Chapter 770: Silver Hair and Golden Skirt
The Mid-Autumn Festival arrived.
Luo Capital was adorned with lanterns and decorations everywhere. To celebrate this grand festival, tributes were sent from various regions. On the streets, one could see different local specialties from various provinces.
Among these, the colorful flying fish from the Yan Yao Continent fluttered in the wind. These red, blue, purple, yellow, and green round-mouthed flying fish filled their fabric bodies with air as the wind passed through them.
On both sides of the street, there were also many splendid flowers from the Huaxu Continent, arranged in beautiful pots, gently wafting a faint fragrance with the breeze.
During these festival days, the small and large taverns in Luo Capital would serve exotic meats from the Beifu Mountain and several other continents. These were all demonic beasts with extraordinary effects, rich in mana and magic power, beneficial to many cultivators. Some even had healing effects.
On the stage of the Pear Garden, operas and musical dramas from the Mu Shan Continent were performed, telling stories from the East and West. The Xiangyu Sect’s Huilu Continent sent specially made Mid-Autumn Festival greeting cards. These beautifully crafted cards were printed with silver powder depicting palaces, full moons, twisted branches, flowers, and plants. Each year, they were different, and many people enjoyed collecting them.
This time, the Beisong Continent sent characteristic cold food snacks, which were sweet and mild, suitable for all ages. After the royal family received some, the rest were naturally bestowed upon the officials and commoners. If one had a little extra money, they could buy them at government-operated shops.
As for the most prosperous Longquan Prefecture, they sent beautiful coral pearls to decorate the Burnt Tail Banquet venue.
In the South Star Academy, in Lolan Hill’s room.
Today, her room wasn’t as empty as usual but was filled with four or five girls, among whom, except for Ye Ling, were all her fellow disciples from the Xiangyu Sect.
As for Lolan Hill, she was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, being dressed up by her companions.
“Lolan Senior Sister, why don’t you wear this string of pearl earrings?” A girl next to her excitedly picked up the exquisite pearl earrings. The rose gold pearls paired perfectly with the light silver ornaments, making her look charming.
“Mmm, I’d rather not,” Lolan Hill said nervously, looking at herself in the mirror. She didn’t want to pierce her ears.
At that moment, she was wearing an extremely beautiful and luxurious dress. It was made of pure white silk, with golden vine and leaf patterns embroidered on the sleeves and collar, intricate and three-dimensional. Additionally, this dress was covered with a layer of incredibly thin pale gold gauze, making the inner sleeves appear hazy and beautiful.
Furthermore, the outermost layer of the gauze was decorated with golden flowers and phoenixes, complementing the inner white silk embroidered with gold, creating a sense of depth and layers, leaving people marveling at its exquisite and luxurious design.
Since writing the letter a few days ago, she finally received a reply from the palace yesterday, indicating that they would respect Lolan Hill’s own wishes. However, since she did have merit, she couldn’t go completely unrewarded, as it might lead to negative consequences.
Therefore, the letter concluded by stating that her title would be changed to Jinque Witch Maiden, while she would also be ranked as one of the Four Blessings as the Wind Blessing, recognizing the authority she held.
In the Eastern Continent, the status of the Five Virtues Phoenix was supreme, and the title just below it was the Sparrow. This was also one of the sources of the dynasty’s name, which couldn’t be surpassed. Thus, the Jinque Witch Maiden was the highest-ranking witch maiden that could be appointed within the dynasty.
However, this title was too high, and generally, the dynasty wouldn’t grant such titles unless there were exceptional achievements. Although Lolan Hill had achieved great success, she still lacked the necessary qualifications and reputation to receive this title.
But the letter stated that during special periods and circumstances, she would be treated exceptionally, so Lolan Hill shouldn’t refuse.
Initially, Lolan Hill was somewhat hesitant. Fortunately, the messenger who delivered the message said that this title was merely a honorary one and had no official position. This slightly reassured the young girl because she might not stay long in the Eastern Continent and would leave afterward.
Upon hearing this, the messenger said he would convey this to the Red Phoenix and asked Lolan Hill to fully enjoy tomorrow’s Burnt Tail Banquet.
“Will the Red Phoenix Lord attend the banquet?” Before leaving, Lolan Hill asked curiously.
“No, for the Red Phoenix Lord, a day is but a day in a year, and the Burnt Tail Banquet isn’t a rare event each year.”
After giving further instructions, the messenger left a box of clothes and accessories for Lolan Hill to wear before the banquet and then bid farewell and departed.
Opening the box, seeing the intricately complex court attire, Lolan Hill felt a bit helpless and frustrated, having to call on some fellow disciples for help. This led to today’s scene.
Looking at herself in the smooth copper mirror, after tying the waist with pure white satin, the dress was finally mostly put on. Next came the various prepared jewelry.
First, a string of sheep fat jade carved pendant, featuring three small crescents, five small stars, arranged in a staggered pattern, strung together with gold thread and hung on the side of the girl’s waist, complementing the patterns on the skirt.
Then, a bracelet resembling silver thread, made entirely of delicate silver thread woven in a vine pattern, with small silver leaves adding to its delicacy.
Next, the pendant on the forehead, a tear-shaped semi-transparent gem hanging in the center, colored like light pink roses, with smaller golden sparrow leaves on either side.
Finally, the pearl hair net covering her hair, with tiny and consistent small pearls scattered among the strands, like twinkling stars in the night sky, flickering and shining.
Once everything was dressed, Lolan Hill slowly stood up, walking a few steps in the room, and could hear the slight sound of the jade pendants clinking together at her waist. A regal and elegant aura perfectly exuded from this young girl.
“Lolan Princess looks so beautiful,” several girls nearby opened their mouths wide, momentarily unable to find suitable words to describe the breathtaking beauty that transcended imagination. Every subtle movement seemed to touch the depths of one’s heart, causing exclamations and swaying along with her steps.
“Lolan Sister, so beautiful, national beauty and heavenly charm, unparalleled in the world~” Ye Ling searched for words to express her happiness, as if praising Lolan Hill was praising herself, making her incredibly joyful.
“Alright, stop it,” the girl shook her hair bashfully, then brushed it back and sat down again in front of the dressing table.
“Although it looks very beautiful, it’s still not as comfortable as regular clothes. Perhaps this is the price of beauty,” the girl sighed slightly.
Soon after, a cry of admiration came from outside the room.
“It’s a carriage, a flying carriage.”
“How beautiful~”
Hearing the sounds outside, Lolan Hill and a few others stepped out of the room together.
Outside the corridor, under the twilight purple-red sky, a carriage shrouded in golden gauze flew over. Its two flying horses, with cloud patterns on their feet, spread their wings to propel the enchanted floating carriage.
This luxurious carriage slowly stopped in the courtyard, attracting many curious disciples from nearby major sects to come and watch.
“Who is it picking up?”
“Could there be any distinguished guests staying nearby? Even someone like Gu Lie, who ranks highly, wouldn’t receive such treatment from the dynasty.”
Voices filled the air, but they all fell silent as the silver-haired, golden-robed girl slowly walked out of the room.
Countless eyes focused on this graceful figure as she walked towards the carriage dispatched by the palace.
After a moment, the carriage slowly started, carrying the girl into the sky.
The Burnt Tail Dragon Transformation Banquet began.
Back, I thought about the plot outline today, and starting tomorrow, I’ll add more updates 0 0/~
(End of Chapter)
