I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

Although Mrs. Bonnet was ten thousand unwilling, she had no choice but to make arrangements now that she had no choice but to return her bow and arrow.

Knightly jousting was one of the most important events in a knight's career in medieval history.

Knight jousting first appeared in France in the 11th century, and then spread to England, where it quickly became popular.

There were no duels before the eleventh century, but most records describe who was aggressive and liked to fight with others, and there were no large-scale knightly contests.

The earliest knightly competition was basically no different from a melee.

There is no fixed scale or fixed time. It can be played individually against individuals or groups against groups. Due to the lack of clear rules, the competition often turns into a rough and bloody life-and-death struggle, which is no different from a real battlefield.

There was a knight's tournament that took place in England in 1273.

During a joust between King Edward I of England and the noble Earl of Chalon, the Earl of Chalon grabbed Edward I by the neck and tried to pull him off his horse.

Edward I felt humiliated in front of the onlookers and angrily accused the Earl of Chalon of violating the rules of the jousting. The Earl of Chalon argued that there was no rule saying that neck scratching was not allowed, so why should he abide by it.

The two sides argued each other's words, and the quarrel became more and more angry. In the end, the two men fought. When their men saw their master's attack, they all joined the fighting group, so the competition turned into a big melee. Later, the audience also joined the fight.

In the melee, more than 80 knights and followers from both sides died, and hundreds of followers and spectators died.

Anyway, now, whether in Britain or France, the rules for knights' competitions have become more and more complete.

Since this knight's tournament was an impromptu event, there was not much time to prepare. Otherwise, for a regular knight's tournament, invitations would have to be sent to knights in various territories of the kingdom, asking the knights to bring their horses and equipment to participate.

Although it is not a formal knight's competition, the nature of this competition is not simple at all.

Not only John's knights participated, but many knights from the family, like Mrs. Stan, hurriedly arranged for them to come and compete.

Mrs. Stan has always emphasized that Xu Siling is the 'perfect knight of the kingdom'. This not only makes Xu Siling the target of public criticism, but also helps Xu Siling build momentum.

As a believer in chivalry, John II recognized the knighthood as a very authoritative honor.

Otherwise, Xu Siling would not have been praised and recognized by John, and others would have started to talk about it.

From the bottom of her heart, Mrs. Stan looked down on Feier and Xu Siling who came from the countryside, a country noble and a country knight, especially the knight who was an executioner.

What the hell?

How can a country knight compare with a knight who has received orthodox military training?

So Mrs. Stan helped Xu Siling build momentum, and then arranged for her family's knights to defeat him. Didn't this help the Stan family fight for a share of glory?

The female nobles who can attend this noble tea party are all fools.

Mrs. Stan's calculation was so successful that people around her heard a rattling sound.

Therefore, the female nobles arranged for people to go home and find knights from their families to come and participate in the competition.

Fortunately, John II was a knight-errant and had a small dueling ground in his residence. Otherwise, he would not have known how to arrange it for so many female nobles.

Xu Siling and Fei'er came to the duel field. The other nobles were busy, but they were quite leisurely and looking for a place to rest.

Fei'er has arranged for someone to go find Anli and ask Anli to bring Xu Siling's horse equipment.

The other Fei'er wasn't particularly worried.

Xu Siling's strength is obvious to all in Raya Town. Although she is facing the elite knights of the Paris nobles this time, she does not think Xu Siling will lose at all.

The perfect knight?

My Xu Siling is fully worthy of this title, right?

"I didn't expect that attending a noble tea party would turn into this."

Fei'er smiled and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter. Chatting with those ladies is actually quite boring anyway. Xu, are you nervous?"

"Nervous. Probably so."

"You should really be nervous. Although this knight's competition is not very solemn, the people participating are very strong. Especially the people watching are all famous female aristocrats in Paris. Think about it if you win, you How many women do you have to seduce in this duel?"

Xu Siling was helpless: "At this time, you still have the heart to say this."

"Have you seen Princess Blanche?"

"Looked."

"Isn't it beautiful?"

"Beautiful." Xu Siling said calmly.

"If you win, with your style, you might be able to charm this 'beautiful and intelligent being in France' recognized by the nobles."

"Why should I charm her?"

Fei'er laughed playfully: "I think she stood up in the end. On the surface, she wanted to speak for you, but she obviously also wanted to see you compete with others. Otherwise, she is called a smart existence, and she really wouldn't persuade people to make peace. Say something like that. Maybe she has started to notice you and has a crush on you."

Xu Siling thought of something and couldn't help but shake her head: "No way, she quite hates me."

"How is it possible? How did you see it?"

Xu Siling can't say that he and Blanche had a strange meeting at the pavilion.

In Blanche's true words, Blanche just hates him and hates him.

"Feel."

Mayfair pondered for a moment and tapped her face with her finger: "No, my feeling is different from yours. I definitely feel that Princess Blanche is full of curiosity about you, and there is no way she is disgusting. ."

Xu Siling didn't know how to explain it, so she spread her hands.

While the two were chatting, Enri had already arrived with the horse and equipment.

Enri was particularly happy to hear that there was a knight competition. She was also a battle mad and eager to duel with different knights.

She excitedly came over fully armed with horses and equipment, but after hearing what Faile said and understanding the situation, she was immediately discouraged.

It's not that Mayfair doesn't allow Enri to participate, but this knight competition is a bit personal, and the last person participating must be a knight. How can a retinue and guard like Enri be qualified to participate?

Just when Enri was discouraged and helpless, Charlie jumped up to them and was a little surprised when he saw the horse equipment Enri brought.

"Mr. Siling, you just brought a set of armor weapons. Is it enough?"

Xu Siling was stunned for a moment before she could react. Anli didn't know who Charlie was, but she replied without hesitation.

"With Xu's strength, a set of armor is enough."

Charlie couldn't help but nod: "You're really confident."

The main content of French knights' competitions is the sprint with lances on horseback and the duel between individual soldiers on horseback.

Knights usually bring two sets of armor weapons to participate in the competition. The reason is very simple.

The knight's tournament is a large-scale gambling scene.

The gambling capital is not money, but the armor and equipment of the knight.

This is the reason why most knights yearn to participate in the Knights Tournament.

Immediately mount a spear and charge forward. If you defeat the opponent, all the opponent's equipment, including the horse, will become your trophy.

Even in some regional martial arts competitions, if you lose, you will become a prisoner of the winner, and you will have to spend money to redeem yourself.

Therefore, knights will bring two sets of armor equipment to participate in knight competitions.

If you lose the horse charge with a lance, you will lose a set of armor equipment to the horse, and you can wear another set of armor equipment to participate in a one-on-one duel under the horse.

The life of many knights is not particularly good, at best better than that of ordinary people.

The Knights' Tourney is not just a place where knights compete for glory.

It is also a place where you can make money relying on your personal strength.

Xu Siling looked Charlie up and down.

I have to say that Charlie looks very clever, but he is completely fearless. If it weren't for Charlie, things would never have turned out like this.

What could be done? Charlie is still a child, one year younger than Mayfair in terms of age.

Anyway, it's best not to let him fall into your hands, as his butt is at stake.

Charlie came to Xu Siling's side and said coquettishly, "Are you angry?"

Xu Siling ignored it.

"I'm telling you, I will encourage my father to play later. Remember to beat him hard! Don't show mercy to me. You can tell me about the reward afterwards. Did my mother just see any jewelry on her body? If you like it, tell me and I'll let you have it."

Fei'er raised her eyebrows, not expecting that Xu Siling and Charlie still had this kind of friendship.

Moreover, no one would encourage others to beat their own father.

Xu Siling sighed. Although Charlie was wise when he grew up, he is just a naughty and broken boy now.

After coaxing Charlie away, Xu Siling began to put on armor with the help of An Li.

Armor is so convenient if someone helps you put it on.

In order to show the elegance of the Raya family, Xu Siling decided to ride Anli's horse. Who gave Anli's horse a riding jacket with the coat of arms of Raya Town embroidered on it, which also made Anli feel a little involved, at least her horse was involved.

Fei'er, who had not been worried at first, suddenly became nervous when she saw Xu Siling was going to ride Anli's horse.

"Are you sure? Enri's horse has a bad temper."

An Li anxiously stepped forward to pat the horse and said seriously: "Miss Raya, it has been obedient recently, really!"

Fei'er wanted to persuade her again, but seeing Xu Siling shaking her head indifferently, she had no choice but to give up.

Xu Siling wore a chainmail robe and rode a horse leisurely into the duel venue.

The interlocking metal rings of the chainmail highlighted the dazzling light under the robes of the Raya family.

The horse is draped in an ornate, exquisitely custom-made horse coat, embroidered with the coat of arms of the town of Raya.

He held a shield in his left hand. The shield belonged to Enli. Anyway, his whole body showed that he, Xu Siling, came from the rural town of Raya.

There are already many knights in the duel field who are ready to fight, riding horses and whirring in circles to show their bravery.

And Xu Siling, riding a beautiful horse, appeared calmly in the duel, showing another kind of knightly style.

Calm and calm, unlike the noisy knight, he seemed calm.

An Li couldn't accompany Fei'er in the stands, so she needed to step down to help and provide support to Xu Siling.

None of the female nobles who had been around Mayfair before appeared. With Mrs. Stan's momentum, everyone's goal was Xu Siling, and they all aimed to defeat Xu Siling, the 'perfect knight of the kingdom'.

Even Mrs. Milton arranged for her own knights to come out to compete.

Sitting next to Mayfair's stand, the two looked at each other and smiled politely.

Just as An Li was helping Xu Siling adjust his leg armor in the audience, suddenly a heavily armed knight rode in front of them, attracting the attention of several people.

"I am Count Stan's knight, Wilbur Luke!"

"The Duke of Normandy calls you 'the perfect knight of the kingdom'. I don't accept it."

"This title should be awarded to the most powerful knight, not a lowly knight from the countryside like you."

"I'm here to tell you that the one who is going to defeat you on the court is me, Wilbur Luke!"

Many people in the stands cheered when they saw this scene.

Mrs. Stein was in the stands, covering her mouth with a fan and smiling happily.

Her own knight stepped forward to taunt him, of course it was her arrangement.

Of course, Mayfair was unhappy. She had already seen that Mrs. Stan was not getting along with herself.

Xu Siling just looked at the shouting Wilbur quietly and ignored him.

On the contrary, Enri was so anxious that if it weren't for the unequal status, she would have gone up to have a pre-game friendly match with Wilbur.

Seeing Xu Siling's delay in responding, Wilbur thought he was scared, so he laughed wildly and ran back to his position with his sword raised.

"Xu, why don't you yell back and scold him!"

Xu Siling just smiled and shook his head, not taking it seriously.

Not long after, many knights rode into the arena, all ready, and the female nobles cheered for their knights.

This time, the audience in the stands were all female aristocrats. In addition, the real goal of this knight's competition was to win the title of 'Perfect Knight'. Many knights were as excited as usual as if they had been pumped.

Mrs. Bonnet coordinated the rules and signaled everyone to come up and draw lots.

Of course, the knight would not go there in person, but would only ask his entourage to come forward to raise money, so the hard work fell into Enri's hands again.

An Li came back after drawing the lottery and only told Xu Siling that he would be playing in the second game. As for who the opponent was, there was no need to care.

The draw was soon over, and the first jousting charge was about to begin.

While Xu Siling and An Li were making preparations, Fei'er noticed the situation on Mrs. Stan's side. The two looked at each other quietly, both showing unkind expressions.

Feier thought to herself: "I don't even know who this Earl Stan is, it's like he has a grudge against me."

"Mrs. Stan doesn't know you either, but Count Stan's family does have some grudges against you."

There was a gloomy and soft voice beside Mayfair. Her blue eyes raised and she saw it was Blanche.

Blanche's beautiful face showed a slight smile, and she asked softly: "Miss Raya, do you mind if I watch next to you?"

"Of course I don't care about Princess Blanche, but I am the target of public criticism now. Everyone aims to defeat my knight. It's not good for you to be so close to me."

"I don't have a knight, so how can I have any conflict with you?"

Mayfair couldn't figure out Blanche's purpose of coming, so she didn't speak further.

"Others have arranged knights. It's not suitable for me to be with them, so I hid here."

"I also have a knight here, even though it's just one."

Blanche smiled softly: "There are too many of them. I don't like crowded places. Your place is just right."

Fei'er raised her eyebrows, wondering if it was her imagination. She felt that the beautiful princess in front of her didn't seem to have a high emotional intelligence.

"You said before that I have a grudge against Earl Stan's family? Why don't I remember that?"

"Actually, what happened is very simple. The relationship between Earl Stan's family and the Hamis family has always been very good."

Blanche didn't clarify, but Faile already understood.

It is inevitable that people will die in war, especially when Khamis seeks his own death.

But everyone in the Hamis family died.

The report said that they were burned to death due to the impact of the war.

Who believes it?

Although there is no evidence, everyone agrees that it was Fei'er who killed him.

Feier's behavior of killing people's families was actually looked down upon by the nobles, but she didn't care.

"The competition has begun." (End of chapter)