Chapter 92: Blessed Lotus Lanterns in Pairs
"It seems like you have to go with me to the Lantern Festival tonight." Lingxiang tucked in the corners of the quilt for Rendong while talking to Xinyi behind her.
Xinyi naturally didn't care. He was wrapping Long Qi with fine cloth and was about to agree without thinking too much. But at this moment, Long Qi suddenly cried out in pain, saying that Xinyi was too heavy-handed, and he even looked back at the end.
Xinyi understood immediately, and the "OK" she was about to say was choked back. She changed the topic and said, "Rosewood is seriously injured, and someone should take good care of him. Longqi is injured himself, and if we leave him to him, I don't think he can take good care of him. In this case, it seems inconvenient for me to go with you." As she said this, she tied a knot on her hand for Longqi.
Hearing what he said, Long Qi was very pleased. After all, he was his brother, and Xinyi was very understanding.
Lingxiang seemed to hesitate after hearing this: "You've already said that he's injured like this and can't even take care of himself, so how can he follow me out?"
When Long Qi heard Lingxiang ask this, he stood up immediately without even putting on his clothes.
"Although I was slightly injured, I can still walk. Besides, the injury is not serious. If you don't believe me, just look." As he said this, he jumped twice to show that what he said was true.
"In that case, I think you can take good care of Honeysuckle. Since you are injured, shouldn't you stay at home for a longer period of time? Or..."
Before Lingxiang could finish her words, Long Qi cried out "Ouch!" and grimaced, saying that the wound on his back hurt and he couldn't bend over, and that his arms were inconvenient and he couldn't lift them high.
"Since you are like this, it seems that I have to go to the Lantern Festival alone." Lingxiang said as she stood up from the spring stool.
Hearing her say this, Long Qi's expression immediately changed, and he said with a look of certainty: "That's not necessarily true. Although the pain on my arms and back is unbearable, my legs and feet are still fine. I can still go to a small lantern festival and have a look. Who knows, I might encounter something happy, and it will help me get better faster."
The two of them acted like this, nearly making Xinyi, who had been tense for a long time, burst out laughing. Long Qi glanced at him warningly, and he finally calmed down and began to persuade Lingxiang, "Long Qi has unusual muscles and bones. I heard that he soaked in your medicinal bath. I think that's why his wounds have begun to heal. He's also never been poisoned by a demon, so he should be able to accompany you out."
"But..." Long Qi didn't look like someone who could win the prize for her. What's the point of taking him out?
But she was interrupted by Long Qi before she could finish her words. Long Qi quickly put on his robe and tied his belt while urging her:
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up, it's already dark outside. I think the Lantern Festival has already started. If you don't hurry up and burn the candles, you won't be able to see it."
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Lingxiang walked with a helpless look on her face, and from time to time she glanced at the foolish Long Qi beside her. She thought to herself that before going out today, she should ask her senior brothers to tell her the fortune first.
This is not a visit to the Lantern Festival, this is clearly taking a silly son to the market.
"Lingxiang, what do you think this is?"
"Lingxiang, come and try this!"
"This Lingxiang is very interesting. I bought it to play with it."
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Long Qi was like a young lady from an official family who had never left the house. She was curious about this and that, and then she dragged Lingxiang to buy this and that, or forced her to eat some ordinary snacks. For a while, she didn't even see the shadow of Gu Yanghe, and just followed him around everywhere.
She went there for the Lantern Festival. Although she didn't expect to win the final prize, getting some small lanterns was better than getting nothing. She couldn't go down the mountain for nothing and lose two boxes of pills, right?
But this guy...
"Lingxiang, look! This lotus lantern is so interesting, it can even open and close!" Long Qi excitedly shouted to Lingxiang while holding a lantern sold at a small stall on the street.
Lingxiang just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. This guy was so surprised by something he had never seen before. It was really...
"Young master, these lanterns are for a pair. Judging from your attitude, you must be taking this girl to see the lantern festival. If you buy a pair, and put them into the Guyang River with your sweetheart during the lantern festival, you can pray for blessings from the heavenly officials and have a happy marriage." The lantern vendor saw that Long Qi was in high interest, and hurriedly rubbed his hands and said with a smile, his squinting eyes becoming a slit.
Lingxiang sneered when she heard this. If praying had been useful, she wouldn't still be at the Foundation Establishment stage. It's not the same as relying on mountains will lead to collapses and relying on water will lead to old age. In the end, she still has to find a way out on her own.
Thinking of this, Lingxiang turned around and left, but Long Qi approached the lamp vendor and started biting his ear.
"Can it really bless a marriage?"
"Of course I'm serious. I never lie to anyone." The peddler said, rubbing his hands even harder, thinking in his heart that after all, he is a young man with no sense of apprehension, so this deal is likely to be successful.
Long Qi didn't doubt it and quickly reached into his arms: "How much?"
"Twenty copper coins." said the old man selling lamps, holding up two fingers.
Upon hearing this, Long Qi hesitated. Ever since joining the Yuanqing Sect, they've been giving out 200 copper coins a month for their pocket money, but he's been reluctant to spend any of it. Now, two lanterns cost him 20 copper coins. This is really...
The lantern vendor seemed to notice Long Qi's hesitation and hurried forward, saying, "Young man, this is a top-notch wishing lotus lantern. It's the only one you can find here. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never find another one. If someone else buys it, they'll be marrying someone else. Look, that girl has already gone far away."
Upon hearing this, Long Qi took out a handful of copper coins without counting them and handed them to the lantern vendor.
The peddler did not count the coins. He just took the copper coins and put them into his bag. He took out two pieces of paper, wrote something on them, and stuffed them into the two lotus lanterns. Finally, he tied a red rope between the two lotus lanterns.
“Young man, please be careful and don’t take off the red rope. Wait until midnight to enter a state of meditation, and then put them into the river. When the heavenly official sees them, he will definitely bless you two.” The peddler said as he handed the lantern to Long Qi.
Long Qi didn't expect that the vendor would prepare paper and pen when selling lanterns. Although he didn't know what he wrote, he thought it was some auspicious words praying for blessings from the heavenly officials.
"Okay, thanks for your kind words. If it comes true, I will definitely burn two sticks of incense for you at the Banshan Temple one day, and bless your business to be prosperous and everlasting."
When the peddler heard this, he couldn't stop laughing.
"In that case, I'll give you another good thing. Come here."
Seeing that the peddler was covering his hands, as if he wanted to tell him something in secret, Long Qi leaned over to listen. After the peddler finished speaking, he waved his hand, signaling Long Qi to quickly chase Lingxiang.
Long Qi didn't stop for long, he clasped his fist and chased after him. At this moment, a figure flashed by, and in an instant, the lantern vendor disappeared. The place where lanterns were originally sold became a stall selling snacks, and the people around seemed to have no idea what had happened here, and they were still doing business and rushing on their way.
Of course, Long Qi didn't know all this. Now he was only thinking about hiding this matter from Lingxiang. He didn't care whether it was true or false, or whether it worked or not.
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