Du Shicai and Tang Zi were like fish in water in social circles, even if this was not the circle they had grown accustomed to over the years. That was skill, but there were also certain mysterious elements that could not be spoken aloud.
From the two of them, Ronan saw abnormal, interwoven semi-illusory lines.
They did not only exist between those two. They also connected some of the people in this social circle, forming a complex, crisscrossing network.
Part of it remained as he had seen before, linked to the emotional threads drawn by the "Altar Spiderweb." But another part consisted of newly emerging "Law Hook Lines," revealing hidden yet relatively direct connections among souls, flesh, and other material realms.
Comparing them like this, Tang Li's gaze lingered over there a little longer, and he met Du Shicai's eyes again. Du Shicai did not seem to care much about Tang Li's earlier blunt remarks. He waved him over.
Tang Li smiled and walked over, naturally slipping into the group.
Before that, however, Tang Li spotted an "acquaintance" at the edge of the group.
Their eyes met. The latter stiffened slightly, though he still kept his expression under control.
At this rooftop reception, Tang Li was fundamentally still an outsider. After exchanging a few superficial rounds with the others, he drifted away again. Tang Zi and Du Shicai did not invite him to continue chatting either. Instead, they followed their master's lead and left early.
From beginning to end, they never introduced Tang Li to Executive Officer Kang Xingquan, who was right there at the event.
If he had been the real Tang Li, he surely would have felt disappointed and resentful. Now, he merely returned to the edge of the terrace where he had been "zoning out" earlier and