The night was as cool as the water. Ke Qing stood on the bank of the river and looked at the reflection of the moon on the river, quietly lost in thought.
It seems that it is indeed a step too late to wake up... If I could respond to him earlier, wouldn't it be different?
A day has passed, but the substantial workload did not suppress the unwillingness in her heart. After finishing the day's work, she came here and wanted to calm down.
Obviously, we met first...
She thought of Ouyang's drunkenness five years ago, thought of him calling her "wife", and thought of the fireworks that bloomed for her.
Pity…
Ke Qing lowered her head, her figure reflected in the river water under the moonlight.
It's a pity that she always thought that Ouyang and her just had a comradeship, so she didn't think about it in that aspect.
It's a pity that even with Ning Guang's suggestion, she was still dubious at first.
It's a pity that when she gradually understood her feelings, she had already left Liyue Port.
After all...I still missed it...
The two ponytails resembled Ke Qing's depressed mood at the moment, sticking softly to her back.
She looked at her reflection in the water and began to get herself out of this low mood.
Realizing that she had been busy all day and her hairstyle had become messy at some point, she took off the hairpin and started to style it again.
Strange to say, looking at the reflection in the water, Ke Qing remembered that this section of the river used to be haunted by evil spirits every day, but since Ouyang came, it seemed to have been solved.
Ouyang...
Thinking of that man again, Keqing's movements in her hands paused, and her emotions that she had just sorted out became chaotic again.
After blinking, his eyes returned to focus, he pursed his lips, and stubbornly finished arranging his hair.
While she was tidying up, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her, but it was a little hoarse.
"Keqing?! Is that you?!"
After a day of running around, Beidou finally arrived at the military camp. He saw Keqing on the bank of the river from a distance, so he came here directly without entering the military camp.
"Keqing, is Ouyang here?"
The sudden sound startled Keqing. She looked back and realized it was Beidou.
Why is it Ouyang again!
It seemed that a certain nerve in her head had been stimulated. Without thinking, Keqing opened her mouth and said: "He is dead."
Eh?!
The soft voice once made Beidou think that he was hallucinating.
But when Ke Qing turned around, she clearly saw the tears on the other person's face under the moonlight, which made her doubtful: "What did you say? Ouyang is dead?! When did it happen? What happened?!"
Well...
Oops! Keqing! Look what you did!
After reacting, Keqing opened her eyes wide. Her mind was racing so fast that she didn't dare to look back at this moment.
"Uh, no, he's not dead, he's gone. He's gone."
"Why are you here? Are you in a hurry to find him?"
Did you hear it wrong?
Beidou breathed a sigh of relief, and all the tense muscles in his body relaxed.
She looked at Keqing's back and explained: "I have something very important that I need to find him for. Do you know where he went?"
"If you are not in a hurry, you can wait here for two days." After calming down, Ke Qing still did not turn around. She continued to explain, "Gui Chuanyu is about to become a disciple. Ouyang said that he would go to the ancestral home to perform the apprenticeship ceremony."
"Then, do you know where your ancestral home is?"
"Are you in a hurry?!"
"It's urgent!" Beidou replied.
"I remember he told me that he was going to Leping Town. For details, you can ask the Qianyan Army there. Keep this."
As he spoke, Keqing took out a sign and threw it to Beidou, and said: "This is a voucher. It doesn't have much effect, but it can save you some trouble."
"It's almost a day's walk from Leping Town. They should still be on their way to Leping Town. If you hurry up, you may be able to catch up with the apprenticeship ceremony."
"Okay, thank you!"
After taking the sign, Beidou thanked him and left directly.
Keqing waited and then turned to look in the direction Beidou left.
Is this...what happened?
Forget it, let’s get back to work...
After regaining her composure, Keqing walked towards the military camp.
It's a pity that she didn't know that the speed of Ouyang and his group was much faster than she expected...
the next day.
Leping Town.
Being a small town has small advantages.
Although it is not as prosperous as Liyue Port, the news of any disturbance spreads relatively quickly.
Since last night, the people here have been spreading rumors that your family's "domestic servant" has been taken care of.
The originally melancholy Lantern Festival was directly pushed to a climax!
But what the people never expected was that the news coming out from the Qianyan Army was even more exciting - the Seven Stars of Liyue, Lord Tianshu Star, the head of your family, had returned to his ancestral home!
This news explains why those "household servants" of your noble family suffered such disaster.
But the enthusiasm of the people has become even higher!
In an era that lacks entertainment, coupled with the buff of the Shanghai Lantern Festival, Leping Town was rarely lively all night long.
The next day, many people didn't even sleep. They came outside the ancestral house early to see the excitement.
The people here have no specific concept of Qixing. They are simple and think that Qixing is a big shot who can manage Liyue.
As for how "big" this big shot is, I don't know.
But this doesn't stop them from wanting to watch the fun.
More and more people gathered around the door of the ancestral house, but because they knew in their hearts that important people lived inside, they didn't make any noise, they just watched and waited quietly.
In fact, the field looks quite weird.
A middle-aged man quietly raised his hand and nudged the woman next to him: "Hey, you are brave, why don't you go up and call the door?"
Cut it, man!
The woman glanced sideways at the other person, turned her head and ignored him.
Although after a night of spreading the news, everyone said that the head of your noble family is a kind person, but they can't resist the fact that the other party is Qixing!
That's a big shot!
Let me go explore the way?
No way!
She is not in a hurry, and neither are the other people.
Anyway, starting yesterday, the fifteen-day Lantern Festival began. According to tradition, there is no work to be done during this period.
Even if unnecessary overtime work is discovered, you can report it to Qianyan Army!
So for the sake of this excitement, I don’t know if it counts, the people gathered around silently.
The long wait was rewarded with some surprises. At a certain moment, a flash of brilliance suddenly flashed across the palace in front of them, and then the entire gate and courtyard walls took on a new look, and even shone with light.
"This, this, this..."
"Is this magic?!"
"As expected of a great man! He knows the magic of immortality!"
"Is this the auspicious blessing that the immortal has given us in Leping?!"
"woo woo woo woo..."
The people were extremely excited, and some even had tears in their eyes.
But even so, they still didn't dare to make too much noise, for fear of accidentally scaring away such "auspicious things".
In the ancestral home.
Early that morning, Ouyang started to get busy.
He first cleaned the inside and outside of the ancestral hall and replaced the candles and incense.
Then standing outside the ancestral hall, looking at the incongruous painting style of the brand new ancestral hall and the surrounding mottled courtyard walls, Ouyang thought for a while and decided to temporarily decorate it.
He used illusions to re-decorate the flower fields and courtyard walls with hundreds of millions of dots, making the place look at least less shabby.
After finishing it, Ouyang felt that he would just decorate the entire house without doing anything else.
rise!
A ball of light exploded in Ouyang's hands, and wherever the light circle passed, whether it was the walls, wooden furniture, or bricks and tiles, everything took on a new look.
Now the entire ancestral house looks like it has been renovated. Except for the layout, everything else has changed.
After doing all this, Ouyang looked around and nodded with satisfaction.
This is an illusion, it lasts for a while and then dissipates, purely for the sake of looking good.
"My little friend's magic trick is really amazing."
The changes in the house naturally attracted the uncle's attention, but Ouyang pretended not to hear it and turned around to go to the house where Gui Chuanyu slept.
Ouyang deliberately ignored him and ignored him.
Ouyang still remembers yesterday's inexplicable interference.
The uncle who was ignored did not feel embarrassed. He stood on the edge of the flower field, carefully looking at the bricks and tiles around him, weighing Ouyang's strength in his heart.
Feeling more and more satisfied.
Ouyang came to the door, opened it, and went in.
I saw the child curled up and sleeping soundly.
"Chuanyu, wake up! The sun is shining on your butt~"
"Oh...uncle...sleep a little longer..."
"No! I have to become a disciple today, so get up quickly."
Seeing that his child wanted to stay in bed, Ouyang Yang pretended to be angry and said in a more serious tone: "It's not okay to stay in bed on the first day of apprenticeship!"
"Oh, oh, get up, get up."
Sure enough, upon hearing Ouyang's tone, Gui Chuanyu immediately rubbed his eyes.
But when he saw the new clothes Ouyang prepared for him, the sleepiness in his eyes instantly dissipated, and he said happily: "Uncle, are these my new clothes today?"
"Well, what's wrong?"
Seeing the child's reaction, Ouyang took a good look at the clothes in his hands.
I don't think there's anything special about it, it's just a normal style.
This new set of clothes is still the training clothes that Xue Lian made at home. There are no fancy decorations. Apart from the more expensive fabric, it is actually very ordinary.
But obviously the child didn't think so. He said happily: "Uncle, I saw my mother making clothes before, and I always wanted to wear them!"
So that’s it.
Ouyang smiled as he dressed the child and said, "Learn your skills from your new master. When you get older, the family's inheritance will begin to be passed on to you. Do you understand?"
"Well, I will learn my skills seriously!" Gui Chuanyu cooperated and dressed.
Soon, Ouyang took the child back to the front of the ancestral hall, where Mandrill, Ruotuo, and the uncle were already waiting there.
If it's simple, let's be simple. After all, the uncle is a witness, which is considered to be the best.
Ouyang Xin came to the ancestral hall, looked up at the sky, and estimated that the time was eight o'clock in the morning, which was about right.
Then he looked at Mandrill standing aside, and seeing him nodding, Ouyang took the first step and walked into the ancestral hall.
Others also entered one after another.
Ouyang first solemnly took out three sticks of incense on the eucalyptus table, lit them, and stood in front of the coffin with a serious expression.
"Ancestors of your family, today the 63rd generation descendants of your family worship the immortal. I would like to ask all your ancestors to bear witness today!"
After saying that, insert the incense in your hand into the incense burner.
Ouyang's words echoed in the ancestral hall. Everyone else stood very quietly. Even the restless Gui Chuanyu stood still obediently.
After doing all this, Ouyang turned to Mandrill and cupped his hands and said: "Great Sage of Conquering Demons, please come here."
After saying that, he asked Mandrill to come and sit on the edge of the table. (It seems not etiquette, but let's make do with it.)
After Mandrill sat down, Ouyang said to Gui Chuanyu: "Child, come here and kneel down."
The process was probably discussed last night, so although Gui Chuanyu was still a little confused, he still came to Mandrill and knelt down obediently.
And kowtowed three times "Dongdongdong".
Then he raised his body again, took the tea brought by Ouyang and handed it to Mandrill, respectfully saying: "Master, please drink tea!"
His little face was full of seriousness, and he was going through the process he had learned before in a strict manner, which made Ouyang who was watching from the side want to laugh but couldn't, feeling panicked in his heart.
This little guy was obviously nervous. He didn't even shout out the words "Disciple meets Master" as he had told him before, before kneeling down.
Mandrill was also made a little uncomfortable by such an occasion, so he silently took the tea and took a sip.
When he was about to speak, he suddenly paused.
What am I going to say?!
According to the process, he should say some words of encouragement at this moment and end the apprenticeship process.
But for some reason, he has forgotten his lyrics now...
There was a trace of embarrassment on his face that should not be approached by strangers. He looked at Gui Chuanyu and found that the other party was also looking at him with innocent eyes.
He had no choice but to look for help at the emperor who was standing aside to watch the ceremony.
I saw the uncle smiling and nodding, and Mandrill suddenly had an epiphany.
He followed the old man's example, nodded to Gui Chuanyu, and said "hmm" unnaturally.
The apprenticeship ceremony was barely completed.
When the process was completed, Ouyang said loudly: "It's done!"
Ouyang almost laughed like crazy.
He did not expect that Gui Chuanyu, who became an apprentice for the first time, was extremely nervous, and that Mandrill, who became a master for the first time, would also be so nervous.
Sure enough, every first time in life is something worth remembering.
Ouyang turned his head and looked at the spiritual tablets of the ancestors of your family. He looked at all the ancestors' spiritual tablets carefully and said in his heart: Master, I, Ouyang, have fulfilled my mission and allowed your family to stand.
The next step is to slowly incubate the situation in Liyue Port, and then hand over the power, even if it is a successful retirement.
Those things are not good, and no one will have any objections to them if Ouyang holds them in his hands, but if they are handed over to the descendants of your family, they will be untimely bombs.
Again, when it comes to human nature, Ouyang doesn’t even believe in himself!
Now that Gui Chuanyu has the support of an immortal, there is no need to worry about him completely defeating your family.
Add to that the foundation you have laid, stabilize your family, and have more children, and that will be it.
With a lot of emotions in his heart, in order not to lose his composure and to leave some space for the new master and apprentice, Ouyang walked out of the ancestral hall.
The uncle came out after him.
Zhongli walked to Ouyang and said, "It's a good story and worth celebrating."
I think you just want me to treat you, right?
Ouyang glanced at the uncle sideways, with some disgust on his face, but still ignored him.
Zhong Li was unmoved. He looked in a certain direction and said, "I think you may want to invite quite a few people for this meal."
That direction...is the gate?
Ouyang looked at the direction the uncle pointed in confusion, wondering what the other party was trying to do.
"Go and have a look, those people have been waiting for a long time."
The uncle's words came to his ears again. Ouyang looked back at him doubtfully and headed to the gate of his ancestral home.
Squeak——
The door opens.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Ouyang was startled when he saw the crowd of people in front of the door.
