Old Fool

In the celestial empire, during the ninth year of the Mandate of Heaven,
Chaos reigns across the land, and the people suffer.
The royal governance collapses, and western barbarians with their pantheon of gods invade.
New warlords arise, claiming territories; the Taiping rebels wreak havoc, leading to widespread misery.
Calamities like floods, droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms, tornadoes, acid rain, blood moons, and meteor falls occur in succession.
Countless demons roam, strange beings thrive, spirits mingle with the inexplicable, and mysterious phenomena arise.
In these dark and tumultuous times, Tao Qian opens his eyes to find himself about to be beheaded at the vegetable market...

Longevity Chronicles

Demon City, after all, frequently interacts with the Western countries, and unavoidably, some places exhibit a Western flair.  


Take this dance hall, for instance, which is an imported concept, along with those fancy revolving doors, eiderdown carpets, flashing neon lights, the row of automobiles outside, and the doormen from Tianzhu; all these scenes were once unseen in the bygone Longevity Heavenly Dynasty, inevitably causing folks to pause and marvel in wonder.  


Tao Qian's current appearance made it clear he was not a wealthy man.  


So it was perfectly logical that when he tried to lead three bumpkins into the hall, two uniformed doormen from Tianzhu, both around thirty years of age, immediately reached out to block them.  


Out came the Demon City vernacular, heavily accented with curry but still intelligible, conveying a simple message:  


But indeed, this territory was not one where the poor ventured.  


Chapter 212: The Warlord's Hostage, Jiangzhu Fairy