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Chu Zhiyuan and Zou Fang, accompanied by Guo Chi and the other three, returned to the Inner City.
Upon stepping into the gates of the Inner City, there was an entirely different atmosphere.
The streets were paved with white stones, spotless, and the roofs of the surrounding buildings varied in color, with walls that ranged from gray to red to even white.
Vibrant yet maintaining a clean and elegant simplicity.
The Inner City and Outer City had completely different vibes and views.
One was bustling and wild, while the other was quiet and luxuriously decadent, more exquisite in its opulence, but a notch less lively.
The Inner City seemed lively, but not until one reached the Outer City did they realize it wasn't that lively after all.
After circling the Outer City, stepping outside once, and then returning to the Inner City, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly felt a sense of closeness to his surroundings.
