"By the way, did you buy some wine?" Xu Shiqing asked.
Xie Chongyue's heart and eyes were filled with the hand he was holding. When he heard this, he suddenly shuddered: "No, I haven't bought it yet."
"Ahem, sorry, how about we buy it on our way back?"
He slid to his knees very quickly, and the words of apology were already conveyed before Xu Shiqing looked over.
Xu Shiqing nodded, it was all right. They followed the crowd to a restaurant.
It's not quite appropriate to call it a restaurant, because the building is very spectacular, recessed a long way along the street corner, with a large open space in the middle where a huge arena is built. At this moment, the entire arena is connected by lines between the restaurant and the upper and lower parts, and is hung with lanterns.
Suddenly, there was a noise from the crowd
"...Young man, you have great martial arts skills!"
The three big words "Shi Li Ting" were placed in the most conspicuous place in the restaurant. The middle-aged man who was probably the shopkeeper happily took a pen and wrote down something on the registration board. The young man called "Shao Xia" took down the lantern from a high place and came to the person who was responsible for recording at the door of the restaurant.
"...Master He." Xu Shiqing shrank his neck. He had just returned to Bian Jing two days ago. As the festival was approaching, Shili Pavilion was busy with many affairs. He Wen Gu was so busy that they did not disturb each other.
"But what is the prize for Shili Pavilion this year?"
He leaned out curiously, wanting to look at the poster posted on the large wooden board at the door.
Xie Chongyue had already taken the lantern from Xu Shiqing's hand and said, "They said we can have a free meal."
"Oh, okay." Xu Shiqing said, "I thought there was something special this year."
Xie Chongyue felt that his hand was a little warm from being held.
The young man began to talk about the B-class prizes in previous years, which included wine, lights, and so on. Gradually, the noises around him became quieter, and many people listened to his introduction secretly.
"My favorite is still the second-place prize from two years ago, a Jade Rabbit lantern, so lifelike." Xu Shiqing said, "Last year it was wine. I remember it was... ahem, it was a jar of fine wine brewed by the Sword Sect's leader for twenty-four years."
That was a close call, I almost said it out loud.
Xu Shiqing looked around furtively and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was paying attention to him.
"Everything is for good luck, but the main thing is to guess the lantern riddles... Well, do you want to give it a try?"
Xie Chongyue looked at the lanterns in the sky, which were clearly arranged for the Jianghu people, and said, "Interesting... What about you?"
"Oh... well." Xu Shiqing raised the corner of his lips to him: "I don't know how to guess riddles."
Xie Chongyue laughed immediately: "As long as you can take it off, I can answer it."
"Wow." Xu Shiqing looked at him in surprise and said, "Are you sure?"
Xie Chongyue smiled, his uncovered features lost their brilliance in the bright lights, leaving only tenderness.
It was like his whole world was right in front of him.
"..." Xu Shiqing stared at him for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and said in an almost embarrassed tone, "Then let's go."
The people around only felt something passing through the edge of their vision, and then they cried out in surprise.
He Wen Gu looked up and turned back speechlessly.
If two great masters were to display their martial arts skills here, wouldn't that be like using a knife to chop a mosquito?
However, ordinary people would not care about these. In their eyes, the figures of Xie Chongyue and Xu Shiqing were flying among the lanterns.
The lanterns fell like leaves, and then someone loudly read out the riddle and the answer.
It was almost like a performance. The two of them only attacked the lanterns high in the sky, and their bodies only moved on the ropes hanging the lanterns. One of them was as swift as an eagle hunting, and the other was as elusive and light as a ghost.
"Oh my god, this is not a magical trick!"
The people below were stunned.
However, in a moment, cheers came like a tidal wave, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
He Wengu saw that the waiter in his shop was unable to receive and remember all the lanterns, so he sighed and signaled him not to remember how many riddles had been solved. After all, this number was definitely the highest, but what was the reason for the money coming out of his left pocket and putting it in his right pocket?
After guessing the riddles with great pleasure, Xu Shiqing came down feeling refreshed, his robes fluttering, his black hair flying in the wind, his face clearly invisible, but the stones looked like jade and the pines looked like emerald green, giving him a stunning glimpse.
Xie Chongyue and He Wengu had finished their conversation and were now walking towards him, looking handsome and dignified.
"Let's go play with the lanterns." Xie Chongyue said with a smile, "The shopkeeper brought us two jars of good wine."
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You can write riddles on the lanterns, or you can write your wishes on them, but the latter is another way to play.
Now it is Xu Shiqing's turn to guess the answer.
"A red bean...hmm, a three-word proverb?" Xu Shiqing reached out and poked the lamp in the pond.
He had already drunk three glasses of wine because he had lost three rounds of playing Feihualing with Xie Chongyue.
Unable to continue playing, Xu Shiqing gave up in the last round and flipped through a poetry collection he had read who knows how many years ago, but he still lost in the end.
Xie Chongyue laughed so hard that he fell backwards. He finally stopped laughing and said that he would light the lanterns he bought and put them in the pond.
"..." Xu Shiqing said: "Unrequited love?"
He muttered, "This question is unlucky. How can you ask such a question during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
You should know that countless men and women take advantage of this festival to travel together.
Xie Chongyue also felt that it was not auspicious, so he uncovered the bottom of the lamp for him and said, "You guessed right."
After saying that, he poured himself the first small glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
Xu Shiqing felt a little proud, and leaned over the low railing to grab the lantern, determined to make Xie Chongyue drunk.
The moon was full in the clear pool, and he leaned over. Even though Xie Chongyue was quick to reach out to stop him, he was no match for Xu Shiqing's sleeve, and his clothes and hair fell directly into the pool.
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