When Qiao Xianyong and his three masters and disciples arrived at the main platform of the Wulin Festival at the top of Wushan Mountain, it was already bustling with people. It seemed that there were definitely more than a thousand people.
The Wushan sect came out in full force this time. They may have called back all the disciples and apprentices from the branch, but they arranged the venue and order in an orderly manner.
It also cost a lot of money. People in Gaoping City said that the Wushan sect bought up all the hairy crabs, large crabs, white wine, and dried osmanthus flowers within a few hundred miles in order to make a name for themselves as "wine-watching and eating crabs."
They probably made a lot of money. The Wushan sect has always calculated its accounts clearly.
The three most noble positions are reserved for the most distinguished people in the martial arts world. But who will participate is still a mystery. Tickets for these three positions are free of charge. Meals are also provided free of charge by the Wushan Sect.
What they drank were real hairy crabs shipped hundreds of miles away from Yangcheng Lake, and what they drank was osmanthus wine made from 30 years of aging in Qingyuan Mansion. The disciples and servants brought by these three noble people only received a nominal fee of 20 yuan each.
These three positions are arranged due east of the center of the main platform, surrounded by greenery and protected from the sun and cold.
The second level is the New Wuyue Pai. The five heads also ate Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, but they did not rush. They also drank thirty-year-old osmanthus wine, but it was not a product of the top winery Qingyuanfu, but from Nanyang Town.
Home-brewed varieties. Since the Wuyue Sect is the most important participant, all fees are free. The positions of these five teams are arranged at the southeast and northeast ends, just on both sides of the three highest-level positions.
The third stage is the thirty golden invitations that the Wushan Sect sent down the mountain six months ago to distribute. The invitations are all the top leaders of the famous and upright sects in the martial arts world. Each invitation contains a leader.
There is a place for one person to attend the conference and a quota for bringing five disciples. Meals are also included. The crab viewing package includes hairy crabs from other lakes in Suzhou and ten-year-old osmanthus wine from Nanyang Town. The total fee for each invitation is fifteen taels of silver.
.The seats are arranged in two rows directly west of the main venue of the center.
The fourth level is eighty-eight targeted invitations. The invitations are all famous people in the world. They are famous people with a certain reputation, especially some rising stars in the world. This invitation is the most expensive.
, because it is the most sought-after, and there are many second-tier tasks. People in the world have always been eager to meet and curry favor with those super leaders that they cannot usually meet, or want to rely on this opportunity to become famous. Some even think that they have participated in the martial arts ceremony.
, you have already raised yourself to a higher level. Therefore, even if each person is limited to bringing three people, all he eats is hairy crabs from who knows where, and he drinks sorghum wine from who knows where, and each invitation costs 20
Five taels of silver, the invitations were in short supply. The fourth stall was arranged high and low behind the third stall, with a slight distance of about three meters from them.
The last level is two hundred non-directed invitations. The criteria for obtaining invitations are different, and they are basically in the hands of the Wushan sect disciples who go down the mountain to distribute invitations. Those who can pay ten taels of silver are somewhat famous within ten miles.
Anyone who has learned some complete martial arts may get an invitation. The food provided by the Wushan sect is also very sloppy, usually just blue crabs raised by Gaoping City itself, and liquor purchased from the city’s wineries at the lowest price. Two hundred servings
It was the number of shares set by the head of the Wushan Sect, but in fact the number of invitations sent out by the Wushan Sect was more than 500. The seats for these people are not fixed. As long as they keep a certain distance from the previous seats, they can sit wherever they want.
Everything is fine. No one will provide food or drinks. You have to pick them up yourself. What you get is basically cold food.
Of course, there are also some people who join in the fun but have no money. There are also many people who have wandered in from some forest in Wushan to avoid checking the invitation letters. But they all have to prepare their own food rations.
Wei Hong led Qiao Xianyong and Ye Mu through the crowded crowd as if no one else was there, and then magically took out a well-made golden invitation with ink edges and handed it to the Wushan sect disciple on duty. The man was respectful and respectful.
He unfolded the invitation and looked at it, then bowed and said, "Mr. Wei, the master of Xumi Palace, welcome you to the Wushan Sect martial arts ceremony."
Qiao Xianyong looked at the master in confusion, but Ye Muxin laughed secretly. She knew that the master had many ways to make obstacles not become obstacles.
Wei Hong, expressionless, chose an unobtrusive corner of the third stall and sat down. Qiao Xianyong and Ye Muxin stood beside him.
Although the seats at the back and down to the platform were filled with people of all kinds, some of the main seats were not full yet. Although there were not many people invited to the third stall, it was still a bit crowded. Qiao Xianyong looked around and saw that basically 80% of the people were here.
The martial arts people nearby turned their heads and wanted to chat with Wei Hong and ask for their names, but they were all blocked by Wei Hong's black mask.
Qiao Xianyong heard someone muttering next to him, "Where does this come from? I can't tell which sect it is." He laughed secretly in his heart.
At this time, I heard disciples of the Wushan Sect in eight directions beating giant drums in unison.
As soon as the drum beat stopped, I heard a disciple shouting in a long voice from the due east direction, "Everyone, please be silent. Now let's invite the Five Sacred Sects, the distinguished guests of this grand ceremony, to enter!"
Everyone fell silent, but they stretched their necks and stared excitedly at the artificially separated aisle next to them.
Mr. Qiao couldn't help but become curious. He was tall and stood on tiptoes to look over the heads of the people next to him. Wei Hong was still sitting upright, not knowing what he was thinking, as if he was completely uninterested in all the excitement.
The first person to come in was the host, the Wushan sect.
Two disciples of similar stature wearing dark robes walked in front, each holding a rectangular wooden sign in their hands. The sign in the hands of the disciple on the left read "Wushan Sect", and the sign in the hand of the disciple on the right read "Headmaster".
Liu".
Then slowly walking in was the current head of the Wushan Sect, Yunmengke Liu Qianfang. When he walked in, there were cheers from the audience, probably because of his insistence on the host. Liu Qianfang is about forty years old.
He has a long black beard and meticulously braided hair. Even though it is late summer, he is still neatly and meticulously dressed, wearing a black gold-embellished cloud-button gown. Liu Qianfang’s face is full of Chinese characters. He holds his hands in front of the crowd.
Say hello and say loudly, "Thank you for visiting our place."
Then he sat down on the first chair in the southeast, with about twenty chief disciples of the Wushan Sect standing neatly and solemnly behind him.
Then slowly came the Daishan sect, all wearing goose-yellow gowns.
The disciples of the Daishan Sect lined up very neatly. Even the expressions on their faces looked very neat. The steps taken by each row and column looked very consistent. They were more like a well-trained army than a martial arts warrior.
The people were all male, no one had long hair, and they all had short and lean crew cuts. The head of the Daishan Sect, Lu Chuyuan, was short in stature, but his eyes were bright and he scanned the venue vigilantly.
Liu Qianfang stood up to greet him. The two sat down next to each other and stared at the third Lingshan sect who came in.