The streets were busier than before, and people were all rushing in the same direction.
When passing by the restaurant where they had guessed lantern riddles, Gu Yanfei subconsciously quickened his pace, but heard the excited voice of the waiter coming from the direction of the restaurant: "...The goddess came to our place to guess lantern riddles just now!"
The word "goddess" made Gu Yanfei's heart tremble, and the corners of his lips froze.
The next moment, she felt someone grabbing her wrist.
"Come with me." Chu Yi took her hand and walked towards a stall on the street.
The stall owner also saw the two and greeted them excitedly: "Young man, young lady, I have everything here, combs, silk flowers, purses, lanterns..."
Chu Yi took a small cat mask from the stall, put it on Gu Yanfei's face, and tied the string of the mask behind her head.
It was a white half-face cat mask with big cat eyes painted with golden eyeliner, which was both cute and charming.
The half mask covered half of Gu Yanfei's face, revealing only her plump cherry lips and small fair chin.
The two of them were very close to each other, and he exuded a scent like snow falling on green bamboo, which lingered at Gu Yanfei's nose.
Even though Gu Yanfei didn't look at his face, he knew that he was laughing. The laughter vibrated slightly in his chest and even his neck.
"Okay!" His smiling voice came from above her head.
Chu Yi adjusted the string of the mask and withdrew his hand, also smoothing out her soft bangs on her forehead.
The woman he knew was always free and uninhibited, like a free breeze and unrestrained clouds.
This was the first time he saw her like this, as if a cat's tail had been stepped on.
He was the only one who saw her like this.
So, she is defenseless in front of him.
Chu Yi's heart softened as she recalled what she had said to An Le in front of the restaurant. Just as she opened her mouth, she heard a passing girl in red say with regret, "I heard that the goddess came to the lantern festival just now."
"If only we had come earlier." Another girl in the group sighed.
Just two sentences made Gu Yanfei's slender body even stiffer and she got goose bumps all over.
She secretly kept another account with Xiahou.
Chu Yi naturally noticed the subtle changes in her body, and smiled even more happily, with his chest heaving.
“……”Gu Yanfei picked up a white fox mask from the stall, put it on his face, and used the mask to hide the smile at the corner of his lips.
After putting on the mask, his smiling eyes became more eye-catching.
The beautiful black eyes shone brightly in the brilliant light, as dazzling as stars and as gentle as moonlight, and the long eyelashes were dyed golden red by the light.
The stall owner knew that the deal was done, and flattered him sweetly: "You are handsome, young man, and beautiful young lady. This mask looks special on you two."
"The combs and silk flowers here are all from South Vietnam. They are different from those in other places. Miss, would you like to pick one?"
When the stall owner saw that these two people were from wealthy families, he smiled very attentively and thought that as long as he could please this pretty girl, then this fairy-like young man would definitely not be a problem.
Chu Yi glanced at the stall owner indifferently. He naturally understood these business tricks. He asked Gu Yanfei with a smile: "Do you like anything?"
"Yes." Gu Yanfei casually picked up a lilac-colored lotus silk flower from the box of silk flowers, and a sly curve appeared at the corner of his lips.
Gu Yanfei turned the lotus silk flower around, then suddenly stood on tiptoe and tucked the flower behind Chu Yi's ear.
His hair was half-disheveled and half-loose, tied with a purple ribbon. The lilac silk flower was worn on his ear, and its petals trembled slightly, contrasting with his black hair as soft as silk. Instead of appearing feminine, it had a kind of androgynous beauty that was difficult to distinguish between.
"This one is nice." She looked at it with satisfaction, smiled happily, and took out a piece of change from her purse and threw it to the stall owner.
The stall owner had never expected that the silk flower would end up being worn by that young man. He was dumbfounded for a moment, but still subconsciously took the piece of silver.
"Let's go, the fireworks display is about to begin." Gu Yanfei pulled Chu Yi's sleeve and urged with a smile.
Several young men walked by the two men, and one of them excitedly asked the stall owner, "Boss, do you still have the silk flowers that the young man wore?"
Gu Yanfei heard it clearly and laughed happily, with the smile rippling in his clear eyes.
"Let's go." Chu Yi smiled slightly and took her hand.
His palms were dry and warm, tightly wrapped around her slender fingers. Gu Yanfei could even feel a few thin calluses on his palms.
Gu Yanfei walked forward with him holding her hand. She lowered her eyes and looked at their clasped hands. Her mind wandered: Is he taking advantage of the situation? However, his hands were really beautiful.
The fingers are slender and elegant, with distinct joints, and the nails are neatly trimmed and as shiny as jade. Whether picking up flowers or holding a pen, pouring tea or wine, playing chess or holding a scroll... there is an indescribable beauty.
If he dances with a sword, it would probably look pretty good, right?
Gu Yanfei was inadvertently absorbed in watching and his thoughts were distracted.
“Swoosh!”
Several sounds of breaking air were heard ahead, and streaks of red light shot up from the ground, cutting through the dark night air and going straight up into the sky.
Clusters of fireworks exploded in the dark night sky, like huge flowers suddenly blooming, a riot of color, decorating the night sky with splendid and dazzling beauty.
What beautiful fireworks!
Gu Yanfei looked up at the night sky, his eyes lighting up.
Soon, many people came over like a tide, shouting: "Look, the fireworks are starting!"
"It is said that there will be a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one fireworks today!"
“…”
The surging crowd squeezed Gu Yanfei and Chu Yi so hard that their shoulders were pressed against each other. There were too many people around them, and people were pushing them from the front and back from time to time. At a glance, the black mass of people blocked their view.
"Follow me!" Chu Yi looked around, pulled Gu Yanfei out of the dense crowd, and went to the restaurant he had booked in advance.
This is the tallest restaurant nearby. The private rooms on the south side of the third floor face the direction of the Jokhang Temple and offer the best view, perfect for watching the fireworks.
Gu Yanfei took off the cat mask on his face and sat awkwardly leaning against the railing.
Three consecutive sounds of soaring into the sky were heard, and three series of fireworks suddenly bloomed one after another, exploding into red, yellow and purple fireworks.
Gu Yanfei looked up at the fireworks outside happily, his eyes fixed on them, the corners of his lips curved like a crescent moon.
She wore a pair of pearl earrings on her round earlobes, made of pearls the size of lotus seeds. When she looked up, the small plum-shaped earrings swayed slightly.
In comparison, Chu Yi's sitting posture was still so elegant and upright, like a mountain standing tall and deep.
Chu Yi raised his hand and took off the fox mask on his face, revealing his handsome face. The lotus silk flower was still tucked behind his left ear, making his narrow eyebrows and eyes look gorgeous and soft.
Gu Yanfei stopped looking at the fireworks, turned to look at him, covered her mouth and started laughing again.
Her eyebrows are curved and her smile is cheerful.
Looking down from the restaurant, she saw that one third of the young men on the street had already pinned silk flowers in their temples.
"Does it look good?" Chu Yi took off the silk flower behind his ear, held it between his fingers and played with it for a while, his words unclear.
"It looks good." Gu Yanfei nodded frankly.
The person is beautiful and the flowers are delicate.
She smiled even more happily.
These two words were like a stone falling into a lake, creating invisible ripples in the air.
Chu Yi was obviously pleased, his smile was like the spring sunshine in March, gradually warming the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, making him look clear-headed, handsome and unparalleled.
Chu Yi suddenly leaned towards her, pinned the lotus silk flower in his hand behind her ear, and said softly, "It looks very beautiful."
He said these three words while staring into her eyes.
“Crack!”
Another huge firework bloomed in the night sky.
The firework lights fell like pieces of gold, and also sprinkled on Gu Yanfei and Chu Yi, giving them a layer of bright and soft halo.
Gu Yanfei adjusted the silk flower on her temple, her eyes curved subtly, and she took a candied fruit from the plate on the table and put it in her mouth.
The candied fruit was sour and sweet, and tasted great, and she was in a good mood too.
Seeing that she was eating with gusto, Chu Yi also picked up a piece of candied rose and put it into his mouth.
The candied roses are as red as blood on the fingertips.
Gu Yanfei's heart moved, and he snapped his fingers crisply, "I almost forgot!"
She took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands first, then rummaged in her sleeve pocket and took out a talisman.
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows.
"Aren't you injured?" Gu Yanfei pointed at his left shoulder and said with a somewhat showy and sly smile, "Have you ever heard of the saying that you should do the whole act?"
Chu Yi looked at Gu Yanfei deeply, with ripples slightly appearing in his dark and clear pupils.
She really knew.
She often made him feel that he had no secrets in front of her.
But because it was her, he felt happy instead.
In front of her, he didn't need to hide himself.
He chuckled: "Then what should I do?"
"Undress." Gu Yanfei pointed at his left shoulder again and said as a matter of course.
Chu Yi stared at her for a while and sighed softly: He still needs to work harder.
Chu Yi untied the silk belt around his waist, opened his outer robe, loosened his white undershirt, revealing one flawless white shoulder and a graceful collarbone.
There was no scratch on his left shoulder.
Gu Yanfei is a medical practitioner who has treated countless human and demon cultivators. He was calm and composed at first, but when he saw the half-dressed beauty in front of him, his heartbeat suddenly sped up and his cheeks felt hot.
Her eyes wandered for a moment, and for some reason she couldn't look the other person in the eye.
The incense scent on his body, like snow falling on green bamboo, drifted over and lingered around her nose.
Quiet and cold, lingering.
(End of this chapter)
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