Volume 11: The First Law Chapter 31: Establishing a Trust
"What?" General Pingnan suspected that he had heard it wrong.
"Since you are not convinced, just give me a fight. Don't worry, I will not use the Sword of the Nation to suppress you. I will make you admit defeat with conviction." Lu Qingshan said calmly.
It is this kind of taken-for-granted calmness that is most infuriating.
Qin Yitian was still fanning the flames. She "kindly" advised: "General Jiang, you and General Lu are both pillars of our country. General Lu is not gentle when he strikes. You'd better not fight him."
General Pingnan heard what the two said, and laughed in anger. " The Qin State values martial arts from top to bottom, even among the people, let alone the army. If I dare not fight today, and the news gets out, how can I lead the three armies?"
"Since General Pingnan is so determined, I will not say anything more." Qin Yitian took a step back and continued, "The Imperial Study is not suitable for fighting, and it is not possible to perform. Let's go to the Royal Training Grounds."
"Okay." Lu Qingshan nodded calmly.
General Pingnan naturally would not raise any objections.
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Royal Parade Ground.
This time was originally the time for the Royal Guards to perform martial arts exercises.
But just now, news came from the palace that two important figures were going to compete here to determine the winner, so their martial arts performance was stopped to make room.
The two important figures, one is the well-known general Jiang Luan of Qin State, and the other is said to be the general who was newly appointed by the princess to protect the country.
The two of them had a disagreement and decided to have a fight to determine the winner.
This gimmick is quite enough.
So the Royal Guards did not leave, but decided to stay and watch the fun.
Soon, the two "protagonists" strolled to the parade ground, accompanied by Qin Yitian and her guards.
All the royal guards were already waiting in the parade grounds. When they saw the protagonist enter, the noise suddenly quieted down.
The royal guards looked at Jiang Luan and Lu Qingshan with respect, curiosity and scrutiny.
Both of them were people who had seen big scenes, so even when they were the center of attention, they acted as if no one was around and didn't act at all unusual.
Lu Qingshan picked up a sword at random along the parade ground, and then put the Dragon Bird aside for the time being.
"If you use the Sword of the Nation, with the advantage of the Sword of the Nation, you still have a chance to defeat me." General Pingnan said coldly.
Obviously, he would not be so stupid as to think that Lu Qingshan had no real skills, but he still had full confidence in himself.
He practiced martial arts when he was young, and then joined the army when he was young. His martial arts had been tempered on the battlefield and had already reached the pinnacle. How could he not be able to defeat a young boy?
"If I use the Sword of the Nation, you won't even need to attack me."
"Well, I want to see how powerful your martial arts skills are. You can actually speak so arrogantly and look down on others!"
General Pingnan leaped onto the arena.
Lu Qingshan smiled and followed closely behind.
"General Pingnan, you make the first move." Lu Qingshan was very humble.
General Pingnan's eyes gradually turned cold, without any politeness, and with a clang, he drew his sword suddenly.
The dazzling golden light illuminated the entire training ground, so blinding that everyone subconsciously squinted their eyes.
"It's the method of strengthening soldiers!"
All the royal guards were amazed.
General Pingnan Jiang Luan is good at the Taoist method of strengthening soldiers. He can increase the attack power and sharpness of weapons. Combined with his own martial arts, he has few rivals even in the huge Qin State.
Now that Jiang Luan has made a move, he is going all out.
The golden light brought by the powerful military technique flowed through the blade of the long sword in his hand, making the entire sword look like gold, dazzling and brilliant.
The long sword turned into a golden blade and slashed towards Lu Qingshan.
"General Jiang's Taoism has made another breakthrough?" Qin Yitian, who was watching the battle from the side, was also a little surprised.
She was well aware of Jiang Luan's strength, and the power of Taoism displayed by Jiang Luan at this time was obviously much greater than before.
Qin Yitian didn't know that even General Pingnan himself was very surprised at this moment.
His martial arts had not made any breakthroughs in many years and had reached a bottleneck long ago. But just when he was about to attack Lu Qingshan, his martial arts seemed to follow the will of heaven, like a raging fire meeting hot oil, and it became much stronger for no reason, reaching a peak he had never reached before.
But even with such a sword, Lu Qingshan remained calm and unmoved.
"This sword is the strongest sword I have ever used. Even the White Walkers dare not block it . Where do you get the confidence from?"
General Pingnan was furious. "Before, I thought that since Her Royal Highness the Princess gave you the Sword of the Nation, even if you are not as good as me, you must not be underestimated. Now it seems that you are just an ignorant person. I don't know what the Princess sees in you?"
"Could it be this face?" Many thoughts flashed through Jiang Luan's mind at this moment, and finally he muttered secretly while looking at Lu Qingshan's handsome face.
The golden light is approaching.
Only then did Lu Qingshan take action.
He was very fast, slashing and picking with the sword in his hand.
With a clang, there was a crisp sound of metal colliding.
The dazzling golden light dimmed, and General Pingnan's sword was knocked off and fell to the ground.
Lu Qingshan's sword was placed on Jiang Luan's neck.
No one could see clearly what Lu Qingshan was doing.
Jiang Luan looked up at Lu Qingshan in disbelief.
Lu Qingshan gently withdrew his hand, "You are defeated, General Jiang."
Jiang Luan's Taoism is indeed very powerful, and his martial arts have reached the pinnacle of this world. Even when facing the White Walkers, I think he can defeat many enemies alone.
But in Lu Qingshan's opinion, General Pingnan is much easier to deal with than the White Walkers.
Because although Lu Qingshan's swordsmanship is extraordinary, he is ultimately restricted by the suppression of this world and his power is limited.
So when facing the White Walkers who were wearing ice crystal armor and whose strength was infinitely close to the limit of this world, he had to use at least three or two moves to deal with them.
But Jiang Luan’s strength does not lie in strength, but in skills - even though his skills are much stronger than those of the White Walkers, he is still crushed by Lu Qingshan.
Just like in the doctor's opinion, there is not much difference between the questions for elementary school students and junior high school students.
…
Everyone was stunned, including Qin Yitian.
No one expected that the dignified General Pingnan could only withstand one move from Lu Qingshan's sword and be defeated.
"General Lu is great in martial arts!" Qin Yitian couldn't help but applaud.
On this side, General Pingnan stood there in a daze, not yet recovering from the defeat.
"Your Highness, thank you for your praise. In the future, everyone in Qin will be able to master such martial arts." On the other side, Lu Qingshan, the winner, laughed and said easily.
He jumped off the stage and quickly left the parade ground with Qin Yitian, leaving behind General Pingnan in a daze and the imperial guards who were still in shock.
…
During these three days, a piece of news shocked the entire Qincheng.
Her Royal Highness the Princess bestowed the Sword of the Nation on a "pretty boy" of unknown origin and appointed him as the General of Protecting the Nation.
General Jiang Luan was dissatisfied with the princess's decision and had a duel with the newly promoted general of national defense in the royal parade grounds in front of the imperial guards. However, he did not expect that he was not even a match for the general of national defense and was defeated miserably.
When everyone first saw this news, their first reaction was disbelief and questioning.
But three days later, no one came out to refute the rumor, which made people have to believe that this might not be a rumor.
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically the new general and his martial arts.
But this discussion lasted for three days.
Because, something even more eye-catching happened.
The newly promoted general of the defense of the country had a sudden idea and erected a three-meter-high piece of wood at the south gate of Qincheng, and said that whoever could carry the wood from here to the north gate would be rewarded with fifty taels of silver.
At that time, many people quickly gathered at the South Gate, but they were just watching and talking, and no one took any action.
Because anyone can carry this piece of wood, how can it be worth a reward of fifty taels? Isn't this just pie in the sky?
No one believed it, so no one took action.
As a result, when the general saw that no one took action, he raised the reward to one hundred taels on the spot.
But the higher the bounty, the more unreasonable the onlookers felt it was, and no one took any action.
Everyone was talking about it, but no one took action, but they didn't leave either.
Finally, a beggar who had been begging at the South Gate for many years couldn't bear it anymore, so he bravely ran out, picked up the wood and walked towards the North Gate, carrying it all the way to the North Gate.
Upon seeing this, the general who protects the country did not hesitate and immediately gave the beggar a hundred taels of gold in public, not a single tael less.
As soon as this news spread, it immediately caused a sensation in the Qin State.
All the common people remembered the name of the new general who protected the country.
Lu Qingshan.
A general whose martial arts are higher than the sky and whose promises are worth a thousand gold.
