Originally, Chang Le planned to go to the Red Flag Courtyard in Jingwei City in the afternoon to meet with the people at the meeting, but unexpectedly, plans changed.
[The Mysterious Realm] has suddenly detected signs of its imminent opening and requires Chang Le and his two companions to arrive at Suspended Sword Lake early tomorrow morning.
Considering that entering would mean missing the New Year, Chang Le ultimately decided to immediately return to the Golden Domain to reunite with everyone, and then discuss things with them after leaving the [Mysterious Creation Realm].
When Chang Le's wishes were conveyed to the Red Flag Courtyard, neither of the two elders expressed any dissatisfaction. They simply said that the opening of the secret realm should be the priority, and then urged the others to hurry home.
The area of a god-level secret realm is very large. Generally, the outermost one-tenth or one-twelfth of the area is open all year round and can be entered at any time.
However, no one has been able to freely enter the deeper areas; they can only wait for the secret realm itself to open randomly.
For over three hundred years since the evil god left behind the Mystic Realm, it has only been opened three times.
The last time it was opened was thirteen years ago. At that time, those who entered discovered that the undisclosed areas of the Mystic Realm only allowed those aged thirty and under. Therefore, this time, upon detecting signs of its impending opening, the opportunity was reserved for the most outstanding young people in Middle-earth.
No one knows what lies within the inner area of the divine-level secret realm, but it is undoubtedly extremely dangerous. Taking advantage of the time before it opens, Gu Yujing and Qin Xian went home to reunite and receive urgent instruction.
Chang Le knew he couldn't go back for the Spring Festival, so he wanted to hurry back and get together with everyone.
Luo Xuan and Zi Guiti led Chang Le away first, while Granny Wu and Lu Yanhuai also left from the Red Flag Courtyard.
However, instead of going home separately, they all arrived at "Six-Foot Lane".
"Six-Foot Lane" is a road about 40 meters wide, which is the dividing line between the Dragon faction in the northwest and the Wolf faction in the southeast of the Ninth District.
Back then, the two factions fought many times to demarcate the border, but to no avail. In the end, they negotiated a peace agreement and drew a line on their own initiative, each consciously retreating twenty meters.
Finally, the two parties jointly built this 40-meter-wide road on the boundary line, and because it matched the story of an ancient Chinese legend, it was named "Six-Foot Lane".
At the heart of the highway lies a unique city that straddles it, called "Peace City," a crucial hub for communication between the two factions.
Chang Le and his group arrived in Heping City. Cang Yue, Lu Jin'an, Iris, and others who had arrived earlier had already booked the largest hotel in Heping and made preparations. In the evening, the Dragon Faction and the Wolf Faction would gather there to celebrate the New Year in advance.
The tallest building in the Peace Hotel is only nine stories high, with most of the buildings being only two or three stories tall. It follows the practical style of traditional Chinese architecture, and almost all of them are large single-level apartments.
Every three steps there's a building, every ten steps a new scene; passing through courtyards and gardens, it's both magnificent and welcoming, preventing one from feeling the alienation and indifference one might feel when facing towering skyscrapers.
The hotel entrance leads to the reception area. As soon as Chang Le entered, he was dazzled by the red lanterns, paper-cut window decorations, and other red decorations. Even the staff were dressed in red New Year's attire. Suddenly, Chang Le felt like he was actually celebrating the Chinese New Year.
"Lele!" The crow crossed the courtyard from the restaurant, waving its paws as it ran towards the reception area.
Chang Le took a deep breath and flicked his wrist, sending out two vines.
"Ah!" Sure enough, the crow tripped on the threshold and fell face down!
Two vines, one coiled around the waist and pulled upwards, the other stood upright on the ground for support, the eyes closed, allowing the crow, prostrate on the ground, to form an acute angle with the ground.
"Huh?" The crow opened its eyes, its eyes lighting up at the sight of the vines. "I didn't fall!"
He jumped up and rushed towards Chang Le: "Lele, you're such a nice person!"
Chang Le touched the vines he had retracted and smiled, "It's the New Year, we can't let them get damaged."
Even with the crow's physical strength, its nose would remain intact even if the floor broke.
The crow pointed to the restaurant over there: "Come on! I'll take you there, it's all decorated beautifully!"
Chang Le turned to look at Luo Xuan and smiled, "Zi Gui Ti and I are going to help out. You guys go have fun. Tao Zi and Chen Wu are here."
The cuckoo continued, "Don't get so caught up in playing that you forget the time. It's almost time to eat, everyone's here."
"Okay!" Chang Le ran out after the crow.
The Peace Hotel's courtyards connect one after another, each with a new view. Although Crow is always careless about his footing, he has a great sense of direction. Just when Chang Le was about to get dizzy from being led around by him, the two arrived at the edge of a pond.
On the paved open ground, the snow had been swept and piled up on one side, and in the center, a circle was drawn up where Wang Yao was fighting back and forth with a strong young man.
Several people, including Chen Wu, Tao Zi, and Fu Heqing, stood beside the two, cheering them on.
Lu Jin'an was sitting in the pavilion next to the stage watching the play, and a strange young man was standing next to her.
"They're fighting!" The crow's eyes lit up, and it turned to move closer.
Chang Le saw Lu Jin'an waving and told the crow to go to the pavilion.
"Chang Le, sit down." Lu Jin'an gestured with his chin.
Chang Le noticed the young man next to him with medium-length hair and a somewhat effeminate appearance. Lu Jin'an introduced him as "my deputy, Yu Chuanxing."
The young man named Yu Chuanxing bowed slightly: "Young Master Chang Le."
Chang Le nodded at him, looked him over, and chuckled, "A gentleman is like jade, a name that signifies stillness in the mountains and movement in the rivers."
This man looked to be in his early twenties. Although he was overly handsome, he had a calm demeanor and proper manners, and he already resembled Cang Yue quite a bit.
I suppose she's the one who will assist Lu Jin'an and succeed Cang Yue in the future.
"Who's fighting?" Chang Le pointed to the people entangled with Wang Yao.
He was also a young man in his twenties.
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