After ten at night, the River Beach waterfront was the liveliest place in the Great Capital.
Young men and women gathered here... Spurred on by heavy metal music and alcohol, their hormones ran wild. Here, you could cast off all the pressures of the day, obey the most instinctive urges of your soul, and rediscover the wildness and desire in your blood.
Continuing along the River Beach, the noise that seemed capable of shattering the long night gradually faded away. All that lingered by your ears was the wind of the deep night and the white noise of river waves lapping against the shore. The whole world faded from its feverish clamor, becoming a tranquil, dark painting.
The Great Capital District and Yinghai District faced each other across the Heng River.
The other side of the river was utterly silent.
This side was a city that never slept.
"How much farther?"
Qu Shui had led the way along the River Beach for a very, very long time.
Gu Shen looked back. Those swaying lights had already vanished into the night, impossible to make out. Before and behind them stretched nothing but pitch-black night.
"We're almost there."
Qu Shui clasped her hands behind her back, in high spirits as she skipped along ahead. She suddenly made a great leap and came to a stop. "Mm... I think this is the place."
Several bridges had been built along the River Beach, and protective measures had been added to both banks. Beneath the bridges, however, holes had been carved into the pedestrian passages of the anti-slip embankments at regular intervals, marked with white paint... "1," "2," "3"...
"Number 97."
Qu Shui stared intently at the Kiln Cave beneath the bridge. "This is where... I met him."
Gu Shen frowned.
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