Fangting City, Sandalwood Mountain, White Elder Temple. This temple, located in Fangting City, has always been bustling with activity.
Sandalwood Mountain can hardly be called a proper peak, as it rises only several tens of ters above the ground and is, strictly speaking, more of a taller mound. However, the old residents of Fangting City continued to refer to it as a mountain for convenience, and the na has been passed down through generations.
According to legend, the temple enshrines a well-respected doctor from ancient tis in Fangting City. His surna was White. Because of his expert dical skills and his kind nature, often waiving the fees for poor patients, he was deeply revered by the locals. After he passed away, grateful individuals erected this temple to commorate his virtues.
As the city expanded and developed, White Elder Temple underwent several renovations and eventually beca one of the local, well-known attractions. At the end of January each year, as part of the "New Year" festival, Fangting City hosts a temple fair open to everyone at White Elder Temple.
Lantern displays, lantern riddles, dragon dances, and fireworks—many traditional folk activities are part of the fair. In addition, there are also food stalls and gas... In short, this is quite a grand event.
"So, let announce here that the Fangting City and Bai'an City Magical Girl teams' joint excursion and Bai'an team's farewell party—begins now!"
Not far from the fair, a group of girls, each dressed differently, gathered together, all looking in the sa direction.
In their line of sight, the pink, cat-shaped fairy Moke was shouting loudly, holding a roll of sandalwood that ca from nowhere.
"Why is it in charge of the announcent?", wrapped in a thick coat and a long scarf, almost bundling herself into a ball, Lin Xiaolu tilted her head and asked Xia Liang.
"Well, strictly speaking, Moke is our team's Seeder, so it's appropriate for it to host this joint activity with other city teams."
Exhaling a white breath, Xia Liang rubbed her chilled, red face with gloved hands: "Besides, no one wanted to take this job from it; letting it have its mont of joy isn't a bad thing, right?"
—"So, we really have to play outdoors in this weather?"
Mu Baihe squinted and asked: "Didn't you check the weather forecast before coming? Do you know how cold it is today? Ten degrees below zero! And you still insist on attending this temple fair? Was the person who suggested this idea out of their mind?"
Lin Xiaolu glared at her.
"Don't say it like that. It's a bit cold, but look, there are plenty of people here, which ans there are many who are willing to co out and play in this weather."
Before the two could start arguing, Asou Haruka, standing next to Mu Baihe, suddenly reached out her hand and shook her head: "Moreover, they invited us out of kindness, kids shouldn't talk so absolutely."
"...You just want to play, don't you?" Mu Baihe murmured, her head being pushed down.
"How could that be? I'm just ensuring your safety as a guardian."
Asou Haruka's smile remained unchanged, her gaze shifting towards Lin Xiaolu: "So, what's next, our little guide? What's the first event?"
"Ah? Oh, let think."
Distracted by the question, Lin Xiaolu began to recall the temple fair guide she had researched specifically for today: "Um... we should go to the Circular Mountain Trail first because the dragon dance troupe will start there. We can follow the troupe and then head to the lantern riddle event."
Sticking to the 'who suggests, who organizes' principle, Lin Xiaolu was responsible for planning the entire temple fair itinerary, with the senior mbers being completely hands-off, making her in charge of leading the way. Lin Xiaolu cooperated well, having spent considerable effort researching online strategies and developing a plan. For this reason, Lin Xiaolu felt dissatisfied when Moke took over so of her hosting duties.
Following Lin Xiaolu's lead, the group proceeded toward the Circular Mountain Trail. This youthful and energetic group of girls indeed drew attention, with passersby occasionally glancing their way. So even mistook them for a performance team and stepped aside to give way because of their attractive looks.
The nine-mber group walked along the trail for about fifteen minutes before finally arriving at the location Lin Xiaolu ntioned, which, as expected, had already gathered a large crowd of tourists. In the midst of them, the sounds of drums and lively, festive music continuously moved forward, clearly indicating the arrival of the dragon dance troupe.
Lin Xiaolu tried to squeeze into the crowd but soon realized that passing through the dense crowd was practically impossible. Therefore, she led the group further along to the sides of the road ahead, where they waited for the dragon dance troupe to arrive.
Before long, a group dressed in red and yellow martial arts uniforms, wearing red headbands and holding dragon lanterns, ca along the road to the sound of drums.
The several-ter-long dragon lantern moved dynamically in the hands of the perforrs, with the dragon head raised high and swinging its whiskers while the dragon's body, covered in colorful scales, shimred in the sunset light.
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