Chapter Eighty-Eight: On the Second of February, the Dragon Raised Its Head
On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.
"Dragon" refers to the Oriental Canglong Seven Nakshatras in the Twenty-Eight Nakshatras, at the beginning of the mid-spring moon of each year, the "Dragon Horn Star" emerges from the eastern horizon, called "Seeing the Dragon in the Field", also known as "the dragon raising its head".
The appearance of the Seven Nights of the Dragon corresponds to the rainfall, and the ancients believed that the dragon was in charge of the rainfall, and the rainfall determined the harvest of farming.
"The dragon raises its head" indicates that the yang energy is growing, the rain is increasing, and everything is full of life.
Since ancient times, people have regarded the day when the dragon raises its head as a day to pray for good weather and good weather, ward off evil spirits, and auspicious transport.
And this day is the day of the decisive battle agreed between Ximen Chuixue and Zhao Mingyuan.
In fact, the story of Ximen Chuixue and Zhao Mingyuan's appointment to fight has been circulating in the rivers and lakes for three years.
This is, of course, leaked out at the time of the Eagle's Nest Project.
It's just that the two only had the intention of making an appointment to fight at that time, but did not agree on a time and place.
Now, as the three-year period is approaching, the time and place of the decisive battle agreed between Ximen Fuxue and Zhao Mingyuan have also been set.
Next, just like the decisive battle between Ximen Blowing Snow and Ye Gucheng, the news of the decisive battle between the two also spread in the rivers and lakes.
On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head. Purple Mountain, the sword is at the top of the sword.
Although it was only twelve words, it also conveyed all the information about the decisive battle between the two.
The time is naturally the second day of the second month of February, the day when the dragon raises its head.
The location is naturally the top of the Purple Mountain, and the sword duel is a sword competition between the two, and the decisive is naturally the top of the sword.
The reason why Zhao Mingyuan set the duel location as the Purple Mountain was actually after many considerations.
There is the conspiracy behind the battle at the top of the Forbidden City back then, if it is fixed there again, I am afraid that those Ouchi guards will desperately try their best to stop it.
Besides, if it is set there, it is also suspected of picking up people's teeth. People will only say that Zhao Mingyuan is the second in Ye Gucheng, the lord of Baiyun City.
At the beginning, Ximen Fuxue and Ye Gucheng originally set the decisive battle site at the top of the Purple Mountain, which was later changed to the top of the Forbidden City. Since this is the case, then Zhao Mingyuan set the decisive battle location as the Purple Mountain.
The story of Ximen blowing snow begins with the Purple Mountain and will end with the Purple Mountain, which is also a good result.
Let the top of the Purple Mountain witness the end of the legend of the sword god Ximen blowing snow.
It will also witness the rise of a new generation of legends.
Today is the first day of February, and the drizzle brings the breath of spring.
Zhao Mingyuan came to the capital at this time.
It's been six years, and it's been six years since the Battle of the Forbidden City.
It has been more than six years since Zhao Mingyuan came to this Lu Xiaofeng world.
In the past six years, he has experienced a lot, gained a lot, and met a lot of people.
Now, in this capital, there are naturally many people who want to see him.
Yes, just like the decisive battle between Ximen Blowing Snow and Ye Gucheng back then, the scenes of the past have reappeared, and many casinos have set up gambling games to bet on the victory or defeat of the two.
This is unavoidable.
And Zhao Mingyuan entered the city openly, and openly lived in the best inn in the capital, which was also the Yuelai Inn where he lived a few years ago, and his natural whereabouts are known to the world.
Fortunately, Zhao Mingyuan had already thought of this, so he transferred a few masters from Nameless Island in advance. This blocked the probing of all forces.
After all, Zhao Mingyuan is already the owner of the young island, and he still has this right.
What's more, these masters did not lose money, and when they arrived in the capital, they all made heavy bets on Zhao Mingyuan to win.
After all, they had all seen the duel between Zhao Mingyuan and Gong Jiu, and they were full of confidence in him, and they would never believe that Zhao Mingyuan would lose.
So, even if it takes a few days of hard work. But it's worth it compared to the gains. All of them are full of energy.
The news of Zhao Mingyuan's public entry into the city soon spread throughout the capital.
In contrast, there has been no news of Ximen blowing snow until now.
You know, tomorrow is the duel between the two of them, obviously, Ximen Fuxue didn't come, but quietly entered the city incognito.
This comparison is obviously that Zhao Mingyuan is more confident.
All of a sudden, Zhao Mingyuan's winning rate in the major gambling houses soared, and people who bought Zhao Mingyuan's victory flocked to him.
Before, although Zhao Mingyuan was also very famous, it was still much worse than Ximen Blowing Snow.
What's more, when Ximen Blowing Snow and Ye Gucheng Forbidden Peak fought, Ximen Blowing Snow won a big victory. This has brought him a lot of fans and won money for many people.
Therefore, many people are looking forward to betting on Simon blowing snow again to make money.
It is only now that those who are optimistic about Zhao Mingyuan's victory have the upper hand.
Four masters guarded the door, and no idle people were allowed to enter.
Although he blocked those messy people, there were some people, Zhao Mingyuan naturally wanted to see them.
For example, Mu Daoren, Gongsun Lan, and of course, Lu Xiaofeng.
Mu Daoren and Gongsun Lan are naturally on Zhao Mingyuan's side, hoping that he can win.
And Lu Xiaofeng was more intimate with Ximen Blowing Snow, not to mention that he had a very unpleasant quarrel with Zhao Mingyuan before.
However, Lu Xiaofeng wanted the two of them to cancel this battle, just like six years ago, when Lu Xiaofeng hoped to stop Ye Gucheng from blowing snow with Ximen.
However, just like when Lu Xiaofeng couldn't stop the battle between Ximen Blowing Snow and Ye Gucheng, the lord of Baiyun City, this time he was doomed to be in vain.
Lu Xiaofeng naturally couldn't stop this battle.
Zhao Mingyuan looked at Lu Xiaofeng and said, "You should know that you are destined to be in vain this time, so why do you want to come on this trip?" Can't you see what happened back then? There are some things that can't be stopped. ”
Lu Xiaofeng said: "I know that you are not a pure swordsman. ”
Zhao Mingyuan said: "Yes, I'm not." ”
Lu Xiaofeng said: "In this case, then why do you want to compete with Ximen Blowing Snow, do you like the number one name in the world?" ”
Zhao Mingyuan said: "You know, I don't care about this. ”
After a moment of silence, Zhao Mingyuan continued: "Speaking of which, in fact, during the Battle of the Forbidden City, I wanted to fight with the two of them. It's just that at that time, my kendo was not successful, and if I made a rash move, I would not only fail, but also laugh and be generous. Now, my kendo is about to be accomplished. And the snow blowing at the west gate must have gone to the next level. Just enough to meet him for a while. ”
Lu Xiaofeng said: "So, you think you will win this time." ”
Zhao Mingyuan looked at Lu Xiaofeng and replied categorically: "Of course." I will win! ”
The strong self-confidence impacted Lu Xiaofeng's body and mind, and the impact on Lu Xiaofeng was stronger than that of Ye Gucheng, the lord of Baiyun City back then.
Because he knew that Zhao Mingyuan was not a sword idiot. He is so confident, naturally he has already weighed it and is sure that he will definitely not lose.
In Lu Xiaofeng's eyes, Zhao Mingyuan is a person who values reality and doesn't care about face.
If he feels that he has little chance of winning this competition, he is afraid that he will find an excuse to postpone the competition, and even run away incognito.
Since he came confidently, it means that Zhao Mingyuan's strength has grown rapidly in the past three years, and he is confident that he will definitely win.
Lu Xiaofeng's heart had sunk, as if he had seen Ximen blowing snow falling into the soil on the top of the Purple Mountain.
(End of chapter)