The guard went to the backyard to find a waiter and asked: "Did you deliver water to the guests upstairs?"
The waiter took his money and said without hesitation: "Here you go, the guest needs to take a bath."
"Then what happened in his room?"
"No, after he took a bath, we carried the dirty water out and poured it out. That's all."
"No one else comes in or out?"
"No, he and the tiger demon have almost never left the room."
The guard was relieved now. Could it be that he was really paranoid?
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Next morning.
Although there was no sunshine, the continuous rain for many days finally stopped, which made Bai Shazhen breath a sigh of relief.
If there is a heavy rain, how can the Lotus Fragrance Festival still be popular?
Relying on water, every year after this festival, the local specialties of Baishajian will be sent to all parts of the country by merchants, so it is important to get good luck.
He Lingchuan got up early to adjust his breathing and practiced sword practice for half an hour, when Jiao Yu came to see him:
"It's time for us to set off."
He Lingchuan heard the sound and sheathed the knife. Fusheng's blade turned, reflecting the face of his master Shen Yi.
Today is the key to breaking the situation.
After today, this case is destined to become a thunder, even shaking the distant Lingxu City.
If he tries to escape again, it will become increasingly difficult.
Then, let the stormy waves come more violently.
"Let's go." He touched the tiger's head, "Don't keep them waiting."
Jiao Yu swung his tail, always feeling that his sword skills were full of murderous intent and particularly vicious.
Strength comes from the heart, what happened to the special envoy today?
The sky is getting brighter.
He Lingchuan, Jiao Yu and Lu Dutong were all invited to watch the ceremony on Chaohu Tower. After repair, the tower became more magnificent.
Unlike other festivals, lotus picking activities are held before the opening of the Lotus Fragrance Festival. Therefore, festival guests will first climb the Chaohu Tower to watch the progress.
No matter how tight the Chaohu Tower is, its carrying capacity is limited. Only wealthy and powerful people and special guests like He Lingchuan and Zhong Sunmou can go up to watch the ceremony on this day.
He Lingchuan also saw Xiang Yan. The old man smiled at him from a distance, and He Lingchuan also bowed his head in greeting.
When He Lingchuan went up to the Chaohu Tower, he saw that there was a large green area in the southwest corner of the lake, occupying a full third of the lake surface.
Chaohu Lake is a large lake that can't be seen from a distance, and one-third of the lake is quite vast.
"Those are lotus leaves and...duckweed?" The water surface was completely covered with green. He Lingchuan didn't know how to start this activity.
The last time I climbed the tower, the water area was still empty. It had only been a few days, so why did so many plants suddenly grow?
Someone on the side answered: "These plants are all stimulated by the lotus demon. After the game starts, the duckweeds will disappear and make way for the waterway."
He Lingchuan looked back and saw, wasn't this Cen Boqing? Wu Kai was standing behind him.
"Lord Cen, will your mansion also send a boat to compete?"
"Of course, my family participates every year, and we have pulled lotus chips for at least two years." Cen Boqing looked relaxed, as if chatting with him, "Why don't you go and try, special envoy? There are outsiders participating every year."
He Lingchuan looked at the densely packed lotus leaves. The leaves were as wide as umbrellas, and the stems were thicker than the lotus leaves he had seen elsewhere. They were at least four or five feet above the water. If the boat could sail in, it would be like entering a maze.
There is no difference, the view is completely blocked.
"No, it's great to stand here and watch others work hard, why bother to end it yourself?" He Lingchuan said with a smile, "Master Cen, what do you think?"
Cen Boqing replied: "Yes, not everyone can understand the principle of being independent."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
He Lingchuan thought to himself that this guy was very calm. Why did he come to him to show off his power? Was he sure that he wouldn't be able to catch his sore leg?
Lu Dutong, with four or five of his men, stood around He Lingchuan. Hearing this, he interrupted: "My men have gone too. Well, right there! Number ninety-seven!"
Looking in the direction of his finger, there were more than a hundred small boats parked on the lakeside, with two people in each boat, all ready to go.
When the time came, the Chaohu Tower was crowded with nobles, and the bottom of the tower was filled with common people.
Just as everyone was looking forward to it, Magistrate Bai Shaqian stepped forward and personally rang the big copper bell under the eaves of the tower.
Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling, the lake breeze spreads the soothing and sweet ringing sound to the pebble beach.
In the Yuan Kingdom, this kind of festival activity involving all people is usually signaled by the explosion of a whole bunch of firecrackers, which is called lively.
But in the country of Bega, only bells or clappers can be sounded, and fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited.
The official statement is that this thing can easily catch fire, destroying and burning houses, causing accidents.
But, in fact, everyone understands that the main reason why fireworks are prohibited is because monsters don’t like them.
Humans like excitement, but most monsters, especially little monsters, are disgusted and frightened when they hear sudden explosions.
After all, Bega is called a country of monsters, and it still has to follow the common feelings of monsters.
If a few people are firmly opposed to something, but more people don't care, then the thing will most likely be banned in the end.
Therefore, fireworks will not be set off during domestic festivals in Bega, including the Chinese New Year.
He Lingchuan knew this a long time ago, because Shi Er complained to him on the way home that in such a large demon country, few people did the fireworks business with it.
After the sound of the eaves bells was heard, He Lingchuan saw the duckweeds on the large lake sinking into the water one after another.
"Huh?" How did this happen?
"Before the competition, duckweeds cover the water surface, and no one can see how the Lotus Palace moves." Lu Dutong introduced: "Before the competition starts, the fish demon in the tide lake will command the fish to bite off the duckweeds and drag them to the bottom of the water. In this way
The waterway can be quickly cleared for participating boats. The tradition of collecting lotus chips has been carried out for nearly a hundred years, and the fish monsters are rich in experience and know how to cooperate."
He Lingchuan clicked his tongue and marveled. Among the whole world, probably only the Bejia Kingdom knew how to "make the best use of demons".
He stared into the distance and saw that the water was boiling, and he didn't know how many fish were swarming underneath. Occasionally, a big fish jumped out of the water. If you could still see the figure from such a distance, it must be at least five feet (1.6 meters+) long.
big stuff.
After a while, the duckweeds in the entire water area were basically cleaned up, much faster than human hands.
There are only endless lotus leaves standing on the water surface.
From the perspective of everyone on the tower, one can see countless twists and turns in the lotus field, forming a maze shape.
He Lingchuan asked: "What does it mean to win?"
"Whoever can find the 'Overlord Lotus' hidden in the lotus field will be the winner." Lu Dutong smiled and said, "This is the prize placed by the lotus demon in the maze. It will not grow until the competition starts. Where is it?"
, only the lotus demon himself knows. If someone finds it, the show on the shore can continue."
"Can we definitely find it?"
"With more than a hundred ships, someone will always find it." Lu Dutong coughed, "But one year I was unlucky. Everyone found it from early morning to evening, and it was almost dark before someone found it."
Jiao Yu said: "Could it be that the lotus demon released the water?"
"Who knows?"
Listening to the conversation between the two of them, He Lingchuan suddenly noticed that his chest was feeling warm.
Well, no, right?
It’s been a long time since the Divine Bone has gained its presence. Is there a treasure it’s worried about in this lake?
"You just said that the Overlord Lotus has just grown?" The only change is this. Is this what Shen Gu wants?
"Yes, it only grows before the race starts, so as not to be mistakenly harvested first." Lu Dutong added, "The race is about to start, we can place bets."
"Can this also be deposited?"
"Why not?" Lu Dutong took out five taels of silver from his arms and called a buyer over: "Buy No. 97 Zhou Sheng."
"Okay, number ninety-seven!" The buyer was very ignorant and actually added, "The odds are very high."
To be continued...