[Psychic] Millennium

〖When the blessings of the New Year come, listening to the twelve o'clock bell together does not feel that the time is slow and difficult. 〗

On the last day of the year, soba noodles are eaten.

This is the custom of keeping the year old in Japan.

Lingli moved her fingers and replaced the broken light bulb on the ceiling.In the past few days, she cleaned the whole house inside and out, no different from ordinary people, cleaning up to welcome the new year.

The boiling water in the kitchen boiled, and it was time to go down.

In the living room, the TV was on, playing the Red and White Song Concert.

But no one was sitting on the sofa, Ma Canghao was sitting in the corridor outside the floor-to-ceiling windows with a cup of tea, wondering what he was thinking.He didn't wear an ordinary jacket today, nor did he only wear a cloak, but an extraordinarily gorgeous red kimono. This color didn't look gaudy on him at all, and he didn't feel feminine at all. It's amazing.

"Did you get any new enlightenment from the stars?" Ling Li walked upstairs with the quilt she had dried in the afternoon.

"For example?" Asakura turned his head to look at her.

"For example, help me add bonito flowers to the water?" Lingli's voice came from the stairs.

"Isn't the correct way to add bonito flakes and water to cook together?" Asakang Hao asked her back.

"Is that so?" Ling Li's voice was very soft, but it still reached his ears, "I forgot, but it's about the same. Anyway, bonito flowers are filtered out."

"The stars are very bright tonight." Asakura said with a slight smile.

"So it's too late if you don't go."

Ma Canghao shook his head, not just helpless or something, finally got up to help her pour the prepared bonito flakes into boiling water, and Ling Li came down from upstairs and pushed him out of the kitchen.

It was actually a night like any other.

In such a thick and cold night, Luo Hu suddenly flew over from the sky in this way.

The sapphire blue, dazzling and huge stars rushed through the night sky with their long tails, even scaring the students who came out of the cram school in the middle of the night.

The dazzling bright long-lasting light seems to herald the beginning of incredible.

There is a legend that: when the two stars meet on the earth after a long distance, our king will wake up.In order to light the way to go, in order not to stumble in all the circles.

Rahu and Jidu, two mysterious stars that symbolize "disruption" in legends, approached the earth again in 500 years.

Surrounding the world, foretelling the psychic, the great future of regeneration.

"The stars are coming early." Ma Canghao said softly, holding his chin thoughtfully.

"The once-in-1999-year star that was supposed to come in 500." Lingli didn't see the slightest surprise from Ma Canghao's face, "It's as early as you expected."

"It happened to be a day early." Ma Cang took a good look at the red and white song that was still playing, "It's still early at twelve o'clock."

"To be precise, it's not even past dinner time." Ling Li started to fry the egg skin first.

"Isn't that because you delayed the dinner time by cleaning the house? It's already eight o'clock." Ma Canghao raised his eyebrows, "Are you going to let me starve to death on the last night of 1998?"

"How could it be?" Ling Li shook the chopsticks in her hand, and said with a smile, "If you want to have dinner, you can entertain the guests, Mr. Future Wang."

Ma Canghao tilted his head, his eyes were deep and dark, as expected, someone poked into the yard.

"My lord—" The boy's voice was the first to appear, a little excited.

"Axilu." Ma Canghao's eyes did not show much surprise at the young man's appearance here, and his warm voice was slightly smiling, as if welcoming them.

Figures appeared one after another in the yard outside the open French windows, there were women with good figures and girls in gorgeous dresses, there were big men dressed like American football players and there were tall, thin men dressed as priests, holding a broom There are girls with lively smiles and young people who are silent like vampires in the dark... They are followers of the future king Ma Canghao, a group of psychics who are loyal to Ma Canghao.

On the night when Rahu and Jidu announced to the world, they involuntarily gathered at the place where Ma Canghao was.

"My lord—" The soft crying made people's heart soften.

The five-year-old girl with an afro-haired head threw herself on Ma Canghao, with teary eyes on her dark-skinned face, "My lord, I haven't seen Oubaqiu for a long time, my lord, don't you want Oubaqiu?"

Ma Canghao patted Ou Baqiu's head with one hand, chuckled lightly, and did not explain.

The faces of the people in the courtyard suddenly changed, a thin and weak figure bounced in from the outside like a bullet and hugged Ling Li's waist who was straining wood, but no one could stop it.

"Ah, Xingyu, are you bullying Xinglian again?" Lingli's eyes were still on the bonito soup, and the hand holding the big spoon added the soy sauce very steadily, standing on the small bench without moving even a step , not at all affected by the huge impact, "Then there is no dinner tonight."

The eight or nine-year-old girl who hugged Ling Li by the waist raised her face and looked at Ling Li, quietly, without saying a word, with no expression on her face but making people feel aggrieved for no reason, it was a long time no see star love.

At this time, the faces of everyone in the courtyard became more exciting, like the colorful changes of the palette.

Because until Lingli made a sound, they didn't find anyone else besides Ma Canghao.

Still a woman—no, little girl.

Oba Qiu also poked his head out to look at Lingli curiously.

The ones who couldn't hold back were Asilu and Marciluta Matis, who was holding a broom, "Who are you——" they asked almost at the same time, in urgent and rushing tones, like It's a forced question.

Ling Li smiled and took a sip of the seasoned broth, as if she hadn't heard the question from outside, but Xing Lian, who was holding her, had a serious expression on her face, and turned her head, her golden eyes were extremely cold.

"Ashilu, Maqi, don't be rude." Rakist interrupted the two of them severely.

"You broke into my yard, stepped on my flowers and plants, but asked who I was?" Ling Li shredded the egg skin, without even raising her head, "Speaking of which, my lords haven't paid you any money in the past few months." Rent, do you want to help him pay here?"

Ma Canghao raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, but did not refute.

Asilu's impatient temper got angry immediately, "Hey, what are you talking about, woman!"

But the first to do it was Mario Fana, who glanced at Ma Canghao and found that he didn't intend to intervene. She raised her right hand and said, "Jack." Shooting, the bullets with magical power rushed in quickly, folded in the air, and rushed towards Ling Li with an unpredictable trajectory.

"It's time to cook the noodles." Lingli unhurriedly poured soba noodles into another pot of boiling water that was boiling before, and then patted Xing Lian who was hugging her waist, and Xing Lian obediently let go hand.

She jumped off the small bench, dodging two bullets as if just right, she walked slowly, sometimes one step at a time, sometimes three steps at a time, avoiding the sudden appearance in the living room as if playing a game Diji grinned at Asilu who used the super spirit body to a small extent, picked up the paper towel on the coffee table and wiped his hands.

This attitude is even more irritating.

"It takes 5 minutes to cook the noodles." Lingli crumpled the paper towel into a ball and threw it in one direction without looking back, but just happened to bump into a pumpkin head doll holding a knife that appeared from behind, with aqua blue Wuli's tissue ball actually knocked the pumpkin head doll into the wall, even the super spirit body collapsed, and the tissue ball fell into the trash can lightly and neatly.

"What—" Marcellita's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Then let's play for 5 minutes?" Ling Li grasped the head of the steel boss that suddenly appeared in front of her, and a scream sounded from inside her, but it wasn't her voice. She lowered her head and bowed slightly Waist and back fluttered out a water-blue dove, with outstretched wings as huge as an eagle, "Otherwise the noodles will be overcooked."

She grabbed Ganna Bismarck's silver bullet holding Ashcroft, and unexpectedly grabbed Ashcroft and threw it out, "Can the broken thing be counted on your head?" , Shadow?" She made a mischievous face.

Ma Canghao didn't know when he was sitting on the sofa with his tea in his hands again, he smiled and glanced at Lingli, "It's clearly you who broke it, how could it be my fault."

Ling Li tapped her own neck, "Ah, this is really not worth it."

She didn't know when she ran to Asilu's side, jumped up, and pressed Asilu's head to the ground, "Then it's better not to play, young people are so unstable, look how stable Rakist is." " Ling Li's tone was light, with an innocent smile, humans and animals were extremely harmless, completely opposite to her action of punching a few people out, white pigeons flew past those people in the courtyard like sharp blades threatening with everyone.

"Let's eat soba noodles." Ling Li said with her eyes bent.

The skinny little girl stood in the yard, no one would have guessed that there was such a terrifying power hidden in her thin and soft body.She was wearing a bright blue kimono, her long loose hair was tied into a high ponytail, which made her look full of heroism, and the eyes on her pale face were shining brightly under the light of Rahu's royal blue light.

The water-blue white dove gradually turned into white feathers, shrunk its body, and landed on Lingli's shoulder like an ordinary dove.

Ling Li sent an invitation to them: "In Japan, you have to do as the Romans do, let's celebrate the New Year together."

Everyone involuntarily looked at Ma Canghao.

Ma Canghao raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, "I'm really a little hungry."

"Then, first of all, I would like to thank Miss for her hospitality." Lakist said kindly.

Lingli bounced and ran to the kitchen. After the soba noodles were cooked, they had to put them in cold water to cool them down.

And a group of people finally sat on the floor in the living room. Although there were still many people full of doubts and annoyance, they still didn't say a word after watching Asakanghao take the buckwheat noodles from Lingli.The TV was still playing the Red and White Song Concert, and Ling Li in the kitchen tapped Xing Lian's little forehead and asked her to serve bowls of soba noodles in the kitchen to the people in the living room.

Xing Lian followed Ling Li's order without even thinking about it, completely ignoring how he had treated them coldly just now.

The living room of No. 2-11 Silver Coin Street has never been so lively, and there have never been so many people.

I don’t know when it started, Da Hanbier has already started drinking beer with a glass, and Ganna, who looks like a big sister, is with him; Asilu is still a little unhappy, but he blushed when he took the buckwheat noodles from Xing Lian Tomatoes; Rakista rarely put away his Bible and added a lot of pepper to the soba noodle soup; Mario sat in a small corner and sang to the people watching TV in Magista.

It was the first time for Paulis to eat soba noodles, and he was not very comfortable with chopsticks. He had been ridiculed by Shengshan and Jindailiang for a long time, and this was a rare opportunity; Ding and Tabai nearly spilled the soba noodles...

Lively like a family.

"So you cooked so much soba?" Asakura walked into the kitchen at some point and put the bowl of soba noodles in the kitchen.

"It's just that I have a premonition that something good will happen tonight, and everyone will be happy to watch the New Year together." Lingli smiled and shook her finger, slyly like a cat, sucking noodles quickly, "It's better to have a good feeling about the New Year, isn't it? "

Asakura smiled gently, noncommittal.

He stretched out his hand and touched Lingli's head, "I thought you were planning to go to the shrine a few days ago?"

At midnight, cigarettes are lingering in the shrine, and bells ring together, implying that all troubles will be cleared away.

The Japanese New Year's custom is to go to temples to worship after the bell rings, from midnight to New Year's Day.

"There are a lot of people in the shrine." Ling Li said with a flat mouth.

At this time of year, the clean shrines and temples are filled with human desires and desires, whether it is good or dirty, they will continue to pour out, and it is the most unsuitable place for them to go.

Even if it doesn't matter whether Ma Canghao or Ling Li does not care, Ling Li is not willing to rely on Ma Canghao to seek punishment.

"Then let's go somewhere else." Ma Canghao tilted his head and looked out the window as if thinking of something, with a gentle smile on his lips.

"Huh?" Ling Li followed Ma Canghao's eyes and saw the orange lights on the street outside.

"It's that time of year." Asakura said with a light smile.

A cat demon in a kimono walks down the deserted street carrying what looks like a lantern.

"Huh?" Ling Li blinked, not understanding this, but she still understood Ma Canghao's meaning and put the bowl down.

"You know Hundred Ghosts at Night, right?" Ma Canghao grabbed Lingli's wrist and jumped out of the open window.

"Isn't that from Xia Tian?" Ling Li asked back.

"Then do you know sour berries?" Ma Canghao took Lingli and fell under the tree.

"A fruit that blooms from June to October." Ling Li had a proud expression on her face that you can't beat me.

Ma Canghao raised his eyebrows and teased her: "Then do you know another kind of ghost night walk with ghost lamps every year when the old and the new turn?"

"..." Ling Li blinked again, her face full of confusion.

The tall cat demon in kimono had already walked up to them with a lamp.

"Ah, it's Master Onmyoji." The cat demon stopped in her tracks, and said to Ma Canghao respectfully. She was smiling, and she wasn't panicked at all because she was a monster and Asanghao was an Onmyoji.

"It's time again, ghost lamp." Ma Canghao said softly.

"Is it safe to exchange my life with a ghost lamp today, Master Ma Cang?" The cat demon named Ghost Lantern raised the lamp in his hand, and the orange-yellow thing was not a lantern but a sour berry. Something several times larger than a common sour berry.

"So the set of equivalent exchange comes from Yuko?" Asakura raised his eyebrows and said.

"After all, Yuko and I have always had a good friendship." Ghost Lamp Cat Demon replied with a smile, and she handed the ghost lamp to Ling Li, "Ah, this young lady's fortune is still so unpredictable."

Ling Li grinned, like a harmless little animal.

"It's been a long time, Ma Cang-sama." Ghost Lantern Cat Demon said submissively, as a ball of flames disappeared in front of them, "I hope I can teach you a lot this year."

"Let's go." Ma Canghao and Ling Li held the ghost lamp together.

The orange light softly illuminated the surroundings, guiding a path that shouldn't be here.

In front of them, many strange-looking monsters were walking with ghost lamps. From a distance, the whole road was shining because of those ghost lamps, brighter and more beautiful than the Milky Way in the sky.

"This is...?" Ling Li asked him, tilting his head.

"The annual Ghost Lantern Festival - Night Parade of Hundred Ghosts." Asakanghao and Lingli followed the monsters with the ghost lanterns.

"It's different from ordinary monsters." Ling Li looked at those monsters curiously.

"They are not monsters grown from cannibalism, but monsters in paintings." Asakura said.

"No wonder it looks so colorful." Ling Li said with a smile, her eyes fell on the end of the road, where there was an incomparably huge tree, which was shining brightly and had a slightly oppressive atmosphere, which made people extremely amazed.

"It's so beautiful." Ling Li said in admiration.

"It produces extremely sweet nectar, which represents a kind of good luck." Ma Canghao waited in line behind the ghosts with her, waiting for the tree to pour nectar into the ghost lamp, "for a better year ahead. "There are no monsters here who panic because there are more onmyojis in the team.

"Master Onmyoji." When it was their turn, Dashu made a voice, it was an extremely soft voice, "I haven't seen you for a long time."

There was a soft smile on Ma Canghao's lips, and he didn't answer, but no deep meaning could be seen in his eyes.

Lingli opened her eyes slightly, looking curiously at the nectar that fell into the ghost lamp into the flowers of the big tree, "It looks delicious."

"Thank you for your compliment, Miss." Dashu said.

Ling Li couldn't help stretching out her finger to touch the nectar in the ghost lamp, put it in her mouth and licked it, "Will I be lucky?" she said mischievously and innocently.

"Yes." It was Ma Canghao who answered her, he smiled lightly, with a gentle face that Ling Li had never seen before.

Like the softest tenderness immersed in the night.

The clock struck twelve o'clock.

"Happy New Year, Shadow."

"Happy New Year."

"When dawn comes, let's go to pay New Year's greetings."

"……it is good."