In the car, the snoring sound was sometimes high-pitched and sometimes low-pitched.
Outside the car window, the houses on both sides of the alley were retreating rapidly.
The lights on the high wall flickered on and off Liu Xiao's face by the window.
"Thank you, little brother, otherwise the celebration would have been over by the time I helped Brother Gu down Cuiping Mountain."
The young man wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief and said happily.
Liu Xiao did not reply to his words, but just looked out the window leisurely. With the lessons learned from Bai Suzhen and Xuan Yiwei, he had already labeled these two people as malicious.
Since you want to play, let me play with you.
"Brother Gu is a good person, but he is fond of wine and greedy for drinking. If he has offended me in any way, I will apologize to him on his behalf."
The young man took out two clean square towels from the wooden box in the carriage and handed them to Liu Xiao.
Liu Xiao reached out to take it and began to wipe the dirt on his trouser legs and boots.
This is the masterpiece of Brother Gu when he came down the mountain just now.
"I'm Yu Wenyi from Wuluyuan. I haven't asked my little brother for his name yet."
The young man cupped his hands and said seriously.
"Liu Xiao."
Liu Xiao nodded slightly to him.
"From what Brother Liu said, could he be from another city?"
"What is an outlander?"
Liu Xiao had heard this word from Bai Suzhen before. He originally thought it meant an outsider, but later he felt something was wrong.
"Yu really got it right," the young man said with a shy smile, "Outer city people refer to the descendants of Kunlun in the 89th city who mixed with the Zai. Although they speak the same original language, the writing and meaning of the words are different.
Slightly different."
"I see."
Liu Xiao also said something polite.
"I have been to the outer city several times and have no prejudice against it."
Yu Wenyi expressed his attitude and said seriously, "Since we are destined to meet each other, if Brother Liu will not give up, Yu is willing to be a guide."
"Is this Guyuan Festival the grandest festival in Tianyong City?"
Liu Xiao doesn't care, it's all acting anyway, you can just follow your own script.
"That's not necessarily the case. The four festivals of Guyuan, Changsheng, Shihua and Xixi have equal status in Tianyong City. However, the current situation has been turbulent recently, and Fucheng also hopes to use this Guyuan Festival to boost some vitality, so it is more important
In the past, the arrangements were much more lively."
The rhythmic sound of horse hooves was particularly loud in the quiet alley.
Outside the carriage, shouts and curses from passers-by can be heard from time to time.
There was no way, in order to rush for time, the carriage was obviously going a little rampant in the alley, and there were no lanes specially prepared for riding animals. Whether it would hit someone would depend on the other person's ears and speed.
Of course, the driver will also shout a few times to remind pedestrians in front of him to avoid it.
"What is the origin of this long victory, picking up flowers and offering sacrifices to the evening?"
I feel that this Yu Wenyi seems to be leading me to ask questions about the current situation in Tianyong City, just like when playing the ghost card, the opponent quietly pushes the ghost card in his hand up a little to make you pay attention to it.
Liu Xiao suppressed his curiosity and instead asked some innocuous questions.
"The Changsheng Festival actually has two meanings, one is longevity and the other is ever-victorious. Taking one word from each, we have the Changsheng Festival. During the festival, the young people in Tianyong will gather in the city to accept the orders of the spiritual kings.
, after that, some of them will enter various major sect schools to study."
After listening to it, although I didn't fully understand it, I was able to roughly guess the origin of this Long Victory Festival through the context. The so-called spirit king should be the sealing master. If you receive the order, you must be the spirit releaser.
After being released from the spirit, you will indeed have immortality, and after entering the sect academy, you will embark on a road of fighting and winning, which is naturally the meaning.
"As for the Flower Picking Festival," Yu Wenyi smiled shyly when he said this, "it is a festival for men and women to get acquainted and express their love. Love flowers bloom and fall on the weak river. Unmarried men and women can pick up flowers from the river.
Pick up the fallen flowers and give them to anyone of the opposite sex you like. If the other person also gives you the love flower, it means you have a chance to get to know each other or agree to stay with you forever."
Liu Xiao nodded, this is easier to understand.
It was just a large-scale blind date, but the process was more elegant and poetic. There should be many details in it, but Yu Wenyi didn't mention it.
"Ji Xi is a festival to pay homage to the deceased. During this period, one sacrifice is held for the leader Kunlun, the other is for the martyrs on the battlefield, the third is for the deceased members of the clan, the fourth is for the close relatives, and the fifth is for the close friends and patriots."
A long-lasting memorial ceremony made Liu Xiao realize that by grieving for the deceased, not only could the people of Tianyong City be more united, but also each person who died could feel more valuable.
No matter how long life is, it is still a line segment with a starting point and an end point. Sooner or later, it will be completed one day, and after that, it will be an endless ray.
And the complete disappearance of life is not at the moment of his death, but when everyone no longer remembers him.
In Liu Xiao's eyes, this kind of memorial ceremony is the key to keeping the Kunlun people together.
"The Wuluyuan you mentioned before is also the sect's academy in Tianyong City?"
Perhaps as we were getting closer to the Wugu Gate, there were gradually more and more people in the alley, and the speed of the carriage was also slowing down.
"Brother Liu guessed wrong. Wuluyuan is a chess club. Wulu means black and white, just like the colors of chess pieces. Yu learned chess skills in Wuluyuan and can barely be regarded as a chess player."
It turns out that he is a Go player, and I thought Wuluyuan was a shop or something.
"No riding animals are allowed!"
There was an unmistakable scolding sound coming from outside the carriage, and almost at the same time, the entire carriage suddenly stopped.
Liu Xiao and Yu Wenyi stuck their heads out of the window at the same time, and saw two silver-armored sergeants not far ahead of the carriage standing in the center of the alley, blocking the way.
"This is Gu Fuzheng's car. Fuzheng is still in the car."
The driver spoke loudly to the other party, with some arrogance in his words. Obviously this was a basic operation.
"This is Commander Yan's order, we are just following orders!"
The sergeant didn't hesitate and immediately pulled out the big flag.
The coachman wanted to argue a few more words, but he heard a voice inside the carriage.
"Since it is Tianyong's military order, we must obey it."
The drunkard named Gu forced himself up and sat up. He finally woke up, but he didn't know when he woke up.
He touched his head and shook it vigorously. Fortunately, it didn't shake. This time, he almost fell down again, but fortunately Yu Wenyi held his back.
"Brother Gu, I'm afraid you haven't sobered up yet."
The drunkard laughed, opened only one eye, glanced at Yu Wenyi, and then glanced at Liu Xiao in the carriage.
"What a joke, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to this Gu Yuan celebration."
He took off a sign from his waist and handed it to Yu Wenyi, "Take this young man with you. I'll rest in the car for a while."
Yu Wenyi nodded, placed a soft cushion on the board, and slowly lowered the drunkard down, with his head resting on the soft cushion.
Just after a while, the snoring sounded again.
It is said that when an official hears certain names, he will wake up immediately no matter how deeply he sleeps. Liu Xiao didn't believe it before, but now he barely believes it. However, it may still be a script.
"Brother Liu, from now on you and I can only walk to Wugumen."
After the man named Gu had settled down, Yu Wenyi said with some embarrassment as he prepared to get out of the carriage.
"Master Yu, this is Yunjianfang, which is still some distance from Wugumen."
The coachman who got off the front of the car put a piece of square wood under the door. He was familiar with the road and gave a general introduction to the current location and route.
After the two got off the car, the coachman entered the carriage and tidied it up.
"Should we take Brother Gu back to the house, or should we rest here?"
Yu Wenyi is a warm-hearted person, much better than those people who don't care whether their friends live or die after drinking.
"Stay here for now, Master Yu. Don't worry. If you don't go quickly, I'm afraid you'll miss the celebration."
The coachman led the horses and brought the carriage to the roadside.
"Brother Liu, let's go."
Yu Wenyi felt relieved and walked in the direction of the flow of people.