Rabbit Must Die-Chapter 334 - 331: No Mid-Autumn Festival? [3rd Update]_1

Chapter 334: Chapter 331: No Mid-Autumn Festival? [3rd Update]_1

"Stop shouting, I’ve already sent someone to see Wenqu Star Monarch. This lesson, we’re calling it quits!" the old woman waved her hand and vanished in front of the building.

If there were any elders here, they would surely recognize the identity of the old woman. This old woman was none other than the extraordinary genius from the Phoenix Nest of yore—Ying Gao!

Ying Gao achieved immortality in a thousand years, became an Earthly Immortal in ten thousand, and a Heavenly Immortal in twenty thousand. She advanced rapidly, sweeping across her generation in the Phoenix Clan! She was hailed as the genius with the greatest potential to reach the realm of the Great Golden Immortal and embody the legacy of the Phoenix Nest!

Alas, Ying Gao’s surname was not Zhao!

Everyone knows that those with the Zhao surname are of the pure bloodline of the Phoenix Clan. Ying is merely an offshoot!

Mere impurities of blood and less-regarded lineage meant that despite her exceptional grace, Ying Gao constantly faced scorn and was never treated with respect by her clan. Instead, she encountered countless injustices!

In the end, furious, Ying Gao led a faction of the Phoenix Clan’s side branches out of the Phoenix Nest in a killing spree that shocked the world and garnered wide attention!

After all, that was the Phoenix Nest!

It boasted residency of a Great Golden Immortal. The Four Seas Dragon King was abducted by the Jade Emperor, while this old phoenix had blasted her way out of the Phoenix Nest by sheer power!

So, how fearsome must her strength have been?

This is also why, after the members of the Ying surname had fought their way out of the Phoenix Nest, they did not immediately seek refuge in the Heavenly Court and are still around to this day!

However, the Phoenix Nest is still the Phoenix Nest after all. No matter how powerful the Ying family was, their strength ultimately rested on the shoulders of Ying Gao alone, like a skyscraper supported by a single pillar—imposing but always at risk of collapse.

Still, Ying Gao utilized the delicate relationship between the Heavenly Court and the Phoenix Nest to find a breather.

Alas, as time passed, Ying Gao realized that this delicate relationship seemed to have become somewhat unstable, which led her to start gravitating towards the Heavenly Court.

Sending Ying Lin, also known as the little Fire Chicken Jiucai, to the Wenqu Star Palace was externally blamed on pressure from the Phoenix Nest. In reality, however, it was Ying Gao’s way of making overtures to the Heavenly Court, intimidating the Phoenix Nest, and seeking that delicate balance.

But the appearance of this rabbit brought a sense of crisis to Ying Gao... Even though she was not sure where this uneasy feeling stemmed from, perhaps it was related to that legend...

However, Ying Gao never spoke of these thoughts to anyone, nor would she.

No matter how much Jiucai shouted, Ying Gao simply had someone keep an eye on her, forbidding her to go outside.

...

Achoo!

Qin Shou sneezed, wiping his nose, and muttered, "It must be Jiucai cursing me."

After mumbling to himself, Qin Shou didn’t think much of it and, once again having plundered all the surrounding flowers, plants, and birds, ran off at breakneck speed.

Before long, the God of Land of the Rare Birds Courtyard was standing in the street cursing again, non-stop for two hours! That had become the only way for him to rebel...

Days passed one after another. Although the rabbit Qin Shou caused quite a stir in the Heavenly Court from time to time, he always lingered among ordinary immortals. He only engaged in little escapades that caused no severe damage, and no one really paid much attention. On the contrary, it seemed to add some daily entertainment... a spectacle to watch.

Of course, when it was these onlookers’ turn to fall victim to his mischief, they would instantly become the ones to watch, exhausting their entire vocabulary while cursing in the streets...

In the blink of an eye, it was already August 14th...

On this day, Qin Shou got up early to find that the entire world had changed!

He saw that the osmanthus trees on both sides of the river were laden with golden osmanthus flowers!

In the past, the osmanthus trees also bore clusters of flowers, but today, they were especially plentiful! The green leaves were even completely obscured!

As the wind blew, the osmanthus petals fell like heavy flakes of snow, enveloping the heavens and the earth!

Under the sunlight, these usually merely attractive petals were now shimmering with gold. The snow seemed like gold taking flight into the sky!

Qin Shou exclaimed, "Goodness, what’s going on here?"

At this moment, Chang’e approached Qin Shou and sighed, "This is Golden Osmanthus."

Qin Shou was taken aback, then carefully searched his memory, and indeed found records of the Golden Osmanthus.

The name Golden Osmanthus was coined by Chang’e herself.

Every year, on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month on the moon, the blossoms of the osmanthus tree would turn golden. However, the osmanthus flowers of the past only had a bit of golden speckling, unlike the current lavish spectacle.

Qin Shou casually plucked a petal and held it in his hand—half of it was actually golden!

Chang’e said, "Today, half of them have already turned golden, and tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the eighth month. I fear these petals will become truly golden. Only then can they be said to be truly beautiful."

Qin Shou nodded slightly. According to his millennia of memories, once the month of August began, the Golden Osmanthus would start to appear. It would initially be faint, becoming more prominent as the days passed, and by the fifteenth of August, it would reach its peak! After the fifteenth, the golden color would gradually fade until the first day of September, by which time all the golden color would have disappeared, returning to the usual hues.

Also, the fragrance of the osmanthus on the fifteenth of August would be distinct from the usual, a noble and elegant scent, different from the pervasive fragrance at other times.

However, Qin Shou wasn’t concerned with that. What mattered to him was the date of the fifteenth of August!

On Earth, the fifteenth of August was a day for family reunion. Families would gather to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, eating mooncakes, admiring the big, round moon, and if one could also have hairy crabs and a couple sips of wine, that would be even more delightful!

Unfortunately, since arriving in this world, Qin Shou had yet to see any mooncakes, hairy crabs, or even beer...

Thinking about the refreshing sensation of an icy beer in the blistering heat of summer, Qin Shou couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

And when he thought of five-nut mooncakes, he was filled with memories...

And considering the roe-packed belly of a hairy crab, Qin Shou finally couldn’t hold back anymore!

So, Qin Shou looked up and asked Chang’e, "Silly girl, isn’t the fifteenth of August some kind of festival?"

Chang’e was stunned and shook her head, "No, it’s not..."

"Not?!" Qin Shou was astonished!

No mooncakes, Qin Shou had endured! No beer, he had borne! No hairy crabs, he had still tolerated!

And now, even the Mid-Autumn Festival filled with memories was gone—how could he bear it?

So, Qin Shou stamped his foot and declared, "Silly girl! Tomorrow, I will take you to celebrate a festival, how about that?"

Chang’e was taken aback, "Celebrate? What festival is it tomorrow?"

Qin Shou didn’t hesitate and said, "The Mid-Autumn Festival! The Mid-Autumn Festival when the moon is full, people are content, we’ll have a big family reunion! How about that?"

Chang’e thought for a moment, then her interest was piqued, and she clapped her hands, "That’s a good idea! But how do we celebrate it?"

Qin Shou replied with a smile, "Of course, by eating mooncakes and admiring the moon!"

Chang’e asked, "How can we admire the moon? Stand here and look at the ground beneath our feet?"

Qin Shou was at a loss for words...

Though Chang’e was correct, Qin Shou still couldn’t resign himself and called out, "We’ll go to the Heavenly Court to admire the moon!

If not there, then to the Earthly Immortal Realm!

In any case!

Tomorrow!

I will admire the moon with you!"

And so, a man and a rabbit joyfully set this agreement to admire the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival...