The thousand-year-old calendar is about to enter the New Year, and the air surrounding He Yanfang is finally full of conspiracy, and He Yanfang is helpless about it-

Even if he didn't care about the time, the commotion would always remind him that the annual trouble was about to becross him, and he couldn't refuse.

The second day of the Lunar New Year may be a fixed day to toss He Yanfang. Therefore, He Yanfang also made a wish early this year, hoping that he could hide quietly on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Contrary to the atmosphere on his side, in the place where he was carried on his back, everyone of the Heavenly Punisher had been gearing up for the upcoming second day of the Lunar New Year long before they set out to conquer the Xuan World-

"So what's your plan?" Harden asked, "We're all participating in the celebration for the first time, so what about you old acquaintances?"

"Toss him. Oreo replied with great sincerity, and Cedar seemed to understand why He Yanfang always disliked this big child.

"No, it's going to be a mess if we go on like this," Hydra Carter, the adjutant of the Blue Sage, who is used to cleaning up the mess, tweeted his glasses, "First of all, our purpose is to make Mr. He happy, and we must act around this purpose." Your Majesty, I will be solely responsible for the arrangement of the banquet, can you tell me your idea first?"

Oreo rolled his blue eyes, then said with satisfaction: "Who better understands his preferences than I do? He doesn't like pomp, so you guys are better at calling him dad than anything else!"

“...... I refuse," Harden said, writing his disgust all over his face, "and I can imagine that he's going to be happy, but that's really too petty." ”

"No, no, no, it's great, but it's great for the head of the headquarters to shout dad compared to you!" Carlos interjected, and then shrank behind Sikong.

"It's absolutely impossible!" Hydra vetoed, and Oreo glanced at Carlos with a cold, frustrating gaze.

"What about you, Carlos?" Harden asked.

Carlos sat back down and took out a beauty magazine with a smile: "It's better to give anything than to a wife, give-"

"Get out. Harden flatly vetoed it and gave him a roll of the eye.

"It would be nice if it was so easy to find a girl to his liking. Oreo said mockingly, spreading his hands.

"I think it would be nice to stuff you into a gift box, Chief Headquarters—"

"I refuse," Oreo smiled as he rejected Rebecca's offer, "so I won't fall in love with him." ”

"If you want to say it, it's because he's rejecting you. Carlos bravely fought for He Yanfang as a good brother in a meaningless place, and then was accurately shot in the head with chocolate candy by Oreo, and fell on the sofa with a pompous thump in order to cooperate.

"It's really no progress like this......" Ivan said while eating candy, "Headquarters, you think seriously about how you usually please girls, I think it's about the same, Mr. He is not picky, you can think of a big plan in combination with the environment at that time, right?"

Oreo thought seriously when he heard this: "...... Conquer the Dak Empire, give him those castles, change them to his name?"

“...... It's an eye-opener," Harden's expression was extremely complicated, "but I think you just changed the Duck Empire to the Heyan Fang Kingdom, and he couldn't be happier." ”

"This routine is not to Mr. He's taste at all......" Rebecca also sighed with great regret, "I should still send you to his room with ribbons tied-"

"Rebecca, I'll let you out!" Hydra's eyes sharpened.

"It's so difficult to give Mr. He a gift...... "Cedar sighed bitterly, "because it will be very satisfying to give anything, but it will be more difficult to choose a gift that you can approve......"

"Anyway, the venue is Galadya, let's discuss it with Lady Melanie first," Sikong said expressionlessly, "and then refer to her gift." ”

"She's rich, can we compare?" Carlos shook his head sadly, "Whose bad idea was made, where was it not good, and we can still give it away after Lao He receives her gift?"

"Are you looking down on our majesty?" Hydra couldn't hold back.

This group of people can't do it...... Cedar and Harden looked at each other gloomily and sighed.

Then in the early morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year-

He Yanfang, who came to Galadia, decisively disappeared without a trace after zero o'clock.

"Are you still hiding?" Carlos grumbled, "You must have scared him out of your weird expressions!"

"Isn't anyone's expression as pompous as yours?" Harden retorted and silently looked at the brightly lit Galadia from the top of Carnival Island, coinciding with the Galadia Carnival, and the whole water city was dancing wildly.

Cedar sensed it silently, and shook his head in distress: "Mr. He hid his breath, and he couldn't find it in this environment......"

Harden shook his head helplessly: "It's really ...... to make a fuss at this time."

"But it's a real headache," Cedar thought it was understandable, "Mr. He has too many friends, maybe he feels tired to respond one by one, right? ”

"That's why it's arranged on Carnival Island, and it's all carefully selected friends who come here!" Carlos thought for a moment, "Ah...... Maybe if we kicked the head of the headquarters out, he would come back satisfied. ”

"Why do you want to provoke the head of the headquarters like this? Cedar kindly reminded, and then continued to be distressed, "Then what should I do? When will Mr. He come back? Otherwise, I will ...... with Abel."

"No, if you want to find him, just go to the dancing crowd and find the place where the screams are loudest. Don't worry about it, he knows in his heart that he'll be back when the waves are over, don't worry," Carlos stretched, "Let's get all the venue ready, are all the food ready for today?"

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At the same time, He Yanfang slept very well in a hotel, and then did blend in with the dancing crowd in the noisy early morning. The continuous rain washed the sky of Galadia into a soft blue, and the whole water city seemed to be plucked by the strings of the god of spring, and after changing into the festive glittering costumes and wearing a luxurious mask, even he felt very relaxed when he was tired of dealing with the banquet, like a free goldfinch in this colorful flower.

In fact, it was not as bad as Carlos and they said, and they couldn't resist the warm invitation of the beautiful girl, He Yanfang jumped up together, and his clumsy and stiff movements made the girls laugh, but he also got a lot of kind guidance-

It ended with him stepping on the girls a few times, and to the laughter of the girls, he apologized and left the parade.

After all these years, he still hasn't learned to dance. He still remembers the awkward dance he did when he first met Sheng, and then when they finally got to bond, Sheng taught him many times, and each time he was defeated by his clumsiness. Thinking of Sheng rubbing his feet with tears in his eyes, he laughed again, today...... Will Sheng come too?

"Is there a chili? the hottest kind!" he was thinking, when an arrogant voice rang out loudly in a lame Polco voice, which was obvious—

He Yanfang mixed in the crowd and looked at it, it was Krut, and there was ...... next to him Oreo. Both of them pulled their masks aside, grinning widely.

The two of them didn't fight together...... He Yanfang couldn't help but stop to observe, and the two of them just ignored each other and picked there.

"Is there a peppercorn, a peppercorn," Klute continued, listening to him slaughter Porco's language made one feel the urge to step forward and be a translator, "no, no, no, no, no...... I mean peppercorns!"

After the communication failed, Klute finally turned his head and asked Oreo in lingua franca: "Does this guy not understand or does he say that there are no peppercorns? ”

Oreo glanced at him nobly and nobly, and finally said the correct word for pepper to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper went to get the pepper with a smile.

"Dried chilies, peppers, garlic, ginger. Clutt rightfully asked to continue translating.

Oreo glanced at him in annoyance and went to find the sauce himself. Klute rolled his eyes, and then said, "Please, young master, we will have nothing to do with each other sooner after buying it sooner, okay? ”

"I'll cook too," Oreo said defiantly, "sautéed squid with basil sauce and ouzo." ”

That's true, He Yanfang can prove that Oreo can unexpectedly cook...... Klute pouted distrustfully and contemptuously: "It's a good marine style, but that kid likes spicy food, ask me, dried chili." ”

Are you preparing a spicy hot pot for yourself...... He Yanfang looked at Kluet, this grumpy guy was also an elder who pulled himself up, and he always seemed to pull himself to various celebrations in the past.

Thankfully, Kluet, though not a good guy either, survived. He Yanfang warmly thought back to the past, and then Klut shouted again: "What are you going to do with that thing?"

"Dye," Oreo cheerfully held a packet of blue-purple powder, "I'm going to make a blueberry cake too." ”

"This thing can't be eaten, it's the same as gentian purple, everyone's mouth and tongue will become this color if you eat it, and it will really last purple I'll tell you!" Clutt snatched the powder, "Go, go!"

"This is made for the rock fangs!" Oreo laughed happily, "He can't refuse the cake I made." ”

Great, watch me slap the cake in your face tonight and make the whole island watch you turn purple. He Yanfang thought indifferently, and at this time, Oreo suddenly looked over and smiled arrogantly. He Yanfang gave a cold look back, turned around and blended into the crowd and continued walking.

It's still morning, and he's still going around the opera, drinking some wine, going back before dinner to apologize, accepting gifts and publicly thanking him as he did in previous years. It's not that he hates anyone, he just feels a little tired, but he is still full of happiness about being cared about by so many people.

He passed through the streets, where the traditional Garradian exorcism procession was taking place, and the demons were dancing wildly, blurring the line between reality and fantasy. In the center is the Red Death who has destroyed the city, with a spear and a mask full of blood, and a silent dancing crowd with a bird-like beak mask and a crow-like darkness is the plague doctor. The strange and solemn appearance of both sides, which was a nightmare for everyone in those dark days, is now imprinted, and all the colorful masked visitors dance around them, as if to express fearlessness and conquest.

"I'm not used to this," He Yanfang heard a familiar voice again, "It's so strange, I want to set off firecrackers, it's the second day of the Lunar New Year!"

It's cedar. Cedar, Harden, and Alicia also walked in the crowd with their things, and put masks on their faces for convenience.

"We can pretend to be exorcists and throw firecrackers up to blow them up, and no one will find it strange what is happening in Galadia these days. Harden was eager to try, and Cedar hurriedly grabbed him.

"Don't make a fuss, let's see what else hasn't been bought?" Ellie looked at the list, "The seasoning is the head of the headquarters, they're going to buy it, right?"

"That's right," Harden said and laughed again, "Zhou Xuesong, do you want to buy something to relieve spicy food, we all remember what you said, 'Our Lingnan Zhou family has not eaten spicy food for generations'." ”

"Hey, how long are you going to laugh!" Cedar couldn't help but laugh, "There's a lot to eat tonight, so I don't want to eat spicy food, right?"

"I've heard that the Baroness has brought back a bunch of demon-level lobsters," Harden patted him on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up, "you're going to be the first warrior to try Warcraft cuisine." ”

“...... Really, is it too late to go back and ask the chef to cook porridge for me now?" Cedar stared with a complicated expression.

"Don't scare him, it's not that exaggerated," Ellie laughed, "What time is it?" Mr. Lu should help us get the gift back, right?"

"Don't rush him, what if it doesn't work? Be careful. Harden said, suddenly stunned and looked ahead—

A scream erupted from the parade, the dancing demons were scattered, and Carlos was screaming as he was chased by a bunch of out-of-control dolls.

"Oh my God, what the hell are you doing!" Harden kicked away a clay doll, "Where's our stuff!"

"Deal with this first! Mom, I don't want to touch anything in the magic shop anymore!" Carlos screamed and hid behind the children, He Yanfang really couldn't see it, and he scattered the pile of automata with a slight breath.

"Lao He, you're here!" Carlos didn't feel embarrassed, and ran over with a laugh.

Although it is a very troublesome matter...... He Yanfang exhaled, nodded slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Well, I'm back." ”

"Happy birthday, Mr. He!" Cedar gave a warm hug, and the sweet and fresh fragrance of spring flowers lingered on the tip of his nose. He Yanfang chuckled in response to the hug, and when he looked to the side, he saw that Harden's always cool expression also had a soft smile.

Carlos leaned over and lowered his voice mysteriously and obscenely: "Lao He, I'm going to give you a girlfriend." ”

He Yanfang smiled kindly and said gently: "Please go." ”

Carlos continued to post without knowing the time: "I registered an account for you on Zhen*.com, go back and see——"

"Get out. ”

Carlos clutched his chest and pretended to be heartbroken, turned around and danced to the small pier: "Let's go, go back to Carnival Island!"

"You come to drive the boat, I won't sit-" Harden said disgustedly, was pushed by Cedar, and landed firmly on the boat, "Zhou Xuesong and the others will fight alone!"

"Don't make any noise, come up, I'll paddle. He Yanfang helped Cedar carry the objects, and the gorgeous boat floated in the crystal water.

In fact, they were not so annoying, and now they sailed to Carnival Island, although they knew that there would be a grand banquet next, He Yanfang felt still calm.

"Good day! It's a rare good weather!" greeted the passing fishermen, and the masked fishermen waved their hands.

"Good day!" Carlos also responded loudly in romantic Polco language, and then patted He Yanfang on the shoulder, "Man, my brother has a birthday today!"

"Happy, foreign son!" came a burst of happy laughter from the fishing boat, and two clay pots were thrown from there, "Goddess Galadia bless!

"Thank you, buddy! Goddess Galadia bless!" Carlos took the small clay pot, and then happily showed the jar to He Yanfang, "Yo hehe, look!

Cedar leaned over curiously, then screamed and dodged the spray of ink. In the clay pot a cuttlefish is staring nervously at them, and in another jar is a scorpion fish that is struggling frantically.

"Catch it in the night fish! Cut off the scorpion fish's thorns, the goddess is on it, you will like the son!" said the fisherman and raised the wine bottle in his hand again, "With the violet moon!"

"Thank you, happy!" He Yanfang smiled and thanked loudly, and the boat staggered close to the extravagant colorful warship at the mouth of the sea.

"Brother, are you back?" beckoned from afar under the flower arch, "are you ready to receive the blessing?"

"Thank you this time, Xiaomei, I have to trouble you to prepare. He Yanfang walked down surrounded by the children, gently scratching the shiny fur of the little ferret in her arms.

"Where, my Carnival Island can become the birthday of the White Sage before Future City and Arcane City, that's something to boast about!" the Baroness smiled and hugged him, "My gift is an ancient weapon, I managed to get it off auction, you'll like it, right?"

"Xiaomei, how much did you spend?"

"It didn't cost much, but I'm a discerning investor, and I've made a move before they even realize the value of the commodity, tell me you like—" The Baroness showed the jewel box in her hand like an ordinary girl asking for merit from her brother, "'Blood of Life', a rare treasure." ”

"Xiaomei, do you really understand its value?" He Yanfang was stunned, and then gently picked up the simple-looking silver grass leaf pattern ruby pendant, "This is true, can-"

"I understand, that's why I know you need it. The Baroness looked at him with a smile, "Say you like it, that's the only requirement." ”

If you like it, how can you not like it? He Yanfang cherished the gift and hugged this ordinary and extraordinary girl again: "I like it very much, thank you." ”

"You're just in time for afternoon tea, come, King Milton is ready. The lady led him to the snow-white pavilion where the roses climbed, and under the hyacinth-blue sky, the garden was full of bright colors rare in spring.

"Would you like a cake?" Cedar asked happily, "The head of the headquarters specially made a cake!

Okay, blueberry cake with topping?He Yanfang smiled and looked at the silver plate that Oreo had held out with his own hands, waiting to slap it on that handsome face the moment the lid was lifted—

“...... Yangmei?" The smile revealed surprise for a moment, and He Yanfang's impeccable expression finally turned into doubt, which made Oreo chuckle triumphantly.

"It's a lot of work to get fresh bayberry this season," Oreo said, holding up the pretty little cake in front of him and smiling softly, "Eat it." ”

Damn it...... Why is it bayberry? This fruit, which is as red and shiny as coral beads, is so lovely, and it looks big and sweet, and it is really tempting. Seeing his gluttony, Oreo mysteriously bent his blue eyes: "I picked it out with Komatsu in advance, don't you like to eat bayberry the most?"

Will this be a fraud? Will red dye be used? He Yanfang looked at Cedar hesitantly, and Cedar was looking forward to it with sparkling eyes: "I did it with the head of the headquarters!"

Yes...... There was no way, He Yanfang picked up a big bayberry from the top of the cake and ate it, and the sweet and sour taste of bayberry instantly softened his teeth gently.

“...... Delicious. ”

"Right?" said Oreo, who forked a small piece of his fork for him, his tone soft and dangerous, "come on." ”

"You stop, I'll eat it myself!" Immediately disgusted with goosebumps, He Yanfang took the cake, and then asked Cedar, "...... Komatsu, do I have ...... Turning red?"

"Huh?" Cedar froze, and Oreo next to him let out a hearty laugh.

"Okay, eat it, there's still a lot of stuff!" Kluet, proudly showing the precious gift in his hand, "Here you go!"

"This is ......" He Yanfang looked at the miniature cute succulents in the white porcelain container in his palm, "Duranga Jewel?"

"That's right, national treasure! I worked so hard to breed one for you! Interesting, this is the only one outside of Mena! Don't water it all day!"

"Great!" He Yanfang smiled happily and couldn't help patting him on the shoulder.

"Take it, and then the main thing, little guys?" Kluet laughed, and stepped back—

"Happy birthday, Mr. He!" he was instantly surrounded by the children, dazzled by all kinds of gemstone charms: ruby and silver necklaces, turquoise bracelets, yellow gold and crystal buttons, serpentine agate bead bracelets......

"I've been wearing jewels from beginning to end in this round, it's so luxurious, oh Lao He!" Seeing He Yanfang crying and laughing, Carlos laughed.

"These are all gems from the Mena Desert, which the imps secretly picked up when they went out on previous expeditions," said Kluet, "They have been polishing the rough stones behind your back for a long time, and they have to secretly consult the ornament master and the amulet maker, you know how difficult it is to make magic amulets." ”

"It's not in vain that I went to the magic shop to appraise, and I just passed the final blessing, all of them have reached professional standards, and the elective talisman making course can be passed with full marks!" Carlos also guaranteed, "Lao He, they are all very attentive, and they all work hard to make the simple style you like, and they are also very good-looking, right?"

"Really," He Yanfang laughed, although wearing a talisman full of hands and necks was really a little heavy, "It's hard to make it, right? Thank you." ”

"What about Carlos? really going to find someone to go on a blind date?" Harden asked as he put a turquoise bracelet on He Yanfang, which made He Yanfang look at Carlos speechlessly again.

"Ahh

Before he could finish speaking, a hand burst out of the wooden box and slammed into the door. In everyone's exclamations, the beautiful boy holding the exquisite book showed his figure flawlessly from the sawdust, and his voice was clear and smiling: "Brother, happy birthday!"

"You're here......" He Yanfang smiled and hugged the slender beautiful boy, "Thank you, Sheng." ”

"In order to give him time to come over, I helped him with a lot of papers!" Carlos wiped his nosebleed, pouting and asking for credit, "Also, he and I have worked hard to translate the Atlas of Calvary Folklore Encyclopedia!

"Really?" He Yanfang's eyes also lit up, and he was silent for a moment and chuckled, "...... I don't know what to say anymore...... Really, thank you. ”

In fact, he had long forgotten what day he was born, and he didn't care about the lonely days of the rainy night. But when did this start, and anyone would care what day he had a birthday, even if they knew it was just a symbolic ceremony, and blessed him from the bottom of their hearts?

So let's be born on the second day of the Lunar New Year, laugh with the people who care about you in the Spring Festival, forget the silent and indifferent birth day thousands of years ago, and let that spring come back to life in the eyes of your loved ones -

Meaningless life begins to change when you are loved, the spring breeze brings everything to you, and you who smile have become the treasure that the spring breeze gives them.

Happy birthday, Mushi.