before the end of the law.
In the mortal world, Xi, according to legend, is an evil beast with four horns and four legs. Due to the heavy snow in winter, there is a shortage of food, so it often goes to nearby villages to find food.
Because of its huge body, short-tempered, fierce and abnormal, it brought great disaster to the villagers.
At the end of the twelfth year, people organize their clothes to help the old and young, and go to the nearby Zongmen to hide from the evening.
This is the origin of the legendary New Year's Eve.
In the end of the Dharma era, the New Year's Eve in the cultivation world also closely follows current events and becomes the night of eliminating the dead.
After all, there is nothing in this world that brings greater disaster to mankind than the ghost.
Cultivators have a long life expectancy, and New Year's Eve is celebrated only once every twelve years, which is much more lively than the mortal New Year's Eve.
The custom of pasting couplets has long since died out in the world of self-cultivation, but lanterns, fireworks, and firecrackers are still used as hot weapon rituals against the ghosts, which have been preserved to this day.
New Year's Eve.
The ghostly paper kites made by low-level talismans are suspended above the Zongzhi Mountains, under the protection of the mountains, densely packed, covering the sky and the sun.
In particular, the white eyes painted on the ghost paper kite vividly drew a protruding three-dimensional effect, arranging strange geometric figures, like the hallucinogenic pictures that Xiao Ran saw in his previous life.
For example, you are a loli, you are a loli, you are a loli that picture...
After watching too much, you really think you are a loli, and there is a ghost in the sky.
Thousands of terrifying white eyes hung over the mountains in broad daylight, frightening those new disciples who had just started to dare not look up.
Even the Spring Frog and Qiu Chan are more diligent in alchemy today than in the past, and they will never take a step out of the alchemy room until the fireworks are set off at night.
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Because everyone has been waiting eagerly for the night to come since noon, and there are dense ghosts in the sky, which brings a lot of psychological pressure, making people feel that the night of New Year's Eve is much later than usual.
On New Year's Eve, Xiao Ran decided to take a day off, no longer cared about upgrading and filial piety, and just relax.
Xiao Ran made the fireworks on Jianfeng Peak by himself.
After all, he has a rich experience of being sprayed into the sky by his master to set off fireworks.
The fireworks he made are relatively retro, and they were hand-held long sticks that he played in his previous life as a child.
However, the iron tube is engraved with spiritual patterns and filled with special gunpowder, which can control the rate of fire and power extremely accurately, and achieve bursts and precise strikes.
Compared with the fixed single-shot fireworks of Zongzhishan, it is still relatively trendy.
Night has finally come.
The Zongzhi Mountains began to become lively, and each peak was lit with red lanterns.
After Chuyan finished lighting the lanterns, Xiao Ran led the master and disciple to set off fireworks on Jianping.
Relying on this firework tube, he lit all the ghostly paper kites in the holding sword peak area just after a quarter of an hour after dark under the rule of not using his own spiritual power.
The sky above the other hills is just a spark of fire, and Jianjian Peak can already start a prairie fire.
The continuous fire light illuminates the entire night sky, and the peak of the sword is as bright as day, extremely splendid.
Ling Zhouyue is not interested in fireworks, but she is still very excited about the New Year.
New Years, means playing cards all night.
Although she can do it in normal times, others can do it during the new year.
Lele alone is not as good as all.
By the firelight in the air, Ling Zhouyue sat cross-legged on the pine root alone, drinking with her head up, and playing with the bamboo sign.
Sometimes frowning, sometimes nodding, with that solemn look on his face, those who didn't know thought he was studying the future direction of the world of self-cultivation.
Xiao Ran leaned over and asked proudly:
"Master, what do you think of my archery?"
Ling Zhouyue did not lift her head, and replied casually:
"As expected of my disciple of Jianjian Peak, Dou Youming's skills have always been first-class."
Setting off fireworks to burn the Nether is equivalent to fighting the Nether
Xiao Ran thought about it, theoretically there is nothing wrong.
The voice of Chuyan Maitai came from behind.
"If you shoot like this again, Netherworld will have to give birth to a child for you."
Xiao Ran:
"… "
Ling Zhouyue also raised her head and stared at Xiao Ran.
Thinking of Xiao Ran's actions in the past few days, I feel that it may be even more difficult for him to have children than You Ming.
Chu Yan gave Xiao Ran a meaningful glance, then took out a set of New Year's red clothes and handed it to the master.
"New year's new look, this is the New Year's clothes specially prepared by the disciple for the master. I hope that the master will destroy the apostles this time, and he will be the first to succeed, and Dou Youming will always be able to beat Changhong."
Ling Zhouyue glanced at it, it was actually red, and frowned slightly.
"Why red?"
Chu Yan also felt a chill in her heart.
"Does Shizu not like red clothes?"
Ling Zhouyue shook her head and said:
"That's not true. I rarely wear red clothes."
Chuyan breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the red shirt and gestured in front of her small body.
"Try it on, Shizu must be very beautiful in red."
Ling Zhouyue's rare expression of calmness, as bright as the light of the sky in the daytime, solidifies her picturesque face.
"I once had a younger sister who showed me off in red clothes every day, and then she died..."
Xiao Ran and Chuyan were stunned, shivering with fear, looked at each other, and had nothing to say.
Ling Zhouyue frowned slightly before adding:
"Of course there is no causal relationship between the two events."
Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief and said softly and bluntly:
"Then try to wear it, and commemorate the old man."
"Come and change me some clothes."
Xiao Ran gestured to Chu Yan.
"Go ahead."
After all, he didn't want to go to heaven when he was a big New Year's Eve.
Compared with Bing Bing, who has terrifying lines from time to time, Xiao Ran still believes in the first appearance of human beings.
After a while, Xiao Ran turned around.
Master has already changed into a red suit.
The red clothes are not pure red, but slightly dark red, like blood in the dark night, with a strong aura.
It is looser than a cheongsam, tighter than a robe, close to the body but not too tight. The design is extremely delicate and shows the figure.
Red, usually a color that enhances desire.
But this red robe is colorless when worn on Ling Zhouyue's body, and it is too aura. While retaining her sassy sword aura, it also brings out a slightly dark and cold aura.
It also brought a sense of strangeness above all living beings, which was completely different from the usual lazy feeling.
This majestic red dress does not look sexy at all, but it stimulates Xiao Ran's desire to conquer.
Chu Yan was also stunned, her small face was slightly swaying, her eyes were fascinated, and she raised her head to give birth to a feeling of looking up at another high-level creature.
"Wow, Shizu is so beautiful."
Xiao Ran was also slightly startled, and followed suit.
"It's beautiful."
Ling Zhouyue rarely lacks the usual wise and foolish boldness and freedom, and her expression is a little dignified.
"You guys are very sweet, but I don't know why you always feel like you're complimenting my sister."
Xiao Ran asked inexplicably:
"Are you two twins?"
Ling Zhouyue thought for a while before nodding.
"That's it."
"Can twins count?"
"She's a dozen years younger than me. She's not as tall as me... She's more beautiful, but it's a pity she went to another world."
Is there anyone in this world who is more beautiful and has a better figure than Master? nonexistent!
What's more, shouldn't the twins have similar body and facial features? How can they be more beautiful
Unexpectedly, the master will also be humble...
Xiao Ran had no regrets and said with a smile:
"Going to another world may not necessarily kill you, maybe you will see it in the future."
Ling Zhouyue's sword eyes moved.
"You curse me?"
Xiao Ran shook his head and said without concealment:
"Speaking of which, Shizun may not believe it, but I have personally experienced it."
Ling Zhouyue frowned slightly, her sword eyes reflecting the quiet fire, and stared straight at Xiao Ran.
"You mean... are you from another world?"
Xiao Ran smiled and said:
"Master, shouldn't you think that a handsome man like me will be born in the era of the end of the law when the spiritual energy is almost exhausted?"
Ling Zhouyue pinched Xiao Ran's waist fiercely, acting like a chicken thief like an old husband and wife.
"Let's go, go to Baicao Peak."
…
Before Xiao Ran and Chuyan went up the mountain, Ling Zhouyue spent every Chinese New Year at Baicao Peak with Master, Spring Frog and Qiu Chan, and then she would go to Chaos City all night without returning.
Just after night fell, the sky above Baicao Peak was still dark, and there were no fireworks. There were only red lanterns hanging sparsely in the maple forest.
Uncle Yinyue was still refining medicine, and the two girls, Spring Frog and Qiu Chan, were too frightened to leave the pill room.
It was not until the three of Xiao Ran came and set off fireworks on the edge of the Baicao Peak cliff and lit the ghostly paper kite to illuminate the entire mountain, the two girls walked out of the Dan room tremblingly.
The two girls were not cowardly, with their waists on their backs and their stomachs erect, and took steps that they would not recognize six relatives.
"Jianjian Peak is really leisurely. Baicao Peak has to refine medicine on New Year's Eve, and I can't relax for a moment."
"Junior Brother Xiao's fireworks are very interesting. Did they also buy them in Shenwu Kingdom? Can we exchange the fireworks with you at a loss with the pill furnace?"
Xiao Ran shook his head and handed the fireworks to the two girls.
"There is no need to change, the fireworks are given to you in white, and you can accurately control the power of the grip and control the spiritual power to achieve precise strikes, which is the same as alchemy."
The excited little expressions of the two girls suddenly croaked.
"Suddenly I don't want to play anymore..."
"By the way, Junior Brother Xiao said that he would roast birds tonight? He shouldn't lie to children, right?"
Ling Zhouyue nodded slightly, pondering for a long time before she could catch up with Chu Yan's thinking, thinking of Xiao Ran's wrongdoing yesterday, if she hadn't urgently resisted the sword qi...
"That's right, it's time to bake it."
Before the shock, the uncle walked out of the pill room, looking a little tired, but still said gently:
"Yue'er injured her body yesterday and hasn't fully recovered yet. Eating some Suzaku meat will also help restore her physique."
Saying this, Yinyue Master handed Xiao Ran a few more medicinal pills.
"The same is true for you, you need to eat some divine animal meat to stabilize the distraction pill wall."
The two girls suddenly became excited and said hurriedly:
"Where to eat?"
"Baicao Peak is a little small..."
The so-called smallness of the two girls means that the hot springs of Baicao Peak are too small.
Yinyue Daoist said:
"In previous years, there were not many people, and they all celebrated the New Year at Baicao Peak. This year, there are many people, so let's go to Jianfeng."
"it is good."
…
Execute Sword Peak.
Hot Spring Cliff.
The peach blossoms are blooming, and the water mist is curling up.
The flickering fireworks in the nearby night sky, and the light and shadow of the swaying bonfires on the shore are intertwined in the rippling water.
Ling Zhouyue, Yinyue Zhenren and Chuyan three, leaning against three sides in the hot spring pool, without an inch of thread, completely relaxed.
Spring frogs and autumn cicadas learn to plan a dog in the water, and eat peach petals that fall into the water with the warm water fish.
From a distance, it is a beautiful and interesting picture of fairies taking a bath together.
Xiao Ran roasted bird wings in the sword and bamboo forest a zhang away.
While roasting the bird, I was drawing a picture of the fairies taking a bath together.
Previously, the single-winged bird saw that Xiao Ran insisted on roasting a bird for the sake of a woman, and was planning to fight Xiao Ran, but when he saw the strange power in Xiao Ran's anger, he was so frightened that he obediently tore off his single wing, avoiding the outcome of roasting a whole bird.
It suddenly felt that the wingless bird is also very good. Like the missile, it may be faster.
The Sword and Bamboo Forest is in ruins.
Before, due to Ling Zhouyue's sword qi, the sword bamboo forest was still half stalks and half lodging.
Xiao Ran set up a long sword bamboo directly on the two stalks of bamboo, and raised a bonfire below to roast a bird's wing.
More than 100 catties of bird wings are enough for several people to eat.
After arranging the seasoning, let Bingbing watch the fire.
Xiao Ran took out the picture book and began to draw the fairy bathing picture that he never tire of.
As soon as the resonance consciousness opened, across the mist, it seemed that there was a code, but there was no code in my heart.
After a day's rest, Master's complexion is much better, and Feng Yun's figure has regained its luster and ruddy, but Xiao Ran still likes the appearance of Master in red just now. It is very cold and exciting. The flickering fireworks reflect the difficult The shadow of words.
After Master Yinyue soaked in the hot spring, his fatigue dissipated, and his body regained the luster of a young man. The dignified temperament on his face, his classically proportioned figure, and the flickering firelight complemented each other, showing elegance and softness.
Chu Yan's small body is full of weakness, but her face is full of ambition. Even in the hot spring, she is still painting and drawing with a drawing book, and repeatedly measuring the size and aura of her master with her fingers, and wants to design a more fitting face to face. clothing.
The Spring Frog and Autumn Cicada are purely make-up. By the way, it makes this painting look lively and playful and reduces the color value.
Beside Xiao Ran, Bingbing, who was fanning the fire, suddenly asked with emotion:
"Do you sometimes feel that life is too smooth, as if living in a dream?"
Xiao Ran looked up at her.
The eyes illuminated by the firelight looked more lively and playful than those of Shizun, Shibo or Chuyan, but in Xiao Ran's view, they were lifeless.
"A dream like the Paradise Tree Project?"
Bingbing was a little surprised.
"You also know about the Paradise Tree Project?"
"You Shenwu Kingdom did not treat me as an outsider."
Xiao Ran complained, and then asked back:
"Do you feel that way?"
Bingbing thought for a while and calmly said:
"I know that I am a puppet, and of course I don't feel like a dream. I have never experienced any feeling. What I said may only be the special effects of complex spiritual patterns. I clearly understand that I am not a real person, but how do you know? Are you real?"
Man, you're still a philosopher!
Xiao Ran thought about it seriously.
Along the way, although every experience was very thrilling, but in the end, I was lucky enough to pass the test. I was surrounded by beautiful women all the time, and I didn't take a bath like an outsider at all. It was indeed like a dream.
Is it meaningful to discuss whether he is real or unreal with such a beautiful dream
In theory, even in his previous life, Xiao Ran couldn't prove that he was not living in someone else's mediocre dream, which was the same as the unfalsifiability of religion.
That's why Descartes said:
Cogito ergo sum.
The only proof that you are alive is your mind.
Enjoying the moment and working hard to create a better dream is what a man should do.
"Whether it's true or false, living is very happy in itself. I think there is only one meaning in life - don't die."
Bingbing listened carefully, the swaying bonfire did not cause any ripples in her calm eyes.
"Apostle's trip, don't die."
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