After joining Hades

I have watched several "Mulian Venerables" before, but Wen Bai simply watched them all.

After searching around, I found Yasha, Impermanence in Black and White, Yama of the Ten Palaces, and even Di Ting and Chenghuang, but I still couldn't find Lu Zheng.

But looking at Di Ting with a ferocious face and long mouth and fangs above him, Wen Bai: "..."

It might be a good thing not to have found a boss.

The City God didn't care much, and he stretched out his hand to straighten the Yulan basin with the "City God" on it: "The ghosts and ghosts of the underworld are not like the ordinary gods of fortune and star kings among the people. Most of the people respect and fear them. The faces of ghosts and gods are more fierce, and I feel that only in this way can those evil spirits be restrained."

Lu Zheng stood behind him, seeing that he really looked for it carefully, he asked in no mood, "Did you find it?"

Wen Bai shook his head: "No."

"But if you listen carefully, does the boss want to take a look?"

Lu Zheng didn't really want to see it.

Wen Bai looked up at Lu Zheng.

I always feel that the boss may be in a bad mood again.

It was fine just now, so the problem can only lie in these portraits.

Although these portraits are a bit abstract, they have everything they should have. What he admires the most is that there are so many ghosts and gods in the underworld. There are hundreds of them who can be named, and they can be painted in different ways Unique, for today's people, it is already very expressive and creative.

Thinking of this, Wen Bai patiently said: "The drawing is a bit sloppy, but it's also because they haven't seen you before, so they can only draw according to their imagination. The more majestic the better."

Hearing Wen Bai explain to him so seriously, Lu Zheng was angry and funny.

So this person feels that he is angry with these folk portraits?

"What do you think I look like?" Lu Zheng casually pointed to a portrait.

Wen Bai: "Of course not."

"The boss looks much better."

Lu Zheng: "..."

The reaction is not fast when it should be fast, but it is very fast when it should not be fast.

It was really interesting for Chenghuang to watch from the sidelines.

Although he didn't know Wen Bai's identity or where this young master came from, he was the most capable person he had ever met.

He has been the City God for so many years, and he has almost never seen such a "disadvantaged" time for adults.

And it seems that this "loss" is quite happy to eat, almost losing his temper.

Next to the Yulan Basin stall is a stall selling river lanterns.

This place is in a good location, just a few steps away is the river bank, so there are many people coming and going.

A group of children in linen clothes came from the ferry, holding river lanterns in their hands.

When passing by Wen Bai, Wen Bai heard the nursery rhymes they were humming.

The tone is different, but the words come and go, just like that: "Lotus lantern, lotus lantern, light today and throw away tomorrow."

Xiao Lian Deng was following the group of children, shaking her head and shaking her head. After hearing the lyrics clearly, she immediately hid on Wen Bai's shoulder.

Wen Bai looked funny.

For these children, they may not be able to understand the meaning of Zhongyuan.

Although Zhongyuan is a festival at this time, it is also a festival to remember the dead, and the excitement of the day is also a matter of the day.

After today, it is a taboo to bring these river lanterns home.

Thinking about it, it was not easy to reason with them, so I made up some nursery rhymes to let them remember something.

Who knew it was a coincidence that Xiao Lian Deng overheard it.

"They didn't mean to throw you away," Wen Bai hugged it from his shoulders, and lied, "It means put the lotus lanterns into the river today, and tomorrow they will float where they should go."

Wen Bai thought for a while, and found a more specific explanation: "It's like when you floated to Huangquan and were picked up by Lu Zheng."

Xiao Lian Deng had a half-knowledge: "Will those little lamps be picked up by other people?"

Wen Bai thought for a while: "Maybe."

Xiaoliandeng: "Will you do it too?"

Wen Bai: "Huh?"

Wen Bai didn't understand for a moment.

Little Lotus Lantern curled up her petals nervously: "Will you pick up other little lanterns too?"

Wen Bai: "Of course not."

"I already have yuan yuan."

In order to make it happy, Wen Bai added another sentence: "Yuan Yuan is the most beautiful little lamp."

Xiao Liandeng was elated, and immediately floated up, kissed Wen Bai sideways, and was buried in Wen Bai's neck acting like a baby, when Lu Zheng flicked her head.

"Come down." His father said ruthlessly.

Wen Xiaodeng, surnamed Wen, clutched the fat petals, and complained to Wen Bai: "Lu Zheng hit me."

"No matter what, I can't beat him." Wen Bai said with a smile.

Xiao Lian Deng fell into deep thought.

Wen Bai and Lu Zheng didn't say anything, they just waited for it to see what it could do.

As a result, I heard a milky voice: "Then let's go to see the river lantern."

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Lian Deng leaned against Wen Bai's ear and said in a soft voice, "Without Lu Zheng."

Lu Zheng: "..."

Wen Bai: "..."

After waiting for a long time, Wen Bai laughed at this sentence.

Lu Zheng pinched Ye Jian again: "Who don't you take?"

Xiao Lian Deng was shocked and buried in Wen Bai's arms: "Lu Zheng overheard us whispering."

For the first time, Lu Zheng began to doubt himself. When he was raising it, he was too casual, so he developed such a bad temper.

"The voice can be louder next time." Lu Zheng said.

Wen Bai snorted Xiaoliandeng's head as a comfort.

Xiao Lian Deng has a great forgetfulness, she gets angry quickly, and walks faster. After a while, she is already lying on Lu Zheng's shoulder, unable to fly, and wants Lu Zheng to carry it on her back.

The crowd on the bank of the river suddenly became lively, Wen Bai followed the sound and saw a paper man rising into the air from a distance.

The sky was a bit dark, and he couldn't see the appearance of the paper man clearly, but he could see the flames on the branch behind him and the shorter and shorter lead wires.

Although the workmanship is not meticulous, Wen Bai can probably guess what it is.

A group of children who had just ran away humming nursery rhymes had already come back from the other side of the street.

The City God stepped forward and said, "This is called a fireworks stand, and the paper figurine on it is the ghost."

"Unfortunately clearing the way, the ritual of offering sacrifices to orphans will officially begin."

Sure enough, as soon as Chenghuang's voice fell, dozens of "yin servants" jumped up from the bank of the river.

With the promotion of fireworks, they swirled in the air.

Immediately afterwards, chanting and ringing bells came from the middle of the river.

The crowd rushed towards the river at once, Chenghuang hurriedly led Wen Bai and Lu Zheng to one side.

Xiao Lian Deng saw the children who had just sang "Light it up today and throw it out tomorrow", one after another were lifted above their heads, and sat on their father's shoulders, still sitting higher than anyone else, and looked down at Lu sign.

It seems like it sits the highest.

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly became happy, and used Yeto to stick a sticker on Lu Zheng's neck, and said coquettishly: "It should be higher!"

Lu Zheng glanced over there, knew what it was thinking, and said softly, "Fly by yourself."

Little Lotus Lantern: "Yuan Yuan can't fly anymore."

The name he just picked up is familiar, Lu Zheng smiled in his heart.

He made a tactic casually, drew a small hanging formation, like a lotus seat, and raised it high for the lotus lantern.

Wen Bai looked up at it: "What did you see?"

Little Lotus Lantern: "A very big Dharma boat."

City God: "The French boat usually comes down the river, and it has floated here, which means that the meeting at the head of the city to sacrifice the soldiers who died in battle has begun."

"When the ceremony is over, someone will light the Dharma boat, and then the common people can set off river lanterns along the road."

Hearing the word "Fa Boat", Wen Bai suddenly remembered something, and turned to look at Lu Zheng: "Yuan Yuan said that it floated to Huangquan with the Fa Boat, and you picked it up?"

Lu Zheng: "Yes."

Wen Bai: "So these river lanterns and Dharma boats can really float to the underworld?"

Lu Zheng nodded.

This time, Wen Bai was really surprised.

It is said that the river lamp illuminates the dark and crosses ghosts. He thought it was just a way for the living to express their grief, but it turned out to be true.

City God took his crutches and tapped twice on the ground by the river bank: "But it can only float to the underworld, and can't go down to the underworld."

"When the candle inside is extinguished, it will sink into the underworld."

Wen Bai paused.

When he looked up, he saw the little lotus lantern burning, and said, "Fortunately, you found Yuanyuan."

Although it was Lu Zheng who gave it spiritual consciousness, before it met Lu Zheng, it was just one of thousands of river lanterns, without thoughts, and would not cry.

But thinking that it might also sink into Huangquan along with those river lanterns, Wen Bai still felt a little scared.

Fortunately, it met Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng didn't speak, but turned his head to look at Wen Bai.

The fire in the middle of the river was lit, and the Dharma boat was ignited. The originally noisy riverbanks gradually quieted down, only the sound of paper and sorghum stalks crackling.

After the Dharma boat was burned out, someone shouted "Let the river lanterns go!", and the crowd started to move again.

Wen Bai didn't return to the stall selling river lanterns until everyone had left for the river bank.

"Which one do you like?" Wen Bai looked at the stalls of river lanterns and asked Xiaolian Lantern.

"This." The little lotus lantern landed in front of a river lantern.

As soon as it floated away, Wen Bai finally saw the appearance of the river lantern.

He had never seen such a river lantern.

At the bottom is a very ordinary lotus leaf holder, but in the middle of the petals is not a wick, but a piece of white wax.

This pewter decoration is very eye-catching, and it is wrapped in a layer of red flannelette.

Wen Bai couldn't see clearly, just as he was about to stretch out his hand, Chenghuang hurriedly stopped him: "Young master, let's look at other things."

Wen Bai: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Lian Deng also looked over.

Chenghuang smiled, but didn't speak.

Lu Zheng on the side opened his mouth slowly: "This is the begging lamp."

Wen Bai: "..."

Why, on the Hungry Ghost Festival, do you want to put up this kind of begging lantern? ? ?

The Chenghuang laughed: "This is our custom, called Huasheng. The one in the middle is not ordinary white wax, it's specially made. Look, isn't it in the shape of a baby?"

"Generally there are only a few lamps, and not many are sold."

Wen Bai: "..."

There were only a few of them, and they were not sold much, so it happened that Xiao Lian Deng took a fancy to them.

For some reason, Wen Bai was inexplicably afraid to look at Lu Zheng, pretended to be very calm, and looked at Xiaolian Lantern again: "Is there anything else Yuan Yuan likes?"

Xiaoliandeng didn't quite understand the meaning of "seeking child lamp", said: "Isn't that okay?"

Before Wen Bai could think of an excuse, Lu Zheng spoke first: "No."

Although Xiaolian Lantern still thought it was beautiful, but after hearing what Lu Zheng and Wen Bai had said, she didn't mean to insist on it, so she let out an "oh".

Soon, a new target was discovered: "This, this! I want this for nothing!"

Wen Bai followed the sound and looked over, and saw a cup of gold ingots.

Although it is made of paper, it is exquisite both in color and shape.

Except for the burning wick in Yuanbao's belly, which has the "temperament" of a river lamp, it is almost like an enlarged version of Jin Yuanbao.

Wen Bai weighed it in his hands.

Still a little heavy.

Holding the gold ingot, Wen Bai frowned slightly and thought for a while.

He glanced at all the lamps at the stall before, why didn't he remember this?

But since Xiaoliandeng likes it, and obviously has forgotten about begging Zideng, Wen Bai thinks it's fine, so he takes out the little antique and prepares to pay.

But Chenghuang waved his hand: "No need."

Wen Bai: "?"

Chenghuang: "This ingot was just asked by the adults to go to the temple to get it."

Wen Bai: "City God Temple?"

"Well," Chenghuang nodded: "My lord said it's small...Young master likes these shiny things."

Wen Bai: "Huh?"

He doesn't like these things?

Chenghuang coughed and pointed to the little lotus lantern: "It's what I'm talking about."

Little boy.

Wen Bai: "..."

But in the end, the little lotus lamp was coaxed over, and it was coaxed very well.

This gold ingot is obviously more suitable for it than the begging lamp.

Wen Bai looked at the little lotus lantern holding the gold ingot, and then at Lu Zheng.

Whether Wen Yuanyuan can be coaxed well is one thing, but whether the boss can coax him is another.

Obviously, the boss is very good at coaxing.

Usually, he seems to dislike it for being noisy and coquettish, but in fact, judging by its temperament, Lu Zheng has basically never suffered any grievances for it.

Xiao Lian Deng was holding the gold ingot and was about to go to the river, but saw Wen Bai standing in front of the booth without moving.

"Bai Bai?" Xiao Lian Deng called out.

Wen Bai looked around the stall, and finally took out three copper coins, put them in the stall owner's money jar, and exchanged them for a lotus lantern.

Xiaoliandeng handed the gold ingot to Wen Bai: "I have it."

Wen Bai was afraid that it would be heavy, so he took the gold ingot for it: "Yes, I know."

"This one belongs to someone else."

Xiaoliandeng nodded.

Lu Zheng and Chenghuang took a look at Wen Bai, but didn't think much about it.

Under the guidance of the City God, the few people arrived at a secluded and clean place.

Xiao Lian Deng and Wen Bai went down the steps, while Lu Zheng stood by.

Chenghuang took out a pen from his sleeve, handed it to Wen Bai, and said, "When people release river lanterns, they usually write their birthdays or names on them, thinking that only in this way can the river lanterns float along the river to the underworld."

Wen Bai took the pen and asked casually, "Is that true?"

This really caught the Chenghuang's attention, and he shook his head: "Since there were river lanterns, this has been the rule. There are so many lanterns floating in Huangquan, and you can't see if there is a name on them one by one. have no idea."

Wen Bai smiled.

Xiao Lian Deng listened to what the city god said, and lay down on the gold ingot: "Wen Yuan, Wen Yuan should be written on it."

Wen Bai was not in a hurry, put down the two paper lanterns in his hands, sat on the bank steps, and asked Xiaolian Lantern: "Does Yuan Yuan know how to write the word 'Wen Yuan'?"

Xiao Lian Deng froze for a moment, then shook her head.

Wen Bai patted his knee lightly twice, and the little lotus lantern immediately floated over and sat on his knee.

Fortunately, the bank steps were clean, and the City God brought a lantern from somewhere, so it wasn't too dark.

Wen Bai bent down, afraid that the pen and ink would leave traces on the bank steps, so he dipped his fingertips in the water, and wrote the word "Wen Yuan" stroke by stroke at the bottom.

Cheng Huang went down a step, wanted to bring the lantern closer so that they could see it more clearly, but Lu Zheng had already stretched out his hand.

Chenghuang was stunned for a moment before he understood what Lu Zheng meant, he bowed slightly and handed over the lantern.

Lu Zheng took it very naturally, took a step closer, and then pressed down on the lantern lightly.

Feeling the light beside him, Wen Bai tilted his head to look at Lu Zheng, and smiled when he saw the lantern in Lu Zheng's hand.

The warm white eyebrows were already well formed, but under the faintly flickering candlelight, they looked softer.

Lu Zheng couldn't move his eyes away for a moment.

Cheng Huang looked at the two big ones in front of him, shook his head with a smile, and took a step back softly.

Xiaoliandeng was a quick learner, and remembered it after only reading it once.

After stretching out Ye Tuo and writing it in Wen Bai's palm, he flew to Lu Zheng's side and motioned him to stretch out his hand.

After writing the word "Wen Yuan" on Lu Zheng's palm as if offering a treasure, he held the gold ingot contentedly and flew to Wen Bai.

Seeing that it had learned its own name, Wen Bai used a brush to write the word "Wen Yuan" on the top of the gold ingot.

For people in Yangjian, every name on this river lantern represents grief and is a symbol of the dead.

But for the ghosts and gods of the Yin Division, Zhongyuan is their festival.

This river lantern can be a prayer or a blessing.

On the birthday of the local official, Zhongyuan pardoned the crime.

Xiaoliandeng is, so is Lu Zheng.

Wen Bai didn't know when Lu Zheng's birthday was, but it was said in the book that it was Zhongyuan, so it's okay to be Zhongyuan.

The world doesn't know Lu Zheng's name, compared with those ten halls of Yan Luo, he always suffers a bit.

Without incense, we cannot even have a river lantern.

Wen Bai picked up another lotus lantern, and wrote the word "Lu Zheng" on it.

Wen Bai hugged the little lotus lamp and put down the two lamps.

The gold ingot and the lotus lantern entered the water at the same time.

As soon as the wind blew by, the lotus lantern spun gently and turned around.

The word "Lu Zheng" was just like that.

Even the City God, who has been in this world for hundreds of thousands of years and is used to seeing these scenes, paused.

"Young master, this lamp is really a gift to the right person." Chenghuang laughed.

Hearing Cheng Huang's words, Wen Bai slowly turned around.

Lu Zheng was already a bit taller than him, but now he was standing on the first step, the lantern was also being held down by him, illuminating the path on the side of him and Xiaoliandeng.

Wen Bai couldn't quite understand Lu Zheng's expression, so he raised his head and smiled in Lu Zheng's direction.

He didn't know that Lu Zheng, who was only one step away from him, was breathing a little harder.

Looking at the river lantern with his name written on it, and looking at Wen Bai in front of him.

Lu Zheng only felt that the thread in his heart was stretched to the extreme, and it broke completely with a "bang--".

... crushed.

The author has something to say: Wen Xiaobai: There is no incense in the world to enshrine the boss, so let me support the boss.

Lu Zheng: He loves me.