Chapter 2: A Peaceful Town
Mengdu, the capital of Mingchuan, although it is not big, but the trees all over the city make it extraordinarily vibrant and spiritual. The high city walls, the damp bluestone pavement, the layers of pavilions, the blue bricks and tiles, and the small bridges and flowing water make this small city more emotional.
Commercial activities are quite active on the street, and there are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are many items in the shops, which can be selected by people with different needs. In front of the shop, there are people setting up stalls, some selling fruits and vegetables, some selling hoes and sickles, some selling medicinal herbs, some selling musical instruments, everything. On the street, boys and girls walked briskly along the street to the east of the city in groups of three or five, holding a yueqin in their arms or carrying a reed sheng in their hands, with smiles on their faces from time to time; The old people sat quietly on the stone benches on the side of the street on crutches and overcoats, bathing in the warm and cold sun; A woman with a child on her back and another child in her hands, and her husband who was carrying a basket on her back, who was also holding a child in his hands, walked around and looked at it, and came to the stall and stopped. The children were jumping up and down, especially greedy, and heard someone shouting in front of them: "Eat skewers!" Eat skewers! I couldn't help but shout, "Daddy, I want to eat." ”
All of this shows that Mondu is a peaceful city.
It is always said that all of them had peace because they had been blessed by King Aru. Although King Aru is ancient, the heroic spirit of King Aru has always been there, and King Aru's heroic and warlike spirit has edified generations of descendants, so that others dare not easily bully Mengdu. Mengdu has a dangerous terrain, abundant products, and the blessing of the "Holy Spirit", so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and swing safely.
In fact, there is another important factor why Mengdu can be calm, that is, Mengdu is the Bamboo King brothers. Others don't know the legend of the Bamboo King brothers, but in Mengdu, it is well known. For example, the brothers were born when they were fifteen years old in their mother's womb, and when they were born, the two big green bamboos in front of the house also "clicked" and broke open, and two horses jumped out of the broken bamboo. The two horses snorted in the courtyard at the door, raised their heads and neighed at the house where the doll was born. The two young men who had just landed, when they heard the barking of the horses, ran out of the door with their bare buttocks, and each jumped on a horse, and practiced the horse's feet, and the two horses ran and neighed all the way, which shook the rest of the world. When the enemy wanted to attack, the brothers immediately turned over and got on their horses, each standing on a hill, and whipped the bamboo all over the mountains with a whip, and the bamboo in a forest suddenly "crackled" and burst out, and a strong bamboo soldier jumped out of the bamboo heart with a sword, to guard the various mountain passes, and the enemy turned his head and ran. Therefore, one of the brothers is revered as the Left Bamboo King and the other is revered as the Right Bamboo King, collectively known as the Bamboo King Brothers.
The capital is stable, and the people are healthy. People who live in stability, after eating and drinking, always can't settle down, and always want to find more happiness.
The ninth day of the first lunar month is the annual hill jumping festival in Mengdu, which is a happy day, and people will not let go of this happy day. On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, everyone gets up early and dresses up, all of them want to show off their style at the Jumping Festival to get more attention and more happiness.
The so-called Jumping Slope Festival, in the turbid world, is an event to gather to discuss and discuss the fate of the clan, and later, the prosperous era is peaceful, and it has become a day for young men and women to play and make friends.
Mengdu's Jumping Festival, not only Mengdu people like, Zhongzhou people also like it, so Zhongzhou applies to participate in Mengdu's Jumping Festival every year, but for some reason, every year I apply, and I am rejected every year. But this year was different, and the application was approved for the first time. Zhongzhou was very happy and immediately sent a team of people to participate in the hill jumping festival in Mengdu.
The slope is located in the square in the east of the city, where it can accommodate tens of thousands of people. A few days ago, the head of Mingchuan ordered craftsmen to set up a viewing platform in the square in the east of the city for the elders to sit up, and a little further on, a ring was built. Around the ring, there are all kinds of entertainment venues. According to the custom, there is no ring at the hill jumping festival, and the hill jumping activities are mainly some entertainment activities, after which the unmarried young men and women can freely dispose of their partners. But this year, because Zhongzhou sent people to participate in the event, a program was added to the event, that is, Dou Ling. This show was proposed by Zhongzhou, in order not to lose the image of Mingchuan, and at the same time to show the strength of Mingchuan, the head of Mingchuan agreed to the matter.
The group of Jinzhongshan also arrived in Mengdu on the ninth day of the first lunar month, and before visiting the head, they could only stay in the "Sifang Inn". On the streets, people come and go, and most of these people are going to the east of the city, so naturally they are going to jump off the slope.
"I didn't expect Mengdu to be so lively, I thought it was like Jinzhong Mountain, with few personnel." Meng Zhong looked at the crowd of people coming and going.
"There are fewer people on weekdays, but today is the Jumping Festival, and many people come from nearby villages to jump the slopes." Mr. Mei said.
"Sir has been to Mondu?" Meng Zhong asked suspiciously.
"I came here when I was younger, but that was a long time ago." Mr. Mei replied, "But there hasn't been much change in this Mengdu, at least this jumping festival is still there." ”
"I'm going to play on the slope." You Yang was very happy when he heard that it was the Jumping Festival at this time, "Sister You Lian, whether you are going or not, it's fun." ”
"I'm not going, I'm afraid there's nothing fun." You Lian said, at her age, she no longer has that kind of interest in playing.
"Go ahead, find another brother-in-law for my brother." Meng Zhong said to You Lian.
"Then I'll go for a walk with Sister You Yang." You Lian said with tears in her eyes, "Brother, are you going too?" ”
"Go." Meng Baiyu said happily.
"Brother Bai Yu don't go, we are going to find Lang Jun, and he is not looking for Lang Jun." You Yang glanced at You Lian.
"You..." Meng Baiyu opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything more.
"Then you go and go back quickly, and Mr. Mei and I will go to meet the head." Meng Zhong commanded, "The others stay at the inn and wait for news." ”
"Okay." You Yang replied, and after speaking, he left the inn with You Lian and went to the east square of the city.
When Meng Baiyu saw them walking away, he secretly followed, but he only followed from a distance and did not dare to approach. At first, You Lian and You Yang pretended not to see, but then they really couldn't see it, so they stopped and waited for him. When Meng Baiyu approached, You Yang scolded him with a slap in the face: "You go faster, don't keep following us, acting like a fart." ”
"Why not go behind? You don't have to put that or anything. Meng Baiyu looked embarrassed. But embarrassment is embarrassment, Meng Baiyu still followed quickly.
When Shen Shi, the three of them came to the slope field. At this point, the entertainment seemed to be over, and only the people in the ring were still fighting. Seeing someone fighting, Meng Baiyu's eyes lit up, and he immediately squeezed into the crowd. The people sitting or standing in costume on the slope all looked at the ring in the center of the field, and did not seem to notice their arrival. On the stage, the two figures were clashing rapidly, the weapons in their hands were colliding fiercely, and the crisp sound resounded all around. Except for the sound of weapons colliding, there was no more lively sound in the past, everyone watched quietly, and their hearts were sweating for their own people.
There are two people on the stage, one of whom is Yang Xiong with a good skin. This Yang Xiong, although he is young, he is quite capable of doing things, he is not only handsome, but also good at alchemy, he once studied under the medicine monster, and his cultivation is unmatched in Mingchuan, and he makes a bloodthirsty treasure knife in his hand, and the martial arts are moving, and the blood is shining again and again. His family is also very wealthy, and he is a veritable young man. I don't know how many beautiful girls are moved by his handsomeness and worship his family. In addition, Yang Xiong has another thing that people admire even more, that is, he has a well-known name: the elder of the city guard.
The other was a burly middle-aged man with a rugged face, apparently a seasoned veteran. This person is the owner of a village called Ziyun Mountain Villa in Central Continent, named Ziyun. This person has a good kung fu, and the sword in his hand weighs a hundred catties, called the Purple Cloud Divine Sword. What he was most proud of was his self-created Purple Cloud Divine Skill, which, once driven, could gather air to penetrate the human body and burst open, destroying mountains and rocks. Every time the owner of Ziyun Zhuang stepped out, the ring was shocked, if the ring was not made of special materials, I was afraid that the moment he stepped out, it would have collapsed. The divine sword of the Purple Cloud Village Lord was summoned, and there was also a whirring sound, and the entire sword body was shrouded in purple light, and as he stepped forward, the divine sword in his hand also cut through the air, faintly with a cracking sound, and slashed towards Yang Xiong in front.
Fortunately, Yang Xiong's eyes flashed, his toes were a little on his toes, and his body was as light as a swallow, avoiding the heavy and sharp sword.
"Good! Magpie step. Meng Baiyu was about to cheer, but heard a girl's voice coming. He fixed his eyes and saw that the person who spoke couldn't be more skillful, it was actually You Yang, the goddess in his heart, and You Yang didn't know when he squeezed into the crowd. With You Yang's exclamation, an exclamation immediately sounded on the field: "Good! ”
Yang Xiong's figure approached the Purple Cloud Owner like a flying swallow, and the silver light in his hand seemed to have a flash of silver light, and it also stabbed at the Purple Cloud Owner at lightning speed. This snatch was fast and ruthless, seeing that the Purple Cloud Zhuangzhuang Master was about to die, who expected the Ziyun Zhuangzhuang Master to roar, and a strong purple light suddenly flashed from him. As Yang Xiong's silver light gun approached, the light immediately became clear, and immediately became larger, covering the entire person of the Purple Cloud Mansion, and when he looked at it, the light was actually a purple python. The python spat out a long snake letter and bit the silver light spear. With a wave of his strength, the giant python was also thrown away, and Yang Xiong was thrown out of the ring alive.
"When he arrived at the Lingyuan Realm, it's no wonder that the Lord of Zhongzhou is also afraid of him." Someone was shocked.
When everyone saw it, they were all shocked: "Snake spirit." ”
"Concession." The owner of Ziyun Village arched his hand.
According to the rules of the game, Yang Xiong can be regarded as losing. But Yang Xiong refused to admit defeat, and when he was about to land, the silver light gun in his hand lightly touched the ground, and his body jumped into the ring as light as a swallow.
"There is no shame in losing, what is shameful is that you are obviously losing, but you refuse to admit defeat." A soft, magnetic voice came from the viewing platform. When I looked at it, I saw a woman wrapped in light pink velvet and wearing a white veil standing at the front of the viewing platform to accuse Yang Xiong, and the girl knew at a glance that it was someone from the owner of Ziyun Village. Although the girl wore a veil, her eyes were as bright as grapes, and as clear as the morning dew. The girl is Ziyun's maidservant on the surface, but her real identity is Ziyun's daughter, and this time she came to Mengdu with Ziyun, in addition to coming to see the customs of Mengdu, the main purpose is to experience.
"That voice is so good, and those eyes are so beautiful." Meng Baiyu looked at the girl and couldn't help but think in his heart.
", don't you feel ashamed?" An old man in the center of the viewing platform shouted.
Hearing the roar, Meng Baiyu looked away from the girl's voice, and saw the old man who made the roar with a square face, full of silver hair, although he did not have the demeanor of a white beard, but he had a crane-haired and childish appearance.
"This person should have a very high status in Mondu." Meng Baiyu thought to himself.
Hearing the old man's words, Yang Xiong jumped out of the ring very unconvinced.
The next battle is Jin Peng of Mengdu and Sun Yiji of Zhongzhou.
When Sun Yiji saw the owner of Ziyun Village floating off the ring, he immediately jumped up, got into the ring, stretched out his right hand to brush his beard and cheeks, and there was a dead silence in the audience. Sun Chengji looked at the audience: "My name is Sun Pingji, which of you is up?" ”
Hearing such a strange name, Meng Baiyu suddenly smiled and said, "Sun roast chicken? Why don't you call it Sun Roast Duck? ”
Sun Yiji walked to the front of the stage, glared at Meng Baiyu and said loudly: "You guy, so unreasonable." Do you want to fight me? ”
Meng Baiyu took a step back, waved his hand and said, "I... I don't fight you, I don't..."
"Get out of the way, don't be embarrassed here." A strong man flashed out and jumped into the ring as well.
Being scolded for some reason, Meng Baiyu felt very uncomfortable, and was about to go back, but saw that the strong man had jumped into the ring, so he had to give up.
In the ring, the strong man arched his hand and said: "My name is Jin Peng, please teach my seniors." ”
"Don't talk nonsense, just come and fight." Sun Yiji said impatiently, and as she spoke, she slashed at Jin Peng with one palm.
Jin Peng didn't dare to be careless, and immediately jumped to the side, and then slashed at Sun Yiji with a palm.
It's just that these two people are not as fierce as Yang Xiong and Ziyun, and their moves are quite messy, and they fight in a mess, as if they are playing monkey plays.
But not long after, the two of them rose into the air at the same time, Jin Peng's body flashed with a glow, but Sun Ji's body was shrouded in a faint blue light, and the two rays of light shot towards each other at the same time, the glow and the blue light collided together in the sky above the center of the stage, only to hear a "bang", Jin Peng and Sun Jiji's bodies were shaken, and they both flashed back. Jin Peng landed on the stage, but Sun Chengji flew out of the ring. Although the two of them were still standing when they landed, there was no doubt that Sun Yiji had lost.
According to the agreement between the two parties, the competition is set for three games, that is, two wins in three games. In the first two games, the two sides won and lost each other, so the next competition was particularly important, and both sides did not dare to be careless, and both sent the person who thought they were most sure of winning to the stage.
"What kind of people will come to the stage next, and there will be the first two highlights?" Meng Baiyu thought to himself. The first time he saw a master competition, he was deeply shocked by the scene of the competition, he never thought that there were such powerful people in the world, and there were such unfathomable exercises. Think about the beginning, when the black dragon flooded the Admiralty Mountain, he was indignant, concealed from his relatives, secretly took the bow and arrow, and wanted to kill the black dragon, but the main peak of the Admiralty Mountain was very steep, he could not go to the top of the mountain, and the feather arrows could not reach, the bow was broken one after another, but he failed to defeat the black dragon, his arrogant and domineering heart was hit a lot, and a sense of frustration haunted his heart from time to time. At this time, seeing the master fighting, the scene deeply shocked his heart, if he was so powerful, would he be able to easily slaughter the black dragon?
Meng Baiyu was thinking about it, when a figure passed over his head, and the figure threw straight into the ring like a swallow.
"Wow—" There was an exclamation from the slope.