The town bustled with activity, and the market was teeming with people. Crowds shuffled through the streets in high spirits, many families strolling around leisurely.
As the largest town in the southern region, Huangde City boasted a population exceeding 400,000 at its peak.
The city was a mix of all types—commoners, nobility, scholars, and wandering cultivators who occasionally graced the streets.
It was just after the New Year, the time of glittering lanterns and lively celebrations.
Performers from all around had gathered in Huangde City. What they couldn't earn in several months elsewhere, they could make in just a day or two here.
Stalls lined the streets, vendors calling out their wares amid rising steam from snacks and hot foods.
It was a picture of mortal life at its most vibrant.
At the entrance to the marketplace, hundreds of onlookers gathered, their curiosity piqued as they surrounded a fully loaded cart.
