After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2555 Let's go to the city!

A-Lian was startled when she felt a burst of light rushing towards her, but after touching her face, she didn't notice anything unusual.

Duan Heyun sighed inwardly, but still tried to coax her gently: "See? I told you it would be alright, didn't I?"

Ah Lian was immediately overjoyed and jumped off the oxcart: "Quickly, let's get into town!"

All she could think about was going to the city.

Duan Heyun kept his word, took her hand, and walked towards the city gate.

They were much faster than oxcarts.

After walking about four or five zhang, a voice called out "Hey—" came from behind.

Ah Lian turned around and saw the little girl on the oxcart cupping her hands into a megaphone, calling out to her:
"Remember to come to Datiehe, the big dragon fireworks are still reserved for you!"

Ah Lian nodded vigorously and waved at her.

If Duan Heyun really wanted to enter the city, Commander Zhao couldn't do anything about it. Duan Heyun's status and position were what they were, and he was carrying out a divine order. So he summoned Commander Xu and asked him to accompany him into the city, while he returned to his troops and waited outside.

The city gate is just ahead, and quite a few pedestrians are going in one after another.

Before Duan Heyun went in, he habitually glanced at the talisman on the back of his hand.

This is the mark of the god Helu. Once it approaches other small worlds, the mark will glow as a warning.

The fact that the talisman is currently quiet indicates that the surrounding area is still safe.

Then, he led Ah Lian inside.

After they entered the city gate, the little girl asked the coachman:
"Are they really going to Datiehe?"

"If he says he will, then he will." The driver shrugged. "He's right next to A-Lian, isn't he? We can easily coax him into doing it. On the contrary, it was difficult for me to move all the fireworks from that shop over!"

Xiao An was too lazy to listen to his complaints: "Leave me a few fireworks, I want to play with them too."

"Just leave Dalong to Alian." The driver flicked the reins. "Let's go!"

Just as Duan Heyun and the others passed through the city gate, a burst of fireworks suddenly exploded in front of them.

The fireworks were supposed to go up into the sky before they exploded, but they suddenly burst on the ground.

Fireworks are usually bundled up and rarely placed individually. So if one explodes, the whole pile explodes.

Everyone felt a bright light burst in front of their eyes and instinctively raised their hands to shield their eyes and turned their heads.

Duan Heyun had barely raised his hand when he subconsciously sensed something was wrong. He tightened his grip on A-Lian's hand, activating his protective qi and supernatural powers.

He exclaimed "Ouch!" a few times, and the other pedestrians nearby were bounced away.

The unluckiest one was pushed directly against the city wall and lost consciousness.

Xu, the head constable behind him, roared, "Protect Master Duan!"

Four or five guards rushed forward to block them.

When Duan Heyun's vision returned, he saw that half of the fireworks in front of him had exploded, and everyone around him was busy dodging, but there was nothing else unusual.

The city gate guards stepped forward and shouted, "Whose fireworks are these? How dare you set them off here!"

"It's mine! It's mine!" A merchant rushed forward with his men. "I'm so sorry, sir, we were just about to take it to Datiehe when we came across someone's lantern on the way!"

Many people are going out with lanterns tonight. If a spark accidentally falls onto the fireworks truck, it will explode!

The merchants quickly moved the trucks, and order was soon restored at the city gate.

Duan Heyun chuckled to himself for being too nervous. It was just taking Alian into the city to visit a temple fair. They were going into Baisong City, which was firmly controlled by Yanxia Bay, essentially their own territory. There were just a few more people, so what could possibly happen?
This was just a normal wild release experiment, except that the location was changed from the suburbs to the city. Ah Lian performed very well. She neither became fierce nor was she afraid of people. Instead, she was full of curiosity, just like a five or six-year-old girl. It can be said that the experiment was a great success.

Ah Lian stared blankly at the bustling crowd before her, letting out a long "Wow!"

So many people!

She had never seen so many people before!
The Spring Festival is a very important festival in Baisong City. The city's residents carry all kinds of small lanterns and parade through the streets, chatting and laughing, eating and playing along the way.

Two big-headed dolls walked past A-Lian on two long bamboo poles, throwing candy as they went.

There were quite a few people playing around with them.

Ah Lian reached out and caught a piece of candy, then pointed at them and asked, "What's this?"

"stilts."

“And this—” She pointed to a large tree by the roadside, with many red paper strips hanging from its branches, on which words were faintly visible. A large group of people were gathered under the tree, all looking up at the strips, deep in thought.

"what are they doing?"

"They're solving word puzzles," Hu Xin said with a smile. "Miss A-Lian usually reads and writes, and now her skills are coming in handy."

"Really? I want to go!"

Duan Heyun then led her there, saying, "Come on, let's see how many you can guess."

As it turns out, Ah Lian was quite clever, guessing three or four correctly in a row.

The manager took off the slip of paper and stuffed the prize into her hand. A-Lian's eyes narrowed with joy. But when she saw that there was a cloth rabbit among the prizes, she threw the rabbit out, and someone nearby picked it up.

If Hu Xin hadn't kept saying there were even more fun things ahead, including fireworks, she could have stayed here guessing all night.

Next, Duan Heyun moved with the crowd, leading Alian on a journey of eating and shopping.

After nightfall, the temple fair stalls at the city gate were incredibly diverse, offering all sorts of delicious food and fun activities. Ah Lian was so busy that she could barely keep up with everything, and only then did she realize that Hu Xin hadn't lied to her.

Fireworks frequently burst in the sky, attracting crowds to stop and watch.

"The Datie River is just ahead," Hu Xin said with a smile. "The fireworks are all set off by that river."

His mention of it reminded A-Lian of:
"Yes, yes, I also want to set off fireworks!"

Hu Xin pointed ahead and said, "Then let's go through this underpass, so we don't have to climb the bridge."

Ahead was a bridge, packed with people, so crowded that it was almost impossible to move. Fortunately, the water level of the Datie River was not high at the moment, and there was no water in the outer arch of the bridge, so everyone could just crawl across to the other side of the river, the location for setting off fireworks.

Large fireworks are not firecrackers; you can't just hold them in your hand and light them randomly to set them off.

It had to be launched into the sky with a homemade cannon to create a spectacular display. However, if this homemade cannon were used to fire proper artillery shells, its power would be minimal, at most making a dent in a solid brick wall. That's why the authorities allowed civilians to set off cannons.

Therefore, large fireworks displays are concentrated here, away from other buildings.

Many people also walked towards the river to join in the fun.

As fireworks burst into the sky, Ah Lian couldn't wait any longer: "Let's go, let's go!"

As the fireworks flickered, she also saw the father and daughter who had been driving the carriage outside the city standing by the river, stuffing things into the cannon, then loosening it a few times before lighting it.

With a loud "boom," fireworks shot into the sky, exploding into the shape of a rabbit.

A round of applause erupted around him.

The little girl turned her head and saw Ah Lian, so she waved frantically at her, meaning "come here, come here."

A-Lian didn't care about anything else. She grabbed Duan Heyun and ran towards the underpass with surprising force: "Go, go!"