Chapter 340 102. Cinnabar
The light of the lake and the moon are harmonious, and there is no windshield on the surface of the pool that has not been polished.
On the banks of Dongting Lake, pedestrians are busy, shouting, hawking, and the sound of gongs and drums. The bright red lanterns lit up the lake, like fiery red clouds hiding in the lake.
Yuezhou City, on the shore of Dongting Lake, is adjacent to the Yangtze River, Na, Sanxiang and Four Rivers, where rivers and lakes meet. Since ancient times, it has been famous all over the world for its prosperity.
This is the Lantern Festival. Every household takes to the streets and lights thousands of colorful lanterns. Under the moonlight, there are even men and women in love keeping each other company. This is the night when the earth returns to spring, which is celebrated by people and is also the continuation of celebrating the New Year. Guessing lantern riddles, walking through thousands of houses, laughter lingering.
Li Xi'an was woken up.
He opened his eyes and felt only the slightly cool lake water and the blurry colored lights captured through the lake water.
But shouldn't he be in Longyuan?
Li Xi'an wanted to move his body, but the water waves moved slightly, very agile and small. Li Xi'an looked back and saw that this was not the huge dragon body he was familiar with, but a red carp.
Is this... a dream?
It is not a dream that ordinary people understand, it is like looking back at the past in Kunlun Yaochi. But how is this possible? Li Xi'an thought that the lotus petals had no reaction at that time. He tried to use this biggest secret in his body, but it had no other effect except slowing down his aging process. When he looked back at the past, the petals would react. In the dragon abyss, he never felt the familiar trembling until his consciousness sank.
Should we be happy?
You should be happy.
He was indeed desperate, but he didn't want to live.
Li Xi'an surfaced, hiding himself in the dusk and looking at the things on the lake.
So, where is this?
Like the ancient times in his memory. Colored lights filled the streets, with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages coming and going. But the same was true in old Kyushu. This appearance had stayed in Kyushu for a long time, and Li Xi'an couldn't tell where it was or what era it was from.
He breathed softly, his gills opening and closing.
Then, he froze.
Reiki.
There was a very small amount of spiritual energy in the air, not to mention compared to the island in the center of Taihang Lake where he lived, or even any corner of the new Kyushu. But he did capture the spirit floating in the air.
At least it won't be the present ancient times.
While Li Xi'an was deep in thought, a colored lamp illuminated the shadow where he was.
"Wow! What a beautiful fish!" The girl squatted down and waved. It seemed that she even wanted to say hello to Li Xi'an.
"Look, look!" she shouted, turning her head, which also allowed Li Xi'an to see clearly the man standing behind the girl, maybe her husband, maybe his brother. But this had nothing to do with Li Xi'an. He flicked his tail, splashed a bunch of water, and disappeared into the lake in an instant.
When the man came closer, there was nothing under the colored lights, only the ripples of the lake water, leaving shadows.
"Why is it missing?" the girl asked, and quickly turned to the man and shouted: "You must have scared the little fish away!"
"Yes, yes, yes." The man could only smile bitterly.
"You are almost getting married, but you still act like a child all day long. Today, my parents and I begged for mercy to bring you out to see the lanterns. From now on, your husband will take you out to see the lanterns. ”
"I've never even seen what that person looks like!" the girl pouted.
"He is the second young master of the Su family. I have told you so many times that from now on, girl, you will be the distinguished young lady of the Su family." The man joked.
But the man's smile quickly solidified on his face.
He looked towards the depths of Dongting Lake, which was a place where colored lights could not illuminate. Only the moonlight echoed on the lake, and there were dark shadows in many places. "What's wrong, brother?" The girl looked up.
"No, it's nothing, just an illusion." The man retracted his gaze, turned around and led the girl into the crowd.
It didn’t take long for the space where the men and girls stopped to be filled by people watching the lanterns, and no one paid attention to the shadowed corners deep in Dongting Lake.
There, a red carp swallowed the moonlight. Under the moonlight, the shadow behind it continues to extend, like a winding snake. The branches on the bank hang down their shadows, which just put the horns on the head of the snake-shaped shadow.
…………
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Li Xi'an has witnessed twenty lantern festivals.
This is the twenty-first day.
Corresponding to the twenty-first year of his arrival in this era.
There is a treasure place where spiritual energy gathers in Dongting Lake, but it is occupied by big monsters. Unlike ordinary people, when Li Xi'an saw those creatures for the first time, a big stone seemed to fall from his heart. In an era when monsters and monsters still exist, there will always be some clues to find out, but now is not the time.
He practiced cultivation with the body of a red carp, which was no different from practicing cultivation again.
But having perfected the Five Elements Killing Technique, he absorbed the moonlight at a terrifying speed.
He rarely comes to the lake now, because at this time his body is rolling in the lake, like a blazing flame burning in the lake water. When his back emerges from the water, someone will shout "Dragon!" in surprise
Colored lanterns flashed for ten miles, and gongs and drums sounded.
Li Xian is lurking in the shadows as before.
Until that familiar colored lamp illuminates the shadows.
The girl who held the lantern back then is now a woman, and the man beside her is no longer her brother, but her husband.
"I know you're watching," the woman said softly.
"I don't know why, but the first time I saw you, I felt that you were not an ordinary fish, just like seeing a dragon. It's funny, how can a fish be a dragon? But the answer is in my heart, you are a dragon, Dongting Lake The dragon that has been popular in recent years is probably you.”
"There are still many people who want to catch you, but how can you be caught by a mortal?"
The woman talked a lot, talking about what had happened in the past year to the lake illuminated by the colored lights. Her joys and sorrows were all quietly stated under the colored lights.
Li Xi'an knew why she said so much this time.
Because this is her last time to attend the lantern festival in Yuezhou City.
The head of the Su family committed a crime and was demoted, and his family members were sent to a poor place. Even if someone from the Su family had planned a place to go in advance, they would not be able to live such a good life in the future if they were not in Yuezhou City. Even the man behind her has a slightly sad face, so why mention the woman?
"Goodbye then." The woman waved to the lake as she did twenty years ago.
"By the way, I gave you a name. I hope it won't offend you. I often tell your story to the children under this name. The story is the picture I once saw in my dream, the towering mountains, the golden ancient Tree, there is a red dragon entrenched on the ancient tree. He lowers his head and his face is burning with dazzling golden candles. "
Li Xi'an in the dark was stunned for a moment.
"Originally I didn't plan to speak, but I have to leave here soon. It's a little selfish of mine to leave this name behind."
The woman whispered softly: "Cinnabar, I think your scales must be as red as rouge, and should be like the sand and stones of cinnabar."
Sleep~
Working hard today, let’s see who wants to rebel
(End of chapter)