When Charles was wrapped into a ball and stood in the heavy snow, his head was still unable to react, as if stuffed with a ball of paste.
He woke up in a daze in the morning, and saw that there were delicious food in front of him. Just after filling his stomach, Jiang Wuyi said that he would take him to a fun place, and then the three of them boarded the flying boat and arrived at this place that night.
Xiaolong Cub sneezed against the snowflakes all over the sky, and said in a muffled voice, "Where is this place? Why is it snowing in October?"
Shen Sansi also changed into thick clothes, and said with a smile: "This is one of the three wonders of Chunan. Liangcheng, Chunan is a large land. In the areas where these three sects belong, each has a strange city. The one under our feet Liangcheng is the strange city where Yu Fang's family sits, it is ice and snow all the year round, and the flowers only bloom in the two months of midsummer."
Xiaolong Zaizai sniffled: "What about the other two strange cities?"
Shen Sansi said: "One of the strange cities is the Le City when we came, which belongs to Mingyu, but the last strange city is not a good place, it belongs to Hongzhai Yizhuang, it is a ghost city."
Xiaolong Zizai shivered, it wasn't particularly cold, but he was instinctively afraid when he heard the word ghost.
The place where they landed was a mountain top, looking down, it was full of lights, Xiaolong looked over curiously, and saw a big river, the surface of this river was covered with ice and snow, many people were walking under it, as if there was something important going on.
Jiang Wuyi lowered his eyes to look at him, and still took out a thicker fox fur, took off the slightly thinner cloak on Xiaolong's body, replaced it, and tied it up, explaining.
"There is a custom in Liangcheng. On the day of the twelfth lunar month, you have to go fishing on the Hengjiang River. The person who catches the biggest and heaviest fish will sell the fish at a high price. This custom is called twelfth lunar month catch."
Xiaolong blinked: "This is so hot, I'm not cold."
Jiang Wuyi said softly: "It's windy and snowy, dress well."
Xiaolong had no choice but to let him play with it, the silvery-white hair shone slightly, so the child changed from a ball to a more swollen silver ball, with his little silver horn, it was extraordinarily beautiful.
Jiang Wuyi moved his fingertips slightly, but couldn't help reaching out and gently rubbing the corner.
His movements were gentle, which didn't make Xiaolong feel any pain, but after waking up, the root of this horn felt a little swollen and painful. Jiang Wuyi's gentle rubbing also made Xiaolong feel more comfortable.
But thinking about Jiang Wuyi's words, Xiaolong suddenly felt something was wrong: "Twelfth lunar month? Twelfth lunar month... Isn't it December, but it's only October now, why did it start?"
Shen Sansi sighed: "It's not because of those ghosts. There hasn't been such a big incident in Chunan for more than a hundred years. The twelfth lunar month arrest was originally a sacrifice. These days, everyone was panicked by the ghosts, so it was brought forward. "
Xiaolong was interested in lively things, so they went down the mountain and headed for the river.
Seen from a distance, the people are much more surprising. Liangcheng City relies on water to drink water, and the people in the city respect Hengjiang very much. A large area was circled, and many ice holes were chiseled out by special personnel.
Jiang Wuyi stretched out his hand to hold Xiaolong and walked forward. They were already eye-catching, and many people looked over immediately, and some people's eyes were on the two hands.
Charles didn't think anything of it at first, but when he looked around, there were a lot of sights, and he also felt that it was a bit embarrassing for him to be held by him at such a big age, so he withdrew his hand.
"I don't need to take it."
Jiang Wuyi held Xiaolong's hand tightly, and said without doubt: "There are many people here, and they separated in a blink of an eye. If it was okay before, you are in a special situation now, and you must not get separated from me."
Xiaolong didn't move now, seeing more and more people in front of him, he said anxiously: "Then you go ahead, there are too many people, we won't be able to see them in a while."
The two of them walked forward little by little, and when they got to a place with a good view in front, there were already many women in strange clothes on the big platform on the river, all holding drums in their hands, and their faces were painted strangely. Weird, but it looks bright from a distance.
Xiaolong couldn't help asking: "What is this for?"
Just as Jiang Wuyi was about to speak, the man next to him saw that the child didn't look like a human being, but was really exquisite and cute, so he replied enthusiastically.
"This is our old rule here. First, we have to perform the dragon to slay demons, and then ask the sorceress to talk to the gods in the river, and sacrifice the cattle and sheep to the gods to express the gratitude of the people of Liangcheng. A sacrifice was thrown in... Look, it's over there!"
Charles looked in the direction of the man's finger, and there was indeed a hole in the ice that was bigger than the others, and there was a way back with a red rope beside it.
Jiang Wuyi stared coldly at the man who spoke with the gun.
He had already forced Shen Sansi to make up lessons for himself in advance, asked these things, and waited for the child to answer them one by one when they asked questions, but he didn't expect to be preempted by a reckless man.
"Jiang Yan, look there, there are dragon dances and lion dances!"
Long Zizai tugged at Jiang Wuyi's hand, he was very happy, he had seen these in Lecheng before, and liked them very much, and after he finished speaking, a group of people came to the river with drums and gongs .
When Jiang Wuyi was pulled so lightly by him, his anger immediately dissipated: "I see."
The man was chilled by the sight of him, but for some reason his legs were weak, seeing him look away, he immediately rubbed oil on the soles of his feet, and ran away with lingering fear.
And at this time, there was a man in black on the stage, his face was also covered with oil paint, turned over and jumped off the stage, and began to fight with the dragon dancer.
The people around couldn't help applauding, the dragon danced in the sky, came alive, and fought with the black-robed man from the front of the platform to the big ice hole, only to see the dragon's head with a big mouth, and the black-clothed man was caught by the big dragon as soon as he jumped over his body I ate it in my stomach!
Seeing the black-robed man being eaten by the dragon, the common people cheered, and then beat gongs and drums to end.
When Tianlong finished killing demons, it was time to offer sacrifices. I saw several strong men carrying a cow that had just been slaughtered. There were four of them, followed by five sheep. At that time, nine big men came up with big knives, and the common people cheered again, which was very lively.
The witches on the stage were also beautiful girls. After the big men came up, the witches began to dance on the stage, the drums in their hands fluttered, and the bright red clothes had colorful and peculiar patterns on them. Singing ballads loudly, the singing sound spread out with the vibration of the drums, unexpectedly sacred and beautiful.
After the witches sang the last song, the big men raised their knives high and cut off the heads of the cattle and sheep in the rows. After the heads were cut off, the dance of the witches stopped.
Everything seemed to be frozen, and the common people were waiting quietly. For a while, there was a quiet emptiness, and Xiaolong couldn't help but hold his breath.
At this time, the old witch slowly walked up to the stage, stood in the middle, and sang loudly: "Gods above, bless me Liangcheng! Sacrifice to heaven!"
As the singing stopped, the common people bowed to the ground: "The gods are above, bless me Liangcheng!"
This slogan was chanted more than once, and Xiaolong was shocked for a moment. He opened his mouth blankly and watched those big men carrying a head of a cow and sheep above their heads, and walked along the red rope to the big ice cave.
Jiang Wuyi felt that the child's appearance was a little funny, separated the crowded crowd, and pulled Xiaolong to his side, and now the two of them were tightly attached to each other.
Looking at it, Long Zaizai suddenly turned around and said seriously to Jiang Wuyi: "This is the first time I have seen the dragon alive at the end of the sacrifice."
In the Noah Continent, the general sacrifices ended with the death of evil spirits, devils and dragons, but here it is completely different. People's reverence for dragons is the same as that of gods.
Jiang Wuyi also knew what Xiaolong was probably thinking, smiled lightly and rubbed the child's head.
Charles' eyes were bright, and he saw those big men throwing the sacrifices into the river one by one, until the last one was thrown down, and a man in official uniform came up on the platform, who was the prefect of the city.
It is reasonable to have the support of the government for this kind of activity, the two of them did not take a closer look, and after the eunuch finished speaking, the twelfth lunar month arrest officially started.
Some people were descending into the ice cave, and some were threading a line. For a while, the figures on the ice were busy.
At this time, it is possible to look forward, Xiaolong took Jiang Wuyi to the ice, and felt that it was very interesting for everyone to be busy, so he went up to a young man and asked: "Are you trying to catch fish? You want so much?" people?"
The young man was wearing this big fur hat. Seeing his appearance, he couldn't help but look a few more times, and grinned: "Yeah, this job is not easy, let alone there are people wearing poles, holding flags and lanterns. Yes, the lower tick still scores points.”
Dragon Cub squatted on the ice and watched eagerly. The young man was simple and enthusiastic. Seeing his curiosity, he slowed down his voice and chattered endlessly to explain to Xiaolong.
"We fishers usually use hemp. We spin the hemp drape into warp, wrap it around a thread, and then weave it into a piece, and put two hemp ropes on the piece to make the outline."
"And this outline is divided into upper and lower outlines. The upper outline is equipped with small wooden blocks, which we call plagiarism, and the lower outline is equipped with clay twisters made of mud, so that the furniture can sink to the bottom of the lake..."
Speaking of these, the young man was very proficient and eloquent. Although Xiaolong didn't understand much, he was happy to hear it. He pointed to an old man over there and said, "Why is that man dressed differently from you?"
Hearing this, the young man showed his white teeth proudly: "Hey, this is my grandfather, that's a raccoon shell hat that only 'old men' can wear, and a special sheepskin jacket that we can't wear."
The two chatted happily, but Jiang Wuyi turned cold, looked sideways at Shen Sansi, and silently asked why he didn't mention this information before.
Shen Sansi turned her head away from him, thinking: I am not a fisherman, how can I know this...
Lord Longshen's patience was exhausted. Fortunately, the man not far away saw the young man chatting here, and shouted: "I'm still standing here, hurry up and get the horse for me, pull the winch!"
The young man ran away, Xiaolong covered his nose with his free hand for a while, Jiang Wuyi saw this, reached out and tapped his forehead, and poured a wave of spiritual energy into it.
"Is it cold?"
"It's not cold, but the tip of the nose is cold."
Xiaolong kept smiling, and seemed to be in a good mood, Jiang Wuyi finally interrupted, his expression relaxed a little.
"It's just fishing now, and it will take a long time to finish. Generally, the twelfth lunar month fishing lasts for five days. If it is cold, there is a tent nearby, and there are roast beef, mutton and river fish inside."
The heads of the sacrificial cattle and sheep were thrown into the river, and the rest of the beef and mutton would be displayed. Everyone would cook, roast and fry them by the river, and eat them together with the river fish. Going to eat!"
He wasn't completely greedy, but the atmosphere was so comfortable that people couldn't help but want to participate in it, so he dragged Jiang Wuyi to the tent.
Shen Sansi looked at this scene and couldn't help but sighed: "This Liangcheng prefect Yan is indeed a good official. I heard that the government pays for the cattle and sheep from farmers. It is only natural that Liangcheng can be prosperous."
After several people entered the tent, they felt warmer. The tent was surprisingly big, covering the open space by the river, it looked like a small market.
On the main stall is free grilled meat and grilled fish. You can eat it if you want to eat it, but you can’t take it away, while other places are full of small stalls selling various other commodities.
Jiang Wuyi became interested: "Is this all done by the government?"
Shen Sansi nodded: "These vendors can sell their goods after paying the tax, so it can be considered that the government did not give away cattle and sheep for nothing."
"Good idea." Jiang Wuyi praised sincerely.
The few people wandered around for a while, Xiaolong saw a mask stand, and pulled Jiang Wuyi forward. The masks on this stand were actually the same as the starred Tianlong Slayer, and the sorceress mask was very popular among girls.
Charles reached out and took a Tianlong mask for Jiang Wuyi to put on, and then put on a ghost mask for himself. Jiang Wuyi silently paid the money and led the children forward.
"Jiang Yan, what did you say that the dragon did just now? I saw that the man in the black robe got into the dragon's belly, but there was nothing wrong with it. I thought the dragon was made of paper and would break."
As Xiaolong said, he stretched out his hand to press the horns of the dragon mask like Jiang Wuyi pressed his own. He felt that Jiang Wuyi's appearance was a bit funny, and then touched the tassels that fell from the dragon's horns.
Jiang Wuyi let him toss the mask on his face, and replied: "The dragon is made of sheepskin, it looks light, but in fact it is very heavy, and the dragon dancers are all professionally trained, which can be regarded as a skill. "
Shen Sansi also looked at the amount of things on this stall, but he only looked at them and didn't buy them, and chatted along: "The top picks in every line of work, those people in the team rely on this skill to make a living..."
He was about to continue talking, but he saw a familiar figure and hurriedly called them to stop.
"Wait, wait! Why do I feel that the two people in front are so familiar?"
Xiaolong immediately looked over, his eyes were good, and he saw at a glance that the two were Qingyue and Dai Linna.
Jiang Wuyi gritted his teeth secretly.
He saw those two people dangling not far away early in the morning, so he kept blocking in front of Xiaolong, but he didn't want to be poked out by Shen Sansi, who had no eyes.
Sure enough, Xiaolong immediately chased after him and shouted, "Dailena!"
Dai Linna just picked up a fan in her hand, and immediately moved her ears when she heard the sound, turned around and saw Xiaolong and laughed.
"Charles, why are you here?"
Xiaolong said: "Jiang Yan said that there is a sacrificial ceremony here, and he brought me to play. Are you also here to play?"
As he spoke, he looked at Qingyue, and the young man nodded at him absent-mindedly. Although he didn't have a good face, he didn't look at him any more.
Xiaolong felt strange, why did Qingyue look so full of worries
It's not that Xiaolong is too sensitive, but Qingyue's thoughts are superficial, he shows everything on his face, and he really can't hide it from others.
Dai Linna raised her eyebrows and said in a low voice, "We're not here to play, we're running away!"
"elopement?"
Xiaolong was puzzled and asked, "What is elopement?"
Dai Linna approached and said: "It's just... we are together, but the people in his teacher's sect disagreed and kept telling him to kneel, so we sneaked away."
Xiaolong Zaizai took a deep breath: "Then where are you going?"
Dai Lina shook her head, thinking: "Look where the scenery is good, let's open a farm there and raise 10,000 ducks!"
Shen Sansi felt a toothache.
A young boy with a great fairy road does not go out to earn glory for the master, but runs out to raise ducks. Which master will agree? No wonder it was about to sneak out.
After two or three sentences, Xiaolong Zaizai and Dai Lina stuck together, the two of them had fun, Qingyue had something on his mind and didn't say anything, but Jiang Wuyi was upset, looking at these people, he felt an eyesore no matter what.
Especially that woman.
But the child was happy, and Jiang Wuyi didn't stop him.
However, they managed to endure it until they went back. When they arrived at the inn, they found that not only did the two live in the same room as them, but they even had rooms next to each other.
Charles was surprised: "What a coincidence!"
Dai Linna took a deep breath: "There must be a special fate between us!"
Qingyue woke up now, and stood between the two angrily: "No, you didn't."
Dai Lina poked him: "Stingy."
After saying that, Dai Linna was about to go into the room, Qingyue looked at her, blushing: "This is my room..."
Dai Linna got angry: "Stingy!"
After she finished speaking, she went to the other room. Xiaolong thought they were going to live together, but seeing her alone, he happily chased after her.
"Dailena, can I go in then? I really want to hear from the blood race..."
Just as Qingyue was about to stare, Jiang Wuyi finally couldn't bear it anymore and picked up the little cub, turned around and went back to the room, and closed the door with a bang.
Leaving Dai Linna and Qingyue looking at each other in blank dismay, they both looked at Shen Sansi.
Shen Sansi coughed lightly: "Child, I'm ignorant, just laugh at me."
Charles, who was stuffed back into the room, blinked, was placed on the ground, and stubbornly spit out the unfinished words: "Story..."
Jiang Wuyi stripped off the child's fox fur, and turned around to make tea as if nothing had happened.
Xiaolong looked at him strangely: "Jiang Yan, why don't you let me finish talking?"
Jiang Wudao: "How can a lonely man and a widow be alone in a room? If you want to hear a story, I will tell you."
Xiaolong Zaizai shook his head: "You have to pay for my story, so if you listen to it, don't you have to pay it back? I don't want to listen."
Jiang Wuyi raised his eyebrows: "When did I receive your money?"
"Of course you took it, you forgot that I gave you diamonds!"
Xiao Zaizai immediately raised his chest and said, "Not only did you accept it, but after accepting it, you still think I'm poor."
Don't think he forgot!
It's written down in Longlong's little notebook!
Jiang Wuyi sighed: "I'll give it back to you."
Xiaolong Zaizai said generously: "You don't need it, anyway, the piece I gave you has no color, it's not big, and it's not worth much."
Jiang Wuyi stopped talking, feeling inexplicably panicked.
And when Lord Dragon God was silent, the door of the room was knocked lightly, Xiaolong Zaizai went to open the door, and Dai Lina pulled his hand excitedly.
"Oh, my darling!"
"Do you know that the princess of this kingdom is coming, and she will arrive at the city of Hongzhai Yizhuang tomorrow. She is the most beautiful woman in this country. Do you want to come with me... ah!!!"
Before Dailena could finish her sentence, she was hit by a burst of spiritual energy, and her body flew out instantly.
Xiaolong blinked, turned to look at Jiang Wuyi, and saw that Jiang Wuyi was covered with ice cold. The next moment, there was a bang, and the door was closed tightly.