Chapter 527 Missing Home
Chapter 527 Missing Home
The desert was still blowing sandstorms, and Chen Changan and Lao Ma were cleaning their weapons in the camp.
Their figures seemed particularly resolute in the sunlight, and every movement revealed boredom.
"Why hasn't Li Yuanhao come back yet?"
While wiping the long sword in his hand, Lao Ma looked up into the distance. The wind and sand blurred his vision, but could not hide the vigilance in his eyes.
Chen Changan nodded slightly, the sword in his hand flashing coldly in the sunlight: "Not coming back is a good thing. Can you get more than 3,000 war horses to move so fast? Haha."
Old Ma shrugged, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a deafening sound of horse hooves!
At the horizon, billowing smoke and dust rolled in like a surging tide, covering the sky and blurring the boundary between heaven and earth.
In an instant, a deafening roar broke the sky!
Like rolling thunder, coming from far away and getting closer.
Thousands of war horses, like ancient beasts released, galloped towards us at lightning speed.
"It's Li Yuanhao!"
When Lao Ma saw those war horses, he was immediately happy.
The horse's mane fluttered wildly in the wind, its agile limbs were like sharp arrows, and the sounds of horse hooves intertwined as dense as drumbeats, playing a passionate and heroic war song.
It makes people's hearts surge and their blood boil.
All the Chu troops ran out, the rivers seemed to stop flowing, and time seemed to freeze at this moment!
"Brothers, stop the warhorse! Whoever grabs it gets it!"
Li Yuanhao shouted loudly without running close.
The Chu man laughed and looked back at Chen Changan. After Chen Changan nodded, he rushed forward and grabbed the horse!
"Shut up!"
Li Yuanhao walked closer and dismounted.
"Master Chen, General Ma, I'm finally back!"
The old horse stepped forward, took the reins, looked at Li Yuanhao's tired but excited appearance, and asked, "It's good that you're back. I thought you had rebelled and taken the warhorse to the border to do business."
Chen Changan smiled indifferently.
If Li Yuanhao is really unreliable, then he will never come back after he leaves.
Li Yuanhai ignored Lao Ma and said to Chen Changan: "Master Chen, I have brought back some shocking news!"
Old Ma came over curiously: "What's the news? Stop keeping us in suspense!"
Li Yuanhao took a big sip of water, took a breath and said.
"Falcon Conference, rules!"
"The rules of the Falcon Conference?"
Chen Changan and Lao Ma looked at each other, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.
In the past two days, they have learned from various sources that the Falcon Conference is a highly anticipated event in this desert.
Every time it is held, it attracts heroes from all over the world.
This is not only a competition between falcons, but also a stage for all parties to demonstrate their strength.
"Yes, the Falcon Conference. And this time the scale is bigger than ever before. It is said that there are mysterious rewards."
Li Yuanhao nodded, sat down, and began to explain in detail: "This falcon competition is divided into preliminary and final rounds. The preliminary round adopts a points system. Within the specified time, the more prey the falcon captures, the higher the points, and the top 20 can enter the final round."
Lao Ma stroked his chin and said, "This point system is fair, but it is not easy to capture prey. Prey in the desert are very cunning, and other contestants will definitely not let us score easily."
Li Yuanhao went on to say: "The rules of the finals are even more complicated. The finals are divided into three stages. The first stage is the falcon race. The participating falcons must fly along the prescribed route, and the one that reaches the finish line first wins. This tests the falcon's speed and endurance."
"In this falcon race, our falcons are not slow, but if you are not familiar with the route, you will easily suffer a loss."
Li Yuanhao added: "The second part is the falcon fight. Two falcons fight in a closed area, and the winner advances. This not only tests the falcon's fighting ability, but also the falconer's command ability."
"The third part is free hunting. In a designated area, the falcon must capture designated prey within a specified time. This tests the falcon's hunting ability and ability to adapt to the environment."
Liu Baizhong pondered for a moment: "The key to free hunting is understanding the designated area. We have to survey the terrain in advance and understand the habits of the prey."
They were discussing heatedly, but Chen Changan raised a fatal question.
"Everyone, where do we go to find the eagle?"
"This……"
Several people were dumbfounded and remained silent.
During this period of time they have become accustomed to Tiedan bringing the goshawk with them, and subconsciously thought that it was theirs, but now they realize... it is not theirs at all!
Without a goshawk, it would be hard to even attend the damn falconry convention!
Several people were having splitting headaches, but fortunately, there was Li Yuanhao.
"I have thought about this issue a long time ago."
Li Yuanhai said seriously: "The Xixia people value cattle and horses the most. As long as we are willing to provide war horses, goshawks will not be a problem, but I don't know the quality of the goshawks."
Lao Ma grinned and said, "But even if we get a goshawk, we don't know how to train it."
"It's even easier. We can hire the trainers together."
Li Yuanhao raised his eyebrows and said, "We will go to the vast sea and set up camp outside the vast sea. No one can get close to us. If someone gets close to us, won't Nizuli and Boerli tell us that they didn't cheat?"
"As for finding out the situation, we can go together, but we just need to be more careful when talking."
"What do you think?"
Chen Changan was stunned and looked around at Lao Ma and Liu Baizhong.
The two had no better solution and could only follow Li Yuanhao's advice.
In the next few days, Li Yuanhao was really busy.
At dawn, he rode out of the tent and did not return until deep into the night, dragging his exhausted body.
During this tight schedule, he rushed around, traveling through the wilderness and deep mountains and forests, all in the hope of finding the goshawk.
In order to find those twenty or so goshawks, Li Yuanhao took great pains. In the end, he paid a heavy price of more than 200 war horses before he got those twenty or so goshawks.
On the other side, Chen Changan also led everyone to set off in a mighty manner.
They galloped all the way, raising clouds of dust, and rushed towards the city outside the vast ocean.
After arriving at the destination, we quickly set up camp. Smoke from the cooking stove began to rise, adding a touch of homely atmosphere to the wilderness.
"Liu Baizhong, do we have such a lively festival in Great Chu?"
In the rest area, a bonfire was burning brightly. The orange-red flames danced wildly, illuminating the surroundings and driving away the chill of the night.
Not only Chen Changan is here, but also the war departments of the royal capital and King Lamor's war departments are gathered here.
In the center of the crowd, a group of Xixia women were singing and dancing.
They were dressed in colorful costumes, their skirts fluttering as they danced. The women's faces were filled with brilliant smiles, their eyes bright as stars. They spun and jumped lightly, and their long sleeves waved, bringing out a dreamy beauty.
Let everyone immerse themselves in this joyful atmosphere, forgetting the fatigue of the journey and the upcoming war.
"Only during the Lantern Festival, right?"
Chen Changan shook his head and said, "The sound of the phoenix flute moved, the light of the jade pot turned, and the fish and dragons danced all night."
"It's been three months since I came out, I..."
"I miss home..."
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