Chapter 296 - 237, Rush into the White Tiger Festival Hall
At dusk, Qiu Ci Street became lively, with Dancing Girls undaunted by the cold, changing into thin gauze dresses and leaning on the railing.
When guests arrived, they would throw handkerchiefs from upstairs. The handkerchiefs, carrying a whiff of fragrance, would land perfectly on the pedestrians’ heads; when the pedestrians picked the handkerchiefs off, they would look up to see a glimpse of bare bellies.
Chen Ji galloped out of the Dragon Gate Inn; the Dancing Girls at the railing, upon seeing him, threw their handkerchiefs out.
But Zaozao’s speed was too fast; before the handkerchiefs could fall, Chen Ji had already sped away with him. The light gauze handkerchiefs, like flower petals, fell emptily onto the bluestone road.
The old madam from the brothel stepped out, bending over to pick up the handkerchiefs and muttering, "Next time aim before throwing, and if you see another in that much of a hurry to reincarnate, curb your frivolity!"
Chen Ji, unaware of what was happening behind him, only focused on pressing forward, with dire urgency.
But once out of Qiu Ci Street, the vendors who set up shop during the day had yet to pack up, and the streets of Guyuan City were so narrow that only one or two people could pass, so even Zaozao, marvelous as he was, could not speed up.
Chen Ji, riding Zaozao, squeezed through the crowd, from Qiu Ci Street to Qie Mo Street, from Gushi Street to Xuwei Lane; as the blood-red remains of the sun gradually set behind the city walls, by the time he reached the front of the Governor’s Mansion, it was already dark.
Four large fires burned in front of the Governor’s Mansion, illuminating the gilded characters "Governor’s Mansion" on the entrance, shining brightly.