"Sweep the dust out of the hut, and burn a stick of incense to pay homage to the heavens.
"All things welcome the spring and bid farewell to the last days of winter. The year ends tonight."
Early in the morning, Zhou Zhilu sat in front of the door while reciting poems and eating kumquats.
As soon as you open your mouth and take a bite, the sour taste in your mouth will instantly make you feel refreshed.
He glanced at the black cat lying next to him basking in the sun.
Zhou Zhilu couldn't help but complain: "Where have you been these days? How come you didn't starve to death?"
Ever since returning from Yancheng County, Zhou Zhilu couldn't find the black cat and thought it had run away.
However, I didn't expect that he would suddenly come back last night.
He casually threw a kumquat to the black cat.
The black cat sniffed it warily, pulled it out tentatively with its claws, and then opened its mouth and bit it.
In an instant, the black cat let out a scream, and the cats on its back stood up in pain!
Seeing this, Zhou Zhilu laughed heartily and said, "Don't blame me. After all, I'm in debt. I can't buy big, sweet kumquats. I can only buy these leftover ones that no one wants."
The black cat seemed to understand human language and glared at Zhou Zhilu.
“Meow!”
"Ah!!! It's my new uniform! Mending clothes costs money!"
"What the hell is yelling so early in the morning?!"
A sword energy shot out from next door in an instant.
…
As the most important festival in the Song Dynasty, the capital city arranges many programs every year. Even the people around the capital city will take the trouble to rush here to watch.
As soon as it got dark, Yun Li invited Zhou Zhilu and Ling Qingxue to watch the ceremony.
There was a tradition in the Song Dynasty that at 8 o'clock in the evening on New Year's Eve, people would offer great tributes to heaven and earth to thank them for their care over the past year and to pray for good weather in the new year.
Each ceremony would be very exciting, and people from the capital would come to watch.
"It's still early, is there any need to rush?" Zhou Zhilu complained.
"Brother Zhou, you don't know! There are countless people watching the ceremony every year. If you don't go early to grab a seat, you can only queue at the back!" Yun Li pushed Zhou Zhilu, urging him to walk faster.
At the same time, he excitedly said, "I asked my second brother to help me get three top-floor tickets for the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce's Denglong Pavilion. We can go there directly to take a look!"
Seeing Yun Li, who always paid attention to etiquette, so excited, Zhou Zhilu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Is it really that exciting? By the way, aren't you going to watch it with your family?"
Yun Li's smile froze, and he said, "Father and Mother will go to the palace to watch the ceremony, so it's not convenient for me to go... Anyway, I don't want to go to the palace. It's so much fun to be with you guys. I can just wait until midnight and then go home to keep watch."
Zhou Zhilu tactfully didn't ask any more questions, but turned to Ling Qingxue and asked, "Where's Qingge? Why isn't he here?"
Ling Qingxue said helplessly: "Master was kidnapped by Minister Xiao and taken home for dinner..."
"Tie..." Zhou Zhilu's mouth twitched, and the image of Xiao Wenlan carrying Tu Qing home with a silly smile on his face appeared in his mind.
The three of them came to the circular platform on the top floor of Denglong Pavilion. The Tianbao Chamber of Commerce had set up several pavilions here for guests to enjoy fruits and enjoy the night view.
Looking from the sky, the streets of Yong'an Prefecture are well-organized, with lights gathered on the streets, lighting up this huge city under the night sky.
“Roar~”
Suddenly a loud dragon roar came from the palace.
"Here it comes!" Yun Li stood up suddenly and said excitedly when he heard the sound.
Zhou Zhilu also looked over, and saw that with a long dragon roar, a dazzling golden light lit up in the imperial palace of the capital, and a long light golden dragon flew out of the capital and went straight into the sky!
"This is... a golden dragon?!" Zhou Zhilu said in shock.
"It's a Jiaolong." Yun Li looked at the dragon with shining eyes and explained, "This is the guardian beast of our Song Dynasty. It's very close to a real dragon!"
I saw the dragon flying into the night sky, under the stars, roaring vigorously.
As the dragon roared, countless birds and spirit beasts flew in from all directions and circled around the dragon.
Specks of starlight hung down from the night sky and were swallowed by the dragon in one gulp. Then it was seen tumbling in the air, with countless white spots of light scattered from its scales.
With the wind, it covered the entire Yong'an Prefecture.
Zhou Zhilu looked at the white spots all over the sky, as if heavy snow was falling.
He reached out to catch one, and the light merged into his body.
"Spiritual energy?" Zhou Zhilu saw these light spots scattered on the people and merged into their bodies.
Suddenly I realized that these countless white spots of light were actually aggregates of spiritual energy. Using this method to benefit all the people was truly a grand and magnanimous move!
As the light fell, the people in the city knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the direction of the capital to express their gratitude.
At the same time, lights appeared in three directions outside the capital.
Yun Li explained, "These three places are the Taoist Xuanqing Temple in the north, the Mingshi Academy in the southeast, and the Pude Temple in the southwest."
I saw three places each showing their own magical features.
The bell tolled from the Xuanqing Temple in the north, melodious and peaceful. The sound of reading came from the Mingshi Academy in the southeast, and the listeners were all in high spirits. A giant Buddha was lit up in the Pude Temple in the southwest, sitting cross-legged in the mountains and forests, attracting countless people to worship it.
Yun Li looked at the bustling streets below and said, "Next, the people will go to various places to burn incense according to their wishes. Those with scholars in their families will go to Mingshi Academy, and those who believe in Buddhism will go to Pude Temple..."
"What about us?" Ling Qingxue asked.
Zhou Zhilu also looked at Yun Li. After all, he didn't read the books of sages, nor did he believe in Buddhism or Taoism.
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