Episode 21 On the Importance of Firecrackers
Legend has it that a long, long time ago, a kind of evil beast appeared in the place where humans lived, called the Nian Beast, also known as the Nian Beast.
Legend has it that at midnight at the end of the year, the Nian Beast would attack the village, and all the villages occupied by the Nian Beast were subjected to a brutal massacre, and the horns on their heads were the weapons of slaughter.
After the slaughter is over, the Year Beast will eat everyone's heads.
In order to prevent someone from swindling to death or escaping, the Nian Beast pretended to leave the village and turned back to slaughter the survivors, even causing the village to shake violently. Even babies and children are not immune.
People use their wisdom to discover the two major weaknesses of the year beast, firecrackers will frighten the year beast, paste the spring couplets can drive away the attack of the year beast.
In order to prevent the harassment of the New Year beasts again, setting off firecrackers and pasting Spring Festival couplets gradually became a festival custom, and the Spring Festival has become one of the symbols of the Chinese nation, which has been imperceptibly inherited and influenced all over the world.
Ye Jiu returned to the real world, the purpose was to buy firecrackers, didn't Old Huck say that as long as the sound was loud enough, he could scare away the one-eyed beast, he bought tens of thousands of firecrackers, and he was still afraid of the one-eyed beast?
"I'll go, it's dark and the shops are closed!"
Running on the cold street with brilliant lights, Ye Jiu's head was covered with sweat.
"You must buy firecrackers, otherwise Dalong Village will be finished...... Hey, there's one here! Ye Jiu was overjoyed and hurriedly ran to the fireworks shop that was about to close.
"Boss, I'll buy a cannon ......"
"It's closing, come back tomorrow."
"Big brother, I'm in a hurry, money is not a problem."
"How many rings?"
"Wan Xiang, let's have six or seven plates."
"V Credit Payment."
After paying, Ye Jiu ran away with six guns in his arms, and disappeared as he ran, the boss was full of confusion, and he was so frightened that he hit the glass counter and screamed that there was a ghost, and he rushed out of the store and shouted on the street.
"I'm back."
Ma Qian'er faced twenty one-eyed beasts alone, it seemed very difficult, and she kept retreating in the dense black light impact, the villagers were trembling, some women were huddled in the corner with their children in their arms, full of horror, and Old Huck's face was also a little ugly, looking at Ma Qian'er's figure expectantly.
"God, please bless Dalong Village."
"Let's go, I can't stop it......," Ma Qian'er shouted in a hurried tone.
"Run."
"Run."
The villagers rushed to the entrance of the village, Ye Jiu held the cannonball, for a moment, he also wanted to run, but when he turned around, he didn't know which one hit him with a thousand knives, the force was very great, he hit him on it, there were people everywhere, and he was stepped on a few times from time to time, Ye Jiu, who was in pain, grinned, couldn't stand up, where to run.
"Warcraft is coming!"
A one-eyed beast jumped over Ma Qian'er and rushed towards the panicked crowd, the powerful demonic beast rampage, seven or eight villagers screamed and flew out upside down, the one-eyed beast lowered its head, its sharp horns aimed at Ye Jiu, ready to go, Ye Jiu was sweating profusely, and he didn't see the one-eyed beast's actions at all.
"Ah, hurry."
The lighter always couldn't ignite, and Ye Jiu was about to catch fire.
"Damn, I've bought an inferior product......
Throwing away the lighter, Ye Jiu took out another one from his pocket, and with a 'pop' sound, a cluster of flames swept up, Ye Jiu was overjoyed, and hurriedly lit the fuse of the firecracker, and swept away, seeing the one-eyed beast rushing over, Ye Jiu was half frightened to death, and threw the firecracker over casually, and there was a crisp sound of 'crackling', which made the one-eyed beast turn around and run.
The villagers who fled were also startled by the explosion of firecrackers, subconsciously stopped, looked back, and saw Ye Jiu like a hero who died generously, holding a round thing and resolutely rushing towards the one-eyed beast, at this moment, the villagers had an illusion that Ye Jiu had turned into a brave and fearless warrior, a hero sent by God to save everyone.
"Ma Qian'er, get out of the way."
Ye Jiu shouted.
Ma Qian'er subconsciously turned sideways, a strange thing flew out of her body, and then sparks splashed everywhere, debris flew sideways, thick smoke billowed out, and the dense explosion converged into a terrifying sound, shaking time and space, and the mountains that meandered away in the distance seemed to tremble gently in the loud noise.
Ma Qian'er's eyes widened.
"The power of the Ninth Uncle brand thunderbolt cannon is good, sample, fight with me, and come again." The firecrackers worked, the twenty-eyed beasts trembled and retreated, Ye Jiu was unforgiving, and lit the third firecracker with a lighter, regardless of whether it would blow himself up, and threw it directly into the middle of the one-eyed beast.
This explosion was simply earth-shattering, and twenty one-eyed beasts jumped up and down, escaping faster than the rabbit and his father.
Just as Ye Jiu was about to ignite the fourth plate, the one-eyed year beast ran out.
"Finish the fight, call it a day."
Glancing at Ma Qian'er triumphantly, Ye Jiu turned around and walked back, Ma Qian'er was stunned, hurriedly caught up, and asked curiously, "What was that just now?" ”
"I won't tell you."
"Ye Jiu, you want to die......"
"Hero!"
"Helper!"
"Lord Xiaoye, thanks to you today."
"You are the benefactor of our whole village."
The villagers greeted him, like a hero who had returned triumphantly, gossiping, full of gratitude to Ye Jiu, Ye Jiu was full of smiles, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and coughed lightly: "Don't worry, everyone, the one-eyed beast has been beaten away by me, and as long as I Ye Jiu is here in the future, I will never let the one-eyed beast hurt everyone again." ”
"Lord Xiaoye is doing well."
"Hey, hey." Ye Jiu smirked.
"Virtue, you are cheating." Ma Qian'er pursed her lips and said sourly, if she hadn't blocked the one-eyed beast, Dalong Village would have been finished a long time ago, and he would have shown off here in which round, and invited merit.
"Honorable Exorcist, thank you for your help."
"Thank you, Master Exorcist."
Old Huck led the villagers to bow to Ma Qian'er and thank him.
"You don't have to thank me, it's the duty of an exorcist." Ma Qian'er hurriedly waved her hand
"Alas, Dalong Village hasn't encountered a demonic beast for a long time, and this time three people died."
"It would be nice if Lord Xiaoye's things were taken out earlier."
Hearing this, the villagers fell silent, the smile on Ye Jiu's face was gone, looking at the cold corpse lying in a pool of blood, he felt for the first time that life was so fragile, and felt the cruelty of this world.
Danger is not out of reach, but close at hand.
"This kind of thing happens every day in the Light and Dark Continent." Ma Qian'er said softly.
Hearing this, Ye Jiu looked at her.
"This is the meaning of the existence of exorcists, keeping the right and warding off evil, strangling dark creatures, protecting the common people, one day, my exorcist dragon clan Ma family descendant Ma Qian'er will expel all the dark creatures on the Continent of Light, so that human beings can live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer have to be threatened by dark creatures."
At this moment, Ma Qian'er looked firm, like a high-spirited Sailor Moon, and her whole body was glowing, like a goddess descending.