sbdcsierra Chapter 471 Flourishing Flowers
Chapter 471 Flourishing Flowers
Shen Xu bought a map of Baihua City on the way and found that he was still in the outer area of Baihua City, very close to the city wall, but also the cheapest place to stay.
Various ordinary inns and merchant warehouses are concentrated here, which is also the main place for low-level cultivators from outside to stay.
As a cultivator at the Qi Sea Realm, once my strength improves, my treatment should naturally be improved as well.
He decided to first go to "Jinxiu Avenue" to take a look, and then find a nice flower shop to enjoy himself.
Jinxiu Avenue is the main thoroughfare of Baihua City, and it is said to be the most prosperous and beautiful place in Baihua City.
It extends directly from the core of Hundred Flowers City, Flower Goddess Mountain, next to which is the "Jade Belt River" where many flower boats are moored.
"I, Shen Hansan, have fought all my life, can't I enjoy myself?"
Keep playing music and keep dancing!"
He wondered if the few Nourishing Essence Pills in his pocket were enough to cover the expenses of the top ten brothels; otherwise, he would really like to see what skills the courtesans possessed.
We walked slowly into the city along the wide "Hundred Rivers Road".
Dusk is getting darker.
The flowering trees along the streets began to appear, no longer scattered plants in the suburbs, but truly forming continuous flower walls and flower domes.
The night-blooming cereus quietly sprouts its tender buds on the branches, emitting a cool and delicate fragrance.
On the windowsills of houses along the road, pots of pansies looked particularly vibrant in the twilight.
Looking around, as far as the eye can see, not an inch of land, not a corner of the eaves, not a section of railing is not covered by flowers.
The corners of the walls, the sides of the bridge, and even the cracks in the stone slabs underfoot were crowded with unknown wildflowers of various colors and herbs that exuded a strange fragrance.
Qingyun was right; there were flowers everywhere here.
The scene of him inviting Li Xiaoyi to Hundred Flowers City to admire the flowers suddenly flashed into his mind, and Shen Xu sighed softly.
He broke his promise.
As dusk fell, there were still many pedestrians on Baichuan Road. This place could not be considered the core of Baihua City, so ordinary people made up the majority, and they were the true foundation of this city.
An elderly man with white hair admires a newly made lotus lantern in a lantern shop lit with warm yellow lights.
In a roadside tavern, several weary monks sat around a table with cheap wine and a few small dishes, excitedly discussing how to witness the splendor of the "Ten Great Flower Boats".
A robust woman carrying two large baskets of different kinds of flowers hurriedly turned into a small alley leading to the inner city. The flower branches hanging from the sides of the baskets swayed gracefully in the twilight.
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As Shen Xu moved forward, these scenes were set against a backdrop of increasingly strong floral fragrance and gradually lit-up lights.
……
after a while.
When Shen Xu followed the crowd from Baichuan Road into Jinxiu Avenue.
The sky had completely turned into a magnificent twilight, a blend of deep purple and orange-gold, and a surging, rich wave of fragrance, mixed with hundreds of scents, rushed towards us.
Although he could see the bustling scene from afar, he was still taken aback when he saw it with his own eyes.
The road leads to the sky, and the lights are just beginning to come on, illuminating this straight and surprisingly wide bluestone road, making it look like a dazzling river of light.
Overhead, a massive "rosy glow" intertwined to form an endless canopy, its petals as thin as cicada wings, refracting seven-colored halos under the setting sun, like a liquid rainbow splashed from the sky.
On both sides are magnificent pavilions with overlapping eaves and brackets.
At this moment, countless lanterns of various shapes and sizes, like stars awakening, lit up one after another!
The entire avenue was illuminated with dazzling light, as bright as day.
The shop signs gleamed in the light, selling a dazzling array of rare and exotic treasures.
Upon seeing this scene, Shen Xu was stunned, frowning as he fell into deep reminiscence.
He didn't know how much time had passed when someone accidentally bumped into him, and he finally woke up in a daze.
He seemed to have been to similar places on Earth, where the lights were on and everything was bustling and beautiful, but none of them were as pretty as this place.
Unfortunately, he couldn't remember where it was.
He took a deep breath, and the rich floral fragrance filled his nostrils, instantly invigorating him.
The fragrance of flowers here is numerous yet harmonious, as if one can't help but immerse oneself in a world of extravagance and indulgence.
After gathering his thoughts, Shen Xu smiled to himself, "It really is a bustling and lively place!"
He remembered that the map showed that the Brocade Avenue led directly to Flower Goddess Mountain, where there was a white jade statue of the Holy Maiden of a Hundred Flowers.
"Then let's go and meet the legendary Goddess of a Hundred Flowers!"
With that in mind, Shen Xu walked along the brocade avenue.
Shops lined both sides of the road, displaying a dazzling array of goods.
Even the temporary stalls set up along the roadside seemed to be several times more numerous than usual, mostly selling unusual flower-related items.
Various garments designed with different flowers as their main feature, rouge and face powder made from special spiritual flowers, "Jade Beauty Dew" said to have the power to preserve youth, flower-infused spirit wines with different fragrances, and even talismans and magical artifacts made with rare flowers as their main ingredient...
The shouts of vendors rose and fell, but the prices on the price tags made his eyelids twitch.
The streets were bustling with people, filled with noise and a diverse array of cultivators, each with their own unique attire and varying auras.
Young masters and ladies in brocade robes, high-ranking cultivators with profound auras, young men waving folding fans and feigning elegance, street vendors carrying baskets and hawking their wares...
Based on Shen Xu's observations along the way, the majority of people shopping here were groups of female cultivators, who were eagerly discussing which store had the prettiest clothes and which brand of rouge was the best...
There are also male cultivators accompanied by female cultivators, or women from flower boats; it's rare to see someone like Shen Xu who comes alone.
As he continued forward, the flow of people dwindled, shops gradually disappeared, and even the lights were few and far between.
He gradually moved away from the noise behind him.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but he seemed to have finally arrived at the end of the magnificent avenue.
And a hill, not particularly tall, but shrouded in a hazy, sacred light, rises abruptly from the ground.
At the mountaintop, the enormous white jade goddess statue was clearly visible under the lights.
The streetlights in the distance bathed her in a warm glow. Her face was compassionate and hazy, her gaze piercing through the city's bustling lights, looking towards the north at the Goddess Peak, which had already disappeared into the twilight and was now only a huge, cold outline.
Shen Xu wanted to continue walking forward, but before he could take a step, he immediately felt an invisible gaze lock onto him.
Realizing that this was not a place he could go, Shen Xu turned and left.
With no one to chat with, Shen Xu wandered around for a while but found it boring.
Moreover, night had completely enveloped the sky, and a bright moon hung behind the goddess statue, casting a cool glow that made the goddess's face appear even more gentle.
After buying a gorgeous wreath woven from golden hibiscus and wearing it on his head, Shen Xu prepared to find a brothel to see what services they offered.