"Azi, are you okay?"
"We have to hurry up, otherwise it will be too late."
"Azi, Azi—"
Lin Feng changed her usual plain attire, wearing a small amber and goose yellow blouse, a green butterfly long skirt, a soft gauze with many small ornaments tied around her waist, and a small and exquisite double-ring snake bun tied with a long pearl rope. . .
In her hand she held an elegant little round fan.
From time to time he would look into the room and urge people to come.
Inside the house, Yu Zi poked her head out shyly.
Hesitantly asked, "Is this okay?"
Lin Feng grabbed Yu Zi's hand and dragged her out, saying, "Why not? This is good."
She is growing too fast.
In line with the good habit of frugality, he took apart all his old clothes and mended and altered them - those clothes were all made of good materials and were the luggage Lin Feng brought from his hometown. Some of them were difficult to alter, so they were all put at the bottom of the box.
But Yu Zi was born thin, so the clothes fit her well.
Today was the Fugu Festival, and the two picked out the best ones that would not conflict with the festive mood or violate the taboos of mourning. Lin Feng's teacher, Chu Yao, had reserved a place for them. But the two were so busy that they forgot the time and went out in a hurry.
"I don't know if I can catch up—"
Lin Feng didn't care about her manners and just lifted her skirt and trotted away.
Outside the door, two accompanying guards had prepared a carriage pulled by two shorter horses.
Yu Zi sat down, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead without her knowing.
Self-blame: "It's my fault. I forgot the time..."
Lin Feng said: "Didn't I forget it too?"
If anyone is to blame, it should be these two, not just one of them.
She lifted the curtain of the car. There were few people on both sides of the road, but they were all heading in one direction - the main venue of the "First Fugu City New Year Sports Meeting", which was the southwest corner of Fugu. After nightfall, the opening ceremony would be held there.
Lin Feng originally didn't want to go out.
After all, we are still in mourning period, so we should restrain ourselves from entertainment.
But the teacher told her mysteriously that she could make an exception today and go out to have some fun. If she missed tonight, she might regret it for the rest of her life. Lin Feng hesitated for a long time and followed Yu Zi out. She planned to watch the opening ceremony organized by her husband and then go back.
Yu Zi held two stools and murmured worriedly.
"It's not going to start now, is it?"
Lin Feng shook his head: "It's probably not time yet."
The so-called main venue is actually a large open space next to the small market. The common people were notified in advance and were advised to bring mats, cushions, stools and other items so that they could sit on the ground to rest and watch tonight's grand performance.
The common people did not quite understand this notice.
It's pitch dark. What are you looking at while sitting on the ground
However, since Shen Jun had informed them, there must be a profound purpose behind it, so they still took it with some doubts. There were even many common people who blindly and excessively trusted Shen Tang's orders, and not only brought tools that could be used anywhere, but also brought snacks.
“Ouch—”
The guard driving the carriage stopped.
Said: "Two young ladies, we have arrived."
Fugu City was full of poor people, and they traveled on foot. Only a few families had mules or donkeys. Horse carriages were the only means of transportation for a few local tyrants. Therefore, the temporary parking area for horse carriages was very empty.
Yu Zi jumped off the carriage first.
He raised his hand and handed it to Lin Feng who was bending over.
Glancing at the dark sky, Lin Feng guessed that it hadn't started yet, so he breathed a sigh of relief and walked slowly towards the "main venue". Probably, half of the people in Fugu City came here, and Yu Zi looked at the crowd, feeling a little nervous.
“Why are there so many people?”
She hugged the two small stools tighter.
Lin Feng remained calm: "This is a grand ceremony prepared by the young master for the common people of Fugu, of course they have to come out and see it."
Some common people followed their neighbors to occupy a place, sitting on mats, stools or small stones brought from somewhere, chatting and talking. Some common people felt bored and went to the small market not far away.
Lanterns are hung on both sides of the small market.
It’s much brighter than here.
Lin Feng and Yu Zi followed the two guards to the place that Chu Yao had reserved for them. When they arrived, they realized that many family members of the officials were already sitting there. Lin Feng and Yu Zi sat down and looked around but didn't see any familiar faces.
Puzzled, "Where are the teachers?"
Yu Zi also said: "I haven't seen Mr. Kang either."
Logically speaking, shouldn't Langjun and the other gentlemen be here too? If they're not here, who should host the opening ceremony
Lin Feng listened to the chattering around her blankly, and was worried that maybe there was a problem with the process. Did Lang Jun and the other gentlemen deal with it? If she guessed right, would this be a big problem? She frowned.
The two of them sat there for a quarter of an hour.
Nothing has changed around here.
At this time, some common people and relatives of officials around them could no longer sit still, and the topic of discussion changed from "What surprise did Mr. Shen prepare" to "Is the surprise going to turn into a shock?"
Lin Feng became more and more anxious.
"Junior sister, you are here! It's easier for me to find you."
A familiar voice came from above my head.
The thin and urchin boy opened the stool and sat down.
After sitting down, Tu Rong asked, "Is Senior Brother not late?"
Lin Feng said: "Not yet."
Seeing that Tu Rong's face was still covered with residual sweat stains and his body was emitting a sour smell of sweat, she was choked. Lin Feng said angrily: "Brother, why don't you wash up and change clothes before coming? Or you can stop practicing for a day, the teacher won't blame you..."
Tu Rong chuckled: "Stop? That won't work! For warriors like us, perseverance is the most important thing! We can't easily indulge ourselves..."
He also wants to grow up and take revenge!
Never complain of being tired of ascetic practice.
I just regret that a day only has twelve hours, it’s too short.
As he spoke, he suddenly asked, "Huh?"
Lin Feng: "What happened?"
Tu Rong replied: "It's probably about to start."
"How do you know?" Yu Zi was quite curious.
"Because the surroundings are getting hot." He is not yet a warrior, but his ability to grasp the surrounding environment is better than that of ordinary people. He came here in a sweat, and the sweat should cool down quickly, making him shiver with cold.
"Getting hotter?"
Yu Zi stretched out her warm hands - she didn't know if it was an illusion, but the air didn't seem so cold anymore.
The common people have not yet noticed this change.
The discussion continued to grow louder and noisier.
About half a cup of tea later, the air was filled with warmth, and the people realized something was wrong.
"Look! What is that?"
Just as the common people were wondering, a shout suddenly came from the crowd.
Someone looked up and looked around.
People who were closer to the city wall could see a barrier rising in the darkness, and many common people looked puzzled. Only some old people who were well-informed were so frightened that they blurted out, "There's going to be a war!"
What
Only then did someone remember what this barrier was.
This is a city wall barrier!
It cannot be opened without the seal of the county magistrate!
This is a defense that can only be opened briefly during wartime!
Once it appears, it must be a powerful enemy attacking the city wall.
This realization popped into the minds of this group of people.
But before they could hide, something new happened - the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly, and wisps of literary energy surged up to the sky from under their feet.
Bang!
A loud bang!
A cluster of brilliant fireworks exploded overhead.
The brilliance flashes and then disappears in an instant.
The private troops sent by the government to maintain public order have already taken action, and have been ordered to inform everyone not to panic and just sit down and watch the fireworks. In fact, there will be no major riots if they don't take action.
Because the moment the first red firework burst into colorful glory above their heads, their attention was completely taken away. Before they could come to their senses, the second, the third... the dark sky was illuminated by the fireworks that burst into life one after another.
Each flower is extremely gorgeous.
The common people had never seen such a scene.
As the fireworks bloomed, circles of different colors spread out. At first they were all circles, but soon other patterns were added.
"Junior sister, look at that word! Is that a word?" Tu Rong's eyes widened in shock and he shook Lin Feng's arm excitedly.
Lin Feng came back to his senses a little bit: "It's a word."
The word "joy" is still very clear.
After saying that, a strange round face exploded above his head.
Emmm…
Is that a face
A pair of eyes and a smiling mouth.
It's just very strange that there is no nose, ears or hair.
However, it doesn't look scary at all, but rather has a somewhat naive look that makes people smile knowingly.
"Junior sister, what is that?"
Tu Rong looked at the heart-shaped fireworks that kept exploding.
Muttering: "Why does it look like so many buttocks..."
Lin Feng stepped on him lightly.
"What the hell! This is definitely not a butt!"
"Why would you blow your butt up into the sky for no reason?"
This pattern must have a very beautiful meaning!
Tu Rong: “…”
Why does this sound so strange
The sky almost turned into a sea of fireworks. As one wave faded away, another wave lit up, making it a feast for the eyes.
Except for the somewhat confusing fireworks pattern at the beginning, the patterns afterwards were much more normal, and the crowd occasionally shouted in surprise. Then the twelve zodiac animals, such as "rat, ox, tiger, rabbit", appeared one after another.
Everyone was already overwhelmed.
Finally, the sky returned to darkness.
Yu Zi asked regretfully: "Is it over?"
The answer is of course not yet.
There were louder exclamations from the crowd.
A waterfall of golden fireworks poured down from the sky. At first glance, it looked like the Milky Way had been redirected to the human world. The common people subconsciously held their heads, only to find that the waterfall did not fall to the ground, but disappeared in mid-air.
"What is that?"
Someone in the crowd pointed at the Golden Falls.
A black dot appeared in the center of the waterfall, which continued to expand, and suddenly a streak of colorful light burst out. It spread its wings and turned into a legendary mythical bird, the Phoenix, in full view of everyone. The huge phoenix held an object in its mouth and circled around the southwest corner nine times before rushing back to the Golden Waterfall. The waterfall flowed back to the Milky Way.
"God, miracle!"
I don't know who said this.
Common people began to kneel down devoutly one after another.
It was not until the private troops who were maintaining order repeatedly emphasized that this was just the effect of the Word Spirit, not the miracle they thought it was, that things returned to normal. After that, the fireworks were all clusters of flowers, and there was no longer the shocking effect just now.
Some of the patterns are even a bit funny.
A string of fireworks footprints came from the direction of the city wall, accompanied by a heart pattern that Tu Rong jokingly called a "butt".
It lasted for a full cup of tea.
The common people are still not satisfied.
When they lowered their heads, they found that the surprise was not over yet. The surroundings were divided by rows of fish and dragon lanterns, shining with light. When someone was curious and tried to pick one, they found that it was empty - was it fake
"Is this also a firework?" Yu Zi looked at her hand passing through the tassels hanging from the lantern, feeling a little disappointed.
Lin Feng: "It should be the effect of Wen Xin Yan Ling."
"Such as the Word Spirit of the Illusion Formation?" Tu Rong knew that this kind of Word Spirit would cause hallucinations in the enemies trapped in it, and then disrupt the battlefield formation. What they saw today should be similar, except that the former was lethal, and the latter was purely for viewing.
Lin Feng thought for a moment and was shocked: "Such a large area, such a long time... Such a burden..."
No wonder I haven’t seen my husband and the others until now.
In the entire Fugu City, apart from them, no one else could put up such a large display of words and spirits, and their literary energy was mostly drained. The city wall defense barrier was raised in advance, probably because they were worried that there would be "fish that slipped through the net" during the opening ceremony and take the opportunity to cause trouble... For a moment, Lin Feng felt inexplicably complicated.
She stood there and looked around.
The faces of the common people were illuminated red by the lanterns.
Almost everyone had a smile on their face, grabbing the people around them to express their excitement and share the grand scene that had just happened.
Yu Zi was worried about her: "What's wrong?"
Lin Feng: “Is it worth it?”
"What's 'worth it'?"
It was too noisy around and Yu Zi couldn't hear clearly.
Lin Feng murmured to himself, "All the effort, all the trouble, all the cost... My lord prepared a surprise just to let the common people watch for a while - is it really worth it?"
Yu Zi shook her head: "I don't know."
However, a voice in Lin Feng's heart whispered.
worth.
Chu Yao also wanted to ask this question.
Lin Feng's guess was correct, Shen Tang and the others' literary energy had indeed been drained dry - if she hadn't had the sudden idea to do so many weird "butts", they might have had some literary energy left - now they were like five dried salted fish.
Everyone stood in a corner and watched the lantern festival.
Shen Tang is in the same group with Chu Yao.
Stay on the unfinished roof and look at the thousands of lights below.
"What's worth it?" Shen Tang tilted his head and smiled, "When will Wu Hui ask such a question?"
Chu Yao wanted an answer.
Shen Tang thought seriously: "It should be worth it."
She pointed at the crowd below who were watching the lanterns.
"Wuhui, look, they are all laughing."
Ordinary people, shrouded in the shadow of war and hunger, often leave the impression of a face that is more bitter than a bitter gourd. A true smile from the heart is rare. Unless there is a happy event in the family, or perhaps the harvest is a little more than usual this year...
It would be worth it if it could make them let go of the burdens of life and all their worries, and sincerely smile, even for a moment.
She said as a matter of course: "I don't understand the great principles, but a qualified lord should make the people under his rule live a prosperous life, have enough food, and be happy every day. Isn't it good to smile?"
Chu Yao smiled and said, "Very good."
The master in his eyes at this moment—
It is light and flame.
In this world, apart from the lord, there is probably no one else who would go through so much trouble just to make the common people smile, right? It made him feel sincerely that all the bitterness that had been brewing over the years was worth it.