Tianlang continued to move forward. A convoy of white-clothed people was coming towards them. Tianlang knew that it was the diplomatic mission of the Seven Color Nation. He knew that the Seven Color Nation had a sudden epidemic at the beginning of this year. Therefore, the scale of this trip was estimated to be no more than 50 to 60 carriages, and the number of people accompanying them was no more than 300. Compared to the Kun Peng Kingdom, it was much more inferior. However, the Seven Color Nation and the Crescent Country had always had a close relationship. They had fought side by side for many years, and this friendship was naturally not affected by such trivial matters.
It was reported that the Seven-Color Kingdom was led by the 12-year-old Prince Baiyu. Because all the adult princes of the Seven-Color Kingdom had died in the plague, only this underage prince could represent the Seven-Color Kingdom at the Crescent Moon Law's birthday.
At this moment, You Tianlang saw a very familiar face walking towards him. He cupped his hands in front of him and said,"Sir You, it's been many years since we last met, and you look even clearer."
He returned the courtesy with a clear sky, but he was thinking in his heart. This person's face was very unfamiliar, but he couldn't remember his name. He could only say awkwardly,"This memory is useless. I've met an old friend so many times, but I can't remember how to call him."”
You Tianlang had been appointed as a ceremonial officer at such a young age because of his outstanding memory, which made him not rude. However, he was sure that he had seen the official of the Seven Colors Nation standing in front of him more than once, but he could not remember his name, not even the slightest trace.
The man smiled and said,"I'm Xiao Bingxian, the commander of the guards of the Seven Color Nation's diplomatic mission." Previously, he was only a guard in the regiment and stood at the back of the guard class. He had never had the chance to speak to Sir You, so he naturally did not know his name. I am already deeply honored that you can still remember this old face of mine.”
You Tianlang held Xiao Bingxian's hands tightly and smiled,"Then let's congratulate Commander Xiao on his promotion. Old You will definitely remember your name for the rest of his life."”
The Crescent Country had never been particular about trifles. Although You Tianlang was the ceremonial officer of the Crescent Country, he was not particular about the word 'courtesy'. He was especially enthusiastic and his way of treating guests made everyone feel at home. You Tianlang held Xiao Bingxian's hands tightly, instantly closing the distance between the two of them, as if they were old friends of many years.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. It's my honor to have the opportunity to meet you, sir. I hope you can take care of me during this trip to the Seven Color Nation.”
Although You Tianlang was a ceremonial officer, as a Yuaya citizen, his martial arts and immortal power were not a problem. Just now, when he shook hands with Xiao Bingxian, he could sense that Xiao Bingxian's martial arts were average. It was no wonder that he could only serve as a guard for many years.
However, why did he suddenly become the commander of the guards in charge of the safety of the Seven Color Kingdom's diplomatic mission? Although the Seven Colors Kingdom had suffered a heavy blow from the epidemic and lost many talents, it was not a small matter for the young master to go to another country. Moreover, Prince Baiyu was the only son of the royal family. The risk of traveling thousands of miles back and forth was not small. It was a little too much to let Xiao Bingxian lead the young master with his martial arts.
However, this was a family matter of the Seven Color Kingdom after all. You Tianlang did not need to worry too much. What he should be paying attention to now was to meet the new young master of the Seven Color Kingdom. This was the first time that You Tianlang had met the twelve-year-old young master of the Seven Color Kingdom.
" I wonder if it's convenient for Prince Baiyu now. In the past, I didn't have the chance to see Prince Baiyu in person. Could you please bring me to see him, Sir Xiao?"”
Xiao Bing first turned around and pointed at one of the beautifully decorated white carriages, then replied to You Tianlang,"Please forgive me, sir." Our country's young master has been traveling day and night in the cold wind these past few days. He felt a little cold and just took a decoction to sleep.”
You Tianlang immediately replied,"Do you need me to invite a doctor to serve you? The little prince's body has not yet formed, so don't hurt it."”
"Thank you for your concern. The diplomatic mission had the accompanying doctor to take care of it, so it was not a problem.”Xiao Bingxian continued,"The carriage has been stuck in a stalemate for most of the day. Sir, you came down from the mountain. I wonder if there's any problem ahead?"”
When You Tianlang heard Xiao Bing ask this question first, he couldn't help but be stunned. He immediately responded," It's nothing serious. It's just that some cars in front are stuck in the snow and can't move. I've already sent people to eliminate the snow condition. They should be able to move forward soon."”
Xiao Bing smiled and said,"No wonder Prince Xingyue of the Kun Peng Kingdom came personally to pay his respects. He said that because of the deep snow ahead, the Kun Peng Kingdom's convoy was accidentally stuck in the snow and delayed everyone's journey." I was still wondering why a dignified young master of the Kun Peng Kingdom would come to apologize to us.”
"Yes, the Crescent Country also sent four to five hundred people to help clear the snow. Everyone just relax and take it as a half-day break.”
Xiao Bingxian continued,"Lord You must have some official business to attend to, so I won't disturb you. We'll go and disturb you after we enter the Crescent Country."”
Xiao Bingxian took the initiative to end the conversation hastily, which surprised You Tianlang. However, since he knew that Xiao Bingxian was not worried about foreign etiquette, he did not mind. Moreover, there were still many diplomatic missions that needed to be comforted. Although it was a pity that he did not see Prince Baiyu, there would be a chance to meet him before or after the Dharma Birth, so there was no hurry.
It turned out that at the beginning of this year, a large-scale epidemic broke out in the Seven Color Nation. The epidemic spread among drinking water, livestock, and people without any warning. The infection was frequent and rapid, and spread throughout most of the territory. Acupuncture and medicine were ineffective. One out of two infected people and two out of three died. For a time, everyone was afraid of danger and the whole country was in panic.
Bai Tianji, the ruler of the Seven Colored Kingdom, did not know the viciousness of the epidemic at first. Although he had sent out all the adult princes to provide disaster relief, it was futile and even delayed the outbreak. Three months later, Bai Tianji realized that the plague was no small matter and urgently sought help from Crescent Mountain to turn the tide.
It was not until the Six Gentlemen of Wuwang Peak on Crescent Mountain had completely sealed the five elements in the Seven Colors Country for 19 consecutive days, and at the same time supplemented the infected with ten thousand mountain spirit herbs, that the epidemic was finally effectively controlled six months after the outbreak. However, the epidemic still caused great damage to the Seven Colors Country and planted the root of the future downfall of the royal family.
The Seven Color Nation had always been the largest country among the Ten Thousand Mountain Countries. Its territory was rich in natural resources, had a large population, and developed commercial trade, supporting the Seven Color Nation's abundant and powerful economic strength.
The prosperity of the Seven Color Nation was mainly due to its special political inheritance system. The Seven Colors Kingdom was made up of seven great families. The position of the king was decided by the seven great families every ten years based on their achievements in morality, military, and economy. If the leader did not have any obvious lack of character and integrity, he would then submit a petition to the Yuhui Mountain Lord of Wuwang Peak to accept the appointment and inherit the throne.
Therefore, in order to compete for the throne, all the families were committed to governance. This kind of bottom-up internal cultivation and external king, compared to the traditional hereditary system of the Wanshan countries, the Seven Color Nation could maintain the continuation of the country's prosperity and strength.
The seven major families of the Seven Color Nation were distinguished by the colors of their clothes, such as red, black, yellow, green, blue, white, and brown. The Bai Se family had been the country's ruler for three consecutive terms. During their term of office, they had a clear political system, rich people, and were clean and self-disciplined. They were loved by the people of the country.
At the time of the outbreak of the epidemic, the Seven Colored Kingdoms were about to enter the once-in-a-decade struggle for the throne. However, after nearly 30 years of continuous rule by the old king, Prince Shirakawa and the other adult princes suddenly died due to the epidemic. The White Family was thus in a dilemma of having no successor.
Because the Bai Se family did not have a successor, the Seven Color King did not want his twelve-year-old son to bear the complicated pressure of the struggle for the throne. Even if he succeeded to the throne, he would not have the support of his brothers and sisters. In the future, he would inevitably be alone. Moreover, the young king might not be able to convince the public at the moment. Therefore, Bai Tianji announced that the Bai Se family would withdraw from the competition for the throne and end the 30-year-long regime.
In other words, although Prince Baiyu was the young master and was representing the Seven Color Kingdom to attend the ceremony of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, all the countries knew that Prince Baiyu was not the future king of the Seven Color Kingdom. Naturally, they were not interested in Prince Baiyu.
During this trip, even if there were diplomatic missions that had always been on good terms with the Seven Color Nation, the diplomatic missions of the Seven Color Nation would reject them on the grounds that the young master was not feeling well, saving them unnecessary trouble.
After Tianlang and Xiao Bing finished talking, they walked to the next envoy. They were surprised to see a group of guards wrestling with each other in the snow. One of them was a tall and sturdy figure. It was the Prince Mu Tong of the Five Beast Kingdom that they were familiar with.
The Five Beasts Nation was a small, remote country among the Myriad Mountain Countries. It was located at the border of forests, grasslands, and deserts. It was surrounded by the five beasts, which was why it was called the Five Beasts Nation.
It was called a small country because it had a population of no more than twenty to thirty thousand people. However, it was located at the intersection of vast forests, grasslands, and deserts that stretched as far as the eye could see. The people of the Five Beast Nation usually hunted and herded for a living, and their horsemanship and hunting skills were the best among the Myriad Mountain Countries.
Although the people of the Five Beast Kingdom were brave and good at fighting, because the living conditions of the people were abundant, they were naturally not competitive. Therefore, they were open-minded and cheerful, modest and kind, and did not do evil to other countries.
The Five Beast Nation's King Pulan was the only female lead of the Myriad Mountain Nation. The King of Pulan's father and seven brothers had died on the battlefield in the 30-year war between the Wanshan Kingdom and the foreign tribes. They had defended the most important defense line for the Wanshan Kingdom. Just as the generals of the Wanshan Kingdom were exhausted, Princess Pulan took on the heavy responsibility of leading the remaining troops of the Five Beast Kingdom and successfully defended the northern border for the Wanshan Kingdom. In the end, the morale of the Wanshan Kingdom was greatly boosted, and they finally defeated the foreign tribes, winning the peace that had existed for decades.
Prince Mu Tong, who was representing the Five Beast Kingdom to attend the Crescent Moon Country's birthday, was the third prince of the King of Pulan. He was intelligent since he was young and was good at riding and shooting. Therefore, he was praised and supported by the King of Pulan and his brothers. Therefore, they jointly elected Prince Mu Tong as the Crown Prince of the Five Beast Kingdom.
Although the crown prince did not need to obtain the orders of the Crescent Country, according to tradition, the crown princes of the Myriad God countries would usually worship the four mountain masters of the Crescent Mountain as their teachers to guide the crown prince's character and conduct. Therefore, the crown princes would usually receive the support of the Crescent Mountain and become the future rulers of the country.
Prince Mutong was bold and forthright, and had won the trust and love of the Yuhui Mountain Chieftain. In the future, it was only a matter of time for him to receive an order from the King. Therefore, the King of Pulan had handed over most of the important tasks of leading the Five Beast Nation to Prince Mutong. Other than a few occasions of worship ceremonies, most of the state affairs had been handed over to Prince Mutong.
You Tianlang and Prince Mutong were about the same age and had similar interests. They had a good impression of each other. They had a few wine fights and knew each other very well. At this time, seeing Prince Mutong fighting on the snow, You Tianlang slipped to Prince Mutong's side on a whim and was caught off guard.
Prince Mutong felt that his opponent had changed, but because he was too close, he couldn't see the other party's face clearly. He could only sense from the color of this person's clothes and the technique of exerting force that this person was from the Yuaya Country. Moreover, he was highly skilled in martial arts but had no ill intentions.
After a fierce battle, Prince Mutong saw that this person seemed rude but was frank and direct. A warmth surged in his heart, because he had already guessed that the person who came must be the ceremonial officer of the Yuaya Kingdom, You Tianlang.
When everyone saw this uninvited guest suddenly entangled with Prince Mutong, they were all extremely nervous and wanted to come forward to drive him away. However, Prince Mutong took the initiative to wave his hand to signal for everyone to move aside. He even shouted,"This is a battle between heroes. Everyone, don't interfere."”
Hearing this, everyone retreated one after another. Although everyone was still full of doubts about this uninvited guest, with the personality of the Mutong Prince, this fight could not be persuaded no matter what. They only hoped that the Mutong Prince could retreat unscathed.
Prince Mutong had always been famous for his bravery and good fighting skills. However, Tianlang was a martial arts expert of the Crescent Country. Although it was said to be a hero showdown, it was actually Tianlang who played wrestling with Prince Mutong. On the surface, it seemed that both sides were evenly matched, but in fact, it was because of Tianlang's timely withdrawal of strength that both sides had the upper hand.
After dozens of rounds, both sides were satisfied. At this time, You Tianlang shouted,"I don't have any strength left. This old skeleton is almost broken by you!"!”
Then, he somersaulted twice and stood steadily five steps away. He bowed to Prince Mu Tong and said respectfully," I am You Tianlang of the Crescent Country. I welcome Prince Mu Tong of the Five Beast Country!"!”
Prince Mu Tong immediately tidied up his clothes and returned the greeting to You Tianlang,"Mu Tong of the Five Beast Kingdom greets Master You of the Crescent Country!"!”
Prince Mutong knew that You Tianlang's martial arts were strong, so he guessed that the person who came was You Tianlang's queen. He knew that he could not hurt You Tianlang with his skills, so he could use all his strength without leaving any leeway. It was different from the exchange between him and the guards, where they were afraid of hurting each other and did not dare to use their full strength.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, and Prince Mutong's power has improved greatly. My old bones can't take it anymore. In another two years, I won't dare to cause trouble for Prince Mu Tong!!”After saying that, he stepped forward and hugged Prince Mutong.
Prince Mutong had grown up in the forest, desert, and grassland since he was a child. He had always been happy to interact with such an unceremonious and hot-blooded man. Although the people of the Five Beast Kingdom were mostly forthright people, Prince Mutong's status was noble. No matter how forthright he was, it was not appropriate for him to be too direct with Prince Mutong. However, to this ceremonial officer of the Crescent Country, firstly, both parties belonged to different countries, so there was no distinction between master and subordinate. Secondly, each time they met, they represented their own countries, so their status was equal. Therefore, they were able to treat each other with their own nature, which was very enjoyable.
Prince Mutong was so happy that he used his arms to carry You Tianlang up high. He spun a few rounds on the spot and said,"Since I received the invitation three months ago, my heart has long been by your side!"!”
As Prince Mu Tong spoke, he immediately called for the guards to bring out the wine and said to You Tianlang,"This is the grape wine that I specially exchanged from the desert nomads. I specially brought it here to drink with my brother. Come, let's each drink a barrel first."”
Prince Mu Tong raised the wine barrel and drank it with his head tilted back. At the same time, he did not forget to signal the servant to give the other wine barrel to You Tianlang to drink with.
Seeing this, You Tianlang smiled bitterly, thinking that after a distinguished guest like him got drunk, he only needed to sleep for a night and continue on his journey tomorrow. As the host, I have official duties to attend to. There are still dozens of diplomatic missions to visit and appease. Even if I'm not drunk, just the smell of alcohol is still very disrespectful.
Just as he was about to reach out to stop Prince Mutong from drinking it all in one gulp, he saw Prince Mutong put down the wine barrel excitedly. He shook the empty wine barrel enthusiastically and smiled at him. He was full of anticipation as he signaled to him,"Brother, it's your turn!"!”
Seeing that Prince Mutong had already drank it as a form of respect, not to mention the affection between brothers, even if it was a courtesy to receive the envoy, this barrel of wine could not be saved. You Tianlang had no choice but to bite the bullet and drink it with his neck raised. He thought that when he faced other diplomatic missions later, he had to stand ten steps away, lest the smell of alcohol break the rules.
One had to know that the Five Beasts Country's warm friend, seeing You Tianlang being so forthright and not like the usual polite and refined protocol officials, was even more yearning for him. He finally finished the barrel of wine. Just as he was about to turn the barrel down to greet Prince Mu Tong, Mu Tong raised another large pot of horse milk wine and was about to drink it to his heart's content. He did not forget to shout,"This is the horse milk wine of the Desert Fire Race. Come!"!”
You Tianlang wanted to step forward to stop him, but the Five Beast Kingdom official happened to hand over a pot of horse milk wine. This time, he did not take it impolitely. After taking it, he could not stop Prince Mutong from drinking it in one gulp. The Five Beast Kingdom official said," My lord knows that you have official business to attend to. If it is inconvenient for you to drink with me, just have a sip. My lord will not mind."”
One had to know that the grassland people were not only good at drinking, but they were also good at persuading people to drink. Otherwise, if they always drank it all by themselves and their friends only tasted it, how could they drink it?
It would have been better if he hadn't heard this, but once he heard it, he was afraid that he couldn't put down the big pot of horse milk wine. You Tianlang could only touch his slightly protruding belly, pick up the wine pot with one hand, and pour it all into his stomach.
Although You Tianlang was not someone who did not drink at all, and he had the best martial arts, his alcohol tolerance was not bad. However, he unexpectedly drank a lot of wine, and the two kinds of wine might have conflicts. You Tianlang only remembered that when the horse milk wine pot was put down and Prince Mutong was about to walk towards him, he lost his composure and vomited all over Prince Mutong. After that, he lost consciousness.
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