The two were walking through the streets and alleys, I don't know how long they ran, Yin Shiyun behind them had long since disappeared, but Feng Yan kept walking.

It wasn't until there were fewer people around her that her footsteps slowed down in the sound of gurgling water.

Feng Yan gasped and bent down, and saw Wei Xingzhen handing the water bladder in front of her.

“…… Do you still have this with you? Feng Yan took the water bladder, "Thank you." ”

The two sat down on the stone steps along the river, many of the lanterns had been extinguished when they flowed through here, and there were small lotus-shaped paper boats above the river, and occasionally one or two faint sparks, like a lone star in the night sky.

Feng Yan looked at them quietly, then focused for a moment and opened her divine sense.

On the small lanterns that carry many wishes, there are scattered wild spirits gathered - a sight that ordinary people cannot see.

Wild spirits like water and mountains, the huge Luoyang City, and only the Luoshui area can occasionally see wild spirits, in the past, Feng Yan only had the opportunity to see these elves-like points of light on Daizong Mountain.

They are beautiful to look at—but this beauty is also dangerous, and the cold glow of the fireflies in their vision of the consciousness often makes people forget how dazzling they are, and every year there are people whose eyes are burned because of their long gaze and spirit, and the next year there are new people who don't know how thick the sky is to repeat the same mistakes.

Wei Xingzhen sat quietly on the side, neither asking nor urging.

After a while, when Feng Yan's breath had completely calmed down, she opened her mouth and asked, "How much does Master Wei know about me and Yin Shiyun?" ”

"I don't know." Wei Xingzhen said softly, "I'm not interested." ”

"Yes......" Feng Yan smiled, "I thought Master Wei knew everything." ”

"If Ah Yan hates him, just keep him out of the Wei Mansion in the future." Wei Xingzhen said softly.

"Then if he doesn't hate it, can I put him in the Wei Mansion?"

Wei Xingzhen looked sideways at Feng Yan - he vaguely felt that Feng Yan was raising the bar with him, or was tempting him.

"It doesn't seem like so." Feng Yan withdrew her gaze, smiled lightly and moved her gaze back to the river.

A gust of wind passed, and the sound of copper bells was heard in the distance, Feng Yan looked back at the sound and saw an old man pushing a wheelbarrow slowly walking towards this side.

There was a row of masks and colored ropes on the cart, which looked a little scary in the dimly lit alley.

Feng Yan stood up and walked slowly towards the car.

"Girl, do you want to buy a mask?" The old man smiled when he saw Feng Yan approaching, "It's all new things, from Tianzhu." ”

Feng Yan let out a light sigh of sudden realization, "Tianzhu...... No wonder I haven't seen it. ”

Her hand slid lightly over the row of masks in front of her, and finally stopped at a mask with a crescent moon on its forehead.

"What is this?"

"It is the god of destruction in the myth of Tianzhu - Shiva."

"Shiva?" Feng Yan tilted her head, "But this looks like a man." ”

"It's a man, it's Tianzhu who likes to call it that." The old man said and took off a jet-black mask from the car, "This is Shiva's wife, the goddess of the snowy mountains...... You see, how interesting. ”

Feng Yan took the mask, "Do you have any words?" ”

The old man grinned, revealing a toothless gap, "Yes, between Shiva and the goddess of the Snow Mountain, there is still a story of the past and present lives." ”

"Yes, my husband said to hear it?"

The old man coughed lightly and said, "This Shiva's first wife was the daughter of an immortal named Satie. The two fell in love and soon fell in love. ”

"However, Sadie's father hated Shiva, and thought he was a fierce and rude character, a god of destruction, and was charged with killing the god Brahma—does the girl know Brahma?"

Feng Yan nodded.

The husband continued, "Later, Satie's father gave his daughter a grand ceremony to choose a son-in-law – but did not invite Shiva. ”

During the ceremony, Satie sadly threw a wreath to the crowd, but who knows, as soon as the wreath was thrown, Shiva appeared and took it in front of everyone...... The two naturally became married.

But Satie's father never liked his son-in-law, even though his daughter was married. So it didn't take long for him to come up with another plan and hold a grand sacrifice that had never been done before – still without inviting Shiva.

Shiva did not take her father-in-law's troubles to heart, but Sati had a strong temperament, and she went to the festival alone in the absence of her husband, arguing with her father......

In a fit of rage, she threw herself into the fire and burned herself to death!

"Shiva, who sensed the death of his wife, soon appeared at the festival, but only the bones of his beloved wife awaited him, and the grief-stricken Shiva could not accept this reality, so he also jumped into the fire and danced the dance of destruction 'Tantawa' while holding Satie's bones

The old man said, taking off another mask from the shelf, "This riot finally alarmed the god Brahma, who stepped in to curb it. ”

The old man sighed, "Shiva's dance of destruction has been terminated, and he can only leave with his wife's corpse in his arms, wandering in the world for seven years.

"At that time, Shiva was left with nothing in this world, deeply tormented by the fire of sorrow over the loss of his beloved wife......

The old man said slowly.

Wei Xingzhen stared at the Shiva mask in Feng Yan's hand, and her gaze became a little depressed again.

"And then?" Feng Yan asked softly.

Later, Shiva went to retreat alone in the mountains and forests, and this retreat was 10,000 years. And the daughter of the god of the snowy mountains has also grown up. Some people say that she is the reincarnation of Satie's soul, so she fell in love with Shiva as in her previous life, but Shiva was unmoved.

In order to open her lover's heart, the goddess of the snow-capped mountains also began her ascetic practice in the world, and she sharpened herself for three thousand years before she touched Shiva's heart. The two became lovers and gave birth to the god of war, Kumara.

The old man clasped his hands together and closed them in front of his chest.

"After 10,000 years of waiting and 3,000 years of asceticism, Shiva no longer has to endure the loneliness of being alone, and he has finally come out of the grief of losing his wife, and his lover is finally married."

Feng Yan lowered her head, "In the end...... It's just a story of losing a wife and remarrying, so why make up a past and present life. ”

As she spoke, she lifted Shiva's mask and tried it on her face, "...... I feel a little too big to wear. ”

Feng Yan took off the mask, she turned around, and happened to see Wei Xingzhen in a daze behind her, so she put the mask on Wei Xingzhen's face and compared.

"Lord Wei is quite suitable to wear?"

Wei Xingzhen took a step back, "I don't want to." ”

"Why?"

Wei Xingzhen glanced at the mask, "I don't like it." ”

Feng Yan smiled and put the mask back on her husband's car, "I'm sorry to delay you for so long." ”

"It's okay, this one in your hand is missing a corner, and it can't be sold, if the girl likes it, just take the three copper plates." The old man smiled, "I sold a lot of this mask today, and I will order a batch of goods tomorrow, and the next market——"

"Don't order this kind of mask in the future," Wei Xingzhen suddenly spoke, and he said softly, "In a few days, such a mask will not be sold." ”

"Huh?" The old man didn't react, "Why?" ”

"You'll find out tomorrow." Wei Xingzhen looked at Feng Yan, "Let's go back, it's already late." ”

……

Feng Yan finally spent three copper plates to take the mask away.

On the way back, Wei Xingzhen had been thinking about something, his gaze occasionally swept over the mask in Feng Yan's hand, but he didn't say a word.

"What's wrong with you?" Feng Yan asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

“…… I'm thinking about what I'm going to do when I go back to the government office tomorrow. Wei Xingzhen looked out the window and replied softly.

Feng Yan leaned on the soft seat of the carriage a little tiredly, she lowered her eyes and smiled, "It seems that Lord Wei has encountered some very tricky things. ”

Wei Xingzhen looked ahead, "...... No matter how tricky it is, there will be a way. ”