How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

After passing through the Animal Ice and Snow World, you will arrive at the center of the ice rink.

What came into view was a giant ice dragon that was ten feet tall and winding. The transparent scales on the dragon's body were lifelike, as if they could turn over, and its sharp claws flew through the ice clouds. On its raised dragon head, a pair of dragon eyes were majestic without anger, and in its mouth was a huge ice ball. There was only a little golden candlelight, but it made the whole ice ball look like a golden bead, dazzling in the night.

However, the most amazing thing is not the ice dragon, but the giant human-shaped ice sculpture that is nearly two meters high. The ice sculpture of Emperor Jian, wearing a dragon robe, stands in the center of the ice rink. His deep eyes seem to be overlooking his kingdom. The dragon robe carved out of ice seems to flutter in the wind, and the ice dragon under him is entangled in it, just like the emperor of heaven descending to earth. His majestic and huge figure is shocking.

"Tsk, I am so majestic!"

Emperor Jian looked up at his ice sculpture, his heart filled with joy.

This must be the image of him in Ze'er's mind!

That guy looked disgusted with me on the surface, but he admired me in his heart~

After passing the most eye-catching ice sculpture in the center, you can see many houses and bridges made of ice, and even a lotus pond. There are various small ice rinks for games scattered around. Soldiers have already been standing guard, holding signs to introduce how to play.

By the time they got here, Jiandi and the others were already tired, so they decided to go to the nearest rest stop to have a rest. Around the ice rink, there were many small wooden houses with charcoal fires, which could provide temporary warmth for the people who couldn't stand the cold winter.

The common people and business tycoons outside, sitting on the balcony looking at the various ice sculptures inside, could not wait to get out.

When can I get in?

One merchant couldn't help but ask the soldier who was maintaining order on the balcony, "Sir, when will the ice sculpture festival start?"

The soldier looked at the sky and said, "It should be soon. Once the fireworks show starts, we can enter."

Fireworks show?

What is that?

There is no mention of a fireworks show in the "Ice Sculpture Program List". Could it be some special surprise?

Shang Hao was just thinking about it when he suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound and something suddenly exploded in the sky. They all looked up in shock and saw a huge cluster of white fireworks blooming in the night, which was breathtakingly beautiful and rare in the world.

Then, fireworks as bright as shooting stars shot up into the sky and bloomed in the night sky of the ice rink, adding another shocking visual enjoyment to this ice sculpture festival.

"You can enter now--!"

Following the soldiers' shouts, everyone came back to their senses from the stunning fireworks, and rushed into the ice rink excitedly, savoring the experience.

The visual feast of ice and snow, like a sea of ​​tidal waves, rushed into everyone's eyes. The severe cold had long been forgotten under the visual enjoyment. They wrapped themselves tightly in the fur coats they bought at high prices to keep warm and headed towards the ice sculptures and games.

After Emperor Jian had a good rest, he headed towards the game area.

The first attraction we visited was the "ski ladder". Many tall and handsome soldiers, holding a large basin in their hands, waved at the women passing by and actively sold them the ski ladder. Some even demonstrated how to use it, which looked very interesting and exciting.

These soldiers had been trained by Xie Chengze, and their words were so sweet that they coaxed the ladies into taking out their copper coins, sitting in the big basin, and then being carried by the handsome soldiers, they slid down the high snow ladder.

There were constant screams at the scene.

That is to say, the people of the Jian'an Dynasty were open-minded and not so taboo about the differences between men and women. Many girls enjoyed watching the show, and after finding that they could even touch the soldiers' armor, they came forward one after another, taking out copper coins while curiously touching the armor and swords that they had never been able to touch before.

The wives and daughters of the wealthy merchants were envious and wanted to go skiing on the snow slide. Some wealthy merchants did not want their wives and daughters to be hugged by strange men, so they were deceived by the soldiers, saying things like: Those who do not spend money on their wives will be poor for three lifetimes, or that the wives should enjoy themselves after working hard to raise children, or that the wives and daughters can sit in the same basin together, so that the wealthy merchants willingly paid money and opened an elegant passage for their wives and daughters to enjoy playing without waiting in line.

"You guys want to play..."

Before she could utter the word "ma", she saw Concubine Rou and Noble Lady Da pulling Concubine Xi away from the team and walking towards the ski ladder. They threw silver generously to the soldiers, and then each picked a handsome soldier they liked and went to the ski ladder.

Emperor Jian held the funds "rewarded" to him by Xie Chengze in his hand and was silent for a moment.

He almost forgot that Concubine Rou is rich and Concubine Da is also a native of Liaozhou. They don't need him to pay or play with them. They can find fun on their own.

He had no choice but to look at Cao Qingran, "Queen, do you want to play?"

Cao Qingran glanced at him, his face indifferent, but his right hand was already extended, "Money."

Emperor Jian took out a piece of silver and said, "Do you want to use me..."

"No need." Cao Qingran turned around and left. She did not call the soldiers to play with her. She sat on the big basin by herself and slid down.

The cold wind blew across my cheeks like a raging tide, as if I was flying in the sky, or as if I was standing on a high wall and jumping down. It was a feeling that I could never experience in the deep palace, or perhaps... I could only experience it once.

After falling to the ground, Cao Qingran touched his rapidly beating heart, and it took a long time for him to calm down.

This is probably the taste of freedom in her mouth.

Hua Ning, you are right, Liaozhou is beautiful, really beautiful.

……

After sliding down the snow slide, Jiandi was still not satisfied, but his attention was soon attracted by the second game.

This kind of game is called "ice skating". You need to wear ice skates and slide on the ice. Many soldiers are sliding among them. Their free and smooth posture attracts many men to stop and watch, which they feel is very interesting.

It's like mastering martial arts, which is every man's dream.

"Don't miss it if you pass by~ We rent and sell skating teachers, and can teach the art of skating! A low-level teacher only costs 20 coins per hour, and a high-level teacher only costs eight taels of silver per hour~"

There were soldiers walking back and forth hawking their wares, and inevitably someone asked, "What's the difference between these high and low grades?"

"Hey, you've hit the nail on the head!" The soldier answered quickly, "The low-level skating instructor can only teach you simple skating methods, such as skating from one end to the other. The high-level skating instructor knows a lot more tricks. You can learn all kinds of skills quickly. The most important thing is that our high-level skating instructors are carefully selected. They are all handsome, skilled, and quick-witted. They will never let you get hurt!"

A wealthy businessman could no longer hold back and said, "Give me an hour then!"

"So, does the lady want to play?" the soldier hurriedly asked the rich businessman's wife.

"Ah? Me? Can I do it?" The lady was surprised. She looked at the rink full of men skating and hesitated. "I can't do it... I don't know martial arts."