Lamp Flower Smile

Chapter 218 Birds

The red boat competed for the bid and hit the golden pin. Pei Yunying did not choose the beautiful flowers on the golden plate. Instead, he picked a wild flower from the grass of the water shed. This move was surprising.

But although it is unexpected, it is not unreasonable.

After all, Hong Zhou was competing for the bid today, and he was not among the racing sergeants.

After getting this wild flower, Pei Yunying retreated to the small building. The little disturbance in this game soon passed. The golden boat was hung up again, and the other red boats competed for bids again.

But with Zhu Yu in front of me just now, looking at the competition now, I feel that it is a little less fun and not as exciting as before.

The music officials on the flower boat played in the water, sang and danced, and amid the lively singing, Lu Shun sat with his eyebrows lowered, slightly lost in thought for a while.

Pei Yunying chose a hibiscus.

That night, she thought she and Pei Yunying had made it clear.

Lu Yan raised his hand and brushed his fingertips through his hair. The hibiscus flower hairpin inserted diagonally in the bun was cold.

She retracted her hand and her expression became calm again.

Everyone in the banquet was buzzing with excitement. After all the performances in the Water Palace were completed, all the dozens of tiger-head boats and flying fish boats on the Chang'an Pond were rowed away, leaving only a few of the most gorgeous and exquisite dragon boats for the guests to enjoy.

Then the armies presented hundreds of plays.

Dozens of people were playing drums, and to the music of "Sudden Mountain Stream", lion and leopard dancers entered the stage, fluttering flags, doing somersaults, and forming a moon formation. Suddenly, there was a thunderbolt, and the soldiers separated.

There was a burst of "Okay" during the dinner!

Lin Danqing couldn't help clapping: "It's so beautiful!"

Everyone at the Changle Pond was excited. Lu Zhuo was sitting in the banquet, and he was also watching seriously. Faintly, he suddenly felt that there was a line of sight falling on him, so he raised his head and met the eyes of the young man looking over from the Shenbao Tower.

When their eyes met, he paused slightly, quickly turned his head and looked away.

After the duel, the disciples of the princes from various classes presented themselves with horses, riding in the open road, shooting with raised hands, shooting with closed hands, flying immortals and binding horses... it was dazzling.

Then there are the girls in the Miao Court performing arts, and the men in fancy dress performing fencing...

Everyone watched and cheered until the show was over and it was already afternoon.

The auspicious time has come and the festival is about to begin.

On the high-rise building, the emperor, who was already looking slightly tired, saw the drummer sergeant playing drums, and accompanied by the ceremonial guards, he came to Tianzhang Terrace.

Lu Zhuo followed hundreds of officials and stood at the foot of the altar.

"Book of Rites and Music" says: "Great music is in harmony with heaven and earth, and great rituals are in harmony with heaven and earth."

When the late emperor was still alive, it was very grand to hold personal sacrifices every three years. After Emperor Liang Ming succeeded to the throne, the personal sacrifices were changed to once every five years.

This year was not supposed to be the Dali Festival. However, due to the military rebellion in Qishui and the locust plague in southern Jiangsu, the people were miserable. The censors came to report one after another, and Emperor Liang Ming opened an altar to pray for the world.

All the legal and ceremonial guards are ready, and the Grand Historian Bureau has inspected and engraved them. All the officials were wearing formal ceremonial uniforms, holding sceptres, and guards in full uniform were surrounding them.

The emperor wore imperial robes and a crown on his head and ascended the three-story high altar.

The officials of the ceremony played music, and the dancers beat the bronze cymbals and ring rings. The emperor ascended the altar, bowed to all sides, knelt down, and offered wine.

Descend the gods, rise and fall of the emperor, lay jade coins, offer gifts, drink wine, drink blessings, sub-offering, final offering, send off to the gods...

Offerings, coins and silk were sprinkled on the altar from the unitary steps.

All the sacrificial objects were put into the furnace and burned. After enjoying it, give a salute and then the ceremony is over.

From the beginning to the end of the ceremony, it lasted three hours. When it ended, it was completely dark.

It was the first time for Lu Yan to participate in a palace ceremony. He hadn't noticed anything yet, but the older medical officer beside him couldn't help but look embarrassed. Chang Jin even secretly rubbed his knees when no one was paying attention.

Looking at the officials, except for the princes and princes standing at the front, the ministers hiding behind all looked a little reluctant.

The same was true for Emperor Liang Ming.

The emperor was not in good health, so it was not easy for him to hold on for three hours to complete the ceremony. After the ceremony, he went to the Changle Pond to board the dragon boat to rest for a while. The Nuo Ceremony would begin around Haishi, and fireworks would be set off in the imperial city.

During the period between the end of the ceremony and the beginning of the Nuo ceremony, officials can also take a short break at the long banquet.

Everyone then went back to the Changle Pond to have a banquet.

Pei Yunying followed Emperor Liang Ming to board the dragon boat. The queen and the queen mother were resting in the boat. When they saw him boarding the boat, they explained the next Nuo ceremony before Pei Yunying left.

He first went to the imperial guards and returned to the Changle Pool. The atmosphere was lively. Lin Danqing was talking to Chang Jin with his head tilted, and there was no shadow of Lu Zhu beside him.

He glanced around and didn't see Lu Zhuo anywhere.

But Lin Danqing saw him coming and greeted him: "Why is Commander Pei here?"

Pei Yunying glanced at the table and asked, "Isn't Lu Chen here?"

Lin Danqing was startled for a moment, "Hey, were you still here just now?"

"Maybe she was called away by someone else." Lin Danqing turned around, "I told her that the Nuo ceremony will start in an hour, and she will probably be back soon."

Pei Yunying frowned.

"Dianshuai Pei has something to do with her?"

He shook his head and was about to speak when the other princes called him, but he said nothing and turned away again.

The hustle and bustle of the crowd gradually faded away, and further away in the Changle Pond, several palace servants came out of the courtyard, and the warehouse became quiet.

The warehouse was filled with large and small piles of masks and hair, fangs, fireworks, and skeleton dolls. In the middle was a huge puppet with golden eyes and white face, wearing a brocade apron. It was as tall as a person, and it was extremely heavy. It was packed together. It looks very impressive on the wooden board with wheels.

This is the tool that Nuo Yi will use later.

Because the tools are complicated and large and small are piled up in one place, it looks a bit messy. At a glance, it is not easy to find people.

The palace had not held a large Nuo ceremony for several years, and the tools were temporarily prepared by the Ministry of Rites. The craftsmen responsible for the Nuo ceremony were not musicians, and the guards here were even looser.

But in the gloomy silence, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Where are the things?" In the warehouse, Qi Yutai stretched out a hand to Lu Tong.

He had been looking forward to today since last night, but unfortunately today was the military performances first, and then the Tianzhang Altar Festival, and he had no chance to find Lu Tong in the public eye. Although his father was far away from him, he secretly asked Qi Huaying to keep an eye on him to prevent him from having an accident. Even now, he came out to find Lu Tong under the pretext of going to the toilet.

Lu Tong said nothing and took out a paper bag from his sleeve.

Qi Yutai couldn't wait to take it, and was about to open it, but suddenly remembered something, and quickly looked around. There was no sound in the warehouse, and the palace servants just went out to move things.

He was relieved and looked at Lu Tong with praise: "You are good at choosing a place."

There were people everywhere around Changle Pond, and there were palace servants walking everywhere. He was still thinking about how to avoid being seen. After all, the people in the palace were shrewd. Once they felt something wrong, they might cause trouble, especially the people of the third prince.

Just thinking about it, there was a sudden sound outside. Qi Yutai was startled. In front of him was the "plague god evil ghost" with golden eyes and white face. Lu Tong was quick and grabbed him and hid himself. The tall puppet shadow covered the two of them. The two eunuchs outside the door were talking about something. After a while, the sound gradually weakened.

Qi Yutai breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he became anxious again.

People passed by from time to time, which was really unsettling, but from Changle Pond to here, it was difficult to find another place more suitable for mourning. If you go further, you will run into the royal guards.

As she was thinking, Lu Tong felt the belly of the puppet in front of her, and pulled it hard, and then a small door popped open.

The middle of the puppet was hollow.

Lu Tong said, "You go in."

Qi Yutai frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Someone can come in from outside at any time, and it's not safe to hide here. It's better to hide in the belly of the puppet."

She said, "The Nuo ritual starts at the hour of Hai, and about an hour later, a ceremonial officer will come here. If Mr. Qi takes all the medicine powder in a cup of tea, after the effect of the medicine disappears, even if he is discovered, he can pretend to have taken the wrong road and come here, and no one will find out."

This is just a place to store Nuo ritual tools. His Majesty hates Nuo ritual. If it weren't for the locust plague in southern Jiangsu, he wouldn't have set up a special ceremony. He naturally doesn't care about things that he ignores, so there are no heavy soldiers guarding it. Even if someone notices, it's not a big mistake to take the wrong road.

As long as no one notices while taking the medicine, it's fine.

Qi Yutai knew how dangerous this move was, but for some reason, he felt a little nervous and excited.

He stared at Lu Tong. The fragrance on the woman's body made him feel distracted for a moment. Before he took the medicine, he felt hot.

Qi Yutai stretched out his hand and pinched Lu Tong's chin: "You are really brave. I wonder if you are also brave in other places?"

The frivolous hint fell into the woman's ears. Lu Tong's expression did not change. He only reminded: "Mr. Qi better hurry up."

There were faint voices outside the door. Qi Yutai reluctantly retracted his hand, opened the puppet door, and got into the belly.

As soon as he got in, he felt that the belly of the puppet was quite spacious, just enough for one person to sit in it. Qi Yutai took out a silver pot from his arms. This was what he had just taken from the table. He took the medicine with wine and felt a hundred times happier.

He sat curled up inside, the room was cramped on all sides. There was a slight crack just below his sight line, which allowed a little light from outside to shine in. He didn't know what the crack was for. After looking at it for a while, he still felt uneasy and turned to ask Lu Tong: "Is it really safe here?"

Lu Tong nodded: "As long as Mr. Qi stays here before the effect of the medicine wears off, it should be safe for an hour."

Qi Yutai thought about it, and finally couldn't resist the temptation of the medicine powder. He had not taken the medicine for several days. Now, even if he knew that there was a pit of fire ahead, he was willing to enjoy it first.

"I don't think you dare." He snorted lightly.

"I hope you will enjoy it."

Lu Tong said, and stood up.

The door was closed, and there was silence all around. Only the light from the crack shone into the belly of the doll. Without further ado, Qi Yutai couldn't wait to open the paper bag, took a deep sniff, and his expression was immediately intoxicated.

He was still immersed in the long-lost happiness, and didn't notice the sight behind him.

"Click--"

There was a very slight sound in the storeroom.

Qi Yutai didn't notice it.

...

When Lu Tong returned to the Changle Pool, Lin Danqing was looking for her everywhere.

"Where did you go?" she asked, "I looked around but couldn't find your shadow."

"I got lost after returning from the purification room, and I asked the palace maids before I got back."

Lin Danqing suddenly realized: "You don't often go to the palace, so it's normal not to know the way." He said: "Pei Dianshuai came to see you just now."

Lu Tong was startled: "Why did he look for me?"

"I don't know." Lin Danqing shook his head, "When he saw you were not there, he left."

Lu Tong was silent.

As he was talking, the sound of music gradually came from farther away in the Changle Pool.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Lin Danqing turned her head to look over, "The Nuo ritual is about to begin. Speaking of which, I was really afraid that you would delay the time and miss the Nuo ritual. Doctor Chang would punish you again."

Lu Tong smiled: "No."

"Didn't you tell me that the Nuo ritual will be advanced one hour this year and will start at the hour of Xu?"

She smiled slightly: "I calculated the time."

In the Shengjing Imperial City, there has not been a Nuo ritual for many years.

This year, due to the locust plague, the National Nuo Festival was held again, and the imperial city's marriage officials and religious leaders felt in a hurry. Lin Danqing has a wide network of contacts, and when he was on duty at the Medical Officer's Hospital, he heard from people in the Jiaofang that this year's Nuo ceremony would start an hour earlier.

The most important thing about the Tianzhangtai Festival is the festival. You cannot make a wrong step. All the kings enjoyed the show together, but as for the Nuo ceremony, the officials paid little attention to it.

After all, this is the last part of today, so I won’t remember this moment specially.

Lin Danqing got the advance news and turned around to tell Lu Chen about the matter. He also discussed with Lu Chen: "Since we have to advance the ceremony, is there a new way to perform the Nuo sacrifice?"

Lu Zhuo shook his head and said he didn't know.

She sighed: "There's no point in coming up with new tricks. If you're interested in doing this, it would be more practical to dispatch medical officers to southern Jiangsu for disaster relief."

The sound of the salute outside disrupted Lu Yan's thoughts. On the other side, not far from the long table, Qi Huaying looked at the empty seat next to him, a trace of anxiety flashed across his brows.

"You haven't found your brother yet?" She lowered her voice and asked the servant next to her.

The servant shook his head.

"Oops."

Qi Huaying was secretly worried.

Before burning the incense, Qi Yutai said that he needed to go to the toilet, stood up and left the table. He disappeared after that and has not come back until now.

There are guards everywhere around Changle Pond, so there is no danger. But Qi Huaying always felt uneasy.

Before departure, his father repeatedly warned Qi Yutai that his epilepsy might relapse at any time and that he should not leave her.

If epilepsy occurs suddenly somewhere...

"Did you tell your father about this?" Qi Huaying asked.

The servant is in trouble: "The Nuo sacrifice is about to begin, and the Grand Master has already gone to the marriage officer..."

The crowd was noisy in the distance, and Qi Huaying's heart sank.

It seems that the only hope is that Qi Yutai just left the meeting temporarily and did not return.

If you do get sick, hopefully no one will notice.

In the warehouse, the oil lamp was dimly visible.

The puppets stand quietly amid the masks, incense and candles all over the floor.

Qi Yutai hid among the puppets, like a rat hiding in the dark, gnawing at the remains of food in the darkness.

No, not a rat.

It should be a bird.

A fluttering bird facing the blue clouds.

He didn't know whether it was because he hadn't taken the powder for a few days, or because the wine in the silver pot at the banquet was too sweet. As soon as he took the powder and wine into his mouth, he felt a long-lost pleasure. Different from the medicine powder that Lu Zhen brought to him when he came to visit, this one is just like the real cold food powder, hot, tingling, and ecstatic. But there is no desperate and suffocating stagflation.

There is only joy.

The darkness and narrowness around him did not make him feel cramped. The place seemed to have become a safe birdcage, a birdcage made of gold and silver, filled with food and water.

Although this birdcage makes the bird lose its freedom, the gorgeous cage also provides comfort that wild birds in the forest will never experience.

He feels safe.

It's really safe here.

It started during the Nuo ceremony. He had not been interested in the Nuo ceremony in the past, and his father only mentioned that there should be no mistakes in the Nuo ceremony. Only today did he realize that the Nuo ceremony turned out to be such a good thing.

He thought happily in the carnival and disgrace, if only there would be more locust plagues, floods, droughts or other disasters like this in Daliang.

In this way, Your Majesty can get rid of Nuo every year, and he can be ecstatic again and again.

Qi Yu showed a satisfied smile on the table, and felt that her whole body became light and airy. The bird flapped its wings and flew unsteadily into the sky among the clouds. He closed his eyes comfortably, and the silver pot in his hand slipped and hit the puppet. It made a very slight sound, which was quickly drowned out by the voices outside.

"This thing is quite heavy." said the instrument officer dragging the puppet.

The puppet with a white face and golden eyes has horns on its head and fangs sticking out of its mouth, giving it a terrifying appearance. The wheels under the wooden board were rolling, but even so, it was not easy to pull.

"Why don't you get in and take a look?" another person asked.

"I don't want to be unlucky."

The speaking official turned his eyes away in disgust, fearing that the puppet would get half of his robes stained, so he said: "Bad luck!"

Craftsmen in twos and threes filed in and carried away a bunch of mask oil paper from the warehouse.

The leading ceremonial officer urged the people dragging the puppets: "The Nuo ceremony is about to begin. Send the things up quickly."

Beside the Changle Pond, flames suddenly burst into flames.

In the clouds of green smoke, a group of people wearing masks gradually appeared.

This group of people wore embroidered colorful clothes, held golden spears and dragon flags, and drums were playing. Hundreds of children wrapped their heads in red scarves, holding drums and singing:

"The armor is a bad food. The stomach is a tiger.

Xiongbo eats magic. Teng Jianshi is unlucky.

Take all the blame for food. Birch eats dreams.

Qiang Liang and Zu Ming both died and became parasitic by eating.

Follow the food concept. Wrong fasting is huge.

Qiongqi and Tenggen eat Gu together.

Whenever the twelve gods are made to chase evil spirits.

Held your body, pulled your stems, cut off your flesh, pulled out your lungs and intestines.

Don't go in a hurry, the latter is food. "

This is a Nuo song.

Twelve ghost-faced priests danced the Nuo dance, surrounded by a puppet as tall as one person.

The puppet is extremely ugly, with a white face, golden eyes, and sharp fangs.

Lin Danqing stared: "This is..."

"God of Plague." Lu Yan said.

Lin Danqing was surprised: "I have never seen this thing before in Nuo Li. This is the first time I have seen it." She asked Lu Shu curiously: "But sister Lu, isn't this your first time attending a grand ceremony? How do you recognize this thing?"

"It looks like in the book."

Lin Danqing did not doubt that he was there, nodded and continued to watch the Nuo dance in the distance.

Lu Yan lowered his eyes indifferently.

She has seen the plague god.

In the year when Changwu County was hit by a major epidemic, neighbors fell ill one after another, and the entire Changwu County was filled with death. The county magistrate was desperate and asked the aunt from the mountain to exorcise the plague. At that time, her parents, brothers and sisters were too sick to get out of bed. She walked a long way and saw the aunt's exorcism ceremony.

The aunt from the poor county did not know what the "Nuo ritual" was, nor did she have a band or a wizard. She just put up a stage hastily, and one person wore a mask with a white face and golden eyes. One person held a stick, and the plague could be exorcised.

The young girl looked at the long and strange singing of the aunt and asked the aunt next door: "What is that wearing a mask?"

The aunt told her: "That is the plague god. The aunt drove it away, and the plague was gone."

Plague god.

Lu Tong nodded as if she understood, and silently said in her heart:

It must be driven away.

It must be driven away.

After it was driven away, parents, brothers and sisters got better.

The crowd suddenly cried out again. Lu Tong looked up and saw the Nuo dance in the middle, with fireworks coming out of the dancers' mouths.

Lu Tong looked calm.

There were people from the Imperial City Music Academy at Lin Danqing's duty station.

A few days ago, she went back to the Medical Officer's Office to sort out things. She had delivered medicine for Lin Danqing once and happened to see the musicians at the entrance of the Music Academy sending this "God of Plague" in.

"Be careful, don't damage it! This is the protagonist of this year's Nuo exorcism!"

The leading musician scolded the servants and turned to take the prescription from Lu Tong.

Lu Tong smiled.

It must be the blessing of the family from heaven.

That made everything go so smoothly.

Gradually, during the chanting, another person slowly walked from the back to the front.

He wore a black robe and a red skirt, a bear skin, and held a spear and a shield. The heavy bear skin pressed on this person, making his thin and dry body look even more lonely, and in the endless fragrant mist, it was eerie and spooky.

The sound of Nuo dance suddenly became sharp.

The "protagonist" Fang Xiangzi who exorcises ghosts was originally played by the head of the Jiaofang, but now it has been replaced by Taishi Qi Qing.

Taishi is old, and his reputation is widely known. This year, when the locust plague hit southern Jiangsu, he took the initiative to donate his family property to help the victims, which attracted praise from the people.

Over the years, he has also built bridges and roads, and the poor people who have benefited from his kindness are grateful for this. His Majesty values ​​him by letting him play the role of "Fang Xiangzi" who exorcises plague.

When Lu Tong went to Qi Yutai's house to treat him, Qi Yutai often talked about this matter, saying that this year his father played the role of Fang Xiang in the exorcism, and he was very pleased with his words.

By the Changle Pond, fireworks and lights were as bright as day. In the curling green smoke, the Grand Master smiled gently, not like a ghost-exorcist general, but more like an immortal above the blue sky, with kind eyes and high above.

He raised the long sword in his hand.

Lin Danqing exclaimed: "What are you going to do?"

Lu Tong smiled slightly.

"Kill the Plague God."

The Plague God, who everyone avoids and brings disasters and plagues, must be hit with one blow. The murderous sword will drive away the plague ghost. The tall, solid puppet, hollow in the middle is not to hide anything, but for the blood flower when Fang Xiangzi's "sword" pierces it.

The cheers of the crowd mixed with the ghost Nuo songs, and the bumps finally awakened the person hidden in the belly of the puppet.

Qi Yutai had a beautiful dream.

He dreamed that he was still a child and it was his father's birthday.

His father always loved birds. He caught a beautiful bird, cut off the bird's wings, put it in a birdcage, and gave it to his father.

His father was very happy, picked him up lovingly, and praised him seriously.

Qi Yutai was so excited that he wanted to catch another bird to give to his father, but he was shaken from behind.

Qi Yutai opened his eyes suddenly.

It was pitch black all around, with only a ray of light leaking into his eyes through the gap. He heard noisy drums and music, accompanied by strange music in his eyes, and he was at a loss for a moment.

Where is this?

But soon, he remembered that he secretly took medicine in the warehouse where the masks of the Nuo ritual were stored in the Jiaofang tonight.

He had a splitting headache, and he could no longer remember how long he had slept. He only subconsciously pressed his eyes to the narrow gap of the puppet and looked at the light outside.

He saw his father.

His father was wearing a bear skin, a black robe and a red skirt. In the green smoke, he was as tall as in his childhood dreams, with a strange and familiar expression.

Is this... Nuo ritual?

But the Nuo ritual didn't start at Chenshi. He took the powder until the effect of the medicine was gone, and it was only an incense stick at most. Why did the Nuo ritual start?

People wearing Nuo masks surrounded his father and prayed. Qi Yutai looked at him, his eyes swept across the silver sword in his father's hand, and his eyes suddenly widened!

He remembered what his father was going to do.

The last part of the Nuo ritual was to kill the God of Plague.

Fang Xiangshi would kill the God of Plague with a sword and completely expel the evil spirits.

Now, he became the "God of Plague" and his father became the "Fang Xiangshi".

His father would kill him.

He couldn't stay here, he would die!

At this moment, regardless of what impact it would cause, Qi Yutai subconsciously wanted to shout out, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he found that his voice became very thin, and it was difficult for people to detect it through the puppet.

Qi Yutai turned back and felt around, but the puppet's narrow belly suddenly became very large. He couldn't feel where the gap was, as if it was closed from the outside.

In the dark, he became a caged bird that could neither escape nor fly.

Qi Yutai had no way to escape, and he began to tremble all over. In fear, he beat his body desperately from inside, but the solid belly of the puppet seemed to cover the endless darkness, and there was no end to it. The rapid drumbeats drowned out everything, drowning out his desperate cries.

"Help--"

"Help--"

"Help--"

No one answered.

Qi Yutai put his eyes close to the gap, his father's face was close at hand. He tried to call his father's name and slapped his hands like crazy. His father smiled indifferently at him, as if he was looking at a disgusting and disgusting plague ghost approaching him.

"Puff--" sound.

The dancers wearing Nuo masks shouted and followed closely to stab the long swords in their hands--

"Boom--"

A cluster of fireworks rushed into the night sky, red and white, and the salute sounded.

Above his head, colorful fireworks suddenly exploded, and countless bright light spots dragged long tails across the night sky, like countless luminous birds, spreading their wings and falling from the sky.

The crowd burst into cheers.

"The plague ghost is gone!"

"The plague god is gone!"

In the imperial city, the night sky was suddenly covered by smoke and flames, and bright birds flew across everything. The joyful music was like New Year's Eve and New Year, attracting everyone in Shengjing to come and see.

An old farmer in the tea garden of Mangming Township took a break from farm work and looked far away in the direction of the imperial city. The vendors on West Street sat under the cloth tent, listening to the faint sound of salutes. In the Southern Medicine Prescription, the medical workers who were sorting the herbs walked out of the medicine garden and looked up at the colorful flames falling above their heads.

The vendors who were driving away from their stalls downstairs of the Qiqiao Building, the young girls who had just been beaten in the brothel, and the poor scholars who failed the exam and buried themselves in the sea of ​​books. He Xiu, Yan Erniang, Shen Fengying, Wu Youcai...

Everyone was watching the gorgeous fireworks in the imperial city.

The sound of firecrackers, cheers, and drums mixed together, and in the wanton dancing flames, there was a scarlet blood stain flowing down the belly of the puppet.

The first musician who discovered it shouted first: "Evil spirits! There are evil spirits causing trouble——"

The crowd suddenly became noisy.

The people behind didn't know what was happening in front, and they were still looking up at the fireworks above their heads. The noise was mixed with screams, and the Changle Pond gradually became a mess.

The guards were quick and rushed to the dragon boat as soon as possible to escort the emperor off the boat and return to the palace. Pei Yunying drew his sword to protect Emperor Liang Ming and shouted sternly: "Protect your majesty, and those who offend will be executed!"

In the joyful festival, blood flowed like a river. The red-clothed guards quickly covered the retreat of the royal family, and there was chaos beside the Changle Pool. Pei Yunying ran in the crowd, his eyes swept over countless people who were either confused or panicked, searching wantonly.

Clusters of fireworks surged into the night sky like a tide, and he saw Lu Tong.

Lu Tong stood in the crowd.

There were people running around in a hurry, and she stood by the pool, looking up at the fireworks above her head.

The lights flickered and changed, and the flowing light and shadow fell on her face. The bright crimson seemed to be splashed with blood. The woman stood in the warm and noisy, watching seriously and fascinated, with a soft smile on the corner of her lips.

She laughed happily.

Laughing and laughing, she laughed out tears.

"The Ceremony of Nuo" - "Dongjing Menghualu"

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