Chapter 588: Martial Arts Competition to Find a Bride

With the King of Qingtan Kingdom personally observing, Princess Qingtan's competition to recruit a bride officially begins.

First, the chief minister of the Qingtan Kingdom came to the stage to deliver a speech.

The chief minister with white beard and hair specially changed into a brand new dark purple official uniform.

Although he was slightly thin, when he walked, his two big sleeves fluttered as gracefully as the wings of a purple bird.

He took a square step, and every step he took was steady and steady. Wherever his feet leave the ground, there will be a light cyan footprint. The powerful aura is self-evident.

Obviously, Master Shoufu is also a cultivator with immortal veins. Although he was a civilian official, he had the domineering air of a military attache.

In just a few steps, neither fast nor slow, the chief minister came to the center of the martial arts field and stood as still as a tree.

"As soon as the news of the marriage contest held by our Qingtan Kingdom's Princess and the Saint of our Qingtan Kingdom came out, a total of sixty-seven friendly cultivation countries received official responses and sent princes from their respective countries to participate. , This demonstrates the deep friendship between Qingtan Kingdom and all its friendly countries," Mr. Shofu said loudly.

The sound was like a loud bell, falling into the ears of everyone present, clear but not harsh.

After a pause, the Chief Minister continued: "The sixty-seven princes participating in this contest to recruit brides are all great among men. This is also an honor for Princess Qingtan and the Qingtan Kingdom. First of all, I would like to express my warm welcome. In addition, participating There are also a few outstanding young talents from our Qingtan Kingdom among the people competing in this arena. They are also the noble children of our Qingtan Kingdom. It is also an honor for them to compete on the same stage with the princes of sixty-seven countries. . It can be said that this is also a good exchange between young people from different countries. With the help of this competition, young people can understand each other and become friends, so that the friendship between our countries can be passed on forever... ..”

Although the Chief Assistant's speech was a bit long, fortunately, it was relaxed and polite, making it difficult for people to find fault.

"As for the rules of this ring competition to recruit brides, I have sent people to formally inform all participating princes in writing before. However, for the sake of fairness in the competition system, the deacon will read out the rules of this ring competition in public."

After the chief minister finished speaking, he stepped back generously.

At this time, a neatly dressed young deacon came up immediately, holding a brocade book with the rules of the competition. After standing in his position, under the direction of the eyes of the chief minister, he began to read aloud.

"This competition is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the princes and noble princes who signed up for this competition will conduct a one-on-one arena competition by drawing lots. The winner will be promoted, and the loser will be disqualified until the final decision. After the top four spots are announced, the arena competition will be suspended for three days to allow the top four players to get a good rest.

The second stage is for the talents who have achieved the semi-finals to challenge Princess Qingtan herself. Those who can defeat Princess Qingtan will be eligible to enter the final selection. At that time, the princess will ask several questions, and the one who can answer the most answers that satisfies the princess will automatically become the final winner of this competition to find a bride. The princess will hold a grand wedding three months later to marry the winner. "

After that, the deacon put away the brocade book in his hand, and said loudly: "Now, please invite the sixty-seven princes participating in the competition and the sixteen noble princes from Qingtan Kingdom to enter respectively."

On the high viewing platform opposite the ring, the king of the Qingtan Kingdom was wearing a green-gold python robe and sitting on the largest ornate throne in the middle.

The seats on both sides of King Qingtan were filled with envoys and guests from various countries. But there was little exchange between these guests and the envoys. There was nothing but arrogance and defensiveness in their eyes.

After all, what follows is an all-out armed fight between the princes of their respective countries and the princes of other countries.

In the eyes of each of them, everyone else is an opponent, even an "enemy." The victory or defeat in the competition represents the face and strength of each country. To some extent, these envoys and guests watching the game are also cheering for the princes of their own countries.

The envoy from one of the countries behaved particularly arrogantly.

It was a dignified-looking middle-aged man wearing a bright blue suit. I don't know what special materials were used to embellish the bright moon robe outside him, and the little silver flowers flowed around, like stars in the sky, noble and extraordinary. At this time, the middle-aged man's chin was raised high and his eyes were narrowed into a thin slit, as if no one could enter his eyes.

And just when the deacon announced the entry of the contestants.

The middle-aged man's eyes suddenly lit up, he stood up without hesitation, clapped vigorously with both hands, and said loudly: "I, the prince of the "March Kingdom", have outstanding bearing, and I am really a bright moon. The prince of these sixty-seven countries." When the princes stand together, the stars will rise above the moon."

After saying that, the middle-aged man deliberately looked around with disdain. As if he was the next person to participate in the fight, with a completely contemptuous attitude.

When envoys and guests from other countries heard this, they all murmured in their hearts.

"What kind of occasion is this? The envoy of the March Kingdom is so disrespectful and makes a lot of noise. It's all because he is a super cultivation country."

"What a bullshit star-moon metaphor, arrogant and shameless. The prince of our "Greystone Kingdom" is the strongest and brightest star."

"The Kingdom of March has always been arrogant, relying on the fact that the cultivation family behind it has some connection with the royal family of Nantian. Usually, we small cultivation countries can only pay tribute to keep safe. I didn't expect that this time, they also sent a prince. Logically speaking, with the high profile of March, it would not be willing to marry a relatively weak country like Qingtan Kingdom."

"It is said that Princess Qingtan is extremely beautiful, but I didn't expect that even the prince of March Kingdom was attracted. It is said that the cultivation of the prince of March Kingdom is very good. I hope my prince will not meet the prince of March Kingdom too early."

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In the martial arts arena.

Sixty-seven princes stood in a row. They were all dressed in gorgeous costumes in the style of their own countries. Some princes even put on a little makeup on their faces, which made them look more artificially beautiful, but less manly.

If it weren't for the full-scale arena competition next, people would really think that this was a beauty pageant between men.

And among the sixty-seven princes, the most eye-catching one was the prince of March Kingdom.

The prince of the March Kingdom wore a dark blue brocade robe, with three bright moons embroidered on the outside of the robe with moonlight silver threads.

The moonlight silver threads were extracted by a special formation to attract the essence of the moon. The extraction process of each thread was as difficult as refining the top immortal pills. The clothes embellished with moonlight silver threads can be baptized by the power of the moonlight and bless the body, which is of great benefit to the body.

At present, the three bright moons embroidered on the brocade robe worn by the prince of the March Kingdom are as big as a palm. I don’t know how many precious "moonlight silver threads" were used.

Above the three bright moons, the silver light was as bright as a wash, as if the real moon was hanging on the body. The prince of the March Kingdom had his own aura, and from a distance, he was indeed the brightest and most outstanding among the group.

After the sixty-seven princes were named one by one, they temporarily walked down under the leadership of the arena steward.

The next to appear were the princes and nobles of the Qingtan Kingdom who participated in the arena competition. There were only sixteen of them.

These princes and nobles from Qingtan Kingdom also wore gorgeous clothes. Although they were a little worse than those of the previous princes, they were all worth a lot of money. For ordinary people, some people could not earn enough money for such a piece of clothing in their entire lives.

Among the sixteen people, there was a young man who looked a little simple.

The young man was wearing an ordinary light green long gown, which looked old. The young man had a delicate and messy hair, which seemed a little messy, but it revealed a natural and sunny beauty. Compared with the surrounding noble children with oily hair and powder, he had a unique style.

Many times, simplicity is better than gorgeous decoration.

And on the waist of the young man, there was a purple and shiny wine gourd.

This person was none other than the green-clothed young man, Yu Yang from Haori Kingdom.

The Prime Minister, who had returned to the viewing platform, could not tolerate any sand in his eyes, and immediately saw the difference between Yu Yang and others on the opposite stage.

His face darkened, and he immediately asked the steward next to him, "Which family is the third green-clothed boy on the left from? I have no impression of him. He is participating in the martial arts competition for Princess Qingtan's hand in marriage, not shopping. His dress is too casual. If he competes with princes from other countries on the stage, it will make our Qingtan country look a bit shabby. Did this green-clothed boy make a mistake in the quota?"

The steward next to him was immediately shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. In such an occasion, if the quota was wrong, losing the official position would be the least of his punishment. And if an outsider with bad intentions sneaked in, as a steward, he might lose his head and his property.

The steward quickly took out the roll call that had just been registered, pointed at the names on it, and searched carefully one by one.

"Found it, found it, sir, look." The steward pointed with his finger and handed the roll of names to the Prime Minister. "I remember clearly that this person was brought in by the personal maid sent by Her Royal Highness the Princess to register. His name is Yu Yang, and he is a distant cousin of the Princess' mother's family."

"Yes." The Prime Minister was relieved when he heard this. After all, as the chief organizer of this martial arts competition, he is responsible for any mistakes.

The Prime Minister could not help but look at Yu Yang on the stage carefully, thinking to himself: "This is completely in line with Her Royal Highness the Princess's style of doing things. She usually looks down on those noble children. And Her Royal Highness the Princess has always done things according to her own temperament. Maybe this boy with an unremarkable appearance is the one that the Princess has a crush on. Let's just wait and see the next competition."

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"The competition officially begins, according to the rules of the draw just now. The next one to participate in the first competition is the prince of "Blue Bird Country" against the prince of "Red Feather Country." The steward announced loudly.

Next, a prince came up from each side of the ring. They both looked ordinary, but their clothes were very eye-catching.

The one on the left wore a strange blue feather coat, and when he walked, he took a few steps and hopped a little, like a strange blue bird.

The one on the right wore a red brocade robe, and a striking red feather cape behind him.

"Is this a martial arts competition or a cockfight?" On the viewing platform, the envoy of March Kingdom muttered to himself without disguising himself.