Chapter 143 - Street Lights of Jin City (1/2)
Chapter 143: Street Lights of Jin City
Translator: Henyee Translations <i class="_hr">Editor: Henyee Translations
During the festival hty Yangtze River…
The Jin City was hosting a lantern festival, so countless lanterns lit up both sides of the river People weaved in and out of the glea the lively and colorful view
A group of teenagers traveled together along the causeway that hugged the shore They saain with peddlers of colorful chintzy bracelets and earrings
Airl of exceptional beauty and elegance She attracted many passersby’s attention in the streets
Acco a bespoke suit that enerous and confident deroup of teenagers surrounded hiic show, let’s go look”
A girl held the elegant girl with one hand and pointed into the distance with another
The girl looked up and saw at the other end of the causehere the street light was the brightest it set a stage where a ic show had just started Unconsciously, she looked to her side and saw ain the shadows
Beside the , which read: “Destined Fate”
“A fortune teller?”
Fang Qiong was not superstitious by any stretch of the ih her friends were all enthusiasts of Tarot card readings and horoscopes, she was not like the toward the fortuneteller without her coed to break free
The fortune teller was sitting in the dark shadow and his face see couldn’t see his face clearly
“Hi, Mr Fortune Teller Are you open for business?”
Fong Qiong’s best friend caught up with her and asked the e in her voice
“I am not a fortune teller” The ?” The girl snorted
“I a for the love of my past life” The man said in an eerily even voice
“Love of your past life?” The rest of the teenagers who accohed
They were from the educated upper class of Jin City, therefore they didn’t believe in things of supernatural One boy put in half-jokingly, half ly:
“How do you knohich one is the love of your past life? There are so many people here, I can pick anyone as the wife offor her for five hundred years Of course, I will recognize her when I see her” Thefor five hundred years? Are you ihter at the end
“I aqin The perfected immortal from the True Martial Immortal Sect My sect name is Chen Beixuan, and my Dao name is North Mystic Celestial Lord What difference is there between me and an immortal?” The man said proudly
His words piqued everyone’s interest They formed a circle around the fortune teller and wanted to ask ’s best friend plastered on a thick smile and then asked: “Mr North Mystic Celestial Lord, Master Chen Beixuan, do I look like the love of your past life?”
She earing a black slih she was only seventeen years old, her alluring beauty was already budding She was considered one of the h school and had char boys
To her surprise, the
“She is the one”
“What?”
Everyone was taken by surprise
Hearing his words, the handsome boy also furrowed his brows
It was evident the ht irl in China Although the handso, he kept his displeasure unspoken
The young man was not only from a powerful fa people of his generation He was confident that a stranger on the street would not pose any threat to hi asked shocked
“Indeed Would you like to hear a story? It’s about North Mystic Celestial Lord and Goddess Zi Qiong” The man’s body was a frozen ice statue, but his voice was deep and wistful It was as if his voice could turn back tio
“I would love to”
Fong Qiong nodded
Chen Beixuan and Goddess Zi Qiong were friends ever since they were kids However, they were separated during their adolescence When they ain, both of them were adults However, years of separation didn’t dull their friendshi+p, instead, it gave birth to so listened to the story, she suddenly re Bei
She and that boy were the best friends ever since they could remember each other’s faces Ever since she reatly She wondered if that boyQiong’s female friend asked curiously
“Then the two fell in love However, faly objected to the union Goddess Zi Qiong’s other admirer didn’t pass up the opportunity either andhell Later, Chen Beixuan was struck by the tragedy of his et back to his feet again When his life had finally reached rock bottom, he chose to bury his head in the sand”
The man said slowly
Everyone listened to the story intently Although the story didn’t sound like soo, it was an interesting and gripping tale so far nonetheless Ier a few more moments to learn more about what happened
When the man mentioned the “other admirers”, the handsome boy’s eyes lit up with concern
“They ain later” Another boy put in
“Yes, but by then, they were both in their thirties Life turned Chen Beixuan into a hoant and beautiful as ever After having waited for Chen Beixuan for so ed e She e of his forh the tere able to ed to two different worlds Ever since that reunion, Chen Beixuan numbed himself with liquor After even his poison ran dry, he chose to ju to put hi Qiong’s best friend bemoaned