"Ah, General Feng has come out personally..."
"I heard that General Feng has never lost in the Black Mountain Army's circle-pushing competition. He usually doesn't teach his skills to anyone outside the Black Mountain Army. He is the number one master of the circle-pushing competition in the Black Mountain Army. Now it's going to be exciting..."
"Who do you think will win?"
Seeing the general of the Black Mountain Army stand up, Yan Liqiang immediately heard a burst of whispers coming from the entire banquet hall. Countless people became excited and agitated. It was obvious that the general of the Black Mountain Army who was about to take the field was very famous in Jinzhou and was definitely not an ordinary character.
As the man walked towards the pushing circle, Yan Liqiang felt like an iron tower was slowly moving towards him. The man was so strong, as tall as Yao Ming, and more sturdy than Arnold. Although he was not wearing armor, under the military officer's uniform, he seemed to have muscles all over his body like bulging iron blocks, which made people afraid. Those strong muscles on his body were like a suit of steel armor under the military officer's uniform. This person was sitting at the front two tables of all the officers and generals of the Montenegrin Army present, so this person's status in the Montenegrin Army was definitely not low. Details such as the belt of his military officer's uniform also illustrated this point.
Yan Liqiang was originally considered strong, but compared with the man walking over, he suddenly looked thin. The arms of General Feng were almost as long as Yan Liqiang's thighs, but his thighs were thicker than Yan Liqiang's waist.
Seeing this person on the stage, Concubine Rong, Concubine Rui, Concubine Duan, Concubine Yi and others became nervous all of a sudden. Concubine Rui, Concubine Duan and Concubine Yi looked at Concubine Rong at the same time. Concubine Rong also frowned slightly and glanced at Luo Yutian. Luo Yutian certainly understood the meaning of Concubine Rong's eyes, so he coughed twice and said, "General Feng, Lord Yan, one of you is the iron wall pillar of my Black Mountain Army, and the other is a distinguished guest of my Luo family. The purpose of this circle pushing technique is to have a festive and lively atmosphere. Please stop at a certain point and don't damage the harmony of today's banquet!"
Luo Yutian said this and winked at the general named Feng who was on the field, meaning to take it easy and not make things look too bad. General Feng also understood and nodded. He smiled and his throat trembled. The buzzing sound like that in a water tank vibrated in the hall. "Please rest assured, Master. Master Yan and I are discussing the skills of pushing the circle, so we are naturally sensible!"
Yan Liqiang also smiled and bowed to Luo Yutian in a relaxed manner, then looked at General Feng, "May I know your name, General? What is your position in the Black Mountain Army?"
"My name is Feng Qianlou, and I am the commander of the Black Mountain Army's vanguard, with the rank of General Pingman. I heard that Lord Yan is also a master of archery, and I think his pushing circle skills must be quite good as well, so I came here to ask for advice!" Although Feng Qianlou is tall and strong, he is by no means a rude person.
"I see that General Feng is also an expert in teaching the technique of pushing circles. How about General Feng and I have a fight to decide the outcome?" Yan Liqiang said with a smile.
Feng Qianlou's eyes flickered, "I wonder how to compare what Lord Yan said about the one-move victory or defeat?"
"This shoving contest is all about the use of body movements and strength. Why don't we go back to basics and not try all those fancy things? We can just stand in the middle of the field and push each other to see who falls out of the circle?"
After hearing what Yan Liqiang said, Feng Qianlou hadn't spoken yet, but the guests in the hall were suddenly in an uproar. The method Yan Liqiang said seemed fair, but in fact Yan Liqiang himself suffered a great loss, because of the height and weight of both parties. In this competition, Yan Liqiang clearly gave up his advantage of flexible body movements, and chose to directly compete with Feng Qianlou in a head-on confrontation of strength. Such a competition seemed simple, but it was the most difficult and most challenging method of competition in the pushing circle. Many people looked at Yan Liqiang's figure and were worried. With Feng Qianlou's strength, once the two sides came into contact, Yan Liqiang would probably break bones and be pushed out of the pushing circle.
Feng Qianlou stared at Yan Liqiang for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed, "Since Lord Yan wants to have a competition like this, I will obey your orders!"
—This Yan guy is really smart. With this competition, the winner was decided in the blink of an eye. He showed his ability and left a way out for both sides. With the words of the governor before, I don’t want him to lose too badly. So, I will push him out of the circle to save face for the Black Mountain Army. But, if that’s the case, why did he still go on stage? Did he not expect that he would come on stage, or was he too confident before? Well, it seems that I still have to be careful and not be too careless. If I lose even myself, it will be embarrassing...
Feng Qianlou muttered to himself, confidently but cautiously standing in front of Yan Liqiang, clasped his fists towards Yan Liqiang, and said, "Please!"
Yan Liqiang smiled slightly and clasped his fists towards Feng Qianlou, "Please!"
Both parties stand in the middle of the pushing circle, three steps apart, facing each other and looking into each other's eyes.
At this moment, all the guests in the hall held their breath, and you could hear a pin drop.
After being silent for about ten seconds, Feng Qianlou suddenly roared, like a thunderclap, and took a step forward, forming a steady bow step, and then with a palm of his right hand, he pushed towards Yan Li with a gust of wind...
Yan Liqiang still stood there motionless. Seeing Feng Qianlou push him with his palm, he also pushed back with his palm...
In a split second, just as the two palms touched each other and the moment their power came into contact, Feng Qianlou's face changed instantly. In fact, he only used 50% of his strength in this palm, and he still had enough means to change his strength later. But the moment the two sides came into contact, the palm he pushed out with 50% of his strength, in the face of Yan Liqiang's terrifying overwhelming power, instantly fell like a snowflake into the raging tide, and like a burst bubble, it melted away without a trace in the blink of an eye. Such power was too terrifying. As long as it came, it would definitely be a fate of breaking bones and no return. Feng Qianlou was horrified, and without thinking, he blasted over with the Nine-Layered Wild Python Power he had cultivated.
The power of the crazy python is divided into nine levels, just like a crazy python turning over and shedding its skin, each level is stronger than the previous one, and each turn is more powerful than the previous one. Since the crazy python power was perfected, in the past few years, Feng Qianlou has never encountered anyone who required him to use all his strength in a pushing circle competition. But at this time, feeling the deadly aura coming from Yan Liqiang's hand, Feng Qianlou had no choice but to fight.
The ninth level of mad python power surged out, but under the collapse of mountains and the crack of the earth, even if the mad python turned over again, it could not resist the power of heaven and earth.
Break, break, break...
The myriad changes of the Ninth Layer Crazy Python Power were like nine small eggs under a hammer in front of Yan Liqiang's power. They were shattered into pieces almost instantly. The overwhelming force was about to hit him. At this moment, Feng Qianlou felt like a leaf under a raging wave. In the blink of an eye, he would be hit to an unknown place by the raging waves...
It’s over. Feng Qianlou’s mind went blank. This was the only thought in his mind at the moment.
Just when he felt that he was about to be completely destroyed by the might of the raging waves, the moment the raging waves were approaching him, the hairs on Feng Qianlou's body sensed the force and all of them exploded, but at this moment, the force was retracted and solidified, and the raging waves turned into a humid iceberg, with only a small wave hitting him lightly...
"Boom..." A roar and explosion resounded in the hall.
Dengdangdang... Feng Qianlou couldn't help but take three steps back. Wherever his feet went, the black rock floor in the hall was smashed to pieces and exploded.
Yan Liqiang retreated three steps, no more and no less.
Both of them are still within the pushing circle and neither has been pushed out.
Yan Liqiang laughed and clasped his fists towards Feng Qianlou, "Hahaha, General Feng is really amazing. How about we call this a tie?"
Feng Qianlou's chest rose and fell, and he took a few deep breaths. His expression changed a few times. He looked at the blank eyes of the people around him, and then made eye contact with Yan Liqiang. Then Feng Qianlou's face moved, and he also smiled. He clasped his fists towards Yan Liqiang, "It is true that a great reputation is not in vain. Lord Yan is so powerful, I admire him!"
After saying that, Feng Qianlou returned to his seat. Yan Liqiang also smiled and returned to his seat.
Most people in the field were confused by the result of the fight between the two sides. They had no idea what was going on and thought that Feng Qianlou had shown mercy and saved Yan Liqiang's face. Only a few people noticed that something was wrong.
Luo Yutian looked at the ground that Feng Qianlou had crushed, then looked at the ground under Yan Liqiang's feet. His heart skipped a beat, and then he laughed loudly and was the first to applaud. "Excellent, wonderful. Let's call this a draw. Someone, come on. It's a rare day of happiness. Let's bring up the Luling aged wine that is treasured in the mansion so that everyone can drink..."
Seeing the governor clapping, the other guests also started to applaud.
At Luo Yutian's glance, an attendant immediately dragged a carpet over to cover the ground that had been trampled by the push circle. Then the music started, and a group of dancers quickly came to the stage and started dancing again. The atmosphere in the hall was still lively and harmonious...
After the banquet was over, everyone said goodbye and left. Only then did Yingluo, who was beside Concubine Rong, come to Yan Liqiang and whisper to him, "The ladies invite Master Yan to the flower hall at the back for a gathering..."
Seeing that Yan Liqiang still had something to do, Liu Xitong, Sima Qingshan and others who had followed Yan Liqiang said goodbye to Yan Liqiang and left. Anyway, the Luo family had already arranged accommodation for them in the city, and Yan Liqiang, as a VIP, stayed directly at the Luo family this time.
(End of this chapter)