When the golden-feathered eagle got near the land, everyone noticed the beach below them. Under the sunlight, the sand looked like piles of gold.
The golden-feathered eagle slowed down and started circling in the air.
Although it was a thousand feet away from the ground, Lu Xiaoyuan and Yaoyao were still able to see the ground clearly with their great eyesight.
On the beach, there were a few hunks with tanned skin carrying large bamboo baskets.
Each bamboo basket was filled with fish. The hunks were half-naked and the top part of their bodies were filled with perspirations. It was obvious that the load was quite heavy.
To the west, there was quite a huge dock. These tanned hunks came from that direction.
The faces of these fishermen were filled with happiness. It seemed that their harvest today was good.
They ordered their helpers and kept unloading their goods onto the beach.
“How lively.” Zhou Ye suddenly smiled in his heart.
“Look over there.” Lu Xiaoyuan pointed in front.
Zhou Ye immediately looked to where she was pointing.
Around two to three kilometers away from the beach, there was a huge town.
“Let’s go and take a look over there,” Lu Xiaoyuan said to the golden-feathered eagle.
“Hurry up.” She urged.
“Okay.” The golden-feathered eagle agreed and flapped his wings as he moved closer to the town.
At this moment, there were many people moving around the town. It was very lively.
“Master Deer, it’s not appropriate for us to go down like this, right? Won’t we scare them?” The golden-feathered eagle asked worriedly.
“You’re right.” Lu Xiaoyuan considered for a moment and nodded.
To the people below, the golden-feathered eagle was too big.
“Okay, let’s change into our human forms before we go down.”
“Yes.”
The golden-feathered eagle applied some magic and changed into his human form.
The three people landed at a secluded corner of the town. Then, they moved towards the lively part of town.
Lu Xiaoyuan jumped and skipped around on the busy streets. Then, she pulled a middle-aged man to her.
“Hey, you!” The middle-aged man was unhappy when he got pulled.
However, after he turned and saw Lu Xiaoyuan, he swallowed the curse words that he wanted to say.
He could tell that Lu Xiaoyuan and her friends’ clothes were quite expensive so they should have some background. Thus, he didn’t dare to offend them.
He cupped his fists and bowed at Lu Xiaoyuan. “Miss, may I know why you pulled me?”
Lu Xiaoyuan smiled sweetly when she heard the word ‘miss’.
“Let me ask you. Why is it so lively here?”
The middle-aged man was surprised when he heard this.
“Could it be that the three of you aren’t locals?”
“No. We came from somewhere far away,” the young man that the golden-feathered eagle turned into smiled as he replied to the middle-aged man.
“I see.” The middle-aged man nodded.
“Every year, many wealthy people come here because they are attracted by the fame of this place. The three of you must belong to this group of people too, right?”
The golden-feathered eagle smiled and didn’t reply to him.
Because of his reaction, the middle-aged man was sure that his guess was right.
“Hurry up and tell us why it’s so lively here.” Lu Xiaoyuan got agitated when she heard the cheers coming from the crowd afar.
“Haha, since the three of you are guests from a faraway place, let me tell you about it.”
“Our town has a custom. Every time there’s a huge harvest, we will organize a grand banquet. The top ten families with the most harvest will fund the banquet for the entire town.”
“But now, the families that didn’t get to the top ten are putting up a performance,” The middle-aged man smiled.
“I’m sure that your harvest is great too, right?” Lu Xiaoyuan suddenly asked.
“I rented 12 boats today. This is the biggest harvest I have within the past year. This year, I’m ranked number nine!”
The middle-aged man seemed quite proud when he said this.
“Boss, hurry up.” Not far away, a youth that was dressed up like a waiter waved at the middle-aged man.
“Coming!” the middle-aged man replied. Then, he said to the golden-feathered eagle, “The three of you are lucky today. You just need to find a table and you will be able to have a meal.”
“We can participate too?” Lu Xiaoyuan asked curiously when she heard that
“Sure, why not? Since you came here, you are guests. Our town is known for being hospitable.” The middle-aged man smiled and shrugged.
The waiter urged him again. The middle-aged man smiled apologetically.
“I’m sorry. I have some things to settle on my side so I won’t be able to chat with you any longer. Hope you have a fun time in our town.”
“Thank you.” The golden-feathered eagle nodded.
After the middle-aged man left, Yaoyao said, “We can actually participate. I wonder if there’s anything delicious.”
Lu Xiaoyuan thought for a moment before observing her surroundings. She felt that there was still enough time so she pulled Yaoyao and walked towards the crowd. “Don’t think about food first. Let’s tour around first.”
The golden-feathered eagle followed behind them silently.
For the entire morning, Lu Xiaoyuan and Yaoyao went crazy. They ran around the busy streets. They looked at the performances on the streets and then saw hunks, who came back from the sea, comparing their strength.
Zhou Ye felt that he saw many things. This place was the same as the ancient world he imagined.
Actually, without considering other factors, it felt good to stay in this era for a period of time.
At noon.
Wooden tables were set on the streets. These tables were borrowed from the houses beside the street.
Everyone had smiles on their faces. They were all busily welcoming their friends to sit down.
Lu Xiaoyuan chose the nearest table and sat down. They were chatting with each other.
“Yaoyao, do you think my hairpin is nice?” Lu Xiaoyuan was holding a wooden hairpin in her hand.
The hairpin was brown in color with an exquisite butterfly carved on it. There was a small hole at the edge where a string of white pearls hung down from it.
“Not bad.” Yaoyao nodded violently. After that, she leaned close to Lu Xiaoyuan and asked curiously in a soft voice, “But, Sister Deer, that looks like something you need to buy with money. How did you get it?”
Lu Xiaoyuan started to act a little unnaturally when she heard this.
“Sister Deer, don’t tell me that you stole…” Yaoyao noticed her expression and her eyes widened immediately.
“Don’t talk nonsense!” Lu Xiaoyuan felt guilty. She hurriedly covered Yaoyao’s mouth.
She looked one round and realized that no one heard them. Lu Xiaoyuan heaved a sigh of relief.
“As cultivators, how can we steal? What I am doing is called taking it blatantly!”
“Also, I took his hairpin but I also treated the illness he has.”
“I see.” Yaoyao nodded her head when she heard Lu Xiaoyuan’s explanation.
“Hello, is there anyone sitting here?”
At this moment, a young man around seventeen years old came to the table and asked softly.
Lu Xiaoyuan got a shock. She thought she was caught red-handed.
The young man wore a brocade gown with a piece of white jade tied at his waist. It was obvious that he was someone with a status.
An elder with white hair followed behind him.
The elder wore simple clothes but he had an extraordinary aura around him. There was a faint smile on his face.
Zhou Ye felt that there was something going on when he saw these two people.
An old and a young. The youngster was still wearing a brocade gown. No matter how you looked at them, they definitely had a high status.
“Huh?” The golden-feathered eagle frowned secretly when he saw these two people.
“Master Deer, these two people are human cultivators,” the golden-feathered eagle transmitted his voice to Lu Xiaoyuan.
“No, no one is sitting here.” Lu Xiaoyuan ignored the golden-feathered eagle and looked at the young man.
“In that case, do you mind if we sit here?” The young man wearing a brocade gown asked.
“Have a seat. There’s only three of us on this table so it’s a little boring too,” Lu Xiaoyuan replied indifferently.
The other tables were almost full but their table only had three people.
“Thank you.” The young man bowed with cupped fists and pulled the chair out. Then, he said to the elder beside him, “Elder Lu, have a seat.”
“Young master, you’re too polite.” The old man called Elder Lu smiled. Then, he sat down.
The young man wearing a brocade gown sat beside Elder Lu naturally.
“Serve the dishes!”
Not far away, the person who dressed like a waiter shouted.
After that, people started bringing the dishes over.
They didn’t reduce the food for Lu Xiaoyuan’s table just because there were only five people.
Every table had eleven dishes. One of them was the famous dish of this town, Braised Sea Fish.
The dishes weren’t exquisite but they gave off an alluring fragrance. It made people salivate.
When she saw the people at the neighbouring table holding chopsticks, Yaoyao was confused.
She took the chopsticks and waved them. Then, she whispered to Lu Xiaoyuan, “Sister Deer, how do you use this thing?”
“Erm… cough, cough.” The young man laughed when he heard Yaoyao’s words.
Zhou Ye felt that this was normal. Yaoyao was a long-eared rabbit. Her brain wasn’t that bright in the first place. Also, as a demon, how would she know how to use chopsticks?