Why was there no reaction at all?
This had never happened before. Ji Yan frowned deeply. He did not know the reason, but he knew someone definitely would... his future self!
But there were too many eyes around right now, and Ji Yan did not dare take it out openly. If others mistook it for a servant of [The Hanged Man], it would surely bring needless trouble.
"Tsk, she said she'd pay, then ran off..."
Ji Yan stood, placed two coins on the table, and was about to leave when someone sat down across from him.
The man looked about Ji Yan's age. A dangling stud earring hung from his right ear. Fair-skinned and blond, he was clearly European—most likely a local from the Empire where the sun never set.
Holding his glass, he clinked it against Ji Yan's and said, "How did your chat with that [Lovers] servant go?"
Ji Yan remained impassive. "And how did you know she was [Lovers]?"
The earring-wearing man said, "This isn't some private place. Anyone with sharp enough ears could hear your loud conspiracy."
"That woman has been hunting down male Players ever since she checked into the hotel, inviting them to get into bed with her. You're probably the sixth one today."
"If you knock on her door tonight, you'll have to line up."
The earring-wearing man said, "Everything along the [Lovers] path is done to indulge desire."
"Servants of that kind have one rather 'overbearing' exclusive privilege."
"But that privilege can only be triggered after sex. That's why she has been looking for men everywhere."
His golden eyes fixed on Ji Yan. "You don't actually believe that stupid scam about her knowing the core of every [The Tower] path, do you?"
"She was just trying to seduce you and take advantage