Chapter 344 It’s My Turn The deafening fireworks and firecrackers made it impossible to hear any human voice. Zhang Li and Han Yan both stretched their necks to look towards the Dragon King Temple Square. Before long, a drum and clapper team consisting of more than a dozen giant drums and gongs pulled by wheels appeared in their field of vision, starting the show with drums and gongs. Next came two dragon dance teams, rolling forward along the road, forcing back tourists who had crossed the line and entered narrow areas of the road, thus clearing the way for the subsequent parade teams. Then there were the headman and the groom, who were holding whips and walking unsteadily and jumping around. These two are also used to clear the way, but compared to the dragon dance team that only uses formations to force back those blocking the way, these two methods are much more "rough". They all have whips in their hands and will whip you directly. Not only will they beat those who are blocking the road, but they will also interact with tourists nearby. "what!"

Zhang Li screamed and quickly dodged backwards when she saw the headman running towards her and whipping her with a whip. There were people all behind him and he had nowhere to hide. Not only was he hit by the whip, but he also tripped and was a little unsteady on his feet. Wu Mu supported her. "Thank you." Zhang Li looked at Wu Mu's hand that was supporting her, then raised her head slightly to look at the mask on Wu Mu's face, and thanked him somewhat embarrassedly. It's just that the sound of firecrackers and fireworks is too loud and I can't hear them at all. However, Wu Mu could tell what Zhang Li meant by her lips. He lowered his head slightly, leaned closer to her ear, and shouted with a smile, "No need to hide. It is a custom that people who are drawn by the chief will become smarter and have better luck next year." Well, there is really no need to hide. The place where I got hit didn't hurt at all, I didn't use any force at all. Zhang Li looked at the head of the police station who had jumped to the other side and continued to interact with tourists with a whip, and nodded. Han Yan was also looking at her best friend. She looked at her best friend, then at Wu Mu, and whispered in his ear, "This guy looks like a handsome guy. Lily, go get his WeChat ID." Zhang Li rolled her eyes at her. But handsome There is indeed such a feeling. Even though the face is covered and the clothes are relatively thick, hiding the figure, but just looking at the hands and the overall feeling, it feels very refreshing. Behind the chief minister and the groom was the Yingge band, and behind the Yingge band was the parade of gods. However, it is not yet the time for the Dragon King to appear, but rather the various generals’ bones. It is a hollow sculpture made in the shape of various gods, with people walking inside it. These kinds of pagoda bones of gods and generals include old ones handed down from generation to generation based on various mythological figures as prototypes, as well as newly sculpted pagoda bones of gods and generals by various villagers. So there are a lot of them, about one or two hundred, walking leisurely along the way, stopping to interact with the tourists nearby, and it took nearly half an hour to finish the walk. After the gods come the Dragon King, the true god. A cheer louder than the sound of firecrackers extended from afar like a wave, and the statue of the Dragon King carried by eight large sedan chairs passed in front of the crowd.

From time to time, roadside merchants would hand incense to a large incense burner pushed in front of the Dragon King statue, and the waiters on both sides would insert the incense into the incense burner. Looking at Han Yan and Shu Mei who were cheering beside him, Wu Mu felt a little regretful. "In previous years when there were not many tourists, you could go up and touch the sedan chair to get some blessings." But now, Wu Mu looked at the special police officers blocking the way every few steps in front of them, and then looked at the tourists who were crowded on the side and there was no end in sight. If everyone were allowed to touch it, it would definitely cause a mass incident. The parade after the Dragon King is also very lively, with various flag-bearing teams, ceremonial guards, small singing and dancing troupes, and waiters wearing various ancient costumes. The waiter team came out. Although there was a team of believers behind them, Wu Mu, a local, had already started preparing for the transition. He stretched his neck to look at the team in the distance, then patted Zhang Li's shoulder, lowered his head, leaned closer to her ear, and shouted: "Let's go to another place to watch it. If we are any later, we won't be able to walk." Zhang Li looked back blankly. Wu Mu pointed to a street intersection ahead and motioned for us to follow him there. Although I feel like this person is too kind. But in broad daylight, in a place full of tourists, there was nothing to worry about. What's more, there are two girls in Wu Mu's team, Shu Mei and his assistant. Zhang Li and Shu Mei followed. When they walked a little further out and could hear some noise, Wu Mu explained to them, "After the waiter team, there will be the incense offering team from the public. When the incense offering team is over, everyone will follow and continue walking. It will be very difficult for us to keep up with them when the crowds are full." "The parade will go directly from the Dragon King Temple to the Liugong Temple in Xiaoqingkou. There will be a lion dance team and their god general team waiting to welcome us. We can just take the shortcut and wait there." Han Yan was full of gratitude, "Thank you, thank you." I met a kind local tour guide who was free! "My name is Han Yan, and she is my best friend Zhang Li. What do you call her, brother?" What is it called? Wu Mu looked at the crowds of tourists passing by, including many Korean girl fans wearing vests, and said with a smile, "My name is Shu Wu, Shu for stretch, Wu for martial arts." "Shu? This surname is so rare." Wu Mu laughed, "It's not so rare actually, there are still quite a lot of them." It's not that rare indeed. For example, my father and sister both have this last name. Shu Mei looked up at the sky. Why does my brother like evil things so much? If you want to make up a name, can't you just make up a good one? Why use ours? Don’t you have a name of your own? And you used our name, what should we use! Even Shi Wu was speechless. I can only say that this guy is really into this hobby. Even if he is not on the show and there is no camera recording him, he still likes to do it. Shu Mei and Shi Wu, whose names were taken, were forced to make up a name.

As the landlord, Wu Mu continued to stroll around with Shu Mei Shi Wu and the two guests. First we went to several other nearby temples to see the completion of the construction, and then went to Qingjiangkou to watch the Dragon King’s worship. After that, the Dragon King returned to the palace. After the ceremony of calming the spirit, today’s parade was temporarily over. Then the Qingjiang River next to it seamlessly connects to the fireworks show. This set of things undoubtedly made the tourists' eyes shine. Although Nangang is just a small city and not very famous. But...it's so worth it! Not only is there a parade that stretches for two or three kilometers and has a variety of activities, but there are also various dragon and lion dances and various sacrificial ceremonies! There's even a fireworks display! The tourists had originally come to join in the fun just to admire Wu Mu's fame, but they never expected the scene to be so exciting. This is a video that everyone took and will post on WeChat Moments later, so it’s worth it! The tourists all said that they had come to the right place today. Even Zhang Li and Han Yan, who were still following the landlord Wu Mu, were still not satisfied. "I didn't expect the Dragon King Festival in Nangang to be so much fun." You don't have to spend a penny, just watch and you will have such a great experience. "I guess there will be a lot of people coming to watch it next year without any promotion." Although they didn't check it online, Han Yan and the others were sure that the situation in Nangang today would definitely be out of this world. Not only was there Wu Mu's promotion, but there was also the sincere hospitality of the local government of Nangang, and the activities were genuine and interesting. After sighing, Han Yan looked around again. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening. All the activities were over and the audience was slowly leaving under the organization of the special police. "Brother Shu, do you have time to have dinner together? Lily and I will treat you to a meal. Thank you for being our tour guide today." Han Yan said. Well, he served as their tour guide for a whole day, so they couldn’t just ignore it. And Han Yan looked at the mask that Wu Mu was still wearing, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. If at the beginning, I just had a sense of déjà vu and didn't think in that direction at all. As we spend more time together, it becomes really hard not to think about that. Zhang Li also looked at Wu Mu with her lips tightly pursed. like I could think of the way he looked around when he was walking around the festival, the tone of his voice when he was talking to his companions, and the way he half-pulled his mask when he was eating or drinking. Zhang Li's heartbeat quickened slightly. Wu Mu didn't really care, "It's okay, I want to play by myself anyway, it won't be a big deal to bring you along." But he didn't mind if someone invited him to dinner. He agreed casually. However, it was not so easy for Han Yan to have this meal. Wu Mu and his friends stood at the square near the river waiting to leave.

But after waiting for nearly twenty minutes, he found that the person in front of him had hardly moved, and he immediately felt something was wrong. The other tourists nearby were obviously tired of waiting and started to complain. "What's going on? Why don't you leave?" "Hurry up, the people in front, I bought a ticket for the 11 o'clock train, if I go later I will miss it." "I have a flight at 10 o'clock and I have to go to work tomorrow afternoon. Don't keep getting stuck in traffic!" Although the Dragon King Festival will still be held tomorrow, tomorrow is still Sunday. But some people don’t have time to travel for two consecutive days, so when they come, they have already booked the return tickets in advance. The fireworks show ended fairly early, so no one was worried about missing out. But now we are stuck here and there is not enough time. The crowd gradually became a little agitated. Fortunately, the Nangang government knew that it had to at least give an explanation to appease everyone at this time, and did not shrink back and pretend not to know. The loud speaker that was originally used to guide and comfort tourists in the square gave an explanation, "Dear tourists, please wait a moment. There was a car accident on Changqing Road, which is located at the exit of the square and heading towards Daqingkou. The road is temporarily blocked. We have arranged personnel to deal with it as soon as possible." A car accident blocked the road? Wu Mu frowned slightly. He took out his cell phone and sent a message to Huang Yunxia asking, "Mayor Huang, what's the situation now?" The reply came quickly, "The no-parking zone is too small. We didn't expect there to be so many cars there today, so many people parked their cars on South Qingjiang Road. Now all traffic out of South Qingjiang Road is blocked, and there was even a car accident on Changqing Road." After replying, Mayor Huang immediately followed up with, "Don't tell anyone about this." Wu Mu was surprised. Is this still hidden information? But it's really hard to tell anyone about this. The small size of the no-parking zone is undoubtedly the city's negligence, and telling anyone about it will only increase everyone's annoyance. But just waiting like this is not a solution at all. Sooner or later, everyone will get impatient. Sure enough, due to their good impression of today's experience in Nangang, everyone endured it for the time being. But after waiting for another twenty minutes, there was still no movement in front, and everyone could no longer sit still. "Give me an explanation as to when it will be resolved!" "I haven't even eaten yet, I can't just stand here forever!" "We've been standing here for almost an hour. How could this happen?" The crowd began to visibly stir. Some of those with short tempers have already started to curse.

The emotions of a crowd can be transmitted. As long as one person is impatient, it can easily cause collective impatience. Wu Mu looked at the dissatisfied tourists around him with a frown. If this continues, even if it does not cause mass incidents, it will easily cause tourists to lose most of their good impression of today. Huang Yunxia was already running around in a panic. It would be a shame if such a good result today were to fail or be greatly reduced because of the final touch. Even said. What if there was a massive stampede? Not to mention becoming a member of the Standing Committee, I'm afraid that the mayor and deputy mayor of Nangang will all be demoted. Huang Yunxia's hands and feet are cold. Her hands and feet were cold when the cell phone next to her rang. She subconsciously picked it up and looked at it, then she was stunned. this. After being stunned for a moment, she quickly grabbed her phone and called her leader, "Mayor, we have a solution!" After receiving a positive response from Huang Yunxia, ​​Wu Mu put away his phone, turned to them and said, "Let's go, follow me." Ok? Shu Mei, Zhang Li and the others all followed him forward in a daze. But after pushing forward for a while, they found strangely that Wu Mu was not walking out, but was pushing towards the inside of the square in the opposite direction. Fortunately, although we had to stay outside for the time being, there were a large number of special police officers dividing the formation, so everyone was not crowded and still kept a safe distance. So they quickly came to the small main stage on the south side of the square. There were many tourists standing on the podium who wanted to see the view from a high place, and they couldn't squeeze in. Wu Mu smiled at the audience and said, "Excuse me, brothers. Please make way for me and let me go up." Ok? The tourists on the stage looked at Wu Mu, who was wearing a mask, and didn't say anything, but their eyes said it all. Who are you? Let me give you the chance. But soon they had to give in. Several teams of special police rushed over and began to evacuate the tourists on the main stage. After evacuating all the tourists above, they began to surround the main stage and do security work. One of the special police officers, who looked like a captain, looked around and immediately found Wu Mu and talked to him in a low voice. Wu Mu stepped onto the main stage. After standing on the main stage, he took off the mask on his face. The tourists around had already noticed him, including those who had been kicked off the main stage before. They looked at Taiwa Mu's face and were stunned for a moment before being shocked. What the hell! Noon dog! (End of this chapter)