Chapter 1158 Welcome to the Hong Kong Magic World
A black extended version of Rolls-Royce was parked in front of a garden.
The entire garden imitates the Jiangnan style of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, with window lattices, pavilions, and swimming koi carp, retaining a simple and ancient style.
At first, it is inevitable to have the illusion of returning to ancient times, and Vincent is no exception.
Bai Sheng brought him to an elegant pavilion, or to be more precise, to a half-human-high stone lion next to the pavilion.
"After the walled city was demolished, we put 6.6 hectares of land into the stomach of a Pixiu."
Pixiu is a magical animal in the East with a head and tail like a dragon and a body like a tiger or leopard.
It has a big mouth and no anus, and is greedy for gold, silver and jewelry. It is regarded as a fortune-bringing beast by Feng Shui scholars.
In fact, the reason why the Pixiu can only take in but not give out is that it has an extremely large stomach, which is even larger than the pocket where the Sniffus hides treasures.
However, it is a bit exaggerated to say that it can accommodate 6.6 hectares of land, which means about 2000 shops.
"Mr. Wayne, please get ready, we are going in." After Bai Sheng finished speaking, he made a set of complicated gestures with his hands.
The half-human-high stone lion in front of them suddenly came to life, opened its big mouth and swallowed the two of them in one gulp.
Completely different from old man Newt's suitcase, Vincent didn't feel any sense of incongruity from the nested traceless extension spell.
In the blink of an eye, the scene before his eyes was replaced by a huge ancient city.
The mottled city wall is twenty meters high, and the bluestone road leading to the city gate has been polished smooth and warm by time, making the illusion of returning to ancient times even stronger.
Vincent looked up at the wide city gate with peeling red paint. The two words "Longzhai" on it were written in sharp strokes, as if carrying a magical power.
"Dragon Fort..."
The Chinese words he said subconsciously made Bai Sheng's calm face filled with astonishment.
"Mr. Wayne, do you speak Chinese?"
"A little bit." Vincent never looked away. "The dragon here refers to the tulong, the guardian beast of the Tanka fishermen. 'Zhai' means village, right?"
Bai Sheng smiled and said in Cantonese, "That's right, I never expected Mr. Wayne to know so much about Eastern culture."
In his previous life, Vincent had a Cantonese roommate when he was in college. Although he couldn't speak Cantonese, he could understand it roughly.
He answered in fluent Mandarin, "I've been fascinated by the mysterious Eastern culture since I was a child. There was a Chinese senior in my school, and through her, I learned a lot about Eastern culture."
"So it's you, sister..." Bai Sheng smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, my Mandarin isn't very good."
Vincent's standard Cantonese reminded him of his college days in his previous life. "It's okay, let's just speak English."
Bai Sheng nodded in agreement, "Mr. Wayne, is your Chinese senior sister's surname Zhang?"
Vincent was slightly surprised. "Yes, Mr. Bai, how did you know that?"
"So you're a descendant of the Zhang family. No wonder..." Bai Sheng explained with a smile, "Mr. Wayne should know that I'm a descendant of the Dongda Bai family. In fact, Dongda's wizarding family has many branches overseas. As far as I know, the only child of the Zhang family who is about your age and attending Hogwarts is a child of the Zhang family."
It turns out Qiu has such a great background. Vincent always thought she came from an ordinary Chinese wizard family.
The Zhang family of Dongda is a wizarding family that is even more mysterious and ancient than the Bai family. The current Minister of Magic of Dongda, Zhang Lin, comes from the Zhang family.
After a short episode, Bai Sheng looked at Vincent with a noticeably more familiar look.
Like a tour guide, he led Vincent towards the wide city gate with peeling red paint. "Hong Kong is a place with a high land value and a crowded population. To avoid being discovered by Muggles as much as possible, we moved the entire wizarding world into the stomach of the Pixiu."
It is indeed very secretive. Who could have imagined that the stone lions in the park are hidden in such a large space.
Bai Sheng raised his hands, and the city gate slowly opened to both sides, and the mysterious Hong Kong magical world appeared before Vincent.
The first thing that catches your eye is the ancient bridges covered with moss floating in the air.
They are incredibly intertwined with each other, spreading across the entire Longzhai City like blood vessels.
Bai Sheng followed Vincent's gaze and introduced it to him, "That's our commercial district up there, Sky Street. It used to be near the Kowloon City Pier, but we later relocated it and fixed it in the sky."
Vincent looked downwards. Unlike the bright Tianjie, the surface environment of Longzhai City was dim and decadent, yet it was tinged with highly saturated neon colors.
There are no quaint houses here, but instead a cluster of densely packed tenement buildings like Kowloon Walled City, a mixture of Chinese and Western architectural styles, made of bricks, tiles and cement.
Under the rendering of neon colors, Vincent inexplicably developed a sense of unreality and confusion.
Longzhai City is a Kowloon Walled City without disorderly growth, which is cleaner, tidier, and more magical and abstract.
What emits neon colors are not light signs, but slowly moving talismans.
Some of them are advertisements, some are warning signs, and some are meaningless graffiti.
Among the tenement buildings that are rendered unreal and confusing by neon colors, there are several buildings with particularly strange shapes.
A banyan tree tens of meters tall envelops a massive bronze vault, a giant iron cage made of countless steel bars, a golden-glowing column, and an egg-shaped building with a rainbow-colored glow flowing across its surface...
Inside the quaint city walls was actually a cyberpunk world, which stunned Vincent for a long time before he came to his senses.
Bai Sheng, standing by, stretched out his hands, his fingers slightly bent in welcome, "Mr. Wayne, welcome to the Hong Kong wizarding world."
Vincent took a deep breath and followed him, looking around curiously.
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"Fuck you! Where did you turn over again? Hurry up and do your homework!"
The shouting and cursing coming from upstairs made Vincent feel more real.
"Hey, Boss Bai!" A fat uncle wearing a vest, shorts and flip-flops greeted Bai Sheng as he walked.
He looked at Vincent in surprise, "Another white refugee here today?"
Bai Sheng was slightly embarrassed. Before he could explain, the uncle gave an exaggerated "Wow!" and leaned in to examine Vincent's clothes. "Look at the brand, it looks like a big tap."
"Guilao" means foreigners, "paiziye" means famous brand, and "dashuihou" is used to describe rich people.
Of course Vincent understood, but Bai Sheng's reaction was particularly interesting. He was not in a hurry to explain, but instead quietly observed Vincent's expression.
It seems like he is expecting something, but also like he is testing something.
Vincent smiled and nodded at the uncle to show his goodwill, which surprised Bai Sheng.
"He's my customer, he's not here to cause trouble."
"Ah?" The uncle said apologetically, "Why didn't you call earlier, Boss Bai? I thought he was the same refugee from before."
Bai Sheng glanced at Vincent again, "You're so free today, why don't you open the shop?"
The uncle sighed gloomily: "What the hell, the government is stupid."
He turned and glared at the giant golden column in the distance. "Those idiots made the entrance so dense that tourists can't even find a stable spot. Business is getting worse and worse now. It's like swatting flies all day long without a door."
As an international metropolis, Hong Kong attracts a large number of foreign tourists every year.
Most of them came here for tourism and shopping, including ordinary Muggles and wizards dressed in low-key manner.
The Dragon Fort City has now been moved into the stomach of the Pixiu, and regular customers cannot find the entrance at all.
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