A slender and refined scholar walked into the courtyard as if no one was there, his eyes scanned around and asked: "Isn't Zhou Xuan here?"

  Lin Han said: "Zhou Xuan is not here, I am."

  A slender and refined scholar cast a disdainful glance at Lin Huanyu, saying: "I know that Zhou Xuan's father is in prison. He's not here, right? Alright, let's postpone the third insect fight to three days later. I won't take advantage of someone's misfortune. That would be an unchivalrous victory."

  Although Lin Hanyun was annoyed at Zhou Xuan, she remembered what Zhou Xuan said about not delaying the duel. Zhou Xuan's strategy in fighting insects had already convinced her that there must be a reason for him to insist on fighting on time. She said, "What's the point of postponing? If we're going to fight, let's fight now. It's not like we're fighting people, it's just fighting insects."

  A lean and gaunt scholar sneered with a smile: "As soon as he opens his mouth, it's clear that he's ignorant - don't throw a tantrum like a spoiled little sister, let me finish speaking. This 'Doust Bug', on the surface, is about the insects in the Doupan fighting, but in reality, it's about the owners competing in wisdom. This Zhou Xuan, to be honest, I really admire him. He used a single hook-headed general to defeat my Xu Chu and also allowed Zhang Heng, who was originally at a disadvantage, to defeat my Wei Yan. It was truly beyond my expectations. That's why I'm looking forward to today's decisive battle even more. I'd like to see how he'll use this little yellow-backed Zhang Jiao to fight against my Xu Huang. I don't want to win too easily, I want to wait for Zhou Xuan to come and fight again."

  Lin Han Yun was looked down upon, her small face flushed red with anger, her fists clenched tightly, itching to punch the thin scholar's nose until it bled. Old Dong pulled on her sleeve from behind, signaling her not to take action. Lin Han Yun turned her head and glared at Old Dong, thinking that this old man had become so timid and afraid of trouble!

  Lin Han Yun said loudly: "I say no delay is not delayed, to fight now or fight, if you do not dare to fight then admit defeat, leave the five hundred two gold and roll away, I am also the owner of this insect store, Zhou Xuan and I are partners, I have the right to decide whether to delay or not."

  That lean scholar hooked his mouth and sneered: "Just relying on you?"

  "Bring it on!" Lin Hanyun looked around at the surrounding insect friends and said in a sharp voice, "You are all witnesses. The bosses of the three major insect societies in Jiangzhou are all here. This person is afraid of losing and wants to delay. Isn't this a violation of the insect fighting agreement?"

  Those onlookers don't care about that, they came to watch the duel, delaying is no fun. They chattered: "Duel now - fight on time - or pay gold to admit defeat"

  The slender scholar coldly smiled and said: "Since Miss Lin is so eager to fight, then I'll fulfill your wish. Don't forget, if you lose, this store will be mine, and another thing, I will personally go to Zhou Xuan to ask for it."

  "Something else? The Eight-Tone Treasure Lute is with my sister, go ask Zhou Xuan for it."

  Qing Xiao Wenshi carried a wooden box and was about to enter the Douwu arena. Lin Hanyun said, "What's the hurry? We agreed to have the final battle at three o'clock in the morning, and it's just now reaching that time. Why are you so impatient?"

  Lin Han Yun had an advantage in terms of eloquence, but in fact, she was looking forward to Zhou Xuan arriving before 3 o'clock.

  The slender scholar's eyes rolled around and he said: "I want to see the insect. I suspect you are secretly playing tricks."

  Lin Han Yun angrily said: "You have a petty mind, what are we going to do! Xiao San, show him 'Little General Zhang Fei', let him lose until he's convinced."

  The slender scholar looked at the insect and indeed it was that yellow-backed "Little General Zhang Fei". It was very spirited, with six legs propping up the bottom of the jar, looking like it was about to jump out. There was nothing unusual about it. "River East Xu Huan" would definitely win this insect battle, but why did Lin Han's tone sound so arrogant and fearless? Wouldn't he be relying on being the thousand-gold son of the Du Hu Fu and thinking of welching on his debt if he lost? Hmmph, we'll see about that.

  Actually, Lin Han Yun was fearless because she refused to back down in a verbal confrontation.

  Then, Qing Wan and Lin Huanyu each held a bug jar, glared at each other, waiting for the third chime of the wooden bell at three o'clock.

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  And then, in front of the provincial government's main gate, Zhou Xuan and others watched Lin Hanyin storm off, and Zhī Zhēn worriedly asked: "Brother-in-law Zhou, today is the third round of the insect battle, can we win?"

  Zhou Xuan fell silent, his brow furrowed in concern. He trusted that Tang Xiaosan would carefully raise "Little General Zhang Bao" as instructed, but if he were to personally provoke the insects, their chances of winning would be slightly higher. Of course, this was only in comparison to Tang Xiaosan; facing the formidable "He Dong Xu Huang", Zhou Xuan still had no confidence, after all, the difference in level was vast. Although he had already instructed Tang Xiaosan to use that secret method to nurture "Little General Zhang Bao", it was still uncertain whether it would be effective.

  Qin Que had never seen Zhou Xuan furrow his brow, he smiled and seemed to always have a way out, but now he furrowed his brow, obviously really encountering difficulties, and said: "Zhou——, you go to Half Idle Street first, anyway Li Daren won't be back for a while, you can rush back at noon."

  Madam Qin also called Zhou Xuan to go gamble on insects, yesterday she went to the government office and lost so much silver, today if she loses the insect shop and Baoqin, that would be adding insult to injury.

  Since both his mother-in-law and wife were so supportive of him going to gamble, Zhou Xuan also followed the flow, preparing to ride an old horse to chase Lin Hanyu. At this time, Xu Cishi sent a runner over, saying that Qin Xiong was to be moved to the detention center for trial, and Zhou Xuan was busy again for a while. By the time his father-in-law had been moved into the detention center, it was already past noon.

  Under the strong urging of Qin Que and Xian Zhen, Zhou Xuan rode that old horse at its fastest speed towards the North Gate. However, no matter how hard it tried, the old horse could only manage a slow trot. From here to Banxian Street was ten miles away, and he wondered if he could make it before the final battle began.

  When they were still two miles away from the North Gate, a brougham crossed paths with Zhou Xuan. The carriage curtain lifted and Abu, a tall and dark-haired man with brown hair and green eyes, stuck his head out and shouted: "Young Master Zhou, where are you going?"

  Zhou Xuan didn't have time to talk to him, and while riding his horse, he said: "I'm going to Banxian Street to fight insects."

  Abu stretched his neck and shouted: "Master Zhou, slow down, I'm going to the mansion to thank you, my wife gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins last night——", but saw Master Zhou's old horse suddenly go wild, and in a gust of wind, it ran far away.

  Abu hastily ordered the driver to turn around and followed him to Half Idle Street.

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  "Chuāi——chuāi——chuāi——"

  The wooden bell rang three times, and Old Man Feng of "Wind Shower Building" announced the start of the final battle. Both sides entered the insect fighting arena.

  Lin Han Yun gazed longingly at the gate, taking a step back and turning her head, she had sent Hu Tong to keep watch at the entrance, hoping that Zhou Xuan could arrive in the last moment, but she was disappointed.

  The slender scholar saw it in his eyes and smiled: "I said to delay for three days, but you didn't agree. Now you're hoping for a savior to come and rescue you, but it's too late, regret it now."

  Lin Han Yun angrily said: "Regret what? Absolutely no regret, I'm going to win you today!" Holding the insect jar, he strode into the insect fighting arena.

  Just then, outside the gate, Hu Tong shouted loudly: "Young Master Zhou has arrived! Young Master Zhou has arrived!"

  Lin Han Yun suddenly felt a sense of relief in her heart, stopped in her tracks, and before she knew it, tears began to flow out, which she quickly wiped away.

  Qing Suo Wenshi gazed at Lin Huanyu's appearance, smiled slightly, and stood up with elegance. As he waited for Zhou Xuan's arrival, his originally cooled competitive spirit was rekindled, thinking: "Zhou Xuan, you've arrived just in time. Only by defeating you can I feel satisfied!"

  Zhou Xuan wiped the sweat with his sleeve, stepped in with a big stride, and bowed to everyone, saying: "Thank you all for your support, I'm late, sorry." He walked up to Lin Hanyun, nodded slightly at the thin scholar, then patted Lin Hanyun's shoulder: "Vice President Lin, you've worked hard."

  Lin Han Yun felt quite wronged, her nose was sour and she wanted to cry again, she raised the insect jar, "Hmph" and turned her head away.

  Zhou Xuan held a bug jar, his head tilted, meaning to ask the thin and weak scholar to go first.