The Romance of the West Chamber: The Bells are Ringing

Du Que was dripping with cold sweat. He was about to increase his strength, but suddenly felt that the strong force suddenly disappeared. He couldn't help but rush forward, his feet were unstable, and he was about to fall.

He quickly stabilized his body and swung his sword to protect his vitals, thinking: "This dog slave, this swordsmanship combines powerful internal strength, it is not like someone who can practice it at this age!"

Terrified in his heart, he concentrated on taking the attack, but he was always too tired to deal with it and couldn't take the time to attack at all.

Qintong Zongdan fought with Du Que for several rounds, and he already knew in his heart that the Wu champion's martial arts were nothing more than this. It seemed that the Wu champion was the same as Zhang Gong's Wenzhuang champion, and they were all prepared from top to bottom!

Zongdan, the piano boy, stopped entangled and grabbed a flaw in Du Que's body. With a movement of his body, he stabbed out with his sword and swept it onto Du Que's long sword.

Du Que felt a huge shock in his wrist, and he could no longer hold it. The long sword came out of his hand and fell to the ground.

At this moment, the tip of Qintong Zongdan's Chixiao sword pressed against Du Que's throat.

Zhang Gong shouted loudly: "You dog, no, Zongdan, Zongdan! Never! Never! You and I are called masters and servants, but we are actually brothers. My sworn brother is also your sworn brother. Don’t kill your sworn brother!”

Zongdan, the piano boy, put the tip of his sword against Du Que's throat and looked at him coldly. His eyes were full of anger, but mostly mocking.

"Are you considered my adopted brother?" Qin Tong Zongdan asked, with a deep sadness in his voice.

Du Que looked at Qintong Zongdan with fear in his heart. He knew that if he answered poorly, Qintong Zongdan might stab his throat without hesitation.

"Of course, you see, your husband and I have been close friends since we were students. You also grew up studying with Zhang Gong. Naturally, we are all brothers." Du Que tried his best to look calm and composed, but his voice still revealed that There was a tremor.

When Qintong Zongdan heard this answer, he smiled contemptuously in his heart. He knew he had the initiative and could end the fight at any time.

Zhang Gong, Cui Yingying and Mrs. Cui Xiangguo did not dare to step forward, but they all expressed that this was indeed the case.

Zhang Gong looked at Qintong Zongdan with an awkward smile on his face. He hopes to lighten the atmosphere and get Qintong Zongdan to put down his sword.

"Brother Zongdan, you misunderstood. This incident was completely caused by a misunderstanding." Zhang Gongmaozuo said sincerely.

Cui Yingying also quickly helped to speak, her voice was gentle and sweet: "Brother Zongdan, please don't misunderstand me. My husband and Du Que are good friends who grew up together. This matter is really caused by a misunderstanding. .”

Mrs. Cui Xiangguo also came over, with a kind of majesty and dignity in her voice: "Zongdan, I know you are a smart person. But don't be deceived by some superficial things. If you can understand this , we can become better friends.”

Qintong Zongdan listened to their words and smiled contemptuously in his heart. He knew that the members of these noble clans all stood together for the interests of the wealthy families, and their words should not be easily believed.

The matchmaker snorted behind Qintong Zongdan and looked at him coldly. She knew that Qintong Zongdan was a smart man and would not be fooled by members of these noble clans.

"Brother, do you believe them?" the matchmaker asked, with a deep concern in her voice.

Qintong Zongdan didn't answer, but the emotion in his eyes said everything. He knew that he could not trust these nobles easily. They could betray others at any time for their own benefit.

"I heard what you said, but I still want to remind you: Don't think that I am so easy to fool." Qin Tong Zongdan said coldly, "The Red Sky Sword is mine, and I will not let it go easily."

Zhang Gong, Cui Yingying and Mrs. Cui Xiangguo all felt a little embarrassed when they heard this.

Qintong Zongdan's sword tip moved forward slightly again, almost touching Du Que's throat. Du Que felt the coldness at the tip of the sword, and all the nerves in his body became tense.

"The three of us can marry Jinlan and exchange orchids. In that case, we will be genuine sworn brothers." Du Que said quickly, with a kind of eagerness and pleading in his voice.

When Qintong Zongdan heard this suggestion, he smiled contemptuously in his heart. He knew that this was Du Que's escape plan and wanted to get out of his predicament by exchanging Lan Pu.

Zhang Gong rolled his eyes and immediately understood Du Que's intention. He quickly said: "Okay, okay, I'll write it, I'll write it."

Cui Yingying said with a smile: "This is a very good proposal. The three of you will become brothers. I believe that this relationship can connect everyone more closely and make us more united."

Mrs. Cui Xiangguo also echoed: "It is very reasonable. This proposal is very consistent with our tradition. I believe that in this way, we can better unite and face the challenges of the future together."

Qintong Zongdan was noncommittal and said nothing.

Zhang Gong hurriedly took out a pen and paper, preparing to write down the names, birth dates, place of origin, sworn vows, oaths and other relevant matters of the three of them.

At this time, he suddenly thought of something, so he asked: "Gou, ah no, Zong Dan, look, you originally sold yourself to my family and your surname was Zhang, but now your surname is still Liu, right?"

Zongdan, the piano boy, sneered in his heart and thought: "I just said that I don't deserve the surname Liu. The surname is my grandma's. He still wants to play tricks and use this method to find out my real surname."

"Well, I am the son of my grandfather Liu Gongri'an, and my name is Liu Zongdan." Zongdan, the piano boy, said, but he was thinking in his heart: You can deceive others with your tricks, but you can't deceive me. It was just to save Du Que's life. It would be better if we could take the opportunity to escape from Pujiu Temple with the matchmaker.

Hearing Qintong Zongdan's answer, Zhang Gong, Cui Yingying and Mrs. Cui Xiangguo all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Gong thought: "Huh, no matter what, this dog slave still misses the power of the noble family."

Zhang Gong quickly wrote down the names, birthdays and other relevant matters of the three of them, and then read out the oath of sworn vows aloud.

Later, Zhang Gong held the golden orchid score in both hands and handed it to Zongdan, the piano boy. His expression was solemn, as if he was conveying something extremely important.

Qintong Zongdan still held the Chixiao Sword against Du Que's throat with one hand, and took the Golden Orchid Book with the other hand, without even looking at it, and handed it directly to the matchmaker.

His voice was soft and full of trust: "Matchmaker, please keep it for me. If one day my two sworn brothers turn against me and turn against me, I can show it to everyone."

The matchmaker took the golden orchid score, took a deep look at Qintong Zongdan, nodded and said, "Okay, Zongdan."

Zongdan, the piano boy, turned back to Zhang Gong and said, "However, as a slave, I am always somewhat unworthy of the noble status of the two sworn brothers."

Zhang Gong hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, it's okay. The release of private slaves requires a handwritten letter from the parents, signed by the eldest son and below, and an ultimatum from this office. I am a parent now, and I wrote a handwritten letter. There is no one below the eldest son in the family. There is no need to co-sign, you can take off your slave status by going to the office of your place of origin to apply for an ultimatum."

The matchmaker listened on the side, anxious in her heart, and said: "I also want to get rid of my slave status!"

Zhang Gong looked at the matchmaker in embarrassment: "You are not someone from Zongdan, but it is difficult for me to write."

After hearing this, the matchmaker said loudly: "What if I am Zong Dan's wife?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire west wing fell silent. Everyone was shocked by the matchmaker's words.

Qintong Zongdan looked at the matchmaker with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that the matchmaker would stand up at this time and make such a decision.

Zhang Gong, Cui Yingying and others were also stunned. They didn't expect the matchmaker to say such words, and they didn't know how to respond for a while.

The matchmaker continued: "I know you may think that I am of low status and not worthy of Zong Dan. But what I want to say is that Zong Dan and I are close friends of life and death. We admire each other. We support each other and take care of each other. I hope that we can always be with each other. Zongdan is together."

He turned to look at Qintong Zongdan and said, "Zongdan, do you want me to be your wife?"