Chapter 2: First Encounter with Monkan
At night, the palace is not as quiet as imagined, but filled with someone's wail.
"Little master, don't scream, it's night, if Your Majesty doesn't rest well, you..."
Yu Ding thought about it for a while, and it was right, his father was already angry, and it was unwise to provoke his old man again, it was better to wait for his injury to heal, and his father's anger was gone, and then he went to "blackmail" him. "Haha, I'm a genius...... Uh, it hurts, it hurts."
But the emperor did not rest in the middle of the night.
"You said you are an old man, why do you still lose your temper with a child" The queen angrily pushed the emperor away and did not let him go to bed.
"What do you know about a woman's family, it is precisely because he is a child that he has to be educated from an early age, one day I will die, what will they do in the future, Xie Er has grown up, and there is no need to worry too much, it is because of my doting on Ding'er that I have developed the arrogant and domineering character now, hey, time is running out." The emperor was worried.
The queen hugged the emperor: "You have just passed sixty years old, you are still young, don't talk about death at every turn, although Ding'er is a little naughty, you need subtle education, this child has never been beaten since he was a child, and today it scares me."
The emperor lay on the bed as he wished, looking at the sleeping queen in his arms, "Time is really running out"
The next day, the city tower posted a notice:
The dragon will attack in five years, and now we need to gather more than 50 strong men to repair the air-raid shelter, and we need everyone to work together to protect our homeland, and we will pay ten dollars a day, and I hope you will actively participate
"I, I, choose me, although I can't do anything for the cause of dragon slaying, going to build a bomb shelter can also be regarded as a contribution, hahaha"
"Ten dollars a day, you can get a lot of wine, and I'm hungry." You must know that ordinary people only make more than 100 dollars a month. The remuneration given by the emperor is really not low.
"Uncle, I also want to join the army to fight evil dragons and protect my parents, mom and everyone" The immature children's voice came from the crowd.
The soldiers who posted the notice were squeezed by everyone's enthusiasm and couldn't move: "Listen to me, this matter requires everyone's joint efforts, and the military life is one heart, and those who want to build an air-raid shelter come to me to sign up." That child, young and promising, rest assured, the kingdom still has us, and we will definitely protect everyone."
The crowd was full of trust in the emperor, because they believed that the dragon slaying technique that had been inherited in the royal family for hundreds of years would reappear in the world again, killing the incoming dragons, and the Fulong Kingdom was as famous as its name.
At this time, in the martial arts field, Yu Xie and Yu Ding had been waiting for a long time.
"Xie'er, Ding'er, you are familiar with the general, I will invite him to test you today", the emperor and the general Meng Kan came to the two of them and asked the soldiers to hand over the thirty catties of black iron that had been prepared. "The general is a servant for the sake of Fulong Country, don't let me live up to my expectations, show your fighting spirit, let the general see that you are not a wine bag and rice bag, tell me, do you hear."
"Yes, father" Yu Xie and Yu Ding glanced at each other, seeing the firmness in each other's eyes, although the brothers are only five years apart, and the elder brother is far more sensible than the younger brother, but usually no one will let anyone, so they have to fight for success.
"Practicing martial arts pays attention to perseverance, no matter how good your talent is, if you can't persevere, everything is in vacuum", sonorous words came out of the mouth of the man in front of him. Mengkan, the general of the Fulong Kingdom, is known as a god-like man, a grass people, devoting himself to the field, starting from the simplest soldiers, fighting a hundred battles, spilling blood on the battlefield, accumulating outstanding military exploits, and contributing to the long-term stability of the Fulong Kingdom, "If you want to get the approval of my Mengkan, you must first carry the black iron and the horse for a few hours, and finally the people standing here are qualified to accept the real test."
In the martial arts arena, the two teenagers were walking in an extremely standardized posture, and no one dared to relax, because the man was holding a willow whip to supervise on the side, and if he was a little careless, even if he trembled, he would inevitably be caressed by the willow whip. Within fifteen minutes, the bodies of the two of them were overwhelmed. But in the end, the advantage of age was there, and Yu Xie was just sweating profusely, but his movements did not relax at all. And Yu Ding on the side was already panting, sweating like rain, his body kept swaying, and he couldn't hold on.
Meng Kan raised his eyebrows: "Okay, that's the end of today's exam, I announce...."
"No, General Meng, Xiang, believe me, I can still hold on." Yu Ding roared in a low voice, at this time his muscles were tired, the black iron on his back was pulling wildly, and he had to sway for a long time every time he insisted on it.
"Okay, if you can't persevere, it's better to admit defeat quickly, a manly man, it's not shameful to lose." Monkan's eyes were so deep that he couldn't see the light.
After a few minutes, Yu Xie also began to hold on and struggled to hold on. Yu Ding gritted his teeth, his face was red, and he refused to admit defeat if he said anything.
A breeze struck, breaking the balance that the two had maintained before, and Yu Ding, who was dragged by the black iron, turned black in front of his eyes and fell directly to the ground, and Yu Xie on the side lay on the ground slowly, panting heavily.
"Come on, send the two sons back to their homes, add the medicinal herbs I prepared earlier to the hot water, and let them rest after the medicinal bath." On the side, Mengkan hurriedly called the soldiers. "Congratulations to my emperor, the two little kings are not in the pool, this kind of perseverance is very accessible, see the wisdom of the people, the day of my Fulong Kingdom is just around the corner"
"Then it's troublesome for the general, the dog is not talented, the general doesn't want his subordinates to show mercy" The emperor couldn't suppress his excitement, and it could be seen that he was also quite satisfied with his two sons.