Chapter 2477: Shangyuan Festival Sacrifice
Only after Su Man's reminder did Zheng Qing suddenly realize that the Jiang family also had a residence in the West District of Beta Town.
Jiang Yu brushed back the long hair hanging by her ear and smiled faintly. "There are no elders in the family on the island, only a few disappointing juniors like us. Besides, I'm a witch, so I'm not qualified to preside over the sacrifice... As for assisting with it, the elders at the residence can handle that. If I went, I'd only cause them trouble."
Zheng Qing nodded solemnly.
Although he had no idea what assisting with a sacrifice meant, or why witches were not qualified to preside over one, he keenly sensed that remaining silent was the best response at a time like this.
The head maid of Qingqiu Mansion did not dwell on the matter. After giving a slight bow, she stepped aside and led the two young wizards inside.
Qingqiu Mansion during the Lantern Festival was somewhat livelier than usual, but it was still within Zheng Qing's expectations. After all, he had spent New Year's Eve here.
The only thing that struck him as novel was the little garden today.
The flowers that had once shown off their charms only during the day were now competing in beauty even at night. Zheng Qing did not know what magic the witches had cast on them, but every flower in the garden glowed tonight. From stamen to petal, they blossomed with faint, multicolored light beneath the night sky, hanging from the branches like tiny flower lanterns of every shape floating in the darkness.
The Flower Sprites fluttered their translucent wings and darted joyfully through the blossoms, collecting the glowing pollen from each cluster of stamens before leaving behind the