Xijing, like the imperial capitals of the other three empires, brought together people from all parts of the world in Kyushu, and people spoke with different accents, and if they couldn't understand it, they would speak the official language of the Xiji Empire in unison—this kind of official language in a large place like Xijing where almost everyone speaks practice makes perfect.

When he entered the land of the West Pole, Chu Chou began to teach Zhao Zhishui to speak the official language of the West Pole Empire, and when he arrived in Xijing, the smart Zhao Zhishui completely mastered the official language of the West Pole Empire, and spoke fluently, even the natives of the West Pole Empire could hardly hear that she was a "foreign court" from another dynasty.

On this day, it was the second day after the two of them arrived in Xijing, and when they were eating noodles in the noodle restaurant, they heard about a recent major event in Xijing, a thing that the whole capital was watching with concentration - a prince of the West Pole Empire wanted to recruit a horse!

When the two of them arrived in Xijing, they just happened to catch up with this grand event.

It is said that the princess was deeply loved by the emperor of the Xiji Empire, so this time the recruitment of sons-in-law and horses was held very grandly, and the ceremony of recruiting sons-in-law was held in a large square on the side of a wide imperial road in the center of Xijing. Because the princess loves the affairs of the rivers and lakes very much, and yearns for the "heroes of the rivers and lakes" in the novelist books at the end of the hundred sons, so this recruitment ceremony is very simple, just to see who can fight!

Of course, there are three requirements for those men who come to participate in the recruitment ceremony, not everyone can come, the first is that the men who come to participate in the recruitment ceremony must not be more than thirty years old, and the men who are standing and older can only sigh and watch the battle from the sidelines, and are not qualified to participate in it. The second is that the young man who came to participate in the son-in-law ceremony could not be a disciple of the sect, which is the meaning of the Son of Heaven of the West Pole Empire, which means that everyone knows it in their hearts. The third is that once you participate in the competition of the recruitment ceremony, you are at your own risk, of course, if you can't beat it, you can admit defeat, although you are embarrassed, you can save your life.

This son-in-law ceremony, as soon as it was released two months ago, flew around like wings, and soon spread all over Xijing, spread throughout the West Pole Empire, and even the princes and nobles of several neighboring dynasties knew that there were many young men who believed that their strength was not weak, so they were all gearing up and eager to try. In the past two months, more than 2,000 inns in Xijing, large and small, have been crowded with people from all over the world or rich boys, some people are purely here to see the excitement, some people are here to participate in the ceremony of recruiting sons-in-law, and some people are here for other purposes, such as making friends with heroes and heroes from all over the world, nobles and celebrities, and want to get acquainted with the bigwigs or officialdom.

Many people have ghosts in their hearts and have their own plans.

Early in the morning, Chu Chou and Zhao Zhishui got up early, facing the faint morning light, Zhao Zhishui practiced swords, and then Chu Chou pointed out a few words. After practicing, the master and apprentice went to the lobby in front of the inn for breakfast.

There are local snacks in various places, whether they are delicious or not, for the local area, this has become a symbol of local food. From a small village or even a family, to a state city or even a dynasty, they all have flavors that represent their own identity and dignity.

Xijing is no exception, there are also a lot of delicious food, this breakfast makes Zhao Zhishui's mouth relieved, she doesn't think this breakfast is delicious, but she thinks it's very fresh. Of course, for her, the food that she never gets tired of eating and the most beautiful taste in the world is still the food cooked by her master. That taste has been deeply imprinted in her heart.

After the two finished breakfast, they walked together with the noisy crowd to the big square in the center of Xijing. Today is the first day of the Son-in-law Recruitment Ceremony.

Along the way, there were armor soldiers with swords and swords in various streets, vigilantly watching the people coming and going, making some people who had seen this kind of battle for the first time tremble, and then secretly admired the extraordinary momentum of the armor soldiers of the Western Pole Empire.

Chu Chou found that although these armor soldiers on the bright side were not weak, they were really able to ensure the safety of people's lives when danger occurred, and those were all masters of the rivers and lakes who had taken refuge in the West Pole Empire, or some masters who had been trained by the military of the West Pole Empire since childhood. Among these people, there are some masters of the seven-rank realm, and even monks of the seven-rank peak realm. When he was about to walk to the big square, Chu Chou also sensed the breath of the two eighth-grade grandmasters, although it was secretly hidden, it still couldn't escape Chu Chou's perception.

The guards of this specification are second only to the Son of Heaven traveling. Chu Chou thought secretly.

Soon, Chu Chou and Zhao Zhishui came to the big square, at this time, a big ring had been set up in the center of the big square, although the tall ring was mainly festive red, but it still made people feel a nameless ** solemn momentum.

Chu Chou and they didn't come late, and the position they stood in front was quite high, so their vision was clear.

Soon, the hour came.

In the midst of the cacophony, an official in a red official uniform walked into the ring with his arms raised and wide sleeves flicked, and then signaled for everyone to be quiet.

The noisy crowd quickly calmed down, and the official nodded in satisfaction.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming to participate in this son-in-law ceremony organized by our Ministry of Rites! The middle-aged red-uniformed official bowed slightly to everyone in the audience, said hello, and then continued, "All of you present are heroes and heroes in the rivers and lakes, and they are all bold and sharp people, so I won't say some complicated etiquette anymore, I will go straight to the point, no longer greetings, and the first competition will begin!"

Hearing this, everyone clapped their hands and applauded, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm again.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites smiled faintly, then flicked his big sleeves, walked down the tall ring again, and followed by several officials of the Ministry of Rites, came to a vacant lot prepared in advance, and then sat down at the table and chairs that had also been prepared in advance, drinking the tea that those subordinates had just cooked for him. This place is located on the side of the ring, the view is excellent, and there is no one in front of it, which can be regarded as the exclusive viewing place of the ceremonial attendant who presided over the ceremony.

The first competition was very exciting, a contest between a man with a sword and a man with a sword, both of whom were young and handsome people at the peak of the five grades, and they were all taught by famous teachers. Although none of them are from the sect, most of them have a teacher, and this kind of master-apprentice relationship is almost always one to one, unlike a sect, where one elder has to teach multiple disciples. Therefore, when these Jianghu cultivators accept disciples, they will carefully and carefully select disciples, and once they have selected them, they will wholeheartedly teach what they have learned all their lives.

The most shameful and insulting thing in the rivers and lakes is that the disciples of the wild cultivators in the rivers and lakes betrayed their master. Of course, despite this, every year, there are still Jianghu Ye Xiu who betray the master because of some benefits or unexpected opportunities that they don't want to share with the master, and even sometimes, some young disciples with full wings and successful cultivation, because of this kind of thing, will actually do the thing of killing the master, and then make excuses that the master died of vendetta or an accident, so as to cover up their betrayal. Some people who do this kind of thing will be quickly exposed by those hot-eyed ** lakes, and then become the target of the local rivers and lakes, but some people have done this kind of thing, and they can even blind many predecessors in the rivers and lakes, and even finally kill the so-called "enemy", and "avenge the teacher" will also win a good reputation.

Not to mention these things in the world, let's take a look at this son-in-law ceremony, so far there have been six competitions, three of them were seriously injured and admitted, and two were seriously injured to win the game.

Chu Chou and Zhao Zhishui both calmly watched the competition of young and handsome people on the stage, Chu Chou needless to say, the clouds were light and light. At this time, Zhao Zhishui was also indifferent. Yes, now Zhishui has grown up unconsciously, and her cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and she is a great monk in the realm of the third grade, this kind of "small fight" may not be able to get into her heart, and it will not arouse her young "competitive spirit"!

Her eyes were already on the descendants of those super sects. She felt that if she really wanted to fight, it was those young geniuses of the same age who were at the pinnacle of the rivers and lakes that could make her go all out, and she couldn't lose, she couldn't embarrass the master!

Although her master often "taught" her not to be competitive and to be brave and fierce, and she also knew her master's intentions, but now that she has grown up, she has her own ideas, and while she agrees with her master's words, she also has her own ideas. In her opinion, even if she is not competitive, as a disciple of Master, not to mention fighting bravely and ruthlessly, she can at least protect Master's "face" when it is "necessary"? She often wonders, when will she be able to do something for Master to make Master happy? Over the years, she has gradually grown up and gradually felt the sorrow in Master's heart.

She moved back a small step without a trace, then tilted her head slightly, and looked at the master who was calmly watching the competition in the ring, stunned.