Phoenix Knot: Butterfly Dance

Chapter 36

The 755th year of Qiyuan has arrived, and Liaocheng is filled with festive atmosphere of Chinese New Year.

There is a custom in Liaocheng to hang bamboo plaques on trees on New Year's Eve, and write your wishes on the bamboo plaques.Bamboo tokens are hung on tall trees. Everyone has to throw the bamboo tokens up. If you are lucky, you will be successful once. If you are unlucky, you have to throw it many times.

Originally, I was going to come out with my eldest brother and second brother, but they had something to discuss with Master Sheng, so Zhang Wang and I came out first.

There are lanterns hanging everywhere. I remember that when I was very young, my father once made me the most novel lantern. He said it was made by the founding emperor of the Yinlian Dynasty. It was round and very beautiful.

And the lanterns here are all square.

"Do you like it?" I asked Zhang Wang on the side.

"Yeah, I haven't been able to have my own lantern during the Chinese New Year since I was a child...because my family is very poor"

"Then I'll give you one, pick it quickly"

"Ah, thank you, young master!" Seeing his cheerful appearance, he hurried to look at the lantern.

"My lord, is this okay..." He held up a lantern with a phoenix painted on it, a fiery red phoenix.

"Very nice, how much is it"

"ten coins"

Zhang Wang held the lantern, and the two of us continued walking on the street, not knowing when the eldest brother and the others would come out.

"My lord, let's hang the bamboo sign, this tree is really tall!"

Unknowingly, I walked to a crowded place, and there was a stall selling bamboo cards for everyone to write their wishes.

"I'll buy two!" Zhang Wang said and squeezed in.

After a long time, he finally squeezed out again, holding a jade plaque and a carving knife in his hand. It turned out that his wish would only come true if he engraved it on it.

I held the bamboo card and thought about it, what should I write.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally took the knife.

"My lord, throw it away!" Zhang Wang said, and threw his piece up the tree, but it fell again, and he hurried over to pick it up, and threw it again.

I stepped back, looked at the direction, and threw it upwards vigorously.

"Oh!"

I saw two bamboo tablets collided and both fell to the ground.

Walking through the crowd, I finally saw the bamboo cards I dropped on the ground, but there was a person who picked up two bamboo cards one step ahead of me.

"girl…"

"My wish came true, these four words were actually written on your bamboo plaque"

When the woman turned around, I saw her face...very familiar, she was...

"My lord, you look familiar." Her voice was melodious and her smile was like a flower. If I remember correctly, her name is Cheng Jin.

"I also think the girl looks familiar, I wonder if I can return the bamboo card."

"I seem to have seen you, I need to verify it." A flash of inspiration flashed in her eyes.

While talking and laughing, she slapped him with a palm.

I also had to retreat.

She pulled out the dagger she carried with her and swiped at me. I leaned back and avoided the blow.

Turned over and settled down, only to find that it had put away the dagger.

"Looks like I made a mistake"

Oh?
“How come you see?”

"The person I know is a woman, but you are a man, there is proof"

I understood that she saw my fake Adam's apple when I was leaning back, and what Master gave me really came in handy.

"Return the bamboo card to you!"

I took the bamboo card and said thank you.

"My lord, who was that woman just now?" When Zhang Wang came, Cheng Jin had already left the crowd, and I couldn't find her direction.

"I don't know, let's go too"

After finally leaving the crowd, we felt a little hungry, so we found a tavern.

"That's it." Zhang Wang and I were just about to enter the store when Xiao Er ran over.

"I'm sorry, guest officer, the shop let us take the package..." The child seemed to be trembling, as if he was frightened.

"But..." I didn't let Zhang Wang continue.

"Look, it's not easy for the second brother, let's change one." Just as he was about to leave, a voice came from the tavern.

"Boy!"

"Oops!" The child looked in panickedly: "My little aunt!"

He hurried in.

"Look, let's go in and have a look."

As soon as he entered the door, he saw that familiar figure again, Cheng Jin.

There were two tables of people sitting beside them with hideous faces.

"You guys are still being unreasonable. Who doesn't know that this store is the only one open on New Year's Eve in Liaocheng, why do you book the store!" Cheng Jin pointed at them, but those people just laughed.

"Little sister, why don't you stay with us?"

"Shameless!"

"Oh, you're right... How about this, if you can drink three glasses of wine in a row, we'll leave this point, how about it?" There was a hint of cunning in the man's smile.

"Drink as soon as you drink, you mean what you say!"

"certainly"

Cheng Jin picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it in one gulp, followed by the second glass, and then the third glass.

"I... finished drinking..." Cheng Jin put his hand on his forehead, already shaking a little, it seems that those wines are not ordinary wines.

"Really?" The man grabbed Cheng Jin's arm.

At this time, I stepped forward and opened the man with my palm, and he sat down in the corner of the wall.

"Boy, what are you doing!"

"Girl, you are too reckless, this is strong wine." Cheng Jin was supported by his left hand, and a sword was held in his right.

"Go! Teach him a lesson!"

I held Cheng Jin in one hand and fought them with the other. I didn't really kill them with the sword, I just fought back. They were not my opponents at all.

"Hurry up and get out!" Zhang Wang yelled, and they ran away in desperation.

"Son, do you have hangover soup?"

"Yes! Young Master, wait!"

I put Cheng Jin on the chair and let her lean against the table, waiting for Xiaoer's hangover soup to be served to her.

"This wine is so strong..."

"Girl, be careful in the future"

"...It's you...Thank you for saving me." She stood up as she spoke, and blessed herself slightly.

"With little effort, I don't know the girl's name"

"Little girl Cheng Jin, dare to ask the son's name"

"Next, Xue Ziche, this is Zhang Wang"

"Hello, girl." When did Zhang Wang become so polite? Could it be because the girl is beautiful?
The rest of us didn't talk anymore, Cheng Jin just looked at me, and I also subconsciously looked at her, she had a pretty smile, I haven't seen her for more than three months, she really has become beautiful.

After watching it for a long time, I realized that it was wrong.

"Oh... I'm sorry"

"Ah... no... By the way, the young master is very skilled, have you ever thought about going to Shengjiabao?"

"Actually, it's down..."

"Third brother!"

Hearing the sound and turning around, it was the eldest brother and the others.

"Cheng Jin!?"

"Brother Lie! Castle Master!"

I had to put on a show, but I really didn't expect my elder brother to know Cheng Jin.

"Oh? Do you know each other?"

"The third brother is too, how did he know Miss Cheng Jin?"

"Brother, I must have met by chance" Jian Xuan, you talk a lot!

"It's indeed a chance encounter. Since we are so destined, let's talk here! Xiao Er, order food"

The play has to be full.

"How did Miss Cheng Jin know Castle Master Sheng?"

"Actually, I'm from Shengjiabao"

"Oh, that girl Cheng Jin must have some talent"

"...Don't call me girl girl, just call me Cheng Jin."

"Okay, Cheng Jin"

"You two can talk pretty well." Cheng Lu looked at us with a smile, and I suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Castle Master... By the way, how old is Mr. Xue this year?"

"Seventeen"

"Me too, you and Brother Lie and Jian Xuan are sworn brothers, that's great, how did you become sworn brothers, can you tell me about it?" This girl seems to be very interested in our affairs...

"OK"

I started to tell her stories, and I told her for a long time, my mouth was dry, and they all listened with gusto, as if I was talking about a bible.

"Then you are very dangerous! Mr. Xue, your swordsmanship is really good, and you repelled them with one blow!"

"It's better to have no tricks that have both advantages and disadvantages. My swordsmanship is not refined enough."

Speaking of swordsmanship, I don't have time to study Rebirth from the Ashes these days. It seems that I have to find a time to practice it.

"It's getting late, it's past time, let's go back"

There is one more person in our team.

(End of this chapter)