Volume 2 Chapter 318: Second Attack - The Strongest Phantom (9)
The July 10 Carnival is a unique festival in the Wu Continent, and the history of the carnival can be traced back to the period when the four empires united against the Cang Demon God. According to the Cang Demon God, after the Demon God was sealed, the army of demon beasts was leaderless in an instant, and it became a mess. The humans took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, and the demon beast army was defeated and fled, in order to celebrate this victory, and this happened to be the 18th of July, people set up this as a carnival.
At the carnival it's all very cheap. Chu Ran took advantage of his master's vacation to see the Cang Demon God, so he made an appointment with Ling Xue, Liang Ze and others. Ask them to go to the imperial capital together. Chu Ran has been in this world for so many years, and he has never been to the imperial capital!
Although Liang Ze and the men came to the appointment without any doubt, the women only came to Ling Xue. They found Chu Ran outside the gate of Yangcheng, they hadn't seen each other for nearly two months, and they said hello as soon as they met. Ling Xue may have been the reason why she stayed with them a lot, and she actually greeted them very lively. This is not in line with Ling Xue's character, usually Ling Xue is very shy to say hello! After Ling Xue got to know them, the change was really big, and this greeting made them very unaccustomed. But they are also very happy, because she used to be a lot of sentimentality, but now she is so lively and lovely.
On the way to the imperial capital, they had a lot of things to say about the two-month summer vacation. I don't know how long I walked, at this time, a tall city stood in front of Chu Ran and the others, this city looked much taller than other cities, and the city was full of majestic soldiers. The gates of the city were open, and through the gates passed through the crowds of people who came and went. Chu Ran felt that this city was much more special than other cities, so he asked everyone: "This should be the imperial capital, right?" Because none of the boys had ever been here, they all shook their heads and did not answer. And Ling Xue, as the granddaughter of Ling Rui, the leader of the Imperial Tiger Cavalry, has been here for an unknown number of times, and she has long remembered the appearance of the imperial capital clearly. said to everyone: "That's right, this is the imperial capital, we have arrived, everyone follow me into the city!"
Because Ling Xue was very familiar with the imperial capital, she led the way all the way. Ling Xue asked everyone to follow her, after all, it was a carnival, and there was a lot of traffic, so it was easier to disperse. On both sides of the streets of Huangdu are teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, and workshops. There are also many vendors with large umbrellas in the open spaces on both sides of the street. The streets stretch east and west to the quieter suburbs outside the city, but there are still pedestrians on the streets: some carrying burdens, some driving ox carts to deliver goods, some driving donkeys to pull wagons, and some stopping to enjoy the scenery of the Bianhe River. With the tall castle tower as the center, the houses on both sides are lined up, and there are tea houses, wine shops, foot shops, butcher shops, temples, public houses, and so on.
They followed Ling Xue all the way and didn't ask her where she went. Suddenly, Ling Xue stopped in front of a building, pointed to the building, and pointed towards them: "Let's play here today!" Chu Ran and the others looked at the door plaque, which read "Martial Arts Arena" three big red characters, these three words were full of majestic blessings
After Ouyang Wen saw these three words, he thought of a duel. Suddenly, he said to Ling Xue in fear: "You won't let us duel!" The bold Ouyang Wen muttered again: "If you fight, I won't go, I am a peacemaker." Ling Xue smiled at Ouyang Wen, "Although this building is called a martial arts arena, it is not a place for fights. It's a place to play, with lots of fun games such as: archery, darts, pitching...... Many, much more. ”
Ouyang Wen was still afraid of things just now, but now when he heard that it was a joke, he said without scruples: "What are you still stunned about, if you don't go in yet, I can't wait." Chu Ran, Ling Xue and the others smiled helplessly, then shook their heads and went in.
The door was open, and when they unconsciously walked through the building, Chu Ran and the others realized that the building was just a gate. The real home field is a generous field that can be seen when you look up, stepped on the ground when you land, and is surrounded by fences.
Just now the building was inaccessible, but now what appeared in front of them was a sea of people. There are a lot of places to play, but most of them are related to sports, so it is called the martial arts arena, and they unconsciously walked to a target range, and the target range was full of people standing next to it, and the boss of the target range was facing the crowd with rules. The original rules stipulate that as long as everyone participates, they have five arrows, and if three arrows hit the bull's-eye, they will get a turquoise necklace. Although this blue necklace is not very valuable, it is quite rare, and it is also helpful for cultivation, and it is also very beautiful.
But there were very few participants, because the target was a full 100 meters away from the archers. The bullseye looked like it was the size of a bean. Some people didn't even hit the target, and the arrow fell. This is not only a test of precision, but also strength.
Chu Ran looked at Ling Xue and found that her eyes had never left the blue necklace, and she felt very fond of it. But he knew that Ling Xue couldn't shoot arrows. So Chu Ran yelled at the boss: "Can I try?"
"You!" the boss said in surprise. "Yes, as long as you can pull the bow of two hundred pounds, that's fine. When Ling Xue heard that it was a two-hundred-pound bow, she hurriedly pulled Chu Ran's sleeve: "Don't shoot!" The big men just now only barely pulled the bow and arrow, but they didn't shoot it. Although Ling Xue didn't know that Chu Ran was shooting arrows for her, she was also worried. Liang Ze and the others next to him also persuaded Chu Ran.
And Chu Ran decided without hesitation, after all, Chu Ran was a battle-hardened general in his previous life. A mere two hundred pounds of bow, he didn't care about it at all.
Chu Ran walked to the target a hundred meters in front, lifted the bow and arrow, picked up an arrow, put it on the bow, and effortlessly pulled up two hundred catties of bow and arrow. The onlookers were greatly surprised and discussed: "This son is really a god! Hey! Even if he has power, he may not be able to shoot Zheng" The boss didn't even speak, and his face was dazed when he saw it. Ling Xue and the others also opened their mouths in shock, not knowing that Chu Ran's strength was so great, they all made incredible sounds.
At this time, Chu Ran was extremely dazzling and became the focus of the audience, only to see his eyes squeezed coldly and his hands released. With a whoosh, the arrow flew towards the target. The corners of his mouth froze, and his eyes were unforgiving: "Zheng" The arrow hit the bull's-eye steadily. The people next to him saw that they hit the bull's-eye, and there was a round of applause. The boss blinked, not composed. Ling Xue and the others were also very surprised, but they were more delighted, they didn't expect Chu Ran to shoot arrows and shoot so accurately.
Then Chu Ran shot four arrows in a row, all of which hit the bull's-eye very steadily. The black boss who wanted to make money wholeheartedly didn't expect someone to break his harsh requirements, and he was still a teenager. It was very unexpected for him, but there was no way, as a businessman, honesty was the most important, so he could only give him the blue necklace.
After Chu Ran got the blue necklace, he didn't give it to Ling Xue directly, but put it in his pocket first. Then they played games like darts, pitching, etc. The things that the four of them got together were not as much as Chu Ran, Ling Xue, Liang Ze and the others pouted and looked at Chu Ran: "Why are you playing games so well." Chu Ran didn't know how to answer, touched his head, and said casually: "Who knows, it may be the favor of the old man!" Then they visited most of the imperial capital, so they separated on the outskirts of the imperial capital. Because Chu Ran and Ling Xue were by the way, they walked all the way, and it was already dusk when they separated.
When they were about to part in the place where they were about to arrive in Yangcheng, Chu Ran suddenly asked Ling Xue to stop, there was something to give her. Chu Ran quickly faced Ling Xue and took out the blue necklace from his pocket. Holding the necklace in his hand, he faced Ling Xue: "Today, I found that you have been staring at that turquoise necklace at the target range, you must like it very much! Because she liked the necklace so much that she didn't say no. nodded shyly, and didn't take it directly, but leaned her hands behind her back, as if waiting for Chu Ran to put on a necklace for her.
Chu Ran understood what she meant, walked behind her, and put on the necklace for her. Then Ling Xue turned to Chu Ran and asked with a shy expression, "Do I look good wearing a necklace?" Chu Ran swallowed a mouthful of saliva and looked at Ling Xue with his eyes: "It's good-looking! ”
Ling Xue smiled and looked at Chu Ran: "If there is nothing wrong, I will leave first, you take care!" Then Ling Xue left with a high-minded expression. And Chu Ran always thought in her heart, is this a confession? She accepted the necklace, did she agree? Chu Ran thought excitedly.
Then he came to the Alchemy Association and found that the master had returned from the Illusory Cave. Chu Ran saw the master and said hello. Spirit King Li Jing didn't know why, and suddenly said inexplicably: "Disciple, I'll take you to buy weapons." How?"
Chu Ran thought about it in turn: "Master, how can he suddenly become generous today? Could it be that he has taken the wrong medicine? It is better to take this opportunity to trick him." Chu Ran happily accepted.
Spirit King Li Jing and Chu Ran did not come to the armory shop to buy weapons, but went to the Fenggang auction and went there to buy weapons. Because the armory shop can't buy any magic weapons at all, you can only buy ordinary weapons, and the auction is different, where there will be a lot of orders for weapons to buy, naturally there are indispensable weapons of the gods.