met free Chapter 524 Wuhuang Tower
Chapter 524 Wuhuang Tower
They waited until dark, but did not receive any message from Sisi or anyone else. The three of them were in low spirits and had to go to bed early after dinner.
Chu Xiaomu, however, could not fall asleep. His mind suddenly flashed back to the scene of him, Xuanying, and Yu Aqi fighting side by side at Jiaoshan. Then he flashed back to the scene of Xuanying sacrificing his life to save him from Tonghun. Suddenly, he flashed back to the bloody scene of Xuanying leading several vicious men to massacre the people of Sha at Yixianya Pass and Yinling Town. He even imagined himself arguing with Xuanying until they were red in the face, or even fighting each other...
Shortly after dawn the next day, Chu Xiaomu had just woken up when he heard a gentle knock on the door. He hurriedly got dressed and opened the door.
When I opened the door, it was Sisi who arrived.
Chu Xiaomu called Jinglan and Xiaoying and asked Sisi about Xuanying.
Sisi sighed helplessly and said: "I also asked Zhou Tenghu, and he said that he had handed the visiting card to a guard beside him. As for whether the guard gave it to him, Zhou Tenghu was not very clear." The second and third people he was referring to were naturally Xuanying.
Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan looked at each other and thought that if they continued to live like this, the days would pass faster than anything else. However, every day that passed, the food supply of the Green City Army would be reduced by one day. Eight or nine days had passed in a month and a half, and it would all disappear in the blink of an eye. When the Red Army invaded in large numbers, how could the soldiers of Green City have the strength to resist?
The two were worried, but there was nothing they could do.
Sisi suggested taking the three of them to Jinyang City for a good stroll, saying that there were many delicious and fun things to do in the city, and she herself had not yet tried them all.
Apart from Xiaoying cheering loudly, Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan were in no mood to go out and have fun.
Xiaoying also became depressed and no longer suggested going shopping.
On the third day, the guest house became bustling with noise and noise.
Chu Xiaomu asked the innkeeper and found out that today was the day for the martial arts competition to select officers, and the people of Jinyang City were making an appointment to go to Wuhuang Tower to watch the fun.
Chu Xiaomu was even more annoyed. He thought that Xuanying was the general in charge of the military competition and he might not be able to handle this matter, so how could he have time to see him? He might not even have time to open the visiting card. He didn't know how long the military competition would take. What if it took ten days or half a month?
The shop assistant said, "Sir, these few days are a rare event in Jinyang City. I see that you stay at home every day and have nothing to do. Why don't you go to Wuhuang Tower to see the excitement?"
Chu Xiaomu thought so too. Since Xuanying was also there, maybe he could find a chance to talk to him. As long as he knew my identity, it would be easy.
Thinking of this, he immediately went back to his room, put on his clothes and went to look for Jinglan and Xiaoying. When he opened the door again, he saw the two girls standing at the door.
Xiaoying took Chu Xiaomu's left hand and said, "Brother Xiaomu, Sister Jinglan said she would take us to Wuhuang Tower to watch the fun. You can't not go!"
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "I was just about to come look for you, but you were more anxious than me."
Jinglan smiled softly and said, "Although the big event in Bicheng is important, you can't let your sister Yingying be depressed."
The three of them arrived outside the guesthouse. Without asking for directions, they followed a few people for a while and came to a street. They saw more and more people walking towards a multi-story building with eaves not far away.
I saw the building with flying eaves, red walls and green windows, covered with glazed golden tiles, and hung with red, yellow and blue flying silk phoenix flags. Above was the blue sky with floating clouds, and below was a circle of lush green trees. It was truly eye-catching, soul-stirring, and very impressive.
Chu Xiaomu had very good eyesight and could see clearly that the Feiyan Building was five stories high, with three big characters written on the top floor - Wuhuang Building.
In front of the building, there was a large bluestone-paved square of nearly a hundred feet wide. It was crowded with people from Jinyang City who came to watch the excitement, young and old, men and women, probably tens of thousands of people.
Xiaoying had never seen so many people before. She pulled Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan around in the crowd, as happy as a bird that had just learned to fly.
The three of them squeezed through the crowd and came to a place not far below Wuhuang Tower. Looking up, they saw that the man and the tower were like an ant compared to an elephant. They thought that even if it wasn't for the big event of Bicheng, it was worth coming to Jinyang City just for Wuhuang Tower.
A platform more than ten feet high had been built with thick wooden planks near the bottom of Wuhuang Tower in the square, and three large flags were erected on each side of the platform: one was a green flag with gold edges, one was a white flag with gold edges, and one was a black flag with gold edges. Unfortunately, there was no wind and none of them were unfurled.
Below the high platform, there were two circles of bronze-armored soldiers holding spears, each with a serious expression, seeming inviolable.
There were two wooden staircases on both sides of the platform, covered with red and gold felt carpets, leading directly from the bluestone floor to the top of the platform. Near the bottom of the wooden staircases on both sides, there was a wooden frame about six or seven feet high, on which hung a large copper gong as smooth as a mirror, and next to it was a large round stone more than two feet long, whose use was unknown.
Xiaoying asked curiously, "Sister Jinglan, what are the uses of those two big stones?" The surroundings were noisy and bustling, and no one would notice the three of them, so she called Jinglan by her real name.
Jinglan said, "This is the stone used before the martial arts competition. The first thing to test martial arts is whether one has activated the Force. Anyone who can hold such a big stone has almost activated the Force, and their martial arts skills are not bad. Therefore, before going on stage for the competition, they must test whether the participants are qualified to go up. Otherwise, if everyone goes up to compete, who knows how long it will take to finish the competition."
Xiaoying nodded and said, "That's a good idea." Suddenly she clung to Chu Xiaomu again and asked, "Brother Xiaomu, can you carry such a big stone?"
Chu Xiaomu had been searching for Xuanying's whereabouts. Of course, there was no trace of him in the audience. On the stage, there were some bronze-armored soldiers setting up the competition venue. The officials and generals of all ranks who hosted the competition were either standing or sitting on the Wuhuang Tower, and there were quite a few of them.
A row of large purple chairs were placed in the most prominent position on the first floor of Wuhuang Building, with a square incense table in the middle. The chairs on the left of the incense table were covered with a peacock-shaped felt, and the chairs on the right were covered with tiger-patterned fur felt. These were obviously the seats for the host and judges.
Chu Xiaomu looked at each floor, but still couldn't find Xuanying. When he looked at the top floor, he suddenly saw a girl wearing a emerald-red cloud dress and a Li Guang Pearl on her head. It was Jin Lier, the young lady of Jinyang City.
I saw that her eyebrows were as dark as black and her face was as white as spring frost. She was staring at the bustling crowd under the tall building, with no expression on her face. I wonder what she was thinking at this moment.