Chapter Four
On the mainland, February 27th is the spring festival for worshipping the God of Farmers and the goddess of spring. In terms of the official scale of the Light God Palace, the scale of the celebration of this festival is far less than that of the Dawn Festival for worshiping the Lord of Light Sinlos, but the people pay no less attention to this day than the dawn festival. At the end of February every year, the seedlings in the fields and plantations have basically been put down the ground, and people often welcome the first rest time of the New Year. The significance of the spring festival is to pray for a good harvest and peace this year.
When we go out in the morning, the entire slums began to be decorated with lights. People greeted each other and expressed their blessings loudly to each other. This was not a low-class slum. People who live here were often civilians who had control over themselves. If it was a worse slave area, adults basically had to go out to work. Children were busy celebrating in groups of three or three, and they would have rest and celebrations at night. In any case, in the city of Denma, the nobles controlled slaves much lighter than in other places, just like working all year round, without any rest or not treating slaves as humans. It is rare to see them at will.
Because they were worried that Xiaoxue would feel bored and bored alone at home, Tang Yi also hoped that Xiaoxue would watch this performance together. In the morning, the two went out together. Some things had been discussed yesterday. Christina was taking a carriage to transport some props to school. She had originally thought of calling another carriage to pick them up, but Tang Yi refused. The two walked along the river full of green willows and green water in the early morning of the city. The actions of the people around them were full of vitality and vitality. A group of people spontaneously organized performance teams on the street not far away were rehearsing, and the music was spreading, which was crisp and pleasant. A freckled flower girl brought two bouquets, then turned around and walked away, which made Tang Yi feel inexplicable. After a moment, she smiled and inserted one of them into Xiaoxue's hair.
In fact, both of them are very outstanding people, and walking on the street is common, but it is the first time that they are being presented with flowers on the street. However, after encountering the aristocratic academy, they are reversed. Among the huge suspension bridges that have been put down, countless nobles are entering the academy, attracting friends and carrying props, and are crowded. Many arrogant and domineering nobles often let their followers forcefully block the people who want to enter. Most of them are family members of generals or marquis or above to show their family's prominence and nobility. Most of them are unaffected, but occasionally they will cause disputes and noise. Tang Yi and Xiaoxue were dressed in civilian clothes, so they did not compete with them. They bought a few snacks and sat on the stone pier by the moat while eating while watching the fun.
In the empire, duels between nobles are often regarded as some external manifestation of nobleness. After staying next to them for a while, there were as many as five duels before the suspension bridge to strive for advanced academy. The martial arts or magic used by these nobles are often very fancy. Tang Yi was interested in watching it, but Xiaoxue asked Tang Yi with a look of confusion and asked Tang Yi why they were so fake in the battle. Xiaoxue's definition of battle was different from that of the nobles. With the most resolute attitude, he used the fastest and most fierce method to kill the enemy while ensuring that he was suffering the least harm. This was the experience gained countless times between life and death. In her eyes, such false fighting was just a joke.
"They are performing. Haven't you seen the colorful and beautiful look? It's like fireworks."
He put a well-cooked fish ball into Xiaoxue's mouth. Tang Yi smiled and explained. Xiaoxue nodded suddenly. But a male voice heard in his ear: "I saw you, you sissy little white-faced, get up! I want to duel with you, you dare to be with other women!"
He turned his head around in confusion, but saw the duel craziness of pursuing Haiyin. Xia Wujia was squeezing out of the crowd, shouting fiercely at him, and immediately attracted the eyes of the people around him. The man seemed very satisfied with this effect, pulled out the sword at his waist with a clang. At that moment, the cold white light tore open the space like lightning.
With a crisp sound of clang, the man's figure quickly retreated two meters away. His hand holding the sword trembled slightly. There was a clear crack on the sword. Looking at this side, he looked at him with a look of horror.
It was naturally Xiaoxue who took action. Tang Yi's Damascus saberries had always been carried with her. A layer of bark was carefully wrapped around the scaber, which looked shorter than an ordinary sword. It was like a strange work of art hanging around her waist. However, once the sword was drawn out, the power produced was absolutely terrifying. At this time, Xiaoxue was slightly bent in a fighting posture. If Tang Yi had not realized the consequences of the man drawing the sword and grabbed her in time, she would have probably not stayed after a knife for this moment, but would have split his body with lightning speed while the man was shocked.
Even so, Xiaoxue's eyes were still astonishingly cold at that moment. The slightly bent blade body swam across the void, and the complex and magical patterns were flowing in the sun like life. Tang Yi whispered to comfort her, asking her to take the sword back into the sheath, then looked up and smiled at the man: "Mr. Lawrence, you really misunderstood. Hai and I... The girl you liked is really just friends. It was the first time that day, why should you be so serious?"
After hearing Tang Yi's words, Lawrence had just reacted a little, but this time he didn't dare to raise his sword again: "Hmph, do you... do you think I will trust you? Why did the person I met for the first time shake hands with you? She didn't even hide behind a woman, I'm going to duel with you..."
The duel statement was not as confident as the last time, and after it was said, it was interrupted by another voice: "Haha, Lawrence, are you, a useless waste, looking for someone to duel again? Are you not afraid that your family's reputation will be lost by you alone?"
With that word, several noble ladies dressed up walked over from the crowd, but the leader was Miss Janet from the Wall's house. Her eyes turned on Tang Yi and Xiaoxue's faces with a little coldness. She turned her mocking eyes to Lawrence.
"Janet... You, a woman who attracts butterflies, is the main thing to do with your Wall's reputation. When is it your turn to interrupt our Yvelit family? I heard that you participated in this performance, right? A few days ago, it was rumored that someone danced much better than you. I will go to the bet to buy you and lose, bet... bet on my pocket money for the whole year!"
When he said the word Yvelit, Tang Yi was shocked. The two people in front of him were obviously old acquaintances. Once they started to talk, Lawrence's momentum suddenly became much thicker. However, he didn't know that the guy who was considered to dance better than the other was close to him. After hearing his words, Janet suddenly turned red and looked at Tang Yi with resentment, then turned around and fought back loudly.
"I recruit bees and butterflies, the Haiyin you like. Xia Wujia is the real guy who attracts butterflies! Who in the aristocratic circle knows her ambitions. She is pure and lovely on the surface, but in fact she has a good hand with anyone. Listen to me, you idiot! I will definitely win the first place in today's performance, and I will definitely not lose to that guy, definitely! You will have no money to lose for a year!"
When she heard the content about Hai Yin and Xia Wujia in her speech, the crowd around her immediately started to whisper. This was really a shocking revelation. I believe that the paparazzi in the entire academy would not be able to sleep because of this news tonight. When she said the second half of the sentence, she stared at Tang Yi, but obviously she was determined to declare war. After hearing this, Tang Yi couldn't help but lower her head and smile. Lawrence was already so angry that she jumped up.
"You, you...you dare to say bad things about her, I...I want to duel with you..."
"Is the duel with a lady a fine tradition of the Yvelit family?" Grasping his grammatical error, Janet glanced at him with a look of disdain, then passed by him without looking back, came to Tang Yi's side, looked at Xiaoxue, frowned obviously, then took a breath, turned his eyes to Tang Yi: "Is Mr. Rezaduk ready to perform in this dress?"
Looking down at the clothes on his body, Tang Yi replied casually: "Is there anything wrong?"
"..." Betite bit his lower lip, not expecting that this was the answer. She didn't know what to say for a moment, and then said, "Can Mr. Rezaduk be able to enter the school?"
As soon as she said that, she felt a little regretful. She originally wanted to find a topic casually, but who knew that she felt a bit arrogant when she said this. However, the other party seemed to have no such feeling. She just hugged the beautiful silver-haired woman, nodded lightly and replied: "Yes, they are fighting."
"Mr. Rezaduk cannot beat them?" This sentence was wrong again, and she stopped slightly, and she said again: "Actually, Mr. Rezaduk can follow our convoy in, we..."
Damn it... Now it turns out that I am showing off...
However, the person in front of him obviously did not realize this, but nodded happily: "Okay, thank you, I have been worried that they will fight until tonight."
"No, nothing..." After looking at the silver-haired woman with a look that made her ashamed, she turned around and walked towards the convoy that was parked not far away. When she turned her head, her expression became a little depressed. In fact, she didn't know why she came to say hello to this person. She originally wanted to go directly to school for the last rehearsal, but who knew that she had accidentally seen what happened here. The boy who was wearing ordinary clothes and was extremely gorgeous even when she was entangled by Lawrence's duel because he was pursuing that woman Haiyin and Xia Wujia? It was mostly because of this kind of thing that would be involved with Lawrence. This perception made her feel a little uncomfortable. When she saw the silver-haired woman with extraordinary temperament that was hugging him, the discomfort became more and more obvious. At that moment, people stopped the car and rushed over to join in the fun.
In fact, she is not rude and rude in normal times. At least she doesn't often show off her noble airs. But for some reason, her shape is involuntarily revealed in front of the boy. Why do she feel frustrated because of this? Maybe it's because his dance is better than himself, so it's naturally because of the dance relationship, she told herself like this.
Now she just wanted to return to the carriage as soon as possible, but before she could take a few steps, an incident occurred on the suspension bridge opposite. With a voice sounded, five or six servants who stopped pedestrians by the bridge flew up and fell into the moat surrounding the noble Academy.
"Haha, I haven't returned to Danma for so many years, are there so many miscellaneous people who like to occupy the Tao? Let me teach you who is the boss in Danma!"
With that clear and arrogant voice, a young man in dusty clothes stepped onto the bridge. In fact, it was not very ragged. It was just that the outfit was particularly annoying between a large group of nobles and high-ranking civilians. His figure was not tall and thick, his hair was as messy as grass, and he looked like a modern explosive head. He was carrying a medium travel package on his back, and two long swords crossed between the package and his back. When more servants surrounded him in a vigilant manner, he turned around and looked at him several times, so Tang Yi and others also saw his appearance.
Speaking of which, the man looked a bit similar to Tang Yi. Because of his thick hair, his face looked particularly small. Although there were two obvious cross scars on his face, he could see that his originally weak and harmless face was, but his temperament was much more ostentatious than Tang Yi. He held a grass stem in his mouth and a wicked smile on his face: "Oh, do you fight in groups? I like it."
"It's like the evil version of Langke Jianxin..." Tang Yi murmured.
During the commotion, dozens of warriors had surrounded the man. The four nobles who had originally dueled on the suspension bridge also stopped. One of them said: "I am Buckley of the Cole family. Who are you? Report your name, why should you interfere with the sacred duel?"
"Yeah... I only saw a group of mad dogs stopping and biting, a sacred duel? This word is so lovely, even mad dogs like to use... As for the Cole family, what is that? Can breast augmentation be done?"
When he spoke the word breast augmentation, his tone became particularly weird and laughable. After this sentence, a strong man rushed over directly, thinking that he was the entourage of Barkley. Those who could become a noble family were basically outstanding figures among the civilians. His martial arts seemed to be good. He crossed four or five meters in two steps and punched him out with a punch. The next moment, the young traveler carrying the double swords did not move, but kicked his right foot directly, kicking the man's chin with a difficult movement. His body rotated and flew out, and the man flew out more than ten meters away and fell into the river.
After this action, dozens of people around him made an attack posture. The boy pulled out a long knife on his shoulder with his right hand, and his body swayed gently with the breeze. After a while, the figure turned into a phantom and whistled up. In an instant, it seemed that the sunshine and clouds in the entire space were mobilized by him.
"Remember my name! Because from today onwards, whether it is a noble, a civilian, Wall, or Yvelit, you have to strode me in front of this name! My name is--"
“—Felix!”
Chapter completed!