As usual, there will be no curfew in Yujing City tonight, and people can sing and dance all night long.
The Little Confucius Temple is located on the bank of the Qin River. Every festival, this is one of the busiest places in Yujing City. Whether ordinary people or high-ranking officials, they will gather here in groups, making it very lively.
Looking at the bustling crowd and feeling the fireworks in the world, Yaoniang realized more deeply the value of a peaceful life.
"How much better would the people's lives be without these bastards from the alien race!"
As soon as Yaoniang sighed, Pei Liang retorted:
"This statement is wrong. Harsh government is fiercer than a tiger. If the court is corrupt, the people will be in dire straits. The land will be devastated for thousands of miles, which is not inferior to the disaster of war."
Thinking of the tragic situation in her hometown, Yaoniang couldn't help but gritted her teeth and said: "These corrupt officials and foreign barbarians deserve to die!"
Pei Liang didn't want Yaoniang to be immersed in the pain of memories anymore, so he quickly pulled her to the stall of an old man playing candy figures and ordered two candy figures.
I saw the old man immediately taking out a steaming clay pot, scooping out some boiled maltose, putting it on the top of the bamboo stick, blowing air on one end, and kneading the swollen syrup with his hands on the other. His movements were very skillful and short. Within a short time, a sugar man who looked somewhat similar to Yaoniang was ready. The old man picked it off with a bamboo stick and handed it to Yaoniang with a smile.
"It's really amazing!" Yaoniang had never seen this kind of craftsmanship before, and she kept praising it.
The old man playing the candy player looked up in surprise and glanced at the woman in front of him, as if he didn't expect such an ordinary appearance to have such a beautiful voice.
Pei Liang is not much better, with a dark and thin face and a garlicky nose, which is completely different from his previous appearance.
Both of them got their own candy figures, and the old man only charged six cents, which was really cheap.
"This thing is edible." Pei Liang walked not far before biting off the candy man's head. The maltose that had not completely cooled down was sweet, crispy and sticky to the teeth.
"Hey, I don't want to eat it!" Yaoniang, who is known to be a germaphobe, got goosebumps when she thought of the old man blowing air into the tube.
Pei Liang was not that particular. In just a few moments, the little sugar man offered sacrifices to the Five Zang Temple. Along the way, in addition to candy players and snack sellers, there are also people who dance with swords and swallow swords, and perform chest-breaking boulders. There are also various stalls selling a wide variety of things.
Yaoniang squatted down at a small stall selling antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
The stall owner is a young man who looks like a scholar, with a delicate appearance. He is even a little shy when he sees a female customer.
Yaoniang browsed some calligraphy and painting books at random. They were all ordinary things and did not arouse much interest in her.
Pei Liang also squatted aside and picked up a picture album. Without flipping through it twice, his eyes lit up.
The illustrations in this volume...that's pretty good! Various women in cool clothes are lying on their sides on the bed, or sitting sideways on the edge of a chair, posing in various ways. The further you turn to the back, the more explicit the picture becomes, and it simply turns into an erotic picture of gods fighting.
The scholar looked at Pei Liang with great interest and couldn't help but secretly pat his hand, with a smile on his face that he understood.
Pei Liang saw the scholar holding out three fingers and shook his head quickly.
Why don't you grab three taels of silver?
Seeing this, the scholar retracted one finger.
Pei Liang still shook his head, this is expensive!
The scholar had no choice but to extend a finger.
Pei Liang was happy and paid directly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them completed the sinful act of paying with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, the album with "Anthology of Ancient and Modern Poems" written on the cover was actually a picture album that was being sold off by Yaoniang.
"What did you buy? You were so sneaky," Yaoniang muttered and turned the first page.
Pei Liang was so anxious that he quickly winked at the scholar and said, "Brother, this book has a broken corner. Please get another one."
"Oh, yes, yes, I'll get a new one."
"Sorry, girl, this book is torn..." The scholar who reacted just touched the picture album in Yaoniang's hand when the woman knocked it away.
It’s over! Pei Liang shouted in his heart that something was wrong, and sure enough, Yaoniang rolled over faster and faster. If she hadn't been wearing a mask, her face must have turned ferocious by now.
The woman stood up suddenly and cursed: "This is a lousy poetry book for you!" She was about to smash the picture book on the scholar's head.
The frightened young stall owner quickly put his head in his hands.
But the hand holding the picture album suddenly stopped in mid-air. Yaoniang turned around and fell into the unprepared Pei Liang's face.
"shameless!"
Throwing down four shocking words, Yaoniang walked away quickly.
Pei Liang sighed and was about to catch up, but was hurriedly stopped by the scholar:
"It was fate that we met each other, so I gave this book to my brother."
"Gift to you, uncle"
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Yaoniang is angry and can't be coaxed well.
"You know, I have been practicing martial arts in the mountains with my master since I was a child. I have never been exposed to that kind of thing. It was a novelty..."
"Shut up, I've seen you clearly. On the surface you are more serious than anyone else, but secretly you are a male thief and a female prostitute."
"This is not a banned book. It was found in the homes of famous people in ancient times."
"Yes, then you can buy more and take it back. You have plenty of money anyway."
Yaoniang turned around and pushed Pei Liang away, telling him not to follow her.
The young man was dejected and regretful that a good night was ruined by a fairy book.
Yaoniang, who had been walking for a long time, was probably tired. When she saw a tea shed under the shade of a tree, she sat down and ordered a pot of tea.
While drinking tea, I was sulking.
This stinky Pei Liang once stripped naked for him and didn't know how to cherish it, but now he is very interested in the erotic pictures. Is it possible that he, the most beautiful person in the world, can't even compare with a few blunt illustrations?
The woman slapped the cup that bottomed out hard onto the table, startling the surrounding tea drinkers.
Pei Liang, who felt guilty, sat aside honestly, not daring to offend anyone.
"Hey, this girl looks ugly and has a bad temper."
"Isn't that right? Look at that figure and that face. It's all for nothing."
Yaoniang was already angry, and when she was stimulated by these two gossips next to her, she became extremely angry.
"Shut your stinky mouth! If you don't go home and hug your evil ghost Yasha to sleep, what are you talking about here!"
The two men were scolded so much that one of them got angry and wanted to take action. Pei Liang kicked the man away and kicked him away like a football.
Seeing this, Yaoniang threw down a few copper coins, turned around and left.
Worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a custom of Dawu people.
Every night on this day, everyone will bathe and burn incense and respect the moon from a distance.
Next to the Qin River, there is a moon worshiping pavilion. In front of an incense table filled with melons and fruit mooncakes, a gorgeously dressed woman holds a pearl in her hand and prays devoutly to the moon. The servants hold incense burners and stand humbly.
Yaoniang passed by and was affected by this atmosphere. She also clasped her hands and murmured to herself.
Pei Liang suddenly noticed something strange in the eyes behind him. He turned his head and saw a person who was least likely to appear here.
The foreign princess who was held hostage by him.
At this moment, she has returned to her daughter's body, dressed in Central Plains attire, wearing a black gauze on her face, with Feiyun hair on her head, and a white jade hairpin inserted sideways. She is completely different from the way she looked before when she was disguised as a man.
The reason why Pei Liang recognized her at a glance was that in addition to the cold and noble look between his brows, he also had an acquaintance with the burly black-clothed guard behind her, the man with the big bow.
Both of them were simply disguised, so their alien features were not obvious. Plus it was night and the crowds were crowded, so no one noticed them.
The foreign princess had obviously noticed Pei Liang, and her eyes were like hooks.
Pei Liang thought about the fact that he was still wearing a mask that could be mistaken for the real thing. He immediately made a decision and pretended to be obsessed with the alien princess. He grinned and slowly approached her.
This move successfully aroused the disgust of the alien princess, who immediately glared at him and walked away.
Pei Liang simply performed the whole thing and chased for a short distance reluctantly. Until he could no longer see the two figures, he quickly turned back to find Yaoniang.
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"Don't make up lies to frame me. Why don't I believe they are so courageous?"
Yaoniang walked back reluctantly, reminding Pei Liang from time to time.
"If you lie to me again, I'll be really angry."
Listening to the woman's threatening voice, Pei Liang felt that Yaoniang at this moment was the cutest woman in the world!
She walked in front, and he followed behind.
Life is both long and short.
It's as short as now. Every step he takes, Pei Liang feels like he has walked a lifetime!
When they reached a sparsely populated intersection, Pei Liang stopped. Yaoniang was so busy walking forward that she didn't notice.
"You two make it easy for me to find you!"
The alien princess laughed, feeling very happy, and led everyone out of the dark corner.
Blocking Yaoniang's way!
The frightened Yaoniang hurriedly turned around and found that Pei Liang had stopped seven or eight meters away from her.
"What the hell are you doing? Come here!"
Yaoniang, who couldn't move any further, shouted to Pei Liang, anxious and angry.
"Just stand there and see who dares to touch a hair on your head."
Pei Liang took off the mask on his face and said to Yaoniang very calmly.
"My fifth uncle is not here, so you are so crazy. This woman slapped me twice, and I have to pay it back today!"
The foreign princess took a step forward and stared at Pei Liang's face with complicated eyes.
“Not yet”
Pei Liang shook his head.
"You really think you are invincible. With my order, you both will die!"
The alien princess sneered and waved her hand, and the dozen or so guards behind her immediately took out their crossbows and aimed them at the target.
"I'm afraid you won't hear yourself giving orders."
"I do not believe"
The alien princess's eyes gradually became sharp.
"you try"
Pei Liang never said harsh words. Three simple words seemed to have a thousand pounds of power.
At this moment, not only Yaoniang was shaking all over, but even the hand of the alien princess that was still in mid-air trembled slightly. She couldn't help but turn her head and glance at the burly man next to her who had never spoken a word.
The latter shook his head directly.
The alien princess's chest heaved and there was no hesitation in her eyes anymore, and she ordered her men to put away their bows and crossbows.
"Bring it"
The foreign princess walked up to Pei Liang openly and reached out to ask for something.
Pei Liang understood what she wanted, but he could never take it out in front of Yaoniang.
"I sold it"
Pei Liang lowered his voice and said.
"sold?"
The alien princess was not furious as expected when she heard this, but instead had a playful smile in her eyes.
"Well, if I'm short of money, I'll just sell it."
"Where is it sold?"
"pawnshop"
“Chengdu or Yujing”
"Chengdu"
Pei Liang just started talking nonsense.
"Okay, I will send people to the pawnshops in Chengdu in the past two days to ask door to door. If you let me know that you lied to me, we will settle the old and new accounts together. I, Xiao Yun, will do what I say."
Upon hearing the word Xiao Yun, Pei Liang's expression changed and he scratched his head:
"Don't tell me your name specifically, I, Pei Liang, am not interested."
It could be seen that the foreign princess's shoulders shook rapidly a few times in the darkness, then she suddenly snorted coldly, turned around and walked away.
As these foreigners disappeared without a trace, Yaoniang took a long breath and waved to the young man standing there.
Pei Liang felt bad.
