In ancient times, twelve hours were used to measure time. One hour is two hours. Zi hour is from 11 pm to 1 am, Chou is from one to three, Yin is from three to five, Mao is from five to seven, Chen hour is from seven to nine, and morning Everyone who came to watch the ceremony arrived at eight o'clock, and at three-quarter noon it was almost twelve o'clock exactly. Since there were still four hours before the battle, no one from both sides of the war was present.
Because he had been unhappy before, Si Shaokang felt a little embarrassed after sitting down and tried every means to get close to Wu Dongfang. Wu Dongfang understood Si Shaokang's mood and didn't mention anything about the previous things, trying to make the conversation relaxed and pleasant.
After talking for half an hour, the atmosphere became very relaxed. Si Shaokang asked, "The Jin tribe does not have the surname Wu. Where is the hometown of the Holy Witch?"
"It's far away." Wu Dongfang said casually.
"Why don't you bring your relatives here?" Si Shaokang asked.
"I have no relatives." Wu Dongfang looked up at the sky. At this time, he usually uses a solar corona. Practitioners do not need to use a solar corona. He can judge the approximate time by observing the positions of the sun, moon and stars. The error is no more than ten minutes. At this time It was just after nine o'clock.
"The Jin tribe suffers from hot flashes and miasma. If something goes wrong here, the holy witch can take his wife to the Xia capital and settle here. If I have anything to ask, it will be more convenient." Si Shaokang said.
"I won't call you Emperor Xia anymore. Brother Si, I like freedom and don't like the red tape in the temple. Once I help you deal with all the messy things, I will leave here and go back to the Jin clan. I will also If you don't live in seclusion, I will live in the capital of the Jin tribe. If you encounter any headaches, I will come to help you. Normally I would not come here, let alone interfere with government affairs." Wu Dongfang said casually, Si Shaokang is a good person, but he always talks in a roundabout way. In fact, Si Shaokang was testing whether he would live in Xiadu forever. If he lived in Xiadu, Si Shaokang would be an emperor in name only. , so he simply pointed it out directly to avoid Si Shaokang worrying all the time.
"Holy Witch, you have misunderstood. The Jin tribe is humid and hot, with a lot of rain. Living there is not comfortable. You are the pillar of the country, and I cannot let you live there." Si Shaokang said.
"Brother Si, I appreciate your kindness, but I was born in the south and am used to the environment there." Wu Dongfang stood up and left his seat, "I'll go down and discuss something with them."
Si Shaokang stood up to see him off.
"What's the matter?" Fei Xuan stood up and asked.
"It's okay, he and I are not on the same page, and it's very awkward to sit together." Wu Dongfang made a gesture to Si Ruo, "You go up to protect Emperor Xia, I won't go up."
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate." Si Ruo hesitated.
"There's nothing wrong. You go up and I'll stay below." Wu Dongfang pulled Si Ruo up and sat on her seat.
Si Ruo looked at Fei Xuan and others. Fei Xuan did not agree with Wu Dongfang sitting here. Xun Shuang did not object and said to Si Ruo, "You go up."
Si Ruo had no choice but to turn around and go upstairs. Wu Dongfang sat for a while, then got up and walked to the corner, reached out and touched the stone pillar, and returned to the Jin clan with Earth Escape.
The prince was still lying in bed in the wing room. Wu Dongfang opened the door and shouted to him, "Let's go, let's go, let's start the fight."
"It's only now, why are you so anxious?" The prince yawned.
"I'll come back and get some food. You should go there early. Don't wait until the world is turned upside down." Wu Dongfang went to the kitchen and collected some snacks and braised pork. Tudun returned to the second floor of the wooden tower. This place in the middle The four pillars of the Chumu Pagoda are all stone pillars, which he specially arranged for the convenience of using Earth Escape.
Putting down the snacks and braised pork, Wu Dongfang took out drinks from the Qiankun bag and invited the three of them to eat and drink.
Fei Xuan and others were in no mood to eat or drink. What was about to begin was a battle between gods and ghosts, not a street show. Mortals watching the battle were like goats watching the fight between ligers and tigers. If the lions and tigers went crazy, the goats would be unlucky.
Near noon, the prince arrived. Wu Dongfang had already ordered someone to prepare a seat for him, right next to him.
"Where are the people?" the prince asked.
"Not yet." Xin Tong said.
"Will something happen?" Fei Xuan was always worried.
"No, they will definitely come here." Wu Dongfang said, no matter what the competition is, the challenger enters the stage first, and then the champion comes on stage. The same goes for meetings. Those who come early are minions, and leaders come last. Only those who come late will gain face.
"Where is the drum? Where is it located?" Fei Xuan asked.
"I'm not prepared at all." Wu Dongfang laughed.
"What's the number?" Fei Xuan asked again.
"What are you talking about? If we really fight, they don't care whether you are beating gongs or drums. We can't stop it at all, and I don't want to stop it. They are originally fighting for life and death. Once the war starts, they will fight to the death." Wu Dongfang said. .
"The time is coming soon." Fei Xuan walked to the railing and looked up at the sun.
"Here we come." Xun Shuang, who was sitting in the east, pointed at the western sky.
Everyone stood up and looked westward on the railing, only to see a group of rabble appearing in the western sky. The reason why they were called a rabble was not because they had poor combat effectiveness, but because the soldiers were very mixed and messy, with all shapes and forms, including those flying in the sky and others. There were giants, birds, and a few weird beasts running on the ground, and they all moved in different ways. The only thing they had in common was that they were all very fast.
Wu Dongfang knew a few of them, including Jiang Yu and the giant eagle that could transform into a woman, the tall and thin man carrying musical instruments and his servants, Fei Lu, and a giant about five meters tall. Wearing bronze-green armor, he holds a shield in his left hand and an ax in his right hand. He has lion eyes and a bear nose, and his face is extremely fierce.
"Is the one with the ax Xing Tian?" Wu Dongfang asked the prince.
The prince nodded, "It should be him."
"It doesn't seem to be very tall." Xin Tong said.
"Look, they're coming too." Fei Xuan raised his hand and pointed eastward.
Everyone turned their attention to the east. Unlike the Yan Emperor's old tribe, which had only a dozen people, the Yellow Emperor's old tribe had more than a hundred people, and most of the movement techniques they used were flying across the sky. Their formations were regular and powerful, and most of the Huang Di's old tribe were gods. There weren't many, except for a few I'd seen before, I didn't recognize any of the others.
"The difference in the number of people is huge." Fei Xuan said.
Wu Dongfang nodded. If the Yellow Emperor's old army was a regular army, then the Yan Emperor's old army was a miscellaneous army. However, sometimes the number of people is not the first factor that determines victory or defeat. The key depends on combat effectiveness.
The two sides rushed into the field from east to west. After entering the battlefield, they not only did not slow down but accelerated towards each other, and the whole group was fighting for blood.
Seeing this, Wu Dongfang flew out of the wooden pagoda, raised his spirits in the air and shouted, "The gods have appeared, and everyone is paying attention. The Jiang family's spirit lives in the right pagoda, and the Ji family's spirit lives in the left pagoda."
After Wu Dongfang shouted, the two sides that were rushing forward began to slow down. Wu Dongfang raised his finger to Jiang Yu and others and pointed to the wooden building on the west side, "I respectfully invite the Jiang family's spirit to enter the tower."
After saying this, he pointed to the wooden platform on the east side towards Goatee and others, "Respectfully invite the spirit of the Ji family to enter the tower."
After Wu Dongfang shouted, everyone on both sides did not enter the designated wooden tower, but stood a hundred steps apart and stared at each other angrily.
"The third quarter of noon is approaching, and the fighting skills are about to be developed. Please all the gods take their positions." Wu Dongfang shouted again.
Jiang Yu's party took the lead and started to move towards the west wooden pagoda, while Goatee led a group of gods to the east wooden pagoda.
When both sides entered the wooden tower, Wu Dongfang gathered his spiritual energy and landed on the ground. He was the chairman of the organizing committee. He always had to say a few words before the game started to let the onlookers know who the two sides were and what the nature of this fight was.
"The pagoda on the right is the old tribe of Emperor Yan, who came from the Jiang family, and the pagoda on the left is the old tribe of Emperor Huang, who came from the Ji family. The two emperors, Yan and Huang, were the holy ancestors of China. They protected the world and benefited the people. The two emperors returned to heaven and earth many years ago. Today's battle has nothing to do with the Emperors Yan and Huang. The Jiang clan and the Ji clan have a personal grudge. Today's gathering here aims to settle the old grudge and achieve peace forever. This matter is related to the reputation of the Jiang clan and the Ji clan, as well as to the reputation of the Jiang clan and the Ji clan. You historians should carefully observe the reputation of the warriors on both sides and sing and pass it down truthfully so that it can be passed down to future generations." Wu Dongfang said loudly.
"I sincerely obey the Holy Wizard's decree." The hundreds of historians on the periphery responded in unison.
"This battle is an unprecedented battle that is rare to see for thousands of years. It is a blessing in life to see this battle. People watching the ceremony are not allowed to make loud noises, let alone disrupt the gods' practices." Wu Dongfang shouted again.
After explaining the situation, Wu Dongfang turned to the north and said, "We respectfully invite the warriors from both sides to enter!"
As soon as Wu Dongfang finished speaking, a black shadow flew out from the wooden tower on the west side, "Dragon Ba is here, who is coming to fight?!"
Wu Dongfang looked at this person intently. He was a stout man in his forties, seven feet tall, with disheveled hair and shirtless hands. He was holding a copper stick about ten feet thick and as thick as his wrist.
"Long Ba, do you remember me?!" A stout man flew out of the wooden tower on the east side. This man must be around thirty-five or six years old. He is a few inches shorter than Long Ba. He is full of muscles and uses a black iron pole. Spear.
It was easy to tell from the expressions of the leaders of both sides that these two people had entered the field without permission. Just when he was considering whether to announce the start of the fight, both sides had already begun to rush forward at a faster speed.
"The battle begins!"