Shengshuiyuan

Under the bright sunshine, a young man with pale blond hair was sitting leisurely by the lake, fishing comfortably.The dozen or so people who came with him behind him either gesticulated to learn martial arts, or played happily, talking and laughing with each other.

Not far away, there was a half-body soaked in the lake water, a man with light blue hair and blue fins in his ears. He was half naked, but there was a beautifully shaped fish tail under his body.Tilting his head curiously, he looked tentatively at the dozen or so people who were leisurely and having fun not far away.Among the dozen or so people, the young man with pale blond hair and delicate face caught his attention.The person with light blue hair and mermaid tail stared at the light blond boy, his cheeks blushing unknowingly.Slightly narrowing his dark blue eyes, he bent down and slowly submerged in the bottomless lake.

Feeling that he was being stared at, Lantiere looked puzzled, and looked into the distance to test his gaze, but saw nothing.

Li Muyan took a fresh rosy apple, walked up to Lantiere and handed it to him, curiously asked

"Why, what are you looking at?"

Lantierre shrugged lightly, put down the fishing rod in his hand, took the apple handed over by Li Muyan, and lightly took a bite.

"I don't know, I just feel a tentative gaze staring at me. However, there is no danger."

Li Muyan sat beside Lantiere, nodded slightly, and took a bite of the apple in his hand.Narrowing his eyes slightly, he looked up at the clear blue sky.

"Maybe it's some cute goblin monster in this mountain. After all, Ning'an has plenty of aura. It's normal to have some spirit creatures that have cultivated human form."

During picnic lunch time, everyone sat around together, happily tasting delicious food, and chatting happily. Mu Qing, who was sitting next to Li Muyan, suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Lantier and said

"Today is Ning'an's annual Qiqiao Festival. It is also a day for making wishes and praying for releasing river lanterns and sky lanterns. Moreover, at night, you can guess lantern riddles and eat Ning'an's special delicacies. Would you like to go shopping together at night? Feel the customs of our Ning’an.”

Hearing that there are fun, delicious, and girly Rococo happily holding Lantiere's arm, shaking it lightly and saying coquettishly

"Lantiyer, go! Go! I heard from Brother Muqing that it's really fun to think about it!"

Taking a bite of the sauced duck that Li Muyan fed, Lantiere stroked Rococo's hair lightly and said

"Sounds good, why don't you all go together tonight."

Naz and Carter, who were still fighting with the roasted beef bones, jumped three feet high excitedly.

Turning to Lantiere with a serious face, he looked at Naz, Carter and the burly figure, and the tall Babur reminded

"We're just going for a stroll this time. You can't cause me any trouble, especially Naz, Carter and Bubber. You can't be impulsive and conflict with others, you know?"

The three people mentioned scratched their heads in embarrassment and smiled innocently.

On the side, Wall with a calm face and Mu Qing with a smirk shrugged and said

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we will take care of the three of them."

Decided to go to the lantern festival at night, a dozen people continued to chat happily and tasted delicious food.

At night, the stars are shining brightly, and a full moon hangs high in the sky.

In Ning'an, which is already prosperous, tonight happens to be the annual gathering of lovers to express their love, and it is also a beautiful day for people to pray and release river lanterns.In the city, people from all races and appearances gather here to feel the prosperity and beauty of Ning'an.

Lantiere walked among the bustling and crowded crowd.Clenching hands tightly, looking around, happy and curious, I looked at Rococo selling Ning'an's special items at various stalls, not only infected by the lively atmosphere of the lantern festival, but also squinting my eyes and smiling slightly.

Among the crowded crowd, a woman in a green skirt saw the Lantiere group in the crowd, not only happily waving her arms and shouting

"Rantier, look here, here!"

Hearing someone calling himself, following the voice, he saw that it was Lu Yingxi and the blue-haired Long Yuan who had finally been together through twists and turns a few days ago.Yu Lie, who was dressed in red and had red hair, came up behind them, coaxing the angry Chi Mei for some reason.

The four walked out of the crowded crowd and walked in front of Lantiere and Rococo. Lu Yingxi happily embraced Rococo as if seeing friends reunited after parting.

Ask other people to accompany Rococo to the Lantern Festival, Lantiere, Li Muyan, Long Yuan, Yu Lie, and Chi Mei found a restaurant on the second floor near the Lantern Festival, ordered some Ning'an special snacks and chatted.

Looking at the Rococo people who were having fun downstairs, Lantiyer turned around and smiled lightly, looked at Long Yuan, Yu Lie and Chi Mei who were obviously happy, and asked

"How are you doing these days?"

Taking a sip of tea, putting down the teacup, Long Yuan's originally icy blue eyes became much gentler because of the happiness here for a few days, he pursed his lips lightly and said

"I didn't have time to thank you and Mr. Li for your help last time, otherwise the four of us might regret it for the rest of our lives because of our wrong decision."

Hearing Long Yuan's gratitude to Rantiyer and Li Muyan for their help, Chi Mei held Yu Lie's hand tightly and said

"Originally, because of Long Yuan and Yingxi, I was too late to accept Yu Lie's intentions. This idiot made such an extreme thing. Fortunately, with the help of the two of us, the four of us can truly open our hearts. In the future If you two need Jiange's help, all of us in Jiange will do our best to help you if you can."

When Yu Lie heard Chi Mei's words, he patted the back of Chi Mei's hand fondly.

Looking at the newlyweds, Lantiyer was relieved, turned to Long Yuan and Chi Mei, and asked his curious question

"In the books about Ning'an's monsters and fairy records, there are also records about your sword spirits. But I saw you for the first time, and I found it very novel. Ning'an is full of spiritual energy, and there are many animals and plants that rely on spiritual power. , After thousands of years of hard work, you can cultivate a human form, I wonder if the two of you can tell me how your sword spirits cultivated a human form?"

Nodding lightly, Long Yuan smiled lightly, answering Lantiere's curious question

"I am the Seven Star Longyuan Sword. My body is the Seven Stars. My body is made by a famous craftsman who introduced the water of Longquan into the pool of the Big Dipper. After the sword is completed, looking down at the sword body is like climbing a mountain and looking down at the abyss. The giant dragon is lying in a pan, and it is called Longyuan. There is a green spirit stone on the hilt of the sword that gathers the aura of the weather, which is the source of my strength."

After finishing speaking, Chi Mei had a flattering expression on her face, she lightly rested her chin with her fingers and said

"I'm amazing. I'm a sword used by emperors to kill giant snakes. My whole body, whether it's the blade or the hilt, is crimson. The whole body of the sword is cold and tough like frost. Snow, so it is called Chi Xiao."

Lantiere took a sip of tea and continued to ask

"Can you two tell me, everyone in the Jiange, when Mu Yan and I went last time, I also met several outstanding sword spirits and Emperor Ming in your Jiange."

When mentioning Emperor Ming, Chi Mei not only showed reverence, but also said with blushing cheeks

"Speaking of our Emperor Ming, he is the spirit used by Emperor Xuanyuan in the ancient times in Ning'an, and it is the sword of the emperor. That's why our Emperor Ming has the majesty and bearing that is born to be invincible to a natural king. The Emperor Ming himself One side of the sword body is engraved with the sun, moon and stars, and the other side is engraved with mountains, rivers, grasses and trees. On one side of the hilt is the art of farming and animal husbandry, and on the other side is the policy of unifying the world. Xuanyuan Sword is the sword of the Holy Way, which combines courage, wisdom, and benevolence. Therefore , all the sword spirits in our Jiange, under the leadership of Emperor Ming, advocate the purpose of saving people with benevolence and caring for all things."

Seeing that Chi Mei respected the Emperor Ming so much, Yu Lie picked up a piece of peach kernel cake with some appetite, and chewed it hard.

Seeing her lover actually eat Minghuang vinegar, Chi Mei smiled and comforted Yu Lie like coaxing a child.

Long Yuan withdrew his eyes from looking at the full moon outside the restaurant, and continued to introduce other people in Jiange

"There are other people in the Jiange, all with different personalities. There is Tai'a, who has a calm personality and is unsmiling; Zhanlu, who is as wise and generous as a general; ; the thoughtful, grinning Yuchang; there are also Hanguang, Chengying, and Xiaolian triplets, which are also very interesting; Juque is a burly and sturdy man. He is also a very reliable person; Qi is a magic sword with the power of 28 stars, and he is proficient in astronomy and geography. You can ask him if your highness doesn't understand about astronomy, geography, and stars. There are also occultations, water cutoffs, Zhuanpo, Xuanjian, Shocking Salamander, Miehun, Jiexie, and Zhengang grew up together, and they have a very good relationship. After that, there will be Qinglongjian and dozens of people who are made of dragon bones, and they will not be called for a while. The famous and outstanding sword spirits. When the time comes, His Highness can also go to chat with them and get in touch with them."

After quietly listening to Longyuan's introduction to the many Jiange sword spirits, Lantier was not only shocked, but also exclaimed in surprise.

"Just from what you said, I feel that the sword spirits in the Jiange are already very good. I look forward to contacting them in the future. It will be very interesting."

Looking at the few people who were chatting up, Li Muyan raised his head to look at the sky, turned his head to look at the few people and said

"It's getting late, it's time for everyone to release river lanterns and sky lanterns to make wishes. Let's go, let's find Rococo and the others, let's release river lanterns and sky lanterns together."

After talking, several people paid the money, walked down the restaurant to the crowded crowd, and found Rococo and others who were still immersed in the lively festival.

Under the starry sky, on a meandering river, hundreds of thousands of shimmering river lanterns of various colors carry the wishes of the people who put them into the river, big or small.Everyone has a look of sadness or joy on their faces.

By the small river, Rococo held Lantiere's hand excitedly, held a pink lotus river lantern, squatted down cheerfully, and said to Lantierre with a smile on his face.

"Lantiere, let's put the river lanterns too, so that we can live happily ever after!"

Lantiere caressed Rococo's hair with a look of doting, and squatted down together with Rococo, using a brush to write down the wish of being together forever on the pink river lantern he just bought.

Lantierre lowered his head, approaching and kissing Rococo's cheek with a loving face, Rococo lowered his head shyly, not daring to look at Lantierre.

Not far from the joyful, cheerful people.On the moonless lake, a pair of inquisitive eyes stared intently at the happy-faced boy who was rococo setting off the river lantern.

Lantierre suddenly felt the probing sight not far away, and instinctively looked around vigilantly.

Leaning lightly by the side of the tree, Li Muyan, who was originally leisurely with his hands folded across his chest, looked at Lantiere who suddenly looked vigilant, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and approached and asked

"What's the matter? Why did you suddenly show such an expression?"

Lantierre bit his lip lightly, pulled Li Muyan aside and whispered

"It was fine just now, but I don't know why. The eyes from the lake during the day kept looking at me with tentative eyes, which made my scalp numb."

After listening to Lantiyer, Li Muyan not only said with a contemplative expression,

"It's nothing once, it happened twice today..."

As if remembering something, Li Muyan raised his head and asked solemnly

"Do you know who it is? So that if you get close to the water for a day, you will be stared at like this?"

Lantierre pursed his lips tightly, shook his head lightly and said

"I don't know who it is? During the day, you said that it was just a spiritual monster formed by cultivation, and there was no malice. But being watched frequently on such a day, and not knowing who it is, will only make people feel very uncomfortable."

Li Muyan exhaled lightly, patted Lantiere on the shoulder to comfort him

"Don't worry, with all of us here, nothing will happen."

As the night approached, everyone left one after another.Lantiere, who had been exhausted all day, stroked Rococo's hair, and asked Rococo and the others to go back and have a good rest.

Lantiere stood by the lake, looked up at the full moon hanging in the sky, and let out a soft breath.Just as Lantiere closed his eyes lightly, a pair of long and thin white arms suddenly stretched out from the calm lake without any warning, and there were many small blue and silvery scales attached to the arms.Before Li Muyan and Lantiyer who were standing by the lake could react, they suddenly dragged Lantiyer down into the bottomless lake at an extremely fast speed.

Before he was suddenly dragged into the dark and damp lake, Lantiyer, who had not yet reacted, instinctively poured a lot of water into his mouth.Another object, whether it was a snake's tail or a fish's tail, was tightly entangled around his neck, and he could only faintly hear Li Muyan's anxious shouts from the shore.

Frowning tightly, clutching the scaled object wrapped around his neck, Lantiere fell into a coma with heavy eyelids due to extreme lack of oxygen. . . .