Chapter 53: The Count-to-Last, Saturday and Sunday
"Miss Jingrong, what is the situation of this painting event tomorrow, you can tell us. ”
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Luo Jingrong nodded lightly and said, "The Painting Dao Festival is held once every three years, and it is an important ceremony for the Daoist Guild to compete among the surrounding fifteen cities. ”
"It is a stage for young talents under the age of 20 and over 14, and young talents from all over the world come here every year to evaluate and discuss. ”
And among them, it is famous for the genius of the three major cities of Dongxuan City, Black and White City, and Yue'an City. ”
"A few years ago, it was always this Dongxuan City that came out on top, but now it's not good. ”
"After two grand events in a row, it was overwhelmed by Black and White City for the first time, and now it is even compared to Yue Ancheng, and it has directly fallen to third place. ”
"If there are no genius painters in Dongxuancheng this year, the location of the next painting event will fall into the hands of Black and White City. ”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen understood why Zhu Fu just now cared so much about whether Lu Xiaoguo was a genius in painting.
"I see. ”
"Which of these three cities does Miss Luo represent? ”
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, a wry smile appeared on Luo Jingrong's pretty face: "I am twenty-one this year, I have long passed the age of the competition, and I am not from the three major cities, I am under the tutelage of Zhang Xun, the master of the four-grade painting, and I belong to Feiyan City, and I came to see the master by the way this time." ”
Jiang Chen nodded lightly when he heard this.
"This is the teacher's handwritten letterhead, if the son wants to go, I can take the two of you in tomorrow. ”
Luo Jingrong also saw that Jiang Chen was very concerned about the painting event, and immediately spoke.
Jiang Chen clenched his fists slightly and said, "Then thank you Miss Luo." ”
Although Zhu Fu had invited him before, Jiang Chen was reluctant to go with them because of his attitude.
If he walks with beautiful women, Jiang Chen is willing to go.
After some small talk, Jiang Chen and Luo Jingrong separated.
Back in the dormitory, it was another boring night of practice.
It wasn't until the next morning that Jiang Chen took the sleepy-eyed little girl to the painting event.
The painting ceremony was held in the East Xuancheng Castle Lord's Mansion.
When the two arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, Luo Jingrong was already waiting at the gate of the mansion.
When Jiang Chen and the others came to him, they saw Luo Jingrong with a look of worry on her cheeks.
"What's wrong? Could it be that something has changed?"
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Luo Jingrong nodded lightly before whispering, "After entering later, Gongzi and Xiaoguo will follow me to the team of Flying Wild Goose City, don't make too much noise." ”
"I just heard the young painters who went in talk that it was the news that you made a big fuss about the Zhu Family Gallery yesterday, and the painting geniuses in Dongxuancheng are waiting for you to come, saying that they want to give you a good look. ”
"Moreover, the painting festival is not allowed to use force, and please don't be reckless after entering, otherwise it will bring trouble to the teacher. ”
Hearing Luo Jingrong's explanation, Jiang Chen groaned slightly before nodding slightly.
"Miss Luo, don't worry, I'm just going in to see the world, I won't talk much, and I won't compete with them. ”
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, the look of worry on Luo Jingrong's cheeks had just diminished a little.
Soon, the two of them entered the City Lord's Mansion with Zhang Xun's letterhead, and the City Lord's Mansion at this time was already full of guests.
In the center of the City Lord's Mansion, there happens to be a tributary of the Canglan River passing by, and a wide and magnificent promenade crosses the river.
Many painting geniuses sit in the surrounding fifteen pavilions, each of which represents a participating team.
And Jiang Chen and the others went to the most remote pavilion under the leadership of Luo Jingrong.
The sight line there is the worst, at the very edge and back, compared to the classroom in the previous life, it is equivalent to the last corner near the trash can, where the poor students stay.
Jiang Chen immediately understood the status of Flying Goose City.
"Master. ”
Walking to the pavilion, Luo Jingrong saluted respectfully to an old man led by her.
The old man stroked his gray beard and nodded slightly.
"Rong'er is here, everyone has come over and seen your senior sister. ”
Hearing this, many teenagers and girls behind him saluted Luo Jingrong.
"Hello senior sister. ”
"Hello junior brothers and sisters. ”
After seeing the ceremony, Luo Jingrong turned sideways and gave up her position and introduced: "Master, these two are my friends and are also interested in painting, so I brought them to observe." ”
"Okay, sit down. ”
Jiang Chen and the others also sat down after seeing the salute.
"Little guys, you have to work hard this time, your senior sister is specially here to cheer for you, you must get a good ranking. ”
"You know, your senior sister once led Feiyan City to the thirteenth place, if you don't understand anything, ask more. ”
Hearing Zhang Xun's words, a blush appeared on Luo Jingrong's pretty face, and Jiang Chen was slightly embarrassed.
"Fifteen cities only won thirteen places in the competition, and they still have excellent results, how bad is the performance of this Flying Goose City. ”
As if sensing what Jiang Chen was thinking, Luo Jingrong on the side said in a low voice: "Our Feiyan City is located on the border, there are few people, most of the children are from the army, very few can practice painting, and even fewer are talented. ”
"So that 13th place was the only time we got out of the bottom 1 spot. ”
Jiang Chen almost didn't laugh, if he hadn't cultivated well, he would have been happy a long time ago.
He even felt a little pity for this Flying Goose City.
"Actually... We, like Dongxuan City, are also facing a serious crisis. ”
A look of loss appeared on Luo Jingrong's pretty face on the side.
"We have been in the bottom several times in a row, if it weren't for the thirteenth place, we would have been removed from the fifteen cities a long time ago, and now we have been knocked down to one twice, if we don't get the ranking again, we won't be able to participate in the next martial arts event. ”
"Then there are no students in the primary and secondary schools in Feiyan City who have abnormal painting talents?"
Jiang Chen asked suspiciously.
"Yes, there is, but in response to the new national policy, many schools are very strict and do not allow students to join trade unions. ”
"These children are still obtained by the master's best efforts. ”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen seemed to think of something and fell silent.
Luo Jingrong thought that Jiang Chen didn't want to listen to this, so she didn't say much, but Jiang Chen realized the flaw of his strategy and passed it to Da Zhu with the technique of transmitting sound for thousands of miles.
He only focused on running schools, but he forgot the important point.
These guilds are equivalent to children's interest classes, and time should be given to them, and these guilds should not be completely destroyed.
Therefore, his order to the Great Pillar was to establish a calendar, and according to the rules of the rotation of the sun and the moon, the year was 365 days, divided into twelve months, as in previous lives, and every seven days was a week.
From Monday to Friday, students can practice seriously at the school, while on Saturday and Sunday they can move around freely, choosing to join some guilds or demon hunting groups.
Jiang Chen had just finished giving these orders when a high-pitched voice came from the front.
Jiang Chen understood that the painting event had begun.