In the early morning, the sun is shining. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe servants in the Cloud Palace have already begun to prepare food and wine for the Heroes Conference. Everyone worked cautiously, lest they accidentally make a noise to wake up their sleeping masters, and pay the price for their own heads.

The room of the Young City Lord Qingyu was located on the top floor of the Cloud Palace. The location of the room is designed just right, and you can see the entire Qingyun City from the window. The decoration of the room is even more gorgeous, with a variety of jewels and jade, and the floor of the whole room is made of precious animal skin carpets, soft and warm. Precious jade objects were placed in various corners of the room, and if a thief really got here, he would definitely be entangled in what to steal, because any one taken away would be enough for him to live for a lifetime.

At this time, the room was more cluttered than usual. In addition to dazzling gems and jade, stilted silver wine glasses and wine vessels, and gorgeous clothes thrown in a mess, two seductive bodies intertwined with each other on the wide large bed.

Although Wen Lan had already woken up, she didn't get up, but lay quietly beside Qingyu. Slender fingers draw circles on Qingyu's strong body, watching sweetly as his beloved sleeps.

It dawns late here, not as early as in my hometown. It's not very cold in the morning, but the sun shines comfortably on your body, just like now you don't feel uncomfortable naked. It's different at home, wearing long-sleeved clothes and covering them with a duvet to sleep peacefully. I remember when I was a child, my old mother (Note 1) would bring hot milk tea every time before going to bed, and after drinking it, her body would be warm and she would sleep sweetly, which had become her habit.

Unconsciously, Wen Lan began to recall the bits and pieces of home, he had been away from home for so long, and he had secretly run out without saying a word to his father, he should be in a hurry, right? Although everything is fine here, he always feels that something is missing, maybe this is the difference between the Phantom Race and the Human Race.

Wen Lan gently put down Qingyu's hand that was pressing on her, slowly got out of bed, stepped on the soft blanket and picked up her clothes. After last night's madness, her clothes had already been torn, and she could barely cover her Miaoman's body, and walked to the window and looked into the distance.

"What are you looking at?" Qingyu woke up at some point, looking at Wen Lan's back and exclaiming softly.

Wen Lan didn't speak, she didn't want him to worry, she just looked back at Qingyu with a smile.

"Is it homesick?" Qingyu asked.

"One thing," she admitted, "the marble in the house should be blooming by this time." ”

Qingyu also got out of bed, came to Wen Lan's side, looked at her, and asked with interest, "Oh, and the stones that will bloom?"

"I heard the old mother say that the treachery of the cloud forest was very barren in the past, but later the guardian of the Luodi came here, bringing life and protection here, everything has life, even the stones have bloomed flowers. Wen Lan recalled the past.

"But that's just a legend, marble is actually a very beautiful plant. At this time of year, the marble blooms, its branches look like a dry stone, and when it blooms, the cloud-like flowers cover the entire branch. ”

Wen Lan told Qingyu these memories of a few treasures, and his words were very soft, as if there was a kind of magic that could bring people to the mysterious southern forest.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have selfishly brought you back, you believe in Loti, you belong there...... No, or perhaps, it belongs to you. ”

Qingyu's gaze moved away from Wen Lan's face and looked at the unreachable sky, his voice was heavy and ethereal.

Wen Lan turned her head and gently snuggled into Qingyu's arms.

"Ayu, don't tell me I'm sorry, I met you as the greatest favor that Luo God has given me. My mother said that a woman's beliefs change when she meets the person she loves deeply. I love you, my heart belongs to you, and you will be our faith from now on. She spat out pandan and said softly.

Although Wen Lan's voice was very soft, it was imprinted in Qingyu's heart. He didn't notice the subtleties in Wen Lan's words, he just wanted to treat the woman in front of him well.

Qingyu hugged her tightly and said softly: "I love you too, if you are homesick, I will take you back to see it after a while." ”

Wen Lan didn't speak, she leaned quietly on Qingyu's chest, only she knew how difficult it was to go home.

There was an uninteresting knock on the door, although it was a small sound, but it broke the warm moment between the two. Qingyu was very surprised, usually no one would knock on the door at this time. Because waking up the master to sleep is a big taboo, Qingyu gently let go of the beauty in his arms and put on gorgeous clothes.

"Come in. Qingyu said unhappily.

The door slowly opened, and a girl with a delicate face stood outside the door with her head bowed.

"Young Master, Lord of the City, please prepare quickly, the Hero Conference is about to start. The little girl said resignedly, and her head never lifted.

Qingyu's eyes flickered, lingering time is always easy to forget, such an important thing is actually forgotten, this is not his style.

"Well, I see, you go and prepare two sets of clothes, and ask for the best style. Since it was her father's order, Qingyu didn't embarrass her, turned back to Wen Lan and said, "We have to prepare quickly, the Heroes Conference is different from ordinary banquets, we had better not be late." ”

After a while, Wen Lan, who had changed her clothes, sat in front of the dresser and wore jewelry, wearing a red dress against her purple hair, which was extraordinary.

Qingyu just changed his clothes, turned around and saw Wen Lan's appearance, and couldn't help but whisper, "It's so beautiful." ”

Wen Lan looked shy and said, "Let's go, it's really late in a while." ”

Qingyu shook his head, only to realize that he had lost his temper. coughed lightly, sorted out his clothes and accessories, gently held the beautiful girl, and walked towards the venue.

The venue of the Hero Conference is in the central square of the Cloud Palace. Usually this is a place for aristocratic lords to enjoy flowers and feed birds and walk, at this time a high martial arts ring has been set up, and the table is very wide. Equally tall stands were erected around the ring, and the tables in front of each stand were filled with sumptuous food and wine.

When Qingyu and Wen Lan arrived at the venue, the singers in the martial arts ring were dancing, and the high stands around them were already full of people. As far as the eye can see, the stands on the left side are full of Terrans from tribal branches, who are now unscrupulously drinking and eating meat, teasing the maids on the side, as if this place is their own tribal home. Sitting in the stands on the right are the warriors of Qingyun City and Muzhidu, two colors of armor mixed together, red and green. Compared to the number of people in the team when they returned to the city, the warriors sitting here now are less than half of those at that time. After all, many of the people in the team were not real soldiers at that time, and they wanted to return to their original lives when they returned to their hometowns after a long absence. The first row from left to right is: Dwarf leader "West Field Cheetah" O'Hari, hunter leader "Father Bear" Hancent, giant leader "Rock Giant" Tek, Qingyun City Lord Qingfeng and his Mu Ning, and Mu Ye, the city lord of Muzhi City. Behind them sat some nobles and people of high moral standing in the city.

There were two vacant seats behind Mu Ning, presumably reserved for Qingyu and Wen Lan. As soon as the guards behind Qingfeng saw Qingyu and Wen Lan's arrival, they hurriedly ran to them and whispered, "Young City Lord, you are here, please come with me." ”

The guards led the two to their places in the stands. Mu Ning felt that her son was coming, and her uneasy heart finally let go, her eyes were still looking at the performance in front of her, and a whisper that only Qingyu could hear came out of her mouth: "If you come later, I'm afraid that only by letting your father's 'scorching sun' perform fire-breathing on stage can you satisfy everyone's desires." ”

"I'm sorry, mother, my son has been delayed. Qingyu bowed his head slightly.

"I'm afraid it's your business with her, right?" Mu Ning turned her head, and her complicated eyes swept Wen Lan beside Qingyu.

Wen Lan Bingxue was smart, how could she not know what Mu Ning was referring to, and in an instant, Xia Fei's cheeks and eyes evaded Mu Ning's gaze.

Qingfeng on the side saw that his son was already seated, so he didn't say much. He waved his hand at the guard behind him, and the guard naturally understood what it meant, so he took the horn from his waist and blew it down.

The sound of the horn was loud and transparent, and it passed through the entire venue. After hearing the sound of the horn, the musicians and singers in the audience all retreated, and the noise in the venue gradually subsided.

Qingfeng stood up, his eyes like torches, and looked around, almost all the human forces that included the source of life. Everyone was also watching Qingfeng, waiting for the Hero Conference to begin.

"Thanks to the protection of the Dragon Atlas, our righteous division has won the battle of Zhongzhou. As the oldest race in the Dragon Atlas world, we Terrans have the responsibility to unite together to protect this pure land full of vitality! The Heroes Conference, as the most solemn banquet of the Terran race, has not been held for a long time, because we know it in our hearts! Because we should be dependent on each other, but we are separate, we should trust each other, but we are suspicious of each other. We have become less like Terrans, more like the evil and selfish 'Dark Alliance'. Today, after a fierce victory, we have re-held the Heroes Conference, proving that we Terrans are united in times of difficulty, because we have the blood of one race in our veins. Now, let's enjoy the moment together and the Heroes Conference begins!"

Qingfeng's impassioned words stimulated everyone present. Both the soldiers and the common people stood up and raised their glasses to celebrate the arrival of this moment, and even the three leaders of the tribe who wanted to do so held their glasses high.

"I have to say, this Qingfeng really has the temperament of a leader, isn't it, the head of the Kerry family?" Viyu poked his head out of the crowd, his black cloak still covering his body, and no one noticed his outfit at this moment of celebration.

Kerry didn't pay attention to Viyu's words, his eyes continued to observe the situation around him, and finally his eyes fell on Wen Lan who was not far away, and said in a low voice: "There are at least three leaders here, and those three tribal leaders are not easy to deal with, and there are hundreds of warriors here, so let our people disperse into the crowd, and don't act recklessly for a while." ”

The Heroes Conference is in full swing. The competition was extremely fierce, with cheers, insults, and gongs and drums mixed in the arena, and every Terran warrior wanted to become the champion of this contest and leave his name in the annals of history. The rules of the tournament are very simple, in the form of a ring battle, that is, each round there are two Terran warriors left in the ring to compete, the loser is off, and the winner continues to wait on the stage for the challenge until the competition is over. This seems to be unfair to those who remain on the stage, but in fact, it is the opposite, because the brave naturally become more and more courageous.

As the so-called good show is in the future, the champions of the first few rounds have changed several times, although they are mediocre in the eyes of the masters, but they have feasted the eyes of these ordinary people.

The noon sun shone on everyone's faces, and at this time it was already the seventeenth round of the competition on the stage, and the leaders and city lords sitting on the stage finally showed a little interest in the competition under the stage.

On one side of the ring was the lieutenant of the menacing dwarven chief. At this time, his face was full of scars, and he was angry, and it seemed that he had been cleaned up lightly. On the other side, his opponent turned out to be a female general, dressed in dark green armor that symbolized the capital of the pasture, holding a long whip in her hand, and her heroic posture.

"That girl's name is Mu Xiang, the same age as Ah Yu. She is the leader of the young generation in the pastoral capital, and she should call me aunt. Mu Ning was slightly interested in Qingfeng, so he whispered in his ear.

"Oh?" Qingfeng frowned slightly, Mu Ning now has very few relatives in the Mu City, but at this time he met one on such a special occasion, "There is such a coincidence, but to be able to beat O'Hari's adjutant like this, it is worthy of being a member of the Mu family, but this dwarf adjutant is not so simple, besides, he has not taken out his weapon yet, if Mu Xiang sees it at the right time, he will accept it, even if he loses, it will not damage the face of Mu Zhidu." ”

As Qingfeng said, the adjutant was full of anger after eating a few whips from his opponent, and touched the hatchet axe on his waist with both hands. I wanted to tease this chick just now, but I didn't expect her to clean up, and if she didn't get some face back, she wouldn't be laughed off by her brothers when she went back.

The adjutant clenched his axe in both hands, roared angrily, and rushed over like a whirlwind. Mu Xiang saw that the other party finally became serious, and his strength should not be underestimated, and the long whip quickly swung it.

The dwarf is fast, Mu Xiang is agile, and the two of them go back and forth in the ring, and they can't distinguish between the superior and the inferior, which can make the viewer too addicted.

But Mu Ning gradually found that Mu Xiang was a little difficult to parry, she quietly glanced at Mu Ye, the city lord of Mu Zhidu, who was not far from her, and saw Mu Ye sitting on Mount Tai without any worries.

At the moment when Mu Ning was distracted, the battle situation on the stage changed abruptly. The adjutant cold arrow suddenly threw the short axe in his left hand as a hidden weapon, and Mu Xiang, who was caught off guard, could only dodge in a hurry, but the target of the short axe was not her, but her long whip, which accurately nailed the long whip to the wooden board of the ring and couldn't move.

This move basically determined the outcome of the competition, and the tribal camp cheered, and Mu Xiang frowned. The adjutant didn't stay long, a tiger leaped in front of Mu Xiang, in terms of strength, ten Mu Xiang were not his opponents, and Mu Xiang was subdued by him after a few moves, but the adjutant didn't let her go.

"Hehe, chick, you're really strong with those whips," the adjutant viciously licked the blood from the whip marks on his mouth, "Now it's my turn, right?"

The adjutant pressed Mu Xiang with one hand, and with the other hand, he grabbed the armor on her shoulder, and tore it hard, most of the hard armor was torn off, and the snow-white skin on her shoulder was exposed, and there was an uproar in the field. In full view, such humiliation is fatal for a woman.

"Strip her, strip her!" cried the tribe's Terran frantically.

Mu Xiang gritted his teeth and struggled with a blushing face. The sound of the Terrans inside the arena filled her brain, but strangely, she had no intention of surrendering.

The adjutant wanted to humiliate her for a while, but he didn't expect Mu Xiang to be so stubborn, and he clenched his teeth and resolutely refused to admit defeat. The dwarf's temper came up at once, and the strength of his hands continued to increase.

Mu Ning frowned, looking at the situation in the ring very anxiously. "Why doesn't this kid admit defeat? It's still herself who gets hurt if she holds on like this. ”

"This is the warrior of the pastoral capital. We never surrender to the enemy, and the best place for a soldier is to die on the battlefield. Makino looked at the ring intently, as if talking to himself, but he intended to say it to Mu Ning.

"Die on the battlefield? This is just a simple martial arts competition, besides, Xiaoxiang is still a girl, so you are willing to watch her being insulted on stage, just for your bullshit theory of not surrendering. ”

"Oh," Mu Ning glared at Mu Ye angrily, and suddenly seemed to understand something, and said: "Could it be that you Mu Ye is still holding a grudge against the events of the past, knowing that Xiao Xiang's enemy is no match for the dwarf adjutant, and ordering her not to admit defeat, and let the adjutant inflict all the humiliation on Xiao Xiang, who has a family relationship with me?"

The flesh on Mu Ye's face twitched, and he forcibly said calmly: "Why did Mrs. Qing say that? How could I be so narrow-minded as the lord of a city? Mu Xiang is a warrior of the capital of herding, and it is the belief of the people of the capital of Mu to not give up, you are no longer a citizen of my capital of herds, so naturally you don't understand the stakes, as long as you watch the competition carefully." ”

After listening to Mu Ye's unreasonable answer, Mu Ning was also helpless. Qingfeng, who had not spoken on the side, gently pressed Mu Ning's hand.

"Oh, I just heard the lord of the herd city say that 'never say die' is the belief of the people of the herding capital. So I heard that more than 20 years ago, the woman who was loved by the city lord left the city with others, and dared to ask the city lord if he had ever thought about not giving up? Men don't even dare to recover the woman they like, how can they talk about faith?"

"You ......" The scar in Makino's heart was torn apart by the wind at once, but his trembling lips couldn't say a word.

Qingfeng was not interested in talking nonsense with him anymore, and said to Qingyu behind him: "Yu'er, go and help your sister Xiaoxiang." ”

Qingyu couldn't look past it for a long time, but the competition was a competition after all, and he couldn't break the rules. But now that his father had spoken, he had no scruples, bowed slightly and said, "Yes, Father." ”

Instead of going straight to the ring, he put his index and middle fingers together and pressed them to his lips, making a special sound that was the sound of the ringer (note 2). After a moment's sound, I saw a black dragon roaring in the sky from afar.

Note 1: Each child of a noble family has a wet nurse who accompanies her from an early age, who is responsible for the daily life of the young lady and son.

Note 2: The Celestial Ring is the sound made by the Guardian when the Guardian Dragon is summoned. Each type of contract has a different sound, and the Guardian Dragon will only recognize the contract with the Captain.