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On the lantern in front of Yu Heyi were written "When young, he wore black clothes; when he grew up, he wore a green robe; he lived in the water and slept on the shore."
Princess Shaolin frowned, and after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with an answer. She looked to the person next to her for help: "Ayi, have you guessed it?"
"It's a frog."
The vendor handed her a sachet and praised her for her intelligence.
Wanqi Si snatched the sachet away, preventing the vendor's hand from touching her: "Do you even need to tell me?"
"When you draw, it's round; when you write, it's square; when you draw, it's short; when you write, it's long."
Wanqi Si: "The word 'sun'."
"Its body is like a small comma, with a small tail wagging. It eats mosquito larvae when it is young, and when it grows up, it eats insects and is called a baby."
Yu Heyi: "Tadpole."
"It can make demons lose their courage, their bodies become as soft as silk and their breath as strong as thunder. A single sound will terrify people, and when they look back, they have turned to ashes."
"Firecrackers."
"The eldest brother has only eight horns, and the second brother has only two horns."
"Pillows and animal heads."
“…”
Princess Shaolin couldn't think of the answer to the riddle, so she just let the two of them answer it. As she saw more and more silk flowers and silver jewelry in her hands, she couldn't stop smiling.
Yu and Yi didn't need these little gadgets, but she happened to like them. So all the small prizes they received for answering the lantern riddles became hers.
Guessing so many riddles correctly is enough for the three of them to participate in the prayer event for free.
Although she didn't lack this little money, she was holding so many prizes in her hands, and passers-by looked at her with envy, which made her feel very proud.
They decided to pray and wait for Mi Xiu to come, and then release the Kongming lanterns together.
However, things did not go smoothly for Mi Xiu and his companions.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they saw the hustle and bustle on the street and came over.
I heard from others that two people had been guessing riddles along the way and had won many prizes. Princess Shaolin accepted their prizes and laughed heartily.
There is no doubt that the two people who guessed the riddle are Yu Heyi and Wanqi Si.
Qiali said, "Brother Mixiu, Sister Yanyan, Yuebo and I have never seen these before, so it's up to you to guess the riddles!"
Mi Xiu patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me."
It was not until he saw the riddles attached to the lanterns that he realized he could not guess any of them.
“A horse can travel a thousand miles, water can raise fish and shrimp, people are you and me, and soil can grow crops.”
"Did you guess it, Mixiu?"
"Let me think about it."
The vendor smiled and reminded, "This is a riddle. Guess what it is?"
He thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he put the blame on the lantern. He thought the riddle attached to the lantern was too difficult, so he walked to another lantern.
"A small golden jar filled with golden dumplings. Eat the golden dumplings and spit out white pearls."
"……gold?"
"When have you ever seen anyone eating gold?" Although Qia Li had never seen these things, she could tell from the literal meaning that his answer was wrong.
Chen Yanyan pursed her lips and said, "I know this, it's an orange."
The vendor handed her a small bronze mirror and said, "This girl is right!"
Along the way, except for Chen Yanyan who occasionally answered a few riddles and received some prizes, the rest of them had nothing in their hands.
Only Chen Yanyan can participate in the blessing activity for free, and the remaining one person and two monsters can only pay the original price of fifty silver to enter.
Yue Bo and Mi Xiu naturally had no money, so Mi Xiu took out 150 silver coins and gave them to the merchant with great sorrow before meeting with Yu He Yi and the other two.
Wanqi Si laughed and said, "A girl brought in three pigs."
"Who are you calling a pig?!"
"If you can't figure out a single riddle, what is it if not a pig?"
Princess Shaolin always felt that their words were strange...
She didn't seem to be able to answer any of them.
But since everyone was there, the vendor handed over seven Kongming lanterns and they stopped arguing.
After receiving the Kongming lantern, everyone was thinking about what wish to make.
Princess Shaolin said, "This time it's different from making a wish to the moon. You can speak your wish out loud. The lamp spirit is here and will definitely hear it."
Many people stood still after releasing the Kongming lanterns, with their palms facing each other, as if they were making a wish or praying.
Some people hope to pass the imperial examination and win the first place in the imperial examination, some hope for unexpected wealth to come to their family and live a rich and prosperous life, and some pray for their relatives and friends to be safe and live a long life.
Yu Heyi quietly leaned over to Wanqi Si's ear and asked, "Is the wish you made on Lingya last time related to me?"
He nodded.
"Then this time, you make a wish about yourself, and I make a wish about you. That's fairer, okay?"
"good."
After they had thought of their wishes, they were eager to try to fly the Kongming lanterns. Following Princess Shaolin's demonstration, several people followed her example.
Seven Kongming lanterns slowly floated up from the ground and rose into the night sky.
The flames illuminated the lampshade, startling the birds perched on the branches.
Mi Xiu and Yue Bo have the same wish, which is to eat all the delicacies in the world and enjoy the scenery of the six realms.
Princess Shaolin and Qiali hope to eat more without gaining weight and to be more beautiful.
Chen Yanyan promised that she would always have friends by her side throughout her life and would never be alone.
I wanted to let Wanqi Si follow, but he claimed that he still needed to think about it, so I had to let Yu Heyi speak first.
"I hope that Senior Brother Wanqi Si will get whatever he desires, and that he will be able to fulfill his wishes no matter what."
"I hope Yu Heyi will always like me, and only me."
He clasped his hands together, his attitude was serious and his tone was pious. Although he did not believe in the lamp god, it was as if the god was right in front of him.
Beside him could be heard the laughter of Mi Xiu and others, as well as the blessings of some people who came here to pray.
What is happiness?
For her, him, and everyone present, this moment is called happiness.
Since when, Yu Heyi always stayed in the house and refused to go out, not even looking at his favorite rose.
Everyone thought that Wanqi Si had done something to make her angry.
But he was also confused and rarely saw her.
So she stayed indoors while he sulked outside. Due to the bad atmosphere, the entire Demon Palace became much quieter.
When Yu Heyi came to find him, he deliberately turned around and faced her with his back.
She sat down on the bed helplessly and said softly, "Brother, don't be angry."
"You still remember to come to me. I thought you were hiding another man and didn't need me anymore."
His voice was hoarse, just like a concubine who was banished to the cold palace in the mortal world.
"How could that be? You are the only one in my heart. I can't tolerate anyone else. These past few days, I was asking Qing Shuangpo about some things in my past life."
"Brother, there is a place in the underworld called the Dark Abyss. Deep in the Dark Abyss lies a mirror called the Rebirth Mirror, which can reflect the cause and effect of past lives. Please accompany me."
He refused without even thinking: "No."
She hasn't even taken care of her household affairs, yet she's still interested in managing matters from her past life. Could it be that she prefers her past self?
Then we can't let her go.
What's more, he had heard of the place called Mingyuan.
The Abyss is located at the southernmost end of the underworld. Countless dead bones are piled up here, and ancient corpses are sleeping here. If you go there just to gossip about those fictitious things, it will do you no good but only harm.
After he refused, she remained silent.
He turned around and wanted to say something, but she suddenly leaned in front of him and placed a kiss on his lips, with a gentleness that caught him off guard.
She shook his arm, as if afraid that he felt it was not enough, and pecked his lips a few more times.
There was no deliberate force, no unnecessary testing, just a gentle touch.
He was frozen in place, and only heard her say:
"Brother, I want to go."
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