The City That Never Slept

The trees nearby looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Wanwan, when can we move?"

Zhou Wanwan said, "We have to wait until late at night! If we're going to move this city, where would we move it to?"

Zhou Wanwan thought of a Sunset Town, which was very, very far away from here, in the southernmost part of the country.

Sunset Town was dirt poor, and the officials she assigned there always came back complaining endlessly.

I've never seen a town as poor as Sunset Town; it's dirt poor.

The common people not only couldn't afford to eat, but they also couldn't afford clothes, and they all looked just like beggars.

But the local people are quite simple and honest; they have no complaints and do whatever they are asked to do every day.

If this town were moved to Sunset Town, that would definitely work.

By evening, tens of thousands of trees had been assembled.

Zhou Wanwan continuously supplied energy, and the slightly more advanced trees kept directing it.

There are many trees that, although they can walk, lack a certain level of intelligence.

Do whatever they tell you to do.

Actually, only a few thousand trees were sentient.

These trees, now imbued with sentience, stood nearby, constantly giving instructions.

Soon, you could see things from the city being moved there little by little.

Zhou Wanwan spent the entire night moving things, and only went home to sleep when she heard the rooster crow.

I'm so tired this night.

And then there's Zhao Lili's storeroom; it's filled with just too many things.

Zhao Lili is a truly capable woman; her abilities shouldn't be denied just because of her character flaws.

Actually, this woman was just trying to double-cross someone.

Unfortunately, Zhou Wanwan ended up eating him instead.

The next morning, the city lord from Zhao Lili's side rushed over in a hurry.

Zhao Lili looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

The city lord gave a bitter laugh and said, "Master, we're doomed. Our city has been completely emptied."

Zhao Lili looked at him and said, "Are you kidding me? My city has thousands of guards, how could it possibly be emptied out?"

Moreover, there are several Earth Ranking experts in her city. Any other city could be emptied, but hers is absolutely impossible.

The city lord said helplessly, "You'll see for yourself when you go there. I'm not lying to you."

Zhao Lili boarded the carriage and arrived at Peerless City.

She wanted to build a business empire. This Peerless City took her two years to build and was almost ready to be put into use, but now everything is gone.

Zhao Lili arrived at Peerless City, but apart from the Peerless City gate, all the other buildings were gone.

She shouted angrily, "Which bastard did this? I'll kill him! I'll kill him!"

Zhao Lili said, "Where's Shi Hao? Call him over!"

The city lord shook his head and said, "He hasn't returned since he went out yesterday. I don't know where he went."

Zhao Lili sent Shi Hao to kill Zhou Wanwan, but he hasn't returned yet.

"What exactly happened?" She sent out over a thousand people yesterday because Zhou Wanwan has experts by her side.

Even the most skilled fighters couldn't possibly wipe out thousands of people, could they?

Zhao Lili was very flustered, feeling that something was wrong.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong.

Zhou Wanwan returned to the city. She came back for no other reason than to attend the morning court session.

Bah! This is for the morning court session.

She sat on the dragon throne, yawning, watching the court officials file in.

The hall was Manman with hundreds of ministers.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the main hall and said, "This city lord's mansion is ultimately a bit too small."

The Old Scholar Tree outside nodded and said, "The city lord's mansion is indeed a bit small. I think we should move that palace from the capital here."

Zhou Wanwan almost choked. Was this appropriate? No, it wasn't.

However, expanding the city lord's mansion is not a problem.

It's just too much trouble.

The ministers from the nearby Sunset Town reported, "Your Majesty, the entire town of Sunset Town was transformed last night, looking completely new."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"I know about this, but there's no need to publicize it; let it happen naturally."

By the way, someone will be painting the walls every night recently, so you don't need to worry.

There was no way around it; Sunset City was just too conspicuous.

Zhou Wanwan could only arrange for the trees to be painted at night, painting all the walls and exterior walls.

All the walls have turned pink; it's very beautiful.

A minister reported, "Recently, a large number of troops have gathered at our border, all seeking the elixir of immortality."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Then all ministers must be on their best to make everyone feel at home."

The ministers all nodded.

After the court session ended, Zhou Wanwan stared at a document in astonishment. "How many people have come to the border recently? Hundreds of thousands?"

Zheng Xing'an, standing nearby, said, "That's right! And they're still coming this way in droves; the inns and restaurants at Yanmen Pass are almost full."

Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow and said, "Really? Business at Yanmen Pass must be booming lately! Let's go out and have some fun tonight."

The border area hasn't been this lively in a long time.

Zhou Wanwan led a group of people into the street. The Yanmen Pass used to be very dilapidated, and no one ever came here.

The Yanmen Pass is now packed with people, bustling with noise.

Cheng Chao said, "Now Yanmen Pass has everything you need for eating, drinking, and entertainment, so many people are willing to come here. Our place has now become a city that never sleeps."

Many people were dressed in the clothing of the Great Xia, and some were dressed in the clothing of the Great Qi.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the people on the street and said:

"It's really lively here, almost Upper Capital."

However, our city is still a bit too small; we need to expand it further.

Zhou Wanwan led them to the center of the city that never sleeps, where there was a gambling den, a restaurant, and a brothel.

Zhou Wanwan walked into the brothel and asked, "Cheng Chao, is our brothel legitimate?"

Cheng Chao nodded and said, "Of course it's legitimate. There's absolutely no forced buying or selling. Our brothel staff are all professionally trained."

This brothel was indeed different from brothels elsewhere.

As soon as Zhou Wanwan entered the brothel, she was seated in the most luxurious private room. She had just sat down on the sofa in the brothel.

Then they heard someone outside say loudly:

"What's wrong with your brothel? Not only men can come in, but women can too!"

Not only women can come in, but even children?

"When I came here, you told me you didn't have any seats available, so why was she able to get in?"

The madam looked at him and said, "Sir, please don't be angry. The guest in that private room is a distinguished guest of our brothel."

"Distinguished guest? How distinguished can a six-year-old child be? Besides, what would a six-year-old child be doing at a brothel?"

The madam explained with a smile, "They have money and want to patronize the brothel; of course we welcome them."

The man sneered, "So what if she has money? It's like we're broke. I'm going in anyway. Whatever she offers, I'll offer ten times that."