Filling his stomach, Aotian and Mu Ling'er set off again, running along the official road, gradually seeing some villages, fields, as well as clear rivers and ponds, so he vaguely felt that he was about to arrive in the next city.

Sure enough, just as the sun was approaching the horizon again, Aotian saw a huge city at the end of the official road, and under the rays of the setting sun, the cold city walls were also covered with a layer of warmth and softness.

"According to the record on the map, it should be Water City in front!" Looking at the huge city in front of him, Ao Tianxin said, and immediately accelerated his horse, gradually approaching the city, and also saw the two big characters on the city gate - Water City.

For a long time, when Aotian and Mu Ling'er followed the city gate and entered the water city, the scene in front of them not only surprised the two **.

This water city is worthy of the name of the water city, as far as the eye can see, there is water everywhere, as if the houses in the whole city are floating on the water, a clear and visible river crisscross, all over the city, bridges across the river, connecting the streets on both sides of the river.

Not only that, but for some reason, the streets and alleys of every house are full of lanterns of various colors and styles, which is very beautiful.

Even the trees on the side of the road and the boats in the river are covered with colorful lanterns, and the number of people on the streets is a bit surprising, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are shoulder to shoulder.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Mu Ling'er couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes excitedly when she saw the overwhelming and beautiful lanterns, and she jumped for joy.

"Could it be that today is a special holiday?" Aotian was curious, and looking at the crowd on the streets and bridges, it seemed that they were also admiring the various lanterns that could be seen everywhere, so he could basically confirm his guess.

"This uncle, can you ask, is it a special day today?" Aotian suddenly grabbed a middle-aged man who passed by and asked.

"Hehe, the little brother is from outsider, right?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"Yes!" Aotian nodded with a wry smile.

"Today is the annual Lantern Festival in Shuicheng, don't you see that there are so many people in this city, many of these people are from other places, just to participate in the Lantern Festival. Later, when it gets dark and all the lanterns are lit, the city will be more lively, and there will be fireworks at night, and there will be performances on the river, in short, it will be very interesting!" The middle-aged man smiled and patiently explained to Aotian and them.

"I see, it seems that I came at the right time!Hehe, thank you for telling this uncle!" Aotian said politely.

"Great, there are fireworks to watch, Brother Aotian, let's stay here for one night tonight!" Mu Ling'er's excited little face turned slightly red.

"Hehe, no problem, let's go find a place to stay, but looking like this, I'm afraid the inns in the city will be full!"

"Then let's go find the inn!" Mu Ling'er was a little impatient, and immediately took Aotian's hand and rushed towards the city.

But as Aotian expected, almost all the inns in the entire water city were full, and the two of them ran almost all the inns and restaurants to be full, and when they arrived at the end, both of them were ready to sleep on the streets.

However, the emperor lived up to his wishes, and when the two of them came to an inn called Shanglaiju in the city with a glimmer of hope at the least, they just caught up with a guest because they met a friend in the city and wanted to live with a friend, so they withdrew from the guest room.

But there is only one room, and the two can only stay together for one night.

When night falls, all the lanterns in the water city are lit up, illuminating the originally dark night sky, and the lanterns of various colors will also decorate the entire water city extraordinarily gorgeous, just like the already beautiful woman, wearing a gorgeous dress, which is even more moving.

The clear rivers in the city, reflecting the lanterns on the banks, are also dyed with brilliant colors, and those colors seem to be beating elves, which is very beautiful.

At this moment, the streets and alleys of the entire water city are already overcrowded, and the shops on the street are not closed, and the business is extremely hot.

Aotian and Mu Ling'er also came to the street together after dark, admiring the beautiful colorful lanterns, eating all kinds of snacks on the roadside, and occasionally chatting with some unknown people, enjoying a rare leisure time.

"Brother Aotian, look at the river channel, there are so many river lights, so beautiful!" Mu Ling'er suddenly pointed to a large area of dense river lamps floating in the river on the side, cheered excitedly, and pulled Aotian and walked towards the river bank quickly.

But at this moment, suddenly a shadow appeared in the crowd on the side, and with a "bang", it hit Aotian's body, startling Aotian.

Turning his head to look, Aotian's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he suddenly felt a glimpse. He was surprised to find that it was a beautiful woman of his age who had just bumped into him.

This woman's dress is luxurious, the headdress is exquisite, and although her appearance is not powdered, her eyebrows are still picturesque, beautiful and moving, especially the eyes like autumn water, which are unforgettable.

At such a cursory glance, it is clear that this woman is by no means from an ordinary family.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" the woman was stunned for a moment, and then said with some apologies.

"Hehe, it's okay!" Aotian smiled slightly, disapproving, after all, there are many people here, and it is inevitable to bump and bump, but judging from the woman's faint aura, this woman should also be a martial arts cultivator.

"Miss Ruxuan, Miss Ruxuan—" Suddenly there was a burst of shouting from the crowd on the side, and then I saw two tall and sturdy middle-aged men, who were constantly looking around, as if looking for something.

"Not good!" The woman secretly glanced at the two men, her beautiful eyes flashed, and she immediately hid behind Aotian, and then signaled Aotian and Mu Ling'er not to make a sound.

Seeing this scene, Aotian was surprised, and Mu Ling'er on the side was also full of doubts, but the two of them didn't say anything, but stood side by side, blocking the woman behind him, looking at the surrounding lanterns, pretending to be the same as the people around him, admiring those lanterns.

"Miss Ruxuan—Miss Ruxuan—" The two middle-aged men shouted as they searched around, and their eyes also fell on Aotian and Mu Ling'er, but they only swept slightly, and moved away without stopping for long.

The two of them didn't know what Lu Dao whispered a few words, so they walked in the opposite direction again, and the last disappeared into the crowd.

"They're gone!" Aotian looked around, making sure the two were far away, before turning to the woman crouching behind him.

Hearing Aotian's words, the woman's face suddenly showed joy, she quickly stood up, smiled at Aotian, and said, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome, but who are they? I heard them call you Miss Ruxuan, you shouldn't be a bad person, right?" Aotian asked a little puzzled.

"They are my personal guards, they follow me like a shadow along the way, they don't let me eat, they don't let me buy that, they are annoyed!" The woman seemed to complain and said a few words, and then suddenly her voice changed, looked at Aotian and Mu Ling'er, smiled and said: "Hehe, my name is Yan Ruxuan, you just call me Ruxuan!"

As she spoke, the woman suddenly stretched out her jade hand to shake hands with Aotian.

Seeing this, Aotian was a little surprised, he didn't expect the women of the Tianming Empire to be so generous, so he didn't care about anything, and immediately reached out and gently shook the woman's jade-like hand, and said with a smile: "Hello Miss Ruxuan, my name is Aotian!"

"Aotian!" Yan Ruxuan smiled slightly, then suddenly turned to Mu Ling'er, and asked with a smile, "Little sister, what's your name?"

"My name is Mu Ling'er, can Sister Ruxuan call me Ling'er?" Mu Ling'er replied with a smile.

"Mu Ling'er, Aotian, so you're not brother and sister?" Yan Ruxuan said with some surprise.

Hearing this, Aotian scratched the back of his head and smiled bitterly, he didn't say that he and Mu Ling'er were brother and sister!

But at this moment, Aotian suddenly felt that there seemed to be some light on Yan Ruxuan's chest flickering a few times, and couldn't help but look curiously, only to see that Yan Ruxuan's pink jade was wearing a delicate bead chain, and the flickering light seemed to come from the largest purple bead among them, but when Aotian looked at it curiously, there was no light, so Aotian just regarded it as the light that the bead had just reflected on the surrounding lights.

"Aotian, sister Ling'er, how about we go to the lantern together?" Yan Ruxuan said again after a pause.

"Yes, I can't ask for it!" said with a smile.

"Hee-hee, that's great, by the way, are you from Shuicheng?"

"No, we were also passing by here, just in time for the Lantern Festival!" Aotian and Yan Ruxuan chatted as they followed Mu Ling'er towards the shore.

Not long after the three of them left, several middle-aged people with hateful faces appeared where Aotian and they were just now, one of them was a man with a scar on the left side of his face, looked at the Aotian people who were walking towards the shore, his eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly: "Hmph, I have followed all the way, and I have finally found a chance to start, and I will go with the demon to drag the two guards of this girl later, you guys are quick to act!"

"Don't worry, that Zizhu is definitely ours this time!" said the other with a sneer on his face.

"Demons, let's go!" the man with the scar on the left side of his face greeted a man with a grim face beside him, and the two quickly rushed into the surrounding crowd.

The remaining four people made a color to each other, and then each took out a black cloth from their arms and covered their faces.

"Up!" one of them let out a low shout, and the four of them immediately turned into several afterimages, scurried into the crowd, and disappeared.

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