The bearded old man chuckled softly, saying:
"The City of Eternity of the past was never stingy about opening its gates to visitors from other city-states. But as the Black Tide rages, the kindness in people's hearts has also gradually withered away..."
"Lord Yan Huan, I have a hunch that you will understand me."
"What I am about to say is a bit long. Are you willing to keep listening?"
Regarding the bearded old man's invitation, Yan Huan thought about it for a moment and still agreed.
After all, nothing was going on with him right now, and who knew? Maybe this guy had some good gossip to share.
"Go ahead and say it."
"Good, I knew Your Lordship had nothing better to do..."
"Scratch that, I'm busy." Yan Huan turned around and walked away.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be like that!"
The bearded old man hurriedly grabbed him:
"Just joking, Lord Yan Huan. Let's find a place where we can sit down and have a nice, comfortable chat, shall we?"
"Let's choose the bathhouse of the Cloud Stone Celestial Palace. I'm a VIP customer there."
"You could be a VIP customer?"
Yan Huan looked over the old man's attire. He had no idea how long the rag-like clothes on his body hadn't been washed, and this guy still had money to buy a bathhouse VIP pass?
"Haha... Don't look at me like this, I'm just a bit tight on cash during this period."
The bearded old man smiled:
"If you don't mind, I'll go open a bath, and you can wander around here first. Let's add each other's contact info, and I'll call you when it's ready."
"Fine."
Yan Huan nodded, watching the bearded old man walk toward the bathhouse.
On the side, passersby gathered in twos and threes,