After crossing Lion Square Bridge and following West Street to Radiant Bell Tower Plaza, he turned left onto Front Gate Street and Sheyang Street.
The "Front Gate" in Front Gate Street referred to the Southern Gate of the Imperial Court, Heaven's Sun Gate. Almost all ceremonies, rituals, and proclamations began at Heaven's Sun Gate, so it was regarded as the Imperial Court's main entrance and a symbol of the imperial government. To most people in Flame Capital, their impression of power was that magnificent, exalted Heaven's Sun Gate.
As the Swift Blade Boots slid forward, Le Yu entered Front Gate Street. The first thing that caught his eye was the rows of red-bright trees lining both sides of the street. Their branches were covered in silver flowers. Even without streetlamps, the shining plants alone were enough to illuminate the entire street.
The Fire Trees and Silver Flowers, which should have grown only beside rivers, had been forcibly transplanted to Front Gate Street. The expense went without saying. The Fire Silver Department under the Ministry of Works was even established specifically to maintain these plants. Yet no matter how difficult the imperial government's circumstances became, no one ever suggested abolishing the Fire Silver Department. When one's gaze followed the shining Fire Trees and Silver Flowers to the magnificent, solemn Heaven's Sun Gate at the end of the street, with the ancient, dignified Radiant Bell Tower behind it, one felt as though two thousand years of Radiance's history had been slapped directly onto one's face. Commoners wept tears of excitement at the sight, youths were filled with boundless ambition, and ambitious heroes brimmed with wild aspirations... How many Radiant heroes had found their life's goals while standing on Front Gate Street?
Not everything magnificent was mere ornamentation. Some forms of immortality needed