When Yan Qing woke up, he thought he had only taken a short nap.
The Thieves' Hall contained only him, with a food box and a jug of wine set out in front of him.
The food box was made of Warm Jade, a resource produced by the Second Turn Secret Realm, Water Curtain Cave, in Liang. It could almost completely isolate heat exchange. Shang Xin Lei had a whole set of Warm Jade Ware specially used to keep meals warm. The food box did not contain dog shit, but a steaming bowl of winter mushroom and braised chicken rice, drenched in braised meat. The meat had been minced extremely finely, perfectly soaking into every grain of rice.
Yan Qing had once wondered whether Warm Jade ought to have some more glorious use, but after thinking it over, he realized that Heralds could establish their foundations and ascend. Spending time researching Warm Jade was simply idiotic; after ascending, they would have everything. This world had remained in the classical era from beginning to end, probably because all the clever people only pursued the grandest paths, right?
The wine had a strong fragrance. After drinking it, Yan Qing's spirits lifted. It tasted a lot like Pineapple Beer, with perhaps a tiny bit of alcohol, but mostly a refreshing sweet-and-sour flavor that suited his palate perfectly.
Drinking pineapple wine while eating winter mushroom, braised chicken, and braised meat rice made him feel as if his entire body had awakened. After finishing, Yan Qing washed the chopsticks and bowl and put them back in the food box. He returned to his room and opened the Game Console, only to discover that it was already the next morning. He had slept deeply indeed.
He had been gone for a full six days, and Yan