At dawn the next day, in the middle of the city, in the dueling arena in front of the city chief's conference hall, there were no empty seats.
In the circular venue, the auditorium slowly spread out, and except for the upper section, all other places were filled with people.
The four of them, Hu Qing, also grabbed a good seat before dawn. Fortunately, she didn't want to go to bed, otherwise she would have come here just now and there would be no place to stand in the aisle.
The city lord of this term is a general. He sits in the best position in the center, which is the throne of the city lord. There are two animal shapes carved on the back of the wide chair, one is a bird, and the other is a beast.
It was too abstract, and Hu Qing didn’t recognize what animal it was.
Members of both families attended, and the contestants sat at the front in the competition area near the competition square.
After careful observation, Hu Qing came to the conclusion that although the magic marks cannot be eliminated, wealthy families obviously have the means to make them look more beautiful. The women from these two families have forehead makeup, some have gemstones and pearls on their faces, or simply
Wearing all kinds of sultry tassel masks, in short, girls always have a hundred ways to become beautiful. Men, on the other hand, do not cover up their faces, but mostly use them on the sides of their faces to form majestic patterns, and they are more inclined to let their magic patterns show off their beauty.
Masculine charm.
"How do they make the magic pattern grow according to their own wishes?" Hu Qing touched the end of his eyes to the edge of his hair. Before, he thought it was good to have such a pattern, like facial makeup. But now when compared with others, it's nothing like that.
"There is an ointment that can make the magic lines grow as they should, but - it's very expensive." Shui Xin resented. The magic lines on his face grew on one side of his face, the ends of his eyes and cheeks. He was very dissatisfied and wanted to adjust them.
.I haven’t seen anyone selling it in that castle before. This time I came to the big city and planned to buy it.
"Buy." Hu Qing approved.
The city lord stood up to thunderous applause. When the applause stopped and he was about to speak, suddenly someone flew into the air, then another, and the two fell down.
The city lord was startled and immediately went to see the gift in person. It seemed that the person coming had a good background.
Hu Qing looked at the halos behind the heads of the two women and was speechless.
No need to ask, you can tell at a glance that they are from the Demon Moon Palace. They all have the moon halo on their heads. They have high and curved hair, grand palace clothes, and heavy makeup. Oh, there seems to be something between the two of them.
Some are difficult to deal with.
Then people from the two families came forward to say hello, and Hu Qing could see that they were obviously the ancestors of the two families.
After the greetings were over, another person appeared in the air, a man wearing a mask, but the two people who came earlier saluted him politely, so he must be someone with more status than them.
This man is also from the Demon Moon Palace because he has a big moon embroidered on his clothes.
Another greeting.
The city lord did not dare to stand up in front of the three people, so he temporarily added a higher seat behind his throne.
The three of them sat down and laughed wildly. As they approached, another person came.
Hu Qingwu, is the successor election so lively?
The person who came this time no longer had the symbol of the moon on his body, but there was a black scorpion over a foot long lying on his shoulder.
More than a foot long...is it delicious?
People around are talking.
"Why are the people from Shahai here too?"
"Are you trying to steal people from Demon Moon Palace?"
"Isn't the Sand Sea very far away from us? No one can come to us."
The two of them looked at each other, Shahai? It shouldn't be the place where they settled, right?
The next second someone said that the sand sea is in the east of Doujiang City.
Oh, no, they came from the southwest.
The three people on the stage were also asking. The man with the magic pattern on his face that looked like a scorpion tail asked the city lord to give him a position alongside the three people. He leaned up lazily and then said: "I happened to be passing by.
I came down to say hello when I saw you and join in the fun. You wouldn’t welcome me, right?”
He was asking about the masked man.
Man: "Then watch carefully and don't cause trouble."
The scorpion-tailed man sneered: "I'm not interested in small scenes, but I want to go to your Demon Moon Palace with you. Don't worry, it's not too important. Hey, why don't you start?"
The city lord had nothing to say. In the previous election of successors, people from Demon Moon Palace sometimes came and sometimes didn’t. Usually, the elders of the family came back to take charge of the younger generation and let the residents of the city see the strength of the two families. However, other senior officials of Demon Moon Palace who had no connection with each other had nothing to say.
It’s Shalai.
This time, not only did a person who was respected by both the elders of the two families come inexplicably, but there was also an even more unrelated person from Shahai who came inexplicably.
The city lord waited for a while, and seeing that there was nothing unexpected, he stepped forward and announced.
As usual, there was an official speech at the beginning. He briefly talked about the glory of Doujiang City, thanked his ancestors, thanked Demon Moon Palace, thanked the people, then talked about the importance of the city lord, and finally read out the rules of the competition.
Hu Qing heard clearly that there was no limit to life or death. Moreover, it was a form of fighting, and the two families competed at the same time. In other words, one side was fighting against the family, and the other was fighting against the family. The first person to enter the ring had to hold on until he was beaten.
defeat.
Gee, this is really unfair but very magical.
Then came the speeches of the heads of the Dou family and the general family, which were not long and contained content to inspire their descendants.
Then came the main event, when both sides announced their first person to defend the ring.
The whole place was silent, and Hu Qing couldn't help but become nervous.
She just stared at the mouth of the head of the Dou family and heard him loudly say: "The first person from the Dou family to fight is: Dou Baiyan, the eldest daughter of the Baizi generation."
Dou Baiyan stood up and could see her cold face through the veil.
Hu Qing took a breath of cold air.
man!
The head of the Jiang family was not the current city lord. He looked at the head of the Dou family fiercely, as if to say: Are you crazy?
The city lord's eyes were also deep, and his displeasure was already written on his face.
Hu Qing looked at the four distinguished guests. Well, they were all smiling, as if they hadn't heard anything. They were just guests. What opinions could they have?
The head of the Jiang family had a headache. Dou Baiyan's biological mother and stepmother were both his sisters. They were two people who had been incompatible since their mother's birth. Who would have thought that they would marry the same person. But he and these two
It's like sisters. It's hard to say who is far away or who is close. After all, everyone is a competitor during their growing up years, so they don't attach any particular importance to their children.
That's right, the head of the Dou family pushed Dou Baiyan out first, which was a bit of a slap in the general's face. It's not like he didn't have children born to him by other women.
Moreover, this is the eldest daughter.
This guy is so shameless.
The head of the Jiang family announced that the first challenger on his side was the weaker one among the disciples of the Jiang family. It was just a formality. This was also agreed in advance. So that disciple calmly entered the ring and even said to
His brothers and sisters smiled.
Dou Baiyan also smiled at his brothers and sisters, but that smile made their scalps numb. After all, she had crushed the head of the family's wife's neck with her own hands the day before.
The wife of the house had several children, and they were so excited by her smile that they almost rushed forward, but were held back by others.
The ring keepers come on stage, and those who want to challenge can go up. The one standing at the end will naturally be the final winner - no one is allowed to go up a second time.
The ones Doujia brought up were not the stepmother's children. After he came on stage, he politely called his sister.
Dou Baiyan raised his eyes slightly and glanced at the head of the Dou family, his disdain clear in his eyes.
The head of the Dou family clenched his fists for a moment, and his expression became ferocious.