Chapter 512 Lianshan (2/2)
Black tiger, Xiao Hei, strode over, turning its head as it walked. It appears that Lei Jing's Pegasus snorted to chase the black tiger away.
Xiao Hei scolded, ”Go to hell. I will not argue with someone with low intelligence.”
What actually happened was that all this time, the Pegasus had bullied Xiao Hei. Therefore the latter made a determined effort and evolved his transverse bone. Now he could speak.
Pegasus kept silent and only coldly looked at the black tiger.
Xiao Hei moved backwards one step at a time. Finally, he bumped into Shen Lian's trousers.
Shen Lian lazily said, ”Stop bickering you two.”
Xiao Hei immediately fawned on Shen Lian and licked his shoes even though there was no dust on them, guiltily smiling, ”Master Shen, I do not want to debate with him.”
Shen Lian unrelentingly replied, ”On the contrary, I want you to do just that. Are you able to?”
Xiao Hei lowered his head, ”Master Shen, I was told that Dongcheng will organize a lantern festival at night. How about I carry you there on my back?”
Shen Lian replied, ”We'll see.”
Having said that he walked past Xiao Hei and patted Pegasus. The white Pegasus had a deliberate arrogance.
It wanted to become the most remarkable Pegasus in history, and so could not be as degrading as Xiao Hei, who completely lacked integrity.
The black tiger deftly followed Shen Lian from behind. As they passed Pegasus, Xiao Hei looked at Pegasus with disdain, as if to say, ”Master Shen will surely ride on my back tonight.”
Having returned to Zhiwei Temple, Shen Lian received a greeting card. Originally he could choose whether to attend or not attend the lantern festival, but the contents of the greeting card explicitly invited him to the event. There was no other inscription on the letter save for the invitation and a line of words, ”Yun is the sweetest and cutest girl I've ever met.”
'Yun' was the name of the youngest aunt of Shen Lian's current life. He told Chen Qing before that he would bring her home. Shen Lian was not the type of person to go back on his word, so naturally, he had to go to the lantern festival.
The most renowned influential authorities of Diqiu gathered here in Dongcheng that night. That was the reason for the lantern festival. The atmosphere was indescribable.
That night, Diqiu had an endless charm. The lantern lights in the city were enough to shine with the starlight in the night sky. It was hard to discern the starlight from the lantern light at the time, all that could be seen was the bright rays of light which illuminated all its surroundings.
Most of the young men and women of Xia were out. They were told that this event would be organized by the High Priest, and that the power of the Moon God would be harnessed. If fate looked kindly upon the young men and women, the night would end on a high note for them.
Love transcends the boundaries of clans and the boundaries of space and time. All these young aristocrats hope to achieve the same thing that night, they hoped for a marriage destined by fate.
Within the lantern festival itself, there was another particular attraction. Each lantern had its own lantern riddle. If one can break all of these lantern riddles, one could reach a particular place. Upon reaching that place, one could make a dream come true, albeit that dream must be a reasonable one.
Xia Canal was at the edge of Dongcheng. The lights brazenly flowed into the Xia Canal. Many boats came and went on the misty surface of the canal waters. Under the quiet and still moonlight, everything looked like a beautifully painted scroll.
The noblewomen were all dressed in beautiful clothes. They took a ride in the boats. Many young men stood at the edge of the canal and whistled at the young ladies. Still more were the many young men from other countries, who came to the event out of the allure of the Xia ladies. These men looked from afar. They knew that if luck were on their side, they might just catch the attention of a Xia woman that night.