Chapter 42 Sisters and Brothers

They arrived just in time, as Jintang City was holding its annual lantern festival that night. Every household had made lanterns and hung them outside their doors, and the streets and alleys were full of vendors selling lanterns.

As the lights came on, Chen Xun held Xie Lan's hand and walked through the crowd. They looked here and there, and finally locked their eyes on a stall.

The vendor said enthusiastically, "Sir, Madam, please take a look at our lanterns. If you like any of them, I'll give them to you."

Shen Xun tilted his head and smiled at Xie Lan, "Alan, guess which one I like?"

Xie Lan pointed without hesitation at the only Gray Wolf Lantern on the stall and said, "This one."

A bright smile spread across Shen Xun's face, "You guessed it right!"

The vendor quickly handed the gray wolf lantern to Shen Xun, who then picked out a rabbit lantern and asked Xie Lan to carry it.

Xie Lan looked at the rabbit lantern that was stuffed into his hand, and for a moment he was distracted. He blurted out, "Is the Big Bad Wolf going to eat the little white rabbit?"

After saying this, he was stunned for a moment, "Axun, have I ever said this before?"

Pink bubbles flowed between the two of them, and Shen Xun smiled faintly at him, "Guess."

She let go of Xie Lan's hand and ran forward, "Catch up with me, and I'll tell you!"

The vendor tried to reduce his presence, counting down to three, two, one...

Keep the change, please.

Xie Lan threw down a piece of silver and hurriedly left the stall.

The peddler happily took the silver. He felt so happy that he had eaten candy and made money today.

Well, let it think about where to spend this huge amount of money?

"Little brother, how much are you selling this lantern?"

The vendor didn't even turn around and said, "I'm not selling it. I'll give it all to you."

A passerby who had found a bargain inexplicably: "..."

When Xie Lan caught up with Chen Xun, she was already holding several bags of snacks. Xie Lan took them and asked her to concentrate on the candied haws in her hand.

Shen Xun took a bite of half of it and said, "This is so sweet, try it."

Xie Lan blushed as he ate the remaining half. He swallowed it whole, "Mm, it's very sweet."

Fortunately, it was not very red, and the sky was dark, so it should not be visible.

Shen Xun looked up at him, "Is hawthorn sweeter, or am I sweeter?"

Xie Lan was speechless.

This time, the blush on her face could not be concealed at all. Shen Xun seemed to have discovered something interesting and kept staring at his face. It seemed that she would not look away unless she gave her an answer.

Xie Lan didn't know why, but he just didn't answer. He tried to get out of Shen Xun's sight, but she dragged him into an alley.

Chen Xun was entangled and said, "If you don't answer, then you can't taste it?"

After saying this, she stood on tiptoe and leaned forward...

"boom--"

Thousands of fireworks seemed to be blooming in Xie Lan's mind at the same time. At this moment, everything was quiet. There was a sound of a flute coming from somewhere, and a few petals floating in from somewhere.

But he didn't care about anything.

After a while, Shen Xun took a slight breath, but still insisted on the previous question.

Xie Lan was also a little out of breath. He whispered: "You are sweet..."

“Ah--”

"There's a snake—"

Two Pig Bajies fell from the sky... no, two babies fell. Shen Xun and Xie Lan flew up and caught one each.

Qi Yunxi was carried to the ground safely by Princess Chen Xun. She smiled awkwardly, "Mother, what a coincidence."

"Unfortunately," Shen Xun put her down and flicked her forehead unhappily, "What are you two doing? How did you climb up on the roof? Aren't you afraid of falling?"

Qi Yunxi covered his forehead and said, "Just, look at the scenery."

On the other side, Shen Yunzheng said resentfully, "Dad, can't you be a little gentler? Look at Mom..."

Xie Lan had no expression on his face. "Again?"

Shen Yunzheng begged for mercy in a second: "No, no, no, no need!"

What did these two unlucky kids do...

Time goes back to a quarter of an hour ago.

Shen Yunzheng couldn't go to the lantern festival with his sister Yue, so he could only turn his grief and anger into appetite and look for food on the streets.

When he walked to a street, he saw Shen Xun and the other person with his sharp eyes. Just as he was about to say hello, Qi Yunxi covered his mouth.

"Sister," Shen Yunzheng complained, "What are you doing!"

Qi Yunxi was so disappointed that he asked, "Do you know what mom and dad are going to do?"

Shen Yunzheng was confused: "What are you doing?"

Qi Yunxi looked like he understood everything, "Of course I'm going to do something that requires me to avoid people."

Shen Yunzheng was puzzled. "What's the matter?"

This question stumped Qi Yunxi. She thought about it and guessed, "Kiss? Hug?"

Forgive Qi Yunxi. This is what was written in the notebook she read, and this is all she knows.

Shen Yunzheng's eyes lit up and he urged, "Sister, shall we go take a look?"

Qi Yunxi hesitated for only a second, "Let's go!"

So, the two of them touched the rooftop near the alley, just in time to see Shen Xun kissing her.

Qi Yunxi became excited all of a sudden. She remembered what was written in the storybook. After thinking about it, she scattered the petals she had just bought.

Shen Yunzheng also joined in the fun, but the wind was not very obedient tonight and blew away a lot of the petals, leaving only a few floating into the alley.

Shen Xun looked at the basket and asked, "Have you scattered all the petals?"

Shen Yunzheng nodded naively and said, "It's all finished. It's all because of the wind. Otherwise, with so many petals scattered, it would definitely be very beautiful."

"Let's put it aside for now, whether it's pretty or not," Chen Xun said jokingly, "How are you going to explain to Hui Niang when we get back?"

The two silly children then remembered that Hui Niang had asked them to bring the flower petals. She said she wanted to make flower cakes for them...

Shen Yunzheng cried out, grabbed Qi Yunxi and ran out of the alley, "Mom, Dad, we're leaving first!"

Fragrant flower cake, your tonic is flying away!

Chen Xun held his forehead helplessly, "Alan, you said we were both quite steady, why are these three kids so jumpy?"

Xie Lan thought seriously: "Maybe... he picked it up?"

Shen Xun: “…”

"By the way, they were the ones who scattered the flower petals, and who played the flute?"

Shen Xun thought about it for a moment and said, "It's quite appropriate."

Xie Lan guessed: "Maybe it's a nearby resident?"

On a rooftop not far away, a vendor put away his flute and muttered to himself, "It's a good thing I have so many talents."

After buying the flower petals, Qi Yunxi and Shen Yunzheng headed straight out of the city. After leaving the city, Shen Yunzheng chattered while taking stock of the things in his hands.

He brought things to many people, and he didn't want anyone to be left out.

Suddenly, Qi Yunxi paused, and heard the sound of breaking wind. She pushed Shen Yunzheng away violently.

"Swish--"

Two arrows shot through the place where they had just stood and hit the tree in front of them.

Shen Yunzheng was still in a daze, Qi Yunxi pulled him up and dragged him forward.

Behind them, more than 20 men in black appeared, and the leader shouted, "Chase!"

"sister……"

"Don't talk, run!"

Qi Yunxi pulled Shen Yunzheng forward. She remembered that the team was not far from here. As long as they alerted the officers, they would be saved.

Unfortunately, the two of them had little experience in martial arts and were no match for the men in black behind them. Moreover, they did not seem to want to take them alive, so they rained arrows at the brother and sister.

Qi Yunxi looked back and subconsciously stood behind Shen Yunzheng.

The pain she imagined did not come, she opened her eyes, and blood splattered into her eyes.