Chapter 465 Please, Kill Me

The city of Art is unusually lively today, with people bustling about, all buying things.

Ryan walked among the crowd, while Dorothy rode on Ryan's neck, looking at the crowd on the street curiously: "Atlanta is so lively today! Is there any festival going on?"

"I don't know. Today isn't a holiday."

Ryan was also a little confused. Seeing that many people were coming back from the market, he said, "Let's go to the market and take a look."

"it is good!"

Dorothy still smiled brightly as she rode on Ryan's neck.

Just being with Dorothy, Ryan felt much better.

Today, the market in At City is much more crowded than the streets. Normally, the market at this time on weekdays would have passed its peak period.

Walking through the bustling crowd, Ryan discovered that there were many more stalls selling fabrics in the market today.

"Teacher Ryan, I saw it! There are many more stalls selling lanterns today!"

Dorothy's vision was not limited, so she saw what was being sold in the stalls at a glance.

lantern?

Ryan became more and more confused, and squeezed through the crowd and came to a stall selling lanterns.

"Would you like to buy a Triumph lamp, young man?"

The man at the stall saw Ryan approaching and said with a smile, "A triumphal lantern costs five copper coins. If you only want to buy the materials, it only costs four copper coins."

"Triumph Lantern? What is it used for?" Ryan asked.

The man was stunned for a moment, then looked Ryan up and down: "Brother, aren't you a native of Hedley?"

Ryan said nothing.

"The triumphal lantern is a lantern used to pray for the soldiers' triumphant return when they go to war."

As he spoke, the man picked up a yellow lantern:

"Just light the fire core inside and put it into the river of At City. Then, everyone's prayers will float along the river to the expeditionary soldiers."

"That's it..."

Ryan nodded to show that he understood.

It turns out that Hedley has such a tradition...

As someone who had grown up in Hedley all his life, Ryan had no idea.

However, this tradition is probably only available in big cities like the imperial capital of At City. People in other cities would rather use these copper coins to buy a pound of wheat.

"Young man, do you want to buy it? I see your daughter likes it too."

Daughter? What daughter?

Ryan was wondering when he suddenly heard Dorothy's voice from above his head: "Teacher Ryan! Let's buy some!"

Dorothy's eyes sparkled like little stars: "Buy some materials, and then we can make the triumphal lantern together, okay?"

Hearing this, Ryan smiled faintly: "Okay, then give me five copies of the materials."

If only my daughter was this cute...

Um... no, Noelle is my daughter, and Noelle is indeed that cute.

"okay!"

After collecting the money, the stall owner neatly packed the materials and handed them to Ryan. He also taught Ryan how to make it, which was not complicated.

Carrying the materials for making the triumphal lantern, Ryan looked up at Dorothy and said, "Shall we find a place to make the triumphal lantern now?"

"It's still early, let's go around the market!"

Dorothy held Ryan's head and said coquettishly.

"Okay~"

After spending most of the day at the market, Ryan and Dorothy found a quiet place and started making triumphal lanterns.

"I remember the method the stall owner told me!"

As she said this, Dorothy immediately started making the triumphal lantern, and... as expected, she wasted some materials.

Looking at the disabled Triumphal Lantern and the wilted Dorothy, Ryan raised his hand and stroked Dorothy's white hair: "Okay, don't be so impatient. Come, I'll teach you..."

Under Ryan's guidance, Dorothy got the hang of it quickly, and in a few moments, four triumphal lanterns were completed.

Holding the triumphal lantern she made, Dorothy said excitedly, "Teacher Ryan, let's go release the triumphal lantern! I see many people have already gone to the river!"

"Well, let's set off."

Ryan stood up, but saw that Dorothy did not move. Instead, she opened her arms towards Ryan. The meaning of her smiling expression was self-evident.

Reaching out and picking up Dorothy, Ryan smiled helplessly. Why didn't he notice that Dorothy was so clingy before?

Was it because of her relationship with Octavia that Dorothy opened up to him?

When Ryan carried Dorothy to the river where the lanterns were placed, it was already dark.

Both sides of the river were filled with people, including the arch bridge connecting the river. Many people, like Ryan holding Dorothy, were holding their children and watching the triumphal lanterns floating away in the river.

After finally finding a place to stay by the river, Dorothy immediately lit the triumphal lantern she had carried all the way and then dropped it into the river.

In order to confirm that it was her triumphal lantern, Dorothy left her name on the lantern.

After releasing the triumphal lanterns, Dorothy immediately said to Ryan, "Teacher Ryan! Let's find a place to see the lanterns!"

"Okay, let's go to the arch bridge."

Picking Dorothy up again, Ryan walked all the way to the arch bridge, and watched the triumphal lanterns floating on the river with Dorothy.

"Teacher Ryan! That's the light I put out! I saw my name!"

Dorothy excitedly pointed at the lights on the river. There, a triumphal lantern with Dorothy's name written on it was drifting towards the distance.

Little by little, eventually... it disappeared completely.

After lighting the lights, it was already late at night, so Ryan and Dorothy came to a quiet place to rest.

“I’m so happy today!”

Dorothy stretched and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Ryan, for playing with me!"

“But this is just one thing.”

Ryan reminded, "There are two more things, Dorothy."

"Yeah, that's right. Let me think about it..."

Dorothy, who was having fun, immediately started thinking.

At this moment, a chill instantly spread throughout Dorothy's body. Dorothy seemed to sense that something was sticking to her back, ready to wrap her up at any time.

Is this... coming? It's coming so soon...

"Dorothy?"

Hearing Ryan's voice, Dorothy came back to her senses. The loneliness in her eyes flashed away, and a smile reappeared on her little face: "The second thing, Teacher Ryan, can you show me your sword?"

"See the sword?"

Ryan was confused for a moment, then he unsheathesed his black sword and placed it in front of Dorothy.

"Is this the sword that Mentor Ryan used to kill the enemy?"

Dorothy stroked the blade of the black sword curiously: "It looks so ordinary."

"Don't touch it, this sword is very sharp, don't get hurt."

"Well... then, the third thing is coming."

Dorothy suddenly said, touching the blade of the black sword in her hand.

The second thing is over now?

Ryan was puzzled. Even if Dorothy wanted to see the black sword on normal days, he would not refuse.

Just when Ryan felt something was wrong, he saw Dorothy raised the black sword and slowly placed it on her shoulder.

At this time, the hilt of the black sword was still in Ryan's hand, so it was as if Ryan was holding the black sword on Dorothy's neck.

Under Ryan's stunned gaze, Dorothy still had her usual energetic smile on her face. Her words seemed to be a joke, but her red eyes were full of seriousness:

"Teacher Ryan, please, just kill me like this."