Chapter 32: The Lantern Festival (3)
Just when he was at a loss, the middle-aged man used the gong in exchange for tranquility. There was no way, Su Yanlin had no choice but to guess the lantern riddle with the middle-aged man on the stage with the people.
The middle-aged man cleared his throat and said, "This lantern riddle guessing is the tradition of our temple fair, and the two people who guess the most lantern riddles will have a chance to snatch the Lotus River Lantern and win a year's good luck!
Everyone looked in the direction pointed by the middle-aged man, and sure enough, not far from the high platform, there stood a wooden frame about five zhang high, and an unlit lotus river lamp was hung on the top of the wooden frame, which was so beautiful.
"Attention, everyone! Now I'm going to start the first riddle of the night!"
Everyone wanted to be the one who guessed the most lantern riddles to get the Lotus River lantern, so everyone pricked up their ears and wanted to be the first to guess the lantern riddle made by the middle-aged man.
Anyway, he couldn't find Gan Tian'er, so Su Yanlin simply stayed here and guessed the lantern riddle with everyone, but his eyes were a little confused, and he looked absent-minded.
"The first riddle is, 'The color is as white as snow, and the body is as hard as iron.' Wash three times a day, and rest in the cabinet at night. 'If anyone thinks of an answer, please come up and tell me!'
β...... Hehe...... This riddle is simple. Su Yanlin had already thought of the answer in his heart, and just when he was ready to go on stage with confidence, someone walked on stage before him and said the answer: "It's a 'bowl'!"
β...... Ha ha...... This boy is really smart, he guessed the right answer so quickly! Give you a flower!" guessed quickly, and of course the result was announced quickly, the middle-aged man smiled and took out a flower from the flower basket on the side, and quickly handed it to the boy who guessed the riddle correctly.
Everyone was applauding the person who won the jackpot, but Su Yanlin only felt that the voice was inexplicably familiar, and he hurriedly looked up, and his brows furrowed: "This person's appearance is eight points similar to Zhou Dingkun, and he is really disgusted." β
"Dumb quarrel!" The middle-aged man quickly gave the second lantern riddle, and the boy with a flower in his hand on the stage was full of smiles, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Su Yanlin.
"Wait! I'll guess this riddle!" With that, he walked up to the high platform and fought the boy face to face.
The man was also shocked when he saw Su Yanlin, and the smile on his face instantly dissipated without a trace, and the hatred in his heart burst out, "Isn't this the Netherworld Demon Emperor Su Yanlin?"
I saw him slowly walk in front of him and lowered his voice: "I know you, I grew up watching your portrait since I was a child, you killed my father and mother, and the whole clan of Longfeng City was destroyed." It's just that I didn't expect that the dignified Netherworld Demon Emperor would also come here to see the lanterns and guess the lantern riddles.
You have become the public enemy of the Jingyun Continent, so you should not stay in your Nether Palace...... What are you doing here? It's all ordinary people, you won't be mad like this, will you?"
It turned out that the first person to guess the lantern riddle turned out to be Zhou Sumo, and he was undoubtedly provoking the other party by reporting his home like this.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xuan Weiyi hurriedly ran over and stood between the two, smiling.
"Su Gongzi is afraid that he has misunderstood, it just so happens that today is the Lantern Festival, and my brother and I are also here to guess the lantern riddles and add joy. If Su Gongzi wants to learn martial arts with his brother...... It's better to change the day, if you accidentally hurt the people in the audience, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate. β
"What the girl said is very true, my son-in-law and I also came out because of this lantern festival, I didn't expect to meet the two by chance, it was really fate. β
Gan Tian'er has been watching everything from the audience, and she was also surprised to see Su Yanlin on stage, and she was surprised to find that Zhou Sumo, who was clear-eyed, was not like an ordinary person, and she felt uneasy in her heart.
Everyone ran up to join in the fun, and she followed. She also didn't want anything unpleasant to happen to him on this festive day.
"Tian'er, please be safe in the young castle. "Gan Tian'er is an extremely smooth person, Xuan Weiyi has already expressed her attitude, so she should naturally accept it when she sees it.
On the other hand, Su Yanlin rarely took her out once, maybe there will never be a second time in this life, how can such a precious time be destroyed by others?
"Do you know me?" Xuan Weiyi looked at Gan Tian'er with interest.
Gan Tian'er smiled and looked at the white jade bell hairpin on her head, and said, "Venerable Master Nan Rongjin once tried his best to save the life of my Netherworld Clan twenty years ago. If Tian'er is not mistaken, the hairpin on your head should be a gift from your benefactor. Except for the beloved disciple, the benefactor was reluctant to give it to others. β
Listening to her speech, the head was clear and organized, Xuan Weiyi couldn't help but applaud her: "The girl's observation and memory are really keen, I want to ...... You also have a lot of relationship with Su Gongzi!"
"He's mine, my ......" Before Gan Tian'er's words fell, Zhou Sumo took a step closer to Su Yanlin again: "I don't care what purpose you came here for, please don't disturb Jiao'er." β
Su Yanlin quickly grabbed his shoulder: "Le Zhengjiao is my brother-in-law, I'm afraid it's not your turn as an outsider to care!"
"Childe, let go!" Gan Tian'er took the initiative to step forward and take Su Yanlin's arm off Zhou Sumo's shoulder.
Xuan Weiyi smiled at her with great satisfaction, and then looked at them from top to bottom, the two of them were dressed very differently from what they had seen in the past.
In the Netherworld Demon Palace, which is always dressed in black on weekdays, his master actually showed people in an aqua blue robe. With long black hair curled up high behind his head, a golden crown of hair tied on his head, and a tassel jade pendant tied around his waist, he looked so handsome.
Compared with the indifference in his eyes in the past, today's evil face actually revealed a faint smile.
It is difficult for people to associate him with words like "fierce and cruel, full of anger" with the beautiful young man in front of him with red lips and white teeth, a high nose bridge, and a spring breeze on his face.
Even the green-shirted woman standing next to Su Yanlin is also cute, although she is far inferior to Le Zhengrou, who is far less beautiful than the fairy, she is enough to play the word "beauty".
The same black flowing cloud hair hung down on his shoulders, and a pair of white and slender hands were intertwined around his waist with ten fingers. Under the long eyelashes, a pair of black crystal-like eyes looked up at Su Yanlin from time to time, and the worry in his eyes was obviously revealed, which was the only concern of a girl.
It's like she was worried about Zhou Sumo's eyes.
Confirming that they had no bad intentions, Xuan Weiyi grabbed Zhou Sumo's arm and smiled sweetly: "Brother Su Mo, you see that the two of them are dressed so elegantly and freshly, they must have come out to visit the lantern festival like us." The lantern festival is only once in three years, so it's better not to make any trouble. The coming day is long, and no matter how big the grievances are, we will put them aside for the time being. β
Gan Tian'er took the initiative to show goodwill, coupled with Xuan Weiyi's persuasion, even the most unreasonable people had to nod and agree, not to mention that they were surrounded by ordinary people who had no cultivation, and if they really moved, they would hurt the innocent.
Just as the four of them were confronting each other on the stage, the middle-aged man stepped forward and shouted at the four of them: "There are so many of you, who will guess first!"
Zhou Sumo looked at the other party with a pair of bright eyes: "Since this son wants to guess, what's the harm in letting him guess." β
Su Yanlin also generously hugged his fist and saluted: "Since Zhou Gongzi has guessed correctly, then I am not welcome to this second fan." β
After that, Su Yanlin announced the answer to everyone in the audience, with a smug face: "Dumb quarrels are hard to speak!"
"That's right, the boy is right, then I'll give you a flower too. The middle-aged man took out another flower from the flower basket and put it in Su Yanlin's hand.
"Alas~~" Xuan Weiyi on the side muttered in a low voice: "This lantern riddle is really a bit naΓ―ve, I could guess it when I was five years old, and I don't know why these two men are obsessed with these children's tricks." β
This time and again, many people who guessed the riddle correctly came to the stage one after another, each holding a different number of flowers in their hands.
In the end, after inventory, Zhou Sumo and Su Yanlin had the largest number of flowers in their hands, twenty and nineteen respectively.
The middle-aged man took the flowers from his hands and faced everyone in the audience: "Okay, now I announce! These two sons will have a chance to get the Lotus River Lantern and one hundred taels of silver!"
The rest of the people holding three or two flowers got off the stage with great interest, leaving only Zhou, Xuan, Su, Gan and the five middle-aged men on the stage.
The man smiled and took out two brushes and two notes and handed them to the two men: "Seeing that you two are here with your mothers, then please go to the table over there and write the names of your little couple on paper!"
After they took the note, the man said: "In the end, the winner can stick a note with the names of your little couple on the Lotus River lantern, this lamp makes a wish that is extremely effective, and your little husband and wife are loving and obedient, and the children and grandchildren are full." β
Although the acquaintance was very short, Zhou Sumo had long regarded Xuan Weiyi as the love of his life, and thought that the two were happy, so he took the brush and the note without hesitation.
He neatly wrote the words "Zhou Sumo and Xuan Weiyi, life and life will never be separated".
After writing it, Xuan Weiyi, whose cheeks were crimson, pinched the note in his hand and looked at it again. After all, she is a girl, and the occasional little romance can still move her.
But she still feels that life and life will never be separated, which is a bit ridiculous...... No matter what you think in your heart, on the surface, she looks like a shy daughter's family, which makes people feel pity.
Su Yanlin and Gan Tian'er have known each other for many years, but they are just a simple master-servant relationship, and they have nothing to do with the word "husband and wife".
Listening to the middle-aged man's words of "the little couple is loving and obedient, and the children and grandchildren are full", Su Yanlin's mind was blank at first, and then a scene that he didn't expect appeared like this-Le Zhengrou's figure flashed in his mind one after another.
Flashing repeatedly, lingering.