The flourishing Chang’an is nothing more than this.
The few of them walked along, looking around in all directions, clicking their tongues in amazent.
Although Lu Zheng was a Xijing native, he hadn’t been to the Great Tang Night City for a long ti, and hadn’t expected it to have beco so bustling.
Then midway they took a turn and went over to the Chang’an Twelve Hours Tang-style Market Life District.
It had to be said, it was indeed lavish.
Strolling within, Lu Zheng truly felt a touch of the flourishing Tang Dynasty’s air.
And since they were all dressed in hanfu and ancient-style outfits, they blended in perfectly; plus, because Si Lingxi and the others were so beautiful, many tourists thought they were part of the atmosphere troupe and ca up asking for photos.
"Fun, fun, so interesting!" Shen Ying felt it was really amusing. "This vibe is way better than that hanfu gathering in Hai City Park. If it weren’t for all these tourists in weird clothes, I’d have thought I’d walked into the most luxurious market ward in Zhongjing."
Because Yizhou Prefecture clearly didn’t have such a luxurious and prosperous entertainnt district; only a few first-rate brothels and taverns like Xiuyun Building could match this kind of atmosphere.
Lu Zheng nodded in agreent. "Because of the historical depth here, I’d say there probably isn’t a place in the whole country that’s closer to the Great Jing vibe than this. This is a city where a single subway line can dig out over thirteen hundred ancient tombs."
Liu Qingyan nodded, echoing Lu Zheng, while Shen Ying looked back and said in a faint tone, "A city built atop a cluster of ancient tombs—aren’t the common folk afraid?"
Lu Zheng said speechlessly, "This isn’t Great Jing. There isn’t a thousand-year-old zombie underground that could wake up at any mont."
Shen Ying’s brows arched. She rubbed her chin, musing, "That...could be a thing..."
Lin Wan couldn’t help patting her forehead. "Your wild idea has already been fild. Dostically there’s ’A Terra-Cotta Warriors Love Story’, and abroad there’s a movie called ’The Mummy 3’."
"Really? I’ll check them out when we get back." Shen Ying said with a grin; she was currently very interested in this mix of modern and ancient.
"Sister Tao Ying, could I take a photo with you?"
Just now, that hint of charm that flashed across Shen Ying’s face as she stroked her chin was too alluring; even so of the young ladies nearby couldn’t take it.
The one who ca over was a young lady in light-blue hanfu, very young, looking like a college student, and she had even recognized Shen Ying.
To be fair, although Shen Ying had never managed any account herself, as her transformation videos went more and more viral, she was already faintly taking on an influencer’s montum. Last ti in Hai City when they were eating, she’d also been recognized.
Shen Ying looked back; the girl’s face was full of nervousness, but her features were delicate and pleasant, so Shen Ying nodded. "Sure."
The girl was overjoyed and hurriedly called her companions over to take the photo for her. Even if the picture made her look like a maid beside Shen Ying, she didn’t care.
Seeing that after this girl there were a few more people itching to co over, Lu Zheng waved his hand, and they suddenly felt a guilty pang; after hesitating, they stopped where they were and didn’t co over to disturb them.
So the group continued their stroll through the streets in a relaxed mood, bought so snacks, and after wandering around to satisfy their curiosity, they exited the area.
Then they found that there were even more tourists in the City That Never Sleeps district.
"It’s like this every New Year." Lu Zheng shrugged. "We picked the wrong day to co."
Lin Wan nodded. "I’ve heard that every New Year, seven hundred million people are all in Xijing."
But Shen Ying and the other girls were very interested, since they’d never seen so many people gathered together; it felt lively to them.
And liveliness, people-watching, was of course scenery in its own right.
What’s more, this kind of crowding couldn’t actually squeeze them; wherever they walked, there was no one within a foot around them.
It was delightful!
"Oh hey, it’s the Pendulum lady!" Lin Wan pointed ahead and said.
The Pendulum lady stood on a rather tall, hemispherical pendulum base, so she was high up and could be seen from afar. As the hemisphere swayed back and forth, she swayed and danced with it; at tis her body tilted until it was almost parallel to the ground, yet she could rely on inertia and her waist strength to recover.
As she swayed forward, back, left, and right, she danced to the music, dressed in full flourishing Tang attire, with heavy makeup, giving people a feeling as smooth as brocade, like drifting clouds and flowing water.
Of course, this didn’t an her dancing was miraculous. While she was professionally trained, Lu Zheng could see she wasn’t a top-tier dancer; that effortless, flowing feeling mostly ca from the pendulum under her feet.
But ordinary tourists couldn’t sense the difference; they just felt the Pendulum lady’s dance was amazing, incredibly smooth, and simply watching made them feel comfortable.
"It’s just a bit hard on the waist," Shen Ying said, shaking her head.
They didn’t squeeze any closer to the Pendulum lady; they just admired the performance from afar for a bit, then moved on and continued their tour.
The Great Tang Night City was quite long, and there were many performances. As the ti approached ten o’clock, the number of tourists didn’t decrease at all and even kept growing.
After the group had walked from north to south through the Great Tang Night City, they didn’t feel like going back the way they ca.
"Let’s just head back from this side," Lu Zheng said.
The won nodded, and then they heard a burst of commotion and screams from deeper within the City That Never Sleeps behind them.
These weren’t cheers, but panicked, anxious shrieks.
"What’s going on?" Lin Wan snapped her head back.
Lu Zheng and the others’ Divine Thought swept over in an instant, and they had already "seen" what was happening.
"Not good, there’s a crush and trampling incident, soone’s fallen." Lu Zheng’s eyes narrowed. "The police nearby have already gone over."
Liu Qingyan’s eyes flickered. "There’s a child!"
"There are a lot of people; it’s still dangerous," Shen Ying said, frowning.
"Let’s save them," Si Lingxi said calmly.
"I’ve got it." Lu Zheng nodded, then lightly raised his hand.
The next mont, strands of inconspicuous Cloud Qi twined over, drifting to the scene of the incident.
Then everyone who had lost their balance, or were being pushed against their will, or had fallen to the ground, felt as if they were being held up, supported, pushed, or braced by a pair of strong hands, returning them to a standing posture and restoring their balance.
"Eh?"
The people who had been panicking just a mont ago suddenly ca to their senses.
"Huh?"
The police who had been trying hard to push their way over also realized nothing was wrong now.
"Careful, slow down!"
"Soone just fell!"
"There’s a stage here, the road’s a bit narrow, everyone slow down."
The tourists started warning each other of their own accord, while the police maintained order.
"That scared just now. A kid suddenly tripped and knocked down several people, and the folks behind didn’t even know."
"I almost fell too. Luckily soone grabbed and held up."
"Sa here, soone grabbed my shoulder and pulled back."
"Just good luck."
Then a little kid suddenly said, "Yeah, yeah, I also felt like a pair of hands lifted up from below."
The people around: "..."
As for Lu Zheng and the others, they had long since finished the deed and brushed off their sleeves, hiding both their bodies and their nas.
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