Shen Qiu returned to Suzhou, and was beaten by the fierce youth as soon as he entered the door.

The girl thought that he had been out for too long, and she didn't write a letter back, and she thought that he had gone out for a walk, and didn't bring any gifts to his junior sister, even if it was a little delicious.

Shen Qiu was also too busy to forget, he had to appease the irritable Qingqing, and promised to take her to eat something good in the next few days.

This calmed down the angry junior sister.

"Senior brother, come and help, tomorrow is the garden party! We need to hurry up and make our own lanterns. ”

After Shen Qiu took a bath, changed his clothes, and walked out of the room, he saw Qingqing sitting in the courtyard, making lanterns with paper and paste.

This girl was ingenious, and when Shen Qiu went over to look, she found that she had already made a few lights.

There are lotus-shaped, as well as palace lantern styles, all of which are bent up with fine bamboo, pasted with paper of various colors, and also loaded with tassels fluttering, which looks very beautiful.

"Why don't you make a monkey lantern?"

Shen Qiu quipped:

"Don't you like monkeys? You like Sun Wukong too, and Donkey Kong you like too. ”

"Monkey lights are too hard to make."

Qingqing pursed his lips, pointed to a pile of failed products piled up in the corner of the yard, and said:

"I tried several times, but it didn't work."

She pointed to a few lamps in her hand and said to Shen Qiu:

"You pick one yourself, and I'll send the rest to Sister Yaoqin.

Although she doesn't like people to be upset, and she doesn't go to the garden party, she always has to arrange it on the piano platform, and I will send it in previous years. ”

"Okay."

Shen Qiu responded.

He has been here in Suzhou for more than half a year, and Shen Qiu also knows some of the customs of this era.

This garden party is a local custom and is very popular throughout Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Twice a year, before the Dragon Boat Festival and during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it's like a king-size temple fair.

When Shen Qiu entered the city in the morning, he saw that the merchants of the entire Suzhou City were busy putting up lights on the shops, and all kinds of lanterns were dazzling.

It is said that that night, people in Suzhou City, regardless of men, women and children, would go out to enjoy the lights in the city, and some shops that knew how to operate would also engage in activities.

The fireworks in the city are even more popular, and they will also compete for names such as Oiran through the garden party.

In short, it's a great event.

It is said that the rise of the garden party was due to the sacrifice of the Chu royal family to the gods, and it spread to the people, so it became popular.

It's just that the rivers and mountains of Dachu have died more than 20 years ago, but people still have this custom, Shen Qiu casually picked up a palace lamp and glanced at Qingqing, who was full of interest.

This girl, if she knows her life experience, I am afraid that the feeling of this garden party will be different.

"Qingqing, although my senior brother was busy this time, I didn't bring anything to you."

Shen Qiu sat beside Qingqing, mixed the paste for her, and said:

"But when I went out this time, I was forced to see something, and I killed a flower thief and became a matchmaker."

"Ah, there are such things, senior brother tell me."

Qingqing suddenly became interested, she sat on the pony, looked at her senior brother, and looked forward to the next story.

Shen Qiu played with the lantern in his hand and told the story of Changshu.

Qingqing listened happily, but when Shen Qiu said that Zhou Qi had kidnapped many innocent women from around Changshu that week, Qingqing frowned.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Qiu noticed the expression of the little junior sister, and he asked:

"Is there anything wrong?"

"Senior brother, you left Suzhou for two months, so naturally you don't know."

Qingqing sat on the small bench and whispered to the senior brother:

"In the past month or so, many women have also disappeared in the city of Suzhou, and there are also rumors of women being snatched away in several towns outside the city.

I heard Uncle Liu next door say that his eldest son returned to his hometown in Zhenjiang half a month ago, and there were also women missing there. ”

"Huh?"

Shen Qiu also frowned.

In this ancient society, it is not uncommon for thieves to kidnap tickets, but within two months, there are frequent disappearances of women in so many places, which is really rare.

Are human traffickers so rampant in this era?

That's not right.

Shen Qiu rubbed his forehead, obviously before he left Suzhou, he had never heard of such a thing, that is, this was an emergency?

"Senior brother, I suspect that the flower thief Zhou Qi..."

Qingqing God said mysteriously:

"It is likely that this is a part of this, and there must be people like Zhou Qi in the vicinity of Suzhou. Maybe we could... Yes! ”

Before the little junior sister finished speaking, she was hit on the forehead by the expressionless senior brother, she suddenly hugged her head and screamed in pain, and looked at Shen Qiu angrily.

The latter stood up, intending to start practicing martial arts, and he said to Qingqing:

"Stay at home honestly, we don't care about these things, and we can't control them."

Shen Qiu picked up the knife and began to practice the knife technique, but his mind was thinking of what Zhou Qi said when he was fighting with him.

Those women were prepared by Zhou Qi to be given to a certain big man in the rivers and lakes, so the disappearance of the women in Suzhou City, is it true that they disappeared for the same reason as Qingqing guessed?

Although there are good and evil people in the rivers and lakes, and there are also decent demon sects, but such a thing... Even in this era, it's a little too hurtful, right?

People in this era are superstitious, and so are those who practice martial arts.

Although Shen Qiu hadn't seen too many heroes in the rivers and lakes, who would dare to do such a hurtful thing?

Could it be that he is really a member of the Demon Cult?

With this chaotic thinking, Shen Qiu stayed at home all night.

He didn't like the feeling of being in a whirlpool, there was so little usable information that could be gathered now, and he knew too little about the rivers and lakes.

The level is not enough, so naturally you can't see through the conspiracy.

At dusk on the second day, Qingqing, who had changed into a long skirt and tied up a red hairband, dressed up well, pulled Shen Qiu, who was not interested, and rushed out of the house.

The two of them didn't ride horses, they just walked along the street.

The streets are bustling, and the remote districts of Suzhou are already full of lit lanterns.

Not only are there hanging lamps on the eaves on both sides of the street, but pedestrians are also carrying all kinds of lanterns in their hands, just like Shen Qiu and Qingqing.

At night, this ancient city seemed to have countless fireflies flying this night.

The government also prepared for the garden party in advance, and placed large water tanks on both sides of the street, so that the fire could be extinguished nearby.

The officials rode horses and walked through the crowded streets.

It is said that the Suzhou government order should "have fun with the people" tonight, and in the most lively place in the center of the city, there are also large lanterns inscribed by the government order himself.

"Let's talk about it, Qingqing."

Shen Qiu looked at the surrounding lights, and those lights were reflected in the waterways of the city, like stars.

On the grasshopper boat in the current, there are also tourists who rent a boat to cruise the city, and in front of the boat, there are also lights, those laughter, exclamations, and the sound of the sour children chanting poems, which can't help but remind Shen Qiu of the landscape of Venice.

Although he never went.

He said to the elated little sister beside him:

"Let's go around the city, and we'll be back at midnight."

"Got it."

Qingqing was not angry.

In previous years, she and Master played in the garden party, and it was the same request, Lu Bujian never let her go to the most lively markets, where there were too many people, and if something happened, it would be troublesome.

However, even the Fang market outside the "Second Ring Road" in the center of Suzhou is very lively tonight.

The merchants of the street of Luoyue Merchant Square also pooled money to invite a troupe and a dragon dance team, which made this street very lively, and tourists from several nearby markets were attracted to it.

"Look, Miss!"

On the outskirts of Fang City, on a grasshopper boat parked on the side of the waterway, Xiuhe, who was dressed in green clothes and pretended to be a small servant, said to the Shen family, who was dressed as a man and wearing a delicate fox demon mask:

"What about the dragon dance over there, the dance is really good, when we were young, we couldn't see such a prosperous scene in Yungui."

"How can such a remote place on the frontier be compared with this prosperous Suzhou?"

Shen played with the folding fan in her hand, she slapped her palm with the fan like a man, and whispered:

"If I take charge of the Five Elements Gate in the future, I will move the sect to this land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, which will not only make it easier for the disciples to walk, but also do business more properly."

"Miss, silence!"

Xiuhe was startled, she looked left and right, with fear, and whispered to the young lady:

"The sect master is in the prime of life, and in recent years, he has been quite suspicious of the young lady, if this word spreads, it will be a big disaster."

"I'm afraid he'll do anything!"

Shen gritted his teeth and said:

"Such a madman who covets the innocence of his disciple! How can I be afraid of him, don't say what the Demon Sect Master is, one day, I will do it myself..."

Xiuhe stopped talking.

She grew up with Miss since she was a child, and she is like a sister, so she naturally knows the pain in Miss's heart.

Miss is a genius of the Five Elements Sect, she has practiced assassination since she was a child, and she entered the list of rivers and lakes at a young age, and she is a first-class killer of the younger generation in the rivers and lakes, and she has been loved by the sect master since she was a child.

But since a few years ago, the sect master began to practice the yin and yang evil arts, and he hit the young lady with the idea.

That old man didn't care about the principles of human ethics and tried to attack the young lady several times, if it wasn't for the young lady's proper response, I am afraid that she would have been defiled by that old thing long ago.

The young lady came to this place of Suzhou and Hangzhou, saying that she was presiding over the important affairs of this place.

In fact, he asked another sect master of the Seven Sects of the Demon Gate for help and escaped, but that sect master could not protect the young lady forever.

What's more, this is still a family matter of the Five Elements Sect, and the people in the Demon Sect are vicious and ruthless, acting wildly, and one day, this hard-working young lady will have to face her master.

But...

That's the Red Lian Demon King, the assassin who has assassinated the lords of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the young lady is weak, how can she be the opponent of the old devil?

"That's it, that's all this night view, let's go back."

Shen lost interest and gave an order to Xiuhe, and wanted to go back to the cabin, but was called by Xiuhe again.

"Look, Miss!"

Xiuhe held Shen's hand and pointed to the street ahead.

Shen followed Xiuhe's fingers and saw a young man, carrying a lamp, holding the hand of a half-grown girl, walking across the stone bridge in front of him.

The girl chattered something to the young man, but the young man holding the knife was expressionless.

"That's Shen Qiu, the young man who killed Zhou Qi."

Xiuhe whispered in Miss's ear:

"The girl next to her is his junior sister, Fan Qingqing."

"Fan Qingqing..."

Shen everyone's eyes did not stay on Shen Qiu at all, under the mask, her eyes stared at the innocent Qingqing, she said:

"The aura is full, the heart is blue, the pace is brisk, the body is flexible... This girl really has good bones, just like me back then, and even the bun is very similar to me at that time. ”

"The door master naturally likes this kind of aura girl."

Xiuhe whispered:

"If we dedicate her to the sect master, I can't say that the old man will no longer covet you if he doesn't cultivate..."

"Xiuhe!"

Shen Lan Shen's tone suddenly became cold, and she said to the maid beside her:

"How can such a good boy be given to that old devil? You and I should keep some good hearts and accumulate some yin virtue for ourselves!

We people in the Demon Sect, it doesn't matter if we stain our hands, anyway, our reputation has never been good, but if we stain our hearts, we will really fall into demons.

Don't touch her! Do you understand? ”

"Yes."

Xiuhe was frightened by Miss's indifferent words, and her face turned pale.

She is also a disciple of the Five Elements Sect, and her martial arts are not bad, but when it comes to assassination skills, she is not Miss's opponent.

If the young lady wants to kill her, it is just a wave of her fingers.

"But Miss, this Five Elements Sect disciple in Suzhou City is not just me."

Xiuhe followed behind Shen Lan, and she whispered:

"Even if I let go of this girl, those disciples who want to flatter the sect master, such as Zhou Sheng, will not let go of such an outstanding woman, I saw several sect marks in this city before.

In addition, Zhou Qi died at the hands of Shen Qiu, I am afraid that Fan Qingqing has been targeted by Zhou Sheng and other bullying dog thieves. ”

"Wouldn't that be better?"

Shen sat in the cabin of the boat, she picked up the wine glass, took off the mask, put it to her lips, and she squinted her eyes like a fox.

She whispered:

"This Shen Qiu Shaoxia has already killed Zhou Qi, and he must hate the flower thieves very much. Wouldn't it be beautiful to let this young hero eradicate a few people in the Demon Sect and eliminate a harm for Suzhou City? ”

"Just him?"

Xiuhe said in surprise:

"I'm afraid he is not Zhou Sheng's opponent."

"Can someone help you?"

Shen Lan glanced at Xiuhe, and she said without a trace of fireworks:

"Xiuhe, you still have to practice your vision, this falling moon qintai, but Suzhou has been a wealthy businessman. The Yaoqin girl who is like a willow also has means, and I guess she also has an extraordinary background.

Little Zhou Sheng, if he does something wrong, he is destined to die in this prosperous place of Suzhou. Let's go back to the Smoke and Rain Building, I'm tired. Also, let that poor playboy Zhang Lan, don't bother me tonight!

If you dare to come, be careful that he is not protected! ”

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"Senior brother, I'll go buy some rouge."

Qingqing stood in front of a shop, handed the lamp in her hand to Shen Qiu, and she said to Shen Qiu:

"Would you like to help me take a look?"

"Cosmetics, forget it."

Shen Qiu remembered the scene of shopping with his ex-girlfriend in his previous life, he shook his head and said to Qingqing:

"Go by yourself, I'll be waiting for you at the door."

"Okay."

Qingqing laughed, took the purse and walked into the shop, tonight's business of the shop is surprisingly good, the figure of the Qingqing girl was squeezed by those girls, as if drowned in the tide.

Shen Qiu was not in a hurry, he stood at the door of the shop, looking at the night view of Suzhou in front of him.

This landscape of lights is also very rare in the concrete forest in the previous life.

His heart seemed to be stilled until a quarter of an hour later.

"Why hasn't this girl come out yet?"

Shen Qiu looked back at the crowded rouge shop, then extinguished the light in his hand, put it on the ground, and walked into the shop.

After a while, Shen Qiu's face was pale, and he looked at the girls in front of him who were swaying in the fragrant breeze and were choosing all kinds of rouge, but there was no Qingqing among them.

Green girl...

Lost.