The tall Zhang Li slowly left with a dilapidated rattan box in his right hand, followed by a Miao who was no taller than his waist. www.biquge.info The two of them talked from time to time as they walked, and there seemed to be a faint laughter coming from afar, looking like a father and daughter who were on their way home in the evening.

Liu Qianli stood in place, looking at this very warm scene, and seemed to have a lot of emotion in his heart, but he was blocked in that closed tooth, and he didn't say half a word for a long time. Seeing the two figures, one big and one small, gradually disappear, the corners of his mouth curled up with an imperceptible smile, but he couldn't tell whether he was smiling or sneering.

After a while, he turned around and moved half a step away, just about to greet Lin Xinyin, who had not made a sound for some reason just now, but saw her standing in front of a wooden sign in a daze, and she didn't know what to look at. So, he also stepped forward curiously, looked carefully at the words written on the red paper nailed to the wooden card, and when he had finished reading the last line, he couldn't help laughing "hey".

This chuckle woke up Lin Xinyin, who was daydreaming. She woke up suddenly, turned her head to look, but saw Liu Qianli standing very close to her for some time, staring at the wooden sign with a meaningful smile.

Suddenly embarrassed, she hurriedly jumped away first, opened a distance from Liu Qianli, and after taking the reins of Xiao Huang's horse, she walked in the direction of the dock outside the town, and pretended to be calm and said to herself as she walked: "By the way, you have to go to the dock first and ask, well, go and ask first, ask, ask......"

She recited ten "asks" in a row, but she forgot to ask Liu Qianli if she wanted to go with her?

But Liu Qianli didn't mind. After he led his horse, he followed Lin Xinyin's hurried footsteps, and said with a smile as he walked, "It's really funny." There is still this kind of program in the Heavenly Spirit Festival here, which is quite similar to the show girl selection in early August in Chang'an...... However, the reward of this spirit girl is also very rich, and it is as much as twenty gold...... It seems that this town is also very rich. ”

"Show girl? Well...... Is Qianli from Chang'an? Are there festivals and events like the Tenrei Festival over there? Lin Xinyin began to divert the topic. She didn't know what the show girl selection was doing, thinking that maybe it was just an ancient draft in disguise like the one here, so she didn't ask in detail. Compared with this, she is more concerned about Liu Qianli's identity and origin.

"Well, I grew up in Chang'an. However, there is no such festival as the Celestial Spirit Festival. On the contrary, on the third day of the third month of March, there is a Shangsi Festival, on that day, there will be some activities to eliminate disasters, eliminate disasters and exorcism, but this festival has a trend of decline in recent years, and it is not as lively as the Heavenly Spirit Festival here. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Qianli had a flash of inspiration, as if he suddenly noticed the commonality between the two festivals, so he smiled at Lin Xinyin and talked about his discovery: "It's really interesting to say." In fact, in the Guanzhong area, there are also ancient legends of demons fighting in the flood era, but there is no legend of the Holy Spirit saving the world like the south. So, could it be that just tens of thousands of years ago, the demons and monsters who trampled the north into a scorched earth were killed in the south and wiped out by the Holy Spirit? That's why there is a heavenly spirit sacrifice in the south, and the poor north, which is not favored by the gods, gave birth to the Shangsi Festival of self-help exorcism, hehe! ”

"Probably, right? Well...... That's right, Chisato. Is Chang'an City big, far from here? Will it be a long time since you came here from Chang'an? Lin Xinyin was obviously not interested in Liu Qianli's association. After knowing that Liu Qianli was indeed from Chang'an, she became even more curious. It stands to reason that Chang'an should be quite far from here, right? So what did he come all the way to here?

"Heh, Chang'an is the capital master of the dynasty, and it is the largest city in the world. However, Chang'an is indeed quite far from here, and it seems to have been almost two months since I left the city. Liu Qianli pinched his fingers and counted: Whew, time flies so fast......

"So long!" The time taken by this journey was quite unexpected by Lin Xinyin.

"That's also because I'm not in a hurry. The main purpose of this journey south is to broaden your horizons, see for a long time, and take a look at the customs and folklore of various places by the way. Hehe, maybe it's more appropriate to play in the mountains and rivers...... "Liu Qianli is quite good at enjoying life, and after telling the reason for going south, he asked Lin Xinyin again: "Where is Xinyin from?" ”

"Ugh." Lin Xinyin was asked for a while. But then she remembered the first town she and Yueyuan had been to after coming to this world, so she used it as a shield: "I'm from Ma Shui...... Well, it's a small place in the middle of nowhere, and it takes eight hours to ride a horse to Spring City, and you don't know it. ”

Speaking of this, she laughed and laughed at herself: "So I'm a countryman who has just been out of the house for a few days, and I don't know a lot of things." ”

"Oh, each other. I'm a stupid boy who doesn't know many things. Lin Xinyin's explanation made Liu Qianli feel both reasonable and confused. So, he looked at this strange country girl with great interest, who didn't know where Chang'an was, but didn't know how to pick mulberry and raise silkworms, and rode a horse like stepping on the ground, and seemed to have a sharp short sword.

After walking for a while, Lin Xinyin noticed that Liu Qianli was always looking at her with a smile, just like at the time when Li Youji in Wuhua Town, she suddenly turned her head very uncomfortably, raised her eyebrows and asked, "...... How? Any questions? ”

"Oh." Liu Qianli still met Lin Xinyin's eyes with a smile on his face: "Xinyin has just looked at the wooden card for a long time, I wonder if she is interested in the so-called campaign spirit girl?" ”

"It's not...... And I don't know what that event is all about. Lin Xinyin shook her head and continued on her way. She was really not interested in that kind of draft, only interested in the twenty gold prize, but she also vaguely guessed that if she wanted to get that reward, she was afraid that she would have to do something she didn't like and wasn't good at, and that was exactly what she was resisting now.

"That's obviously just a folk draft. Along the way, I have also seen that some towns hold competitions such as singing, singing, singing, and storytelling on some days, and the winners will receive corresponding honors and rewards. It is estimated that the chosen spirit girl here is also of a similar nature. ”

Liu Qianli didn't know what Lin Xinyin was afraid of, but explained it carefully, and then persuaded with a playful meaning: "Actually, this dynasty also encourages this kind of folk art competition. Xinyin's own conditions are not bad, and it is rare to meet this annual heavenly spirit festival here, why not go on the stage to compete with the crowd, and return with the crown, not only to get rewards, but also to add a rare life experience and memories, wouldn't it be wonderful......"

Lin Xinyin didn't think it was good at all. She doesn't know how to dance or sing, and unlike Su Ruoyun, she can play the sound of heaven with frost, what conditions can she have? Can you win the championship just by walking around the stage with that good face? She didn't believe it, and she didn't want to.

What's more, she has more important things to do. So, she politely refused: "It was a show that was only held on March 30...... But I still have to find out where my friend is, and I'm afraid I won't have time. ”

"Oh, what if the person you're looking for isn't here?" Liu Qianli asked.

"Then I'll leave to find it in Yuepu......" Lin Xinyin sighed. She had expected that even if she went to the port to inquire, she was afraid that she would return disappointed. She was already a little tired, and it felt as if she was chasing only the Moon Shadow, who could never touch the entity.

"What if that person isn't in Yuepu either?" Liu Qianli seemed to be pressing step by step.

"Then go straight to Fuzhou." Lin Xinyin gritted her teeth and said firmly. That was the only meeting place she had heard before she was separated, and she believed that whether she or Ling Yueyuan had arrived in Fuzhou first, they should have been waiting for each other there.

"Xinyin." Liu Qianli stopped Lin Xinyin, who was walking with her head down, looked at her as if she was going to go east to the end, and slowly reminded: "Why do you think that person must be walking in front of you?" ”

“……！” Lin Xinyin stopped. She had thought about this question for a long time, but it felt very different when someone else said it. She suddenly felt that her thoughts were all knotted, and she didn't know what to do for a while, and only after a moment did she reply in a daze: "Then, should I go back to him......?" ”

"Nope. Did you know he was in Wuhua Town? Or on the road? Even in the town, and in that corner? If it's on the road, at the foot of an unknown mountain or on a hidden path? Liu Qianli shattered Lin Xinyin's conjecture little by little, as if hypnotizing a person whose mind was gradually confused: "You don't know anything." So, if he is already in front of you, it will be difficult for you to find him unless he will stop at one place and wait for you; If he is behind you, then you will run forward in a daze, but it will only shorten the distance between you and him. ”

"Then what should I do...... Lin Xinyin began to feel at a loss: "Maybe I should go directly to Fuzhou, he will definitely wait for me there, or I will wait for him." ”

"As I say, you can stay here for a few days. If you are already behind, then one day behind is the same as several days, and he will be waiting for you in Fuzhou anyway. If you're already early, you should stay here and wait for him, shouldn't you? Liu Qianli continued to analyze.

"If he leaves first, then why am I staying here......" Lin Xinyin replied. However, although she also thought that it should be most reasonable to go directly to Fuzhou to wait for Ling Yueyuan, after all, there were still Xiao Xin and Xiao Yi there, and maybe she could ask these two people to help...... However, she didn't have enough money to travel. Time is pressing, even if she wants to work to earn money, she can't save the fire from far water...... Do you want to beg all the way through?

"So, let's get to know that first. If you go any further here, you must cross the river, so first ask the boatmen who are holding the ferry. Liu Qianli said so much, but in the end, he still had to go to the dock to find it first. Although he thinks that even if he goes, there is no point, but he needs a realistic answer to break Lin Xinyin's illusions.

"Hmm." This was Lin Xinyin's only remaining hope, although she had basically guessed the coming outcome.

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The result was unbelievable disappointment.

By this time it was already dark, and there were only a handful of boatmen still supporting the ferry. Lin Xinyin carefully questioned a few people on the shore, but no one had seen the Ling Yueyuan she described.

Among them, there was a boatman named Brother Sun, who was sitting on the board of the ferry near the shore, looking at Lin Xinyin's disappointed face, and couldn't help but comfort: "Sister! Don't be so disappointed. We have a lot of people here to support the boat, but there will be a lot of people going home. Moreover, there are many people who cross the river during the day these days, and maybe the person you are looking for will be carried by someone who does not know who will go to the other side. How is it? Do you want to cross the river? This is the last ferry! ”

"Well, thank you, no need......" Lin Xinyin chuckled and shook her head, turning to leave.

She no longer had the strength to cross the river, nor did she have the strength to think again. Her mind was blank now, just mechanically lowering her head, dragging her tired body and walking silently, but her steps were unconsciously moving in the direction of Xinyang Town.

At this time, Liu Qianli's voice floated over again: "Xinyin, I think you should calm down first." ”

"Calm down?" Lin Xinyin came back to her senses, but she felt that Liu Qianli's words were very strange: Isn't she calm enough?

"Hmm. You're too impatient. You seem to be stubbornly believing that the person you are looking for has run ahead of you, so since yesterday you have been in a hurry to behave and be in a hurry. Liu Qianli pointed to the point to analyze Lin Xinyin's psychology: "It is precisely because of this that I was deceived by that lazy man in Wuhua Town, and I hurried here without further investigation." So, you need to calm down now. ”

"Huh?! Is it ......" Lin Xinyin thought about it carefully, when he was in Wuhua Town, that lazy man did tell himself that four people left the town on horseback, which was not at all consistent with what he saw and heard in Xinyang Town now. Could it be that I was really so impatient that I didn't notice it in time when I was deceived?

"Exactly. So, you need to find a place to rest and put your thoughts and plans in order. Liu Qianli then smiled and sold his true thoughts: "Today is March 27, and it is only three days before the March 30th Heavenly Spirit Festival. These three days are just the right time for you to rest in this town while waiting for the person you are looking for to come here; If you take advantage of this time to prepare properly, even the title and reward of the Spirit Maiden of the Heavenly Spirit Sacrifice will be the icing on the cake......"

It's really the best of both worlds. Lin Xinyin didn't want to run around like a headless fly, tossing back and forth. She was indeed tired, and it would be nice to have a stable place to rest for a few days, and if she could take the reward of twenty gold again, it would be even more difficult to solve the financial problem once and for all......

At this moment, she was really a little tempted. This is indeed a rare opportunity, can it be allowed to be lost? Although she still has some resistance in her heart, she can't escape the oppression of fate after all. However, she still has some superficial concerns: "However, I don't know if this event is open to outsiders, and I don't know what it is to compete for, and I don't know what conditions are required to win......

"Huh. For those who can afford the 20 gold prize, I don't think it cares who is coming. If the fairy descends to earth, I'm afraid they will be even more excited. Liu Qianli curled the corners of his mouth confidently, bent out a deep smile that he didn't know what it meant, and then shook his head and analyzed: "As for the conditions? The condition is one, two, three! One look, two arts, three makeup, whether it is a spirit girl, a show girl, or an oiran, no matter how the name changes, the essence is the same......"

"Ugh." Lin Xinyin secretly weighed that she didn't know anything about ancient qin, chess, calligraphy and painting...... Although she still remembers a simple sheet music taught by her teacher when she was in piano lessons, the piano had not yet been born in this era. In other words, she is not good at singing and dancing, and now she searches her mind, and when she thinks about it, she only remembers the eighth set of radio gymnastics, but I don't know if anyone has watched the performance? However, if you don't have that familiar soundtrack, I'm afraid I won't even be able to do the whole set of gymnastics!

In the end, Lin Xinyin, who had a sad face, was very depressed and unwillingly said: "But...... I don't know how to be talented...... So, forget it...... Too unrealistic. ”

"Reality? Reality is meant to be created. Liu Qianli was quite optimistic, and then said mysteriously: "I want to ...... On this issue, we can cooperate a little bit......"

“……？ Cooperate? What to work with? Lin Xinyin suddenly became vigilant, and unconsciously distanced herself from Liu Qianli.

"Ahem." Liu Qianli cleared his throat, put away the mysterious tone that caused people to misunderstand, and put on an embarrassed smile: "I won't tell you, in fact, I have spent a lot of money all the way south, and now I am shy in my pocket, I am afraid that I will not even have enough money to go back in the future, so it will be a big trouble." So I was also quite tempted by the heavy reward of 20 gold...... It's a pity that I can't participate as a man, so I have to be cheeky and ask Xinyin for help. As for the talent, I'm actually a musician and dancer with half a bucket of water, so I might be able to give some guidance. If Xinyin succeeds in winning the championship by then, she will give me a little money to go home, how about it? ”

Lin Xinyin looked at Liu Qianli's expression suspiciously, but saw that the other party didn't seem to be joking. But she still wondered how this richly dressed man, who could shoot silver coins as darts, could be short of money. Is he really like himself to the point of running out of water? He said that he wanted to help, but could he actually help himself in disguise? Or is it precisely because he is used to using coins as hidden weapons to squander that he has become a poor ......?

It was really difficult for her to judge Liu Qianli's thoughts for a while. But although he claims to be a musician and dancer, he doesn't know how deep it is. Moreover, it was only three days, was it enough for him to teach himself what music and dance ......?

Moreover, Lin Xinyin has one last layer of worry. She wanted to say that she was afraid that there were still some ill-intentioned people who were paying attention to her and Ling Yueyuan, so it was inconvenient for them to perform on stage. But after thinking about it, she still found an excuse and said: "I don't usually have the kind of experience of competing with people on stage, so I always feel that it is too ostentatious...... Moreover, it's only been three days, so I'm afraid it's hard for me to learn any talent. ”

"It turns out that Xinyin doesn't like to show her head?" Liu Qianli really misunderstood, nodded very understandingly, looked at Lin Xinyin's face without powder, and continued to persuade with a smile: "But ah, if Xinyin performs on stage, won't the person you are looking for be able to find you at a glance?" In fact, everyone can have another side that they don't know about themselves, and I also know some makeup skills, maybe I can help Xinyin dress up...... When she is on stage, Xinyin can see herself as a different person, which is more interesting. ”

"Huh? Dress up? What if my friends won't even recognize me......? Lin Xinyin suddenly felt that it might be feasible to change her image...... It's just that when I hear the word "dress", I always find it a little hard to accept...... Compared to this, she may be more willing to go out and come to power as it is, anyway, the people in Piaoyunju should think that she and Ling Yueyuan have been burned to death in Qimu Mountain, right? At least these days, it should be safe, right?

"If your friends know you well, they will recognize you...... There's no way I'm going to turn you into another person empty-handed. Liu Qianli smiled and spread his hands, as if hinting that if there was any treasure, he would be able to turn Lin Xinyin into another person. Then he added, "However, three days is really not enough, it depends on your foundation...... However, in any case, it is enough to learn enough to perform singing and dancing for half a moment, and as long as you work hard in other aspects, you can also hope to win the championship......

Although Liu Qianli didn't say exactly what it was, Lin Xinyin basically guessed what it was. If she had to choose, she was willing to rely on her own strength rather than her appearance to win the championship, so she responded: "Then, let's learn it in three days...... I'll do my best, and as for dressing up, I'll see when the time comes......"

When she said this, she had already made up her mind, as if she was making a difficult decision: fight for money!

There's no way, life is forced and time is tight...... Since there are always people who are willing to sell their lives, their bodies, and everything and people they can sell for money...... So now that I am so embarrassed, what choice do I have? Let's think it's cute...... Embarrassment.

Thinking of this, Lin Xinyin also subconsciously worried about Ling Yueyuan: the money bag has always been placed on her, but I don't know how Xiaoyuan is doing now? I'm afraid it's hard too......

Suddenly, she was even more desperate to reunite with him and share his worries, even though she herself was also worried.

It's just that she didn't know that Ling Yueyuan had already grabbed enough funds in Wuhua Town......

"Okay." Liu Qianli finally breathed a sigh of relief. In order to convince Lin Xinyin, he didn't know how many words he had spent, and even he almost forgot what his original intention was? In the end, it seems that it is only persuasion for the sake of persuasion...... So, on his smiling face, there seemed to be a little bit of revenge hidden in his eyes: "Then, because there are only three days, I will be more severe." ”

"Hmm." Lin Xinyin nodded fearlessly.

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