Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 242 World of Famous Works 31

After getting dressed, Lin Xiaoqian took the elevator in the kitchen and went directly to the third floor.

The restaurant has four themed private rooms on the third floor, representing spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

These four themed rooms, just as their names suggest, present the scenery of the four seasons. The designers put a lot of thought into building these four themed rooms, using technology, magic, and even a bit of ruthlessness to make the scenery in the four rooms even more exaggerated than the real thing.

Lin Xiaoqian randomly chose a room with the character "Spring" and went inside. What greeted her eyes was a vibrant scene.

The green trees, flowers, rockeries, pavilions, ponds, and lawns are all meticulously designed, creating a miniature landscape in the style of classical gardens in Jiangnan.

A gentle breeze rustled the flowers, and a refreshing breeze carried a faint floral fragrance.

Near the entrance is a pond, its surface shimmering in the sunlight, where fish dart and play. Several weeping willows sway gently, their slender branches drooping onto the water's surface, creating ripples.

Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be composed of countless tiny light particles, swaying with the simulated rhythm of the breeze, like a dream.

Birds were chirping and fluttering in the trees not far away, as if they were alive.

The ceiling uses virtual technology to simulate a clear blue sky, with white clouds drifting slowly, and sunlight shining through the "clouds," bathing the entire room in a soft golden glow.

Anyone who enters this room will feel a little disoriented, wondering whether they are in a restaurant or in a small, vibrant garden.

Stepping on the soft grass, Lin Xiaoqian couldn't help but exclaim to Jiang Shuang, "Our country's technology is developing too fast! Look at this grass, it not only feels like real grass, but there's also dew on it. I even have the illusion that my socks are wet."

Jiang Shuang glanced down at where she was standing and said somewhat speechlessly, "After the third floor was renovated, did you not come to see it at all? Apart from the ceiling and some large plants which used virtual technology, the rest of the landscaping is basically made of real objects. The grass you are standing on is real grass, and the dew on it is a magic array to keep the grass moist. Besides, why would you walk on the lawn when there are perfectly good stone paths?"

"What?" Lin Xiaoqian's mouth dropped open in surprise, and she looked down with a worried expression. "So my socks are really wet?"

Jiang Shuang rolled her eyes and pulled her along, saying, "Come here right now."

Lin Xiaoqian lifted the hem of her clothes and stepped onto the real stone pavement, muttering, "I went to see the private rooms on the second floor, and I thought the private rooms on the third floor would be similar to those on the second floor. Aren't they all private rooms in a restaurant? At most, they'd be bigger, more luxurious, and more sophisticated. Who knew they would make it so magical?"

Jiang Shuang gently pushed Lin Xiaoqian's shoulder forward, "Alright, alright, you go and wait at the pavilion, I'll go and bring the person over now."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, Sister Shuang, is it really appropriate to meet the Princess here?" Lin Xiaoqian scratched her head. If the Princess saw this scene, she would be a god if not a god.

Jiang Shuang looked at her with suspicion: "Didn't you say you wanted to find a bigger, more sophisticated place to meet her, so that you would look more like a hermit?"

That's true, but...

"Stop hesitating, what's on your mind now? Hurry up and tell us, people have been waiting for ages."

Lin Xiaoqian had a sudden inspiration and said, "First, bring me Brother Monkey's clone."

Jiang Shuang didn't ask any further questions and agreed, "Okay, you wait here."

Not long after, Jiang Shuang sent over Sun Wukong's clone.

"Are you ready? I'll go bring the people over."

"Alright, Sister Shuang, you go ahead." Lin Xiaoqian led Sun Wukong's clone to the pavilion and told him not to speak or move.

Then a large screen was brought out to block out the scene inside the pavilion, but it was still possible for people outside the screen to vaguely see the figures, but not to see their true faces.

After doing all this, Lin Xiaoqian took out a futon and placed it outside the screen. She sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes slightly, and waited quietly, focusing on her inner thoughts.

Soon, Jiang Shuang brought Li Lizhi in.

"Please come in, Princess."

Li Lizhi was stunned as soon as she entered the door.

Has she wandered into some kind of fairyland?

She had seen gardens as exquisite as this before, and even gardens larger than this one, and had even held banquets in such gardens.

But she had never seen a garden in a restaurant before, and she saw a garden under the warm spring sun in the dead of winter.

Miss Jiang said there were no gods in the shop, right? But if there are no gods, how do you explain the scene before us?

Jiang Shuang knew she would react this way, so she didn't disturb her and just waited for her to slowly come to her senses.

Li Lizhi blinked as if waking from a dream and asked, "Miss Jiang, what is this...?"

Seeing that Li Lizhi had recovered from her shock, Jiang Shuang smiled slightly and said, "Just walk along this road, and the shopkeeper will be waiting for you at the pavilion."

After saying that, he gestured for her to leave, turned around, and pushed open the door to go out.

Li Lizhi opened her mouth, but ultimately did not utter a sound of pleading.

If she was eager to see the shop owner before, no matter what, now that she was certain there really was a deity in the shop, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

Li Lizhi clenched her fists to encourage herself.

Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I am the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, and I bear a heavy responsibility entrusted to me by my father. For my father's sake and for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I cannot fail. Besides, being able to meet a deity is a dream come true for many. Moreover, since the deity is willing to see me, he will certainly not make things difficult for me.

Li Lizhi walked towards the pavilion. Not long after, she saw a young Taoist nun dressed in a Taoist robe and holding a whisk sitting on a futon in meditation.

From her perspective, she could only see the Taoist nun's profile. Just looking at her, she could only feel that the nun's face was calm and peaceful. Her jet-black hair was neatly tied on top of her head with a lotus hairpin, and a few strands of hair fell on both sides of her cheeks, adding a touch of casualness and naturalness. Her whole body seemed to be surrounded by a faint halo, as if she had blended into the surrounding spring scenery.

Li Lizhi felt a chill run down her spine, and unconsciously slowed her pace, cautiously approaching the nun, wanting to observe her more closely.

But the next second, she was startled by a sudden gust of wind blowing in her face. Before she could think, she bowed her head and said in a firm voice, "I am Princess Li Lizhi of the Great Tang Dynasty. Greetings, Immortal."

She lowered her head slightly, but could still see out of the corner of her eye that the person in front of her had stood up.

"I am not a deity, Your Highness, there is no need for such formality. Please rise." The voice was clear and crisp, not as stern and rigid as one might have imagined, but rather carried a touch of friendliness.

Li Lizhi mustered her courage and raised her head, only then did she see the nun's appearance clearly. She was beautiful, with bright and lively eyes, and had an indescribable spiritual aura.

This Taoist nun was completely different from what she had imagined.

Lin Xiaoqian knew she was being sized up, but she remained calm and continued, "I'm the owner of this restaurant, my surname is Lin. I heard you wanted to see me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Lizhi frowned slightly and asked, "Are you really not a deity? But here..."

Lin Xiaoqian smiled slightly, waved the whisk in his hand, and said, "I am indeed not a god. What you see before you is just an illusion, it's all fake."

As she spoke, she secretly turned off the power to the ceiling projector, and the blue sky and white clouds in the sky disappeared instantly.

"Ordinary people can learn these tricks, but since they are all fake, they are not very useful."

Li Lizhi looked incredulous, but before she could utter a rebuttal, Lin Xiaoqian interjected, "However, although I am not a god, I have seen a god, and he is right here now."