[12] Lanterns

Under the lanterns on the side of the road, there are always riddles. Murong Ziying and Liu Mengli talked and laughed as they walked, occasionally guessing the word puzzle, but they said it casually, not with the same purpose as others.

The gift that Fang Cai Liuli said turned out to be obtained by guessing the lantern riddle. There are thousands of lanterns hanging in the town, among which there are 12 anagrams with the answers of "Zi", "Chou", "Yin", "Mao", "Chen", "Si", "Wu", "Wei", "You", "Xu", "Hai", and "Jing". If you guess one of the twelve, you will have to go to the bridge of love.

There is a saying in Pingwei Town, the original Pingwei Town is actually surrounded by a big river, the river bank is not wide, the river is turbulent and connects to the ice sea outside, and the fog and waves cover the town every year, and few people are willing to stay permanently. However, in another year, there was a plague in Pingwei Town, and more than half of the few people in Pingwei Town died in the blink of an eye. The fairy Yuewei couldn't bear it, so she stole the immortal medicine behind the back of the Emperor of Heaven and distributed it to the people of Pingwei Town, who were suffering from illness. A glimpse in the vast sea of people is like a trickle of water flowing into the heart. When Yuewei turned into a mortal and issued medicine, the townsman Lu Ping looked at her quietly from the side. When the medicine was exhausted, he walked over.

"You...... The medicine is over, what should I do......" Yuewei blamed herself and whispered, "I didn't see you ......"

Lu Ping just shook his head.

"I can save you too. Certain! "

"Life and death may have been very important to me before. But...... When I see you, I have died without regrets. He laughed, "I don't come to get the medicine because they will take it and leave...... Can't look at you much. And although I am going to die, I will be very satisfied to see you more. "

Yuewei's heart trembled, and the fog wave suddenly rose to sweep her away. She knew that this was what the Emperor of Heaven meant, but Lu Ping's eyes and the feelings brought to her by those words that she had never been in contact with had already washed away the guilt caused by stealing medicine and going down to earth without permission.

It's worth it, she thought.

For a second of thousands of years of practice, a bamboo bridge gradually winds on the fog and waves, connecting to the other side of the riverbank, invisible.

"I'll be waiting for you over there." Yuewei turned around with a smile. The bridge I walked across seemed to be nothingness step by step. Lu Ping had a vague premonition of something in this ethereal, and jumped up and followed without hesitation.

The two disappeared into the world, not knowing where they went.

This is where the bridge of affection comes from. At this time of year, Pingwei Town is very lively, whether it is an unkempt child or an old man, they are willing to go to the street to guess the lantern riddle, which is a commemoration of the legend that does not know whether it is true or false.

Murong Ziying and Liu Mengli walked for a while, and saw a large number of people gathered in front of them from a distance. Under the dark blue sky, the red candles between the lanterns spread like ink droplets on rice paper, and everyone's expressions gradually magnified under the soft light. Liu Mengli tightened the fingers between her sleeves, and turned her head slightly to notice that there was an unguessed lantern riddle beside her.

"Ziying, 'Plum Blossom Tree.'" Liu Mengli already knew it in her heart, so she asked with a smile.

"The word 'every'." Murong Ziying replied briefly.

Liu Mengli nodded: "What about ......'Thousand Cups of Wine, Go West'?" "

"'Drunk'." Murong Ziying blurted out, but after a while, she felt wrong. And Liu Mengli also shook her head slightly, and said, "I think it's a 'wake up' word." 'West' has always meant 'ascending to the west'. And wine is always used to pour out sorrows. Look at the thing that poured out sorrows, going west, don't you want to be drunk, but sober up? "

"......" Murong Ziying turned her head sideways to face her, and said silently: "When you say this, I think of another word." Liu Mengli looked at him with a little curiosity, and he smiled lightly: "The word 'unitary'." "

Liu Mengli reacted instantly and said with a smile: "Is it to disassemble the 'wine' and divide it into '氵' and 'unitary'?" And '氵' is in the west, and going to the west means that it has flowed away...... All that's left is 'unitary'. "

"Haha!" Murong Ziying was happy when she heard her explanation, and Liu Mengli rarely saw him laughing, and she was also embarrassed.

They all turned around and were about to continue walking, but they slapped Murong Ziying's shoulder with one hand. Most of the people who practice martial arts are sensitive, and Murong Ziying turned sideways to avoid the master who raised her eyebrows and faced her hand, and at the same time slightly grabbed Liu Mengli behind her. Xu is action was too fast, which made the man stunned, and he bowed his back and rubbed his hands and said, "Miss Gongzi is a foreigner, right?" Don't you know that if you guess the lantern riddle correctly, you should take the riddle to walk the love bridge......"

"Take the bridge of love?" Liu Mengli was stunned and asked.

Murong Ziying relaxed her vigilance, turned her head sideways and explained to Liu Mengli: "It's that legend ......"

"That's right, that's the legend." The man smiled shyly, his face full of simplicity. Liu Mengli recalled that legend, and suddenly Xia Fei was full of faces, and said softly: "Can't you not go over?" But he subconsciously glanced at Murong Ziying. Murong Ziying's face was calm, but a flood of autumn water was secretly making waves.

"Poof~~~"

Hearing her laugh, Murong Ziying suddenly came back to her senses and said, "What are you laughing at?" "

"I see us ...... Let's do as the locals do. Liu Mengli tried to flatten the corners of her lips, but when she thought of Murong Ziying's expression, she couldn't help but laugh again.

Walking to the crowded place, Murong Ziying carefully protected Liu Mengli, trying not to let others touch her more. But he thinks too much. When ordinary people see a woman with such a look, they naturally think that she is a fairy descending from heaven and cannot be blasphemed. Coupled with the beautiful legend of Pingwei Town, the people have given way one after another. Murong Ziying's hand protecting Liu Mengli stopped in mid-air with some embarrassment, she smiled, and flicked her hand and stayed on her side for a moment before letting go of her hand.

The bridge seems to be separated from the lively street, hanging in the air. This is completely opposite to what Liu Mengli had in mind. She lost her mind for a moment, and so did Murong Ziying. Twenty-four small bridges crisscrossed each other, and it was not known that which bridge led to the other bridge opposite.

A man stood on the table in the center of the crowd and said loudly, "The rules, it's still the same as last year." However, this year's gift is only one. So the twelve couples had to stand at opposite ends of the bridge in a scrambled order, and they had to be blindfolded. It's not enough to just find the right lover, it must be in the shortest possible time! "

Seeing one couple after another handing over the mystery to the man, Liu Mengli's palms were a little sweaty. was hesitating, but saw that Murong Ziying was already moving slightly. Although she didn't take a step, she knew that he still wanted to go, but he was just taking care of himself.

"Why don't you go...... Liu Mengli took a step first, "We, we have to come on." "

"Hmm." Murong Ziying finally strode towards the man and handed over the riddle.

Standing at the end of the bridge with someone tugging, listening to the voices of the people below, Liu Mengli was a little worried.

She could obviously refuse to take the bridge of affection, but she agreed to it, and even seemed happier than Murong Ziying. It's been a long time since I've been so integrated into the world? Can't bear to spoil that beautiful legend? Or are you looking forward to it? Or...... I want to keep more memories, no matter what kind of memories they are.

Covered with a red scarf, she smiled softly. The smile was a little weak.

I don't know how long the current beauty can last. Every qiē is like a beautiful and fragile foam, flying higher and higher under the push of time, and it looks colorful under the sun. But the moment it burst, it poignantly announced that this qiē would not come again.

The hand reached forward in the air, and there was nothing in the air. It was as if she had trapped herself in another world, and suddenly came back to her senses. There was a noise and noise in her eardrums, and the cheers never stopped, and she realized that this "game" had begun.

The demon is self-evident, even if you don't need to see, hear, or touch, you can perceive the world. She didn't want to deliberately look for Murong Ziying's traces, but as soon as she closed her eyes, her heart would pull her in a certain direction.

You don't want to rely on this innate ability...... I really want to be an ordinary normal person once. She stopped and kept meditating in her heart.

The people watching the excitement under the bridge seemed to pay the most attention to them, and Liuli's small figure was also crowded in the crowd, shouting upwards regardless of the rules: "Sister Liu, Brother Murong, you should go!" How do you always stand on it and don't move! Brother Murong, go to the left! Sister Liu, you ......"

Ruri suddenly lost her voice and covered her mouth with her hands in horror. It was a familiar feeling, someone had cast a spell.

Murong Ziying curled her fingers, and Liu Mengli's words seemed to sound in her ears again: "We, we must come on." "

Finally a step forward. At this time, the rest of the lovers had almost walked to the middle of the bridge, just waiting to find their lover. Liu Mengli sensed that he was already moving, but he was still staying in place. When he got to the middle of the bridge, she suddenly trotted --

Everyone under the bridge was stunned.

Blindfolded on the narrow bridge, she ran like no one else, the corners of her lips were bent with a shallow arc, the pink shawl was like butterfly wings flying ethereal, the purple skirt was slightly raised, the green silk was curling, and the fragrance was all the way. As if the world is just hers, the sky is lightened, the lanterns are faded, and the love bridge is faded.

"O fairy--"

The people below couldn't bear to admire. This word made Liu Mengli's heart ache for a moment, and she was stunned in place.

"Not a fairy...... Be...... Demon ......," she murmured.

The lovers on the bridge of love are still looking for their lovers like headless flies, and no one hears her. Murong Ziying felt that her fragrance was getting stronger and stronger, so thick that it made people sad, and thinking of the words of the people below, she naturally understood a little in her heart.

A few steps ahead, he knew that she was in front of him, silently reaching out his hand, but he didn't know what to say.

Liu Mengli was also a little unsupportive, and felt that he reached out to him, and immediately helped him.

"Isn't it uncomfortable? Let's go back to the inn! "

"......" Liu Mengli lowered her head and did not answer.

There was another burst of exclamation under the bridge. But Murong Ziying and Liu Mengli had no intention of taking care of their surroundings anymore.

Until Liuli screamed loudly with joy: "Brother and sister, you are the first!! Only then did they react, and they all let go of their hands and immediately removed the blindfolded red scarf.

First, what does first count?

Suddenly the cold heart will be more desperate than ashes, although Liu Mengli is very sober, and he is also surprised that he is so vulnerable now, but he still indulges himself, and a sneer rarely appears in front of everyone on the corner of his lips.

"Dream Glass!"

"Let's go down." She closed her eyes calmly, turned her head sideways, and a faint mark slid down her face.

"Sister Liu, your glass lamp!" Liuli couldn't wait to take the glass lamp from the float and hold it in her hand, and when she saw Liu Mengli coming over, she immediately stepped forward. Liu Mengli didn't have the slightest expression on her face, looking at the glass lamp, her eyes were empty.

I'm so tired, I don't want to watch, I don't want to listen, I don't want to ......

The whole body lost strength in an instant, like a puppet that had all the restraints cut off, although it was free, but it threw itself to the ground, showing its vulnerable side.

"Dream Glass!" Murong Ziying had already prepared before her legs were slightly bent, and when she saw that something was wrong with her, she hurriedly supported her. Liu Mengli looked up at him, and an unknown light flashed in her eyes. "Let's go, let's go back to the inn!" Without saying a word, he pushed and half-supported her. Liuli blinked her crystal eyes, looked at their backs and said, "Brother Murong, wait!" Your glass lamps! "

"Don't do it!"

"No--" Liu Mengli suddenly exerted force, causing the unsuspecting Murong Ziying to even take a step back. Seeing that she was too rude, she explained: "Yes, I'm sorry...... We're just ...... But now I feel much better. After a pause, "We got the glass lamp, why not?" I want to stay and make a memorial. When she said this, Liu Mengli unconsciously mourned. However, she was facing Liuli, but Murong Ziying didn't see anything. I heard her say, "I want to stay and make a memorial." Immediately a warmth rose in his heart, like a trickle of spring water suddenly flowing in his body.

"Sister Liu, are you okay?" Liuli looked at Liu Mengli, who was pale, and couldn't help but worry. Liu Mengli smiled, took the glass lamp in her hand and sighed, "I'm fine." Did it scare you? Liuli stared at her face, surprised that her face was flushed again in the blink of an eye, and said, "Sister Liu, you're not human, are you?" "

Murong Ziying caught the sensitivity in Liuli's words, and was afraid that Liu Mengli would be sad again, so she said: "She and I are both immortal cultivators, although some places are different from ordinary people, but most of them are still the same. Liu Mengli lowered her head and smiled, unable to tell whether it was self-deprecation or gratitude.

"Hey, then you're going to have a spell!" Liuli asked excitedly, her eyes were full of brilliance.

"Could it be that there is a ...... here. Hurt monsters? Murong Ziying couldn't bear to speak, but she was still careful to avoid it. Sensing his caution, Liu Mengli laughed silently for a moment, adjusted herself, and walked back to Murong Ziying's side to look at Liuli.

"Liuli, if you have anything, you might as well say it directly."

Ruri, who was about to speak, lowered her head again, and looked up again after a long silence, but stopped talking again. Liu Mengli smiled softly: "If there is anything, Ziying and I will definitely do our best to help you solve it." "

Liuli sighed heavily: "Alas, it's the silver-haired little old man who came with you." Just now when he saw me show you how to walk on the Bridge of Love, he cast a spell to remove my voice. I have the protection of the gods, but I have only fallen for his spell temporarily. But the bad thing is that he didn't hurt me, but he still ...... It was bounced off into the sea. "

"Li'er--" Liu Mengli was very worried, calling back and forth on the shore. Murong Ziying condensed, and with a movement of his heart, a sword qi slashed through the water, but there was an inexplicable force that fiercely resisted the sword qi and penetrated deeply, forcing it into the air, and a strong white light broke out in an instant.

"There's ...... at the bottom of the sea," he frowned. He didn't know what was at the bottom of the sea, but he could be sure that it wasn't good.

"No, it's in danger of leaving!" Liu Mengli's expression was grim, and she reached out to the water, ready to scatter some incense to keep him safe. How did he know that Chongli suddenly surfaced, laughed at her, and suddenly pulled her into the water with a sudden shot.

The sudden change caught Murong Ziying by surprise, and in shock, she also chased and jumped into the water.