Chapter 117: Night Market Lanterns
When Xia Ran returned to Jimo, it was already evening.
Physically and mentally exhausted, he looked at the sunset over the distant mountains, let out a long sigh, and deeply realized that reasoning with a paranoid person was actually a meaningless stupid thing.
It's not that the other party doesn't understand, it's not that he has a low IQ, but he just doesn't want to believe what you say, but he is stubborn and must follow his own ideas, and he hasn't changed his mind no matter what you say......
- This kind of person is a psychotic at all!
Jimo is as peaceful and peaceful as before, the aftermath of the previous battle has disappeared, and some of the collapsed houses have been rebuilt, and the efficiency can be described as quite terrifying.
However, considering that there is a group of transcendent beings who are helping out, including immortal cultivators, magicians, mountain gods, demon immortals, etc., this speed is actually not that incomprehensible, and the housing construction of this era does not have much technical content to speak of.
If they built a skyscraper, Xia Ran might be a little surprised.
The villages and towns along the coast are quite festive, and the houses are lit up with lights, and the sound of gongs and drums can be heard from everywhere even in the evening.
Xia Ran saw at a glance that there were lively performances in many places, some were playing acrobatics, some were selling snacks, and some were setting off firecrackers or lion dances...... He suddenly tugged at the corners of his mouth: "Am I crossing over?" ”
It's been more than three days, right?
The fox fairy's birthday has already passed, and such and such things have happened before, no matter how you look at it, it's not very pleasant......
Why is Jimo already a flattering and jubilant appearance now? Adults are smiling, children are walking the streets, various banquets and lively performances, and the atmosphere is so warm that it is almost like the New Year?
At this moment, he wondered if he had crossed over.
With such doubts, Xia Ran slowly approached the town, and many villagers along the road saw him at a glance, and they were immediately surprised and delighted, and they all flocked over with a hula, and thanked him again and again.
"The Immortals are back!"
"Thank you for your great kindness......"
"O living immortals! We must build temples and shrines, and live a good life to worship ......"
The crowd was extremely excited, you and I said a word, and the young Taoist people kept thanking each other, thanking them for a thousand thanks, dancing with their hands, and even some people kept bowing, or shouting all kinds of fairy names in a mess.
Some people also vowed to build a temple and an ancestral hall for Xia Ran, and said that they had chosen a good day and an auspicious day to prepare for a big construction, and others were immediately inspired and echoed one after another, and said in such a direction-
Although not everyone has the ability to build a temple and an ancestral hall, it is also necessary to set up an immortal tablet for this living immortal, receive incense in the world, and at the same time ask the immortal to continue to shelter his family, and want to ask for a heavenly official to bless him, there is no taboo.
After all, although he fled in a panic before, it was obvious who helped lead the crowd to hide and guide everyone to a safe place, and who used his might to block the menacing blood demon......
Just like Saber and others suddenly became female bodhisattvas in Jimo, Xia Ran, a living immortal who personally went to hunt down blood demons and cut down the roots for the people, is naturally highly worshiped and has attracted much attention.
For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic, as if there were a thousand ducks chirping.
Xia Ran also felt a little dizzy, and could only perfunctory one by one, and finally let the villagers disperse satisfied, only then did he feel a rare purity, and couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Xia Gongzi?"
A soft and gentle voice came, and he turned his head to see the girl standing on the seaside trestle not far away, smiling and looking in the direction of this side.
It's just that unlike the previous daughter of the official family, the eldest lady raised in the deep boudoir, she is no longer wearing a high-waisted and floor-sweeping long skirt, elegant big sleeves, and flowing veils, but has changed into a blue shirt and white dress in the style of Qionghua, but her temperament is more clear.
To be precise, it is a little less ethereal dream, but there is more of an elegant fairy aura that is not close to the world.
"Miss Liu, it's you, why are you here alone......" Xia Ran nodded in response, waved his hand by the way, and then looked around, but he didn't see Yun Tianhe and the others.
But you can probably imagine that-
Yun Tianhe, just refer to the children who run around with windmills or kites, or chase the vendors who buy sugar gourds and can't move their legs......
As for Han Lingsha, just refer to the adults who are following behind their bear children and want to catch the bear children back, so they are so angry that they grit their teeth......
Maybe there will be some differences in the results, but it must be very different, and Xia Ran has full confidence in this. This kind of thing doesn't need any prophetic talent at all.,As long as you're familiar with the painting style of those two people, you should know what's going on.。
"They all have things to do, and they are also helping to buy lanterns for tonight's night market......"
Seeing the other party coming over, Liu Mengli first leaned over and made a lady's salute, and then said softly, "I just happened to meet someone I know here in Jimo, so I just talked with him for a while......"
"Someone you know?"
Xia Ran was suddenly slightly curious, her eyes flickered, and she quickly saw the back of a woman who had gone away.
"Yes, her name is Qiulan, and she married from Taiping Village...... A few years ago, when she had not yet married far away, she had been to Shouyang City a few times. ”
Liu Mengli nodded lightly, groaned slightly, and said.
"At that time, the trend of picking and making incense was just emerging, and I also taught her how to collect herbs and make incense......
"So it's a friend you met at that time?"
"Friends? This one isn't, it's just a few words, it's someone you know, right......?" the girl shook her head and said flatly.
Her friend...... How so? Before leaving Shouyang City and setting off to explore the rivers and lakes, it can almost be said that there was no one.
"That's also a foreign land...... Xia Ran laughed softly, "But it seems that she is not doing well, did she complain to you just now?" ”
"Well, it's mainly a short dispute between some parents, but I don't know much about it......" Liu Mengli nodded and sighed softly, she had just enlightened the woman for a long time, but the effect was not necessarily very good.
To put it bluntly, it is the conflict between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law. It's just that it's hard for her to meddle in this kind of thing, she can only listen carefully, and then speak out, and then give some more idealized suggestions, mainly to listen to the other party's complaints and vent their grievances.
"That's it, it's really a problem......" Xia Ran snorted and didn't express any opinions.
Marrying from Taiping Village is really a very remarkable thing in this era, but no one will admire this. People only know that she is not familiar with her life, and her mother's family is far, far away, and there will be no one to support her.
However, he can't interfere with this kind of thing, and it's not easy to interfere, so let's let Xia Shusheng, a good old man, have a headache.
Although everyone's surname is Xia, Xia Ran has always lived like an urban legend here in Jimo - it is true that everyone says that there are immortals in Yinxiang Mountain, but few people can see and confirm his existence.
However, Xia Yuanchen, the mountain god, is different, as a mountain god, he has always lived under the mountain and lived with mortals for hundreds of years.
And because his personality has always been the kind of good man, he can be called anxious for justice and righteousness, and over time, he has become the village chief and town mayor of Jimo, and he is very prestigious and popular.
Most people have any entanglements and disputes, and they are often solved by Xia Shusheng, firewood, rice, oil, salt, and trivial matters are no exception, and he is never impatient, but full of patience until the problem is solved.
"But then again, what are you doing today? Isn't Fox San's birthday already over, do they plan to make up for it? ”
Diverting the topic, Xia Ran stood on the trestle bridge and looked at the brightly lit town.
"Today's lantern is to celebrate the previous Xia Gongzi, you slay the demons, after all, today's Xia girl told everyone the information you sent back, saying that there is nothing left, so the villagers want to celebrate......"
The sea breeze of hunting was blowing, and Liu Mengli reached out to hold down her long hair and replied.
"Okay, it's like the New Year, the New Year beast has been driven away, and then it really needs to be celebrated......" Xia Ran thought for a while, feeling that this logic was really impeccable, and it did have its own reasons.
It's just that this is also a helpless thing, that group of people is like the world has evaporated, it seems that they are not willing to come forward after being killed, and he can't find it no matter how he looks for it, so in this case, there will be no problem, and naturally it is okay.
After all, he didn't think that those people really came here to fight Jimo, so there was no need for Jimo people to live in fear in the future.
However, people seem to trust him very much, and now that they hear that the previous threat has been lifted, they all feel that the evil demons must have been killed by the gods, which is something worth celebrating.
Maybe after this, this celebration will be passed down every year, until it becomes a folk custom like the New Year and the Dragon Boat Festival.
It's just that when he thought of the previous group of people who said that they would build a temple and an ancestral hall for themselves and set up an immortal tablet, Xia Ran felt a little subtle, could it be that his future image would be like Zhong Kui of the Dragon Boat Festival?
"The night market lanterns are not bad, but I'm a little tired of seeing them......"
Xia Ran shook his head, no longer thinking about those who didn't have it, but beckoned directly to Liu Mengli: "By the way, while there is still some time before the night market starts, Miss Liu, come with me." ”
"Huh?" The girl looked at him in amazement.
"Guangji Hantu, aren't you here for this thing?" Xia Ran replied casually, "This thing doesn't mean anything to me, just give it to you directly, lest they come to harass me later, and it will be very ......troublesome."
“……”
“……”
“…… Is this really good, Xia Gongzi? I've heard that you got this cold weapon from the mountain god fifteen years ago. ”
Liu Mengli thought slightly, asked in a deep voice, and stared at him with straight eyes, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in his words.
She is now full of doubts about what happened back then, and she doesn't trust Xuan Xiao very much, at least until she understands everything, she is not sure if it is a good choice to release Xuan Xiao.
And the young man in front of him seems to know everything well, and it is very likely that he has been arranging it in a targeted manner, but now he has handed over the cold weapon that he has already gotten in his hands to read, but she is a little incomprehensible.
Could it be that the other party has any new information that makes Xuanxiao trustworthy? Or simply don't put Xuanxiao in your eyes?
"It has nothing to do with this, whether Xuan Xiao comes out or not actually has little to do with the cold weapon, it only depends on his own choice, as long as he is willing, he can break the ice at any time......"
Xia Ran shook his head.
"The cold weapon is just a guarantee for himself when he is still able to think rationally, and it is actually good for him, if he can really use the cold weapon to maintain rationality, it is naturally the best ......"
Although judging from the original plot, the three cold weapons were still no match for the fierceness of Yang Yan, and Xuan Xiao went completely crazy soon after breaking the ice.
But if he didn't have the Three Cold Weapons, he would definitely be even more crazy, and he might even be a killer to Yun Tianhe, rather than the kind that shows mercy everywhere.