Looking closely, I saw clearly that the tall building standing in the river was actually a 'lighthouse' made entirely of colored lights! !
It's just that these lamps are not paper lamps, but made of special transparent material similar to crystal. The base seems to be a huge floating board, and it should be fixed at the bottom of the river. A lighthouse nearly a hundred meters long stands on it. It didn't waver at all, as if it were really a tall tower built on flat ground.
At the very top of the lighthouse, there is a spire of about one meter, but it is wrapped in black cloth for some reason.
What makes Bai Yunfei most strange is that there is a dense circle of ropes tied about ten meters below the top of the lighthouse. The other side is fixed to both sides of the river and the Moon Shadow Bridge. There are probably no less than a hundred ropes in total.
Most of the tourists around were gathered by the river or on the bridge, looking at the lighthouse with great curiosity, pointing and talking.
"What a big lantern! I thought it was a house! Brother Straw Hat, this lantern is so big! Can you take it home?" Huangfului looked at the small lantern in her hand, and then at the river. The integrated 'headlight' turned around and asked Bai Yunfei.
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Bai Yunfei sweated profusely, thinking to himself that if you really want to take it away, it's not impossible to put the space ring in it, but can they let you take it away?
At this moment, a burst of exclamation came from the distance. Bai Yunfei looked up and saw a vigorous figure leaping out from the Moon Shadow Bridge. He actually stepped on a rope connected to the lighthouse and ran up the bridge as if walking on flat ground. The top of the lighthouse.
Bai Yunfei raised his eyebrows slightly - he was a mid-level soul warrior, no wonder he had such skill.
After the man stood on the top of the tower, he turned around and cupped his hands. Only then did Bai Yunfei see clearly that this man was a middle-aged man in his thirties. After everyone around him had gathered their eyes, he said loudly: "Everyone!! I am Shilan, one of the people in charge of this lantern festival. Tonight, we have prepared a very special program to let all the friends here have more fun!"
Seeing everyone's curious expressions, he continued: "This show is called the 'Lamp-Snatching Contest'! Friends who are interested in participating will grab a lantern, and the one who grabs it wins. The prize of the competition is the one who grabs the lantern." The lantern is... this one!!"
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his right hand and violently grabbed and pulled at his side, lifting up the black cloth wrapped on the top of the tower.
"ah!!!"
In an instant, there were exclamations one after another all around. Even Bai Yunfei was slightly taken aback. Tang Xinyun's eyes lit up with a strange color. Huangfului screamed in surprise, and his eyes were instantly filled with little stars.
At the top of the lighthouse, a lotus-shaped lantern emitting dazzling colorful light was placed high on it. The crystal-like lamp body was crystal clear, with a walnut-sized colored spar in the center. The colorful light was exactly what it was. It emits, and then passes through pieces of delicate 'petals', refracting and spreading around, as if it is still slowly rotating, and the colored light floats, like a dream.
As soon as this lamp came out, it seemed that all the various colored lamps around it had lost all their brilliance, except this one, shining like a star.
"This lamp is called the 'Colorful Glaze Lamp'. It was made by ten master craftsmen in thirty days. The colorful luminous stone in the center is a bit precious, but it is not a rare treasure, but it is definitely It's a unique lantern! This is the prize this time!" Shilan pointed at the glazed lotus lantern beside him and said loudly, "The method of the competition is very simple. There are a total of 118 lanterns connected on three sides of this lighthouse. Rope, you just need to rely on this rope to reach the top of the lamp. The first one to get the lamp is the winner!"
"These ropes are extremely strong, so you don't have to worry at all. Moreover, the whole body of the lighthouse has been reinforced, and the bottom of the river has also been reinforced. There will be no problems at all. Even if you accidentally fall into the water, you will not be injured. Even if you can't swim, we will Someone will rescue you, there is absolutely no danger!"
"Young men, look at the eyes of the girls around you. If you can win this glass lamp and give it to the beautiful woman, then she will be the happiest person here tonight!!"
What he said before was nothing, but the last sentence caused a huge response. Within a few seconds, there were cheers one after another, and many confident assurances - those who come here to play, everyone Most of them are young men and women. What man doesn’t want his beloved to smile
"It's so beautiful... Sister Yun, is that really a lamp? It looks like a real lotus! It's so beautiful!" Huangfului said excitedly, pulling Tang Xinyun's sleeve.
Tang Xinyun looked at the glazed lamp with a hint of fondness in her eyes. She nodded lightly and said, "Well, it is indeed very beautiful..."
Bai Yunfei looked at the two people admiring the glazed lantern, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "How about... I go and win it back?"
When Huangfului heard this, she immediately said happily: "Okay, okay! Brother Straw Hat is going to snatch it back. I want it... Well, I don't want it anymore. Sister Yun also likes it. Give it to Sister Yun!"
Tang Xinyun was stunned for a moment, then pinched her face lovingly and said with a smile: "Haha, let's forget it, many other people want it!"
He raised his head and looked at Bai Yunfei: "Let other ordinary people play. If you take action, you will be bullying others..."
Bai Yunfei thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. I don't use my soul power. I only use my physical strength to compete with them. Just treat it as fun. I may not be able to win."
"This... Okay, then be careful and don't hurt anyone." Tang Xinyun hesitated for a moment and did not stop him.
Bai Yunfei was speechless - at this time, shouldn't he say, 'Be careful, don't get hurt'
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Shilan waited for about ten minutes and saw that many young men had gathered on the shore or beside the rope on the bridge, looking eager to try. He smiled at everyone, then took out a stone and said loudly: "This stone fell into the water. The competition has begun, everyone, it’s up to you whether you can win the favor of the beauty, show your skills and let everyone see your style!"
After saying that, he threw the stone in his hand into the air, then jumped up, tapped a few times on a rope, and jumped back to the shore.
Almost as soon as he returned to the shore, the stone thrown high fell into the water with a 'plop'.
"oh!"
"ah!"
"Plop! Plop! Plop..."
Within just a few seconds, three voices sounded one after another.
The first was the excited shouts of the surrounding crowd at the start of the 'race', the second was the unexpected sound of surprise after the shouts, and the third was the sound of several people falling into the water one after another.
In just a few seconds, no less than thirty people jumped on the ropes in three directions and started running straight upward.
Yes, just walk on the rope!
No one thought that what was supposed to be a 'rope climbing' competition for many young men would turn out like this!
These dozens of skilled teenagers or young people stunned all the spectators present, but just a few seconds later, more intense cheers of excitement broke out around them - because someone had already met them on the way forward. And a big fight!
Some ordinary people who had been holding the rope and preparing to climb forward recovered from their sluggishness, silently retracted to the shore, and joined the audience; those few were frightened by the 'masters' who jumped out. The unlucky guy who fell into the water was also pulled ashore, looking at the scene on the river in shock.
Bai Yunfei, who had not yet stepped onto the rope, was also a little stunned by this unexpected situation - was there a mistake? ! They are all soul masters! It's just a lantern festival game for ordinary people, but so many soul masters are participating? !
"Brother Straw Hat, what are you doing standing still? Go quickly, the beautiful lantern is about to be taken away!!"
Huangfului's shout made Bai Yunfei suddenly come back to his senses. He glanced at the people who were already fighting on the rope, smiled at Tang Xinyun and Huangfului, and then stepped onto a rope in front of him.