Chapter 695

"Lantern Festival..."

Liang Qu carried the flower lantern and turned it gently; the whole flower lantern was quite exquisite and clever, about the size of a small watermelon, from the handle to the woven supports that propped up the lantern surface, all were delicate milky-white ivory, and the white paper pasted on it outlined swirling clouds and golden flowers.

Looked up at the sky.

Auspicious clouds drifted slowly, and the icicles on the treetops flowed with clear light.

Unknowingly, he had been in the Imperial Jingcheng for a month.

The New Year festivities were about to end.

Whoosh.

Pop!

The sky was not yet dark, colorful lanterns were displayed, the first firework wrapped around the laughter of children, whistling and exploding into the night sky, scattering into a faint orange.

Afterward, it was like the first rooster crowing in the chicken coop in the early morning; the entire Imperial Jingcheng revived and became restless, whistling continuously, and fireworks kept rushing into the clouds, like shooting stars shooting in reverse.

Liang Qu looked up; he had never seen a place that set off fireworks so extravagantly; the moment night fell, the sky was dyed into a colorful flower basket in an instant, squeezing out all kinds of gorgeous large flowers.

Fireworks filled the sky, and the Wangyue Tower rose layer by layer from bottom to top with orange, luxurious lights, until it turned into a lighthouse that could illuminate the entire Imperial Jingcheng, overshadowing the full moon in the sky.

Gongs and drums sounded.

Fire trees and silver flowers bloomed.

The orange-red dragon head burning with flames whistled past overhead.

The stilt-walking team swung their red sleeves, stepping on bamboo feet, over a zhang tall, finding gaps in the crowd, and interspersed into the flow of people following the dancing dragon head.

The whole world was upside down between day and night, waking up from sleep, waves rising from calm, noisy and clamorous.

Crackle!

Golden "running mice" passed under their feet with brilliant sparks, startling passersby to jump and curse at whose grandson it was, and the hot stir-fried food aroma mixed with sulfur smell exploded onto the water surface.

The pleasure boats on the river were side by side, unable to retreat in time, colliding with passing merchant ships, and the tourists in brocade clothes and the boatmen in short shirts started arguing, stepping onto the gangplank to fight.

The women in the large mansions held round fans, heads leaning against each other, giggling in twos and threes, walking by with fragrant wind.

Passing Liang Qu's group, someone stopped, moved from the little Mirage Dragon to Liang Qu's face, moved repeatedly, eyes shining with light, and then seeing the dragon girl, gave birth to some shame.

Chirp!

Otter Otter Open sneezed twice violently, rubbed his nose, glared fiercely twice, squeezed through the crowd, and followed quickly.

Long Yao and Long Li carried small ivory flower lanterns, following beside Long Eying, feeling everything was novel.

The number of people in the Imperial Jingcheng was more than ten times that of Pingyang Prefecture, and the liveliness was even more than ten times!

"What a beautiful person! Haven't seen one for a long time." Someone on the pleasure boat looked at the beauty, suddenly leaned out, and pointed far away to the shore.

"What a tall stature, what beautiful legs, hair not coiled, good opportunity!"

"I advise you all not to act rashly; if you cause trouble later, no one can save you." The young man in green leaned against the windowsill and spoke lazily.

"Brother Song, what does this mean?"

"See the person with the dragon wrapped around his arm in front?"

Everyone's gaze shifted, faces showing surprise.

Is there really a dragon?

So eye-catching!

If it could be wrapped around one's own hand, walking on the Lantern Street...

Hiss!

Everyone shuddered.

Before it could be called heart-moving, now it was just eye-heating.

Just thinking about it made them feel so comfortable that they got goosebumps, and for a moment, they forgot why they were looking over there.

"See it now. That person is Liang Qu." The young man in green tapped the windowsill and pulled the topic back, "In the latter part of the first month, Liu Qiaosheng and I saw it with our own eyes on the river; if things get big, you can't beat him."

"Cough cough, love between men and women, mutual willingness, each according to their ability, how can there be a reason to compare fists?"

"As you wish; if things get big in the future, don't say I didn't remind you."

"Come, come, come! Bet money, bet money!"

"Bet my bamboo basket!"

"Two copper coins!"

"A pair of new cloth shoes!"

On the crowded pier, surrounded by railings, passersby were red-faced, shouting and yelling, setting bets, and throwing copper coins into the clay pot with force, determining victory or defeat by the number of characters facing up.

This is "Guanpu," usually forbidden, only opened during festivals, from small things like food, daily utensils, fruits, firewood, to large things like vehicles, horses, and land houses, all can be bet on.

As long as matched, both sides acknowledge.

It's not just that the bets are varied, even those participating don't necessarily have to be human.

Under the Mo Long Jin Bridge, lanterns clustered.

A group of attendants instigated.

"Master Fish, it's your turn!"

"Place your bets! Place your bets!"

The fat catfish's large head surfaced, its whiskers slapped down a fresh red-blooded perch, the whiskers passed through the small hole in the copper coin, rolled three times, muttered for a long time, flicked lightly, and threw it to the bottom of the pot, only hearing a dense sound of rolling.

The fish head stretched out.

The attendants hurriedly led the pot closer to let the fat catfish see clearly.

Cloud Beast facing up!

"Oh my! Master Fish's first throw's luck is not good!"

"No child cries every day, no gambler loses every day. Come again, come again!"

Best of three, three throws in a row, two beasts one character, but the opposite was two characters one beast.

A burst of laughter erupted by the river.

"Lost, lost!"

"Master Fish is willing to bet and lose!"

"The treasure fish is mine! Hey, quite heavy!"

The fat catfish's whiskers drew water, greatly indignant, opened its large mouth, spat out another tiger-head spot, the fish fins slapped the bricks, leaving water foam marks, indicating to come again.

Can't move the tail to sway, just felt bored, wasted a good fish in vain, turned into a piece of dead wood, drifting further and further away.

It's not just the fat catfish and other beasts that dominate in the water.

The young man in brocade clothes rode a glowing white deer and walked on the water, jumping when encountering a bridge, and crystal-clear water splashed on passersby.

Xiang Zhangsong looked at the spirit deer jumping onto the pleasure boat, feeling more and more the prosperity and intensity of the capital.

Not a group of spirit monsters domesticated by the imperial court like the finless porpoise, privately raising exotic species, wanting them to be agile and obedient, either having a beast-taming master, or being a Great Spirit Monster or Demon Beast, understanding intentions; having such ability and wealth, there must be a Grandmaster sitting in the family.

Every time he witnessed the extraordinary nature of the capital, in the blink of an eye, he could always be shocked from a new angle.

Love the scenery of the Lantern Festival, the moonlight is beautiful, the lanterns are brilliant.

Noisy until dawn.

Everyone returned home with unfinished business.

Liang Qu was not in a hurry to sleep, habitually going to see the Time Insect first.

Inside the jade bamboo tube, the Time Insect cocoon had no movement, but the four-season Long Qi had almost merged into one, its volume greatly reduced, almost turning into a wisp of Long Qi, its color no different from the time sequence, leaving only the Heaven Water Morning Dew and Withered Wood Meeting Spring "struggling."

In terms of attributes, the three actually have similarities: water, wood, spring and autumn reincarnation, all have the meaning of vigorous vitality.

"It's just a matter of a day or two..."

Liang Qu looked forward to it in his heart; this feeling was like knowing you won the lottery, the night before cashing it in.

Dawn.

Firecrackers rang again.

The sulfur smell didn't dissipate but became thicker, and broken red paper fluttered.

The Lantern Festival doesn't just last for one day, and the following three days must be like this.

Liang Qu stared at the Time Insect until noon, immediately rode on Red Mountain, and went to the Heaven Ship Chamber of Commerce to get the Dragon Whisker Blood Pill.

Better early than late.

In one day, the pill essence of the Ox-Horn Pomfret was reduced by one-eighteenth; changing to the Dragon Whisker Blood Pill, it was several thousand!

Closed-door cultivation!

The blood-red Great Pill was the size of a human eye, pouring out blood mist, like a blood-red fireball rolling, smelling it made the whole body restless, and the body gave birth to instinctive desire.

The medicinal fragrance condensed into mist, heavier than lead and mercury.

Good pill!

Liang Qu had been practicing until now, and had never seen a Great Pill of such good quality.

Hold breath and concentrate.

Swallow the pill into the belly.

【Water Marsh Essence +】

(End of chapter)