After shopping, Yuan Quanquan was a little tired from walking, and he ate a little, so he found a tea shop by the river to sit and rest.

Jiangnan Water City, with its waterways, is crisscrossed by boats busily shuttling back and forth between bridges and caves, ferrying guests to their destinations.

Yuan Quanquan sat leisurely and saw a few children with hanging buns gathering by the river not far away to put river lanterns.

A little candle flame is burned in the middle of the lotus-shaped river lantern, which is carefully placed in the river, floating on the river surface with the current and night breeze slowly drifting into the distance, the children clapping their hands and dancing and laughing by the river, and the parents of the children standing not far away snuggle together, watching the children play, the smiles on their faces are happy and joyful.

The pedestrians on the street are all leisurely, shuttling through the flow of people, leisurely.

The red lanterns hung at the entrances of the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the street, swaying gently in the night breeze, and the shops were full of people, and Xiao Er's high-pitched voice could be heard on the other side of the river.

From time to time on the river, there are flower boats with red gauze tents floating around the sound of silk and bamboo, the warblers on the boats are singing and dancing, the lights are bright, and there is a fragrance wafting in the distance, which is playfully carried by the breeze into the noses of the pedestrians by the river, and follows them home with their clothes.

Yuan Quanquan squinted slightly, raised his head slightly, and enjoyed the peace in this bustle.

Not only people, but she found that even the ghosts here were different from those elsewhere.

The ghosts that mingle in the crowd are also in groups of three or five, floating leisurely on the street, and when they see something they are interested in, they will stop to take a good look. Although you can't touch it and you can't use it, you can still look at it.

If this kind of place is placed in modern times, it is a proper top ten livable city!

Shen Xiu looked sideways at the expression on her face, and said softly, "Like here?" ”

Yuan Quanquan nodded: "Yes." "Although the ancient and modern southern cities are a little different, the essence is actually the same, they are all gentle and gentle places, and the Yuan Circle is still a little missed.

"If the little circle likes it, we will come here for a while every year in the future, and then go back when we have had enough."

Yuan Quanquan held his cheek with one hand, tilted his head and looked at the man next to him with a smile, "Okay." But aren't you going back? ”

The return she was referring to was not going back to the capital.

How could the meditation cultivator not understand, a doting smile on the corner of his lips, and he reached out and pinched Yuan Quanquan's face, "Where is the king's circle, where is the king's circle." Besides, mortals have a short lifespan, and these few decades have passed in a flash for this king. ”

Hearing this, the Yuan Quanquan was silent for a while, and suddenly sighed.

Yes, mortals have a short lifespan, and for a meditation cultivator with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, it is indeed like a flick of a finger.

As mentioned before, she is now his ghost queen, living with him, that is, she will also have endless life like him, and will become immortal and live for a long time.

As an ordinary mortal for the first half of his life, he suddenly became an immortal old monster, and the Yuan Circle was still a little uncomfortable. But for the moment, she doesn't feel much, no matter how long she will live, it will be in vain for her to go through every day, and live and cherish it!

sighed with emotion, the Yuan Circle had rested enough, and after returning to blood, he was ready to continue shopping and eating.

It wasn't until there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, and it was almost late at night, that she yawned and hung on the meditation and said that she couldn't walk.

Ignoring the eyes of pedestrians on the road, he lifted the person on his back, and carried her back to the inn in this way.

As the saying goes, it's better to come early than to come at the right time.

The Yuan Circle circled them and came to this Yanbo City, and happened to meet the annual Flower Boat Festival in their small town.

Because Yanbo City is a city on the water, the river transportation in the city is developed, and most of the goods or people are transported by boats, and the boat culture here is very special.

The Flower Boat Festival is one of the grandest festivals in their area, which is held on the second day of the fifth month every year. The people of the city, decorating their boats with various flowers, accompanied by songs and dances, slowly passed by on the river to the cheers of the people. At that time, the people in the city will each hold a small bell, and people will choose their favorite flower boat through comparison, and hang the bell in their hand to the designated position of the selected flower boat. Get the top five flower boats with the most bells, and then compete to grab the floating flags arranged in advance on the river, which flower boat wins the most floating flags, then the flower boat will win the first place, and the owner of the flower boat can get the title of the king of flower boats.

The title of the king of the flower boat is not just a title, in addition to a reward of 1,000 taels of silver, the owner of the flower boat can also be received by the city lord, if you are lucky, you can be selected by the city lord and host the city, it is a matter of glory to the ancestors.

Not only got money, but also status, the benefits brought by the king of flower boats made many people work hard every year, hoping to come out on top and become the first.

After Yuan Quanquan heard about this matter from the shopkeeper, he also became interested in this matter.

Two days later, on the second day of the fifth month, the Yuan Circle heard that many people around were discussing this flower boat festival, guessing who would be the leader this year, and was fortunate to be received by the city lord.

If it weren't for the rush of time and the time to prepare, the Yuan Circle would have wanted to sign up for the competition. However, it is also a good choice to watch this grand occasion as a spectator.

Jieya heard that there was such a fun thing, and he was as excited as the Yuan Circle, looking forward to the arrival of the second day of the fifth month.

On the morning of the second day of the new year, the Yuan Circle got up, dragged the meditation and hurried to the race section of the Flower Boat Festival.

Compared with the previous two days, today's Yanbo City is as lively as the Chinese New Year, with thousands of empty alleys and almost everyone flocking to the river to watch today's flower boat race.

The group of Yuanquan came to the widest part of the river in the city, where it was already crowded with people, and the roads on both sides of the river were so crowded that it was even difficult to pass.

In addition to the street by the river, even the window position on the second floor of the restaurant and tea house on the street is occupied.

Yuan Quanquan lost its best viewing position, hanging his head in frustration, with a remorseful expression of "I knew I would get up early".

Seeing her expression, Ming Xiu hooked his lips and smiled, without saying a word, he directly reached out to wrap his hand around her waist, and in the next second, the person rose into the air, and in an instant, he was already standing on the roof of a restaurant on the street with the little woman in his arms.

Yuan Quanquan was a little stunned, and it took a while to react.

Standing firmly on the roof with the shoulders of the meditation cultivator, the Yuan Circle turned its head to look down, not to mention how wide the line of sight was.

On the bluestone road on both sides of the river, there are full of men, women and children, everyone is holding a small bell in their hands, and the "bell bell" rings with the movements of people, and for a time the whole river on both sides, except for the sound of people's talking, is a crisp bell sound.

Jieya and Qi Du also went up to the roof, standing next to the Yuan Circle and looking down at the lively scene below, looking forward to the start of this boat race.

Because Xiaozhi and Xiang'er didn't know martial arts, they watched their prince and princess go up to the roof to see, and they were a little anxious for a while, holding their heads high and looking at the Yuan circle on the roof with Yuan Xiaobao's eyes.

The Yuan Circle naturally won't just watch the excitement by itself, and leave Xiaozhi, Xiang'er and Xiaobao behind. Throwing an order at Yan Jiu, Yan Jiu took the order and brought up the three people who were still on the ground.

The little zombie may have stood at such a high place for the first time, looking a little timid, and has been holding Xiao Zhi's hand tightly, and the trembling little appearance has attracted merciless ridicule from the Yuan Circle.

Yuan Xiaobao: "......"

What kind of hero is a bully zombie!

There is no need to crowd people below, and you can have a better view, Yuan Quanquan is very satisfied with this position, carefully supporting the meditation, and found a place to sit down very chicly, waiting to enjoy this grand event in Yanbo City.

After a while, the crowd below suddenly erupted in cheers, and people turned their heads to look in one direction.

The Yuan circle occupies a high point, and from afar I can see from the other end of the river, slowly rowing over more than a dozen brightly colored flower boats, each boat is covered with flowers, singing and dancing to welcome the cheers of the people slowly approaching.

"Wow, that's so much!" Yuan Quanquan looked at these dozen flower boats, and couldn't help shaking the bell in his hand - just now she asked Yan Jiu to go down and buy it for her, one penny, Yan Jiu bought seven, except for himself, Yuan Quanquan has one for each of them.

The crisp sound of the bell was sandwiched into the cheers of the people, and the Yuan Circle carefully compared the boats, considering which one to hang the bell on.

The boat was already approaching, and people were able to see the arrangement of the boat more closely.

More than a dozen flower boats, each with its own characteristics, each has its own strengths, in addition to flowers, there are a few flower boats are also ingenious. One of the flower boats attracted a lot of butterflies through a special method, and they danced around the flower boat, which was so beautiful that people went to the bell and obviously wanted to hang the bell on it.

In addition to butterflies, there are two children standing on a flower boat, each holding a small bamboo jar in their hands, pouting and blowing bubbles.

Transparent bubbles fly out one by one, lingering around the flower boat, glowing with colorful light in the sunlight, crystal clear.

Beautiful, and fun.

The other boats are also showing their talents, using various methods to attract people's attention, and working hard to win more bells.

Yuan Quanquan likes the bubble-blowing boat, if it is better than good-looking, this boat is actually not as good as several other beautiful boats, but it is better than novelty.

Moreover, the main reason why the Yuan Circle likes it is actually those two little dolls.

A man and a woman, white and clean, with round little faces, each with a small bun, wearing a small red short coat, just like two New Year's dolls, cute and a little foul.

Obviously, there are quite a few people who have the same idea as the metaverse.

When the flower boat is moored on the shore, everyone rushes up and hangs the bell in their hands on their favorite flower boat.

And the bubble boat and the butterfly boat are the most bells in all the boats, and it is impossible to tell who has more for a while.

Yuan Quanquan also wanted to go down to hang the bell, turned his head to look at the meditation cultivator, and motioned with his eyes to take her down.

Seeing that some of the people had already gone in the other direction after hanging up the bells, and that the bottom would not be as crowded as before, he flew down with the people in his hands, came to the bubble boat, and watched her happily hang up the bell in her hand.

Jieya also came down and gave their bells to the flower boats they supported.

After everyone hung up the bells, a middle-aged man appeared on an arched bridge on the river not far away, announcing the top five flower boats with the most bells.