Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Chapter 38 Looking at the Sea

The end of the new year is approaching, and flowers are placed in front of every house in the city, as well as between shops and streets.The whole city becomes a sea of ​​flowers in an instant. This is Chenzhou's unique way to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. According to the legend of Chenzhou, the God who welcomes the New Year is a flower god who is in charge of the changes of solar terms, flowers bloom and fall, and return to the city. Back and forth, this is a new reincarnation.

The Wanghai banquet has also been prepared, and a high platform has been built on the Luoxia Lake. It is said that this is the place where the performance will be performed.

Luoxia Lake is very vast, and Qingping and the others are only in a small corner of the lake. In order to facilitate the transportation of props, many jugglers set up tents along the lake.

Qingping always thought that the meaning of sunset in Luoxia Lake was that the clouds in the sky were reflected by the lake water, but it was not.At night, there will be fog in Luoxia Lake, which reflects the brilliant light in the city, and emits a faint light on the mirror-like lake, just like sunset clouds falling on the lake.

This strange scene has always been popular among people, and it is also the reason why Wanghai Banquet was chosen on Luoxia Lake.After nightfall, the clouds are misty, and with the light of the lamps, isn't it a pleasure to enjoy the performance on this lake?

On that night, three drumbeats rang through the lakeside, and the sea-watching banquet was about to begin.Ms. Shao couldn't bear the excitement in her heart, and she held on to Master Wang's hand tightly.As usual, the state pastor gave the speech, and then the elders of the temple came out to announce the start of the Dragon Girl Festival.

Many pleasure boats parked beside Luoxia Lake. In order to make it easier for the residents of the city to watch, the government set up a two-tier platform beside the stage, and the state shepherd and other officials sat in the main stand.All the lamps on the stage were lit, and the most experienced musicians in the city sat on both sides. Some of them had been playing the accompaniment at the Sea-Watching Banquet for an unknown number of years, and they had played all kinds of strange music.When the drum sounded again, after three beats, a person roared: "Welcome—"

Everyone stood up, with their right hands resting on their shoulders, no matter they were old or young, they all looked serious, and said in the same voice: "Look—the sea—"

The voices of thousands of people are like ocean waves, wave after wave swaying on the lake.Before the lingering sound of the word "Hai" was heard, a crisp drum sounded, and a girl in short clothes with her hair in double braids turned over from the side of the stage. In his mouth, he fell back to Taichung and knelt down to offer flowers.

In an instant, the sound of playing music sounded at the same time. In the music like flowing clouds and flowing water, all the people cheered, salutes were fired together, and the sea-watching banquet officially began.

Qingping was putting on makeup backstage. She wore an extremely complicated headdress and a wig.Those dazzling jewels shone charmingly in the candlelight, followed by various rings. She looked down at the wreath on her neck, and felt that it seemed to be real.

Ping Shu glanced at her, and whispered: "It's all true, you have to return it to Miss Shao when you step off the stage."

Everyone lamented how rich Ms. Shao is, and someone said: "I don't even ask, how many people with the surname Shao in Minzhou, you gold master, money is nothing to her! "

The so-called "the head crown of the whole hundred treasures, and the necklace of the eight treasures" are all very precious things.The people next to her came to help Qingping straighten her girdle, straighten it to cover her knees, and put on a veil for her. The veil was so long that it surrounded her like a hazy mist.After finishing dressing up, Qing Ping walked a few steps, and everyone in the backstage was silent, whether it was because of the jewels she wore or the makeup, one of them couldn't help but said: "It's so similar, I thought it was the clay sculpture that came alive! "

Ping Shu turned his face away, not daring to look directly at her.Probably because Qingping's eyes are too light, so that she doesn't look like a real person at this moment. "Let's go." Someone outside shouted: "It's our turn to take the stage!"

Some people went to set up the props first, and Qingping and the others followed a woman with a gong and drum through the backstage. She also felt an indescribable excitement in her heart, so she put her hands in her sleeves and held them tightly to prevent her emotions from showing too much.

Suddenly, a person rushed out from the side and bumped into Qingping, and Qingping subconsciously supported him.It was a young man who was stunned when he saw Qingping, holding her hand and refusing to let go.

After such a delay, Ping Shu and the others seemed to be going far away, Qing Ping withdrew his hand, smiled at him, and quickly chased after him.

The young man stood there frowning and looked at her back. A boy dressed as a servant came to find him. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him, and said, "My young master, why are you running around by yourself? You scared the slaves to death!"

There were two suspicious blushes on the young man's fair face. He covered his chest, breathed calmly, and said, "That person just now... Can you see who it is?"

The boy said: "I don't know, and I didn't look carefully! But young master, didn't you make a bet with the third lady? If you don't go to the stage to have a look at this time, who are you looking for!"

"Look for it." The boy said a word through his teeth, "Put the bet aside, my people will never lose! Find that person just now, I want to see her!"

The roll caller on the stage sang loudly: "Minzhou—Minzhi Juggling Troupe—"

On the main stage, Chen Jun was sitting on the side of the table, and sitting next to her was the woman surnamed Li whom she had seen in the Zhanghua Hall that day. Beside her was a young boy with buns, who was blushing and holding half of his sleeves. Covering it, he couldn't help secretly looking at Chen Jun.

"Miss, how is it? I wonder if this sea-watching feast suits your eyes?"

Chen Jun rubbed her forehead, a look of tiredness flashed across her eyes.She smiled and said, "That's right, I have to thank Master Li."

"Don't dare!" The woman hurriedly avoided, seeing her tired face, she whispered to the young man beside her: "You will know what to do later, take good care of this... Miss, do you understand?"

The young man nodded slightly, revealing a pair of watery eyes, as if he could speak.

It was already the climax of the moon, and the lake surface was filled with mist, floating on the platform.

After two hours of performances, all the spectators were a little tired. Suddenly, a crisp flute sounded. When everyone heard the sound, they saw four huge whiteboards on the stage, and a figure dressed as a girl was projected on the cloth. Holding a flute, with both feet hanging in the air, it seems to be sitting on the top of a tree.

After a while, a peach blossom was pasted on the white cloth. When everyone looked closely, it was actually painted on. The girl pretended to jump off the tree, and the pattern on the white cloth turned into waves in an instant.

The musician played the erhu lightly, and the girl looked around the seaside curiously. The sound of the erhu was like her curious inner voice.Although the white cloth projection didn't say anything, it was very interesting and caught everyone's attention immediately.

With the development of the plot, it is still the story of the dragon girl fighting the evil dragon. On the white cloth, it can be clearly seen that the evil dragon is drunk in the restaurant, and the dragon girl pours medicine into her wine jar. There is no dialogue in the whole process, but with the strange music, it makes people People's hearts tightened, especially when the evil dragon turned over and the dragon girl held her breath and stopped. Although the appearance of the two performers could not be seen, the silent tense atmosphere was rendered very well.

This kind of performance is really unheard of. Some people praise it, some people despise it, and there are all kinds of beings.

In the last scene, the dragon girl's spirit orb was taken away, the evil god looked up to the sky and laughed, and the sea surged in, about to destroy the world.But at this time, the evil dragon flew up, risking his life to get back the Lingzhu, and the musicians played together in an instant. This tune was not a common tune, but it seemed to be the ritual music for welcoming the gods during the opening ceremony of the temple.It was too late and then soon, the whiteboards all around fell to the ground, and several bright lights shone on the stage, and a person walked out of the hazy mist, with a solemn treasure, elegant and luxurious, a long skirt on the ground, and a light gauze.In the bright light, she came slowly, holding a jewel in her hand, and wearing a multi-colored light, all the audience around the stands gasped, and some of them covered their eyes with their sleeves, not daring to take a closer look.

On the main stage, the elders of the gods were very excited. The state pastor and other officials praised each other. Chen Jun casually glanced at the stage, and almost spit out a mouthful of wine in his mouth.

She wasn't excited by the 'Dragon Girl' on the stage, but that person was actually Qingping.Chen Jun breathed a sigh of relief, she sent someone to look for Qingping, who hadn't heard from him for a few days, and unexpectedly appeared at the Wanghai Banquet so generously, it was really hard to find, and it took no effort to get there.She looked at Qingping in amazement, and then noticed that the people beside her were looking at her, so she picked up the wine glass calmly to cover up her strangeness.

Suddenly everyone exclaimed, and the 'Lingzhu' in the Dragon Girl's hand lit up.Everyone was staring at the lighted ball. Qing Ping was grabbing the ball in his hand and putting it on the head of the evil dragon played by Ping Shu. It was actually a paper ball made of rice paper with many fireflies inside. She crushed the paper ball, and the fireflies flew away in the wind, and everyone saw the ball disintegrate into fireflies, and then Ping Shu jumped up, the fire in front of the bronze mirror gradually extinguished, and the stage gradually darkened.I saw the 'Dragon Girl' standing in the mist, loosening her long sleeves lightly, raising her gauze, as if she was about to ride away on the clouds, but at this time the flute sounded again, one higher than the other, restraining the clouds.In the end, there was no one on the stage, and the fog cleared, as if nothing had happened.

The applause was like thunder, mixed with the exclamation of everyone.Ping Shu helped Qing Ping who fell from the stage, and said in a low voice: "Are you all right?"

Qingping pressed his waist, feeling that the wound must be broken.When she just turned down, her clothes were hanging on the wooden pegs beside the platform. She pulled it hard in desperation, but the whole person fell off the high platform and hit the pillar directly. Fortunately, Pingshu gave her a hand in the end. Even so, her face was extremely ugly, and her back was wet.

They were ranked very low, and it didn't take long for Zhou Mu to announce the list of the top three. Sure enough, Pingshu was a little disappointed without them, but it was expected.

Backstage, Qingping endured the pain to remove her make-up and jewelry decorations. She was about to change her clothes when she thought that her wound was open, so it was better not to change it yet.At this time, Miss Shao happily brought in a jug of wine and some money, saying that she was here to reward everyone.When the wine was opened, the aroma of the wine filled the tent in an instant. A person with knowledge carefully poured it from the altar into a porcelain bowl. The blue liquid looked like a gem, and exclaimed: "It's Cuili wine!"

Ms. Shao scolded with a smile: "Old drunkard, he really lives up to his name!"

Everyone knows that this is an excellent wine. The flower wine made from Cuili flowers in Minzhou is used. The flowers are green, but after brewing, they turn blue. The clearer the color, the higher the quality.Someone handed out the wine bowl by bowl. Qing Ping smelled the smell and his face became unhappy. She is not good at drinking, so she poured a glass of wine, holding a bowl of wine and staring at it for a long time, trying to pour it out while others are not paying attention. .At this time, Miss Shao squeezed over and touched the bowl with her with a smile. Qing Ping looked down at the bowl of wine, ruthlessly, and drank it all in one gulp.The wine tasted like honey, but she couldn't taste it. Miss Shao looked at the half bowl left in her bowl, never expecting that Qingping would be so proud and drink such strong wine in one gulp.She didn't want to be inferior, so she drank it all in one gulp, and both of them showed the public with white bowls.

Ping Shu pressed Qing Ping's shoulder, and said: "You...you have a good capacity for alcohol." She saw Qing Ping staring at the bowl in a daze, thought she didn't drink enough, so she passed her own, and said: "I didn't drink ,Do you still want?"

Certainly not!Qingping let out a breath, feeling the softness of wine welling up, her breath was filled with the sweet fragrance of flowers, as if there was a pool of warm spring water flowing out of her body, she felt dizzy for a moment, she supported her The desk blinked, and suddenly a person ran in and said: "Miss, miss, the fourth young master is here!"

Ms. Shao was startled and said, "What is he here for? Could it be that he lost the bet and came to trouble me?"

Immediately, he pushed Ping Shu towards Qing Ping, waved his hand and said: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't let my fourth brother see him, he has always been domineering, he will definitely not have good fruit with you!"

Hearing this, Ping Shu dragged Qing Ping out from the other side of the tent. It was already late at night. Ping Shu thought about going back to the tent by the lake. She took Qing Ping and walked a few steps, then let go of her with some embarrassment. hand, said: "Qing Ping, I shouldn't have vented my anger on you for what happened earlier..."

She also knew that although she hadn't won the top three in this trip, the name of the juggling troupe must have been famous in Chenzhou from tonight. She thought about it, her eyes were slightly wet, this was exactly what she expected, but a few days ago, she However, she was full of doubts about all of this, hostile to all arrangements of Ms. Shao, and could not agree with Qingping's efforts. With Wan Ling in front of her, Qingping seemed extremely mediocre, but the facts proved that she was wrong.

No matter how good the dancing posture is, it is still not enough to be seen in front of many talented peers. The reason why a genius is a genius is because no matter how hard the follower tries to imitate, they will lose a piece of that kind of aura... Ping Shuren I was thinking wildly by myself, but I didn't notice that I had walked for so long and Qingping hadn't followed.

In fact, Qingping had already fallen to the ground when Pingshu sent her hand away, fortunately it was a grass field and it didn't hurt too much, she felt as if the sky was filled with stars while lying on the ground.In the quiet night, there were unknown wild flowers blooming on the meadow, and the sound of insects sounded indistinctly. She tried hard for a while to get up, but she couldn't move. Called her, but could not make a sound.

She wanted to laugh a little, it seemed to be okay to just lie on the grass and sleep, as long as there were no snakes.Lying peacefully, she planned to wait for the drunkenness to dissipate and wake up before leaving. Suddenly, there was a sound in her ear, like someone walking over the grass, and a lamp was hanging on her head. Is it peaceful?Qingping thought, fortunately she didn't forget herself, otherwise she would really have to sleep on the grass all night.

Chen Jun walked over slowly with the lamp in hand, and seeing Qingping lying on the grass in a costume with reddish cheeks, she pinched Qingping's nose with her hands. gas.There was a fragrant fragrance in her breath. Chen Jun half-kneeled beside her, lowered her head to smell it, and said with a smile, "It's Cui Lihua. You can't drink alcohol, but you still drink it. Qingping, aren't you drunk again?"

Before Qingping came out from the almost out of breath situation just now, she heard Chen Jun's voice in a trance, and she reached out and swung her hand, almost hitting Chen Jun's face.Chen Jun admired her suit from a close distance, pinched a piece in her hand, and felt that it didn't feel right in the hand. When she looked carefully, it was not silk, but cotton, and the patterns on the clothes were all painted on.Chen Jun untied her girdle, and the layers inside were painted with paint, which was very rough upon closer inspection.Qingping felt very refreshed after undressing, so he stretched out his hand to let Chen Jun take it off easily. Chen Jun took her off until there was only a layer of white single clothes, and while taking off her clothes, he gritted his teeth and said, "You have grown up, Li Qingping, let your lady take care of you." you......."

She felt something wet with her hands, and she felt something was wrong. When she looked under the lamp, her fingers were scarlet.Chen Jun secretly thought something was wrong, helped Qingping up and saw that the back of the white single clothes was already stained red with blood, she wrapped Qingping in her arms, and walked quickly to the carriage in the dark.

Seeing that she had just left in a hurry, Liu Zhen didn't know what she was going to do.After waiting on the tree-lined path for a while, just about to look for it, I saw Chen Jun coming over with a man in disheveled clothes.She was a little surprised, although her lady has never been close to beauty, but recently someone sent some boys over frequently, they must be young and hot, it is impossible to turn a blind eye... Liu Zhen saw Chen Jun hugging someone After getting into the carriage, he said, "Miss, then I'll sit outside."

Chen Jun asked strangely: "What are you doing outside the car? Just come up."

Liu Zhen's heart was suddenly turbulent, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he waved his hands quickly: "No, don't bother Miss and this... Well, this young master's good news..."

Chen Jun smiled, opened her robe and said: "What young master, take a good look, this is Qingping."

"Ah?" Liu Zhen was dumbfounded, she has been looking for Qingping recently, the whole Zhaoye has been searched and there is no news, why did the miss go out for a while and come back with Qingping in her arms?

She still wanted to ask, but Chen Jun smiled and said, "Come up quickly, go to the Zhanghua Pavilion."

Sitting in the carriage, Liu Zhen saw Chen Jun frowned and opened Qingping's clothes, a long wound was bleeding out, she was startled, and hurriedly said: "Miss, what's wrong with Qingping?"

Qingping's face was pale and sweat was dripping from her forehead, she only felt that it was getting colder and colder.Chen Jun whispered: "She must have been injured that day. After being injured, she hid in the juggling troupe. No wonder Tianxuan's people didn't find her."

As he said that, he flicked Qingping's forehead with his hand, and said, "You're still drinking when you're injured, let's go, let's go, if I didn't see her tonight, she would probably sleep on the grass all night."

The carriage drove into the main road, and arrived at the Zhanghua Pavilion within a stick of incense. Chen Jun took a mask and walked in with Qingping in his arms. Liu Zhen suddenly remembered something, and hurried forward and said: "Miss, that Master Li said tonight The banquet is ready and waiting for you."

Chen Jun sneered and said, "What kind of wine are you drinking? Go and find a doctor."

Liu Zhen went down, and Chen Jun carried Qingping to the upstairs, all the waiters bowed down and said, "Meet the Patriarch."

Chen Jun was wearing a mask, and the clothes she was wearing for the banquet hindered her pace. Suddenly someone called out: "Miss, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

A handsome young man in a gauze dress with long hair was sitting on his knees by the corridor.His eyes are like autumn water, the corners of his eyes are slightly raised, and his makeup is exquisite, very moving.

Chen Jun stopped, most of her face was covered by a mask, only her chin and lips were exposed, even so, the young man felt that she was different from the romantic and unrestrained at the dinner party, and instead had a more inexplicable sense of mystery .Chen Jun raised her chin and said, "You don't need to serve here, go down."

Only then did the young man see a man in disheveled clothes in her arms. The head was buried in Chen Jun's arms. He could only see the ambiguous pale pink color extending from the white ears to the neck. His gold master saw that the robe hanging down to the floor was actually a woman's, and he felt even more contemptuous in his heart. To please his master, he actually pretended to be a woman, it was really shameless.

But he didn't dare to disobey Chen Jun's order, so he resigned from the rank with blood dripping from his heart.

Chen Jun saw him go, opened the door and entered the room, and put Qingping on the bed.Qing Ping rolled out of her arms, his face to collarbone was covered in pink, it was obviously hot.

Chen Jun went to pour a glass of water, helped her up and fed her a glass, thought for a while and took off her blood-stained clothes, turned over on her back to prevent touching the wound, and waited for Liu Zhen to bring the doctor over.

Suddenly Chen Jun's hand that was put aside was grabbed by Qingping, she thought Qingping had woken up, but when she looked back, it turned out that Qingping was just dreaming, she reached out with a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Qingping's head, and carefully looked at the girl's face , let her hold her hand tightly.

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