With the King of Qingtan Kingdom personally observing, Princess Qingtan's competition to recruit a bride officially begins.
First, the chief minister of the Qingtan Kingdom came to the stage to deliver a speech.
The chief minister with white beard and hair specially changed into a brand new dark purple official uniform.
Although he was slightly thin, when he walked, his two big sleeves fluttered as gracefully as the wings of a purple bird.
He took a square step, and every step he took was steady and steady. Wherever his feet leave the ground, there will be a light cyan footprint. The powerful aura is self-evident.
Obviously, Master Shoufu is also a cultivator with immortal veins. Although he is a civilian official, he has the domineering air of a military attache.
In just a few steps, neither fast nor slow, the chief minister came to the center of the martial arts field and stood as still as a tree.
"As soon as the news of the marriage contest held by our Qingtan Kingdom's Princess and the Saint of our Qingtan Kingdom came out, a total of sixty-seven friendly cultivation countries received official responses and sent princes from their respective countries to participate. , This demonstrates the deep friendship between Qingtan Kingdom and various friendly countries." Mr. Chief Assistant said loudly.
The sound was like a loud bell, falling into the ears of everyone present, clear but not harsh.
After a pause, the Chief Minister continued: "The sixty-seven princes participating in this contest to recruit brides are all great among men. This is also an honor for Princess Qingtan and the Qingtan Kingdom. First of all, I would like to express my warm welcome. In addition, participating Among the people competing in the ring to recruit relatives, there are also a few outstanding young talents from our Qingtan country. They are also the noble children of our Qingtan country. It is also an honor for them to compete on the same stage with princes from sixty-seven countries. . It can be said that this is also a good exchange between young people between countries. With the help of this competition ring event, young people can understand each other and become friends. Let the friendship between our countries be passed on forever.... ..”
Although the Chief Assistant's speech was a bit long, fortunately, it was relaxed and polite, making it difficult for people to find fault.
"As for the rules of this ring competition to recruit brides, I have sent people to formally inform all participating princes in writing before. However, for the sake of fairness in the competition system, the deacon will read out the rules of this ring competition in public."
After the chief minister finished speaking, he stepped back generously.
At this moment, a neatly dressed young deacon came up immediately, holding a brocade book with the rules of the competition in his hand. After standing in his position, under the direction of the chief assistant's eyes, he began to read aloud.
"This competition is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the princes and noble princes who signed up for this competition will conduct a one-on-one competition in the ring. The winner will be promoted, and the loser will be disqualified until the final decision. The top four spots will be selected. After that, the arena competition will be suspended for three days to allow the top four players to get a good rest.
The second stage is for the talents who have achieved the semi-finals to challenge Princess Qingtan herself. Those who can defeat Princess Qingtan will be eligible to enter the final selection. At that time, the princess will ask several questions, and the one who can answer the most answers that satisfies the princess will automatically become the final winner of this competition to find a bride. The princess will hold a grand wedding three months later to marry the winner. "
After that, the deacon put away the brocade book in his hand, and said loudly: "Now, please invite the sixty-seven princes participating in the competition and the sixteen noble princes from Qingtan Kingdom to enter respectively."
On the high viewing platform opposite the ring, the king of the Qingtan Kingdom was wearing a green-gold python robe and sitting on the largest ornate throne in the middle.
The seats on both sides of King Qingtan were filled with envoys and guests from various countries. But there was little exchange between these guests and the envoys. There was nothing but arrogance and defensiveness in their eyes.
After all, what follows is an all-out armed fight between the princes of their respective countries and the princes of other countries.
In the eyes of each of them, everyone else is an opponent, even an "enemy." The victory or defeat in the competition represents the face and strength of each country. To a certain extent, these envoys and guests watching the game are also cheering for the princes of their own countries.
The envoy from one of the countries behaved particularly arrogantly.
It was a dignified-looking middle-aged man wearing a bright blue suit. I don't know what special materials were used to embellish the bright moon clothes outside him, and the silver glitter was flowing around like stars in the sky, noble and extraordinary. At this time, the middle-aged man raised his chin high and narrowed his eyes into a thin slit, as if no one could enter his eyes.
And just when the deacon announced the entry of the contestants.
The middle-aged man's eyes suddenly lit up, he stood up without hesitation, clapped vigorously with both hands, and said loudly: "I, the prince of the "March Kingdom", have outstanding bearing, and I am really a bright moon. The prince of these sixty-seven countries." When the princes stand together, the stars will surround the moon."
After saying that, the middle-aged man deliberately looked around with disdain. As if he was the next person to participate in the fight, with a completely contemptuous attitude.
When envoys and guests from other countries heard this, they all murmured in their hearts.
"What kind of occasion is this? The envoy of the March Kingdom is so disrespectful and makes a lot of noise. It's all because he is a super cultivation country."
"What a bullshit star-moon metaphor, arrogant and shameless. The prince of our "Greystone Kingdom" is the strongest and brightest star."
"The March Kingdom relies on the connection between the cultivation family behind it and the Nantian Royal Family, and has always behaved arrogantly. Normally, small cultivation countries like us can only pay tribute to ensure peace. Unexpectedly, this time, they also sent the prince. Logically speaking, With March’s high profile, he would not be willing to marry into a relatively weaker country like Qingtan Country.”
"It is said that Princess Qingtan is extremely beautiful. Unexpectedly, even the prince of the March Kingdom was attracted to her. It is said that the prince of the March Kingdom has excellent cultivation. I hope that my prince will not meet this prince of the March Kingdom prematurely. Prince."
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On the martial arts field.
Sixty-seven princes stood in a row. Each of them wore gorgeous clothes in the style of their own country. Some princes even put a little makeup on their faces, which gave them a bit more artificial elegance, but less of the masculinity that they should have.
If what follows is not an all-out competition in the ring, it would really make people think it is a beauty pageant between men.
Among the sixty-seven princes, the most eye-catching one is indeed the prince of March Kingdom.
The prince of the March Kingdom wore a dark blue brocade robe, with three bright moons embroidered with moonlight silver thread on the outside of the robe.
The Moonlight Silver Thread is made by absorbing the essence of the moon through a special formation, and then refining the essence of the bright moon. The refining process of each thread is as difficult as refining the top elixir. Clothing embellished with moonlight silver threads can induce the power of moonlight to baptize and bless the body, which is of great benefit to the body.
Right now, the three-wheeled bright moon embroidered on the brocade robe worn by the prince of the March Kingdom is as big as a palm, and I don't know how much precious "moonlight silver thread" has been used.
Above the three bright moons, the silver light is like washing, dazzling, as if the real moon is hanging on the body. The prince of the March Kingdom had his own halo. From a distance, he was indeed the brightest among the group.
After the sixty-seven princes were called one by one, they left temporarily under the leadership of the ring steward.
The next ones to appear were the princes and nobles from Qingtan Kingdom participating in the arena competition. Their number was only sixteen.
These princes and nobles from the Qingtan Kingdom also deliberately wore gorgeous clothes. Although they were a little worse than the previous princes, they were all valuable items. When it comes to ordinary people, some people will never be able to earn money for such a piece of clothing in their lifetime.
Among the sixteen people, there was a young man who looked a little more plainly dressed.
This young man was wearing an ordinary light green gown that still looked old. The young man's delicate broken hair looks a little messy, but it reveals the beauty of natural sunshine. Compared with the oil-headed and powder-faced aristocratic children around him, he has a unique style.
Many times, simplicity is more beautiful than luxury.
On the young man's waist, there was a shiny purple wine gourd.
This person is none other than the young man in green, Yu Yang from Haori Kingdom.
Lord Chief Assistant, who had returned to the viewing platform, could not rub the sand out of his eyes. He immediately saw the difference between Yu Yang and others on the opposite stage.
His face darkened, and he immediately asked the deacon next to him: "I have no idea which family the third young man in green on the left is from, but I have no idea. This is to participate in Princess Qingtan's contest to recruit a bride, not to go shopping and dress up. It’s too casual. If we compete in the ring with the princes of other countries, it will make our Qingtan country look a little shabby. This young man in green, did he not get the wrong quota? "
When the deacon next to him heard this, he immediately broke into a cold sweat. In this situation, if you get the wrong quota, you will lose your official position. And if an outsider with malicious intentions sneaks in, as a deacon, it is possible for him to turn his head and ransack the house.
The deacon quickly took out the roll call roll he had just registered, pointed at the names on it, and searched carefully one by one.
"I found it, I found it, sir, look." The deacon pointed with his finger and handed the roll call roll to the chief assistant. "I remember clearly that this person was brought in to register by the maid sent by Her Royal Highness the Princess. He My name is Yu Yang, and he is the distant cousin of the princess’s mother’s side of the family.”
"Yes." Lord Chief Assistant also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. After all, as the chief organizer of this competition, he will be responsible for any mistakes.
The Chief Assistant couldn't help but carefully look at Yu Yang on the ring, and thought to himself: "This is completely in line with Her Royal Highness the Princess's behavior. She usually doesn't look down on those noble children. And Her Royal Highness the Princess always does things on her own. Come on. Maybe this guy with an unattractive appearance can't keep the princess's heart, so let's just wait and see the next arena match."
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"The arena competition has officially begun, according to the rules of the draw just now. The next person to participate in the first competition is the prince of the "Blue Bird Country" against the prince of the "Red Feather Country."" The Deacon announced loudly.
Next, a prince came up from the left and right sides of the arena. The two of them have ordinary looks, but their clothes are very conspicuous.
The person on the left is wearing a strange blue-feathered coat. He walks with a few small hops, like a strange big blue bird.
The person on the right is wearing a red brocade robe, with a striking red feather cloak behind him.
"Is this a martial arts contest or a cockfight?" On the viewing platform, the envoy of the March Kingdom said to himself unabashedly.
