The Peach Blossom Bridge was crowded with people.
Near the pier of the Peach Blossom Bridge, dragon boats were on the water, and the participating teams were rubbing their hands.
The name of the Peach Blossom Bridge sounded romantic, but it was not small. It was a huge steel arch bridge spanning the Qinan River. There were also railway tracks on the bridge, through which people could pass.
Because of the dragon boat race today, there were many people gathered here.
The Peach Blossom Bridge was in the Huilong District of Shang Jing City. When Xia Pingan arrived, he was also startled by the liveliness here. The square next to the Peach Blossom Bridge and both sides of the pier were packed with people. At a glance, it looked like a New Year market. There were too many people, at least 70,000 to 80,000 people.
The policemen in black uniforms were more or less useful at this time. They were blowing whistles and holding red batons, trying their best to maintain order here. Many places on the street, the square and the bridge were cordoned off.
Many cruise ships were leaning on the wide Qinan River, waiting for the dragon boat race to start.
Some of those who were sitting on the cruise ships to watch the dragon boat race had already bought tickets, while others were either rich or respectable.
It must be very difficult for ordinary people to find a person in such a place, but for Xia Pingan, he only needed to search with his "remote vision" ability and instantly found Caocao.
Caocao was on the Peach Blossom Bridge, occupying a good position to watch the dragon boat race. She was also tiptoeing, trying to find herself in the surrounding crowd.
Well, she hastily changed into a blue dress and wore a beautiful garland on her head. Her hair was tied into a beautiful bow with a red silk scarf. Her black hair was draped over her shoulders. She looked like an immortal, beautiful and moving. She had a different kind of beauty in the surging crowd.
Taking a closer look, there were several experts disguised as ordinary people in the crowd around Caocao. Therefore, although there were many people around her, Caocao's surroundings were relatively relaxed, leaving no trace. Caocao seemed to be unaware of it.
There were many young men and women here to watch the dragon boat race …
Just when Xia Pingan saw Caocao, two sloppy young men in the crowd also saw Caocao. Their eyes lit up. After exchanging a glance, they revealed malicious smiles and squeezed towards Caocao from both sides of the bridge.
Caocao didn't notice anything wrong at all and was still looking around …
Then, a figure suddenly rose from the bridge …
Plop … Plop …
The water under the bridge splashed in all directions, and the two people inexplicably fell from the bridge into the river.
"Ah, someone fell into the water …" The people on the bridge shouted.
Stone is used to this kind of thing. Every year when he watches the dragon boat, someone will fall into the water. Looking at the two people struggling in the water, the people on the shore and the bridge laugh. They are not nervous at all. Instead, they are more cheerful. Only the police who maintain order take a lifebuoy from the shore and throw it into the water, letting the young man swim to the shore by himself.
Xia Pingan walked through the crowd and came to the bridge. He finally saw Caocao.
"Ah, you're here …" Caocao saw Xia Pingan squeezing out of the crowd. His eyes lit up as he waved at Xia Pingan happily.
Xia Pingan also squeezed to Caocao's side. He exhaled and smiled, "Phew, I didn't expect there to be so many people here …"
At this moment, Xia Pingan had recovered his original appearance in front of Caocao instead of "Yang Cheng". Only when he was in the Duke of Zhou's Building and the night market of Tianyuan Bridge did he change into Yang Cheng's appearance. It was Yang Cheng who bought the Realm Bead and divined the dream. No one would think of him.
"Cough cough … Did you notice anything different about me …" She hastily pulled her skirt and spun around in front of Xia Pingan. The expression on her face was clearly saying, "Hurry up and praise me."
Xia Pingan said in all seriousness, "By the way, I found a strand of hair beside your ear split open …"
Caocao glared at Xia Pingan as if she was a bit angry. However, in the blink of an eye, she burst into laughter, "You can even find a split hair of mine. You're smart!"
Xia Pingan looked at the dragon boat teams and the crowd on both sides of the bridge. He frowned slightly as he thought, "If the Blood Demon Church makes a move here today, it will be very funny."
However, was the Blood Demon Church really so bold?
Among the crowd on both sides of the bridge and the pier, Xia Pingan also found many "colleagues" of the Huilong Supervision Bureau here. It seemed that the officials were still on guard.
"By the way, where did this dragon boat team come from? I don't think all of them are from Shangjing City." When Xia Pingan saw the dragon boat teams flying all kinds of colorful banners, he felt a little strange. Those banners included family banners and business group banners. He had never seen many of them in Shang Jing City.
"Of course, these dragon boat teams come from the provinces of the Shang Dynasty. There are also some in Shangjing City, but most of them are from the provinces. It costs about 50,000 gold coins to participate in a competition here …"
"Do they need so much money?"
"Of course, it's a chance to show your face in Shangjing City. The winning team will be rewarded with 500,000 gold coins and can also be invited to the imperial city to participate in the state banquet. Therefore, every year at this time, the rich merchants and aristocrats in the provinces of the Shang Dynasty would prepare teams to compete in the dragon boat competition at Qin 'an River. Just take it as a show of wealth. The dragon boat competition will last for seven days. Hundreds of teams will participate in each competition …"
It was probably Caocao's first time to watch the dragon boat with so many people on the shore and the bridge. She looked quite excited. She kept chattering in front of Xia Pingan and told him all the history of dragon boats in Shangjing City.
However, Xia Pingan was calculating in his mind, "Hundreds of teams, 50,000 gold coins for each team. In this way, they could make tens of millions of gold coins by holding a dragon boat competition every year. It's too amazing. It's even more awesome than the Olympic Games."
When Xia Pingan and Caocao were chatting on the bridge, a slender, white, gorgeous cruise ship passed under the bridge. It seemed that the cruise ship was also here to watch the dragon boat competition.
Someone was standing on the deck of the cruise ship. Xia Pingan naturally glanced at the yacht.
The people on the cruise ship seemed to be looking at the scenery on the shore and the bridge.
Then, Xia Pingan saw Yan Duo on the white cruise ship.
Yan Duo also saw Xia Pingan on the white cruise ship.
Xia Pingan thought that he was dazzled. He rubbed his eyes and looked over again. 'F * ck, that's Yan Duo.'
Xia Pingan could recognize Yan Duo's temperament even if he turned into ashes.
Yan Duo had changed his hairstyle. He had short black hair and a manly beard around his mouth. He was wearing a white shirt and black breeches. A few buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned, revealing his chest. He looked like a playboy among the nobles. On his right hand, he was holding a beautiful young woman in a palace dress and a hat with a beautiful bird feather. The young woman was pointing at the scenery by the Qin 'an River and talking to Yan Duo.
Of course, Yan Duo, who was accompanying the beautiful countess on the cruise ship, also thought that he was dazzled. Almost at the same time, he rubbed his eyes and looked over again.
Xia Pingan on the Peach Blossom Bridge did not change much in Yan Duo's eyes. He was wearing an exquisite black coat and a top hat. He looked like a gentleman from the capital. Looking at Cao Cao beside Xia Pingan, Yan Duo was also dazzled by Cao Cao's peerless beauty. Yan Duo also cursed in his heart. 'F * ck, Xia Pingan, that bastard. How can he be surrounded by such top-notch girls wherever he goes? Is there any justice in this world …'
The two people who participated in the "Heaven Patching Plan" from Earth to this world had a dramatic encounter here. For a moment, both of them were surprised, happy, and speechless.
Xia Pingan did not jump down, and Yan Duo did not jump up. The two of them just looked at each other. As their eyes met, the white cruise ship gradually disappeared into the distance.
On the yacht, Yan Duo suddenly thought of something and gestured to Xia Pingan. Xia Pingan also nodded.
Behind the white yacht, there was a very special cyan flag. On the cyan flag, there was a golden anchor and a green bird. In the dragon boat team in the distance, there was a team with the same flag as the one on the yacht.
"Where did the white cruise ship come from? It seems that they also sent a team to participate in the dragon boat race …" Xia Pingan asked Cao Cao.
Cao Cao glanced at the flag on the white cruise ship and said naturally, "That's the emblem of Countess Lin Qing of Beihai. Countess Lin Qing is a very famous female widow and rich woman in the Shang Dynasty. Every year, she would send a team to participate in the dragon boat race in the capital city. However, in just a few years, the team she sent only achieved the 17th place …"
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