C56 Lanterns

Yunshu was so engrossed in her thoughts that she almost stepped on the banana peel that had been carelessly thrown away. Fortunately, Xiao Heng held her hand and she did not fall down.

However, Xiao Heng, who was walking in the front of the crowd, also felt a tugging force coming from his hand. He immediately turned his head to look at her: "Are you alright?"

Yun Zhui shook his head. "I just didn't notice that I stepped on a banana peel."

Xiao Heng nodded skeptically and led her on.

The further they went, the more novelty there were. The eighth brother who knew how to sing, the crystal clear candy … There was also what the locals called "perfume," which was said to have been brought by Persian merchants.

The man was very enthusiastic. He took a bottle of experimental perfume and unscrewed the cap. He fanned the bottle a few times with his hand to disperse the fragrance. The crowd around the bed immediately became intoxicated by the intoxicating fragrance.

The passing Yun Shu was naturally attracted by this fragrance, which seemed to be able to strike a chord in one's heart. She couldn't help but turn her head over, but in the next moment, she heard Xiao Huan's voice: "Does Miss like that scent's perfume?"

Yun Zhuang shook his head. "It's just because I've never smelled this before. Why haven't I seen anyone selling lanterns after walking for so long?"

"The peddlers of the lanterns are all by the river. They're not far away."

When they reached the river, they finally saw the lamps that were drifting downstream with the current. The orange candlelight from the lamps warmed the night from time to time when a cold wind blew.

Different coloured lanterns were hung on the trees by the roadside. Unlike the lanterns in Yan Kingdom, there were three kinds: square, round, and water lily. There were bird shaped, fish shaped, and zodiac shaped lanterns that were used to make wings in Jing Yi's lanterns … The largest of the lanterns, which had been dragon shaped and golden with candlelight and paint, stood on the Creek across a few green granite plates.

Xiao Heng bought two lamps and brought her to a small table where there were fewer people. When it was their turn to write, Xiao Heng suddenly raised his head and glanced at her prayer paper. She immediately covered it with her hand.

"I just wanted to see if I could help you fulfill your wish." Xiao Heng had a wronged expression.

"Thank you very much, but isn't it because wishes are hard to achieve?" Yunshu hurriedly rolled up her prayer paper and placed it in the river lamp. With a wary expression, she retreated to the side, waiting for him to write and go to the river bank to release the river lamp.

Before Xiao Heng stopped writing once again, he turned his head and glanced at Yun Shu: "Perhaps that wish of yours is only very difficult to realize. If Miss Yin were to tell this one, then it wouldn't necessarily be a difficult matter. This humble one still has a wish that I don't know what to write. How about this humble one give this wish to young lady? "

Yun Shu was stunned for a moment. "You can even do this?"

"How can I not? Although it is a blessing from the heavens, the rules for blessings are set by humans. I also do not believe that a 'wish is known by others and will not be realized'. I also don't know which idiot in history it was used to deceive children."

Yun Shu gave a helpless smile, "Then may I trouble you to write the four words' peace of the world '… What? If this wish is not good enough, why not write it? "

Xiao Heng smiled and shook his head, but there was something in his eyes that Yun Shu could not see through. "No, this humble one will write it now."

They walked to the river bank and crouched down. They placed the lamp on the surface of the water and pushed it toward the center of the river. They quietly watched as the lamp drifted away with the current. It was only when a spark bloomed in the air that their attention was attracted to it.

"Wah …" "So beautiful." "Qin Lie!" Yun Zhuang involuntarily stood up as he looked at the chain of fireworks in the sky.

Xiao Heng also stood up, turning his head to look at the girl beside him whose eyes were filled with fire and smoke. "I wonder how we will compete with the Yan Nation?"

"Each of them has their own special talents. The fireworks in Yan Country are like the gentle jade of a small family. The big beams are like the passionate dancers of a foreign country, dressed in a red dress." As soon as she finished speaking, the fireworks in the sky began to descend. The sky returned to the state where only the stars and moon were present, but immediately afterwards, dozens of flames rushed forth, blossoming into the shape of a golden dragon. After a while, the curtain of the night regained its tranquility.

"Miss Yin …"

"What's wrong?"

"Actually, my wish also has the rule of 'peace in the world'."

"…" Yun Shu finally turned her head to look at him, "What a pity, I wasted a wish."

"That's it? "Don't you think this one and this one are on the same road?"

Yun Shu raised her eyebrows in confusion.

"Forget it, wait for me here." After saying this, Xiao Heng turned around and walked back. Not long after, that familiar figure was drowned by the tide of people. Only then did she turn her gaze back to the river lamp before her that carried all kinds of blessings and wishes.

However, the night wind that was blowing towards her became colder and colder. She raised her arms and rubbed them a few times. She waited for a long time, but still didn't see Xiao Heng return.

Thus, she began to walk in the direction she had come from, while walking she asked the peddlers on the bunks by the side of the road. However, because there were quite a few people on the street, and it was also night time, although the roadside was covered with colorful lanterns, not many people noticed Xiao Heng.

Finally, she followed the directions indicated by the peddlers who had seen Xiao Heng and arrived at a crossroads. One of the stalls beside the intersection was the perfume shop they had passed previously, but the pedestrians had long since dispersed, leaving only a few people there to ask about the price.

She recalled Xiao Heng's earlier question. Although she felt that it was unlikely, she still headed towards the perfume shop: "Boss, have you ever seen such a tall, handsome man wearing a full body of white?"

The owner of the perfume shop thought for a while and nodded, "Miss, you mean the one who bought all the perfume I sell here? The young lady remembers that she must not place so much perfume near the fire, or else it would easily catch fire. "

Yun Shu: "Thank you, boss, but do you know which direction he went after buying the perfume?"

"I'm not too sure about that. There were too many customers buying things back then …" However, that young master should have left for around an hour. "

"Thank you, boss …" Then she continued down the main street, but although she had seen people who were going to meet Huan Huan, they were all pointing in the direction of the Creek. Previously, the owner of the perfume shop said that Xiao Heng bought perfume about an hour ago, and when she decided to return to find Xiao Heng, it was about an hour after he left.

Furthermore, it would only take about fifteen minutes from the Creek to the perfume shop. Xiao Heng had no reason to let her wait by the river alone for so long, unless she was caught up in something or … Missing. If Xiao Heng was really missing, then the location of his disappearance should be near the intersection where the perfume shop was located.

But now that they had returned to the inn to look for the Qin Province, it would take them four to five minutes to come back. Thinking of this, she decided to search around the crossroads by herself.

Just as she was standing at the intersection debating which alley she should enter, she saw a figure sneakily emerging from an alley near the entrance to the alley where the perfume shop was located. There was something in his arms …

Only after the person had moved under the moonlight did she see that it was a petite man. He was holding an unconscious woman in his arms. Yun Shu raised her head to look at the signboard on the side of the shop. So it was a brothel. It was not unusual for a guest to bring a drunken brothel girl out for the night, but what was strange was that after the person helped the girl out of the door, he actually put her on a cart nearby and covered her with layers of dry straw and tarpaulin. After doing all this, he pushed the cart away.

Yun Shu immediately felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. This person might have been the cause of Xiao Heng's disappearance, so she immediately followed him.

Finally, the cart stopped outside an ordinary wooden door. The man raised his hand and knocked on the door three times, making two loud bangs. After knocking on the door, the person inside quickly pulled it open. A man with a knife scar on his forehead looked at the petite man outside the door. He then walked to the cart and lifted the tarpaulin and straw, "Old Sixth, your stubbornness hasn't changed. For the sake of this woman, you want us to wait for you for a while? "

"Hehe, aren't we doing this just for money and women? "Sixth Brother will apologize to your brothers when he gets back."

"Alright, alright, go and pull the carriage over." After impatiently instructing Ol 'Six, the knife-scarred man turned around and looked at the people inside the door, "Have Big Bro and the others bring out the four money trees."

Hearing the words "money tree", Yun Shu had a feeling that these people were Xiao Huan. Xiao Heng was a prince who was not used to wearing ordinary clothes. Although the color and color of his clothes were never eye-catching, anyone with a little knowledge of his clothes would be able to tell that his clothes were worth quite a bit …

When those people brought the four men, whose hands were tied behind their back, out of the wooden door one after another, Yun Shu's guess was confirmed.

When she saw that Xiao Heng was only unconscious, the boulder in her heart couldn't help but drop by more than half. After that, she followed the horse carriage and went around the place until they came to a mountain full of weeds and trees. Only then did she find out that there was a village on top of the mountain.

While the night was still dark, Yun Shu found a corner where no one was patrolling and entered the village. She avoided the people in the village and found the place where the carriage was parked, but all of the people in the carriage had already been taken away.

When she turned around to continue looking for someone, a sword suddenly reached out from behind her and rested on her neck. "This young lady is quite bold." The moment she figured out that the voice belonged to the knife-scarred man, she felt a pain at the back of her neck and everything in front of her went black.