Early the next morning after Zhao Jian and Lan Meier arrived at Xiamaguan City, Zhao Jian asked his men to go to several intelligence points in the city to inquire about the situation. These intelligence points had been arranged when King Yuwen withdrew from Xiamaguan City.

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Zemucuo went to visit the residences of several princes, nobles, and wealthy merchants in the city. These people had been very friendly with King Yuwen in the past and were also the main anti-war faction within Tufan.

Lan Meier had no special mission and was waiting at the inn, but she couldn't sit still, so she took her maid Xiaoqing out to wander on the street.

The city of Xiamaguan was extremely lively at this time. The streets were bustling with people coming and going, all wearing new clothes and beaming with joy. The vendors along the street were shouting at the top of their lungs, and the jugglers were trying their best to attract customers. There was a festive atmosphere everywhere.

Just when Lan Meier felt a little strange, the maid Xiaoqing told her: "By the way, today is Tufan's Eid al-Fitr, no wonder it's so lively." Then she briefly told Lan Meier about the Eid al-Fitr festival,

Said: "Miss Lan is so lucky to encounter such an important festival when she comes to Tufan for the first time."

Lan Meier thought angrily, what kind of Tufan country is this? It is obviously my territory in the Central Plains, but she was attracted by the colorful and exotic scenery in front of her, and felt that this place did not look like the territory of the Han people. In fact, she did not know

During the reign of King Yuwen, Xiamaguan City was an open city. All ethnic groups in the northwest region had trade exchanges here, and various cultures communicated and coexisted here, forming a multi-ethnic hodgepodge of places to live.

Lan Meier was attracted by the dazzling array of various products on the street, and she felt that her eyes were not full. At this time, a burst of cheers attracted her attention. She looked up and saw a circle of people surrounding the street corner in front, all standing on tiptoe.

Feet, neck stretched out to watch something.

Lan Meier walked over curiously, stood outside the crowd and looked in. She saw two big-headed dolls emerging from the circle, jumping up and down, waving their hands, not knowing what they were doing.

Xiao Qing stepped forward and shouted a few words to the crowd. When people turned around and saw a gorgeously dressed aristocratic lady, they all gave in and gave way to Lan Meier. Lan Meier and Xiao Qing walked into the circle of people.

inside.

It turned out that the performer inside was two people standing on stilts, wearing a large raincoat, twice as tall as an ordinary person, with a fake human head on their head. The head was painted to look hideous, which was very scary.

The two people's big heads were decorated with many long strips of cloth, like long hair. As they beat, they were dangling in front of their heads in a very funny way.

A Tuban artist shouted something loudly. Two big-headed men jumped together and stretched out their hands to make a fighting gesture. One hit the other on the head with his fist, and the other slapped the other with his palm. The two started again.

He stretched out his hand and grabbed the strip of cloth on the opponent's head, spinning it in a circle while howling.

The onlookers laughed, some shouted, and some howled along with the big-headed man.

Lan Meier didn't understand what kind of performance it was for a moment. At this time, Xiao Qing approached her and said: "That person said this was a Bigfoot performance. He said that the palace had captured a lot of Bigfoot, and they will be there the day after tomorrow."

During the grand ceremony, they were allowed to perform gladiatorial battles and kill each other. These two people on stilts were imitating Bigfoot's gladiatorial appearance."

Lan Meier suddenly understood. So there really are such giants called Bigfoot, and they have been captured by the Tufan people. The Tufan people can not only catch them, but also tame them and let them tear each other apart.

kill.

Lan Meier wants to know what this giant called Bigfoot looks like. Is it really similar to the fifth brother? But although the fifth brother looks more powerful and ugly, he is not as ferocious and terrifying as they painted.

. She was worried about whether there was a fifth brother among the Bigfoots caught by Tufan. If there was him, how to rescue him?

She stood there in a daze. Xiao Qing pulled her out of the crowd, but Lan Meier had no intention of continuing shopping. She immediately took Xiao Qing back to the inn in a hurry, wanting to see Zhao Jian and Zemu Cuo come back from their inquiries.

There is no news, but I want to tell them as soon as possible about the Bigfoot wrestling at the ceremony the day after tomorrow.

It was not until noon that Zhao Jian, others, and Zemucuo returned to the inn one after another. They immediately called Lan Meier to discuss matters together.

What Zhao Jian inquired about here was that there were rumors among the people that Tufan had captured and tamed many savages called Bigfoot, but no one had ever seen them. Recently, it was rumored that these Bigfoots had been sent to the front line.

Prepare to go to war.

Zemucuo said that a member of the royal family told him that Tufan had indeed been training some savages and planned to train them into warriors. However, although these savages were huge in size, they were relatively slow after being domesticated and their fighting ability was reduced. Recently I heard that,

The Tufan army has figured out a way to give full play to the abilities of these giants to help them conquer cities and lands, and has sent hundreds of savages to the front line.

Zhao Jian added: "In addition, I heard that there are still some such savages in the city, and they are planning to hold a gladiatorial competition at the Eid al-Fitr ceremony as a tribute to the conference."

Lan Meier nodded and said, "I've heard something on the street. They are planning to let these Bigfoots kill each other at the ceremony. They said that the Bigfoots were captured from the mountains. I was just thinking about it.

Will my brother be among them?"

"In that case, it is quite possible. If Wu Kui is found at the ceremony, how should we rescue him?" Zhao Jian felt that this issue was worth discussing, and continued: "There are tens of thousands of people at the scene.

It is unrealistic to rescue him under the eyes of others. It would be more appropriate for us to quietly follow him after the ceremony, discover where he is being held, and then try to rescue him."

"This is not appropriate. If the fifth brother appears at the scene, he will participate in the wrestling. He will not say whether he is alive or dead. Even if he is fine, he will be closely guarded in the future. It will be difficult to save him. I think that the scene

Although there are many people, they are all ordinary people. If they can manage to disrupt the scene, they can fish in troubled waters. It should be feasible to rescue him during the chaos." Lan Meier put forward a different view.

Zhemucuo thinks everything he said makes sense, but everything depends on the specific situation. He said: "What we can do now is to make all kinds of preparations as much as possible. Then we will act according to the situation on site."

Zhao Jian and Lan Meier agreed with what he said, and everyone decided that Zhao Jian would go down first to make preparations for evacuating from the scene, and Zaimuco would be responsible for getting their party's tickets to the ceremony and the seats for the ceremony.

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Chapter completed!