Chapter 3: Meeting Long Rui for the First Time
The selection was carried out relatively quickly, but after all, it lasted for seven days because of the large number of people. Within seven days, a total of forty outstanding young talents from the Holy City were selected, but this was far from over, because the next forty young talents had to go through layers of selection and assessment to select the best one. Forty people have been divided into five groups, and in the next two days, there will continue to be different assessments, and only ten people who can stand out can enter the final competition.
The first day of the competition was a team competition, and eight small dragons were released from the Longjia Garden, and the task of these eight teams was to bring these eight dragons out. This time, the judges of the competition are the four princes led by the eldest prince, and they can see the performance of the eight teams through the dragon crystal, and through their performance, twenty people will be selected for the second day's competition.
"Brother." Yun Yan was still a little worried.
"What's wrong, Yunyan?"
"No, won't the dragon be hard to catch?" Yun Yan was very curious.
"It's not easy, who knows, my brother doesn't know very well!" Yun Yi is not very sure, although they will also meet the newborns of the dragon clan on special days, but their personalities are very different, some are very well-behaved, but some are stubborn by nature, compared with the bear children of the human race, they are also the main headaches for adults.
"Brother, be careful!" Yun Yan is still more worried, after all, it is a dragon clan, born with savagery, and it is also the easiest to hurt people.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, my good sister, just wait for my brother's good news!" Yun Yi is an excellent child of the retainer in the end, and he is still very confident in the face of unknown situations.
"Hmm!"
The tournament has come to this time, and the people of the entire Quartet Holy City are paying special attention to the next day's competition. The dragon clan uses the largest dragon crystal, and basically most people can see the dragon family garden, and of course, you can also see the forty people who are about to enter the garden.
"Mother, we are in this position!" Yun Yan was very happy, because he could see his brother more clearly from this position.
"Well, good boy, your brother is very powerful, don't worry about it!" Lady Murong comforted Yun Yan.
"I know, my brother is very good." Yun Yan began to be coquettish to her mother.
"Really good, when today's game is over, my mother will make food for the two of you when I go back, and I will also comfort my two little babies."
"Really, great, thank you in advance."
"Of course, just these two babies, they must be loved!"
"Mother, where is Daddy?"
"Yo, good boy, I finally remembered your father, it seems that this father is not as good as my brother! Your father is with other retainers, although it is the princes who are presiding over this competition, but the retainers of the Quartet also need to be on the side. ”
"Well, I always thought it was only the princes!"
"That's what I only found out last night, and it's normal that you don't know. Besides, do you have anything else in your head now besides your brother? ”
"What's the matter, and my mother!"
"You, come less, I don't think my mother is as high as your brother's status in your heart!"
As he spoke, the playing field had already begun. Forty heroic young people, uniformly dressed in neat clothes but different colors, walked into the Longjia Garden in the order of the draw.
Longjia Garden is located in the direction of the west of the Sifang City to the west of the ten miles, the whole garden is a combination of the main peak and seven small peaks, a small part is a man-made garden, usually basically open, but most of them still belong to the original state of the jungle, so there are few people to go. Therefore, for the competition, it is the most suitable place to be assessed.
The eight dragons had been lowered into the jungle the night before, and the five teams of the forty people who participated in the race had only six hours to find the eight dragons. Many people walk into the jungle with a relaxed mood because they feel like hunting and don't find it too difficult.
"Brother Murong, it's really fate, we are actually in the same team" Zuoqiu was very happy.
"Brother Zuoqiu, don't come unharmed!"
"You and I don't have to be so polite."
"Haha......"
"Then Brother Murong has figured out how to catch the dragon?"
"Nope." Yun Yi replied very simply.
“...... It's too direct, you can't be tactful......" Zuoqiu Gongzi was also very helpless in the face of Murong Yunyi, although the relationship with him was not bad, but his seriousness and directness made him smile many times.
"I'm thinking about something."
"What do you think?"
"The princes only said six hours, catch the dragon, right?"
"That's right!"
"The dragon was put in the day before, and we don't know what kind of dragon it is. Moreover, what is the criteria for this selection, and we don't know how we will choose 20 out of 40 people. ”
"That's what you say, but what does that mean?"
"And, it seems that there is another point, the princes didn't say how many dragons to catch, right?"
"yes, I really didn't say that!"
"Does that mean we can catch more than one?"
"yes!"
"Now it's eight of us, let's discuss the countermeasures first, and strive for all eight of us to enter tomorrow's game, how about it?"
"Good!" The others agreed, and so, the team dressed in red did not start quickly under the gaze of many people, but chose a relatively secluded place, not knowing what was being discussed. You can see people through the Dragon Crystal, but you can't hear the sound, so the people you see outside are just guesses. As for the other four teams, they also walked in different directions of the garden and started the arrest plan this time.
"Ruikang, five teams have begun." It was the eldest prince who spoke, and he was also the crown prince.
"Hmm!"
"I don't know which of them will come out first, so I'm looking forward to it!"
"Who knows! I don't know if the royal brothers have anyone who is optimistic? "This time it's the youngest prince, Ankang, and it's also Long An. Because the dragon clan is a holy clan after all, and the dragon character cannot be used at will, so adding a Kang character after the name of each prince is also a kind of respect and a blessing in it, "Brothers, are there any good candidates?" ”
"The one in red clothes is the eldest son of Murong Mansion!" Long Rui looked at it and said.
"Well, Murong Yunyi, he performed very well in the general election."
"I also know this, there is another one in red clothes, it should be Zuo Qiujing, I know him, it's not bad, I've dealt with him before." Long An said.
"Yes, son of a retainer. The one in the yellow clothes, that, it's also very good" This time it was Long Tai who spoke.
"It should be Sima of the Sima family, Sima, Sima Liang!"
"This is Sima Guang, and the one in blue is Sima Liang."
"Then I'm mistaken, but the two brothers are more alike, they seem to be twins, and they should be the same age!."
"Hmm!"
Six hours is still a long time, and when half of the time passes, the princes also have half an hour to eat, which is relatively free, because the retainers of the Quartet on the other side of the game are always paying attention to making records.
Of the four princes, two have already become families, so when it was time to eat, the crown princess had already brought the lunch box that had been prepared, and Longtai's concubine, Ling'er, had also prepared it early. Although the two princes of Ruikang and Ankang are a little cold, they are still relatively close to the people, so they chose the best Longjia aristocratic royal restaurant in Xishengmen. Because there are many nobles and retainers of the Long family and the retainers of the Quartet, the boss Xiao Er is also quite clear about the rules, and the two princes have not yet arrived, and they have already prepared everything and are waiting for the arrival of the two princes.
"Brother Huang, it's very good here, I like it!"
"Of course, they don't dare to slack off."
"Well, I'm starving!"
"Then you're going to eat!"
"Then you're welcome!"
Since you are sitting on the third floor, you can see the opposite side when you open the window. The restaurant has three floors, the highest floor is dedicated to the dragon nobles, the second floor is used by the retainers and eunuchs, and the first floor is the gathering place of the common people, but because of the high level of consumption, there are not many people in ordinary times. A fragrant wind wafted by, and Ruikang unconsciously raised it to find where the fragrance came from.
This smell, this sudden smell reminded him of something from a long, long time ago, impossible! He said to himself in his heart, impossible. After looking around, his eyes stayed on a woman on the second floor, and it happened that the woman also raised her head to look up, and the eyes of the two people were intertwined. It can't be, but how can it feel so familiar. Ruikang said to himself in his heart.
That woman was none other than Murong Yunyan, who came here to eat with her mother because she was a little hungry.
"Mother, let's eat quickly, I still have to see my brother!"
"You, don't worry, my mother is not half full, look at what you urged!"
"Mother~" As he spoke, he glanced out, but he didn't expect to accidentally see a man staring at him, and he knew that it was the prince at a glance. Therefore, Yun Yan smiled lightly, which was considered a courtesy, and continued to eat, but his heart unconsciously fluctuated slightly.
"Mother, that person just now, was it?" A different feeling passed through Yun Yan's heart, a little familiar and a little unfamiliar.
"The third floor, the one who is watching you, that's Ruikang, the third prince, and next to it is the fourth prince Ning Kang"
"Oh, that's it!"
"Yo, why did my family Yunyan start paying attention to the prince, shouldn't he be a little restless in his heart!"
"Mother, what do you say, how is it possible!"
Having said that, I couldn't help but sneak a glance, a face that was impeccable, because I also knew some things about this prince, so when I saw me, my heart unconsciously moved slightly.
"Brother, that should be the child of a retainer, right?" Long Ning also followed his brother's gaze and asked casually.
"Well, it should be." Although the answer was nonchalant, but I don't know why, although it was a woman who glanced at it, it felt so familiar, as if something had been lost and recovered, which made his heart begin to fall into memories.