At the top of the Water Tower.
Cheng Han had already taken off the waterproof suit he had worn while killing fish, set down the bloodied Fish Killing Knife, and changed back into his original black Mystic Adept robe.
"Whew~"
A cold wind howled past the top of the tower, stirring the hem of his black robe.
Hall Master Profound Master Lan Jiayao stared at the scene, her beautiful eyes growing unfocused for the briefest instant.
The Female Mystic Master still found it somewhat unbelievable that these two utterly different images could overlap in the same person.
Lan Jiayao showed a somewhat aloof smile. "Envoy Cheng, you seem to enjoy being around ordinary people?"
She had originally intended to discuss promoting the Poison Spore Insecticide method directly, but the series of experiences just now had abruptly changed her mind.
He was no ordinary Mystic Adept. It would be best not to use her usual methods on him.
Cheng Han's expression was slightly strange. "A year ago, I was just an ordinary person too."
Standing quietly at the edge and looking down at the crowd below, he added, "Even now, I don't think I'm any different from them."
Lan Jiayao found this even stranger. How could Mystic Adepts and ordinary people be no different?
But she did not argue.
The Hall Master wanted to chat a little about her own experiences as an ordinary person, but more than a century of time had faded those memories. She could barely remember much of anything.
The Female Mystic Master decisively changed the subject. "Envoy Cheng, you moved over to Ripple Lake for some other purpose, didn't you?"
It was a guess.
She had seen oddities such as carved railings and using the Water Tower to catch fish. She had begun to feel that