Xuanxia

Chapter 697 Celebration
Afternoon the next day.

A huge bonfire pile has been built on the main square of the Wandu Mountain Miao Village. The blazing flames are shooting up into the sky, and white smoke is swirling up and connecting with the clouds.

It was full of people and lively.

Countless Miao people, dressed in colorful costumes, wearing silver ornaments on their heads and dressed in their best clothes, were busy in the square.

Today, there is a grand celebration.

The war against demons that had lasted for countless years had come to an end, so a celebration was of course necessary. Even the ordinary Miao people in the villages at the foot of the mountain went up to Wandu Mountain and participated in the ceremony.

Of course, the ceremony has not yet begun and everything is still being prepared.

"It's going to be a lively night."

Hua Xiaolan walked side by side with Fu Qingzhou and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you must have drunk a lot of wine."

"Drink it, it's nothing." Fu Qingzhou yawned: "How are you?"

Hua Xiaolan's face was still a little pale, her steps were weak, and her breath was a little erratic. She exhaled lightly and said, "It's not going to get better. I don't have many years left to live anyway."

"If Brother Hua heard this, I'm afraid he would say three harsh words to warm you up all day long." Fu Qingzhou teased.

Hua Xiaolan didn't quite understand what he meant, but when she heard him mention Hua Wuying, her eyes still flickered slightly.

"You are good brothers..."

She suddenly lowered her head, softened her tone, and asked, "You should know him very well, right? When do you think he will come to see me?"

Fu Qingzhou blinked: "What's wrong, are you missing your husband?"

"Fu Qingzhou, are you afraid that the wine you drink tonight might be spiked with something?" Hua Xiaolan raised her head and sneered, "I have three hundred ways to make your life worse than death!"

Fu Qingzhou clicked his tongue and said, "Alright, if you keep doing this, Brother Hua will definitely be scared and won't dare to go up the mountain."

"!!!"

Hua Xiaolan was shocked when she heard this, then she bit her lip and said, "Does he really... not like me like this?"

"Oh no?" Fu Qingzhou was also confused: "Didn't you two already decide to spend your lives together? Why are you still worried that he doesn't like you?"

"This……"

Being pointed out so bluntly by him, Hua Xiaolan blushed for the first time and lowered her head and said, "That's why I'm worried."

"Oh, I see." Fu Qingzhou snapped his fingers: "Long-distance relationships are not strange."

"Long-distance relationship?" Hua Xiaolan's eyes flashed with confusion. She had never heard of this term.

"Yes."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "When you two were together every day, you could talk about anything and you could make up immediately after a quarrel. Of course, it was like honey and oil - but now you are separated by thousands of miles, and you can't even talk to each other..."

"Before, you were both traitors and evil spirits, and you were too busy to think about it. Now that everything is settled, it's inevitable that you will wonder before going to bed at night whether Brother Hua practiced swordplay with one of his junior sisters? Did he receive a love letter from a female knight? Or..."

"Shut up!" Hua Xiaolan interrupted him and glared at him fiercely.

"Oh, it's okay."

Fu Qingzhou didn't care and waved his hand: "Don't you know who Brother Hua is? After the Xuanmeng Ceremony, he will definitely come to your Wandu Mountain to propose marriage."

"You, you know everything!" Hua Xiaolan blushed again and asked shyly, "Why did he tell you everything?"

"Eh?"

Fu Qingzhou was startled: "What...Oh!"

He smiled suddenly: "Brother Hua has already told you that he wants to propose marriage? Hahahaha~"

Under Hua Xiaolan's angry glare, he laughed and said, "Then why are you still worried? He will definitely do what he said!"

Hua Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief.

As if to ease her embarrassment and shame, she changed the subject a little abruptly: "So, what do you want those symbols on the stone door for? If you don't want to tell Elder Yu, can you tell me?"

"No."

Fu Qingzhou shrugged: "Don't ask, this is confidential."

This matter is certainly not a secret, but since I have the identity to support it, I can just fool around.

"Confidential?" Hua Xiaolan blinked: "But you told Elder Yu that it was a private matter... Got it, I can't ask anymore, right?"

Fu Qingzhou laughed.

"interesting."

Hua Xiaolan said leisurely: "Back then, I gave you the Mingjian Zhishi card and asked you to pretend to be a secret envoy. Now you have become a big shot in Mingjian Pavilion, on par with Li Jingzhe and Ning Wuwang."

"Luck, it's all luck."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Let's not talk about that. What are the parts of your celebration?"

"I don't know." Hua Xiaolan replied.

Under Fu Qingzhou's gaze, she shrugged like him: "I really don't know. I'm two years younger than you, and I've already reached the sixth level of spiritual enlightenment. How do you think I've been doing these past ten years? Apart from helping with the affairs of the mountain and practicing, I never worry about other things."

"Two years younger than me?!"

Fu Qingzhou was shocked: "Then you are not yet eighteen! Damn, Brother Hua is a beast!" Hua Xiaolan: "?"

She was about to explode when a desolate singing suddenly came from not far away.

The two of them followed the sound.

There were several Miao elders in gorgeous costumes and colorful paintings, holding exquisite wooden canes, walking slowly around the campfire and chanting obscure and complex songs. Elder Yu and General Lian Shanyao were among them. They were considered young people, and the rest of the elders looked to be over 60 years old.

Their voices were deep and powerful, and every syllable seemed to contain the power of mountains and rivers.

As the chanting began, the surrounding Miao people gathered quietly and began to sing along.

Hua Xiaolan, who was standing next to Fu Qingzhou, also started to sing along.

Of course Fu Qingzhou couldn't sing, but the melody of the song they sang was very simple. After listening to it a few times, he started humming along.

This simple little ceremony did not last long and was over soon.

The one who finished it was Elder Yu, who currently had the highest status in Wandu Mountain. She raised her wooden staff high and chanted a few spells alone. The flame suddenly jumped, and then a thick green smoke came out. The green smoke was like a snake but not a snake, like a dragon or a dragon. It swirled in the air and took shape, then rose to a height of dozens of feet and finally dispersed.

At this time, countless Miao people had gathered around the bonfire. Seeing this, they all raised their arms and shouted, looking very excited.

“This is singing blessing.”

Hua Xiaolan explained: "After singing the blessing, the higher and more prosperous the dragon smoke rises, the better the tribesmen's lives will be in the future."

Fu Qingzhou thought to himself, Elder Yu is a cave-heaven level expert. With just a spell, can't he make the smoke rise hundreds of feet?
But it's a custom, so it's normal.

After the blessing chant, as if by appointment, melodious reed pipe music rang out from all around the square, and the older Miao people dispersed chatting and laughing. Countless delicious food and fine wine had been placed around the square, and it seemed that this celebration would last for a long time.

The young Miao men and women suddenly began to dance lightly, hand in hand, one after another, to the tune of the reed pipe.

Fu Qingzhou: “?”

"Moon jump."

Hua Xiaolan smiled at him and said, "Young Miao, this is a way to show your love."

"Declaration of love?" Fu Qingzhou's eyes widened: "Isn't it to celebrate the great victory in the battle against the demon?"

"After the war, of course we need to jump to the moon, more than ever."

Hua Xiaolan's smile was calm, but it also had a sense of desolation: "So many people died, the clan needs more couples, more children, and more people."

Fu Qingzhou was slightly startled, then he smiled.

At this moment, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

Turning his head, he saw that it was the Miao girl next to Elder Yu? Fu Qingzhou remembered her name, which seemed to be Xiao Bai.

"what happened?"

Fu Qingzhou was stunned.

Hua Xiaolan covered her mouth and laughed, then walked away quietly.

"Um, Master Fu." Xiao Bai bit her lip, but her eyes were passionate and bold: "Would you like to dance with me?"

Fu Qingzhou was startled and waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't, I can't, I can't."

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

Xiao Bai narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Fu Qingzhou coughed awkwardly: "Actually, well, I have a fiancée..."

"it does not matter."

Xiao Bai blinked and said, "I know you are an important person. I don't ask for anything. As long as we have a happy night, that's all."

Fu Qingzhou was shocked. They said Miao girls were bold, but could they be so bold?

"Well, goodbye, goodbye."

He begged for mercy sheepishly: "I... am a very traditional and conservative person."

"Oh." Xiao Bai didn't look disappointed at all. She just smiled and said, "That's fine. But don't let me find you dancing with other sisters again! Otherwise, I'll be angry!"

After saying that, she put her hands behind her back and skipped away.

Fu Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief.

"How's it going? Are you scared?"

Kwaye's voice came from behind: "But you can actually try. She won't hold you responsible."

Fu Qingzhou turned his head.

I saw Kua Ye walking slowly towards me, supported by his younger brother Jing Yun, leaning on a crutch.

"Okay, stop laughing at me." Fu Qingzhou rolled his eyes at him. "You're blind in one eye, have difficulty walking, and are covered in bandages. You want to come?"

"To come."

Kua Ye smiled and said, "A lot of brothers and sisters died this time, so we have to come and see them off."

(End of this chapter)