On the fourth day, March 30, the day of the Heavenly Spirit Festival, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Xinyang Town woke up quickly this morning, and when the first rays of daylight illuminated the sky, there were already people surging on the streets. By the time the blue of the sky became clearer and deeper, the town's square was already crowded with people.

To the east of the square, the ferry wharf on the bank of the Rong River, which had been repaired for a while, finally removed all the sheds and wooden frames in time today, and stood on the banks of the gurgling blue water with a new look, welcoming the clusters of ferries, and the many pilgrims who hurried from the boats to the flat ground and wanted to burn incense and make wishes to the Tianling Palace in the southernmost part of the town.

Because it is said that the Tianling Palace in Xinyang Town is quite effective, its incense is quite prosperous. Even on ordinary days, the fishermen and boatmen of the fishing boats and cargo ships will go to burn incense and pray when they go to sea and return, plus the other people who have thousands of wishes, etc., the incense in front of the temple has been burned to the dark, not to mention the special day of the Heavenly Spirit Festival?

Therefore, in order to put an end to the bad signs of fighting in other places because of the first incense, and in order to promote the noble values of the overall interests of the town and especially their own selfish interests, on the day of the Heavenly Spirit Festival, it is necessary to first select an impeccable auspicious time, and then form a prestigious delegation of famous men and gentry in the town, and under the solemn and solemn atmosphere set off by the blowing of gongs and drums, come to the southeast estuary of the Banyan River and the Tianling Palace on the coast of the South China Sea, set up an altar, stand in a procession, and wait until the time is ripe. Fang Cai prayed without a smile, burned incense and made wishes, praying that the gods would continue to bless Xinyang Town with smooth wind and rain, abundant grains, evergreen and eternal prosperity, safe and sound ship traffic, and the townspeople living and working in peace and contentment.

However, although Xinyang Town under the blessing of this god is quite wealthy, its sacrificial items cannot exceed the royal specifications, not to mention that on the summer solstice on the first day of the fourth month, there is a grand event of the imperial court envoy worshipping the god of the South China Sea in Guangzhou Port south of Huadu, so the town's Tianling Festival has to be slightly lower. Even so, there were considerable offerings on the long altar: a pig, a sheep, a mullet, a cubit of pork, five plates of mixed dim sum, a section of sacrificial silk, a hundred gold and silver ingots, two gold and silver mountains, two pairs of large incense candles, and a pack of horse's tooth incense...... Wait a minute.

After this long and boring official sacrifice was over, the pilgrims who were waiting to stomp their feet entered the Tianling Palace to burn incense and wish for blessings. Suddenly, there was another flood bursting into the temple like a crowd of people grabbing incense, but at this time it was not the head pillar incense that was grabbed. And the prayers of these pilgrims are not only for the safety of the sea, but also for wealth, for good luck, and even more for begging for grandchildren—because the Holy Spirit who is worshiped in the Spirit Palace that day is a goddess, but many pilgrims seem to have forgotten that the legendary Holy Spirit is unmarried.

Therefore, over the years, in order to meet the growing religious and cultural needs of many pilgrims, the Tianling Palace has been continuously added with various statues of gods and attached halls, such as the statue of the descendant Niangniang, the temple of the god of wealth, and the hall of the dragon king...... And the scale of the Heavenly Spirit Palace, where the immortals from all walks of life gradually gathered, also expanded year by year.

Just today, on the huge square in front of the temple, there are also gathered vendors from all walks of life with a keen sense of smell, taking advantage of the great opportunity of the crowd to set up stalls and attract visitors; At the same time, you can see acrobatic plays such as flying pills jumping swords, swallowing knives and spitting fire; There are also gentlemen who pretend to be ghosts and fortune-tellers, who take great pains to pinch their fingers and blindly make up the past and future lives of the patrons; There are also young beggars who have full limbs but are too lazy to have a skill, taking advantage of this rare situation to ask for extra money from the pilgrims who are full of compassion. For a time, the three religions and nine streams were mixed; The crowd is buzzing and lively.

At noon on this day, Boss Liang, who was engaged in shipping business, finally burned a stick of incense in the crowded and incense-filled Tianling Palace, and prayed sincerely for his business to be prosperous and unimpeded.

His business has also been quite busy these days, and he is thinking that tomorrow, those foreign merchant ships should also arrive at the port of Guangzhou, so his own merchant ships should also leave today. Next, we have to rush back to Yuepu Port in eastern Guangdong before the Buddha Bathing Festival, and then go north to Fuzhou Port......

In short, the schedule is quite tight, and you can't be sloppy. Boss Liang's footsteps were much faster, and he soon arrived at the cargo terminal outside the town. Today, all the ferries have been moved to the docks in the town, and the absence of those ant-like boats to grab berths is a good thing for ships that urgently need to unload their cargo.

As soon as he stepped into the dock, a guy also stepped forward, pointed to the wall of the cabin on the edge of the dock and said, "Boss Liang, the paper marked with the memo is torn." ”

"Oh." Boss Liang casually glanced in the direction the guy was pointing, and then gave instructions: "Tear off the old one and replace it with a new one." With that, he hurried back to the merchant ship anchored at the dock. To him, this is just a trivial matter that cannot be smaller, how can he allow this small thing to squeeze out the brain space of those who are thinking about making money? Anyway, this little guy is really useless, just such a little, and he still wants to bother him......

The guy looked at the back of Boss Liang leaving in a hurry, thought about it, and felt that it made sense, so he took off a piece of paper that had been crossed off the wall, and tore it into pieces and threw it into the river in a few clicks. He had limited literacy, and he didn't know what the word "this" meant on the wall, thinking that it might just be a knife mark made by the messman with a sharp weapon, so he found another piece of white paper to cover the ugly scar.

Seeing the return to normal, the fellow nodded in satisfaction, and then went to the caravan to write down the notes for the new round.

With the sound of footsteps on the edge of the pier, the little debris scattered on the surface of the water gradually dissolved into the silky river water silently, as if it was immersed in another world to find those debris that took the first step in the early morning.

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At the same moment, in a deep alley in the town, there was a wail that did not correspond to the festival.

A moment ago, in the courtyard where Lin Xinyin had stayed a few days ago, all the idlers were refreshed, bright-looking, and had smiles on their faces that they thought were like spring breezes, and they raised their hands to think that they were the most elegant postures, and they successively pushed open the door and stepped into the courtyard, just like a group of prisoners who were allowed to come out to let the wind go when the wind was good.

They pretended to laugh at each other gracefully, but the muscles on their faces shook as happily as cotton, and while secretly laughing and despising each other's toads for wanting to eat swan meat, they were complacent and imagined that they were the heroes of today's Heavenly Spirit Festival. It's just that they each despised the toad that stayed here last night, and then looked up at the sky where the sun was already high, and then looked around, looking at each other, but the stiff smile on their faces gradually melted like ice: where is the only heroine?

The idlers who were still interested in putting on a good show in the wind and snow and the moon in front of the flowers today were all panicked at the moment, and spontaneously searched around, like a swarm of bees buzzing in the yard, struggling to search for the shadow of the flower that disappeared after only a glimpse last night. After a futile search, there were even fools who were overwhelmed and turned over the big stone beside the flower pot rack under the wall to take a closer look. In the end, the depressed crowd rushed to the doctor to ask the landlord about the whereabouts of the beautiful woman.

In the face of noisy and urgent questions, the landlord was also helpless: "I'm not her, how do I know where she went?" Then the lady looked at the coins she had picked up in her hand before the door this morning, and counted them roughly, which happened to be the rent of the past few days; Looking at the two horses that were also missing in the yard, he probably understood: "The money has also been paid, the horses are gone, and they must be gone." ”

"Gone?! Yes! ......" The idlers wailed as if they had been struck by lightning: "How can you let her go!" We pay a premium to live here!! ”

And this yard is a murderous house where fires and homicides have occurred! Who would dare to come without the treasure of the town! The idlers' faces were full of indignation, as if the landlord had sent fake advertisements to lure them into the trap.

"Even if I'm her mother and she insists on leaving, can I still manage it?!" The landlord couldn't help laughing: "And it's not like I forced you to live well!" ”

The idlers were speechless. After wailing for a while, they could only lick their wounds silently like a wolf.

Since the beauty is not here, there is no point in staying in this haunted house-like yard any longer, but I am afraid that it will cause bad luck. So, everyone left one after another, and walked to the vicinity of the town entrance in despair, and the wounded heart that had just been wounded was suddenly split again by the last thunderbolt of the spring day: the marriage notice that had been posted on the wall was gone.

"It's gone, it's gone." Wang Xiucai, who was full of despair, looked at the empty wall, and his empty eyes seemed to see the scene of the tenth list of no name. He turned around with a decadent expression, and flicked his sleeves heavily but weakly, as if to cut off the painful reincarnation in the world: "Sure enough, it's gone, fate is gone......"

After that, Wang Xiucai staggered away with staggering steps, his haggard face seemed to be insulated from the joy of the festival, and the decrepit figure seemed to be ten years older at this moment. As he walked, he dragged a long voice and wailed: "Rong Jiangdong will not return, will not return, will not return, will not return......"

It turned out to be just a dream. It's a pity that I dreamed of the beginning, but I couldn't dream of the ending, and I couldn't even dream of the process, which is really tragic......

"Gone?" The rest of the idlers looked at each other, and some of them regretted in their hearts, but most of them were not as sour as Wang Xiucai, even if they regretted it, it was more heartache for the coins that were sacrificed last night. After a while, many people also regained their spirits: "Let's go!" Go to the temple fair and see if there are any beautiful girls from other places......"

"Haha......" "Hee-hee!" Soon, there was another burst of laughter, just like yesterday's afternoon.

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When someone was shattering her dream on the long street leading to the square, not far away, in a room on the second floor of the Rongshui Inn, Lin Xinyin was still leisurely continuing her long dream in the bed.

She was lying on her side on the bed, her long hair was like silk spilling on the pillow, her right hand clutching the quilt was bent to her chin, and the jade on the ring was slowly emitting a little mysterious and serene blue light at this moment, just like her even and steady breathing at the moment.

She slept so deeply that the noise outside poured into the inn, climbed the stairs, through the portal, and blew to the bedside as it whispered in the breeze. She dreamed deeply, even the two knocks on the door from noon to the present could not wake her dream, but on the contrary, it became the clear sound of the stone falling lake in her dream.

I don't know how long it took. At this time, outside the dream, her eyelashes suddenly fluttered a few times, a shallow flush quietly appeared on her cheeks, and even the corners of her mouth inadvertently turned up a smile. In the dream, after a long adventure with Ling Yueyuan, under the moon in a quiet night, between the fallen leaves of a giant tree in the sky, the two stood looking at each other, Ling Yueyuan's face was red and seemed to have something to say, but he couldn't open his mouth. Is this a confession? She couldn't help but laugh in her dream, but the nervous mood also spread from the dream to reality, causing her body to tremble slightly, and the originally clear dream gradually blurred.

At the same time, there was another knock on the door that was harder than the previous two times. So, she was caught off guard, and the dream was finally shattered like a mirror.

Lin Xinyin straightened her waist in a daze, stared at the door with hazy sleepy eyes, and there were rhythmic knocks in her ears. She still remembered the contents of the dream very clearly, so she quickly shook her head first, then raised her hands to pat her cheeks, and after patting away the unusual heat and redness, she grabbed the plain belt next to the pillow and tied her hair quickly and skillfully, and after dressing neatly, she got out of bed and walked to the door, opened the door and said lazily to the visitor: "...... morning"

"Oh, it's not early." Standing outside the door was indeed Liu Qianli. He looked at the sleepy-eyed Lin Xinyin who opened the door directly to say hello before he even washed up, and suddenly felt both surprised and interesting: "This will be the time of Shen, and the event will start in two hours." Xinyin hasn't had lunch yet, has she? Let's go down and get some food first, and then we have to start getting ready. ”

"Huh?" Lin Xinyin just glanced out the window, thinking that the bright sky was morning, but now she was reminded by Liu Qianli and realized that she had slept for most of the day. But it's no wonder, after all, she didn't return to the inn until early in the morning, and she didn't fall asleep until after the third watch, if she hadn't been woken up, she was afraid that she would sleep until dark.

"Then, you wait for me to ...... first" So, she hurriedly turned around to wash, let the cool cold water take away the residual sleepiness on her face, and then crossed the threshold and shouted Liu Qianli who was surprised again: "Let's go." ”

Liu Qianli saw that she didn't close the door to avoid suspicion after she sobered up, so she quickly washed up under her own gaze, which seemed to be more informal than ordinary southern women, and then thought of the various awkwardness and resistance she showed when she learned soft dance, and then practiced sword dance but faintly revealed a trace of heroism, I always felt that there seemed to be a sense of disharmony that could not be grasped but naturally revealed...... What's going on? Countless possibilities flashed through his mind, including a fleeting conjecture, but it was quickly ruled out for him, because it was impossible......

However, since there are men with a thick smell of rouge, there should be heroic women, which is not surprising. So, Liu Qianli also put aside his doubts for the time being and kept up with Lin Xinyin's footsteps.

After the two of them had a casual meal, they returned to the second floor.

"I'll go back to my room and get something, I'll come back to you later." Liu Qianli smiled mysteriously: "Xinyin can also prepare first." ”

"Ugh." Lin Xinyin looked at Liu Qianli's smiling and leaving figure, but she didn't know what his plans were.

She turned and stepped into the room, closed the door, and looked around, except for the carry-on bag next to the bed, and the Longquan Sword that was casually placed in front of the dresser. She had tied her hair and dressed herself, and she had taken her sword and was ready to go, but what else was there to prepare? Maybe it's just the mood before the game!

So, Lin Xinyin slowly walked to the dresser, looked at the familiar and unfamiliar shadow in the dim bronze mirror in a daze, silently took a deep breath, and once again pressed the tension that gradually appeared on her face to the deepest part of her heart, raised her two fists and firmly encouraged the dazed girl in the mirror: "Don't be nervous, it's no big deal...... Come on! ”

For her, the room's unique dresser mirror was just a way to cheer herself up. After a while, there was another knock on the door. She knew that Liu Qianli was coming, so she grabbed the Longquan sword on the stage, shook her head away, opened the door, and said to the person who had two more packages in his hand: "I'm ready, let's go." ”

"Ready?" Liu Qianli looked at Lin Xinyin, who did not apply powder, and her outfit was no different from Shicai, the only thing that changed was the confused eyes just now, which were as quiet and deep as a deep pool under the moonlight at the moment; The only thing that was more was the Longquan sword in her hand, the long tassel at the end of the hilt swayed for some reason, as if the lake was blown by the endless breeze at night.

"No, it's not already." Liu Qianli shook his head with a smile, picked up a large package with one hand and handed it to Lin Xinyin: "Now is the time to start preparing." These are some of the clothes I picked up in the town these days, and I think they are still more suitable for sword dance. Xinyin give it a try. Besides, you'll have to dress up later, which will take time. ”

"Huh......?" Lin Xinyin took the package, feeling as light as holding a ball of snow. It's just that she still frowned, and asked in a low voice with puzzlement and reluctance: "That's how to compete...... Isn't it okay? ”

"It's not that it can't be, it's just ...... It's too plain. Liu Qianli looked at Lin Xinyin, who was tightly wrapped around her body like a zongzi, and couldn't help but smile and continued to enlighten: "Dance is not just about movements, makeup is also a part of dance. Even if it is a natural and flawless jade, it needs a little carving to become the most dazzling treasure. For the dancers, the stage is the battlefield, the skirt and drapery are the battle robes, the scarf sleeves and feather fans are all blades, and the flowers and hairpins are the helmets...... Have you ever seen that scholar in a long robe with wide sleeves holding a broken bamboo pole and riding a little donkey on the battlefield? Even if the skill is not lost, the momentum will be nine points shorter. ”

Lin Xinyin looked at Liu Qianli suspiciously. She always felt as if he was talking about crooked reasoning, but this crooked reasoning also made some sense. Well, even if what he says is right, then he ...... And how do you know her size? Can she wear these clothes? Also, where did all these clothes come from? Didn't he claim to have no money......?

"Hmm......" Seeing Lin Xinyin's blinking eyes flashing one question after another like stars, Liu Qianli explained a little embarrassedly: "Actually, these clothes and accessories are rented, and they are quite clean. Rao is like this, plus some expenses for the purchase of rouge powder, and I have to be the jade pendant on my body to be able to make up the funds. And I don't know if these clothes will fit, so I'll try it first. ”

"Huh?" Lin Xinyin fixed her eyes and found that Liu Qianli's Peiyu with a belt a few days ago had disappeared, and she was surprised that he would break the kettle to such a point: "If you can't get the reward, won't the bamboo basket be empty?" ”

"So tonight we have to prepare carefully, be ready for battle, and take off the crown in one go." Liu Qianli's blazing eyes were filled with determination, hope, courage, enthusiasm, and encouragement...... and begging: "This is the last battle." ”

“…… Good. Lin Xinyin was very embarrassed when she heard it, her heart softened, she gritted her teeth and responded softly, then pushed into the room with the package and closed the door.

She threw the package on the bed, and for a moment her thoughts were so great that she didn't move. After all, she was motivated to win the championship tonight, not to go on stage to play, so the necessary preparations should also be made. Moreover, it's just a change of dress, what's the big deal? Besides, in the past two months, I haven't come over in women's clothes the same, whether it's plain or dressed, isn't the essence the same? So, what's there to be shy about? Wear!

After convincing herself, she calmed down, stared at the fluttering package on the bed, and confronted her like a great enemy for a while before reaching out and slowly unwrapping it. Her heart was beating louder and louder, as if she was exploring an unknown world. Soon she saw the neatly folded clothes in the package, and the first thing that caught her eye was a peach-colored silk fabric with gold thread twisted edges.

What is it? Lin Xinyin curiously pinched the two corners of this object with two hands and four fingers, lifted it up to take a look, and saw that the water-red light silk embroidered with pale pink peony on the front was spread out and was not half the size of an ordinary bath towel, and the six slender silk silks on both sides hung downward, and after thinking for a while, the cheeks suddenly burned red with a "boom": This is clearly a bandeau top!

What is this? This is also a battle robe? Chest protection? Lin Xinyin was dumbfounded, and her hands pinching her bandeau were trembling slightly from her fingers to her shoulders: Then Liu Qianli actually prepared this for her? Is he too bold, or is he too conservative? After a moment, she hurriedly picked up the other clothes in the package, grabbed one item after another, glanced at it quickly, and threw it casually on the bed. In the end, when she looked at the light silk shirts, splendid half-sleeves, tunics, colorful trousers, embroidered skirts, tulle skirts, embroidered drapery, and gauze hats scattered all over the bed, her head was suddenly blown blank.

The rest of the clothes were normal and beautiful, but she didn't expect that there would be so many styles, were they all to be worn? She thought it was just a kit dress or something...... But how do you wear such a lot of things?

She stood on the edge of the bed in a daze, still clutching the silk bandeau in her hand, like a freshman holding an admission permit, but stopped at a loss in front of the door of the strange world in front of her.

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Liu Qianli stood outside the door for a long time, but he never heard any movement. After a moment, he couldn't help but raise his hand and knock on the door again: "Xinyin? ”

"......" but there was no answer from inside the door.

“…… Xinyin? Liu Qianli was surprised, but he could only knock on the door again and ask again.

After a long time, a mosquito-like sound floated out through the crack in the door:

“…… I, I won't wear ......"

Liu Qianli had a hard time hearing clearly, and he laughed for a while. However, he also anticipated this possibility, so he prompted through the door, "I have folded my clothes in the order in which I put them on, starting with the top one." ”

Suddenly there was silence again. After a while, another whisper came helplessly:

“…… Already...... I'm disrupted by ......."

"Hey......?" Liu Qianli was stunned for a moment, and saw that there were other guests walking around in the corridor on the second floor, so he leaned down by the door and whispered to the house: "After the clothes are put on, put on a long-sleeved shirt first, and then put on half sleeves." He explained slowly paragraph by paragraph, lest Lin Xinyin forget the front after listening to it.

"...... the clothes inside?" The person who spoke in the room seemed to have an epiphany, but Shaoqing heard an embarrassed and softer voice: "...... Yes, is it a bandeau ......? How to wear ......"

“…… There are six straps on both sides, wrap them around the body, tie them in turn, and adjust them to a comfortable place......" Liu Qianli almost vomited blood. He never dreamed that he would be as elegant as he was now, half-bent over, with his face almost against the door, his left hand over his mouth, and secretly teaching a woman how to wear a bandeau as if he were doing something invisible to the light. From time to time, his eyes still glanced at the guests walking by him pointing and talking about him, and suddenly his face, which had always been calm and composed, was also rare at this moment.

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly straightened up, flicked his sleeves, and turned his head to look at the ceiling of the inn, letting the crimson and embarrassment on his face disappear as soon as possible.

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Lin Xinyin in the room was also very embarrassed, but fortunately she was locked in a closed room, unlike the unlucky Liu Qianli who was secretly pointed out by the passing A, B, C, and Ding.

She didn't want to ask, but there was really no way, and there was no other suitable person around to guide her. In fact, if it is a woman, she is more ashamed to consult how to wear a bandeau. Of course, she also wondered that Liu Qianli still knew the order and method of dressing, but at the moment her mind was very confused, and she had no time to guess whether he knew so much because he was used to swimming in flowers and looking for butterflies, or because of other messy reasons, in short, since people gave a hint, then hurry up and do it, and end this embarrassing scene as soon as possible......

Finally, after saying "calm" to herself dozens of times in her heart, Lin Xinyin made up her mind, gritted her teeth and began to take off the few tight coarse cotton clothes on her upper body. She has always squeezed her breasts by wearing a few more clothes, so there is always a feeling of discomfort that is breathless. After shedding all arms and restraints, she stared at the bandeau that resembled a chessel and an unattached shoulder strap in her hands for a long time before slowly pressing it against her skin.

In an instant, there was a cool and different feeling. This is the unique freshness of silk, and the touch of the impermeable cotton cloth is completely different worlds. This chill gave her the comfort of flowing clear water over her upper body, but it also quietly took away the sense of security that she had thought she had been thinking for a long time, making her feel more and more cool, so that she felt that the light silk that was close to her body seemed to have become a thin layer of ice, and cold muscle particles suddenly protruded on the snow skin that swept through the cold.

The chill made her tighten the ribbon that went around her bra hard, and even then she was afraid that this thin satin would accidentally fall off, and even a few more knots, but she didn't care if it was a dead knot. It's just that she is so tightly restrained, but it has just the right effect of tightening her waist and raising her chest, making her graceful and delicate body more graceful.

She didn't even have the courage to look in the mirror at the moment, and she didn't know what had changed in her figure. She just glanced down, and she clearly saw a trace of snow breasts half-hidden under the bandeau, and the faint red silk satin set off the white skin of the crisp breasts, but it made her face red and red, and she hurriedly found the long-sleeved light saro shirt on the bed and put it on.

The long sleeves covered half of her wrists, the white gauze as thin as cicada's wings was attached to her shoulders, but it could not bring half of the real presence, and the open straight collar placket did not wrap her breasts tightly like her previous collared peasant outfit, that is, although the placket also had a knotted ribbon, no matter how much she pulled, she could not cover most of the bandeau. When she looked down and saw that the outline of her arms was clearly visible in the sleeves, she immediately understood that the light leno shirt was translucent at all...... What's the difference between wearing it and not wearing it? Won't the back be completely gone?

Dizzy! But fortunately, there is another half-sleeved ...... Lin Xinyin first looked at this thing carefully, and after confirming the non-translucent silk clothing, she put it on the outside of the shirt with a little peace of mind. This is a peach-colored half-sleeve with cuffs curved like wings, covering the shirt enough to cover the back and shoulders, and the cuffs bordered by multi-layered colored stripes are just the same as the translucent long sleeves of Haitianxia light gauze, and the wide placket with brocade piping exposes the arc of the half-cut pale pink bandeau upper circumference. She had already tightened her bandeau and fastened her gauze and half-sleeved ribbons, so that she was a little breathless, but instead made the towering snowy peaks under the light silk want to break through the clouds.

Seeing that the purpose of this similar gown and bandeau dress seemed to be to expose her neck and chest, Lin Xinyin finally gave up her futile resistance. The outfit of this upper body has made her quite laborious, so what about the rest of the pile of culottes?

She thought about it for a moment and thought that it couldn't be the first to wear a skirt, right? So, I hurriedly put on the colorful trousers first. The trousers are slightly wider, but they are also very thin and close to the legs; The trousers were long but not mopped, and I don't know if they were designed for fear of being stepped on when dancing, or because of her long legs.

Then, how do you wear things like long and short skirts and aprons......? Lin Xinyin was puzzled, so she asked Liu Qianli outside the house through the door: "The top is dressed, what about the bottom?" ”

There was silence outside. After a long time, a helpless and embarrassed voice replied in a low and hurried voice:

"Put on your pants first."

"I've dressed it early. And then what? Lin Xinyin replied in a daze. She did the right thing this time, but she's not a fool after all.

There was silence outside the door again, longer than before, I don't know if Liu Qianli was secretly ashamed or hiding from the guests in the passing corridor, but after a while, a large paragraph of words came into the house:

"Then, first put a short skirt on the trouser jacket, then a long skirt, tie it up to the waist, and finally wrap it around the drapery, and tie the skirt with a silk dress."

This passage was also said in a hurry, maybe Liu Qianli was already depressed, and he just wanted to end this dilemma as soon as possible, so he didn't care whether Lin Xinyin understood it or not.

Fortunately, Lin Xinyin can still hear clearly. So, she put on a knee-length skirt first, and then tied the waist-length tulle skirt. She thought for a moment, and tucked the bandeau that hung down to her waist into her skirt, leaving the blouse and half-sleeves outside the waist. The gold-embroidered sky blue skirt was so thin that the trousers could show through, so it was no wonder that a short skirt was wrapped around the pants and inside the long skirt to avoid the indecent parts looming. Finally, she put a red-rimmed drapery around the lower waist of her outer skirt and tied it with tassels, and the work seemed to be completed after half a century.

But she didn't know how to tie the knot with tasselin, and she always felt that the culottes were loose, and if the action was intense, how could the belt end up if it fell off......?

Just at this moment, Liu Qianli's voice came in again: "Xinyin, okay?" ”

"It's almost ......" Lin Xinyin tilted her head and tugged at the tassel on her waist, and asked the sound and shadow outside the door: "Does Qianli know how to tie a knot with a belt?" ”

"......" remained silent. Finally, there was a voice that was so weak that it was about to fall to the ground: "This is more difficult to say...... Why don't you fight? ”

"Okay." Lin Xinyin didn't hesitate at all, she was afraid of wasting time, so she opened the door and said to Liu Qianli: "Come in, help me tie the knot......"

However, the moment she opened the door, she was a little nervous, and she didn't know what Liu Qianli would think of her now......

Liu Qianli looked at Lin Xinyin, who opened the door decisively, and was a little surprised, there was still a trace of redness on his face, but he just glanced up and down quickly at the pretty woman who had changed her clothes, and after smiling "Very good", he followed Lin Xinyin into the room, and then closed the door again.

Lin Xinyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. On the contrary, she was afraid that Liu Qianli would boast a lot, and this calm greeting was the result she wanted most. Watching Liu Qianli close the door after carrying another package inside, her first thought was that since people want to help her tie the knot, it is better to close the door, so as not to be misunderstood and guessed by the gossip outside; The second curiosity was what the other package he was holding in his hand contained something, and he didn't think that being alone in the same room would cause a greater misunderstanding.

After Liu Qianli put the package on the dresser, he approached Lin Xinyin's side, seeing that she had just changed her clothes, the simple and generous girl before, who had not yet put on makeup, was already charming, and secretly admired in her heart.

"Is this dress Xinyin properly worn?" Liu Qianli looked at her dressed very neatly, although the upper body did not tie the half-sleeved and light shirt top into the waist of the skirt, but it was not without this way of wearing, on the contrary, this way of wearing it was quite lively and unique. At this time, she has basically shown the layering of the half-sleeved shirt and the layering of double skirts and trousers; The pale red top and sky blue skirt are also the seasonal colors of this late spring and early summer, which are quite appropriate; And the only flaw is that the tassel on the waist is not very good-looking.

"It's quite suitable...... Lin Xinyin is also quite curious, this large and small layered dress is very comfortable and close-fitting, and there is even a faint fragrance...... Is this really rented? She was skeptical. When she noticed that Liu Qianli's eyes were becoming more and more appreciative, she was even more uncomfortable and urged again: "Help me tie the knot......"

It was the fourth day and it was almost nightfall, and she was already quite anxious. She wondered if Moonrim could see the notice on the pier, or even if she was already waiting there...... If time permitted, she would also like to go to the pier first and see it again; If not, you should rush over as soon as possible after the event.

"Okay, okay." Liu Qianli smiled, and tried to ask Lin Xinyin's opinion again: "Xinyin has any favorite waist knot?" ”

"Whatever, it's good to tie it tightly......" Lin Xinyin sighed lightly. She knew there was a choice of waist knots, and she didn't bother with it, but just wanted to end this tedious slow work as soon as possible.

"Heh, it's not okay to just tie it tight." After Liu Qianli took a few steps closer, he half-knelt in front of Lin Xinyin, looked at the silk silk of her waist skirt, and before reaching out to lift it, he paused and said softly: "So, I have offended......

"It's okay, hurry up." Lin Xinyin felt that it was just a belt, and she didn't resist much, on the contrary, she felt a strong discomfort and embarrassment when she saw Liu Qianli kneeling in front of her like this. She did her best to stop herself from retreating, and at the same time she turned her head to glance out the window, and after a moment she fell back into deep thought.

"Hmm." Liu Qianli nodded, still thinking about what knot to tie, looked up, but saw Lin Xinyin's confused eyes, so he smiled again and teased the somewhat cold atmosphere: "Is Xinyin thinking about Ling Yueyuan?" ”

"Uh......" Lin Xinyin's face reacted very quickly, and a trace of red glow flew over it, but she just held the upper corner of the roughly tied skirt and drapery with both hands, but she didn't answer.

"So, I'll tie a lovesick knot for Xinyin, okay?" Liu Qianli smiled secretly, and without Lin Xinyin's consent, his hands lightly touched her tasselin. At this moment, he also noticed that the body that had been separated by several layers of clothes trembled slightly. He paused for a moment before raising his hand to hold the two ends of the silk, and with a flick of the ten fingers of his hand, the long silk silk quickly shuttled around Lin Xinyin's waist like flying smoke. With this gentle internal strength, he quickly made three stacks of light belts to wrap around her waist, but avoided the embarrassing and ambiguous posture of almost sticking to the other party's waist to work.

Then, he first tied a lovesick knot with the main belt at Lin Xinyin's waist, and then tied a knot on each of the hanging gentry belts, and then embellished them with intertwined Yingluo, and finally tied the lower knot to make a pair of mandarin duck belts with a pair of acacia knots. When the gentleman's belt sways gently, it seems to be adorned with a complex of thousands of thoughts intertwined.

Lin Xinyin felt that her waist suddenly tightened, and she felt that the dress should not fall off, so she also let go of her hands, stretched out her arms, and let Liu Qianli work as if she had been tailored by a tailor, but she felt that it seemed that it was only half a cup of tea, and she heard a light cry that was finished: "Okay."

"Okay?" Lin Xinyin looked down in disbelief, and saw that the tassel with a big knot around her waist was still hanging down two delicate silk ribbons with three small knots, and she couldn't help but reach out and play with the small knot swaying in the wind.

"Well, okay. Because there will be a sword dance later, if it is embellished with jade pendants, it will press the skirt, but it will be inconvenient. Liu Qianli had already stood up, and he thought that Lin Xinyin was asking why he only knotted it without adding other jade ornaments, so he answered it briefly. Then, he said, "Then, Xinyin makes a spinning motion to see if it is stable." ”

"Oh, oh." Lin Xinyin spun lightly as she said, without other movements, and suddenly the layers of skirts danced in the wind. Tomorrow is the summer of April Meng, and the flowers embellished on the sky blue light gauze dress are like being held up to the sky by the breeze, and they are scattered on the ground one after another as the wind stops. And the fairy who sprinkled this sky full of flowers, her movements were not only steady, but elegant.

"Very good." Without waiting for Lin Xinyin to make a statement, Liu Qianli, who was smiling steadily, immediately expressed his feelings. But as his confidence became more and more full, he only let go of half of the stone in his heart, because there was another important thing to do: "Then, Xinyin, hurry up and put on makeup, time is running out." ”

"Makeup? This ......" Lin Xinyin was stunned for a moment, she saw that Liu Qianli had walked quickly to the dresser, and quickly guessed what was hidden in the other package on the table. It turned out that he had been out searching for these things for the past two days......

When she made up her mind to change into these dresses, she actually expected that there would probably be a moment to put on makeup, but when this moment really came, she flinched a little.

"What's wrong?" Liu Qianli had already dragged a chair and sat down, and while opening the package and taking out the large and small makeup boxes inside, he turned his head and urged Lin Xinyin, who was standing in a daze: "Come here, this is the last step." ”

"......" Lin Xinyin hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over.

What if this has happened? Even if you get on the thief ship, one foot has already gone up......

She silently moved another chair and sat down, watching Liu Qianli excitedly spread all kinds of round boxes and square boxes on the dresser, and after a long time, she asked in a daze, "This is also rented?" ”

Liu Qianli was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "No." It's impossible to rent it, right? So, I made a big bet, and if Xinyin didn't work harder, I would have to beg all the way home. ”

"Heh......" Lin Xinyin laughed at herself helplessly: "If you do this, I have a lot of pressure." ”

"Who wouldn't be stressed?" Liu Qianli seemed to have set up his props, then turned around and looked at Lin Xinyin's eyes and said seriously: "Even if it is a hundred-year-old tree that has gone through wind and rain, you have to worry that one day it will be accidentally split into waste wood by a thunderbolt." I think the biggest pressure is the pressure of survival, right? But after all, we are people with hands, feet and wisdom, no matter how much pressure we face, we should always use our own advantages to resolve it, rather than releasing it to fate like the flowers and trees. ”

Lin Xinyin looked at Liu Qianli's bright eyes in surprise, as if she saw two dancing flames burning in this gradually dim room. This made her feel a heat and light, and although it had not yet been able to fully illuminate the whole darkness that hung over her heart, it at least dispelled a trace of gloom.

Then, she saw Liu Qianli slowly stand up, holding several slender and shiny objects in his hands, and gently walked behind her. Before she could ask him what he wanted to do, a voice came around her ears, with his usual relaxed tone, but completely devoid of proper seriousness.

"So, in order to resolve the current pressure of survival, I have to put a beautiful bun for Xinyin first, I wonder what Xinyin's thoughts and preferences are?"

Lin Xinyin chuckled. She didn't know what else there was to be a connection between hairstyling and stress, and she didn't know what else she could think and like, so she casually said, "Do whatever you think is appropriate." ”

This sentence gave Liu Qianli room to play freely, but it made him think for a while before he said to himself: "If you talk about dancing swords in this Heavenly Spirit Sacrifice event, the flying fairy bun is more suitable, and it can create the image of a fairy descending to earth, but this kind of high mustache is too graceful and gorgeous......"

"Actually, I prefer lily buns. However, for Xinyin, perhaps a hanging bun will be more suitable for your temperament. After a while, Liu Qianli finally chose a plan, and then smiled and raised a few hairpins held tightly in both hands: "This is also a common hairstyle for girls who have not left the house, which is not only demure and gentle, but also lively and cute." ”

Lin Xinyin nodded, and let the people behind her tie her buns. She could feel her long hair like a waterfall being gently lifted by the slender golden hairpin, so she remembered that not long ago, Ling Yueyuan had stood behind her like this to comb her hair; She couldn't help it, so she whispered softly in her heart: Xiaoyuan.

Through the large bronze mirror in front of her, she could clearly see Liu Qianli dividing her long hair into several strands, knotting it behind the top, fixing the bun with a double-strand gold hairpin, and inserting two knotted hairpins with gold threads on the left and right; He then parted two more strands of her green silk and hung them around her ears, and then knotted the black hair behind her back into a lively little swallowtail that she wore lightly around the back of her neck.

Finally, a translucent openwork crown made of silver threads was worn on her knot. The petals of this small lotus flower swaying like cicada wings, as if to indicate the coming scorching summer.

"Okay, Xinyin is satisfied?" Liu Qianli nodded with satisfaction first, and then sat back in front of Lin Xinyin.

Lin Xinyin still just nodded silently. She raised her left hand and gently touched her delicate bun to confirm that the beautiful girl in the mirror was really herself. The familiar sensation that comes from the end of the finger travels all the way down the nerve to the brain, allowing the rational mind to quickly judge that it is indeed itself. But the strangeness of the soul was further strengthened, looking at herself dressed so pretly in the mirror, she inexplicably gave a helpless smile.

Before the laughter fell, she heard Liu Qianli's question again.

"What are you confused about, Xinyin?"

She was stunned for a moment, and then saw Liu Qianli smiling and looking into her eyes, I don't know if he saw the blankness in his eyes, so he looked away unnaturally, paused for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to ask: "...... It's because I didn't perform my sword dance very well, so I ...... Do you need to wear so hard makeup? She also wondered if this was the "promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses" that Liu Qianli had hinted at, but it was still difficult to say after all.

"It's not." Liu Qianli objected very dryly, and while taking a small box, he said: "Xinyin's sword dance is already very good, to be fair, although there are still some shortcomings, it is a miracle that you can practice so far in three days." But, of course, in order to win, you have to play to your full strengths. Sword dancing is one of your strengths, and looks are another. I can run on two legs, so why do I have to suppress myself to race with others on only one leg...... ”

"Moreover, how many people in the world are unscrupulous in order to achieve their goals, and now Xinyin is just making full use of her own conditions, what is there to be confused about?" Speaking of this, Liu Qianli opened the shadow blue glaze printed powder box in his hand, revealing the white and delicate layer of vegetarian powder in the box, and introduced with a smile: "Anyway, this town is really rich, and you can still find this out-of-season hosta powder, and try it on your cheeks?" ”

"Ugh." Lin Xinyin was still quietly digesting Liu Qianli's words, and only took the box after a while. She just took it closer, and then she smelled a fragrant and pleasant smell, and couldn't help but sigh softly: "It's really fragrant......"

"Well, this is when the hosta flower is in full bloom, cut off its pedicle, pour it into the hujun and steam it and grind it. Some exquisite women will even use the lotus dew in the early morning to blend this hosta powder to achieve a more fragrant and charming effect. Liu Qianli chuckled and said: "Xinyin doesn't seem to like makeup very much, so try the tear makeup invented by the noble concubine in the palace, just apply powder on the cheeks, and no need to apply rouge to it." ”

"Oh......" Lin Xinyin really liked it, and she couldn't accept the makeup for a while, so she wiped the hosta powder and gently patted it on her cheek. At the same time, I heard Liu Qianli's ridicule again.

"And Xinyin often blushes, even if she doesn't apply rouge, she can achieve a similar effect."

"Dizzy! Don't talk nonsense......" Lin Xinyin heard this, but a hint of redness really quietly appeared on her face, like a light peach blossom makeup with corn powder as a base and then rouge.

She has been teased by Liu Qianli for the past few days, and she can't help but be a little unhappy, but then she saw him pick out an ink-colored object from another box, put it on top of an official kiln pen, and carefully grind it into ink with water.

She watched him even take out a small brush and dip it lightly in ink, so she was even more curious: "What is this doing?" ”

There seems to be a faint fragrance, but it is not the same as the hosta powder, what is this? She couldn't help but sniff slightly.

"This is a collection of incense balls for thrushes." Liu Qianli turned around, took the thrush pen dipped in ink and approached, noticed Lin Xinyin's nose snorting, and explained with a smile: "It is mixed with borneol and musk, so there will be a slight but long-lasting aroma." ”

Xinyin's eyebrows are long...... How about painting two willow eyebrows for you? Liu Qianli raised the thrush pencil and said like a child: "Okay, close your eyes." Don't move around, the ink won't dry immediately, and if it gets somewhere else, it'll be troublesome. ”

"Huh...... Why does Chisato know so much? Lin Xinyin looked at Liu Qianli's naughty expression, and couldn't help laughing, her eyes blinked, and she made fun of him casually, which was regarded as a game for being ridiculed by the other party for several days: "Are you actually a woman?" ”

Of course, this was just an unintentional joke, because before she closed her eyes, she paid special attention to his larynx: how could the Adam's apple in the middle be so conspicuous......

"Hey." Liu Qianli shot back with a chuckle: "Then why doesn't Xinyin understand anything?" No matter how heroic an ordinary woman is, there will always be one or two things she likes about her daughter's housework, but Xinyin doesn't seem to like anything, and is only interested in the blade. Dare to love Xinyin is actually a man? Or is it that she was born as a daughter, but she has a man's heart? ”

"Heh......" Lin Xinyin, who closed her eyes, smiled and shook her head. His secret, he could never guess. However, what is the secret of him on the other side?

She couldn't see his expressions or movements anymore. After a few moments, she felt a cluster of soft, icy feather-like objects dot her brow, which made her unconsciously tremble slightly. So, she heard Liu Qianli's voice again:

"Since the heart is a man, then you should have a man's mind and heart, and give up this superfluous reserve. Can't Xinyin even look down on this soft thing? ”

Lin Xinyin's heart moved, so she sat up steadily, letting the tips of the hairs on her eyebrows carry a silky and smooth coolness, like a trace of ice crystals, and like a wisp of breeze, slowly bypassing the waist of the eyebrows, sweeping over the peak of the eyebrows, and swimming to the tips of the eyebrows; At the same time, there was a faint fragrance wafting in, which made her drunk. It's just that she doesn't know if her heart has become wider like the sky at this moment, or has she unconsciously sunk to a deeper place?

After a while, she felt that the foreign object between her eyebrows had disappeared, and then a "okay" came, so she exhaled with relief, slowly opened her eyes, and saw herself in the mirror, the crystal shining eyes under the fresh and delicate willow eyebrows, just a blink of a little, as if looking out of the window, under the night breeze, the slender willow branches hidden by the light swaying as the moon is as moving.

"Good ......" Liu Qianli admired it with satisfaction, then turned around and turned out a carved emerald tube, from which poured out a half-cylindrical light crimson cream. He paused for a moment with the lipstick, and then asked Lin Xinyin first: "Does Xinyin know how to point his lips?" ”

Lin Xinyin shook her head, she was just curious that the gel in Liu Qianli's hand was very similar to modern lipstick, but its color was not bright red.

Originally, Xinyin wanted to wipe some lipstick on her tail finger and then apply it to her lips. But there is also a way to ......" Liu Qianli picked up another small brush and put on some lipstick, which made the next lip become a lip drawing, and said with a smile: "Tonight's sword dance is light-colored from the dress to the makeup, and Xinyin is also based on light makeup, so it is inconvenient to use the bright red lipstick mixed with cinnabar...... Okay, Xinyin has to close her lips this time. ”

Another fresh fragrance came. It was the smell of cloves and herbs, a light fragrance that was exclusive to this clotted cream.

Slowly depicted, Yingying is vivid; A sandalwood lip, beautiful and lovely. Perhaps, in fact, she doesn't need too much makeup, just a little embellishment to be radiant.

It should be over. She looked at Liu Qianli and smiled and withdrew her lip pencil, thinking blankly. However, she saw him take out another makeup box.

"The last step, it's over after pasting the flowers." Liu Qianli had already seen a trace of impatience flashing in Lin Xinyin's eyes, so he continued to soothe it with a smiling face, and then handed over a plum-shaped Huadian made of gold leaf: "The back of this Huadian is coated with ejiao, Xinyin breathes, or moistens it with the tip of the tongue, and then sticks it between the forehead and eyebrows." ”

"Oh......" Lin Xinyin took the flower, and under some urgency, she sighed before she got close to her lips. As a result, a gust of wind suddenly took away the light flower, and after a circle, it fell to the ground.

"Ha......" Liu Qianli looked at Lin Xinyin, who was full of embarrassment, and then handed over another Huadian: "Fortunately, there is a spare, be careful this time." ”

"Uh-huh." Lin Xinyin didn't dare to be careless this time, but she didn't want to use her tongue to moisten this Huadian, so she took it to her lips, carefully sighed slightly, looked in the mirror again, and after finding the right direction, she put it on her forehead in one fell swoop.

At this point, it is really as if there is a plum blossom embedded in the eyebrows. This is a symbol of strength and perseverance, and it is also suitable for tonight's sword dance.

"Okay, the last last ......" Liu Qianli stood up again, walked to Lin Xinyin's back, pasted some fine flying gold stickers on her bun, and finally put some other delicate Cui Tian on the tip of the hairpin: "It's over soon, Xinyin can bear with it." ”

"Uh......" Lin Xinyin obviously felt that the flower on her hair was very unstable, as if it would fall off if she moved slightly, so she didn't understand the meaning of doing this: "Isn't there a lot of turning and pitching movements in the sword dance later, will these little things fall off easily, what's the use of sticking so much......

"That's what it is." Liu Qianli replied indifferently: "It is the so-called blowing red candle when you see the sun, and sweeping the dust and Cuidian." The night of singing and dancing of the rich feast, but how much do you know about the flowers? And this scene of flowers blooming again and again can only be expressed by this easy-to-fall flower. ”

Speaking of which, he also finished the final makeup, and said to the thoughtful Lin Xinyin with satisfaction: "It's finally good." Xinyin, let's see how it works? ”

"......" Lin Xinyin looked at herself in the mirror, as bright as a spring flower, as bright as an autumn moon, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, maybe she can win the championship just by standing on the stage for a while. But the face became so strange that she glanced at it and looked away.

"Why dodge, Xinyin?" Liu Qianli was still standing behind Lin Xinyin, staring at the girl in the mirror who turned her head unnaturally, and said softly, "This is yourself." ”

"I'm ......" Lin Xinyin still twisted her head, and reluctantly smiled and said, "It's just that I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable." ”

"Is Xinyin not used to the sudden change of herself tonight?" Liu Qianli sensitively sensed Lin Xinyin's subtle resistance, so he didn't convince her how beautiful it would be to dress up like this, but changed his words: "But born in the world, you can't always do what you want." We always have to adapt to many things that we don't like, don't want to, and even resist, dislike, and hate, and that's the price, the price we have to pay to get there. ”

"The purpose? Price? Lin Xinyin thought that the purpose of dressing up so carefully and dancing on stage tonight was for money, but she couldn't help but feel a little sad, she sighed faintly, as if she was laughing at herself, and seemed to be refuting Liu Qianli: "If this price is for you to wear women's clothes and dress up, are you willing to do it......

"Yes." Liu Qianli replied very simply, his eyes were firm and deep, staring at the girl in the mirror who raised her head and looked surprised, and his tone was resolute and unquestionable: "For me, except for the heart is true, the so-called men's and women's clothes are just a disguise; What if my obsession with a goal requires me to do so, that is, to wear women's clothing? ”

The accent is like a hammer. It's just that he quickly showed a smile again, dispelling the inexplicable gloom in the room like sunlight: "So, do you need to put on women's clothes and show Xinyin now?" If I can get Xinyin to adapt, I'm willing to bear this small price. ”

"No need, no need...... Lin Xinyin hurriedly waved her hand, she didn't dare to imagine that a male husband would really wear women's clothes because of her jokes.

"Heh......" Liu Qianli laughed, but his expression became serious again: "Xinyin, what I also want to say is that compared with the eternal sun, moon and stars, and the firmament, everyone who walks in this world is just an insignificant, fleeting weak life. As a mortal, there is a price to pay for doing things. How many people have sacrificed their bodies, dignity and even blood ......for their goals? What's more, there are always some people or things or things in this world, and even need us to pay our lives to fight for and protect, if Xinyin can't even overcome this hurdle herself, then if you encounter real difficulties and obstacles in the future, what should you do? ”

These words made Lin Xinyin's heart feel a great shock. She remembered what she had seen and heard all the way since her arrival, and her thoughts were surging with thought. So, what is it worth guarding with your life? Ling Yueyuan's figure immediately appeared in her mind, and then she noticed that the light in the room had become much dimmer, and she waved her head to look out the window: it was really dark.

"It's almost dark...... Lin Xinyin hurriedly got up, grabbed the Longquan Sword on the table with her right hand, and looked back at the eager eyes of Kamiliu Qianli who was waiting for an answer, so she responded with a smile: "I know...... I won't hesitate any longer. ”

With Liu Qianli's encouragement, she has dissipated half of her discomfort into the invisible, and suppressed the other half to the deepest part of her heart.

"Well, it's time to go, and the race will start at the right time." Liu Qianli turned to pack up the makeup box on the table, and at the same time took out a willow cyan jade jade bracelet from the package and handed it to Lin Xinyin: "Come on...... Put this bracelet on your left hand. The main colors of the night are all light, only red-edged drapery and other dark silk embroidery are not enough, you have to add some bright and appropriate accents. ”

"Hmm." Lin Xinyin did not hesitate to wear the jade bracelet on her left hand this time. It's just that seeing that the bracelet instantly disappeared into the long sleeves, even if the tulle still showed its silhouette, she still felt strange: "Just put it on...... Can't you see it? ”

"When the sword dance is performed in a certain movement, you will be able to see it." Liu Qianli smiled, picked up the Luo yarn hat placed on the bed, and handed it to Lin Xinyin: "Then, it's time to set off now." Xinyin put on this hat, lest her makeup be damaged by the wind and sand on the way to the stage. ”

"It's also saved to just go out and give too many people to watch, hey." He added with a playful smile.

"Oh......" Lin Xinyin put on the hat-like hat, and let the short, thin yarn with the brim gently hang down to the collarbone. The vision under the hat veil immediately became blurred, so that she was a little unaccustomed to raising her hand to brush away the half of the yarn that was slit in the front, and called to the smiling Liu Qianli: "Okay, let's go." ”

"Okay, let's go." After Liu Qianli put all the makeup boxes into the package, he picked it up and left, and while walking towards the door, he smiled at Lin Xinyin and said, "Tonight, you will be the brightest Yaoguang on the stage." ”

"......" Lin Xinyin smiled but did not answer. Perhaps she preferred it to be a grass in the moonlight, so her right hand turned to lower the yarn and pressed the brim of her hat downward, so that her beautiful face was hidden in a hazy veil.

For her, the time of applying makeup seemed like another half a century had passed. Coupled with the appropriate dress, she couldn't tell whether something she insisted on in her heart had been invaded and changed little by little in the past century. Is she still the same person she holds onto? Or is she a different her?

She didn't know, and she didn't have time to guess anymore.

So, she held the Longquan Sword tightly in her left hand, as if holding the last bottom line, and followed Liu Qianli's figure.

It's just a slight start, but the corners of the skirt are light.

The last rays of the sunset outside the window shone on the fluttering light gauze Qionghua long skirt, like a sprinkling of flower shadows all the way.

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