Chapter 90: Apostle of the Green Dragon
After three whistles, several boys came behind the old man with red cloth plates, knelt down in a row upright, put their hands on the trays above their heads, and waited for the old man to take the contents of the plates. Lei Luo took a closer look, and there were three plates containing hydrangeas, one plate containing the Four Treasures of the Study, and another plate containing a porcelain bowl. The old man grabbed a hydrangea and threw it into the crowd, and the onlookers were like crazy, and they reached out to grab it. Lei Luo hurriedly asked the people around him what he was doing, and the man replied that he was picking lucky viewers. Before Lei Luo had time to ask what the lucky audience was, he saw a hydrangea flying towards Lei Luo, subconsciously rushed forward and reached out to grab it.
Lei Luo didn't understand what was going on, but Wan Er exclaimed first: "Oh, you got it, shouldn't this hydrangea be the old man choosing a son-in-law?" Look at the other two people who grabbed the hydrangea, they were all proud and excited, but Lei Luo was stupid and stunned.
Wan Er looked at Lei Luo with a wicked smile on his face, but it was another affectionate vein. Lei Luo stood stupidly in the venue, looking at Wan'er in the crowd, helpless, so he had to touch his head stupidly.
The first person to grab the hydrangea was a stout man, forty years old, hearty and heroic. He was brought to the old man by a boy and returned the hydrangea to the old man respectfully. The old man returned the hydrangea to the red cloth plate, then picked up the porcelain bowl, reached out and dipped a few drops of water, sprinkled it on the man's head, and sprinkled a few more points on the dragon's head. After that, the man grinned and stretched out his right hand to touch the dragon's head, while the other hand was pinched by the old man's left hand, which had not been stretched out for a long time. After a few moments, the old man whispered a few words in the man's ear, and the man's face instantly became serious and respectful. Keep bowing to the old man. What did the old man say, Lei Luo was now at this level, and he listened attentively, but he didn't hear a word.
The second person to grab the hydrangea was a woman, in her twenties, with a good face, tall figure, and a heroic appearance. Like the man just now, after the old man whispered, the woman was so grateful that she almost knelt down. The only difference was that the woman was on the dragon's head with her left hand, while the woman was on the old man's right hand. It seems that this ceremony is also different from men and women.
The thunder fell, and when I observed the old man closely, I found that there was a trace of a kingly wind between his eyebrows, but his face was indescribably kind and lovely, which made people suddenly feel a sense of admiration and cordiality. The old man looked at Lei Luo and smiled, and sprinkled a few bits of water on Lei Luo's forehead, the water should be ordinary clear water, and Lei Luo couldn't feel the slightest smell. Then, he motioned for Thunderfall to place his right hand against the dragon's head and handed his left hand to him. Although he didn't understand what medicine he was selling in his gourd, Lei Luo had no choice but to do it.
At the moment when the old man touched Lei Luo's left hand, the old man seemed to have been electrocuted, or bitten by a poisonous snake, and suddenly withdrew his hand, his whole face distorted and deformed because of the sudden nervousness, and his eyes revealed a huge shock and panic. The old man's reaction really startled Lei Luo, could it be that he saw something through Lei Luo's hand?
The old man's shock came and went quickly. After regaining his look, he looked at Lei Luo and smiled, only the incredible tremor in his eyes lingered.
He re-pinched Thunderfall's left hand and closed his eyes. After a while, he motioned for Lei Luo to lean his head over, Lei Luo didn't dare to slack off, leaned over his head, and prepared to hear what he could say.
The old man said to Lei Luo in a calm tone: "The universe is all over the world, and the fame of the past is only for a smile; I know where you're coming from, but I don't know where you're going, and there's a shadow on you that I can't see. I only see such a seemingly tiny, but in fact boundless cave, you walk into that cave, there is a poisonous snake following you into the cave, where your life will end, or...... Start there. ”
Lei Luo knew in his heart that his expression must be more exaggerated than the two lucky ones just now, what is this? Is this a prophecy? Could it be that this old man is actually a fortune teller who can foresee the future? If not, how can he accurately say everything that Lei Luo saw in his dream? Especially the couplet carved at the mouth of the cave, word for word, why is this?
At this moment, Lei Luo remembered the mound of Ni Shang's clothes, and thought of the Beast Emperor Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao's words were still in his ears: "However, if you go to these people, you can get a general idea: the first: Xuanhuang's brother - Xuanqing, the second: the Qinglong Apostle - the Dragon Master of the Long Family: Long Yin, and the third: the master of the 'Imperial Power Three Guards', the old goblin - stop the rain." ”
All the secrets, these three people can say a rough idea, then, the old man in front of him is probably the Qinglong Apostle - the Dragon Master of the Long Family: Long Yin.
Seeing that Lei Luo was dazed and at a loss, the old man smiled and said to Lei Luo: "Human feelings are like thin paper, and the world is like a new chess game. Everything in the world, the vicissitudes of life, the wind and clouds are changing, uncertain, don't believe your own eyes, believe in your own heart. Go, go......"
Lei Luo wanted to say thank you to the old man and ask some more questions, but the old man had already waved his hand at Lei Luo and turned around, and immediately a boy led Lei Luo out.
Back in the crowd, Wan Er asked Lei Luo what he was, Lei Luo didn't hear it, kept recalling the old man's words, trying to catch some important clues, but in the end he was still at a loss.
"Qiang ...... Qiang ...... Qiang ......" Three gongs sounded, the old man grabbed the brush in the red cloth plate, and nodded the dragon's eyes, at this point, the whole dragon suddenly became active, the gongs and drums rang out in unison, the cloth dragon flew over, and the first stage began. The wonderful dragon dance attracted everyone's attention, and Wan Er no longer pestered Lei Luo to ask this and that. Lei Luo repeated the old man's words over and over again in his heart, and wrote them down word for word, Lei Luo had an intuition that the old man's words were very important to him. As for what is the use of these words, Lei Luo must not be able to find the answer now, since the time has not come, why force it? Adjusting his frantic mood, Lei Luo focused his attention on the wonderful dragon dance. At this time, the dragon dance has changed, growing dragon teeth and dragon claws, and the second stage is about to begin.
"Qiang ...... Qiang ...... Qiang ...... Qiang ...... Qiang ...... "This time it was five gongs, and the dragon head suddenly jumped up and spewed out a mouthful of flames, and the whole dragon flipped and moved in the field as if it had come to life. Suddenly, the dragon's body began to breathe fire, and the body more than thirty meters long, I am afraid that there are dozens of fire outlets, and for a while, the fire flashed, and the dragon flew over, causing the audience to cheer and cheer. Those flames erupted from the small holes in the dragon's body, condensed but not dispersed, and lasted for a long time, as if there was really an inexhaustible fire in the dragon's body.
When the seven gongs sounded and the third phase began, Thunderfall completely forgot about the old man, forgot his words, forgot everything. Because it was really exciting and fun, Lei Luo started to light a "yellow smoke cannon" and threw it in, but later found that it couldn't attract the fire dragon in the field at all, so he bought fireworks and shot indiscriminately inside......
No wonder this "fire dragon dance" is very dangerous, although the dancers in the field are not afraid of fireworks, but the crowd of onlookers often hurt themselves. Especially when you are crazy and crazy, you forget where to throw the cannonball, and there are even more mischievous people who will throw the lit firecrackers into the crowd, so in the final stage of this "fire dragon dance", many women and children who watch the excitement will hide far away, and only some young people are left to light the cannonballs and bravely blow up the fire dragon.
Lei Luo covered Guan Er with his body, enjoying the enthusiasm of this Lantern Festival.
There is also a saying about this "fire dragon dance": bombing the fire dragon indicates good luck in the coming year. Whoever throws more cannons during the Lantern Festival and the more times they blow up the fire dragon, the better luck they will have in the coming year. Maybe it's really effective, so every year, there are many businessmen who go out to seek wealth, and students who are studying and seeking fame come to blow up the fire dragon, all looking forward to a good future.
Wan'er finally couldn't stand the power of the firecrackers, hid far away, stood behind the pillar, watched Lei Luo take the fireworks, and bravely rushed to the fire dragon.
Lei Luo hadn't played so happily for a long time, he was so crazy, he had holes in his pants, and he didn't care, so he was behind the pillar and accompanied him so crazy, screaming, making trouble......
The prosperity disperses, the hustle and bustle ends, and the people disperse at the end of the song, surrounded by dark fields, and in front of them is the warm Leihuang Village. Wan Er was tired, and fell asleep on Lei Luo's back. Lei Luo carried Wan'er on his back and ran quickly in the direction of home.
Lying on Lei Luo's back, Wan Er was very down-to-earth and slept very sweetly. Originally, the two discussed that they would spend the night in Wolong Field tonight, but the money from the guest house was used by Lei Luo to blow up the fire dragon, and Lei Luo felt so sorry.
Walking through the darkness like a stroke, thunderous thoughts spread endlessly: What is the meaning of the couplet in front of the cave? The old man of the "Fire Dragon Dance" said that he would enter the cave, and said that there was a poisonous snake that followed him in, but was the poisonous snake really a snake? Where my life will end, does it mean that I will die in the cave?" or "Does it mean that if I can't die, I will start a new life course?"
Don't trust your eyes, trust your heart. Every time I close my eyes and feel the world with my heart, I always feel more real. So, my own heart, where are you going to lead my thunderfall? Are you lighting the dragon or me the mysterious dragon dancer? Should I see you again?
Thinking of the words of the Beast Emperor Ling Xiao, Lei Luo had an idea in his heart: after sending Wan'er home, he would go to Wolong Field immediately.