"Crack, crack, crack!!! Crack, crack, crack!!!"
"Bang! Bang!!!"
Although it was night, all of Heavenly Lake City was decked out with lanterns and colorful streamers. Fireworks shot into the sky and burst overhead, lighting up the night in a dazzling spectacle. The streets were filled with children and adults wearing new clothes and new hats. The entire city was immersed in a sea of joy and celebration, as though it were the annual Immortal Celebration Festival (the equivalent of the Spring Festival).
It was already the second evening after Li Xiaoya and the others had repelled the Beast Tide. Naturally, this lively scene was a celebration of their victory over the thousand-year Beast Tide. In the past, every Beast Turmoil in Heavenly Lake City had left countless people dead or injured, and the whole city had been filled with funerals afterward. When had it ever looked this festive? Heavenly Lake City had been saved without losing a single soldier-how could its residents not rejoice? Du Chengfeng's deliberate encouragement had also played a part...
Li Xiaoya, Liu Xian'er, and Zhang Hong had restored their original appearances. Aboard a Flying Boat more than a hundred feet long, they hovered in midair and admired the beautiful scene.
"Mortals have it so good!" After watching for a while, Zhang Hong sighed, envy showing on her face.
Li Xiaoya paused at her words. Seeing the yearning in her eyes beneath that exquisite face, he could not help saying, "You're mistaken, Senior Sister. In mortals' eyes, we Immortal Cultivators are the ones to envy and aspire to!"
"That's right! Mortals have their own troubles-birth, aging, sickness, and death. We Immortal Cultivators have our own troubles too!" Liu Xian'er hastily added.
"That's true!" Zhang Hong nodded.
Actually, Li Xiaoya had not wanted to come out and