An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

After the show ended, the tourists dispersed.Several big men were packing their luggage.The leader grabbed a handful of copper coins, licked his face and smiled at Melna: "Girl, take this money. If it weren't for you, our brothers wouldn't be able to get so much money today."

They are an acrobatic troupe traveling all over the world, and today they also want to take advantage of the crowds during the Lantern Festival to make a good fortune doing their performances in the downtown area.I don't know what luck it was, but I met this beautiful girl on the way and was willing to join them.

"No need." Melna turned and left without interest, "I've had enough."

"Eh? Miss—" The big man tried to stop him, but the woman in purple disappeared in a blink of an eye.

He stayed where he was, and Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out: "It's strange, where are people?"

Welcome to the inn.

As soon as Melna stepped into the room, the two maids immediately seemed to have seen a savior.

"My lord, you are back!" The maid almost cried with joy, "My lord is waiting for you next door."

Melna rolled her eyes: "Why does he care about me? I won't go."

"I don't care about you, you will kill yourself sooner or later." The stern foreign man appeared at the door, and the two maids saluted with their right hands on their left shoulders, then exited the room tacitly, and closed the door.

Melna was upset when she heard his tone, she slapped the table and stood up: "Aslan, you are the Holy Son and I am the Holy Maiden, we are equal, you have no right to control me!"

"Grandma ordered me to watch you. Her worry is not unreasonable." Aslan said coldly, "Where do you think this is? This is Qin's territory. I know you are playful, but this is not a place for you to be presumptuous." .We are the envoys of Liang State now, and we represent Daliang in every action. If you sneak out today and cause trouble, how will we explain to the king?"

"I know how to measure! I just want to go to see their festival!" Melna said impatiently, "Can you stop treating me like a child? I have slept with more men than you have ever met with women."

"..."

Aslan silently clenched his fists.

"Oh yes." Melna smiled intentionally, "I met a very interesting man today. Although he is wearing a mask, I think he is definitely prettier than you..."

"Did you sleep with him?" Aslan's eyes lit up with anger.

In Daliang, as long as he is a young and good-looking man, he can climb into Melna's bed.

……except him.

"No, he is a broken sleeve." Melna regretted, "It's a pity, I still want to taste his yang energy. Such a pure breath will definitely increase my skill."

Aslan heard that they had no physical relationship, his expression relaxed a little, he looked at Melna slightly, and said lightly, "You think you let him go, but you don't know that they plotted against you."

Myrna raised her brows upside down: "What do you mean?"

Aslan said lightly: "You might as well take a look, what's missing from you."

Melna touched herself, her eyes startled: "Where's my Resurrection Pill?!"

Voodoo is prevalent in the Liang Kingdom, and as a saintess of the Liang Kingdom, she is full of poisons, so she will naturally carry the Resurrection Pill that can cure all poisons.

The elixir is extremely precious, and many medicinal materials are rare in the world.She only made one and kept it close to her body as a treasure.

How could someone take the sheep by the hand!

Melna recalled carefully, and found that when she tried to seduce the man in the blue shirt with her charm, the man was awake from the beginning to the end... Probably at that time, the elixir on her body was taken away by him.

She thought she was looking at a piece of fat, but she didn't know that she was the one being targeted.

"Damn! What a cunning fox, I was deceived by him!" Melna stomped her feet angrily, "It shouldn't be, my martial arts are already top-notch, and he wants to take things from me without anyone noticing, why? Not a peerless master?"

"That's why there are people beyond people, and there is heaven beyond the sky. Qin is the land where the crouching tiger hides the dragon, so you should be careful." Aslan warned.

Mirna suffered a loss and had no face to refute Aslan, so she sat down angrily and gritted her teeth: "Don't let me meet him again!"

Ji Yue and Wei Lian walked along the street with the crowd.Ji Yue didn't ask what the woman performed to him, but Wei Lian asked: "How did you say that woman hid in the box?"

"There are traps in the box, just hide them in the hidden compartment." Ji Yue replied absent-mindedly.

"There's no room for a grown man in that box."

"As long as you know Jiu-Jitsu, it's not uncommon for an adult to fold his body and stuff it into the gap." Ji Yue said, "Why all the fuss?"

"Oh." Wei Lian suddenly realized, "You are still smart."

Ji Yue glanced at him: "You are stupid."

This made Wei Lian a little unconvinced.

He is the smartest person in the world.

As for Ji Yue... let's force him to be second.

"We're guessing lantern riddles ahead." Wei Lian looked towards the crowded place not far away, "Why don't we compare?"

Let's see who is smarter.

"Just compare, are you afraid that you won't succeed?" Ji Yue said proudly.

The two came to the front again.The lantern seller was an old man, and the lanterns for sale were put aside for people to choose from. There were also small and exquisite lanterns hanging on the poles, with lantern riddles written on them.Whoever guesses correctly can take that lantern away for free.

Some gifted men have taken some lanterns and given them to the girls they love.The activity is still going on, the old man reads a puzzle on a peach blossom lantern: "Nong Zhang's joy, hit one..."

Wei Lian replied, "Nephew."

"Yo." The old man was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Young master, I haven't finished reading this, you know it's a guess. If you get the answer right, this lamp belongs to you."

Wei Lian shook his head: "I don't want a lantern, I just want to compete with the person next to me."

Otherwise, he would not be able to tell the winner in the two competitions, and the lanterns on the entire stall would not be enough to give away.

When the old man saw that people didn't want lanterns, he only guessed lantern riddles, so there was no disagreement.He cleared his throat, and began to read the next puzzle: "The bird can't see its feet when it falls from the mountain, and there is nowhere to find water everywhere. Hit one..."

Ji Yue said lightly, "Island."

The old man choked, and silently changed the next one: "One dark, one short, one long, one day and one night, one..."

Wei Lian took the lead and said, "One is hot and the other is cool, that's a clear word."

Old man: "In winter, the dragon lies down, in summer, the branches and leaves bloom, the dragon's whiskers grow upwards, and the pearls..." row down.

Ji Yue answered quickly: "The ones who hit were plants, and the answer was grapes."

Old man: "..."

Could it be possible for someone to finish talking? !

If it was someone else, he would have to be quiet for a while after he finished speaking the riddle, to give people time to think.What happened to these two people?It took him less time to come up with an answer than it took him to speak!

If he hadn't said that he didn't want the lantern, he would have definitely regarded the two of them as messing things up.

The two of them clashed in twos, evenly matched, which attracted many people's attention.Everyone respects scholars, and even has admiration for those with outstanding talents and appearance.Although Ji Yue and Wei Lian used masks to cover their faces, their aura was outstanding, not to mention their quick wit and quick thinking.

At the moment, there are many people watching the contest between the two.Seeing more and more people gathered, the old man grinned from ear to ear.The more people there are, the more lanterns he can sell.

In order to make the competition more exciting and attract more people to watch, the old man can be said to choose the most difficult puzzle, intending to pass the two of them.However, nothing seemed to be a problem in front of these two.Usually the old man speaks half a sentence, before the crowd of onlookers start to think, the two have already spoken out the answer.

The difference is only a few millimeters, and sometimes they even speak in unison.No one has the upper hand, and no one is left behind.

Someone in the crowd gave a wonderful drink.

At last the old man shook his head and said, "My lords, the puzzles are gone."

Wei Lian asked, "Is there a winner?"

Someone with good intentions shouted loudly at the side: "There is no distinction between equals! They all answered nine questions!"

Another draw.

Wei Lian sighed softly: "It seems that today we can't tell the difference."

Ji Yue picked out a rabbit lamp casually: "Old man, can I give this lamp to me?"

Of course the old man had no objection.If he really followed the rules, he would have to pay for the entire stall today, and the other party would only take one, so he would be happy.

Ji Yue nodded in thanks, then handed over the rabbit lamp to Wei Lian: "Take it."

Wei Lian was surprised: "Give it to me?"

What does he want this rabbit lamp for?

"For you." Ji Yue hooked his lips, "Little foxes like to eat rabbits, so they should also like rabbit lamps."

Wei Lian: "..."

Rabbits have nothing to do with bunny lights.

No, he has nothing to do with the little fox!

Wei Lian still took the lantern, looked at it in his hand, and put it down again.

The folk rabbit lamps are rough in workmanship, far less exquisite, beautiful and priceless than the glazed lamps given to him by King Qin in the palace.

But Wei Lian actually prefers this rabbit lamp.

The glass cup was given to Prince Lian by the King of Qin.

Rabbit lights...

It was given to Wei Xiaolian by Ji Xiaoyue.

Wei Lian raised the lamp, turned around to get out of the crowd, but was stopped by another person on the way.

"You two stay for a while." A man with a handsome appearance and elegant temperament stepped forward and bowed to him, "My next Zhang Xuwen, whose name is Enbo, is a scholar who is preparing for the scientific examination this year. Today, the two of you are so talented in guessing lantern riddles. I am amazed, so I want to make friends. I don’t know if the two of you are also candidates for the exam? Can I have the honor to meet you?”

Wei Lian looked at him, the face under the mask just smiled politely, when Ji Yue suddenly grabbed his hand.

"He doesn't want to know you." Ji Yue said coldly, and pulled Wei Lian away in front of everyone.

Zhang Xuwen: "..."

"Who is so arrogant." His companion stepped forward to defend him, "Brother Zhang, you don't need to talk to them. It's just guessing a few lantern riddles, what real skills can you have? Brother Zhang, you will be on the gold list in the future." Title, imperial examination, you must introduce me, brother, in front of His Majesty."

Zhang Xuwen stopped him and said, "Zi Piao, don't talk nonsense."

On the surface, there is also the color of what is bound to be won.As if the high school champion must be him.

"Hey." Wei Lian was dragged far away by Ji Yue before finally pulling back his sleeves, "Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Ji Yue asked unhappily: "Why are you smiling at him?"

Do you know that you look so good-looking when you smile, it will make others like you.

Solitude is not allowed!

Wei Lian: "?"

Is this what Ji Yue cares about?

Wei Lian was helpless: "That's just basic courtesy..."

Ji Yue was even more upset: "I didn't see how polite you were to me."

Wei Lian was extremely presumptuous in front of him.

"..."

Wei Lian had nothing to do with Ji Sansui.

"Then I won't smile at him anymore." Wei Lian bent his lips with a smile in his eyes, "I only smile at you, okay?"

Ji Yue was dazzled by this smile.

It took a long time before he whispered: "...OK."

On the street where people come and go, the two seem to have been frozen in shape, and all their thoughts are covered by a mask.

Thousands of lights around her are brightly lit, not as bright as the stars in the other party's eyes.

"Lang Jun, just buy a lotus lantern." A girl carried a basket, breaking the delicate atmosphere between the two of them, "Put it in the river and make a wish, and the river god will come back when he hears the wish."

Ji Yue turned around, only to find that he had pulled Wei Lian to the river.Countless men and women squatted by the river with lotus lanterns, closing their eyes and making wishes.

There are things about ghosts and gods if you believe in them, and if you don't believe them, they don't exist.If it wasn't about his mother, Ji Yue would actually not believe in ghosts and gods.Of course, even now, he is not a king who places his faith in the gods.

But seeing the little girl selling river lanterns, Ji Yue still asked, "How much is a lamp?"

The little girl stretched out five fingers: "Five Wen."

Ji Yue gave her ten copper coins: "I want two."

"okay."

The little girl got ten Wen and left happily.Wei Lian looked at the two lotus lanterns in Ji Yue's hands, his eyes moved slightly.

He was suddenly a little funny.

When they wear masks to each other, they are the most real appearance.

Ji Yue gave him one of them: "Let's go and put the lights on."

Wei Lian withdrew his thoughts and said, "Yes."

The boats on the river are splendid, the sound of oars and the shadow of lights, the sound of flute and pipa are harmonious across the bank.You don't need to know each other, just meeting is a bosom friend.

The surface of the water is sparkling, reflecting a round moon shadow.

Pink lotus lanterns are blooming on the surface of the water, flowing down the river, carrying people's wishes to the palace of the legendary river god.

Wei Lian and Ji Yue found a corner with few people, squatted down, and gently put the lotus lantern in their hands into the water.

When making a wish, Wei Lian closed his eyes and hesitated for a moment.

What is his wish?

If it was before January, I am afraid that he would have killed the King of Qin to calm his anger.

But now there is no such idea.

Humans are indeed fickle creatures.The corners of Wei Lian's lips twitched lightly.

Then...

May the mountains and rivers prosper, the people be well, and the world be safe.

Every year has today, every year has today.