My mind goes to other worlds

Chapter 17 On the Importance of Firecrackers

It is said that a long time ago, a kind of evil beast appeared in the place where human beings lived, named Nian Beast, also known as Nian.

According to legend, every midnight at the end of the year, the Nian beast will attack the villages, and all villages occupied by the Nian beast will suffer a brutal massacre, and the horns on their heads are the weapons of massacre.

After the slaughter is over, the Nian beast will eat everyone's heads.

In order to prevent people from feigning death or escaping by chance, Nian Beast pretended to leave the village and returned to slaughter the survivors, even causing the village to shake violently.Even babies and children are not spared.

People use their wisdom to discover two weaknesses of Nian Beast. Setting off firecrackers will frighten Nian Beast, and pasting Spring Festival couplets can drive Nian Beast away.

In order to prevent the Nian beast from harassing again, setting off firecrackers and posting Spring Festival couplets have gradually become festival customs, and the Spring Festival has thus become one of the symbols of the Chinese nation, which has been subtly inherited to this day and has influenced all parts of the world.

When Ye Jiu returned to the real world, his purpose was to buy firecrackers. Didn’t old Huck say that as long as the sound was loud enough, he could scare away the one-eyed Nian beast? He bought tens of thousands of firecrackers, so he was still afraid of the one-eyed Nian beast?
"I'll go, the shops are closed in the dark!"

Running on the brightly lit cold street, Ye Jiu's head was covered with sweat.

"You must buy firecrackers, otherwise Dalong Village will be ruined... Hey, there is one here!" Ye Jiu was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran to the fireworks shop that was about to close.

"Boss, I'm buying firecrackers..."

"It's closing, come back tomorrow."

"Brother, I need it urgently, money is not a problem."

"How many times?"

"Wan Xiang, here are six or seven dishes."

"V letter payment."

After paying the payment, Ye Jiu ran away with six firecrackers in his arms, and then disappeared as he ran. The boss was so shocked that he bumped into the glass counter and screamed that there was something wrong with him. yelling.

"I am back."

Facing twenty one-eyed Nian beasts alone, Ma Qian'er seemed very strenuous, retreating constantly under the impact of the dense black light, the villagers trembled, some women curled up in the corner with their children in their arms, full of panic, old Huck's face It was also a little ugly, looking at Ma Qian'er's figure expectantly.

"God, please bless Dalong Village."

"Let's go, I can't stop..." Ma Qian'er shouted in a hurry.

"Run."

"Run."

The villagers scrambled towards the entrance of the village. Ye Jiu held the firecracker in his arms. For a moment, he wanted to run too, but when he turned around, someone bumped into him with great force. There were people everywhere, and Ye Jiu was stepped on from time to time, and Ye Jiu grinned in pain, unable to stand up, and ran wherever.

"Warcraft are coming!"

A one-eyed Nian beast leaped over Ma Qianer and rushed towards the panicked crowd. The powerful monster rampaged, and seven or eight villagers screamed and flew backwards. The one-eyed Nian beast lowered its head, aimed its sharp horn at Ye Jiu, ready to go , Ye Jiu was sweating profusely, and didn't see the one-eyed Nian's actions at all.

"Come on, hurry up."

The lighter always failed to ignite, and Ye Jiu almost got angry.

"Damn it, I bought an inferior product..."

Throwing away the lighter, Ye Jiu took out another one from his pocket, with a 'click' sound, a cluster of flames flew up, Ye Jiu was overjoyed, and quickly lit the fuse of the firecracker, glanced away from the corner of his eye, and saw the one-eyed Nian beast rushing towards him, Ye Jiu Jiu was so frightened that he threw the firecrackers over, and there was a crisp crackling sound, which made the one-eyed Nian turn around and run away.

The fleeing villagers were also startled by the explosion of the firecrackers, subconsciously stopped, and looked back, only to see Ye Jiu, like a hero who died generously, resolutely rushing towards the one-eyed Nian with a round object in his arms. For a moment, the villagers had an illusion that Ye Jiu turned into a brave and fearless warrior, a hero sent by God to save everyone.

"Ma Qianer, get out of the way."

Ye Jiu shouted.

Ma Qianer turned sideways subconsciously, a strange thing flew out of her body, and then sparks splashed, debris flew horizontally, thick smoke billowed, and the dense explosions converged into a terrifying sound wave, shaking time and space, winding in the distance The mountains I went to seemed to be trembling slightly in the loud noise.

Ma Qianer's eyes widened.

"The power of the leaf brand thunderbolt cannon is not bad, Xiaobian, fight with me, come again." The firecrackers worked, and the twenty one-eyed Nian beasts retreated tremblingly. Will it blow itself up and throw it directly among the one-eyed Nian beasts.

The explosion was shocking, and the twenty one-eyed nian beasts jumped up and down, fleeing faster than the rabbit's father.

Just as Ye Jiu was about to ignite the fourth set, the one-eyed Nian ran away.

"Finished, call it a day."

Smugly glanced at Ma Qian'er, Ye Jiu turned around and walked back, Ma Qian'er was stunned, hurriedly caught up, and asked curiously: "What was that just now?"

"Don't tell you."

"Ye Jiu, you want to die..."

"hero!"

"Savior!"

"Master Xiaoye, today is thanks to you."

"You are the benefactor of our whole village."

The villagers greeted them like a hero who is welcoming a triumphant return. They were full of gratitude to Ye Jiu. With a smile on his face, Ye Jiu raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and coughed lightly: "Don't worry, everyone!" Well, the one-eyed Nian has already been beaten away by me, as long as I, Ye Jiu, are around, I will never let the one-eyed Nian hurt everyone again."

"Master Xiaoye is doing well."

"Hey." Ye Jiu smirked.

"Virtue, you are playing tricks." Ma Qian'er curled her lips, and said sourly, if she hadn't blocked the one-eyed Nian beast, Dalong Village would have been ruined long ago, and he would show off here in the next round to claim credit.

"Respect Sir Exorcist, thank you for your help."

"Thank you, Master Exorcist."

Old Huck led the villagers to bow to Ma Qianer to thank him.

"You don't need to thank me, this is the duty of an exorcist." Ma Qian'er waved her hand quickly
"Hey, Dalong Village hasn't encountered a monster for a long time, and three people died this time."

"It would be great if Master Xiaoye's things were brought out sooner."

Hearing this, the villagers fell silent, and the smile on Ye Jiu's face disappeared. Looking at the cold corpse lying in a pool of blood, he felt for the first time how fragile life was, and how cruel this world was. For a living person, Yin and Yang are separated in the blink of an eye.

Danger is not far away, but close at hand.

"This kind of thing happens every day in the Light and Darkness Continent." Ma Qian'er said softly.

Hearing this, Ye Jiu looked at her.

"This is the meaning of the existence of an exorcist. Keeping righteousness and evil, strangling dark creatures, and protecting the common people. One day, I, Ma Qianer, a descendant of the Ma family of the exorcist dragon clan, will drive out all the dark creatures on the Bright Continent, so that human beings can live and work in peace and contentment. Threatened by dark creatures."

At this moment, Ma Qian'er's expression was firm, like a Sailor Moon with high fighting spirit, her whole body was glowing, like a goddess descending.

(End of this chapter)