Chapter 1348 Fire Sacrifice
Doctor Bai said, "Hong'er, it's better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. Why don't you take out Ximen Laoqi's antidote?"
"Why, I almost lost my life in the hands of Boss Ximen. Isn't it too much to ask for his family's life?"
The poisonous lady is determined to kill Ximen Lao Qi in order to avenge Ximen Lao Qi’s slap.
Doctor Bai tried to persuade her a few times, but when he saw that he could not be persuaded, he did not bother to persuade her anymore.
No one else said anything.
Also, if the poisonous lady is so easy to talk to, then she is not the poisonous lady. The poisonous lady has been around the world for decades, but she has never suffered any losses.
The martial arts leader wanted to save his younger brother, but instead of coming to apologize or ask for an antidote, he directly gathered a large group of so-called decent people to attack the Ten Thousand Poison Valley. This was just adding insult to injury.
Now, if you still want Poison Lady to come up with the antidote, don’t even think about it.
You know, once those seventy people broke through the Five Poison Formation that day, the person who died might be the Poison Lady.
Since they all want the poisonous lady's life, why should the poisonous lady sympathize with them?
She was not to blame for their deaths. It was all because they obeyed the words of the martial arts leader and they ended up dead. It was their own fault and they deserved the blame.
Xia Zihan suddenly said, "Master and Master want to live in seclusion here, so don't go down the mountain. It just so happens that I have a group of little girls under my command this time, and they are going to be trained to be maids. Master wants to pass on people , why not choose one of my people.”
"That's fine, you choose someone who is clever and smart. If I like it, I will keep it. If I don't like it, I will return it to you." The poisonous lady thought for a while and agreed.
Xia Zihan and his group stayed in Ten Thousand Poisons Valley for another three days. Three days later, early in the morning, after eating, they left the Five Poisons Array and went straight down the mountain under the leadership of Lady Poison.
All the way back to Wangu Town, they met many people on the road, all carrying baskets with paper money in their hands. When passing several cemeteries, they also saw many people worshiping and burning paper money. Piaomiao arrived in mid-air.
It was already evening when we entered Wangu Town, but there were many people on the street, some of whom were holding lanterns, firecrackers, and candles.
Under Chu Jingqi's instructions, Chuan Qiong stopped an old woman with a bamboo basket in her hand and asked, "Auntie, what day is it today? It's almost evening, and the streets are still so lively. Wangu Town But are there any lively activities? ”
"Oh, you are from out of town." The aunt looked him up and down, and when she saw that he was dressed decently, her face became more enthusiastic and she spoke more, "Today is the Winter Clothes Festival, and Wangu Town's annual festival On this day, a fire ceremony will be held at Caishikou.”
"Fire Sacrifice Party?" Chuan Qiong was stunned. He had also heard of the Winter Clothes Festival. He heard that people in the south celebrated the Winter Clothes Festival just like the Half-Ghost Festival in July. They would buy paper money to go to the graves of their ancestors. Go to worship and burn paper money for the ancestors.
However, the fire ceremony, this... was the first time he had heard of it.
Chuan Qiong smiled coquettishly and said, "Auntie, can you make it clearer?" He took out ten copper coins from his purse and gave it to the old woman.
The old woman had benefited, so she explained it in detail.
"This fire ceremony is a banquet held by the people in the town to drive out ghosts. Today is the Winter Clothes Festival. The gate to the ghost world is wide open, and many ghosts will come out for a walk. The people in Wangu Town are afraid that ghosts will break in, so they specially Hold a fire ceremony to drive away wandering ghosts. ”
"Aren't ghosts afraid of fire? Tonight, Caishikou will hold a whole-night bonfire party. Everyone will set off firecrackers and beat gongs and drums to scare the wandering ghosts and prevent them from approaching the town."< br>
Speaking of this, the old woman smiled kindly and said, "Young man, you are also a good person. If you are free at night, go and have a look. Let me tell you, this fire ceremony is unique to our Wangu Town. , in addition to setting off firecrackers and beating gongs and drums, there are also young guys and girls dancing.”
Chuan Qiong was also excited when he heard that there was something interesting, "Okay, I will definitely go, thank you, auntie." Xia Zihan and others who were looking at a fan at the stall next to them also heard the old woman's words clearly. .
Princess Qinghui took Chu Yuexi's hand and was so excited that she said, "Brother Yuexi, shall we go and see it together tonight?"
"Where is Sanlang?" He was worried about leaving the child alone in the inn.
"Lu Huan and Hong Ying are watching. Otherwise, we will take Sanlang with us. However, I am afraid that there will be many people there and the child will be lost easily. I think it is better to leave it in the inn for safety and let Lu Huan and Hong Ying stay and take care of it. Him." Princess Qinghui frowned and made a decision.
Lu Huan and Hong Ying both have martial arts skills, so they can rest assured watching Saburo in the inn.
Chu Yuexi turned back to ask Xia Zihan and his wife.
Xia Zihan smiled and said, "Do you even need to ask? It's a rare encounter, so I have to go and see it."
A group of people returned to the inn.
Chu Qing, who had already received the message from Fei Ge, had booked a guest room for them and even ordered hot water. When Xia Zihan returned to the inn, she was led by Chu Qing to her guest room, and together with Chu Jingqi, I took a good shower.
After washing up, it was dark outside.
According to the shopkeeper, the fire ceremony is about to begin.
When Princess Qinghui heard this, she became anxious and urged, "Let's each order a bowl of noodles and eat it quickly. After we finish eating, we will quickly join in the fun."
"You." Seeing her daughter-in-law's extremely anxious look, Chu Yuexi looked doting on her face.
Together with the maids, thirteen people each ate a bowl of noodles, and then left the two maids Lu Huan and Hong Ying to take care of Saburo, while the others all went to the fire ceremony.
The fire festival is actually a modern bonfire party, but some customs are different. The purpose of the fire festival is to drive away ghosts, and it is indispensable to set off firecrackers and beat gongs and drums to scare the ghosts.
Of course, in addition to these, there are also young people singing, dancing, eating, drinking and having fun. The louder the noise, the more scared the ghosts will be. Therefore, whether it is dancing or singing, on this day, everyone will put aside their reservations and work hard. Playful.
Although this fire ceremony is said to be a party to exorcise ghosts, in fact, on this day every year, many unmarried men will take this opportunity to choose their wives.
Because, on this day, whether it is a girl from an aristocratic family who has never left home or a commoner girl who has been in the public eye, they will come out to dance, and this is also an opportunity for unmarried men to see many girls.
As long as you fall in love with the other person, you will do everything possible to find out the other person's identity, and then if you feel that you are a good match, you will ask a matchmaker to come to your door early the next morning to propose marriage.
The speed of this marriage proposal must be fast, otherwise, the one you choose may also be chosen by another man. It depends on who moves faster.
Of course, there are also many men who fall in love with commoner girls who are not as good as themselves but are beautiful in appearance. Such men often take them home as concubines.
Xia Zihan and others didn't know about this.
The fire ceremony is just a figment of Yan Yan’s imagination. In fact, there was no fire ceremony during the Winter Clothes Festival in ancient times.
(End of chapter)