People in the world are accustomed to call the last day of the year "Divided", symbolizing the passing of the year, and the night of this day is also called "Chinese New Year's Eve", which means the last night of the year, on this night people usually sit around the fire with their families, drinking and chatting all night long, that is, "keeping the year", hoping to preserve time.

There are many long-standing customs in the world, and although they vary depending on regional cultural differences, there are generally a few customs that will not change. For example, on the morning of this day, people will insert evergreen, cypress branches, etc. in front of the door to imply that the years are evergreen, and will hang peach charms on the door to stick to the door god. Peach wood has always had the effect of warding off evil spirits, and people will engrave auspicious words on it and hang it on the door to make a festive and auspicious picture. And the door god is to deter evil spirits and monsters with the image of gods, but the gods painted by this door god are different because of the different national conditions of the world, generally speaking, they are legendary generals with immortal achievements in their own country, such as the Great Zhou Dynasty where Kunyu Mountain is located, the door god is the two founding generals who have made great achievements, Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Gong, two generals who are enshrined in the martial temple. Of course, the cultivators on the mountain will never draw the generals of the secular dynasty on the door gods, but the two immortal generals who have left legends in ancient times, the thunder god and the giant spirit god.

Han Fengge was very early on this day, just like when he used to celebrate the New Year in the huge general's mansion in the capital. "Wear new clothes, celebrate the New Year" Children in the world, whether they were born in rich families or poor families, are naturally very much looking forward to the New Year under the temptation of new clothes, all kinds of candy and New Year's money.

Now Han Fengge is accustomed to the practice days of going up the mountain, but in the festival that monks and mortals are very interested in on this mountain, he can't help but think of the carefree time when he was still young. Looking at the empty courtyard in front of him, it seemed that he had returned to the huge courtyard, where the parents, servants and maids were busy decorating the courtyard with various lanterns, candles, red silk, and offerings, the young and naughty Han Fengge and a few children of general size were chasing and shuttling among the adults with a smile, and the grandmother sitting in the hall smiled and reminded herself from time to time to be careful of the steps and tables and stools, so as not to fall. Everything used to be so joyful and beautiful, but in the blink of an eye, the picture changed, there was no more festive festivities and children's laughter, only raging fires and corpses and blood all over the ground. All this made his heart cramp like a nightmare, and his face was distorted, but these emotions were suppressed in an instant, buried deep in his heart.

Han Fengge, who calmed down, smiled slightly at the thunder god drawn on the door god for no reason, and said softly: "Happy New Year!" and then turned to leave.

It's just that after he turned around, the thunder god on the portrait actually came to life with a blink of an eye. Dressed in gold and heavy armor, holding a thunderbolt spear, and a majestic face, the god bowed with a fist and bowed to the back of the young man who had gone away, and then the aura of the thunder god with a complicated expression receded and turned into the dull door god on the portrait. And this vision was not only Han Fengge, but even the big figures on the mountain such as Gu Qingping and Yue Songtao who cultivated to the sky were not aware of it.

After each of them cleaned up their own courtyards, all the junior brothers of Luoyun Peak gathered in Master Gu Qingping's sword house, helping to clean up the house, sweeping dust, hanging lanterns, and preparing the sacrifices and wine and dishes for the night of "Chinese New Year's Eve", only Master Brother Xiao Yu accompanied Master to play chess and chat.

The busy day passed quickly, and the sky gradually darkened in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere. The lanterns were lit up early in the sword house and various courtyards on Luoyun Peak, and the stars were seen in the distance.

In the brightly lit sword house, except for the master brother Xiao Yu, who wants to go back to Cuiping Mountain to accompany his parents to celebrate the New Year, the other five people are accompanied by Master Gu Qingping for the New Year, which is also the unchanging rule on the mountain for ten thousand years, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, they must accompany the elders in the family to keep the New Year.

The sound of firecrackers in the yard, Lu Dafeng and Han Fengge seemed to have returned to their childhood, holding the lit incense in their hands, and went outside to set off firecrackers and fireworks placed in the courtyard, which illuminated the small courtyard as if it were daylight for a while.

Regarding the origin and reason of the custom of setting off fireworks on Chinese New Year's Eve, Han Fengge knows. When he was very young, Han Fengge asked his fashionable and reunited family about the custom of setting off fireworks and firecrackers. He still vividly remembers holding himself in his arms and putting it on his lap, and his silver-haired grandmother slowly rocked the chair while telling him the legend of "Nian" with a loving smile.

Legend has it that in ancient times, the heavens and the earth were wild, and monsters were rampant. Among these many demon beasts, there is a fierce demon beast called "Nian". "Nian" lives deep at the bottom of the sea, and only on Chinese New Year's Eve does he climb ashore to devour livestock and harm the people. So every Chinese New Year's Eve, the people fled into the mountains with their families to take refuge. On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, the people helped the old and the young to take refuge in the mountains as in previous years. The people met an old man begging on the road, and where did the people still care about the old man begging. Only one old woman gave the old man some food and persuaded him to go up the hill to take shelter. The old beggar smiled: "If the old man is willing to let me stay at home for a night, I will definitely be able to drive the 'Nian' away." The old woman still advised him to go up the mountain to take refuge, begging the old man to laugh and say nothing. In desperation, the old woman had no choice but to leave her home and go up the mountain for refuge. In the middle of the night, "Nian" came to the village again and found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years. The old woman's door was plastered with red paper, and the lights were bright. "Nian" trembled, screamed strangely, and rushed towards the old woman's house. When he rushed to the door, there was a sudden thumping explosion in the courtyard. "Nian" trembled and didn't dare to come forward, at this time the door of the old woman's courtyard was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the courtyard. "Nian" was shocked and fled back to the sea in embarrassment.

It turned out that "Nian" was most afraid of red, fire, and the explosion of firecrackers, and later people knew the way to drive away "Nian", and every Chinese New Year's Eve every household had to set off firecrackers and hang red lanterns.

It's just that according to the fourth senior brother Du Zhaoqian's words: "This year, the beast is also out of luck, and a few fireworks and firecrackers can be scared to the bottom of the mountain, what is the difference between this and the pugs in the arms of those rich and noble ladies under the mountain?"

Han Fengge also took the question of the Nian Beast to ask the most knowledgeable senior brother on the mountain besides the master. It's just that the senior brother Xiao Yu said with a smile: "The Nian Beast may have had it, but it is already extinct." What do you think, this New Year's custom has been inherited for tens of thousands of years, and it has to be scared once a year, and there are so many households in the world, even if there are more New Year beasts, they will be scared to death. Regarding Xiao Yu's explanation, Master Gu Qingping smiled and said nothing, but several senior brothers were convinced of what the senior brother said.

Lu Dafeng, Han Fengge, Du Zhaoqian frolicked in the courtyard and set off fireworks, and lit a bonfire with thatch outside the courtyard gate, which is called 'Zhaoqing' in the world, the crackling firecrackers are deafening, and the fireworks bloom beautiful flowers in the sky, and the blazing bonfire light reflects the faces of several young people, presumably next year will be prosperous.

After a room of masters and apprentices had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner like close relatives, Yun Fei accompanied Master Gu Qingping to talk, and several other senior brothers gathered around to twitter and make random moves. Han Fengge, who didn't know how to play chess, secretly went out and climbed onto the roof, staring blankly at the distant sky under the mountain that was illuminated red by lights and fireworks, with a lot of thoughts.

Every festive season, Han Fengge, who was in a mess in his heart, looked at the red light in the sky, and couldn't help but think of pictures again. is also full of red light, but what is burned in the picture is not thatch or fireworks, but the general's mansion that carries his childhood time, and the stumps and broken arms all over the ground. The childhood nightmare was repeated, and Han Fengge could no longer stabilize the violent fluctuations in his mind, and his face gradually distorted and hideous.

The thunder god on the door god who was also attached to the door outside the courtyard gate had been paying attention to the changes in Han Fengge's mood who was sitting alone on the roof. Originally, Han Fengge's mind fluctuated so hugely, it was absolutely impossible for Gu Qingping, who was sitting in the room to talk about tea with his disciples, not to be unaware, but under the flickering eyes of the thunder god who had secretly come to life, Han Fengge, who was sitting on the roof at this time, seemed to be in a different time and space from the master and brothers in the room, and no one noticed the fluctuations in his mind, and even Gu Qingping was smiling and smiling with a lawsuit on the chessboard with the disciple who was sitting opposite him at this time.

Han Fengge's face was distorted, and a cold divine thought slowly rose in the new lake, and the thunder god who saw all this in his eyes was slightly guilty and unbearable in his feverish anticipation.

Just as Han Fengge was about to fall into the abyss, a slender figure climbed onto the roof and sat beside him, gently patting his emaciated shoulder. Han Fengge, who woke up in an instant, turned his head to look at the second senior brother Yun Fei, who was usually unsmiling, sitting beside him, and burst into tears.

Han Fengge wiped a handful of tears with his sleeve and choked up, "Senior Brother Yun." ”

The cold divine thought that was about to surface Han Fengge's heart lake sleep, quietly suspended under the water, looked up at the golden charm on the water above his head, and thought for a long time before he stretched his brows and said: "The people on this mountain are really interesting, but it's a pity that I woke up late, otherwise I can meet the old sword ghost who has been on this mountain for tens of thousands of years, and ask him what kind of people are on this mountain." Since it doesn't matter if you can't see the light of day again, anyway, this kid still has a long way to go, go back and get some sleep!"

When Yun Fei appeared on the roof to wake up Han Fengge, the door god not far away, his eyes narrowed slightly, he really couldn't believe that the young man who couldn't feel a trace of mana fluctuations on his body could actually see through his divine skills, maybe it was just a coincidence or the time had not come for what he was going to do, and the door god in desperation had no choice but to sigh, disperse his divinity, and return to the underworld.

At the same time, Gu Qingping, who was playing against Du Zhaoqian in the room, casually glanced at the door of the courtyard outside the room and smiled.