Chapter 487: Reeds
"Have you heard? The Lu family's department store has new products again."
"This time, it's something called Clear Flower Dew. They say if you just put a little on your face, no matter how cold winter gets, your skin won't crack."
"Is it really that miraculous?"
"When has that person from the Lu family ever disappointed us!"
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Bai Mo walked along the bustling street, constantly overhearing discussions about the Lu family's business.
The strongest liquor in Hanluo City, the most exquisite snacks, the most magical rouge and powder, all sorts of strange but effective tools... everything came from here.
The Lu family seemed to always be the center of conversation for many, especially their mysterious second young miss, who was mentioned most often.
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However, in this world where Dao arts were still prominent and stories of extraordinary individuals slaying demons and monsters were not unfamiliar, there were plenty of burly men with vitality far surpassing ordinary people walking around in just a leather vest in the dead of winter.
Aside from his youthful appearance, Bai Mo didn't offer much for further discussion, so after a brief moment of attention, people's focus returned to the Lu family's new product launch.
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"Here it is."
Bai Mo uncharacteristically tilted his head back, looking at the nine-story tall building before him. In the relatively remote Hanluo City, it could easily be called a landmark.
All this time, his divine sense had provided him with 360-degree perception, so Bai Mo had never developed the habit of tilting or turning his head to look at things.
But now that he was temporarily limited to seeing only what was directly in front of him, he had to look up to see the three gold-painted characters, bold and flowing like dragons and phoenixes, on the solid wood plaque: Luwei Fang.
However, seeing the characters "Luwei," he realized things might be even more interesting.
He had been in this world for several years, and Bai Mo had never heard of a herbaceous plant called "Luwei" from anyone's memories.
Only on the former Earth had such a plant existed.
Stepping through the main entrance of Luwei Fang, whether it was the individual small shops with different names that were likely outsourced, or the large department store in the very center labeled "Lu Clan's Self-Operated Department Store," every storefront was packed with people.
Yet, undoubtedly, the most eye-catching sight was the two rows of beautiful women in thin, light qipaos behind the doors of Lu's Department Store.
Their faintly discernible black sheer stockings, high-slit qipaos reaching up to their thighs, and their rather alluring stances all attracted a large crowd of idle onlookers in the cold winter days.
Of course, there was also the deeply comforting heating in the freezing weather. This major draw, combined with the beauties on display, made the entire first floor of Luwei Fang exceptionally lively.
Equally subtle were the martial artists arranged by the Lu family in various spots to maintain order. Like cameras, they meticulously observed every arriving guest, and if any problems were detected, they would immediately report to the backstage management office.
The entire layout of Luwei Fang strongly resembled the integrated commercial buildings on Earth.
Each floor had different functions, and even in a corner, there were dedicated personnel controlling small wooden elevators that used specialized fiber ropes instead of steel cables, specifically for certain important guests.
Aside from still bearing the classical décor style of this world, everything else was almost entirely modeled after a commercial plaza.
"Perhaps there's a transmigrator?"
He wasn't surprised by such things at all; the Void Worm was, after all, loaded with thousands of souls, all of which Bai Mo had pulled into this world.
"I was just speculating how the world would be thrown into chaos by them, and now one has appeared so quickly."
Bai Mo followed the crowd to the second floor of Lu's Department Store.
Since the Lu Clan's Moisturizing Cream launch event was held on the second floor, which specialized in rouge and powder, the area was already packed to the brim.
There were still empty chairs in the middle, but only prominent families from the city and their wives and concubines were qualified to sit there. Ordinary people could only stand to the side.
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After a short wait, a gorgeously dressed, charming girl walked onto the stage. The audience, upon seeing her, naturally burst into applause.
"Good morning, everyone. I believe you are all very familiar with me. I am Lu Yuesheng of the Lu family. Next, I will introduce the Lu family department store's new product—Clear Flower Dew..."
She skillfully stirred up the atmosphere, eliciting waves of admiration from time to time.
In the back, there were also projection stones displaying everything happening on stage in several different locations. All these arrangements made the launch venue somewhat resemble a concert stage.
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"I've traveled north and south for so many years, and this place truly opens my eyes," a traveling merchant with two scars on his face sighed.
"Of course! The Lu family's second young miss is a legend in Hanluo City. In just over ten years, she managed to build the current Luwei Fang from nothing. I hear this Luwei Fang has even expanded to four or five neighboring major cities..."
Several local Hanluo City residents nearby enthusiastically recounted the Lu family's history of success, their faces unable to conceal their pride.
"Let me tell you, half the businesses in Hanluo City are either owned by the Lu family or are in cooperation with them. The title 'Lu Half-City' is absolutely well-deserved..."
"Then wouldn't anyone who marries that second young miss rise to prominence in a single bound?" The traveling merchant narrowed his eyes, thoughtfully observing Lu Yuesheng, who was eloquently speaking on stage in the distance.
"Another toad dreaming of swan meat, hahahaha..." The others couldn't stop teasing the scarred merchant.
"I'm definitely out of luck, but my son, that's another story," the merchant said, stubborn as a dead duck.
Seeing this, they continued, "The second young miss is already twenty this year, but she still hasn't married. The reason behind this is the biggest mystery in Hanluo City."
In this world, where most people generally reached adulthood and married around ten years old, the Lu family's second young miss, at the "advanced age" of twenty, remained single. Coupled with her mysterious rise to prominence, this couldn't help but spark many people's imaginations.
"It seems this Lu Yuesheng must be a transmigrator, but her aura doesn't match any of the Void Worm's occupants.
Considering her age, she must have transmigration earlier."
All the information about the Lu family he'd encountered along the way was simply too obvious for him, an Earthling.
However, the arrival time of those fellows from the Void Worm should be similar to Bai Mo's, which didn't align with Lu Yuesheng's information.
But after seeing that bunch of aliens on Earth, he no longer found transmigration strange at all.
The emergence of Spirit Qi seemed to have made the exchange between spatial layers much more active.
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