Chapter 15 Opening of the Grand Ceremony
When Qiao Xianyong and his master and apprentice arrived at the home platform of the Wulin Festival on the top of Wushan, they were already bustling with people, and it seemed that there were definitely more than one thousand people.
The Wushan Sect came out this time, and may have summoned all the disciples and apprentices of the branch branch back, but arranged the venue and order in an orderly manner.
It also cost a lot of money. People from Gaoping City said that in order to collect the name of "wine and crabs", the Wushan School bought all the hairy crabs, big crabs, white wine, and dried osmanthus flowers within a radius of hundreds of miles.
Probably, I made a lot of money. The Wushan School has always calculated the accounts clearly.
The three most noble positions are left for the most identifiable people in the martial arts world. But who will attend it is still a mystery. The ticket fees for these three positions are free. The meals are also provided free of charge by Wushan Sect. They eat real hairy crabs that were transported from hundreds of miles of Yangcheng Lake, and drink osmanthus wine made from the 30th year of Qingyuan Mansion. The disciples and servants brought by these three noble people only symbolically collect twenty copper plates. These three positions are arranged in the east of the center of the home platform, surrounded by green shade, and are neither sunny nor cool.
The second level is the New Five Mountains. The five leaders also ate Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, but did not expedite the rush. They also drank osmanthus wine that was aged for thirty years, but not the product of the top winery Qingyuan Mansion, but the homemade variety of Nanyang Town. Since the Five Mountains are the main participants, the fees are exempted. The locations of these five teams are arranged at the southeastern and northeastern ends, on both sides of the three highest-level positions.
The third step is the thirty golden invitations that Wushan School sent down the mountain half a year ago. They were all first-line leaders of famous and well-known schools in the martial arts world. Each invitation includes a attendance seat for the leader and a quota for five disciples. The meal is also included. The crab-watching set meal is hairy crabs from other lakes in Suzhou, and the osmanthus wine from Nanyang Town for ten years. Each invitation is charged 15 taels of silver. The seats are two rows west of the main venue of the center.
The fourth level is eighty-eight directed invitation letters. The invitations are all famous people in the world, and they are famous for certain faces, especially some newcomers in the world. This invitation is the most expensive because it is the most popular. There are many second-tier tasks. In the world, they have always been eager to see and curry favor with the super leaders they can't meet on weekdays, or want to rely on this opportunity to become famous. Some even think that after participating in the martial arts ceremony, they have already raised themselves to a higher level. Therefore, even if each person is limited to three people, they only eat hairy crabs that they don't know where they are, and they drink sorghum wine. Each invitation costs twenty-five taels of silver, and this invitation is in short supply. The fourth level is arranged high and low at the back of the third level, slightly apart from them by about three meters.
The last one is two hundred non-directional invitation letters. The standards for receiving invitation letters are different, and they are basically in the hands of the disciples of Wushan Sect who are going down the mountain to distribute the letters. Those who can pay can get ten taels of silver, and those who have learned some complete martial arts may get invitation letters. The food provided by Wushan Sect is also very hasty, usually just the green crabs raised in Gaoping City and the liquor collected from the lowest price of the wine shop in the city. The two hundred are set by the head of Wushan Sect, but in fact, more than 500 invitation letters sent by Wushan Sect. The seats of these people are not fixed, and as long as they keep a certain distance from the seats in the first few gears, they can sit anywhere. No one gives them the wine and food, and they rely on themselves to collect them. The food is basically cold.
Of course, there are some people who join in the fun and have no money. I don’t know which forest in Wushan came to escape the invitation letter for inspection, and there are also many people there. But they all have to bring their own rations.
Wei Hong took Qiao Xianyong and Ye Muxin through the crowded crowd as if no one was around, and then magically took out a well-made golden invitation with rolling ink and handed it to the disciples of the Wushan Sect on duty. The man opened the invitation respectfully and looked at it, then bowed and said, "Mr. Wei, the palace master of the Sumeru Palace, welcome you to the Wushan Sect martial arts ceremony."
Qiao Xianyong looked at his master in confusion, but Ye Muxin laughed secretly. She knew that the master had some solutions and did not make obstacles become obstacles.
Wei Hong looked expressionless and chose a corner where the third seat was unobtrusive. Qiao Xianyong and Ye Muxin stood beside him.
Although the seats at the back were filled with all kinds of people until the bottom of the platform, some of the main seats were not full. Although the third level was not invited, it was a bit crowded. Qiao Xianyong looked around and basically 80% of them came. The nearby martial arts people turned their heads and wanted to chat with Wei Hong to hand in a relationship with him, but they were all blocked by Wei Hong's black mask.
Qiao Xianyong heard someone beside him muttering, "Where did this come from? I can't tell which sect." He smiled in his heart.
At this time, I heard disciples of the Wushan Sect neatly ringing the giant drums in eight directions.
As soon as the drums stopped, a disciple in the east shouted in a long voice, "Please be calm, now please invite the Five Mountains Sects of this grand ceremony to enter!"
Everyone calmed down, but they all stretched their necks and looked excitedly at the aisle that was manually separated.
Qiao Xian couldn't help but feel curious. He was tall, and he stood on tiptoe and looked over the heads of the person next to him. Wei Hong was still sitting upright, not knowing what he was thinking, as if he was not interested in the fun.
The first one to come in was the host Wushan Sect.
Two disciples wearing ink robes and similar figures walked in front, each holding a rectangular wooden sign in his hand. The sign in the left hand said "Wushan School" and the sign in the right hand said "Header Liu".
Then slowly walked in was Liu Qianfang, the current leader of the Wushan Sect, Yun Mengke. When he walked in, there were cheers on the court, probably all of his insistence on the host. Liu Qianfang was about forty years old, with long black beards and combed her hair meticulously. Although it was late in the summer, she was still dressed neatly and meticulously, wearing a long cloud-buttoned gown with gold patterns. Liu Qianfang had a sleek face with a sleek face. He bowed his hands and greeted the crowd, saying loudly, "Thank you all for the viewing of the glory."
Then he sat down in the first chair in the southeast, and there were about twenty chief disciples of the Wushan Sect standing solemnly.
Afterwards, the Daishan School was wearing goose yellow long gowns.
The disciples of the Daishan Sect were very neat, even the expressions on their faces looked very neat, and the steps taken in each row looked very consistent. They were more like a well-trained army than people in the martial arts world. All men, no one combed their long hair, were short and concise flat heads. The head of the Daishan Sect, Lu Chuyuan, was short, but his eyes were shining, and he glanced at the venue vigilantly.
Liu Qianfang stood up to greet him, and the two sat down next to each other, staring at the third Lingshan Sect that came in.
Chapter completed!