Chapter 471: Snow on the Mountain, Bright Candles in the South

Honglian shook her petals, and the whole flower opened up, allowing her to see more clearly.

“It does seem a little bigger.”

Mingnan seized the opportunity and poked the center of its flower, and the red lotus immediately shrank into a bun.

205: [Tsk, host, you are really annoying sometimes. From childhood to adulthood, not a single beating you received was in vain.]

The Samsara Mirror began to tremble and struggled to fly out of Mingnan's hand.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, little ancestor. Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. I'll take you to admire the moon, okay? You can also absorb the essence of heaven and earth."

Upon hearing this, Honglian quietly let go of a petal, stared at her for a while, then hesitantly lay back in her palm.

That arrogant look seemed to be saying: I'll forgive you one last time.

Mingnan smiled, stood up and walked out slowly.

The moonlight in the courtyard is as clear as water, flowing quietly in the yard.

She waded through the moonlight and walked slowly out of the yard.

Along the way, there are green grasses, fragrant flowers, and fireflies flying happily through the woods.

The Samsara Mirror floated beside her and saw the Firefly suddenly flutter over, scaring it so much that it flew everywhere, like the afterglow of a crushed star.

Mingnan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why are you scaring them?"

The Samsara Mirror paused, turned to look at her, pondered for a moment, and suddenly flew straight towards her.

Mingnan: “???”

205: [Look, what an obedient mirror! You told me not to scare the fireflies, but it came to scare you.]

The mirror showed no sign of slowing down as it got closer, and it looked as if it was going to hit Mingnan on the head.

Mingnan was stunned for a moment, then he ran away.

"You want to scare me, right? Fine, come chase me. If you can catch me, I'll put you on top of my head and worship you!"

205: […There’s no need to be so hard on yourself. If you set a goal, you’ll probably get slapped in the face~]

However, Mingnan proved with her own strength that she was not just talking casually.

After running a few steps, she turned back and raised her index finger to the mirror, shaking it left and right.

It means - you can't do it~

How could Honglian, with her explosive temper, stand such provocation? She immediately sped up and chased after him.

Mingnan smiled triumphantly.

So in the inky night, with one person and one mirror, she ran away from it and it chased her, having a lot of fun.

Whenever the Samsara Mirror was about to catch up, she would speed up to distance herself from it. However, when the Samsara Mirror fell too far behind, she would slow down and wait for it.

Several times, 205 thought that the current speed was Mingnan's limit, but would be slapped in the face by Mingnan the next moment.

She ran faster and faster like a Hot Wheels.

205: [What a joke! It turns out I am the flag.]

The Samsara Mirror was also very angry. The red lotus inside was withered and its petals fell to the ground. Then new ones grew out, shook themselves up again, and continued to chase the evil guy.

Mingnan ran along the bluestone slabs all the way to Dengyun Peak behind him. When he passed the bamboo forest, his fluttering white sleeves filled with two sleeves of fragrance.

Her clear, joyful laughter echoed far away, like the sound of silver bells ringing in the wind under the eaves.

Seeing that she had reached the foot of the mountain, she stopped to take a breath, turned back and encouraged the Samsara Mirror again: "Xiao Lian, are you going to fly so slowly? How about I give way to you?"

The red lotus trembled even more violently, and its petals fell off.

In the blink of an eye, it became bald, leaving only a bare lotus seat.

It swooped over ferociously, as if it wanted to eat Mingnan alive.

Mingnan immediately turned around and ran towards Dengyun Peak, as nimble as a rabbit.

205 realized later that she must have mastered it.

After all, she has been a naughty teacher who hates her elder sister since she was a child. Even if her elder brother has a good temper, there will be times when he can no longer tolerate her.

So she was beaten a lot when she was a child.

Of course, they didn't really beat her, most of the time they were just trying to scare her. But Mingnan was young at that time, and she couldn't tell whether it was a scare or a real fight, so when she saw them stealing things, she would run away, and then they would chase her.

If you don’t run fast enough, you will be caught by your master, senior brothers and sisters, and then you will be given a “love education”.

Sometimes it’s one lesson per person.

Sometimes senior brothers and sisters take turns to come.

What's worse, three people beat him up together.

In order to avoid being beaten, Mingnan developed the ability to escape since he was a child.

From being caught eight times out of ten, it became caught five times out of ten, and then it evolved to being caught only two times out of ten.

Up to now, if we pick out the four masters from their sect and run together, none of them can outrun Mingnan.

Not to mention this little mirror that is not very worldly-wise.

I ran like this for almost an hour.

Mingnan successfully reached the top of Dengyun Peak.

She stood in front of the Wangxing Tower and slowed down, calming her breathing.

After a few moments, a faint sound of breaking air came from behind.

She smiled slightly, and without even turning her head, she reached back and grabbed the Samsara Mirror that was trying to sneak up on her accurately.

"You lose."

Mingnan withdrew his hand, lowered his eyes to look at the mirror that was still struggling, and tapped the mirror with his fingers, "Are you convinced?"

Honglian froze for a moment, perhaps because she could no longer struggle, and simply paralyzed in her palm. After a breath of paralysis, she stubbornly turned over and faced her with her back.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Mingnan was overjoyed and gently rubbed the pattern on its back twice.

"Stop making noise, let's go and see the moon."

She walked up the stone steps and headed towards the top floor of the Wangxing Tower.

The top platform offers a very wide view.

She stopped in front of the railing, looked up and saw a huge jade disk hanging in the sky, bright and cold, and a silent shock came over her face.

In the moonlight, all other stars are dimmed.

The question “How can the light of a firefly compete with the brightness of the bright moon?” has the most intuitive answer at this moment.

Mingnan poked the Samsara Mirror and said, "Look."

Samsara Mirror: “…”

Seeing that it didn't move, Mingnan simply turned it over manually and held it up to face the moon. "Look, isn't it beautiful? I wonder if there really is a fairy in the Moon Palace, and if she is looking at us now?"

Honglian sensed the moonlight and slowly bloomed, and strands of moonlight power also gathered towards the mirror.

Seeing this, Mingnan let it go.

The Samsara Mirror immediately flew high into the sky, continuously absorbing the moonlight and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation.

"When will the bright moon appear? I raise my cup to ask the sky -"

"That's right." Mingnan's eyes lit up, "I said something was missing."

She took out a jug of her treasured wine from her storage ring, then went upstairs to fetch a low stool and placed it on the terrace.

Then she placed a soft cushion behind the low stool, sat on it, put a plate of snacks and fruits on the table, and started to drink by herself.

After a while, a slight blush appeared on his face.

She held her chin with one hand and looked at the endless starry sky. She was so excited that she suddenly stood up and staggered around on the spacious terrace.

The snow-white skirt fluttered in the wind, and lotus flowers embroidered with gold thread bloomed, appearing and disappearing.

The wide sleeves fluttered up like colorful clouds and fell down like pear blossoms.

In the vast universe, I am a free and easy person.

She spun around and then began to dance, humming softly as she danced:

"The moon is bright, and the people are beautiful. The beauty is in the air, and the heart is at peace (1)..."

Honglian paused suddenly, and the mirror couldn't help but turn around, clearly reflecting Mingnan's casual and graceful figure.

As if he noticed that it was watching him, Mingnan suddenly turned around and smiled.

Suddenly, thousands of lotus flowers blossomed, shining brilliantly.

——Digression——

(1) Quoted from The Book of Songs, Chen Feng, Moon Rising