Chapter 285: Staying in Xiangcheng on the Qiqiao Day
After a few days' rest, the group had recovered, but Zhao Wuyang still did not wake up. He just slept in a daze, mumbling a few words from time to time.
Lingxiang strongly suspected that it was Wan Gu Qiong Cang who was causing trouble, but she had no other choice. She couldn't enter the dream again. After all, entering the Qi pool and consciousness of others was an extremely dangerous thing.
But now four or five days have passed, and it is not good to delay any longer. Although Taoist Chi Yanzi's health has improved, he still needs to return to Yuanqing earlier to receive proper care. So in the end, Zhenren Chengxin decided to set off immediately.
But things went against their wishes. When they passed Linxiang, Lingxiang was unwilling to leave, saying that she wanted to meet the ancients. No matter what Zhenren Chengxin said, she just wouldn't listen.
He is so young, and even if he has any old friends, now is a turbulent time. The affairs of the demon clan are enough to worry him, and this little junior sister can't make him worry less.
Linxiang is a small town under Xiangcheng. Although it is small, it is extremely prosperous and wealthy, and all the wealthy businessmen and guests who come and go stay there.
Fortunately, the journey was already halfway through, and persuasion was useless. In desperation, Master Chengxin had no choice but to instruct Xinyi and Hanyang to take Zhao Wuyang and Chi Yanzi back to the sect first, while he himself took Liu Xia Longqi to protect Lingxiang.
Banxia originally wanted to return to the sect first. Liu Xia's recent behavior made her very unhappy, and somehow, she seemed to feel different towards Liu Xia than before. There were always some strange emotions in her heart, but she couldn't express them in words.
But things went against their wishes. Liu Xia said that it would be inconvenient for Hanyang Xinyi to have four men in her group. It would be better to leave Banxia and Lingxiang as companions. Women are always more attentive than men and can provide personal service, killing two birds with one stone.
Zhenren Chengxin thought about it for a moment and felt that this was very reasonable, so he agreed. This made Banxia very angry, and she ignored him for many days.
What about looking after Sister Lingxiang? It’s good enough that she doesn’t need Lingxiang to look after her! Liu Xia is really annoying!
Although she said she wanted to meet an old friend, Lingxiang never took any action. She just stayed quietly in the inn and didn't say a word until Xinyi and his group left.
How can I meet my old friends if I don’t move?
That morning, Banxia woke up but couldn't find Lingxiang. After searching for a long time, she finally found her in the backyard. Strangely, she found Lingxiang squatting under a bush in the yard, guarding a wooden basin.
Banxia walked closer and saw that there was nothing in the wooden basin except water, but Lingxiang seemed very interested.
"What's going on?"
"I'm collecting rootless water."
Rootless water? What is that for?
Before Banxia became a Taoist, she had heard that some doctors would prescribe rootless water in their prescriptions, but Lingxiang told her that the so-called rootless water was not as effective as mountain spring water. If that was the case, then what was the point of Lingxiang doing this?
Thinking this, he asked. Lingxiang smiled and said, "Today's rootless water is different from the past. Don't you know? Today is the Qiqiao Festival."
"What about the Qiqiao Festival? How is it different?"
I remember when I was a child, I heard the elders say that the dew on the Qiqiao Festival was the tears shed by the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl when they met in the sky. But in Banxia's opinion, it was just a rumor in storybooks. She just listened to it and never took it seriously.
"Whether these are the tears of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is hard to say, but rumor has it that washing your face with today's rootless water can improve your eyesight. Fortunately, among all living things, I have found my lifelong companion."
As Lingxiang spoke, she scooped up a handful of water from the basin, and the crescent moon reflected in it was shattered by the ripples, but it came together again after a moment, swaying with the residual waves in the water.
Banxia felt that these were just folk customs, and she had never taken them seriously. Getting up early for this was really not worth it, but...
"There are so many rootless waters. It seems that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl cried a lot today!" Banxia sighed.
Hearing this, Lingxiang laughed and said, "Silly girl, this is well water. I am collecting dew here just for the sake of scenery. It's not raining, how can there be so much rootless water?"
On Qiqiao Day, Linxiang was truly bustling. The streets were bustling with men and women, couples and families alike, all enjoying the festive joy. Vendors bustled with their wares, selling exquisite jewelry, blessing lanterns, and even tiger balls for the day's rituals—all fitting for the occasion.
This is a great time to make money, how can we not work hard?
Normally, Lingxiang would have come out to play on this day, since she loved these little gadgets. But for some reason, even though she was out, she didn't go to any of the stalls. She just wandered around the street, minding her own business. No matter how Long Qi teased her, she would just glance at them.
"Something's wrong..." Long Qi said as he approached Liu Xia.
"What's wrong?" Liu Xia's attention was all on Banxia. When Long Qi suddenly said this, he thought to himself that something was wrong.
Could it be that Long Qi had seen through it? That's impossible...
If it was a clever girl like Lingxiang, it would be normal for her to see it, but Long Qi...
Banxia, the little girl, didn't seem to be very open-minded either, so Liu Xia hadn't yet made his feelings known, thinking that in the long run, he would eventually make her understand. If he were to be exposed now, and if the girl was too shy to offend him, wouldn't that be more trouble than it would take?
Liu Xia was just thinking of an excuse to get away with it when she heard Long Qi continue, "Lingxiang didn't even buy any small items, she didn't even look at them, she just wandered around the street like that. It's so unlike her."
After hearing this, Liu Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Maybe she's not interested. I heard Miss Lingxiang prefers reading."
Book?
Long Qi took a breath, and suddenly he remembered the rare copy that Lingxiang had hidden in Xianyunju and regarded as a treasure. He suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly left Liu Xia and ran forward, working even harder to buy small things to amuse Lingxiang.
What a joke! How can we watch her go astray?
But Lingxiang didn't pay much attention to it. Even if she found a gadget interesting, she would just take a look at it, say "interesting", and then pass it by.
Could it be that this little girl was really looking for some rare copy? Not to mention whether there were any for sale during the Qiqiao Festival today, even if there were, no one would dare to sell them in broad daylight, right? Besides, even if someone did, I couldn't buy them!
In this way, Long Qi was trying to tease Lingxiang while keeping his mind alert, checking to see if there was anything wrong around to prevent Lingxiang from doing anything out of the ordinary on a whim.
It’s really hard to say about this little girl.
Zhenren Chengxin followed them all the way, but did not say much. He just looked at the four people and sighed in his heart: They are so young.
After walking around for a whole day, Lingxiang showed no intention of returning. It was not until it got dark that she turned around and said, "It's time."
What time?
At this moment, a firework shot straight up into the sky and exploded in mid-air, so brilliant that in an instant, the whole Linxiang was lit up.
"Liuyunxuan..."
Long Qi couldn't help but take a deep breath. Ling Xiang actually brought them to this place of fireworks and willow fragrance. Really...
It’s impossible to guard against!
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