Ten thousand horses gallop and horses gallop. The people of Yaoyue opened the prelude to the horse racing with the sacrifice of fresh mare's milk. After giving the order, Ouray rushed out, not on the black horse of the starry night, but on a handsome white horse, with a carved saddle of gold and silver and a delicate halter. Akabi told me that the white horse is especially revered by the people of the Atsuki Kingdom, and it is said that it is a sacred horse that has been enshrined by the Immortal Heavenly Zen, and that it is the embodiment of the heavenly horse, and that the herdsmen often worship the white horse as an idol. And the white horse that Prince Ouray rides, with dark eyes, black hooves, pure white fur on his whole body, no locks of miscellaneous hair, shining coat color, and no scars and sores on every organ, is a real divine horse. It was a wild horse tamed on the grassland when he was sixteen years old, since he rode this white horse to participate in the horse race at the age of sixteen, he has won the golden sword in the horse race for seven consecutive years, until two years ago Urey felt that he could not always block the opportunity for other warriors to perform, and proposed not to participate in the horse race.

The golden sword provided to the warriors at the horse racing competition is to ask the most skilled craftsmen of the Yaoyue Kingdom to make one every year, and after the knife is cast, the shaman is invited to hold a solemn ceremony to pray for the blessing and consecration of the eternal life, and then worship it in the shrine for a year, and at the horse racing conference, the golden sword is invited out and hung on the flagpole of the Luma Wind Flag fluttering in the wind on the field, and the warrior who wins the golden sword first wins. At this time, the golden knife, which symbolizes bravery, ability, and wisdom, was hung on the flagpole in the distance of the arena, and it was too far away for me to see the appearance of the golden knife, only to see a dazzling golden light shining on the top of the flagpole under the sunlight. As the horses galloped toward the end of the grassland and disappeared into the horizon, I asked Akabi in amazement, "Why didn't they grab the sword?" ”

Chibei smiled slightly and said, "Before capturing the golden sword, you must first pass through a predetermined route, which creates some obstacles for the warriors who take the sword, and only those who can pass the test and come back have a chance to seize the sword." ”

I see. I suddenly wondered and said, "Then how do you know that those warriors have passed the test?" "What if someone speculates and doesn't come back from their prescribed route?

Chi Bei smiled: "Boss Ye don't be impatient, you'll know in a while." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick white smoke rose on the distant horizon, followed by two sharp bursts like signal flares, one long and loud, and the other short and dull. Chibei smiled, "Thirty-seven warriors have already crossed the Moon River. ”

"Moon River?" What a nice name, I said curiously, "How do you know?" ”

"That's what the sound of smoke and flares tells us." "At each obstacle, there is a supervision, and the warriors participating in each obstacle must retrieve a small flag embroidered with a white divine horse and a silver eight horse. The warrior who finally won the golden knife must also show five small flags of different colors for the result to be considered valid. Whenever a group of warriors passed the obstacle, the person supervising the obstacle would light white smoke and fire a cannon to tell the people in the arena how the game was going. ”

I nodded and said with a smile: "Listening to Brother Chibei say this, these obstacles must be set up very strongly. ”

"Not bad." Chi Bei nodded, looking quite proud, "Let's just say that this Moon River, the river channel is wide, the river is turbulent, the depth of the river is uncertain, and we have set up a stumbling mechanism in the river. To cross the river, in addition to relying on the experience of the knights and the bravery of the mounts, you also have to try a little luck, otherwise it will be difficult to cross the river. ”

While talking and laughing, the second burst of white smoke floated into the air again, and the signal flare sounded again. After repeating this five times, Akabi told me that there were still seven warriors left to pass the five obstacles, and that the seven winners were the ones who were eligible to capture the Golden Sword. As he was talking, he saw a few black dots popping up on the horizon, and the sound of horses' hooves approaching, and sure enough, only seven knights returned to the arena. Chibei smiled: "The wonderful game is only now officially started. ”

I looked at the arena and saw the knights rushing to the flagpole of the Rima Wind Flag on the field, and in order to prevent the others from reaching the flagpole first, the knights on the horse used various tricks against each other to stop the opponent's forward speed. I laughed dumbly, remembering that the interception and entanglement shots on the football field were really similar to the situation in front of me. Despite this, Ouray still took the lead and rushed ahead of the crowd. Chibei said happily: "It seems that in this horse racing meeting, it is Prince Oulei who wins." ”

I was a little unimpressed: "He rides a better horse than others, and even if he grabs a sword, he has nothing to be proud of." ”

Chibei looked at me in surprise and defended: "The horse that Prince Oulei rides is certainly a divine horse, but the horses of these participating warriors are also one in a hundred good horses, and since that divine horse is tamed by the prince, it is natural to ride it, and others have nothing to be unconvinced, they have that ability, and they can also tame the same horse to compete." ”

Isn't that a rhetoric? Since it is a race, of course, it has to be in a relatively fair environment, can Urey be so brave if he changes to a horse like everyone else? I disagreed, but I didn't bother to argue with Chi Bei, who completely regarded Ou Lei as a mythical figure, and it was useless to discuss with a monk whether the Buddha was more sacred or God was greater.

At this moment, Uray had already galloped to the flagpole hanging with the golden sword, only to see him jump, and climbed the thin flagpole, I exclaimed "ah", the flagpole could not bear the weight of his big man, I did not expect his leaping movement to look as light as a swallow, and suddenly climbed to the top of the flagpole like a dexterous monkey, and the thin flagpole was not bent by him at all.

It seems that the golden knife is already in Uray's bag, no wonder he doesn't want to play after playing for a few years, so he gets the golden knife cheaply, and he gets tired of playing it a few times. At this time, there was a sudden change on the field, and a knight who followed closely behind Ouray saw that His Royal Highness the prince was about to win the golden sword, and the whip in his hand was thrown out, and the whip seemed to have eyes, and it was thrown to the top of the flagpole at once, and the golden knife was rolled down.

"Yikes!" I whispered nervously, and for a while the people of Yaoyue who were watching the game in the camp were also surprised. When Ouray saw that the golden sword was swept away by the whip, he immediately jumped down from the flagpole, and his body deftly tossed in mid-air, chasing the snake-like horsewhip, and at the same time drew the small long knife on his waist and threw it at the whip. The knife chased the whip with lightning speed, and immediately and mercilessly cut the whip in two. The golden knife fell uncontrollably, and Uray's body was as light as a swallow in the air, and in an instant he grabbed the golden knife that fell in mid-air, and flew back to the back of the white horse in a graceful posture, and he held the golden knife high in his left hand, and rode on the horse's back in a heroic manner, and the white horse turned his head and galloped towards the camp.

"Good!" Chibei stood up excitedly, and the girls and wives in the tents in the neighborhood also screamed excitedly. I looked at Urey's expression and smiled faintly. On the grass in the middle of the camp, the girls of Yaoyue Kingdom who danced just now sang the "Song of Praise Horses": the neck of a lion, the eyes of the stars, the roar of a tiger, the vigor of a deer, the ears of a wolf, the capillary of a phoenix's tail, the tail of a rainbow, and the steel cry that crushes a thousand mountains......"

As the song sounded, Urey had already run back to the camp, and the knights behind him followed him back to the camp. A maiden from the Kingdom of Yaoyue, who was holding a wreath of flowers, surrounded her and placed the wreath on Uray's head; The maiden with the celebration wine also greeted her, and offered a silver bowl full of mare's milk wine; There are also girls who sprinkle the petals of flowers on the heads of their heroes. The scene suddenly became lively, and the colorful petals flew all over the sky, reflecting the puffy cheeks of the girls. Uray tied the blue, yellow, red, white, and green five small flags together, tied them to the golden handle of the golden sword, and the king of Yaoyue Kingdom, who was sitting at the head of the camp, smiled and applauded, and the spectators applauded, and the gongs and drums sounded.

When everyone's enthusiasm calmed down a little, the king smiled and asked, "Ouray, you haven't participated in a competition for two years, why did you decide to compete this year?" ”

"Returning to my father, I want to give this golden knife to a beautiful girl." Prince Ouray looked at the king and said in a deep voice.

As soon as Ouray's words fell, the screams of the girls were heard in every tent. I shook my head, I couldn't stop laughing, the woman on the grassland is really frank and cute, if it is a woman from the Tiancao Kingdom, even if she likes this prince no matter how much she likes it, and then she wants to get that golden knife, she has to pretend to be reserved, and she will never express her emotions so frankly.

"Oh?" The king looked at his most proud son and said with interest, "Which girl do you want to give the golden sword to?" ”

Uray turned his head, his eyes circled around the tent on the left and right, and the crowd suddenly fell silent. Urray's gaze fell on me, his blue eyes sparkling like sapphire, and a sunny smile on his lips.

He walked towards me, and the crowd resounded with a "buzz", and with speculation and doubt, they looked at their Royal Highness the Prince. Ouray walked up to me, took the golden knife in both hands, and suddenly fell to his knees on one knee, and looked at me with his head held high, and the crowd suddenly fell silent and watched him play with amazement. Seeing that his actions had completely achieved the effect of attracting everyone's attention, Ou Lei smiled at me: "Miss Ye, 'Without feathers, no matter how big the wings are, you can't fly; There is no politeness, and even the most beautiful looks are laughed at.'" In order to express my warm welcome to you to the Land of Yaoyue, please accept this most sincere gift on behalf of my honor. ”

There was silence all around, everyone's eyes were focused on me, I looked at everyone's envious, doubtful, surprised, guessed, disappointed, and jealous eyes, and I was a little at a loss for a while, and I was a little unhappy in my heart, this man, not only exposed my identity as a woman in front of everyone, but also wanted to make me the focus of others' attention, right? Chi Bei said on the side: "Miss Ye, this is the most sincere gift from our grassland people, accept it quickly." ”

I came back to my senses and looked at Uray who was half-kneeling on the ground, his eyes were looking at me firmly, the golden knife in his hand was held high, it seemed that it would not work if he didn't accept it, he couldn't let a prince in his family kneel like this all the time, right? I smiled helplessly, took the golden knife in Oulei's hand with both hands, and bowed and said, "The little woman thanks His Royal Highness the Prince for his kindness. ”

The crowd began to "buzz" again, and the king of Yaoyue Kingdom, who was sitting in the first place, looked me up and down, turned his head to Wu Lei and smiled: "Wang'er, is this the girl who solved your puzzle problem and solved the mysteries of the three tribute little golden figures?" ”

"Back to my father, it is this Ye girl." A smile appeared on Ouray's face.

"Wang Er really has a good eye." The King of Yaoyue Kingdom laughed and said, "Father, congratulations! As he spoke, he raised the silver bowl full of wine in his hand.

"Thank you, Father!" Uray took the wine bowl that Chibi handed him, and drank it down from afar with the king of Yaoyue Kingdom.

The king then announced that the winner of the horse race was Prince Ouray, and everyone enjoyed a drink and merry time. The songs were sung again, the dances were danced again, and everything seemed to be back to the way it had been at the beginning of the race. I glanced at Ouray, who had come to our tent, and felt a little uneasy. Beneath the calm surface of singing and dancing, the exploratory gaze that occasionally rests on me makes me feel like I'm on pins and needles. My gaze rested on the golden sword on the table, the gems embedded in the scabbard shining brightly and with a strange glow.

——2006、10、28

I dropped the line when I was chatting in the group yesterday.,Then I couldn't log in.,Hehe.,I'm sorry.,Explain it to the big guys in the group.。

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