Chapter 8: Capture
Huacheng, Peony Street.
There are many ancient streets that are lined with blue tiles and white walls in the city, and Peony Street happens to be one of the more famous streets.
At the entrance of the street stood an antique memorial archway, which was decorated with blue tiles and four majestic stone lions at its four corners. The surfaces of the archway were smooth, clean, and glimmering. It donned peony patterns and clouds of fire, and a plaque that read “Peony Street” was written on the archway.
A canal is in the centre of the street, and from north to south, it forms a winding channel. On both sides, there are nearly a hundred crisscrossing cobblestone alleys that are connected in a network.
This actually isn’t the real appearance of Peony Street, and there is nothing ancient about it. This was built a few years ago to attract foreign tourists.
Only the residents and locals know that, past the quaint buildings and decorated streets, an unremarkable, tiny street with a length of no more than 200 meters that had dilapidated streets and worn walls was the real Peony Street.
On that dilapidated and run-down street was the headquarters of the Night Division.
At 10:00 am, Bai Kai, who had been working all night, carried himself out of the street, holding a meat bun in his mouth while stretching himself.
In the distance, a rather luxurious black car could be seen stopping at the intersection, taking the entire street for itself.
