Chapter 3 The Imperial Capital Lantern Festival
After a short sigh, Gu Di Xuan closed his eyes and cultivated again. The maids had already understood Gu Dixuan's habits, and when Gu Dixuan closed his eyes, he quietly removed the seventeen breakfasts on the table. Twenty minutes later, Gu Dixuan opened his eyes on time and enjoyed the refreshing juice served by the maid.
Ran Anna looked at Gu Di Xuan, who was reclining on the soft seat, pursed her lips and shook her head, "Xuan'er, don't you know the importance of studying now? Look at you, what does it look like to sleep with your eyes closed all day." ”
Gu Dixuan listened to his mother's words and almost squirted out the juice from his mouth. Dare to love his life-saving cultivation, in the eyes of his mother, he is just sleeping?" "My dear mother, you are also a ** master who has stepped into the realm of the Magister." Can't you see that I'm cultivating? Well, it's the same thing as you meditating with your eyes closed all day. Gu Dixuan said with a bitter face.
Tired of stepping forward and twisting Gu Di Xuan's ear, "You little guy knows what cultivation is? What else is the same as my meditation, have you ever seen your mother meditate all day except for eating? Your grandfather told me a long time ago that you didn't even learn his 'Ancient Fighting Qi'." I can't control you, see how your father comes back and cleans you up. ”
Ran Anna sat next to Gu Di Xuan, waved her hand to let the maid remove the gold-inlaid crystal cup that had been drunk, and said to her baby son: "Xuan'er, you don't want to learn fighting with your grandfather, and you don't want to learn magic from your mother, what can you do in the future." You must know that all the direct descendants of the Huanggu clan will join the army until they are eighteen years old. This is a clan rule, and no one will be able to protect you when the time comes. ”
Looking at his mother's somewhat sad face, Gu Dixuan said softly: "Mom, don't worry. I won't let you down in the future, I'm a genius......"
Ran Anna was amused by the bragging Gu Dixuan, "You little guy, genius? Why didn't my mother find out that you were a genius? If you want to talk about genius, look at your second brother, you can recite the general history of the mainland at the age of sixteen." Your eldest brother's 'Ancient Fighting Qi' has all been cultivated to the fourth layer. Their outstanding achievements are not geniuses in the history of the ancient tribes, let alone you little guy. ”
Gu Dixuan rolled his eyes when he heard this, and muttered: "Who wants to ......compare with a pervert who can only endorse" For his second brother, Gu Dixuan will always scold him for being perverted in his heart, because he is extremely jealous of the second brother's extraordinary memory and comprehension ability.
"Well, I haven't talked much about you in the past two years. You've always done your own thing, and now you're past the best age to cultivate Dou Qi and magic, and it's up to you to see what you do in the future. But in the future, with your eldest brother and second brother taking care of you, there is nothing to worry about. The feelings of the ancient emperor Xuanbai blew for a long time, but Anna didn't take it to heart at all.
"Remember, your grandfather asked me to come and tell you. In the evening he takes you to see the lanterns, and today is the Empire's annual Lantern Festival. Ran Anna reminded Sikong Haoxuan before going out.
Gu Dixuan rubbed his eyebrows, remembering his grandfather's fox-like smile, and said in his heart: "The Hua Lantern Festival? Once a year, why didn't I see my grandfather take me so kindly in the first two years? ”
Looking back at her son, who seemed to be a little strange, the combination of immature childish voice and deep expression made Ran Anna smile and think for a while: "Everyone's pursuit is different, I just want to take care of our family." ”
"No matter what the world, my mother will always be silently dedicated to her family. Gu Dixuan was ashamed of his self-righteousness.
After nightfall, the old man dragged the reluctant Gu Dixuan out of the mansion, and told Gu Dixuan about the origin of the Hua Lantern Festival as he walked.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tiandu Empire more than 800 years ago, it experienced a large-scale rebellion. At that time, the eight major lords of the empire rebelled at the same time, and the founding emperor, known as Yuwen Tuo, the god of war in the heavenly capital, led 100,000 iron horsemen to miraculously pass through the Death Desert, and was helped by a migrating eastern tribe in the depths of the desert, and successfully raided from the rear of the rebel coalition and wiped out the main force of the rebels.
The 100,000 iron horsemen were almost dead in the desert and the war, and only about 10,000 of the 70,000 warriors of the eastern tribe remained. The remaining clansmen of the Eastern Tribe migrated to the Empire at the invitation of Yuwen Tuo, and the Ancient Ancient Tribes were one of the branches.
The festival is to commemorate the counterinsurgency war at the beginning of the founding of the country. On the night of the Chinese Lantern Festival, the nightless imperial capital outlined by various lanterns will light the way home for those soldiers who died in a distant land. The people of the imperial capital also called the Lantern Festival the Spiritualist Festival.
"Xuan'er, you see that the lanterns on this Tiandu Avenue are all made by our ancient clan. How, pretty. Gu Aotian proudly showed off to his grandson, as if these lanterns were made by his old man himself.
Gu Dixuan was not interested in the Lantern Festival, and was worried about delaying his cultivation, hearing Gu Aotian say this, of course he would not give up the opportunity to hit him, and asked in surprise: "Grandpa, our family has made so many lanterns, which one did you make?"
Gu Aotian, who obviously couldn't hold his old face, said solemnly: "Xuan'er, I am the head of the Gu family, and I am only responsible for commanding. Where do I have time to make my own lanterns......"
"Lord Duke, how can you be in the mood to enjoy the lanterns in this busy city this year? Oh, brother, I almost forgot, the Duke likes to put down his worth and have fun with the people. Brother, I can't do it, I got some chic fine lanterns in the courtyard of the An'an family, and invited my brother to the ball. Why didn't Duke An Yiyang post to you?"
"There are only five people in the entire emperor who dare to talk to Gu Aotian like this, and the old man who came over is obviously not the emperor. Among the four major families, the Nangong family is friendly with the Gu family, and the old man from the opposite side is obviously the head of the Xie family, Xie Tianhong, an old thing. Gu Di Xuan thought.
Gu Aotian looked at the approaching old man, frowned and said, "Then I wish you Duke Xie Tianhong a happy night tonight." I heard that An Yiyang is an old thing, I don't know where I got a group of top-notch maikos, duke, you don't have the heart to go and you won't be stimulated. ”
The nobles of the entire imperial capital knew that Xie Tianhong had intended to rape the female disciple of Nan Yanfeng of the Yan Nan Dou Sect, but was chased by Nan Yanfeng to the imperial capital and ruined his male function.
"Hmph......" Xie Tianhong, who was uncovered in vain, snorted angrily and passed by Gu Aotian. As the inheritor of the bloodline of the Heavenly Dao Emperor Clan, the powerful Dao Infant vaguely felt that several powerful forces hidden in the shadows surrounded Xie Tianhong.
"It seems that as the four major families in the imperial capital, each family is not so simple. Hiding beside Xie Tianhong, the head of the Xie family, there is at least one Dou Zong or Fa Sect-level master. Gu Dixuan was secretly vigilant in his heart.
"Xuan'er, grandpa is suddenly not in a good mood. Go find some good wine from your grandfather, and go home by yourself. Without waiting for Gu Dixuan to speak, Gu Aotian hurried away.
Gu Dixuan looked at his grandfather, who had even used his fighting spirit and left quickly, shook his head and said secretly: "Do you really treat me as a child? ”
After grandpa left, Sikong Haoxuan, who was not in the mood to look at the lights, just wanted to go back to his home to practice quickly. Turning into the street leading directly to the Gu family's mansion, Gu Dixuan couldn't help but froze, looking at the empty street and scolding: "This is too exaggerated, at this time, you can actually clear a main street?"
In front of the mansions of the four major families, there is a main road built for them by the imperial family, which shows the importance of the imperial family to the four major families. Civilians are not allowed to set foot on these four main roads. But on this major festival of the Empire, emptying the nobles of the entire main road is not something that can be forced. It can be seen from this that the power of the Ancient Ancient Clan in the imperial capital is huge.