Hua Yuan, who was sitting opposite the two, saw this scene in her eyes, Yan Xu must have praised the skill of Xiyue in making tea, and she would show that satisfied and proud smile. Hua Yuan's expression was slightly gloomy, she knew that Yan Xu liked to taste tea, and she didn't know how long she had secretly practiced the craft of making tea, and she only hoped that one day she would have the opportunity to make a cup of tea for him in person, but unfortunately he never drank the tea made by Xiyue.

Don't let her think about it too much, the prince Yanmin has already said a congratulatory speech and some words of encouragement, and then the horn sounded, the drum shook the sky, and the ring officially began. The thirty Ming Flame Envoys had drawn lots and were standing in front of the stage, allowing everyone to look at them. Everyone began to sit still, and they exchanged their heads and ears, discussing which one to bet, after all, such an opportunity is only once in five years, and once the bright flame they bet on unfortunately lost their lives, they can only wait for another five years.

Although the weather was cold, Yan Min was excited and nervous when he presided over such a ceremony for the first time, and as soon as he sat down at this time, he felt dry lips, and when he saw that everyone's attention was on the ring, he pulled his collar slightly, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to tell the attendant to look at the tea, when he lowered his head, he saw a pair of plain hands holding a cup of tea and handing it to him.

"The prince has worked hard, this is this year's newly picked Xiao Xianchun, Jinyun just tasted it and thought it was good, you also tasted it?"

He raised his head and smiled at Shang Xiyue, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He roasted her rabbit in public last night, did this woman wake up and forget about it? At this time, he took the initiative to show favor to him? He wanted to see the truth from her face, but seeing that her expression was calm and generous, it didn't seem to be a deception.

Although Yan Min was not used to her initiative to curry favor, she was not worried about what she dared to do to him, so she took the tea with an expressionless face and took a sip. Seeing that he didn't resist, Xiyue motioned to the maid behind him to pour a lamp, and said with a smile: "The prince wants to take a Ming Yan envoy today?" ”

Yan Min stared at the ring, as if he disdained to pay attention to her, and replied with a calm face "um". The five-year beast fighting ring, he was still young before, and he could only follow his father as a spectator, but this year it was the first time he participated in person, so he naturally wanted to choose one, he just didn't want to talk to her more.

Xiyue didn't care about his coldness, and said: "In this way, I wish the prince a victory and bet on the leader." ”

After saying that, she bowed and returned to Yan Xu and sat down. Yan Min muttered to himself, this woman didn't know what to do today, his face was silent, but he secretly paid attention to her actions.

Xiyue didn't know that Yan Min had thought about it a lot, and she was listening intently to Yan Xu's whispered comments on the Ming Yan envoy in the ring.

"Look into their eyes." Yan Xu was relaxed and said softly: "When he is in danger, only human eyes will betray his heart. ”

Although those bright flame envoys were of different heights, some burly and some thin, they were dressed exactly the same, and the expressions on their faces were also calm and free, and they really couldn't tell the reason from their appearances alone. After listening to Yan Xu's words, Xiyue silently paid attention to their eyes.

When she looked over one by one and swept her gaze to the last person on the right, without warning, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Those bright flame envoys knew that there was such a situation today, and at this time, they held their heads high, looked ahead, and let the nobles point their fingers. Only the man, who seemed to have been watching her since she saw him.

The man was slender and had a healthy light wheat complexion, about twenty-two or three years old, and his handsomeness was completely different from Yan Xu's, Yan Xu's beauty was like the moon and jade, but his beauty was wild and flamboyant, like a beast lurking in the dark and waiting for an opportunity to move.

At this moment, his lone wolf-like eyes were unscrupulous, looking directly at her beyond the hustle and bustle. The moment the eyes staggered, there was a moment of blankness in Xiyue's mind.

"Cherish the Moon...... Xiyue ......" Hua Yuan had already sat beside Xiyue, wanting to find out from her that Yan Xu favored the Ming Yan Envoy, "Which one do you think has the biggest chance of winning?" ”

Xiyue looked at her, her expression was still stunned, and the sudden throbbing just now made her feel a very strong shock in her heart, which was a feeling she had never felt since she could remember, those eyes...... Déjà vu.

A thought suddenly popped into her mind, did that person know her before she lost her memory? She didn't bother to answer Hua Yuan, and looked at the man again, but the man had already half-lowered his eyes, staring at the flat ground in front of him, and there was nothing in his eyes.

She was a little lost, maybe she just thought too much, that person was just a Ming Yan envoy, Ming Yan Si had strict rules, except for performing tasks for Jinshang, he never interacted with outsiders, how could he have anything to do with his past?

Seeing that she was silent, Hua Yuan thought that she deliberately didn't want to sue her, so she turned her face away angrily.

The loud drum of the audience makes a loud bang, which is the final moment of betting, and before the last ten drums are over, the bettor must make a decision. Xiyue came back to her senses and glanced at Yan Xu, but saw that he was talking to Yuan Mu, and did not pay attention to her strange appearance, so she motioned to the palace people to put the jade plate engraved with the word "Rui" on the copper plate in front of the man just now.

When the jade plaque landed on the copper plate with a clatter, the bright flame envoy's eyes twitched imperceptibly.

Yan Min, who had been secretly paying attention to Xiyue's actions, immediately asked people to put his East Palace jade plate on the same plate when he saw this. He didn't believe the woman's gaze, he just firmly believed that her decision must come from Yan Xu, and he had an inexplicable jealousy for this cousin, but deep down he had to admire his talent.

The last drum finally fell, and the two drummers stepped forward and tore off the red silk covering the giant cage. There was an uproar in the audience, and a male lion suddenly appeared in the cage, walking back and forth irritably.

The male lion was locked up and starved for a few days, and at this moment he saw the daylight, and the figures around him were constantly shouting, all of which angered the king of beasts, and it let out a low roar of great anger in its throat, and kept running wild in the cage, and from time to time raised its front legs and climbed the iron cage wall, as if it could not wait to rush out of the cage.

The thirty flame envoys had stepped aside, some of them with subtle changes in their faces, or their eyes flashing, or pretending to be calm. Xiyue's eyes searched for the man just now, but she saw him standing behind everyone, his eyes were quietly looking at him.

Her heart skipped a beat, and a strange feeling surged again. She just chose him, in fact, she didn't think how strong he was, she just remembered Yan Xu's words, when all the Ming Yan envoys focused on the fierce beast in the cage, this person looked indifferent, if he was not too confident in himself, he didn't care about life and death.

But no one doesn't care about his life or death, so she prefers to believe that he has absolute confidence in herself. Right now, the lion in the iron cage was terrifying, but he remained calm, as if he were here today, but just like her, he was a spectator. She admired his composure, but was a little annoyed by the staring at her. Except for Yan Xu, she doesn't like other men to look at her like this.

She glared at him fiercely, and was about to withdraw her gaze, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of an old man of about fifty years old sitting in the shade of a tree, silently looking at everyone in the field, and then whispered something to the person beside him, who respectfully saluted him, stepped to the high platform, and loudly announced the official start of today's ring.

When she saw the old man's face clearly, especially when his sharp eyes glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally, Xiyue only felt trembling all over, and an inexplicable fear prompted her to stagger her gaze and dare not look at the old man again.

She took a deep breath, quietly pulled Hua Yuan's sleeve, and asked in a low voice, "Hua Yuan, who is that old man in the shade?" ”

Hua Yuan looked in the direction she said, "That is Lord Tong Motong, who is in charge of the Ming Flame Division, his skills are unfathomable, there are few opponents in the world, although he is deeply favored, he is extremely low-key. Ouch, look! The lion is going to bite......"

Hua Yuan impatiently broke off her sleeves, and as everyone applauded, there were bursts of cheers from the stands, and it turned out that the first contestant had entered the iron cage.

I heard that people with profound skills are even intimidating when they look at people, no wonder they were scared just now, so they didn't think much about it anymore and looked to the ring.

The man rolled around with the dagger in his hand, hid behind the lion and stabbed him in the back, and the sharp tip of the knife cut through the lion's back, which angered him. With a roar, the lion turned and pounced on the man in a frenzy.

If you talk about skills, the people of the Ming Flame Envoy are all extraordinary, and if they are on flat land or in the mountains and forests, it is not difficult for one person to deal with two male masters. For them, the beast is not terrible, what is terrible is to fight the beast hand-to-hand in this narrow and □□ iron cage. The height and width of this iron cage are no more than three zhang, and one man and one beast are circling here, and they are stretched, and no matter how good their skills are, it is difficult to show them.

At this moment, the man shrank quickly, but he was still swept across his cheeks by the sharp claws of the male lion, and his face was immediately bleeding. The male lion, already hungry and dizzy, was stimulated by the smell of blood, and chased after the man like a lightning speed, raising a cloud of dust in the iron cage. The wounded man was a little flustered, and with a stagger, the lion had bitten his right arm, knocking him to the ground and biting him by the throat.

The audience on the stage was in an uproar, Xiyue looked at the crazy lion, her heart was beating suddenly, and she turned her face to Yan Xu. Yan Xu put her hand back on her hand and said lightly: "The more afraid you are, the more you have to keep your eyes open." ”

Xiyue shook her head vigorously, "No, I'm afraid." ”

Yan Xu looked at the iron cage, her voice was still calm, "Xiyue, you have to figure out what you are afraid of in your heart, are you afraid that the male lion will rush out, or are you afraid that the male lion will eat that person?" People are afraid because they can't predict what is going to happen. You see, the cage is so strong that the lion will not rush out, and the man has been subdued by it, and the lion is going to eat him. So...... Don't be afraid, look at it, it's just a hungry beast about to swallow its prey. ”