Previously, Mingxia and Yue'er returned to the village together. When they were approaching the entrance of the village, Mingxia suddenly stopped and looked at the piles of rocks placed in the south of the village. She told Yue'er that there seemed to be a magnificent cricket there, and the chirping sounded very special, crisp and gentle, round and a little ethereal.

The maid was extremely excited and hurried to the village and asked Dongzi to help her catch the cricket Mingxia mentioned.

Although Dongzi was self-taught, he had a deep understanding of catching crickets. Although the cricket was smart, he was still caught by Dongzi.

When he saw the crickets' appearance clearly, Dongzi was also shocked. He often ran to nearby cities to see those competitions and grand events. He had seen no more than a thousand or eight hundred crickets, but he had never seen such a stunning cricket.

Afterwards, Dongzi put the cricket in a pottery jar and handed it to Yue'er. Yue'er only took a look and was so happy that she hugged the jar to show off to Mingxia. Mingxia was also a little surprised by the gorgeousness of the insects, but she had always been uninterested in these insects and ants. She asked the maid a few times and went back to her room to rest.

When Xu Ziling and his friends came back, they saw the maid and Dongzi teasing the cricket around the jar. After a few glances at the cricket, they were all extremely surprised.

Yang Qi said excitedly: "This should be the sky blue and blue recorded in the marshing scriptures. It is said that it is the insect king that is never seen in the future!"

Brother Yu smacked his lips and exclaimed a few times, "This cricket is really extraordinary, but its tooth clamps are not big, and it may not be effective in the competition."

Yang Qi glanced at him and said, "Although the sky blue green is rare, it is indeed not famous for its combat effectiveness. However, its ornamentality and value are among the top crickets. It is said that there was a royal family member in Ezhou who spent thousands of taels of silver to buy such a sky blue green from a merchant."

The maid was even more happy when she heard this. She stretched out her hand to wrap the jar, for fear that someone would take it away. Xu Ziling heard that the cricket was worth a fortune, so she immediately stared at the jar with golden eyes.

But the maid said proudly: "I won't sell it, I want to raise it."

Yang Qi shook his head: "The lifespan of crickets is mostly only three or five months, and even the insect king cannot escape this disaster. Miss Yue'er, in my opinion, it would be better to sell it earlier. If it is too late, no one will ask for it. Thousand taels of silver are not a small amount."

The maid's arrogant expression suddenly faded: "That's it, then I'd better sell it. It's a thousand taels, but it's a lot of money. Of course, there's a lady's share."

Brother Yu took out the jar containing black steel tongs, put it on Zhuo, looked at Yang Qi and said, "My gentleman, tell me how much is my cricket worth?"

Yang Qi glanced at him and said lightly: "Your cricket can also be worth hundreds of taels of silver, but this pure yellow black steel pliers should be the emperor among insects. Isn't it better to use it to fight with other crickets and charge gambling money at the opening? Why sell it?"

When Brother Yu heard his somewhat teasing tone, he slapped him on the shoulder and smiled, "Oh, of course I know this, didn't I ask casually."

Yang Qi's face suddenly became ugly. He pushed Yu Ge'er's palm away and rubbed his shoulders that were vaguely painful.

Then Brother Yu looked at Dongzi and mocked, "Dongzi, why not use your Sanduanjin and touch my yellow black steel pliers. If I win, don't have any penny. If you win, what if I give you one hundred taels?"

Dongzi shook his head repeatedly: "Forget it, my Sanduan Jin is not full yet."

Brother Yu smiled and stretched out three fingers: "Three hundred taels!"

Dongzi also smiled: "Although it is hungry, it should be able to fight." Seeing the boy's charity, everyone couldn't help laughing.

Then there was preparations before the war. Dongzi went home to get Sanduanjin. Xu Ziling helped bring a pottery basin for urging and put it on the table.

Yu Ge'er said to his entourage: "Let's build a bonfire next to you, and then go to the villagers to borrow pots, bowls, oil and salt. That boy is so annoying to me. I will take down his Sanduanjin later, put a pan of oil for it on the spot, and give it a tooth sacrifice."

The two followers were stunned for a moment, thinking that Brother Yu was joking and didn't move. But when Brother Yu stared at them again, he realized that he was serious, so he went to make a fire and borrow a pot as he said.

Xu Ziling and others were not surprised by Yu Ge'er's absurd behavior. However, Dongzi brought Sanduan Jin and saw the stance of Yu Ge'er's follower igniting the fire and covering the pot, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

When everything was ready, Dongzi took the lead in putting Sanduanjin into the bucket. Yu Ge'er's crickets were just caught and had not been tamed. They did not enter the bucket with bamboo sticks like Dongzi's Sanduanjin.

Brother Yu rushed forward quickly. After a while, the black steel tongs finally entered the bucket.

In public, there are conventional rules for fighting and weaving. Generally, a gate is set up in the middle of the basin to separate two crickets. After the grinding and grass on both sides are cherry, the crickets on both sides can only be lifted to start the war. However, now a few people are fighting crickets privately, and they ignore so many rules and come straightforwardly.

As soon as I entered the bucket, I saw the three-duan brocade with golden wings and green necks. The wild black steel pliers yelled a few times and issued a challenge.

After Dongzi's time of taming, Sanduanjin was familiar with a bit of human nature. He understood that Dongzi let it come here to defeat the crickets that came in. He immediately called back a few times without being outdone, but the sound was only high and not low.

The two crickets opened their teeth slightly, and their roars were opposite each other, and they walked in the basin. The war was about to break out. The onlookers slowly held their breath.

The wild black steel pliers were the first to kick their legs, spread their big black teeth, and hit Sanduan Jin, trying to get along with them directly. Sanduan Jin's red teeth immediately spread out, and they also kicked their legs to meet them. The two insects met directly and bit them.

Dongzi, Yu Ge'er, and Yang Qi were all excited. Those who know everything knew that only the insect king who had a strong fighting spirit would fight directly as soon as they met.

Xu Ziling and Yue'er also watched with great interest. The violent beauty of the cricket fighting is really a spiritual enjoyment.

Both crickets are kings among insects, and once they get along, they are hard to part with each other. After several breaths, the black steel pliers with slightly stronger legs clamped Sanduanjin, kicked their legs and threw Sanduanjin out with a big back streak. Dongzi was shocked.

Seeing that Wugang Pliers were so fierce, Yu Ge'er thought the overall situation was settled, so he hummed a small song softly.

However, Sanduan Jin fell to the ground and stood up again, shouted a few times, opened her teeth and faced Wugang Torch again.

Everyone gathered their attention again.

The two insect kings had a conversation again in an instant. Wugang clamp was full of fighting spirit, biting and kicking his legs, forcing San Duan Jin to retreat step by step.

After several rounds of battle, everyone saw that Sanduan Jin was at a disadvantage and thought it would be defeated. However, Sanduan Jin took a sudden step back and took off the intersection with Wugang Pliers. Then he pulled his legs forward and quickly bit Wugang Pliers' left-tooth pliers, kicked his legs, rushed directly from Wugang Pliers, and drove Wugang Pliers to turn half a circle.

Looking back, the left-tooth pliers of the Wugang clamps were folded directly and leaned to the side.

"What a great move to pull out your teeth!" Yang Qi, who was excited to see, couldn't help but scream.

After folding the teeth, the black steel pliers with full fighting spirit suddenly withered and did not dare to fight again. They turned around and began to flee.

In this way, the winner is decided. When crickets fight, the winner is often between this move and half of the move. Sanduanjin turns defeat into victory, and defeats the enemy with one move, which makes people sigh.

Dongzi happily took Sanduan Jin back into the jar and looked at Yu Ge'er with a smile: "Grand young master, don't keep his word, right?"

Brother Yu snorted coldly, took out three silver notes, handed them to Dongzi, and said disdainfully: "I don't take it seriously by just a few hundred and two young masters."

It was already a little cool in the late autumn night, but everyone did not notice that there was a bonfire behind Brother Yu'er, and the oil pan was boiling, and a few bubbles were coming out from time to time.

So everyone looked at Yu Ge'er.

Brother Yu looked at the few people as if nothing had happened, and asked, "Are you hungry? How about cooking some midnight snacks?"

Everyone shook their heads together.

Brother Yu waved his hand and said it was not important. He took the black steel tongs back from the bucket bowl, and then asked the two followers to actually get some raw meat and prepare to cook the broth.

After working all night, the few people were a little tired, so they left and prepared to wash and rest. Only Brother Yu was waiting to drink the broth. Yang Qi, who was walking with him, couldn't leave, so he could only wait for him.

After a long time.

The night gradually became deeper, the bright moon moved from the east to the west, the village became dark, and the sound of insects around it faded.

On the roof of a wooden house at the east end of the village, a hunched figure sat on it, holding a piece of colorful cloth between his mouth and nose, slowly inhaleting and sniffing the mystery.

After a while, the old man on the roof turned his head and looked at the house opposite, and found a sneaky figure, and grinned: There are people from the same path, but it is said that the world is not lonely.

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The next morning, Xu Ziling and the other two said goodbye to Dongzi's family and prepared to leave for Xuzhou.

Dongzi's father was quite dull about this, but his mother was a little reluctant to leave and persuaded them to stay for a few more days.

Xu Ziling and the other two politely rejected Dong Zi's mother's kindness and said bluntly that there was something important to do. After hearing this, Dong Zi's mother stopped trying to keep her. She went back to her room to get some jerky noodles and made them dry food along the way.

The three of them thanked again, accepted Dongzi's mother's kindness, and set off for Xuzhou City.

Walking on the road, the maid was a little dejected. When Xu Ziling saw it, she asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The maid glanced at him and said nothing.

Mingxia, who was standing beside her, smiled and said, "She has lost something."

The maid pouted and said angrily: "Miss, I heard from Brother Yang Qi that the sky blue green is worth several thousand taels of silver. The jar was still fine last night, so why did it crack this morning? Miss, did someone steal it and deliberately make a crack in the jar?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziling secretly tightened his heavy burden.

But Mingxia said softly: "Who would steal a cricket for you? Besides, there are not many people who know that cricket. It's probably Mr. Geng and the others who stole it."
Chapter completed!