On the day of the gift of faith.

As the twilight fades, the streets are filled with colorful lights, blurring the boundaries between night and day.

The red glow on the horizon gradually fell, and the crimson faded, leaving behind a different bustling voice from the past.

The crowd on the street seemed a little crowded, and under the light, there was a crowd of people. Some people gather in groups on the side of the street, watching the performers fiddle with sticks and braziers, and from time to time shouting in unison; some hold one or two snacks in their hands, wander along the street all the way, stop and stay for a while when they see something new, and then watch a little lively; some just find a stall and sit down, order a pot of tea, squint their eyes and drink slowly, listen to the chatter of the people around them, look at Chang'an City on this ritual day, and enjoy their own pleasure contentedly.

The young men and women on the street wore masks for blessings, and occasionally passed by and looked at each other, and they couldn't help blushing and heartbeating, and wanted to turn back and take a few more looks, but they didn't dare to turn around again because of the shyness in their hearts.

The children crowded through the crowd and ran about the streets, singing nursery rhymes taught to them by street storytellers, asking for a bite to eat at one house and another with a knick-knack, filling their little pockets with miscellaneous things.

When one or two children come to ask for something, the merchants don't care much, but when it is much more, they will put on a face and wave their hands to drive these annoying boys away, after all, they are open to business, and they can't always buy and sell at a loss.

In a corner of the crowd, Li Si led the Shuhu girl down the street unhurriedly.

He wears a golden mask on his face, symbolizing the coming year's fortune, and the Tiger Girl has a black mask on her face, symbolizing that the devil is not close.

However, in Li Si's opinion, ordinary little ghosts didn't dare to approach the Shuhu Girl, she didn't need to bring any black masks at all, she should bring a pink one to attract some peach blossom luck, so that she could settle down early and no longer have to follow him around.

It's just that I don't know why, when I heard Li Si say this, the Shuhu girl insisted even more on wearing a black mask, and with the sword she was holding in her hand, no man on the street dared to approach her at all.

After a while, she seemed to be a little angry, and the specific way was not to talk to Li Si much, until Li Si bought her a hair band, and her face improved a little.

During this time, the Shuhu Girl's hair had gradually grown, and it looked like it was about to hang down to her shoulders, so she really should be tied up.

Li Si walked behind her and tied her headband.

At that time, the Shuhu girl stood in the crowd, blushing and bowing her head, as if she was a little nervous.

It wasn't until Li Si tied her hair for her that she secretly looked behind her with her eyes and asked in a low voice.

"Is it pretty?"

"My sister, of course, is good-looking. ”

Li Si said with a casual smile.

But the Shuhu Girl listened carefully.

With her back to Li Si, she smiled stupidly, put her hand on her hair, and answered softly.

"Hmm. ”

After that, Li Si took the Shuhu Girl to play in other places on the street for a while, and it was not until they were a little tired from walking that they stopped in front of a prayer tree.

Li Si asked the old man under the tree to buy two wooden cards, wrote a wish for himself, and asked the Shuhu girl to write one.

Then, under the amazement of the others, he jumped up to the treetops and tied the wooden sign to the tallest branch.

I don't know who started with it, but the higher you hang the prayer card, the easier it will be to fulfill your wish.

No one knew if it was true, but Li Si didn't mind hanging the sign higher.

When hanging the wooden card, he deliberately didn't let himself see what the Tiger Girl wrote on the wooden card, because if he saw the wish, it couldn't come true, and he always seemed very superstitious in this regard, no way, who let him really go to the underworld.

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The night darkened imperceptibly.

In the palace, the banquet between the emperor and the ministers has also ended.

But after the banquet, Li Shizong suddenly said that he wanted to invite everyone to Taiming Tower to enjoy the night view of Chang'an.

Although there was no such item in the original arrangement of the gifts, since he opened Chrysostom, everyone had no choice but to follow, including the envoys of the Jin Kingdom.

When a group of people arrived at Taiming Tower, the lights of Chang'an were brilliant, and the colored lights of the world reflected the stars in the sky, and for a while it was impossible to distinguish which side was in the sky and which side was underground.

Li Shizong sat on the seat moved by the waiter with a little smile, and Princess Chang'an stood beside him and was also given a seat.

This is what Li Si asked him to help do, to bring everyone to a place where they can see the whole of Chang'an, and he has already done it.

Next, he has to see what Li Si will do.

The spies who went to find out the news said that the kind of gunpowder cartridge prepared by Li Si could release a kind of "heavenly fire", which would bloom in the sky and be extremely gorgeous.

This also aroused some of his interest, and he wanted to see what kind of "heavenly fire" Li Si could get.

"The Tang Dynasty is at its peak, and the night view of Chang'an really makes me dizzy and shaken, and I don't know where I am. On the side, an envoy of the Jin Kingdom bowed down at the right time and praised sincerely.

Li Shizong smiled and didn't speak, he was waiting, waiting for the big scene that Li Si promised.

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At this time, under the prayer tree, Li Sizheng and Shuhu Nu sat on a step to rest. Suddenly, he said to the Tiger Girl that the time had come, he had to do something.

The Tiger Girl knew what he was going to do, and she didn't hold back, just nodded.

In the wind and rain building, Xiao Muqiu stood by the window, looking at Chang'an City outside the window.

It should have been a few more shakes of the fan in his hand, he glanced at the sky, estimated the hour, and then waved his hand to a person behind him and said.

"Tell me to go down, you can order the tube. ”

"Yes. The figure lowered itself and retreated silently.

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On the streets, the bustle gradually subsided, and the crowd should have reached the time to disperse.

As the day of worship drew to a close, a child looked back at the sky behind him, as if wishing the night would be longer.

At this moment, as if he had seen something, he stood there with his eyes open.

He did see something.

What did he see, he saw a beam of colored light flying up into the sky, flying above the clouds.

At the same time, countless people in Chang'an City also saw this beam of colored light that they had never seen before, and they stopped their steps and looked up.

In the palace, Li Shizong, Chang'an, and a group of ministers saw this light clearly and abnormally.

They watched as the light flew up from between the buildings in Chang'an, into the clouds, and then bloomed with a loud bang.

What kind of scene was that, dazzling?

It may not be enough to describe.

No one could tell what it was like, and no one even came to their senses.

They just watched, watched as the brilliance lit up half of the night sky, taking away all the colors of the stars and the lights.

Then, as the light dissipated, countless rays of brilliant light dragged the tail flame up one after another.

The colorful sky light was reflected on people's faces, and at that moment, no one could tell whether Chang'an was in the sky or on earth.

And that's just the beginning of tonight.