Chapter 41: The Champion Belongs! A collision of white and black!

In the early morning, the sun has just appeared on the horizon, and the night still occupies "half of the country", but people have already come to the arena, talking about the objects of their support, especially those ladies, when it comes to their idols, they immediately seem to have become modern star chasers, fanatically defending their idols and "Amway".

"Rhaegar will definitely win!" This is clearly a loyal fan of Rhaeggar.

"The intrepid Barristan is a long-established celebrity!" Obviously, men have a natural aversion to Rhaeggar, and Barristan Selmy is more in line with the image of a hero in the minds of men.

"Prince Rhaegar defeated the 'Excalibur of Dawn' and also defeated the Smiling Tree Knight!"

"Where did you hear that?"

"Prince Rhaegar brought back the shield of the Smiling Tree Knight, I saw it with my own eyes!" The girl stubbornly defended Rhaegar in her defense.

Not far away, Lyanna sat in the audience, perhaps the only time she waited intently for the jousting to begin, like a real lady.

Lyanna looked particularly bright today, her silky brown hair in a bun at the back of her head, a silver hair ornament carved out of flowers, leaves, and vines, and a rare earring on her ears that she had ever thought was cumbersome. There were traces of rouge gouache on her lips and cheeks, apparently Lyanna had been well-groomed.

When she heard the girl's words, she laughed unconsciously, "Yes! Rhaegar defeats the Smiling Tree Knight. She thought to herself.

"Not only did he defeat 'him,' but he also captured her." Without warning, this phrase popped into Lyanna's mind.

Brandon felt strange to see his sister suddenly so keen on the tournament, because she had been absent for the past few days, and seemed to be lacking interest in it, and Brandon almost thought that she had changed sex.

But after thinking about it, "Didn't she like these fights and killings in the first place?" Maybe the previous tournament wasn't to her liking, but this one is a must-see.

Han Xing was reluctant to leave his bed, and he had been getting along well with his bed until Robert and Ed violently kicked open his door and dragged him out of bed.

"Wake up, Hanschel, you're about to miss out on the best part!" Robert slapped Han Xing's face and said.

"The best part! Am I oversleeping? Han Xing immediately woke up from his daze and half-asleep, and rushed to get dressed, fortunately he only needs to be a spectator today, so he doesn't need that armor for the time being, otherwise he will have to bear it.

Robert looked at Han Xing, who was so busy that he put his pants on backwards and desperately wanted to stuff his head into the sleeve tube, let out a burst of "poof" laughter, and finally couldn't suppress it, hahaha laughed, and even the corners of Ed's mouth on the side had a hint of a smile.

"The game hasn't started yet, has it?" Han Xing realized that Robert was obviously not telling the truth to himself, but playing a trick on himself.

"Yes, but it's possible if you don't miss it sooner!" Ed replied solemnly. Apparently Robert didn't expect Ed to have a sense of humor, and he slapped his thighs on the side, laughing so hard that he couldn't stand upright.

When Han Xing got dressed and walked out of the castle, there were still dewdrops on the grass on the ground, but the arena was already full of people.

"Oh, my Lyanna, she looks so beautiful today." When Han Xing sat down with Ed and Robert, Robert looked at Lyanna and muttered.

Han Xing and Ed glanced at each other and smiled bitterly.

About half an hour later, when the sun had officially risen, and the mist in the air was evaporated by the sunlight, with the official start of the martial arts competition under the order of Iris, today's audience was more complete than usual, and even the ceremony was extremely solemn, a total of 24 trumpeters on both sides blew something similar to suona, announcing the official start of the competition.

Amid the sound of a loud trumpet, Rhaegar and Ser Barristan Selmy made their official appearances, and today they were dressed in extraordinary pomp.

Rhaegar was still wearing the ornate black armor, the ruby dragon on his chest glistening in the sunlight, and the ruby eyes of the winged black dragon carved above his head reflected the sunlight, as if he was about to fly from his helmet and spray his opponent with deadly dragon breath.

Under his crotch is a white horse, covered with black horse armor, and the front and back of the black horse armor are painted with red three-headed dragons, he is a veritable "Prince Charming".

Rhaegar waved to the audience, bowed humbly, and inadvertently, through the gap in his visor, he saw the well-dressed Lyanna, who also looked at him, and they looked at each other, and Rhaegar suddenly felt that he had an electric shock.

Last night Rhaegar tossed and turned, he was torn between family and love, he was sure that Lyanna was the woman he wanted to spend his life with, but he already had a wife, although it was a political marriage arranged by his parents, but he did not dislike his wife, and even the two had always respected each other.

But that's not what bothers Rhaegar the most, what bothers him the most is Lyanna's perception of herself, "Does she like me?" "Does she think I'm a nasty bastard?" "Will she be disgusted with me for my unfaithfulness to my wife?" These questions have been haunting Rhaegar and making it difficult for him to sleep, sometimes he dreams of Lyanna and himself talking to each other, and sometimes dreaming of Lyanna slapping himself over and over again while calling himself a "disciple".

It wasn't until the glance with Lyanna just now that he saw Lyanna's elaborate dress, and he found the answer, "She has me in her heart, and she likes me too!" Although Rhaegar had never heard of the phrase "a woman is a woman who pleases herself", he instinctively read the expectation and affection in Lyanna's eyes, which strengthened his resolve.

This gave him infinite strength and courage, and with a wave of his red cloak, he won the screams of countless girls and the applause of the audience, and the cold and dashing "Dragon Prince" returned to the arena.

Sir Barristan Selmy wears his silver-white Kingsguard armor and wears a white cloak that symbolizes the Kingguard, and his crotch is a strong white horse. His face looked calm and resolute in the sunlight, and the cheers and cheers of the audience did not bring him a trace of mood swings, he had long been accustomed to the enthusiasm of the audience at the tournament.

In fact, he couldn't remember how many times he had participated in jousting tournaments, since he had won the King's Landing Winter Tournament at the age of sixteen.

If Westeros is the kingdom of House Targaryens, then the tournament is the kingdom of Sir Barristan Selmy, and the spectators are like his people, who rode around his territory like a king, and responded indifferently to the cheers of the people, even though his "kingdom" was a flash in the pan and only existed for a few hours.

Barristan looked at Ashara Dane, who was sitting next to Elia, because his status as a Kingsguard and his age as a father to him made him afraid to tell her how he felt. But he vowed to "crown" her with his own hands on the "crown of love and beauty", and even though the Kingsguard could not get married, it could not stop him from expressing his affection to her.

He had to proclaim to the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, who was half as good as half of the Seven, that Ashara Dane was the woman I loved as "Barristan the Fearless", and that her charm was unquestionable, so that he could let her know his love for her.

"Maybe, maybe, if she feels for herself, maybe she will take off her white robe and start a family with her?" Barristan couldn't help but think in his heart.

Whether it is Rhaegar or Barristan, they are all fighting for the woman in their minds, which makes this competition unprecedentedly fierce and exciting, and the desire of both players to win the championship is extremely strong, not to mention that they are the best of the new generation of knights and the older generation of knights of the Seven Kingdoms respectively?

"Barristan the Fearless" took the unpatterned white shield and a rather plain-looking white-pole cavalry from Hu Cong's hand, and urged the horse towards Rhaeggar.

Rhaegar wasn't slow either, and the two of them began to charge at about the same time, and if it weren't for the fact that the woman they had a crush on wasn't the same person, they really looked like two bulls in heat.

One black and one white, as if they were knights on the chessboard in chess, their speed getting faster and faster, almost turning into two phantoms.

"For Lyanna!"

"For Ashara!" If they would have had the courage to shout their lover's name as Don Quixote did, they would have done so.

In the first round, the two were tied, and their attacks were blocked by the opponent, one of them was talented, the other was experienced, and it can be said that they will meet opponents in chess.

Most importantly, although "Barristan the Fearless" is determined and purposeful, he is level-headed, he knows very well who the enemy on the other side is, and Rhaegar is the person he will protect in the future, just like Sir Arthur Dayne "Dawn Excalibur", Barristan Selmy's ability is also limited by Rhaeggar's status.

Injured, killing the "Dragon Prince" is going to be a big thing, as a royal guard, doing this is no different from a traitor, even if it is a mistake in a martial arts competition. This meant that "Fearless Barristan" had to find a relatively safe way to take Rhaegar off his horse, which also caused "Fearless" to become unworthy of his name and begin to tie his legs.

Of course, Barristan is confident in his control of power.

The duo rode to the end of the field, slowly reining in the charging horses before turning their heads around for the second round.

This time, Barristan decided to attack Rhaegar on the shoulder, both to knock him off his horse and to ensure that he would not be seriously injured.

He crouched on his horse and charged towards Rhaeggar, his white cloak rattling in the wind, the cold of early spring blowing through the cracks in his armor on his face, but not once did his eyes blink.

He steadily aimed at Rhaeggar's shoulder, the thickest part of the armor, and with a "poof~~~" sound, the front end of Barristan's carbine turned into scattered sawdust, and he hit accurately.

In fact, the front part of the carbine will break after the impact is a protective measure, so that it will not be pierced too deep due to inertia, basically as long as it is not hit in the throat, the broken carbine will not kill people.

Rhaegar was visibly pushed backwards, but he shook off his horse and eventually steadied himself, garnering the cheers of countless "fans".

"Damn, is this guy really human? Barristan wouldn't be releasing water, would he? Robert was very dissatisfied with this, but he was full of anticipation to see the arrogant "Dragon Prince" fall and eat, and make a big appearance.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Lyanna in the distance pinched a cold sweat for Rhaegar and was frightened by the shot of Sir Barristan Selmy.

"Prince Rhaegar is far better than I thought!" Barristan couldn't help but sigh that the strength he used was enough, just enough to allow Rhaegar to be shot down and dismounted without being seriously injured, just as he had defeated Han Xing yesterday. However, Rhaegar was clearly not that easy to deal with, and this was the first time that Barristan Selmy was impressed by Rhaeggar's riding skills.

The two men fought for two hours, a dozen rounds, and during which time Rhaegar was in danger several times, so that the ladies in the stands, including his wife Elia Martell and Lyanna, jumped up and down with him.

"Fearless Barristan" is very aggrieved, his nickname is "The Fearless", which means that he is good at all kinds of killings, but this time his opponent made him unable to use these killer moves, as if you had a martial arts master fight a sanda martial arts master, and he was stipulated that he could not use any martial arts.

As a result, the "Dreadnought" became the "Dreadnought", and as if sensing Barristan Selmy's cringe, Rhaegar decided to play to his advantage.

Just like when Zhu Di, the king of Yan rebelled in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen, the emperor of Jianwen, just issued a faint decree, requiring the whole army not to hurt the king of Yan, so Zhu Di seemed to have obtained a gold medal for avoiding death, he simply used it to the extreme, personally charged into battle, where there were more people going, and those soldiers secretly complained: "Your old man, the emperor, don't let us hurt King Yan, but he will hurt us!" In the end, it evolved into a strategic tragedy of "thousands of troops avoiding the king of Yan".

Rhaegar had the same trick as he simply gave up his defense and rushed towards the "Fearless Barristan" in a posture of dooming to the end.

Poor "Barristan the Fearless" for the first time, he didn't dare to play with Rhaegar and die! Rhaegar is the future king, and if he dies here, he will have to kill himself to thank the world.

There is a saying that playing games with his boss must let him win, unless he plans to resign, he can't deliberately lose, and he has to lose naturally, so that he can have a sense of achievement. Zhu Yuanzhang's general Xu Da is an example of "death", playing Go is stunned to spell out the word "long live" on the chessboard, the sycophant beat loudly, but anyone who has played Go knows how difficult it is to spell words on the chessboard, which means that he knows every step of Zhu Yuanzhang well, and his IQ crushes him! So he was given the "steamed goose".

So poor Barristan had no choice but to stagger the rifle away from Rhaegar and he himself was shot down by Rhaegar and dismounted.

In the thunderous applause of the audience, Rhaegar became the champion of this martial arts competition, and won the dominance of the "crown of love and beauty", but who will he dedicate it to?