Ten minutes later, the duo were already seated in a late-night snack bar.

It was naturally the ubiquitous Ma Xiao.[1]

It wasn’t far from Tianxi Fourth Street. In fact, it was located just one street away. Yet the difference between the two streets was practically like night and day. Tianxi Fourth Street was dim and lightless, while the next street was brightly lit and filled with singing and dancing despite the time of the night.

The Ma Xiao shop chosen by Sun Kangliang was located in a great place. Although it was already well past one in the morning, it was still filled with guests. The shop was also quite well-decorated, and there were several traditional Westriver operatic masks hanging on the walls. Qin Ye and Sun Kangliang already had a piping hot pot of yabbies sitting in front of them. The yabbies were soaking in a pot of broth topped with fresh spring onions, chilli oil, and a variety of other spices. It looked incredibly inviting and appetizing.

They were the only two located in the elegant-looking private room. Yet none of them said a single word.

Qin Ye didn’t have any appetite to eat right now, and he simply fiddled with the teacup in his hands. On the other hand, Sun Kangliang evidently had other things on his mind as well. For as long as Qin Ye appeared out of it, Sun Kangliang continued to observe Qin Ye silently.

This man isn’t even twenty years old.

But he’s sure able to hold his own. In fact, his eyes even seem rather deep and abstruse for some strange reason…

Sun Kangliang was somewhat astounded that such a thought had even crossed his mind to begin with....