Scheme of the Official Descendant

At this time, the sound of beating drums suddenly sounded outside, and the drums sounded slowly and evenly, as if they were accumulating energy.

Ren Yaoqi subconsciously looked out the window, but saw more than a dozen long and narrow dragon boats spread out on the river, and each dragon boat sat in two rows, with about twenty people in different costumes. There was a drum in front of one person, and the sound of the drum came from it.

Xiao Jinglin also tilted her head and glanced: "This is about to start."

At this time Xiao Jingxi also sat down next to them, and said with a smile, "Wen Ting got off the boat just to start the race."

Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin turned their heads. Although they were in the cabin, they had a very good view. In addition to seeing the scene on the river, they could also see the high platform on the bank.

Sure enough, Yun Wenting happened to be on the high platform at this moment, standing behind Old Master Yun. In addition, the heads of the Su family, the Ren family, and the Han family were all standing there. They all looked at a certain place in unison, but their gestures were very respectful, as if they were waiting for someone.

Ren Yaoqi's heart couldn't help moving, and then she saw a tall and straight middle-aged man on the high platform surrounded by several people. The man's face was serious and steady, with the majesty of a long-time superior in his gentle features, and he was wearing a jet-black robe embroidered with four-clawed Chilong inscriptions. Seeing this outfit, Ren Yaoqi could already guess the identity of this person. This is Xiao Yan, King of Yanbei.

This was the first time Ren Yaoqi saw the legendary King Yanbei, so he took a second look. Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin are not very similar to him, they must be more Xiaomu.

"Brother, won't you go down?" Xiao Jinglin glanced at Xiao Jingxi and asked.

"I didn't board the boat here, they didn't even know I was here." Xiao Jingxi replied with a smile on his lips.

The high platform was full of men, but when Ren Yaoqi looked behind King Yanbei, his gaze paused slightly. There were several people who came with King Yanbei, one of them was the second son Xiao Jingyue whom he met on the bridge earlier. Standing next to Xiao Jingyue was a young man with a pretty face and a little short stature, but Ren Yaoqi recognized that young man as a girl disguised as a man. Miss Wu Yiyu from the Wu family.

Wu Yiyu went up to the high platform with the people from the Yanbei Palace, staring at the river with some pride in her eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was very reserved.

Brother and sister Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin must have seen Wu Yiyu, but they didn't express anything, just like Ren Yaoqi or anyone else on this boat, they were just watching the fun.

Su Chengyuan, the old man of the Su family, offered a stick wrapped in red silk with both hands, King Yanbei took it with his right hand, and weighed it casually in his hand.

Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin stood up. Although Ren Yaoqi had never participated in a dragon boat race, she also stood up without saying a word. And the people outside were all looking at King Yanbei respectfully, no matter how noisy the scene was before, they were all quiet now.

King Yanbei walked to a copper gong hanging in front of the high platform, raised his hand and slammed on it. The loud sound of gongs and drums reverberated continuously, rippling in circles as if with substance, and could be heard clearly on the entire river.

Almost at the same time, more than a dozen dragon boats on the river started to move, and the drums on the dragon boats also changed from slow to eager, and the dragon boats shot out like arrows to the sound of the drums, fighting for the current. Shocking cheers also sounded at this time.

On the high platform, everyone surrounded King Yanbei and sat on the throne.

Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin sat down again, and Ren Yaoqi also took a seat. Just in time to see the high platform, Mr. Yun who was about to come down was stopped by Wu Yiyu who was disguised as a man. Ren Yaoqi couldn't care less about these nosy things, she pretended she didn't see anything and turned her eyes away, Brick looked at the river.

The big boat also started to move, but its speed was much slower than that of the dragon boat in front, hanging far behind. As soon as the boat moved, the slightly warm wind with moisture on the river surface was obvious, which made people feel very comfortable.

Seeing that Ren Yaoqi was watching seriously, Xiao Jingxi couldn't help laughing and asked, "Who won?"

The distance between the dragon boat and the big boat has become far away. Even if Ren Yaoqi tried his best to look at it, his eyesight would be beyond his reach. He was about to shake his head and say that he didn't know, but Xiao Jinglin said, "At present, the Lei family and the Su family are the second ones. , and the third one is the Yun family."

"The Lei family also has a boat?" Ren Yaoqi couldn't help being taken aback.

She didn't look down on the Lei family when she asked this question, although the Ren family only used a dragon boat with other families symbolically every time because the family was not in Yunyang City. Even the Han family, although they were invited by the Su family to prepare for the dragon boat race this time, because the Han family had been in Yanzhou for less than a year and had no time to prepare their own dragon boat, they also shared a boat with a family surnamed Li.

Although she has never watched a dragon boat race before, she also knows that the Yanbei people are very particular about the dragon boat, and there are a lot of procedures before it is officially launched, and it will not be launched in a year or two. That's why I was very surprised.

Xiao Jingxi glanced at Ren Yaoqi, smiled and said: "The reason why Yanbei's dragon boats are complicated to make is actually because the process of the dragon head is too complicated. Although the dragon boats of every family are placed outside the city In the Town God’s Temple, the faucets are all kept by each family. The Lei family took the faucets with them when they moved south, and they have been well maintained for decades, so they can only enter the water this year.”

Ren Yaoqi was taken aback when she heard the words, and also glanced at Xiao Jingxi, but met his dark smiling eyes. The sparkling light on the river seemed to be projected in his eyes, which could dazzle people's eyes after looking at them for a long time.

Ren Yaoqi subconsciously shifted her gaze out of the window, but immediately felt something strange. Subconsciously, she tilted her head slightly, her gaze seemed to be on the river, the sound of drums beating outside came from far to near, and the dozen or so dragon boats came back again.

Suddenly, Ren Yaoqi thought of something wrong. The Lei family fled south for their lives back then, and it made sense to bring the ancestral tablets and treasures with them. Why did they even bring the dragon boat dragon head with them? You must know that this thing is really not small, and it is also very heavy. I am afraid that a carriage will be vacant for it.

I always feel that the Lei family took out the leader at this time to prove something, what to prove? Does it prove that his family is a legitimate lineage inheritance?

However, Ren Yaoqi felt a little bluffing.

"This Lei family...has quite a momentum." Xiao Jinglin's voice drew Ren Yaoqi's attention.

Ren Yaoqi subconsciously looked at Xiao Jingxi when he heard the words, and Xiao Jingxi looked out of the window with a smile on the corner of his mouth. At this time, the dozen or so dragon boats just entered their line of sight, except for the dragon boat with the temperament of the Yanbei Palace leading the way. , there are three dragon boats chasing each other behind it, and the situation is stalemate.

For some reason, Ren Yaoqi's heart moved, and he subconsciously said, "Do you want to use the Lei family?"

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