No one noticed what was happening in the emergency stairwell. It was like an abyss that swallowed everything.
Outside the restaurant, the sound of lonely footsteps approached.
A young man in a dark navy suit slowly walked into the Sunlight Pavilion Restaurant. A tiny white turbine emblem was embroidered on his cuff.
Li Shutong had already finished an entire serving of braised pork and was quietly watching the boy eat zhajiang noodles.
From the young man's angle, he could see Li Shutong's face clearly, but only Qing Chen's back.
Just as he was about to say something, Li Shutong gently raised a hand to stop him.
Smiling, he pointed at Qing Chen and said, "Whatever it is, wait until he's finished eating."
The young man froze for a moment, then gave Qing Chen's back an odd look.
Since Qing Chen had his back to him, he could not identify him.
He was rather curious. Who could make Li Shutong wait so patiently for so long?
And even with someone waiting, Qing Chen continued eating at an unhurried pace.
It was as though he had not heard the tremendous noise made by Black Kite-01 outside the window, nor seen the dozen or so airships circling Eternity Tower, along with the Ghost Bombs mounted aboard them.
Those flying weapons of death hovered in the air.
Like asteroids orbiting a star.
"I'm done," Qing Chen said. He wiped his mouth, put the Cat Face Mask back on, and looked at his teacher.
Li Shutong smiled at the young man outside the door. "Chen Yehu, eldest grandson of the Chen family? I heard you've already advanced to A-rank."
"It doesn't matter what rank this junior has reached. We have no intention of going to war with the Knights or the Heng Society. We only