Du Lingxuan had a rare moment of clarity.
She freed Friday's invitation from the rut of "watch recordings, watch recordings" and "watch matches, watch matches."
There was a circus near Rain Dew Mountain that had arrived with the floating castle.
Du Lingxuan chose that one.
For now...
Right before her eyes, Jiang Han was enthusiastically discussing the proper sequence of a curtsey with a bear dressed up as a princess.
This really had been the right choice.
"Bear's telling you, Bear is damn elegant! Look at Bear's curtsey—motherbear, Bear's practiced this, awooo!"
The bear lady, her voice thick and booming, lifted her skirts and danced a short routine. She was genuinely elegant and proper.
Jiang Han laughed loudly and clapped from the side. "Amazing! Way more elegant than our Ice Bear!"
The bear princess once again praised Jiang Han's discerning eye in her gruff voice.
Jiang Han lifted the hem of her hiking skirt and performed a goofy curtsey of her own. (Thankfully, she had safety shorts and thermal wear underneath.)
Elegant and proper!
A perfect score!
"..."
Having bought the circus tickets, Du Lingxuan walked over just in time to see this scene. Her eyes widened, she blinked, then tentatively said:
"Girl, one of your relatives?"
"..."
Grinning, Jiang Han pounced at Xuan Bao, ready to tear her mouth apart.
At the entrance stood a spirited, five-foot-seven-ish witch ticket inspector in clown makeup. Her face bore endless enthusiasm and the air of someone "always ready to play matchmaker." Her sharp eyes looked as though, the very next second, she would say, "Come, let's do a magic trick... sharp eyes, sharp sword..." Mm, a little dangerous.
She kept a constant watch on the visitors entering the park.
For solo visitors, she gave them a lollipop and a Little Witch