By the riverside, countless men and women put down river lanterns and silently made wishes.
Legend has it that on Lantern Festival, if you put down a river lantern in the river and write down your wishes, they will come true in the coming year.
Zhao Liusu also bought a river lantern, wrote down a long wish, put it into the river excitedly, and watched his lantern float away.
In the crowd, a green and white figure walked across the river bank, and missed the red figure in the crowd, with eyes that also couldn't see emotion, showing the ruthlessness of the martial arts journey.
"What wishes are written on the lantern?" On the river bank, Ning Chen glanced at the floating river lantern and asked casually.
"I won't tell you"
Zhao Liusu quickly shook his head and said.
"Little girl, what is there to keep secret?" Ning Chen chuckled.
"Hmph"
Zhao Liusu wrinkled his little nose and gave someone a big eye roll.
"You are a prisoner" Ning Chen reminded.
"What's wrong with the prisoners? Prisoners also have human rights," Zhao Liusu retorted without any intention of being a prisoner.
"Heh"
Ning Chen smiled and did not argue with the little girl. He looked at the bustling crowd and said, "Go and have a look elsewhere. Don't you want to see the lanterns?"
"Yes"
Zhao Liusu nodded, immediately forgot about the quarrel, and bravely squeezed into the crowd.
Ning Chen followed behind him in no hurry. If he encountered someone who was short-sighted and wanted to take advantage, he would secretly slap them away.
Although this girl is a prisoner, she doesn't have any bad intentions after all. There are not many beautiful things in the world, and he doesn't want to destroy them with his own hands anymore.
"Hurry up"
Zhao Liusu turned around and saw the man behind him walking slowly behind. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He turned around, grabbed his arm and walked forward quickly.
"Didn't your family teach you how to protect men and women?" Ning Chen asked casually.
"My beautiful sister is not afraid, so what am I, a little girl, afraid of?" Zhao Liusu returned confidently.
Ning Chen smiled softly. Just now he was angry that she was a little girl, but now he admitted it to himself.
"There are a lot of people there, let's go take a look."
In the distance, there was a crowd of people. When Zhao Liusu saw this, he became interested and hurriedly walked over there.
"It's about guessing lantern riddles"
After arriving, Zhao Liusu squeezed in hard and found out that she was guessing lantern riddles. She immediately made a bitter look on her face. Lantern Festival had never guessed the lantern riddles before.
The gifts for the lantern riddles are pretty good. If you guess five and get three or more correct, you will get a Kongming Lantern and a small lantern hanging as a gift.
Zhao Liusu wanted a gift and looked at the man beside her eagerly. He should be a little smarter than her.
"Guess, it's okay"
Ning Chen handed over a small piece of broken silver and said softly.
"How many do you want?" Zhao Liusu asked softly.
"As many as you want. Once you've guessed enough, let him change the money." Ning Chen chuckled.
"Okay"
Zhao Liusu immediately put on a smile again on her pretty face, handed over the money, ready to wipe out the shame of many years.
However, after seeing the first lantern riddle, the smile on the little girl's face froze.
Riddles on the lamps: There are holes but no insects, there are nests but no peaks, there are threads but no silkworms, and there are no people under umbrellas.
Zhao Liusu I thought hard, and then, there was no more.
"I can't guess," the little girl said with a bitter look on her face.
"Lotus root"
Ning Chen whispered to help cheat.
Zhao Liusu's eyes lit up, he quickly wrote down the answer and handed it to the stall owner.
"The little girl is so smart, do you want to continue guessing?"
The stall owner chuckled, and he also saw that the answer was secretly told by the young master just now, but this Lantern Festival just wanted to be happy. The gifts were not expensive, and it was a trivial matter to take away a few.
"Guess"
Zhao Liusu said happily.
The riddle on the second lantern: Madam Hong, go up to the high building. My heart aches and tears flow.
Zhao Liusu is stupid again.
"Candle"
Ning Chen continues to help cheat, said.
Then, the third lantern riddle: No one has planted this flower since ancient times. It will bloom before the middle of winter. It is strange to have no roots and leaves. The spring breeze blows it back to the sky.
"Snowflake"
It's still cheating, someone can help answer.
"Little girl, why don't you change the variety?" the stall owner handed over the reward and said with a smile.
"Okay"
Zhao Liusu nodded quickly, sure that this type of lantern riddle was not suitable for her.
Ning Chen didn't stop it and just let the little girl do whatever she wanted.
"Guess the animal." The stall owner was kind enough to find a simple one.
The first animal riddle: The ship's planks are hard and its deck is high. Four oars, slowly rocking.
Zhao Liusu saw it, pursed his lips, and whispered, "I can't."
"Turtle"
Ning Chen quietly helped answer the question, feeling speechless at the girl's intelligence. It was not easy to not answer any of the four lantern riddles.
Little girl, enjoy the cool night. Bring a lantern and shine.
"Fireflies"
With flowers and feathers on her head, she wears a colorful cheongsam. Traveling around all day long, only knowing how to be happy and carefree.
"Butterfly"
As for the animal riddles, someone helped me cheat, and I finally solved them.
After handing the reward to the little girl, the stall owner glanced at the young man in front of him and said with a smile, "Sir, please guess a few."
"Yes"
Ning Chen nodded, feeling embarrassed that he always helped this girl cheat.
The stall owner made a selection, took out the more difficult Chinese herbal medicine riddles, and placed them in front of the table.
The first riddle: April in the world is full of beauty.
Ning Chen thought for a while and wrote three words, "Spring is gone"
The second riddle: Returning from stepping on flowers, butterflies wrap around your knees.
Ning Chen thought for a moment and wrote two words, "Cyperus cyperus"
The third riddle: gushing.
Ning Chen looked at the little girl, who quickly shook her head and said, "I can't."
Ning Chen chuckled, no longer expecting this girl, picked up the pen and wrote three words again, "Long flowing water"
"Young Master is so knowledgeable and admirable."
The stall owner sighed, this was already a very difficult lantern riddle, and the young man in front of him was really extraordinary.
"Excessive reputation"
Ning Chen responded, then looked at Zhao Liusu and said, "Are you still guessing?"
"No more guessing"
Zhao Liusu pouted and shook his head. He knew everything, but she knew none. It was so shocking.
"Then let's go" Ning Chen smiled.
"Okay"
Zhao Liusu nodded obediently this time and responded.
"This young man, my lady has invited me. I wonder if I can move."
Just as the two were about to leave, a girl dressed as a maid came forward and said respectfully.
"No," Zhao Liusu said, hugging someone's arm to show ownership.
"Sorry, please go back and tell your lady, just say that you really can't get away at the moment, so I won't bother you."
Ning Chen replied politely, and then walked towards the other side with the little girl.
The maid walked back to the flower boat in the river and bowed respectfully, "Miss, he refused."
"Well, don't force it, just let it go."
Behind the bead curtain, a hazy figure spoke and answered.
"Yes"
The maid took the order, turned around and left.
In the crowd, Ning Chen asked softly, "Where are we going now?"
Zhao Liusu looked at it, and when he saw the big stage not far away, he pointed and said, "Go over there and watch the show."
"Wouldn't it be better to go back and watch your sister Die sing?" Ning Chen asked in confusion.
"It's all out. Take a look for a while. If it doesn't look good, go back." Zhao Liusu responded.
Ning Chen nodded, said no more, and walked together towards the stage not far away.
On the stage built with white wood, the beautiful female dancers and the old dancers celebrate the festival together.
With the sound of bells and drums, the Hua Dan and the Lao Dan retreated, and the Wu Dan came on stage, wearing a crown and feathers, a pheasant tail, a full dress, and gorgeous makeup, which was stunning.
"It's Sister Die" Zhao Liusu recognized the woman on the stage at a glance and shouted happily.
"Yes"
Ning Chen nodded, Senior Sister Die didn't follow them out, he didn't expect to come here.
In the distance, a man in green and white clothes stood and looked at the woman on the stage, frowning, is it her?
The sound of gongs and drums started again, Wu Dan performed martial arts, and his spear danced like a swimming dragon. His talent and beauty shocked everyone present.
Under the stage, Ning Chen watched the martial arts. Gradually, his martial soul was stimulated to the extreme, and his spiritual energy unconsciously merged into the heaven and earth, causing a shocking change in the sky.
There was a roar, and the clouds in the sky changed. The sky that had just been Clear Sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and heavy rain fell from the sky.
Lantern Festival, which was still lively at first, immediately started screaming, and people were rushing around, looking for shelter from the rain.
Not long after, only the sound of Wu Dan's opera was left in the empty streets, a young man in red, a little girl in men's clothing who everyone could tell was a woman, and the other person, a man in blue and white clothes.
"Lisu, please go back first and don't run around. I will send you back to the Zhao Family in a few days," Ning Chen said softly.
"Yes"
The little girl rarely obeyed and ran away in the rain.
"Hua Zhongdie, and Mr. Ning from the academy, old friends and new friends are all here this time," Mo Qingbai said with a faint smile on his face.
"Azure-White Venerable, is it just you?" Ning Chen said calmly.
"That's not true. Although True Body is confident, it would be too troublesome to deal with you two without a helper," Mo Qingbai said with a chuckle.
As he spoke, the flower boat in the river floated quietly. The boat stopped, and a woman holding an umbrella walked out, stepping into the upcoming battle step by step.
"Let me introduce, Luoshen, Mi Fei" Mo Qingbai said lightly.
The woman bowed Yingying and said politely, "Young lady is polite, you are entrusted by others, and you are loyal to others. I'm sorry."
Ning Chen's eyes narrowed, this was not Human Sovereign, but this seemingly ordinary pressure was even more terrifying than Mo Qingbai.
"Okay, let's get started, two versus two, fair and just, right?" Mo Qingbai said with a cold murderous intent at the corner of his mouth.
"Senior Sister Die, we have to fight hard," Ning Chen said.
"Yeah"
Hua Zhongdie walked off the stage, threw the spear aside casually, held it in his slender hand, black light gathered, and a cold and narrow knife appeared, murderous intent rising.
Luoshen stepped forward, stopped in front of the young man in red, and said softly, "Sir, if you don't intervene, Mi Fei won't take action today, okay?"
"Sorry, can't do it"
While speaking, Ning Chen held his right hand, and purple brilliance appeared. King Yama's Divine Sword reappeared in the world, and the circulating murderous karma drove people crazy.
The battle was about to begin, and the situation was about to break out. At this moment, a purple-red figure came, and behind him, three men with different appearances but the same extraordinary temperament also appeared at the same time.
Kaiyang Dynasty, the four princes appeared together. In a blink of an eye, figures in black clothes embroidered with dragon patterns walked out of thin air. Their powerful aura covered the clouds and closed the moon.
"Everyone, this is the Imperial City. If you have any personal grudges, please move elsewhere." From the front, Yi Xuanmiao spoke calmly.
(PS: An additional chapter is added. This is a reward for the leader who promised "Cotton Pillow". In the past two days, I will continue to add more chapters when I have time! Please! Monthly vote!)
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