There is a wooden lantern in front of you, but it is not carved from a whole piece of wood. It is a small and exquisite one that can be carried in your hand, but if you look carefully, you will find that it is made up of millions of tiny wooden pieces. Each piece of wood is different and embossed with exquisite patterns.
When thousands of wooden lintels are spliced together, they gather into an orchid that is about to bloom. Light slowly shines from the center of the flower, and the light is soft and clear.
As soon as this lamp came out, there was a sudden sigh and sigh in the surroundings. Even a person like Xiaojiu who has seen the world can't help but sigh at its exquisite workmanship and wonderful thoughts.
"This lantern is called the Orchid Rhinoceros Lantern. It is the proud work of Master Mu in his later years. Because the city lord and the master have an old relationship, Master Mu gave this lantern to celebrate the Lantern Festival."
The words "Master Mu" came out, and there was a buzz all around. Xiaojiu put her head around and wrote: "Who is Master Mu?"
Ao Xuehua couldn't believe that Xiaojiu didn't know this person. He frowned and said, "The lanterns in Lanyin City are the best in the world. Every year, the Lantern Festival attracts guests from all over. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't do it either." Come here to join in the fun.”
"And that master of wood is known as the best lantern craftsman in the world. Otherwise, how could he be called a master? But now that he is old and has retired for many years, all his works from the past have been collected by famous artists. , even if he pays a lot of money, he may not be able to part with him. Originally, one of the purposes of my trip was to ask for one to take back." Ao Xuehua said frankly: "The day before yesterday, I paid a visit and explained my purpose, but he complained and said that he had nothing to do with it. It takes a lot of effort to make one, and I’m afraid it won’t work as expected.”
"Now it seems that this city lord has a great face. This lantern is probably made by the master the day before yesterday."
Although Xiaojiu didn't know what the background of Aoxuehua was, she obviously had a thousand calamities of cultivation and sneaked into the heavily guarded Shangqing Garden, a forbidden place named Lan. How could such a character be ordinary?
If she comes here because of its reputation but doesn't get what she wants, it proves how precious this lantern must be.
The emcee on the stage carefully turned the lantern, and saw that the lantern that was just in bud had slowly bloomed, like a living thing. Only then did Xiaojiu see clearly that there was no candlelight in the lantern, but it was. Light slowly overflowed from the stamens, turning into seven colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, just like a dream.
At this time, even the spring of the fourth year of Qingli exclaimed: "The skill of woodworking has probably been exhausted at this point."
When the master of ceremonies heard this compliment, he couldn't help but be very interested. He stopped the introduction and asked Xiang Qingli in the spring of the fourth year: "Foreigner, please tell me what is the exquisite skill of this lamp."
In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, he did not hide his secrets. He looked at the lamp and said: "This lamp has three wonderful features. The first wonderful thing is the selection of materials. Green pear wood is light and tough, and has a quiet fragrance. Green pear wood is used as the material to build this lamp." The lamp is a match made in heaven, and this is the first wonderful thing.”
"But the aroma of green pear wood is frivolous, and if it is burned for a long time, the aroma will dissipate and the wood grain will decay. It should not be used as material for lanterns. The master of wood grinded rhinoceros horns into paint and drew this radiant magic pattern. It is self-luminous without lamps and candles. This is It’s the second great thing.”
"But these two wonderful places are not worth mentioning compared to the third wonderful place. Master Mu carved out the green pear wood piece by piece, and then painted fragments of magic patterns on the wood pieces. When the splicing is completed, the magic pattern It starts to work, and it can turn into flowers blooming in various forms, and one turn can turn into a day. This kind of thinking has made Master Mu more effective in his later years, which is really touching."
The people around him couldn't help but be stunned when they saw him explaining the beauty of this lantern in detail. Even the master of ceremonies was stunned. The information he got from the city lord was not as detailed as the man who only glanced at it from a distance. They couldn't help but hurry up. Walking down, he said respectfully: "I wonder what your relationship is with Master Mu?"
In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, he smiled and glanced at the towering Nine Treasure Lotus Lantern in front of him: "Half teacher and half friend, it's okay not to talk about it, but after seeing the lantern, we have to talk about business."
After he reminded the host, he realized that he was a bit rude, and he quickly apologized and said in a loud voice: "This year's Nine Treasures Reunion with Far Friends begins now."
When he said these words, he saw the huge lotus lantern slowly opening a door and coming out. The inside was completely white, and there was no way to see what was going on inside.
In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, he shrugged his shoulders, looked back at Xiaojiu and Ge Sheng, and was the first to step in. Xingxi followed him and took over without saying a word.
After seeing this lantern, Xiao Jiu actually had some expectations in her heart, but Ao Xuehua was obviously faster, pulling Xiao Jiu and jumping into the door for the second time.
Ge Sheng looked at the mage in black at hand. Although Xiao Jiu was not happy about the incident, seeing those two people taking the lead and more and more people walking in, he couldn't help but said to her: "Let's go in too. "
The black mage nodded slowly.
Ge Sheng looked at the person halfway in and hurriedly pulled her in.
As soon as he stepped in, Ge Sheng felt his body suddenly lighten and sink. When he looked around again, he couldn't help but be stunned and exclaimed: "Where is this!"
It was obvious that what we just entered was a lighthouse, but after we stepped in, we stepped onto the white jade-like stone ground. The surrounding area was so vast and empty that there was no end in sight. It was obvious that so many people had entered before, but at this moment, only he and the black-clothed person were seen. The two mages stood here, and a huge rotating lantern stood in the center of the stone ground.
The surrounding area was as white as thick fog, with no end in sight and no idea how far away it was. Ge Sheng thought about giving up the idea of exploring the border because he still remembered what the emcee said at that time.
There are only 81 places available for the first level.
Ge Sheng came closer to the lantern and saw a ball of jumping red firelight inside, which reflected the jade-like lamppost brightly. On the lamppost was Juanxiu's neat handwriting, but it was a lantern riddle.
I saw it written above:
“It’s not the wind that comes, it’s the rain, but it can make your eyes wet and your clothes wet.
Falling into a nine-day dream, seeing something but not touching it. "
Ge Sheng scratched his head, it turned out to be a poem riddle. Only then did he see a groove under the poem, and at the top of the lamp post, there were densely packed small squares embedded there, with various answers to the riddle written on them. Ge Sheng saw this It suddenly dawned on me why two people had to work together for this.
This is actually a two-step process. It is one person's job to guess the riddle, but it is another person's job to find the answer. It can only be completed if you cooperate.
Ge Sheng looked at the riddle again and guessed the answer in his mind. Feeling quite proud, he asked the black-clothed mage: "What is the answer to this riddle?"
The mage in black didn't say anything, but silently stretched out her left hand. Ge Sheng watched her slowly open her right hand, and a white square was clearly held in the palm of her hand.
Yes, that is the answer to this riddle.
Ge Sheng didn't even know when she had found it, but the cube was already in her hands.
The answer is: "Fog."
