From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 525

The carriage stopped at the foot of Beishan Mountain, where several inner guards were waiting and four horses were prepared.

Empress Zhaojing did not wear a long skirt, but a heroic military uniform. She looked less beautiful than usual, but more heroic.

She faced the spring sunshine, looked at the trees that had grown green leaves again, felt the warmth of the spring breeze, and felt more comfortable.

She turned over and rode on the horse's back. She looked at everyone and smiled, "You didn't expect it, I'm actually a good horse rider, little junior brother, do you dare to compete with me!"

Zhou Yuan also got on the horse, patted the horse's neck, and said, "How to compete?"

Empress Zhaojing said, "It's very simple. Whoever reaches the temporary hut on the saddle on the mountainside first will win."

"I'll come too!"

Guan Caixi not only wore a military uniform, but also tied her hair up. She was more youthful and energetic.

"I have traveled far and wide and have been the leader of the martial arts world for two years. Can't I even be better than you in horse riding?"

Empress Zhaojing said: "Okay, Xiaozhuang will come too!"

Zhou Yuan glared and said: "Master Xiaozhuang is coming too? She is so good at kung fu..."

Empress Zhaojing waved her hand and smiled: "Kung fu is kung fu, horsemanship is horsemanship, Xiaozhuang may not be better than us in horse riding."

Speaking of this, she blinked and said: "But we have to set a prize."

"Junior brother, if you lose, you You have to write a poem."

"I have read your famous poems in Dajin more than once. If you lose today, you have to show us your skills."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "No problem. What if the senior sister loses?"

Empress Zhaojing thought for a while, and then said softly, "If I lose, I will give each of you a gift."

Xiaozhuang said, "If I lose, I will perform a set of sword skills to subdue demons."

Guan Caixi was anxious. She thought about it and didn't know what she could output.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "If I lose, I will agree to a small request from each of you. Remember, it's a small request. Let me go to the Imperial Academy to study. This kind of thing doesn't count."

"Then it's settled!"

Empress Zhaojing was obviously in a very good mood. She clapped her hands and held the reins firmly.

She said loudly, "I will count down from ten. When I shout one, we will set off together."

Everyone nodded when they heard it.

"Ten...nine...one! Let's go!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she rode out quickly, and Zhou Yuan reacted instantly and followed closely.

Xiaozhuang also whipped his whip and rushed over directly.

Seeing this scene, Guan Caixi was stunned, and then said angrily: "Sister, how could you do this!"

She hurried forward and almost cried.

The four of them rode horses, facing the morning sun and spring breeze, and kept rushing forward.

Empress Zhaojing did know how to ride a horse, but she had been on the throne for more than ten years and had long neglected to practice. She stumbled and was repeatedly surpassed by Zhou Yuan, Xiaozhuang and Guan Caixi.

Xiaozhuang's horse riding skills were not bad, but she was indeed too heavy. She was nearly 1.9 meters tall and weighed more than 200 kilograms. She was a veritable female tank. No matter how good her horsemanship was, the horse could not run.

Guan Caixi had been traveling around the world for many years, and her horsemanship was good. In addition, she was light, so she quickly surpassed Xiaozhuang.

She came behind Zhou Yuan and couldn't help laughing: "I started last, but I want to arrive first. You can't beat this martial arts leader."

Zhou Yuan smiled, suddenly swung his whip and hit the ground hard.

The internal force splashed mud and went towards Guan Caixi.

Guan Caixi screamed and quickly covered her face, which delayed the pursuit. Under her angry roar, Zhou Yuan arrived at the finish line first and won the game.

"It doesn't count!"

Guan Caixi was so angry that she was tricked at the beginning and again at the end. Her eyes were red and she stomped her feet and said: "Zhou Yuan, you cheated! You are a rogue! You threw mud to block my view!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Didn't you say that you are not allowed to use this trick?"

"You...you..."

Guan Caixi turned around and said: "Sister, Zhou Yuan cheated, he is so rogue."

Empress Zhaojing and Xiaozhuang also arrived one after another. Although she lost, she was obviously very happy.

"It's true that I didn't say no."

She smiled and looked at her sister, blinking her eyes and said, "Caixi, you have to accept the loss."

Guan Caixi pursed her lips, threw the whip at Zhou Yuan, and shouted, "Bad man!"

Xiaozhuang said, "Then I'll go first?"

"Okay, you go first, Xiaozhuang, but you're not allowed to fool us. You have to test out your great perfection level of demon-slaying swordsmanship so that we can learn from it."

Empress Zhaojing was obviously very interested.

Zhou Yuan was also curious, of course. Xiaozhuang's kung fu was very high. According to her understanding of the martial arts world, she could be ranked fourth in the world.

The first isThe old Tantric monk on the Great Snow Mountain in the Western Regions is said to be Wanyan Daichan's master.

The second and third are naturally Li Yu'an and Master Su Youzi.

The fourth is Xiaozhuang, who is obviously much stronger than Wanyan Daichan and Chu Feifan.

When Guan Caixi heard that it was the Great Perfection Realm of the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique, she forgot to be angry for a moment and hurriedly said: "Master Xiaozhuang, let us see more!"

Xiaozhuang smiled and raised his four-foot-long black sword.

She flew fifty feet away with a few takeoffs and said loudly: "Look, this is the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique evolved from the male and female swords of the Orthodox One Dao of the Qingcheng Mountain Tianshi combined with the Demon-Subduing Skill. It emphasizes the use of qi to control force, force to control the sword, sword to control momentum, and momentum to control the Tao, so it is magnificent and powerful."

After speaking, she exuded a powerful internal force in her body, and the black sword trembled because of it. The terrible momentum swirled out, and the earth around seemed to be shaking.

Soon she started to move, her internal force turned into qi, the knife was like a residual shadow, countless knife lights slashed in all directions, the soil flew, the boulders broke, and countless deep gullies appeared on the ground.

The sky and the earth and the sunlight seemed to be distorted, and the big tree in the distance could not bear it and exploded directly.

And these countless moves finally gathered into a powerful knife!

The knife slashed down vertically! The knife light flashed for more than ten feet in an instant, and with a loud bang, it slashed deeply into the ground!

The terrible cracks were unknown how deep, and they continued to spread to the distance, which made everyone stunned.

Xiaozhuang put away the knife, clasped his fists to everyone and said: "Excuse me."

These three words almost made Zhou Yuan fall to the ground. Damn, is this also considered excruciating? Then I can commit suicide with my little kung fu.

He thought that he might never be able to reach Xiaozhuang's level. No wonder everyone said that she was a martial arts genius that was rare in a century.

With this height, this physique, this skillful swordsmanship, and this deep internal strength, it's no wonder that Chu Feifan swore never to enter the capital again. Perhaps the shadow of the past was too great.

"Beautiful!"

Empress Zhao Jing clapped her hands and said, "Xiao Zhuang, you are stronger than before, but it's a pity that I have never had the opportunity to use my full strength. Otherwise, I feel that three or five hundred professional soldiers can't do anything to you."

This is the truth. To deal with Xiao Zhuang and the stronger Li Yu'an, you can only shoot thousands of arrows at once.

Thinking back to when I was in Goryeo, I heard Li Yu'an say that thousands of elite cavalry chased her and forced her into a desperate situation by shooting thousands of arrows at once.

If there is no long-range attack, I don't know how many people will die to take down such a strong man.

"Too! Too! Awesome!"

Guan Caixi jumped up and shouted: "Master Xiaozhuang! Can you teach me this move?"

Xiaozhuang smiled and said: "Of course, follow me to do horse stance for a month? Then swing the sword with all your strength 500 times every day?"

Guan Caixi seemed to remember the unbearable years, her face turned pale instantly, and she waved her hands and said: "No, no, I still don't want to learn."

When she was a child, she also admired Xiaozhuang's martial arts. She followed him to learn for half a month and was almost exhausted.

In fact, she has no talent at all.

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said: "Okay, I will give my junior brother a gift. So, junior brother, what do you want to ask Caixi?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and squinted at Guan Caixi.

Guan Caixi was startled and begged: "Zhou Yuan, I helped you when I was in the south, please forgive me."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Savage princess! You have come to this day!"

Guan Caixi was really afraid of Zhou Yuan's mean smile, and couldn't help looking at Empress Zhaojing for protection: "Sister... Can you not count it!"

Empress Zhaojing shook her head and said: "Even I am willing to admit defeat, so of course you have to keep your promise."

"Zhou Yuan, what do you want from Caixi?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "It's very simple, dance for us!"

Guan Caixi was dumbfounded.

She has traveled all over the country over the years and knows a little bit of everything, but she just can't do anything like dancing for a girl.

"I! I can't do it at all!"

She screamed in anger.