The prince's personal bodyguard

The dragon boats were lined up neatly on the shore, their dragon heads raised high and their bodies colorful, as if real dragons had descended to the earth. The rowers held their oars, ready to go, their eyes revealing a sense of determination. The drummer standing at the bow held the drumstick tightly, waiting for the order.

The emperor spoke at this time. Bai Xinyin was too far away to hear clearly. The general meaning was that friendship came first, competition came second, and the spirit of unity, progress and courage should be passed on. After the game, each of the top sixteen winning teams was given a roasted pig. Bai Xinyin counted and found that there were sixteen boats in total.

The roasted pigs were ready and laid out in a row. They were freshly roasted and the aroma was very tempting. The winners were ranked according to their ranking. Whoever ranked higher got to pick first.

The first place dragon boat will receive a prize of 1,000 taels of silver, the second place will receive 800 taels of silver, and the third place will receive 500 taels of silver. In addition, each of the top three contestants will receive a pot of peach blossom wine.

Before the emperor finished speaking, Feng Jiu rushed over and said to Mu Yunxiao, "Your Majesty, can I borrow your Ah Si for a while?"

"This kid is becoming more and more disrespectful." Si Mochen watched the joke while fanning himself.

Mu Yunxiao didn't say anything. He looked up at Bai Xinyin, then at Feng Jiu, meaning, "Go on."

"My drummer suddenly got diarrhea for some reason."

The dragon boat of General Feng's family always won first place. That dragon boat was built under the supervision of General Feng himself. The boat was long and narrow, with a lifelike dragon head and a graceful and elegant dragon tail, as if a real dragon was swimming in the water. Every year before the Qianqiu Festival, General Feng would personally lead the young men of his family to practice rowing by the river, and the training would last for a whole day. Their slogans, gongs and drums, and the sound of rowing echoed by the river, as if announcing their determination and courage to the world.

The drummer's victory was key, but he had diarrhea at this very moment. No one would believe that there was nothing strange about it, but now was not the time to investigate this.

"Then why don't you find Changli and the others? Give me a reason?" Si Mochen teased.

"I just trust Ah Si. Ah Si can do anything!" Feng Jiu said so bluntly.

"But he has never been a drummer. Aren't you being too arbitrary? Well, you can call me brother and come back to Tianyi Pavilion to have a show. I can help out and maybe roast a pig."

Feng Jiubai said to him, everyone has roasted pig, right?

What if you haven’t eaten it?

"I just believe in Ah Si!" Feng Jiu was determined as a fool.

Bai Xiyin was very touched by Fengjiu's unconditional trust in her. But she had never played the drums before? You can trust me, but I can't?

"There's no time. Just play the drums to the fixed beat. I'll teach you." Fengjiu pulled Bai Xinyin and walked away, teaching as she walked.

"Hey, hey, don't go!" Si Mochen pretended to stop him.

"It's okay. Even if I'm ranked last, it's my Feng family's business. Don't blame Ah Si."

There was no time to change clothes, so on a sunny morning, a young man in white stood on a dragon boat and beat the drum, colliding with the members of General Feng's family who were dressed in red. The red and white contrast was very dazzling.

Finally, with a command, the dragon boat race began. The people cheered loudly, cheering for the team they favored, and some even placed bets on the outcome.

"I still think General Feng's dragon boat is the best!"

"I think Prime Minister Lin's is the best!"

"This is the first time the Jiangnan Hua family has come to Kyoto to compete. I heard they are very good. The southerners are used to water battles and have a lot of training. We in the north probably can't compete with them. I'm optimistic about them!"

……

The dragon boats flew out like arrows, and the rowers paddled in unison, allowing the dragon boats to shuttle quickly in the water.

She was wearing a simple white robe, the hems of which fluttered gently in the breeze. Her eyes were filled with determination and confidence. The young girl held a pair of drumsticks in her hands, and she gently waved them and struck the big drum on the bow of the boat.

As soon as the drum was struck, for some unknown reason, the dragon boat began to shake, as if it had lost its way.

Bai Xinyin thought: Is it because I started too fast? The tires are slipping like I'm driving a car?

When the other boats were far away, it started to speed up. But it was really fast, and the boat floated forward quickly.

Bai Xinyin quickly adjusted his mindset and beat the drum with a brisk and powerful rhythm. Every beat seemed to release his inner passion and energy.

The dragon boat rowers followed the drummer and kept adjusting their rhythm, trying to catch up with other teams.

More than one, two, three, four...

When it passed the tenth dragon boat, one of the dragon boats that was running side by side suddenly turned and rushed towards the side of Bai Xinyin's dragon boat.

If the technology is not good enough, how about ramming other ships to make up for it?

Bai Xinyin was thinking: Don't come over here! I can't stand your enthusiasm.

The men increased the beat of the drums. After all, General Feng was well-trained. As everyone shouted slogans, the dragon boat dodged at the speed of an arrow.

Before we could stabilize ourselves, a dragon boat in front of us suddenly spun on the spot and swept towards the bow.

The rowers on the dragon boat were also stunned by this sudden change, and they screamed in horror.

However, at this critical moment, the drummer of the dragon boat remained calm. She held the drumstick tightly and hit the drum head hard, producing one passionate drum beat after another. She guided the boatman to turn quickly, and with speed and skill, she managed to avoid the accident.

But the other dragon boats were not so lucky, and several rowers fell off with a "crackling" sound.

Dragon boat racing is so thrilling!

The emperor, representatives from various countries, and ministers on the shore were so upset by what they saw that some of them stood up, while others squatted on the table, no longer caring about their image!

There were four boats in front of them. Then a woman appeared at the stern of the third boat, playing the flute and posing there. The sound of the flute was very seductive.

Bai Xinyin, who had just arrived at the stern of their boat, saw that some of the rowers on the boat were distracted and slowed down.

Sister, rowing doesn't require oars, it all depends on the waves? Bai Xinyin felt a little helpless.

"The fox tribe's charm." Mu Yunxiao said. He knew Ah Si could handle it, but he was still a little worried.

At this time, Bai Xinyin used his inner strength to make the drum beat more rhythmically, trying to get the dragon boat back on track.

At this time, a more powerful flute sound broke the sky. The flute-playing woman vomited blood and fell headfirst into the waves of the river.

Big sister, let’s go and “surf” in the river!

On General Feng's dragon boat, the rowers' movements became more and more coordinated, and the dragon boat gradually stabilized.

"No wonder we didn't let Master Fengying go?" Changli said, "We were afraid that he would fight with that woman and then there would be another fight."

……

Encouraged by the drummer, the rowers of General Feng's dragon boat gradually calmed down and began to paddle with all their might.

General Feng felt that his heart was like climbing over mountains and crossing ridges, sometimes going up and sometimes coming down.

The common people watching the game had their eyes wide open and their mouths hanging open. It was so thrilling!

Finally, the dragon boat successfully got back on track and began to speed up. Their arms were waving, their muscles were tense, and beads of sweat were rolling down their foreheads, but their eyes were still firm, as if telling themselves that they could not give up and must win this game.

Just when this dragon boat was about to take first place, suddenly, a dark horse jumped out from behind. It was the dragon boat with the beautiful woman at the stern – the dragon boat of Jiangnan Hua’s family. I don’t know if it had taken a love potion or an elixir, or maybe it had been injected with chicken blood!

It seems that it is about to catch up with my dragon boat!

Is that a dragon boat? It should be able to fly if it has wings. Bai Xiyin was speechless.

Already caught up!

Wow, if they had been as fast as this to rescue Qu Yuan back then, I guess he would have been pulled out without even getting his clothes wet.

Already exceeded!