Chapter 59

"Then Brother Jing, why didn't the City Patrol soldiers arrive in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?" Zheng He continued to ask.

Qingyun, who was on the side, looked puzzled and said,

"My lord, please forgive me. I was at the scene at the time. My young master used less than five breaths to take down those five people."

"Huh?" Zheng Xiao was stunned.

The others were also filled with astonishment.

"Brother Jing, I truly don't believe it. Shall we spar a bit?" Zheng Jiang was about the same age as Xu Zaijing among this group.

Xu Zaijing said, "How about you all come at me together?"

Zheng Xiao said with a smile, "Brother Jing, we hone our martial arts every day. You should win against our Brother Jiang first."

Xu Zaijing wanted to show off a little in front of everyone, so he did not refuse.

He then took off his outer robe, revealing the clothes underneath that were convenient for fighting.

"Brother Jing, you came prepared."

"That is only natural. Did you think I didn't know what you all wanted to do? Come on."

"Alright." Zheng Jiang also took off his clothes. Although Zheng Jiang was young, his muscles were not small.

Coming to Xu Zaijing's side, Zheng Xiao, acting as the referee, immediately shouted, "Start!"

"Boom."

Zheng Jiang lay on the ground, somewhat dazed.

General Zheng Jun, who was sitting on a chair to the side, straightened his body and shouted toward the martial arts arena,

"You all go together."

Before the words had faded, the Zheng family sons took off their clothes and rushed into the martial arts arena.

Ten breaths later,

the brothers were all lying on the ground.

Xu Zaijing reached out to Zheng Xiao, wanting to pull him up, but Zheng Xiao had a mischievous smile in his eyes and tried hard to pull Xu Zaijing down.

"Eh?"

Zheng Xiao's face was full of question marks because Xu Zaijing did not move at all.

"Eh?"

Zheng Xiao was pulled straight up by Xu Zaijing; he couldn't resist at all.

The scene from the Xie family was repeated; several people surrounded Xu Zaijing, patting him here and there, pinching him here and there.

General Zheng's Da Niangzi arrived at the edge of the martial arts arena, looked at the sons in the arena, and said, "This Brother Jing is truly formidable."

This Da Niangzi came from a scholarly family and was a devoted wife and sister-in-law; the old General Zheng and his wife relied heavily on this eldest daughter-in-law.

"What the Da Niangzi says is true. It is a pity that our Zheng family does not have a daughter of suitable age; otherwise, if we had settled it early, it would have been a good marriage."

"What are you saying, Husband? I heard that the Xu family still has two young ladies and one young master who are not yet married! How could it be the turn of this youngest Fifth Young Master?"

After they finished laughing, Zheng Xiao said, "I won't compete with you in archery. My father has praised your archery skills at the Emperor's birthday banquet several times."

Zheng Hai, who was the oldest, said, "Why don't we compete with Brother Jing in throwing axes? I am quite skilled at that."

Qingcao, who was serving on the side, was full of anticipation; she had seen her own young master's axe-throwing skills.

Zheng Xiao on the side said, "With Brother Jing's strength, do you think he is bad at throwing axes?"

"Alright, Little Uncle is right."

As the several people were laughing and talking, a servant came to the side of the Great Da Niangzi Zheng and said a few words. The Great Da Niangzi Zheng ordered:

"It is fine. They are all children of noble families; just let them go to the martial arts arena."

Not long after she finished speaking, Xu Zaijing, with his excellent eyesight, saw from the corner of his eye a group of three people in the lead, followed by servants and maids, walking in a long line through the corridor and arriving beside the martial arts arena.

"Greetings, General."

"There is no need to address me by my military rank at home."

"Greetings, Brother."

"Fifth Da Niangzi, Zheng Xiao is in the martial arts arena. He is currently sparring with the Xu family's Fifth Young Master, Brother Jing."

"Huh? Is it the one from the family of Sister Pingmei, who was commended by the Empress?"

"That is correct."

In the martial arts arena, Xu Zaijing lifted his chin toward the back of Zheng Xiao. Zheng Xiao turned his head to look, and a smile appeared on his face.

He turned around and walked quickly to the three people, bowing and saluting,

"Greetings, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and Fifth Younger Sister."

"Brother Xiao, is that the Xu family's Brother Jing?"

"Yes, I just sparred with him and lost by a narrow margin. Come, let me introduce you."

As he spoke, Zheng Xiao brought the three of them onto the martial arts arena. The other Zheng family descendants greeted them one after another, as they were already acquainted.

"Brother Jing, this is Zhang Fangsong, the Third Young Master of the Duke of England's mansion, Fourth Young Master Zhang Fangling, and Fifth Da Niangzi."

But he did not say their names.

Xu Zaijing cupped his hands and saluted, "Greetings to the two elder brothers, and peace to the Fifth Da Niangzi."

The two young masters of the Duke's mansion also cupped their hands in return, and the Fifth Daughter of the Zhang family bowed slightly in return.

The eldest, Zhang Fangsong, said, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that Brother Jing is here too. My fourth brother and I just obtained a rare object, which is why we came to the Zheng family to let our brothers see it."

Xu Zaijing asked with curiosity,

"I wonder what kind of rare thing it is?"

Anything that could make the young masters of a Duke's mansion feel it was rare must be something seldom seen.

Zhang Fangsong waved his hand toward the corridor, and a person holding up his arm walked out, with a bird of prey crouching on his arm.

Xu Zaijing had excellent eyesight and saw at a glance that this was a bird of prey.

"An eagle?"

Zhang Fangsong on the side shook his head and said, "It is not an eagle; it is a falcon."

Zhang Fangling on the side said, "This is a bird of prey from north of Northern Liao. It was presented to our Emperor by the tribes north of Northern Liao and was bestowed upon my father by the Emperor. They call this falcon a Haidongqing."

Xu Zaijing was also filled with astonishment. In his previous life, he had only seen birds of prey like falcons on screens.

And only the best among falcons were called Haidongqing.

Zheng Xiao and the other Zheng family sons on the side also looked curious.

Zhang Fangling looked at the curious noble youths, feeling quite satisfied. He continued, "However, officials who understand Northern Liao say that this Haidongqing's fur color is mixed and cannot be considered top-grade."

Looking at the exceptionally handsome Haidongqing, Zheng Hai said, "Good heavens, this one is already good-looking enough; are there better ones than this?"

"Yes, this one has mixed fur. There are also Haidongqing that are pure white like jade, which are top-grade, and the best of the best are black," said Zhang Fangsong.

Han Wulang Da Niangzi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of England's mansion on the side, took a piece of meat from a leather pouch at the servant's waist and handed it to the servant.

The handsome Haidongqing pecked at it a few times and it went into its stomach.

"In a few days, the youths in the capital who are acquainted will go hunting outside the city. If Brother Jing has free time, you can go too."

Xu Zaijing said, "I don't know if your Haidongqing will be going, Brother Song. I want to see how it hunts."

"Naturally, it will go."

"Then I will go too."

"Alright, once the date is set, I will have someone send an invitation to your mansion."

As the several people were talking, they looked at the Haidongqing while walking toward the corridor.

The Great Da Niangzi Zheng had already gone to order the family servants to prepare food.

Before the meal, Xu Zaijing also went to see the Zheng family's dog kennel.

The dogs here were all fed and tamed by specialized servants, and when the Zheng family members went to join the army, servants who understood dog training would follow them.

Xu Zaijing was not envious, because the Xu mansion currently had a pair of dogs being raised under his own master's care.

It seemed they were being raised quite well.

Before entering the main hall, everyone tidied up. The Zheng family's several sons all went to change their clothes, and Xu Zaijing had not touched the ground, so he was very clean.

General Zheng Jun was also seated at the banquet. Hearing the Haidongqing the several people spoke of, Zheng Jun said, "Once you go to the northern front in the future, you will have plenty of opportunities to see Haidongqing. Those with ability can even shoot one down."

Zheng Xiao: "Elder Brother, I often hear you talk about the Haidongqing of Northern Liao; this is the first time I've heard of anyone being able to shoot one down."

"In the past, when the Marquis of Gu was young, he went to our northern front. He once shot one down," said Zheng Jun.

Xu Zaijing was very surprised.

Gu Yankai, who was always coughing in the TV series and was even angered to the point of vomiting blood, was actually so formidable when he was young?

Zhang Fangsong on the side said, "Brother, this Haidongqing flies extremely fast. How did the Marquis of Gu shoot it?"

Zheng Jun said, "You will have to think about that yourselves. I only heard it as well."

After everyone was full, Xu Zaijing also prepared to go home.

At this time, the Fifth Da Niangzi of the Duke of England's mansion came to Xu Zaijing's side, bowed slightly, and said,

"Brother Jing, when I have time, can I go to your mansion to pay a visit to Sister Pingmei? Mother said Sister Pingmei is a good young lady and told me to interact with her more."

Xu Zaijing: "Of course you can. Whenever you have time, Fifth Da Niangzi, just go. My sisters are all at home."

This young girl smiled, thanked him, and turned to find her own elder brothers.

Zheng Xiao on the side watched the Fifth Da Niangzi of the Duke of England's mansion walk away and came to Xu Zaijing's side, saying,

"Brother Jing, I will go too."

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