Chapter 84: Traveling in the World in the Lantern Festival
The time Ye Qianming and Fan Lier chose to go out was in the evening. At this time, most of the disciples in the academy had finished their classes for the day and returned to their respective caves, which could reduce the possibility of discovery.
Since Prince Fan Li's face was already known to the school disciples who were watching that day, Fan Lier walked openly and openly in the school with the appearance of a woman.
Now she is wearing the uniform of the academy, and her long black hair that falls like a waterfall is tied into a simple style. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Ye Qianming would never have believed that Fan Li'er had such a long and beautiful hair under the cover of the magic weapon.
hair.
At this time, Fan Li'er was standing among the crowd as a woman for the first time. Her expression was a little nervous, her steps were awkward, and she followed Ye Qianming closely, like a shy sister following her brother.
Everyone naturally recognized Ye Qianming's identity. Although the two of them were noticed by many people, they only recognized Fan Li'er as a new disciple of the academy. As for their relationship with Ye Qianming, each of them had their own differences.
daydream.
Since the last time the royal family made a big fuss in the academy, the guarding of the academy gates has become much stricter. There are academy disciples patrolling from time to time, but when they saw Ye Qianming and the two of them, they just nodded respectfully and didn't ask any more questions.
When Ye Qianming and Fan Lier walked out of the academy and arrived at Hexia City, the sky was already dark, and they couldn't help but be shocked by the sight before them.
The Hexia City in front of you is brightly lit, with large and small lights hanging in every restaurant, teahouse, pawnshop, inn, and residence. The city's main palace has become an extremely splendid castle, as glorious and majestic as an imperial city.
Not only that, these lights also have different styles, some are fish or dragons, some have poems and paintings on them, and some are made into large images like General Floating Clouds, which are placed in a conspicuous place like a hill.
A place that attracts countless attention.
Countless men, women and children stepped on the white snow piled on the ground, holding hands and laughing at the flowing lights. Brothers gathered in teahouses and restaurants to chat and laugh, sisters wandered around shops looking for accessories, scholars and seasoned people gathered together to guess lantern riddles, and walking entertainers breathed flames to attract cheers from the crowd.
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The sound of laughter, stepping on the snow, bamboo strings, and firecrackers filled every corner, and even many of the academy disciples whom Ye Qianming had an impression of were wearing their own clothes and playing in it.
By coincidence, Ye Qianming and his wife caught up with the Shangyuan Festival in the mortal world. In the previous life, it was the so-called Lantern Festival.
The lights of the world in front of him suddenly reminded Ye Qianming of the scene in his previous life, and he was filled with emotions. He suddenly felt that his distracting thoughts were purged, and his state of mind improved.
Fan Li'er, who was on the side, was even more excited. She had lived in the palace since she was a child, and her father was a man who only wanted to seek enlightenment and didn't care much about the mortal world. She had never had the opportunity to see this scene.
Fan Li'er's eyes reflected the bright light, and her entire fair face was illuminated softly and beautifully by the light.
"I didn't expect that the mortal world would be so lively. I never knew it before!"
Ye Qianming looked at the extremely happy Fan Li'er and couldn't help but smile: "It's not like this every day. Today happens to be the Lantern Festival in the mortal world, but it's rare to encounter a good time, so it would be a pity not to have a good time."
So the two of them were not as busy as the lights. The main thing was that Ye Qianming followed Fan Lier. He would follow wherever the latter was interested.
So Fan Lier first went to the jewelry store she had longed for, and used a spiritual stone to buy a pair of hairpins and earrings that were popular in the world. After wearing them on her head, she looked at Ye Qianming swinging them and asked shyly.
"How, how, is it suitable for me?"
"Miss Fan is as beautiful as your father-in-law, so it's natural that she is a perfect match."
Fan Lier curled her lips in shame, but was quickly attracted by other things.
So the two of them walked around and bought various sundries, masks, candied haws, new clothes and a dragon-shaped lantern.
As the two of them went deeper into the busiest area of Hexia City, more and more people came here. There was a square in front of them, where various strange people performed acrobatic tricks and some "fairy arts".
However, there are quite a few monks in Hexia City, and it is natural to know that these people are either swindlers who know a few tricks, or they are casual cultivators with little practice, but everyone is just trying to have fun, and no one exposes them.
Ye Qianming followed Fan Lier and stopped again, this time at a bookstore.
The boss with a shrewd look in his eyes rushed over kindly. When he saw the two people wearing school uniforms, he greeted with a smile on his face: "Sir, miss, are there any books you like? My bookstore is Hexia
It has the largest and most comprehensive collection of books in the city, and even includes a lot of magical arts from immortals, so it will surely satisfy everyone."
"Just take a look, the store doesn't need to be troublesome."
"Okay, take your time and take a look!"
The boss went to entertain the new guests with great interest, while Ye Qianming followed Fan Li'er into the bookstore. The latter was browsing various books with great interest, while Ye Qianming was not interested and could only find a chair to sit down and drink tea.
time.
After being immersed in the world of books for a while, Fan Lier came over and placed a thick stack of books in front of the boss. She asked worriedly because she was afraid of not having enough money.
"How much do these cost?"
Seeing this, the boss said enthusiastically: "Miss, you have good taste. This complete set of "Shan Hai Tu Zhi" is only available in our store in Hexia City. It is not expensive and only costs ten spiritual stones!"
"Ten yuan! So expensive?"
"What did the lady say? This "Mountain and Sea Map" was compiled by Zhengshan Taoist who likes to travel in mountains and rivers after exhausting his life's experience. It covers the entire Donghai Prefecture's anecdotes, historical observations, and fairy tales.
For a foundation-building monk to record in his lifetime, ten spiritual stones are not too many."
Fan Li'er was a little excited, but the game she just played had already cost her more than a dozen spirit stones, so she had to lower her head and said: "I only have eight spirit stones with me, can I get some on credit?"
The boss didn't change his expression at all. After all, he also recognized the uniform of the Academy. He just hesitated and said distressedly: "It stands to reason that you are an immortal from the Academy, so I should be exempted from one or two, but two spiritual stones are already considered a big price.
, I won’t make any money even if I sell it. This set of "Illustrations of Mountains and Seas" was really made with a lot of effort. Why don’t you look at something else?"
Fan Lier was a little reluctant to leave, but still sighed and planned to return the book, but Ye Qianming said.
"I bought it for her. These are ten spiritual stones."
Fan Li'er watched in surprise as Ye Qianming handed the ten spiritual stones to the store owner, and then motioned for her to put the books into the ring.
"How is this possible? I have already troubled my senior brother too much!"
Fan Lier said a little embarrassedly as she walked out of the bookstore, but Ye Qianming waved his hand.
"I'm not a pushy person, but this kind of help can still help. But I'm more curious. Miss Fan spends more time in the bookstore than in the jewelry store. What's the reason?"
When Fan Li'er heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head with a red face, and said shyly: "You can tell senior brother, but senior brother don't laugh at me."
Ye Qianming smiled: "If there's anything funny, Miss Fan just says it."
Fan Li'er nodded and said: "Actually, I don't like alchemy at all. Maybe it's because my father took a fancy to my talent and asked me to make alchemy since I was a child, so I'm actually very disgusted with alchemy."
"What I really want to do is write a book."
"Write a book?"
"Well..." Fan Li'er's face turned even redder under the light: "My biological mother... my mother is a woman of great talents and talents. She taught me many literary things when she was still alive. Since then,
From that time on, I longed for the life of a man of letters."
Fan Lier raised her pretty face, looked at the stars and fireworks in the sky, and said with longing, "I want to be like Taoist Zhengshan, a traveler and scholar who travels around the world and collects his writings."
Then she lowered her head again and laughed at herself: "But I can only think about it."
After saying that, she comforted herself again.
"But life in the palace is not bad. I can live a carefree life for the rest of my life. My wet nurse is very good to me. And Jinxiu, the palace maid I held in my arms when I was quarreling with you before. She actually treats me very well."
Very good, he is my only friend, but now..."
Ye Qianming was silent for a while and said: "Writing a book may not be impossible. Maybe one day the academy knocks down your father. If I beg for mercy from the master, maybe I can forgive you. Then you can be yourself.
Things I want to do.”
After hearing this, Fan Lier smiled slightly and said, "Go and have a look in front. There are many people there and there are many interesting things!"
Ye Qianming nodded, and the two squeezed into the dense crowd together.
So there was another stop and go, and Ye Qianming and Fan Lier saw many amazing folk performances, from chest breaking to walking on the tip of a knife, from storytelling to drama, which made people forget to leave.
But just as Ye Qianming was immersed in it with great interest, he suddenly found that he had already walked into another street. The buildings on both sides were very colorfully decorated, with countless women in scantily clad clothes and heavy makeup standing upstairs.
, laughing frequently, attracting men on the street.
Ye Qianming immediately knew that he had entered Hualiu Lane, and couldn't help but raise his forehead: "I have been here in Hexia City for a year, but I don't even know the way. When you enter a place like this, Miss Fan, don't you want... Miss Fan?"
Ye Qianming looked back and saw that Fan Li'er who was following him had long since disappeared, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Oops, we got separated!"
Ye Qianming wanted to go back and search, but suddenly several enthusiastic beauties crowded in from both sides, pulling and pulling at Ye Qianming.
"Master, come and play, come to our Cuiguanfang~~~"
"Master, come here, the beauty of our Yuanyanglou girl is the best in Hexia City~~~"
Ye Qianming wanted to break free, but the opponent was outnumbered and he could not use brute force against a group of women. Therefore, he fell into the rouge and gouache step by step, and was pulled into the Yuanyang Tower by more people.
Then another group of women came up to him, and the madam greeted him with a smile.
"Welcome, young master. I wonder which talented girl the young master has fallen in love with?"
The smell of gouache made Ye Qianming feel dizzy. He glanced casually and found a familiar woman. The other party also noticed Ye Qianming and was immediately panicked.
"It was you, the maid who was by the prince's side that day!"