Chapter 35: The Fairy Lantern

【East Kunlun, Siyu Mountain Range, Dadu Peak】

It is August 15, and winter has not yet arrived when autumn is strong.

At this time of the year, it is the most lively time in Kunlun, and the Lingxiao Sword Sect is naturally not included. Most of the disciples also returned to the sect at this time to participate in the annual Lantern Festival of Dadu Peak.

Dadu Peak is located in the southwest of the Siyu Mountain Range, one of the 36 Heavenly Peaks, and is in charge of the distribution of a pill on weekdays. Its peak is nearly 10,000 feet high, but its most famous is not the height of the peak, but the width of the mountain.

Covering an area of about 10,000 zhang, the peaks and mountains are pulled into the clouds, and the Yuyu Qionglou is built from the foot of the mountain, and stretches to the top. There are many magnificent scenery of the Four Imperial Mountain Ranges, and the Yongdao Mountain Flat of this Dadu Peak is a must, even if the disciples of the whole sect are standing under this mountain.

The night is like a barrier, and from under the cover of the sky, the light of the bright moon has become a grain of rice. Then, today's Dadu Peak is like daylight, hundreds of thousands of sky lanterns are hung all over the mountain, lit by fire, and the Zhongyuan Ten Thousand Lantern Festival is also here.

Between the two attics is a winding stone road, and there are still disciples of various peaks bustling here, all for climbing the mountain to watch the fairy lanterns on the top of today's peak.

"Senior brother, why haven't you seen the big immortal lantern you said in previous years?" Fang Xiaoqian followed the master and apprentice on the stone road, and in previous years, Zhang Ziyuan would also bring him and Fan Xing here to enjoy the lanterns, but he had never heard of the fairy lanterns.

Zhang Ziyuan's subordinates gently touched the hilt of the white dragon sword on his waist, and explained to him: "The fairy lantern is naturally a very special sky lantern, because it is not easy to make an immortal lantern, so Dadu Peak does not banish this lamp every year in Zhongyuan, sometimes it will be put every three or five years, and sometimes it is not necessary to wait for more than ten years or decades. ”

Fan Xing walked beside Jimo Huafu, she held the corner of her clothes, and the lotus step was light, "I haven't seen fairy lanterns before, but I've heard of it many times, and I can finally see it today." ”

The lights on both sides illuminated the passage, and Fang Xiaoqian stepped on the stone and followed behind the master.

It may only take half an hour to climb Dadu Peak on weekdays, but today Fang Xiaoqian walked for more than an hour to arrive. There are too many people, whether they go up or down the mountain, they are walking slowly, and no one is in a hurry during the festival.

"Finally up the mountain!" Fan Xinghuan walked in front of everyone, a pair of spiritual eyes looking around, as if he wanted to see everything.

It is not the first time that Fang Xiaoqian has climbed Dadu Peak, but this year's Zhongyuan Festival is indeed much more prosperous than in previous years, and the bright sky lanterns are almost all over the peak of Dadu Peak.

"Even the royal capital of Great Chu is not so prosperous, right?" Fang Xiaoqian looked at the endless lights around him, and his heart was full of shock.

"Fellow Daoist Immortal Masters, do you want to buy lamps?" As he was walking, a young man blocked the way of several people, only to see a wooden bamboo behind him, which was full of various colors of sky lanterns.

Qin Guanju stepped forward and asked, "How did you sell it?"

"Back to the fairies, each only needs fifty sects. The young man didn't seem to know the Luyao Peak Peak Master in front of him, and replied with a smile on his face.

Fan Xing frowned, she had always been more "stingy" with Zonggong, and she was dissatisfied at the moment: "Just one lamp needs so many Zonggong." ”

The young man's expression immediately retracted, and he said seriously: "This little Taoist friend doesn't know, my sky lantern is different from other people's, there are prohibitions in it, not only can it be bright for a hundred years, but it can even rise to the ninth heaven, if you use my fairy lantern to make a wish later, you can let the gods in the sky know, what you want is a wish come true!"

"Alright, alright, get me five. Qin Guanju said with a smile, she took out the token from her waist and handed it over to let the young man erase hundreds of sects.

Fan Xing picked out a small pink lamp from it, and helped Jimo Hua get a light ink octagonal fairy lantern; Qin Guanju took three at random, and Fang Xiaoqian and Zhang Ziyuan took one each.

The long lamp is double-passed, glowing with blue firelight, and Fang Xiaoqian pointed to it.

I saw that there were two lines of plain ink seals engraved on the lower right side of the sky lantern: 10,000 branches of willow bank questions, and there was only one beautiful woman in my heart.

Because he often reads poetry in Kyushu since he was a child, Fang Xiaoqian loves the literary spirit between the lines.

The prosperity of the Midyear Festival, has always been the time to put the lantern, the disciples can write their wishes on the sky lantern, send the lamp into the sky, to pray, as for the Dadu Peak to put the fairy lantern this year is set before it.

Fang Xiaoqian and his entourage were going around the peak, and it was almost time to watch the fairy lanterns.

"Senior Sister Fan Xing. Suddenly, a hearty voice came from not far away, Fang Xiaoqian followed Fan Xing and looked back, only to see a handsome young man standing in the crowd waving to her.

"Senior Brother Jing!" Fan Xing's eyes instantly became like crescent moons, and the man stepped forward. He was a handsome young man of about twenty, dressed in a golden robe, noble and delicate, and his upright posture showed a faint majesty. Although he is luxurious, this person still makes people feel very friendly, at least it looks like yes.

"Jing Yuya has seen Uncle Qin. The young man bowed slightly, and Qin Guanju smiled faintly.

"Hmph......" The Jimo painting on the side snorted coldly and turned his head away, ignoring this person.

"Senior Brother Jing, why are you here alone?" Fan Xing asked as he approached the young man with his forehead. Jing Yuya's appearance was handsome, and the bright lights made him even more amazed by others, and there were those who cast their eyes from time to time among the female disciples who came and went. He didn't bother with the disdain of Jimo Huafu and the others just now, but his expression was still the same, and he said, "Zhao Xiangru, the three of them stayed with my brother, I just came out to walk around to see if I could meet you, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence." ”

"Hee-hee-hee......" The girl chuckled, Fang Xiaoqian held the sky lantern, and looked a little stunned.

Fan Xing had always been friendly, but he had never seen her like this.

The young man stood a little overwhelmed, and the discomfort in his heart was indescribable and inexplicable.

Qin Guanju, Zhang Ziyuan, and Jimo Huafu had already walked away, and in addition to the people in the middle of the road, there were only Fan Xing and Jing Yuya, as well as Fang Xiaoqian, who were talking to each other.

"Huh, this little friend is ......" Jing Yuya finally noticed Fang Xiaoqian on the side, turned around and smiled at the latter.

The boy didn't seem to come back to his senses, and the pestle opened his mouth in place, but he didn't speak.

"This is my junior brother, called Fang Xiaoqian. Fan Xing explained, she looked at Fang Xiaoqian and suddenly felt that the other party was a little different from before, so she cared: "Boss, what's wrong with you? ”

"I ...... I'm fine. ”

Jing Yuya stepped forward and patted Fang Xiaoqian's shoulder, also with a look of concern, "Senior brother, isn't there anything wrong with your body?"

Fan Xing stared at him, also wanting to know the answer.

The light in Fang Xiaoqian's eyes was a little dim, he lowered his head and shook his head slightly, "I'm really fine." ”

"Senior Brother Jing!" Jing Yuya still wanted to ask the young man one or two, but suddenly heard someone shouting and looked back, only to see a girl in a pink shirt running not far away.

"Why are you alone, where is your master Huang Jiao Sword Immortal?" Jing Yuya asked with a smile.

"He's drinking tea with a few peak masters in the Zhuanling Pavilion! It's too boring, so I'll come out by myself. The girl was Xue Taozhi, she looked at the people around Jing Yuya, and immediately shouted sweetly: "Senior Sister Fan Xing!"

"Hmm, you know?" Jing Yuya couldn't help but be surprised.

Fan Xing nodded and replied with a smile: "Well, I know, she is Fang Xiaoqian's companion." ”

"Komae. Xue Taozhi saw the young man on the side and spoke out with joy. Fang Xiaoqian slowly raised his head, and what he saw was the girl who was smiling like a flower, her eyes were full of light, and he was sad.

In the middle of the hour, the flat on the top of the peak of Dadu Peak is full of lights, and the earth reflects the sky, reflecting a glow.

Quiet –

A thunderclap swayed, and the sound slowly came out from all directions, like a low roar.

Fang Xiaoqian raised his head to look, Xue Taozhi stood beside him, and said to him, "That's the giant note ring." ”

As soon as her words fell, dozens of figures flew out of the hall below, each dressed in white shirts, standing in the air.

"Get up!" Dozens of voices shouted together, those white-shirted monks stretched out their palms, and after a while, a light shadow several zhang wide slowly lifted from behind the main hall of Dadu Peak, and rose into the sky.

"It's a fairy lantern!"

"Senior brother, look, it's a fairy lantern!" Everyone below stared at the bright giant lantern until the fairy lantern was completely raised, and they could see the giant characters on the lamp's surface, with "Shen" written on the north side, "Shang" written on the south side, "Ju" written on the east side, and "He" written on the west side.

Together, it's a word.

The speed at which the fairy lantern rose was not fast, and it slowly rose dozens of zhang. At this time, out of nowhere, another huge note was sacrificed, and this time a sentence came out - you are all in the same door, you can put a lamp, and send a wish to heaven and enlighten the gods!