After a few days of travel, Gongsun Qing's vanguard Fengzen team arrived in Hejian Country on this day. In front of him was the Zhao River at the junction of Hejian and Xindu, Lu Ji recognized this zigzag river at a glance, so he said to Gongsun Qing: "Lord Gongsun, we have arrived in Hejian Country, but this is still far from the palace of Liu Zhu, the king of Hejian, let's rest here before leaving." ”

Gongsun Qing agreed to Lu Ji's request and ordered Lu Ji to find a place to rest, Lu Ji said by the way: "My lord, there is a village called Zhaojia Village not far from here, I met my nephew Sun Yu here the year before last, he was rescued by a person named Zhao Gu in the village, we will go to Zhao Gu to rest now, and take a look at them by the way." ”

Gongsun Qing had heard his nephew Gongsun Yu talk about this before, but he didn't expect Zhaojiacun to be in front of him, so he readily agreed.

After passing through the winding mountain road, the vanguard entered Zhaojia Village.

The small village came to a team of the imperial court, and the peaceful mountain village was boiling at this time, and the people of the whole village came out to see the excitement, of course, Yu'er was among them.

Yu'er recognized Lu Ji at the forefront of the team at a glance, and shouted excitedly: "Uncle Lu, I'm Yu'er." ”

Lu Ji also heard Yu'er call him again, so he dismounted and walked towards her: "Yu'er, I haven't seen you for two years, you have become a big girl, what about your aunt?" ”

"Auntie is practicing."

"Then you can take us to see her."

Lu Ji and Gongsun Qing followed Yu'er to their thatched hut, and the others rested under the uncle at the entrance of the village.

Zhao Gu just finished cultivating, and heard that a pair of imperial court teams came to the entrance of the village, and I wanted to go out to have a look, but as soon as I went out, I met Lu Ji and Gongsun Qing, and Lu Ji first introduced Gongsun Qing: "Jun Jiao, Yu'er, this gentleman is today's living immortal Mr. Gongsun, and he is also Gongsun Yu's uncle." ”

Aunt Zhao called Yu'er and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "I have seen Lord Gongsun, the name of the Lord is far and wide, I have already heard of it, and I would like to thank Brother Gongsun Yu for helping Yu'er cure his hand disease." ”

"You're welcome, I heard Yu'er say that he was killed here when he passed by, and you saved his life, I want to thank you for saving your life, Yu'er is really a great beauty."

After Gongsun Qing finished speaking, he looked Yu'er up and down, and couldn't help but admire her natural beauty.

Hearing Gongsun Qing praising herself, Yu'er suddenly felt shy and her face flushed.

Lu Ji also came over to look at Yu'er's right hand, and saw that her arm, which had been slightly bent before, could now be straightened, but she was still used to bending; The palm of the hand can also be opened, but I feel a little painful when I open it.

Seeing that Yu'er's hand condition had improved, Lu Ji seemed very happy, and hurriedly asked, "Yu'er, your arm is much better now than before, do you often do massage?" ”

Yu'er smiled and said, "Yes, Uncle Lu, since Uncle Jiang helped me massage the year before last, my hand disease has improved, and now my aunt is helping me with massage." ”

Yu'er's body is gradually plump now, her hands are like soft wattles, and her skin is like clotted fat, Lu Ji couldn't help but ask again: "Jun Jiao, has Yu'er also started to cultivate with you?" ”

Zhao Gu smiled and said, "Senior brother, your eyes are really poisonous, this also shows you that she has just started." ”

Of course, Gongsun Qing could see that Aunt Zhao was a Dao Aunt, so he asked: "Does this Dao Aunt often hold rituals for the people of this place to exorcise ghosts and ward off evil spirits?" ”

Lu Ji hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Yes, Lord Gongsun, this is my junior sister Jun Jiao, and everyone here calls her Aunt Zhao. ”

"It turns out that you are all from Beibi Mountain, this Aunt Zhao should be Mrs. Tan's disciple."

Zhao Gu also stepped forward and hurriedly said: "Yes, Lord Gongsun, I am a teacher and a sister, and my brother is a master and a master." ”

"The Qimen Array of Mrs. Wuzi and Mrs. Tan is very powerful, few people can crack it, I heard about the deeds of their immortal couple when I was young, and their union is also a good story."

"It's over, Lord Gongsun, you are the great immortal of today."

"Do you have a purification on your side?"

"My lord, our purification here is not on the Shangsi Festival, but on the May Festival."

"I've heard of this, and some local customs are to hold a purification on May Day."

Lu Ji heard that the purification was held on the May Festival, and he also asked: "Isn't the May Festival the Dragon Boat Festival, why do you still hold the purification." ”

Gongsun Qing laughed after hearing this: "Lu Ji, do you know, the May Festival is the most called, and the customs of each place are different, there are called Chongwu Festival, Duanyang Festival, Duanwu Festival, Chongwu Festival, Summer Festival, Ai Festival, May Festival, Calamus Festival, Tianyi Festival, also called Herbal Medicine Festival, Yulan Festival, Daughter's Festival, etc., and some places have a May Festival that is even more lively than the Shangsi Festival." ”

Zhao Gu also hurriedly added: "Yes, Lord Gongsun is right, our May Festival here is much more lively than the Shangsi Festival, and a purification will be held on the edge of the Zhao River at that time." ”

Gongsun Qing also nodded and said: "The day of the May Festival should be the day with the strongest medicinal properties of plants and trees, so it is also appropriate to purify on this day, which can drive away ghosts and evil spirits." ”

After listening to the explanations of the two of them, Lu Ji also nodded in agreement: "No wonder there are also names such as Mugwort Festival, Calamus Festival, Tianyi Festival, Herbal Medicine Festival, and Yulan Festival, which are originally related to herbs." ”

Gongsun Qing walked around at this time, pacing back and forth, not knowing what he was thinking, and from time to time he was counting what with his hands, and after a while, he said to Lu Ji: "Lu Ji, you see that the May Festival is coming, I calculated it, or you work harder, you now go back to the emperor's convoy, find Gonggong Su, tell him the situation here, and tell him to invite the emperor to Zhaojia Village on the day of the May Festival, the purpose is to see the purification on the side of the Zhao River; Aunt Zhao, you are the protagonist, you have to preside over the whole ceremony, Yu'er has to practice dancing these days, and you will also be the protagonist at that time. ”

Speaking of which, Lu Ji and Zhao Gu finally understood Gongsun Qing's intentions and agreed.

Lu Ji hurriedly packed up his things and returned to find the emperor's convoy the same way, Gongsun Qing and their vanguard team also stayed in Zhaojia Village for a day, mainly because Gongsun Qing wanted to arrange the May Festival Zhao He's purification, and at the same time told Zhao Gu and Yu'er to pay attention to some details.

After the matter was explained clearly, Sun Qing led the vanguard to continue to the Hejian Palace, the purpose of which was to arrange for the emperor to rest in the Hejian Mansion when he passed through the river, and also to listen to the reports of the Hejian King and other officials.

Lu Ji turned back and found the emperor's Fengzen team, he went straight to Su Wen, and told Su Wen in detail about the encounter between him and Gongsun Qing in Zhaojia Village, Hejian. After hearing this, Su Wen felt that Gongsun Qing's proposal was good, and asked Lu Ji to rest assured, and waited for him to arrange it, and asked him to lead the way in front.

Finally, at noon on the day of the May Festival, the Fengzen procession entered the country of Hejian.

Suddenly, the sky was cloudy, as if it was going to rain. The Fengzen team immediately rushed to the village in front to rest, and they could also take shelter from the rain temporarily. Strange as I entered the village, the cloudy sky cleared up and the clouds dispersed, revealing the sun.

At this time, Liu Che, who was taking a nap in the dragon chariot, woke up, saw the team stopped in a small village, and hurriedly asked Su Wen, who was waiting beside him, where was he and why didn't he leave?

Su Wen saw Emperor Wu of Han wake up, and hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "Your Majesty, this place is Zhaojia Village between the rivers, and it was still dark clouds and wanted to rain just now, but who knew that after arriving in this village, the sky was clear, and the sun was revealed." ”

"Oh, it's still some way from the Tilting Palace, so let's rest first."

Liu Che sat up and stretched.

Su Wen continued: "Your Majesty, when Mr. Gongsun passed through this village a few days ago, he saw that there were purple auspicious clouds faintly hovering here, so he ordered someone to turn back and tell him that there must be a strange woman hiding here; No, it was still dark clouds just now, but when you entered this village, the sky was clear, indicating that there was really a strange woman waiting for Your Majesty. ”

"Such a miracle? The man ordered him to come and show me. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After a while, the chamberlain Yan Hao trotted over, panting and bowing loudly: "Your Majesty, there is a river called Zhao River in front, it just so happens that today is the May Festival, and there are many villagers by the river who are purifying." ”。

"Purification, I used to hold it in Shanglin Yuan when I was young, it was held on the Shangsi Festival, why is it held here on the May Festival, I want to see how they hold the purification, don't bother them first."

Su Wen hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I'll do it." ”