The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 101

If a monster mingling among the crowd did not have the Monster Market Seal, Wu Zhen would check whether it had blood and energy and whether it had harmed anyone before, and use that to decide whether to capture or kill it or turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it.

For example, the two young men in feathered robes and two simple masks on their faces, looking at the surrounding shops with curiosity, one could tell at a glance that they were the boys serving the hermit monk in the mountains. Looking at the clear aura on them, it was obvious that they were the incarnations of white cranes, so there was no need to worry about them.

Another example was the man with a rough look, holding a sturdy woman in one hand and a calf in the other. Ordinary people would think he was strange, holding a calf while shopping, but Wu Zhen knew that the man was a bull monster, and the same was true for the woman next to him. As for the calf in his arm, it was their son, who could not transform yet, and only had a pair of round bull eyes, looking around curiously. Although this family of three had no seals and were outsiders, they were harmless and obviously just came to the city to broaden their horizons, so Wu Zhen didn’t care.

After walking around the two nearby towns, Wu Zhen did not catch the sneaking monsters. In fact, this matter belonged to the four assistants of the tower. They all had their own tasks. The four people maintained order and prevented major evils from happening. Because the barrier was weak that night, the Monster Market was likely to overlap with the human world. If the Monster Market was unstable, it would lead to a disaster, so Liu Taizhen guarded the Monster Market.

As for Wu Zhen, her mission was to deliver lanterns and protect souls.

There were several water areas in Chang’an City. The most popular places for city residents to play in were Qujiang Pond and Yudai Pond. However, for lighting lanterns, only two canals were fixed every year, namely Yong’an Canal and Qingming Canal.

These two water areas almost cross the entire city. One passed through Jingyao Gate and connected to Taiye Lake outside, and the other flowed out from the Imperial City. The two canals flow through more than 40 blocks. They were two relatively long lines and were not too far apart.

Wu Zhen took Mei Zhuyu to the Fuming Temple in Yong’anfang. Fuming Temple was also a popular large temple in Chang’an City. It covered a vast area. Because it was far away from the Imperial City, there were no taboos. There were three towers in the temple that were built very high. Standing on them, one could see most of Chang’an City.

Looking down from a high point to the left, it was the Yong’an Canal that flowed through the West Market, and to the right, it was the Qingming Canal that flowed out of the Imperial City. In the past, these two canals were like two long shining lines, connecting the houses on the left and right. But that day, Wu Zhen and Mei Zhuyu could see countless light spots slowly merging into the two canals, and the red light reflected by them had turned the two long canals into two veins of light.

In the dark night, all lights were dim. In this huge city, all the noise and bustle were below. Standing on a high place, all they could see were a few dots of glow. Among these lights, two light bands were so conspicuous. It was a beautiful sight that ordinary people would never see in their lifetime.

Mei Zhuyu had never seen such a scene before. The light bands formed by countless river lanterns slowly connected into a line. People continued to place lanterns in the canal. In the streets and alleys, there were also people like flowing streams, holding lanterns and slowly gathering by the canal. From a distance, it looked like flowing water.

After sighing absentmindedly for a moment, Mei Zhuyu turned his head to look at Wu Zhen beside him and saw a smiling face. However, she did not look at the beautiful scenery below but looked at him. When she saw him looking at her, she asked, “How is it? Is it beautiful?”

Mei Zhuyu: “It looks good.”

“Very nice.”

“I’ve never seen anything like it.”

After hearing his words, Wu Zhen was finally satisfied. She sat on the high tower with one leg dangling in the air. “I have seen scenes like this for many years. It is one of my favorite scenes, so I specially brought you to see it today.”

Mei Zhuyu’s heart softened, but he was still a little worried, concerned that Wu Zhen was so focused on bringing him to see it that she would miss out on her work. It was no wonder that Mei Zhuyu had that worry, because Wu Zhen was the kind of person who could “Trick the Marquess with Beacon Fires” (crying wolf).

Wu Zhen knew her husband’s personality thoroughly, so how could she not see what he was thinking? He was a little too serious and very responsible. Since she married him, she became one of his responsibilities. After finding out that she was the Cat Lord, her husband wanted to accept all her responsibilities, and he was more self-conscious than she, the Cat Lord.

Wu Zhen had a bad temper, and the more it was obvious, the more leisurely she looked. She sat there steadily, chatting and laughing with Mei Zhuyu, and just didn’t move.

Mei Zhuyu waited patiently for a long time and finally couldn’t help asking, “Don’t you have something to do?”

Wu Zhen: “Hahahahaha~”

Mei Zhuyu: “…” 

Although he didn’t know what happened, he thought that she must have been holding back her thoughts since she was laughing like this. So, understanding was a two-way street, and Master Mei was not completely without improvement.

Wu Zhen patted her husband on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, wait a minute. Those things haven’t arrived yet. How about we go down and send the lantern?”

The two of them descended from the tower and found a riverside with few people. They lit up the river lantern they had obtained and put it into the river. It was just a simple-shaped lantern, and it spun as it floated in the water. Wu Zhen stretched out her hand and paddled the water, sending the lantern far away.

Ordinary people couldn’t see it, but Wu Zhen and Mei Zhuyu could see it. At the moment when the lamp was lit and entered the water, a ball of white light fell on the lit lamp on the shore. Because of that weight, the lamp turned when it entered the water. There were many such white lights on the shore. These were generally referred to as ghosts. However, not all of them were human souls; there were also animal souls, even plants and rocks. Everything in the world had souls, but they looked different.

These souls were stranded in the human world for some reason and couldn’t find a place to go, so they could only wander everywhere. After a long time, some would dissipate directly, some unlucky ones would be captured by some people or monsters and used in improper ways, and the powerful ones would become earthbound spirits, water ghosts, evil spirits, and the like. At that time, Wu Zhen would just wave her hand and destroy these harmful things when she saw them.

Their only chance was the Ghost Festival, when they could use the river lanterns to lead the way to where they should go.

Although there were many river lanterns, there were even more wandering souls. Now they all gathered by the river, trying to find an empty lantern. Some had been squeezed into the water, floating lightly on the water like rootless duckweed.