The old man felt awkward for a moment, then brought out three pears, covered them with a cloth, and when he lifted it again, the pears vanished as well.
Outside the crowd, Bai Li used the hem of her Daoist robe to hold three apples and three pears, smiling as she pulled Chen Ji's wrist to leave: "Hurry, let's go."
Once they squeezed out of the crowd, she wiped a pear with her sleeve and handed it to Chen Ji: "Here, eat this."
Chen Ji took the pear and bit into it: "Quite sweet. With your skills, you'll never go hungry wherever you go."
Bai Li smiled: "Right? My official gateway is really amazing. Come on, let's go see something else."
Beside Tianqiao, a guy playing with a bamboo pole was trying to balance a two-zhang tall pole on his shoulder. Suddenly, the pole flew up into the sky, like a flagpole being planted into the clouds.
