's pen stood alone on the colored silk. Two more lines of white silk flew down from the city gate and hung long on the city gate. The woman in pink turned around and flew back, writing from the city gate: "There are talents from all over the world."
The scholar pondered for a moment and then said loudly: "The eight sides of the universe are filled with stars and everything!"
There was a special person next to him who wrote the second couplet according to what he said.
"Cai!" the spectators shouted, and cheers came from the crowd.
The second line of white silk rolled down, and the woman in pink flew over and wrote the second couplet:
"Three mountains and five mountains, guests come and stay, for three to five years."
The scholar racked his brains and couldn't come up with the second line, so he had to admit defeat and retreat. But no one came forward to correct the couplet.
"Five lakes and four seas, swallows go, swallows return, five springs and four summers!" Another scholar came up to pick up the couplet.
The crowd burst into applause again, and the woman in pink smiled and said: "The third couplet is next. If the young master can match up, he will win a hundred taels of silver."
"Hibiscus, Jingjing, Evening Orioles shade calyx." The woman in pink flew over and wrote this sentence on the third line of white silk.
There were people who kept reciting the first couplet and trying to recite it, but unfortunately the requirements were so high that no one dared to recite it for a while.
After one stick of incense, the woman in pink said, "The time has come. If no one answers this couplet, let's move on to the next question."
The woman in pink clothes returned to the tower, and the woman in green clothes holding the pipa and the woman in blue clothes holding the flute flew onto the silk cloth at the same time. The former said loudly: "My two sisters will play a song together. Please come forward and choose if you know the music." Instruments.”
Several people were eager to give it a try. They stepped forward to pick out instruments and waited for the two of them to start.
The pipa sounds first, and the clank falls crisply, then the flute is closed, one strong and one soft, blending together, sometimes high and sometimes low, at different speeds, constantly changing, but the speed is appropriate.
The people below who were picking instruments fumbled for a while, but they were able to catch up, and slowly merged into a complete song. After a cup of tea, the woman in green hugged the pipa diagonally, her fingers flying like shadows, and the sound of the pipa was fast but Low, as if a beautiful woman is crying alone, with unspeakable resentment. At this time, the whistling and whimpering is continuous, as if it is not in tune, just sobbing quietly with the sound of pipa.
At this time, some people couldn't keep up. Although the tune sounded simple, the changes in it were strange and strange. Many people mistakenly thought it was simple and skipped the note, leaving a piece of it empty.
After half a stick of incense, the sound of the pipa rose again, and then came like thousands of troops and horses galloping forward, or like the surging river, with irreversible momentum, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth, giving people the illusion of being unstoppable.
Sure enough, the people below were defeated one by one, put down their instruments, shook their heads and left.
However, the two women continued to play until the end of the song. Those who knew how to listen would naturally understand the charm, and immediately they clapped their hands with all their strength. It would be no exaggeration to say that it was like a tide.
"The third level is the martial arts battle." Zi Tu looked at the people on the tower and whispered, "This is the most important level."
After hearing this, Hua Jinglan looked up and saw four women flying up and covered with silk cloth at the same time. Their bodies were as light as swallows and moving lightly in the air. The woman holding the flute said loudly: "Who is willing to come forward and compete with my four sisters?" .”
"Four against one?" Hua Jinglan turned around and asked.
"The Four Heavenly Daughters will choose a son-in-law together, so of course the four of them will compete together." Tang Fen looked at the four people above, a light flashed in his eyes, "It's time to try the Tencel Soft Sword."
Hua Jinglan smiled and gently supported her chin with her right hand. There was a hint of laziness in her expression, "Su Huan, give him the Tiansi Soft Sword."
Tang Fen glanced at her, neither happy nor angry, he just said: "I will never let down this Tiansi soft sword."
Taking the Tencel Soft Sword, Tang Fen swept the hem of his clothes, flew up the silk cloth, pointed with his toes, raised his hands to the four women, and said humbly: "I, Tang Fen, want to ask the four ladies for advice!"
The woman holding the flute smiled and said: "It turns out to be the Second Young Master of Tang Dynasty. The Young Master is serious. It is a blessing for my four sisters to be able to compete with the Tiansi Soft Sword."
"please!"
Among them, the woman in red was the first to make a move. When she jumped out, she drew out the soft sword from her waist. The sword coiled out like a snake and struck Tang Fen's right hand with one swing.
Tang Fen raised his sword to block, and at the same time held the scabbard with his other hand. With both sides moving, the soft Tiancel sword came out of its sheath with a low voice, and then raised his hand to stab with the judge's pen.
At the same time, the woman holding the flute drew her sword and struck at his back. Tang Fen used the gesture of the judge's pen to bend the sword. The tip of the sword hit the woman's long sword, avoiding the blow. When he drew the sword, Another flower bloomed in front of me and I picked it with a soft sword.
After the first move, the woman holding the pipa suddenly attacked from the side, using the pipa as a weapon, and raised her hands to meet the soft Tiansi sword. The soft sword passed through the string, but got stuck in the middle before it had gone very far. Tang Fen's eyes darkened and he quickly drew the sword.
The four women quickly changed their positions. The Pipa Girl was always chasing the tip of Tang Fen's sword, while the soft sword attacked his back, the long sword attacked his front, and the Judge's Pen attacked from his left side. Moreover, the four women were extremely fast and cooperated closely. , with a very tacit understanding, Tang Fen was overwhelmed.
The long sword struck from the front, and he steadied his heels to meet it, but his strength was gone, and he leaned back. He was startled, and quickly jumped up to avoid the two swords in front and behind. The force that fell on the silk cloth was unstable, and his whole body was pulled around by the wind-pierced silk cloth. Before he could stand firm, the four women attacked him one after another.
Hua Jinglan looked down and shook her head. If this continues, Tang Fen will reach the next level in less than ten moves.
"Sir, these are the cherry tomatoes sent by the prince." Zhui Feng walked up to Hua Jinglan with a plate of fiery red fruits and offered them respectfully.
Hua Jinglan looked past him towards Chun Yuyan, who was not far away, and met his gaze looking at her with a smile.
"Go back and ask your prince, why don't you go out and give it a try even though you're already here?" Hua Jinglan twisted a cherry tomato and put it in her mouth.
Zhui Feng immediately turned back, whispered twice in Chun Yuyan's ear, then hurriedly walked over and said, "The prince has no such idea."
"Well," Hua Jinglan cracked another melon seed and said with a smile, "Zhui Feng, I think you and Zhu Yu are having a hard time, how about we win these four women back and give them to you?"
Zhui Feng was shocked and turned pale. He quickly lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Young Master Hua. It's just that Zhui Feng is loyal to the prince and has no plans to marry!"