Encounter Taotie by chance at the beginning and practice longevity skills

City of Thunder Clouds

Lei Ze walked in the streets of Nancheng. It seemed to have a more festive atmosphere than Zongmen, but not much. He could only see red lanterns hung in front of a small number of shops and couplets pasted on them.

Seeing this, Lei Ze also understood. After all, monks opened most of the shops in Nancheng. These shops with lanterns hanging on them should all be mortal shops.

Unknowingly, Lei Ze walked to the door of "Jiutian Restaurant" again. He searched inside with his spiritual consciousness, but did not find the familiar old friend Li Si, and the chef was also changed.

"Let's go to Dongcheng, it should be lively there."

Plaza in Dongcheng

This square is very big, about a thousand acres, which is the size of 10 football fields in the previous life. It is usually a place for Dongcheng residents to live. Because Dongcheng is the residence of the rich and powerful among mortals, the square here is also relatively large. . Generally, Yunlei Sect will come here every 10 years to select qualified children or teenagers to enter the sect.

Now this place is very lively. A huge stage about 1 foot high and covering an area of ​​one acre has been set up in the southernmost place. It seems that there should be performances here when it gets dark.

There were various stalls around, including those selling candied haws, skewers, toys, and accessories. It was very lively.

Lei Ze noticed a teahouse. This building was 200 meters away from the stage, just north of the stage. From the teahouse, the whole stage could be seen. This seemed to be a teahouse built for the powerful people of Dongcheng.

Lei Ze first took the general to visit various stalls. The stalls were like beads on a string of beads in the square, with all kinds of products shining brightly. The air is filled with the sweetness of candied haws, the spiciness of grilled skewers, and the alluring aroma of mixed foods, making people drool.

Children hold candied haws in their hands, with sweet smiles on their faces; young men and women browse the jewelry stalls, their eyes twinkling; and parents choose toys that their children like in front of the toy stalls. Everything here is so harmonious and peaceful, and everyone is immersed in this festival-like atmosphere.

Lei Ze and General were no exception. They shuttled between various stalls, sometimes tasting a skewer of barbecue, and sometimes stopping to admire the colorful ornaments. Lei Ze was in a happy mood and enjoying everything here.

But what is a bit surprising is that the young man with the cat seems to be a little cautious. Every time he eats, he feeds the mice in the wooden cage in his hand, which is indeed a bit weird. But the people around him didn't pay much attention to it, after all, there weren't many weirdos in the world.

Lei Ze ate skewers and bought a few small toys to tease the general from time to time, feeling very comfortable.

While walking around, he also saw an acquaintance, Li Yutang.

"Friend Li Dao, long time no see," Lei Ze greeted Li Yutang.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, oh no, Friend Daoist Lei, long time no see. You are really cautious. You don't even use your real name when you go out." Li Yutang looked at the skewers and mice in Lei Ze's hand, and couldn't help but twitching. replied.

"Fellow Daoist Li, where are you? Is this just for safety? Didn't you see that someone poisoned me before?" Lei Ze replied.

"Fellow Taoist's thoughts are the most delicate among people I have ever seen. If you hadn't joined the Yunlei Sect, I wouldn't have known your real name. Hahahaha." Li Yutang said.

"Hahahahahahaha" Lei Ze also smiled slightly awkwardly.

Then the two of them chatted and walked around.

"Fellow Taoist, I see there is a teahouse over there. I think it is getting dark soon. How about we go to the teahouse and see the wonderful show that will be performed in the mortal world." Lei Ze asked.

"Okay, that's what I meant. You see, the stage was specially built over the teahouse. Normally, mortal dignitaries watch the performances here, while ordinary people watch below. But compared to you and me, Even this powerful person must give in." Li Yutang replied.

"Hahahahaha, okay, okay, let's go, let's go." Lei Ze said.

As soon as the two of them stepped into the teahouse, they felt an air of elegance rushing towards them. The layout here is exquisite, the decoration is elegant, and the light and shadow are scattered on the ground through the exquisite window screens, adding a bit of poetry.

As soon as the maid here saw Li Yutang's dress, she recognized that this person must be from the Law Enforcement Hall that he could not afford to offend, and took the two of them to the best viewing spot on this floor, and the mortal nobles in this position , was also very sensible, and gave up his seat directly, and even flattered him respectfully, which made Li Yutang feel elated and happy.

After the two sat down, they started chatting again. Lei Ze seemed to have found a confidant and had a great time chatting with Li Yutang.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I don't think this sect is very popular. Everyone is either practicing or doing tasks. Everyone is in a hurry on the road, busy for this contribution." Lei Ze said.

"Isn't that right? Why do we practice cultivation? Shouldn't we be able to achieve immortality and be free and easy? But I think some people in the sect are always on the road to pursuing immortality, but they forget to be free and easy. You said it is difficult to achieve immortality, but it is easy to be free and easy." Li Yutang said to Lei Ze.

"Brother Li, what you said is wrong. If you are not a fish, how can you know the happiness of fish? If you are not a fish, how can you know the happiness of fish? Just like you are not them, how come you don't know the process of their pursuit of immortality instead of a kind of pleasure? ." After Lei Ze finished speaking, he filled the wine glass with wine.

After hearing this, Li Yutang couldn't help but glance at Lei Ze. This guy could surprise him every time he saw him. "Brother Lei is right. I just felt that practicing was too boring and I couldn't enjoy the fun of it anymore, so I accepted a mission from the sect and came to inspect the Thunder Cloud City, but it was very lively here. Come, cheers."

Lei Ze glanced at the mouse in the cage and found that it was still alive and kicking, so he picked up the wine in the glass, touched it with Li Yutang, and drank it all in one gulp.

Suddenly, a huge firework burst into the night, breaking the silence of the sky. It quickly rose to the highest point in the night sky. Suddenly, it bloomed brilliantly with countless colors against the black background. At this moment, the entire night sky was occupied by its light, and everything was silent. Only its brilliant brilliance occupied the sky.

Immediately afterwards, fireworks of various colors were launched into the sky one after another, and the bright lights were like countless dancing elves, jumping in the sky, like the dances of fairies.

Then came the sound of singing and dancing below, bursts of melodies with cheerful rhythms, and brisk dance steps, dancing in the lively square. Groups of dancers, dressed in colorful clothes, holding ribbons and garlands, whirled lightly on the stage.

"This amplification array is really good, and you can hear it clearly here." Li Yutang said with a smile.

"Yes, this party not only has singing and dancing, but also two double acts. It's really interesting." Lei Ze also replied.

"Hahahaha, this is the most grand festival in the world. They have rehearsed many times for this performance. I can still see them rehearsing sometimes when I patrol the streets." Li Yutang took a sip of wine and said He clicked his tongue.

Lei Ze's eyes lingered on the dancers on the stage, but his heart was soaked in the memories of the past, a simple and innocent time. There was also a party at this time in my previous life, and the happiest time every time was when I watched the party with a few friends around the big-ass TV during the Chinese New Year.

He had no father or mother in his previous life and grew up in an orphanage. Every Chinese New Year is the happiest time for the children in the orphanage, with delicacies they can't usually eat, gorgeous fireworks, and a limited amount of time to watch TV. Although he didn't understand the content of the party at that time, he watched Seeing the smiles of his brothers and sisters, he would also smile happily.

Many years later, after he started working, when he watched the party again, he seemed to not feel as happy as before. He didn't know whether it was because the show was worse than before, or the lively atmosphere had changed.

Just as he was immersed in the memories of the past, a loud noise came from the distance, bringing him back to reality.