Chapter 20 Recruiting Relatives by Competition
Ethereal Peak is in the easternmost part of the Frozen Continent, and further east, there is the vast and boundless sea, and the westernmost is the Cold Ice Palace, which is also the destination of Shen Bing's trip. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info further west, is an endless iceberg, no one knows what is there. There is a big river in the north of the frozen continent, called the Jintian River, this river is thousands of miles wide, the river is fierce, no one has ever crossed this river, so no one knows what is on the other side of the river.
Mr. Void once stood by the river for three days and three nights, but he still couldn't think of a way to cross the river.
In fact, on the other side of the river is the Dark Continent, where the most brutal war is going on. The war and chaos that lasted for hundreds of years led to the sparse population of the Dark Continent and the people were struggling to make a living. Seventy years ago, the defeated Night Stalker used his genius imagination to lead a group of followers to fly away from the Dark Continent through a hot air balloon. Above the Flame City, the hot air balloon bursts, and they fall deep into the forest, building a sinkhole in its place. Unable to adapt to the cold weather of the Frozen Continent, they used their last magic to change the climate of Yancheng to make it consistent with that of the Dark Continent, and because of this, the Night Stalker continued to cultivate for seventy years, but still failed to regain his former strength.
For 70 years, they have lived here, trying to make a comeback. But the climate of the Frozen Continent was really difficult to adapt, they couldn't get too far away from Yancheng, they could only hope that someone could change all this, for which they waited for seventy years, and no one knew how long they would have to wait.
The emperor lived up to his wishes, they finally waited for that person, he was Shen Bing.
Mo Feng inadvertently overheard the conversation between Shen Bing and Shangguan Xiaohong, and immediately came back to tell the Night Demon King. The Night Stalker was overjoyed, a heart ready to move, a group of people determined to take revenge, return to the Dark Continent, and regain what should have belonged to them, and the only way to start with the conquest of the Frozen Continent can only begin.
Shen Bing couldn't enter the sinkhole and felt very unhappy. This prefect has been doing it for a long time and it is quite boring, when he first took office, all the people returned to their hearts, and people came to sing praises every day, and after a long time, the temperature also dropped, and people went to busy their lives.
"I think it's time to go, it's been so long. One morning, Shen Bing said to Xiaohong and Mingming.
Xiaohong has long been tired of this kind of life, her journey is far away, she happily agreed, and after speaking, she packed her luggage vigorously. Mingliang knew his status, and he had to follow them if he disagreed, so he acquiesced, so the three of them silently left Yancheng and continued west.
Out of Yancheng, it was not so cold outside, and it turned out that the season had changed. All business activities, people choose to carry out in this warm season, along the road is not depressed, but quite prosperous. Three days later, they reached a city. Look at the name is quite special, called Qingluan City, it looks like a place with a story.
"There are birds in this city!" said Xiaohong excitedly.
"What city doesn't have birds?" Mingliang was used to lifting the bar with her, and before he knew it, his eloquence had become better, and he could lift the bar casually.
"I mean the name of the city, Qingluan! What kind of bird is Qingluan? I haven't heard of it. Xiaohong asked and answered herself, and didn't pay attention to Mingming.
"Let's go and see first!" Shen Bing said.
As usual, I found an inn to settle in. Although Qingluan City is not as prosperous as Yancheng, it also has a unique style. This time I chose the Luanfeng Inn, there was a storyteller in it, and Xiaohong was very satisfied when she saw this new thing. It is also a pleasure to listen to people talk about books after eating. The spacious hall was already full of people, just waiting for the storyteller to come on the stage.
"You've been waiting for a long time!" an old man took a piece of wood and got on the stage, "I have no other ability in the bottom, I rely on one mouth to walk the rivers and lakes, there is an eighty old mother, there are young teeth and children, the life of the whole family is on me, if you listen happily and listen satisfactorily, those who have money will hold a money field, and those who have no money will hold a personal field!"
"I've been saying this for decades, and I won't change it!" said someone in the audience, obviously an old listener.
"Why are you walking the rivers and lakes, obviously your family lives opposite!" Someone pierced him on the spot, and the old man was not angry when he heard it, but just smiled.
"It's all clichés, what is more true, listen to the book!" said another senior listener. When the old man saw that everyone was in place, he took a sip of water to moisten his throat, coughed, and began to tell the story.
"Do you know why this city is called Qingluan City? It is said that in ancient times, there was an immortal here, who listened to the order of the Emperor of Heaven and wanted to go to heaven to listen to the seal. This old fairy has no other hobbies, he likes to raise birds. Can the bird raised by this immortal be an ordinary bird? He raised a pair of Qingluan Fire Phoenix. The Qingluan is all blue, it is a female, and the fire phoenix is red all over, it is a male, this female and a male, together every day, like people, have feelings. But the fairy can only ride a bird in the sky, the fairy is a male fairy, so he chose the fire phoenix, while Qingluan did not pay attention, a smoke to the sky, and when Qingluan came back to find that people went to the bird to fly, it was lovesick, hunger strike and died. Before dying, lay an egg. In order to commemorate this Qingluan, people called this city Qingluan City!" The storyteller said it in one go, very skillfully, and must have said it many times.
The people below sighed for a while, moved by Qingluan's love story, some people listened to it dozens of times, or sighed, and the storyteller was very satisfied when he saw that everyone had entered the play.
"It is said that this egg is still in the city, and it has not gone bad for ten thousand years, you see that the birds raised by the gods are different, but they are old, and no one knows where the egg is hidden, and if anyone finds it, it will be a great fortune!" the storyteller continued.
"Did you say what he said was true?" asked Xiaohong to Shen Bing.
"You also believe the storyteller's words!" Shen Bing said.
Although Xiaohong thinks that this legend is unreliable, since it involves love, she has to believe it. A pure girl's heart is ready to move, wantonly thinking about her love.
"Qingluan is gone, and the ancient world is still Xiaohong!" the storyteller said as usual, meaning that the story is finished, it's time for the next one, and of course there is a question session, after all, not everyone has heard of this paragraph.
"Little Red, red eggs, red eggs are still left, do you mean that the egg laid by Qingluan is a fire phoenix egg?" someone asked.
"The secret of heaven must not be revealed!" the storyteller replied calmly, saying that the secret of heaven should not be leaked for anything that he did not know, firstly, he could pretend to be profound, and secondly, he avoided the embarrassment of answering that he did not know.
Shangguan Xiaohong couldn't help but be stunned when she heard Xiaohong think that someone was shouting about herself, and when she listened carefully, she realized that they were discussing the story.
"Do you believe that there are immortals in this world?" asked Xiaohong Xiang Mingming.
"I don't believe it. Mingliang said.
"Say it again!" Xiaohong saw that he denied the immortals, that is, he denied this story, that is, he denied this poignant love, he was really puzzled, and said angrily.
As soon as Bright looked at her expression, he immediately knew what she meant, "I believe it!" he said.
Xiaohong immediately changed her happy expression, "Of course there are immortals in this world, and of course there are Qingluan in this city!"
After listening to the book for a while, the three of them wandered around the street. There are many inns on the street, and there are many merchants. There are those who sell antiques, there are those who sell furs, and there are those who sell cloth and grain. They walked around and were in high spirits. There were a lot of people gathered in front of them, and it was very lively, and they hurried forward to join in the fun.
I saw a father and daughter standing on a big platform, and the banner behind it was very eye-catching, with four big characters on it: Martial arts competition.
"Shen Daxia, hurry up and try to compete, I think that girl is good!" Xiaohong said casually.
"You have to go yourself!" Shen Bing replied coldly.
"Hey, are you mistaken, I'm a girl, how can I recruit relatives! If you want to go, hurry up and go on stage, I support you!" Xiaohong said.
"If you want to marry yourself, you can also set up a platform and recruit a wife!" Shen Bing felt inexplicably angry and said angrily.
Xiaohong didn't answer, just watched the women on the stage defeat the people on the stage one by one.
"Oh no, she's going to lose!" shouted Xiaohong.
"What's so good or bad, I'm willing to gamble and lose! Mingliang said, he really didn't understand what those people who were competing to recruit relatives were thinking.
It turned out that there was a person standing on the stage, who had defeated the woman, and the woman's father stepped forward to salute, which meant that the person had to marry his daughter, who knew that the person didn't buy it, saying that he just couldn't swallow this breath, and he competed in Qingluan City to recruit relatives, and he kept winning, is there really no one in Qingluan City!
"Since you have won, you have to follow the rules of the rivers and lakes!" said the old man.
"What are the rules of the rivers and lakes, your daughter is so ugly, her martial arts are so poor, and she is still competing in martial arts to recruit relatives, hurry up, don't be embarrassed here!" The young man looked disdainful.
After hearing this, the woman was embarrassed, pulled the corner of his father's clothes, and said nothing.
"What are you talking about, don't go on stage if you dislike my daughter, you have to follow the rules when you come to power, otherwise you ......" The old man was very angry.
"What else, what can you do with your old bones?" said the young man.
"Don't deceive people too much!" said the old man.
"What's wrong with bullying you?" the young man was very arrogant, with a look of what can you do to me.
"Don't blame me for being rude!" the old man couldn't bear it anymore and decided to do it, but his daughter grabbed him tightly, meaning forget it.
"What do you say they're doing?" I don't understand at all!" Mingliang said.
When the young man saw that the old man was going to make a move, he was afraid that he really had some tricks, but he couldn't be killed by him, so he shot first and slapped it with all his might, but the strange thing was that the old man didn't dodge, and was chopped to death!
It turned out that his martial arts were not as good as his daughter, but he simply couldn't swallow this breath, so he made a gesture to make a move.
Seeing that someone had been killed, the boy panicked a little. The woman held her father's body and wept profusely. Seeing that the situation was not right, the boy decided to leave, but he was kicked back before he had taken two steps.
It turned out that Shen Bing made a move. These ordinary martial arts students were no match for him at all, and he only needed to use one percent of his strength to deal with it.
"You want to run away when you kill someone?" Shen Bing shouted.