The Lantern Festival

"Alright, Qiye, stop talking back!"

The Emperor of Daqian spoke, then looked at Lu Changsheng and said, "Imperial Tutor, although my daughter speaks bluntly, she is kind-hearted. Perhaps you are not entirely willing to accept her. How about we have Qiye accompany you on your tour during the Daqian Lantern Festival these next few days? If you think Qiye's aptitude is acceptable, you can bring her along. If you don't think so, I won't force you. What do you say?"

Qian Qing said this.

Lu Changsheng thought about it and realized that since the other party was being so polite, it would indeed be a bit much not to give them a trial opportunity.

"In that case, let us do as His Majesty says."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Great Qian Emperor nodded with a smile and said, "Qiye, why don't you hurry up and follow the Imperial Tutor to his side and show him what you've got!"

After saying this, the Great Qian Emperor tossed another gold token to Qian Qiye and said, "This is the Imperial Authority Gold Token. If any fools offend the Imperial Tutor along the way, Qiye, you know how to deal with them."

"Father, I understand."

Qian Qiye accepted the gold medal and then came to Lu Changsheng's side, saying, "Teacher Changsheng, the Lantern Festival of our Great Qian Dynasty is an annual grand event. People from all over the world gather at the Lantern Festival. It's absolutely fun, and there are also many peerless women who appear. Come on, teacher, I'll take you there."

Qian Qiye excitedly pulled Lu Changsheng along.

Liu Qingfeng was also tempted.

A peerless woman?

There's something there.

After Lu Changsheng left the palace.

Qian Qing slowly opened his mouth and muttered to himself.

"I really hope the Imperial Tutor can help my daughter get rid of her habit of liking women. Alas!"

He spoke slowly, then rose and left.

At this time.

It gradually got dark.

Looking back, it felt like the vast darkness of night.

In the sky, a string of stars appeared dazzling and beautiful.

Inside the capital, lanterns and decorations were everywhere, and joyous sounds filled the air.

It evokes a feeling of "the flowers are heavy with dew at dawn, a sight to behold in Chengdu."

Lu Changsheng walked on the stone steps, which were covered with moss, adding to their charm.

Liu Qingfeng was overwhelmed by the variety of goods being sold by the vendors around him.

Meanwhile, Qian Qiye turned his gaze to the women coming and going.

"This Lantern Festival looks so-so, nothing special."

Having bought a windmill, Liu Qingfeng approached Lu Changsheng and began to speak.

I glanced at Liu Qingfeng, who was holding a windmill, looking like a mentally challenged child, just like those amnesiac fools in TV dramas, so stupid that it made people feel sorry for him.

"Eldest Senior Brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Liu Qingfeng noticed Lu Changsheng's strange gaze and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Nothing."

Lu Changsheng smiled slightly, patted Liu Qingfeng's head, and didn't explain much.

"What do you know? The grand finale of the Lantern Festival is not this kind of ordinary temple fair. It's still early. In half an hour, there will be Lantern Riddle Festival, where all the shops will bring out all sorts of interesting things as prizes, but the most important thing is to give away lanterns."

Qian Qiye said this.

"Give us colored lights? What do you need those for?"

Liu Qingfeng was curious.

"Sending you colorful lanterns isn't really a gift, but rather, oh dear, I'll take you there when the time comes. It'll be a lot of fun, and maybe Teacher Changsheng will even find his sweetheart."

Qian Qiye said this.

"The one I'm looking for? Is it really possible to find one?"

Liu Qingfeng was curious and began to have an idea about sending colorful lanterns.

Half an hour later.

It's raining in the capital.

It was just a light rain, a very light rain, like a mist, which added an indescribable atmosphere.

Under Qian Qiye's leadership.

The three of them arrived at the busiest Lantern Riddle Street.

The area is very spacious, with eight streets running horizontally and vertically, capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of people, but even so, it is packed with people at this moment.

Various colorful lanterns hang on both sides of the shop, each with a note on it.

The so-called colored lanterns are actually just word puzzles.

"Senior brother, senior brother, look! This thing can actually change color."

Liu Qingfeng pointed to a shop's ornaments, his face full of surprise.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng really couldn't take it anymore.

Brother, this is a world of immortals and heroes. What's so special about something that can change color?

Huh?

Does this stone change color?

Lu Changsheng also looked over.

This is something resembling a pebble, constantly changing color, which makes it seem somewhat magical.

"Shopkeeper, are you selling this?"

Lu Changsheng asked curiously.

This is not Spirit Stone, but it is strange that it can change color on its own.

"This item is not for sale. Young master, at the lantern festival, these items can be given to you if you can guess the riddle correctly!"

He said that.

Guess the riddle?

Lu Changsheng glanced at the strips on the colored lights.

I'm sorry, it's not that Lu Changsheng wouldn't guess.

But the writing system in this world isn't Chinese characters, so how can we guess?

What can we use to guess?

Lu Changsheng didn't know how. He glanced at Liu Qingfeng, who immediately glanced at the note and then said, "Senior brother, you're always the one who shows off. Today I'll show you what it means to be the king of riddles."

Liu Qingfeng looked confident and then said to the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, the answer to the crossword puzzle of this lantern should be the word Tian, right?"

He said with absolute certainty.

"No!" The shopkeeper shook his head.

"Ancient characters?" The shopkeeper shook his head as well.

"Wangzi?" The shopkeeper still shook his head.

"The character 'Xu'?"

"The character 'Lin'?"

"Kill?"

"The word ""?

"Tianzi?"

"Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li?"

"Zhou, Wu, Zheng, and Wang?"

"Rat and Ox?"

"The child is not being taught?"

"Awesome?"

"Go to hell!"

Liu Qingfeng went mad, his eyes turned red, but in Lu Changsheng's eyes, this was no riddle, but a dictionary recitation. In the end, Liu Qingfeng became even more enraged and was dragged down by Lu Changsheng.

Extremely embarrassing!

"Senior brother, don't hold me back! I must solve this riddle today, or I'm not leaving!"

Liu Qingfeng has lost his temper.

He stood there defiantly, and no one could pull him away.

"Don't embarrass yourself."

Qian Qiye chuckled to himself.

"I'm embarrassing? Come on, if you're so capable, you do it!"

Liu Qingfeng said irritably, then gestured for Qian Qiye to come up.

"Let's go then."

Qian Qiye glanced at the riddle, then said in a serious tone, "Shopkeeper, I am the number one riddle-solving king of the Great Qian Dynasty. Don't cry if you lose later."

Before even guessing correctly, she already showed off; Qian Qiye truly lives up to her name.

"Since it's a lantern festival, a bet is a bet. Please guess, young master."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the character for 'god', right?" Qian Qiye said with absolute confidence.

The somewhat frightened shopkeeper glanced at Liu Qingfeng, then at Qian Qiye, and then shook his head.

"One hundred characters?"

The shopkeeper shook his head again.

"New character?"

The shopkeeper shook his head again.

"Set up the character?"

"The word 'cheap'?"

"One word?"

"Two?"

"Three?"

"Four?"

"Go to hell."

Qian Qiye also lost, and was furious and embarrassed. What was even more shameful was that, not only could he not guess, but he also clamored that he would tear down the other person's shop.

He was dragged down by Lu Changsheng.

"Alright! Stop fooling around!"

Lu Changsheng glanced at the pale-faced shopkeeper and really didn't know what to say to the two of them.

If you can't guess, you can't guess. Why get so angry?

"Senior brother, I didn't mean anything by it. This shopkeeper definitely didn't want to give us anything. He deliberately gave us a strange riddle to guess."

"Yeah, yeah, I've seen plenty of these unscrupulous merchants. If you can't afford to lose, why are you even setting up a stall?" Qian Qiye couldn't help but say.

These two are typical examples of people who are useless themselves but blame others.

The shopkeeper was terrified.

He glanced at Lu Changsheng and immediately said, "Young master, I am definitely not the kind of person who can't accept defeat. I see that you are handsome and talented. Why don't you guess?"

He said this.

Make yourself guess?

Lu Changsheng didn't understand at all.

He could understand Chinese characters a little better, but he knew nothing about the script commonly used in cultivation.

But after thinking about it, I decided to speak up.

"It must be the word "gan"."

Lu Changsheng was just spouting nonsense. He then led his men away, telling them not to embarrass themselves here.

However, the shopkeeper couldn't help but show a look of surprise the next moment.

"Young master is indeed intelligent; this is the character 'Qian'!"

The sound startled Qian Qiye, Liu Qingfeng, and the onlookers.

Even Lu Changsheng himself was stunned.

How could you guess right even by guessing blindly?