Chapter 34: Ghost Raiser Wang Xu
“Snow falls on green pines making them white, the wind freezes but the sky is not cold.” This was spoken of Qingsong City.
Pine trees covered a radius of thirty li around Qingsong City. No matter whether it was bitter cold or blistering summer, the trees remained ever green, which was why some also called it the Green City.
This year brought a late spring cold snap, but thanks to these green pines, the chilling first-month winds—cold enough to freeze a person to death—softened considerably after passing through the forest.
The bustling restaurants and taverns inside the city raised the freezing temperature of Qingsong City quite a bit. Some young boys and girls, relying on the vigor of youth and ignoring their parents’ advice, shed their padded winter clothes early and put on thin shirts that highlighted their figures.
Walking along the bustling street, Lu Jianjia’s mood was unprecedentedly light and pleasant.
Having encountered wolf demons and fox spirits in the deep, ancient forests, and having fought against the fangshi Wen Ziliang, the journey so far had been spent entirely on edge.
A lively crowd like this, bustling shoulder-to-shoulder, was truly something she hadn’t seen in far too long.
Hands clasped behind her back, Lu Jianjia looked at the street peddler’s trinkets one moment and watched the street-performing jianghu men the next, hopping about full of energy.
When she turned her head, the little fox standing on Gu Shiyi’s shoulder attracted quite a few eyes.
