Chapter 1996: Sparring with Meng Yunzheng

Chapter 1996: Sparring with Meng Yunzheng

After speaking, Meng Yunzheng walked to the weapons rack, inserted the long spear back, and then selected a sword. He tested it and walked back to the center of the martial arts arena.

This period of time, he had been busy assisting Qi Lie, and it had been a while since he had the chance to engage in a vigorous fight.

Seeing the excitement on the platform, his fingers started to itch.

He held the sword and said to Meng Xiaoshu, "Uncle, you rest below for now."

"Alright, alright."

Assisted by Tao Shi, Meng Xiaoshu came down from the platform, allowing Meng Yunzheng to focus on the escort on the opposite side.

The escort on the opposite side was in his thirties, burly, and had a solid lower body.

After sizing up Meng Yunzheng for a moment, the escort hesitated for a while and said, "Scholar Meng, I'm a rough man. If I were to accidentally injure you, it wouldn't be good..."

"No worries, Uncle Qu, go ahead," Meng Yunzheng assured him.

Uncle Qu, the escort, sighed inwardly but decided to be cautious in his attacks. Compared to his sparring with Meng Xiaoshu, he clearly held back his strength.

However, in the next moment, with a clang, Uncle Qu's knife was suddenly flicked out of his hand and fell directly beneath the platform.

Uncle Qu was stunned, and his hand stung, but it wasn't injured. However, his muscles trembled.

He raised his head in surprise; this wasn't the strength one would expect from a weak scholar.

The escorts below couldn't believe their eyes either. Someone shouted, "Old Qu, you made it too obvious that you're taking it easy!"

"That's right! He's showing no strength at all. Look, his knife was sent flying."

The others thought Uncle Qu had deliberately held back and hadn't considered sparring with Meng Yunzheng at all.

Only Uncle Qu himself knew how heavy the force was when his knife was knocked away just now.

Indeed, his attack speed and strength were not great, but it didn't mean he couldn't grip the knife properly.

Uncle Qu swallowed hard, turned around to take the knife that an escort had picked up from below, took a deep breath, and with fiery determination in his eyes, said to Meng Yunzheng, "Let's do it again."

"Alright."

With a clang, the sword and knife clashed, sparks flying as the two engaged in a fierce battle, instantly filling the arena with an intense aura.

The escorts below let out exclamations of surprise as they watched the two combatants in the midst of sword and knife flashes.

Uncle Qu, as Meng Xiaoshu had described, was indeed composed and each of his moves was solid.

Meng Yunzheng, on the other hand, was different. His movements were nimble, and he displayed great strength. He also had a strong foundation in martial arts.

Since childhood, he had learned martial arts from Meng Pei. Later, when his mother saved Yanbo, Yanbo came from the martial world and was the most formidable fighter in the entire escort agency. Meng Yunzheng learned from Yanbo.

After being taken back to the Gong family by Gong Qiu when he was ten, he was told by Gong Qiu that due to his brain damage, pursuing a path of studying and participating in the imperial examination was futile. So Gong Qiu had him learn martial arts and hired several excellent martial arts masters for him.

Meng Yunzheng appeared mediocre in front of Gong Qiu, but secretly, he had learned everything he needed to learn.

He never skipped a day of martial arts training.

Uncle Qu, while having decent skills, gradually realized that he was being outmatched by Meng Yunzheng's relentless attacks. Not long after, his knife was knocked away once again, and a sword was pressed against his neck.

Uncle Qu was panting heavily, his face showing excitement. He cupped his hands to Meng Yunzheng and said, "Young Master Meng, you have excellent skills."