Chapter 798: Surrender in vain (Part )
When the last victorious warrior on the field was sweating and panting as he accepted the crowd's praise, Wang Dechen's eyes silently turned to the man named "Hulan" and said with a smile: "The warriors of the Wanggu tribe took turns to play. Although they did not get the lamb leg, they at least got the praise of the prince. Only you were reluctant to take action. Little did you know that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is not something that everyone can encounter. Maybe in your life... this is the only time."

"We are all brothers of the same clan. We all know who is stronger and who is weaker. Why should we compete again?" Hu Lan was indifferent to Wang Dechen's instigation. He sucked his fingers with relish. His voice was as deep and deep as his personality. "If I take action, wouldn't it kill the other brothers' chances to show their skills in front of the prince?"

"Oh?" Hu Lan's arrogance immediately aroused Hu Lie's interest, and he asked back, "You mean... if you go on the field, they are no match for you?"

Seeing Hu Lie speak, Hu Lan's expression suddenly froze, and he quickly swallowed the wine and meat in his mouth, and replied incoherently: "I dare not deceive the prince, it is true."

“Hiss!” Hu Lie frowned, and looked at Hu Lan with a doubtful look, which seemed to be mixed with a hint of displeasure. “It’s a good thing for young people to be full of ambition, but the sun will set and the moon will wane. You should not be too arrogant. There were more than ten people on the field just now. Even if they are not your opponents in a one-on-one fight, you can take turns to fight…”

"Even if they take turns to fight, they are no match for me." Hu Lan interrupted Hu Lie's teachings. Although his words were arrogant, his tone was quite respectful. "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask them!"

After saying that, Hu Lie and Hu Lan almost simultaneously turned their eyes to the man in the field.

The man who had just won three games in a row was calm in the face of Hu Lie's doubts, but when he saw Hu Lan's calm eyes, he shuddered subconsciously, and then bowed to Hu Lie in fear and trepidation, saying ashamedly: "Your Majesty, if Hu Lan plays, I...will admit defeat."

"What?" Hu Lie said in disbelief, "You're just giving up without even fighting?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"Because I am no match for Hu Lan, and... I don't want to be his opponent."

"This..." Hu Lie was puzzled and cast a confused look at Wang Dechen who was smiling but not saying anything.

"Your Highness, Hulan is not only extremely skilled, but also... ruthless, and often fails to judge the severity of his attacks." Wang Dechen understood Hu Lie's thoughts and took the initiative to explain, "Most people who fought with him suffered a lot, with some suffering from broken bones and some dying. Even in the Wanggu tribe, many people lost their lives because of him. Therefore, people who are familiar with him generally dare not fight with him. In previous Nadam festivals, the performance of the Wanggu tribe has always been unsatisfactory, and they have never been able to win the first place. This time, I brought Hulan here because I want him to help the Wanggu tribe win the championship at the Nadam festival."

"To be able to make General Wang place high hopes on him, Hulan must have something extraordinary." Hu Lie nodded slowly, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Hulan became more and more intriguing. "The Wanggu tribe has such a powerful character, why didn't I know about it?"

"Hulan is aloof by nature and thinks highly of himself. He usually stays at home and doesn't like to interact with people, so..."

"Dechen, you are wrong." Hu Lie pretended to be unhappy and complained, "Since he is a hero, how can he not have a place to use his talents? As the leader of the Wanggu tribe, why didn't you promote him earlier?"

"It's such a huge injustice! It's not that I'm jealous of someone with talent, but he's just too proud to be inferior to me." Wang Dechen looked aggrieved and smiled bitterly, "He's always dreamed of becoming the second Wang Dechen, so how could he accept my promotion?"

"Hulan is Hulan!" Hulan corrected him, "One day, when I have made great contributions to the Khan and the prince, people will only say that General Wang is the second Hulan."

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, Hu Lie and Wang Dechen could not help but look at each other, first in surprise, and then burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay!" Hu Lie nodded repeatedly, "You have great ambitions and are very courageous. Let alone being the second Wang Dechen, even if you can be the second Hu Lie, why not?"

"Hulan knows his own limitations and doesn't dare to overstep his boundaries!"

"No need to pretend to be modest." Hu Lie waved his hand nonchalantly, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he taught, "It's a good thing that you are ambitious, and it's also a good thing to be courageous. But you must remember that the Wanggu tribe is just a tribe in the vast grassland, and the grassland is just a corner of the world. Have you ever heard of 'there are always people better than you'? I don't know what kind of person General Wang is in your mind. Maybe you think you are no different from him because you are both from the Wanggu tribe. But I can tell you clearly that General Wang's talent is by no means limited to being the only one in the Wanggu tribe, nor is it limited to a wrestling match or a horse race. His literary and military strategies are enough to travel all over the world and look down on the world. You are unwilling to serve under him because you are sitting in a well and looking at the sky, and you are arrogant and can't see his amazing ability to grasp the clouds and fog and turn the world around."

Hu Lie's words not only enlightened Hu Lan, but also made Wang Dechen secretly grateful.

Zhao Xin, who was sitting next to him, looked at Hu Lie with a hint of surprise and curiosity in her eyes.

She was increasingly confused about what kind of man Hu Lie was, who was sometimes generous, sometimes vicious, sometimes cunning, and sometimes sincere.
"Your Majesty's words are worth ten years of reading." Hu Lan pondered, "Your Majesty is right. I have no rivals in the Wanggu tribe, but that doesn't mean I am invincible."

"I am very pleased that you have such an understanding." Hu Lie said with a smile, "As long as you are willing to humbly ask for more advice from General Wang, you will be able to achieve great achievements in time and become the second world-famous hero of the Wanggu tribe."

"Although what the prince said is true, but... until I meet someone stronger than me, Hulan is still Hulan."

I thought Hulan had gained enlightenment, but I didn't expect that he was still arrogant and outspoken, which made Hu Lie stunned and not know whether to laugh or cry.

"Don't just climb up when you're given a ladder!" Wang Dechen lectured, "The prince was just encouraging you just now, don't be ungrateful. There are many people who are far better than you in terms of real talent and knowledge."

"Why is Commander Wang trying to boost others' morale while destroying his own prestige?" "Asshole!" Wang Dechen glared at them and said in a deep voice, "Ten Hulans tied together are no match for Su He. In terms of not knowing your place, you are even worse than that kid Garu."

"Su He is just more famous than me..."

"Boom!"

Before Hulan could finish his words, Wang Dechen seemed to be furious and suddenly threw the wine glass in his hand at him. He wanted to scold him, but Hu Lie interrupted him and said, "You are not qualified to compete with Su He. Hulan, if you want me to respect you and let the world look up to you, at least... get this leg of lamb first."

Hu Lie pointed at the lamb leg on the plate and said sarcastically, "If you can't even get a lamb leg, how can you win the world?"

"Okay! I'll take this leg of lamb!"

Hu Lan seemed to be provoked into fighting by Hu Lie. He stood up suddenly and walked towards the man in the field with a menacing look.

When the man saw Hulan, he didn't even dare to say hello, and hid at the sidelines. No matter how Hulan provoked him, he never dared to stand up again.

"Who of you will fight me?"

The burly Hu Lan stood in the middle of the field, like an iron tower standing on the grassland. Even before he made a move, his momentum had already taken the lead.

However, facing Hu Lan's initiative to challenge, the warriors present looked at each other in awkwardness, and no one dared to respond.

Whenever Hu Lan cast his gaze at someone, that person's eyes would be evasive, or even worse, he would keep swallowing to relieve the tension and pressure in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Commander Wang, did you see that?" Hu Lan said in annoyance, "It's not that I don't want to fight, but no one dares to fight me."

"There are so many brave warriors in the Wanggu tribe, is there no one who dares to fight?" Hu Lie cast a questioning look at everyone, "If anyone dares to fight, I will reward him with a fine horse."

Although Hu Lie's reward was very tempting, the audience was still silent as death.

"you……"

"Your Highness, it's not that we are cowardly, but Hulan... doesn't follow the rules at all." Temulun, who had just fought with Garu, explained, "We were just wrestling, but Hulan used both fists and feet, and his strange moves were so frequent that we couldn't defend ourselves..."

"If you fight for your life on the battlefield, will the enemy follow your rules?" Hu Lan said, "A martial arts competition is a martial arts competition. It is about killing skills, not fancy tricks. As long as you can win, why should you stick to one method? Do you think this is a fight between three-year-old children?"

"you……"

"Although Hu Lan's words are a bit extreme, they are... not without reason." Hu Lie pondered for a moment, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He cast an interested look at the drunk Liu Xunyi, and a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Although the Song Dynasty court values ​​civil officials over military officials, I have heard that among you Han people... there are still many martial artists." Hu Lie pondered over and over again, and then spoke quietly, "In the past, people like Di Qing, Yue Fei, and Yang Ye were not only outstanding in strategy, but also in martial arts. It is said that each of them was as brave as ten thousand men. It is precisely because of their bravery and good fighting skills that the Song Dynasty, which should have been destroyed long ago, has been able to survive again and again and survive to this day. Today, with the passing of many, the Song Dynasty has become a trend of decline. I just wonder if there are still warriors among you Han people who can fight and kill and turn the tide and support the collapsing building?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Xunyi and the others. Everyone had different thoughts and inexplicable expressions, some were confused, some were suspicious, some were gloating, and some were watching from the sidelines...

At this moment, Liu Xunyi was drunk and didn't pay attention. To avoid a cold reception, Li Haitang asked angrily, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

"What I mean is... are you interested in this leg of lamb?" Hu Lie said with a calm smile, "If any of you are not afraid of Hu Lan, you can come down and fight. If you win, this leg of lamb is yours. If you lose... it's just for fun, no big deal. In fact, I have always heard from Yan Wuji, Su He and others that there are many talented people in the Central Plains with unfathomable martial arts, but I have never had the opportunity to see them with my own eyes, so I just treat it as a joke. After all, I have fought with the Song Dynasty's official army, and you Han people's courage and martial arts are really... exaggerated, even deceiving the world and stealing the reputation."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Han people present all changed. Even Hu Lie's deputy general Yin Zhan's eyes became somewhat awkward at this moment.

"boom!"

"What's there to fear from these barbarians? We want this leg of lamb!"

With an indignant roar, the hot-tempered Feng Tianba could no longer bear it. He ignored the dissuasion of Li Haitang and Wuchan, kicked over the table in front of him, and walked towards Hu Lan in the field with murderous intent.

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(End of this chapter)