Chapter 53 – Inside Wei Yang Palace (1/2)

The capital was beautiful on the night of Qi Xi. Candles and lamp lights combined with the starlights and the fireworks to brightening up the dark sky. It was hard to distinguish the difference between the light from earth and the brightness of the stars. Everywhere was the sea of light and no darkness could exist in it.

The rivers and streams in the capital were also lit up as well. The merchant ships and tourists ships were filled with lamps and there were countless tiny lamp boats floating down stream. The most famous of the rivers, River Luo, was almost entirely filled by lamp boats and young couples stood on the shores watching the lamp boats they released themselves. They either prayed quietly or clapped happily for the joy of this holiday and tradition. Their young faces and fancy attires were brightened up by the lamp lights.

This was Qi Xi – Chen Chang Sheng stood on the stone bridge and observed the loving young couples. He observed the love and youth that flowed between the river and lamp boats silently. Luo Luo was at first very happy, but became quiet after feeling his silence.

Ivy Festival was delayed for many days until tonight due to the participation of the southern ambassadors. In the previous days, Chen Chang Sheng and Luo Luo were reading and xiuxinging in the Tradition Academy without a care of outside news. What made Chen Chang Sheng a little out of wood was that he still couldn’t successfully enter Purification. On the other hand, Luo Luo’s progress was godspeed under his teaching and mentoring.

It would be hard to build an extra floor on a skyscraper, speak less of flying directly above the clouds. If the people who knew about Luo Luo’s true identity and discovered her progressing speed, they would treat Chen Chang Sheng as a god.

Luo Luo believed that her Master was a god because of not only her growth in strength but also because Xuan Yuan Po’s wound was healing rapidly. Chen Chang Sheng accomplished many things other that were considered impossible. She therefore didn’t lose her respect for him after getting closer to him and knowing him for so long. Instead, she praised him more as time went on.

The lamp boats in the river were floating away like fireflies. The dimming lights shined on Chen Chang Sheng’s face and his expression was undetectable. She looked at the side of his face and suddenly asked, “Master, what kind of Mistress are you trying to find in the future?”

Tonight was the night of Qi Xi. The capital of the entire human world was absorbed in the greatness of love and romance. Countless young men and women entered the strange realm embarrassingly or bravely. Looking at those heated scenes, it was only normal for Luo Luo to think about these questions.

Chen Chang Sheng thought for a moment and answered, “I never thought about these things.”

Luo Luo thought to herself, if he really never thought of these things, then why did he hesitate to answer?

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Wei Yang Gong was a main building in the royal palace. It was usually used for royal feasts or traditional festivals. The building was treated specially due to its high quality. Tonight the capital was filled with light, and this building was being used as the location of the Ivy Festival. It was decorated to such an extent that people could mistake it for a palace in heaven.

Chen Chang Sheng and Luo Luo arrived at the entrance of the Wei Yang Gong. They took out their invitation letters and had their identification checked. They followed the lead of a servant and headed for the depths of the palace. Even from a far distance, Chen Chang Sheng could see the soft light emitting from a royal palace to the night sky. He recognized it was the light from a Nightly Pearl.

How many Nightly Pearls would be needed to light up the entire palace? Chen Chang Sheng thought silently and was shocked. But there was no expression on his face, just like how the nervousness in his heart didn’t show on his complexion either.

There was no doubt that the Zhou Royal Palace was the center of the entire human world. Even the Li Palace or the southern Mountain Virgin or the Sword Sect of Mountain Li couldn’t compare to this royal palace. If one must find a comparable location, it could only be the Demon Palace in the Xue Lao City.

Walking in the Zhou Palace and feeling every sincere essence flowing out of the rocks and windows, Chen Chang Sheng felt a little nervous. It was different from his daily point of view from the Tradition Academy, and he was just a youngster who wasn’t even fifteen years of age.

On the other hand, Luo Luo wasn’t nervous at all. She was just as generous as usual and her steps were light and causal. She didn’t need the servant’s lead and she would pull on Chen Chang Sheng’s sleeve to tell him where to go and what he should pay attention to.

Chen Chang Sheng noticed this and asked quietly, “You been here often?”

Luo Luo answered, “When I first arrived the capital, I was living here.”

Chen Chang Sheng knew her background was powerful, but he was still surprised after hearing this.

The two climbed up the long stone stairs in front of the Wei Yang Palace.

After they entered the door, the first thing that entered their vision were a massive amount of Nightly Pearls. Although none of them could compare to the one that Luo Luo gifted Chen Chang Sheng, all these Nightly Pearls put together made a staggering view.

Nightly Pearls aren’t oil lamps or candles. Even if the night breezes were strong, the light is still emitted without being disturbed. The light in the palace was soft and bright. Every masterful details of the carvings on the walls and ceilings could be seen perfectly.

Plus, there was not even a trace of wind.