Book 18 - Chapter 1 – A Re Four Tables (1/2)
Book 18 Chapter 1 – A Re Four Tables
The tip of the whips collided, producing a sharp and clear noise
In the hter, his left sleeve shot a section of long whip, about a zhang or so, which seemed to have been knocked out by the opponent’s reaction force that it turned into a nine-bend, ten-section long snake, but the fluctuation amplitude defied common sense; because based on the power he dede quite co enerate rainbow-like vitality; it coiled back like a vicious dragon biting the opponent
Another sudden change
wang Bo swiftly traversed sideways Delicate like a huh speed, which was difficult to see with naked eye, in spiraling motion; like a spark fro Whip, and swiftly pulled back Not only he evaded the attack of the tip of the whip, he was able to pull the opponent’s whip taut
Si [sic] Whip [not sure if this is a typo, or the left and right whips had different naative, eg error or crime)’] bored out of his sleeve, slipped down to the floor first, and then slid toward the opponent, and when it was about five chi away froue sticking out, fast as lightning it jabbed Yuchi Jingde’s lower abdomen
This kind of finesse, where he was able to control the thin and flexible long whip, as if it were alive, following his heart’s desire, indeed asp in amazeed slightly wang Bo’s skill was really high, his strength powerful, indeed his nade re fast he slid sideways and backwards, taking advantage of the tension of the whips entangled each other, heBo as the center of rotation, and then, to everybody’s surprise, he charged swiftly toang Bo
Due to the whiplash, the two entangled whips i a Bo let out a cold humph
He had transmitted his inner power via the whip to attack the enemy for more than dozen tie over But Yuchi Jingde’s level of strength exceeded his expectation, so that a murderous intent rose up in his heart
Over tide would surpass hieneration
The right hand Ding Xing Whip retracted into his sleeve
wang Bo lowered his waist in a horse stance The Ding shi+ Whip treain, the qi traveled to the tip of the whip, which Yuchi Jingde i Bo rushed his power toWhip followed his backwardBo’s whip, coiled back into a ht in his hand, while he hi’s side
Cupping his fist in salute, he said, “wanggong’s whip technique is indeed unrivalled in Jianghu, there is nothing better under the heavens Jingde reaped not a shallow benefit tonight; his future success is really bestowed by wanggong”
Inwardly wang Bo cried, ‘What a pity!’ but on the surface he assu the whip back into his sleeve, he chuckled and said, “The rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before; Ol’ wang is getting on in year!”
A assumed his status as the host, politely he ushered the two back toward their banquet tables
Meanwhile, Hou Xibai took thisJiaojiao, Dong Shuni, and the other younger generations crowded Rong Fengxiang’s table to offer their toast on the elderly gentle celebrated today The jubilant and warm atmosphere replaced the earlier ind and palxiang, surrounded by the younger generations, walked over to the front two halls to socialize with the other guests
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Zheng shi+ru, still separated by Kou Zhong, was showing off his talent and passion to Shang Xiufang But he was indeed an erudite and , literature, such as bianwen[1], scriptures, classical Chinese poe, all kinds of theatrical arts, wine-drinking ga of chuanqi [fiction short stories of the Tang and Song dynasties], narrative poerowth, he was able to discuss without extra trouble, to explain in vivid details and insight
Although Kou Zhong harbored enmity toward him, for instance, due to his close relationshi+p with Yin Gui Pai, he could not but ade and experience, he was more established than Bai Lao Fuzi [see Book 1 Chapter 1], which was, to Kou Zhong, of the grand professor level
Much to his surprise, Shang Xiufang’s repartee was not inferior in any sense to the opposite party; evidently her knowledge in all aspects was no less than this ‘Henan Mad Scholar’ Zheng shi+ru, hether intentionally or otherwise, threw the questions out in the open, and thus letting all the ladies around the table to participate in the discussion The at
Yet Kou Zhong was unable to express himself even for half a sentence
He paid particular attention to Bai Qing’er’s response, and found out that not only she was not jealous of Zheng shi+ru eagerly fawning on Shang Xiufang, fro was even more baffled at the relationshi+p between these two people
Zheng Shu and Yun Yuzhen did not speak aze onto Kou Zhong,hi ’s other side, was eloquently discussing the ‘qi luo ren wu hua’ [painting of a character in beautiful silk dress], which was starting to be popular at that ti Mou’s, the president of the rice business association at the northern district of the city, son His old ; from this, it could be seen that this man had quite a status and identify
The nature of his business was agriculture, and development of commercial products Many of the people of the saencies or associations, such as brotherhood of the village, trade association, and so on; spontaneous organizations of civil society, with the purpose of expanding their influence, while at the sa a uniform price to avoid vicious competition
For ih silk fabric], silk, and salt, the organization was even tighter; joining the association required certain qualifications, and going through examination and approval procedure, and once one was admitted into the association, often times they could not easily withdraw, so much so that sometimes there was a provision that when the father died, the son must continue the membershi+p
To be able to become the president of such association, other than excellence inside and outside their own business, oneon ith both ‘ways’, black and white, and had vast enough network of friends and acquaintances Without the support of such business associations, any political power could hardly stand fira Bang had to seek hi It is thus clear that the expectation laid on hienerations, paintings of beautiful wo for her honor or follows her husband in death, or perhaps wo that there were certain religious cos of beautiful wo, actively training, quietly looking at her reflection, leaning against the railing, playing chess, even getting out of the bath; everything can be painted Xiaodi ad Meiren’ [Sichuan Style Beauty], so I personally collect the paintings I have three as le one of those the strokes are fine and skillful; they were drawn using the ‘qin si ] technique, with fine but powerful lines, wars seem ready to appear at the call [ie vividly portrayed] If Miss Xiufang has time tomorrow, you can come to Zaixia’s humble home to appreciate, Zaixia will definitely welcohed inwardly; apparently Zheng shi+ru has ure in rice industry’s appearance was quite handsorand, poised and sh he could not be compared to Hou Xibai, he was the type of man ould easily omen’s favor
Perhaps because she had alreadywas not tehtly knitted, she said, “Aiyo! Ling Gongzi is really giving me the whole courtesy and honor, but it has to wait untilWei had the opportunity to unleash his ‘grinding downstreahed and said, “I wonder ise opinion does Kou Xiong have toward the ‘qi luo ren wu’ paintings?”
Everybody’s eyes were focused on Kou Zhong, simply because since this discussion on literature and art started, it was like he suddenly turned into acursed Zheng shi+ru’s eighteen generations ancestors in his heart; thiscame to his mind was the beauties painted on Hou Xibai’s fan Yet appearing cal and calligraphy, I a view? I only know that putting a brush on paper tosaber; one must make every effort to be accurate, not a bitdown, it will draw the lines down to the sive a novicewas ezi’s remark has revealed such a profound sentiment, and it was a distinct opinion How could you say it was a lay did not have ti’er already pursed her lips and laughed, and tenderly and coyly said, “Turns out Kou Gongzi is a connoisseur in paintings appreciation I wonder if Kou Gongzi has any wise opinion on color usage?”
Kou Zhong ell aware that she was lending Zheng shi+ru a helping hand, with the purpose of hu Moreover, he had no idea what coloringwas that he only knew about paintings of beauty that cahly skilled hands, which was produced entirely using ground-ink, without the slightest bit of coloring Hence he had nothing to evaluate, he had nothing to say
Fortunately, speaking about eency response, he was a first-class expert Since he could not block the attack, he had to use diversion tactics With serious expression, he said, “Just by listening to Mada’er’s res I wonder if Xiaodi has guessed incorrectly?”
[1] Bianwen - a popular for Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhy (often on Buddhist themes)
Chapter 1 - Part 2
Ysabel, HPC, Jaya, Chowbeng, you are welcouys who always letthe story thank you Kowloon, you are right, I think it was on the boat soh Xiaohu, at least (so far) Huang Yi did not randomly drop any character only to ree Although sometimes it feels like a filler, I think so Chua, He was a politician, was he not? Kowloon, soon, soon … DongBin, and so little tihtly stunned Naturally she had never i has been to her studio [ie artist studio], he had even hid inside the large cabinet a time before finally found her voice back, “Qie has indeed studied painting, but definitely not an expert How did Kou Gongzi guess?”
Kou Zhong noticed that even Zheng Shu eyes; inwardly he was aive each lady a flash of his brilliant s calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos, he said, “The idea is so simple Just like people who love swordsmanshi+p, they would be interested in how to use the sword and the key secret in using the sword Frankly speaking, I am no more than an ads Inany color yet is able to produce ‘all the colors in profusion’ effect can be called the highest artistic conception If you don’t believefan, and you’ll see what Iabout Caocao, Caocao thus appear [see Book 8 Chapter 11]!”