Chapter 33: The Ceremony of Worshipping the Gods

Waterfront Town.

The autumn cold is in full bloom, but it is the season when the hibiscus flowers resist the frost and bloom.

Hibiscus flowers, three changes a day, the morning to enjoy the pink white first bloom, just like the cardamom girl is shy and timid, gradually turning into light red near noon, and when twilight comes, it is more and more red, it is the appearance of intoxication and no return.

The frost is heavy in the morning, but there are many people who enjoy the flowers, most of them are young girls, and they have made an appointment with three or five traveling companions to go out to enjoy the fun.

Xie Yi also got up early in the morning, but he didn't go to enjoy the flowers.

Compared with the bustle of the town, although the maple forest outside the town is as bright and thick, it seems to be much colder, the mountains are burning, the thick frost wets Xie Yi's skirt, her unfatted face is still a little tired, and the strong red is burning in her eyes.

The ginkgo biloba in Tianyu, the red maple in the water and the narcissus in the moon in Kyoto were originally made by Mu Chu and Xie Yi to take her to enjoy them one by one after the autumn, but now only Xie Yi has an independent frost.

The autumn leaves fell at her feet, and the shakuhachi retrieved from the bottom of Tianyu Mountain hung on her waist, but she didn't know what she was thinking when she lowered her head.

Feng Cheng selfishly wanted to hug Xie Yi from behind, but his fingertips stopped at the moment when he touched Xie Yi's shoulder.

The lonely red leaves fell, and they passed through the transparent body of the lockdown and stuck to the tips of Xie Yi's falling hair.

The lockdown is powerless, and he doesn't even have the ability to take down a fallen leaf, so how can he be accompanied.

There are always a lot of people who think that they can surpass everything if they are tenacious enough, that they can finally come together if they have enough time, that frost can cover their eyes, and that stories have an ending.

But it's just that I just thought that nothing would happen, just like Xie Yi, who never heard about the lockdown.

Before noon, the streets and alleys of Linshui Town were already crowded with tourists.

Linshui Town and Tianyu Town are located on the same vein of Tianyu Mountain, but compared with the steepness of Tianyu Town near the mountainside, Linshui Town relies on the nourishment of Tiancheng Lake, and there are many flowers and trees planted in the town throughout the year, so the staggered stone, brick, tile alley and ditch has become one of its characteristics.

The staggered alleys leave a small world for the winding river at the corner, the cornices are hung with colorful lights, the long tassels sway in the wind, and the girls' new hairpins reflect the ripples on the water. A light breeze lifted the veil and rolled up a small exclamation. In the restaurant and teahouse, the diners talk loudly, and pushing the cup to the cup is the joy of life.

The sweet rock candy and the colorful Yingluo are all fresh to Chi Li, and she carefully selects the various patterns on the vendors, and the string of crystal beads looks translucent in the sun.

The sudden pull startled Chi Li, and she turned around, but it was the spring and autumn that was supposed to be at the city gate, preparing for the afternoon parade to welcome the gods.

It was not easy to pass through the spring and autumn of the crowded crowd, and he had already run a little brain hypoxia, he took a hard breath, gritted his teeth and pulled Chili up and ran, "Go, follow me." ”

The sudden running made Chi Li a little unable to react for a while, and the surrounding scenes quickly intertwined, caught in the tide of people coming and going, and the confusion made Chi Li feel dizzy.

She lowered her head, Chunqiu's wrist was firmly clasped around her forearm, her small steps followed so closely, rubbing shoulders with the oncoming crowd, and she heard the sound of high and low falling behind her ears.

She suddenly felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, as if in the quiet time of thousands of years ago, those fragments, those struggles, like all the whispers, were left behind in the endless years behind her.

Chi Li's heart suddenly emptied, and the steps under his feet became more and more brisk.

The Spring and Autumn Period didn't think as much as Chi Li thought, just to recognize the intricate rivers and alleys of Linshui Town, it would almost cost him half his life, not to mention the task he assigned, or such a complicated matter as escorting the Yingshen procession.

The procession to welcome the gods is the event of the first day of the festival, and the procession dressed as gods sets off from the city gate, takes a boat along the scattered river through the streets and alleys, and finally arrives at the altar built by the water.

It is believed that if you can catch the flower branches thrown from the boat across the shallow stream, you will receive the blessing of God.

The preparations for the parade were originally going well, but the girl who played the role of Empress E injured her ankle at this juncture, and seeing that the time for the parade was approaching, she could not find a suitable replacement for a while.

Chunqiu originally thought that maybe Xie Yi could, but when he hurried back to the inn, he was told that Xie Yi had gone out early in the morning, but fortunately, the second he stepped out of the inn, he saw Chi Li in the crowd.

The fine green bricks spread under the feet, I don't know how many alleys I turned, the city gate was finally close in front of me, the girl who played the role of Nuying was anxious to go back and forth, and when she saw the Spring and Autumn Festival coming back, she greeted her from afar, looking at Chi Li with an innocent face and asking, "Is it her?"

Chunqiu stopped his steps, but his breath had not eased up, so he could only nod desperately and motioned for Nuying to take Chi Li over first.

Chi Li didn't know what was going on, she clasped Chunqiu's wrist tightly with her backhand, Chunqiu knew that she was scared, and comforted while panting, "It's okay, I'll be over in a while." ”

Chi Li, who was ignorant, got on the boat in such a daze.