Standing aside, Baozhu and Baozhen had long been accustomed to Qiao Zhuo's volatile temper, and they didn't even bat an eye when they heard this.

Yanxi got up and left the study, and met Qiao Dadong when she walked to the backyard.

Qiao Dadong met Yanxi coming out of the master's wing in the middle of the night, he couldn't help being surprised and asked, "What's going on?"

Yanxi calmly knelt on the bluestone slab in the backyard, exposing his naked upper body, "I will take the master's life and bear the slab."

Qiao Dadong: "..."

Qiao Dadong didn't know why the famous man in front of the master had offended the master, but what was shocking was that Yanxi would come to the backyard every night to kneel and bear the board for the next month.

Because of this reason, the scars on Yanxi's entire back were repeated for more than half a month and did not heal.

The servants in the mansion were well-informed with each other, and in less than half a day, the rumor that Yanxi made the master very angry spread to everyone's ears.But because of this, Yanxi has become the person who has the closest connection with Qiao Zhuo in the whole mansion, and his status has been slightly elevated.

After class, Qiao Xiuwen once again skillfully administered the medicine for Yanxi, seeing Yanxi getting up and getting dressed, he sighed and said, "Master didn't force you to practice calligraphy every night, why do you suffer from these boards?"

Yanxi's expression remained the same, but his robust body has grown a lot taller these days, standing out from a group of people.

His gaze was bright, he didn't answer Qiao Xiuwen's words, he just left behind and pushed open the door to leave.

Yanxi walked to the study room but met Qiao Zhuo who was going out, and saw the man changed from his usual black long gown to a loose blue robe.

The black hair is tied behind the back with a red rope, and the way it is tied is not as loose as usual, but is tied tightly at the bottom, so that it will not fall apart no matter how shaken it is.

The temperament is like smoke, more like a bottle of blue and white porcelain.

"Master, hello." Yanxi bowed and said hello, Qiao Zhuo frowned and said, "I forgot about you."

It seems that Yanxi is the only one who persists in the habit of practicing calligraphy every night, and Qiao Zhuo's appearance of forgetting makes Yanxi feel anxious for some reason.

"Forget it, grab the clothes for me." Qiao Zhuo looked at him sideways and said, "Follow me."

Hearing this, Yanxi immediately followed behind Qiao Zhuo step by step. He was half a head taller, almost covering Qiao Zhuo in his own shadow from behind.

Qiao Zhuo complained to the system: "Is this what you said I am taller than the male lead? I have only been taller for less than a year."

The system didn't dare to speak for a reason.

On a cool summer night, Qiao Zhuo walked through the winding pavilion and finally came to a temple of heaven.

Yanxi had never been to this place before, and found it very novel.

Qiao Zhuo turned around and took off the white cloak he was wearing and threw it to Yanxi, asking: "Mr. Liu taught you how to dance the mountain god dance."

Holding a white cloak in Yanxi's arms, Qiao Zhuo's lingering scent of medicine rushed towards his face. After a moment of daze, he said, "I taught you."

Qiao Zhuo asked again: "Skip?"

Yanxi shook her head honestly, "No, sir said we can't dance."

"Liu Yun is quite interesting." After Qiao Zhuo finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out his arms and danced the mountain god dance in the blue sunset.

The sacrificial dance is not like other soft and beautiful dances, but has a unique chilling and mysterious atmosphere. Qiao Zhuoyi Jue is so beautiful that it is thrilling.

The cyan sleeves rolled up with the wind, revealing Qiao Zhuo's white and slender arms. His black hair fluttered with the long tassels of the scarlet rope. Qiao Zhuo's peach blossom eyes were so heart-warming.

That night, Yanxi didn't know how he got back to the room in a daze, but woke up in the middle of the night, and found that the quilt was wet, and his face was extremely embarrassing.

Practicing handwriting every night during the past few months, Yanxi's jacket has long been soaked with that light medicinal fragrance, which reminds people of that man and those burning eyes in an instant.

In the dark night, Dudu Yanxi's breath was full of fire, his face was gloomy, and he stood alone for a long time, and finally his shoulders, which were tense like strings, suddenly loosened, and he pulled the clothes hard and held them against the tip of his nose,Take a sharp sniff.

——

"Yanxi."

"Yanxi!"

Qiao Shanshan shook the bun in front of Yanxi twice, her big eyes were full of doubts, "Why are you acting weird today? Did something happen?"

Qiao Xiuwen was pushed by Qiao Shanshan's elbow, and he began to look carefully at Yanxi in front of him. His face was still ice-like, and his expressionless expression was the same as usual.

"It's not strange." Qiao Xiuwen concluded.

Qiao Shanshan snorted angrily, and complained, "Xiuwen, you have really bad eyesight."

Yanxi picked up the wild rice stems and put them into the bowl. He couldn't hear the fight between the two in front of him. He just lowered his eyes and tried to tear himself out of the contradictory and complicated emotions. How could he... How could he?yes sir...

Whether it is a man or a woman is no longer within Yanxi's entanglement, just because it is Qiao Zhuo!It's a demon in human skin!A few days ago, he was thankful for his sobriety, but now he has become like Hu Rui in just a blink of an eye.

He was chosen to sacrifice to the mountain god, and now eight years have passed, he may be thrown into the deep mountain by Qiao Zhuo's order, and his bones will not be left. The most urgent thing to do is to quickly find an opportunity to escape, instead of being bewitched by beauty and thinking about these far-fetched things.

Yanxi tried his best to convince himself that last night was just an accident, and it was all caused by too much anger in the summer, so it is absolutely impossible for him to have half-hearted thoughts about the master!no way!

"Can we go out for the Lantern Festival at night? I haven't seen A Niang for a long time." Qiao Shanshan's expectant voice suddenly sounded, pulling back Yanxi's increasingly wandering thoughts.

Lantern Festival?Yanxi heard Hu Rui mention it that day.

Thinking of Hu Rui, Yanxi's face darkened again. That glib foreigner might get into trouble after meeting the master, but the master didn't scold him very much, and always gave Hu a bit of face...

It would be better if he said to drive this person out directly and never see him again.

Qiao Xiuwen replied: "The master of the Lantern Festival will also go out to pray for blessings. If the butler allows, we must be able to go out."

Qiao Shanshan couldn't hide her surprise when she heard this, "Really? Then I really want to have a good time!"

The young boys and girls who were selected to worship the mountain gods have been strictly restricted since they moved into the mansion. Among them, only Yanxi, who reconciled the account books for shopkeeper Zhang, often went out, which was enviable.

Yanxi pursed her thin lips, endured and endured and finally asked: "Lantern Festival... Is the master praying for a dance to worship the mountain god?"

Qiao Shanshan and Qiao Xiuwen were taken aback for a moment, then they remembered that Yanxi was a foreigner and had never experienced the unique sacrificial festival in Qiaojia Village.

Qiao Xiuwen nodded and explained: "Only the patriarch can dance the Dance of Sacrifice to the Mountain God, and the Lantern Festival doesn't happen every year. It requires divination by the stars. The last time was when I was six years old."

"Sacrificing the Mountain God Dance?" Qiao Shanshan said excitedly, "I can't remember. When the previous patriarch danced, I laughed out loud and was reprimanded by my aunt."

Yan Xi frowned, not understanding: "Why are you laughing?"

Qiao Shanshan whispered disrespect before continuing, "Because it looks like a big, clumsy bear."

As soon as these words came out, Qiao Xiuwen hissed Qiao Shanshan's head and frowned and said, "Is it possible to say such things? Be careful."

Qiao Shanshan clutched her head and wanted to cry. It was also because she had been with Yanxi for a long time that she subtly understood that the theory of ghosts and gods was not as important as when she was a child.

Ding

Qiao Zhuo was sitting in front of the mirror and suddenly heard the system prompt sound: "The male protagonist Yanxi's career growth value +5."

Qiao Zhuo heard the career value for a long time, and almost cried excitedly, and said to the system: "The little system comes to the end of all hardships."

System: "It has been monitored that the plot has progressed, please continue to work hard, the host."

Baozhu and Baozhen opened the door and walked in with small steps, holding a grand sacrificial dress in their hands. On the folded dress was a ferocious ghost mask. The slender horns were stained dark red with chicken blood..

Baozhu and Baozhen knelt on the ground and held up the ornamental plate, "Master."

Qiao Zhuo reached out and took the mask and put it on his face in the mirror, his eyes were exposed from the hole in the mask, instantly showing the chilling deterrence of a ferocious ghost.

"The Lantern Festival is about to start, let's change clothes for the master."

Baozhu and Baozhen stood up neatly, Qiao Zhuo opened his arms and lifted his chin lightly, and the heavy and complicated sacrificial dress was propped up.

The whole body of the sacrificial dress is red and black, with nine golden sails hanging around the waist, and the sleeves are extremely wide and the hem reaches the floor.After putting on the dress, Baozhu and Baozhen started to put on ornaments for Qiao Zhuo again.

There were silver bracelets on the left, three on the right, and five on the right, and a necklace with slender tassels was put on around the neck, and there was a clanging sound all over the room.

Qiao Zhuo felt that he couldn't breathe while supporting the heavy clothes.

Qiao Zhuo asked the system: "Whether there are many people during the dance, I don't want to make a fool of myself."

The system said calmly: "Don't worry about the host, the Qiao Family Village only has a small population of 10,000 people, and there won't be any more."

Qiao Zhuo: "..." Ten thousand people!

"Master, please extend your hand." Baozhu and Baozhen stood on the left and right sides of Qiao Zhuo and said so, Qiao Zhuo obediently extended his hand upon hearing this.

Seeing a basin of red liquid between the two maids, Qiao Zhuo almost wanted to withdraw his hand, and hurriedly confirmed with the system, "Isn't this chicken blood?"

The system gloated and asked, "Host, are you afraid of blood? It's just paint."

Qiao Zhuo snorted, "I just don't like that kind of nagging stuff."

But the system said meaningfully: "Just don't be afraid of ghosts."

Qiao Zhuo: "?"

Suddenly a cold touch rose from the back of his hand, and Qiao Zhuo realized that Baozhu was actually holding his hand and began to apply red paint.

Three lines of red paint were painted vertically on the back of the white hand, and Baozhu said, "The evil spirits will disperse."

Qiao Zhuo: "..."

Baozhen repeated, Qiao Zhuo's right hand was also painted with three vertical lines of red paint, and after finishing the work, he also said: "The evil spirits will disperse."

Qiao Zhuo: "Is it too late for me to quit now?"

The system started playing dead with a ding.

As the afternoon approached evening, the sky was splashed orange red, and countless lanterns were lit up among the green hills, crowds of men and women were laughing on the street, and various stalls were placed on the side of the road.

The Lantern Festival is a big festival in Qiao’s Village. Qiao Dadong led a group of people out of the mansion early on, and some lanterns were floating in the long river flowing down from the top of Tongtian Mountain. I don’t know who shouted “Master!”

Tens of thousands of people gathered by the river were waiting with bated breath.

Several people from Yanxi also stood by the river along with the crowd, Qiao Shanshan looked at the upstream and shouted excitedly: "It's a sacrificial boat! The boat is coming!"

I saw a huge boat about two stories high coming slowly in the dark blue river, the roof of the boat was flattened, and a long-haired man wearing a ghost mask stood on a high platform.

Yanxi recognized Qiao Zhuo at a glance, and clenched his hands unconsciously.

The system prompts: "Host, the male protagonist's emotional ups and downs have been detected too much. I am afraid that he is reunited with his family members who came to look for him."

Yanxi's family is a powerful family, and after many searches, he will finally meet him on the Lantern Festival.

There was a crowd of people in front of him, Qiao Zhuo was so scared that his calves were shaking, but his expression was still dignified and solemn, and he scolded: "Shut up, his disgust value will be halved immediately, I have to finish this dance first."

"The male protagonist Yanxi's disgust value is -20."

Qiao Zhuo: "..."

System: "I know this question, is it called Crow's Mouth?"

Qiao Zhuo: ":("