Jian Xiuyun didn’t expect that Kan Wenxiao would hit the mark, and was stunned for a moment.
Fortunately, he reacted in time and retorted before Kan Wenxiao could suspect anything, “No, I just dreamed about something from my childhood.”
“Really?” Kan Wenxiao stared at him and asked.
“Really.” Jian Xiuyun looked back at him with a smile, his eyes appearing honest and not deceitful at all.
Kan Wenxiao didn’t speak any further. The corners of his mouth raised, an expression of relief flashing on his face.
Jian Xiuyun looked at his expression and knew he had dodged the danger, so he relaxed.
As soon as he got up, he noticed that Kan Wenxiao’s pants were still wet and stained with porridge.
Jian Xiuyun recalled how the bowl was steaming when he saw it, and asked quickly, “Did you get burned?”
“No.” Kan Wenxiao casually picked up a white cloth and wiped it, saying nonchalantly.
“That’s good.” Jian Xiuyun said, got out of bed, and went outside to wash up.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw everyone sitting around in the yard, with only leftover soup on the table.
When Xiao Xi’er saw the he was awake, she stood up and ran up to him, tugged his sleeve and said, “Brother Immortal, you slept for so long.”
Jian Xiuyun touched her head and whispered, “Yes, I know, hush.”
Lin Liaoting held a steamed bun in his hand and walked over to him, handing it to him, “Shizun, you will definitely not be full with only a bowl of porridge. I specially saved this for you.”
Jian Xiuyun glanced at him and didn’t say anything about the porridge. He just waved his hand and refused, “I’m not hungry.”
Lin Liaoting was stunned for a moment, then turned around and handed it to Xiao Xi’er, “Here, you can save it and eat it on the way.”
Xiao Xi’er didn’t say anything and took it in her hand obediently.
After Jian Xiuyun finished washing, they bid goodbye to the family and continued on their route.
They were lucky in the next few days and could find an inn to rest every day.
With Lin Liaoting here, they naturally didn’t have to squeeze in one room.
Even if he slept with Xiao Xi’er every night for safety reasons, it would be much more spacious than that night.
Moreover, he had been deliberately avoiding Kan Wenxiao in the past few days, and his nightmares stopped too.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
The further they went north of the Yangtze River, the richer the land became.
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Although it was just a town, the buildings were ancient and elegant, the market was bustling even at night, prosperous and lively, and red silk and lanterns were hung everywhere. It appeared very festive.
They chose an inn at random.
The waiter here was very enthusiastic. When he saw them looking curiously at the decorations, he took the initiative to explain, “It seems that these guests are coming to our Yu’an Town for the first time. However, it is better to come early than to come late. Today is our Lantern Festival.”
“What’s the Lantern Festival? I’m from Jiangbei, why haven’t I heard of it?” Lin Liaoting said in a surprised tone.
The waiter smiled and explained, “Young master, although Jiangbei and Yu’an are not far apart, they are still two different places after all, and each place has its own customs.”
Jian Xiuyun reached out and pinched Lin Liaoting to shut him up, and then motioned to the waiter to continue.
The waiter spoke, “Every New Year’s Eve festival, young ladies and gentlemen of every household will put on their most beautiful clothes and masks, and light lanterns in Luna Street. If they like someone, they will give each other gifts; a jade ring from the man and a hairpin from the woman, and then they can use the token to propose marriage. This would symbolize their love, and most parents would not stop them.”
“Wearing a mask? Doesn’t that mean your face can’t be seen clearly? How do people recognize each other?” Jian Xiuyun asked.
The waiter asked, “Young master, do you only recognize people by their appearance?”
Jian Xiuyun, “Uh…”
The waiter continued without waiting for his answer, “The skin is the most deceptive. There are women who appear as weak as willows, but are cruel as snakes and scorpions. There are men whose beauty surpasses Pan An, but their morals are flawed. And no matter how beautiful the appearance, in the end, when they get old, couples get along with each other every day. Even if they look like immortals, their beauty will wear out over time. Therefore, compared with other things, appearance is last. So it is better for everyone to cover their faces with masks and look at each other based on what they say and do. On the contrary, you will know people more clearly.”
“Sir, don’t you think so?” The waiter asked Jian Xiuyun.
Jian Xiuyun replied sarcastically, “Yes, it makes sense.”
Lin Liaoting on the side held it in for a long time, but still failed and burst out laughing.
Jian Xiuyun glared at him fiercely, raised his hand and knocked his shoulder with his fan.
Only then did Lin Liaoting stop laughing.
As for Kan Wenxiao, Jian Xiuyun didn’t dare look back at him.
He feared that these words would have triggered something, and if he turned around, he would be met with a fierce expression.
The waiter took them to the second floor.
Just as Jian Xiuyun was about to push the door open with Xiao Xi’er in his arms, he heard the waiter enthusiastically suggest, “It must be very lively tonight. Why don’t you guys go and have fun?”
Before Jian Xiuyun could speak, Lin Liaoting responded, “Okay! Shizun, how many hairpins do you think I can get tonight?”
Jian Xiuyun glanced at him.
Before he could refuse, Xiao Xi’er also tugged his sleeve and whispered, “Brother Immortal, I want to go too.”
Jian Xiuyun patted her head and turned to Kan Wenxiao, “What about you? Are you going to?”
Kan Wenxiao’s eyes were deep, his thoughts unknown, but a smile flashed in his eyes.
“I’ll go.” he replied.
“Okay then, let’s go.” Jian Xiuyun originally wanted to have a good sleep at the inn, but since everyone wanted to go, he couldn’t say anything else.
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Just after the hour of dog, there was a knock on the door in Jian Xiuyun’s room.
As soon as the door opened, a yellow deer head poked its head in.
Jian Xiuyun was fine, but Xiao Xi’er was so frightened that she screamed.
Jian Xiuyun took Xiao Xi’er into his arms, and then slapped the deer on the head.
The deer head mask was instantly tilted, revealing Lin Liaoting’s face.
“My mask!” Lin Liaoting exclaimed and hurriedly took off the mask and examined it carefully, his tone full of distress.
“Shizun, this is a unique animal mask that I made with a piece of gold. It’s the only one in Yu’an Town. Don’t ruin it.”
Jian Xiuyun choked when he said ‘gold’. It took him a long time to be able to squeeze out a sentence through his teeth, “Wastrel.”
Lin Liaoting was not convinced and handed the mask to him, “Shizun, look at the material, the workmanship, these two bright deer eyes, they…”
Before he finished speaking, he was pushed aside, and Kan Wenxiao walked in from behind him.
Seeing him, he asked, “Shizun, didn’t you prepare a mask?”
Although he was only asking, his tone was quite firm.
“No.” Jian Xiuyun rubbed his slightly messy hear.
“Brother Immortal has been sleeping.” Xiao Xi’er helpfully provided.
Jian Xiuyun glanced at her and helplessly whispered, “Shut up.”
Kan Wenxiao chuckled lightly, with an expression that read, “I knew it.” Then he took out two masks from behind and handed them to him and Xiao Xi’er. “I have prepared them for you.”
Jian Xiuyun took it and saw that it was a beautiful fox mask.
The long and narrow face of the fox had a pair of fluffy ears standing proudly, with a fresh pink color in the middle. It had narrow, slender eyes, as if smiling slyly, the tip of its nose was dark and delicate, and the raised mouth was bent to both sides, revealing red lips and a tongue, and three blood-red fingerprints on the right cheek.
He had the same mask as Xiao Xi’er, only different in size.
Xiao Xi’er liked it at first sight and hurriedly put it on, then turned to Jian Xiuyun and said, “Brother Immortal, does it look good?”
“It looks good.” Jian Xiuyun said, putting her down and patiently adjusting her mask.
“You wear yours too.” Xiao Xi’er pointed at the mask in his hand and said.
“Alright.”
Jian Xiuyun said and put on his mask.
As soon as he put it on, he turned around and realized that Kan Wenxiao had also put on his mask. It was exactly the same as theirs.
Jian Xiuyun was stunned for a moment and asked, “Why did you buy all of them the same?”
Kan Wenxiao said, “Time was tight, so I asked them to make the same thing. Don’t you like it, Shizun?”
“No, it’s alright.” Jian Xiuyun said hurriedly.
“That’s good.” Kan Wenxiao said, came over, and took Xiao Xi’er’s hand. He said to Jian Xiuyun, “It’s getting late, Shizun, let’s go.”
“Alright.” Xiao Xi’er immediately held Jian Xiuyun’s hand with her free one, and tugged them outside in large strides.
Lin Liaoting held the deer head mask and looked at the three people walking away, suddenly feeling a little out of place.
He snorted coldly, put on the deer mask he had made with a lot of money, and cursed in a low voice, “Kan Wenxiao, that little bastard is targeting me again!”
3 happy fox and 1 lone deer…lol
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