"Opening Ceremony! Begin!"
A loud shout echoed from the high platform above, accompanied by the sound of drums and music, as flowers scattered in all directions.
In a moment, seated in the center of the platform, the long-browed, white-bearded Bai Shanshi, the leader of the Star-Gazing Pavilion, stroked his beard and nodded kindly towards the Vice Sect Leader, Bai Shanhe, beside him.
