March twenty-fifth.
It’s the annual Blue Moon Festival again.
You can see children happily singing children's songs to suit the occasion in the streets and alleys, jumping and laughing around the carts selling blue moon cakes and candies. Some children will even stretch out their little hands and take out the rare bits given by adults. Red envelopes of copper coins buy two candies or blue moon cakes to satisfy your cravings, which attracts a lot of attention from friends around you.
Perhaps vendors selling blue moon cakes and candy can best feel the ups and downs of the Blue Moon Festival. They were the only ones who walked around the streets and saw the obvious desertion of the festival in this city.
In the past, Lao Wang would push a cart of blue moon cakes and put a basket of candies on it, and he would be able to sell them all out in a long time while walking around the streets. If he was lucky, they would be sold out by noon. If he went back in the afternoon, he could load up another half of the cart to the downtown area in the evening. sold here. In a few days, it can be compared to the normal trading of half a month or even a month.
But now... Lao Wang has been walking around all morning, and there is still more than half of the blue moon cakes in the car that have not been sold, and there is still less than half of the candy canes left. Compared to more than two years ago, this business is far behind. Blue Moon Festival has become deserted!
Although Lao Wang has never studied, he also knows that the world is not peaceful now. Those evil spirits and evil monks who want to eat people are causing chaos everywhere, not only the villages and towns farther away are suffering, but also tragedies have occurred in big cities. I'm living this day on tenterhooks, but I'm still in the mood to celebrate!
It is not difficult to understand why Blue Moon Festival becomes deserted.
Pushing the cart, shouting and shaking the bell in rhythm. . The walk was not fast, but when Lao Wang approached a wide alley, he chose to take a detour. After avoiding it, he circled around and returned to the main street.
Taking detours is common sense among small businessmen who walk the streets. You have to know where not to go to avoid getting into trouble. Otherwise, there will be no place to cry when you suffer a loss. For example, the wide alley that Lao Wang took a detour just now is one of them. Inside is the residence of Lord Shen, the most taboo household in Fengri City, the dignified commander of the Black Flag Battalion.
Lao Wang is a native of Fengri City. Although he doesn't usually get involved in the gossip in the market, he hears a lot of it.
Take this Master Shen as an example. At the beginning, his reputation was not good. People said that this person was an evil star, and his evil energy could kill people. Anyone who gets involved will be doomed for life and will definitely die a violent death. Anyway, the news is very evil. But for fear of return, ordinary people like Lao Wang do not think that Mr. Shen is a "bad person" or an "evil official". On the contrary, every case handled by Mr. Shen is Make them feel happy.
Who doesn’t want bad guys to be brought to justice?
Who doesn't want those "evil officials" who don't care about the lives of the people to be skinned and cramped?
Who doesn’t hope that evil people will be punished by evil people?
Anyway, Mr. Shen deals with all bad people. I live my life honestly and wish that someone like Mr. Shen would become a bigger and bigger official!
Therefore, although the name "Shen Shaxing" is not pleasant to hear, it has another meaning in the eyes of ordinary people: Although I am afraid of you, I also like you, and I secretly pray for you, hoping that you will be promoted to a noble rank. , catch more bad guys.
Two years ago, there were rumors that Lord Shen was dead. Lao Wang felt sorry for this for several days, and many people in his circle sighed privately, saying that it was a pity that Shen Shaxing died.
As a result, Shen Shaxing came back alive! And it was extraordinary when he came back. Within a month, the men in the Black Flag Camp seemed to have had their backbones changed. They were so fierce. I heard that murderous aura can make people fall back! Killing those evil spirits and evil monks would cost even their lives.
Although I heard that life is still miserable in places farther away, with evil spirits attacking me all day long and people dying every three days, the place close to the big city is already much better. Especially in the place guarded by the Black Flag Battalion, no evil spirits have harmed anyone in the past two months. Lao Wang, who lives in Fengri City, knows this best. Otherwise, his business would be much worse than it is now.
Lao Wang, who took a detour, didn't know that Mr. Shen, whom he loved and feared at the same time, had gone out early in the morning and was not at home at this time even though it was the Blue Moon Festival.
Shen Hao was not at home during the holidays. Where did he go?
Naturally, I went to the Imperial City.
First, I went to Fenghong Villa and met with the two masters and the Yongsheng King Yang Xiu Sheng. After that, he went to Pang Ban's house. The eldest son and daughter from Pang Ban's hometown were also there. Pang Ban asked Shen Hao to stay for lunch.
In the afternoon, Shen Hao went to the house of his teacher, Jiang Cheng.
Running around a lot, it's even busier than usual. Therefore, there are actually times when you are working hard in the system, but ordinary people cannot see it.
Shen Hao chose to visit Jiang Cheng on the Blue Moon Festival. This was planned by Shen Hao and something Jiang Cheng did not expect. So much so that Shen Hao prepared a generous gift and a message, then walked a hundred steps to the door. When Jiang Cheng came out, he couldn't hide the surprise on his face.
"Students pay homage to the teacher. It's a festive day and I'm here to pay my respects to the teacher!" Shen Hao said, bowing deeply to Jiang Cheng who was standing on the steps at the door. The etiquette is thoughtful and not at all artificial.
"Hahaha...Okay, okay!" Jiang Cheng supported Shen Hao and did not let Shen Hao continue to worship. At the same time, he patted Shen Hao's shoulder hard. He was overjoyed. It was the best gift Jiang Cheng received during this Blue Moon Festival.
The two held hands and walked into the house. The children of the Jiang family who had just returned from the festival were grinning so much that they almost reached their ears. There is light on the face!
Now the leader of the Black Flag Battalion in the Xuanhai Realm came to the door in person and said "Break greetings", but he was still at the door. Isn't this just putting gold on the Jiang family's face? You must know that when the entire country was in decline recently, only the Black Flag Battalion was reviving its strength, and with a few actions, it actually stabilized a lot of the situation. It is not an exaggeration to say that Mr. Shen is very popular.
Everyone knew that Master Shen was the disciple of the head of the Jiang family, but they all thought that now that Master Shen had reached the level of Xuanhai, they would distance themselves from this relationship. Look at them all now, ah, they all look good. Is Mr. Shen such a cool person?
After some polite greetings, Shen Hao ordered dinner and then followed Jiang Cheng to the study. The two of them have been familiar with each other for a long time. Needless to say, Jiang Cheng can tell with just one look that Shen Hao is not just here to pay his respects today, but also comes with something to do.
When he arrived at the study, Jiang Cheng waited for his servants to serve him two cups of hot tea, then leaned back on the chair and said with a smile, "You kid finally remembered to come see me?"
"The student is panic-stricken. He has been away from his position for more than two years. There are too many things, too complicated, and too urgent, so he can't get around at all. Now that the situation is a little better, why don't I come over to pay you respects."
Jiang Cheng smiled happily, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, there is always a sense of unreality. He never thought that one day he would have a student with a high level of cultivation in the Xuanhai realm, and this student did not show any arrogance because his cultivation level surpassed him, just like two years ago.
