Chapter 237: Snow
The Winter Solstice God and the Lichun God are both the grandsons of the Lord of Taixu, and the two hold artifacts given by their fathers. The battle was fought in the dark, and the sun and the moon were eclipsed...... The defensive barrier constructed by the Xia Kingdom almost collapsed. In the end, the sun god was forced to personally intervene to support the barrier, so as to ensure that the aftermath of the attack did not spread.
- I am the dividing line of a good fight -
After several hours of fighting, the final New Year's Day was set for the winter solstice.
The winter solstice, according to the calendar, is the official starting day of the summer calendar, that is, the Jiazi day of the Jiazi month of the Jiazi year, which is the beginning of the year.
From this day on, the whole world enters a new chronological epoch. At present, the summer calendar used is only a one-month yellow calendar that is reversed from the day of the winter solstice.
In this way, the timing is determined. "The sun god announced the victory of the winter solstice god, and after exchanging bets with Yuanxi, he led the gods to leave.
The Lord of Taixu is similar to the Lord of the Divine Heavens, except for the goddess of the Shadow who went to the Spirit Palace to discuss with Ji Le, the other gods left one after another.
"Sister, I won!" The Winter Solstice God jumped down from the ring and directly picked up Yu Hong and Qing Ling. Just when the rugged man was about to pick up the goddess Yuanxi, he was smoothly dodged by Yuanxi.
The goddess disgusted the blood on his body: "Okay, you hurry up and prepare." When the cold passes, it's your turn. Yuan Xi hugged the box and rushed to exchange bets with the gods.
This time the Winter Solstice God won, she made a lot of money from it, although she had to share it equally with Ji Le when she turned around, but she could also net dozens of salt crystals.
"Ji Le-" Yuan Xi rode the wind to the Spirit Palace, and suddenly found that the black curtain shrouded the Yongle Palace, and the goddess of Youmeng shielded the outside world with her divine power and discussed with Ji Le alone.
"What the hell does she want to do?" Yuan Xi's face sank, his pace slowly slowed down, and he stood in the vestibule of Yongle Hall with the box in his arms.
And Huo Quzhi was also kicked out by Ji Le, squatting at the door to read, and then came over to say hello: "Is the victory or defeat over there confirmed? Is your brother winning?"
"Well, you bet too?"
"No, I just saw that Ji Le gambled a lot. He seems to have a lot of faith in your brother. Huo Quzhi touched his chin: "You won't secretly set up a shady scene, right?"
"Nonsense! The two of us didn't interfere at allβ"
Bang β
The gate of the palace opened, Ji Le walked out, and threw a fresh fruit at the top of Huo Quzhi's head: "Interference? It's just that he is aware of the winter solstice god's advantage in time, so he thinks he has a better chance of winning. β
"Hours?"
"Of course. Ji Le smiled heartily: "It's winter now." β
Now that the divine power of the Xuanfeng Divine Monarch covers the earth, the Winter Solstice God can borrow the power of the Father God to suppress the God of Beginning of Spring, and the victory is obviously higher.
"Is that so?" Huo Quzhi took the fruit: "I thought there was some dirty behind-the-scenes deal behind your back. β
"That's also about the two wind lords, what does it have to do with me?"
Huo Quai's eyes rolled and he pointed to the Yongle Hall behind him: "Then what are you talking about with the goddess of Youmeng now?"
The dark curtain slowly dissipated, and the goddess of the gloom quietly left from the Yongle Palace.
"It's nothing, it's just some common words. β
Ji Le obviously didn't want to say much, he looked up at the sky, and suddenly said, "It's snowing." β
Snow?
Huo Quzhi raised his head, and the sky had gathered clouds at some point, and snowflakes with silver light slowly fell from the clouds.
"This snow is falling from inside the Spirit Barrier?"
Ji Le raised his hand and took in the snowflakes falling from the sky. "As I described, it's a six-petal snowflake. However, this comes with the divine power of the goddess Qingling. β
"Is this snow?" Moto-hee looked at the scenery in front of him with interest.
It was the first snow in the whole world. White snowflakes mixed with silver divine power blew across the earth with the wind, and with the blessing of the divine power of the Xuanfeng Divine Monarch, this snow covered the entire Xia Kingdom.
"That's right, it's snow. Ji Le had a smile on his face: "Huo Qubing and I are both northern boys, and it is more intimate to see this scene." β
Ji Le quietly looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky, and his mind wandered back to the time of the earth in his previous life.
Traveling to this snowless world, this is the first time that Ji Le has experienced a scenery similar to his homeland.
I vaguely remember playing snowball fights with my friends, building snowmen, and building igloos on snowy nights......
"I don't know how they're doing on Earth. β
Crossing is not what he wants, but he can be forced to cross, and Ji Le can only bite the bullet. Looking at the snow scene now, I can't help but feel the scenery and think of the old people on the earth.
Looking up at the sky, the day is different, the moon is different, and there are no stars in the sky. Even if you want to live under the same starry sky as your old friend, it has become a delusional extravagance.
When will I be able to go home......
"Ji Le, pick it up!"
Phew-
Without waiting for Ji Le to react, a snowball was smashed not far away. He quickly dodged his head and dodged the goddess's attack.
Subsequently, Huo Quzhi also pinched a handful of snow and threw it at Ji Le.
"Hey, pay attention, this contains Qing Ling's divine power, so you're not afraid of hurting me?"
"Isn't it the same as having the earth covered in snowflakes if you are hit by snow? Huo Quzhi was excited when he saw the snow.
Before his death, he hadn't played in the snow for a long time because of his serious illness. Now seeing the familiar snow scene in another world also raised his childlike innocence as a teenager.
As he spoke, he threw two more snowballs at Ji Le.
"Since that's the case-" Ji Le hooked his fingers, and all the snowflakes around him gathered around him, forming five or six snowballs and smashing towards Huo Quzhi and Yuan Xi.
"You're going to compete with me for the power of the wind?"
Goddess Yuanxi's hands fluctuated into the void, and a piece of divine power spread, and all the snow in the Yongle Hall was mobilized, condensed into a huge snowball and smashed towards Ji Leβand Huo Quai.
Huo Quzhi: "Hey, why are you even beating me?"
Motoki: "I declare that there is only one winner in this snowball fight. Wellβof course it's just me!"
With the goddess's pleasant laughter, the snowball fell in the direction of the two.
Huo Quzhi didn't think about it, and smashed the huge snowball that fell with one punch. But before he could turn around, his neck suddenly felt cold, and Ji Le stuffed three snowballs into his clothes.
"Ji Leβ"
"What's wrong, thank you, I know you like snow, so I'll help you get closer. After saying that, Ji Le decisively hid behind the wall to avoid the attack of the two.
......
When Emperor Shi and the woman walked into the Yongle Palace, they saw Ji Le and the three of them playing in the snow.
Shi Huang sighed: "What a big person, no light or heavy." β
"Let them play, they are all young people. The woman shook the fan lightly and said leisurely: "Only young people are qualified to squander their youth." β
In my own time, winter and ice and snow were natural disasters that people could not ignore. A heavy snowfall can take the lives of many people.
"But at the moment, Xia Guo is different, we have heating facilities prepared in advance, let's turn them on directly. β
The two women did not alarm Ji Le, and went down on their own to prepare for the arrangement.
The first snow in the summer country and the first snow in the world. For the ancestors and descendants of the Xia Kingdom, "snow" is just a landscape in the words of their ancestors.
Today, it was the first time that the whole country saw the snow falling.
Ning Shentai, Yu Yuan pushed Tai Bu to the courtyard, and quietly watched the goose feather snow drift into the Spirit Palace.
Taiping Hill, Zhao Zhiwen stood on the top of the low hill, looking at this plain white snow covering the earth.
In Jiugong City, Yang Ke and Nangong walked slowly on the streets. Children from all walks of life ran out one after another, carefully collecting the snow scattered on the streets.
Nangong Qingyan said softly: "Remember to send someone to remind them when you go back, don't let them eat snow, this thing is cold and hurts your body." β
"Well, things that contain divine powers, you really have to be careful. Yang Ke immediately sent someone down to give an order to persuade the people not to eat the snow. But the first time they saw snow, the people were curious, what could be dissuaded by an order?
Therefore, it is also destined that for a long time in the future, the Ming Palace will be overcrowded.
"Speaking of which, it was our first time watching snow. Nangong Shi: "When I was a child, when my elders told us stories, they would often mention snow. β
What's more, there are many descriptions of "snow" in those ancient books, as well as related poems and songs. But for Nangong's generation, "Bai Xue" is just a record in books and a fantasy in sleep.
She reached out and gently took the snowflake: "Since His Highness appeared, our lives will change every day. The changes of the past few years may not be able to catch up with these few months. β
"yes. His existence has indeed changed Xia Guo a lot. Yang Ke was deeply touched, if it weren't for Ji Le, maybe he would still be fighting alone?
Now that he can bring "snow" to the Xia Kingdom, then in the future, maybe he can really bring the people back to his homeland? Then, he really has to face up to the slogan put forward by Ji Le, not just as a propaganda method to buy people's hearts.
"Even if it's you and me, he's done a lot. After thinking about it, Yang Ke said to the Nangong clan: "I plan to go to Yongle Palace, do you want to go with me?"
Touching her stomach, the woman shook her head and said, "I'd better go back first." It's a little cold outside, I'm scared ......"
"Then you go back first. Yang Ke sent the Nangong clan back to his residence, took out a wooden box from the private treasury, and turned around to go to the Yongle Palace.
......
In Yongle Palace, after the three of them frolicked for a while, Ji Le and Yuan Xi sat under the eaves and quietly watched Huo Quai, who was dancing with a sword in the snow.
When he was a teenager, Huo Quzhi often danced swords in the snow-covered court.
The tall buildings are wrapped in plain white, and the teenagers practice and dance swords day after day...... Looking forward to the day when we will spread our wings and soar into the sky.
Now dancing the sword in front of the Yongle Palace, let Huo Qubing get back a little bit of the feeling he once had. Invisibly, he seemed to have caught some inspiration, and the martial soul in his body was ready to move.
"Ji Le, do you want to come?" Huo Quzhi grabbed a sword and threw it at Ji Le.
Ji Le weighed the iron sword, simply took off his coat, jumped into the vestibule, and danced the sword with Huo Quai.
His swordsmanship was originally passed down by Huo Quai, and the two of them were in the same vein. From the beginning, the sword dance was uniform, and gradually turned into a sword fight between two people.
In the wind and snow, sword flowers and snowflakes shine, and the cold light shuttles endlessly. It was under this circumstance that Yang Ke came over. Two cold rays of light stirred the wind and snow, almost passing under his crotch.
Yang Ke hurriedly harnessed the flames: "Hey, I'll come over to deliver something, are you just welcoming me?"
"Send something?" Ji Le and Huo Quzhi put away their swords one after another, and walked under the eaves with Yang Ke.
Yuan Xi drank hot tea slowly, making room for the three of them.
"It's a gift for you. At last...... It's a ......" Yang Ke scratched his hair: "It's a thank you for these days." β
When I opened the wooden box, there was a delicate golden wine bottle.
"This is a treasure from my family, and I will give it to you today. Right for you to help us Yang solve big troubles. β
"It's beautiful!" Yuan Xi saw the gold bottle and subconsciously planned to pick it up, but after thinking about it, he was afraid of Ji Le next to him, and put it back and let Ji Le take it first.
"Not bad, indeed. "Huo Qubing was used to seeing gorgeous gold objects before his death, but he had never seen a beautiful object like this gold bottle.
The palm-sized decanter is cast entirely in gold, with intricate and mysterious patterns depicted on it, and many sparkling gemstones set on the surface.
This gold bottle is delicate and gorgeous, revealing an awe-inspiring and extraordinary special atmosphere.
"Ji Le, what do you think? Yang Ke is indeed very good. Since seeing the golden bottle, Ji Le has not spoken, and Huo Quzhi couldn't help but ask strangely.
Yes, indeed.
After all, this golden bottle allows itself to be used from this era to the future self into eternal sleep. These long years, this shelf life alone, is enough to praise.
Yes, that's right. This gold bottle is the gold bottle that Ji Le toasts to the years in the future.
Now Yang Ke gave the wine bottle to Ji Le, although he understood that it was Yang Ke's gratitude, Ji Le always felt uncomfortable, as if he was sent to the door on his birthday.
But after all, it's a piece of good intentions, what can he say?
With a smile on the gold bottle, Ji Le simply discussed the New Year's Day with Yang Ke.
New Year's Day, Winter Solstice, two big festivals mixed together, are destined to be an extremely important day in this era.