Chapter 11: Fantastical Spells
Yulian sat in the cloister, bored.
She has been back for two months, and the mother and daughter dare not trouble her anymore, and the prince's brother is also diligent and studious every day, and the days in the palace are long and boring.
The most annoying thing is that her mother still refuses to see herself, and at first she still felt uneasy, and slowly thought, let it be fate! It's not so irritating!
"But, it's really boring, no, I want to go to work, I want to work." Yulian shouted in her heart.
"Go and help me invite Nanguan Zhi, go quickly." Yulian instructed the maid.
"Lord Nangong, do you know where there are more novel and interesting things?" As soon as Nangong Zhi came, Yulian asked him.
Isn't it going to work! How to ask about novel and interesting things, it seems that Yulian herself knows that it is impossible for the princess to have any work or something, right?
"If you want to talk about something more novel, of course, it's the West Market! I heard that there is a Kunzhi Grand Master recently, who can call for wind and rain, and will also move mountains and seas empty-handed, and can also let people see what they are most eager for. Nangong Zhi replied.
"Oh, there's magic here, too!" Yulian said in surprise.
"This is quite fun, go and call Qinglian, and the prince's brother, let's go out of the palace together to see and see." Yulian was excited and ordered Nangong Dao.
"The prince is going too, is this okay?" Nangong Zhi hesitated.
"I just want him to go, be a prison man all day long, it's time for him to go out and see it" Yulian said that she would move, and immediately prepared to leave the palace and go to Xishi.
West Market, the busiest bazaar.
There are small traders and big shops, three religions and nine streams, complete industries, and endless crowds.
Yulian and Qinglian, the prince and Nangong Zhi, a group of four people shuttled through the crowd with the stream.
"It's almost there, and the clearing in front of you is where the archmage performs." Nangong Zhi pointed to the front and said.
They walked through the street stalls and came to a wide square.
At the height of the square is an altar, on which several incense burns are lit, giving off a strong smell of turnips.
The archmage sat cross-legged in the center of the altar, chanting words in his mouth, and hundreds of spectators sat quietly as he "buzzed" as he recited the scriptures.
Suddenly, the archmage's voice raised an octave, and the people below became a little excited.
"Look, the mage is about to cast a spell to rain, this is the water of the rain from the sky, everyone should try to continue." Someone in the crowd shouted.
At this time, Yulian suddenly felt dizzy, and hurriedly looked at the people who traveled with her, the three of them were also drunk, she just wanted to speak, and suddenly there were dark clouds overhead, and it was raining.
The crowd immediately boiled, some opened their mouths to catch the rain, some brought objects to hold water, and some prostrate on the ground praying sincerely.
The rain had only fallen for a quarter of an hour, as if someone had poured a basin of water down in the clouds, and in the moment there was not even a trace of water on the ground.
However, Yulian and the others were all drenched, standing in place, a little stunned.
Suddenly, the clear sky darkened again, and then there were frames of pictures in the air: there were countless rare treasures, palaces and pavilions, delicacies and delicacies, and there were stunning beauties floating in it, the picture was beautiful, like the heavenly cloud realm fairy palace, and the crowd was all stunned.
After a short while, the treasures in the air actually fell down to the crowd, and the people immediately boiled, and all stood up, stretched out their hands into the air, and made a gesture of greeting, all of them with fascinated expressions.
However, the treasures that fluttered and fell one after another slowly turned into light smoke in the low air, scattered invisibly.
In an instant, the sky was restored to its original state, and the people sighed in disappointment, as if they felt that they were not pious enough to receive it, so they fell to the ground again, listening intently to the scriptures of the archmage.
The stream rubbed against Yulian's body, screaming hard, and Yulian suddenly came to her senses.
She saw that her sister and the crown prince were still staring at the sky sluggishly, Nangong Zhi closed her eyes, and the three of them were still immersed in the illusion just now.
Yulian slapped the prince and Nangong Zhi hard, and the stream bit the corner of Qinglian's clothes hard, and the three of them came to their senses.
"Is it really rain from the sky?" As he spoke, the prince sucked the water from his clothes with his mouth, and seemed not fully awake.
Seeing the prince's confused eyes, Yulian grabbed his arm and bit it hard.
"Huh? It hurts! The prince woke up in complete pain and cried out loudly.
Yulian said softly: "Big brother, if you don't wake up again, I will cut your fingers with a knife." ”
"What, are you addicted to knives?" The prince was so frightened that he burst out of his mouth, but immediately covered his mouth again.
"Really? It does seem to be a bit of a thing! Would you like to give it a try? Yulian said seriously.
The prince shook his head again and again and hid behind Nangong Zhi.
At this time, I saw the crowd get up one after another and walk to the back of the altar.
Yulian and the others followed the crowd into a large tent behind the altar.
When the mermaids entered, they all went to a small mage, kowtowed reverently, and received a small packet of things, and then wrote their names and residences on a piece of paper.
"What are you doing here?" Nangong Zhi grabbed someone and asked in a whisper.
"We are here to take refuge under the seat of the Archmage, and the Archmage will reward the West Ganoderma lucidum powder, which can strengthen the body and cure all diseases." The man returned reverently.
Yulian gave Nangong Zhi a look, and the four of them walked out of the tent one after another.
"Sister, can that mage really call the wind and rain? And the wonder in the sky, how did it come about? It's amazing! Qinglian asked as she walked.
"The strange force is chaotic and unbelievable, there must be a reason for us to hallucinate." Yulian said affirmatively.
"It's not an illusion, it's really raining in the sky, just look at our clothes." The prince argued weakly.
"Princess, look at it, this is the so-called Western Ganoderma lucidum powder." Nangong Zhi caught up and handed over a packet of powder.
Yulian opened it casually, and a strong smell of turnip wafted out, and the four of them sneeze unconsciously.
Yulian hurriedly wrapped the powder tightly and said as if she had an understanding: "I probably know why." ”
"Sister, don't you even understand this?" The prince asked in surprise.
"Eight, nine, ten, let's go back and see what's on the way, right?" Yulian said confidently.
They walked back, Yulian carefully observing the shops on both sides.
The first one on the left is a big calligraphy and painting line, the door is full of ladies' pictures, as well as landscape pictures, pavilions and pavilions, all of which are lifelike.
Walking further, the third house on the right is Jade Xuan, where a variety of jewelry is displayed on the counter, shining in the sun, which is very attractive to people's eyes.
Further on, Yulian found a pattern, this whole street has two kinds of shops at most and the largest: one is a jewelry store that sells jewelry and jade; The other is a calligraphy and painting shop that sells antique calligraphy and paintings.
Pedestrians walking through this market will be drawn to the jewelry, calligraphy and paintings on both sides.
Moreover, you have to walk through this long market to reach the square where the archmage is located.
"I see, I see!" Yulian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If it is in modern society, the magician can easily present this image with the help of light and shadow technology; But in ancient times, this so-called illusion presented by the mage's spell was also born from the heart.