Fan Wubing asked, "Why the white crane?"

"Isn't that you? Looks nice, but actually very fierce," Fu Manman said. "As soon as someone gets close, it flutters its wings and flies away. Always flying around, never settling, like a carefree crane... Hey, who knows when it flew to another girl's place."

Fan Wubing's mouth twitched, "This is all your imagined prejudice!"

Fu Manman's eyes widened, "I'm very accurate at reading people. Chan'Er is like a cat, happy when given food, and loves to daydream. I am a short-tailed deer, um... a short-tailed deer."

"Why don't you explain about the short-tailed deer?"

"Bah, what's there to explain about a short-tailed deer?" Fu Manman avoided eye contact.

Lv Liang eagerly asked, "Then why am I a summer cicada?"

Fu Manman thought for a moment, "It's hard to say. It's just this feeling... I think Young Master Lv would scream just like a summer cicada."

"How is that a compliment?" Fan Wubing retorted.

Fu Manman awkwardly scratched her neck, "Sorry, couldn't find a more suitable one for you at the moment. I wanted to choose a fox, but someone else bought it first."

She pointed in a certain direction.

Fan Wubing looked over and saw a young man, slightly older than him, carrying a fox lantern, disappearing into the crowd. The back seemed familiar but uncertain.

Lv Liang laughed, "Summer cicada is great, it sounds lively at least. Hey, it's starting, it's starting!"

Fan Wubing looked up and saw a mass of orange-red flame rising into the sky above the center of Zhenyue Square. The outer flame swayed like a fiery cloud that fell from the sky. After floating for a while, it suddenly split into eight smaller flames. The eight flames shot toward the eight directions of Buxu City, moving quickly, drawing long bright lines in the blink of an eye, linking together eight sections, forming a point in the center. Then, this point shot upwards, vanishing into the dark clouds.

Silence ensued.

Silence blanketed the earth. As if carefully orchestrated, when everyone's patience was about to run out, and questions began to arise, a flash like a thunderclap suddenly exploded from the high clouds. The flash immediately dyed the clouds in layers, patterns spreading from the center in all directions. The light cast everything into insignificance. Then, the sound of the explosion arrived.

Boom!

The fireworks feast began. Fireworks of various sizes, shapes, and colors darted from Zhenyue Square into the sky, displaying the splendor of the mortal world in the night sky, reflecting the worldly prosperity. They looked like blooming flowers, towering trees vying to blossom in the sky.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

In such a dreamlike, bustling moment, a dull and heavy sound emerged in Lv Liang's ears. He shuddered... What sound was that?

His pupils began to tremble.

This... This is my heartbeat.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

Dull and forceful, unyielding.

Lv Liang found it hard to stand firm. The scene in front of his eyes was spinning, as if his head was being pounded by a heavy hammer, also as if thousands of warhorses were galloping in his mind.

He wanted to vomit.

He desperately pressed his chest, clenched his teeth tightly, forced his eyes open, holding his breath, afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would spit out a clot of blood. Scalding tears began to well up in his eyes, panic reaching its peak in his heart, "Why, why! Wasn't it decided that the night belonged to me? Why must it be like this! You obviously promised me... Why must it be so! Guh... Why must it be like this! I already said, after tonight, even my soul shall be sacrificed to you... Why, why ah!"

He stumbled and fell to the ground.

Fan Wubing noticed his odd behavior, quickly stepped forward, "Young Master Lv, are you okay?"

Tears filled Lv Liang's eyes.

The extreme sadness and despair made Fan Wubing's heart tremble, momentarily feeling as if he fell into a cold abyss.

"Lv... Liang!" He wanted to help Lv Liang.

Suddenly, Lv Liang got up frantically, dashed towards the crowd without hesitation. The crowd was thrown into chaos, curses flying his way. However, he did not stop, running madly.

"Young Master Lv!" Fan Wubing shouted in surprise.

Fu Manman and Xianchan were watching intently, when suddenly it all happened, they didn't react in time, "What happened?"

Fan Wubing's anxiety grew intense, he said in a deep voice, "Watch after Xianchan, I'll go find him!"

"Oh, oh!"

Fan Wubing leapt into the air, without much thought, used a Dragon Walk, closing the distance with Lv Liang quickly.

"Lv Liang!"

Lv Liang, in a somewhat resentful tone, said, "Don't... don't follow me, go back quickly! Take... take them away from here!"

After saying that, he transformed into a shadow, disappearing instantly.

Fan Wubing immediately lost track of him.

He stared blankly at the direction Lv Liang disappeared, murmuring, "So fast!"

He had never really sensed Lv Liang's qi, only thought it probably wasn't weak, yet didn't expect it to be this strong, shaking him off within moments.

He released the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill, intending to follow Lv Liang's qi, when suddenly he saw a stream of ghostly light rushing towards him from afar.

That stream of light gave him no time to react, entering his mind instantly.

"Fan, come to Shilong Lane, tonight is the best chance!"

It was Chengming's voice transmission from afar.

Tonight is the best chance?

Fan Wubing looked in the direction Lv Liang disappeared, gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, then turned towards Shilong Lane.

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