Chapter 1977: Ghost Festival

"Let's go, I'll wait until we enter the city..." Xiao Hua looked at the already setting sun and waved.

This big city is the capital of the Bronze Pillar Kingdom, so the interrogation is naturally strict. Si?a href=''>Speaking of reducing trade to gain weight?a href=''>Unsurprisingly, he was blocked by the soldiers guarding the city gate. This Bronze Pillar Country was founded by Confucianism and did not respect Taoism. Xiao Jian was sweating profusely when he was asked, but fortunately, his official documents were normal, and everything in Xi Country was also normal, and he spent a lot of money. Some money still entered the city gate smoothly.

As soon as I entered the city gate, the excitement in front of me was different from that outside the city gate.

Outside the city gate, there is nothing more than a countryside, with the usual simplicity seen by Xiao Hua and others. After entering the city gate, it seems that there are also some villages and some rivers, but neither the people's clothes nor the people's temperament are different from those outside the city. .[]Especially in these villages, there is no smoke curling up like outside the city. Except for some smoke from cooking in a few places, there are no fireworks in many places.

On the other hand, on the side of these rivers, there are many children, led by adults, who enthusiastically hold some small lamps the size of fists and throw them into the water randomly, hoping to watch these small lamps flow down the river. Unfortunately, most of these crudely made things sank to the bottom as soon as they touched the water, causing children to scream.

"These are the suburban estates of wealthy families in the Copper Pillar Kingdom!" Xiao Jian said lightly as Xiao Hua looked at the surrounding mountain villages, "They have a lot of wealth and want a leisurely life in the countryside. But If you can’t really move outside the city, or even to other towns, you will build a village on the edge of the capital and live the life you want.”

After riding on horseback for another half an hour, the road under my feet changed to bluestone at some point. The trees on both sides were also neatly arranged, and lanterns were hung on the trees in the night. From a distance, they looked like twinkling stars.

Looking at the surrounding buildings, they are also taller. These majestic-looking buildings are probably famous shops in the capital. Now they are all decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the doors are wide open. Many people are shopping on the road. Go in consciously.

There are too many people, so naturally Xiao Hua and others cannot ride horses. Liu Yi cleverly took over Xiao Hua's reins. Leading the horse and walking behind Yuan Ya.

He saw an inn nearby with many people staying there, but Xiao Jian only glanced at it and walked past without stopping at all. Xiao Hua thought he showed that there were many people here. But. We passed a few more. Xiao Jian didn't even look at it. Xiao Hua was surprised and asked: "Xiao Jian, it's getting late now. Xiao doesn't have to rest, you have to stay while you wait! Don't you find an inn?"

"Haha, I'm afraid I don't know if the immortal has been out of the mortal world for a long time. If it were an ordinary day, we would be able to set up shop. But today is the Ghost Festival, a festival for secular people, and a sacrifice for my Taoist family. Since we are Taoist disciples, we should go to the Taoist temple to place orders.

You cannot spend the night outside the Taoist temple! "Xiao Jian said with a bitter smile.

"Okay..." Xiao Hua didn't expect that the fallen Dao Sect still had so many rules, so he had no choice but to nod. But then, seeing that there were more people, Xiao Jian started to inquire, but when they saw the Taoist robe on Xiao Jian, these people seemed to have seen flies and hurriedly avoided, not giving Xiao Jian a chance to speak.

"Taoist Xiao, it's better to go as a kid!" Liu Yi couldn't bear it after looking at it for a moment, and said in a low voice.

"Well!" After hearing Xiao Jian's promise, Liu Yi handed over the reins of the horse to Yuan Ya, and disappeared into the crowd in a flash. In just half a cup of tea, Liu Yi had returned, pointed his hand forward and said, " Taoist priest, there is Xiluoling two miles ahead, and there is Qiyang Temple on it!"

Then he walked up to Xiao Hua and said respectfully: "Taoist Xiao, I just inquired about it. There happens to be a bidding meeting tonight at Mingyuefang, which is not too far from Qiyang Temple. But now Shichen It’s still early. Are you going to Qiyang Temple or Mingyuefang?”

Xiao Hua was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "Since Xiao is also a Taoist disciple, let's go to Qiyang Temple first, and then go to Mingyuefang after waiting for the order!"

"Okay, little one, lead the way!" Liu Yi neatly took the reins from Yuan Ya's hand and walked to the front. He had just turned around a few streets, and Xiao Hua's eyes lit up. A huge figure suddenly appeared between the tall buildings. A big garden! And there were suddenly more people around Xiao Hua. Not only were some men and women pouring in behind Xiao Hua, but there were obviously other streets connecting several other directions in the garden, and there were also more people coming from those places.

"Okay..." A burst of noise came from the crowd in front, and then, a one-foot-sized lotus lantern slowly rose from the crowd. The lotus lantern looked very delicate, both in the lotus leaves at the bottom and around the lampshade. The petals painted are all lifelike, and these petals tremble slightly under the flickering lights, just like buds blooming!

However, just as the lotus lantern flew more than ten feet high, a voice shouted again: "Today is the Ghost Festival, so this lotus lantern should follow the water! Although it is beautiful to fly up in the air, , but it is inconsistent with etiquette! Moreover, foreign objects are strictly prohibited in the capital of the Copper Pillar Kingdom. If Xiaosheng's lotus flies too high, I am afraid that he will be set up by the Forbidden Army's bow and arrow. Please pity this cute lotus, right? Come home quickly!"

"Okay!" Everyone shouted in unison, with a smile and expectation in their voices.

"Buzz..." But after hearing the sound of a sword, a ray of red sword light rushed into the air and hit the lotus lantern. What was clever was that the sword light flickered slightly and actually brought the lotus lantern with it again. After returning, as the lotus lanterns fell in front of everyone, the roar of applause sounded again in the stream.

"Haha, dear neighbors, many students from our Tongzhu Academy are studying here, and I often disturb you. Today is the Ghost Festival, the day when hundreds of ghosts go out, and it is also a time for us to commemorate our ancestors. Students from our academy I have nothing to give to you. Leave the finishing touch of this lotus lantern to me and other students! Although our cultivation is not very advanced, this lotus lantern will definitely bring your thoughts to Jiuquan. My dear ones, even the eye-catching lotus lantern can ward off all evil!"

"Okay~" A delicate girl said, stroking her palms, "The slave family heard that Mr. Jiang's red-texted "loyalty" calligraphy is the most righteous in heaven and earth, and it is the most effective in warding off evil spirits. I specially found this place from a hundred miles away, and asked Mr. Jiang to give me the calligraphy! "

Xiao Hua and others came closer after hearing the sound, and saw that it was a half-acre garden with pavilions, small bridges, corridors and streams, and many green vines hanging on the pavilions and corridors. , although it is already the scorching heat of July, the hot wind blowing in the night makes it much cooler. In particular, the strings of small purple flowers on the vines are only the size of soybeans, floating in the wind with a faint fragrance, which is really intoxicating.

At this time, there were dozens of men and women gathered around a pavilion. The pavilion was surrounded by running water and the sound of water was gurgling. There were several scholars in white standing inside the pavilion and beside the steps of the pavilion. The one who was speaking now was A middle-aged scholar stood in front of the steps. The two beards above the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he looked as if he was smiling at any time. Although the two eyebrows that match the beard are not particularly slender, they are very dark. The eyes look ordinary, but the eyes are deep, and people's eyes are immediately attracted by these eyes. capture. The scholar was holding a brush in his hand. The brush was as thick as a baby's arm and more than a foot long. The tip of the brush was stained with thick red ink, which looked a bit dazzling. However, this is not the main thing. The main thing is that the scholar is standing there, with a silent temperament covering the entire pavilion. Moreover, the scholar is tall and straight, standing there. Although he is holding a A pen looks sharper than a flying sword!

"Thank you for your love, girl!" The scholar smiled before he said anything, and his dark eyes flashed, causing a woman in the corridor opposite to blush. "Please bring the girl's lotus lantern, and Jiang will dot your eyes right now! "

"Hehe..." Before the girl could say anything, several friends of the girl next to her had already pushed the girl forward. The scholar waved his hand, and the lotus lantern in the girl's hand immediately seemed to be taken by an invisible hand, and slowly fell on it. In the hands of the scholar.

"Okay..." Immediately, many good people cheered loudly.

"Get up..." The scholar pointed at the lotus lantern, and the lantern immediately flew up from his hand. As the light of the lotus lantern illuminated the surroundings again, the scholar raised the ink pen in his hand, walked with weird steps under his feet, and chanted in his mouth He read: "The heaven and earth have righteousness, mixed and endowed with fluid shapes. Below are the rivers and mountains, and above are the sun and stars. People say it is vast, and it is so vast that it blocks the sky. The imperial road should be clear and clear, and it should contain harmony and open up to the Mingting Court!! !”

Following this impassioned recitation, the scholar's whole body emitted a crimson brilliance. At the same time, the brilliance trembled and shone with the scholar's steps, and finally slowly fell on the scholar's ink pen, but the scholar's last words " "Tu Ming Ting!" With a loud shout, the crimson brilliance between the ink pens bloomed. At the moment when the brilliance of the ink pen flashed, the scholar dropped the pen on the lotus lamp, and the brilliance covered the light, leaving it glowing Cover it up and reveal the light again, a scarlet word "文" appears on the lotus lantern!

The word "文" is so painted with gold hooks and silver, each stroke is like a sharp sword, and an unconcealed sword intent comes out of this word! ! !

"Okay..." The girl couldn't help but clapped her hands and applauded.

"Girl, please put away this lotus lantern. If you miss your loved ones, can you put this lantern into the stream with your own hands?" The scholar surnamed Jiang put away the ink pen and said with a smile, "When you have a child, the door of heaven and earth will open, and what you miss will be People will definitely see it and entrust you with their dreams!”

Ps: The night of the Ghost Festival in the Copper Pillar Kingdom is very long. It is also a change for Xiao Hua and an opportunity to step into the ranks of monks... (To be continued...)