Chapter 23 Chapter 9: The Temple Fair Beyond the Era

The four of them were chatting and laughing, but they heard a commotion outside the door, but a group of serious-looking people passed by from the street, the leader was a tall, white-haired old man, and he saw the light in his eyes. Zhan Ran, the appearance is very mighty. The footsteps of this group of people were extremely fast, and the footsteps of "rustling" on the street could not be heard, and after a while, they passed the tea stand and walked in another direction. Seeing this old man, Sangyang Bingrou couldn't help crying out. "Uncle Fearless!" It turned out that this mighty old man who took the lead turned out to be the current Lord of Yangcheng: Sangyang Wuwei.

But her exclamation was not too loud, and did not attract the attention of the passers-by. The footsteps of the crowd did not stop, and they filed past in a blink of an eye. In the midst of surprise and doubt, I heard someone sighing faintly in the shadow of the tea stand. "Ugh……" The owner of the tea stall is an old woman who looks very old, but her eyes are still shining. In Yangcheng, even a handyman who cleans the streets may also be an amazing master of art. Sangyang Bingrou grew up in Yangcheng, of course she knows this, so she didn't dare to neglect, and asked softly road.

"Excuse me, old lady, why are you sighing?" "I sigh?" The old lady shook her head lightly. "Oh... where am I sighing...?" Sang Yang smiled softly. "You obviously sighed." "People are sighing..." the old woman said, "It's because something unpleasant happened, or some uncomfortable stuff has accumulated in my heart." "Then when you sigh, is it because you are unhappy? Or is there some kind of sulking?" "I sigh..." the old woman said quietly, "It's just because I saw someone doing something stupid, and I thought it was great."

"Then, who did such a stupid thing?" Sangyang Bingrou said with a smile: "What kind of thing is a stupid thing?" "Actually, in recent days, your fearless uncle, the city lord of our Yangcheng, has done this several times," the old woman said helplessly, "He was instigated by someone, and he suddenly wanted to find Biluomen. Due to the bad luck of the aliens, they are required to hand over the right to take charge of Biluomen. Tell me, if this is not the most stupid thing in the world, how can it be considered a stupid thing? " "The right to be in charge of Biluomen?" Sangyang Bingrou said in amazement: "How could anyone think of such a thing? Could it be that Uncle Wuwei is crazy?"

"You are Brother Jie's daughter, right?" The old woman looked at Sangyang Bingrou gently, and came over to hold her hand gently. "I also hugged your father when I was a child. He is a good boy who doesn't fight the world. You are his daughter. Of course, you don't understand this kind of strife. Over the years, when your father and daughter were not in Yangcheng, our great city lord became more and more ambitious. Not only did we change the family law of our ancestors, we planned to go out of Yangcheng and cooperate with other feudal states to expand the territory. He is the greatest and most accomplished city lord in the history of Yangcheng.

To make matters worse, the aliens in the Biluo Gate have not communicated with the outside world for more than ten years. In recent years, even the city lord Wuwei went to see him, and he was often thrown out without even seeing the gatekeeper. " Hearing this, Sangyang Bingrou thought of her father, and couldn't help crying out. "He was kicked out without seeing him? Isn't dad..." The old woman smiled with her toothless mouth. "Your father must have entered Yangcheng and ran to Biluomen without going anywhere, right? He was like this when he was a child, and he is still like this when he grows up.

All in all, the situation in Yangcheng and Biluomen has been extremely bad these years... No, it should be said that we have become more and more disrespectful to Biluomen, but the strangers in Biluomen have always ignored them, and they don't know that they heard the words of the great city lord. Is there any sound of taking people to scold? " "Calling?" Sangyang Bingrou was shocked. "You said Uncle Wuwei took people outside Bi Luo's gate to shout and scold him?" "Recently, this is the third time, and I don't know what kind of resentment it is. Every time the city lord takes people to the gate of Biluo to yell. At first, he was more polite, just saying that they didn't care about Yangcheng at all. The life and death of the Chinese people, and I don't want to help everyone solve the problems in the city.

But no matter how they shouted, there was no sound in the Biluo Gate, and even the gatekeeper didn't come out. Later, probably unable to hold back anymore, the city lord began to let his subordinates yell and curse, yelling and crying outside the door. It's just that no matter how courageous they are, they still dare not rush into Bi Luomen by themselves. Maybe someone rushed, but you know, what a mysterious and strange place that Biluo Gate is, if you just rush in like this, you may not even be able to find the bones..." "If that's the case," Sangyang Bingrou said anxiously, "That's terrible."

"What's wrong?" "My dad just ran to Biluomen, I'm afraid he will be kicked out too." "This point, I don't think so," the old woman smiled meaningfully. "Not to mention anything else, in the past few decades, your father is the most favored Yangcheng child in the Biluo Sect. Over the years, there may have been less than ten Sangyang family members who were allowed to enter Biluomen, but your father had already entered Biluomen no less than sixty times before he was ten years old. And you said that when he first entered the city, he went directly to Bi Luomen, didn't you?If he was kicked out, he would have come back to look for you a long time ago, but now that he is nowhere to be seen, he may have already entered the Bi Luo Gate. "

Her analysis was reasonable, and Sangyang Bingrou finally felt relieved after hearing it. "Then I'll go to Biluomen to have a look." "In my opinion, don't go," the old woman sighed again. "That kind of dirty, non-painful, non-itchy bad words, what's so good about a girl like you? In my opinion, you'd better wait for your father to come back obediently, and listen to what he has to say to be serious." The four of them sat for a while in the dark tea stand. After listening to the recent situation of Yangcheng described by the old woman, Sangyang Bingrou lost the interest to play because of worry, so she led three people including Dongguan Brigade to come. resting place.

The resting place is an inconspicuous small house, but the rooms inside are extremely elegant and clean, and there is one room for each of Dongguan Lu, Hu'er, and Xiong Lu. After confessing a few words, he left without telling the three of them where they were going. After all this tossing, there was finally a place to rest. Because of the unhealed injuries on his body, Hu'er was physically weak, so he fell into a deep sleep after a while after relaxing. Bored, the Dongguan Brigade fumbled around in the room, wanting to talk to Xiong Lu, but when he walked out of the room, he saw Xiong Lu's room was closed. I couldn't see anyone, and I didn't know where I was going. Not long after, twilight fell, and the sky design of Yangcheng was indeed a peerless astonishing work. The luminosity of the entire sky was the same as that of the outside world. As long as the sky outside was blue, the city would have the same clear sky. When it fell down, the whole Yangcheng was covered with deep night. After dark, the voices of people outside gradually became noisy. Accompanied by the sound of joyful music and the smell of barbecued food, it seemed that the "Yangcheng Temple Fair" that Sangyang Bingrou said during the day had already begun. After all, Dongguan Brigade is a teenager at heart. Hearing the joyous noise, he jumped up and jumped to the window to look out. He saw that the sky in the north was brightly lit, as if he could see the smoke from cooking food, bursts of joy The sound of laughter and music coming from the direction of the light is even more fascinating. There was a long sound of "嗤", and a long light and shadow suddenly stretched across the sky. This kind of light and shadow rose out of the sky, and when it reached the center of the sky, it looked like a huge and beautiful flower. It exploded, and red, cyan, and yellow flames radiated, illuminating half of the sky. Dongguan Brigade has never seen such a spectacle in his life, seeing that beautiful spark that almost illuminated the sky, raised his head, opened his mouth very wide, and couldn't close it for a long time. In fact, such a spectacle of fireworks was absolutely impossible to appear in the sky in the Spring and Autumn Period, because gunpowder, one of the four major technologies of the Chinese people at that time, had not yet been developed, and it would take at least a thousand years before making such a huge firework Only because this Yangcheng is a mysterious and mysterious super-era city, can everyone in Yangcheng see this wonder of the sky thousands of years earlier. The admiration of the human mind in the face of the beautiful wonders will not be changed due to the difference in time and space. At this moment, the Dongguan Brigade is standing by the window in a daze, watching the fireworks explode in the sky one after another, amazed After watching for a while, I remembered to ask Hu'er to get up and watch, so I ran over to wake him up in three steps. But this Hu'er is an extremely sleepy person, no matter what the Dongguan Brigade calls him, he can't wake him up, so he has no choice but to put down this "unbeatable" and "unable to wake up" Hu'er, and go alone Went out to visit the temple fair in Yangcheng. The Dongguan Brigade walked out of the small building, recognized the direction of the bustling lights, and walked over there. I saw that in the north of the city, there was indeed a large open space, and countless scaffoldings were erected on the open space, where all kinds of snacks and games were happily sold. He grew up in the mountains and forests since he was a child, and he has never been to towns a few times in his life, let alone seeing such a rare and lively event. He wandered here and there, and only saw what he saw There are all kinds of fragrant and delicious food everywhere. He touched his pocket, and there were a few Chu coins in the bag that Gongsun Jianyu gave in the middle of Shuiyueju. Spread the barbecue, swallowed his saliva, and held up Chu coins to buy. The boss who sold the barbecue was a fat and shiny man, he laughed and roasted a cooked bird on the fire, and handed it over, but he didn't take the money from the Dongguan Brigade. "Little brother!" He laughed loudly, "Do you dare to believe that you are from another place? Yangcheng is not a place of stinginess. In this temple fair, as long as you can see and eat, you don't have to pay for it! You don’t need money in Yangcheng, have you learned it now?” The Dongguan Brigade was overjoyed, and hurriedly took over the delicious roasted bird, thanking him non-stop. After eating the roasted bird, he went around a few more stalls, and sure enough, the bosses didn't charge any money, as long as he told them, they would let you eat, drink and have fun. In the temple fair in Yangcheng, apart from the strange and interesting food, there are also quite a few quite novel games. Some of the platforms set up extremely bright lampstands, on which a very weird and interesting puppet show was staged, that kind of puppet show His body is about the size of four or five palms, his clothes are like ordinary people, and his movements are also flexible like a real person. At first glance, it looks like a group of shrunken small people dancing and singing there. The Dongguan brigade looked left and right, but they couldn't see that there was someone controlling it. The background of the stage was also magnificent, sometimes it was a magnificent plain, sometimes it was a vast starry sky, and the lights were dazzling and flowing, which was very beautiful. The Dongguan Brigade had a gourd in frosting in his left hand and half a roast chicken in his right. While eating, he watched several puppet shows with relish. After watching for a while, he gradually saw the clues in the play, so he watched one of the plays more attentively. There were a lot of puppets in that play, but the actors who performed were all famous characters in legends, just look around and there are a bunch of them. The unpredictable Jiang Ziya. Yang Jian, the "God of Erlang" with three eyes, is followed by his divine beast: Roaring Sky Dog. Lei Zhenzi with a blue face and the appearance of Lei Gong. The "Fenghuo" Nezha with his feet on the hot wheels and a spear as fast as thunder. Shang Zhou, the fatuous emperor of Jiuchi Roulin. Although Dongguan Brigade lived a poor life since he was a child, the Orion couple loved him very much. He remembered that when he was a child under the starry sky, his adoptive father often told him some myths and legends by the fire, and he often heard him Leisurely fascinated, how to refuse to sleep. In those unconstrained narrations, the adoptive father waved his arms exaggeratedly while speaking, making the hideous appearance of the great gods and monsters in the story, like Houyi who shot down the sun, Kuafu who ran after the sun, and led Xi He, who is patrolling the sky with ten suns... There is also the famous "Feng Shen Bang" story in the late Yin and early Zhou dynasties. The "grandfather" Jiang Ziya of the Zhou Dynasty led a group of heroes to assist King Wu of Zhou to overthrow the tyranny. Appearing in the puppet show at this moment is this group of ancient warriors and generals who fascinated the Dongguan Brigade the most. But in the puppet show in Yangcheng, the real protagonist is the founder of Yangcheng that Sangyang Bingrou narrated during the day: Sangyang Wuhuan. In the wonderful scene, I saw Sangyang Wuhuan shuttling through many famous stories in the era of conferring gods, and his experience was extremely exciting and beautiful; how did he get taught by an expert in the troubled times of the late Yin and early Zhou Dynasties, and learned a peerless skill that is extraordinary and holy , How to meet King Wen of Zhou by chance in the torrential rain also enlightened King Wen's understanding of Yi Li on another level, which led to the later great "King Wen Qian Gua". Later, Sangyang Wuhuan went back and forth between the Xiqi Zhou Dynasty and the Shang Zhou camp, and participated in the famous battle between the Xiqi God General and the "Four Heavenly Kings and Four Demon Generals" at Jiameng Pass. This part of the puppet show is the climax of the whole play. I saw the mythical beast "Flower Fox Mink" of the four generals of the Mo family in the battle, which was big and small, eating countless people. Everyone in Yangcheng cheered Applause. This section of the wonderful show only made the blood of Dongguan Brigade run wild, and he cheered along with everyone. He was originally a very curious young man. The legends are not the same, and they are even more interesting to hear. Just as he was having a good time watching it, there was a sound like a silver bell from behind. "Wow! Here is the story of Wuhuan's ancestors! This is very beautiful, really very beautiful." The Dongguan Brigade was taken aback, and took a peek, only to see Sangyang Bingrou and the Xiong couple walking over side by side. Seeing this pair of boys and girls approaching, Dongguan Brigade couldn't help but his eyes lit up. You must know that Xiong Lu is a handsome and good-looking boy, and Sangyang Bingrou is wearing a bright red soft robe at the moment, holding a light fan, The skin is white and rosy, and the smile is sweet. Standing together, the two of them almost want to take away all the glory on the spot. I only heard two people walking behind her, Sangyang Bingrou chattering, pointing at this and pointing at that to explain to Xiong Lu. The two talked happily, but they didn't realize that the Dongguan Brigade was right in front of them. Because they didn't want to disturb the two of them, the Dongguan Brigade didn't turn around to say hello to them. They just secretly smiled, bit the roast chicken, and turned their attention to the lively puppet stage. But Sangyang Bingrou and Xionglu were standing behind him, so their words inevitably reached his ears. At this moment, Sangyang Bingrou is chattering, but she is narrating the deeds of the "Unhappy Ancestor" on the stage. Her narration is quite wonderful, and it makes up for the unexplained part of the puppet show, which is even more exciting than the performance on stage. eye-catching. "Ancestor Wu Huan... is really a strange person with extraordinary fortune," Sangyang Bingrou said with a smile: "Almost all important events in the era of defeating Zhou are more or less related to him. You see, what is being played now is the story of him living on Meishan with seven ghosts who have transformed into human beings, the "Seven Sages of Meishan". The person who looks like a mountain dog is said to be an old friend of his who grew up together. Alas!Look at how vicious the Erlang God Yang Jian was, all the 'Seven Sages' died in his hands, but the roaring dog behind him is actually not a beast, but a kind of magic weapon. Also, this episode is about the encounter between the Xiqi camp and the evil magic weapon "Blood Transforming Sword". My father said that the "Blood Transforming Knife" is actually a magic weapon that quenches a powerful toxin. Once that toxin sees blood, it will turn all the blood in a person's body into a highly poisonous, very poisonous. Later, because Wu Huan's ancestor had a special blood quality in his physique, which could restrain the poison of the blood-transforming sword, Lei Zhenzi and Nezha who were hit by the knife were rescued by him. But Wu Huan's ancestors didn't like people from the Xiqi camp, especially the 'grandfather' Jiang Ziya, and tried to kill him several times. So after the Xiqi Zhou Dynasty gained the world, the ancestors of Wuhuan came to Lu State incognito and made a lot of money in business. That's how they built the entire Yangcheng. " On the stage, at this time, the scene when Yangcheng was first built, I saw that Sangyang Wuhuan was extremely old at that time, but he still traveled far to the Western Regions, found a huge number of huge crystals, and set the crystals in the sky of Yangcheng. . Seeing this, the Dongguan Brigade couldn't help but nodded, and only then did they know the mystery of the sky reflecting the sky above Yangcheng. Behind him, the Xiong couple also had the same thoughts at this time, nodded and said. "Sure enough, it's not a bronze mirror. I couldn't have been a bronze mirror." The mulberry sheep is soft and soft. "What did you say?" The couple of bears stopped talking, just smiled, and continued to concentrate on watching the story of Sangyang Wuhuan being played on the stage. According to the records of Yangcheng, later Sangyang Wuhuan enjoyed an advanced age, and at the same time his descendants expanded the scale of Yangcheng, and got the help of "real people" in Biluomen. Finally, it has the current scale. It's just that the people of Yangcheng are still very unclear about the internal situation of Biluomen, so they can only perform with shining lights on the stage as a symbol. What it looks like is also vague. After the death of the "Ancestor of Wuhuan", the whole play ended brilliantly after a few more scenes. Although the people in Yangcheng had seen this scene many times, everyone still cheered loudly at the end, and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic. After the play ended, the crowd began to leave, and a few children jostled and jostled past. The Dongguan Brigade staggered and almost couldn't stand, so they took two steps back. This retreat happened to have a face-to-face meeting with Sangyang Bingrou and Xiong Lu. Seeing him, both Xiong Lu and Sangyang Bingrou were slightly taken aback. After Sangyang Bingrou looked surprised, she looked behind the Dongguan Brigade for a while, looking around, as if she was looking for something. thing. The Dongguan Brigade scratched its head in embarrassment and smiled. "Hi……" Sangyang Bingrou was slightly taken aback, it was nothing at first, she didn't know why, but when she heard him say "hi", she looked at the bear couple beside her, but her tender and beautiful face suddenly turned a little red. The Dongguan Brigade, however, made the situation worse, looked at Xiong Lu and winked at him, and Sangyang Bingrou glared at him, then said embarrassingly. "Let's chat... Let's talk for a while," her voice stammered, and she changed from the original chattering and fluent. "I... I'll go over there and have a look."