At this moment, the sound of drums suddenly sounded outside, and the drums beat slowly and evenly, as if they were accumulating strength.

Ren Yaoqi subconsciously looked out the window, but saw more than a dozen narrow dragon boats spread out on the river, each boat sat in two rows, about 20 people, different costumes, and there was a drum in front of each person behind each boat, and the drum sound came out of it.

Xiao Jinglin also glanced at her: "This is about to start." ”

At this time, Xiao Jingxi also happened to sit down next to them, and said with a smile when he heard this: "Wen Ting got off the boat just to start the race." ”

Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin turned around, although they were in the cabin, they had an excellent view, in addition to seeing the scene on the river, they could also see the high platform on the shore.

Sure enough, Yun Wenting happened to be on the high platform at this time, standing behind Old Lady Yun. In addition, the heads of the Su family, the Ren family, and the Han family were also standing there, and they all looked at a certain place in unison, but their postures were very respectful, as if they were waiting for someone.

Ren Yaoqi's heart couldn't help but move, and then he saw a tall middle-aged man on the high platform surrounded by several people. The man's face was serious and calm, his facial features were warm and moist, with the majesty of a person who had been in the position for a long time, and he was wearing an inky black robe embroidered with a four-clawed dragon script. Seeing this dress, Ren Yaoqi could already guess the identity of this person. This is Xiao Yan, the king of Yanbei.

This was the first time Ren Yaoqi saw the legendary King of Yanbei, so he took two more looks. Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin are not very similar to him, they must be more Xiao's mother.

"Brother, won't you go down?" Xiao Jinglin glanced at Xiao Jingxi and asked.

"I'm not on the boat here, they don't know I'm coming." Xiao Jingxi replied with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

There were all men on the high platform, but Ren Yaoqi's eyes were slightly stunned when he looked behind King Yanbei. There were a few other people who came with King Yanbei, one of whom was Xiao Jingyue, the second son who met him on the bridge before. Standing beside Xiao Jingyue was a young man with a beautiful face and a slightly short stature, but Ren Yaoqi recognized that the young man was a girl dressed as a woman. This girl happens to be the Miss Wu Yiyu of the Wu family who has a relationship.

Wu Yiyu followed the people of Yanbei Wangfu up to the high platform, her eyes looked at the river with some pride, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was very reserved.

Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin, brother and sister, must have also seen Wu Yiyu, but they didn't say anything, just like Ren Yaoqi or anyone else on this boat, they were just watching the excitement.

Su Chengyuan, the old lady of the Su family, offered a stick wrapped in red silk with both hands, and King Yanbei took it with his right hand and shook it casually in his hand.

Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin stood up, and although Ren Yaoqi had never participated in the dragon boat race, she also stood up without saying a word. And the people outside all looked at King Yanbei with respectful eyes. No matter how noisy the scene was before, it was quiet now.

King Yanbei walked to a gong hanging in front of the high platform, raised his hand and slammed it on it. The loud sound of gongs and drums echoed loudly, as if there was substance, rippling in circles, and the whole river could be heard clearly.

Almost at the same time, more than a dozen dragon boats on the river moved, and the drums on the dragon boats changed from slow to eager. The earth-shattering cheers rang out at this time.

On a high platform. Everyone gathered around King Yanbei and sat on the main seat.

Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin sat down again, and Ren Yaoqi also sat down. I happened to see that on the high platform, the eldest prince of Yun, who was originally going to come down, was stopped by Wu Yiyu, who was dressed as a man. Ren Yaoqi didn't care about these idle things, and pretended not to see anything to divert his gaze. The bricks looked at the river.

The big ship also moved, but the speed was much slower, and the dragon boat in front of it was hanging far behind. As soon as the boat moved, the slightly warm wind with moisture on the river surface became apparent. It makes people feel very comfortable.

Xiao Jingxi saw that Ren Yaoqi was looking seriously, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Who won?" ”

The distance between the dragon boat and the big ship has been shortened, and Ren Yaoqi is trying his best to see it. After all, it was difficult for her eyesight, and she was about to shake her head and say that she didn't know, but Xiao Jinglin said: "At present, the second ones are the Lei family and the Su family, and the third is the Yun family. ”

"The Lei family also has a ship?" Ren Yaochi couldn't help but be stunned.

She didn't look down on the Lei family when she asked like this, although the Ren family was not in Yunyang City, so every time she only symbolically shared a dragon boat with other families. Even the Han family, although they were invited by the Su family to prepare for this dragon boat race this time, because the Han family had been in Yanzhou for less than a year, they didn't have time to prepare their own dragon boats, so they also shared a boat with a family surnamed Li.

Although she hadn't seen the dragon boat race before, she also knew that the Yanbei people of Ludao were very particular about this dragon boat, and it took a lot of processes before it was officially launched, and it would not really be launched in a year or two. That's why I'm very surprised.

Xiao Jingxi glanced at Ren Yaoqi and said with a smile: "The reason why Yanbei's dragon boat is complicated to make is actually because the process of the dragon's head is too complicated. Although the body of each family's dragon boat is placed in the city god temple outside the city, the dragon head is kept by each family. The Lei family took the faucet with it when they moved south, and it has been well maintained for decades, so it can only be launched this year. ”

Ren Yaoqi was stunned when he heard this, and also glanced at Xiao Jingxi, but met his dark eyes with a smile. The sparkling waves on the surface of the river seemed to be projected in his eyes, and he could shake the eyes of a flower man after looking at it for a long time.

Ren Yaochi subconsciously shifted his gaze to the window, but immediately felt that something was wrong. She subconsciously tilted her head slightly, her eyes seemed to fall on the river, and the sound of drums outside came from far and near, and the dozen or so dragon boats returned.

Suddenly, Ren Yaochi thought of something wrong, the Lei family fled south back then, and it makes sense to take the treasures of the ancestral tablet, why do you even have to bring the dragon head of the dragon boat race? You must know that this thing is really not small, and it is very bulky, I am afraid that I will have to spare a carriage to load it.

I always feel that the Lei family wants to prove what and what does it want to prove when they take out the faucet at this time? Do you prove that your house is a legitimate lineage?

Ren Yaochi felt that he was a little bluffing.

"This Lei family...... The momentum is quite strong. Xiao Jinglin's voice drew Ren Yaoqi's attention.

Ren Yaoqi subconsciously looked at Xiao Jingxi when he heard this, Xiao Jingxi looked out the window with a smile on the corner of his mouth, at this time, the dozen or so dragon boats just entered their line of sight, in addition to the dragon boat with the temperament of Yanbei Wangfu taking the lead, there were three dragon boats behind it, and the situation was stalemate.

Somehow, Ren Yaoqi was moved in his heart, and subconsciously said, "Do you want to use the Lei family?" ”.

(To be continued.) )