Rock stood up. Although the Yalian clansman was strong, he was much shorter than Rock. Looking at him, he couldn't help but take a step back. Rock said: "Brother, we just passed by here. Excuse me, where have all the people here gone? Have you all gone to graze?"
The Yalian people had recovered from their surprise, grinned, and said, "Don't you know what kind of herds are grazing today? Today is the Batulu Festival of our Yalian people. The festival celebration is about to begin, and everyone runs away." Going to celebrate, of course there will be no one here. Together with several nearby tribes, we gathered there. I came back to get something, otherwise, none of you will see. The celebration is about to begin, Foreigners, if you want to go and see together, it will be very lively."
Several people gathered around, and Duan asked, "Brother, what does the Batulu Festival mean?"
The man said: "You don't even know this, Batulu means warrior in the ancient language of our Yalian tribe, so this festival is also called Warrior's Festival. Each tribe will select its own warriors to participate Today's celebration. Whether you want to go or not, I will go there quickly. The Batulu Festival is held once a year, and it is one of the most important festivals of our Yalian tribe."
Xuan Yue jumped up and said: "Go, go, we have to go and have a look. You can take us there."
Seeing Xuanyue's pretty face, the Yalian people's eyes lit up immediately, and they exclaimed: "Little girl, you are so beautiful! My name is Tubali, and you are welcome to join our festival."
Shi Yan and Yan Li glanced at each other. They had heard that the Batulu Festival of the Yalian tribe was very interesting and the biggest celebration of the Yalian tribe. I also want to buy horses from the Yalian tribe. "Brother, I will trouble you to lead the way. If we foreigners go to your celebration, we won't cause you any trouble, will we?"
Tubari laughed, and said, "How could it be? Our Yalian tribe likes to make friends the most. Since you are here, you are our friends." At this time, a low-pitched horn sounded in the distance, and his expression changed. Said: "We have to go there quickly. The celebration is about to begin." After speaking, he greeted the four people and ran to the east quickly.
Several people looked at each other and hurriedly followed. Xuan Yue is the most excited. She is always so curious about novel things.
The four of them followed Tubari through the herd of cattle and sheep, and immediately saw a very spectacular scene. The oasis is located on a higher terrain, so they didn't notice what it looked like just now. The people of the Yalian tribe are divided into three parts, and their attire is very simple. Many young people of the Yalian tribe are bare-chested and shouting constantly. Most of them were riding on tall horses with excited smiles on their faces. In the center of the Yalian tribe, there is a large empty field. Around the empty field, there are fires, and whole cattle or sheep are roasted on each fire. Big move.
Tubari said: "Let's go, let's go. It's about to start. I belong to the northern tribe, just to the north, and the other two are the southern tribe and the eastern tribe. They are powerful, but because of the close relationship between the tribes and the occupation of this oasis, life is still very good." As he spoke, he led everyone to the Yalian tribe on the north side. The Yalian people were not overly surprised by their appearance. Everyone who saw them showed simple smiles and made a welcoming look.
The horn sounded, and tens of thousands of Yalian people fell silent. From the three Yalian tribes in the north, east and south, more than a dozen fast horses rushed out respectively, and rushed towards the center like lightning. When the three groups of people and horses were about to collide, the knights on the horses made the movement of reining in at the same time, dozens of fast horses stood up almost at the same time, and stopped in the neighing of the horses. The superb riding skills are breathtaking. Duan thought to himself, no wonder people say that the light cavalry of the Yalian clan are very powerful.
Yanli squeezed his palms together, looking eager to try. Among the Puyan tribe, his riding skills are very famous. When he saw these Yalian tribesmen who are good at horsemanship, he immediately felt itchy.
The three groups of people gathered in the center of the open space, and the surrounding Yalian people shouted at the same time, and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic. The leaders of the three teams were all middle-aged men in their forties. They held up their sabers and drank together with the knights under them.
After a while, the shouting stopped, and the leader on the north side shouted loudly: "Brothers and sisters, today is the annual Batulu Festival of our Yalian tribe, and it is also the festival for the birth of our warriors. A year of hard work has passed, Our Yalian clan has produced many new warriors..."
Tubari explained to the four people: "This is the chief of our tribe. Among the three tribes, our tribe is the most powerful. The Baturu Festival is divided into two parts. The first one is various forms of competition. In the end, the warriors of all ethnic groups will be selected. The last one is a complete carnival. Only today, our Yalian clan does not need to work or herd animals, and everyone can have fun. There are three main competitions in the front, namely riding , wrestling and archery. Are you interested in participating?"
Rock was stunned for a moment, and said, "Can we also participate?"
Tubali said with a smile: "Of course. Our Yalian tribe respects those capable people the most. Moreover, there are rewards in all competitions. The reward for riding competitions is two horses. The reward for wrestling competitions is the best, and the winner You can randomly choose unmarried girls who are over 18 years old from the three tribes to marry home as your wife, so the competition is also the most intense. Many young people want to show it to everyone at this time, not only to win fame but also to be married. Win the heart of your beloved. The reward for the archery competition seems to be money, I heard that there are as many as fifty gold coins."
As soon as they heard the prized horse, everyone's eyes lit up, and Yan Li couldn't wait to say: "I, I want to participate in the equestrian competition, buddy, take me to sign up."
Tubari laughed and said, "Brother, I didn't see your horse!"
Yan Li was taken aback, and said embarrassedly: "It's a pity that my horse didn't come. Hey—" He lowered his head in frustration.
Tubali smiled heartily, and said: "It's okay, how about it, I will lend you my horse. If you can win the game, it will also give me glory."
Yan Li was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "Okay, then thank you, big brother."
Tubali took Yanli to pick a horse and sign up. Yan Yan shook his head and said, "This boy! He gets overjoyed when he hears about a horse race." When he was in the Puyan tribe, Yan Li would definitely participate in almost every horse race.
Xuan Yue giggled and said, "If Big Brother Yanli wins, we will have horses to ride without spending money, isn't it just right?"
At this time, what kind of ceremony was being held by the leaders of the three tribes in the field, Dumb and the others could not understand, Dumb's energy was basically concentrated on those delicious barbecues, and eating was always the most important thing for him one of the things. Although Yan Yan has become more cheerful in the past few days, he still seldom speaks ordinary words. After the catastrophe of his wife's death, he has become more stable. At this time, he is focusing on the three chiefs in the center of the field. Xuan Yue was the most excited among the three. She kept looking around, feeling the festival atmosphere of the Yalian clan, and she was indescribably happy.
After a while, Tubali came back, "Brother Yanli's riding skills are really good! It seems that he knows horses, and he picked the best horse in my family. I hope he can win this competition."
Dumb asked: "Brother Tubari, how does the equestrian competition go?"
Tubari said: "It's actually very simple. Go east from here, and there is a red flag ten miles away. Whoever gets it first and brings it back will win. Although the rules are simple, it is difficult to actually compete." That’s right, even if you can successfully get the red flag, you may not be able to pass the siege of other contestants. Therefore, the first person to get the red flag may not be the winner. I participated in it five years ago, and the result was even the red flag. I didn’t even see the shadow, haha.”
Tubari's humility greatly increased the three people's affection for him. Dumb had seen Yanli riding, and said confidently: "Brother Yanli must be able to do it. He is the best riding man I have ever seen."
Tubari laughed and said, "I hope so. The equestrian competition won't start until a while later. I'll take you to have fun too. There are archery competitions and wrestling competitions over there. Let's go and have a look."
Sure enough, several open spaces have been surrounded in the empty field. The largest one has ten arrow stacks, all of which are 500 meters away. The rest of the area is occupied by dozens of wrestling fields. The archery competition of the Yalian tribe is based on accuracy, while the wrestling competition is more complicated. Anyone can participate. As long as three people fall down in a row, they can participate in the next round of competition until the only winner is finally determined. Under the leadership of Tubali, the three of them stepped into the open space. Due to the large number of people watching the battle, Duan was afraid that Xuanyue would make a mistake, so he took her little hand and protected her in his arms.
Sure enough, there are the most people on the side of the wrestling competition. There are three floors inside and three floors outside, so it is difficult to squeeze in. The body odor of cattle and sheep from the Yalian tribe made it difficult for the three of them to adapt, Yan Yan said to Tubali: "Let's go to the archery side, there are too many people here."
Tubari smiled embarrassedly, and said: "Yes! Who doesn't want to become a warrior and win the beauty! These young people are like this." While talking, everyone squeezed out of the crowd and came not far away archery venue. There are far fewer people here. There is only one black spot on the arrow stack 500 meters away. Not to mention that it is difficult to aim, it is very difficult to draw a bow and shoot an arrow. Even a bow that can reach a straight range of 500 meters People with high fighting spirit are also difficult to pull away. Therefore, people who generally participate in the competition choose the one with a relatively smaller pulling force, and use a parabola to hit the target. Although there are few contestants here, everyone is a master of archery, and arrows with feathers are like locusts rushing towards the arrow stack in the distance.
Tubari explained: "There seems to be less than 50 people participating in the archery competition this year. In the first round, each person has ten arrows, and the remaining ten people with the most accurate shots will participate in the second round to compete for the final winner. Competition At the beginning, do you want to play a little?" He said, his eyes fell on the rock. The rock is tall and powerful, and Tubari also wants to see what skills these outsiders have. However, to his surprise, Rock shook his head, as if he was not interested in the game.
On the contrary, Xuanyue's interest was aroused. She kept shaking Dumb's hand and said, "Go and try it out. The reward is fifty gold coins."
Dumb scratched his head, and said falteringly: "But Yueyue, I don't know how to shoot arrows! It's impossible to get any rewards." Indeed, he has never even touched a bow, let alone shoot an arrow.
Xuanyue did not give up and said: "No one is born to know everything. If you don't try, how will you know that you can't do it? Go try it. Just treat it as a game. If it wasn't for someone who couldn't draw the bow, I would also want to try it. Try it."
Tubari said with a smile: "That's right, little brother, go try it. In fact, archery is very simple. You just need to aim at the target, don't shake your hands, and shoot the arrow."
Duan didn't want to participate at first, but suddenly he remembered Xuanyue's aggrieved appearance because of lack of money, gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay, I will participate. Brother Tubali, please take me to sign up." He The decision made Xuan Yue excited immediately, she clapped her hands and applauded: "Dumb is the best, you will definitely be able to do it."
Rock smiled slightly, patted Ah-Dai on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, you can pick the heaviest bow later. The heavier the bow, the bigger the larry, and the more stable the arrow you shoot, and the more you can keep a straight line."
Dumb agreed, and hurriedly followed Tubari. Registration for the bow and arrow competition is very simple, just register a name and receive a number. The Yalian people did not make things difficult for Ah-Dai because he was a foreigner, but encouraged him to participate. There were 47 previous contestants, so Ah-Dai was number 48. Four rounds of the preliminaries have been held, and Duan finished his registration, just in time for the final round.
Tubari took Dumb to choose bows and arrows. In order to prevent cheating, players participating in the archery competition were not allowed to bring their own bows and arrows. This is mainly in case someone buys a magic bow at a high price to enhance accuracy.
Looking at the dozens of hard bows, Duan couldn't help being stunned, not knowing which one to choose. Tubari was not a contestant, so he couldn't come to help him. He had already retreated to Xuanyue and Rock, looking at him not far away, and shouting at him to cheer.
Duan picked up a bow casually. In his hand, the bow seemed to be weightless. He remembered that the rock had told him to choose the heaviest bow, and suddenly had an idea in his mind. He picked up each bow and weighed it. He found that the farther back, the heavier the bow. At this time, the referee was a little impatient and shouted: "Number 48, hurry up. The game is about to start."
Dui hurriedly agreed, ran to the last row, picked up a hard black bow and ran towards his target position. As soon as he got this bow, Duan felt very satisfied. Although the bow is not very big, and it is smaller than other hard bows, its weight seems to be heavier than his Tiangang Sword. It is dark, and there is nothing special on the surface.
The referee looked at Duan who ran to the target in surprise, and said in a daze, "Young man, you don't want to use this black iron bow. It weighs two hundred catties, and it is not easy to pull it away."
Duan looked at the hard bow in his hand, and said, "I, let me try it, maybe it will work." He didn't have any confidence in his own archery skills, so he could only listen to Rock's opinion.
The referee nodded and said, "Well, I also want to open my eyes. I have never seen anyone who can pull this bow." Even the strongest warrior of the Yalian tribe can only pull this bow. It's just an arc, but the weight of the bow itself is quite terrifying. Without the strength of more than five hundred catties in your hands, it is impossible to lift it flat. As for pulling it apart, no one can say how much strength is needed.
"The competition has begun. Everyone, please shoot the ten arrows in your hands within twenty minutes."
Although Duan is stupid, he has seen Yueji shoot arrows, and he knows how to buckle and fill the string. He pulls a long arrow from the quiver, puts it on the bowstring, stands firmly with his legs one after the other, and slowly raises it The black iron bow in his hand. Xuanyue's cheering sounds kept coming, and Ah-Dai felt that the blood in his whole body seemed to be boiling. The weight of two hundred catties was nothing to him, and he easily raised the black iron bow in his hand to a position parallel to his shoulders, without any tremor in his arms. Put the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger of your right hand on the bowstring, and pull it back slowly. As soon as he drew the bowstring, he realized why the referee told him that the bow was difficult to draw just now. The toughness and hardness of the bowstring are very strong. Without using Shengsheng Qi, he can only draw it into a half-arc with his strength. But even so, the referee and other players around him still looked at him in surprise. They have forgotten that they are playing.
Even if Duan didn't use Shengsheng Zhenqi, his arms had more than a thousand catties of strength. He didn't draw the bowstring this time, and he was stunned for a moment, and a sense of competitiveness arose in his heart. With a loud shout, "Open—" the whole body burst out of true energy, and with the flash of white light, he pulled the black iron bow away bit by bit. Dui found that the longer the bow was drawn, the more strenuous it became. The vitality in his body had been fully mobilized, and the muscles all over his body were surging with great strength. However, when the black iron bow was pulled to about three-quarters, Duan's vitality could no longer expand the bowstring. His left foot suddenly pushed to the ground, his body leaned forward slightly, and the potential of his whole body exploded instantly. A gust of hot air rose from the dantian, and under the white light, he forcibly pulled the black iron bow into a full moon.
"Okay—" Applause came from all directions, and all the surrounding Yalian people cheered. They all looked at this young man from a different race excitedly. Bow, how could they not be surprised. Duan's hand was already trembling slightly, after all, he had tried his best, and when he let go of his right hand, the arrow flew out like a meteor chasing the moon, leaving only a faint afterimage in the air. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Dumb's archery target. However, what they didn't know was that this was the first time Dui shot an arrow, and the arrow was successfully shot, and kept moving in a straight line. But the goal has deviated a lot.
There was a loud bang of "Boom," and everyone watched in astonishment as target No. 7 was blown to pieces. After shooting this arrow, Dui almost exhausted all his strength. After the arrow was shot, he felt as if his strength had been drained. He squatted on the ground, gasping for breath, overdrawing his strength so that he could not recover for a while. It was impossible to shoot a second arrow at all. Although the bow is a good bow, the arrow is too ordinary, otherwise it would not be able to pass through the arrow stack and blow it up.
Xuan Yue ran over excitedly, and no one was in the mood to stop her at this time. She took Ah-Dai's hand and said, "Dai-Dai, you're so good! You said you can't shoot arrows, look, you can't even blow up the target." Yan Yan also followed, and he took the mysterious arrow from Ah-Dai's hands. Tie Bow stretched out his hand and gently pulled it, he couldn't help being terrified, and exclaimed: "What a strong bow!"
The referee said with some difficulty: "Contestant No. 48, the first arrow has zero rings. Do you want to continue?"
Xuan Yue said in surprise: "What? You're not mistaken, are you? Even if the target is blown up, it can't be zero ring."
The referee smiled wryly: "If he blows up his own target, I will definitely judge him as the tenth ring. Unfortunately, what he shot was someone else's No. 7 target."
Only then did Xuan Yue notice that Ah-Dai was in the eighth position, and she was speechless for a moment. At this time, Duan had basically recovered under the influence of his true qi, stood up and said, "I'm sorry, Yueyue, the larry of this bow is too big, I'm afraid I won't be able to draw the second bow." I didn't use my full strength when I first came up, and my right arm is now a little injured. And even if he is physically strong, it is impossible to pull this hard bow twice in a row.
Xuan Yue looked at Ah-Dai who lowered her head as if she had made a mistake, and couldn't help feeling distressed in her heart. She took Ah-Dai's hand and said, "It's okay, just forget it, we don't have to win the game."
Duan looked at Xuanyue's concerned eyes, and resolutely said to the referee: "I abstain."
His words immediately surprised the onlookers, and the audience burst into an uproar. The referee said: "Little brother, you can change to a lighter bow and try again!"
Duan smiled wryly and said, "No need, my arrow skills are really bad, and it won't be good if I shoot at someone else." After finishing speaking, he took Xuan Yue's little hand and ran out of the field.
After running to an open space with no one around, Duan stopped, sat down on the ground, and said, "That bow is really hard, and the Yalian clan is really powerful!"
"Okay bro, even I have to admire your strength! That bow can't be pulled by everyone. I tried it just now. To pull the bow completely, it takes at least three thousand catties of strength .That's something I can't do, it seems that your skill has improved again. If I guess right, no one will usually use that bow at all."
Tubali also ran over, gave Dumb a thumbs up with excitement, and said, "Little brother, you are really good. The black iron bow is a treasure in our Yalian clan. I didn't expect you to be able to pull it away."
Dumb blushed, "But my arrow skills are too bad, I'm really sorry."
Tubari laughed, and said: "It doesn't matter, the most important thing is to participate. The equestrian competition is about to start, you guys have a look." Sure enough, on the side of the open space, hundreds of fine horses stood together, making a look of waiting for something to happen look. With a clear whistle, the knights of the Yalian tribe got off their steeds and rushed out almost at the same time. Yanli's figure clearly appeared in everyone's sight. He was riding a maroon horse.
With an excited face, Yanli urged the steed to gallop continuously, and rushed to the east quickly. When the horses disappeared from everyone's sight, Yanli had already rushed into the top ten.
Tubari said in admiration: "Brother Yanli is really good. My Xiaohong is not the best horse in the clan. It is not easy for him to rush to the front."
Dumb's spirit recovered a bit, and said: "Brother Yanli will definitely get the first one back."
Due to the start of the equestrian competition, many spectators ran to watch the wrestling competition, and there were fewer people in the empty arena. Xuan Yue took Duan's arm and said: "Dai, Brother Rock, let's watch the wrestling. "
The wrestling competition has also entered a fierce competition. Only the last four warriors are still competing in the field. The winner of this competition will be able to participate in the final.
The four big men in the venue were all bare-chested, except for one who was shorter, the rest were tall and not under the rock at all, pulling, dragging, pushing, shoving, hooking, mixing and other skills were brought to the limit. in a stuck state.
With a bang, a contestant was thrown out by his opponent, fell to the ground and could not get up. They had gone through many games to participate in the semi-finals, and their physical strength was almost exhausted. Once they were thrown hard, it was difficult to climb up stand up. On the other side, almost at the same time, the player with a slightly shorter stature also won. He threw his opponent on the ground with a leg hug throw, and then pressed the opponent to win the game. The referee announced that the two entered the final, and after a short rest, the final competition will begin after the equestrian competition is over.
"Agudi, come on, you must win!" A crisp shout sounded from beside Duan and the others, and everyone looked intently. It turned out to be a girl from the Yalian clan. The girl was about eighteen or nine years old. Although her skin was dark, But she has a pair of bright big eyes, and she can be regarded as a black beauty among the Yalian clan. With a happy smile constantly shining in her eyes, she stared firmly at the first victor, who was obviously her lover.
With a fascinated look in Tubari's eyes, he said: "Lan Ying is the most beautiful woman in our tribe and the daughter of the chief of our tribe. She grew up with Aguti's childhood sweetheart since she was a child. Aguti has been practicing wrestling hard in recent years , I just want to win the competition today, so that I can marry Lan Ying home in a dignified way. Agudi is an orphan with a poor family. If he does not use this method, he will not be able to marry Lan Ying. Lan Ying is eighteen years old this year. Whoever wins the final wrestling match will probably appoint her as his wife. Therefore, this is Agutti's last chance."
Yan Yan looked at the lively Lan Ying, and said a little foolishly: "I hope they will find lovers and get married eventually."
"Look, Brother Yanli is back." Xuanyue's exclamation drew everyone's attention. Sure enough, amidst the thunderous sound of horseshoes, Yanli took the lead. He didn't even pull the rein, but completely relied on his legs to control the horse under his crotch. He held a red flag in one hand and waved a battle ax in the other, constantly Yelling loudly, even the nearest horse was about ten meters away.
Duan and the others all stood up, shouting Yanli's name loudly, and the horses chasing behind him rushed to him several times, trying to snatch the big flag in his hand, but as soon as he waved the flag in his hand, The battle ax immediately scared those people back, and no one dared to get too close to him.
Tubali shouted happily: "I'm going to pick up Brother Yanli." After speaking, he ran towards the finish line. At this time, Yanli had left all his opponents behind and successfully crossed the finish line, winning the equestrian championship. With a look of excitement on his face, he kept waving the big flag in his hand, and many Yalian people surrounded him, shouting constantly. It seems that he won't be back for a while.
Rock shook his head and sighed, "This kid is still so pushy."
Dumb smiled innocently, and said: "Brother Yanli won the championship this time, and he has two horses to ride. We only need to buy two more horses."
Xuan Yue said: "Who said to buy two more horses, one is enough, and they don't know how to ride horses, so you have to take me with you when the time comes."
Dumb smiled bitterly: "Yes, but my horse riding skills are not good either!"
Xuan Yue said: "I don't care, anyway, you can take me with you when the time comes. Won't you ride slower?"
At this time, the final of the wrestling match had already begun, and the girl named Lan Ying squeezed to the front, constantly cheering for her beloved Aguti. Aguti's figure is similar to that of Ah-Dai, but stronger than Ah-Dai's. The veins on his dark skin are exposed, and the sweat drips from his handsome face. It is obvious that he has exhausted too much energy in the previous competition. His opponent is the short and strong man, although he is also tired, but looks more energetic than Agouti. As soon as the referee announced the start of the game, the two roared at the same time and rushed towards their opponents. The four arms were entangled together, desperately trying to throw his opponent out. The match entered a stalemate. The strength of the two seemed to be about the same. For a while, neither could do anything to the other. Lan Ying looked at Aguti anxiously and kept shouting.