Ming Yan nodded. "I'm not going there either." Then she said worriedly, "Big Brother Lu, you won't look down on Yan'er, will you?"
Lu Yin chuckled. "Why would you say that?"
Ming Yan hesitated. "This place is so filthy. I want to clean it up too, but this is what makes Black Street what it is. Although the Immortal Old Man is its master, many powerful figures in the New Universe are involved here, and the relationships are complicated. A rash cleanup could provoke a backlash, so I can't change things either."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "Many powerful figures in the New Universe are involved here?"
Ming Yan furrowed her lovely brows, her expression disgusted. "Human nature is exposed in the dark. This place reveals it in its most primitive form. Some people look respectable on the surface, but behind closed doors, they're worse than beasts."
Lu Yin understood. "Yan'er, help me gather information on these people. Big Brother Lu has a use for it."
Ming Yan quietly murmured her assent.
For some reason, the white-haired Ming Yan didn't appear, and Lu Yin and Ming Yan were able to spend some tender time together. He hadn't felt that way in a long time. The softness and fluttering warmth etched into his heart made him forget his fatigue.
The next day, Elder San Shang contacted him again. This time, however, a woman appeared on the screen—the same haughty woman Lu Yin had seen sitting atop Xiniu.
"You?" Lu Yin exclaimed in surprise.
The woman smiled. "Alliance Leader Lu, one glance at you at Boundary Mountain left an unforgettable impression. I'm Qing Tan. A pleasure to meet you." She slowly bowed, her smooth black hair cascading down, her bearing captivating.
She was already a stunning beauty, but now that she'd reined