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Chapter 398 Seeing the Demon Lake

The next day, when He Lan Qianye and Nan Xi got up and came to the front hall, they heard that Prince Kang and Song Zhaolin had gone out, and only Chong Yuan and Xiao Yao were there.After the four of them had breakfast together, Chong Yuan yelled to go out for a walk.Anyway, Prince Kang and Song Zhaolin are the ones to worry about the affairs of the court. They only have to wait five days later, and there is nothing wrong with them.

"Aren't you going to Luo's house?" Helan Qianye asked Chong Yuan.

"Don't worry about that. If you take them too seriously, you will look down on them too much." Chong Yuan shook his head indifferently, and then said enthusiastically, "Boss, when I went out in the morning, I heard people talking about the magnificent scenery of the Demon Lake today, let's go too Take a look and join in the fun."

"Demon Lake?" Helan Qianye was puzzled. She had seen a lot of lakes, salty and light, but what kind of lake is Demon Lake?Are there monsters in it?
"I don't know either. I heard that it only appeared in recent years. It's just ten miles northeast of the capital city." Chong Yuan said, eyes full of expectations, especially like a child who loves to join in the fun.

"Okay then, if you don't have anything to do, go and see what it is." Helan Qianye decided.

So, the four of them went out after dinner.

Walking to the street, the four of them found that many people in the city were rushing in one direction, each in a hurry and excitedly.The four guessed that they were probably there to see the so-called Demon Lake, but they didn't expect it to be quite popular.

"Hey, boss, why are you out of the city? Are you going to do business outside the city?"

It was a coincidence that the four of Helan and Qianye saw the boss who she ate stinky tofu as soon as they left the city.Helan Qianye spoke up, and the boss recognized her when he saw that it was her, so he said that he was going to sell it at Yaohu Lake today, to join in the fun, and hoped to sell more.

The boss is from the capital, so Helan Qianye took advantage of the opportunity and asked what is Yaohu Lake, and why everyone rushed to see it.There was nothing wrong with rushing around, so the boss started talking to Helan and Qianye.

"In fact, this monster lake is just a joke. It is also called Star Lake, because the shape of the lake is like a star. It was a landscape that appeared after a heavy rain a few years ago. Every year in this month, Star Lake will turn red on some day, like blood. The same red. After about ten days and half a month, the lake will become clear again, don’t you think it’s strange?” The boss smiled, but spoke in general terms, as if deliberately creating suspense.

"So that's the case, I thought there were monsters in it, or the lake had become a spirit." Chong Yuan said.

"Sounds quite fresh." Helan Qianye also echoed, very flattering.

Afterwards, the five of them hurried on the road together, and there were many people going in that direction.Some walked, some sat in sedan chairs, and some rode horses. The common people enjoyed themselves and did not know the plight of the high-ranking Baoxia rulers.

Xinghu Lake is located in the northeast of the capital city, and the area is not very large, and the opposite bank can be seen at a glance.

When the people from Helan Qianye arrived, the lake was already crowded with people. There were gifted scholars and beauties looking forward to watching, naughty children playing and laughing, and small merchants hawking. The scene was noisy and very lively.After finally finding a relatively good location, everyone looked up.

The calm surface of the lake is red, like a sea of ​​beautiful roses, and also like a huge natural ruby ​​that makes people's hearts throbbing. It is dreamy, romantic and magnificent.As the sun shines and the temperature rises, the color of the lake gradually changes from charming pink to bewitching purple, exuding an unparalleled, ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

"It's so beautiful!" Helan Qianye sighed.

"Not as beautiful as you." Nan Xi whispered in Helan Qianye's ear.

"Cut!" Helan Qianye turned her head and gave Nan Xi a big roll of her eyes. One person and one object, can they be compared together? "Hey, boss, why is Star Lake also called Demon Lake?"

"Oh, actually a few years ago when this lake first appeared in the world, the color of the lake changed overnight, and there were no fish and shrimps in it, and many people were drowned. So it was rumored that there were monsters in the lake, causing people to panic. Later, an eminent monk wandered here and heard about it, so he lived by the lake. He lived for three years, studying the lake all day, and then he said...what...." The boss tried hard to recall, But in the end I didn’t think about it, I patted my head and said, “Look at this bad memory, I can’t remember the key point. Anyway, it means that there are no monsters in the lake, and the water will change color because of something growing in it. It’s never happened since then What happens, people gradually not only don't fear it, but also worship it, and usually come to worship on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year."

"It seems that the eminent monk really has eyesight. Certain microscopic algae can change the color of the lake under certain conditions." Helan Qianye agreed, and she thought of the famous Rose Lake in her previous life.

"Mistress, why is that?" Xiao Yao became curious and started asking questions.

"Uh..." Helan Qianye couldn't answer, "Ask your master, he is very knowledgeable and knows more than I do." Helan Qianye threw the question to Nan Xi without blushing, and asked For a legitimate reason.

"I knew it was like this." Xiao Yao smiled smugly, as if saying that he was well educated.

"Sister, this is called skill in art." Helan Qianye emphasized loudly, and then ignored the brat and asked the boss, "Boss, what are so many people doing over there?"

The boss heard the question, looked in the direction of Helan Qianye's finger, and then said, "Oh, they make sitting lamps and wishing lamps. Probably since the name Xinghu came into being, it became popular to make a wish on the day it changed color. , it has become a custom over time. It is said that the sooner you put the wishing lamp made by yourself into the color-changing lake water, the more sincere your heart will be, and the more effective it will be. But I have never tried it, haha.”

"Then I'm going to try it, do you want to go?" Helan Qianye asked, seeing the three big men shaking their heads, she pushed herself to make a wishing lamp.

In fact, Helan Qianye doesn't believe in these at all, it's just a kind of spiritual sustenance, and it can also be said to be people's instinctive deification of things that they can't understand.If making a wish is useful, what else is there to struggle for?She did this just to join in the fun.

Although the three of Nanxi were not interested, they followed behind Helan Qianye.And the remaining boss has opened up his small stall and has business.

The materials for making wishing lamps are available for sale, and there are also complete skeletons that have been tied up. You just need to paste colored paper according to your wishes.Helan Qianye is the latter, and it is also the choice of most people. After all, handicraft is not a bad street handicraft, and it is always beautiful to make a wish after all the difficulty.

Soon, Helan Qianye made her own wishing lamp, and put down Xinghu "piously".Once in the water, it is unique, because everyone is full of flowers and rabbits, and hers is a fat and fat second senior brother.

"Pray for Christ Jesus Tathagata Buddha Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, and Queen Mother to all appear, bless the disciples with wealth, people are more beautiful than flowers, family happiness, world peace, and unfilial disciples. May all the seniors work smoothly. Every year there will be today, every year there will be today, What, what?" Helan Qianye spoke plausibly as he splashed the water with his hands.

(End of this chapter)