Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Shen Youan Lives Worry-free for a Hundred Years
He looked down at the sword in his hand, then looked up at the roof that was broken by the two monsters when they escaped. After a long while, Li Daoxuan sheathed his sword, took off the Pisces jade pendant hanging on his waist, and threw it to Chen Qing beside him.
Li Daoxuan said, "Keep it safe and I will come back to get it." The two monsters he had to deal with this time were different from the previous ones. In order to prevent the jade pendant from being accidentally damaged during the fight, he decided to give it to his "partner" for safekeeping.
Chen Qing held the jade pendant, looking up in confusion. "Are you going to chase them?" She thought no one was willing to chase the Red and White Evils anymore. The next time they met, it would probably be when the Happy Funeral Evil came to the Chen Mansion for "revenge." Unexpectedly, Li Daoxuan's words ignited her last remaining hope.
He said nothing, pacing out of the building. Only the humming of the autumn bees betrayed its owner's current state of mind.
Seeing the killing god chasing after them with a sword, his companions hurriedly stopped him and said, "A'man, don't go! You are very dangerous to the two of them alone!" They had witnessed the power of the two monsters, and although they were extremely sad at the moment after losing a brother, they managed to stay rational.
Everyone felt that this matter should be decided after the subsequent rest and discussion of a plan to eliminate the monster, rather than acting impulsively and chasing after them in anger to fight them.
Li Daoxuan moved his stiff eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Get out of the way."
Several people stood in front of him with stubborn eyes, and no one was willing to give in, and the situation was temporarily deadlocked.
Liu Jiuyue picked up Gu Rangchen and while waiting for the medical staff to come, he also advised: "Why not wait until you have settled your junior brother and You'an, and then I will go after them with Your Highness." Now there are two younger brothers and sisters who need to be settled, and Liu Jiuyue is temporarily unable to free up his hands.
"I can't wait. I'll say it again. Get out of the way."
It was Shen Qing who broke the deadlock. She dragged her tired steps to Li Daoxuan's side and said to them, "Masters, You'an has something to say. Instead of stopping him, why not trust him for once?"
Chen Qing took out the remaining talisman paper from her sleeve and stuffed it into his hand, "I believe that Li Daoxuan will return safely."
After he finished speaking, Li Daoxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly. He lowered his hands and slowly clenched the talismans.
Chen Qing's eyes were bright, as if there was always a light of vitality in them. She said with her almond-shaped eyes, "I'll wait for you to come back."
Li Daoxuan asked, "What if I can't come back?"
Chen Qing squeezed the round Pisces jade pendant in her hand and said, "Then I'll smash him in half and make you mad." Seeing Li Daoxuan staring at her intently, she blinked and changed her words, "Forget it, I lied to you. I will definitely find the location of their bodies. You can go after them without worry."
She looked back at her senior brother, and with a guilty conscience, she pulled Li Daoxuan over and said, "You must come back to pick me up. After this incident, my senior brother will definitely complain to my parents and have me locked up." Her tone softened, and she looked very pitiful.
Li Daoxuan's earlobe moved, and he turned his head to look at her, and couldn't help but think of her words.
"Li Daoxuan, I won't live past nineteen."
For some reason, the tip of his heart felt like it had been bitten by a rabbit, and he felt a slight numbness and aching pain. He pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "I know." Finally, he added, "A scared rabbit."
After saying that, Shen Qing winked at him, and then she suddenly opened her arms to block the people in front of her.
When several people saw Chen Qing rushing towards them, they instinctively stepped back, adhering to the principle of no physical contact between men and women, and asked, "What are you doing, Madam Shen?"
Taking this opportunity, Shen Qing turned around and shouted, “Li Daoxuan, hurry up!”
Li Daoxuan squeezed his sword, and what everyone didn't see was that a black snake as thick as a hairpin quietly crawled out, unnoticedly avoided the messy shoes on the ground, successfully climbed up along the hem of Chen Qing's skirt, and finally landed on the belt around her waist, acting as an inconspicuous pendant.
Then Li Daoxuan tapped his toes lightly, flew into the air, and ran straight in the direction where the two monsters disappeared.
Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief when they left. She didn't know how confident Li Daoxuan was in defeating them, but she only hoped that the mess in the building would be cleaned up and her senior brother could come along to provide support.
Once a person relaxes, all the previous fatigue and pain suddenly come flooding back like a tide. The first thing Chen Qing noticed was the tingling in his wrist, followed by waves of dizziness.
She raised her hand and looked at her wrist. It was obvious that the experienced Li Daoxuan bandaged it much better than she, a half-baked one. The bandaged hand was no longer bleeding, but she suddenly felt very tired, too tired. She knew it was a sign of excessive blood loss.
The voice of the senior brother, suppressed with anger, came from behind: "Youan! What did the senior brother teach you? Don't mess around!"
Someone quickly waved his hand, "Deputy Envoy Liu, calm down, it's nothing..."
Chen Qing could no longer hear the rest of the words. Her world suddenly became dark and she fell backwards with her head raised.
The voice changed from angry to anxious and worried, "Youan!"
Chen Qing's eyes went dark. She tried hard to suppress the dizziness and grabbed Liu Jiuyue's sleeve by instinct. "Senior Brother, the two monsters' lair is in a dilapidated temple in Mount Li. Go, find the bodies..." After saying this, she completely lost consciousness.
Before fainting, Shen Qing was wondering where their bodies were.
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On the night of August 15th, the beginning of the middle of autumn, the city of Chang'an was ablaze with lights and fireworks.
The night market was bustling with people, and every citizen's face was reflected with a warm glow that was unique to this day.
It was a sultry night, but there was one girl who was different from the others. She was not only wearing a cotton skirt that was only worn in winter, but also a dark green cloak. She was also holding a hand warmer in her arms to keep warm.
From a distance, it looks like a crane standing out among chickens, which is very strange.
She was born extremely beautiful, with willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, red lips and a turned-up nose. Her skin was like the melted snow in the snowy mountains, translucent and pale, but her cheeks had an abnormal, sickly blush.
The girl stood aside, as if waiting for someone.
A moment later, a young man in a white shirt came running over holding a river lantern. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and his eyes were as bright as the blazing light beside him.
"I've got the lamp you asked for." After saying that, he nudged her face with the tip of his nose as if to curry favor, just like a large furry dog.
The girl giggled and shrank her neck, reaching out to pry his head open.
The temperature in his hand was extremely hot, but the boy seemed to be unaware of it. He tilted his head and kissed her hand. Without waiting for the girl to get angry, he took her hand and ran with her in a certain direction.
The howling wind blew past their ears, lifting their hair. The ringing sound of silver bells caught her attention, and she raised her eyes to glance at his high-tied hair.
Two pink and white silk ribbons bound up his black hair, and the small bells at the end of the ribbons kept ringing as he ran.
Soon her attention was attracted by the various scenes on the night market street.
Along the way, there were young boys and girls walking hand in hand, young couples holding their children and laughing and joking, middle-aged couples watching the puppet show on the stage, and two white-haired old people supporting each other, holding a river lantern in their hands, and heading in the same direction as them.
She looked down at the hand warmer in her arms, and an indescribable sourness surged in her heart, and she felt heavy for a moment.
Perhaps sensing the girl's depressed mood, the person in front of her suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" she asked puzzledly.
The boy turned around and saw thousands of lights behind him. When he smiled, the girl felt that all the lights and stars in the night were in his eyes.
His eyes are brighter and softer than the brightest stars in the sky.
Without saying a word, the young man stuffed the river lantern into her hand, then leaned over, put his hand through her knees, picked her up, and leaped towards the layers of eaves beside the street. She was held in his arms and ran on the rooftops.
The girl swallowed her exclamation and said, "Why are you walking on the roof instead of walking on the road?"
He lowered his head and said seriously, "I want you to see a view that no one else can see, a view that is unique to you."
She thought he was talking about the night view, so she poked her head out of his arms, looked down, and after a moment said, "It's indeed different."
In fact, there is no difference. The only difference is that the perspective changes from looking straight to looking down, and the distance is also about the same.
He curled his lips and kissed her forehead without saying anything. His pace increased.
She didn't know how long it had been before she felt exhausted and closed her eyes for a while. However, just after a short rest, they arrived at their destination.
The young man put her down carefully, as if she were a fragile porcelain doll, and hugged her and asked, "Can you see now?" His voice was barely audible and trembling.
He is scared.
She suddenly had the idea of teasing him, so she stared at a certain place, neither speaking nor moving.
After a while, she saw out of the corner of her eye that his hanging hands had unconsciously been clenched so tightly that the knuckles were faintly white.
She suddenly stopped playing around, looked up and wanted to speak, but was stunned again.
At some point, his eyes turned red and a tear rolled down his porcelain-white face. He was like a child who had lost his favorite toy, his eyes full of helplessness.
She panicked instantly and raised her hand to touch his face.
Her hand was suddenly grabbed by him, and he pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly, without saying a word for a long time.
Her voice was hoarse and she said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have—"
"I was wrong," he interrupted her, "I shouldn't have not spoken to you for so long. I should have paid more attention to your health." It couldn't be like today again. What if she suddenly became deaf or blind again, and got scared and had no one to comfort her?
The two of them hugged each other quietly for a long time, and she said, "I don't blame you."
He smiled, a very happy smile, and rubbed his head against her face. "That's nice." After a moment, he added, "After today is my twentieth birthday, and I want you to be the first to tie my crown."
The girl blinked slowly, and he took out a hair crown, pulled out the river lantern and hand warmer from her hands, stuffed the exquisite white jade hair crown into her hands, then put his hands through her armpits, lifted her up and put her down on the platform.
After she sat on the platform, she was as tall as him. The girl raised the white jade crown in her hand a little slowly and realized: "Yes, today is your birthday, I have to tie the crown for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he bowed his head to the faith in his heart like a devout believer.
She looked at the lowered head and slowly put the crown on him.
The toxins in her body had completely eroded her body. In addition to the increasingly frequent deterioration of her five senses, she also became more and more afraid of the cold. Her memory also declined severely, and she would forget things that had happened not long ago from time to time.
But she remembered the crown every day, thought about it every day, and dared not forget it. Even if she forgot that this white jade crown was made by her own hands and given to him a few months ago, she still followed her instinct and put it on him.
After putting it on, the boy's eyes lit up even brighter and he was obviously very excited.
He put the hand warmer back into her arms and said, "Look down." After that, he took out a flare from his arms and fired it.
A huge golden flower exploded in the air, dispelling the darkness. By the Qujiang Lake, the people who had been waiting there early received the signal and lit the river lanterns in their hands. However, no one put the river lanterns into the Qujiang Lake. Instead, they all looked towards the pavilion where the two people were.
Only then did she notice that he had brought her to the top floor of a restaurant. This was the largest restaurant on the banks of Qujiang Lake, with five floors. The rooftop was specially open to princes and nobles to enjoy the river view.
The young man made a hand gesture and the river lantern began to burn. During the process, the part of the wick that was not completely ignited suddenly began to burn violently, making a small popping sound and splashing sparks.
He held the river lantern and flew to Qujiang Pond, dropped the lantern into the river, and then shouted to the girl on the pavilion: "May Shen Youan live a hundred years without worries!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the people seemed to have received an order and dropped the river lanterns in their hands into the Qujiang Lake. Every time a lantern fell, a blessing would be heard from the riverside.
"Madam Shen, may you be blessed with peace and health!"
“Live a long life, Madam Shen!”
"Madam Chen and Mr. Li will live happily ever after!" Someone interrupted in the chaos.
One river lantern after another, accompanied by the blessings of the people, flows away with the river. There are exactly 666 river lanterns in the river, no more, no less.
He had made these river lanterns one by one, and he had also invited these people by knocking on every door, fulfilling their wishes one by one. There were exactly 665 of them, no more, no less. The remaining person was him, making the total 666.
These people undoubtedly have happy lives and happy families.
He did not believe in fate or destiny, but at this moment, he sincerely hoped that these river lanterns could flow with the river to the horizon and be seen by the river god.
If there really is a river god, he hopes that Shen Youan will live a hundred years without worries.
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