The renovation of Dyeing Street had long since finished. Neat bluestone tiles now paved the street, with a dazzling assortment of shops on either side. The Pei Family had even installed streetlights along both sides with considerable extravagance.
The lanterns burned all night, making the entire street look resplendent in gold. A certain noble personage from the palace had seen it while passing by, decided that Dyeing Street was an unpleasant name, and personally written the words "Golden Hall," renaming it Golden Hall Street.
With the street looking beautiful and many large shops moving in, including Fan's and a branch of Four Directions Studio, the neighborhood had naturally grown bustling. Even past midnight, people could still be seen strolling along the street.
Leading Big Black Horse, Ye Jingtang walked down the completely transformed street and entered Twin Osmanthus Alley. All the formerly dilapidated courtyards had been renovated, and shopkeepers and assistants from the street had moved in.
The little courtyard he had once chosen on a whim had also had its outer walls painted white, but nothing inside had changed. It remained just as Heroine Luo had carefully arranged it.
Ye Jingtang entered the courtyard. A little salted fish and cured sausage hung outside the kitchen window, and everything had been tidied spotlessly. A layer of snow covered the potted plants beneath the melon trellis. All the flowers they grew were doing well, and there were even two additional pots, seemingly brought back by Ning'er a few days earlier.
Although Ye Jingtang now had extensive property and businesses, at heart he was still a wandering martial artist from Red River Town. He could hardly have no affection for this little courtyard, where his life had begun.
Ye Jingtang went into the Main House to look around and even touched the