84 · bloom

["Please look at the sky!"]

A moment later, five warriors who had been waiting in the platform appeared at the bottom of the steps, and they took the stage in order of rank.

This year's leader turned out to be a woman, which is really rare, I heard that the final competition was a three-person scuffle, maybe the latter two men were competing for her and let the fisherman benefit. Zhang Kezhao had already examined their bodies and did not carry any weapons, but if the warriors wanted to assassinate, they did not need weapons.

He set his sights on the platform.

The little emperor is in the center, on the left is standing Princess Tilting Lian, the princess is dressed more flashy than the emperor, behind her on the left hand side is the maid named Shen Shuoxia, on the right is the marksman Tai Hongduo, both of whom are strong in martial arts; on the right hand side of the little emperor is Taibao, and on the right side of the back stands three glorious knights, Zhang Kezhao knows their names, but he can't tell who is who-because they almost don't show up, they only appear on important occasions, so they are quite faceless. Around the platform were the ministers who stood with their heads bowed.

There are five glorious knights on the moon platform alone, and even if these stinky boys have the intention to assassinate, they are only throwing themselves into the net.

It took longer for the five warriors to reach the platform. They could actually be faster, but before taking the stage, the master of ceremonies told them that they must not surpass the Son of Heaven, so everyone deliberately slowed down.

Dugu Linqi lowered his eyes, the Son of Heaven could not face it, and he had no intention of observing this puppet emperor, several people knelt down on one knee and saw the Son of Heaven at the same time.

"Flat. After the little emperor spoke, they stood up, and Shen Yile was in the middle.

The little emperor said stiffly as a manuscript: "The martial arts talents of the Western Dynasty are numerous, the masters are like clouds, the winners of the martial arts conference, the heroes of the martial arts conference, today I am alone here to award Wudang Shen Yile bronze stone crown, I hope that the heroine will shine in the future and become the pillar of my Western Dynasty." He stood up, his hands holding up the heavy bronze crown, his weak body hunched over.

He walked step by step in front of Shen Yile, who was a little taller than himself, Shen Yile hurriedly bowed down and held the bronze crown with both hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Shen is grateful." ”

Dugu Linqi ignored the crowning ceremony around him, and his eyes still fell on the stone platform.

I haven't seen Shen Shuoxia for a few years, she has more feminine maturity than at the beginning, and her figure is much plumper, the harem costume of the light blue dragon outlines the curves lightly, Dugu Linqi's gaze moved up, and she saw the pair of moving charming eyes, her pupils are also cyan, like a cat with squinted eyes, which has his incomprehensible mystery and calmness.

What does she do for the princess every day?

Dugu Linqi was very curious, he could hardly restrain the excitement in his heart, and wanted to step forward and grab the jade hand and confide his love to her.

Huang Fuqing once analyzed this strange fanaticism. He believes that Dugu Linqi is more emotionally extreme because he experienced the pain of family bloodbath when he was a child, and he is likely to have feelings beyond family affection for his dead sister at a young age.

This statement is quite explicit, but Dugu Linqi did not deny it, and he himself once suspected that he fell in love with Shen Shuoxia because he saw Dugu Man's shadow from her, but he couldn't remember his sister's appearance for a long time, and he only smiled indifferently at this statement.

The little emperor walked back to his place and continued to talk about the praise for the others, and the guards on the side brought the gold, silver and jewelry packed into boxes in front of them.

After the reward was over, the little emperor spoke again: "Shen Yile, in view of your outstanding performance in the martial arts conference, the Immortal Chengyuan has granted you the title of 'Honored Hero'. ”

The important minister actually whispered. Shen Yile is definitely the youngest Rongxiake.

Shen Yile was quite surprised: "Your Majesty Xie!"

The guard took out the Rongxia Kexia card placed on the golden red silk and walked in front of Shen Yile.

The little emperor nodded and motioned for her to take it.

The crown ceremony was coming to an end, and Dugu Linqi stared at Shen Shuoxia anxiously, hoping to get her response. But the elegant maid paid no attention to her surroundings, and even when she felt a fiery gaze fall on her, she ignored it.

She is outstanding, she has served the princess since she was a child, and she will also be looked at obscenely by different people in the court, if she cares, she will only be unable to be at peace, she has long been used to being treated like this.

But...... She didn't squint, but she thought in her heart that the warrior named Zhiqi seemed to have known her for a long time, and his eyes had not shifted since the moment he went up to the platform.

Shen Shuoxia finally couldn't help but be curious and met his gaze.

Dugu Linqi's eyes widened excitedly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a victorious smile.

Who are you? Shen Shuoxia's eyes asked.

What results can two people who only have one side of each other make eye contact? Dugu Linqi probably understood what she meant, but he didn't know how to reply. He just blinked, trying to convey the expectation of meeting in private.

Shen Shuoxia tilted her head slightly, unable to understand the meaning of this move.

Dugu Linqi clenched his fists.

No, you have to tell her face to face, what other opportunities are there to have direct contact with her?

He was upset, and Shen Yile on the side felt the irritability he transmitted, and squinted at him suspiciously.

The band played again, and for Dugu Linqi, who was familiar with the music, he quickly caught the noise, and now it added to his irritability. The magnificent orchestral music and crisp chimes rang neatly, and the ode to the Western Regions style flowed down from the platform, which is a symbol of the prosperity of the Great West - its territory from the Western Regions to the East China Sea, from the south to the north, compatible with countless exotic customs, is the most prosperous country.

The notes seemed to have a body, and it made people feel numb when they hit their faces, and Dugu Lin raised his right hand and touched his cheeks. It turned out that the numbness of the face was not an illusion, but the sudden north wind that blew the dust of the forest onto the platform.

In the forest, Zhang Kezhao was amazed that the wind would rise today.

Suddenly, a loud sound crossed the sky, because the orchestra played to drown out the sound, and the ministers and the Son of Heaven on the platform could not hear it, but Zhang Kezhao discovered the source of the sound. He squinted his eyes and looked through the dust. In the high altitude of the north wind, a hidden red-crowned crane crossed the sky, and the clouds were stroked out of shallow traces, this symbol of auspicious longevity of the crane actually appeared alone on the platform, which is definitely a good omen!

The crane was fleeting, and he couldn't help shouting.

"Please look at the sky!"

As soon as the words fell, the little emperor's head bloomed a red flower in the dazzling sunlight, and the brilliant petals bloomed from the buds one by one, and suddenly to the surroundings, and the perfect arc was completed at the top of the snow-white platform in one go, and the red flowers withered in mid-air.

The little emperor fell.

The figures on the platform were frozen, and they watched as the little emperor crashed into the throne, blood staining the yellow robe red. An abrupt bell reverberated in the air, and the crane had flown away.

"Crane!" Zhang Kezhao roared.

The sky is calm, and the north wind has subsided.

The platform was a mess, and no one knew what was going on, except for two people.

Xu Siyou pretended to step forward to protect the Son of Heaven, but was actually looking for the shadow of the killer, until he was sure that the killer had successfully escaped, and then he was relieved to participate in the operation to "rescue" the little prince.

The other is Dugu Linqi, he finally understood what Huang Fuqing meant by what he said before-it turned out that Zhuangyue was going to assassinate the Son of Heaven! When the north wind blew inexplicably, he guessed all this. He was the one who reacted the fastest, and when he saw the Son of Heaven fall and everyone was confused, he rushed to the stone platform with one arrow.

"Shen Shuoxia!" In a flash of light, he grabbed the maid's hand.

The princess was surprised and took a few steps back and almost fell, and at the same time, the archer beside her had already drawn his bow and arrow and pressed it against Dugu Linqi's throat.

The archer felt that the boy did not look like an assassin, so he spared his life and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Shen Shuoxia, I, I," Dugu Linqi stammered, "I want to marry you!"

"What?!"

The person concerned was not surprised, but the princess opened her eyes and covered her mouth, as if she had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world.