Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

Two quarters past the hour of Xu (7-9 PM).

A night breeze, carrying the clamor of tens of thousands of people, rustled the dark canopy of the banyan tree.

Angelica dahurica hides among the dense foliage, yet its heart feels as if it's being roasted over a fire.

"What's going on? Are you not coming or not?"

"Yeah, my legs are killing me! Is the fairy playing a trick on us?"

"Exactly, I didn't even have to wait this long for my wife's 70th birthday last year."

People's patience is slowly running out.

Complaints, curses, and children's cries merged into a cacophony of sounds that swirled above the square.

Hunter Zhang San was squeezed in the middle of the crowd and felt like he was about to suffocate.

A plump woman's elbow was pressing hard against his ribs, making every breath painful.

"Ma'am, could you move?"

"Move? Where to?"

"There are people in front of me, and people behind me. Can you find me a place?"

The plump aunt glared at Zhang San, nearly spitting in his face.

"If you want a good position, you have to put up with it! Do you think this money comes from thin air?"

"Didn't you see those people ahead of us? They came with their families before it was even dark!"

Zhang San was left speechless after being rebuked.

He could only strain to stand on tiptoe and crane his neck to peer at the huge banyan tree in the center of the square.

The platform remained empty.

Only a few lonely lanterns swayed in the night wind, their light dim.

The commotion among the crowd grew louder and louder.

Some people have already started to push and shove impatiently, trying to squeeze out of this suffocating sea of ​​people.

"Stop pushing! Who the hell stepped on my foot?! Do you want to die?!"

"Damn it, whose hand is that?! Where are you touching me?! I'm a man!"

The situation was about to spiral out of control.

Just then—

A ethereal, melodious tune, like a clear mountain stream, abruptly pierced the noisy night sky above the square.

The music seemed to possess some kind of magic, instantly suppressing all the noise and curses.

A man who was about to start cursing froze halfway through his mouth.

A woman who was about to squeeze out stopped in her tracks.

"Listen! It's celestial music!"

"They're here! The fairy has arrived!"

boom!

The clamor of the crowd was instantly replaced by enthusiastic cheers!

Everyone forgot their earlier impatience and anxiety, and their faces were once again filled with fervor and anticipation.

Countless eyes turned to the enormous banyan tree that blocked out the sky.

Under the spotlight.

A fiery red figure, like a burning maple leaf, drifted down from the dark canopy of a tree tens of meters high.

The red dress remains, the gold rings jingle.

Her stunning figure drew a breathtaking arc in the air, eliciting even more frenzied cheers from the audience.

"A fairy!"

"She's here! The fairy has finally arrived!"

Amidst a deafening roar, Bai Zhi landed steadily in the center of the high platform.

The moment her toes touched the ground, she didn't pause at all, and her body began to dance gracefully to the rhythm of the music.

Wide sleeves flowing like clouds, waist swaying gracefully.

Every gesture, every step, was perfectly timed to the beat of the drum, making her seem like an otherworldly being.

Even though I've seen it many times.

The tens of thousands of eyes in the audience remained completely captivated.

They all tilted their heads back, mouths agape, as if their souls had been stolen away.

But nobody knows.

Beneath this near-perfect dance, Bai Zhi was burning with anxiety.

Her gaze drifted uncontrollably toward the east of the city time and time again.

There, it remained a deathly darkness.

There was no fire, no explosion, nothing at all.

Lin Mo...

What's wrong with you?

Is he injured?

Were we discovered?

Countless terrifying thoughts churned wildly in her mind, threatening to tear her reason to shreds.

The corset around her waist was so tight it hurt, but it was nothing compared to the pain she felt in her heart.

She didn't know how much longer she could hold out.

They had no idea whether that damned explosion would actually happen.

Bai Zhi could only force herself to pour all her attention and emotions into the dance.

Only in this way can she stop thinking about the worst possibilities.

The music continues.

The dance continues.

Time slipped by, bit by bit, one incense stick, two incense sticks…

The crowd below the stage remained captivated.

But gradually, some people noticed that something was wrong.

"Hey? Don't you think... today's dance seemed unusually long?"

A pancake vendor bumped into the shoulder of the person next to him.

"You know what, it's true! This is already the third segment, right? Usually by this time, the money would already be being thrown out!"

"The fairy...is only dancing today, not throwing money around?"

Whispers, like sparks, quickly ignited a wildfire among the crowd.

As the drumbeats of the music reached another climax,

Everyone instinctively looked up, eagerly anticipating the familiar shower of copper coins.

however.

As the drumbeats faded, not a single coin appeared in the sky.

On the stage, the fairy continued to dance.

But the crowd was in complete uproar.

"What's going on? They're not throwing money away anymore?"

"Dancing without getting paid? What kind of blessing is that!"

A burly man roared at the top of his lungs, "Fairy! Where's the money?!"

"Exactly! I'm leaving if I don't have money; my wife is waiting for me to cook!"

The shouts from the audience grew louder and more chaotic.

Bai Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and she almost lost her balance as she spun around.

She knew that things were heading in the worst possible direction.

Just then, a loud voice rang out from the crowd.

"What's all the noise about! The fairy is giving us such a beautiful dance for free, what more could you want!"

A burly butcher, his face flushed, roared at the people around him.

"The fairy is my goddess! Even if I didn't get paid, I'd be happy to go without food every day just to watch her dance!"

His shout immediately drew a group of people to echo his sentiments.

"Exactly! A bunch of vulgar people! They've defiled the sanctity of the fairy!"

"Whatever the fairy does is right! You guys don't know anything!"

These people are "die-hard fans" who have been completely captivated by Bai Zhi's dance moves in the past few days.

These words instantly ignited another powder keg.

"Pah! You're so high and mighty! You think you're so great! You're rich!"

The plump woman stood with her hands on her hips, her voice louder than the butcher's.

"You don't eat? Don't your wives and children eat? What are you pretending to be so important about!"

"That's right! The fairy is beautiful, but she still needs to scatter copper coins!"

"Otherwise, who would be so poor as to come here every day to watch dancing?"

These words resonated deeply with most people.

In the square, the crowd instantly split into two factions, and the verbal sparring quickly escalated into pushing and shoving.

"You fucking dare to push me!"

"So what if I pushed you! You bunch of beggars!"

The situation is completely out of control!

Bai Zhi looked at the crowd below the stage, who were already wrestling together.

Watching the throngs of people, cursing and swearing, pushing their way out, my heart sank to the bottom.

Once the crowds start to disperse, they can never be gathered again.

We can't hold on any longer.

It's really...unmanageable...