Chapter 209 Ice and Snow Festival Carnival
Hanhe Palace, Xue Zhiyu's bedroom.
Unlike the colorful peacock-like dress of the Bingling Man, Xue Zhiyu was wearing a white long skirt, and the long and thick skirt was covered with shining golden soul crystals.
Compared to gold, the golden soul crystal used to make the "Golden Ou" is obviously much more dazzling. In addition, the long skirt seems unintentional, but in fact it is cloth patterns of various rune lines. The soul crystals on the body are emitting a soft golden light, embellished with the gorgeous white gauze skirt...
This is the authentic noble gold, full of noble flavor and full of luxury.
With a low-cut golden white dress and slightly raised cloudy hair, Xue Zhiyu looks a little less immature than usual, and has a more noble maturity.
The princess just left, and Gina and Tasia were with her brothers and sisters. Xue Zhiyu drank the maids and guards on both sides. The hall finally calmed down, leaving space for the four of them alone.
"Your Highness, the snow wolf is ready. It is just at the back door of the blacksmith shop outside the palace. There are civilian clothes ready to be replaced. Once the celebration is over, we will go over and change our clothes and set off." Gina said in a short story: "I don't have much to prepare for everyone, basically all of them are dry food. Although the glacier at the foot of the mountain is unsealed, there is no Frozen Dragon Road. The road there is rugged, and it is difficult to take too much things. There is nothing else. Even when you spend the night, your Highness may have to feel wronged."
These days, Xue Zhiyu has not had time, and Gina is doing all the preparations for leaving. Xue Zhiyu smiled and said, "What's wrong with you? For our ideals, it's all right to endure some hardship. Besides, we are going to travel around the world. In the future, there are more people in this kind of outdoor sleeping in the wild, and sooner or later we have to adapt."
She paused and asked, "Did you see Grandpa when you came here?"
"When I came here before, I happened to see the clan elders entering the palace, and it seemed that they had been discussing affairs with His Majesty in the main hall."
Xue Zhiyu asked: "Does Grandpa hold any special things in his hand, such as copper lamps?"
Gina shook her head: "I didn't see it."
Xue Zhiyu frowned. Grandpa Zu said that she used the copper lamp as a gift for her wedding, but this was just an engagement after all, and it was reasonable that Grandpa Zu didn't bring it.
However, Wang Feng had asked about the copper lamp before, and thought that he helped him a lot and only wanted to do this for himself, he might disappoint him.
She thought for a while: "Tasia, how much money do we have?"
"Your Highness gave me the soul crystal card a few days ago, and our savings over the past few years are also here with me," Tasia said: "It looks like one million and two million, which is enough for us to not worry about money for a few years."
"On the body?"
Tasia was stunned: "It's all in the blacksmith shop. Your Highness wants it now? If you want it, I'll get it now."
"Get 200,000 yuan." Xue Zhiyu said with a smile: "Go and go back quickly, and give it to me before the celebration ends."
Wang Feng seems to be very short of money. He has borrowed money twice during this period. This is probably the hobby of most normal people. If you can't give him a copper lamp, you can only give him 200,000 yuan to express your gratitude.
After explaining this, Xue Zhiyu put down his thoughts.
The celebration must be attended. After that, there will be a simple engagement ceremony in the palace. These two steps must be attended. Then, according to the customs of Bingling, the ministers in the palace celebrate together. At that time, they will eat and drink, whether it is the father or the clan elder, it is normal to get drunk together. That is the time for them to leave.
Xue Zhiyu pushed open the window, and the noise outside the palace suddenly came in.
It was already dawn. I looked at the maids and guards running around outside the hall, and at the various soul crystal lanterns, ice sculptures, and paper-cuts that were very familiar to the ice and snow festivals during the ice and snow festival.
Xue Zhiyu's mood was like the rising sun. His previous uneasiness calmed down at this time, and his eyes were full of hope and heat.
She is so familiar with Bing Ling’s world that she can’t be familiar with, but what will the world outside look like?
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On the top of the snowy mountain, ice bees kowtowed to the queen, forming an aurora-like phenomenon in the horizon, and were imitated by the ancient ice spirit people, thus forming an ice and snow festival. In fact, the history of the ice and snow festival is much longer than the time when the Ice and Snow Kingdom was founded. After that, traditions were formed. However, after the Ice and Snow Kingdom was established, such sacrifices were no longer just simple imitation, and even their original nature had changed a lot. They were no longer imitating groups of bees, but worshiping ice and snow and gods.
Such sacrifices are very necessary for the king. They are not only to thank the gods for giving the royal family's power, but also to educate the common people, show the royal power, and make the common people submit to themselves more sincerely.
It was already bright, and the entire street of Bingling City was already full of people watching the ceremony.
At about eight o'clock, a melodious bell sounded, and the palace gate opened wide.
On both sides of the snow wolf guards, there were wolves in bright clothes and snowy lights. They were holding flying royal flags and came out of the palace first. Then there were hundreds of maids holding various ice spirit fruits, monster heads, and many strange sacrificial qualities.
There were musicians on both sides playing various instruments, and several snow wolf carts holding complete sets of chimes. The crisp and bright bells were extremely penetrating and could spread throughout the city when they hit.
Then there was the gorgeous ice car, a carriage of more than three meters high, pulled by sixteen large snow wolfs. The surface of the crystal ice body was polished into various diamond-shaped shapes, emitting diamond-like light under the sunlight. Through the windows on both sides, you can see King Xue Cangbo and Princess Ona patrolling outside, waving with a smile on their faces.
The national teacher Oscar rode the snow wolf to the left of the ice car, and there were young children such as Xue Zhiyu, Xue Cai, Wang Feng, etc. On the right of the ice car were famous ice spirit heroes such as Abuda Zhebe and Donghuang Yigu. These are all star-like figures in the Ice Spirit Kingdom, and to some extent, they are even more popular than the king. The civilians watching the ceremony around them were cushioning, mostly to witness the style of these heroes, with cheers and excitement screams around them.
Behind the ice car were all civil and military officials, lords from all fiefs, and the royal children, and all the snow wolf riding.
In the Ice Spirit Kingdom, if the ice bee is a legendary national treasure, then the snow wolf is a real treasure in reality. In addition to being convenient to ride, outstanding combat power, and good domestication, the snow wolf's wolf's wolf's wolf nature has always been praised by the Ice Spirit people and the Winter people.
The vast team drove out of the palace and dragged for more than a mile. Accompanied by the sound of drums and bells and cheers around, the entire Ice Spirit City seemed to be boiling.
The team was not slow. They set off from the royal palace on the top of the mountain and walked down the main road of the Ice Spirit, but they also marched for more than two hours. When they finally arrived at the bell tower position in the center of the city, it was almost noon.
The huge central square was surrounded by crowds. The Bingling Snow Wolf Guards walked around hand in hand, emptying the bell tower in the center, and not allowing civilians to enter. But even so, the huge square was still stuffed with the royal family and civil and military officials.
Time was correct. At this time, the sun above my head was hanging in the sky. At the top of the ice peak in the distance, the annual aurora vision had already appeared faintly. Soon, the shining silver color lit up at the top of the mountain. Under the sun, it projected white light in the air, like an infinitely extended silver belt.
Except for a few old men and royal officials who knew that it was an ice bee coming out of the cave, in the eyes of many civilians, this was an aurora vision and a miracle displayed by the gods of ice and snow.
The whole city was buzzing more and more, and countless people cheered, sang and praised.
The sacrifice officially begins!
First, we offered hundreds of fruits and hundreds of animals. On the long circular table surrounding the high platform of the bell tower, there were a variety of flowers and fruits unique to the ice spirit, mixed with various livestock heads, including ordinary chickens, ducks, pigs and cows, and more were all monsters unique to the ice spirit. In addition to the snow wolf that the ice spirit people never slaughtered, other monsters such as snow demons, ferrets, silver-print leopards, etc., almost as you know, the monsters you have seen in the ice spirit are all in these plates.
All officials and royal children knelt down below, and Princess Ona also knelt on one side. A maid presented the burning incense that had been prepared for Xue Cangbai. Xue Cangbai slowly stepped onto the platform.
A ritual official recited the sacrifice poem next to him, and the snow and cypresses were burning incense three times.
Then a bell rang throughout the city.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom...
On the city gate in the distance, hundreds of soul crystal cannons were fired together. The sound of roaring cannons and hundreds of special soul crystal cannon shells exploded in the air, as gorgeous as fireworks.
The musicians around played the hymn of Bing Ling. Under the leadership of Xue Cangbai, all civil and military officials, the surrounding guards and even all the civilians kowtowed together, and the ritual was full of ritual...
A dozen hundred salutes were set off, and the "fireworks" in the city also made Lao Wang feel like he was returning to the earth in a trance.
After the ceremony, Bingling City was in a complete carnival.
There was a banquet of hundreds of families in Bingling City, which was spread all over the city along the entire Bingling Master Road.
The royal family will provide regular food and unlimited wine on this flowing table, and more are the food prepared by each household. Each long table will have various activities and evaluations. Whoever prepares more food and tastes better will become the food champion of the long table and will be respected and praised by everyone.
All these foods are free for people in the city and those travelers who come to watch the ceremony. The hospitality of the Bingling people is by no means a verbal statement.
The ice cart has been taken away. The king will lead the royal family and officials back to the palace on foot. When passing by these banquets, he will stop to taste the delicious food. His Majesty the King or those respected heroes can taste the food they prepare, and praise it for a few words. It will be the supreme glory of every male and female host.
The whole city was in a carnival, too lively and too enthusiastic, with happy smiles and warm greetings everywhere.
This is the first time Lao Wang has participated in such an event. Even though he had been thinking about how to leave before, he was still involuntarily infected by this passionate scene. This enthusiasm in the city is much more touching than the previous routine sacrificial rituals.
Once Lao Wang devotes himself and releases himself, he will be a full atmosphere maker. Even if he is in the originally solemn royal team, he is absolutely unique and crazy to take everyone's direction.
"Oh my God, this barbecue is so delicious! Uncle, your barbecue is professional, right? Let me teach me!"
"This berry soup is definitely the most delicious thing I have ever tasted since I came to Bingling!"
"God, why did I get such a delicious thing? What should I do if I can't eat it in the future? Ahhhh!"
Anyway, it doesn’t cost money to praise people. Lao Wang’s mouth can definitely praise people’s beauty. Every time he goes to, he will definitely make the male and female hostess who donate their food smile from ear to ear, and instantly becomes the most popular person in the entire Bingling City.
"Mr. Prince! Try me, try me!"
"Mr. Prince Consort has a good vision!"
"Who said before that our prince is not good? I tore his mouth! What a passionate prince, you have no airs at all!"
"Your Highness Prince! You must be happy with Your Highness Chigo!"
...All kinds of businesses are joking with each other, and they are in a mess of harmony.
Chapter completed!