Chapter 19: The Wind of Kings
On March 18th, the spring equinox, the weather was clear, there was a way where people didn't know where to go, the peach blossoms were still smiling in the spring breeze, and it was the annual warrior competition.
At this time, there was a man wearing a cyan Taoist uniform walking on the street, looking at the clean and tidy streets, compared with the war outside the city, the Crow Dragon Walled City still has a prosperous scene.
The Taoist priest in Tsing Yi asked the civilians walking on the side of the road, "Where is the venue of the Warrior Competition?" ”
Civilians casually pointed to the oval building in front of them.
There is a big stage like the Colosseum in ancient Rome near the slum under the Great Wall of the Ten Miles of the Crowy Dragon Walled City, at this time there are tens of thousands of people living in the field, all of them are villagers, and there are martial arts enthusiasts from all over the world, including Dongying people, Americans, British, the Eight Banners general in the Qing Dynasty government, and the generals of the country of heavenly soldiers.
For the citizens of the walled city, it is comparable to the Spring Festival, it is a national carnival, and the untouchables who have worked hard for a year can also rest and watch the game today.
Four large rings were erected in the center of the stage. The layout of the ring comes from the United Kingdom, which is similar to the ring of modern boxing, but it is a little larger, with a square stage of 8 square meters, surrounded by four ropes. Rows of leather chairs are placed next to the ring, and these are high-ticket seats for the wealthy.
The playing field has an oval shape and is surrounded by spectator seats, which are arranged in a trapezoidal shape from top to bottom. At the top is the VIP room, which has a lookout and is a vassal and elegant social occasion. Usually the Venerable Master would sit on the observation deck and enjoy wine while watching the game.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, a large sedan chair took the Lord of Lin Zhai, Lord Lin County and other masters with status and status to the scene of the Warrior Competition.
All kinds of beautifully dressed maids rushed in, holding flower baskets of delicacies in their hands, the maids sprinkled the flowers on the red carpet, and the glamorous county lord Lin Fengjiao walked out of the big sedan chair, she stepped on the flowers lightly and elegantly, and slowly walked on the red carpet.
Today she is wearing a purple long skirt satin, the long skirt is embroidered with a golden phoenix, the slender long legs like white jade look thin and long under the layered skirt, and the upper body is draped with a white chiffon, the chiffon is embroidered with silver peach blossoms, and the proud twin peaks are particularly attractive under the translucent fabric.
His cousins Lin Xiaoshan, Du Feng, and missionary Li Deli all followed, and a group of twelve warriors also surrounded them and acted as bodyguards. I saw them enter the conference site in a majestic manner, waving to the audience, and the Venerable Master all had solemn expressions and sacred and inviolable majesty.
Straight male audiences, young ladies who worship beautiful women, and middle-aged housewives are all excited by the demeanor of the county lord Lin Fengjiao.
Whether it is the king of a country or the princess of a country, she often relies on a solemn sense of ceremony to control thousands of people, so that ordinary people think that this is the chosen son, and it doesn't matter if they are subordinated to them, or even enslaved.
To put it bluntly, the Walled Dragon City is a bit like a small country like the Vatican, but the actual size is much larger than it. Because it is a place where there are many great powers, it is impeccable in all aspects, whether it is national management, sense of ceremony, and details, it is far beyond the surrounding powers.
The Venerable Master walked up to the VIP room at the top of the auditorium with a noble demeanor.
Lin Chenglong, the owner of the village, was the last guest to play. He is wearing a golden yellow robe embroidered with a golden dragon today. The golden laurel wreath on his head is inlaid with the night pearl of the Western Regions, and the well-trimmed beard looks solemn and self-controlled.
Standing next to him is Ni Zhen, the admiral who is responsible for the security of the Yalong Walled City, followed by Lin Chenglong are all the officials of the Yalong Walled City, these officials are all starting from the grassroots level, with reasonable judgment, all the way up to become qualified managers of the Walled City, they mainly work with high efficiency, such as serial murder cases, if in the United States at the end of the 19th century, it is estimated that it will take several years to catch the criminals, and even most of the time they are gone.
Like the last murderer incident, although the losses were heavy, at least in terms of progress, it was okay.
Lin Chenglong also walked slowly down the stone stairs to the VIP room, came to the observation deck outside the VIP room, waved to the audience, and saw all the people cheering, clapping and cheering, Lin Chenglong looked at his thousands of people like a military parade.
The so-called king's style is to make all the people admire.
After saying hello, Lin Chenglong returned to the VIP room, sat in a baroque chair, held his glasses, and looked at the audience.
Soon the host came on the stage, and the host was wearing sunglasses and a suit customized by Hengyuanxiang on the commercial street, so it looked particularly well-fitted.
The host's surname is Guo Mingru, and he is a relatively famous host in the cultural circle in recent years.
Guo Ru spoke with a microphone: "Welcome to the annual Warrior Competition, I believe that after the cold winter, everyone is looking forward to this game, I won't say more, welcome our players to the stage!" ”
At this time, sixty-four contestants appeared, and there were almost all kinds of people.
There are untouchables with a ferocious appearance, Shaolin warrior monks, Wudang disciples, Qingcheng faction masters, Dongying Liusheng boxing masters, Hengyuanxiang's eldest son Wang Tianyuan, Indians, etc., and of course Zhao Laoer.
Since Long Fei was not there, Xin Zhuzi and Ah Ji acted as team doctors, although they didn't know anything, it was still no problem to bandage the wound and apply hemostatic powder.
They looked at the opponents involved and couldn't help but be a little worried, because none of them looked like ordinary people.
The one who is most like a general person here is Zhao Lao Er, he is like a farmer, he casually reads a comic book, and then comes to participate in the competition, the instant sense of amateur sparring.
Ah Ji is holding a simple medicine box, compared to the 12-person professional team of Hengyuan Xiang Gongzi next door, there are doctors, nurses, and several kung fu coaches on the other side, Ah Ji is like a shoe-shiner.
Ah Ji whispered to Xin Zhuzi: "Why are so many rich second generations of civilians participating this year?" Isn't this an opportunity for untouchables to upgrade?
Xin Zhuzi said: "I guess I want to be in the limelight!" After all, this event is quite high-profile.
The sons of the four major merchants of the city all appeared, and they all glanced at the observation deck of the county lord Lin when they were warming up.
Wang Tianyuan was wearing a beautiful and fitting black suit, and the suit was embroidered with a phoenix, which was the rhythm of wanting to wear a couple outfit with Lin Fengjiao, and he glanced at Zhao Lao'er and the untouchable trio.
Wang Tianyuan said: "I will win the warrior crown this year, you untouchables, you will continue to be untouchables in the future, and I have wronged you." ”
Compared to these boys, they are indeed like the difference between a beggar and a nobleman. Although they all chose the best clothes for this occasion, Zhao Lao Er also had too many patches on his body, and his shoes were already torn, they were still quite inferior to them, and they didn't dare to answer their domineering declarations, after all, when it came to appearance, it was like a difference between cloud and mud.
Wang Tianyuan's followers took advantage of the hot spot to tout Wang Tianyuan. Childe, this warrior champion belongs to you, as long as you become a warrior, you can be with Lord Lin every day.
It may be that they watch Du Feng and Lin Fengjiao go in and out of pairs every day, and feel that as long as they are close to the water, everyone will get the moon first.
Wang Tianyuan seemed to be very satisfied with these judgments, and said to his followers, keep a low profile, don't shout, others will think that we are just here for beauty.
Zhao Lao Er looked at these people's self-righteous conversations, and looked at the tone, in addition to getting the laurels, the beauty could also be taken home by the way tonight.
Xin Zhuzi said: "Second child, concentrate a little." ”
Zhao Lao Er said: "Hmm! We don't have nothing to do like them, so we come here to pick up girls. ”
Wang Tianyuan seemed to hear their conversation: "What are you talking about?" We have the strength, just look at your dress, do you think people can look up to you? If you're a pariah, you should always be a pariah! What are you doing here?
He spoke like a firecracker, crackling like a cannon.
Zhao Lao Er clenched his fists angrily, and Xin Zhuzi said to Zhao Lao Er: "Second child, do you remember why Long Fei died?"
Zhao Lao Er said: "In order to catch the murderer." ”
Xin Zhuzi said: "Why didn't he let you go, go by yourself?" Because he wants you to concentrate on the game. ”
Thinking that day I was inexplicably knocked unconscious, and then the others went and disappeared.
Zhao Lao Er looked at the stage and said, "Xin Zhuzi, I'm sorry, I was too calm just now." ”
All 64 players walked to the center of the stage, and everyone on the field cheered.