On the wide moat, twenty-five dragon boats chase each other.
Seeing the dragon boat behind them getting closer and closer, the leading team couldn't help but become anxious.
Boom, boom, boom!
The drum beat became faster and faster.
Hua Hua Hua.
The rowers subconsciously increased their strength and paddled hard.
However, the teams at Zhenguo Gongfu seemed unaware and still maintained their own rhythm and moved forward step by step.
Soon the distance between the two groups before and after them widened again.
Yu Tao raised his head and looked forward with wide, watery eyes.
At this time, his boat was still quite far away from the midpoint, which was the turnaround point of ten miles.
However, he had been using too much force before, and his arms were now aching.
The most terrible thing was that he fell down in front of the dotting stage and was laughed at. At this time, his waist was aching.
Hua Hua Hua.
Accompanied by the sound of drums, the team's oars neatly cut across the water. The sound of the water stirred up was still vigorous and powerful, but it could not cover up the fierce breathing of the team members like bellows.
Even the drummer seemed tired, and the drums sounded a little weak.
To finish, I have no energy left.
Yu Tao's heart felt cold.
He knew that his team was here to accompany him, but when he was young and frivolous, who didn't secretly have the idea of becoming famous all over the world?
Just like Xiao Gang.
Yu Tao suddenly remembered this unscrupulous second young master who had been cheated by him.
More than half a year ago, Xiao Gang was still a joke among the young masters of Xingji City.
However, in just half a year, he had returned from the battlefield triumphantly. Then he suddenly transformed and became a rising star among the younger generation in Xingji City, besides Ren Ning.
It even forced his eldest brother Xiao Rui, who had the support of his grandfather, to restrain himself a bit.
It would be great if I was also the next Xiao Gang.
Yu Tao started to look forward to it.
He is only the second son of Uncle Zhongqin, and there is an eldest brother in front of him. And now that he is an adult, the family will be separated in a few days.
If he doesn't make some achievements, when his parents, elder brother and sister-in-law come to power, his family will have to rely on others to survive...
After thinking about it, Yu Tao sighed secretly.
He subconsciously speeded up the oar in his hand.
As long as you get a good place in the dragon boat race, you can show your face in front of Emperor Changxing.
Not only will this be of great benefit to his future, other people will also look up to him. Maybe Emperor Changxing was happy and sent him to be a county guard in any county he wanted...
Yu Tao swallowed and quickly woke up from his sweet dream.
At worst, if the family is divided in the future, the property will be distributed more...
In my wild thoughts, I don't know how much time passed.
"Brother Tao, brother Tao?"
Someone behind him gasped and made a confused sound.
how?
Yu Tao was in a daze for a while and finally came to his senses.
He looked up.
We were less than a mile away from the midpoint, but the entire team was exhausted. Many people didn't even have the strength to lift the oars, and they relied entirely on willpower to swing the oars.
But he was so distracted just now that he forgot about his fatigue. In his wild thoughts, he didn't even notice the sound of the drums, and just paddled mechanically.
At this time, I saw that he was the only one of the twenty rowers in the team who was rowing hard. The dragon boat had deviated from the track and headed diagonally towards the No. 8 track next to it.
It’s going to be bad!
The whole team was excited.
Because there had been fights between the two teams during the dragon boat race in previous years, and because Emperor Changxing was in attendance this time, the Ministry of Rites specially formulated strict rules.
During the competition, as long as the dragon boat invades other tracks, even just an inch, it is considered a violation. The entire team will be eliminated on the spot, and even all team members will be severely punished collectively.
"Bring it back quickly!" Yu Tao shouted anxiously.
He did want to stand out in the dragon boat racing arena so that Emperor Changxing would notice him. But not by breaking the rules.
The drummer stopped suddenly.
Whoa whoosh!
The oarsmen were so frightened that they were sweating, and regardless of their weak hands and feet, they hurriedly paddled the water and tried hard to control the direction of the boat.
Fortunately, when the dragon boat reached the midpoint, it had to turn around and go downstream. Therefore, they also practiced turning the direction. When the bow of the boat was about to hit the track rope, the dragon boat finally managed to stabilize.
Yu Tao was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
call!
A breeze blew over.
The track rope moved slightly and directly touched his pink dragon boat.
Wow!
The official from the Ministry of Rites responsible for supervision was quick-witted and quickly raised the red flag in his hand.
"Circuit 8, Zhongqin Bofu's team invades other tracks."
"Out!"
Yu Tao's eyes darkened.
He suddenly forgot about the pain in his waist and quickly stood up to protest.
"Hey, what's your name? Keep your eyes open. That rope was blown by the wind. We didn't invade other tracks at all..."
However, in his hurry, he forgot that the dragon boat under his feet was still moving.
He was still talking loudly, but his body was tilting involuntarily.
thump!
Yu Tao fell into the water.
He was caught off guard and was given several mouthfuls of canal water, "Hurry and pull me up."
Wow!
At this time, several dragon boats quickly passed by the tracks on both sides. No one even glanced at him.
snort!
The referee from the Ministry of Etiquette quickly retracted the red flag in his hand, without even looking at Yu Tao splashing in the water, and resolutely maintained his decision.
The moat near the West Pier was chosen as the dragon boat race track because the river is straight and spacious and the sightline is good.
Buzz~
Seeing someone falling into the water, countless people on the embankment suddenly became uproar.
Someone stretched his neck and looked worriedly.
The water in the moat is deep, and it is the Dragon Boat Festival, so be sure not to have any accidents.
However, many people also shouted and cursed loudly.
"How outrageous! Whose family is that red dragon boat? Who is that bastard who fell into the water? I cursed the ancestors of their family."
"I made a big bet. If I don't have a team in this dragon boat race, it will be against the rules. Uh-huh, I'm going to lose my pants now."
After all, who would have thought that under the eyes of Emperor Changxing, there would be a team that would dare to act recklessly?
Emperor Changxing's eyesight was not good, but his ears were good.
"What happened?" His face darkened.
The people next to me looked at each other.
cough!
Changlu coughed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhongqin's dragon boat invaded other tracks and was ruled out. Young Master Yu tried to argue with the referee, but he lost his footing and fell into the river."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Is there anything wrong with you?" Emperor Changxing's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.
The Ministry of Rites had warned beforehand, and there were many foreign envoys at the scene. Each dragon boat could strive for the upper reaches, but must not act recklessly, so as not to lose the face of Emperor Changxing and Yun Chui.
Yet it still happens.
Yu Er, Uncle Zhongqin!
He remembered these two names fiercely.
Changlu lowered his eyes.
He had served Emperor Changxing for more than 20 years, and he knew his master's mood at this time, so he silently lit a candle for Uncle Zhongqin's house in his heart.
"Second Young Master Yu is fine. He has been rescued by the team members."
Emperor Changxing nodded and stopped asking.
The arena was changing rapidly, and the dragon boat of Zhongqin Bofu stopped to save someone, and fell behind all the dragon boats in an instant.
The fifth track.
Ren Ning swung the oar vigorously and looked up.
Their dragon boat is no longer far behind, but has now caught up, and even squeezed into the middle and top positions.
There were only five teams left in front of them.
And those dragon boats that had tried their best to rush upstream from the beginning were lagging far behind. The distance between them was even getting further and further away.
"Attention, we are about to reach the halfway point." Huang Ming, who played the drums, reminded loudly.
Everyone was refreshed and looked forward subconsciously.
Three feet away is a horizontal rope.
Only when the dragon boat's head touches the rope that represents the midpoint, can the dragon boat turn around and go down the water.
Huo Qing looked around and said, "Attention, everyone. Row the dragon boat behind the rope and then turn around."
"Understood." Everyone was already prepared and nodded in agreement.
Although the dragon boat can turn around as soon as its head touches the midpoint line, the track is still too narrow compared to the captain's. They all saw Yu Tao's situation just now and had to take precautions.
Fortunately, none of the dragon boats on the left and right tracks had caught up at this time, and there was nothing behind the midpoint line. As long as they passed the midpoint line, they could turn the dragon boat around in just a few seconds.