msmithbooks Chapter 33 The Lantern Festival
Chapter 33 The Lantern Festival
The night is as bright as the day, and the BMW carves the car and sings the building.
The laughter of the bustling crowd, the yelling and solicitation of vendors along the street, the pipa and singing from the row upon row of high-rise buildings, all the hustle and bustle combined into one's ears.
The brightly dressed young ladies and gentlemen on the long street wore masks, carried lanterns or waved folding fans, and smiled or looked forward to their eyes under the masks.There are bursts of cheers from the high platform for guessing lantern riddles in the middle of the street, the sound of silk and bamboo hanging high above the karaoke pavilion near the river, and the dancing clothes on the painted boats, carved beams and painted columns on the river.
In the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, most of them meet by marriage and get their wishes fulfilled.
Ao Yan pursed her lips, "If you eat any more, you really won't be able to keep up with the opening of Mingyue Tower's little song..."
Cheng Xiaobai stood up after eating the fourth bowl of chicken soup wontons, and the stall owner beside him took the broken silver and smiled from ear to ear: "My lord, go slowly—"
The young master's folding fan in brocade clothes swayed slightly, and the dark red hem was embroidered with golden thread moiré patterns, luxuriantly shining. Although he was wearing a hideous and terrifying bronze ghost mask, his beautiful eyes were exposed.Along the way, many women bumped into him.
The person next to him was wearing plain clothes and black hair, wearing a weird white mask without facial features, and matching his emotionless eyes, which saved a lot of trouble.
Ao Yan sideways avoided a woman in pink who bumped into her, but a silk handkerchief was stuffed in her hand. The woman took off her mask, looked back and smiled, revealing a face covered in powder, which scared him so much that he almost dropped his fan.
I heard the people around me say calmly, "In the past, you always said that you were so romantic and unrestrained, and attracted countless fairies and maidens to fall for you. I thought you were lying, but now it seems that you are wrong..."
Ao Yan was angry: "Qi Xiaobai!...You! You!..." Suddenly snorted softly, dragged people to a lantern stand, and said in a low voice, "...Oh, when you bought honey cold cake just now, I Sensing a hint of fairy spies, following us all the way here, it must be some beautiful female fairy playing in the lower world, who was attracted by this prince's charm, I dare to bet you, if I lose, I will..."
Cheng Xiaobai glanced at him, "Throw yourself into the sea, right..."
Ao Yan said to herself, "A beauty should match a delicate flower".Picking out an exquisite lotus lantern that overlaps, a section of the red candle weeps in the heart of the flower, dyeing the paper lotus with a charming color.He straightened his clothes again, waved his folding fan, and turned around.
The lantern fell to the ground before it was handed out, and the domineering voice was full of anger, "Why are you?!"
Cheng Xiaobai turned around and saw a slim woman standing three steps away, holding a bright yellow fish-dragon lantern.She has a plain face, half-drawn black silk, and a lotus-colored skirt with exquisite embroidery. She is smiling slightly and looks at her, her tone of voice is beautiful, as if she is reciting a poem, "Who am I? Thick and thick master...the fire here is too bright today, so I'm not afraid of attracting your coquettish jade silkworm brocade."
After finishing speaking, he looked at the hideous mask in front of him: "But your current appearance is much more handsome and upright than before."
Although what he said was harsh, his dignified and elegant temperament remained undiminished.Cheng Xiaobai followed the woman's hand carrying the lamp, and saw a small imprint on the white wrist, the lotus flower was red as if it was about to drip blood.
Smiling secretly in his heart, it turns out that this is the one who has been scolded by Ao Yan thousands of times for "vicious means only set fire, causing him to fall on Jiuyi Mountain", "vulgar and rude mountain village woman who is not a woman at all".
The anger in Ao Yan's chest surged up, "Feng Shuyuan!! Last time it was clear that you were cheating!"
The woman didn't even open her mouth to argue, she smiled lightly, with a silent mockery in her eyes, turned around and left.With a nimble figure, he disappeared in the crowd within a few steps.
Under the eyes of everyone, Ao Yan was not good at Teng Yun, so he pushed aside the crowd and chased after him, "Stop!"
Cheng Xiaobai thought, even if this person scolds others, he can match the word "Shu", much better than Ao Yan.
When he turned around, he froze in place.
Not far away, a woman in a white skirt with high temples walked out of a shop selling pearl hairpin hair accessories, the golden steps on her black hair swaying slightly with her graceful and slender figure.
Accompanied by her was a man in a purple dress.With a long back and long black hair, she looks elegant and elegant.
If you look at the same person for a hundred years, let alone the back view, you can recognize even a single hair.
Brother.
He felt that he should do something, at least take a look at his brother's face.These years can be different.
In the end, he just looked at that person, was overwhelmed by the crowd, and disappeared at the end of the long street with overlapping lights.
A bright firework exploded overhead.Surrounded by cheers like the sea.
I don't know if you are doing well or not.
Cheng Xiaobai turned around and bought a piece of glutinous rice mirror cake skewered on bamboo sticks. It was fragrant, glutinous, sweet and soft, served with crispy nuts and sweet osmanthus honey. It was wonderful.Eating while following the flow of people, wandering aimlessly.When passing by a fortune-telling booth, the sleeves were pulled.
The old Taoist was skinny and had a fluttering white beard. If you ignore the oil splashes on his Taoist robe, he really looked like a fairy.A dilapidated white flag hung on a bamboo pole beside it, with crooked words "Choose a name, ask about good and bad luck, divination of marriage, century-old brand name, fair price."
"Young master, please wait a moment. I see that your master's bones are so clear, and his appearance is long and phoenix..."
Cheng Xiaobai continued, "Wenqu Xingxia must not be a thing in the pool..."
The old man was surprised: "How do you know?"
"You said the same to the person who passed by just now, I heard..."
The old man choked up for a moment, touched his nose, "I haven't finished talking yet, there must be a big event in your life today..."
I just ran into a brother I haven't seen for many years, and he still hasn't seen me, is this a big deal?
Cheng Xiaobai shook his head after eating the mirror cake, "Except for life and death, what is not trivial in life?"
After speaking, he turned around and left, without seeing the flickering light in the old Taoist's eyes.
After taking a step, he couldn't move, and instantly broke out in cold sweat.He wears a magic talisman of Qi Buyan, which has protected him from everything for a hundred years, how strong is the person he met today...
I saw the old Taoist Shi Shiran coming forward, and the people around him seemed to have not seen this place.
The screen of Cheng Xiaobai's inner complaints was cracked.
I go!Brother, I'm so scared!
People are Taoists!We are monsters!Monsters should keep a low profile!Brain twitch, it's okay to go down a mountain!
But he still had indifferent eyes and expressionless face.
The old Taoist looked him up and down, "You are Qi Xiaobai?"
I will go again!This is not here to eliminate demons, but to seek revenge, brother!
We weighed the possibility of being released...
Nodding lightly: "I am."
The old man smiled: "Very good."
Hello brother-in-law! !
"How's Jiuyi doing? Has the pear blossom essence transformed?"
"Li Bai survived the thunder calamity and turned into a shape, everything in the mountain is fine."
After the casual answer, I was in a trance for a while, this development is wrong!Let's talk about the past before doing it? !
You have to die to understand, isn't that what the protagonist always does to delay time, "Who are you?"
The old Taoist stroked his beard: "The poor Taoist calls himself Wuyou."
I go!Don't say that this Wuyou is the one I have never seen before, the legendary chic and romantic...
"After all, you still have to call me Master."
give me a break...
After a while, he shouted in a polite manner: "Master..."
The old Taoist smiled and narrowed his eyes, as if this apprentice made him extremely satisfied, "Okay, okay, okay, Master will give you a present."
After all, he took his hand and carefully drew the rune on the palm, where the red light flowed, forming a complicated pattern surrounded by nine stars...
Cheng Xiaobai thought it was a talisman-like mark of a talisman, and thought to himself that this cheap master finally gave out some year-end bonuses, but he soon realized something was wrong.
Huge power rushed in from the palm of the hand, raging along the meridians all the way up, and the sea of qi was stirred up into a stormy sea, washing away every inch of bone and flesh uncontrollably.He wanted the old man to stop, but he couldn't make a sound. His fingertips were like a sharp knife cutting his palm, and the red light rune began to rotate...
He saw Nine Yi Mountain.Jiuyi is full of red mountains, misty and misty Jiuyi, green Jiuyi...
He walked through the mountains with a bucket.Walking through the familiar forest and mountain roads, through many caves and valleys that have never been visited before, through the gurgling creeks when the ice and snow melted in spring, through the sparkling and star-filled Luoxing Lake in summer nights, through The autumn rain is continuous and the trees are rustling, walking through the winter qiongzhiyushu and the ice-covered valley.
The power of the riot gradually calmed down, turning into a clear stream and flowing slowly along the meridians.
The withering and prosperity of every tree, the life and death of every bird and beast are connected with his mind.
He opened his eyes, and in his eyes was the entire stretch of Jiuyi, with floating mist.
The red light in the palm dimmed, forming a faint imprint of nine stars.
The old man smiled happily, "The contract is completed."
Cheng Xiaobai realized that he could move freely, raised his hand and looked at his palm carefully, "Why me?"
The old way is unpredictable: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked."
Cheng Xiaobai took out a silver coin and pressed it on the table.
The old Taoist put it into his arms immediately, "Isn't there no other way, your senior brother... he doesn't want to."
The corner of Cheng Xiaobai's mouth twitched, look, Taoist priests pretend too much, and it is inevitable that they will suffer from occupational diseases.
"Why don't you ask me if I want to?"
Shouldn't he be taught that with great ability comes great responsibility?Shouldn't express his determination to write a guarantee, swear to protect Jiuyi with his life in this life, the mountain lives and the person dies in the mountain... Ah bah!
The old man looked at him inexplicably: "I asked you what to do, isn't it already done?"
Cheng Xiaobai was completely helpless: "Do you know me?"
"Now we know each other."
"You just hand over the Nine Yi Mountain Realm to someone you just met?"
The old Taoist felt a little wronged: "When my master gave it to me, he couldn't even pronounce my name correctly..."
Before leaving, I glanced at the white flag on the bamboo pole: Fortunately, it didn't say "produced by Jiuyi, it must be a boutique".
Sure enough, I shouldn't have expectations of Master.
After walking a few steps, I met Ao Yan, who had already taken off his mask, and was standing there dejectedly. When he saw him, he ran over immediately, pulled his sleeves and asked, "Where did you go? I've been looking for you for half an hour!"
Cheng Xiaobai looked back, but there was no sign of a fortune-telling booth.
Seeing that he didn't answer, but still looked around, Ao Yan took two steps closer, pulled up his sleeves and pulled him forward.
Cheng Xiaobai was about to push his dog's head away, but just as he raised his hand, he saw Ao Yan retreating three steps as if struck by an invisible force, her face was pale and her eyes widened, her face full of horror.
no? !That's how the bond was formed just now, could it be that the hidden level has been touched to open the protagonist mode and the golden light is shining?
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly froze. The tall shadow behind him completely engulfed him, and the very familiar temperature was close at hand.
A deep and deceptive voice gently swayed in my ears: "Lights and fireworks, swim with arms, junior brother is so excited."