"Let's go, I'll enter the city" Xiao Hua looked at the sunset that had already set and waved.
This big city is the capital of the Copper Pillar Kingdom, so the interrogation is naturally rigorous. Unsurprisingly, the four of them were blocked by the soldiers guarding the city gate when they arrived at the city gate. This Copper Pillar Country is a Confucianism-based country, and does not respect Taoism. Xiao Jian was sweating profusely when he was questioned, but fortunately, his official documents are normal, and everything in Xi Country is also normal, and it took a lot of money. Some silver money entered the city gate smoothly.
Once entering the city gate, the bustle in front of you is different from that outside the city gate.
Outside the city gate, it is just the countryside, with the simplicity that Xiao Hua and others see. After entering the city gate, it looks like there are some villages and some rivers, but people's clothes and temperament are different from those outside the city, especially in these villages. There was some cooking smoke in a few places, but there were no fireworks in many places.
On the other hand, on the side of these rivers, there are quite a few children under the leadership of the adults, holding some fist-sized small lamps and throwing them into the water indiscriminately, wanting to watch these small lamps go down the river. It's a pity that most of these shoddy things sink to the bottom of the water as soon as they touch the water, causing children to scream.
"These are the manors of the big families in the Copper Pillar Country in the suburbs!" Seeing Xiao Hua cast his eyes on the surrounding mountain villages, Xiao Jian said indifferently, "They hold a lot of wealth and want a leisurely life in the countryside, but They can¡¯t really move out of the city, and even in other towns, they will draw land on the edge of the capital as a village and live the life they want.¡±
After riding for another half an hour, the road under his feet was replaced by bluestone slabs at some point, and the trees on both sides were neatly arranged, and lanterns were also hung on the trees in the night. like twinkling stars.
Looking at the surrounding buildings, they are also taller. These magnificent buildings are famous shops in the capital. Now they are all decorated with lights and festoons, and the doors are wide open. Many people are strolling on the road. Consciously went in.
There were too many people, Xiao Hua and others naturally couldn't ride horses, Liu Yi cleverly took Xiao Hua's reins, and led the horse to walk behind Yuan Ya.
Seeing that there was an inn next to it, many people stayed there, but Xiao Jian only took one look and walked past without any stay at all. Xiao Hua thought that he seemed to have a lot of people here. However, after passing through a few more houses, Xiao Jian didn't even look at them, Xiao Hua was surprised, and asked: "Xiao Jian, it's getting late today, Xiao doesn't need to rest, you are going to stay overnight." Why don't you find an inn?"
"Hehe, I'm afraid I don't know that immortals have been out of the red world for a long time. If it was an ordinary day, I would be able to invest in the store. But today is the Ghost Festival, a festival for secular people, and it is also a sacrifice for my Taoist school. Since we are Taoist disciples, we should go to the Taoist temple to place orders, and we cannot spend the night outside the Taoist temple!" Xiao Jian said with a wry smile.
"Okay" Xiao Hua couldn't think that the fallen Dao Sect still had so many rules, so he nodded. But immediately, seeing that there were too many people, Xiao Jian began to inquire, but seeing the Taoist robe on Xiao Jian's body, these people seemed to have seen flies, and hurriedly avoided, without giving Xiao Jian a chance to speak.
"Daoist Xiao, let's go with the young one!" Liu Yi couldn't bear to look at it for a moment, and said in a low voice.
"En!" Hearing Xiao Jian's promise, Liu Yi handed over the reins of the steed to Yuan Ya, and disappeared into the crowd in a flash. It took only half a cup of tea. Liu Yi had already returned, pointing his hand to the front and said, " Daoist, there is Xiluo Ridge two miles ahead, and there is a Temple of Seven Suns on it!"
Then he walked in front of Xiao Hua again, and said respectfully: "Daoist Xiao, the little one also inquired just now, and there happened to be a bidding meeting tonight, and it was in Mingyuefang, which is not too far from Qiyang Temple. But at this time 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, then go to Qiyang Temple first, and it won't be too late to go to Mingyuefang after the order is placed!"
"Okay, the little one will lead the way!" Liu Yi took the rein in Yuan Ya's hand neatly, and walked to the front. He just turned around a few streets, and Xiao Hua's eyes lit up. Between the tall buildings, a huge A big garden! And the people around Xiao Hua suddenly saw many people, not only some men and women poured in behind Xiao Hua, but there are obviously other streets in the other directions of this garden that can be connected, and there are more people coming from those places.
"Okay" A loud voice came from the crowd in front, and then, a one-foot-sized lotus lantern rose slowly from the crowd. The lotus lantern looked very delicate, whether it was the lotus leaf at the bottom or the surrounding of the lampshade The painted petals are all lifelike, and these petals are trembling slightly under the flickering lights, just like buds blooming!
It's just that the lotus lantern just flew over ten feet high,Another voice shouted: "Today is the Hungry Ghost Festival, so this lotus lantern should go with the water! Although it is beautiful to fly up into the air, it is not in accordance with the etiquette! Besides, it is strictly prohibited in the capital of my Tongzhu Kingdom The foreign object is lifted into the sky, if the lotus of Xiaosheng flies high, it may be set by the bow and arrow of the Forbidden Army, everyone pity this lovely lotus? Let it go home quickly!"
"Okay!" Everyone shouted in unison, with a smile and anticipation in their voices.
"Om" But hearing the sound of a sword cry, a ray of crimson sword light rushed into the air and hit the lotus lantern. What's ingenious is that the sword light hooked slightly and brought the lotus lantern with it again. When they came back, as the lotus lantern fell in front of everyone, there was another roar of applause in that flowing stream.
"Hehe, neighbors in the neighborhood, many students of my Copper Pillar Academy study here, and they usually disturb you all. Today is the Ghost Festival, the day when ghosts go out, and it is also the time for us to commemorate our ancestors. Students of my academy There is nothing to give to everyone. Leave the finishing touches of this lotus lantern to my students! Although my cultivation base is not very deep, this lotus lantern after dotting can surely bring your thoughts to Jiuquan Dear ones, the lotus lantern with the dotting eyes can also ward off all evils!"
"Okay~" A delicate girl clapped her palms and said, "My family heard that Mr. Jiang's Chiwen Zhongzi is the most righteous in the world, and it is the most effective for avoiding evil spirits. I specially found this place from a hundred miles away, and please give me the words! "
Xiao Hua and the others had already come to the front after hearing the sound, but they saw that this was a garden with a size of half an acre, with pavilions, small bridges, corridors and streams in it, and a lot of green vines hanging on the pavilions and corridors , although it is already the scorching heat of July, it is much cooler when the hot wind blows through at night. 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, surrounded by flowing water, the sound of water murmured, and there were several white-clothed scholars standing in the pavilion and beside the steps of the pavilion, and the one who was speaking was A middle-aged scholar, this scholar stood in front of the steps, with two beards on the corners of his mouth, slightly upturned, as if he was smiling at any time. Although the two eyebrows that match the beard are not particularly slender, they are very dark, and the eyes look ordinary, but the eyes in the eyes are deep, making people's eyes caught by the eyes all at once. 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 little glaring. However, this is not the main thing. The main thing is that when the scholar stood there, a wordless aura enveloped the entire pavilion, and the scholar was tall and straight, standing there upright. A pen, but it looks sharper than a flying sword!
"Thank you for your love!" The scholar smiled before saying a word, and opened his dark eyes, causing a woman on the opposite corridor to blush, "Please also bring the girl's lotus lantern, Jiang will give you the finishing touch! "
"Hee hee" Before the girl could speak, the friends of the girls next to her had already pushed the girl to the front. 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 the ground. In the hands of the scholar.
"Okay" Immediately, people with many good deeds applauded loudly.
"Get up" The scholar pointed to the lotus lamp, and the lamp immediately flew up from his hand, and with the light of the lotus lamp illuminating the surroundings again, the scholar raised the ink pen in his hand, stepped on his feet strangely, and chanted Nian said: "Heaven and earth have righteous energy, mixed with manifolds. The lower part is the river and the mountains, and the upper part is the sun and stars. People call it Haoran, and it is full of darkness. The emperor's road should be Qingyi, Hanhe spit Mingting!! !"
Along with the sound of impassioned chanting, the scholar's whole body emitted a crimson brilliance. At the same time, the brilliance trembled and shone following the scholar's steps, and finally fell slowly on the scholar's ink brush, but the scholar finally " Speech Mingting!" With a shout, the crimson brilliance between the ink pens flourished, that is, at the moment when the brilliance of the ink pen flashed, the scholar put the pen on the lotus lamp, the brilliance covered the light, and the brilliance Covered up, the lights were exposed again, and a scarlet "Wen" appeared on the lotus lantern!
The character "Wen" is such a golden hook and silver painting, each stroke is like a sharp sword, and an unconcealable sword intent emerges from this word! ! !
"Okay" The girl couldn't help clapping her hands and applauding.
"Girl, 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 his ink pen and said with a smile, "When the time comes, the gate of heaven and earth will open. What you miss People will see it, and they will entrust their dreams to you!"
ps: The night of the Hungry Ghost Festival in the Copper Pillar Kingdom is very long, and it is also a transformation of Xiao Hua, an opportunity to step into the ranks of monks (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com