A quarter of an hour later, everyone had left the martial arts arena one after another, leaving only Pang Zhenbei lying quietly in the center of the martial arts arena.
Pang Zhenbei lay in a "big" shape, looking at the sky and white clouds with blank eyes...
In the competition just now, Pang Zhenbei lost, quickly, miserably, and completely.
The scene just now flashed through Pang Zhenbei's mind. He was actually lifted above his head by Chai Yan and thrown into the air. The moment he flew to the highest point, he seemed to see the houses and streets outside the palace.
However, when he fell, Chai Yan caught himself firmly, preventing him from falling to death and becoming crippled on the spot.
Pang Zhenbei suddenly closed his eyes, raised his right fist and punched it on the ground, gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Damn it, I have to listen to him from now on!"
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Near Haoyue Platform.
Chai Yan followed the king, chatting along the way, and soon arrived in front of the Haoyue Platform.
At this time, the king slowed down and stopped, raised his hand and gestured forward: "Taoist Changsheng, if you go further you will reach the Haoyue Platform."
Chai Yan stopped and looked up. Not far ahead was a path of ascending steps. There seemed to be a platform at the top of the steps, which was probably used as a place for sacrifice.
Chai Yan said: "Your Majesty, your country believes in the Haoyue God. The Haoyue Platform in front of you, as the name suggests, should be used to worship the Haoyue God, right?"
The king nodded and said: "Yes, Taoist Priest Changsheng, the Haoyuetai was built to worship the Haoyue God. Every full moon night, sacrificial ceremonies of varying sizes will be held inside and outside the palace to pray to the Haoyue God to protect us."
people."
Chai Yan nodded and suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder if I can go up to the Haoyue Platform and visit it?"
"Uh..." The king hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "I'm really sorry, Taoist Changsheng, the Haoyue Platform in the palace is usually closed when no sacrificial ceremonies are held, so I'm afraid it's not a good idea to visit.
..."
Chai Yan understood it as soon as he heard it, and immediately said: "No, no, your Majesty does not need to apologize. It was Pindao who was rude."
After saying that, Chai Yan looked in the direction of Haoyue Platform, formed a Tai Chi Yin and Yang Seal with his hands, and said: "Blessings will be born, the Infinite Heavenly Lord."
Soon, the king changed his subject and said: "Taoist Priest Changsheng, I think refreshments have been prepared in the hall over there at this time. Let's go over now."
"Okay." Chai Yan replied with a smile and a nod.
Next, the king led Chai Yan to the nearby palace.
Jimo Qiao, who was following a little behind, walked to the place where Chai Yan and the king had stood. He looked at the long upward steps and said to himself: "You are already here, why don't you go up and have a look?"
Cheng Jiu happened to be following him. After hearing this, he whispered: "Junior sister, that is the place where the God of the Moon is worshipped. We are not believers of the God of the Moon. They will not invite us there."
"No...can't we just take a look? What are we not doing..." Jimo Qiao said.
Cheng Jiu shrugged his shoulders and said when there was no one around him: "Okay, don't think about this. I guess it's just like that up there, there's nothing rare to see."
Jimo Qiao nodded and said: "Yes, there must be nothing to see. Let's go..."
After saying that, Jimo Qiao, Cheng Jiu, and Yu Tie followed the footsteps of the people in front.
After walking for a cup of tea, after everyone passed through a small green forest, an exotic palace building appeared in front of them.
Chai Yan saw the plaque in front of the palace door from a distance and whispered: "Moonlight Palace."
The king was walking beside Chai Yan, and when he heard it, he said: "Taoist Priest Changsheng, the Yueming Palace was built by the late king by famous craftsmen from the Western Regions, so it is different in style from other palaces."
While chatting about the past and present of Yueming Palace, Chai Yan followed the king's footsteps and entered the palace.
At this time, many small tables have been set up in the hall, and tea and snacks are prepared on each table. This is the same as the custom of the Sheng Kingdom, where the meal sharing system is adopted on major occasions.
Next, Chai Yan and the others were placed in the seats under the king's right hand. Chai Yan sat alone in the first row, while Jimo Qiao, Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie sat in the row behind him.
As for the eldest prince and the second prince, they sat in the seats below the king's left hand according to their status, followed by some important officials.
What surprised Chai Yan was that the eldest prince and the second prince actually sat at the table very far back. This shows that the status of women in Muyue Kingdom is really not high. Even the two princes and concubines cannot
He passed over the officials and sat down next to the king.
After sitting down, the king started chatting enthusiastically with Chai Yan. He asked about the hometown of Chai Yan and his friends, and asked about Chai Yan's hobbies. In short, it seemed that he was on good terms with him.
After chatting for a while, the king suddenly asked: "Master Changsheng, the power of the Martial Holy Water is really amazing. But I also have a question. I wonder if the master can answer it for me?"
Chai Yan put down his tea cup, looked at the king seriously, and said, "Your Majesty, what questions do you have?"
The king said seriously: "Taoist Master, although your precious gourd is very big, its capacity is limited after all. What should we do if the sacred water of martial arts is used up?"
Chai Yan smiled when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty, the holy water of martial arts in this gourd will naturally be used up one day, but don't worry, Pindao can brew new holy water for the use of the soldiers at Qingyuan Pass.
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"That's right! Good, good, great!" The king was overjoyed and shouted "good" three times in a row.
Later, the king asked some questions about Wu Sheng Shui, and Chai Yan answered them one by one.
At this time, some maids and attendants came in from outside the palace. Everyone had dishes in their hands, and it seemed that the dishes were being passed around.
After the dishes were served one by one, Chai Yan and the others discovered that except for them, the rest of the tables were all filled with wine and meat, and they were the only ones on the table who were vegetarian.
Jimo Qiao looked at the sumptuous food on the next table and couldn't help but swallow secretly.
Jimo Qiao suppressed his greed, leaned forward and complained softly: "Senior brother, it's all your fault, I missed so many delicious foods."
What Jimo Qiao means is that it's all your fault for having to come here dressed as a Taoist priest. If you were dressed as any other profession, you wouldn't be able to eat meat and drink alcohol as you please.
Chai Yan turned his head slightly and said: "Don't be nagging, I'll make it up to you later, right?"
"That's what you said." Jimo Qiao said immediately.
At this moment, the king suddenly stood up. He held his wine glass high in his right hand and looked at everyone in the palace.
When everyone in the hall saw this situation, they quickly stood up, including Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao.
After the palace became quiet, the king said loudly: "Everyone here, I propose that we all respect Taoist Priest Changsheng and his entourage, and thank the Taoist Priest and his entourage for traveling thousands of miles to help us resist the invasion of the Pitz people...
.I’ll drink this cup first as a token of my respect!”
After saying that, the king raised his glass to show respect to Chai Yan again, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Karukala held the wine glass and immediately said: "Kalukala pays homage to the Taoist Priest of Immortality."
After saying that, he finished his drink.
Ahudala did not want to stay behind, so he immediately joined in the toast and thanked Chai Yan.
"Respect the Taoist Priest!"
"Thank you, Taoist priest..."
The next moment, voices of thanks came and went in the hall.
Chai Yan said politely: "I would like to offer tea instead of wine to express my gratitude to Your Majesty and to all of you."
After Chai Yan finished drinking the tea in the cup, Jimo Qiao, Cheng Jiu, and Yu Tie followed suit and finished their own tea.
As soon as he sat down after drinking, Chai Yan heard Jimo Qiao complaining softly behind his back: "I'm really impressed, my stomach is already empty of oil and water, but I still serve such oily tea..."
Cheng Jiu and Yu Tie, who were standing next to them, couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Chai Yan turned around and glared at Jimo Qiao, and whispered: "Why do you talk so much? You are a sparrow, right..."