"Have you heard?"
"I have!"
"Have you seen them?"
"I have!"
"A lot of people were scared out of their wits!"
"They look so much like real people!"
When Lu Zheng went out that morning, he heard the townsfolk whispering among themselves in the streets.
"What happened?" Lu Zheng casually bought two jin of sugar-roasted chestnuts from Old Liu's stall and could not help asking.
Old Liu leaned closer and said in a cautious whisper, "Young Master Lu, you just got up, so you don't know yet. They say the Fox Immortal and Dragon God manifested themselves last night!"
Lu Zheng: (°ー°〃) "Outside the east gate, yesterday evening just before nightfall, a fox made of snow and a Divine Dragon made of snow suddenly appeared on either side of the official road!
It was already dim then, and they scared the passing merchants half to death. Once they entered the city, they reported it straight to the authorities. Liu Butou took people out to take a look, but in the end, he did not dare have them cleared away.
I heard that fox and dragon look exactly like the real thing. Quite a few bold people in the city even went out specially to take a look. They were not afraid of offending the Fox Immortal and Dragon God and being taught a lesson."
"Heh heh..."
Lu Zheng grinned, then made a trip to the county government office. Halfway there, he happened to run into Liu Butou, who was heading toward Tong Yi Alley.
"Young Master Lu!"
"Liu Butou." Lu Zheng cupped his hands and said directly, "Those two snow sculptures outside the east gate were made by me yesterday to amuse two little girls."
Liu Butou: ╭(°A°`)╮
Liu Butou had his words lodged in his throat, while the constables