It was already dark, and the maid who delivered the meal did not appear for a long time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe fuel lamp in the house had already been lit, and Yue Ying gradually lost the interest in talking. She stared at the slightly jumping firelight, silently in a daze.

Du Shen accompanied him silently for a while, and was about to say that he had a way to cover up for Yue Ying. There was a screeching slight sound from the dilapidated wooden door in the courtyard. Du Shen immediately made the ghost invisible.

Yue Ying got up and walked slowly to the door. A maid hurriedly rushed into the door: "The county lord forgives the sins, and the slave maid also got the food box just now, and he sent it over immediately." ”

Yue Ying smiled reluctantly and took the initiative to take over the food box: "It's none of your business." Can you wait. I'll finish it quickly, so you can take the food box back and wash it earlier. I want to rest early tonight. ”

The maid bent down: "The slave and maid are just fine." Then wait here? ”

"Okay." Yue Ying walked to the table with the food box. She took out her meal and devoured it.

A few minutes later, Yue Ying ate all the meals cleanly. She unhurriedly put the dishes back into the food box and handed them back to the maid: "You can take them back." ”

The maid took the food box and left.

When the courtyard door rang again, the maid left the courtyard. Du Shen made the ghost manifest: "Let's go now?" ”

Yue Ying hesitated and shook her head: "Wait." I'm doing so well tonight that I'm worried that someone will come and check it out later. While speaking, Yue Ying walked to the corner and picked up the wooden basin. She walked out of the room, went to the corner of the eaves, and scooped water from the water tank to wash.

Du Shen always followed Yue Ying: "You seem to be too careful, right?" ”

Yue Ying frowned and lowered her voice: "You better be incognito first." When I'm ready, I'll call you. ”

Du Shen nodded, turned the ghost into energy, and walked back to the main room to wait.

Yue Ying washed her feet in the yard and put on clogs to return to the house. She waited for a while, closed the door, and blew out the oil lamp. She walked to the bed and lay down in her clothes. She lay on her side and asked, "Hey, are you still there?" ”

The ghost revealed itself and sat down at the table: "Where are you?" Let's go now? ”

Yue Ying hesitated: "Let's wait a little longer." ”

The room was pitch black, and even if the ghost attribute was extraordinary, he still couldn't see Yue Ying's expression clearly. The ghost whispered, "Why are you so careful?" ”

There was silence in the room. After a long time, Yue Ying replied calmly: "Someone wants to kick me out." But I promised my mother that I would stay in the palace forever. So try to avoid trouble. ”

"That's right." Du Shen understood.

"Forget it," Yue Ying sat up suddenly, "They probably won't care about me." Let's go. Let's talk about it first, and if it might be exposed, we'll come back immediately. I don't want to be discovered. ”

"No problem," the ghost said, getting up, "give me a little time to prepare." ”

At the same time, more than 2,000 meters away on a barren mountain. Du Shen glanced at the formation around the broken temple and flew to the palace. The ghost naturally had no ability to quietly bring Yue Ying out. Only Du Shen himself went out in person and cast a spell to cover up.

In just half a minute, Du Shen arrived above the palace.

The ghost strides: "The invisibility charm is ready. You follow me. Let's go out generously. As long as you don't make too much noise, you won't be detected. ”

"Okay." Yue Ying followed in the footsteps of the ghost. The two slowly opened the wooden door and walked out.

Led by the ghost, Yue Ying walked out of the courtyard and walked out of the side door of the palace along the wall. The two of them ran wildly until they reached the bottom of the high city walls.

The ghost paused, "Alright. The Invisibility Charm is no longer valid. What do you want to do now? ”

Yue Ying shook her body leisurely and gently and looked left and right: "You can take me around casually." I'll just go to the Lantern Festival. ”

The ghost nodded: "Then let's go directly over the wall and enter the city." While speaking, Du Shen, who was hiding in the shadows, cast a spell, held up the ghost, as if a light effort, and flew elegantly to the top of the city wall. Yue Ying leaned forward and followed behind.

The two climbed over the city wall and quietly landed in an alley. The two walked out of the dark alley and strolled together. The two of them gradually walked up the main street and saw figures and lanterns.

After walking for a while, Yue Ying became disappointed. Most of the people on the streets, although they carry lanterns, are sparse. Under the eaves on both sides of the street, all kinds of lanterns are indeed hung. But many of the red candles in the lanterns have long been burned out and extinguished. Many of the shops are closed and deserted.

The more Yue Ying walked, the fewer people on the street. Not to mention that you can't see all kinds of acrobatic performances, not to mention that you can't see lantern riddles, even passers-by seem to linger unintentionally, and their steps are getting faster and faster.

Obviously, Yue Ying came too late. The lantern festival in Shangyuan City has ended.

Yue Ying walked for a while and flew up. She flew to the cornices of the restaurant at the intersection and stood on a high place looking around. She quickly flew back to the ghost: "There is no one left. It's not fun to wander around. Let's go somewhere else. ”

"But where?" Du Shen looked up at the sky. The moon was dim, and the rest of the place was even less illuminated, so there was no view at all. At this moment, those flower buildings and red boats are still bright and lively.

Yue Ying led the ghost and walked through the city for a while. She stopped in despair, turned around and said, "It's dark." I guess the same is true elsewhere. Forget it, let's go back! ”

Du Shen was stunned: "Go back so soon?" It's not been half an hour, right? ”

"It's boring," Yue Ying shook her head, "Although I'm a little disappointed, that's my reason." You deliver on your promises. Let's do the math. Now please send me back. ”

The ghost groaned slightly, "You really want to see the Lantern Festival?" ”

Yue Ying shook her head indifferently: "I don't think about it very much." It's just that I haven't been out of the house for a long time. I'm looking for a lively place to wander around. ”

The ghost hesitated briefly: "I know a place, it is estimated that the lantern festival has not ended yet." It's just a bit far away. Are you going or not? ”

Yue Ying thought for a moment: "As long as you promise to return to the palace before the rooster crows." ”

"Then come with me." The ghost sprang up and rushed towards the nearest wall.

Du Shen helped the ghost climb over the city wall. The ghost led Yue Ying and rushed south.

Du Shen turned around and summoned the fake pill to sink into the dantian. In a moment, Du Shen's realm was raised to the Jindan stage. Although he was unable to generate divine thoughts, his spiritual consciousness was greatly enhanced. With the help of his spiritual sense, he searched all over the city. He went around collecting all kinds of lanterns and lanterns. Several light shops and acrobatic troupes were almost emptied by him.

On the other side, the ghost led Yue Ying straight south. Yue Ying gradually became suspicious, and the surrounding environment became more and more deserted. At first, you could see the village, but now you can't even see the fields, and the surrounding area is full of barren hills.

Yue Ying couldn't help but stop: "Hey! How do you get more and more remote? Where exactly do you want to take me? It can't be something bad, right? ”

The ghost stopped and pointed ahead, "It's just ahead, you can see it around a hill." If I really wanted to hurt you, I would have done it a long time ago! ”

Yue Ying let go of her suspicions and followed the ghost to continue running. The two of them rounded a hill, and sure enough, they saw a dense firelight.

In a deserted valley, a lively night market spreads. On both sides of the road, there are various stalls. Vendors, old and young, are selling their goods to passers-by. There are all kinds of strange goods, there are all kinds of hot snacks, there are knick-knacks for frolicking, calligraphy and paintings, small clothes, jewelry......

The figures in the road are longing, adults holding children, carrying all kinds of lanterns to play around. They either besieged the city and watched performances such as stilts and dry boats; Or crowd in front of the vendors, scrambling to guess the riddles. In some corners, passers-by can be seen arguing because of the collision.

Yue Ying looked at the lively scene in front of her and couldn't help but wonder: "In such a remote place, and at such a late hour, how can there be so many people making a lantern festival?" ”

The ghost smiled and explained, "You're rare and weird. This is the custom here, and the people below are all nearby villagers. While the lantern festival is still gone, let's take a stroll. ”

The ghost reached out and grabbed Yue Ying's arm and pulled her towards the night market. Yue Ying struggled lightly and didn't think much about it. She quietly descended into the shadows, walked a few steps, and blended into the crowd.