Zhou Xuan and the thin scholar arrived at the center of the insect fighting arena one after another, placing the insect jars on either side of a round fighting basin on a long, low black wooden table.

  Zhou Xuan first lifted the lid to take a look at "Little General Zhang Pao", and was very satisfied in his heart. It seems that the secret method is quite effective, and the potential of "Little General Zhang Pao" should be fully activated now. As for the final outcome, it depends on the performance of "Little General Zhang Pao" on the spot, and whether it will forget me and fight hard or not.

  Zhou Xuan's eyes found Tang Xiaosan in the stands and nodded to him in approval, Tang Xiaosan immediately beamed with joy.

  "Little General Zhang Guo" and "He Dong Xu Huang" fell into the Doupan, with Old Man Feng's voice "open the gate", the two insects were about to start a fierce battle.

  "River East Xu Huan" has a larger head than "Little General Zhang Jiao", with a prominent forehead, arched back, broad neck, and shiny scales on its wings. Its large black-purple pincers are full of vigor, making it a worthy warrior insect. Under the clever manipulation of the slender and refined scholar's chopsticks, its fighting spirit is high, and it quickly rushes past the middle line, letting out a loud "Dong Dong" cry.

  Zhou Xuan used the mouse whisker that had been soaking in Chinese medicine to sweep across "Little General Zhang Pao's" white teeth, and "Little General Zhang Pao" immediately flapped its wings and let out a long cry, creating an echo in the fighting basin, with the sound of the pot reverberating, its momentum not one bit inferior to that of its opponent.

  "Hedong Xuhuang" did not immediately attack, but instead wielded a large pincer, as if dancing with a black-purple axe, who would chop whom.

  "Little General Zhang Fei" was not afraid, and with a pair of white teeth that were half a size smaller than his opponent's, he charged forward. However, "He Dong Xu Huang" took advantage of the momentum to grab him with his big pincers and flung him away, just like a martial arts master using the technique of "four ounces moving a thousand pounds". "Little General Zhang Fei"'s charge was too powerful, and he crashed into the wall of the bowl. Before he could even turn around, "He Dong Xu Huang"'s large axe had already chopped down on him at the waist.

  Zhou Xuan's heart leapt up to his throat, if he was bitten, he would probably lose his combat effectiveness immediately, and be defeated in one bite.

  Fortunately, "Little General Zhang Fei" showed agility that was inconsistent with its level, quickly dodging to the side, and a small piece of hard wing was scraped off by the black teeth of "He Dong Xu Huang".

  In the first round, "Little General Zhang Fei" was lightly injured on his left wing.

  Zhou Xuan let out a slight sigh of relief, "Little General Zhang Piao" was too eager for merit and advancement. Alas, there's no helping it - after undergoing secret training, the crickets were all overly bold and dared to challenge opponents stronger than themselves, but in terms of tactics, they were always impetuous.

  The two insects stood in position again, their mandibles facing each other. "Little General Zhang Guo" had already known the ferocity of his opponent, but he was still fearless and launched another attack. His big teeth snapped shut, trying to catch his opponent's teeth and then swing them around.

  "River East Xu Huang" is really formidable, his strength should be slightly better than yesterday's "Yiyang Wei Yan", ranking second in the three green-backed insects of the thin and weak scholar, the black purple big teeth opened and closed, unexpectedly after sending first arrived, turned out to bite "Little General" Zhang Bao's white teeth, relying on his own big head and thick neck, he violently pressed "Little General Zhang Bao"'s head against the bottom of the bowl.

  One second, two seconds, three seconds, four seconds...

  Zhou Xuan leaned forward, staring intently at the Doupan, sweat dripping from his forehead onto the black wooden low table. He knew that if "Little General Zhang Jiao" couldn't shake off the strong pressure from his opponent in time, his teeth would loosen and he wouldn't be able to close his mouth, and then defeat would be inevitable.

  A slender scholar fanned himself with one hand, his other hand behind his back, looking relaxed and carefree. He gazed at the "Little General Zhang Fei" who had been brutally trampled in the insect fighting arena, then looked at Zhou Xuan, who was drenched in sweat, and felt utterly delighted - this was the true joy of insect fighting!

  "Little General Zhang Guo" would not yield, six legs stirring, scratching the bottom of the bowl "sasa" sound, desperately resisting, head shaking left and right, but "He Dong Xu Huan"'s strength was obviously stronger than it, struggling to get free.

  The onlookers were packed in three layers inside and out, with many more squeezed outside the courtyard. Fortunately, all the insect friends had high moral character, so although there were many people, it was not noisy, only tense breathing like a bellows blowing.

  "Little General Zhang Guo" suddenly stopped struggling, just when everyone thought it had given up resistance and even Zhou Xuan was on the verge of despair. "Little General Zhang Guo" finally found a slight relaxation in its opponent's big teeth, and with one last effort, both insects fell to the ground at the same time.

  Zhou Xuan was overjoyed, and Lin Han's screams fell on deaf ears. He hastily used a mouse whisker to tap the white teeth of "Little General Zhang Bao", relieving its pain.

  The slender scholar quickly closed his fan and looked surprised. "Young General Zhang Hao" managed to escape, which was unexpected for him.

  The grass is stirred up again, and the battle resumes.

  "Hedong Xuhuang" took the initiative to show its teeth, "Little General Zhangpao" was still full of fighting spirit, unwilling to show weakness, bared its teeth and clashed with the other insect, both could hear a loud "hiss".

  "Little General Zhang Fei" was outweighed by his opponent, lost balance and was pushed to the edge of the pot. "River East Xu Huang" was very cunning, suddenly relaxed his jaws and snapped at "Little General Zhang Fei"'s left front leg.

  A slender insect leg fell to the bottom of the bowl, and "Little General Zhang Guo"'s left front leg was severed.

  A stifled cry of surprise from the crowd of onlookers.

  "Little General Zhang Fei" ignored the pain of his broken leg, suddenly bared his teeth and bit down on "River East Xu Huang"'s sturdy neck, biting out a small wound.

  The two insects retreated several steps after each other, both were injured, but compared to "Little General Zhang Guo", the injury was a bit more serious and left with residual disability.

  "Xu Huan of Hedong" shook his head, and under the instigation of the lean and refined scholar Cao Cao, his fighting spirit was rekindled, and he charged out wielding a huge battle-axe.

  "Little General Zhang Guo" dragged a broken leg and rushed into battle in anger, but because of the broken leg, he lost points in agility and was caught by his opponent biting his right wing.

  "River East Xu Huan" is so vicious and toxic, biting down without letting go, actually tearing off the right wing of "Little General Zhang Jiao", once the wing is broken, the cricket can no longer chirp or make a sound.

  If it were an ordinary insect, with its legs and wings broken, it would have lost all its will to fight and retreated to who-knows-where. But "Little General Zhang Fei" burst out again under Zhou Xuan's mouse-whisker-like touch, biting off half of "He Dong Xu Huang"'s right wing in a fierce counterattack. The price paid was that his left hind leg was bitten off once more.

  "Little General Zhang Guo" had two of his six legs broken, both on the left side. His body was entirely supported by his left middle leg to prevent him from falling over. When he moved, it was already noticeably slow and stumbling.

  Hu Tong and Tang Xiaosan both burst into tears, Lin Hanyin was even more tearful, sobbing and calling out: "Zhang Qian——Zhang Qian——"

  Zhou Xuan's eyes were filled with hot tears, and the mouse whiskers touched the insect teeth again. The stubborn "Little General Zhang Fei" charged across the middle line once more, entwining himself with "He Dong Xu Huang" despite having broken two legs.

  "Xu Huan of Hedong" was incredibly powerful, and he sent "Little General Zhang Bao" tumbling to the ground several times in a row. But this fearless little creature kept getting back up again and again to continue fighting.

  The entire audience was silent, the spectators held their breath, and dozens of pairs of eyes focused on the small fighting bowl. Such a brutal insect battle was something they had never seen before.

  Two insects with big teeth bit together again, at this time the "River East Xu Huan" also seemed to be out of breath, the force of shaking his head was far from before, and "Little General Zhang Piao" was even more weak.

  The two insects just bit like that, and for a while they still maintained that posture, stiffly holding on there.

  Mr. Feng carefully separated the two insects with a small wooden stick after obtaining the consent of Zhou Xuan and Qing Suo Wen Shi.

  At this time, "Little General Zhang Kui" had already dislocated his big teeth and was disabled as a fighting insect. Although "He Dong Xu Huan" was also seriously injured, his dark purple big teeth could still barely close, indicating that he still had the strength to fight.

  Mr. Feng let out a sigh and was about to announce the outcome of the competition.

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  In the name of "Little General Zhang Fei" who fought bloody battles, I ask book friends for recommendation votes, smash them.