After leaving Palace City and parting ways with Xu Mengxi, Xu Yuan didn't hurry back to his residence but instead strolled leisurely along Chang'an Street.
Compared to twenty years ago, the street scene of Di'an had undergone a dramatic transformation. To accommodate more newcomers, while the Outer City continued to expand, those sprawling courtyard houses in the inner city were gradually replaced by towering buildings with flying cornices and tilted eaves.
The court meeting ends around nine in the morning, and the originally quiet neighborhood had already become bustling. Various street vendors shouted strenuously, shadows scattered in teahouses, elderly men leisurely walking birds in cages, tourists in splendid clothes wandering the city, and swordsmen hurriedly passing by.
At a glance, it was a myriad of urban life.
Walking a distance, Xu Yuan was pondering whether to find a place to sit when suddenly a commotion was heard not far away.
