"Who are you?" The young officer standing in the pushing circle asked Yan Hong with a somewhat defiant look.
Yan Hong's attire at this moment was similar to that of an ordinary guard, nothing special about it, and he didn't carry any bow and arrows, so it was inevitable that he would be looked down upon.
"My name is Yan Hong, and I am just a servant beside Master Yan. My master is a hundred times more capable than me. If you want my master to take action, let me think about it!"
When the young officer heard Yan Hong introduce herself as a servant of Yan Liqiang, a flash of anger flashed across his face, but he held it back. He just made a starting gesture, clasped his fists towards Yan Hong, and said in a deep voice, "No more words, please!"
"Please!" Yan Hong also clasped his fists.
The next second, the young officer flashed in front of Yan Hong, crossed his hands and grabbed Yan Hong's collar on both shoulders, shouted loudly, used a wrestling move, and flipped Yan Hong over his head like a sack and threw him out...
Many people watching exclaimed in surprise, thinking that Yan Hong would be defeated in one move. But at the moment Yan Hong was thrown out, Yan Hong suddenly turned his body in the air, grabbed the wrist of the young officer with one hand, and flipped in the air like a wheel. The offensive and defensive momentum of both sides changed instantly, and before the young officer could react, the man's body was pulled off the ground by Yan Hong and flew into the air.
The young officer was also shocked. He had never expected Yan Hong's method to be so strange and swift, and the strength in her hands was so great. Yan Hong had just pulled him up from the ground like pulling a carrot. He just wanted to react, and his feet moved across the air. Yan Hong, who had just landed on the ground with his head up, seemed to have expected such a reaction. She arched her waist like a civet cat, pushed with both hands, and kicked the young officer's feet with her feet...
This time, the force was so strong and heavy that the young officer could no longer use the force in the air. He was kicked by Yan Hong and flew more than two meters in the air, like a lead ball thrown by a spring. He flew seven or eight meters out of the pushing circle. As soon as his feet landed on the ground, he kept stepping back... He took five or six steps before he stabilized his body, and then his face changed immediately. On the other hand, after Yan Hong kicked the young officer away, he took advantage of the momentum and did a somersault, and stood steadily in the pushing circle, calm and composed.
The winner was decided in almost one move, starting with the circle-pushing competition, and this match was almost the shortest in terms of time.
The whole hall was silent for a few seconds, and then there was a bang. All the spectators applauded and cheered loudly. Yan Hong's adaptability and reaction just now were like an antelope hanging on a horn, so natural and impeccable, it was simply amazing.
The young officer who had just declared that he would challenge Yan Liqiang stood there, his face flushed. He just clasped his fist towards Yan Hong, too embarrassed to say anything else, and hurried away. As the saying goes, an expert can tell the presence or absence of an opponent just by stretching out his hand. Just now, he also knew that Yan Hong's skills and reaction were much stronger than his. He couldn't even beat a servant beside Yan Liqiang, but he still wanted to compete with Yan Liqiang. He was indeed arrogant.
Luo Yutian was sitting at the top, and although he was clapping with a smile on his face, he was also extremely surprised in his heart. The young officer who wanted to challenge Yan Liqiang just now was none other than his second son. He knew his son's ability. Although he also felt that Yan Hong was not an ordinary person when Yan Hong came on stage before, he did not expect that his son would be defeated so quickly. It was surprising that any servant around Yan Liqiang could be so powerful.
"Sister, who is this Yan Hong and why is she so powerful?" Seeing Concubine Rong sitting next to him, Luo Yutian turned his head and asked in a low voice.
Concubine Rong could vaguely guess the identities of Yan Qing and Yan Hong. She felt that the two seemed to be people around the prince in the past. She seemed to have met them once in the palace before. Seeing the people around Yan Liqiang showing off their power and throwing her nephew out of the circle, Concubine Rong was not sad at the moment, but rather happy. After looking at that "heartless person" with a different eye, Concubine Rong felt that her body was inexplicably getting hot, and she began to miss the experience Yan Liqiang gave her that night. Hearing her brother's question, Concubine Rong just shook her head at Luo Yutian and whispered, "I don't know either. It should be Lord Yan's servant guard. When I met Lord Yan in Luyuan, this person was already by his side. In addition to him, Lord Yan also has a person named Yan Qing by his side, and his ability is not inferior to his!"
Luo Yutian glanced at Yan Liqiang, who looked calm, and thought that Yan Liqiang could be served by such a master. His evaluation of Yan Liqiang immediately went up a level. In fact, it was not just Luo Yutian. At this moment, those who were looking at Yan Liqiang in the hall thought almost the same thing.
After the young Black Mountain Army officer left, another person immediately stood up from the seats of the Black Mountain Army officers in the hall, walked towards the push circle, came to the push circle, glanced at Yan Hong, clasped his fists, and said, "Please!"
Yan Hong glanced at the officer of the Black Mountain Army, his face remained calm, and he also clasped his fists, "Please!"
The next second, the two men pounced on each other like two tigers, and began to push, attack, dodge and avoid each other. Limited by the rules of the pushing circle, although this contest was not a real competition, it was also extremely fierce...
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"Sir..." Liu Xitong glanced at the field and said with some concern.
Yan Liqiang drank a glass of wine, glanced at the scene, and smiled confidently and calmly, "It's okay..."
As a practitioner of Kyudo, the first and foremost point of physical fitness is agility. In addition to this, in order to draw a strong bow, great strength is needed. Flexibility and strength are the two most important requirements in the circle pushing competition. Yan Hong has both, so Yan Liqiang is not worried that Yan Hong will suffer a loss. Even if we take a step back, the person who can be relied on by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in a place like the Imperial Capital City where there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers is definitely not comparable to ordinary masters. In Yan Liqiang's opinion, Yan Hong and Yan Qing's skills are almost as good as Shi Minzhang, the son of General Shi Tao of Anbei, who wanted to compete with him in a blind Kyudo competition. It's just that neither of them has a good father, and their reputation is not as loud as Shi Minzhang before.
Sure enough, after the two sides had been fighting for two minutes, the second officer from the Montenegrin Army who came on the field was knocked out of the pushing circle by Yan Hong's shoulder.
As soon as this man was defeated, another military officer from the Black Mountain Army immediately stood up and walked towards the push circle.
Seeing the man's steps, and taking a closer look at his fingers and arms, Yan Hong finally showed a solemn look on his face, feeling that he had met an opponent - the man who came on the field, the style of the military officer's robe on his body, was no longer a lieutenant-level officer, but had entered the ranks of generals. This person's rank in the Black Mountain Army was already the level of Xuanwei General, and the number of troops under his command was at least around 15,000. The reason why Yan Hong looked solemn was because he also felt that this person who came up should have a strong attainment in archery practice like him.
The following competition was a fight between dragons and tigers, extremely exciting. Exclamations were heard from the spectators from time to time. Some people who loved the circle pushing competition watched with shining eyes and shouted that it was exciting. This level of circle pushing competition was really not seen in ordinary occasions.
Yan Liqiang was watching the fight on the field, secretly surprised in his heart. Just from the scene, he could tell the whole picture from a single glimpse. The Black Mountain Army had high morale, and the officers and generals were united and in harmony. They were truly not comparable to any ordinary army. Yan Liqiang had never seen with his own eyes what the Long family's Fengyun Army was like, but the Black Mountain Army before him was really extraordinary. If he met them on the battlefield in the future, they would definitely be a formidable foe.
Ten minutes later, with Yan Hong's roar and a loud bang in the circle, the winner was decided. The general of the Black Mountain Army was knocked out of the circle by Yan Hong and lost. Yan Hong himself also had sweat on his forehead, and his chest heaved after the victory, looking a little exhausted.
The whole hall suddenly erupted in warm applause and cheers, and the military officers of the Black Mountain Army were slightly agitated. They didn't seem to have expected Yan Hong to win in this game. Yan Hong won three games in a row. The faces of several generals in the Black Mountain Army who were near the front finally became gloomy...
Seeing that it was almost time, Yan Liqiang stood up, called Yan Hong back, walked into the pushing circle, smiled, clasped his fists, looked around, and said with a relaxed look, "I used to compete with others in Ganzhou in this pushing circle. I have seen so much just now, and I am itching to show my skills. I wonder which general in the Black Mountain Army is willing to come down and teach me and learn from me!"
After Yan Liqiang finished speaking, a general sitting at the front of the Black Mountain Army suddenly stood up and said four words in a loud voice, "Let me try!"
(End of this chapter)