Chapter 35: Wall and Fragmented Poem, 'Resonance' Reappears!

The first-floor lobby was empty, but it wasn't dark. An oil lamp burned on the counter, its flame barely the size of a soybean, casting a dim, flickering light over the furnishings in the room. From the kitchen in the back came the CLANG of a spatula against an iron wok. Greasy smoke seeped through the gaps in the door curtain. Shopkeeper Zhou was likely busy inside.

He stepped out of the Inn. Two lanterns had already been lit under the eaves by the door, their warm yellow glow illuminating a small area around the entrance quite clearly. When he looked down the street again, he realized that Shuiyi Street at night was completely different from during the day. Several shops that had been shuttered during the daytime now had their doors wide open, hanging lanterns out front just like the Zhou Family's Mansion and Store.