Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 308: Arena (Part 1)
The palace is located on the cliff where the two banks meet. It is magnificent and breathtaking.
Although it is still far behind the Great Xuan Palace, it is incredible to think that this palace was built on a remote island.
Moreover, the palace was built on a cliff, so the difficulty of its construction can be imagined.
Xu Zun felt as if he was falling into a dream.
He didn't know how big the island was, but he knew that building so many buildings and palaces would require a lot of materials.
Can an island so far away from the world have such great power?
If all these woods and stones were sourced from this island, it might be understandable.
But if that's the case, it means that this island is rich in resources and has a huge area. Then why did the locals build pavilions and palaces on the cliffs?
Moreover, if there really is such a huge island here, why is it not marked on the nautical chart?
Who built these pavilions and palaces?
Who on earth lives on such a remote island?
And why are all the buildings lit up but empty?
"Attention..." At this time, the sharp-eyed Ani, Dai Long and others all noticed the situation and warned everyone, "There's someone!"
Everyone looked forward and saw that the lights were on in the palace, and under the light, there seemed to be a figure swaying...
There is someone in the palace!
No one spoke anymore. They all sat quietly in the boat and approached the palace cautiously.
When they rowed closer, they saw that at the end of the waterway, there were all kinds of boats, large and small, docked on the shore.
These boats all look brand new and most of them are quite large.
"What's going on?" Han Fei'er felt increasingly strange, and murmured, "These ships are all seagoing vessels, could it be... they are doing trade?"
The dock was as quiet as usual, with no one in sight.
The boats are docked at the pier in an orderly manner, and it feels like there should be a lot of people coming and going.
"That kind of sloop is unique to the Banshee Country." Han Feier pointed at these ships and introduced them, "And the ones with huts are the straw boats of the Japanese people .
"There are also funnel-shaped ones, which are the Lele ships of Xiliang...
"Of course..." Han Feier pointed to a group of ships in the center and said, "These are all Daxuan styles, and there are some that I haven't seen before..."
As they were talking, two small boats had already arrived at the pier and moored on the shore.
"Sir..." Dai Long said nervously, "Shall we go up and take a look?"
After Dai Long asked this question, he realized that he had asked a nonsense question.
They had ventured , so naturally they wanted to find out what was so strange here.
So, everyone parked their boats and went to the dock.
Looking up, I saw that the palaces on high places were even more magnificent, making my heart beat faster.
Next to the pier, there is a stone staircase leading to the palace. The stone staircase is connected to many corridors leading to buildings all over the cliff.
Everyone drew their weapons alertly, carefully stepped onto the stone stairs and headed towards the palace.
The journey was smooth and everyone soon arrived at the platform in front of the hall.
As soon as I arrived here, I suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the hall, the sound of weapons colliding, cheers, and even the sound of musical instruments...
Hearing so many voices, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
There was no one standing guard at the entrance of such a solemn hall. Xu Zun and others quickly arrived at the door and finally saw the situation inside the hall.
As a result, after seeing the situation in the hall, Xu Zun and others were all stunned.
Even if they were given 10,000 chances, they still wouldn't have guessed it would be like this! ?
But in the center of the hall there was a high platform, on which two men were competing in martial arts.
One of them was using a sword, the other a knife, and they were fighting fiercely.
A large group of people, both men and women, gathered under the stage, each holding a wine jug and wine glass, drinking and chatting while watching the two men's competition.
When the game gets exciting, some people will cheer and whistle...
Looking at the other side of the hall, a group of beauties were dancing.
They wore exquisite flower-like long skirts and a bright red waist drum on their chests, and they danced and beat the drums at the same time.
The dance is graceful and pleasing to the eye.
Behind the dancing beauties, there are professional musicians playing the piano with great enthusiasm.
In addition, in the corners of the hall, there were all kinds of people sitting around, some drinking and playing finger-guessing games, some practicing wrestling and sumo, and some talking about love...
Xu Zun even saw two women from a certain tribe in the East China Sea dressed strangely, drinking from a cup of wine...
Seeing this scene, Xu Zun and others were completely confused!
What is going on?
The high platform should be a fighting arena, and the two men should be fighting, but...
weird!
Not only weird, but even a bit absurd!
The hall was filled with the aroma of wine, mixed with the scent of rouge and the aroma of roasted fish...
Xu Zun looked carefully and saw that these people were basically eating seafood, including fish, shrimps, crabs, and many other seafood delicacies he had never seen before.
this……
Xu Zun looked at Han Feier and wanted to exchange ideas with Han Feier. Should he send someone in to say hello?
Unexpectedly, just as everyone was surprised, a voice came from behind them.
"Everyone, why are you standing at the door? Aren't you going in?"
ah!!?
Everyone was shocked.
You know, all the people Xu Zun brought with him were experts. If someone came later, it would be impossible for no one to be alert.
However, a voice still came .
Everyone looked back in surprise, only to see a Taoist priest in a long robe appear behind them.
The Taoist priest had flowing beard, a ruddy face, and was wearing a navy blue robe. He held a wine jug high in his left hand, looking like an immortal.
Huo Anu, Ani and Han Feier all felt a chill in their hearts, because they were completely unaware of it, which showed how powerful this man was.
For a moment, everyone was at a loss and didn't know what to do.
"Hello, hello!" At the critical moment, Xu Zun still reacted the fastest. He immediately clasped his hands and asked, "Excuse me, Taoist priest, where is this place?"
“This place?” The Taoist was stunned and laughed, “Don’t you know? Hahahaha…”
Suddenly, the Taoist priest laughed loudly, and everyone saw that his face was flushed. In fact, he was drunk, and his mouth smelled of alcohol.
"This place..." The Taoist shook his head, then walked straight into the hall and said, "This is also a fairyland..."
After saying that, he completely ignored Xu Zun and the others, and walked to the bottom of the arena with a wine jug in hand, then lifted up his robe and pulled up his trousers.
Depend on!
Xu Zun cursed inwardly, it turned out that this old Taoist just went to the bathroom?
good……
At the same time, the competition on the ring had already been decided. The man with the knife was more skilled and kicked the man with the sword off the ring.
In an instant, the crowd was excited and drank.
"Come on, come on..." The knife-wielding man shouted excitedly to everyone, "I've won twice, who else?"
"I'll do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man jumped up from the stage!
This is a handsome young man with a steel whip in his hand. After jumping onto the stage, he immediately prepared for battle.
However, when the knife-wielding man saw the young man coming on stage, he sneered, threw the sword in his hand to the ground, and then prepared to fight with his bare hands.
Oh no…
When the people in the audience
I'm so fucking stupid!
However, after seeing the young man clearly, Xu Zun was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
He never expected that he actually knew this man.
This person is none other than Shen Xingran, the eldest son of his adoptive father Shen Tiande!!!
