Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 699 Festival
"The Lantern Festival..."

Liang Qu picked up the lantern and turned it over gently. The whole lantern was quite delicate and clever, about the size of a small watermelon. From the handle to the woven support that held up the lantern, it was all made of delicate milky white ivory, and the white paper pasted on it outlined the cirrus clouds and golden flowers.

Look up at the sky.

Auspicious clouds float slowly, and the icicles on the treetops are shining with clear light.

Unconsciously, I have been in the capital for a month.

The New Year is coming to an end.

……

call out.

Snapped!
The sky was not yet dark, colorful lights were waving, and the first firework wrapped in the children's laughter exploded into the night sky with a sharp sound, spreading a faint orange color.

Afterwards, like the first rooster crowing in the chicken coop in the early morning, the entire imperial capital became restless and revived, with continuous screams and fireworks shooting up into the sky like retrograde meteors.

Liang Qu looked up. He had never seen such lavish fireworks display. The moment night fell, the sky was instantly dyed into a colorful flower basket, filled with large, brightly colored flowers.

Fireworks filled the sky, and from the Moon-Watching Tower up, luxurious orange lights rose layer by layer until they turned into a beacon that illuminated the entire imperial capital and overshadowed the full moon in the sky.

The gongs and drums sounded.

Fire trees and silver flowers are in full bloom.

An orange dragon head with flames burning roared past overhead.

The stilt team waved their red sleeves and stepped on bamboo feet, more than ten feet high. They found gaps in the crowd and followed the dancing dragon heads to blend into the flow of people.

The whole world is turned upside down day and night, waking up from sleep, and waves are rising from calm, noisy and bustling.

Stab it!

The golden "wire-walking mouse" passed under our feet with brilliant sparks, scaring the passers-by so much that they jumped up and down and cursed the bastard. The aroma of steaming fried food mixed with the smell of sulfur exploded onto the water surface.

The river was filled with tourist boats that were lined up side by side, and they could not move apart in time, so they collided with the merchant ships. The tourists in brocade clothes and the boatmen in short shirts started quarreling, and they stepped onto the gangplank to start a fight.

The women in the mansion held round fans in their hands, walked over in groups of three or four, laughing and joking, with a fragrant breeze.

When Liang Qu and his group passed by, someone stopped and moved his gaze from the small mirage dragon to Liang Qu's face, repeatedly, with his eyes flashing brightly. Then, when he saw the dragon girl again, he felt a little ashamed.

Tweet!
Taotaokai sneezed twice, rubbed his nose, squinted his eyes, pushed through the crowd and quickly caught up.

Long Yao and Long Li followed Long Eying, holding small ivory lanterns, and found everything new and interesting.

The population of the imperial capital is more than ten times that of Pingyang Prefecture, and it is ten times more lively!
"What a beautiful person! How long has it been since I last saw her?" Someone on the pleasure boat was gazing at the beauty, and suddenly leaned out and pointed towards the shore in the distance.

"She's so tall, has beautiful legs, and has never had her hair tied up. What a great opportunity!"

"I advise you all not to act rashly. If you get into trouble, no one will be able to save you." The young man in green leaned against the windowsill and spoke lazily.

"Brother Song, what do you mean by this?"

"Did you see the man in front with a dragon wrapped around his arm?"

Everyone looked away with surprise on their faces.

Are there really dragons?
So beautiful!
If I could wrap it around my hand and walk to the lantern street...

hiss!
Everyone shuddered.

I was moved before, but now I am jealous.

Just thinking about it made me feel so comfortable that I got goose bumps, and for a moment I even forgot why I was looking over there.

"You saw it, didn't you? That man was Liang Qu." The young man in green knocked on the windowsill and changed the subject. "In late January, Liu Qiaosheng and I saw it with our own eyes on the river. If things get out of hand, you won't be able to beat him."

"Ahem, love between a man and a woman is consensual and depends on each person's ability. How can there be any comparison of fists?"

"It's up to you. If things get out of hand, don't say I didn't warn you."

"Come on, come on! Throw in some money!"

"Bet me a bamboo basket!"

"Two coppers!"

"A new pair of cloth shoes!"

On the crowded pier, surrounded by railings, passers-by were red-faced, shouting, setting their bets, and throwing coins into the earthenware jar, with the number of coins on the bet determining the winner or loser.

This is called "guanpu", which is prohibited at ordinary times but allowed during festivals. One can bet on anything from food, daily utensils, fruits, and firewood to vehicles, horses, and houses.

As long as they match, both parties will acknowledge it.

Not only are there many different bets, but the participants do not have to be human. Under the Longjin Bridge, there are clusters of lights.

A group of servants started to make a fuss.

"Mr. Yu, it's your turn!"

"Place your bets! Place your bets!"

The fat catfish's head floated to the surface of the water, and its whiskers slapped a fresh red blood bass. The whiskers passed through the small hole in the copper coin, rolled around three times, and shook it mysteriously for a long time. Then, it flicked it gently and threw it to the bottom of the jar. There was a series of crackling sounds.

The fish head stretches out.

The servants hurriedly brought the jar closer so that the fat catfish could see more clearly.

The cloud beast faces up!
"Oops! Master Yu had bad luck on his first pitch!"

"There are no children who cry every day, and there are no gamblers who lose every day. Come again, come again!"

Two wins in three games, three consecutive throws, two beasts and one word, while the opponent has two words and one beast.

Laughter broke out by the river.

"I lose, I lose!"

"Master Yu is willing to accept the defeat!"

"The precious fish is mine! Hey, it's so heavy!"

The fat catfish's whiskers pumped water in indignation, it opened its big mouth and spit out another tiger grouper, and slapped the bricks and stones with its fins, leaving water foam marks, indicating to come again.

The tail cannot move and shake, which is just boring. It is a waste of a good fish, and it turns into a piece of dead wood, drifting farther and farther away.

There are more than just fat catfish and other animals dominating the water.

The young man in brocade clothes rode on a shining white deer and walked on the water. He jumped over bridges when he saw them, and the crystal water splashed on passers-by.

Gazing at the long pine trees and the deer jumping onto the pleasure boat, I felt more and more the prosperity and grandeur of the capital city.

For the spirits and monsters that are not domesticated by the imperial court like the Yangtze River porpoises, if they are raised privately and want to be smart and obedient, they either need a tamer or a big spirit or monster that can understand people's minds. With such abilities and wealth, there must be a master in the family.

Every time I see the extraordinary of the capital, in the blink of an eye, it always shocks me from a new perspective.

Love the scenery of Lantern Festival three to five years, the moonlight is beautiful, and the lights are brilliant.

Noisy until the early morning.

Everyone returned home with a sense of satisfaction.

Liang Qu was not in a hurry to go to bed, and went to check on the insects as usual.

Inside the jade bamboo tube, the cocoon was motionless, but the four seasons' long air had almost merged into one, its volume greatly reduced, almost turning into a wisp of long air, its color and time sequence no different, leaving only the morning dew in the sky and the dead wood coming back to life in spring "struggling hard".

In terms of attributes, the three actually have similarities: water, wood, and the cycle of spring and autumn, all of which represent vitality.

"It will only take a day or two..."

Liang Qu was looking forward to it. This feeling was like knowing he had won the lottery and the night before the cashing out.

Dawn.

The firecrackers rang again.

The smell of sulfur became stronger instead of gone, and broken red paper flew everywhere.

The Lantern Festival doesn’t just last for one day, it lasts for three days afterwards.

Liang Qu stared at the time insect until noon, then immediately rode up Chishan Mountain to the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce to get the Dragon Beard Blood Pill.

Better sooner rather than later.

At the end of the day, one eighteenth of the essence of the ox-horn pomfret elixir was gone, which would be several thousand yuan when exchanged for the Dragon Beard Blood Pill!
Retreat!

The blood-red Great Dane was the size of a human eye, and when it was poured out it was filled with blood mist, like a rolling blood-red fireball. The smell of it made one feel restless and the body instinctively desired it.

The aroma of the medicine condenses into mist, heavier than lead and mercury.

Good Dan!
Liang Qu had never seen a pill of such good quality in his practice.

Hold your breath and concentrate.

Swallow the pill into the stomach.

[Water Essence +173467]

(End of this chapter)