Lu Ying wore a pig-faced mask, cautiously following behind Chen Yi.
Upon entering the brothel named Moon Viewing Tower, the scene of pavilions, carved railings, painted buildings, and babbling streams crossed by small bridges unfolded before their eyes.
As they crossed the wooden bridge, Lu Ying noticed that the railings were made of redwood, a testament to the past prosperity of Shantong City.
Yet the Western Jin's seizure of Hanzhong made the decline even more lamentable.
A vibrant city reliant on the trade of Shu brocade was reduced overnight to this desolate state, becoming a marginal border outpost.
The silk trade route into Hanzhong through Jinmen Mountain Path was completely abandoned thereafter.
Lu Ying snapped out of her thoughts and saw Chen Yi engaging in a conversation with someone. Soon, a person guided him to a pavilion upstairs.
She quickly lifted her skirt and followed.
