The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 237: Night Lights

After a while, everyone held a night lantern in their hands, even Yae Kamiko, the guest from Inazuma, followed the local custom and found a night lantern in her hand.

Qiqi, who had always been eager to release a night lantern, carefully held the night lantern she had selected in her arms. The little adult Yaoyao kept staring at Qiqi. Compared to Klee, who had been dealing with bombs since she was a child, Yaoyao was more worried that Qiqi would be hurt by the flame in the night lantern.

"By the way, Qiqi, this is for you, don't burn your hands later."

Ruo Jin had already taken Qiqi's special circumstances into consideration and handed her a wooden stick, which he had specially prepared for her.

Holding a wooden stick that Ruo Jin had snatched from the hillbillies at some point in her life, Qiqi tilted her head. She obviously hadn't figured out what this thing was used for. Qiqi's silly look made Ying so cute that her anger towards Paimon suddenly lessened a lot.

"The time has come, Guoba, light the stick in Qiqi's hand."

Ruojin spoke softly, and the rice crust that had been prepared for a long time blew a mouthful of fire at the wooden stick in Qiqi's hand. The dry wooden stick caught fire instantly when it came into contact with the flame.

"Qiqi, this way you don't have to worry about burning your hands due to a slow reaction. Just put the night lantern on the ground and light the fuse with a wooden stick."

Ruojin rubbed Qiqi's head. He knew that Qiqi was slow to react and hated fire. In order to prevent Qiqi from getting hurt, Ruojin and Hutao specifically asked Klee about the knowledge of bomb fuse when making the night lantern, so that the night lantern could be ignited with a fuse.

Hearing Ruo Jin's words, Qiqi nodded obediently and carefully placed the night lantern in her arms on the ground. Qiqi touched the fuse with the wooden stick, and the fuse instantly lit up. Hu Tao, the maker of the core of the night lantern, was also very much looking forward to her masterpiece when she saw the fuse being lit.

"It's flying. It's flying."

As Xiangling's voice sounded, Xiangling's night lantern began to slowly rise into the sky. This night lantern seemed to have opened something quickly, and several night lanterns outside the Wangsheng Hall slowly flew into the sky.

Qiqi, who released a night lantern with her own hands, looked up at the night lantern that was floating away. A sense of satisfaction rose in Qiqi's heart. This strange feeling made Qiqi's originally stiff face reveal a hint of a smile. However, this smile was not noticed by others, not even Qiqi herself noticed that she was smiling.

"Wow, this is beautiful. This way the souls of the heroes will be able to find their way home."

Everyone looked up at the rising sky lantern, and suddenly a feeling of sadness filled the crowd. Paimon also realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly covered his mouth.

"The Lantern Festival is not a festival for sentimentality. If the souls of the heroes see this sadness, wouldn't it be even more painful? So, we have to laugh."

Ruo Jin's words made everyone come out of their sad mood, because what Ruo Tuo said was right. This Lantern Festival should be celebrated with a smile, not only because of happiness, but also because it allows the heroic spirits to leave with peace of mind.

"Ajin is right. Let's go back and set up a second table. I am happy today. Zhongli, please take out your collection of wine. I will have a few drinks with everyone."

As if infected by Ruojin's words, Hu Tao, who didn't want Ruojin to leave and found a reason, clamored to go back to Wangsheng Hall for another meal and take out Zhongli's collection of good wine to share with everyone.

Knowing that the things Zhongli bought were all rare and good things, when they heard that Hu Tao was going to take them out, everyone who had planned to go home returned to the Hall of Rebirth. Zhongli looked at Hu Tao's generous smile and couldn't help but sigh slightly. It seemed that he would be busy again tonight. If this little girl Hu Tao got drunk, she would not be quiet the whole night.

"Ajin, why are you still standing there? Come together."

Seeing Ruojin standing outside the door without moving, Hu Tao felt a little strange and urged Ruojin. She was thinking of getting Ruojin drunk and letting Ruojin sleep in the Wangsheng Hall tonight. If Ruojin didn't drink, then her plan of holding Ruojin to sleep would be in vain.

"Hu Tao, go get the wine first. I'll put out the remaining night lights and then go back."

When Hu Tao and Ruo Jin were making night lanterns, Hu Tao thought that she could invite an immortal to visit, so she made a few more. Unexpectedly, she invited the Eightfold Divine Child, which resulted in several night lanterns left on the ground. "Oh, okay, then I'll go get you some wine."

Knowing that Ruojin would not leave, Hu Tao turned around and went back into the house without thinking too much. In less than a moment, Ruojin was the only one standing outside the Hall of Rebirth.

"Boss Ruota, Boss Ruota, don't sleep anymore, get up."

"Fuck, Jin, can't we talk about it tomorrow? I just fell asleep!"

The Rhodo Dragon King, who was awakened by Ruojin, roared in dissatisfaction. He was just dreaming that he and Morax were conquering the world together. When he was about to punch the heaven and kick the abyss, Ruojin woke him up. He meowed. If it weren't for the fact that Ruojin was his younger brother, the Rhodo Dragon King would have let Ruojin know what the ultimate foul mouth was.

"Ahem, nothing much, I just wanted to see who of you is awake."

Somehow, Ruo Jin suddenly replied to Ruota Dragon King with this sentence. After Ci said this, the Ruota Dragon King in the seal fell silent. After a while, Ruota Dragon King said quietly.

"Jin boy, I remember you haven't been doing much physical training recently, right?"

The words of King Ruota without any emotion rang in his mind, and Ruo Jin suddenly shuddered. Damn, this is too much. Without waiting for Ruo Jin to explain, King Ruota continued.

"I heard you say you wanted to go to Inazuma before, right? I think swimming from Liyue Harbor to Inazuma is a very good way to exercise. How about you try it?"

Try? At such a long distance, he might die if he tries. Boss Ruo Tuo doesn't take him as a human being. He knows that he will be punished if he changes the subject now, Ruo Jin said hurriedly.

"Well, it was just a joke, Boss Ruota, why did you take it so seriously?"

"Humph, I'm not kidding you. If you don't tell me the whole story, you can just swim to Inazuma and treat it as a way to exercise your physical fitness."

The Dragon King Ruota snorted coldly. He discovered that ever since the end of the Osel incident, Ruo Jin had become more and more daring. He even dared to joke with him, the boss. If he didn't give him a good lesson, there would be chaos in the future.

"Ahem, Boss Ruota, I woke you up because I wanted you to come out and light a night lantern. I've become much stronger now, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to come out for a while."

"You kid..."

Sensing the expectation on Ruojin's face, King Ruotu felt a little moved. Except for Morax, King Ruotu rarely felt this feeling in other people.

Although King Ruota was very tempted by Ruojin's proposal, he gave up considering that if his consciousness was released, some uncontrollable forces would definitely cause chaos. In order not to affect the normal progress of the Lantern Festival and to prevent Ruojin from nagging him about this matter, King Ruota pretended to be indifferent and said.

"There's no need to go out. I'm not interested in the Sea Lantern Festival without Morax. If you're interested, then help me light one."

"Oh, okay, then Boss Ruota, say what you want to say to the Emperor in your heart, and tell me when you're done. I'll help you light a night lantern."

Hearing the rejection in the words of King Ruota, Ruo Jin did not force King Ruota. He believed that one day he would be able to get King Ruota out with his own strength, and it would not be too late to force King Ruota then.

(End of this chapter)