Chapter 109: Children Should Shoot Lanterns
"This is ......" Tong Xi winked at the bustling street in front of him, but immediately reacted.
"O Advent! Noah City's Holy Advent Day, Xiaoxi, didn't you make a special trip for us to take a detour from Noah City? Andrea, who was holding Tong Xi, said.
"Humph! I know how to play, and sure enough, it's still a little kid, and we didn't go out this time to play! Xi'er on the side hugged her chest with her hands and snorted.
"Well...... It's also nice to take part in some of these events once in a while and see more of the scenery along the way, after all, it's also important to adjust your mindset after the battle, isn't it? Andrea laughed.
"Oh...... That's right. Andrea said as she held Tong Xi in one hand, and took out something from the storage ring with her free right hand.
"Here, Xiaoxi, take this." Andrea handed the things in her hand to Tong Xi.
"...... this?" Tong Xi looked at the bamboo pole stuffed into his hand suspiciously, and on the other end of the bamboo pole hung a small pink round lantern with a butterfly pattern.
Andrea stuffed the small lantern into Tong Xi's hand, and her free right hand stretched out to light the candle in the lantern.
The flickering candlelight glows softly through the pink lantern, and the street is originally very bright, so the faint light emitted by this small lantern at this time can only slightly illuminate a little place around, and there is no great lighting effect, more of a decorative effect.
"Don't underestimate this little lantern, it can illuminate Xiaoxi's future." Andrea smiled, and the smile seemed to soften a little under the faint candlelight of the lantern.
There are many legends about the day of Advent, and one of the legends is that on the night of Advent, a child will light a lantern when she goes out, and the foot tube of the lantern can illuminate her future.
This statement is actually clearly documented in the book "Biography of Austin I".
In fact, this statement was said a long time ago, when Austin I was just a small lord, on the night of Advent, that is, Austin's birthday, Austin I walked the streets with great interest.
Suddenly, a little girl accidentally fell down when she walked past him, and the rock sugar gourd in her hand fell to the ground and was covered with sand and mud, seeing that she couldn't eat it, the little girl immediately sat on the ground and cried.
"Oh, don't cry, don't cry, uncle will give you money to buy a rock sugar gourd, okay?" Austin I crouched down and touched the little girl's head to comfort her, and as she spoke, she pulled out a silver coin from the spatial ring.
"That rock sugar gourd was given to me by Grandpa Wang on the street, and it was already the last ......one he had left, and Grandpa Wang specially left it for me," the little girl said with a sobbing voice, and after she finished speaking, her mouth seemed to start crying again.
"Oh...... Don't cry, don't cry...... Uncle, here's something even more powerful. Austin I smiled and pulled out a lantern from the spatial ring, although the lantern was painted with very beautiful figures, but in the end it was just a lantern.
"It's just a lantern...... What's so powerful......" The little girl said with a lack of interest as she glanced at Austin I's lantern.
"This is not an ordinary lantern, my uncle is a magician, my uncle has already cast magic on it, this lantern has a magical effect, anyway, you know what a magician is, right?" Austin I asked with a smile.
"I know! A magician is the kind of person who can conjure fire and water, and is very powerful! The little girl replied at once.
"Do you want to be that powerful?" Austin I asked.
"Yes!" The little girl nodded.
"That's right, uncle has already cast a spell on this lantern, the candlelight on it can illuminate your future, as long as you carry this lantern and walk home smoothly, then you will definitely become a powerful magician in the future!" Austin I laughed.
"But you have to be careful, be careful when you walk, don't fall like you just did, if you throw this lantern to the ground like the rock sugar gourd just now, then your future as a magician is gone." Austin I added with a smile.
"Good!" The little girl happily took the lantern from Austin I with both hands.
"Thank you! Uncle Sorcerer! After a brief thank-you, the little girl jumped up and down with the lantern and turned away with an excited face, and it seemed that the little girl's attention had shifted from the rock sugar gourd to the "magic magic" lantern on her hand.
"Huh! Go slow! Be careful not to wrestle again! This lantern is gone! Austin I reminded the little girl's back.
……
This is the end of the story.
Later, as Austin I became more and more famous, he led the army of the Austin Empire to conquer the world and be invincible.
In honor of Austin I, some old things have been turned over, and slowly on the day of Advent, the saying "children go out at night with beautiful lanterns can light up the future".
In fact, all kinds of stories about Austin I have been circulated all over the mainland, especially among the people of the Austin Empire, and many deeds have even been compiled into nursery rhymes.
In the general curriculum of Austin Demon Martial Arts Academy, this biographical content is also taught in the "History Class".
And some princes and princesses like Tong Xi Bowen need to learn these things since they were young, and these historical records are compulsory in the enlightenment class of "Zhuyang Hall".
So Tong Xi is very clear about Advent Day, and even why children go out to light lanterns on the night of this day, but ......
"I know the legend of the lantern on Advent...... But I'm not a child......" Tong Xi said, sitting in Andrea's arms, holding the small lantern in both hands.
"Yes, yes...... Xiaoxi is not a child, she is already a big child. Andrea laughed, and walked off without waiting for Tong Xi to reply.
"Let's go! The city of Noah on Advent Day is very lively. Andrea said and walked to a stall with Tong Xi in her arms.
"Boss, how do you sell sugar gourds?" Andrea asked with a smile.
"Three copper plates in a string! The sugar gourd I have here is the best in Noah City! Who doesn't know me here old king! "The old man who set up the stall talked a lot about it......
"Seeing that you are so face-stricken, you should be outsiders, coming in the name of our Noah's City celebration, right?" The old man handed a string of sugar gourds to Tong Xi in Andrea's arms and said.
"That's right." Tong Xi replied.
"I knew it! My old king has been selling rock sugar gourds here for sixty years, and there is no one I don't know in the whole Noah City! The old man's tone changed, changed his previous uncertain tone, and patted his chest and said.
"But! Now that you're here, enjoy the celebration of our Noah's City! There are a lot of activities tonight, as well as lantern riddle contests, maze contests, and shooting contests held by the city lord of Noah City......" The old man said with a smile.