The royal city is very prosperous, and it becomes even more prosperous during the Chinese New Year.
On New Year’s Eve.
Zhu Yanyin personally wrote a few pairs of Spring Festival couplets and asked Li Sui to help post them outside the courtyard. The two of them, one holding the paste and the other standing on the ladder, argued for a long time about "whether the left side is higher or the right side is higher". In the end, the second young master Zhu got so angry that he collected a loose snowball from the ground and threw it at him.
Li Sui leaned against the door and smiled. He had just recovered from a serious injury, and his face was still a little pale, with messy black hair scattered and the wind blowing cold plum blossoms all over his shoulders. He looked more like a goblin who had just crawled out of a snow den, the kind that specifically seduced scholars with ill intentions.
Scholars have little concentration, so the couplet-pasting project, which should have been completed quickly, dragged on for another half an hour, mostly wasted on flirting. The courtyard was filled with fragrance, and Zhu Yanyin put her arms around Li Sui's neck and asked him, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"
Li Sui frowned: "Too many people."
"But don't we need more people during the New Year?"
Li Sui was dragged out of the door by him.
First he visited many shops, drank tea and ate snacks, listened to storytelling, bought pens and inkstones, and made candy figures. Influenced by the worldly atmosphere along the way, Li Sui successfully changed from a cold and taciturn big devil to a cold and taciturn human-shaped shelf. When he reached the corner of the street, Zhu Yanyin squeezed into the crowd and bought two strings of candied haws: "Here."
Li Sui: “…”
Zhu Yanyin looked around and bit the candy shells, which made a crackling sound. It sounded like it tasted good. Li Sui looked at the bright red hawthorn in his hand, hesitated for a long time, and just when he was about to take a bite, a group of people from the Jianghu came over from the corner of the street. After the siege of the Demon Sect, many sects rushed to the Royal City to celebrate the New Year. They were happily going to have a drink together, but they never expected to meet Palace Master Li, who was holding a candied haws, so they were stunned on the spot.
Zhu Yanyin greeted them gracefully, then pulled Qi Lisui's sleeve and continued to stroll to the other end. The backs of the two were pushed by the crowded crowd and soon disappeared without a trace.
The heroes of the martial arts world collectively breathed a sigh of relief and said, how could Palace Master Li eat candied haws while walking on the street? It must have been an illusion.
Zhu Yanyin asked: "Is it delicious?"
Li Sui replied: "Sour."
"It's so sour even with so much sugar."
"Um."
So Zhu Yanyin ran to the shop to buy him some candy. Li Sui stood obediently by the roadside, waiting. The winter midday sun warmed his whole body, and his eyes narrowed slightly. People were talking and laughing around him. The delicious aroma of shrimp wontons wafted from the food stalls that had just been cooked. Little kids were chasing each other, and even the old yellow dog sleeping on the street looked pleasing to the eye.
If I can live like this until I am a hundred years old, then it is not unbearable if the beard is a little longer.
After all, there is nothing to worry about and there is still candy to eat.
Later, Zhu Yanyin took Li Sui to his dear uncle's house for the New Year's Eve dinner. There were even more people in the Lan Mansion, especially when they heard that the world's number one master was also at home, all the distant aunts and cousins came to watch the fun, because although the people in Jiangnan didn't like fighting, they couldn't resist the fact that Palace Master Li was really good-looking, and his black-clothed long sword looked very powerful, so everyone still surrounded him affectionately in the middle. Lan Xishan saw him from a distance and felt dizzy, and anxiously stroked his mustache again.
Li Sui originally thought that he would not like this kind of scene, but it turned out that it was actually okay.
The third day of the Lunar New Year.
Zhu Yanyin ate a plate of iced fruit to cool down, and ended up lying in bed groaning all day.
Li Sui leaned against the bed and rubbed his belly from time to time, and then rubbed other places. Zhu Yanyin rolled over while holding his pants and howled in protest, "Do you devils still have any conscience? I'm really upset."
Li Sui replied, "No."
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
If there is no, then there is no. Seeing that you are so rational and confident, it is not easy for me to refute you.
The fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
Zhu Yanyin received a letter from Xu Yunzhong, saying that he and Song Yu had already set out to return home. A scroll was also attached. When he unfolded it, he saw a heavy snowstorm and dark clouds. On the rugged mountain road, the Wulin Alliance was moving forward together without fear of danger. The road ahead was so steep that it was breathtaking.
Li Sui commented: "It's ugly."
Zhu Yanyin: "Don't criticize others just because you are not in the painting!"
The eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
Li Sui took Zhu Yanyin out to eat, but halfway through the meal, he suddenly started laughing for no apparent reason.
Zhu Yanyin was a little surprised: "What's wrong?"
Li Sui raised his chin.
Zhu Yanyin followed his gaze and saw a group of martial arts disciples walking towards this side. The one leading them was sitting on a luxurious wheelchair, perhaps because of his difficulty walking.
Zhu Yanyin didn't react for a moment. What's so funny about this
Then I heard someone in the distance greet me: "Master Lu!"
Zhu Yanyin stood in awe!
Oh, it’s you!
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Jiang Shenglin started preparing early, changed into new clothes, and dressed himself up to look like an ordinary person. He was so restless that he kept swaying back and forth.
Zhu Yanyin was successfully knocked unconscious by him, so he asked Li Sui in a low voice, "Is Doctor Jiang really okay? He just wants to watch the fireworks with Miss Lan tonight, why does he look so nervous as if he is about to have his wedding night?"
Li Sui said indifferently: "Lan Yan has already left."
Jiang Shenglin pricked up his ears sharply: "Where did you go?"
Li Sui replied: “I don’t know.”
Jiang Shenglin: "Why didn't you block her for me?"
Li Sui: "Why didn't you make an appointment in advance?"
Jiang Shenglin said sadly: "Because I want to give her a surprise!"
Zhu Yanyin expressed with his eyes in a tactful way, "Considering how upset you are right now, we'd better be down-to-earth and not give you a surprise."
Jiang Shenglin made a prompt decision: "I'll go find him right away!"
"Do you need help?"
“No need!”
Doctor Jiang was very confident. He felt that with the tacit understanding between him and Miss Lan, he would be able to find the person smoothly.
But the royal city was too big. There were hundreds of streets with names, plus the crisscrossing alleys and buildings of varying heights. It was layered at a glance. Not to mention hiding a petite girl, even if there were a dozen mighty naked men, they would probably not be discovered immediately.
The sun gradually set. Jiang Shenglin, who had gained nothing, squatted at the door of the store, feeling extremely depressed.
A man suddenly walked up to him and asked: "Aren't you going to the palace to watch the fireworks?"
Doctor Jiang stood up immediately and said happily, "I just want to see you together."
Lan Yan: “?”
Jiang Shenglin looked at her expectantly.
Miss Lan felt a little dizzy. She thought for a while and continued to ask: "Then who did you buy so many jewelry and rouge for?"
Jiang Shenglin was extremely surprised: "How did you know that?"
Lan Yan said: "All the shop owners in the entire royal city are talking about it."
It was hard not to say it, because a fool like Dr. Jiang who had no aesthetic taste but was very generous... No, a generous and good customer was really rare, so everyone was counting on him to come to their store to clear out a wave of inventory. After talking about it so many times, Lan Yan heard it.
Jiang Shenglin regretted it a lot. I knew that I picked good things, otherwise how could everyone praise it? I wanted to give it to you, but Master Zhu said that you would definitely not like it and might even kick me out.
Blue Smoke: Oh.
Jiang Shenglin glanced at the sky and said regretfully, "It's a pity that I missed the time to enter the palace."
"I know there's a corner tower in the northwest where you can see the fireworks." Lan Yan asked, "Are you coming?"
Jiang Shenglin was overjoyed, come!
At the same time, in a corner of the palace.
Zhu Yanyin was wrapped in a thick cloak, standing on a tall building. The room was filled with incense, candles flickering, and there was wine, tea, and snacks, all of which he had carefully prepared, hoping that Jiang Shenglin and Miss Lan would feel more comfortable when they were alone together. But who knew that the two of them couldn't even get into the palace in the end, wasting this beautiful scene.
Li Sui leaned on the couch and stretched out his hand: "Come here."
Zhu Yanyin sat on his lap and said, "Dr. Jiang, have you not found the person yet?"
"I don't know." Li Sui said, "I don't care."
He has no awareness of being the Palace Master at all.
Zhu Yanyin was unwilling to accept this: "But I finally got my cousin to borrow this small building and sent all the guards away."
Li Sui held him in his arms and kissed him.
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
Wait, this is not what I meant when I said there was no one around!
A firework suddenly exploded in the distance.
Zhu Yanyin pushed the person away breathlessly and looked up at the sky.
The silvery waterfall was hanging far in the air, but it was only there for a short time and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a cloud of green smoke.
Zhu Yanyin grabbed his hair and said, "It's all your fault. I didn't see anything."
Li Sui didn't care: "What's there to like about something that disappears in the blink of an eye?"
Zhu Yanyin had at least a hundred answers to this question, but he didn't want to elaborate on the reasoning now, so he begged him: "Just stay with me for a while."
Jiangnan's soft words are especially effective against cold-blooded demons. Li Sui hugged him tighter and squeezed out a proud "hmm" through his nose.
Zhu Yanyin leaned in his arms, feeling warm all over, the air was filled with the aroma of snacks and wine, and the dark blue sky was being dyed into different colors by the fireworks. Li Sui had no interest in this at first, but seeing that Zhu Yanyin seemed to like it very much, he had nothing to do anyway, so he followed him to watch. The golden string was like a dragon entering the clouds, so close that it seemed to be right in front of him.
Zhu Yanyin watched the fireworks for a while and wondered why Li Sui stopped talking, so he turned around to look at him.
A golden-red firework suddenly bloomed in the sky.
The light in Li Sui's eyes also flickered.
His expression was gentle and relaxed, and upon closer inspection there seemed to be a faint smile on his face. His whole body was enveloped in a warm yellow halo, and his profile formed a beautiful and gentle arc from the bridge of his nose to his chin.
The next firework looks like a lotus in the lake, with a unique shape.
Li Sui commented: "This—"
Zhu Yanyin suddenly grabbed his collar and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
Li Sui withdrew his gaze.
Zhu Yanyin hid most of his face in his cloak, and said in a rather unreasonable but very confident tone: "Why are you looking at me?"
Li Sui didn't waste any words and just carried him out of the palace.
Zhu Yanyin: Isn’t this a bit inappropriate? We still have to say hello to our cousin, otherwise it would be very impolite.
Li Sui flew over the willow branches and his figure disappeared in a flash.
Zhu Yanyin: Okay, we can fight again tomorrow. You are good at martial arts, so you have the final say.
Behind him was a bright golden and red sky that filled the entire sky, as if all the clouds were set on fire.
Well, this is usually what happens when the peerless devil in the storybooks leaves with his beloved.
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