Chapter 50 New Festival Warmth
A lively atmosphere enveloped the ghost town, the lights came on, and Shen Qing and Ye Luweis walked hand in hand into this annual New Year's Festival event.
The streets and alleys of the ghost town are decorated with colorful lights, making it look like a dream. Exquisite lanterns are hung high under the eaves.
Swaying gently in the wind, it emits a soft and warm glow, illuminating the entire street as if it were daytime.
The first thing to do is to conduct a patrol, which is the usual inspection work of the ghost master.
Yeluvis was on the float, waving to the citizens on both sides of the car from time to time, throwing banknotes or gifts to them, and the ghosts would kneel down to thank the Lord for his gift.
Although Shen Qingze was the lady of the ghost house, he was not used to standing in a high position and being worshipped. He had his own faith in gods in his heart. Rather than being worshipped by others, he felt that he should join the crowd worshiping Yeluvis.
So every time he refused to participate in the float segment, he would just find a corner and follow the crowd to receive the gift of Yeluvis.
But this time he could only stay obediently at the gate of the ghost mansion. He was surrounded by three layers of guards inside and outside, waiting for Yeluvis to come back in a helpless manner.
The streets are bustling with people.
The hawkers' shouts rose one after another, interweaving with people's laughter and chatter, forming a lively symphony of the market.
"Selling sugar figurines, sweet and pretty sugar figurines!"
"Come and take a look at these freshly baked pastries, special for the New Year. Would you like to try some?"
Shen Qing was attracted by a stall selling masks. The stall was filled with all kinds of strange masks, including adorable fat dolls, majestic mythical beasts, and ancient ladies with smiling eyes.
He picked up a fox mask, put it on his face, turned to Yeluvis and joked:
"Do I look like a little fox who steals fish?"
Yeluweisi couldn't help laughing and patted him on the shoulder.
"Like, you're a fox"
His eyes were full of doting, which made Shen Qing blush and she was so shy that she didn't know what to do.
Yeluvis threw the banknotes to the stall owner with satisfaction and followed Shen Qingze closely.
They moved slowly with the crowd and passed by a circus performance venue which was surrounded by people in three layers inside and outside.
Shen Qing pulled Yeluvisi and squeezed in, where they saw an artist in colorful clothes playing with plates, sticks and other props in his hands with great vigor. The plates were spinning rapidly on the sticks but never fell, which drew exclamations and cheers from the surrounding audience.
Shen Qingze also watched intently, clapping and cheering from time to time, with an innocent smile on his face.
The air is filled with the aroma of various delicacies, the sweetness of roasted chestnuts, the crispness of fried Yuanxiao, and the sourness and sweetness of candied haws, which make people salivate.
Ye Luweisi bought three strings of candied haws, handed one to Shen Qingze, and gave the other two to the Black and White Impermanence who were helping to carry the bag behind him, while continuing to stroll on the busy street.
Shen Qing took a bite of the candied haws. The sugar coating cracked between his teeth with a "crack". The sour and sweet taste instantly spread in his mouth. He squinted his eyes in satisfaction.
"This smell really gives me a festive feeling. I haven't felt this happy in a long time."
Yeluvis looked at him with tenderness in his eyes.
"As long as you like, I will spend every New Year's Day with you like this."
As they walked, they came to a corridor full of wishing boards.
Ghosts write their beautiful expectations for the future and reincarnation on wooden signs and hang them here in the hope of being blessed.
Shen Qing took Yeluvis to the corridor, picked up a wooden sign and a pen, and carefully wrote down his wish.
Shen Qing wrote:
"May the days ahead be filled with joy, with you always by my side."
After writing, hang the wooden sign side by side with other signs. When the breeze blows, the wooden signs will gently collide with each other, making a crisp sound.
It was as if it was playing a melody of blessing for their good wishes.
In this lively Ghost Town New Festival, Shen Qingze and Yeluvis were immersed in joy and warmth, enjoying the rare atmosphere of fireworks and the time spent with each other.
Shen Qingze was happy and relaxed. The gloom from the past few days seemed to be lifted at this moment. He couldn't help but open his heart to Yeluvis with the words that he had suppressed in his heart.
"Yeluvis, you are really good like this,"
"It's so good that I'm afraid that if I find out one day that all this is fake, I will definitely collapse."
Yeluweisi took his hand and gently kissed it. In his eyes, there was only the figure of Shen Qingze. He was immersed in the deep love.
"It's all true, you are by my side, I love you very much"
They have said a lot of sweet words, but they are still so heart-warming.
Shen Qing shyly turned her head away, hiding her tearful eyes.
He enjoys his life now and hopes it will always be like this.
But once the New Year is over, the underworld will fall into a busy chaos again, and Yeluvis will be so busy that he won't be able to rest.
What frightened him most was what Yeluvis had been unwilling to tell him. He didn't understand why Yeluvis had locked him up in the palace. He had never felt any inevitable crisis.
The more Yeluvis kept silent, the more he feared that this incident would hurt Yeluvis.
He was also worried that Yeluvis would fall into crisis...
The two of them strolled leisurely in the street, each with their own thoughts. It seemed that the bustle in front of them was in sharp contrast to the worries in their hearts. Once they had something on their minds, they really lost interest in shopping.
Seeing that Shen Qingze was a little absent-minded, Yeluweisi thought that he was tired from playing, so he asked
"What? Are you tired?"
Shen Qing shook his head, took Yeluweisi's hand, smiled again and said,
"There seems to be a street performance ahead, let's go check it out!"
He didn't want to spoil the fun, so he simply stopped thinking about it. At worst he could think about it later.
The parade performance is a group of actors wearing various masks. Their team interacts with the crowd while moving forward. From time to time, there are special people holding baskets to ask for rewards from the audience. It can be anything, which can be banknotes or any small gadgets or accessories.
The beautiful actress wearing a mask threw flowers to the crowd, and the atmosphere on the scene instantly reached a climax!
Shen Qing stretched out his hand and threw a coin into the basket in front of him. He raised his head and met the eyes under the mask.
Those eyes!
This sight reminded him of some familiar scenes.
The eyes seemed to be probing and did not withdraw. The more Shen Qing confronted him, the colder the wind was on his feet. He could feel the hostility and murderous intent in the eyes, and the hands hanging by his side unconsciously clenched.
Yeluweisi saw the man holding the basket staring at Shen Qingze, thinking that the other party thought Shen Qingze didn't give enough, so he threw another bag of coins into the basket, and the man retracted his gaze and turned away.
"What's wrong?"
Yeluvis held his shoulders and asked gently,
Shen Qing lowered his head, as if thinking.
He suddenly raised his head to look for the person holding the basket, but found that the person had disappeared, perhaps blending into the crowd.
Shen Qing grabbed the hand that Yeluweisi had placed on his shoulder and shouted excitedly:
"Quick! Catch the man who just took the basket!"
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