Then, the chariot warrior Karna sat on the golden throne. Several Brahmans who were familiar with the spells used gold vases containing rice grains and flowers to immediately hold an initiation ceremony for him. He ascended the throne and became King Anga. .
This capable hero felt very honored. The gorgeous umbrella cover was raised, the yak tail whisk was spread out, and after the cheers of "victory" died down, the bull-like King Karna faced the Kurulu prince. The enemy said: "You have given me the kingdom as a gift. What kind of gift of gratitude can I give you in return that can be worthy of it? Please speak frankly. If it can be done, I will definitely do it."
Duryodhana answered him: "I want your eternal friendship!"
After hearing this, Karna immediately responded: "It must be so!"
The two hugged each other happily and felt very happy.
Afterwards, Karna's adoptive father, Shengche, who was born in the Sudo tribe, walked into the school grounds. His clothes were askew, he was sweating, and he was trembling. He was supported by a cane, and he seemed to be calling for something.
As soon as Karna saw him, he dropped his bow and came to his father. Driven by his respect for his father, he bowed his head and saluted respectfully. His head was still wet from the initiation he had just received.
The old coachman quickly covered his feet with the hem of his shirt, and called out to Karna, who had successfully completed the initiation ceremony: "Son!" Then, he hugged Karna tightly, whom he had not seen for seven years, showing his love and affection. He was so excited that tears kept dripping on his son's wet head after being initiated into King Anga.
When Kunti's son and Arjuna's second brother Bhijun saw the chariot, he understood that Karna was the son of a charioteer. At that time, he said with a half-smile: "Son of the charioteer, you are not worthy of dying in the battle of Pandava's son." Subordinate. According to your family, please go and get the horse whip quickly. You are not worthy of enjoying the kingdom of Anga, just like the Sudras and untouchables are not worthy of eating the sacrifices placed next to the sacred fire at the sacrifice."
Upon hearing this taunt, Karna's lips couldn't help but tremble. He sighed and looked up at the sun in the sky. Of course, Karna already knew the virtues of people in the Indian God Realm, and all these expressions were just for others to see.
Sure enough, the physically powerful Duryodhana immediately jumped out from among the brothers angrily, like a salivating drunken elephant in love jumping out of the lotus pond, and said to the terrifying army standing by: "Wolf Belly, you shouldn't Say this. For a Kshatriya, the most important thing is strength. Even a low-level Kshatriya should fight with it. The origin of the warrior and the source of the river are difficult to trace and understand. The glory is spread by everything. The fire of living things is originally produced from water; the Vajra Thunder Pestle that killed Tanava was actually made of the bones of the sage Tuoticha. It is said that the World Honored God Guha is the son of the God of Fire, the son of Pleiades, and Rudra The sons of Ra, also known as the sons of the Ganges, are completely full of mystery. Some people born in the Kshatriya caste have become famous Brahmins. Drona Guru was born from a wooden bowl, and Master Mercy was born from a reed stalk. Likewise, the kings know exactly how your brothers were born.”
"How could Karna give birth to such a tiger from a deer with his earrings, divine armor, divine auspiciousness, and the appearance of the sun god? With the strength of his arms, and with me at his service, this lord of the people The whole earth should be ruled, not just one Anga kingdom. If anyone can’t tolerate what I’m doing, let him get on a chariot, or on foot, with a bow and an arrow!”
Karna seemed to be greatly encouraged after hearing Duryodhana's words. He took up his long bow again, looked at the five Pandavas, and said calmly: "Yes, no one asks where the river that splits the mountains and ridges originates, because of its power. This defines its identity; no one questions where the lotus dedicated to Lord Shiva is rooted, its beauty speaks for itself of its origin.”
Afterwards, the entire school grounds erupted with huge shouts, mixed with cheers of "Wow, wow".
The soldiers, the immortal sages, and even Drona, Arjuna's master, wanted to say something more, but were stopped by Arjuna. He walked to the opposite side of Karna, raised his bow, and began to fight with this humble-born man. hero duel. His pride did not allow him to refuse any fair challenge.
When he was fighting Duryodhana just now, Arjuna subdued the eldest son of Dhritarashtra in just a few strokes. Now facing Karna, who was also superb in archery, he could no longer be so relaxed.
The archery skills of both of them can be said to be at the pinnacle of the world. With bows and no arrows, they shot all kinds of powerful and weird arrows. Ran Deng was on the high platform, looking at the archery skills of the two people, he couldn't help but be stunned. Is this really the archery skills that two humans can perform
Even Bhishma, the son of Ganges, who is known as the greatest hero in the world, looked at the two people dueling with a cautious look on his face. If it comes to fighting, he thinks he is good enough to fight anyone, but when it comes to archery alone, even he feels that he is incomparable.
From the afternoon until the sun went down, the two sons of Kunti could not decide the winner. When the sun went down, Arjuna was superior because of the divine bow in his hand, and shot Karna, but was blocked by Karna's golden armor.
Arjuna's divine bow acquired divinity because it was often placed together with another magic weapon on his body. His magic weapon, called Brahma's Head, was the supreme artifact that Drona obtained from the place where Rama held the axe. Just the divine light on it has given Arjuna's bow some divinity.
The golden armor on Karna was given by the Sun God Surya when he was just born. As the son of the sun god Surya, he was abandoned by his biological mother, so Surya gave him an earring and a piece of gold armor to protect him from accidents.
The most tense part of this battle is their common mother Kunti. Ran Deng, who was held in Kunti's arms and watched the battle, felt the deepest feeling about this. From the beginning to now, he could always hear Kunti's "thumping, thumping" heartbeat, and he could also feel the constant strength of Kunti's hand holding him. , Ran Deng's side face was leaning against Kunti's chest, and he could clearly feel the constant changes in the shape here.
"It turns out that you are a person blessed by the sun god."
Arjuna saw the golden armor on the body of Karna who was fighting against him. He smiled faintly, then watched the sun go down, and took the initiative to end the battle, and made an appointment with Karna to fight again when he had the opportunity.
On the one hand, he felt that the sun had set, which was unfair to the hero who possessed the power of the sun; on the other hand, public duels should not be held after the sun had set. This was also a Brahmin dharma. Karna was deeply loved by his parents as heroes. I am unwilling to do anything that goes against the Dharma.
Karna also agreed. He had already discovered that his archery skills were probably on par with Arjuna's, but the bows in their hands were far different. He could only rely on his indestructible golden armor to cope. .
Thinking of this, Karna suddenly thought that his teacher Maitreya once said that in the hands of his teacher, there was an extremely powerful bow. As long as he promised to do something for him, he could borrow this bow to use. . When the right opportunity comes, I must borrow this big bow for use, Karna thought.
At this time, Kunti finally felt relieved and let go of the burning lamp that she had been holding tightly. She didn't even notice that her whole body was covered with sweat.
Thus, this meeting, which was supposed to be the school examination for the princes of the city, ended. Duryodhana held Karna's hand, illuminated it with lights, and left the school together.
The five Pandavas accompanied Drona, accompanied Cixin, and accompanied Bhishma, and all returned to their respective residences.
At this time, people seemed to be still immersed in the wonderful archery duel. Some people shouted: "Arjuna!" Some people shouted: "Karna!" Others shouted: "Hard! Enemy!" They dispersed like this.
Because Duryodhana gained Karna, the fear he had for Arjuna immediately disappeared. Karna, a hero skilled in martial arts, thanked Duryodhana profusely, said many flattering words, and expressed his willingness to fight for Duryodhana.
Duryodhana thought to himself at that time: "There is no archer on earth who can compare with Karna." He put aside his usual arrogance and interacted with Karna in a very equal attitude, hoping that Karna could become His sharpest weapon against the five Pandavas.
At night, the five Pandavas finally came to Kunti's palace, met their mother, and also saw their youngest brother Ran Deng.
For the first time, Ran Deng was very happy that he had practiced closed-mouth yoga. He was pestered by the five Pandavas and asked questions. His head was about to split, and it was difficult to get peace at all.
But when Kunti told his five older sons that Ran Deng was born mute, the five Pandava sons all had great sympathy for him and stopped talking to him.
The five sons of Pandu happily met their mother. They met again after a long separation. Naturally, they talked a lot. Instead, they were distracted by the burning lamp held by Kunti in his arms. They kept looking at the five sons born of Kunti and the gods, and they kept thinking. Recalling their future experiences in memory. Among them, what made Ran Deng laugh the most was probably that these five brothers ended up marrying the same wife.
However, the hostility toward Duryodhana's brothers and the hatred toward Karna revealed in the words of the five Pandavas made Kunti uneasy and painful.
She is a woman of great virtue and has the feelings of the Virgin. Although the Duryodhana brothers have framed their sons many times, she still does not want to see a life-and-death battle between their cousins one day in the future.
And Karna was also her biological son. Kunti could not imagine what she would do if one day her son died in the hands of his brothers.
However, as the queen of Xiangcheng, she cannot tell the story of Karna, otherwise the six children in front of her will definitely suffer humiliation, and she may also be punished by the law.
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