Chapter 18: The Ring of the Sacrifice
"First of all, Squire, please!"
On the stage, a young man with a thin physique in a green robe, wearing a pair of white boots on his feet, his pace was slow, which made people very worried—don't let the wind blow when you face him, otherwise he will definitely fall backwards.
"This is Lord Squire?" Gou Chen ate the sugar gourd contentedly, and everyone talked about it.
Hoshigaki looked at the stage quietly, and nodded slightly as a response to the people around him. When the weak boy finally walked to his seat and sat down, he didn't care to turn his face and look at Gou Chenyi.
The five strings of sugar gourds in the hands of the Northern Heavenly Star Official, only half a string of work will be left in a while.
"Ahem, eat slowly, there are still injuries on your body, don't you want to be better?" The gentle star official also had a time of sternness.
Gou Chen smiled slyly, "When I'm full, I'll also go to the ring and fight for a warrior and a wise man." ”
Hoshigaki frowned, and was about to remind him not to say much, but he heard a townsman watching the game next to him laughing at his companion, "Hehe, just by you, those who can get the name of warriors and wise men are all those who are eternally chosen......"
Hearing this, the two star officials were moved.
"You mean...... Eternity?" Hoshigaki asked casually.
The townsman smiled, "The wise man who heard it tell us that only those who truly believe in eternity can get eternal joy, and this is what the Dragon Lord himself told them. ”
"That's what every wise man who came back said?"
"Of course. ”
Gou Chenyi finished eating the remaining half of the sugar gourd, and also joined in, "Then what do you believe in eternity?"
The townsman replied, "If you don't believe it, you won't be able to win the festival." ”
Gou Chen threw down the bamboo skewer in his hand, took a step forward in the crowd, and came to the high ring.
"Huh, how did he get there?"
While the townsfolk were still scratching their heads, another purple-clad boy was gone.
Gou Chen looked at the people around him, "I thought you didn't want these mortal vanities." ”
Xingyuan was indifferent, "Accompany you." ”
"Si Li, these two are ......"
The squire on the front seat asked the scholar-looking man next to him, and no one noticed when these two young men appeared on the stage.
"Please watch the game from the audience. The scholar, known as the celebrant, stepped forward and prepared to oust the two from the stage.
"Hey, why are you pushing us?" Gou Chenyi was a little dissatisfied, "We're here to participate in the festival ring." ”
The celebrant was stunned for a moment, and then said to the two: "Two, the participants of our festival ring were selected as early as three days ago, and today everyone is preparing for the competition with Cambodian books in the front seat......"
The two of them stood upright on the stage, and everyone in the audience looked at them, and the squire in the front seat also cast a focused gaze.
encountered such an embarrassing scene, Xingyuan didn't care at all, he just gave Gou Chenyi a look with a smile.
Gou Chen smiled and put his hand into the long sleeves of the shirt, "Isn't it a Cambodian book, I both carry it." ”
Two copies of the letter were handed over to the celebrity. Na Sili took it and looked at Gou Chen Yi and Xingyuan according to the Cambodian book.
"The Cambodian book is full of your wishes and fighting projects, and only when your wishes are approved by the squire, can you be qualified to challenge for the status of a warrior or a wise man. ”
"Of course, we all know the rules. Gou Chenyi pretended to be familiar with the road and nodded, "I want to challenge the warriors, isn't it written in the Cambodian book?"
"I want to challenge the wise. Hoshigaki said as he cooperated with his companion.
The celebrant nodded, "Then I'll verify your wishes......"
The two star officials looked at each other - this Cambodian book was randomly found from the participants in the audience through the space, just say that one is a warrior and the other is a wise man, who has time to read what wishes are written on it?
The celebrant asked, "Warrior, what is your wish?"
"Ahem, uh-huh......" Gou Chenyi responded vaguely.
"Well, what do you write on it you don't know yourself?" the celebrant was impatient.
Gou Chen muttered in his heart: If you guess blindly, you will inevitably be knocked off the stage. In front of the Southern Dipper, it would not be good if he lost face......
He glanced at the star wall beside him.
Xingyuan's fingertips were close to Yaoguang and nodded at him.
The corners of the Beitian Xingguan's lips hooked, and he shouted bluntly to the priest, "That's right, my wish is-I wish to win the heart of one person!"
Si Li repeatedly looked at the Cambodian book and the cynical young man in front of him, and the mandarin duck eyes of Gou Chen Yi glanced around casually, but he couldn't help beating a drum in his heart......
"I can't see it, you kid is also a dedicated person. Si Li immediately smiled and returned the brave man's letter to the young man.
He turned to ask Hoshigaki instead, "So, what about your wishes?"
Xingyuan smiled lightly and replied without thinking: "I wish to get a thousand taels of gold." ”
"Hmph, it's unbearable. Si Li glared at the purple-shirted and white-robed fellow, and returned the letter to him.
"Two, there are no rules. The squire in the main seat finally spoke, "The festival tournament is held every year, and this year it will be held as usual. The two of you don't rush for a while, first sit down in the audience, if you are really destined to be the one who is destined, the first level of the signing will be known. ”
Xingyuan stepped forward and arched his hand, "Since the squire speaks, the two of us should obey." Brother Gou Chen, I advised you not to be anxious, let's go back to our seats first and wait for the game to start. ”
The man in purple pulled his companion down the ring, and the two took their seats in the waiting seats of the participants in the front seat.
Gou Chenyi first quietly sent the Cambodian book he had just brought back to its original owner, and then changed it in two.
Hoshigaki took his own and snickered from the side.
"What are you laughing at, if I hadn't been in a hurry, the two of us would have been exposed on stage just now. ”
"Oh, Brother Gou Chen skillfully stole the Khmer book, so witty, why don't you remember to look through the contents?"
"Warrior Khmer Book, Wise Khmer Khmer Book, time is pressing, it's good that I can see the cover clearly. ”
"Brother Gou Chen is very right. Xingyuan quipped along with Gou Chenyi's words, "Who would have thought that there is also a wish ...... written in this Cambodian book."
"By the way, how did you guess what is written in this book?" In order to satisfy the curiosity in his heart, Gou Chenyi almost stuck to Xingyuan to find out this secret.
The corners of the Southern Dipper Star Monarch's mouth rose higher and higher, he tilted his head slightly, and his cheeks seemed to rub against the lips of the Northern Heaven Star Official, "I am the star of the Lord's life, and all living beings are my master, so how can I not only live for the Yuan?"
Gou Chenyi nodded suddenly in realization, "The experiences of all living beings are also in the hands of you, the Southern Dipper Star Monarch. So, if you want to know what that celebrant saw in the Khmer book, you just have to look at his eyes, right?"
"What do you say?" Xingyuan asked rhetorically, revealing a slight smugness.
"Then do you know people's hearts?" Gou Chen lowered his voice, and a gentle breath was sent into the ears of the purple-clothed Immortal Monarch.
"I don't know. Hoshigaki replied simply.
Just as the two exchanged heads, another gong sounded on the stage.
"Villagers—" the celebrant shouted, "We're going to start this year's festival—"
There was a burst of cheers from the audience, just like a festive firecracker exploding a boiling oil pot!
"Fathers and fellow villagers!" the squire got up, walked to the center of the ring and waved his hand, only to slightly calm the enthusiasm of the townspeople, "We are all looking forward to a better life, and everyone has their own wishes. According to the usual practice, the first level is still the signing competition, please write your seat row on the Cambodian book, and hand it over to the celebrant, and those who have strong enough wishes and ideas will be selected by me. ”
Gou Chen smiled secretly, "Isn't it just a lottery, it's so amazing." ”
Hoshigaki pursed his lips and was silent.
The Cambodian book made by the two of them was put into the box held by the celebrant along with the other contestants and moved to the stage.
"Please Squire, Lord Knight, choose for us the Mighty Warrior and the Wise!"
"Gou Chenyi, I'm going to win this festival ring no matter what. Hoshigaki whispered but firmly to the people around him, "This is the best opportunity to get close to the people behind the soul sacrifice, and I must not miss it. ”
Gou Chen nodded, "Don't worry, no matter how the squire chooses, the final result will be you...... and me. ”
Purple eyes looked at the people around him, and Gou Chen smiled at Xingyuan.