After entering Fortune Inn, the outrageously flamboyant "Dao Qiongchang" entertained the crowd before turning, amid their cheers, toward the black-robed young man by the wall.
He tucked his sleeves in and sat down across the square table.
It had to be said, that single sit carried a flair entirely different from the "Southern Domain Lame."
Dao Qiongchang was far too upright! Seated beneath the window, with the golden glow of the setting sun spilling over him, he seemed to brighten the entire Fortune Inn.
Whispers immediately rose by the door. "I'm jealous. That pretty boy looks so refined—I suddenly understand what 'his presence made this humble place shine' means."
"Holy shit, cultured man. You know phrases like that?"
"What did you expect, you filthy wretch?"
"Fuck! Tell me honestly, what does 'filthy wretch' mean?!"
"It means helping you get rich."
"Oh, so that's what it means... Hehe, then thanks, brother. May your chicken be salted, hahaha!"
At the table by the window.
Unlike the teasing filling the hall, Lei Shuangxing's vigilance had nearly risen to its peak.
He had never imagined that, in a filthy place like the Southern Domain, he would happen upon these three people of light and justice! His spiritual perception swept over Gou Wuyue and Wei Feng one by one before settling on the man at the table.
Lei Shuangxing spoke gravely. "Dao Qiongchang!"
Dao Qiongchang shook his head with a smile, making even the sunset pale in comparison, and answered heavily, "Lei Shuangxing!"
Someone outside immediately burst out laughing, covering their mouth as they whispered mockingly, their toes curling into the ground.
"I can't take it anymore. The way they're solemnly exchanging names gives me the awkward feeling of watching acquaintances act."
"Me too..."
"Shut up. Maybe they're from the same troupe. Just watch."
"Hahaha,