Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 770 Flying Dragon in the Sky
Many people stopped in front of the ancestral hall square, and they seemed to be extremely excited, chattering and discussing something.

"My lord, what are they doing?" Lu Jitong asked in confusion.

Li Canghai saw that everyone was looking up, so he also looked up.

Fufeng Town is built on the mountain, and behind the ancestral hall is a cliff.

The cliff stood behind the ancestral hall like an ax and a knife, and it looked extremely steep.

Li Canghai's eyesight was excellent, he looked in the direction that everyone was looking at, and found a faintly flickering light above the cliff.

Li Canghai pointed at the cliff with his chin, and said, "Ji Tong, look at that person standing on the cliff?"

Lu Jitong hurriedly looked up, the eyesight of martial arts practitioners was much better than that of ordinary people, and he saw a vague figure standing on the cliff at a glance.

"My lord, that is indeed a person. But why would someone stand on the cliff? Could it be that he is going to commit suicide?" Lu Jitong said in surprise.

Li Canghai frowned slightly, feeling puzzled in his heart.

If someone is going to jump off the cliff, why are these people so excited?

Could it be that the folk customs here are not as simple as what I saw?
After thinking for a while, Li Canghai decided to ask the townspeople.

Coincidentally, there was an old man standing beside him, so Li Canghai clasped his fists and said, "Old man, what are you doing?"

The old man saw that Li Canghai was as handsome as jade, and he was also a good-looking talent, so he hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "Your master's accent seems to be from another place, doesn't it?"

Li Canghai nodded: "Xiao Ke is a merchant. He passed by Guibao Land. He heard that the Guizhen Lighting Market is very lively, so he stayed here to join in the fun. Just now, Xiao Ke came all the way from the inn and found that this place is very lively. , so I came over to join in. I saw that you were looking at the figure on the cliff, as if you were waiting for something, and you asked the old man out of curiosity, so please forgive me for your impoliteness."

"My lord is serious. In fact, we townspeople are all waiting for the 'Dragon God' to jump off the cliff." The old man said.

"'Dragon God' jumped off the cliff?" Li Canghai was a little puzzled.

"The cliff you saw was called 'Flying Dragon Cliff', and the person standing on the edge of the cliff is the 'Dragon God' in our town. Every year on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the Dragon God will jump off the cliff to In this way, pray for good weather." The old man said.

When Lu Jitong heard this, he was startled and said in disbelief: "The cliff is so high, if you jump off, you won't be smashed to pieces? It's rare to disregard other people's lives just to pray for good weather?"

The old man chuckled and said, "Young master is too worried. This is just a ceremony, and no one will die."

"The cliff is at least fifty or sixty feet high. If you jump from such a high place, you won't be smashed to pieces?" Lu Jitong's voice was solemn, he paused, looked up at the cliff, and said to Li Canghai: "My lord, are you here?" Wait a moment, I will stop the person who jumped off the cliff!"

The old man burst out laughing when he heard this.

"Why is the old man laughing?" Lu Jitong asked.

"Don't panic, my lord, just listen to the old man. The ceremony of 'Flying Dragon in the Sky' has been held in this town for many years, and there has never been any casualties. Besides, the 'Dragon God' is an experienced person and will not appear What an accident." The old man stroked his beard and said.

"Old man, since you are praying for good weather, why don't you choose to do it during the day?" Li Canghai asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, the young master will understand later." The old man said mysteriously.

Li Canghai also smiled, and said: "Since that's the case, Xiao Ke will have to wait and see. However, I don't understand, since this 'Dragon God' jumped off the cliff, how can he avoid falling to his death?"

The old man squinted his eyes and explained: "Young Master, I don't know something. It is not easy to be elected as the 'Dragon God' of the town. Not only must you be bold and careful, but also agile. And this year's 'Dragon God' , is a person with rich experience. He has been elected as the 'Dragon God' of this town for five consecutive years, so the townspeople trust him very much."

While speaking, in the ancestral hall, a person wearing a Dragon King mask suddenly walked in.

Seeing the man walk out of the ancestral hall, the crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of drumming.

The person wearing the Dragon King mask danced rhythmically to the sound of drums.

"This is the parade of the Dragon King. After the meeting is over, the Dragon King will light a bunch of lanterns. At this time, the 'Dragon God' will jump down from the cliff, fly around the entire town, and then land in the ancestral hall." The old man said. Explained to Li Canghai.

Li Canghai nodded, then looked towards the dancers.

This dance is majestic and imposing, even people like Li Canghai, who don't know how to dance, can tell that they dance well.

The whole dance lasted for a stick of incense.

After the dance, the 'Dragon King' went to a bunch of lanterns in front of the ancestral hall, took the torch from the person beside him, and lit the lanterns.

After the lantern was lit, it slowly rose into the sky, and then it burst into colorful colors like a rainbow, and the crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

This really surprised Li Canghai.

He never imagined that this seemingly ordinary lantern could actually bloom with a breathtaking light like a flower.

As the lantern lifted into the sky, the person playing the role of 'Dragon King' slowly took off his mask.

Only then did Li Canghai realize that this person was actually a young and handsome man.

The man bowed to the people and then slowly retreated into the ancestral hall.

The lantern slowly lifted into the sky with the soft light like colorful glass, and the time of a cup of tea rose into the air.

At this moment, the lantern suddenly exploded, like fireworks, bursting out into a bright light.

At this time, everyone looked at the cliff excitedly.

Li Canghai also looked up.

I saw a dragon actually jumped off the cliff!
Everyone looked at the dragon, and suddenly burst into cheers.

"Look! 'Flying dragon is in the sky'! This year will be another year of good weather!" The old man said excitedly.

Li Canghai was secretly startled, the dragon jumped down from the cliff, after a short descent, it shot up into the sky and flew towards the town.

"My lord, this... this is too unbelievable!" Lu Jitong said in astonishment as he watched the dragon flying in the night sky in disbelief.

Li Canghai squinted his eyes, and when the dragon flew closer, he immediately saw through it.

It turned out that the so-called "Shenlong" was nothing but a dragon-shaped lantern.

There was a flame burning in the dragon-shaped lantern, and through the pasted paper on the lantern, it emitted a faint soft light, making it look like a real dragon.

What surprised Li Canghai the most was that the dragon lantern was driven by a huge kite.

(End of this chapter)