Chapter 88: Visiting Lanterns and Guessing Lantern Riddles
Listening to Xuan Ming reciting the names of Bing Ling and Wei Lina, Hades fell into silence and opened his mouth, but in the end no words came out.
Song Ziyan, who was on the side, was not so calm. When she heard the two names read by Xuan Ming, they were both women's names, she felt a little uncomfortable at the moment, and gradually became slightly sour.
He curled his lips and asked casually, "They must be very beautiful, right?" As he said that, he looked straight at Xuan Ming with his big watery eyes.
Xuan Ming, who was lost in his own thoughts, listened to Song Ziyan's question and subconsciously replied: "Well, yes, they are all beautiful."
"Huh!" Song Ziyan was very unhappy when she heard this. She pouted and snorted, turning her head angrily.
In fact, Song Ziyan didn't know how she felt towards Xuan Ming. Was it gratitude? Gratitude to him for saving her from the pit of fire? Gratitude to him for teaching her how to practice?
Song Ziyan was also confused, but she knew that she might be grateful, but not all of it. Thinking of the days and nights we spent together over the past few months, and Xuan Ming's gentleness and domineeringness, Song Ziyan's heart was in confusion. At this time, she actually
I somewhat regret accepting Xuan Ming as my master.
Maybe everyone had their own thoughts, this meal should have been a happy one, but now it ended in a dull mood.
After eating, the three of them left Xuan Ming's room with their thoughts in mind. When Song Ziyan walked out of Xuan Ming's room, she suddenly turned her head and asked Xuan Ming: "Are those two women the master's wife?"
"Ah?" Xuan Ming was a little surprised, but he still shook his head and said, "It doesn't count."
After listening to Xuan Ming's answer, Song Ziyan's originally worried little face suddenly showed a smile and left with brisk steps, leaving Xuan Ming confused.
The next morning, the first day of the New Year, Xuan Ming and the other three got up early. After breakfast, the three of them wandered on the street. Song Ziyan said that every year on the first day of the New Year, there are wonderful things.
Of course, Xuan Ming and Hades cannot miss the performance.
And these performances did not disappoint Xuan Ming and Hades at all. The excitement is self-evident.
Time slowly came to night, and the main event began, which was the most exciting scene at this time, the lantern show.
This lantern show can also be regarded as a major feature of this world. It is similar to the ancient lantern viewing and guessing lantern riddles. After today, the New Year will be considered complete.
Looking at these colorful lanterns, there are various shapes. Each lantern has a riddle on it. If you answer it correctly, you will get a small gift. It is said that the more riddles you guess correctly, the more good luck you will have in the coming year.
Xuan Ming and the other three excitedly shuttled through the sea of lanterns, especially Hades. There were not many fun things to do. After all, they only happened once a year, so it was extremely lively.
"Master, come and see, this lantern riddle is so difficult!" Xuan Ming heard Song Ziyan's voice not far away and walked over immediately.
"What's wrong?"
"Look, master, this lantern riddle is so difficult!" Song Ziyan pouted and shook Xuan Ming's sleeves, her delicate look was particularly cute.
Xuan Ming smiled when he heard the words, and looked up at the lantern riddle that Song Ziyan said. He looked at it carefully and saw that it read: Every heart is tied to the sky, type one word.
Seeing the people around him thinking, Xuan Ming smiled slightly. He had seen all these lantern riddles before.
Song Ziyan looked at Xuan Ming and smiled. She immediately knew that Xuan Ming had guessed it, and quickly shook his arm, asking Xuan Ming to tell the answer to the riddle.
Xuan Ming looked at Song Ziyan funny, but he couldn't stand her coquettishness. He couldn't help but touch his nose and said to the lantern seller: "I guess it's the word 'Guan'."
As soon as Xuan Ming finished speaking, people around him suddenly realized that it was just a keyword, and the boss smiled with a smile on his face, picked up a delicate and cute little doll and handed it to Xuan Ming, while handing it over, he said: "This young master
My guess was absolutely correct."
Xuan Ming casually took the puppet, and as soon as he took it in his hand, Song Ziyan snatched it away and played with it admiringly. Xuan Ming smiled helplessly, thanked the boss, and walked away with Song Ziyan.
Suddenly, Xuan Ming and Song Ziyan saw many people gathered not far in front of them, and they looked at each other with expressions of interest.
Squeezing into the crowd, I came to the front and saw that someone was participating in a lantern riddle guessing activity, and the prize was a very beautiful gold hairpin. From the moment she saw the gold hairpin, Song Ziyan's eyes never left. Poor
He looked at Xuan Ming anxiously, his big watery eyes full of longing.
Xuan Ming patted Song Ziyan's little head and walked up to sign up. Song Ziyan, who saw Xuan Ming sign up, was filled with joy, not only because of the golden hairpin, but also because Xuan Ming went up to sign up for himself.
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Xuan Ming was naturally extraordinary as soon as he came out. He reached the finals after three strikes, five divisions and two. There were only two people left to compete with him.
At this time, the person who asked the questions stood up and said to Xuan Ming and the two people: "I will set the questions next. Whoever answers the four questions correctly first will be today's winner."
Xuan Ming and the other two people all said that there was no problem. Seeing the looks of these people, the question maker nodded slowly and said, "Okay, now for the first question: half a moon, type one word."
"Fat." As soon as the man finished speaking, Xuan Ming guessed it. It was too simple.
The person who asked the question looked at Xuan Ming in surprise, nodded, indicating that Xuan Ming had answered correctly, and then said: "Kiss each other and guess a word."
As soon as the man finished speaking, there was an uproar below. This was too explicit, especially some women, who blushed with embarrassment.
The two people beside Xuan Ming didn't react at all and were thinking hard. However, Xuan Ming was confident and said in a calm tone: "I guess it's the character 'LV'."
Seeing the person who asked the question nodding, the two people beside Xuan Ming were filled with envy and jealousy. Why were they so stupid? They couldn't even guess such a simple word.
"Okay, the third question is a couplet, and the first couplet is, the sea water is falling." As he said this, the man looked at Xuan Ming with a smile, and there was a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.
Looking at the other people's faces, one could tell how difficult this couplet was. They were all immersed in thinking, and the look in that person's eyes became even stronger.
Only Xuan Ming curled his lips disdainfully. This couplet was difficult, but he was not afraid, because he already had a draft in his mind. This was just a homophonic couplet. The first couplet of it means: sea tide, morning tide,
The tide rises and falls.
Knowing the truth, it was okay. I saw Xuan Ming slowly speaking in the surprised eyes of everyone, and his tone was still so calm: "What I mean to the second line is that the floating clouds grow and fade."
As soon as Xuan Ming finished speaking, the man looked like he had seen a ghost. He glanced at Xuan Ming in shock and nodded with difficulty. At this time, he had to admit that Xuan Ming's answer was quite neat.