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Chapter 91: Chapter 91
Li Chan walked along the street through Yanshou and Xuanyang two squares, and arrived at the west of Xuanyang square, beside the Jing River.

The Jinghe River is about [-] feet wide, and it is one of the six canals for water transportation in Xuandu, separated between Xuanyangfang and Zhenjiangfang.On weekdays, merchant ships from all walks of life often gather here and connect the two ships as a bridge.Pedestrians crossing the bridge often trade with merchants on board, which can be called a spectacle and a black market.But today the river is very empty, without a single boat.Along the river, officials patrolled back and forth.Apparently, because the dragon boats were approaching, law and order had been strengthened everywhere in Xuandu, and the boat bridges had been dispersed.Li Chan had no choice but to go west, bypassing Liangfang again, and crossing the Jinghe River from Hongqiao.

After another eleven bridges, you can reach Liuzhufang in the northwest of Xuandu, where the Great Fish and Dragons Festival is held.Every time the big fish and dragon meet, the area around Liuzhufang is very lively, but the atmosphere is different this year.

There are fire watchtowers on the heights of each square in Xuandu, and there are several official houses below the watchtowers, where military officers are stationed, responsible for night patrols, robbery arrests, and fire fighting.Since the emperor moved the capital, the duty of watchman has been handed over to the watchtower. Most of the watchtower has been abandoned, but it seems that in just one night, the bucket in the official house was filled with water, and the feathers of the portrait of the firebird on the floor glowed again. .In the building, a soldier in soap clothes carries an "iron cat" with a cinnabar incantation of "Little God's Eye Talisman" painted between his eyebrows, overlooking the surroundings.

Nie Kongkong recognized the Fire Sparrow. This black-feathered sparrow is said to be a strange bird that was detained as a tribute to the Mi Kingdom more than a hundred years ago. There is a pair of male and female. Still alive and kicking.

The iron cat carried by the officers and soldiers was a rare item, she asked softly, "Uncle, what is that?"

"It's against the 'fire boy'." Li Chan looked at Tie Mao'er, his eyes closed immediately, "This monster looks exactly like a child, one is dressed in red and the other is dressed in white. The boy in red and the boy in white are in the street. In the middle of laughing and having fun, the boy in red ran past other people’s door and threw red balls on the ground, and the boy in white picked them up behind him. If he picked up all the balls, he would be safe, but if he missed one, the family would be burned to ashes sooner or later. This Huo boy has strange methods and a vicious heart, but he has a weakness, he is afraid of cats."

Nie Kongkong understood that monsters would naturally not be afraid of ordinary cats.She looked at the watchtower at the entrance of the square again, and the soap-clothed soldier glanced over, his gaze was like lightning.

She stopped looking, turned around and followed Li Chan across Touxi Street.Turning across the street, the field of vision suddenly changed.In the north, the streets are quite steep, with shops going up along the street and flags waving like forests.At the end of the street is Qiyun Bridge.

Riding Cloud Bridge is located at a high place in Xuandu. People in the lower places look up at the pedestrians on the bridge, as if they are walking on clouds, so this bridge is called "Riding Clouds".

She walked onto the bridge and looked westward, with a panoramic view of several squares at the foot of the city gate; to the east, she saw the Quchiduo Building in Da Nei; , Carved and painted, from a distance, you can clearly see the three characters "Wangquetai" painted in gold between the forehead.

Wangque Terrace is the stage of the Big Fish and Dragon Society, which only opens three times a year.One is the Taozhi Festival, one is the day of offering sacrifices to priests in May, and the other is offering sacrifices to Sheji in September.Each launch lasts at least one month.

Nie Kongkong and Li Chan entered Liuzhufang and found a place in Huixian Restaurant across the street from Wangque Terrace.

In the hall, the storyteller's tone was sonorous: "Speaking of Li Qianxi, the dignified Daoist Taoist, who has been practicing in the Qingque Palace for 12 years, has achieved great supernatural powers! Alas! But he can't break through the last floor of the entrance! That night, Sitting alone facing the moon, he suddenly felt lonely and desolate, so he bid farewell to his teacher and went down the mountain to experience the world of mortals! This trip, he did not return for three years. When he came back, he shocked the jaws of all the immortal masters in Qingque Palace!"

When the storyteller reaches this point, he will stop talking.

He smiled and continued: "Hey, this Li Qianxi is really worthy of being the empress of the emperor. Although he doesn't have three thousand beauties in the harem, he brought back a delicate lady. He only said that he was his married wife. The more bizarre thing is yet to come. You should know that in the Qingque Palace, although everyone does not eat human fireworks, they do not have Buddhist precepts, so men and women can't help but love each other. But this Li Qianxi just gave up After crossing Changsheng Avenue, he went back to the market, and crossed the red world with the woman. The immortal sighed, and the emperor was furious, needless to say. Li Qianxi only played the piano and zither with the woman, wrote lyrics and composed music. Another 5 taels of silver were raised to build this Wangque Terrace. The name Wangque is thought-provoking. Everyone knows that from this stage, you can see the Qingque Palace on Fuyu Mountain. It is also said that Li Qianxi felt ashamed of Qingque Palace in his heart, so he got this name... But the mountains and rivers last forever, and life is short. After the completion of this platform, 33 years later, the woman's red face has turned into white hair, but Li Qianxi's blue hair remains the same."

The storyteller sighed heavily.

Someone next to him asked, "What happened to him after that?"

The storyteller said with emotion: "After the woman left, Li Qianxi climbed to the Wangque Terrace and mourned for her. Suddenly, a hundred birds gathered and white cranes flew down from the clouds. Li Qianxi stepped on the crane and left, and became immortal!"

Everyone applauded, and there was another round of rewards, and Li Chan also gave three coppers.

After the storyteller finished talking about Wangque Terrace, he also talked about celebrities since the Big Fish and Dragon Association.

Nie Kongkong looked out the window, the stage was empty, and there was no one in the ghostly way.Below the roof of the colored porcelain treasure, there are colorful paintings on the barrier sun board, and the paintings are full of talents and talents.The scene of Cao Huishou playing with the fairy pole is also among them.If there were no changes, she would have been reduced to the ups and downs in the fireworks and willow alley. The day after tomorrow, she should have stepped on the red bamboo pole, hugged the extraordinary Xuanxiang pipa, and shocked everyone.

Li Chan said: "Be optimistic and remember clearly. There are only two days left to prepare, and then there must be no mistakes."

Nie Kongkong glanced at the private seats around the stage, and said in a low voice, "Is he really coming?"

Li Chan saw that Wangque Terrace was guarded by people from the Fish and Dragon Society. To the west of the audience was the 36 Yuanyang Pavilion, where most of the affairs of the Fish and Dragon Society were handled.There were also two black-clothed men answering the door at the entrance of the hall.He shook his head: "I have to watch it."

At this moment, a man in green clothes came out from the gate of the 36 mandarin duck hall. Li Chan had seen this man before.

He watched as he left Wangque Terrace and disappeared into the crowd riding the cloud bridge, then got up and said, "Wait for me here."

Walking out of the gate of Huixian Restaurant, Li Chan's face was covered by the indigo wine flag, and in a blink of an eye, his facial features became full of eyes.

He walked towards the mandarin duck pavilion. The gatekeeper couldn't help but wiped his eyes when he saw the visitor. The clothes that this person was wearing today didn't seem to be the same clothes.But he didn't ask much, just put on a smiling face, and greeted respectfully, "Master Jiu".

Li Chan didn't look at him, just nodded, and walked straight into the hall with his hands behind his back.

　Note: "Iron Maoer" is an ancient fire-fighting appliance, probably with a hook at the end of a long pole. In this article, Iron Maoer was modified by magic.

　　
　
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